Chapter 266: Breaking the Evil (Two Chapters in One)

When Ren led Claire to the carriage.

I don't know if it was because Xia Diya, the head maid in the carriage, was inside. This time, Claire used a little force when opening the door to pull her gentle hand away from Ren.

inside the carriage.

The head maid who saw Ren and Claire returning said slightly excitedly:

"Lord Ren's few blows just now were such a relief! Seeing that you severely punished two ungrateful villains, Lord Rodlin and his son, my heart is sweeter than eating honey!"

"Thank you, this is what I should do, isn't it? I am now Miss Claire's guardian knight." Faced with the compliment from the head maid, Ren smiled and said.

Hearing Ren mention the 'Guardian Knight' again, Claire's pretty face turned slightly red again.

The team continued to gallop quickly in the direction of Meist County. As night gradually fell, the knights were fine, but their faces still showed faint fatigue.

The cavalry are just well-trained ordinary people. A day of intense travel is indeed a bit tiring for them.

At this time, Claire in the carriage asked the old housekeeper outside the window: "Where are we now?"

"Miss, we have passed the town of Colma now. Well, we are almost halfway between the town of Colma and the town of Eze." Yodel, the old housekeeper riding a horse outside the window, replied.

"Then camp nearby, and don't forget to inform Viscount Thrier."

"As you command, Miss Claire."

Renn on the side did not express any opinion.

Because Claire told him before that in order to rush for time, she would camp in the wild as planned.

After staying one night in the wild, we will continue our journey early the next morning and should be able to arrive in Meist around two or three o'clock in the afternoon.

When they heard that they could set up camp and rest, the cavalrymen breathed a sigh of relief and smiled on their faces.

Soon, in a forest clearing on the roadside, piles of bonfires began to rise, and everyone began to bake various dried meats.

At the same time, in a hidden valley not far from the temporary camp.

A huge team, several times larger than Renn's team in terms of numbers, is quickly approaching Renn and the others!

The leader was a luxurious carriage without any emblem, followed by more than ten black-robed monks.

The largest number of people in the team were more than a hundred people wearing uniform gray robes and hoods.

Judging from their cuffs or collars, they all have a pattern of burning black flames tattooed on them. Obviously, these gray robes should be the Protestants trained in Wales County as Galina mentioned before.

Draw your gaze to the end of the line.

I saw a huge cart pulled by sixteen horses, dragging a very heavy guy, moving slowly behind the team.

Since the cart was covered with a thick cloth, it was unclear what it was, but it could be vaguely seen that it seemed to have a huge human-shaped outline.

Although the cart was equipped with dozens of wide wheels to avoid sinking into the ground, it left ruts on the ground that were only ten centimeters deep wherever it passed!

"Master Priest, the weather is very favorable to us! You see, there is no need to use the dense fog spell, there is already mist all around." A black-robed monk was leaning slightly and said to Galina in the carriage.

Galina's charming eyes glanced out the window, flicked her long fingernails, and said: "Don't take it lightly, send a few people up, and release a few thick fog spells first."

"By the way, is there any news from Vidals?"

"Bidals has led his men to outflank the town of Colma and should arrive at the enemy camp at about the same time as us. Master Priest, if the enemy wants to retreat now, it will be too late. The roads in front and behind have been blocked by us. died."

"Well, if the other party stays put, Kurban, you know, I don't want too many casualties. Don't forget, there are so many Protestants watching from behind."

"Of course, Master Priest, don't worry. I have brought the materials for the sorcery array. They will soon know that under the power of the sorcery array, all battle formations are just like rubbish!" The black-robed monk He said with a smug look on his face.

"very good."

Glade, temporary camp.

Ren was about to invite Claire to continue to improve her Arcadian swordsmanship when suddenly, there was a cry of raptors in the sky, and then, a huge raptor with blue and purple feathers hovered down from the sky.

This scene immediately caused the cavalry to panic, and they drew their weapons and were on guard.

"Don't worry, this is my pet." Ren said, waving his hand.

I saw Xue Yu flapping his huge wings, stirring up a strong wind, and landed on Ren's arm.

Ren was also puzzled as to why Xue Yu would take the initiative to land and contact him. Soon, he discovered that Xue Yu was holding a homing pigeon in his claws.

The homing pigeon was not dead, but it seemed to be extremely afraid of the blood feathers and did not dare to struggle violently. There was fear in its small eyes.

Homing pigeon?

Renn immediately thought of something.

After Ren and Xueyu made simple gestures, they understood what was going on.

"Xueyu, you noticed that in our team, little birds like this fly out every once in a while, right?"

Xue Yu looked at Ren with a look of dignity, chirped, and nodded.

Renn took off the small bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's foot and pulled out a piece of paper.

It was written on it: "The team has set up camp, located between the towns of Colma and Eze."

Sure enough!

Ryan's eyes flickered, and his face showed a thoughtful expression, just as he had just guessed.

Obviously, there should be an enemy inside the team. If it was a communication from our side, it would not be so frequent, nor would it be expressed in such words.

Soon Ryan found Claire in the carriage with the note.

"Ms. Claire, I think you need to see this." Ryan said as he handed the note to Claire.

After just a glance, Claire's pretty face froze, and she said, "This is not the way we communicate with the family. Lord Ryan, it seems that there is an enemy spy in our team."

"Yeah, I think so too."

Claire frowned slightly and said, "I just don't know who this spy is serving? Lord Ryan, can we find this spy?"

After a little thought, Ryan nodded and said, "It should be no problem."

The two got off the carriage, and Ryan called out "Cookie". Soon, a pony-sized greyhound rushed over quickly, wagging its tail at Ryan, looking quite excited.

Ryan handed the small bamboo tube to Cookie's nose and let it smell it.

"Cookie, find the owner of this small bamboo tube."

Soon, Cookie started sniffing one by one from the person closest to it. Soon, it was searching around and barked at a panicked cavalryman beside a bonfire not far away!

"Miss Claire, it seems that we have found this insider." Ryan smiled and turned his head to Claire.

Butler Yodel quickly recognized that this cavalryman was one of the ones he brought from Meister.

"Little Moltke, why did you do such a thing!"

"Miss Claire, I'm sorry," Butler Yodel said angrily and self-blamed.

This made Viscount Selyr on the side feel relieved!

Fortunately, this insider or spy was not in his team, otherwise it would be difficult for him to explain it clearly this time.

"Tell me! Who do you serve?" Viscount Selyr stepped forward and said.

The insider named Moltke the Younger cried bitterly, "Sir, I really don't know who I am serving. I only know that if I report the team's situation and specific itinerary, I will get a generous reward."

"Miss Claire, please forgive me."

"It seems that we have been targeted by a hostile force. Ryan, who do you think it is?" Claire ignored the traitor and turned her head to ask Ryan.

"I think I should know who it is." Ryan thought for a moment and said.

"The Black Flame Cult." The two said almost in unison.

Because if it was a political enemy of the Habsburg family, they would never choose this time to risk the wrath of the empire's top leaders to attack the Habsburg family who were fighting against the cult organization.

So if the option of political enemies is excluded, their enemy this time is likely to be a cult.

Considering that the Poseidon Cult mainly fights the Empire's navy and army along the coastline, there is reason to believe that the Black Flame Cult, which seriously injured Count Habsburg and intends to shake the Empire's rule over Mayest County, is the most likely.

The three immediately returned to the carriage to discuss the matter.

"Miss Claire, do we need to move camp and hide now?" Viscount Selyr also realized the seriousness of the situation and asked.

Viscount Selyr's question made Claire fall into thought for a while.

"Send someone to detect nearby immediately."

"There is fog nearby, and it is getting thicker and thicker." Ryan suddenly said.

Sure enough, Claire and Viscount Selyr pulled open the curtains on the car window and found that as night fell, a faint mist began to rise around them.

Just now, Ryan used the core skill "Eye of the Beast" to look down from the sky with the vision of Blood Feather, but unfortunately, under the influence of the fog, he could not see the situation on the ground clearly in the night sky of more than 100 meters.

After all, no matter how good the blood-feathered horned eagle's eyesight is, it is impossible to see through.

Seeing the fog getting thicker, Claire's face became serious and said, "It may be too late, Viscount Selyr, the fog is getting thicker too fast! Let everyone be on high alert, the enemy may have arrived nearby."

"Hey, the enemy should have arrived." Ryan raised his eyebrows and said.

"Huh?" Claire and Viscount Selyr looked at Ryan.

"Get ready for battle!" Ryan got off the carriage first.

The next second!

Screams came from all around.

Immediately, Claire and Viscount Selyr also got off the carriage with Ryan.

"Gather here on the carriage!"

"Assemble in the defensive formation!" Claire shouted.

As a student of the Imperial Royal Academy and the daughter of an Imperial fiefdom earl, Claire has been trained in battle formations since she was a child, and she immediately took command.

Hearing Claire's voice, the knights and cavalry around felt much more at ease.

Everyone immediately gathered towards the carriage. The cavalrymen holding shields formed a circle in front of them. The innermost layer was armed with bows and arrows, and the innermost layer was Viscount Selier and Ryan.

Facing the rapidly formed defensive formation.

Although the hundreds of new cultists on the side could not see the specific situation in the distance, they could still see the general outline of the battle formation clearly. They knew that if they rushed into this battle formation, the losses would definitely be huge.

Galina smiled and said, "I heard that Claire, the daughter of Count Habs, is a top student of the Imperial Royal Academy. It seems that she is still quite capable now."

"Master Priest, we have expected this a long time ago. The other party's reaction to the surprise attack is exactly as we expected." A tall and thin Black Flame monk next to him said with a smile.

"Kurban, I will leave it to you to break the formation." Galina smiled charmingly.

"Don't worry, Master Priest."

The Black Flame monk named Kurban walked forward with five other Black Flame monks. At a relatively long distance, several people immediately placed some materials on the ground.

Soon, under the command of the Black Flame monk named Kurban, a magic formation with complicated black lines was set up!

Five Black Flame monks, including Kurban, stood at the five corners of the reverse pentagram magic array, but Kurban stood at the top of the front. Suddenly, several people chanted spells almost at the same time.

I saw a black flame like a python lingering around the four Black Flame monks, and Kurban raised his hands horizontally, with his palms upright, and a fist-sized black flame fireball formed in the air about one meter in front of him.

Instantly!

The four black flame pythons merged into the black flame fireball in front of Kurban like a hundred rivers converging!

I saw the black fireball, which was originally the size of a fist, expand rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a strong energy wave escaped.

And Ryan in the battle formation frowned at the first time, because he sensed the strong energy wave coming from not far away.

Moreover, judging from the fluctuation, it seems that there are multiple people conducting a joint spell attack, that is to say, the next is likely to be a powerful witchcraft attack.

"Oh no, it's a combined witchcraft, no, it's a sorcery array!" Claire's face changed immediately.

She reacted instantly and realized that the enemy was much more difficult than she expected.

They had just arranged a defensive battle array, but the opponent immediately responded with a sorcery array, and judging from the energy fluctuations of the sorcery array, a powerful sorcery was about to strike!

"Northeast direction, archers, attack at maximum distance!" Claire reacted immediately and commanded.

As a rain of arrows passed, a wave of black light film was faintly revealed in the distance. The rain of arrows just now seemed to be raindrops pouring on an umbrella, and it couldn't even delay the opponent's spell.

But the problem is that if the battle array is disbanded now, not only will it be too late, but it will also be a devastating blow to the morale of the team!

For a moment, Claire faced a dilemma!

"Leave it to me!" A steady and familiar voice came into Claire's ears.

Ryan?

Claire looked up suddenly.

As soon as Ryan finished speaking, he stepped heavily on the ground, leaving a clear dent of his plate armor boots on the ground. He jumped high and stepped over the shield-bearing cavalrymen in front of him in a blink of an eye, and came to the front of the battle formation alone.

Then, he rushed towards the direction of the energy fluctuation!

"Ryan, your weapon!" Seeing that Ryan actually went up empty-handed, Claire was shocked and shouted hurriedly.

On the other side of the evil magic formation, a figure suddenly jumped out of the opponent's battle formation and rushed towards them quickly!

This scene made the Black Flame monks headed by Kurban stunned immediately.

Is this looking for death?

At this time, they have finished chanting the spell, and in the next second, they can release the evil magic that is far more powerful than the first-level witchcraft-Black Flame Explosion!

Now rushing straight over, what else is it not looking for death!

No!

The opponent can hide!

But in that case, the battle formation behind him will suffer!

"Aim at this guy who jumped out and see if he hides or not!" Kurban said with a sneer on his face.

"Huh!"

Instantly, a black fireball with a diameter of nearly half a meter, with a long tail flame, blasted towards Ryan who was sprinting in the straight line between the battle formation and the black flame monk.

"Ryan, be careful!" Claire's eyes suddenly widened!

This power.

Facing the huge black flame fireball that attacked, Ryan roared and activated his giant strength talent!

In an instant, the hardened fine gold covering the surface of the plate armor gloves turned into a huge square tower shield in a blink of an eye!

"Iron Wall!"

The tower shield in Ryan's hand showed a touch of the original force fluorescence, and it trembled slightly at a certain frequency!

"Boom!!"

The moment the huge black flame fireball and the tower shield came into contact, it exploded!

The surrounding fog formed a circular air wave, rushing to the surroundings, and the black flames with strong corrosiveness that sputtered out in dots, ignited at the touch!

Of course, the most lethal force is the powerful explosive impact, which is no less powerful than a modern medium-caliber mortar!

At this time, the muscles of Ryan's left arm holding the shield had suddenly swelled up, and the whole person was like a giant. The plate armor boots on his left and right feet sank deeply into the ground and plowed out two deep grooves. There was an obvious large dent on the surface of the tower shield.

But the powerful "Black Flame Explosion" was blocked by Ryan!

This scene naturally made Kurban and the other five Black Flame monks' eyes bulge out!

"How could this be blocked!" Kurban exclaimed.

The next second, his face was ferocious, and he chanted the spell again! "I don't believe you can resist it again!"

"Swoosh!"

A black short spear, as fast as lightning, suddenly attacked him.

"Bang!!!"

The black light film was hit by the swift short spear, leaving a basin-sized dent, but it was barely blocked, and the short spear did not pierce the black film!

However, this attack also made the black light film dim a lot. Obviously, due to the violent collision between it and the short spear, a lot of energy was consumed.

Before Kurban and others could breathe a sigh of relief,

"Pop" sounded, like the sound of a bubble bursting!

A pale silver figure wearing a pair of sharp metal hand guards pierced into the dim light film, and then used both hands to break it hard, easily tearing open a piece of thin paper, and instantly tore open the black film.

Ryan flashed in!

This scene made Kurban and the other five people scared to death and dodged quickly!

"Hiss, hiss, hiss!"

In the air above the ground of the evil magic array, dozens of black blade arcs flashed in an instant!

Ryan used the intermediate secret of Kadar boxing, "Rapid Cutting"!

Two seconds later, the entire evil magic array returned to calm, and the five people stood there, motionless, but dozens of interlaced blood lines appeared on their faces and bodies!

"Pah! Pah!"

The sound of dense things falling sounded!

The five black flame monks in black robes had disappeared at this moment, and on the ground, at the five corners of the evil magic array, there were five pools of blood and flesh fragments.

Each piece was cut to almost the same size, the size of an adult male's fist, mixed with blood, organs and white brain tissue.

Ryan slowly stood up, shook off the traces of blood on his knuckles, and looked at the Black Flame Cult's army calmly!

As if to say, next, it's your turn!

This scene immediately shocked the Black Flame Cult members!

The large number of new cult members looked at each other in bewilderment. They didn't know why the female priestess from Wales County asked them to come and watch this battle now!

Didn't she say it was a practical teaching?

But why does it look like it was counter-taught!

Because from the situation, it doesn't seem to be dominant, or in other words, although the female priestess hasn't made a move yet, she has actually lost the first battle.

Galina's expression also became quite solemn at this time.

It wasn't that she didn't want to rescue him just now, but just when she was about to get off the carriage, she found that Ryan had already entered the evil magic circle, and it was too late to rescue him!

As for why the reaction was so slow?

That was because the other party actually confronted the "black flame explosion" blessed by the evil magic circle. This scene was really beyond Galina's expectations.

Obviously, this person was the gold-level sword holder mentioned by the insider before.

If she was not mistaken, the other party had just performed at least two mysteries, namely the shield-type mysteries and the mysteries similar to the sharp blade dagger.

One attack and one defense, which made Galina more and more afraid!

Originally, she was going to test the new killer, but seeing this scene, she decided to let the big guy behind go up first.

If the other party has mastered two mysteries, it is not difficult to deal with. At that time, she will have time to give the other party a finishing blow.

Otherwise, this matter will have to be considered for a long time!

After all, this was not a mission assigned by the church, but a mission requested by her predecessor, Laxul.

In addition, there was another point that she did not understand just now.

When the other party resisted the "Black Flame Explosion" blessed by the evil magic array, he seemed to be holding a shield, but somehow, the shield disappeared later. Did he throw it away? Galina looked puzzled.

Shaking her head slightly, Galina decided not to think about it for the time being. She turned her head to the Black Flame Monk beside her and said:

"Go! Activate the Giant Axe Golem Guard immediately!"