447 Advance or retreat
In fact, the method is very simple, just hide for a while. There are mountains and forests on both sides of the road. As long as you hide in and use magic to change the terrain, it will be difficult to find. Beta plans to hide here for four or five days, and at the same time let Joan of Arc reconnaissance at high altitude. If there is really an ambush ahead, you can see a clue in four or five days.
In this way, Beta and others hid in the forest on the roadside. Shirley changed the nearby map and formed an environment similar to a small basin at the foot of the mountain. She moved some big trees to cover the small basin tightly. Even if she could not see the situation below from the air.
The envoys had no objection to this, and they knew very well how dangerous this mission was. Since the leader made the decision with safety as the first element, they naturally had no reason to object.
Besides, they brought a lot of supplies, so it would be fine to delay for a few more days.
In the first two days, the road was quiet, and occasionally a smuggling caravan passed by, but no situation was discovered. On the third day... the atmosphere in the envoy group was a bit dry, and many people wondered if the leader Beta was too nervous.
But Beta suppressed their opinions, because Joan of Arc had discovered that there seemed to be occasional movement in the mountains and forests two kilometers ahead.
"They are ready to be unable to calm down." Beta retreated from the spiritual connection and said to Faxiu: "You lead the cavalry regiment up five hundred meters, set up an ambush in the forest, and bring more baggage. Once you find them attacking us, you will directly resist the charge from behind."
The Dharma body was very excited, nodded, and was about to leave with his subordinates.
Beta said to Bart, "You go and protect Faxiu...not to be killed by scattered arrows or ranged magic."
Bart shrugged. Although he had no good feelings for the nobles, Faxiu seemed polite and not arrogant on the way, so he felt that it was acceptable to protect Faxiu.
When Fashu, Barth and the cavalry left, Beta said to his feet: "Sophia, go ahead to reconnaise and pay attention to the enemy's movements. You don't need to take the initiative to reconnaise them. Just block the view of about one kilometer ahead. If you find the enemy's track, come back to report to me immediately."
A black shadow escaped directly from his feet and fled into the depths of the forest.
"Jessica, you are walking around the camp and tell me if you find something is wrong."
When the little maid Jiexika heard this order, she was extremely excited. She nodded and ran out directly. She has werewolf blood and has a very powerful sense of smell. If an enemy approaches the camp, she will find it as soon as possible.
After giving the order, Beta began to close his eyes and rest. Now the enemy has appeared, and his arrangement has also been issued. The next thing is to wait, waiting for the enemy to hit the door.
The next day, just as the sky was getting light, a black ray of air came silently against the ground. Before it could get close, Beta and Shirley, who were resting with their eyes closed, opened their eyes at the same time.
The black shadow came closer and turned back to Sophia's appearance. Even wearing leather armor and strapless breasts, she could not hide her straight breasts.
"The enemy is coming." Sophia said with a breath slightly, "The number of people is about one hundred. Judging from her outfit, she should be a mercenary."
Beta nodded to show that he understood, and Sophia turned into a black shadow and entered the shadow under his feet again.
Then Beta made a gesture to the envoys, Shirley removed the surrounding terrain magic, and the diplomatic etiquette officials got into the carriage. Not long after, there were only a dozen carriages, and some supplies were added to the convoy reappeared on the road.
The atmosphere in the convoy was extremely dull and no one spoke. Everyone knew that they were bait now, just waiting for the fish in front to bite the hook.
If they had some self-protection ability, they wouldn't be so scared, but they were just ordinary people. It's okay to scare ordinary civilians by saying the title of etiquette officer, but they have no deterrence to nobles, professionals, and mercenaries.
The convoy slowly moved forward, and the horses pulled out white mist, and there was a thin layer of snow on the road, which did not affect the convoy's progress.
In the dull atmosphere, the convoy walked for about half an hour, then rode a horse and walked in the front Beta, suddenly raised his hand to signal the convoy to stop moving forward.
The road ahead was empty, but anyone who had some experience going out felt abnormal. Because even in this cold weather, there were still living creatures in the woods, occasionally there were howling wolves and birds.
But here, there was no sound at all, and it was silent as if there was no living thing.
The convoy stopped, and Beta made a backward gesture. According to the arrangement not long ago, the etiquette officials immediately pretended to be panicked and turned the carriage and wanted to walk back.
When they saw the prey, they were about to escape. The hunters hiding in the woods finally couldn't help it. They rushed out with their weapons.
Beta slowly retreated, and his eyes looked at the group of enemies rushing out of the woods. He found that their ingredients were very mixed. Some were wearing good leather armor and holding stainless steel weapons, while others rushed out with a wooden stick.
Obviously, this is a temporary team.
Beta bounced his finger and Shirley immediately summoned a wall of earth. The one summoned hastily was just enough to seal the entire road, but the height was only about two meters and the thickness was only about thirty centimeters.
"They have magicians."
"The earth wall is not thick, destroy it." A man who obviously looked like a leader shouted loudly.
Beta turned his sight and found a strong man with a beard and sturdy man giving orders. He smashed a small piece of earth wall with a big hammer, and his appearance appeared just at the entrance of the cave, so it was very conspicuous.
The earth wall soon became fragmented under brute force, and the etiquette officials of the diplomatic envoys accelerated their retreat. Even if they were acting, they were really afraid of such a scene.
But there was a carriage that did not retreat, which was the carriage where Perisnan and the girl Susan were, and they were very confident in Beta.
Next, the earth wall officially collapsed. The group of mercenaries who made temporary guest appearances as robbers let out excited roars and planned to pounce on them to grab the spoils, while Shirley gained the most attention.
Almost all the robbers looked at her. After all, it was a great thing for such a beautiful woman to steal her as her wife or sell her out.
But just as they were about to take action, the sound of horse hooves came from behind them. In just a few seconds, the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder. When the mercenaries looked back, they all had their souls scattered.
They wanted to evacuate, but Shirley waved again. Two long earth walls were vertically sealed on both sides of the road. The two earth walls were still not high or thick, but it would take some time to go over or break it.
The cavalry team was getting closer and closer, and the ground was shaking.
Now this group of robbers has only two choices, either retreating and charging cavalry to fight hard, or move forward, break through the carriage formation of the envoys in front, and then flee.
Chapter completed!