Chapter 13 Ambush
It seems that cars had not yet been invented in this era.
Although some people tried to use steam engines to build cars that could run on the road, they were eliminated because they were slow, too heavy, and made a rumbling sound when started.
Therefore, within the city, the main mode of transportation was still horse-drawn carriages.
Or a rickshaw.
Li Qi was sitting in the carriage at this moment.
A small open carriage, driven by the corporal who was responsible for receiving him.
When Li Qi came to the royal capital, there was naturally someone in charge who was responsible for him.
The person who is currently responsible to Li Qi is the head of the intelligence department to which Li Qi is about to be transferred.
His name is Borent Auridovich.
He has the rank of captain and is the chief of the intelligence department. He was also the one who advocated transferring Li Qi to work in the rear.
Li Qi was very grateful to him for this.
After all, compared to working on the front line, it is safer to collect intelligence in the rear.
However, speaking of the intelligence department, Li Qi thought of Wood's last reminder to him.
If possible, try to switch departments...
Li Qi has always remembered this sentence. Although he is not sure what it means, Li Qi is now thinking about how to transfer from the intelligence department to other departments.
Li Qi will always remember Captain Borrent's kindness in transferring him to the rear, but this does not mean that he must join the intelligence department.
Going to other departments would also be a way to repay Borent's kindness.
It would be better to say that going to other departments would broaden Captain Borrent's network of contacts, although Li Qi knew that Borrent definitely did not need his network of contacts now.
He is just a small warrant officer. Borent will be promoted to a colonel-level officer soon, so he will definitely not need Li Qi for a while.
But it doesn't matter whether he can use it or not.
What matters is whether Li Qi did it.
In the future, when Li Qi stays to work in the rear, it will definitely not be like before, where he could get a promotion and a raise in salary just by killing a few enemies on the battlefield.
In the rear, one still relies on personal connections.
If Li Qi wants to live comfortably in the rear, he needs to pay more attention to these things.
As for returning to the front line, Li Qi had never thought about it.
Although it seems that there is a ceasefire now, according to what Li Qi has learned, there will definitely be other wars in this world in the future.
After all, the world's resources are unevenly distributed.
Originally, there were magicians and knights. Countries with a large number of magicians could suppress small countries and barely control the war within a certain range.
But now...
Firearms have already appeared, and artillery has long been deployed on the battlefield. According to this development, tanks, airplanes and other "high-tech" weapons will definitely appear next.
The number of magicians can no longer influence the situation on the battlefield.
The number of people, tactics, and weapons reserves are the key to determining victory or defeat.
Small countries that were usually looked down upon may also become villains, and big countries that were once regarded as superior may also be dragged down and fall into the quagmire of war.
Li Qi didn't study much history in his previous life, but he had some understanding of the history of war and could roughly see the future trajectory of the world.
Therefore, he was very sure that the front line would definitely be the most dangerous place in the future.
If possible, he would rather die than go back.
"...I hope I won't be like a certain little girl who can't go to the rear no matter what... Well, I probably can't, after all, there is no X in this world."
For some reason, Li Qi thought of an anime he had watched before he was reincarnated.
It's called "Tanya the Evil".
The protagonist in the story is just like Li Qi. He wants to live a stable life in the rear, but he is always fighting on the front line.
But the difference between him and the protagonist is that the protagonist cannot go to the rear, because it is the god of that world who is causing trouble.
There is no God in this world of Li Qi.
And now he is in the back.
So there shouldn't be any problem.
Li Qi was thinking in his heart, wondering why his temples were throbbing so much, he always had a bad feeling.
Thinking of this, he looked up and found that the carriage had driven into an unknown alley.
“…Is this the way to the academy?”
Li Qi finally understood where the bad premonition came from.
He frowned and asked the man driving the carriage, his right hand already on the saber at his waist.
After entering the royal capital, no one is allowed to carry firearms except for officers of the rank of colonel or above.
Therefore, Li Qi only had a saber on him.
But a saber is enough.
As long as he was not attacked by guns, Li Qi could at least ensure his own safety.
The fellow corporal in the carriage said nothing.
Li Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, his hand tightened on the hilt of the knife, and his voice became a little stern: "Corporal! Answer my question!"
“…”
The corporal still said nothing, but he took action.
He stopped the carriage he was driving.
"?"
The carriage stopped in the middle of the alley, with a long distance between the front and rear exits.
Li Qi's heart sank, and he instantly activated his superpowers and looked at the corporal.
My heart is beating fast, my legs are getting warmer, and the magic power in my body is flowing rapidly.
Are you going to attack me? Li Qi was guessing in his heart, but he heard the corporal say:
"I'm...I'm sorry, sir!! I...I was just following orders!"
After the corporal said this, he quickly jumped off the carriage, rolled on the ground, and quickly bounced up again.
Then……
He ran outside as fast as he could, as if he was trying to escape for his life, which left Li Qi stunned.
Run away?
Aren't you going to attack me?
wrong!
Li Qi, who thought the corporal was going to attack him, was stunned for a moment when he saw the man running away, but then he reacted.
The person who would actually attack him was not the non-commissioned officer who brought him here.
It's the others who are lying in ambush here! The magic power is activated, and the super power expands the range.
As expected, Li Qi noticed several figures with red outlines on their bodies behind the surrounding garbage dumps, behind the broken walls, and in the shadows.
After the corporal ran away, they either came out from their hiding places or jumped down from above, and surrounded Li Qi in just a few seconds.
This is an ambush.
An ambush on Li Qi! How could such a thing happen in the capital? Is the security in the capital so bad now? And I shouldn't have offended anyone, so why would so many people come to besiege me?
All sorts of guesses popped up in Li Qi's mind at once.
But his hands were not slow.
After seeing himself being besieged, Li Qi did not choose to get off the carriage. Instead, he tore off the copper button on the pocket of his military uniform, flicked it with his fingers, and dropped it onto the horse's butt.
“Ugh, urgh, urgh—!!”
The pain in its butt made the horse scream.
It raised its front hooves high, and then rushed madly towards the alley with the car behind it and Li Qi in the car!
The crowd around did not dare to compete with the reckless horse in strength and made way for it.
However, when the carriage was about to run out of the alley, several gunshots were suddenly heard from above.
Bang bang bang bang!
Four shots were fired in succession, three of which pierced the rope pulling the carriage, separating the carriage and the horses.
The remaining one.
He flew straight towards Li Qi who was sitting in the carriage!
When he heard the gunshots, or even earlier, when he sensed that someone was pointing a gun at him, Li Qi was ready to defend himself.
Protect yourself with double magic shields.
The magic entanglement technique wraps around one's vital points.
Then Li Qi picked up the saber and jumped down from the carriage.
The carriage, having lost its horses, rushed forward due to inertia, and eventually lost its balance, crashed into the wall of the alley and overturned.
The luggage inside was scattered all over the floor.
But Li Qi had already landed on the ground before that, and at the same time, he threw out the scabbard, using it as a hidden weapon, and threw it at the attacker who was shooting from above! Bang! With a gunshot, the flying scabbard was completely shattered.
Afterwards, the gunman who was ambushing from above also jumped down and landed on the side of Li Qi, blocking the exit of the alley.
There were people in front of him and behind him. He was surrounded from front to back. Li Qi had no way to escape! "...Seven."
Li Qi held the saber tightly and counted the number of enemies, his heart sinking slightly.
There were seven people who ambushed him.
Among these seven people, there are four level one, two level two, and one level three magic users.
Even among these seven people, two were holding guns.
A bolt-action rifle.
A revolver.
The man who had just accurately hit the carriage's tow rope was the one using the revolver.
This man is not only the only third-level magic user among the group, but he is also a sharpshooter.
This is trouble.
Please add this to your collection, please!
o(╥﹏╥)o (End of this chapter)
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