Half a day is actually a very short time, but at this moment it seems so long to these mercenaries, they stand on the hillside, itching to look around, it's not that no mercenaries want to sneak over to take a look, this is also human nature, just like a crane that repays the favor, the more you don't let you see, the more you want to see. 1 - There was also a mercenary who had a private discussion, wanting to sneak over to see what was going on over there, and if it was discovered, he said that he was worried about the adults so he came to take a look, which is not a big deal.

However, although there are many mercenaries who have this idea, there are basically no who put it into action, and the reason is very simple, Rhodes's prestige and deterrence among these people are still very strong, and more importantly——— Marlene is standing on the sidelines and watching them.

Perhaps the invisible and untouchable deterrence is not enough to make people stop the action, but the gaze of a strong master is enough to discourage everyone. Not to mention that in everyone's minds, Marlene's deterrent power is not much worse than that of Rhodes, after all, this eldest lady is also very majestic on weekdays, and once the fire starts, ordinary mercenaries don't even dare to raise their heads in front of her. It can be said that among the mercenaries, Rhodes and Marlene belong to the role of singing in blackface, while Anne and Lijie belong to the whiteface singers.

In anxious waiting, the appointed time finally arrived.

"That's it! Brothers, let's go and see what kind of surprise the adults have for us! ”

After Marlene finally withdrew his gaze, Joey, the most active of these mercenaries, immediately jumped up, waved at the others, and then quickly ran towards the other side of the hillside, and hearing his words, the mercenaries who were already waiting anxiously also cheered, and then they followed Joey and galloped away in the direction of the fortress.

"Hahaha, I'm still the fastest!"

Relying on the thief's nimble size and speed, Joey was the first to climb the hill. Looking at the mercenaries who were desperately chasing after him not far behind him, he shouted loudly, and then turned his head proudly.

"I'd like to see it, but the adults have prepared a ............... for us."

That was the end of Joey's speech.

He stood there dumbfounded, still in the same celebratory posture as he had just been. The whole person seemed to have been hit by petrification magic, and a pair of eyes were as big as copper bells, staring at the front almost in distraction. And at this moment, Joey's mouth was also unconsciously slowly opened, and his breathing began to become rapid, and even a little flustered!

"What are you doing so fast, in a hurry to die!"

It was at this time. The other mercenaries also ran to Joey's side, one of the thieves who had a good relationship with Joey even went up and punched him, but Joey did not react in the face of the blows of his colleagues, he was like a puppet with no will at all, allowing the other party to beat him up, even so, Joey still raised his head blankly. Look ahead.

"What's wrong? What's going on? ”

At this moment, the mercenaries also noticed Joey's abnormality, and they turned their heads a little strangely. He followed Joey's gaze...............

"Oh my God!"

With a scream, one of the mercenaries even sat down on the ground with his legs weakened. The other mercenaries, like Joey, stood stiffly in place as if they had been released with petrified magic, looking at the scene in front of them with pale faces that had never even appeared in their imagination.

Under the light of the sun, a glorious, huge fortress appeared in front of everyone, pitch black. The thick ten-meter-high walls stretch out in twists and turns, and from a distance, it seems as if they merge with the surrounding mountains. On the periphery of the city walls, a moat several meters wide can be seen flowing through it, making a crisp sound. Conical towers towered within the city walls, dragging slender shadows. Like a sharp spear rising into the sky. As far as the eye can see, you can even see the buildings inside the city walls. …,

At this moment, almost everyone froze, their minds blank and completely unsupportable of what their eyes were seeing. The Holy Soul is above! What is this? A fortress? Why is there such a huge fortress here? They could swear to God that they had never seen a fortress here before!! It's true!!

"I must have fallen asleep, it's a hallucination, it's all a hallucination........."

A mercenary lowered his head in a panic, and then slapped himself a few times, his face was swollen, but there was no sign of "waking up".

"This, this, what the hell is going on! You've all seen it, it's not my delusion, hey! You all know it, there wasn't such a thing there, right? Not really!! ”

Another mercenary even grabbed the arm of his companion in some panic and shook it vigorously. But his colleagues around him did not answer his question, he just looked back like a fool, stared at the other party blankly, and then turned his head again, staring at the glorious and majestic fortress in front of him, as if he had become a mute.

"The Holy Soul is on ............"

And the few spirit master girls who followed the team also knelt on the ground at this moment, and began to close their eyes and pray, it can be said that now almost everyone is beginning to wonder if there is something wrong with their memory, how did such a large fortress appear here? Could it be that they are all dazzled?

It's no wonder that these mercenaries began to doubt their eyes, after all, in any case, from the perspective of common sense, it is impossible for them not to be aware of such a huge fortress in front of them. Not to mention, the construction of such a fortress will take two or three years, and it is simply a dream to complete it. , no matter how you look at it, this fortress fortress that took years to build actually appeared in front of him in just half a day?

Is this reasonable? Is this scientific?

This is certainly unreasonable, then, what about them who are at fault? Still is?

At this time, the brains of these mercenaries were completely confused, and they didn't even know what kind of expressions, movements, and words to express their feelings at the moment. Because now, they don't even know how they should react!!

At this time, Lijie and Marlene also came to everyone's side, and when they saw the fortress in front of them, Lijie's eyes were also a little surprised. But fortunately, she was mentally prepared and quickly regained her composure. But unexpectedly, after seeing this fortress, Marlene's eyes flashed with a strange light. Soon afterward, calm returned.

"That's ............... so"

The girl whispered to herself, but now everyone was immersed in shock, and no one heard Marlene. And after Marlene said this, she couldn't help but look left and right, and then, she coughed and pulled everyone back to reality.

"Alright. How long are you going to stand here? Mr. Rhodes is still waiting for us inside. ”

Hearing Marlene's words, those mercenaries came back to their senses as if they had just woken up from a dream, they shook their heads, and finally got up, and then looked at Marlene with a trace of respect——— mage is a mage, and it is really well-informed, such a shocking thing is in front of her. This eldest lady can still be so unchanging and her heart is really admirable!

"Mar, Miss Marlene."

This time. Joey then plucked up his courage and walked up to Marlene, asking in a low voice.

"I, I, we're not dreaming, is it a fortress? It's not something else........."...,

"It's a fortress indeed."

Marlene nodded slightly and looked up.

"Didn't Mr. Rhodes say that I want to surprise you, and now, what do you think of this gift?"

"It's ............ It's amazing!! ”

Hear here. Joey finally came to his senses, he yelled, then turned around excitedly and waved at the others.

"Let's go, brothers, let's go see!"

"Oh!!"

Hear Joey say hello. The mercenaries immediately responded, and then ran in the direction of the fortress impatiently. Looking at their backs as they rushed away, Marlene shook her head with a wry smile, and then she looked at Lijie's eyes beside her.

"What's wrong? Lijie, any questions? ”

"Marlene, you're really calm......... I really didn't see it, but even I was scared. ”

"Ah, you mean that?"

Hearing Lijie's sighing words, Marlene smiled lightly.

"How can I say that I am also a mage studying in the academy, Lijie, the mage itself is an existence that can accomplish many incredible things, and I have seen some powerful mages do similar things, I was surprised at first, but now......... Some got used to it. ”

Saying this, Marlene smiled at Lijie.

"You can take the others to see it too, and I'll be there later."

"Good, Marlene."

Obviously, Lijie also couldn't wait to see the true face of this fortress, so after hearing Marlene's words, Lijie also showed a trace of anticipation, and then quickly turned around and walked towards the fortress. It wasn't until she was sure that Lijie was gone that Marlene took a long breath, and then, she stretched out her arms and exposed her hands that were hidden in her sleeves. At this moment, the girl's hands were tightly clenched into two small fists, and even because of the excessive force, the slender nails pierced the palm, and blood seeped out of it, flowing wantonly on the girl's white and tender palm.

Marlene took a few deep breaths of air, her arm trembled slightly, and after a while, she let go of her palm with difficulty, and then, the girl slowly reached into her arms, took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood on her palm, but her hand seemed to enter a state of anarchy, sometimes to the left and then to the right. Marlene wiped it several times, and finally wiped the blood on her hands clean.

"Whew......... Although I had expected it for a long time, in reality, it seems that it will not be so spectacular..............."

After wiping the blood from her palm, Marlene sighed and spoke, and then she quickened her pace and walked towards the fortress.

When Marlene arrived outside the gate of the fortress, the mercenaries lined up in a neat line, looking at Rhodes standing in front of them with admiration and respect. And Rod nodded at her when he saw Marlene's arrival.

"Welcome to our fortress......... Miss Marlene. ”

Rod made an inviting gesture to Marlene, then narrowed his eyes and looked around again.

"So......... That's the last thing............ Well? Why does it seem that there is one person missing? ”