The girl gently held up the snowflakes falling from the sky with her hands, and the crystal hexagons melted into the palm of her hands in an instant.
"Miss Bai Xue, let's go back."
"...It's getting cold outside here again. It's going to snow. It's been like this day after day. I'm tired of seeing it."
"There will be an internal meeting later. If you are not there, the vice president and others will talk about us again."
From a distance, I heard people talking.
The girl was turning over her silver gauntlet. Her snow-like short hair highlighted a rather delicate face, and her heroic eyebrows were slightly tilted, as if hiding a pair of suspicious and fickle eyes.
She turned around and stared at the others with some annoyance. She had a long strand of hair that hung down to her chest. The end of her hair was dangling leisurely, with a silver unicorn ornament tied to it.
"I didn't ask you to follow me out, so long-winded. If you want to go back, just go back by yourself."
People looked at each other and whispered:
"...Hey, Miss Bai Xue is angry again."
"Miss Bai Xue is good at everything else, but her temper is too bad."
"Yes, in comparison, 'Her Royal Highness' has a much better temper. She is an excellent person and treats others so kindly. It is simply perfect..."
Hearing that name, a haze flashed between Bai Xue's brows, and her eyes turned cold. She turned around and pursed her lips tightly to look at these people, with an angry blush on her face.
"Ignatz," she looked aside and asked, "Do you want to go back too?"
Standing next to the girl was a young man with black hair, who gave the first impression of being taciturn. He stood by the bridge railing with a sword in both hands, looking at the frozen river.
The young man's eyes were as silent as water and as cold as a knife, as if he could see into people's hearts and distinguish right from wrong. His heroic appearance was hidden under his heavy armor, and he shook his head silently.
"I'll go back with you," he said.
"Today's internal meeting is nothing special. It just reiterates what was said a few days ago," Ignatz continued: "It's okay if you don't go back. The minutes of the meeting will be sent to everyone."
"Ignatz, do you also think she is better than you?"
Ignatz looked at the girl in front of him and was silent for a moment, but still nodded.
Bai Xue's eyebrows were raised, and she asked in a mean tone: "Okay, do you like her too?"
Ignatz shook his head.
"Hypocrisy." Bai Xue glanced at him angrily.
She let out a breath and sarcastically said in a low voice: "I really don't know what's good about that hypocritical woman. She always pretends to be a good gentleman, but I can't be like her."
She grasped the hilt of her sword with her hand, but there was lingering worry between her eyebrows. They were all newcomers from the same youth training camp, and they were also subject to heated discussions from the outside world.
But everyone's attention has always been on the Princess of Silver Vislan. She has never admitted defeat, and her strength is only about the same as that of the other party.
But the guild let the other party go to the second world simply because a 'princess' had more gimmicks and was more likable. Xue Bai clenched his sword tightly, making a rattling sound, and even his knuckles turned slightly white from the excessive exertion.
"Let's go back," she suddenly raised her head and said through gritted teeth, "I suddenly don't want to see this snow scene anymore. There's nothing good to see."
Ignatz acted as if he hadn't heard anything and just raised his head and looked ahead.
Bai Xue quickly reacted and looked across the bridge. Tiny snowflakes were falling in the sky, and there seemed to be a faint sound of scattered footsteps in that direction.
In just a moment, a stumbling figure emerged from the end of the alley, and Bai Xue and Ignatz's eyes were fixed at the same time.
They saw the blood on each other's bodies clearly, and the two of them almost moved in unison, pulling out their weapons together, facing that direction, and showing a vigilant look.
Cole felt that his lungs were going to explode. He was not supposed to be so weak, but the injuries on his back and shoulders were constantly losing blood. His head was dizzy, and his strength seemed to be leaving him.
Not to mention that he had escaped several streets before, but the Gray Knight behind him was still chasing after him. There were many dangers, and he was able to escape almost by luck -
The despair, panic and fear in my heart almost gave me the feeling of drowning, my breathing was difficult to calm down, and my heartbeat seemed to be even more disordered at this moment.
More than once he felt like he couldn't hold it any longer.
Cole looked back, and the gray cloaks were very close to him. He could even see the cold faces of each other clearly. They were pushing away the blocking obstacles with their hands and approaching in this direction.
hold onto--
Cole shook his groggy head. The destination was very close. Although he didn't know whether those people would help him, that was his only hope.
He turned back again, but was startled for a moment, and suddenly saw clearly the people who suddenly appeared on the other side of the bridge, a man and a woman. Before he could clearly see the opposite side, he stumbled and fell to his knees.
Heavy footsteps came from behind.
Cole coughed heavily, then raised his head, and vaguely saw the costumes of the man and woman in his foggy vision.
The silver roses blooming on the shoulder armor fell into his eyes, and fell on him like a bolt of lightning. Cole opened his mouth wide and shouted to those people in a somewhat speechless voice:
"Please help me, please..."
The Gray Knights stopped at the other end of the bridge. They also noticed the people in Silver Vislan over there. If it were other people, they might not care, but these Chosen Ones are obviously an unstable factor.
The Gray Knights first looked at Cole, who was kneeling in the middle of the bridge, and then their eyes wandered on Bai Xue and Ignatz for a moment before speaking angrily: "Holy Chosen One, this is none of your business."
Bai Xue frowned and looked at Cole, who was covered in blood in the middle of the bridge. She also recognized the identities of the gray knights opposite, but did not put down the sword in her hand and only asked: "What's going on?"
"He is a spy of the Shadow Man, a Dark Disciple," the Gray Knight replied: "Nico Bolas and his minions may be planning a new attack, and we have to capture him for questioning."
"I'm not..." Cole knew that he had only a glimmer of hope and could not let the other party speak, "Are you from Silver Vislan? I, I have a letter to send to you..."
The gray knight's expression changed.
But Bai Xue stepped forward, came to Cole, and said to him suspiciously: "A letter to us?"
Cole took a breath and couldn't help coughing, and a few drops of blood bloomed on the falling snow. He finally raised his head, nodded to the girl in front of him with difficulty, then tremblingly reached into his arms and fumbled for the letter.
Bai Xue took the blood-stained letter and saw the signature on it at a glance. She couldn't help but frown deeply - it was that woman again.
She resisted the urge to throw the letter away, opened the letterhead, and glanced at the contents. A look of surprise immediately flashed in her pale silver eyes.
She held the letter and raised her head to look at the Gray Knights not far away.
"Miss Snow White," the Gray Knights over there spoke again. They seemed to recognize the girl's identity: "We know you, please don't easily believe the rhetoric of these treacherous people. He and those who colluded behind them, They are all minions of the Dark Saints. You and the Silver Veslan behind you have an outstanding reputation, and there is no need to have anything to do with these people."
Bai Xue was looking at the name on the letter with a cold gaze.
She scanned the contents of the letter line by line, the expressions in her silver eyes kept changing, and the complex emotions were hidden deep in her eyes. She almost instinctively couldn't believe the content above, but if it was true...
She raised her head again, looked at the Gray Knights, and seemed to make a decision quickly.
"You say that he and those who colluded behind them are all minions of the Dark Saints?"
The girl's voice was slightly cold.
…
At least Elf Yates Leonard did not lie. The secret passage did have an exit, and everyone found that its exit led to a quiet alley near the church.
When they came out of there, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although there were some unexpected surprises in the end of this operation, overall it was a near miss.
Fang Yu first sent people out to explore the situation outside.
The temple should be moving now. The people in the Crow's Claw Temple will not be unaware of the secret passage leading here, so the outside may not be as safe as they think.
At the same time, of course he himself released the clockwork fairy and pulled down his goggles——
"Where are we going next?" Blackbo asked from the side: "Meet Miss Silveride and the others, and take advantage of the chaos to leave the city?"
Fang Yu shook his head and replied distractedly: "No, let's go to the Star Observation Tower."
"Council of Stars and Moon?" Blackbo was a little surprised, "Why are we looking for those warlocks? Will they help us?"
"I don't know if they will help us," Fang Plover replied, while turning the vision in his goggles downwards, he saw that the direction of the church was indeed brightly lit.
In the darkness, several fire dragons were extending in all directions. They were the light of torches, and several of them were coming in this direction.
"However, the main communication crystal of the Star and Moon Council is currently the only channel that can transmit information to the entire northern territory. There is no craftsmen's association in Gula, so there are only two places we can count on - one is the Star Observation Tower, It’s the Silver Society’s great library.”
Speaking of which, the predecessor of the Silver Society's great library was the Scholar Organization, the guardian of knowledge, and the Silver Tower. It was also the birthplace of Miss Dragon Soul, but for some reason, Fang Plover always instinctively resisted this place.
Therefore, the only priority choice for him is the Star Observation Tower belonging to the Parliament of Stars and Moon.
"Mr. Ed, do you want to...?"
But a rush of footsteps interrupted Blackbo's words, and Miss Nightingale was seen walking back from the alley in that direction with a very ugly face, and said to everyone: "...The situation outside is not very good, there are things everywhere. They are the troops from the Crow Claw Temple, they seem to have alerted the city guards, captain?"
Blackbo's expression changed when he heard that the city guards had been alerted.
No matter how tightly the Crow Claw Temple controls Gula, it is still impossible to control the entire city. At least the Temple of the Three Goddesses is not under its jurisdiction.
But the city guard is different. The city guard has always been responsible for the defense of the entire port. It represents the majesty of the consul and the kingdom. If the other party is interested in investigating, even Marlan, Mirela and Aimee Ya's temple cannot protect them either.
What's more, the city guards are an army. No matter how strong the individual is, how can they possibly compete with the army? There are no dragon knights among them.
Fang Yu pulled down his goggles and nodded to Alyssa. Naturally, his clockwork fairy could clearly see what the other party said in mid-air.
Soon after, Xiao Kong and Parker also brought the same information from different directions. People from the Crow Claw Temple appeared everywhere outside, and it seemed that the other party had surrounded the place.
"What should we do now, Captain Ed?" Xiao Kong asked a little out of breath.
However, Fang Plover's response was very simple. Since there was no way out, he just had to break out of the encirclement.
He did not choose to return from the original route because the communication had not yet been restored, and Bai Ye was still unable to contact him. When he was unsure about the current situation, Fang Yu preferred to choose a safer plan.
From his previous conversation with Elf Yates Leonard, he had a vague feeling that their trip might not be as secretive as imagined.
Fang Yu still remembered that before entering the city, Saya told him about the strange things that happened the night they met in Gray Owl Town. He still hasn't figured out who the missing messenger is.
And this seems to be just right, corroborating the words of the Patriarch of Altori Diocese.
Although he is still not sure whether the other party is exaggerating and making a mistake in order to divert their attention, but judging from the current situation, it seems that the other party is not aimless.
Therefore, he abandoned his original plan and adopted the second plan. Besides, if he was just paranoid, and if there was no emergency on Bai Ye's side, then as long as they didn't bring the people from Crow Claw Temple there, the other party would be safe as well.
The second set of plans uses teleportation spells to leave the inner city, but there is a certain possibility of failure because it requires breaking the anchoring spell solidified in the city's mysterious barrier.
Fang Plover has roughly studied Gula's defense myth lock. This large-scale spell was actually jointly arranged by the Council of Stars and Moon and the Craftsmen's Association. The design of the mystery lock itself is also top secret in the Craftsmen's Federation, but the research on it Documents related to the guild can be consulted at will.
He knew that there was an abandoned barracks in the north of the inner city. Behind the barracks was close to the inner city wall. Outside was an area in the southeast corner of the slums in the lower city. As long as the anchoring spell was broken from there, he could use the positioning teleportation scroll to teleport out.
That is also the weakest link in the entire inner city's defense - for the same reason, in any defense system, internal defenses are always weaker than external ones.
And once they entered the slums from there, the environment in the lower city was extremely complicated. The tall and short buildings there formed a criss-cross network. Neither the Gray Knights nor the city guards could easily catch them there. Live them.
Today, there are not many nobles and businessmen still staying in Gula Port. These people are either reluctant to part with the industries in the city, or their status is closely related to the city.
For example, the governor of Gula, his officials, large and small, who maintain the operation of the city, the controllers of the city guard, and the heads of the major knights.
And that night, almost all the nobles and their families who were still in the inner city were awakened by the flash of magic and the violent explosion——
The entire inner city seemed to boil in an instant, and the outside became noisy. The women looked at their men with worried and frightened expressions. The head of the family received an emergency order and hurried out.
The city guards were gathering on the street outside, and orders were heard from far and near.
This seems to be a night that Gula is destined to have trouble sleeping...
Far away in the direction of the port, several sailboats with silver sails were quietly mooring into the pier.
On the sailboat, a group of selectors wearing azure shirts were standing. Some of them were opening the system's shooting interface and facing the dark direction in the distance.
Dots of fires were rising in Gula Port, and the entire inner city was becoming brightly lit, like a galaxy on the ground, gorgeous and bright.
But what makes up this bustling scene is not just the lights, but also the winding fire dragons. From a distance, they are just the light of the torches.
The photographer included this scene in the live broadcast, and almost everyone understood what happened there, just as the woman from Yuechen judged - they had indeed come to Gula.
Whether they are supporters or opponents of the Seven Seas Brigade, everyone seems to be subconsciously aware of the subtle changes in the situation, but they focus more on the familiar faces in the picture.
There was almost silence in the live broadcast room——
"Is it really necessary?"
Everyone is asking this question in their mind.
In the center of the picture was a young man with purple highlights. He was looking at the camera in this direction with interest, then turned back and said with a smile:
"Qing, is that person really related to 'Zhan Kong'?"
"I came to this place for your sake and the Cang Tour Group's sake."
"Don't let me down-"
…
Bai Xue had indeed thought about that possibility.
That voice once tempted her like a devil. What if what they said was true? Will that woman...
But this small expectation made her calm down, because only the opponent would know exactly what kind of person her opponent was. Maybe she hoped so - but that weak delusion would never become a reality.
Yes, it was just weakness that kept her from sinking to this point.
She raised her head, her silver eyes gradually becoming determined, and she bent down to help the young man covered in blood from the ground.
"Are you OK?"
Cole was stunned, looking at the chosen knight in a daze. When he heard the soft voice in his daze, he seemed to have seen the goddess who symbolized courage, justice and goodwill—— and her spokesperson in the mortal world.
"Miss Bai Xue, please think twice before you act," the Gray Knights saw this scene and said in a deep voice, "Do you really want to collude with the Dark Believers?"
"Is he a dark believer? Maybe we have to give him a chance to defend himself. Don't the followers of the majestic Lord of Storms even have this kind of tolerance and generosity?"
Bai Xue turned back and looked at these people: "This is Silver Wisland. We will give everyone a chance to prove themselves. We will not let a villain go, but we will not wrongly accuse any innocent person."
The Gray Knights' expressions darkened, and they simultaneously drew their swords and pointed in this direction.
But as soon as they drew their swords, the members of the Silver Veslan behind the girl also drew their swords and walked up, standing side by side with Bai Xue.
"You're right, Miss Bai Xue," those people echoed loudly, with some excitement about keeping the world in chaos: "I really thought no one knew about the good things they did in Gray Owl Town, so what qualifications do they have to talk nonsense here."
"This is No. 231 Herring Gull Lane. This is Silver Wisland, not Gray Owl Town. Stop your arrogance!"
The Gray Knight looked at these people with a gloomy face, and warned for the last time: "Miss Bai Xue, do you really want to be our enemy? Don't forget that the Rainbow Alliance is an ally with us."
But Bai Xue acted as if she hadn't heard anything. She just turned her head and said softly:
"Ignatz, do it."
A flash of silver shines into everyone's eyes.
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