trap

A few words were not enough to convince the two experienced members of the Royal Guard. But no one would actively harbor ill will towards the holder of Heaven. In Mason's half-deliberate and half-real weakness, the two discussed for a while and decided to temporarily assist each other.

Mason naturally had no objection, but Pica had an opinion but could not escape the clutches of several people. The strange group of people spent the night around the campfire, and the next day they set out together to the nearest town.

It was called the town of Kelton, a prosperous transit point near the Dark Forest, controlled by both the nobility and the church. But the king obviously didn't trust either side, and the appearance of the Royal Guards was ironclad evidence. Mason walked through the forest a little unfamiliarly, and his cheeks were scratched by branches from time to time, leaving red marks.

Without the help of Heaven, it would be too much for a person who grew up in the city in his previous life to immediately become familiar with the forest. The two girls saw this, and Shana smiled and said, "Do you need my help?"

After weighing his pride against the remaining journey, Mason chose the latter option with a heavy heart: "Thank you for your help."

"You're welcome. You're so thin, yet you can run to such a deep place by yourself. The Dark Forest is a famous monster town nearby."

Shana strode towards him. Seeing her posture, Mason's heart suddenly jumped, and he had a bad feeling. The girl put the shield on her back and opened her arms to him: "Come on, you're welcome!"

"......"

Shana was tall, only half a head shorter than the young man. But the muscles she had developed through long-term training made her figure full of strength. Seeing that Mason was hesitant to move, she was confused: "What's wrong? You don't expect Aishana to hug you, do you? Impossible, her physical condition is not as good as mine!"

Aishana interjected lightly: "I think he is not troubled by the selection, but by the action."

"This move is great. It allows me to react quickly when I encounter an enemy. If he was on my back, I wouldn't even be able to notice if a monster bit off his head."

The blond knight's words became more and more terrifying, and before Mason could say anything, Pica started trembling again.

Forget it, it's just a matter of face. This isn't his body, it's Canaan's! What's the problem?

Mason closed his eyes and walked towards the other party. Shana picked him up neatly - even like a princess. The speed of the group suddenly increased. Mason secretly observed for a while and had to admit painfully that even the goblins ran faster than him.

After his physical condition was temporarily transformed into that of an ordinary person, he would get hungry, tired, and feel pain and die like an ordinary person. But ordinary people are definitely not as good as a well-trained knight. If you hold him like this for a long time, you can move quickly without any effort, which also has a unique sense of ease.

...No way.

The cold wind blew against Mason's face. The knight was moving at a very fast speed. His hard breastplate kept hitting the back of his head, making a slight sound, which was swallowed up by the sound of his footsteps. Mason looked calmly at the blue sky above his head, and carefully thought about whether the end of this road would lead to a concussion.

When he was about to tell the doctor that he had given up treatment, Shana slowly stopped.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and a cold look flashed through her blue pupils. Before she could react, Aishana's lips moved slightly and she began to sing softly.

The beautiful melody floated from the elves' lips and teeth, rustling the leaves. The branches and vines everywhere hid the figures of the few people, using natural barriers to cover their tracks. Not long after, a team of well-equipped mercenaries appeared in front of them. They looked gloomy and quickly passed through the trees, aiming at the direction they came from.

After they left, the elf did not cancel the magic immediately. She waited patiently for a while, and after confirming that no one was approaching, she signaled that they could leave the barrier: "It seems that we have been discovered."

"After all, they suffered such a huge loss, they will definitely not let the participants off easily - right, little goblin?"

Shana teased, but her eyes did not fall on the goblins. She looked around cautiously and heard the young man's slightly pale voice ringing in her ears: "They don't look like mercenaries."

If they were mercenaries, their equipment was too good. Mason even saw a piece of steel armor on them, which would be considered high-end anywhere.

The knight carried him on his back and walked forward nonchalantly: "Mercenaries, anyone who wants to use this name can be a mercenary, whether it's a robber, a ruffian, a noble, or a church member."

"Including you?"

"Yes - ah - so I tell you, don't mess with us, otherwise we will leave you here and you will die~"

The group walked forward happily amidst laughter and joy. The closer they got to the edge of the forest, the more fake mercenaries appeared. Aishana used her astrologer ability to constantly point out detours for them. Even so, they were still nearly discovered several times.

The goblins turned out to be somewhat useful, leading them to some extremely hidden paths, and they finally reached their destination.

As a royal guard, Shana was very generous. She generously bribed the city gate guards and booked an extra room in the tavern where the two of them lived. Aishana went to the town to buy clothes and asked others to change them.

The two girls had nothing to hide from. Goblin Pika was dressed up as an old slave goblin, responsible for serving others, which was a common use of goblin slaves, so it was not conspicuous.

Mason tied his long silver hair into a ponytail, and Aisana used magic to shape long elf ears. After much persuasion, Aisana finally convinced him to take off his mask. Under the pure white mask, a beautiful face without blood color was revealed, and even the lips were extremely pale. The knight stared blankly for a long time, holding his nose and raising his thumb: "I have a good eye!"

Mason: “…”

Pika: “…”

Aishana slapped her head expressionlessly and said, "Sorry, I made fun of you. You made a good choice by disguising yourself as an elf."

The funny knight yelled: "What? Why are you hitting me? This was my idea!"

"I'm going to hit you, get to work quickly."

The elf scolded fiercely, and Shana turned around dejectedly, took out a map from the suitcase and unfolded it in front of Mason.

This was the first time Mason saw a map of the world.

The world is vast and boundless. The whole world is made up of a continent and ocean, with small islands scattered all over. The largest island is marked as Dragon Island, which is separated from the mainland by a distant storm.

The highest mountain indicates the existence of the Winged Tribe, the ocean in the west is inhabited by mermen, and the forest in the east is inhabited by elves. In between, there are various markings, and the lines are winding. There are no contour lines or distance markings. Only lines, points, graphics and annotations are used to outline a vast and magnificent world.

Aishana was used to seeing this map that recorded the places where various alien races lived. Obviously, this was an era of mutual integration and comprehensive contact. She clicked a small dot on it: "This is where we are now."

Next to the shadow of the forest, there were spider-web-like lines extending to the four cities. Alyssa moved along one of the lines to the north, which was an endless plain.

"Go north, here is the largest city on the plain, and the cathedral is also here. We have seen the people you mentioned in other cities before. After they were caught by the church, they will definitely be sent to the cathedral for unified burning at the stake."

"We saw them two days ago."

Shana added: "The burning is usually held in the middle of each month, and the bright moonlight can purify evil. So if you want to save your companions, you need to rush there and save them within five days at the latest. But it will take a long time on the road, and the cathedral is heavily guarded - so there is a second, faster way."

She also pointed to the town south of Kelton and said meaningfully: "The town where we captured those pagans is in the south. There will be a time difference from there. Since there are more people, their journey is slower than ours. If we calculate the time, it will be around this time..."

The young man grasped her point sharply: "You mean, we can intercept them midway?"

"That's right. There are only a few ways to get to the cathedral, but few people dare to do so. So use whatever tricks you have. The people the church uses to escort heretics are the most powerful paladins. If you don't show some real skills, we will definitely not be able to defeat you."

Shana drew a cross on the map with her finger, which was both a sign of assistance and a hint of scrutiny. If she didn't even have this ability, she would probably be cruelly denied under the false appearance of a relaxed atmosphere. The silver-haired young man silently stared at the place where she wrote, and spoke in a very soft voice: "I know, I will deal with them, and you are responsible for assisting me."

The knight smiled happily: "Great! How are you going to deal with them?"

The silver-haired young man lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then said slowly: "I need to set up a little trap."