Volume 3 The Vortex of Strife Chapter 168 Fleeing West
Jack was leading the horse, and his sister Margaret was sitting on the horse, which looked like it was almost out of reach, and a tired expression appeared on the faces of the two of them.
"Walking through this forest leads us to Free City, where we have to be more careful and avoid all strangers. "Jack's green enchanted plate armor had been taken off, wrapped in some thick cloth, and placed in the large basket on his back, and he was wearing the peasant clothes that had been stolen from a farmer's house, and the farmer's family had been killed by Jack without a single survivor.
Margaret didn't respond, and Jack immediately glanced back at his sister, "Don't worry, even if something happens, I will protect you and won't let you fall into the wrong hands again." ”
Margaret also changed into a peasant uniform, and she also had a shabby cloak, covering her face with the hood on the cloak, "Are we really not going back to the north?"
Jack stopped and didn't look back, "Have you forgotten who pushed you into the fire pit?"
"The marriage was my own initiative! Adam was our brother, and he only agreed to my request when there was no way to do it, and there was no such thing at that time..."
"It's not like that!" Jack roared, frightened the birds in the jungle into the sky, "He is no longer the Adam we know, since he became king, he no longer has family affection, you and I are just pawns and chips in his hands, if you want to abandon us in exchange for the interests of the Winter Kingdom, he will not hesitate to abandon us!"
"No! If it weren't for the rebellion of the rebels, I would have brought peace and prosperity to our country in the name of the Lord, or even the Duchess!
Jack shook his head, "No, I was going to take you away from the beginning, no one could stop me," Jack looked into the distance and showed a sad smile, "Even if it's infamy, it's just that the rebels did what I wanted to do, and Luthers should have been killed by my own hands." ”
Margaret's eyes were filled with tears, she didn't still remember her husband who had a perverted fetish, she had long been ready to "sacrifice" her happiness, but now it had become this ending.
Jack walked back on, and as he pulled the reins, he said, "The Duchy of Noo has taken care of itself, and even if they sent soldiers to look for us, they would not have guessed that we were not going north, but west. When we get to Free City, we'll be able to leave the continent by boat, and if we're lucky, we'll be able to escape to Sunrise Plateau and live a new life there, and you'll never have to be used as a political bargaining chip again. When Ampvo told Jack that he had a fast horse, Jack saw something strange in the eyes of this uncle - even if they could escape back to the kingdom of Cose, the current rulers of the Winter Kingdom would not make it easy for the two of them, and Adam and Ampwer would never give up the game with other countries because of Jack and Margaret's wishes, and if they didn't flee here, they might fall into Ampvo's trap.
The Ice Princess of Winter Nation is silent, her favorite brother is a very stubborn person, and she knows that what Jack believes is something she can't change.
Suddenly, Jack let go of the reins and fell to the ground, his ears pressed against the woodland.
"Someone is chasing!" said Jack, who immediately jumped on his horse and let his sister hold him tightly, "There are cavalry chasing after us! at least twenty horsemen!"
"How do they know..."
"It must be Ampwer! His men watched us pick our horses, and maybe the eyes and ears had already followed our route west!"
Jack immediately rode his horse and galloped, and the horses under the crotch of the two had been running for several days, and then he used his last bit of strength to run to the west with all his might.
Unfortunately, Jack didn't escape far, and the pursuers behind caught up with Jack.
"My own horse wants to escape from the palm of my hand, you can't be so naïve, right?" Ampwo led more than a dozen cavalrymen to surround the two, each of which led another changing horse, "Even if there are no horseshoe prints left by you, I can find you by smell alone!"
Jack had given up on running a minute earlier, he put on the enchanted plate wrapped in the basket, and jumped down to the side of the warhorse, "Do you still think of me and Margaret as your nephews?!"
"Of course there is! Otherwise, I wouldn't have given you a war horse to escape from Evon City! You must know that I was troubled by the Duke of Aldington for a whole day because of this incident, but fortunately, my troops have already assembled on the border of the principality to have the confidence to negotiate with him! So don't embarrass your uncle, it's time to give up resistance and go back with me!"
Margaret also got off her horse, "Uncle, my brother and I have no intention of betraying our mother's country! I would like to go back with you to meet King Adam! But I beg you not to hold Jack responsible! He just..."
"Don't say it! Don't you see that this guy doesn't plan to take us back to Kosseferti!" Jack watched warily at the dozen or so cavalrymen armed with spears, one of whom was not one of Ampvo's men, but Toya, the leader of the Blue Flame Mercenary Regiment!
Ampvo laughed, he waved his horsewhip and pointed at Jack and said, "Yes, it's not the youngest commander of the Winter Kingdom! If you weren't too blind, I, the uncle, might still be able to conspire with you, but I know you're not the kind of person who knows how to be flexible, so I can only arrest you and put you back in prison so that you won't do my big thing!"
Margaret didn't understand what Uncle Ampvo was talking about, the other party was his mother's elder brother, and this steady and majestic uncle had always played the role of right-hand man when his father was still on the throne, and even played an active role in Adam's brother's succession to the throne, overpowering the opposition and other nobles with ulterior motives with his influence. Why didn't the uncle plan to take himself and Jack back to the capital, but instead imprisoned Jack?
Jack stood in front of Margaret, "You've had a plan for treason from a very early age!
"Hahaha! Treason, sure enough, a naïve child would use such an innocent word," Ampwo raised his head slightly, and looked at Jack with a hint of cunning in his eyes, "Your brother is frail and sickly, rather than let that sick child suffer, it is better to let me, an uncle, help you, I am much tougher than your brother and your father! At that time, the East Oguna Empire and the Duchy of Mageni will also taste our strength! It is far better than the current weak diplomacy!"
Margaret looked at Ampvo and Toya's faces, and even the dumbest royal would know Ampwor's ambitions. It seems that his uncle has united with the mercenary guild and intends to plot to overthrow his brother Adam's throne! and he and Jack will be used as political bargaining chips by Ampwer!
Jack laughed too, "So you're going to take me and Margaret and use them to threaten Adam? Uncle, you're naïve, too! Adam became strangers to us since he became king, and he will never give up his throne because of our life or death! Your wishful thinking is wrong!"
Ampwer sneered, "It's not up to you to decide whether it's useful or not, but I'm the one who watched you children grow up, and I know better than you what kind of person Adam is, so... Take it for me!"
As soon as Ampwer gave the order, the cavalry surrounding the two pulled the reins and approached with their weapons!
Captain Toya, who was next to Ampvo, said lightly: "Lord Marquis, do you need me to help?"
"No! it's not yet," said Ampwo and Toya, both sword-wielders, but one wielded a greatsword and the other wielded a longsword.
Jack immediately activated the enchantment magic of the green armor, and a terrifying green-skinned demon appeared behind Jack, staring viciously at the cavalry who wanted to get closer! The dozen or so well-equipped cavalrymen were obviously prepared, and they kept a distance from the opponent's green-skinned demons while using the attack distance of the cavalry spears, and several of them also circled to the rear, ready to capture the nets of the animals.
The green-skinned demon is disembodied, but when the green-skinned demon wants to grab the cavalry spear, it will turn into a monster with a physical body, and those cavalry also take advantage of this, using one cavalry as a lure, and the other cavalry will stab the green-skinned demon when it strikes!
The horses beside Jack had already fallen in the midst of the guns, and Margaret was crouching on the ground with her head in her hands, and the cavalry were very attentive and did not stab Margaret.
The green-skinned demon fended off attacks from all directions, and Jack drew his saber from his saddle to slash the stabbing lances.
"Don't hurt their lives!
If it weren't for the fact that his sister was also besieged, Jack would have ignored those cavalry guns and rushed into those cavalry!
"Leave me alone! Run away!" cried Margaret with tears in her eyes.
Jack knew that if he dared to leave Margaret even half a step, any cavalry would rush up and take her away, and it would be extremely difficult to rescue his sister. Jack, who did not dare to leave Margaret half a step, could only defend, and whenever Jack tried to rush forward to attack the cavalry, the cavalry who was seen as the target would immediately retreat, and the other cavalry would stab their spears to prevent Jack from approaching.
Ampwer watched Jack struggle in defense and dodging, and just when Jack had nothing to do, a tongue of fire suddenly erupted from behind several cavalrymen!
The tongue of fire set the three cavalry on fire in an instant! The burning horses galloped into the distance, and the cavalrymen who had not yet reacted turned into a burning man, falling to the ground and rolling!
A girl on a dark horse appeared in front of Jack, she didn't have any weapons in her hands, "Jack and Magalette, well, that's right, it's you." ”
Although he didn't know whether the girl on the black horse was friend or foe, Jack didn't hesitate too much, and he immediately grabbed his sister and fled to the girl when he was in chaos around his cavalry.
Ampvo immediately commanded his subordinates to reline, "Who are you!? How dare you meddle in your business?" Ampvo and Toya both saw the tongue of fire just now, it was obviously not the fire-breathing stunt performed by the acrobat!
The girl was dressed in a light gray robe, an oval hat on her head, and two strings of beads in her ears, "It doesn't matter who I am, I'm just here to take them." ”
"Hmph! The young man is so arrogant!" Impwo asked his men to bring his greatsword, the tip of which shone with a white light.
With a wave of the girl's right hand, a tongue of fire out of nothing shot out of her palm! At the same time, Ampvo drew his giant sword and swung it in the direction of the tongue of fire! A nearly transparent white light flew out from the tip of the sword and turned into a very thin wind blade, instantly cutting off the tongue of fire and hitting a big tree beside the girl! The big tree seemed to be struck by an invisible giant axe, and it was cut off at the waist!