Two days later...
When Leon, the leader of the Empire's Blue Dragon Knights, and his adjutant Liat and others led the army to the bridge with black smoke still coming out of it, they had to be collectively dumbfounded.
Because, on the road they were heading forward, the bridge that was built over the Grand Canyon and connected the two sides of the Grand Canyon that was two to three hundred meters wide, there was only a small section left that was filled with black smoke and smoke. Just a few piers from Mars?
"..."
Looking at the burned bridge and the wailing Imperial soldiers guarding the bridge, the expression on Leon's face gradually became rich, one of the glorious descendants, a legendary man, an unparalleled general in history, and the strongest knight on the mainland.
Then, after his cheeks twitched for a long time, he took a deep breath, turned around with an ugly face and looked at the man standing behind him, who was lowering his head and trembling with fear. He also looked like other wounded soldiers. , the commander of the bridge guard of the Imperial Army wrapped in layers of bandages.
"Say it!"
"What the hell is going on?"
If he hadn't seen that the officer in front of him was also seriously injured, Leon might have been tempted to draw the sword from his waist and kill him.
"Didn't I send someone to send a message asking you to stay here to prevent people from Karsus City from passing through and wait for our arrival?"
"But you..."
"Why did you burn it first!?"
Actually, Leon felt that it was not impossible to burn this bridge, but at least it had to wait for the elites of more than a thousand of them to pass before burning it, right?
"Report to the legion commander!"
"This bridge..."
“It really, really wasn’t burned by us!!”
Seeing one of the four best-tempered generals in the empire, and seeing that the distinguished commander of the Leon Army was showing signs of getting angry, the imperial commander was so horrified that he quickly told the whole story.
Anyway, to sum it up: when they were checking the passing business travelers according to the order, they accidentally discovered a small group of people who were closely related to the targets on the wanted order, so he naturally ordered the soldiers to arrest them.
"The Beauty of the Sun and the Moon"
But the result...
Not only did they fail to capture each other, but they were beaten and teased by each other, and the entire bridge was burned down by the magic flames released by the other party!
Then, there was a situation in front of them that made them cry without tears and dumbfounded the commander of the Leon Army and others.
"!!"
"You mean, it was a little girl who burned the bridge?"
After listening to the other party's cry, Leon, who was a little surprised, suddenly thought of something, then frowned and hurriedly asked:
"Is he a kid with blond hair and blue eyes, about eight or nine years old, wearing a red dress?"
Although he really didn't want to mention that person, after looking at Liat who was also a little surprised next to him, Leon still had to ask with a strange expression.
"!!"
"That's right!"
"She's just a little girl with blond hair and blue eyes who looks cute but is very fierce!"
"correct!"
"She also has a very powerful magic bear!"
"It knocked away a large group of our soldiers with one claw. It was very scary..."
Hearing that Captain Leon seemed to recognize the attacker, the Imperial Army commander quickly added and complained loudly in order to clear the air.
"..."
After opening his mouth, Leon didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he slowly turned around with an ugly face and continued to frown and think on the other side of the cliff.
"explain!"
"Why did you conflict with her?"
Seeing that the commander of his army was in a bad mood, Liat naturally took two steps forward and continued to angrily ask questions about the commander who failed to achieve anything but failed.
"ah!"
"It's not that we wanted to have a conflict with them, it was the little girl who started the trouble!"
"real!"
"At that time, the situation was like this..."
Seeing that Liat's adjutant looked like he wanted to eat people, the imperial commander quickly lamented and began to explain the reason in detail.
The situation at that time really couldn't blame them. After all, it was the little girl who jumped out and said that she had a close relationship with the two important criminals on the wanted order, so they were definitely suspects, and since they were responsible for guarding the bridge and The important responsibility of setting up a card is that they will definitely not be allowed to pass due to emotions and reasons.
But who would have thought that those five people and one bear would be so difficult to deal with, especially that little girl, who could easily 'annihilate' hundreds of imperial soldiers with just one person, and finally burn the bridge and walk away?
"you!"
"You idiot!!"
After hearing this, Liat was about to explode. However, recalling the fact that he and the commander of the Leon Army seemed to have suffered at the hands of that little girl, he had a somewhat sarcastic look on his face and finally just scolded her angrily.
"etc!"
At this time, Leon seemed to hear some key points from the conversation between the commander and Liat, and quickly turned around and questioned.
"You just said..."
"How many of them are there?"
"!!"
"Five, five!"
"How many men and women?"
"Two, two men and three women!"
"!!"
"Are they the man and woman in the portrait?"
"this……"
"I think should not be?"
"Is there even one?!"
Seeing that the other party actually spoke in that uncertain tone, Leon's face suddenly became very ugly and he shouted sternly.
"!!"
"Report, report to the Leon Army Commander!"
"There must not be those two people!"
"I dare to guarantee it with my head!"
Realizing the seriousness of the matter, the Imperial Army commander was shocked at first, and then after thinking about it, he quickly stood at attention and answered firmly.
"This bridge..."
"How long will it take you to repair it again to the point where it can pass people?"
Hearing that the two people in the portrait were not among the five people who passed by, Leon's face finally looked a little better, and then he softened his tone and asked.
"Well..."
"I don't dare to ask for help. To build such a bridge, we will definitely need to mobilize materials and craftsmen. Even if it is temporary, it will take at least about a month!"
After looking towards the other side of the cliff for a while and appraising the difficulty of the project, the Imperial Army commander could only give out a conservative figure in such frustration.
"..."
"Liat, it seems we have to take a detour, and we have to do it quickly!"
Obviously, Leon couldn't afford to wait for a month, so he looked directly at his adjutant and prepared to let him give orders.
"ah?"
"Detour?"
"But……"
"Can't we let the gryphon cavalry transport us little by little?"
After looking at the other side of the cliff, Liat suddenly suggested that it was definitely not too far away even a few hundred meters.
"ha!"
"We only brought more than twenty gryphons. With the weight of the gryphon knights and their physical strength, they can only transport one at a time. How many times can they be transported in a day?"
"How many days will it take for more than a thousand of us to transport?"
"Also, do you still want the equipment, baggage and horses?"
"Let's go!"
"Our goal is not just the Holy Sword. Go and pass the order and let everyone act quickly. Next, we have to speed up the pace."
Leon chuckled lightly and shook his head. Then, after explaining, Leon didn't even think about Liat's boring proposal and turned around and left.
Now they are marching and fighting, not just a few people taking risks and flying over. Unless they have such large ancient weapons, it is better not to think nonsense.
"!!"
"yes!"
"My subordinate understands."
After thinking about it, Liat felt that he had come up with a bad idea, so he didn't dare to talk anymore. He glared at the commander fiercely, then walked quickly to the side, then turned over and climbed onto his armored royal horse. The war horses roared directly and galloped towards the temporary camp at the foot of the mountain.
…
The day after the leader of the Imperial Army's Blue Dragon Knights and others left the burned bridge, Alvin and his entourage of nearly a thousand people gradually approached the place, and received a message from the waiting spies when they were only half a day away. news from them.
"What?"
"You mean that bridge has been burned down now?"
"But why?!"
Alvin was a little dumbfounded. They were obviously hurrying all the way, and they were marching very carefully to avoid leaks. But in the end, people from the Imperial Army ruined the situation first. He didn't know what to say. That's it.
"have no idea!"
"But our spies discovered that members of the Blue Dragon Knights were active near the bridge yesterday, and there are still many people guarding it, so they did not dare to move too far forward."
"Anyway, the bridge was burned!"
General Keith of Karsus City, who got the news and came to inform him immediately, looked a little ugly at this time, but he still had to tell the latest bad news.
"..."
Reluctantly, Alvin began to think silently.
"What's wrong?"
"Alvin, what happened?"
"??"
At this time, Hain, Liana, Shirley and others who noticed that the team had stopped and saw the two talking about something also came over and asked worriedly.
"Everyone!"
"Something is seriously wrong."
"The Imperial Army first burned down the bridge we originally planned to pass. Moreover, the spies also said that traces of the Imperial Blue Dragon Knights were found near there yesterday!"
"It is said that their leader Leon, the strongest knight on the continent, was also there at that time?"
"But they had already left at this time, and it is likely that their large force had already crossed the bridge before it burned down."
Seeing Hain and others gathered around him, Alvin had no choice but to elaborate on what Keith had just reported.
"!!"
"W-what?"
"It's that Blue Dragon Knights again?!"
Hain and Liana were both shocked.
You know, they have already understood the power of the Blue Dragon Knights, and if it hadn't been for the appearance of that powerful little girl, Archmage Anne, there is no doubt whether the three of them would be able to stand here now!
"But!"
"Why did they burn the bridge?"
After passing the situation, Hain, who was a little puzzled, asked hurriedly.
"have no idea……"
"It may be the same as before, they may continue to chase Liana, or they may be coming for all of us, or even..."
"More likely to be related to our purpose?"
Although he was a little unsure, Alvin still gritted his teeth and said what he thought was the most likely scenario.
"!!"
"You mean..."
"That Leon, his target is also the Holy Sword Langulisa?!"
There was a gasp, then Shirley exclaimed and covered her mouth.
"That's right!"
"Since Ms. Jessica knows about the Holy Sword, it's impossible for Egbert of the Imperial Army not to know about it!"
"and……"
"I wonder if you have noticed that the leader of the Empire's Blue Dragon Knights seems to have a similar ornament on his head as Shirley and I?"
As he spoke, the sad look on Alvin's face became more intense.
"Hair accessories?"
"But what does that mean?"
Suddenly, Luo Jia, who was approaching from the side, asked with some confusion.
"..."
Alvin didn't answer, just shook his head, then frowned and thought hard.
"I know!"
"That hair ornament is the inheritance of the Glory Descendants family, because it usually has some special signs and symbols on it, just like the family's emblem, and most people will not wear it casually."
At this time, Shirley opened her mouth to help Alvin fill in the secrets that he had not mentioned just now.
"Well……"
"That is to say..."
"That Leon, he is also a descendant of Glory, he can also hold the holy sword?!"
Luo Jia was not stupid. After hearing what Shirley said, he quickly reacted and realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Anyway!"
"No matter what the purpose of the Blue Dragon Knights is, we must hurry up!"
He breathed a sigh of relief. Since he couldn't figure it out, Alvin simply stopped thinking about it and just decided to deal with the worst case scenario.
"Now!"
"We must go to the ancient city of Bardia immediately!"
"Shirley!"
"Do you know any other way to that ancient city?"
Then, Alvin asked directly towards Shirley.
"ah?"
"I have no idea……"
"Teacher Keith?"
Shirley is the princess of Karsus. She has been pampered since she was a child and has never been to many places. How does she know the way to the ancient city?
And if she had known about it and been there, maybe, as her glorious descendant, she would have pulled out the holy sword and brought it back to Karsus. How could there be so many things happening now?
"have!"
"There are two roads to that ancient kingdom of Bardia!"
"One is a mountain road, which is relatively close, but it is very bumpy. There are many barbarian tribes and bandits on the road, and there are even monsters!"
"That's not easy to leave!"
Keith is the general of Karsus, so he is naturally very familiar with the nearby terrain, so he started talking.
"ah?"
"What about the other one?"
Hain obviously didn't want to have to be wary of barbarians, bandits or monsters when he was on the road, so he quickly asked about the situation on the other road.
"The other is the main road."
"Which one is easier to walk, but it may pass through a war zone and be further away?"
"However, compared to the burned bridge, the other two roads are further away!"
Keith explained it straightforwardly without being long-winded.
"this……"
"What should we do?"
"First of all, I have not learned the teleportation spell. I cannot send you to the other side of the cliff."
Hain had no choice but to look at Alvin.
He can't be like a little girl archmage who can directly open a stable teleportation gate for everyone. The kind of stable teleportation spell that can pass through a large army. He knows how difficult it is. I'm afraid even Teacher Jessica can easily do it. Can't use it!
"alright!"
"Time is running out!"
"We take a small road and travel day and night. No matter what, we must arrive in front of the Imperial Army!"
"lets go!"
With that said, Alvin waved his hand viciously and made the decision for everyone.
"OK!"
"Then let's go, I'll lead the way!"
Keith didn't hesitate, just flicked his whip and rode to the front of the team.
Soon, the 'Glorious Legion' treasure hunting team, which started from Karsus City and numbered about a thousand people, quickly completed its turn and began to move quickly towards the distant mountains.
However……
What Erwin and others who were worried might not know was that someone else actually burned the bridge. It was not the Imperial Army who deliberately burned it to impede their progress. They didn't have to rush at all.
Because, at this moment, Leon, the leader of the Imperial Army's Blue Dragon Knights, was also following his adjutant Liat. He was feeling aggrieved and annoyed, leading a large regiment of more than a thousand people to slowly be attacked by what they had just said. They were marching leisurely on the farthest road.
nature!
Regardless of whether Erwin or Leon, the leader of the Imperial Army's Blue Dragon Knights, are in a hurry or not, I'm afraid they won't be able to catch up with that troublesome little girl who burned down the bridge three days ago and walked away. !
What's more, what they don't know is that the target of that bad little girl seems to be the ruins of the ancient city where the holy sword is buried?
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