Chapter 232 The Final Picture

The wind gradually stopped, and when it was dawn, the three of them huddled and rested. A layer of fluffy snow was piled up above the crevice, and the firewood in the middle had also been extinguished.

He lit the remaining firewood again, warmed his body, and baked his clothes and shoes warmer, and then the three of them left here.

After the snow stopped, the sky was much brighter, and the sun shone on the snowy ground, which was very dazzling, but not warm.

The guard took a wooden branch and swept away the snow in front of him to find out if he could settle down, and then the three of them walked slowly through the mountain road.

Compared with yesterday's snowstorm, today's road seems to be much easier to walk, and at noon, the sun also provides a little warmth.

A little melted snow water flows over the rocks and converges into a stream of water in the crevices. At this time, a little green grass hidden under the snow can be seen, which also makes the too monotonous world a little bit alive.

Lily's breathing was a little heavy, and she felt that the right hand holding Hulls was also very sour and heavy. At this time, she had to stop and prepare to hold it with another hand.

But perhaps because of the accumulation of fatigue for several days, and not having eaten much, a sudden surge of dizziness made her feel a little dazed for a while, and her body fell to one side and rolled down the snow-covered hillside.

The world was violently turbulent, and for a while, it was impossible to distinguish between heaven and earth. Various pains came from all over the body, and her heart gradually sank to the bottom of the lake, feeling that she was falling into the bottomless abyss.

Fortunately, he released Huls just now. It would be good if he survived. Without him, the guard should be able to walk faster with Huls. The last thought flashed through her mind, and she lost consciousness.

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It seemed like a long time had passed, and when Lily woke up again, it was already dark.

She felt something lying on her chest, and there was a faint sound of crying.

At this time, Lily sat up slowly, only to realize that it was Hulls who was in her arms. Although he was only about three years old, he couldn't even speak clearly now, but he knew his mother after all. Come on, this kid is very scared.

Although he was born into a noble family, for him, his mother was everything in the world.

"Your Majesty is awake." The guard was there beside the dim bonfire, but compared to yesterday, today he was also a little embarrassed. His body was wet with white smoke, his eyes were tired, and he seemed to be seriously lacking sleep.

"How long have I slept."

"one day one Night."

"Where is this now?"

"Middle of Crocodile Fang Ridge."

"How far have we come after that?"

"Only 10 kilometers."

Hearing this, Lily felt a burst of guilt and regret, if only she could be stronger at that time.

"Fortunately, it snowed again today. The trails on our road should have been buried by snowflakes, and we didn't take the normal road. The enemy would not be able to catch up with us for a while." The guard enlightened Lily.

"That's the only way." Lily nodded silently, and then comforted her.

On the other side, also in the 'Ring of Crocodile Teeth', Darcy took a few high-ranking Sequence 6 non-commissioned officers and quickly shuttled between the mountains, even at night.

Before leaving, they had already applied for the 'Night Wolf Potion' from the military. After drinking this potion, it can maintain night vision for one night. It is a necessary material for some special tasks. The only thing to say is the eyes. There will be reflections on the bottom, which are easily detected by the enemy.

But at this moment, what they are chasing is just a pair of weak mother and son, and naturally they don't have to care if they are found.

In the middle of the night, these people finally stopped for a while and gathered together again.

"Sir, no trace was found." Several high-ranking non-commissioned officers replied.

Darcy nodded silently, then looked at the endless rocks and snow below the mountain.

According to his estimate of the speed of Lily's escape, the other party should be near this area, but unfortunately nothing was found.

Perhaps this is also a common problem of excellent people. They tend to overestimate their opponents and take it for granted that they will pay attention and think about it. But I didn't expect that Lily was slow because she was walking with her child, and she stopped for a long time because of an accident. Now she is even at the outermost periphery of the 'Crocodile Ridge', and she didn't go deep into it, which also made Darcy and Darcy who were moving too fast. its staggered.

After searching within the estimated range to no avail, Darcy continued to explore north quickly, but still did not find it. At this time, he had to suspect that the other party might not choose this path, but after disguising, Take the flatter and faster roads on both sides of the 'Crocodile Ridge'.

In the case of finding no results, the general led people to set up defense lines behind the 'Crocodile Ridge', and set up checkpoints and inspections in cities in the south of the north to prevent the mother and son from going deep into the north and the raven. Duke contact.

In this way, when Lily and the three of them walked hard to the middle of the Crocodile Tooth Ridge, Darcy had already taken people away, leaving only a small number of flying knights to patrol and monitor the area.

After discovering the knight carried by the giant eagle overhead, Lily and the three had to change directions several times and proceed along the hidden valley at the foot of the mountain.

After nearly two weeks, the three of them struggled to get out of this dangerous area, and at this time, there was a heavily guarded and well-resourced blockade in front of them.

The initial precious window period has passed, and now most of these cities on the north side of the 'Crocodile Ridge' are controlled by the army of the new emperor.

But also because of the precious time that has been delayed, the flags of the iron gray in the north have also gathered to the south.

Quickly approach this 'Crocodile Ridge'.

The weather is getting cold again. After the humid air from the south enters the north, it turns into snow and slowly falls from the sky, giving people a gloomy and depressing feeling.

'Whoosh-'

With the sound of the war horse raising its head, the horse's hooves stopped, fell on the cold and hard rock, and smashed the fluffy snow. Then the accumulated snow on the ground melted a little in the heat from the war horse, and the surface became pitted.

A group of cavalrymen who had traveled a long distance stopped on the hillside not far from the city. They looked at the soldiers in special clothes at the city gate and knew that the city had been controlled by the people of the new emperor.

After resting and gazing on this hillside for a few minutes, the leading knight pulled down his mask, held the reins, and charged down the hillside holding the iron-ash flag high.

After that, a knight with dilapidated armor also followed and began to charge.

Born in the harsh and barren northern region, their equipment is not very good, most of them are armor inherited from their ancestors, and some cloaks are very old and worn, the thread ends are scattered, and they dance rapidly in the wind.

On the old metal shields, some have patterns of flowers, and some have elements such as skeletons and moons, giving people a quaint feeling.

After rushing down the hillside, there was a rapid bell ringing at the city gate, and then a new army pulled over the horses on the road and began to raise their muskets to aim.

The armor and metal objects on the warhorse collided with each other, making a sound on the mountain road. As they approached, the speed became faster and faster, and the long spear that was originally erected was also put down.

The first shots sounded intensively, and the cyan smoke filled the air immediately, and then bullets passed through the cold air and hit the metal armor.

The metal armor was dented and torn, and some bullets were bounced off, while others were shot directly into the body, causing hot blood.

Afterwards, the long spear that gathered magic power bloomed with brilliance, and the spiral stance that it brought up was like a ramming angle, directly rushing up to the repulsion horse wrapped in iron wire and smashing it.

The sawdust flew and shattered everywhere, but the remaining part was entangled with the wire, trapping the horse's hooves, and then rolled over onto the ground.

In just one round of shooting, the soldiers in the front were knocked away, and the knights in the back were torn apart like cutting vegetables.

Different from the soldiers recruited and trained in recent years in the central part, these knights have been riding horses since childhood and cruising in the north. They expel monsters, guard fields, herd animals, transport goods, etc. Their driving and combat skills are far from ordinary soldiers. incomparable.

Perhaps there was also a group of powerful cavalry in the middle, but many of them have long since disappeared on the battlefield of the expedition, and now the rest have to perform various important tasks, and they rarely gather in large numbers.

Quickly taking the city as a back road, these knights carrying the iron-grey flag continued to head south and began to approach the wilderness in the northern part of the 'Crocodile Ridge' step by step.

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In the open field, two figures galloped fast on horses, and behind them was a line of cavalry chasing after them.

Lily sat on the horse with her child in her arms, using her unfamiliar driving skills to control the high-speed horse with difficulty, in order to get rid of the black and red figures behind her.

These chasing soldiers are not many, about a dozen or so. They found the two of them on patrol. Although Lily has found the opportunity to buy a horse that can ride in a small village, the horse raised by such ordinary people, In terms of speed, it is far from being comparable to those elite knights.

Hearing the approaching chasing soldiers from the rear, the imperial guard also showed a bitter smile. He looked at Her Majesty the Queen with dazzling hair beside him, and the innocent and young prince, hesitating and making choices in his heart. .

Not everyone has enough will to face death calmly, and he is still young.

"I used to envy the princesses and princes in those stories, but I didn't realize until now that maybe I should sympathize with the little characters who are unknown in those stories."

After saying such a speech without beginning and end, the guard's horse speed gradually slowed down.

He didn't have the courage to turn the charge around like Viscount Van Stein, and fulfill his righteousness, nor could he completely abandon the queen and mother and let them throw their corpses into the wilderness.

The only way to numb and comfort himself, let the two go first, and he does not give up the only remaining hope.

Sorry, I'm just a mortal.

So comforting himself, listening to the sound of the horse's hoofs approaching behind him, the guard finally slowly pressed his hand on the hilt of the sword on his waist.

Ever since he practiced swordsmanship with his elder brother as a child, he has never been so greedy and clearly aware of the lines on the hilt, the cold touch, the slightly rough hilt wrapped in cloth, the blade on the hilt. The quivering feeling of sliding in the sheath.

He gradually loosened the reins in one hand, his body began to relax, and the fingers of the other hand slowly wrapped around the hilt of the sword.

Breathing began to ease, the snowy chill in the lung cavity gradually spread in the limbs, and all the scenery in the field of vision began to fade away, only the sound of the wind on the side of the ear was so clear.

one second

two seconds

three seconds

When the chasing soldier behind him was about to stab the guard in front with a shot, a splendid sword light swept away instantly.

Jianmang flashed from his waist, and then split a long arc blade, instantly severing the spear that came from behind, and then Jianmang castrated, and directly cut the Sequence 4 cavalry open by mistake, together with the rear. Another cavalryman was also cut open and fell from his horse.

After this sword was swung, the guard felt a sense of relief but extremely happy, as if he had grasped a mysterious feeling.

this

This time, he finally stopped hesitating, and after accelerating a short distance again, he began to turn.

Pale golden magic power extends from the wrist, covering the blade and coating it with an exceptionally sharp effect. Then he began to accelerate, and launched a dangerous hedging against the oncoming pursuers.

The sword arc flashed, and the three cavalrymen were torn apart by it and rolled off their horses, but the remaining cavalrymen in red and black still did not retreat. The spear pierced the high-spirited guard directly, making his originally surprised look instantly turn into astonishment, regret, and fear, and then fell down unwillingly, rolled down the snow, turned a few times, and stopped moving.

After killing the last guard, these cavalrymen were like hungry wolves, their eyes fixed on the mother and son who were tired of running in front of them. They pulled out the spare sabres around their waists and began to accelerate again.

Under the distant sky, on the ground covered with snow, several black dots chased and approached slowly. A stroke fell on the ground.

After that, the remaining six black spots accelerated again, slowly approaching the only black spot.

The whistling wind on the side of the ear kept whistling, Lily felt that she had gradually reached the limit, and the horses under her began to breathe unsteadily. She knew that the final moment would finally arrive.

When she was about to die, she couldn't help but quickly recall this short life, and the past pictures flashed one by one.

Many small and unimportant things have been directly skipped by the brain, and only a few images remain deeply in my mind.

One of them is a scene where her family gathered to celebrate after she received a letter of recommendation from Emenas. The brothers and sisters looked envious, looking at the youngest sister, and her mother brought her favorite cake. The top is sprinkled with almond powder, adorned with precious Rutia cherries, and the clouds are painted with yellow cream below, which is as beautiful as a fairy tale.

Then comes the scene where she arrives at Emenas for the first time.

The Unfallen Bridge that crosses the Lanjian River is like a relic of divine majesty, giving people a strong visual impact, followed by the diverse and exquisite buildings of Emenas, which makes her a noble from a small place. Daughter is like entering a big city.

After the wedding in Titenya, she stood on the high float, and countless people crowded on both sides of the street enthusiastically. The scene was like a dream, and the beauty was unreal. Always suspicious.

Finally, that sad night, the scene of Emank's death.

On the elegant stage, Aimanke sat with her and watched the grand opera and dance performance. A group of girls in exquisite dresses danced neatly until the girl who appeared at the end.

She wears bright dancing shoes, and her graceful figure is like a snow-white swan. When she rotates on the stage, the faint brilliance overflows with her footsteps, which is moving and dreamy. And when she was done dancing, Emink stopped breathing.

Legendary Secret Art: Dance of Death, this is the most demanding, but also the most splendid way of the ancient assassination method.

After the dance, the girl bowed to her with a flawless smile and collapsed on the stage like a dead puppet, before countless panicked cries drowned out everything.

Now, it's my turn too.