Chapter 44: Reversal
"They should be nearby!"
The cavalry holding torches stopped in front of a larger logging field. It was dark. Even with torches, the accumulated logs and debris branches still cast large shadows on the ground.
Such terrain is very unfavorable to the cavalry.
Because horses cannot gallop in such an environment, which will waste a lot of time!
"Hmph, I'm in a panic way... Do you want to slow down the pursuit speed like this?"
The cavalry captain snorted, and he was holding a small transparent glass bottle in his hand. Inside it, a broken hair with fluorescent light was floating slightly in one direction!
The blue-red witch uses Hans' hair to perform magic, guiding the direction.
Although it is not obvious when approaching, it is enough to confirm the approximate orientation.
"They are just dying chronically."
As a knight in the city, this non-commissioned officer is naturally very familiar with the terrain in the city. Although this logging field is large, there is nothing to hide around.
Not like before, near the center of the city, there are many high and low houses.
In other words... as long as Po Luo and others are exposed, they will only be surrounded for a moment!
"Drop the horse and search!"
The non-commissioned officer waved his hand, and dozens of knights behind him turned over and dismounted and drew out their long swords!
"In a group of three people, send a signal when encountering an enemy, and then delay it!"
The non-commissioned officer pointed his fingers and quickly divided his soldiers into several teams, then advanced to the other end of the logging field from several directions.
Finally, four soldiers were left to guard the horses on the spot.
The logging field in the dark was very dark, and only the breakage of branches under your feet and the chirping of insects in the depths of the shadows were vaguely heard.
But these soldiers are all well-trained masters, far from comparable to robbers and bandits.
Even in such an environment, they still hold their swords cautiously, guarding against every corner where someone might be there!
But...often times, if you are not prepared, you won’t have any accidents.
And this is even more so in such a complex dark night!
The three soldiers searching in one corner saw a bright red cloak in the darkness ahead when they turned over a pile of logs!
"Finished!"
"They are there!"
"Come——"
As the non-commissioned officer had ordered, they immediately shouted loudly and rushed towards Lake!
They did not see the other two goals, but they didn't care, because in fact, the above task arrangement was to catch the criminals who had to catch the red cloak!
As for the other two?
Regardless of life and death, such a thief cannot be caught - it doesn’t matter!
Capturing the person who killed the Duke is the top priority!
Lake was very fast, and with just a flash, the bright red shadow disappeared into the pile of logs.
Three soldiers drew their swords and rushed up!
Running in the dark, it is extremely difficult to notice the road conditions—
After only a few steps away, one of the three soldiers fell to the ground with a pounce!
"You guys go first!"
The other two did not slow down and continued to chase in the direction where Lake disappeared-
The fallen soldier limped up.
Although he was wearing chain armor, his posture might be wrong, but his fall was quite heavy!
"Damn it! It's so unlucky!"
And when he was about to pick up the long sword on the ground and continue chasing, a dark shadow pounced in the shadow under the log on the side!
In an instant, the soldier was knocked to the ground!
This time, the bad stars shone brightly. Before the soldiers could resist, the greater impact made his head buzz!
I only saw a pair of dark green light spots staring at me and fainted!
"It seems that among you three, you are the most unlucky!"
Poluo watched the soldier faint and hurriedly began to strip the soldier's helmet with Hans who was hiding on the other side.
A few dozen seconds later, several teams of soldiers rushed from all over the place.
The bright long sword scattered a deadly cold light under the fire!
"Where are those wanted criminals?"
"Over there, hurry up, my two teammates are dealing with each other!"
"Where is the goal?"
"Over there, go quickly - I have a leg injury and cannot be pursued!"
Poluo decisively pointed in the wrong direction and looked at the familiar face under Poluo's helmet. The soldiers did not suspect that there was him and rushed over quickly!
Poluo, disguised as a soldier, walked in the opposite direction to the position where the horses were placed!
...
Outside the logging field, several soldiers guarding the horses were chatting randomly. "It's really troublesome. It's my brothers who are watching the scene."
"Oh, I guess those thieves can't escape this situation. I don't have much credit to the situation!"
But at this moment, they noticed a figure coming from the dark logging field!
"Why are you back?"
Looking at the four soldiers on the horse and looking at Poluo who came back alone, he was a little confused.
But looking at the face under Poluo's helmet, he still felt relieved and inserted the sword in his hand back into the scabbard.
"The enemy is too strong, my leg is injured, I have to come back first!"
Poluo showed his bloody knee to the four soldiers.
[Little Red Riding Hood Wolf's Disguise] is very useful, and the injuries of the fallen soldier are exactly the same!
"Hiss-You can walk back alone like this!?"
"He's really a tough guy!"
Several left-behind soldiers exclaimed.
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Poluo nodded, showing a hurried look on his face:
"The criminals resisted fiercely and had great magic. You should hurry up and stay around and don't let them run away!"
Not giving those people time to think, Poluo then added,
"I'll just look at the horses here alone!"
When the four soldiers heard this, their expressions turned solemn. Since the three bandits had already appeared, there was nothing to care about. They nodded and agreed:
"Okay!"
"You have a good rest here!"
As he said that, he drew his sword and unsheathed it, raised the torch, and rushed into the logging field in the direction pointed by Poluo!
On the other side, Hans ran out of the shadow.
Polu pulled the reins of the horses away and put on several of them. After a while, Lake also showed his body from the darkness.
Instead of wearing the bright red cloak, she was wearing a black night-mounted dress.
The girl jumped lightly and turned over to the horse. Until then, a bright red cloak appeared out of the air!
In such a dark night, the chasing soldiers could not have expected that Lake's cloak could switch from invisibility and appearance in an instant.
So...their pursuit began from the moment Lake's figure disappeared from his sight-
It has already failed!
"Let's go! Go straight to the east and exit the city!"
Before leaving, Lake waved the dagger and slashed the remaining horses on the butt, causing them to scatter and run away!
Then, Poluo shook the reins and the three of them rode their horses and continued to speed along the road!
Yes, from the beginning, Poluo did not expect to block or counterattack the pursuers through the logging field. The road was still long, and if you want to escape further, you must use some vehicles!
It was not until the figures of several people were swallowed up by the darkness that a fire quickly appeared on the border of the logging field!
"Damn it!"
The cavalry officer was carrying a glass bottle in his hand, his face dark.
He looked at the disappeared horse, then looked back at the soldier who was being carried naked in the team, and instantly understood what was happening!
"Are you blind?? You won't see who is in the armor!?"
The four soldiers guarding the horses were also a little confused-
I even began to doubt my memory:
"Sorry, sir, maybe it's too dark...we're you wrong?"
The non-commissioned officer put his sword in his anger into the scabbard, staring at the darkness at the end of the road—
He knew that now, the situation had reversed.
The fugitive had a horse, but he and others lost his mount!
This time, the task that should have been guaranteed to be sure failed!
"They went to the Eastern Forest and asked Team 2 to send the horses over!"
He said with a dark face and gritted his teeth, "Try to stop them halfway!"
Having said that, the non-commissioned officer also understood that if he failed this time, he would be even more unable to stop him next time.
(This chapter ends)