Chapter 13 Run!
The campfire is out?
This is no joke!
Although the guards who stayed at the carriage camp were not the rangers in the legendary stories, they still had basic industry knowledge.
It is completely impossible to put out a campfire at night like this!
It couldn't be that this group of people calculated together and ran away with the goods on the carriage, right?
Or is it that the residents of Black Mountain turned into ruthless bandits and took care of the guards over there?
Or maybe there was some emergency and the campfire was accidentally extinguished?
In an instant, all kinds of speculations emerged in Ronald's mind.
But the camp was too far away, and even a silhouette could not be seen clearly through the dark and gloomy air. It was impossible to verify it immediately.
So -
what's going on?
Just as Ronald's pupils tightened and he felt uneasy in his heart.
Nessos, who was walking side by side with him, obviously noticed something, and then looked back following Ronald's eyes.
Click -
for a moment, a subtle sound of metal breaking came from Nassos's hand.
Noticing the situation behind him, although the businessman showed no expression on his face, his fingers that suddenly exerted force directly broke the ring of the lantern!
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Yes, this guy also discovered it.
There was no reason why Ronald, who was cheering up while walking side by side, couldn't discover this.
So there was silence.
Ronald and Nessus stared at each other for a few seconds, and then turned their gazes forward in tacit understanding.
As if nothing happened.
But in their hearts, both of them knew the current problem.
- It was impossible to go back and check the camp.
Without any warning, the camp guarded by professional guards suddenly dimmed. This was definitely not a situation that could be solved by just a few traders.
——It’s not okay to make a sound to remind your companions.
This kind of behavior is bound to make ordinary people panic. When the team is in chaos, it is clear that they are reminding them of possible 'dangers' around them. They have discovered the fact of the other party, thus triggering a direct attack from the enemy.
It's not possible to go back, or to remind your companions.
So how to deal with the problem?
Ronald and Nessus, who fell silent, began to think about countermeasures, but the people in front were not aware of this yet.
In addition to complaining about the difficulty of walking on the mountain road at night, their main conversation revolved around whether Gain could sell the fruit.
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After a few more breaths, and after advancing about ten meters, Nessos held a lamp and chatted to Ronald seemingly casually:
"Mr. Ronald, a nobleman like you usually likes to hunt. "?"
"I heard that many nobles now use muskets instead of bows and arrows for hunting." "."
Before
answering, Ronald looked at Nessos's eyes carefully.
Xing Shang's steel-blue pupils swayed under the light of the lamp, but his expression was condensed and deep. His upper eyelids were raised higher than usual, which further highlighted the other party's current mental state.
When he said this, Nessos was very serious!
This guy definitely wasn't speaking to simply chat or to numb the dangers around him, but to communicate information with himself and discuss the next countermeasures!
"As for me, I have never used such a novelty as a musket." "
That is something only the big nobles in the city can enjoy." "
And when it comes to hunting, that is a memory from when my father was still alive. After independence, I can There is no such opportunity."
After answering Nassos' question, Ronald did not forget to ask the other party with the same serious eyes:
"Mr. Nassos asked this, do you like hunting very much?"
During the exchange of glances, Xingshang It also confirmed that Ronald understood his thoughts.
Immediately, his eyes gradually calmed down, and he began to focus more on the front.
As if they were really chatting, Nessus also responded:
"Nobles like you don't have time to relax, let alone a businessman like me."
"It's just that I brought some hunting supplies this time. It's just the goods."
At this point, Nessos paused before continuing:
"Ah, that's right!"
"I still remember one time when I was rushing outside, and I happened to meet a big noble out to hunt. That scene has never left me in my life. But I can't forget it."
"Could it be that you were lucky enough to participate in it?"
"Participate?" Hearing Ronald's question, Nessos waved his hand regretfully, "I ran away at that time. Otherwise, I would be killed by the guards. The knight master came to pester him, and he would have to make a profit of two or three months."
"That's it."
"Then we can only run away."
"Isn't it?"
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After a few brief exchanges, Ronald In this way, the exchange of information with Nessus was completed, and the next action plan was also determined.
As for the content, it can be summed up in one word.
--escape.
Actually in conversation.
Using hunting to refer to the current crisis, Nessos asked Ronald whether he could fight and whether he had ever encountered such a situation before.
Ronald's answer was that he had no combat experience and asked about the opponent's abilities.
The result is regrettable.
Nessus said that he was armed, but he also had no fighting ability.
That's why I finally made the suggestion to escape.
-Then there's the way to escape.
First of all, it was impossible to turn back and go down the mountain. The danger of the extinguished campfire behind us was self-evident.
Hitting him like this is tantamount to self-destruction.
As a result, there are only two options left.
Run into the mountains and use the terrain to try to escape. Turning off the lights in the dark is a natural and powerful protection;
or speed up and seek help in the small towns on the Black Mountain.
Although dangers may also exist in the town, according to Thomson, who has been here, the residents of Montenegro are not particularly dangerous guys.
With these things in mind, Ronald was actually more inclined to go to the mountains.
Although Thomson, who had been to Montenegro in the team, had a good impression of the town, he also thought the residents had simple folk customs during the chat.
But there is one problem that cannot be ignored——
Just now, the road they encountered was destroyed by rain three days ago and has not yet been repaired.
For a town in such a remote place, it is outrageous that important roads are ignored.
This small town in Montenegro doesn't look like a safe place.
Therefore, Ronald still trusted his own inference more than the businessman's experience.
The air was low in the cloudy night. With the help of only three lanterns in the team, the small team swayed and sneaked in the darkness.
Especially at the end of the line.
From the perspective of the two people who have realized the crisis, the surrounding darkness seems to be hiding dangers everywhere, as if there is some man-eating beast lying in wait, ready to pounce at any time!
The light that a lantern can bring is too small to support people's hearts.
Suddenly, someone among the merchants in front shouted loudly, with a confused voice mixed with a hint of panic:
"What is that thing in front of you?"
"Gain, be careful!"
"What did you say?
" "Ah!"
A loud cry After the call, the team became silent.
Not far along the road, Gain, who was holding a fruit box at the front of the team, saw the end of the road.
The planned town was long gone.
What replaced it
was a thick, dark fog that was constantly churning and deeper than the dark night.
There is no peak when you go up, and there is no end when you go down.
The twisted and sticky darkness is slowly spreading forward, and the things brewing weird things are in this thick fog, and the darkness surrounding it in all directions is as despairing as the desert devouring the land.
This is a cue from biological instinct.
It's dangerous!
Bang -
the fruit box in Ge En's arms fell to the ground, and the yellow fruits were scattered all over the ground.
"Me, me."
"Run!"
(End of chapter)