Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 562: Escape with Princess Alice
"Tremble!" said "Roselle" on the stage: "When the new 'Black Emperor' comes to the earth, it will subvert the entire world. It will be the end of the world and disaster!"

There was no surprise or applause. The audience in the theater became very focused, so focused that their expressions were a little stiff.

In Hobert's view, the atmosphere gradually became weird, and the smell of danger became stronger and stronger.

There's something wrong with "Roselle" on stage!

Hobert’s immediate judgment: “Stop the show!”

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Everyone either turned around or turned their heads to look at Hobert.

"That idiot Polunov!" "Roselle" said: "He didn't even notice that there was a demigod in the Loen royal family delegation!"

Hobert grabbed Alice and Bertram by their collars and dragged them back.

The princess and prince moved and returned to normal, showing expressions of surprise.

Lakemont, who was protecting him in the back row, seemed to have come to his senses and hurried over to help him, helping Bertram to run out.

Fenebote also reacted and quickly covered Princess Ethel and the prince as they walked out from another exit.

The others were still sitting there motionless, as if they were continuing to enjoy the performance.

For Hobert and Lakemont, it is the best choice to leave here at this time, because no one knows whether the demigods of Feneport are helpers or enemies.

It wasn't until she left the theater that Alice asked Hobert: "What happened just now?"

"There's something wrong with that actor!" Hobert simply replied. He didn't dare to draw a conclusion as to what the specific problem was, but there must be something wrong.

Just as he finished speaking, Hobert, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. The road ahead was not the way out of the theater.

Hobert was about to turn back to discuss with Lakemont, but found that Lakemont and Bertram were missing behind him.

Alice also discovered this, and she said firmly: "Just a few seconds ago, I heard Bertram's breathing."

The prince was far less calm than Alice, probably because he was nervous, so he gasped loudly.

Hobert didn't even feel when they disappeared. Looking at the corridor they were in, the black holes on both sides seemed to have no end.

A thin layer of mist floated on the soft carpet, as if he was no longer in the real world at this time.

Hobert raised his arm: "Take my arm."

Alice immediately stepped forward and held Hobert's arm.

Hobert injected spirituality into the "Traveler's Knife", but fortunately the ability to "travel" is still available.

He carefully observed it and saw that there seemed to be no problem in the spirit world, so he and Alice entered the spirit world together.

Soon Hobert noticed that there was not even a single spiritual creature in the spiritual world!

Something is wrong!
Hobert immediately left the spirit world, and saw "Roselle" on the stage again, but the other audience members were nowhere to be found, and there were only three of them in the empty theater.

"Roselle" on the stage smiled and said: "It seems that you have a sealed object with the ability to 'travel', but it's useless. My sealed object has marked you two. You can travel in any form within three days." If you go to the spirit world or the underworld, you will come back here."

Hobert stared at the other person: "You are the saint of the Republic of Intis?"

And there is a high possibility that he is a saint of the "divineer" path.

"The children's reaction is very fast." The other party smiled and said: "But I can't admit this."

Hobert twitched the corner of his mouth. Doesn't this mean you admit it?

The other party said again: "How about we play a game? If you can get out from here, I will send you back to Loen.

“But what I want to explain to you is that I will also tell the other two demigods about your whereabouts.

"If you can return to Backlund under our pursuit, you will win."

Hobert made a condition to the other party: "You might as well let us out, and the game will start from the most exciting place."

"Haha, hahahaha!" "Roselle" on the stage suddenly burst out laughing, and was out of breath from laughing.

Hobert waited for the other party to laugh for a while, then asked, while guarding against a sneak attack, "Is it so funny?"

"Sorry." The other party burst into tears with laughter: "I just thought of a past event. Okay, the game can begin."

"Wait." Hobert asked, "Where are the others?"

"We let them out at that time." The other party smiled and said: "As long as Princess Alice is trapped, what do you want others to do in here?
"If you hadn't noticed something was wrong, I would have trapped the princess behind you just now."

Alice grabbed Hobert's arm hard. It was terrifying to think about that scene.

"Okay, the game begins." The other party made a gesture to please leave: "Please."

Hobert pulled Alice and prepared to go out from another exit to take a look.

But after taking a few steps, he seemed to suddenly think of something and looked towards the door on the stage where the actors entered and exited.

Hobert looked at "Roselle" on the stage for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "How about we also come to the stage to interact with you?"

"Roselle" was slightly startled. Hobert couldn't help but lead Alice to the small stage.

Hobert stared at each other cautiously, and he and Alice gradually moved to the intersection where the actors entered and exited.

"Roselle" on the stage smiled: "I didn't expect you to discover it so soon."

He suddenly raised his hand and said: "But don't try to be clever. As long as you join this game, you can't break the rules."

Hobert realized what the other person did when he raised his hand.

But he didn't feel the dangerous atmosphere, and it was too late to do a detailed inspection at this time.

Hobert opened the door, and there was a lively bar outside. Compared with the weird theater, this place seemed like another world.

When I looked back, I saw a room full of junk behind me.

Two men emerged from the door, much to the shock of the drinkers, and the entire bar fell silent.

First of all, they were wearing formal suits and palace dresses. They looked expensive at first glance, and the men were handsome and the women were noble and beautiful. They were stunned.

What surprised the bartender was that behind the door was a storage room. When did the two men go in?

After coming out, Hobert immediately went to get the charm that could summon the Duke of Southwell, but he only took out a paper man.

Hobert finally understood that when the other party raised his hand just now, he replaced the charm with a paper man.

Theoretically speaking, even if the opponent was a Sequence 3, he would not be able to change the spell so easily. It must be the sealed object he mentioned that allowed him to do this easily.

But another question came up again. Hobert was a little confused. Why did the other party let him and Alice go like this?Does this just want to play a game?
But now is not the time to think about this problem. Hobert must face reality. His previous wishful thinking failed. He originally planned to directly summon the Duke of Southwell and announce the end of the game as soon as he came out.

It's okay now, the angel can't be summoned, and "travel" can't be used, so I can only walk back to Backlund by myself!

Fortunately, Hobert had his wallet with him. He took out a 1 sole note, squeezed to the bar and gave it to the bartender: "Where is this place?"

Everyone was slightly stunned again, and the bartender took away the tip: "Ludsey Town."

"What county?"

“East Tucker County!”

Hobert nodded. It was indeed in Loen, and it was on the east side of the Balqis Mountains. If we could successfully find the train station, we could return to Backlund in half a day.

"Is there a clothing store in the town? Is there a taxi?"

"When you go out, turn left and walk a short distance to find a clothing store. There are taxis at the intersection."

Hobert stroked his hat and nodded to express his gratitude. He pulled Alice out and said, "First we have to change into a set of clothes that are convenient for movement, and we have to move quickly. The other party may catch up at any time."

It was only around seven o'clock in the evening, and although it was already dark, there were still many people on the streets of the town.

But Hobert did not go to the clothing store first. Instead, he went to the taxi first, gave the other party a 10-pound note, and asked him to pick up a gentleman named Orwell at the nearby train station.

If he didn't receive anyone at midnight, he would come back. The coachman would happily raise his whip and set off. Normally, he wouldn't be able to earn so much money in a month.

During the conversation, Hobert talked about the direction of the railroad.

Then the two people came to the door of the clothing store. Hobert "distorted" the feelings of the boss and customers inside, making them suddenly feel stomachache.

After they all went to the bathroom, Hobert and Alice entered the store and locked the door.

Alice said: "I have money, you don't need to steal it."

Hobert was choosing clothes in front and said, "It's best not to let any of them see our transformation process!"

Alice thought it was right, and then she realized: "You, why did you give me only men's clothes?"

Hobert said to her: "Next we are going to play hide and seek. We have to try our best to prevent them from finding us. The best way is to turn the princess into a man."

Alice hugged the clothes: "It sounds exciting."

Hobert smiled slightly: "It's dangerous, not exciting. Go change your clothes!"

The two people came to the changing room. Although there were two changing rooms, there was only a layer of cloth between them, so they could see each other's calves.

Alice saw Hobert's pants on the ground, and suddenly felt her heart beat a few times: Hobert was taking off his clothes right next to me!

She tried hard to calm down and quickly went to change clothes, but she still couldn't help but peek at Hobert.

Alice has been a maid helping to dress since she was a child. She is not skilled in taking off clothes, and she is even less skilled in dressing. After all, these are men's clothes that she has never worn before.

Fortunately, Hobert didn't seem to be very fast, just a little faster than Alice.

In fact, Hobert has completed the process of giving to himself, and took out the "Faceless Man Necklace" and a magical item with the "Faceless Man" ability from the "Land of Disorder".

This magical item was just made by Winston. There were two items made at that time. One was sold to Audrey, and the other has been kept in the "State of Disorder". Unexpectedly, it will be put to use now.

Hobert briefly explained the capabilities of magical items, and then handed Alice a mask made of "Order Crystal": "Keep it with you at all times, so that even if we are separated, the other party will not be able to divine you." Location."

As he spoke, Hobert turned into a middle-aged man and found a bottle of liquor from the owner of the clothing store. After opening the cork, he poured a few sips into his mouth and then handed it to Alice. .

Alice frowned slightly when she smelled the strong liquor, but she quickly drank the remaining few sips.

At Hobert's suggestion, Alice became a somewhat hunchbacked old man.

All that was left was to stain the clothes and leave 10 pounds in cash for the tailor shop. Hobert and Alice pretended to be drunk and then got into a fight and rolled on the dirt road outside. Several of them rolled down, and the two of them looked more and more like each other. Drunkard.

After all the preparations were completed, Hobert said: "Go back to the bar."

Alice, who now looked like an old drunkard, was slightly startled, and immediately understood that if they returned to the bar, they would definitely exceed each other's expectations.

Hobert held a wine bottle in one hand and Alice in the other, singing vaguely some songs that Alice had never heard of, and it even seemed to be in a language she had never heard of.

He swayed around, singing as he walked, as if he might fall down at any moment.

This made Alice let go of her performance, singing a song that no one understood, and wandering forward with Hobert.

When we were still some distance away from the bar, we saw two big men coming out of the bar. The older one had a narrow nose, a round face, and thin lips. This was a typical Fusac appearance. .

The two of them looked a little unhappy and glanced at the two drunkards outside. One went to a clothing store and the other went to the only crossroads in the town.

This must be the pursuer, and one of them must be a demigod.

It wasn't that they were negligent and didn't notice Alice who was close at hand, but if Hobert, pretending to be an alcoholic, had no intention of sneaking up on them, there would be no obvious warning from their spiritual powers.

The most I can do is look at these two drunkards and find them interesting.

Of course, Hobert will not conflict with the opponent at this time. Although he is sure that he can defeat the opponent's demigod, who knows whether the opponent will pursue just this one demigod?
Hobert entered the tavern with a loud noise and found that the drunkards inside were relatively quiet, while the bartender carefully checked the storage room to see if there was anyone else inside.

Amid Hobert's yelling, the bartender had to come back and pour them drinks.

Soon the tavern returned to its original warm atmosphere. After a little inquiry, Hobert found out from these drunken drunkards that two more people had just come out from the door of the storage room and they were asking some questions. Then he went out without even a tip.

As for the questions they asked, they were naturally related to Hobert and Alice who appeared before.

So one of them went to the clothing store and the other to the intersection.

After drinking a glass of wine, Hobert felt that the time was almost up and took Alice out of the bar.

It was already past eight o'clock, and there were not many lights in a small town like this.

After the two of them swayed into the darkness, Hobert picked up Alice and ran forward quickly.

There was no one on the road at this time, so Hobert simply carried Alice on his back and moved forward in a "twisted" way. Lying on Hobert's back, Alice felt like the wind was flying, much faster than any carriage or train!

After running in the wilderness for more than half an hour, the two people saw a flash of fire in the distant sky. It was obvious that the other party had caught up with the carriage. After learning that they had been fooled, they returned to the town.

Alice smiled: "They are always one step slower than you."

Hobert smiled and said nothing. As a child, he was a master of hide and seek.

The demigod who played "Roselle" must have never imagined that Hobert also had the "Order Crystal", a top-notch anti-divination magical item, on his body. After letting Hobert go, his location would not be divined.

However, among the two people who chased after him later, the one with obvious characteristics of Fusac was probably a demigod of the "Hunter" path. As long as the other party knew that Hobert and Alice had pretended to be drunkards, they could also Followed quickly based on some traces.

So the two of them still have to run away quickly!Keep running!
Soon, Hobert found the railway with Alice on his back. In fact, if the demigod continued to chase the carriage, he would still be able to find clues, but he returned to the town immediately.

Hobert began to move in the direction of Backlund and lay on his back. Alice, who had returned to her own appearance, suddenly said: "Wait a minute, I thought of a question."

"what is the problem?"

"If I had not appeared in Ma Xi but in Backlund, their purpose would have been achieved." Alice said seriously.

Hobert thought about it and realized that was indeed the case.

The princess who was originally going to participate in an event suddenly returned to Backlund. How to explain it?

In other words, as long as Alice is discovered in Backlund, this diplomatic activity will almost be declared a failure.

If Alice is "missing", the negotiations on Ma Xi's side will continue, but after the final results are achieved, some agreement should be reached, right?

Alice should be authorized to sign the agreement after notifying Backlund of the negotiation results and obtaining Backlund's approval.

Of course, Prince Bertram can also be temporarily appointed to sign, but the activities of the past few days have shown that Alice is the leader. If Prince Bertram signs, the other party may not be able to buy it.

Therefore, there is no need for the Republic of Intis and the Feysac Empire to kill Alice and cause a shocking international incident. They only need to force her back to Backlund.

Hobert also thought about this and asked Alice: "Do you know where the Duke of Southwell lives?"

Alice was stunned for a moment and shook her head.

Hobert sighed and said: "In that case, there won't be much danger if we return to Backlund.

"But if we go to Ma Xi again, it must be a very difficult and dangerous road. Which road are you going to choose?"

Alice thought for half a minute before saying, "Go back to Ma Xi!"

"Okay." Hobert continued to move forward and used the twist to "run".

Alice was slightly startled: "I would object because of you."

Hobert smiled: "Then you will fail your determination."

Alice was very moved. She felt that the back she was lying on was so straight!

But she soon discovered: "Isn't this still back to Backlund?"

Hobert smiled and said, "We are going to pretend to go to Backlund."

But Alice reminded: "It's best not to seek help from the royal family, and don't show up in Backlund openly."

She knew that there were several spies from the Republic of Intis in the palace, and the reason why she kept them was because she hoped to use them when necessary.

If someone learns that Princess Alice has returned to Backlund, it is very likely that the matter will not be hidden.In other words, any power Backlund has now is in danger of being exposed, so it is better not to contact them at all.

"I know." Hobert smiled.

More than 20 minutes later, the two people caught up with a train bound for Backlund.

And soon when the two trains were meeting, Hobert took Alice and jumped onto the train heading in the opposite direction to Backlund.

It was a freight train, and Hobert found a half-full car to take a break.

The other party should not have chased them to the railway at this time. Even if they did, they would think that Hobert and Alice were on the train bound for Backlund.

That way, their pursuit wouldn't be so tight. By the time they found out that their target wasn't on the train to Backlund, it would be at least late at night, so Hobert and Alice were basically safe tonight. .

This is a carriage carrying large bundles of cotton thread. It is not soft or hard to sit on.

Alice, who was also a little tired, suddenly sighed: "To be honest, it feels quite good that no one can overhear my conversation and no one pays attention to my appearance."

Hobert smiled and said, "I can sell you that magical item that changes your appearance, and you can leave the palace and have some fun by turning into someone else."

Alice rubbed her arms: "That's a good idea."

"I'm a little cold," she said.

Hobert found himself in undress.

"As a gentleman, shouldn't you open your arms to me at this time?" Alice smiled: "Haha! Now no one will say that I am not ladylike enough."

As she spoke, she simply stood up and sat next to Hobert.

Hobert smelled the alcohol breathed out by the other party, and then he remembered that those few sips of strong liquor and the later glass of bad wine wouldn't have made her a little drunk, right?
Without further thought, Hobert opened his arms.

He was no saint either, so it was quite exciting to think about being able to secretly cuddle with a princess.

Alice got into Hobert's arms, hugged his waist, and smiled in a triumphant manner: "Hobert, have you ever thought about becoming a member of the royal family?"

Of course, Hobert understood what the other party meant: "I'm sorry, princess, I know what you mean, but I can't give you too much, and I can't have too much entanglement with the royal family."

He has wanted to explain this for a long time. It's not that he is a saint and a gentleman, but he feels that some words are not explained clearly and he is really a bit of a jerk.

"I understand." Alice pressed herself against Hobert's chest, enjoying the tenderness of this moment. We will talk about the rest later.

Soon, after drinking some strong alcohol and relaxing from her escape, Alice fell asleep in Hobert's arms.

Hobert, who had been on alert, suddenly felt that a lot of his potion had been digested.

He thought about it for a while before he seemed to understand. First of all, in order to prevent being eroded by the magic potion, he set many bottom lines for himself. Among them, he gave himself strict principles in terms of love between men and women.

And tonight, whether it was the thrill of escaping for their lives or the excitement of fighting wits with the pursuers, the two people's accumulated emotions in the process naturally felt that in such a state, hugging each other was to find a sense of security.

Only then did Hobert realize that it was precisely because of this state that his requirements for himself had been lowered.

At the same time, he seemed to suddenly understand that the "lawyer" had reached the level of this demigod. If he wanted to digest the magic potion, he not only had to break external rules, but also had to break the rules or principles he had designed for himself.

And most of the time such behavior is depraved, so the magic potion will be digested.

In addition, Hobert believed that he was attractive enough to Alice, which made her break the manners and deep-seated reserve that a princess should have and actively asked for Hobert's hug.

This can be said to be an expression of true feelings, but on the other hand, isn't it a kind of depravity?
Thinking of this, Hobert smiled and realized that it was not a heinous crime to break the principles he had set for himself.

He also reflected on whether the string in his heart before was too tight and a bit inhumane.

Hobert did not continue to think about it, but he decided that he could relax his bottom line in the future.

After all, he is now an earl, and it would be too boring to be so tight anymore.

After a while, Hobert realized again, could this be the beginning of his complete degeneration?
But then, he temporarily put the problem behind him.

It was not until dawn that Hobert woke Alice up.

The pursuers behind should be chasing here non-stop at this time. If they continue to take the train, they will definitely catch up.

When the train entered a small city, Hobert and Alice changed their appearance again and "visited" a clothing store again.

When they came out again, they were already dressed as a young couple.

This kind of "role playing" made Alice very satisfied, so that she could hold Hobert's arm unscrupulously and make some intimate actions openly.

After having breakfast in a cafe, Hobert was ready to transfer to a carriage and walk a little further, so the two of them got on the long-distance carriage to West Vilas County.

On the carriage, the two people chatted casually with other passengers, and occasionally showed some sweet gestures, making everyone think that they were a couple going on vacation in Severas County.

Hobert called himself Lawyer Anthony, and this time he acted in his true colors. He talked about a few interesting cases he had encountered before, which made everyone feel emotional and label him as a lawyer.

Alice knew that Hobert had been a lawyer before, but she didn't expect that he had encountered so many bizarre cases. The admiration in her eyes at this time was not fake.

The whole morning was spent in laughter and laughter.

Just before noon, I suddenly heard the driver's exclamation, and the carriage stopped urgently.

Then came the coachman's scolding: "You two sons of bitches don't want to live anymore? Do you know..."

The coachman's voice suddenly stopped because one of the people who stopped him pushed the coachman off his seat.

This made the passengers in the car exclaim. They were not taking a lonely road. There was a small town not far ahead. How could there be robbers in such a place?

Hobert saw that the two people were the same two people who were chased out of the tavern yesterday.

He holds his staff tightly, ready for battle.

The two people opened the car door one on the left and the other on the right. The passengers in the car were frightened, especially the Fusak man, which gave them a huge psychological impact.

Alice also tightened her grip on Hobert's arm and leaned against him. Her shock was not entirely fake.

Hobert tried his best to calm down: "You two, if you want to steal money, we will give you the money we have, but please don't hurt us."

As he spoke, he took off his hat and put his wallet inside the hat.

Others also reacted, and one said: "Lawyer Anthony is right, please don't hurt us."

"Thankfully there are brave young people like Lawyer Anthony here, otherwise I wouldn't have realized this."

"..."

While everyone was talking, they put money into the hat to avoid being hurt.

The two people on the left and right stared at the people in the carriage several times, but they only glanced at Hobert and Alice.

When Hobert handed the money to the other party, the big man snorted: "Spineless."

With that said, they closed the car door.

The passengers in the carriage were stunned. They didn't expect the other party to leave like this?
Hobert also smiled, feeling that the other party cheated when digesting the "Hunter" potion?Haven't found any of this?

Then he realized that the other party just thought that the target might be on a carriage on this road, and they were not sure which carriage it was.

Of course, the most likely thing is that everyone's recognition of "Lawyer Anthony" has made the other party take it lightly.

And if the other party had just caught the hat handed over by Hobert, he might have been able to find some clues, but the other party had no suspicion at all about the young, seemingly very close couple.

After all, one of the two targets was a princess who had always behaved very noblely, especially Princess Luen, who was known for being reserved. In their minds, it was impossible for them to act so intimately with a man who was protecting her.

Hobert returned the money and wallet in the top hat exactly, and the passengers asked, "Are the two people sick?"
Hobert got out of the car and helped the coachman who fell on the ground. After making sure that the driver was okay, Hobert stuffed a 5-pound note into his hand as compensation for causing the driver to suffer.

The driver seemed to understand something and returned to the driver's seat without saying a word and continued on his way.

The atmosphere in the carriage gradually became more lively. When no one was paying attention, Alice whispered in Hobert's ear: "It was so thrilling just now!"

Hobert smiled: "That's interesting."

He found that he seemed to be enjoying the game.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Hobert and Alice arrived at their planned stop and got off the boat before taking the boat south.

On the boat to Ducey County, Hobert and Alice cross-dress again.

Since the two of them purchased the tickets as husband and wife, they naturally requested a guest room on the ship.

However, because they were playing an ordinary couple, they only had a medium-sized guest room to fit the character. As a result, there was no servant room, which made it difficult for them to change clothes.

Alice smiled and said: "When one of them changes, the other one will close his eyes for a while."

Hobert said: "Why don't I go out first..."

"This would be very strange!" Alice said seriously: "Do normal couples avoid it when changing clothes? This will put us at risk of exposure."

Hobert smiled: "You're not afraid, so what should I be afraid of? I'll change first."

While he was changing clothes, Alice did not close her eyes.

Fortunately, it was just a change of clothes, no need to be completely naked, otherwise Hobert would feel a little embarrassed.

In return, Hobert did not close his eyes when Alice changed clothes. Seeing those two well-proportioned legs, he sighed in his heart again: These legs are really amazing.

Hobert's slightly aggressive gaze made Alice very satisfied.

At the same time, Hobert felt that his potion was digesting a little more.

At this time, the digestion of the magic potion is like a measure. Once it is digested, it seems to prove that the two people's hearts have let go of some things that they originally insisted on.

After changing clothes and taking a short rest, the two of them went to the restaurant for dinner.

Looking at the beautiful evening scenery on both sides of the river, Hobert and Alice, who had turned into a middle-aged couple, looked at each other with much gentler eyes.

After dinner, Hobert still kept vigil, and Alice took a rest.

At about midnight, Hobert held Alice on his side and jumped onto a bridge across the river by "twisting" his own weight and temporarily "tampering" with gravity.

And soon they waited for a passenger train and climbed on it. This railway was the railway they used to go to Masi and it was also the only railway to Masi.

Hobert guessed that the other party would most likely stop them in the territory of Ma Xi, but the journey in the Kingdom of Loen should be relatively safe.

There were not many people on this train. They found two seats side by side and sat down. Alice lay in Hobert's arms and fell asleep again. Even Hobert took a nap.

They all know that tomorrow's trip will be difficult.

After resting until early in the morning, they were about to enter the territory of Ma Xi. The two of them washed their faces, sobered up, and then went to the restaurant to eat.

Opening the car door of the restaurant, Hobert did not go in immediately, but waited and watched.

In the restaurant there were an old woman who got up early, a self-disciplined officer, a couple who seemed to be in the middle of the Cold War, a middle-aged man with a fine beard, and a few flight attendants who were hurrying to enjoy breakfast with not many passengers.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with them, Hobert took Alice into the carriage.

"Eat more!" Hobert asked for a large plate of food.

They may not have a chance to have lunch today. Whether they have a chance to have dinner depends on the results of today's actions.

Alice was obedient and devoured a lot, and finally burped unladylikely.

Hobert drank all the black tea in the cup and asked with a smile: "Are you ready?"

Alice replied: "Ready!"

"go!"

"Two, wait a moment." At this time, a middle-aged man in his 40s, with a delicate beard and an approachable smile sitting at the table next to them suddenly said.

Hobert was slightly startled, feeling as if he had seen this person somewhere.

"Kid, you are very good at hide-and-seek!" the other party said with a smile.

Hobert was immediately alert. This was the actor who had played Russell before!

The other party continued: "I haven't had so much fun in many years! You actually have very powerful anti-divination magical items on your body, as well as magical items that can change your appearance.

"To be honest, if I didn't know your purpose, I wouldn't have the confidence to find you again."

He smiled and said: "To make this game more interesting, how about I hurt you first before those two idiots catch up?"

I don’t know when, the old lady who got up early, the self-disciplined military officer, etc., all the people in the carriage looked like this man with a delicate beard.

Almost at the same time, they all looked at Hobert and Alice.

This scene gave Alice a chill down her back, and she unconsciously stood behind Hobert.

Hobert sat down again, and took his time to get himself a cup of black tea. He took a few sips and said, "You waited patiently for us to finish breakfast. It shows that you really want this game to continue.

"To make this game more exciting, shouldn't you give us ten seconds to escape?"

As a result, the other party laughed again: "Haha, hahahaha!"

Hobert waited for him to finish laughing again: "What's so funny?"

"It's nothing." The other party smiled until there were tears in the corners of his eyes: "I just remembered something from the past, so..."

While the other party was speaking, Hobert had already pulled out his rapier, and the blade quickly lengthened, stabbing the other party in the heart.

But Hobert was not happy because the other party acted too calmly. Even if a mosquito bit him, he should not be so calm.

The other party smiled and said: "What an unexpected attack."

Hobert retracted his rapier, and the other party suddenly disappeared as soon as he finished speaking. Then a middle-aged man with the same delicate beard emerged from the illusion. The thing Hobert stabbed just now was indeed a "historical projection".

The middle-aged man who had just emerged smiled and said, "The materials you used to make this weapon look familiar."

This seemed to be an order, and the people around him who looked exactly the same, either using extraordinary abilities or weapons, attacked Hobert together.

Hobert had no intention of fighting with them. He picked up Alice and knocked her out of the car window.

The Marionettes, dressed in costumes such as old ladies and military officers, chased after them one by one. Finally, the handsome bearded man who had been talking to Hobert just drank all the coffee in his cup.

He snapped his fingers, and a dry leaf five kilometers away was ignited. The next second, he appeared at the location of the leaf, his hand making a gun shape: Bang Bang Bang Bang~
Like a machine gun, the "ancient scholar" fired a series of "air cannonballs" with the power of coastal defense artillery.

Hobert, who was running in the woods with Alice under one arm, did not dodge, but these "cannonballs" missed him perfectly, sending trees and rocks flying everywhere.

The "ancient scholar" used "Flame Leap" again and came directly in front of Hobert. Hobert suddenly stopped and ran in the opposite direction.

Although he can't see the other party's "spiritual thread", he can feel the danger ahead.

Behind them were the marionettes who were catching up. The sword in Hobert's hand became normal thickness, and he thrust towards one of the Sequence 5 marionettes.

The secret puppet was a guardian during his lifetime. His lightsaber struck the ground, forming a solid "morning barrier".

Hobert drew in front, and the space in front was opened like wallpaper. Countless malicious hands stretched out from inside. At the same time, a hole was also opened in the "Morning Barrier".

Hobert barely slowed down, got through the opening before it merged again, and kicked the "Guardian" marionette away. The rapier suddenly lengthened, and with a sharp swing, he chopped down the marionette in mid-air. In half.

At the same time, eight evil ghosts emerged from the previous gap in the underworld and began to attack the Marionettes.

Hobert, who had already run some distance away, did not forget to wave his hand to merge the gaps in the underworld.

Before the Marionettes could encircle them, Hobert rushed out of their encirclement.

The "ancient scholar" did not pursue too closely, but rushed to the battlefield here. He glanced at the marionette that was entangled by the evil spirits, and then at the one who was cut in half. The "spiritual thread" was all A marionette that was severely damaged and obviously no longer usable.

He smiled and said with emotion: "There are many good things in children!"

　Sorry, I'm a little late today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)