"Huh? What did you say??? Nesa Hualcoyotl withdrew?"
Ella pinched her face bag, trying to make sure she was still awake. The pain that followed and Amy's unwavering nod made her realize that this was not a dream or a joke.
"That's ten thousand people? Ten thousand people! They just slipped away from us and we don't know anything???"
"Actually, my men discovered it last night. Nezahualcoyotl's army was stationed separately from us, and there was not much movement when they withdrew. But I have been on guard against him. As soon as his troops moved, I immediately I just received the news." Tesosomok replied reluctantly, "I thought he was going to attack us, so I immediately strengthened the defense around the envoy. Who would have thought that he would withdraw directly? No return!”
"I just did a rough count, and there are more than five thousand enemies surrounding us!" Dast said in a panic, "They seem to have mobilized the entire tribe. The first row is young and middle-aged men, and the second row is It’s an old man, and in the third row are women and children. The women and children are holding hands and dancing neatly, as if they are casting some kind of magic!”
"This is the characteristic of the Mescalero tribe! Everyone in their tribe masters basic magic. Although most of them are extremely weak and of no use. But by working together, they can multiply the power of magic! Ah! Zitlan has suffered a lot at this point!”
After Tesosomok explained this, the other lords became even more panicked: "Damn it! So they are already preparing to attack us?"
The unexpected development made Ella spin in circles. Tesosomoc said before that the Aztlan Empire and the Mescalero tribe had been at war for decades before they were finally conquered. Aztlan's regular army was like this, and the more than a thousand motley army around her, made up of followers, servants, and slaves of the lords of various city-states, let alone compete with this tribe.
"Your Majesty, that's why I said you went too far yesterday! Okay, you must burn the statue opposite!"
"You can't blame the God Envoy for this. Who would have thought that Nesa Hualcoyotel would suddenly withdraw his troops." Tesosomok shook his head repeatedly, "I still can't believe it. He gave up all his strength and kidnapped us here. , left quietly like that? What on earth did he want to do? "
"You're not trying to kill someone with a borrowed knife, are you?" The lords of various states were discussing among themselves, "Maybe this was all arranged a long time ago. Even if the divine envoy does not burn the idol, Nezahualcoyotl has already negotiated with Mescal The Lairo tribe made an agreement to get rid of the God Envoy?"
Ella's frown deepened. The biggest suspicion about the whole thing is not Nezahualcoyotl’s retreat last night. She had already analyzed it in the discussion with Tesosomoc yesterday. From the first time Nesa Hualcoyotel appeared on the island, she and Tesosomoc had not guessed the man's actions. His every move, word and deed is full of doubts from head to toe.
"There will be trouble when they finish the magic." Tesosomok said to Ella, "I think we'd better seize the opportunity and organize troops to break out now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd suddenly let out a burst of exclamation - in the sky not far away, a water curtain surrounding their entire camp rose from the ground. The rapid water flow from bottom to top is like turning a waterfall over.
"Oops!" Tesosomok blurted out, "Their magic is done!"
"finished?"
Ella squinted her eyes, watching the water curtain rise, rise, rise, swallowing the sky, and finally closed overhead. The sounds from the outside world disappeared in that moment, leaving only the sound of water flowing and the noise of the people trapped in the water curtain.
Everyone watched all this in horror.
"What kind of magic is this?" Ella asked Tesosomok.
"A magic used for defense. In addition to the effect of counteracting magic that the Mescalero Department is best at, it can also cause great resistance to people and objects entering and exiting the water curtain." Tesosomok said, "In When we attack, the Mescalero troops always place such a water curtain at the front of the battle line. Our spears cannot pass through the water curtain, and it takes a lot of effort for the warriors to pass through the water curtain. , extremely easy to be knocked down by the enemies behind the water guard."
"Defensive magic?" After listening to Tesosomok's introduction, Ella's brows gradually relaxed, "Then there is no problem."
"Don't underestimate this magic!" Tesosomoc said, "Master God, you don't know, it is this magic that has resisted our Aztlan attack for decades!"
"No, since it's a defensive magic, there's no need to worry about it at all."
Ella glanced at the people gathered in front of the tent, stretched and yawned.
"It's still early, why are you all gathering here? Let's go back and have a good sleep."
"Sleeping?" Amy touched Ella's forehead with a strange expression, "Your Majesty, are you not sleepy?"
"Yes, Lord God Envoy!" the lords shouted from below, "We are being surrounded by five thousand enemy troops. Once we relax, the enemies will come in!"
"Come in?" Ella shrugged, "They have all surrounded us. If you have the guts to come in, why waste time setting up defensive magic?"
"Lord God Envoy, I don't quite understand." Tesosomok asked, "Have you inferred anything?"
"First of all, Nezahual Coyotl left on important matters, and this barrier was to protect us - is this possible?"
"Absolutely impossible," Tsosomok said. "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Nezahualchoyotl wants to frame us."
"Okay, then since he wanted to harm us, why didn't he take action along the way? He obviously has such a huge advantage in military power?"
"No matter what, I am still a member of the Three Kingdoms Alliance. He cannot openly be my enemy. Even if my city-state is not as powerful as him, this kind of treacherous behavior may be used by the Sun King." Tesoso Momo Ke said, "Also, he must be afraid of your strength, Lord Divine Envoy."
"Then it's over. Even Nezahualcoyotel's military power is unwilling to conflict with us head-on. How can this tribe, which has restrained its behavior because of Nezahualcoyotel's military power, come to kill them directly? ?”
With that said, Ella yawned again.
"The other side is probably just having a fever. Ignore them and do whatever they need to do. Let the other side calm down. When the other side figures it out, they might even send us some food out of fear that we will be hungry."
