Chapter 425: Pursuit
Jilan looked calm and did not panic even when surrounded.
He swung the Flower Basket Cross Sword in his hand, and with a clang, it transformed back into the shape of a cane.
"You seem to have got the wrong person."
Jilan held his cane, adjusted his hat that was tilted due to the battle, looked at the black-armored warriors, and said lightly.
"When I was wandering around at night, I was assassinated by an unknown force. If I hadn't been strong enough, I would have died at the hands of the opponent."
"That person is a senior level 5 'phantom'. During the fight with me, he relied on his powerful hypnotic ability to influence the surrounding residents and escape."
"At the same time, the other party is also aware of my various movements...I suspect that your Royal Court. The interior has been infiltrated, causing the information of the Bremen envoy to be leaked. The unscrupulous people behind the scenes are trying to undermine the diplomacy between the two countries by assassinating me."
Hearing this, the black-armored warriors fell silent. .
Jilan glanced around, listened to the increasingly noisy movements, and then turned to look in the direction of the low wall where the winter snake disappeared.
"The bodies of the two assassins I killed should still be at the door of this building... You'd better check the bodies before they decompose. You can probably find the remaining hypnotic magnetic field on them."
"These are just your one-sided words."
The leader of the black-armored warrior said, but he also followed Jilan's suggestion. He raised his hand and waved, and there were two black-armored warriors behind him. Go away quickly.
Apparently, they were going to examine the two headless corpses.
"Mr. Guillan Iros, please rest assured that no matter what the truth is, we will never wrongly accuse you... Just come back with us and accept the investigation."
Ji Lan narrowed his eyes.
Looking directly at the leading black-armored warrior, he said:
“Didn’t you realize that you were also invisibly affected by the hypnotic power... When you came just now, did you see Someone who wants to fight me?"
"No, right?" Ji Lan sneered.
His falcon-like purple eyes swept across the group of black-armored warriors. It seemed that at this moment, he was not the prisoner being rounded up, but the superior of everyone.
"You have all been fooled."
Gilan swung his cane and pointed it directly at the low wall.
"Before I go back with you to accept the investigation, I suggest you ask the chief of the temple for instructions... If you don't hunt down the assassin before he runs away, it will be very difficult for you to find him again. It’s all difficult.”
“…”
The captain of the Blade Warrior frowned.
His intuition told him that what the young foreign minister of the Bremen Empire in front of him said was true. But it was a conclusive fact that the other party committed murder. For a moment, he fell into deep thought.
At this moment.
The two Bendo samurai who had gone to check the body returned and whispered beside the captain.
The results are consistent with what Gillan said.
Those two corpses do have hypnotic magnetic fields left on them, and they are not to the extent that ordinary fourth-level long-lived people can achieve.
At the same time, the two men also brought a piece of news.
After listening, the captain of the Bendo Samurai confirmed in a deep voice:
"...Is this really an order from the chief?"
"Yes, captain."< br>
“The chief has been sleeping for more than two years. I didn’t expect to wake up at this time...”
The black-armored captain took a deep breath.
He put away his scimitar, raised his head and saluted Jilan.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gillan, there may indeed be a misunderstanding. The investigation about you has been postponed for the time being... Klein is hiding unknown forces and causing disturbance to you. We are really negligent in our duties."
"We will send someone to escort you back to the palace to rest. As for the assassin, I will personally lead the team to hunt him down."
Jilan was surprised.
He originally planned to delay for a while, but he didn't expect that the temple chief issued a new order at this time.
In short, it is good for him.
And from what the other party said just now, it seems that the temple chief has not shown up in the past two years and has been "sleeping".
I didn’t wake up until tonight.
After thinking for a while, Jilan shook his head and said:
"I will act together with you."
"Mr. Gillan?" The captain of the Blade Warrior frowned and said in a deep voice: "It's not that I question your strength, but because you are an important foreign guest. Dangerous actions should not put you in danger..."
"It doesn't matter." Ji Lan waved his hand. "The assassin just pissed me off. I'll help you arrest him as soon as possible, which will also reduce a lot of trouble in the future."
Hearing this, the black-armored captain thought for a few seconds and said in a deep voice:
"In that case, okay..."
After saying that, he turned his head sideways, raised his right fist high and waved.
"All warriors, follow me!"
A group of Bendo warriors took action immediately.
They are well-trained, move quickly and powerfully, and remain quiet throughout the process, looking quite reliable.
Gilan also followed this team of warriors over the low wall, and quickly pursued them based on the mysterious magnetic field remaining in the air.
However, just a moment later.
The crowd circled the residential area several times, but suddenly stopped outside a garden where potatoes and cauliflowers were grown.
"...The magnetic field has disappeared."
The leader of the samurai captain raised his hand to stop the team, then looked around, but found nothing, and couldn't help but look sad.
Jilan unfolded his spiritual vision and also frowned.
The traces of the magnetic field that were originally in the air disappeared without a trace.
Obviously, as a high-level executive of the "White Pigeon Tower", Dong She is an experienced behind-the-scenes pusher and will not be unaware that the remaining magnetic field will attract pursuers.
So he probably used some means to eliminate the magnetic field halfway, thus hiding his traces.
"This is going to be difficult..."
The captain of the Bendo Samurai looked solemn.
He looked at the dense residential and commercial buildings around him and said in a deep voice:
"This is the most densely populated residential area in Klein, and the environment is extremely complex. Searching for traces of the man without any clues, only I’m afraid I’m looking for a needle in a haystack.”
Gilan didn’t answer.
I also sighed in my heart.
The "Happy Pointer" has been damaged and this opportunity has been missed. It will indeed be difficult to find the winter snake.
The result of this is that the hardline nobles of the "Iron-Blooded Royal Court" are still controlled by them, causing the diplomatic plan of this trip to reach a deadlock.
Thinking of this, Gilan became more and more disgusted with the guys in the "White Pigeon Tower" who only knew how to cause trouble behind their backs.
Not only is he a bad person, but he is also very good at hiding it. Even if caught, the ability to escape is extremely strong.
Like a loach hiding in the mud and stirring up the muddy water. While his movements are agile, he is also quite smooth.
While the group was hesitating in place.
Jilan glanced out of the corner of her eye and suddenly stopped her gaze.
He saw a decorative "scarecrow" standing in the flower garden.
This scarecrow seems to be a life-size doll that the resident bought for his children. It was only put here for "waste recycling" because of its mutilated hands and cracked cheeks.
It was wearing a patched and worn plaid gown, but in the breast pocket, the corner of a postcard was exposed.
It was this corner that attracted Gillan's attention.
Because it has a cursive letter "M" written on it.
This reminded Gillan of Miss Menis.
Under the confused gazes of all the Blade Hall warriors, he jumped directly over the wooden fence, stepped on the dry soil, came to the scarecrow, and then reached out and took out the postcard from his pocket.
Looking down, sure enough, there was a line of beautiful blue handwriting written on the front of the postcard:
"Mr. Guillen Iros:
At this point, you accidentally saw a suspicious guy passing by, and you recorded the direction in which he left.
Your old friend, M. ”
Gilan raised his eyebrows with a strange expression.
It happened to be here... saw it by chance?
Originally, he thought it was strange, until this postcard appeared. , Gilan was basically certain that Menis had probably been following him secretly and helping him
But the other party always came up with some lame excuses, which made Ji Lan find it funny that this woman was hiding something.
Wow. He turned the postcard over.
A simple drawing depicts the outline of the street at the back, and a figure wearing a windbreaker and carrying a cane goes to the right.
"Mr. Gillan, did you find anything?"
At this time, the captain of the Bendo Samurai outside the flower garden asked.
Gilan put the postcard away and walked over quickly.
"The man went eastward."
"Eastward?" the captain thought. "That's Klein's landfill. There are several exits leading out of the city..."
"Follow me, don't let him escape from the royal city!"
With a serious look on his face, he waved to greet the other Blade Hall warriors.
The group of people ran with all their strength, crossed the street intersection, and headed straight to the right.
After a while.
Jilan followed them to a rather spacious venue, but filled with a slight rotten stench.
There are mountains of garbage here. Blackened and rotten fruit and food, tattered old clothes and shoes, and damaged furniture can be seen everywhere.
Just as a group of people were walking quickly through the narrow passage between the garbage piles, suddenly, a group of stained workers in work clothes rushed out from all directions, holding steel pipe blades.
“Stop them!”
A worker roared with a distorted face.
Jilan and the warrior captain couldn't help but frown when they saw this.
Because this group of people are just ordinary workers responsible for disposing of garbage, but their expressions and behaviors are not normal at all.
"Don't kill anyone, they are all under control."
The samurai captain clearly saw something and quickly gave instructions.
Soon, a group of black-armored warriors dispersed and stopped the incoming workers.
With their extraordinary physique and skills, they disarmed the workers at will and knocked them unconscious with one blow.
There were a few bangs and the workers fell to the ground one after another.
Ji Lan, however, looked far away and saw a figure in the distance quickly disappearing behind the garbage pile.
“I found it, come with me!”
He said in a deep voice and stepped on it.
Bang!
A handful of smoke and dust rose from the ground, and Jilan's figure had already crossed a blurry trajectory and jumped out.
The samurai captain responded quickly and followed closely.
The group of people kept jumping on the garbage pile, spanning more than ten meters at a time.
With the wide view from the top, Jilan quickly discovered the winter snake that was constantly running away under the night.
Without saying a word, he took out his alchemy revolver and pulled the trigger towards the back of the windbreaker who was seventy or eighty meters away.
Bang bang bang! !
Several shots were fired in succession, and ferocious firepower burst out from the muzzle, striking out diffuse circles.
Ke Dong Snake didn't look back, but dodged left and right as if he had eyes on the back of his head and could predict the trajectory of the bullet.
There were several muffled sounds.
The bullets landed on the garbage pile, creating large craters. All kinds of filth and debris flew everywhere and fell to the ground with a crash.
Gilan emptied the bomb nest and did not see Winter Snake slow down. He knew that the revolver firepower alone could not stop the opponent at all.
A senior fifth-level Kusei, he is also a strong person who focuses on spiritual consciousness. His gnosis is so strong that he can easily capture the ballistic trajectory.
So, while chasing, he put away his revolver.
"Wang Lin!" Jilan shouted in a deep voice.
Boom——
Suddenly, a terrifying momentum descended.
The sword hall warriors couldn't help but look at him sideways, with shock on their faces.
I saw a huge figure three meters high suddenly appeared!
His body is covered with bones and armor, he wears a green flame crown on his head, a scarlet translucent cloak on his shoulders, and holds a terrifying wheel hammer.
At the same time, riding under the seat is a huge white sheep with green fire hooves and a ferocious grin!
Boom! !
The ferocious sheep knight shouldered the giant hammer and suddenly jumped into the air. As if ignoring gravity, he spanned dozens of meters and slammed into the ground.
Crack!
Crack! !
The feral sheep ran on all fours, very fast!
In almost a few breaths, he caught up with the fleeing man in the trench coat.
"Huh?!" Dong She turned back suddenly and her pupils shrank. "Damn it! What is this?!"
Winter Snake's face changed drastically as he watched the square-headed stone hammer that was half his body hit like a meteorite, making a terrifying roar.
He swung his cane, and the green crystal on the top glowed, forcing him to move to one side——
Boom! ! !
The stone hammer hit the ground, like an explosion!
A huge pothole was revealed, splashing up several meters of dust and sand, and the surrounding garbage seemed to be swept by a strong wind and scattered in all directions.
“Death!!”
The mad king’s crazy face grinned with an extremely violent laugh and roared.
The caracal sheep's hind legs bent, and it burst out with great force and rapidity, causing Jilan to turn around ninety degrees and reach the top of the winter snake's head.
A huge shadow, accompanied by a trembling sense of oppression, enveloped the winter snake.
"Go away——"
Winter Snake felt the mortal danger, the veins on his forehead were exposed, and he shouted in a deep voice.
He held the cane in both hands and used all his strength to activate the original ability.
A flash of green light illuminated the entire landfill.
Boom! !
Jilan smashed down and scattered the several-meter-high garbage pile. The winter snake flew out backwards, and the green light barrier surrounding him shattered instantly.
“Pfft——” Winter Snake vomited a mouthful of blood, with a look of horror on its face.
Next second.
Whoosh! !
His figure became blurred, and immediately a series of clones shot out, dozens or hundreds, scattering in all directions.
Even the Blade Hall warriors who came over couldn't tell the difference and didn't know which figure to chase.
“You are Gilan Iros?!”
Winter Snake’s voice came from all directions, as if a hundred people were speaking in unison.
His tone was full of disbelief.
“How can a fourth-level long-time person have such strength?! Is this the new essence you created alone?!”
"Exchange of equal value...Exchange of equal value!"
"You must have paid an unimaginable price to gain the power to transcend levels!"
Gilan ignored him at all.
The cross sword bonfire was reflected in the eyes of the Mad King.
The flame grew stronger and stronger, even igniting his eyes.
The "illusion" created by Winter Snake was subsequently discovered by him. I saw hundreds of clones disappearing from Jilan's sight, leaving only one fleeing towards the west exit.
Crack!
The feral sheep kicked its legs and led Jilan across the sky.
“Quenching!!”
Gilan fell with a hammer——
(End of this chapter)