Knight with Wand

The body of the snake monster with its head blown up seemed to have lost its vitality in an instant. It was dragged to the ground heavily by the iron chain, and the dust was raised with a bang.

The raging snake tentacles around it, like snow in the sun, stopped moving and disintegrated into wriggling flesh and blood, and slowly dissipated with the scattered snake corpses on the ground.

Before everyone could get close to the body of the snake monster that Mette had transformed into, the skin and muscles of its huge body, just like it had just grown, the flesh and blood and bones were strangely entangled with each other and quickly degenerated.

The size of the snake corpse continued to shrink, causing the pit where it appeared to suddenly collapse because the back half of the snake body hidden underground contracted and lost support.

When Leon and others chased the receding flesh and blood and ran to the top of the pit, the huge snake body had disappeared from everyone's sight.

The soldiers surrounding the pit could not see the monster or Mette's body.

"Where is the person?"

Canis frowned. He wanted to see the person alive or dead. He would never give up until he saw his enemy dead with his own eyes.

As a spirit, he was not afraid of death, nor was he afraid that the powerful warlock had a backup plan. The young master of the Wolf family was the first to jump into the pit, grabbing the long sword and digging in the messy soil and gravel.

With someone taking the lead, more warriors soon jumped down to dig the soil and dig the stones.

The knight of the Wolf family asked for a shovel from the back and jumped down to help the young master.

A group of knights and soldiers turned into civil engineers and began to search for the body of the warlock.

Leon stood at the edge of the pit and did not join the crowd.

He turned his head and looked at the place where the snake head that Hilgard had just chopped off fell.

The monster head that was as huge as a truck head before has become a thin snake head lying on the ground.

Leon had a hunch that he had been fooled.

"What is this?"

A knight seemed to have dug something out.

He bent down and grabbed the headless snake body buried under the mud and rocks, and pulled its long snake body out from under the soil.

"The giant snake just now was transformed from this, right? But where is the wizard?"

When Canis heard the movement over there, he immediately walked to the knight and grabbed the headless snake corpse to look at it.

The appearance of the snake corpse was almost a smaller version of the basilisk just now, and if you look closely, you can see that the cloaca under its belly is unnaturally open.

Recalling the opponent's behavior of drilling into the snake's belly when they fought in the snake's mouth before, Canis realized something and threw down the shovel in his hand in anger.

"This cunning wizard who is a loach, drilling snake dermatitis? It's really shameless!" Canis cursed and cursed, angry that revenge had not yet succeeded.

The brief riot in the Bucks' camp gradually subsided.

The soldiers under General Trosa soon discovered traces of suspected extensions of the underground cave under the pit.

It just lost the support of the huge snake body, and the interior had already collapsed, so tracking was out of the question.

Obviously, Mette's magic fooled everyone.

The warlock seemed to have never expected that the summoned snake monster could break out of the siege of so many knights, so the half-human, half-snake magic monster was a cover to attract everyone's attention and cover its escape from the beginning.

Outside the wilderness of Wachterburg.

Sensing the unexpected chaos that broke out in the Trosa camp from afar, the armies of the Wolf Family and the Thorn Flower Family sent cavalry to quickly come and investigate the safety of the master.

Gunnar and Elifer hurriedly appeased their overly nervous armies to avoid accidental firing and unnecessary fighting between the two families at this moment due to misunderstandings.

A group of noble lords moved to another place and simply asked the soldiers to bring chairs. The knights separated the open space and discussed the matters that were interrupted just now in the open air and continued the meeting.

As expected, Hilgard was temporarily detained by General Trosa. In order to clear the suspicion of association, the master warlock did not resist.

What awaits him and the Warlock Association will be accountability and investigation from the capital.

At this moment, except for the young master of the Wolf Family, Canis, most of the nobles are more concerned about the mastermind behind the dispute between the Wolf and Flower families.

They are more concerned about whether Mette, who escaped unexpectedly, will spread the information about the Nightmare Forest.

However, considering that Farolis had already sneaked into and occupied Glade County, the news would not have been suppressed for long, and the lords understood that speed is now of the essence.

In the face of greater territorial interests, the royal nobles of Kosos County are dissatisfied with the behavior of the Thorn Flower Family eating alone, but they are not interested in wasting time and energy on accountability.

Baron Gunnar is no exception. His Wolf Territory in Kosos County is close to the Nightmare Forest. The army he brought back has not been disbanded and can be dispatched at any time. The grudge with the Thorn Flower Family is not worth mentioning compared to the opportunity to go south and embezzle land now.

After the brief temporary military meeting, the nobles dispersed. Except for the generals of the Lu family who stayed with General Trosa, the other lords set off without stopping. According to the plan of this military meeting, they returned to the camp of Mamor County and dispatched the armies that had not yet disbanded.

Trosa sent Elifer out of the army alone and made a promise to him: "I will say a few good words for you in the application submitted to His Majesty, and I don't want to blame you for your previous lies, but the Farolis family must ensure that Glade County is under control.

This time you are still the vanguard, and be prepared to welcome the kingdom's army in the south. If the situation is true, the first batch of reinforcements will arrive within half a month."

"Thank you, General." Elifer beat his chest to thank.

Trosa nodded and turned to look at Leon behind Baron Thorn Flower.

Although he didn't know how Elifer discovered the changes in the Nightmare Forest.

But if you think about it for a moment, you will understand that it must be related to the few teenagers who crossed the cursed land in the first place.

"To be honest, Lord Elliot, I regret giving those children to you now."

"You are joking, my lord." Elliot said with a proud smile in his heart. Showing kindness to those three teenagers was actually the investment with the greatest return for the Thorn Flower family in recent years.

The old general stroked his beard and carefully looked at the figure and appearance of the young knight, who was somewhat different from the original.

If the other person's facial features and eyes hadn't been similar and his name hadn't changed, he would have been almost unrecognizable.

After not seeing each other for just over four months, the boy with an average appearance and immature figure had actually grown into a tall and heroic young man.

Not only did he lose his youthful youthfulness in such a short period of time, but he also developed extraordinary martial arts skills.

It's just that Trossa pondered, seeming to remember that the child used to have brown hair, why now he has jet black hair?

Could it be that he was malnourished before?

anyway.

Three knighthoods and three small villages were exchanged for an earldom and several young and promising vassals.

This deal from the Briar Flower Family cannot be described as a good deal, it is simply pie in the sky.

The Earl of Bucks was quite emotional: "No wonder Elliot did not hesitate to directly canonize you as a knight. I am ashamed of your wisdom. The snake-slayer of Selva. I heard the poem at the banquet. Kill Duosen." , Counting today’s actions, young man, you have killed two evil snakes that caused trouble in Orland.”

"I'm not much of a snake slayer. Without the concerted efforts of all the knights today, I wouldn't have been able to defeat that monster. It's a pity that Meter escaped. This evil snake is not dead yet." Leon faced the old count and admired it. With a look in his eyes, he touched his chest and answered humbly.

"Let's go, hurry back with me while the people from the Thorn Flower family aren't paying attention to you."

Baron Gunnar looked at Earliver and others who were talking with General Trossa in the distance, and immediately wanted to take his eldest son and take him back to the Wolf family's military formation.

It's not like he couldn't come up with the ransom of five thousand gold crowns.

But for the Wolf family, this is not a small amount. It just so happens that Katniss is not imprisoned at the moment. If he doesn't "break out" with his son who became a prisoner of war, how long will it take?

However, Katniss stood there, sighed, and did not move with his father.

Baron Gray Wolf turned around in surprise, looked at the motionless eldest son, and couldn't help but ask: "Your son, your life was saved by the Thorn Flower family. Do you really want your father to hand over a ransom for you to thank them?"

"Father, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back with you for the time being, but you don't have to prepare a ransom for the Farolis family."

Feeling the reality of being separated from his loved ones by life and death, Katniss frowned and tried to think of an explanation that would not reveal the secret or irritate his father.

"That night, I was almost killed by Matt. I was seriously injured, very seriously, and 'almost' actually died. It was the knight named Leon who saved me with a spell, but I was completely 'healing' Before, I couldn’t stay too far away from him.”

"What did you say?"

Baron Gunnar's eyes widened: "Did the Farolis family use witchcraft to restrict your freedom?"

"No, father, it seems so, but the thorn flower knight named Leon did not harm me, but if I leave the range of his spell, the wounds left by Met may still endanger my life. "

"So weird? How long will it take for you to recover from your injury?"

Gunnar looked at his eldest son up and down, but couldn't see any injuries on him. He could still vividly remember the lively appearance of Canis fighting the wizard before.

Katniss was silent for a moment, and after thinking about it, he reluctantly revealed his processed current situation: "...I have to stay by the Knight of Thorns for at least three years."

Of course this is nonsense, but for now I can only deal with my father like this for the time being, until the guy named Leon fulfills his promise.

"Three years!?"

Gunnar was stunned. He thought it would only be a few months at most.

"What kind of spell is that? Don't other wizards know it? Can't I find a warlock consultant for you to come to Wolfenhall to heal your injuries?" Baron Gray Wolf frowned and asked again and again.

"Now that things have happened, do you still dare to believe the warlocks in the association?" Canis smiled bitterly. His current situation was thanks to their blessing.

Baron Gunnar raised his eyebrows. That's right.

"So the knight of the Thorn Flower is really a spellcaster? I thought he just used some magic treasure. But can you trust that he won't harm you?" Baron Gray Wolf looked towards the Thorn Flower house.

"At least he is not a member of the association, and he did 'save' me." Unable to tell the truth, Katniss could only nod.

Gunnar thought for a moment.

Three years is neither long nor short. I am still in my prime, but I am not in a hurry for my son to inherit the family business.

But having his eldest son under the eyes of a rival family all day long still made him feel uncomfortable.

The heir of the family must be controlled by Pharoris like a hostage.

Doesn't it mean that in the past few years, the Lang family will not be able to take any action against the thorn flower?

Seeing his father's troubled look, Canis naturally understood the other party's concerns. After thinking about it, he said: "Father, we might as well change our minds. Right now, the Farolis family is openly exposing the Nightmare Forest to the generals and lords. The information is definitely not to make fun of everyone.”

Since the young master of the Wolf family was summoned back to the world, he has spent most of his time sleeping in the Neti Card. It was only during this meeting today that he learned the truth about the dispersion of the Cursed Land.

“Now that the Thorn Flower Family has gone south to take advantage of the situation and seized a county, we may not be able to suppress their rise.

As for this southward expedition, they must have made sufficient preparations both inside and outside the forest. Why not temporarily put aside their grudges and cooperate with the Thorn Flower, and wait for the kingdom's army to gather, one step ahead of others, and immediately march south. "Kanis advised his father.

"Farolis swallowed up a county by itself in the south. It is like an ant swallowing an elephant. It will definitely not be able to expand. And if we expand to the south, our territories will definitely still depend on each other. Even if we don't form an alliance, just not disturbing each other will still be beneficial to us. The action will be of great benefit.”

Baron Gunnar listened to his son's advice and fell into thinking: "Cooperation."

As the head of the family, Baron Gray Wolf naturally knew what his eldest son meant.

Even if there is no curse in the Nightmare Forest, it is not easy to lead an army through the dense and rugged forest. The army needs a stable path to march and supply.

Judging from Earliver's bold words at the meeting, the Thorn Flower family has naturally built ready-made roads long ago. I am afraid that there are many camps in the forest as nodes.

This definitely saves a lot of time.

What is lacking most now is time.

But Gunnar weighed it, shook his head and said: "We have had a long-standing feud with the Thornflower family. If we, as part of the Kingdom's army, borrow the passage with General Trossa's troops, maybe that guy Elliph will allow it.

But we went alone to borrow a road from him to go south. How dare he allow our army to use his route? How could I dare to rest assured and let the supply team pass the route of the Thorn Flower House? "

Not only are the two families not allies, they are also enemies with grudges.

"You might as well give it a try, father. Opportunities wait for no one. Now I am considered a hostage of the Thorn Flower family. Maybe Baron Earliver thinks he has taken advantage of your weakness. Does he really have the courage?"

Katniss's eyes flickered, since that Leon didn't tell Baron Earliver the truth about his resurrection from the dead as a revenant.

The current Lord of the Thorn Flower must have thought that he was a hostage bargaining chip in the hands of his vassals.

This may be an opportunity for the two companies to cooperate.

Everything is just to make the expansion of the Wolf Territory one step faster than others.

Suddenly, feeling the pull of magic power on his body, Katniss stopped talking and looked up.

The people who were talking in the distance have dispersed. General Trossa has already returned to the camp. The figures of Elifu and his party are also getting further and further away from the camp.

All one could see was Leon riding a war horse, parked in the field, looking from afar, as if waiting for Canis to follow.

If it is further away, if it exceeds the range that the opponent can currently maintain, Katniss knows that he will turn into a card.

"Father, please think about it, I'm leaving first." The young master of the Lang family said goodbye to his father helplessly.

Gunnar raised his head and saw his son's serious expression, and then he realized more clearly that the eldest son would have to stay in a hostile family for a long time.

"So fast? Then I will send you some servants. By the way, where do you live now? How about I send Tayana there too so that I can take care of you." Baron Gray Wolf suggested.

"There's no need for servants, and Tayana won't be here either. Just let her take care of little Logan at home. I'm in Thorn Flower, so they don't treat me badly." Katniss quickly shook his head.

What a joke, he usually sleeps in that magic card. Now that the lady is here, should she be allowed to get along with the men of the Thorn Flower family every day?