She fell into a light sleep and was awakened by some slight noise outside the carriage.
Lily and Ashley woke up earlier, and did not disturb Ella. They maintained their original postures. Ashley's physical condition is not very good, and maintaining a sitting position will consume unnecessary energy.
"Good morning, Ella."
Noticing that Ella was awake, Lily said hello.
"morning……"
She responded subconsciously, and opened the curtains to look out of the carriage. The team listened temporarily, took a break and prepared lunch.The hussars were also harnessing the spare horses, which also needed to be fed and rested.
"Isn't it already noon?"
Ella stretched her waist and observed Ashley's situation. After a few hours of rest, her physical strength and state recovered partly.
"Very well, let's do the purification again. This time the curse can be completely removed. I have distributed the excess pure water to the priest and the court mage. The other injured should also recover slowly."
Ashley's eyelids twitched, and he sighed resignedly. Ever since they met in Xuelin, Ella Williams' treatment and potions had left a deep memory on her.
Lily had already taken off the knight's shirt, and untied the bandages layer by layer, which was covered with blackened essential oil and pus and blood.But the wound under the bandage has improved a lot compared to before. The skin around the wound is pale due to blood loss, but it has barely returned to its normal color.
Ashley looked at the bottle of colorless liquid in the girl's hands in horror, and unconsciously grasped the blanket on the cushion with both hands.
After a while, the guards outside the carriage noticed that the carriage seemed to shake a bit, and then quickly returned to calm.
He sees it as his own illusion.
Chapter 48 Dangerous Beginnings
After half a day's journey, Winter City has turned into a vague shadow.Passing through the Xuelin and the foothills around the city, there is a not so vast grassland. In the north direction, you can already see the ash forest where the ruins of Ulier Village are located.
A sentry knight came from afar. He returned to the rear of the team and hurriedly dismounted.
"Your Excellency the court mage, we found traces of monsters three miles away on the other side of the mountain. There are less than five hundred of them, and they will encounter us soon."
This is a delicate number. It is not difficult to wipe them out with the strength of the team, but it will slow down the speed of progress.
Ella returned to the back of the group after the break, and the court mage glanced at her.
"What do you think?"
"There is no army stationed in Cold Winter City now, they will catch up in a short time, we can't delay too much time, we can't guarantee the safety of civilians on this terrain.
"Having said that, we can't leave those monsters alone. Maybe we can draw a hundred cavalry to lure them away, and the team can enter the forest in half an hour. I can think of some ways in that terrain."
"Then let me go, the chances of success are higher with me."
Ella suggested.
"Remember, after you lure those monsters away, regardless of whether you can get rid of them or not, you must reach the forest to join the team within two hours."
The noble lady warned, and after receiving the promise, the unknown court mage drew up a hundred-man team, with the former responsible for assisting the sergeants in the team.
To Ella's surprise, the centurion's sergeant is her acquaintance, the magician Erwin with woodland elf blood.Before that, Ayla didn't know that this former opponent was also in the rescue team. Irwin was wearing silver armor instead of the mage robes he had seen before, which made Ayla barely recognize him.
"teacher."
Erwin's attitude was still very respectful.Although this made Ella feel a little awkward, fortunately, she didn't have to worry about communication problems, which saved her a lot of trouble.
"So you're still a knight."
The centurions quickly adjusted their formation and marched towards the other side of the foothills. Byakhee's running speed on the ground was not inferior to that of a horse, and Ayla was able to keep abreast with Erwin, who was at the front of the team.
"Yes, or in other words, the magicians of the Snow Country are more or less knighted. I am surprised that a great magician like Teacher is a commoner."
Erwin explained, humbly.
"It turned out to be like this."
Ella nodded first. This is understandable. Since the king himself is immortal, those magicians with elven blood may have some royal or noble blood, but her interest in this is only stop here.
Ella changed the subject and asked:
"Let's not talk about this for now. How have you been practicing recently? Have you mastered any new spells?"
She did regard the other party as her student, and her way of speaking was unconsciously biased towards Yusuf and other Kraft professors.
"The disciple is dull, and only mastered three mantras... There are many incomprehensible places in it, and I have always hoped to ask the teacher for advice."
"Let's leave the question for later, now there is a rare practical lesson."
The silhouettes of the cold spiders had already appeared in front of them. Whether it was due to an illusion, Ella felt that they were a little larger and their shapes had also changed slightly.
The monsters, which were slightly larger than war horses, sensed a column of cavalry on the hillside. Their jointed limbs quickly paddled on the ground and moved quickly. As the distance approached, their disgusting and ugly figures gradually became clear.
"Is that the cold spider...Although I heard about it from the knights from Winter, I didn't expect it to be so odious."
Erwin's color changed slightly, but he was not panicked. His pupils turned slightly green, with subtle lines like grass patterns appearing. This was a sign of a slight overflow of magic power, and was a common phenomenon in the early stages of highly talented magic apprentices.
"Inguz."
Erwin recited a rune word representing "growth", and the plants in the area between the cavalry and the cold spider group began to grow wildly. Weeds, vines, thorns and shrubs changed the originally flat terrain, which was a little delayed. Slowed down the movement speed of monsters.
The blood of the woodland elves has a good bonus effect on this type of magic. Even if Ella chanted this spell herself, it would be difficult to do better.
But Erwin still lacks actual combat experience after all. This magic may be effective when blocking cavalry charges, but the cold spider's special movement method will hardly be affected by complex environments.After the initial chaos, the cold spider swarm returned to its original speed, and the entangled vines and thorns were as weak as air under the sharp joints.
"Use [Grow] again, change the target to our back, and use your mind to control it. This time, you only need to let the weeds grow."
Ella reminded aloud.
Although Erwin couldn't understand it right away, he chanted the spell again. This time, two-meter-high weeds covered the top of the hillside, covering the traces of the cavalry's actions.
"Our purpose is to attract their attention. Don't let these monsters get close to the team. Although I don't know if it will be useful, these grasses can block the sight at the foot of the mountain."
"There is no need to completely shake them off, just keep a certain distance, and then let the team follow me."
Saying that, the flame condensed in Ella's palm.
"Siegel."
The rust-colored sun hovered above Ayla, and Bayaki began to run under her command. The fireball in Ayla's palm continued to expand under the blessing of "Siegel", and flowing lava appeared faintly inside.
After a full minute, the rust-colored sun dimmed, but the fireball had swelled to the size of a wagon wheel!At this moment, Ella finally felt the emptiness brought about by the consumption of magic power.
She finally stopped all kinds of complicated blessings and waved her fingers.
Following the direction of the girl's finger, the fireball spun and flew out, bursting in the middle of the cold spider group!The flame burst, and a dazzling flame appeared in the center of the spider group. At least twenty monsters were turned into coke under this blow.
Ella frowned slightly, the number was a little less than she expected, but it didn't matter.
"start running!"
The cavalry followed the ugly Bayaki and started running towards the northwest.At this time, the spiritual intuition suddenly gave a warning of danger, and the direction of danger obviously came from the group of cold spiders.
Ella turned around in doubt, and looked behind her. The distance between the hundred-person pair and the cold spider group was more than 200 meters. She really couldn't understand how the latter would pose a threat to her at this distance, but her spiritual intuition But true.
Her face suddenly turned livid. The cold spiders at the forefront adjusted their posture while running, and condensed bundles of spider silk shot out. They were not connected to the monster's body as Ella remembered, but like a rain of arrows. Like throwing into the sky, the shadow symbolizing death enveloped the ground under her feet!
"Everyone, raise your shields!"
The power of the rain of spider silk arrows was not enough to directly penetrate the excellent kite shield and armor, but there were still more than a dozen unlucky knights who fell on the ground.
"Accelerate, continue to increase the distance!"
Erwin's voice spread throughout the army, and the knights in the royal city were well-trained, and they did not panic because of it.In the rain of arrows, the cavalry began to accelerate.
The flame shield Ella hastily made was crumbling, and a bad premonition appeared in her heart. After just one night, these monsters became more dangerous again.
Chapter 49 Just like before
After sprinting with all their strength, the spider silk could no longer pose any threat to the cavalry.But the speed of the cold spider is not much slower than that of a running horse, and the war horse cannot maintain full speed for a long time.
"They follow closely!"
The chase had already started for nearly half an hour, and Erwin turned his head to look at the spiders. He could not see fatigue from those monsters.
"The closer you follow, the better."
Ayla looked behind, but suddenly noticed something inconsistent. The number of cold spiders was not consistent with what she had seen at first, and it seemed to be at least one-third less.Although she had been using magic to harass her before, it was far from causing this level of damage.
At this time, a shadow appeared in front of them. There were nearly two hundred cold spiders. They stood upright, and the glands in their abdomen began to swell!They circled around ahead of time in a way that Ayla couldn't understand, and blocked the front of the cavalry.
"when?!"
Ella started in horror, but there was no time to react.Erwin's voice came from the ear:
"Assault, charge, rush over if you want to survive!!"
The cavalry didn't lose momentum at all, their guns drooped, and they hit the monster wall head-on under the rain of arrows!
The monsters didn't seem to expect Erwin's response. Before they even had time to adjust their posture, they were pierced through the abdomen by the lance. They lost their balance under the strong thrust and knocked down the same kind behind them. The Leng Spider's formation instantly fell into chaos!Compared with their huge size, their weight does not seem to match, so they cannot resist the impact of cavalry with their weight.
Under the speed of sprinting, most of the arrow rain made of spider silk was left behind, only the knights in the back row fell sporadically.He and many people fell into the struggle of the cold spider, the horse's throat was torn by the huge pincers, and the knight on its back was thrown off.They were instantly overwhelmed by the spiders, and there were screams and the sound of tearing flesh and blood.
"It's far enough, we need at least an hour to reach the forest, it's time to retreat!"
Ella reminded loudly.
"You are right, but now..."
Erwin observed the current situation with an ugly expression.
After all, the speed of the cavalry was slowed down, and the group of cold spiders behind them was rapidly approaching.The physical strength of the war horses is also close to the limit, white foam oozes from their mouths, and they can no longer maintain the running speed just now.
"I hold them back, you continue to escape—"
Ayla turned around, and Byakhee jumped off the ground with a running run!
"teacher!"
Erwin roared in shock, but he didn't hesitate much. The life of the Centurion was on his shoulders at this moment. As a sergeant or a nobleman, he couldn't hesitate at all.Erwin immediately turned his head and continued to gallop, rushing to the front of the team.
"Keep running, keep running, don't stop!"
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