The Name of Allaha
The tracker continued on his way and entered the city of Dannis before dark. Havon was an experienced hunter. He actually found the hoof prints left by Amon and found Amon's horse not far from the north gate of Dannis. Before entering the city, Amon had left his horse in the suburbs and entered the city directly on foot. He did not leave any identifiable footprints, completely cutting off all traces of him.
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The city of Dannis was not very large, with a population of about a hundred thousand people living in the main city. Relatively speaking, it was not as prosperous as the Cape States. Most of the residents in the country made a living by farming and fishing. Amon found a good inn in the city and asked for the best room. After dinner, he closed the door and rested. He didn't wander around.
Even on the way, he did not stop meditating every night. Whether it was fifth-level body arts or magic, he had reached the peak, but there was no sign of a breakthrough. Bair once said that the higher the level of the power of two sides, the more difficult it was. Not only did it require a strong will and perseverance, but it also required some luck and luck.
Although it was not as difficult to break through from the fifth level to the sixth level of magic, it was still a very difficult threshold. Becoming a sixth-level mage meant that he could practice supreme magic. Naturally, it was not that easy. Fortunately, Amon was not in a hurry. He just did what was in front of him. According to the requirements of practicing the power of two sides, the next test he faced was "breaking through the limit".
This should be a test of body arts. According to Bair, the power awakened in the blood would cause a qualitative change in the body, like a refining of some kind of artifact. This process was naturally not easy. People must bear and break through their own limits, and they must clearly experience and understand all this. But no one would force themselves into an unbearable situation before breaking through. Even if it was by chance, they might get hurt or die if they did not do it properly.
It sounded simple, but it was hard to know how to do it.
That night, when Amon was meditating, he was extra vigilant. He activated detection magic and paid attention to the movements around the inn at all times. Just as night fell, there was a commotion on the street in front of the inn. Patrolling soldiers opened the door and checked the identity of all the guests. Any suspicious foreigners were taken away for questioning.
From the conversation between the innkeeper and the captain of the soldiers, Amon learned that something had happened in the city today. A noble mage's belongings had been stolen. It was a very important magic artefact. The governor of the city had ordered a city-wide search. Amon's room was also searched, but nothing was found. The cat snuck out the window, and anything suspicious was hidden in the bone. Amon conveniently hid the bone on the roof.
Of course, they also had to search the person. Amon didn't say anything. He just produced a document, the one given to him by Mayor Dusti. Filling in the name would prove that the person was a citizen of the Empire of Eygut. The document finally came in handy today. The name Amon wrote was Allaha.
Vitru was the one who did it. He found Jonah, the governor of the city of Dannis, and claimed that he had returned to the city of Isis on the order of Lord Julien. When he entered the city, he had left several precious magic scrolls in the bag of one of his attendants. The scrolls had been accidentally stolen by a thief. These scrolls belonged to Lord Julien. They had to get them back. No one knew what Vitru had said to Jonah in private, so the search was carried out overnight.
The soldiers didn't sleep in the middle of the night and had to knock on the doors of the city, which would offend the local residents. Of course, they complained, but the order had to be carried out. The owner of the shop gave the captain some benefits and asked him to be polite during the search. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to do business. The soldiers didn't make things difficult for Amon. After all, he was staying in the best room in the shop, and there was no problem with his ID. They only took a quick glance at him and left. The person they were looking for was a foreigner.
This sudden night inspection of the entire city was not without results. Many thieves were caught. Even the City Lord's concubine, who was having sex with a coachman in an inn, was caught on the bed by the patrolling soldiers. It could be considered an unexpected harvest. Many suspicious foreigners and young men who happened to pass by the city of Dannis were taken out for questioning. Not everyone carried their ID with them.
Unfortunately, Amon was nowhere to be found. They couldn't tell the public what they were looking for, and they couldn't go door to door to search for Amon. The city was quiet again after daybreak.
What happened during the night made Amon even more vigilant. He had a feeling that he was the target of the search. So he packed up and left the city as soon as the sun rose. He left through the south gate of Dannis. There was also a search at the gate. Amon took out the document with the name "Allaha" on it and left the city without a hitch.
A man was standing on the gate tower. It was Shute, Urhiya's nephew. He felt that Amon's back looked familiar. He rubbed his eyes, but he couldn't be sure. When he came back to his senses, Amon was already far away. He had seen Amon in Vitru's tracking magic. But Amon had changed his clothes today, so it was difficult to recognize him in the crowd.
When they failed to find Amon last night, Havon guessed that Amon would leave the city as soon as possible. Vitru came up with another plan. He assigned several men to guard the city gate. If they discovered Amon's whereabouts, they would immediately send a signal to their companions. After all, this matter couldn't be made public. They couldn't arrest Amon at the city gate. They had to follow Amon to a secluded place.
By the time Vitru and Havon got the news, Amon was long gone. Havon had no choice but to continue searching for the clues left by Amon. He was really amazing. He actually found the branch in Amon's hand. If it was propped on the ground, it would leave a shallow circular hole. He had seen it several times on the trail leading to the wilderness outside the city.
He continued to chase. There were no more traces left. Amon must have put away his staff. At the last trace, Vitru cast a tracking magic again. They saw Amon walking alone on a narrow path in the mountains. He seemed to be walking at a leisurely pace, but he was actually moving at a very fast speed. Vitru's eyes lit up. His eyes lit up.
Havon looked at the mountain peak in front of him and said, "That man has entered the mountains. It's not too far. He just went around two mountains. But it's impossible to ride a horse, let alone take a carriage. "
Vitru and the other three warriors' faces darkened. They thought that it would be easy to catch Amon, but they didn't expect that it would be so difficult to catch up with him. Traversing the wilderness on foot was something they wouldn't normally do. But Amon wasn't going to follow them. They had no choice but to follow Lord Julien's order.
Traversing the wilderness was the best way for Havon to show off his skills. Amon couldn't do it without leaving any traces. The footprints on the grass and the occasional broken twig were all clues to his whereabouts. Whenever Havon lost track of Amon, he wouldn't waste time looking for him. Vitru would cast a tracking magic next to the latest trace and pinpoint Amon's position. They would try to get there as fast as possible. Usually, their distance was shorter than Amon's.
Since he couldn't see the target, it was much easier to run away than to chase after him. However, he couldn't get rid of Havon and Vitru at the same time.
Havon was different from Amon, who was a fake hunter. He grew up as a real hunter in the mountains. He had learned all kinds of tracking and assassination skills in the Temple of Isis. He was very talented and diligent. Now he was only one step away from becoming a supreme warrior.
Vitru was an excellent sixth-level mage. He had a precious artefact he got from the Temple of Isis, the Lamp of Death. With the help of the lamp, Vitru could detect Amon's position with the help of Detection Eyes and Information Tracking. Traversing the wilderness was different from walking on the main road. Although one could walk fast, the terrain was undulating and winding.
Fortunately, these people didn't know how to fly.
Unfortunately, there weren't many mountains to the south of the city of Tnis. If the terrain was like the Euphrate Valley, no one except Havon would be able to keep up with Amon. He would be able to shake off most pursuers. But the mountains and forests here weren't steep. Amon could only use the terrain to pick the most difficult path. His pursuers could still keep up with him.
Havon was leading the way with a sharp dagger in his hand. He tried his best to choose the shortest and easiest route. Vitru, supported by two warriors, cursed Amon as they hurried on. How dare Amon make an honorable lord like him suffer like this? Playing hide-and-seek in the deep mountains and forests? Every once in a while, he would have to use the Shadow-chasing Lamp to cast powerful magic spells. What a tiring job! Ahh! Ahh!
Havon comforted him, "Don't worry, Lord Vitru. There are advantages and disadvantages to traveling in the mountains. He won't be able to travel at night. But with the guidance of a mage like you, we can still catch up with him. We can take him down in one night. "
When everyone heard this, they perked up a little. They thought to themselves that the tracking was finally coming to an end. The wilderness was the best place to interrogate Amon. Before killing him, they had to torture this troublesome guy. They had suffered too much along the way. They hated Amon to the core.
If Amon knew this kind of resentment, he would definitely find it funny. Just because these people wanted to kill him, he had to walk on the main road obediently and let them catch him comfortably?
When it got dark, the tracker started to complain again. Amon didn't stop. He walked almost as fast as he did during the day. Havon was alarmed, "He can see the road clearly in the dark. He didn't light a torch either. It seems that he has mastered detection magic. Lord Julien was right. He's a sorcerer. We can't underestimate him. "
"So what if he's a sorcerer?" Shute said bitterly. "We have Lord Vitru here. Even if he's learned magic, he'll still die."
Vitru frowned, "What we really need to be careful of are the scrolls in his hands. We can't let him have the chance to use them. We must cooperate with each other. If we can't, we'll use the scrolls first. Since he's a sorcerer, it won't be a problem to capture him. Even if we're exposed, we'll be able to explain ourselves later. "
Havon reminded again, "But Lord Julien said that the interrogation is very important. We can't leak it. We can't let this guy live. No one can prove that he's a sorcerer after we kill him. We have to do it in secret. "
At midnight, Amon finally stopped. He was tired and needed a rest, so he found a secluded place to meditate and practice the basics of magic. Vitru and the others also stopped. They couldn't keep up. Although they could use detection magic to survey the terrain in the dark, it wasn't very convenient. Vitru's physical strength wasn't as good as Amon's.
Amon continued his journey before dawn. Havon and the others followed the trail in the depths of the mountains. It was like a strenuous procession. Maybe it was his intuition, or maybe it was because of Schrödinger's reminder. But Amon couldn't help but feel a sense of nervousness on his back every once in a while, as if someone was watching him closely.
They walked for another two days. Their pursuers found Amon's campsite every night. He even made a fire to cook. It seemed that he was well prepared. Vitru and the others didn't have much rations with them. If they kept chasing, they would starve. Fortunately, the mountainous area wasn't too large. Two days later, they arrived at a plain. Amon went back to the main road and entered a town.
Vitru and the others were relieved. They followed Amon out of the forest and into the town. They learned that Amon had bought several horses and a carriage. He was driving the carriage himself. This time, they learned to be smart. They bought enough dry rations in the small town and bought two carriages with the best horses. Then, they drove the carriages and chased after them. Although the carriage was bumpy, it was much more comfortable than walking through the mountains. For the advanced warriors, it was also a kind of rest.
To the south of the city of Dannis was the city of Bubas. Amon went around the city without stopping and headed straight for the city of Heliopolis, further south. Along the way, except for a short campsite in the middle of the night, there was almost no rest at all, which made the pursuer very tired. Except for Havon, Vitru and the other three warriors couldn't bear it. They thought to themselves, "Is Amon made of iron? Doesn't he get tired?"
In fact, Amon was also very tired. Unlike the pursuers, he couldn't take turns to rest and drive the carriage. He had been driving the carriage himself. The feeling of danger constantly reminded him of the existence of danger. He wanted to run away as soon as possible. But no matter how hard he tried, the feeling was always there. His physical and mental strength had almost reached their limit.
If this continued, regardless of whether there were pursuers or not, and whether the pursuers could catch him or not, Amon would not be able to hold on and would collapse from exhaustion first. Realizing this, Amon also began to pay attention to conserving his stamina. He did not fly as recklessly as he did at the beginning. Even if something unexpected happened, he had to conserve his strength. At least he had a large number of scrolls to rely on. He had even escaped from the Underworld. He should be able to get through this hurdle.
The city of Heliopolis was located on the east bank of the Nile River. It faced Montefiore across the river. Heliopolis was the economic and cultural center of the Lower Eygut. The nearby Nile River Delta was rich in resources, rich in resources, developed in economy, and densely populated. Amon went around the city again and headed south. He left the carriage at the side of the road and entered the mountains on the east bank of the Nile River. Another chase through the mountains began.
This time, Amon slowed down. He rested longer and longer every night. He purposely chose a desolate place.
Before he entered the city of Tnis, Amon had already sensed that someone was following him. These pursuers were not simple. They had followed him all the way to the Nile River. It seemed that running away was not going to work. Before he was forced into a corner, he had to find a way to counterattack. He had to use the most scrolls in the mountains. That was the best choice.
Amon had his own plans, and so did Vitru. When he was chasing Amon, he noticed that Amon had gone around the city and continued south. He couldn't help but ask Havon, "Where do you think he's going?"
Havon thought for a moment, "He's going southwest, towards the Nile River. Think about it. If he wants to escape from Lord Julien, where should he go?"
"Montefiore!" Vitru suddenly realized.
Havon nodded with a gloomy face, "If I were him, I would run into Montefiore. It's both dangerous and safe. We don't know who sent him, and we don't know why Lord Julien wants to kill him. Once he enters Montefiore, it will be very difficult to kill him. Lord Julien can't hide everything from Montefiore. "
As the high priest of the Isis Shrine, Urhiya's status was naturally high, but he could not do whatever he wanted in Memphis. At the very least, there were a few other people who were just as powerful as him. Urhiya did not have the final say in everything. If Amon entered Montefiore, it would be very difficult for him to carry out his plan secretly. If word got out, Julien wouldn't be able to control the situation.
Vitru also thought of this. He narrowed his eyes, "It seems that this man's destination is Montefiore. We have to stop him before he crosses the river … but be careful of the scrolls in his hands. … Be careful of the scrolls in his hands. It would be even better if someone else attacked first. "
Havon smiled fiercely, "It'll be easier if we know his destination. We can tell Amon to make the first move. We can follow Amon. He's slowed down. It looks like he can't hold on much longer. He's been trying to shake us off, but he failed. Obama will come here from the main road. He'll be much faster than Amon. "
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