Chapter 198 Captain
"You captured the blue-robed wizard, what does it have to do with me?"
On the other side of the river, Levi was arguing with the patrolling soldiers, feeling helpless.
Still couldn't escape.
Although Harondor below our feet is a disputed area with garrisons from both Gondor and Harad, this is the Harnen River basin after all. The entire south bank of the river is lined with Harad towns, and the north bank is often used as their landing point to meet the Umbar pirates.
I thought the bridge far away from the ferry would be safe, but it turned out that these guys even spared an area near the bridge.
It is also because Gondor’s homeland is too far away from here, and we cannot reach out, at least not to the other side of the enemy’s homeland.
"By order of the commander, everyone who has passed by recently must verify their origins and purpose. You'd better be able to clear your suspicion within three sentences."
"I'm just an ordinary passerby visiting my cousin."
"Ordinary passerby, visiting cousins?"
The garrison soldiers looked Levi up and down with quite interesting expressions.
"There are only military camps and soldiers in this area. Who are your cousins? Where did your boat come from? Don't you know that the commander has already issued an order prohibiting private crossing of the river?"
"And what's that thing wrapped tightly in a blanket next to you? Is there a person inside it?"
"You need to explain."
"Well, would you believe me if I said there was a baby in there? He overgrew when he was little and grew a little strong. I brought him to find his family."
Levi picked up the Gondor general and spoke sincerely with his eyes.
Although his face was basically covered by the hood, the soldiers in front of him could not see how sincere his eyes were.
"You take me for a fool?"
The garrison soldiers looked very unfriendly. At this time, several soldiers in the rear heard the noise and rushed over.
At this moment, the soldier had determined that even if the man in front of him was not the wanted man, he was definitely a murderer, and what was wrapped in his blanket was most likely a corpse.
"You sneaky fellow, you dare not even show your true face, come with me!"
Seeing that the soldiers behind were about to surround him, Levi knew he couldn't delay any longer.
"Okay, I'll go with you."
He shrugged helplessly, and took a step forward with the Gondor general under the gaze of the soldiers.
Then he suddenly started running forward as fast as a rabbit.
"Catch him!"
The shout immediately alarmed the other soldiers in the tent. At least dozens of soldiers rushed out, picked up their weapons and chased in the direction where Levi ran. They chased for several miles and refused to give up.
Quite persistent, looking like he would never give up until death.
"I wanted to resolve this issue in a peaceful manner."
On the side of the road, Levi put down the burden on his back and drew his sword.
When did dozens of people dare to attack me? How could I bear this injustice?
“You chose this yourself!”
The garrison in the Harnen River basin gradually approached.
Just when Levi was planning to remove his disguise and eliminate the pursuing enemies, suddenly the cries of several barn owls were heard from behind a nearby tree.
Barn Owl…wait, where did the barn owl come from in this place?
Levi turned his head and saw an inconspicuous oak tree in the middle of the dead woods where the sound came from. Three small flowers native to Harad under the tree seemed to be able to form a regular triangle.
Homeless?
No, that's not right. It should be Gondor's front-line commando.
Ranger of Gondor.
Levi waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to worry, and rushed directly towards the dozens of people.
His mentality was very stable, but some people were anxious.
"Come back!"
The Gondor Ranger behind the tree couldn't hold back any longer, and quickly jumped out and said, "Don't go and die, there's enough time for us to hide!"
"Need not--"
A brief response came, the ranger looked around, gritted his teeth, and had to take the person on the ground away first.
When a corner of the blanket was revealed, the ranger's pupils suddenly shrank.
"team leader?"
The person in the blanket didn't respond.
The ranger looked at his captain, then at the mysterious man walking away, gritted his teeth, and decided to drag his captain to the underground base.
"What's going on?"
As soon as he went down, three other rangers immediately surrounded him.
"This is... the captain?"
“Still alive!”
Someone checked it out and looked quite excited.
"The wounds on his body have healed and his breathing is stable. God, it's a miracle."
"When the captain was ambushed by those vile Haradrim a day ago, I thought I would never see him again."
"How did you bring the captain back?"
“It’s not me.” The ranger said, “The person who brought the captain back is up there. I can’t see his face clearly. Now he is facing dozens of Harad soldiers alone.”
"What?"
They looked at each other and immediately made a decision: "You stay here to take care of the captain, and the three of us will go up to help."
"No, there are dozens of people on the other side, you will all die."
"But we can't just watch that warrior die at the hands of the enemy."
A ranger stepped forward and said to the ranger who brought the captain back and gave Levi a tip: "Take the news back to Gondor. There is not a single coward in our entire team!"
The three of them took up their weapons, shared the last small cup of beer left in the stronghold, and then climbed up the ladder one by one.
Click.
The entrance to the underground passage was opened, and a faint smell of blood wafted towards us. A mysterious big face blocked the entrance and looked inside.
"Who!" The ranger reacted very quickly and took out his weapon on the spot. The ranger behind him who had not yet climbed the ladder also quickly drew his bow.
"Don't get excited, we're one family!" Levi shouted quickly.
"It was he who brought the captain back!" The ranger who was taking care of the captain took a look and quickly explained.
"Where are the enemies?"
Although they were sure that Levi was a friendly force, the three of them still climbed up and looked around.
"It's all over there."
Levi pointed in a direction, but there was no one standing there.
All the pursuers were destroyed.
“…Who are you?”
After a moment's silence, the Ranger asked a question.
Levi took the opportunity to take off his hat and turban, revealing his original face, and moved his robe back.
"Levi, I live in Roadside Castle."
"Greetings to you all."
Boom! It was like a heavy hammer hitting their hearts. The rangers took a deep breath, looked at each other, and nodded.
Confirmed, it’s me.
"I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you just now."
"There is nothing to apologize for. You dared to take the initiative to attack against enemies that are ten times your number. This courage is worthy of praise."
"How are your generals?"
"general?"
The rangers repeated this word in their minds and felt a little confused for a moment.
What’s going on? When did the captain get promoted?
"I'm fine..."
At this time, a voice was heard from the underground passage.
It was the "General of Gondor".
"I'm not some general."
He climbed up in two or three steps and said, "That is a lie of the Haradrim. They use it to boost their morale."
"Thank you for your help, Legend Levi."
"I owe you my life."
(End of this chapter)
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