Blood tax

Chapter 256
The spear pierced a soldier's chest and pinned him to the ground. The beautiful silver armor was as brittle as a cardboard box under Griffith's projection.Buckshot from the musket shattered the face of the other.A gap appeared in the dense array of guns in a blink of an eye. Griffith raised his gun and rode his horse, pushing aside the guns and stabbing another one down.

At this time, the half-elf soldiers on the other side of the road had gathered.The pikemen lined up in a dense queue, and several archers bent their bows and shot from behind the human wall.

"Griffith, let's go!" Galadia had already rushed through the line of defense, turned around and fired arrows to suppress these half-elves, shouting in front.

Not daring to fight, Griffith rushed through the encirclement of soldiers with a gun in one hand and a resolute shield in the other, and galloped towards the forest.The sentries behind him shot two rounds of arrows, but he blocked them with his gun shield.

The troop of half-elves mounted hastily and gave chase.But they seemed to be only mounted infantry, their riding skills were not superb, and they were not led by officers.Griffith and Galadia galloped, and soon they were in the woods, leaving them behind.

Galadia looked a little downcast.She just lost her family and had to fight with her own clansmen, which was emotionally difficult for her to accept.However, her reason is very sound, knowing that now is not the time to hesitate, she didn't say a word.

The two passed through a forest, and the lush green mountains and trickling streams appeared in front of them.There were strange calls in the dark forest, like night owls.

Flocks of birds appeared in the sky, wandering in the dark sky.

"These are familiars," Galadia looked up and said, "The various forces in Canaan must have their eyeliners all over the countryside, and they won't let us escape easily."

Griffith nodded: "Is there a way for Ms. Sylph's staff to contact you?"

"There are some means to locate me." The girl raised her hand and shook the bracelet. "The relationship between father and mother is not very harmonious, and their respective families are also on guard against each other. At this time, the extraordinary person of the Silf family will Send support as quickly as possible."

The two kept changing horses to keep moving, but the horsepower was limited after all, so they had to stop and hide in the woods for a rest.Galadia was in a bad state, almost overwhelmed by grief, and the side effects of using the magic eye also made her body unable to support.

Griffith comforted her a bit, then hurriedly began to plan the route and sort out countermeasures based on the existing situation.

Lady Aviana Sylph is the legendary figure and head of House Sylph, who leads one of the most powerful forces in Canaan.She controls the territory named Yalan, which is a certain distance from the city of Canaan.The two places are connected by the white stone avenue and waterway in the valley. Caravans and troops pass through it. Fortresses and checkpoints control the commanding heights on both sides of the road, guarded by elite rangers, knights and half-elf troops led by extraordinary people.With Griffith and Galadia alone, it is impossible to pass through safely.

To escape safely, they have three options.

One was to issue a public proclamation in Canaan.The official power of Canaan is not the threat of the two, but the forces that want to detain and control Galadia.She is in danger at any time until an official explanation for the tragedy of the Archon family is released and accepted by all parties.Conversely, as long as Galadia appeared in the Canaan Senate to give an explanation, she would be safe.

But, this can't be done~ Galadia doesn't even have a team in her hands.The two of them will be attacked by countless waves of enemies on the way to the Senate. A powerful transcendent can kill Griffith in a few rounds, and then control Galadia, who can say nothing.

The second is that the two of them joined the extraordinary person sent by Ms. Sylph to support them, and walked across Baishi Avenue in an upright manner.In this way, even if there are forces along the way who are plotting against the law, they can choose to break through forcefully, or stick to it until Ms. Sylph comes.

If the first two plans cannot be implemented, Griffith, Galadia, and possibly some defeated reinforcements will choose the third way—gather together, cross the mountains and rivers in the northwest, and pass through no-man's land To the west, cross the mountain again and enter Yalan.

"Here, here?" Griffith tapped on a dark shadow marked "No Man's Land" on the map, and asked puzzledly, "What's going on here?"

Galadia looked at him and replied: "Our territory is adjacent to the territory of the Orc Clan Alliance in the north, but only a few small areas are directly bordered, and most of the area is separated by a corrupted land."

"The land of corruption..." Griffith had a bad thought, "Could it be the same place as the Whispering Forest?"

"Yes, it's like the Whispering Forest, a dark place full of mutations and madness," Galadia smiled helplessly, "The forest that can't be burned by fire has existed in the vicinity of Canaan for thousands of years. Get cleaned up."

What a worrying news, hey.Griffith stood up and tossed the third option out of his mind.

He moved his body, looking for signs of being able to advance to Sequence Seven.After he was promoted to Sequence 7 last winter, he fought one battle after another without stopping. He fought mysteries and monsters in Hepu Town and the Belomon Ruins, and commanded battles in Verona and Raven. His experience and results even surpassed those of many. Seasoned officer and Extraordinary.

Especially in the two battles he served as a commander, he felt obvious signs of a breakthrough, and the door to the rank of lawbreaker seemed to be close at hand, as long as he had an opportunity, he could open the way to promotion.

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly noticed that the grass and dirt in the distance squirmed like waves.

"There is a situation!" Galadia jumped up.

The soil and rocks gushed out of the ground like a fountain, gathered in the shape of a human being, forming a burly clay figurine of three or four meters high, waving its thick arms like pillars, digging out a stone bomb that can only be used by a heavy-duty trebuchet on the ground, and threw it at the two of them. come over.

Earth elementals, or Extraordinary beings and wizards who wrap themselves in stone and mud appeared!
Griffith dodged the stone bullets and jumped on his horse, poking his gun at the clay figurine.The lance pierced through the enemy's body, but it was as jerky as piercing into the sand.

The clay figurine threw itself on the ground, setting off a large expanse of flying sand and rocks.These silts are like living insects, covering people and horses
"It's the elf of the Norman family, use blood to disperse the mud!" Galadia hurriedly reminded.

Griffith let go of his blood, and the mud and rocks that wrapped him rustled down.However, the war horse under his crotch did not break free.The clay figurine raised his hand to hold it, and the sand and stone tightened like a big hand, covering the horse like a plaster.

"Hey!" The horse immediately turned into a twisted mass of rotten meat, and threw Griffith to the ground.

Galadia drew out her wand and wanted to cast a spell attack, but the disordered psionic energy suddenly overwhelmed her spirit, and her left eye even bled again.

With such a thick body and huge strength, the effect of the piercing attack must not be good.Griffith immediately dropped his lance, and grabbed the Perseverance Shield, ready to use it as a blunt weapon.Unexpectedly, three clay figurines stood up on the ground and surrounded them from several directions.

The mudmen shook their bodies, shaking off large pieces of sand and stones.They spread out their positions and condensed huge hard stones in their hands, which looked like they were going to be used for throwing.

If hit by these stones, Griffith might still be able to hold on, but the severely weakened Galadia might lose his ability to move immediately.

"Galadia, get on your horse and run!" Griffith gritted his teeth, pulled out his conviction and rushed forward.With the golden bullet, he should be able to quickly kill one, as for the others, he can only hold back desperately...

The clay figurine also aimed at him, and just as they were about to throw stones, there was a piercing tearing sound like a whip whipping in the air, and a sharp blade-like vortex of air roared on the grass, swallowing the clay figurine completely.

The clay figurine in the vortex screamed in horror, and its thick limbs began to separate and shatter.One clay figurine was shattered into a cloud of dust on the spot, and the others were also severely injured, and retreated into the mud one after another.

Several shadows surrounded by magic balls appeared from all around and came to the two of them.

"Miss Galadia, I'm Windu, a member of the Yalan Council, under the order of Ms. Sylph to protect your safety and escort you to Yalan."

Reinforcements are coming.Griffith breathed a sigh of relief.He saw that there were special orbs and nebula patterns on Windu's robes, which were the emblems of the elders of the elves.

Among those who came he also found Samuel Sevicius, an elf who had come to Homemonwarts with Sidious earlier this year, as an associate professor of the theory and practice of spell tactics.Griffith greeted him, but Samuel ignored him.

"Windu, how many people do you have, and how powerful are you?" Galadia asked cheering up.

"Elder Elankes and I are both Sequence 6, Samuel is a newly promoted Sequence 6 caster, there are 12 Extraordinary, and more reinforcements are on the way to join us," Windu said. He replied, "The combat power of the forces that are about to attack us and surround us from all directions is far superior to ours. We must rush over before they encircle us."

"Well, bring Griffith along," Galadia nodded and said, "I want to see him arrive at Yalan with me unharmed."

"Your will is our action," Windu quickly made the arrangement, "Miss and my No. 2 car move, Elanx, you take No. 1 car to open the way.

"Samuel's No. 5 car is in the rear. According to my instructions, launch a counterattack. If you can't resist it, you can delay the time and surrender. As long as you contain the enemy's actions, you will win."

There are not many residents in Canaan. After leaving the city, there are vast forests, grasslands and hills.The convoy was divided into five carriages and passed through the path under the shade of the tree, galloping non-stop.

Griffith did not take the carriage, but followed the team with three horses in the best condition.

He found that the structure and style of these carriages were very strange. Each of them had a knight or warrior in armor as the driver, and a ranger on the roof as the archer.The caster and passengers are surrounded by all-round body protection.The solid oak frame is reinforced with armor, and it maintains the defense of the magic shield at all times. The shape is exquisite, but the protection is better than the heavy shield and armor.The three horses pulling the cart are also wearing special arrow-proof cloth armor.

Such a configuration is more than enough even for breaking formations.

(End of this chapter)