Chapter 71 The Cliff
"I thought you died on a woman's belly." Rosie sneered in the darkness.
They met in the dark woods. On the other end of the castle, the bell rang. "Barton is dead." Lu Yuewu said. She checked the prince's room, and nothing was left except a pool of minced meat. "It was completely dead. She killed him." Nianta fell into a coma, looking like a night witch, but she was sleeping peacefully, quiet and beautiful, like a delicate porcelain doll, without any danger. It was still early to dawn, and she would sleep well for a while.
The bell rang slowly and filled with mourning, dong, dong, dong. They also knocked it when Prince Oberon died.
The alchemist leaned against a tree and gasped violently. His chest was missing a piece of flesh and tightly wrapped with a cloth strip. The expensive and rare turtle-shaped rune stone was carefully placed and held close to him. The hot temperature could dispel the coldness of his body. He was trembling, and his face was pale due to excessive blood loss. He could only stand up with the help of the killer.
"Are you all here?" he asked weakly.
"Bland is not here yet."
The wind was bleak in the woods, and the standing palm trees seemed to be watching them as if a silent guard was watching them. Their eyes were cold and full of anger. Are they also feeling sad and hatred for the death of their princes? In a dark shadow, the lights of the castle became faintly, as if the light of the soul ignited from the distant world.
"Wait for him again," said Leo.
Everyone gathered beside him, waiting for his decision. The knights and the Crow Tribe were fully armed, with blood stained on their swords and armor. They rushed all the way, which was what he had expected, but with the scholars, he believed that they would not leave any obvious traces that could make people trace it to this point. On the other side, Lu Yuewu had some scars on her body, but she was not bad. What he was most worried about was her, but her appearance seemed extremely relaxed. There was a glitter in her eyes, which was more brilliant than every moment before, and full of vitality, and more beautiful than the stars in the sky. She must have met something, Leo thought, but at this moment... he could only suppress his doubts for the time being. He looked at the sky, and Arura must still be sleeping... He kept praying.
"When will we wait?" Rosie frowned and said, "I have said a long time ago, and I can't believe him."
Li Ou remained silent, and he could not speak or could not defend himself. Facing Rosie's questioning, he turned his head and closed his eyes to escape. "Speak." Rosie asked repeatedly. He closed his mouth tightly. Would he tell him that it was because she could not control the magic power? As soon as he saw her short hair that had lost its flame luster, he could not say anything.
"Roxi--" The bachelor's lady spoke in a silence, in return for her unwilling snorting coldly.
"—Don't bring a whole team of soldiers then..."
"...I'm here." As soon as she finished speaking, a serene sound came from the woods. Three black shadows walked out from behind the palm tree. Brand took off his dark hood and revealed a face that had lost half of his flesh. He looked like a ghost in the darkness, especially terrifying. "Their spell was lifted." He said to Leo.
The captain of the guard, Ahan, pulled Princess Namelia, and kept comforting, "Safe, don't worry, we are safe." He took off his hood and saluted Leo, "I will remember your great kindness forever."
Leo nodded to him with difficulty. "What's the use of saying this now?" Rosie snorted coldly, she seemed anxious and anxious. "Escape is the most important thing."
"I'll open the way." The captain of the guard said, grabbing the long halberd that he had stolen from the guards.
"No need, no need." The killer giggled, "It's better to change your clothes first."
The killer pulled out a package from under a dead tree. "Wear warmer." The killer told him, "Choose dark clothes. We have to get on the boat. There are huge waves and icebergs on the sea." The package was filled with clothes that must have been stolen, cloaks, and pairs of shoes of varying sizes, square toes and flat soles, simple and durable. They didn't say anything, wrapped the cloak tightly, but did not cover their faces.
"Let's go." Li Ou hit the ground with his sword, "Killer, you lead the way."
"I have to go ahead and walk with him..."
"...No, Rosie." Leo stopped her, "Lead the way, killer, I believe in you."
The killer turned his head and looked at him for a while. "Seldom believe me so." He put away his laughing and scolding expression, and said rarely seriously, "Nezel has never been like this. You are the first, an alchemist. You have all your trust in the once hostile guy. I really don't know if you should say you are smart or stupid."
"He's an idiot," Rosie said angrily.
Yes, he also felt like he was. "I'm just lazy."
"Lanners are blessed with laziness." The killer chuckled, "I promise, Leo, you will get more than you think." He said halfway, and then he waved, "Since you believe in me and you all trust the alchemist, come with me. Miss Mage, I allow you to push the dagger against my waist."
"No need," she said gritting her teeth.
The killer shrugged, "Then follow closely, don't fall behind." He meandered through the dense forest, turning east and west, and soon Li Ou felt that he was lost. "Don't be angry, you should be careful when you run away. I just make sure we are walking in the middle of the forest. No one will find it here. I can't guarantee that no one will break in the chaos elsewhere."
He was right, and Li Ou signaled them to take care of their mouths and do what they should do.
After a few steps, the bells in the city rang and responded everywhere. They lowered their heads, walked in the shadows, and followed the killer. "When you leave the woods, you have to be extra careful. Pull your hood up." They did as they did. Choose dark clothes, he told them, but he himself wore an old coat: the lower part is horizontal stripes with red and pink, and the upper part is a silver crescent moon and a golden eagle-a noble heraldry. "Why are you wearing other people's clothes? Still so conspicuous?" Rosie sarcastically.
"I want to be a noble, this time," the killer chuckled and joked. "Actually, I am already this guy now. Please call me Sir Dontos. The guards recognize their leader: a arrogant, irritable leader who cannot be questioned by others. He has such a perfect personality. Come with me, don't talk or ask more."
They walked out of the woods, and before them was a broken tower. "Go to here," he said softly.
After walking a winding staircase, he then passed through a small sunken courtyard. The killer pushed open a thick door and led them into the abandoned corridor. By the wall stood a pair of empty armor, covered with dust on the tan metal sheet. They walked quickly. Everyone said nothing. Leo's breathing was rapid and he coughed repeatedly. However, the pain was dissipating, and he felt much better.
Walking down the stairs, we came to a thick door made of oak and iron bars. "There is still a short distance, and we will leave here." The killer raised the iron bolt and pushed open the door. A cold sea breeze spread out. They walked through the fifteen-foot-thick wall and found that they had come to the outside of the castle, with a cliff in front of them. The ocean was far behind, and the sky spread out endlessly above their heads, both of which were dark.
"Climb down," said the killer, "When it comes to the bottom, someone will carry us onto the big ship."
"We'll fall down." Nariya screamed.
"No. There are ladders here, secret ladders, carved in the rock wall. Here, touch them, Miss." The killer asked her to kneel on the edge of the cliff and led her fingers to the hole dug in the rock wall. "It's as reliable as the iron ring." Nariya shivered in fear, and she almost collapsed on the ground.
"I can't get down!" Princess Namelia shivered beside Yahan.
"Miss, or princess? Anyway, they are all women. Don't expect it, there is only one way." The killer said, "Stay on it and become a puppet, or go up and get freedom? Choose yourself."
The girls hesitated, and even a few soldiers were terrified of this height on the cliff. Rosie stood on the edge of the cliff and looked down, and she curled her lips. "How did you find this road?" She turned her head and asked the killer. "I don't trust you very much."
"Hey, I'm a killer, and the killer naturally has his own way." The killer spread his hands, "Putting medicine, seduction, and using any means. Of course, I don't need it. Just magic can make them reveal the truth." The look he looked at her always made Rosie feel that the former had discovered something.
"You're just a mouse," she said. "No hole can escape your eyes."
"That's natural, thieves are on the road of rats." said the killer.
The fireworks for celebration in the city have been extinguished, only the bells are louder than another. Through the heavy walls, Li Ou can also hear the soldiers running, the noise and shouting of people. Time is left for them. "If we go down, we will die if we don't leave." He took a deep breath of the sea breeze, and the cold in the dark made his mind clear. "You go ahead, killer."
The killer shrugged, and he stepped over the cliff and tentatively until he reached the first hole. "You better hurry up, the boat will not wait for anyone," he said, and the killer disappeared.
"I'll do it first," said Chiren Feifeiduo, who stood up and said, "I'll go down to explore the way first and keep a close eye on him. See if he's playing tricks."
Soon, Feifeiduo also lost sight, and the darkness blocked their sight. "Hurry up." Li Ou urged.
"Be strong, ladies, this is a very easy thing. As long as you don't look at the bottom, you will be able to achieve your goal soon." The bachelor's face was pale, but she tried hard to comfort the girls around her. "I'll go down first, okay, you guys will follow? Nariya, Asha?"
"Princess……"
"I don't want to go down from here." Princess Namelia pleaded, "Ahan, please, I'm afraid of heights, and I can't go down."
"I'm carrying you on my back." said the captain of the guard, "you just have to hold my neck tightly."
"Sweet woman." Rosie sneered, "Whatever you are still standing there, stand up..."
Rosie?
"…She drank the potion." Evilla whispered, "Lee Ou, I don't know she still has..."
Is she crazy? Is she desperate? "I don't want to become a waste in your eyes." Rosie seemed to know what he was going to say, and blocked his mouth before he spoke. "It's over, nothing you say is useless." She smiled, "So the women who are dragging their legs, come over and I'll open a portal to send you down. As for men...you should be blessed."
Chapter completed!