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Chapter 710 Enemy Ambush

The night was still deeper.

In the mountains.

Even if that legion wanted to launch a carpet search, it would be difficult to do so, not to mention that night is the natural protective color when sneaking.

After Xu Shuo and his two left the cave, they easily avoided the enemy's search and quickly left the area.

Without means of transportation, they ran for more than ten kilometers on their own.

Then, when I came across a village on the road, I sneaked in and robbed a farmhouse under the cover of night. After changing all my luggage, I disguised myself as an ordinary ranger and continued on my way.

By the way, two horses were also robbed.

Even though they entered the fortress this time, they didn't intend to go in for a rest, and the routes they walked were mostly dangerous places that were convenient for escape.

With a long detour, the time spent on the road will naturally take longer.

Until the coming of dawn.

Only then did they see the shadow of the city-state of Dalton.

Catalina said blankly: "Is this what you said you must arrive tonight?"

Xu Shuo was expressionless: "It's not dawn yet."

Catalina pursed her lips and didn't speak anymore, but her expression was tangled. Along the way, she always looked at the young man's back with a little resentment.

The atmosphere between the two is weird.

But fortunately, the impact is not great.

……

It was not yet daylight.

However, on the spacious and stable city roads, there were already more caravans and mercenaries of various types.

The city-state of Dalton is the only way to go to the capital of the kingdom. The urban area covers a huge area and extends in all directions. It belongs to the economic center of the Eastern Continent, and its prosperity is no less than that of the capital of the empire.

The two wore ordinary clothes and hats, rode horses borrowed from the farm, paid money and entered the city normally as brothers and sisters.

Now is not the time to outright provoke disputes.

Therefore, in this densely populated and economical state, it is very likely that you will never encounter an enemy ambush again, and even if you do, it will be fine.

The Holy See Army was stationed around.

Xu Shuo entered the city openly.

I went to Dalton Church openly and aboveboard.

There is no cover-up behavior, all the aboveboard behaviors seem to be deliberately mocking the secret behind-the-scenes—look.

I have successfully arrived, are you angry?
...

The priest of Dalton Church does not know his identity.

Xu Shuo didn't bother to explain.

So after coming to the church, I skillfully moved into the apse of the church as the archbishop, and asked the believers to prepare hot water and new clothes, and take a comfortable bath first.

And when he came out with a new dress, he was looking at the ice and snow elf standing outside the bathroom with shining eyes.

Xu Shuo: "...what are you doing here?"

Catalina pursed her lips: "Those people outside found out my identity, so I came in first to avoid trouble."

It was this thing.

Xu Shuo responded casually, and his long silver hair that had been untied was scattered behind him. He walked out of the bedroom wearing a brand-new robe of the priesthood of light, and saw a group of stern-looking people waiting in the main hall outside.

After seeing Xu Shuo, the group showed surprise, and immediately saluted in unison.

"My God is above! The light shines!"

The voices of several people were as powerful as a rainbow, as if screaming.

Shouted out with a little resentment.

After learning that the person who entered the Dalton Church was the Pope of Light, the accompanying Priest Bishop and Bishop, and the head of the Haoyue Knights who had learned of the plan rushed over.

After reaching the city-state of Dalton, the Holy See army joined up with the scattered Haoyue Knights, because Dalton City was in front of the imperial capital.

There is no need to divide the troops into two groups.

What's more, there is no real Pope of Light in these two separated teams, so it doesn't make sense for them to separate again.

There were only seven priests accompanying the priesthood this time, and the rest of the bishops did not travel with the Pope's car either because they were old or because they needed to guard the City of Light.

And this group of people.

I've been holding my breath since I set off.

Naturally, they dare not and cannot arbitrarily criticize His Excellency the Pope, so this resentment can only be swallowed aggrieved by themselves.

Fortunately, nothing happened to the Pope on the way.

Fortunately, the Knights of the Sun followed the Pope's whereabouts.

It was also because of the existence of the Knights of the Sun that the bishop's entourage was slightly relieved, and did not collapse in a hurry after discovering that the Pope had disappeared.

Otherwise, this group of people would probably have something wrong with them.

...

After casually scanning everyone in the hall, Xu Shuo fixed his eyes on a shivering priest in the corner.

This servant is a disguise sent by Xu Shuo.

The teacher is full of grievances.

Just after leaving the city, the priests found out that the car in the pope's car was a fake. If it weren't for the message left by the pope, the priests who were furious would have killed him on the spot!
Even if it wasn't cut later.

But also because of his waywardness in shielding the pope, the pope disappeared, and the priesthood didn't show any kindness to him along the way.

Only the Pope has left.

Therefore, the Priest Council could only cooperate with this scene and continue to let him pretend to be the real Pope. According to the original plan of the Holy See, he was transferred from the Holy See Army to the team of the Haoyue Knights halfway.

Then he went to the capital under the protection of the Knights.

It can be said.

He is here to enjoy the Pope's treatment.

While enjoying the sharp sword hanging above his head.

Clerk: There is one thing to say. At that time, any of you were allowed to face the willfulness of the Pope. It is estimated that none of you would be able to disobey it.

Cleric: Now that the Pope is back, will the priesthood kill me?
Teacher: Scared.

It is because of fear of this.

That's why the priest shivering in the corner shivered.

"Well done."

Xu Shuo said softly to the other side.

Although the teacher did not dare to look up.

I don't know who this sentence is talking about.

But at that moment, he seemed to feel the radiance of the light faith, and his original fear and regret were suddenly relieved, and his whole body seemed to relax.

The teacher looked up in astonishment.

But when his eyes touched the face of the Pope, he quickly lowered his head as if he was offended, and saluted respectfully and adoringly towards that side.

Seeing this, the priest next to him pursed his lips.

His Excellency the Pope seems to be very satisfied with this daring boy, so it seems that he can't go back for revenge, so he can only keep this boy.

"Master Pope, you can't do this again next time."

The more respected bishop in the priesthood sighed, and took the lead to say: "The relationship between our Holy See and the empire is extremely tense now, and the San Vallo royal family has always been extremely cunning. If you are offended by them, what can you do?"

Humans think the elves are extremely cunning, but the elves think the Holy See is cunning, and the Holy See thinks the royal family is cunning.

The hatred on the mainland is still closed.

Xu Shuo chuckled lightly, noncommittal.

He sat down on the first seat of the temple, raised his chin leisurely and asked, "Have you encountered anything along the way?"

The governor frowned and said, "The Holy See army has been walking on the main road in a dignified manner. After entering the Eastern Continent, the army sent by the royal capital escorted us all the way. We didn't encounter any attacks until we reached the city-state of Dalton. But..."

Before he could finish his words, he just looked at the head of the Haoyue Knights at the side.

The head of the Haoyue Knights looked older than the chief knight under the pope's command, and his face was more calm and serious. The armor on his body had the logo of the sun hugging the moon.

The head of the knight group said in a deep voice: "When the team of the Haoyue Knights was about to enter the Eastern Continent, they were ambushed by a group of bandits, but they were menacing and possessed sophisticated armor and sharp weapons, unlike ordinary vagrant bandits. "

Xu Shuo was thoughtful when he heard this.

The two teams certainly didn't come across the enemy's attention and temptation after walking for a few days.

Before encountering the exact ambush here, there must be many secret investigations, but these are all things that were expected before departure, and they are not enough to pay attention to.

And although the routes of these two teams are different, the marching speed of the Haoyue Knights is the same.

It is basically consistent with the Holy See Army.

This is also for the purpose that when the Haoyue Knights encounter force majeure, they can get the support of the Holy See Army as soon as possible, and move the real Pope's car to a safe place.

But when the Holy See Army entered the Eastern Continent.

The king sent troops to escort.

Also almost the same time.

The team of the Haoyue Knights was attacked by bandits.

It can be seen from this that the royal capital also knew what their arrangement was for, so the troops they sent were called escorts, but they were actually monitoring, and when necessary, they would prevent the Holy See from helping the Knights.

however……

Neither team has a real pope.

So the Holy See army showed a little anxiety on the surface, but there was no fluctuation in their hearts, and the reinforcements they secretly called out were not very distracted.

If it is not to deceive the enemy.

They probably don't want to bother to act restless.

...

Xu Shuo asked thoughtfully, "Did the Haoyue Knights have any obvious exposure along the way?"

The head of the Knights shook his head: "We disguised ourselves as a merchant team and went to the Eastern Continent with the escort of a mercenary group. We did not reveal any information about the Holy See during the whole process."

Half caravan and half mercenary group.

The old way of sneaking around.

It was just because of the special mission of the Haoyue Knights, there were no outsiders in the 60-member team, and they were all knights in disguise.

Soldiers from the army are strictly forbidden, no matter how they pretend to be, they will have some character, which is difficult to hide.

Xu Shuo couldn't figure it out for the time being.

After all, it was the Haoyue Knights who revealed their identity.

Or did they expose their whereabouts through other channels.

He just thought that the Holy See Army was not hiding and the target was probably easy to find, and the Haoyue Knights also had a little risk of being exposed, so what about himself?
Where did he expose himself?
Think carefully, from the day the plan started.

Until tonight.

The enemy seems to have tracked their whereabouts.

From Kuroshio Island, to the Northland, to the Silver City-State, and on the eve of the Silver Shield Legion's departure, the messenger of the king's capital suddenly appeared.

Not to mention on his side, he was driving hard, but unexpectedly encountered a wave of dead soldiers ambushing him.

Xu Shuo frowned.

Everyone saw His Holiness the Pope's contemplation. Although they cared about the Pope's well-being in those few days, they didn't disturb his thoughts at the moment. They just made eye contact with each other silently.

at this time.

Xu Shuo seemed to think of something, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.

He waved his hand violently, and the light power in the church quickly condensed, forming a light magic circle in an instant.

Immediately, the magic circle shone with golden light, and a long-awaited jade flew out.

Xu Shuo quickly unfolded the jade to check the information.

A message entered his mind.

It's straightforward, without any unnecessary nonsense.

Zuo Fang: [Help! ! ! ]

……

(End of this chapter)