When the battle was at its fiercest, a group of people secretly moved forward along the east side of the city wall. Almost all the troops in the city were gathered together, and there was no one on the city wall nearby. Only a few sentinels were talking in low voices in the watchtower. If the vampires could attack from here, they should be able to cause a lot of trouble in the west side of the city. However, their abilities were limited. Beitman had always maintained its independence. In this principality dominated by human beings, people were always full of hatred for dark creatures such as vampires. Therefore, they could unite against a common enemy. In other words, the vampires did not have the geographical advantage. This was destined to be a difficult and costly surprise attack.
The chatter of the sentinels suddenly stopped. A moment later, Léger stuck his head out and made a hand gesture to everyone.
Han Jin and the rest hurriedly ran up the city wall and threw down a rope. Morrisons was the first to be put down, followed by Sassoux. When the two people below were sure that there was no problem, Qi Li, Stillberg, and the rest of the people who could not fight were put down.
Han Jin and the rest worked hard on the city wall for a long time, but no one discovered them. In the two magic towers not far away, there were magicians guarding them. As long as they stuck their heads out and looked down, Han Jin and the rest would be exposed. However, at this time, the magicians were more concerned about the sky and the black dots that were flying rapidly. Even if they did, they might not have the energy to care about them.
Han Jin was the last one to slide down the rope. Then, everyone ran along the city wall for a while. Han Jin released a Black Tortoise Holy Spell, and everyone climbed onto the turtle's back. Under the control of Han Jin, the giant turtle rushed straight into the wilderness.
Curses came from behind them, but no one attacked them. The magicians hiding in the tower must have thought that they were a group of cowardly mercenaries who had abandoned the battle. They mocked and scolded them contemptuously and then let them go.
When they came to West City, everyone liked the feeling of sitting on the back of a turtle. But now, they were all silent and speechless. At the critical moment, Gerald's explosive strength had left them with too much shock.
Morrisons used a piece of animal skin to wipe the blade of his sword. He flipped it around and wiped it. His movements were forceful, as if he was venting something. Léger leaned against the tortoise's neck, his eyes looking at the night sky like a bard. Sunier placed her longbow on her legs, and from time to time, she would use her hands to flick the bowstring, creating a crisp echo.
If anyone could see through the minds of others, they would realize that Morrisons and the others were all thinking about the same thing: to become a true powerhouse! They had never wanted something as badly as they did now.
* * *
In order to avoid attracting attention, Han Jin and the others changed their daily routine. They traveled at night during the day, and hurried to the Ninth Town that Léger had mentioned.
On this day, they came to a nameless spring. The city was filled with the bleakness of the end of winter, but here, there was a strong sense of spring. On both sides of the spring, there was a layer of fresh green grass and all kinds of budding wild flowers. The rising sun sprinkled countless golden scales on the spring. However, because of the slope, the spring flowed down very quickly, and the water was overflowing with bubbles.
Everyone sat on both sides of the spring, chatting and laughing softly. Michel and Stillberg were preparing dinner for everyone. Although the sun had just risen, for them, now was the time for dinner.
"Do you think those vampires can take down West City?" Sassoux asked. He had been holding this question in his heart for a few days.
"It's very difficult." Sunier said, "If Gerald and Mayor Winston work together, Caroline won't be able to take advantage of them, unless Betty comes to help her. However, I heard that Betty and Caroline have a deep conflict, so I don't think that will happen."
"Only leading the Vampire Guard to attack West City, and no other army to cooperate and support, Caroline's decision is too crazy," Léger said. "I'm sure that the vampires will suffer a lot of casualties!"
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about something happy." Han Jin looked at Sylvia and Qi Li on the opposite side of the spring. The two of them were now in a mess, splashing water at each other. However, Qi Li's stamina was not as good as Sylvia's, so she was obviously at a disadvantage.
"Stop fooling around, the weather is still very cold. What if you get sick!" Sunier shouted.
Sylvia, who had taken advantage of them, smiled and stopped. However, Qi Li was not satisfied and splashed water at them.
"Ah …" Sylvia suddenly screamed and covered her forehead with her hand. She said angrily, "Qi Li, why did you hit me with a stone?!"
"I didn't." Keeley hurriedly explained. Suddenly, she remembered that when she put her hand into the spring water, she felt a kind of heavy feeling. Her heart immediately became weak. She stood up and looked around. Finally, she found a suspicious object in the grass. "Look, it's this thing!"
Sylvia bent down and picked up the object. It was half a jade pendant. The jade pendant was full of cracks. It was not clear if it was born like this, or if it was broken when Sylvia fell on her head.
"I didn't do it on purpose. I didn't know there was such a thing in the water," Qi Li said.
Sylvia was studying the jade pendant in her hand when little Joseph suddenly screamed. He was washing his hands in the water, but he found a ring.
"A space ring!" Sassoux exclaimed.
Little Joseph was shocked. He held the ring in his hand, not knowing what to do. Han Jin stood up and looked at Sunier. He said slowly, "The rest of you stay here. Sunier, Sassoux, and I will go upstream to take a look."
The further upstream they went, the denser the forest became. After walking for about a few hundred meters, Han Jin and Sunier saw two dead people lying on the ground. A swarm of bean flies was circling their bodies, making buzzing sounds.
Sunier's expression changed. She had seen many dead people, so this was nothing. The problem was that one of the bodies was lying in the water, and she had just drunk a few mouthfuls of spring water. For a moment, Sunier felt her stomach churn. She almost vomited.
Sassoux chanted an incantation in a low voice. He raised his hand and shot out a large fireball. The fireball passed through the swarm of bean flies, turning thousands of them into ashes. However, there were still some that survived and continued to circle the bodies. Sassoux simply released a wave of fire, and the forest finally quieted down.
"What's going on?" Morrisons rushed over. When he saw Sassoux continuously releasing spells, he knew that something must have gone wrong. When he saw the two bodies, his expression became even worse than Sunier's. He was one of the people who drank the water.
"Who the f * ck is so immoral?! You killed people, but you should have buried them! You just threw them into the water and done with it? Trash, dogsh * t … "Morrisons cursed.
Han Jin carefully examined the two bodies. Both of them were naked and had been stripped naked. Judging from the condition of their bodies, coupled with the current climate and temperature, they had been dead for at least three days. The person lying in the water had died very quickly. His neck had been severed by a sword, and there were no other wounds. His head must have been washed away by the water.
The person lying on the shore was covered with wounds of various sizes. His body was curled up into a ball, and he seemed to be in great pain. It was very likely that he had been tortured to the point where he could not die. Han Jin used his foot to pick him up. There were many wounds on his face, but there were no fatal wounds. In other words, Han Jin could not find the cause of death.
Morrisons's cursing attracted everyone's attention. When they saw the scene, their expressions changed, especially those who drank and played in the water. Qi Li's face was pale, and her hands were desperately rubbing her body. If there were no men around, she would have torn off her clothes and thrown them far away.
"Raphael, I think this guy looks familiar," Sassoux said slowly.
"Oh?" Han Jin could not help but take a closer look at the corpse. It did look familiar, but neither he nor Sassoux could remember where they had seen it.
Sunier resisted the urge to vomit and walked over to observe the corpse. Although it had been dead for a few days, she could still recognize the face. Sunier had a flash of inspiration and said, "Do you remember? There was a magician in the Mercenary Association of Isolated Cliff City who came to invite Morrisons to join them. "
"That high-level Sage Cabri? How … how did he become like this? " Sassoux was stunned for a moment, and then yelled, "Morrisons, come over and take a look. Is this guy Cabri?!"
Morrisons, who had been cursing loudly, shut his mouth and strode over. As he walked, he asked, "Which Cabri?"
"The magician who tried to recruit you in Isolated Cliff City."
Morrisons observed carefully for a moment. "It looks like him, but it can't be. That guy is an eighth-grade professional. How could he be killed like a dog? "
"So what if he's an eighth-grade professional?" Léger sneered. "If he met Gerald, he would be a dog." Although Léger was a real eighth-grade professional, Gerald's shield attack had seriously hurt his self-esteem, and he had not recovered yet. Therefore, whenever he saw someone taking an eighth-grade professional seriously, he would stand out and mock them, including himself.
"Fortunately, I was strong-willed enough to not follow this guy. Otherwise …" Morrisons quickly found something to encourage himself and looked around. "I would be lying here too."
"Let's … go …" Before she finished her words, Keeley couldn't bear it anymore and vomited out.
"Sunier, take them upstream and find a clean place to wash."
This was exactly what Sunier wanted. She nodded and led Qi Li, Sylvia and the others upstream. Morrisons hurriedly said, "I'll go too. Wait for me!" After that, he followed behind Sylvia.
"Anyway, I've met this guy once," Han Jin said softly. "Let's bury them."
Léger seemed to have thought of something. After a long pause, he suddenly said, "Raphael, I … I want to go back to my hometown."
"Hometown?"
"Yes, it's not far from here." Léger lowered his head. "My father is buried there. I … haven't been back for a few years."
(Yesterday afternoon, due to chest tightness, I couldn't take it anymore, so I went to Shenyang with my family. The suffocating feeling was too scary. I didn't have the energy to plan for tonight's update. Sorry.) Some of the people in the group knew that I had been suffering from laryngitis for a long time now. It would recur after recuperating. The doctor told me that I couldn't touch cigarettes, alcohol, or anything spicy. Everything else was fine, but not smoking was killing me, especially when I was writing my story. Reality tells me that if I have cigarettes, I can at least write a thousand words per hour. If I don't, I can only sit there and stare. In order not to affect my writing, I've tried my best to control myself. I can't quit. The Shenyang doctor's tone was much better than Tieling's. He directly asked me if I wanted to smoke or die. He also told me that laryngitis has gone from acute to chronic. This kind of disease can't be cured. I was so scared that I broke out in cold sweat. I don't know anything about this. I just came back this morning. I'll go talk to the doctor's friend tonight. If there's no other way, I'll have to quit. The only thing I'm relieved about is that I did a full body checkup in Shenyang. Everything else is normal, especially my lungs. The part I'm most afraid of is fine. It seems that my practice of Aquarius Qi wasn't in vain …
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