"Lieutenant Colonel Cabbe said last that the two companies were imprisoned in Fort Sidney. Where is that place?"
Darent had studied the map carefully when he came to Manion, so he spoke without hesitation: "It's probably shifted to the left by a few thousand meters."
"Turn left, we'll go to Fort Sidney first."
"?" Darent finally couldn't help it. He turned his head and looked back: "So are you hiding something from me?"
"Damn it...I don't think this is the first time I've asked this question?"
"Remember that Belmaren?" Hitzfeld frowned. "I don't trust him to handle Dekter's death case."
"How about this," Xia Yibing said after thinking for a while. "Manion is a small place. It's not far from one end to the other. Let's split up. Mapus and I will go to Fran Middle School, while Aisuen, Frick and the others will go to find Belmaren."
"can."
Hitzfeld also thought this was a good way to save time. They divided the work and cooperated in this way when preparing before departure, so that if something really happened, the other party could quickly return to help.
Because they were going to separate, Hitzfeld could not sit in the car. Darent stopped the car on the side of the road and let her get out. Before leaving, the woman hugged Hitzfeld.
"Be careful of anyone on either side. I think those 'bug people' might be hiding in there."
"I will."
After a brief farewell, the girl got into another car and the convoy parted ways from the fork in the road.
"How bizarre." Darent tried to look at Xia Yibing through the rearview mirror while driving, "You actually let her go alone."
“She didn’t act alone,” the woman said coldly.
"The army will soon be stationed in Manion, and she will have even greater power in her hands."
More power?
Did she mean possessed spirits?
Xia Yibing's previous expeditions/cases had a high level of confidentiality, so Darente couldn't see them for a while, but his spiritual perception as a tree man had long reminded him that these two people might have surpassed the current understanding of "present spirits" - they had exceeded that limit.
"So you're still not going to tell me what you're hiding from me?"
"...Aisun and I were involved in a strange dream." Xia Yibing had no choice but to tell Nightingale the information she had investigated and what they had experienced in Misros' dream.
"Is this possible?" Darent was indeed shocked, and soon began to express his dissatisfaction: "Wait... why are you the only ones chosen?"
"You think this is fun, don't you?" Xia Yibing's face was turning darker. "I warn you, even if the spirit is as strong as me, if you are pulled in, you can't get out by yourself."
"They can come out." Darent's tone was still very relaxed. "Then more than 200 people have come out."
If you ignore the fact that they are still in hospital recuperating, they have indeed come out.
However, after being interrupted by him, Xia Yibing also became curious - if Aisuen had not finally interfered with the dream and forced us to wake up, what would we have encountered if the dream had continued to develop?
war?
What was going on in another civilized world as it resisted the invasion of the Gray Mist Evil God?
The reason why those two hundred people suffered mental trauma and forgot their memories was because they had seen the "Mother of Void" in that dream, but simply because the amount of information was too much and they couldn't bear it?
"Oh, is this a gift for me?"
With a flapping of its wings, the Blood Crystal Crow appeared from nowhere and stood directly on Darent's head.
"It's just a living wooden frame. I'll accept it with reluctance."
"...I'm going to count to three, and if you don't get off my head, I'm going to grab you and put you in the tool box."
"The wooden frame looks so impressive." The Blood Crystal Crow looked down at him, as if marveling at his body structure. "We couldn't have thought of such a trick back then... You call it petrification? This is indeed a viral infection."
Darent was driving, and of course he couldn't risk doing anything to the talking bird. He could only frantically wink at the woman behind him through the rearview mirror, asking her to take care of this thing.
"Don't worry about Mapus." Xia Yibing was very relaxed. "She has a good personality and won't leave any dirt on your head."
The wooden man and the crow were both stunned.
Then other vehicles on the street were surprised to find that the car twisted several times in the middle of the road and finally stabilized itself again.
"So what is it?"
After the chaos subsided, Darent looked at the road while staring at the blood crystal crow on the steering wheel.
Talking birds are uncommon but not rare. He knows of several species of colorful birds that can talk.
But it’s black... and it’s the kind with crystal-like feathers. He really has no impression of it. Anyway, it can’t be a crow.
"How dare you offend the great and noble Raven King?" The Blood Crystal Crow glared at him. "Even the previous generation of your family wouldn't dare to speak to me like this. I'll remember you, kid. Don't let me catch you."
"It's threatening me!?" Darent turned back in surprise, "Wait... isn't it just learning to speak?"
It was not until this moment that he realized the seriousness of the problem. This bird was not simply mimicking?
"Her background is very complicated, so I won't go into details." Xia Yibing said helplessly, "You can just treat her as a fellow agent, that's all."
tired.
Too lazy to explain.
For most people, this level of perfunctory treatment would certainly not dispel their curiosity, but Maps-Dyrant is not an ordinary person. He quickly accepted the new team member.
He and Blood Crystal Crow had a pleasant conversation during the last stretch of the journey. The woman leaned on the back seat with her brows twitching, feeling that they had met each other too late.
"arrive."
As the car stopped outside an iron fence, Darent lowered his head slightly and looked at the sign in front of him.
"It says construction is ahead... and the map says Fran Middle School is ahead."
The two men and the bird got out of the car, looked around, and found that the area looked a bit desolate.
The street ended fifty meters away, and the middle fifty meters was a path paved in the hilly wasteland. Through the iron fence, some dead branches and shrubs could be seen extending out, and a house could be seen in the distance, probably the so-called Fran Middle School.
Mannion is a mountainous city, and some streets cannot be completely dug through due to the terrain. This kind of scenery is very common.
"Where is that hospital?" Darent found a big rock and stood on it to look around. "All I see is this damn place. Tell me I have to run back to the hospital?"
"Matt told me that the hospital is also nearby." Xia Yibing frowned, "Maybe it's behind this rock. We can go in first."
"Didn't you say we can't go near the school?"
"It's fine as long as you don't get closer than 50 meters."
Neither of them thought there was anything wrong. The iron fence was equipped with a lock, which Xia Yibing pried open, and the two of them walked along the path towards the school.
The existence of interception measures indicates that there must be a Nightingale stalking nearby.
If nothing unexpected happens, someone will come out to look for them if they get any closer.
……
On the other side, Hitzfeld and others also found the place where serious criminals were held, Sisburg.
This was an earthen fort, very similar in size and style to the one she had seen in Nanxinze. The outer curvature gave it an Arabian look, and was used to prevent climbing—either from the inside or the outside.
The warden came out in a panic to greet him - he had known that Wayne's envoy might come. After all, Dicket was a bishop, and it was not surprising that his death caused any commotion.
"Flick, you and Carlo don't follow me."
Before dealing with the warden, Hitzfeld conveyed new orders.
"Across the street from Fort Sidney is the police station. Go there and bring me the files on the 'wreckage' and 'missing persons' case."
Although this trip was to deal with the hidden danger of Belmaren, she did not forget why she heard about this city in the first place.
If there really are evil culprits hiding in the black market or among the indigenous forces, these files will definitely be of some help.
"Don't you need protection?"
Frick frowned.
Harrison, Josie, and Marseille had been tracking Belmaren, and they had not been able to return to the team for the time being. This meant that once Carlo and I left, Earl Xieyang would only have a few silver guards left as his guards.
"I won't joke about my safety."
Hitzfeld didn't have the nerve to say that even if they combined they might not be able to defeat him.
There is a saying that the Flint Knights actually appeared to balance the superhumans under the king. They have a strong will and can restrain the superhuman agents who have to use most of their willpower to fight nightmares.
But that's the general case.
Hitzfeld is not an ordinary case.
After returning from the place of origin, her spirit was no longer the same.
"Send a signal if something happens."
Frick thought about it and said nothing, but just gave Ashley some extra instructions.
He also knew this child, the little native he brought back from Brays Island. He didn't expect that he had changed so much now.
After they left, Hitzfeld called the warden and asked him to take his men to see the two groups of prisoners.
"There are 17 people detained in Dab Human Resources and 6 in Kerkinson Mining." The warden introduced the situation to her on the way. "The leader of the former is a man named Josiah. It's hard to understand, but he is actually a Sara..."
"Wait." Hitzfeld stopped him, "Is this Josiah from Sara?"
"Yes."
"He works for 'Dab Human Resources'?"
"Yes!"
"It's fine if it's just work, why would he get involved in this kind of incident?"
"Ah~ That might be because he married a girl from there." The warden shook his head. "I heard about this, too. He obviously thinks of himself as a native. How shameful..."
Sensing some different emotions from these words, Hitzfeld curled his lips but said nothing.
By questioning the warden, she had learned who was the leader of the dispute on both sides.
Dab Human Resources Company, the origin of this "Dab" is a "Dab Tribe" deep in the tribal valley. They are typical of the early integration of Sara, and have been rooted in Maniwong for nearly 50 years.
The woman that the man named Josiah married was the daughter of a big shot in the tribe. The warden didn't know who the big shot was, and he didn't bother to find out.
On the other hand, the Cuckinson Consolidated Mining Company is owned by the two Cuckinson brothers.
Fili Kerkinson, Rudy Kerkinson. The leader of their group who was arrested was named Colin, the company's financial officer.
The reason for the dispute between the two parties was that Ke Jinsen withheld Dabu's salary, and the salary had to be paid by the finance department, so it was reasonable to arrest this person.
Hitzfeld was thinking about which side to ask first when they met later, when he suddenly felt a vibration coming from below.
what happened?
earthquake?
The warden was also stunned. The group stopped and looked back, and then they heard a sharp sound like scraping glass or fingernails on a blackboard coming from the corridor.
bang.
Bang!
As a foot wrapped in metal armor stepped into the corridor, Belmaren - the mysterious golden knight once again faced the girl.
"Step aside."
A cold voice came from under the mask.
"Anyone who stands in the way will be treated as a rebel."
"What if I just don't let you?"
Hitzfeld immediately followed up with an answer.
Belmaren shook a little, then squatted down little by little, holding the Crusher hammer tightly in both hands, ready to charge.
This is a corridor.
There is no place to hide on either side.
Chapter 25 Defeat (Two in One)
Belmaren knew the Countess standing in front of him.
Yes - compared to her previous identity, when he knew such a person existed, she had already been conferred the title of Earl of Xieyang and held a high status in this country.
Belmaren was very unhappy with her from the beginning. He believed that the title of "Xianyang" should not be easily granted to any noble. This was almost a tarnishing of faith... The young queen was fooling around.
From the founding of Sara to the present day, from the creation of the Church of the Mechanical Goddess to the present day, no one has ever been honored with a title with this prefix - not to mention whether they are noble or not, not even the king has ever had it!
