The mage arrives

Falohide calculated silently for a moment, then raised his head: "Mage of the adult race, if you follow your request, the existing silver dragon steel can make four giant arrows. If I put those armories in the arsenal, they would have been used by the Thunder's Rest Guards." All the spare weapons used are returned to the furnace and recast, and two more can be made. A total of six arrows, is it enough?"

"Should be enough," Gordon said.

Although according to the most ideal situation in the plan, they killed the black dragon before its body was repaired.But there are always accidents in everything. In case the black dragon Timodaros wakes up early, then he will be able to fight while the opponent is in a weak state, so that he will not be helpless.

In addition, even if according to the plan, lucky enough to kill the dormant black dragon that is still repairing its body, these huge arrows made of silver dragon steel can also be used to deal with demons.

Even among the demons, the tall body of Balor is as bright and eye-catching as a firefly in the dark night. It is an excellent target for crossbow shooting.

Finally, after explaining some things, the Gordon brothers and sisters and Faliya bid farewell to the remnants of the dead souls of the Sidin Kingdom and left the ground.

It was already morning at this time, the faint golden sunlight penetrated the wet mist of the hot spring area, and under the transpiration of water vapor, it changed into various colors, presenting a dreamlike scenery in front of the three of them.

But Gordon didn't have time to appreciate all this. He took Xiona and Faliya to search around, but they still couldn't find any traces of Dorn and Miss Julian, so the three had to return to the station.

Fortunately, the three war horses did not have any accidents during the attack by the ghost dragon servant last night.These elegant and strong cloven-hoofed animals are wandering leisurely under a big pine tree, gnawing on the rare green grass outside this season.

After leaving this humid hilly hot spring area, it didn't take long for Gordon's message brooch to receive a message from Dawn.It turned out that this guy had already brought Miss Julian with him.I went back safely.

Gordon smiled and shook his head, secretly thinking that he was really worrying about this guy for nothing.

After announcing the safety, Dorn told Gordon that another major incident happened in the camp and he needed to come back quickly.Due to the limitation of the summons brooch, it was impossible for the two of them to clarify the matter in a brief conversation. Gordon could only speed up his horse and try to go back as soon as possible.

Galloping back along the same road, Gordon hadn't dismounted outside the camp.He saw Mr. Don Lannister waiting at a glance.His handsome face, which would fascinate most women, was full of tiredness, bags under his eyes were raised, and the whites of his eyes were bloodshot.I don't know if it was because of some major event that he didn't have a good rest, or it was purely because he was taking a mandarin duck bath with his little lover.Encountering groups of undead, I was too scared to fall asleep.

"My friend. You're finally back. I knew you'd be safe." Dawn walked up to Gordon in three steps at a time.Pat the latter on the shoulder.

"What happened last night is a long story..." Gordon paused, "By the way, how did you escape those ghost attacks?"

Dawn shrugged, with a helpless look on his brows: "I don't know where those crazy undead appeared. They not only disturbed my good business, but also made me waste a family magic item." .”

good.Based on this guy's life experience, he always has some trump cards to save his life. It seems that I really worry too much.

"You just told me through the summons brooch that something big happened, what is it?" Gordon asked.

at this time.Not far from the camp, in the tent of a certain nobleman, a ball of sacred white light bloomed.Gordon sensed the discrete energy rippling in the air, and said, "It should be that Priest Angelo is using the magic spell to expel poison. Has anyone been poisoned?"

"You guessed it right." Donne glanced at the direction where the spell was shining, "It was Viscount Abbott, a kind old noble gentleman, who suddenly fell to the ground while having dinner this morning. Later, according to the investigation , because the tea he drank was poisonous."

"Intentional murder?"

"No. This is because the water that Viscount Abt made his tea from was taken from that stream. Apart from this Viscount, more than 60 people were poisoned by drinking the stream water this morning. However, among these poisoned people, There are very few people who are able to receive magical treatment like Viscount Abbott. Now Ms. Bishop has ordered that it is forbidden to take water from the creek."

"Then, has the murderer been found for this large-scale poisoning incident? Did someone in the team do it?" Gordon asked.A name immediately came to his mind: Burdisso Baratheon.There is a 90.00% possibility that this "human rape" who has turned to the devil is the most suspected of poisoning.

"If it's as you guessed, that's fine." Dawn said with a wry smile. "The big thing that you really need to discuss is not poisoning, but the movement of demons. Remember before we set off from that crystal cave, set Magic alarm?"

"Of course." Gordon nodded, his expression became serious.

Knowing that the sacred barrier at the entrance of the cave was constantly weakening, Gordon, Donne, and Ms. Bishop discussed and decided to set up a trigger-type communication alarm at the entrance of the cave when they decided to go deep into the ancient road. .Sensing the demonic presence of chaotic evil triggers an alarm, relaying the message to one of Dorne's ruby ​​rings.

When the ruby ​​ring flashes, it means that the holy enchantment has completely failed, and the demon army has also entered the ancient road.

There is more than one such triggering alarm.Every ten kilometers away, Dorn set a magic alarm until he left the crystal cave.By doing this, you can roughly estimate the marching speed of the demon army, so that you can make a timely response.

"At twelve o'clock last night, I got rid of the siege of the ghosts at the hot spring, and when Helen and I fled back to the camp, I just received the news that the first magic alarm was triggered."

Don swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said again: "Then at one o'clock, the second magic alarm was triggered. After that, every hour, a magic alarm will be triggered."

"That is to say, the marching speed of the demon army is ten kilometers per hour?" Gordon couldn't help taking a breath after casually stating the calculation result.

Generally speaking, the normal marching speed of the human army is four to five kilometers per hour.However, the team led by Ms. Bishop, which was mixed with a large number of civilians and non-military personnel, traveled at a slower speed, only two or three kilometers per hour.

Calculated in this way, it will happen sooner or later that they will be caught up by the devil.

Under the coercion of Barlow's flame demon, the rapid marching speed of the demons is really amazing.

"I have checked the life signs of the poisoned person, and found that the toxin contains chaotic and evil abyssal ingredients." Dawn continued, "Obviously, the demon army has left the crystal cave, found the source of the stream, and poisoned it .”

"I'm afraid this kind of toxin will make people miserable and unable to move, but it won't kill people immediately, right?"

"How do you know, did you use the spell of the school of prophecy?" Donne looked at his friend in surprise.

"Because the demons are very smart. They don't need to rely on poisoning to weaken our combat effectiveness. What these demons need most now is to catch up with us as soon as possible before our reinforcements arrive, and then catch up with us and finish the scarlet battle." Hunting ceremony, and finally escaped. If there is a group of patients in our team who are unable to move due to poisoning, wouldn't it be easier to catch up with us?"

Dawn's face collapsed: "Although I admire your reasoning ability, my dear Gordon, but the smarter the devil is, the more unfavorable the situation will be for us."

Falia and Xiona stood next to the two mages, listening to their conversation quietly.Although they didn't say a word, they still had a deep understanding of the rapidly deteriorating situation. The four of them remained silent and the atmosphere was dignified.Especially the three of Gordon who knew that there was still a black dragon to be dealt with, were more thoughtful than Dawn.

At this time, a messenger ran over and took them to Ms. Bishop's tent.

When Priest Angelo, who had expelled the poison for Viscount Abbott, entered the tent, all the decision-making members of the fugitive team were present.

After a brief discussion, everyone showed extremely high efficiency, and decided to gather the poisoned people together, send them to a remote cave in the forest, and send some people to take care of them.The team immediately packed up and set off.

No one objected to this decision, even the old Earl Thompson, who often sang against Ms. Bishop to reflect his wisdom and sense of presence, did not raise any objections.

Because the nobles among the poisoned people have all been cured by the priest's magic.The rest are all civilians.In some cases, in the eyes of nobles, civilians are not human beings at all, but consumables that can be sacrificed at any time.

Throwing these people into the forest is almost like sending them into the hands of demons.Although it is possible for the demons to pursue the large army and ignore these poor people who are placed in remote places, no one will willingly take this risk.

A cruel and realistic decision.

It seems that the devil really overestimated the kindness of human beings, thinking that this method could slow down their progress.

"Although it is a bit hypocritical to say this, but for the sake of the overall situation, we can only temporarily abandon these poisoned people. May Bahamut bless them." Ms. Bishop said with a deep sigh.It was as if making this decision had already taken all the strength out of her body.

Even if this decision is spread out in the future, no one will accuse them of being cruel.Even in front of the gods, they have a clear conscience - "for the greater good, you can sacrifice a part of the group" is the principle believed by the lawful and good gods, but there are still some people who feel uncomfortable - such as Xiona, who is still inexperienced.

Gordon could only squeeze his sister's hand tightly to show comfort. (to be continued..)