The sound of footsteps stepping on the snow outside the window is gradually fading away.
Fang Plover looked through the glass, which was covered with a thin layer of frost and was misty. The white air from his mouth hit the glass, making it even more sticky. He had no choice but to wipe it with his hand, then tilted his head and looked outside.
After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and turned around - the room behind him was dark. Judging from the dust, it must be a shop that had been closed for a long time. The shelves on the walls were empty, and he didn't know what the business was originally.
"They're gone." He looked at the other two and whispered.
The three of them were a little quiet for a while.
Fang Yu couldn't help but let out a breath: "I'm afraid there will be more people on the south side of the city gate. Sure enough, someone followed us before -" Fang Yu looked at Ainan aside: "Fortunately, we listened to you, otherwise now It’s dangerous.”
"We are all in the same boat," Enan said with relief, "It's just that there are people everywhere outside. Is there anything you can do, Mr. Captain?"
"Just call me Ed."
Fang Plover turned around and asked Sylvide: "Do you have a map?"
The ship officer lady looked at him and nodded, took out a copper pipe from the storage box under the magic furnace, unscrewed the lid, pulled out a roll of maps, and unfolded it on the ground.
It was a map they bought from the Brotherhood before. It was originally to find someone, but they didn't expect it to come in handy now.
Fang Yu took out a lighting crystal and bit it in his mouth, then motioned for the two of them to come closer. As soon as the three of them got together, he opened the cover of his cloak, lit the crystal underneath, illuminated the map, pointed to a place on it with his hand and said to the two of them: "We are at this location."
"The sluice is here." Enan looked at the map and immediately added. He drew a line on the map, "It's about three blocks from here to there."
"It's not too far." Fang Yu heard this and asked, "What's the situation like there?"
Enan thought for a moment before replying: "There is a small piece of wasteland near the sluice gate. There should be woods and bushes by the river. But I can't say what it will be like in winter."
"Smugglers can use this route, so we probably won't have much of a problem."
Fang Plover replied, taking out the clockwork fairy again - but he hesitated and took it back.
The previous situation reminded him that the Clockwork Fairy was a guarantee of vision, but it could also become a hidden danger.
He did not dare to take back the clockwork goblins that were still in the sky, so as not to attract attention. He only used them to fly in another direction to attract the other party's attention. But if the clockwork fairy is released again, he will also be worried about being discovered by others.
"In any case, this is the only way we can go now." He thought for a moment and then added: "The patrol has passed by, and the street outside should still be safe -"
The light of the crystal went out, and the room returned to darkness.
Fang Plover opened his cloak, raised his head and looked outside through the window with the dim light coming from the street.
He turned back to the two of them and said: "But the city guard's search range has exceeded us, and there will definitely be a cordon on the outside. Although they may focus on the direction of the south gate, they can easily respond once they find us. come over."
"Don't you have much time left for us?" Enan asked softly.
Fang Yu nodded: "But I have an idea, let them make mistakes." He fumbled to draw a line on the map, and the paper on the map rustled in the darkness: "I will distract their attention. Let them think we are still heading towards the south gate."
He looked at Miss Ship Officer: "Silweid, take Mr. Enan and sneak quietly to the sluice from another way."
"This is too dangerous, Mr. Ed." Enan hesitated for a moment, then changed his mind and stopped calling him captain.
But Fang Yu shook his head, "I am the chosen one. Even if they fail, they will not leave me in the city. There are many opportunities to leave the city." He looked at the other two people: "But you are different, Hill Whether it is Wade or Mr. Enan, once his identity is discovered by the city guards, it will be difficult to escape - there is no resurrection temple in the suburbs outside the city, and once he is resurrected, he can only be in the city..."
He didn't continue, but the two of them understood what he meant.
Fang Yu suddenly felt someone gently holding his hand in the darkness. He turned around and saw Sylvide's bright eyes, and felt the tenderness coming from her hand.
Enan did not notice the private actions of the two, but he still glanced at Sylvide, as if seeking her opinion.
In the darkness, the ship officer nodded slightly.
"A quarter of an hour," Fang Plover said, "If I don't come for a quarter of an hour, you should leave first."
But he didn't tell his ship officer that he only had two chances to be resurrected. Miss Ship Officer had deceived him several times before, and Fang Plover was still worried about it - he couldn't help but smile secretly, thinking that this time everyone was finally even.
But Sylvide seemed to see his little thoughts, and she hugged him gently. "Be careful." She pressed against his neck, bit his ear, and said with a clear breath.
Then after the three of them made their plans, they left separately.
Before leaving, the ship officer took a deep look at him and then turned around.
Fang Yu watched the two people's backs slowly disappearing into the darkness, and felt a little empty in his heart.
At that moment, he was shocked to realize that quietly, this noble daughter had occupied such an important position in his heart. Fang Plover took a breath, looked up at the dark sky, and gently pulled up the stand collar of the alchemist's coat.
The snow gradually fell in the middle of the night, and the snowflakes were falling.
Then Fang Plover turned around and walked towards the other side of the street with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
…
The situation on the other street was not much different from what he expected.
At this moment, the street was ablaze with fire, and people's figures were intertwined. In the distance were two or three checkpoints set up by the city guards.
Fang Plover hid in the dark and observed for a moment, only to see that the other party was constantly sending patrol teams in all directions, and just as he expected, as the opponent's manpower increased, their chances would become less and less.
This is the case even in this direction. You can imagine what the scene is like on the other side of the south gate.
Of course, he didn't plan to break through directly from the front. He still used the old method of ducking into an alley and going around to the other side of the level. It’s just that the method that worked before has encountered problems this time.
After passing through the alley, he unexpectedly met another patrol team on the other side of the street. The other party should have just left those checkpoints and was walking towards the alley in his own direction.
The situation was a bit tricky, but Fang Pliong calmed down quickly.
Seeing that the other party was getting closer and closer, he knew he couldn't wait any longer. He gently pressed the black crystal on his chest with his hand. The crystal emitted a ray of light in the darkness. After the light page unfolded, it turned into a flexible structure on the ground.
It was a somewhat outdated construct.
It was the 'Mirror Imager' he bought from Grande. Although he later made two of them based on the pictures, this one was still the original one on the shelf at that time - according to the shop owner, it was from the time of the Battle of Bain. Old antiques left in stock.
Because he might not have the chance to recycle this flexible structure later, he naturally chose the one in the worst condition. Although the Alchemist burns money, it is still a little bit if you can save a little.
After Fang Plover set up the construct, he looked outside and saw that the team was already not far from the alley entrance. He retracted his body, thought for a moment, raised his right hand with the control glove, pressed it lightly, and heard a sound of wind coming from the street.
Hearing a crisp sound of 'bang', the city guards turned around one after another, only to see that there was nothing in that direction - only a window with a big hole smashed by something on the first floor of a nearby building.
Glass shards scattered all over the ground, falling into the snow and reflecting in the light of the torches.
When the city guards saw this scene, they immediately reacted: "Be careful, on the other side." Someone shouted.
It was at this time that Fang Plover had left the position where the mirror person was placed, and went around to a corner not far away to hide. He looked at the reaction of the city guards and gently shook his right hand.
As soon as the city guards turned around, they saw two figures appearing at the other end of the street. They were standing at the exit not far from the alley, but in a moment, the figures disappeared in a flash.
"who!"
"stop!"
The city guards screamed and chased after him with shouts.
Fang Yu frowned as he watched this scene. Because unlike what he imagined - not all of the city guards were approaching - there were two people left on the street, who were taking out communication crystals and seemed to be preparing to notify others.
"unlucky--"
He didn't expect that he would miss this point, but at this moment, he could only bite the bullet and rush forward. After all, opportunities are fleeting and once others react, the situation will be more dangerous than it is now.
The two city guards obviously didn't expect that there was someone hiding on one side. When they saw Fang Plover rushing out with great momentum, they couldn't help but be stunned. One of them was so frightened that he almost dropped the communication crystal in his hand to the ground.
At this time, Fang Yu was also determined to move forward, with only the word "reckless" left in his mind.
Without thinking, he hit one of them in the stomach with a flying rocket punch. He didn't kill him, but the city guard was still so painful that he bent over like a shrimp and fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
The other person seemed to have reacted just then, and hurriedly went to draw the sword, but because he was too nervous, he failed to pull it out several times.
After Fang Pliong's left control glove was damaged, he was running away all the way and had no chance to repair it. Naturally, he was unable to fire the second rocket flying fist at this time. But when he saw that the other party was in a hurry, he was heartbroken and simply bumped into him.
Although the alchemist he introduced was not very powerful, the opponent was only a seventh or eighth level character - even though he was a power profession, there was no advantage due to the level difference. Unprepared, he was knocked upside down.
Both of them fell into the snow.
It's just that Fang Plover reacted faster, got up and ran away. The man tried to catch him with his backhand, but failed - and it was at this moment that the city guards on the other side also discovered the Mirror Imager hiding in the alley, although they did not know what structure it was. , but I also understand that I was fooled.
One of them kicked the construct over and heard a noise behind him. He couldn't help but look back and saw Fang Plover knocking down his colleague and running away. He opened his mouth wide, pointed in that direction and shouted:
"There's someone over there!"
Only then did the city guards turn back.
And Fang Yu almost immediately heard gunshots coming from behind him.
But the local defenders of Kaolin-Ithurian naturally only had some mass-produced goods in hand. The accuracy of the whiteboard muskets in the hands of seventh- and eighth-level characters can be imagined from two to three hundred feet away.
A swarm of projectiles flew by, and Fang Plover was like the protagonist in the story. He saw snow pillars rising around him, but he couldn't hit them. And more bullets didn't even have such a long range at all. A hail of bullets only fell far behind him.
But how did Fang Plover know this?
When he heard the gunfire, he was so frightened that he ran away with his head in his arms. He rushed forty or fifty meters in one breath before swooping down into an alley. Once he melted into the darkness, he felt a little sense of security.
However, Fang Yu also knew in his heart that this was just an illusory sense of security - he had attracted the attention of the city guards - and everyone's eyes would be focused in this direction.
In fact, it was pretty much what he imagined.
His appearance was like a drop of water splashing into a pot of hot oil, causing a boil.
The city guards in several nearby blocks received the news at the same moment - the target had appeared and they were breaking out towards the south gate.
Although the consul guarding near the south gate is not very good at military affairs, as the leader of a place, he always has capable people around him. So soon, the entire city guard formed a large net and surrounded Fang Plover in the direction where he might appear.
But they didn't know it. Just when they vowed that the other party would appear near the south gate, Fang Plover quietly turned in a direction and began to turn back towards the route where the sluice gate was.
But after all, there are so many city guards gathered in the streets and alleys at this moment.
Just as Fang Yu was still silently calculating in his heart, there was still about a street distance ahead. At this moment, a small team of city guards suddenly emerged from the alley.
Fang Yu looked up and saw that there were eight people on the other side, which was exactly the size of a standard team——
In fact, because he was afraid of leading others in his direction, and because Fang Plover did not dare to let the clockwork fairy warn him above his head, when both sides appeared, they obviously did not expect to bump into each other head-on.
Both sides were taken aback.
Then the captain of the city guard over there immediately raised his hand and asked his soldiers to squat down, four in front and three in back, to set up their spears and hold up the muskets in their hands.
However, Fang Yu was not slow to react. He raised his head and glanced behind the city guards. He saw the exit of another street in that direction, so his heart sank and he pressed his hand on the storage crystal. The next moment, a dark blue wall of light suddenly appeared among everyone——
The city guards subconsciously pulled the trigger, but the wall of light was turning into reality, condensing into a tall structure.
The huge knight held a shield in one hand and a spear in the other. He raised his big shield and stood in front of everyone. There was a burst of fire, and almost all the bullets that came out of the barrel hit the big shield. However, I don’t know what kind of metal the Orphen Twins’ giant shields are made of, but the bullets only left white marks on it. That’s all.
After a burst of fire and smoke, the city guard raised his head and realized what he had hit.
The huge construct took a step forward under the command of Fang Plover and stepped heavily on the ground, almost shaking the alley. Only then did the city guard soldiers look panicked and subconsciously took two steps back.
Only the captain drew his sword, pressed his hand on the magic furnace behind him, and shouted: "Don't be afraid, follow me."
It was just Fang Yu who was too lazy to care about these people. He ordered Orphen's twin stars to hang their spears behind their backs with a click, then turned around and reached out to lift him up. Then he put his arm around him and stepped forward.
The loud rumbling noise and the indomitable giant construct instantly emptied the morale of the city guard soldiers and they dispersed in a rush. The captain was the only one who moved forward, but to no avail. The knight raised his huge shield and swatted him away.
"Get out of my way!"
Fang Plover roared angrily - he let the huge fearless variant grab him and strode forward. Then suddenly, the huge construct leapt into the air and flew over the low building in front of him.
At that moment, he only felt a strong wind blowing against his face, and the scene in front of him zoomed in sharply, until Orphen's twin stars fell to the ground with a loud bang.
This jump was of course a last resort. Due to its huge weight, the system responded that the structural value of the construct had already suffered a considerable loss. And he himself didn't feel very good. He just felt that his internal organs seemed to be shaken out of their original positions. He opened his mouth and couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Fortunately, this was not because his internal organs were shattered, but because he was too close to the main core crystal of the construct, and the magic erosion almost killed him. It's just that although this move seemed a bit exciting, Fang Pultru made up his mind not to do it a second time.
He then slipped off the construct knight's hand, held the huge construct and gasped for a while before he came back to his senses.
Fang Plover then had time to look around. Fortunately, there seemed to be no city guards on this last street. It seemed that his strategy worked. Everyone thought they were heading south of the city, but they neglected to take precautions in this direction.
However, in his current state, he could not continue to control the Orphen Twins. In desperation, he could only put away the latter - although at the moment, this was his biggest reliance.
He took a deep breath and then walked forward in vain. There was no one around in the snow, and it seemed that there was only his own rustling footsteps. And until he reached the street corner with one foot deep and one foot shallow, Fang Plover looked up and could vaguely see the city wall on the other side, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
It finally came out——
He took out a resonance crystal and was about to contact a Type II clockwork fairy left at Sylvide's side.
But it was at this moment that Fang Plover froze.
He raised his head and saw a slender figure appearing at the exit of the alley in front of him with some uncertainty.
The man's attire was very simple, just a simple cloak and shawl, and the chain armor underneath didn't seem to even be a magic armor. The opponent carried a big sword on his back, but the sword was not unsheathed, and he was holding something in his hand - it was the clockwork goblin he used to break through the window not long ago.
The man was slowly pulling down the hood, and when Fang Plover saw the soft blond hair and the deep eyes underneath, his blood almost froze.
The King of Warriors, Odin.
He had calculated everything, but he never expected that he would bump into such a great god.
Even in his wildest dreams, Fang Yu couldn't figure out why such a big boss would come to such a remote place to cause trouble for him if he didn't take charge of the battle and went to fight against the great master Ye Hua. He almost thought he was dreaming, but after slapping his face hard, he realized that everything was real.
Fang Plover didn't speak. He took a step back and subconsciously wanted to escape - but then he realized how he could possibly outrun Odin. But he gritted his teeth and refused to give up even so. He raised his hand and shot a rocket flying fist at the opponent.
But it turned out that the opportunity he thought was just that.
Facing a king-level selector, his childish attack was really ridiculous. Before the rocket flying fist could fly in front of Odin, it seemed to hit a transparent wall.
Fang Yu only knew that it was not a shield - and then the flying fist fell to the ground feebly.
Odin looked at the young man and was about to take action, but when he saw this scene, he was slightly startled. Then he took a step forward. With just one step forward, Fang Plover's eyes blurred, and the next moment he saw the other party appearing in front of him.
He was taken aback and raised his hands to block, but Odin had already missed him.
At that moment, Fang Plover felt a pain in the back of his head, and then everything fell into darkness——
…
Odin watched in silence as the young man fell limply to the ground, then bent down to grab him, thought for a moment, and was about to take him away. But at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the alley.
A voice asked outside: "Mr. Odin, have you found those people?"
Odin was startled for a moment, looked at the person in his hand, was silent for a moment, and then said: "They are not here."
The footsteps outside did not dare to hesitate. After saying thank you, he hurriedly left. But Odin stood there for a while, and then changed his mind. He dragged Fang Plover to a corner, then unbuttoned his collar, took off his cloak, and covered the young man.
He looked around, straightened up, and walked out of the alley as if there was no one around.
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