Knight and Wand

Chapter 314 Escape

Walking through the corridors and columns of the palace, crossing the garden courtyard, under the moonlight, what caught the eye were the palace guards who had all fainted on the ground in various joints.

The deeper they got into the main palace complex, the more frightened Leon became. If the Atias had such amazing means that they could take down the entire palace's army overnight, why would they risk disguising their identities, smuggling weapons into the city and mobilizing a large army to plan an assassination?

What's even more strange is that the deeper we go, the deeper we go, we can't see any other sober person except ourselves. The patrolling royal knights and palace guards are all in a coma. Why am I the only one who remains sober?
Is it because I am a spellcaster? But Corvis, who has higher magic power and magical attainments than me, has also been tricked?
But no matter how confused he was, the critical situation before him did not allow him to stop and think slowly.

At least, after rushing to the core area of ​​the palace, all he could see were unconscious people, and no invaders or dead people were seen. This made Leon speculate that the number of enemies must not be large, and was far from the scale of the riot that had occurred there not long ago with the help of nearly a thousand people.

He couldn't help but pray in his heart, hoping that the garrison troops in Orlando would be able to discover the changes in the palace as soon as possible.

But Leon knew in his heart that this was a luxury before the dawn.

Finally, he arrived at the passage leading to the main hall and the back hall area in his memory. Without stopping for a moment, he hesitated for a moment, and then rushed to the royal court area where Ines might live.

From the perspective of the personal value of the goal of saving lives, the safety of King Redwin III is undoubtedly more important.

But for Leon, ensuring the lives of his friends and partners is always the top priority.

Thinking about how he had confidently promised the other party not long ago that he would do his best to protect her, he couldn't help but become more anxious. He only hoped that the enemy's primary target would be the more valuable male members of the royal family, rather than Ines who had no right of inheritance.

Rushing into the dark inner palace, Leon carefully stepped over the guards and maids who had fallen to the ground, and searched each room in the palace that was of a high enough standard.

Until we went deeper into the inner corridor, we saw the door of a room that was luxurious enough.

The tightly closed door was unexpectedly solid, and Leon's shoulder strike only made a loud bang, slightly vibrating the door.

He had no choice but to reach out to the door lock and use his magic power to infiltrate the lock core. However, as if some kind of safety mechanism had been triggered, the object manipulation technique formed by the magic power was about to try to open the lock, but the internal door bolt suddenly locked automatically with a bang.

Leon reluctantly put the sword back into his belt, raised his hand and a burst of electric arcs flashed, summoning Gungnir. He cast a spell to activate the blazing Molten Blade on the top of the wand, and inserted the flame blade into the connection between the door frame and the door axis to burn and cut it.

The entire door was burned open, he dispersed the magic to save mana, and immediately kicked out -

Bang!
The door of the room was kicked down.

Leon rushed into this high-end palace bedroom, and his eyes were instantly locked on the figure on the large bed with hanging curtains.

He ran over and threw back the quilt.

But in the dim light, the figure he saw made Leon stunned.

The person on the bed was the princess's personal guard, Lady Agatha, who was fast asleep in her pajamas.

Leon was surprised to see that the person was neither Ines nor any other royal woman.

Was Lady Agatha treated so well that she had such a luxurious room in the inner court?

Before he could think about it, he suddenly heard a slight creaking of a cabinet door behind him, and a light footstep stepped on the ground, and a chill suddenly hit the back of his neck!

--enemy??

Leon turned his steps suddenly, dodged, and instantly grabbed the slender arm that stabbed with the magic sword with his left hand.

The petite figure whose right arm was captured in the darkness immediately turned his wrist and swung the sword blade horizontally. His right hand loosened the hilt, his left hand held the sword, and the tip of the sword with a cold and flashing light stabbed Leon in the face again.

The skills are agile, the decisions are calm, and the sword moves are dangerous. However, the untrained physical fitness is not enough to exert even one-tenth or one-twelfth of the power of this sword technique.

But Leon also instantly saw the identity of the person who ambushed and stabbed him.

She dodged the sharp sword by turning her head, without having time to open her mouth. Leon was afraid that the big movement would hurt the girl, so he let go of her right arm, bent down, grabbed Ines' waist with his right hand that was holding the magic gun, and picked her up. He turned around and controlled the girl's left wrist from behind.

Feeling the girl in his arms stiffen and struggle vigorously, Leon, who had the chance, spoke quickly:
"Don't be afraid, it's me! Your Highness, I'm Leon!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Ines, who was cold all over, paused and almost held her breath.

"Laileon?" The girl called out in a quick breath, still a little nervous, and her voice still sounded a little trembling.

Looking back in that strong and broad embrace, Ines' bright eyes stared at that face in a daze.

After confirming in the dim light that it was indeed the familiar face, Ines's tense face relaxed as if she had been pardoned.

"I'm sorry, I thought it was an assassin who broke in. I hope I didn't hurt you?"

The girl apologized softly with a relieved tone, but then she felt the warm touch of the other person only through the veil and the shirt, and her cheeks felt slightly hot in the dim room.

"No." Leon answered. Although he was very surprised that she did not fall into a coma like him, he was relieved to see that Princess Ines was safe and sound. "Luckily you are not in danger. Something serious has happened. Everyone nearby has fallen into a coma. It is very likely that the remnants of Atias have sneaked into the palace!"

"Well, I know. Can you put me down first?" Ines whispered calmly. Although her voice was calm, she could still feel a little embarrassed.

"Oh, sorry!" Leon quickly let go of his hands, and awkwardly let the little princess' feet return to the ground.

To him, the girl's body was as light as a kitten. Even when he held her in his arms, she felt weightless. He was not aware of the taboo just now.

Ines freed herself from the restraints, straightened her nightgown with her hands, turned to look at Leon, and sighed: "Fortunately you came quickly. When I woke up, I found that the guards and servants outside were all unconscious in the corridor. I just had a headache. With my mediocre skills, I didn't know whether I should hide in the room and wait for rescue, or risk running out to find someone. Thank you for coming to save me in time."

"It's just a small favor. Uh, it's windy outside. You should put on a coat and change into a pair of boots for running. We can't stay in the palace for long. Let's escape first. At least I have to send you away first." Leon noticed that the gauze close to the little princess' body was too light and transparent, so he quickly looked away, looked outside the dark door, and urged her.

Ines nodded and quickly put on a coat. She put on her shoes and suddenly stopped, unwilling to leave her sleeping female guard behind. "Wait, if possible, can you bring Agatha with you?"

Leon hesitated for a moment, but still did not refuse the request. Carrying one more person would not be a big burden for him.

Leon stepped forward and carried the unconscious female knight, then quickly took Ines out of the room and fled towards the guest palace where he had originally stayed.

On the way, he couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, did you feel anything unusual when you woke up? Apart from you, I haven't seen anyone else awake in the palace so far."

Ines followed Leon's footsteps at a trot, holding her sword. She shook her head when she heard him say, "Abnormal? The current situation is abnormal for me. I woke up inexplicably in the middle of the night just because I felt a palpitation. Then I found that Agatha next to me couldn't be woken up no matter how hard I tried. Then I realized that something was wrong."

"You usually sleep with Ms. Agatha?" Leon raised his eyebrows in surprise. Could it be that the two of them have a relationship beyond friendship?

Ines was stunned for a moment, and quickly clarified: "It's not always like this. I'm just worried about my safety recently because of the Atias people, so I asked Agatha to guard me at all times."

At this point, she couldn't help but wonder, "But you didn't see anyone else awake except me? What about you? Since everyone is unconscious, how come you are fine like me?"

"Good question. I don't know either. Maybe we are just lucky." Leon said helplessly.

"Lucky." Ines murmured. Maybe. She was alone and heard someone banging on the door in the middle of the night. She was so frightened that her spine went cold.

Even when he was trapped by the vampire army in Kilmerton Fortress, he still had knights around to defend him.

But tonight, for the first time in her life, the girl felt truly helpless and at a loss as to what to do. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.

"How do we escape? Isn't this the way to the nearest palace gate? Do you need me to show you the way?" Ines jogged around the surrounding garden passages.

"Let's go back to the guest room on the corridor first. Lohak and Corvis are still lying there unconscious." Leon turned around and explained, "I have a magic that can summon a Dinobot. You should have heard of it. I will tie everyone to its back and we will rush out of the palace on the beast."

As he was speaking, he suddenly stopped.

At the corner of the corridor, several figures in robes and armor walked out of the passage leading to the periphery of the palace.

The sudden encounter left both sides stunned.

The moonlight was dim, and the identities of those people were unknown because of their cloaks covering their faces, but the long staffs in their hands showed that they were all spellcasters.

When faced with Leon and Ines, who were not covering their faces, the other party immediately recognized them.

"How is this possible?" A hoarse and angry voice sounded in the team.

"Whatever - kill them!!!"

The hunched spellcaster who spoke waved his staff, opened the magic pattern formation, and a dazzling stream of flames gushed out!

Leon's heart sank, and he pulled out the Neti card with his right hand holding Gungnir and threw it forward. Then he grabbed Ines beside him without hesitation and turned around to escape without any shame.

--roar--!!!
A flash of light appeared, and the huge body of the Dinobotanic Bear Callisto suddenly appeared, crushing the floor of the passage and causing it to shatter and splash.

The heat of the demonic flames that came at high speeds hit the giant beast, igniting its hair and creating streaks of flames.

The arcs of electricity and air pressure blows summoned by other spellcasters exploded frequently, and waves of severe pain aroused the giant beast's extremely angry roar. The Dreadbear moved its body and rushed towards the mages in front.

At the back of the passage blocked by the mountain bear, Leon carried Agatha on his shoulders, held Ines' waist with his arms, and ran away at the fastest speed using the "Qiao family's unique skills" with no intention of turning back to fight.

What a joke! Even if you don't consider how likely he is to win if he faces the siege of those spellcasters alone, just looking at the fact that he is carrying the unconscious Agatha and the powerless Ines, it is impossible to fight this battle.

Leon rushed over the flower bed steps as swiftly as the wind, and jumped high with a running start, flying over the garden landscape that was blocking his way. He landed at the same speed and continued to escape far away from the battle behind him with roaring bears and explosions.

Leon didn't know how long Callisto could delay, but he could tell from the surge of magic power when the group of people cast spells that the Dinocampus would not be able to defeat them if it fought alone.

While escaping, the violent ups and downs like a roller coaster made Ines dizzy and see stars. She couldn't hold the sword in her hand and it flew out.

The girl waited for a long time until Leon's aimless running slowed down a little, and then she barely raised her head in his swaying arms to recognize him, and stretched out her hand to quickly point in a direction: "There, there is a path that is rarely visited. Let's find a place to hide Agatha."

She felt guilty for the burden she had caused to Leon by suggesting bringing guards along.

Leon followed the advice while running wildly, turned and walked along the path. Halfway there he found a remote courtyard. He jumped into it, found a storage shed, and hid the unconscious Agatha inside.

Ines certainly cannot leave her own protection, but if she encounters the enemy with Agatha who is of no help, it will be extremely dangerous for both the female knight and herself. If she hides her, the enemy will most likely not go out of their way to look for a pure warrior who is of no great value.

"I'm sorry, I will definitely come back to save you." Ines covered the guard's body with a sack, gave him a last apologetic look, and hurried to catch up with Leon.

Leon locked the bolt of the storage room through the door panel, picked up the princess's light body and ran out of the courtyard. Ines did not act pretentiously, and her arms tightly wrapped around her neck and shoulders to stabilize her body.

After all, it was an emergency. Besides, if she were to run with him in her arms like a piece of luggage again, Ines felt that she would be so shaken that she would vomit up her overnight meal.

Leon held the girl in his left arm and ran into the path outside the courtyard. Although he did not stop, he suddenly lost his direction.

What should I do next?
Go back to the corridor room?
The Oreshan Bear was in the middle of a fierce battle and he could not pull it back. Although if he abandoned the others and went back with Canis and only took Aka and Lohak with him, they could escape to the city gate, but if they encountered enemies of unknown number and strength again, Canis would be the only one left, and he would not be able to stop all the pursuers like the Oreshan Bear did.

After thinking about this, Leon realized that he probably couldn't go back to the guest room. Maybe he could just let Canis hide Lohak and the others so as not to attract the enemy's attention. Compared with the royal members of the Hecha Dynasty, other nobles were not in danger for the time being.

"We may be able to avoid the enemy from the east. Let's escape from Orlando City from the back mountain first. We can reach a royal barracks in the suburbs not far from the city." Ines suggested calmly.

(End of this chapter)