Chapter 459 - The Army Besieged the City and Asked for Its Secrets
Chapter 459: The Army Besieged the City and Asked for Its Secrets
After Vincent and Linus discussed the matter, the two of them walked out of the space tunnel together and returned to their rooms in the Imperial City Hotel.
Linus did not stay any longer. After nodding at Vincent, he turned around, pushed open the door, and walked out of the room. He gathered his men who were afraid to leave their rooms for the past few days. They walked out of the hotel and headed straight for the city gate.
Vincent was still a little worried. He followed behind Linus and the others from a distance. He then walked around the city wall and watched them leave.
After watching Linus and the others gradually leave the area around Imperial City, Vincent sighed with some solemnity, “Hopefully, we can make it in time! In two days, the Elf Kings will be able to find a safe way to dispose of the divine spark! Whether it’s Serene Spring City, Devil Flame City, or Linus, you all have to hold on!”
With that, Vincent turned and walked down the city tower. He returned to his room quietly and waited patiently for the time to meet the Elf Kings again.
After Linus and his group left Imperial City, they immediately rushed to the nearest Serene Spring City.
After experiencing a series of twists and tribulations along the way, the subordinates who had followed Linus were all top-notch experts in Dark Yuan City. As everyone was traveling at full speed, they arrived at Serene Spring City in less than a day.
However, at that moment, they could only observe Serene Spring City’s city gates from afar. They did not dare to approach the city because there were many troops that had gathered outside Serene Spring City.
At the back of the army formation, on a hillside not far away from Linus and the others, there were three flags that symbolized the status of apostles.
Linus frowned and sighed in his heart, “As expected by Vincent, these apostles actually came to besiege Serene Spring City!”
The follower behind Linus asked with a puzzled expression, “High priest, Serene Spring City and Devil Flame City have colluded with the other races. The news of their intention to rebel has spread all over the world. It is reasonable for these powerful apostles to come and seek revenge on them. Why are we spying here?”
Linus said in a deep and meaningful voice, “This is not spying. We are just completing our mission!”
He did not explain the true purpose of his trip to his companions. Although he believed that his brothers would choose to protect Elf Race over their faith in Gajero, he did not have any evidence to prove the intention of Gajero and the demons at that moment.
Therefore, Linus could only find some excuses to deal with his subordinates. Once he found evidence of the demons stealing the Origin Divine Earth, he would then explain everything to his subordinates.
Someone asked with excitement and curiosity, “Mission? Could it be that we have completed the Heavenly Demon Token and the oracles in Imperial City have given us a new mission?”
Linus nodded and said, “That’s right! After we complete the Heavenly Demon Token, our mission is to go to the territory of these apostles and replace them in collecting resources for the demons. However, we cannot be discovered by these apostles. Therefore, we have to determine which apostles are not in their territories and which apostles have returned to their own cities!”
Everyone nodded their heads in admiration of Linus’s way of handling the matter.
Linus, on the other hand, felt no sense of accomplishment. Vincent was the one who was the most experienced. If Linus was the one who made the decision, he would have led everyone to explore the territories of the seven apostles.
Linus could not help but feel very guilty after thinking about it. Perhaps it was because of his own impulsiveness and some inconsiderate orders that had caused so many of his brothers to die. It seemed that he should learn from Vincent in the future. No matter what, he had to plan well before taking action. This way, he would be successful in everything. He would also be able to protect himself and his companions.
At that moment, someone asked, “High Priest, what should we do next?”
If it was Linus from before, he would immediately bring his subordinates to rush over to the territory of the seven apostles. However, he just said calmly, “At the moment, we only know that there are three apostles here, but we don’t know their specific identities. So, we have to take a risk. We have to move behind the hill quietly and listen to what they are saying. Once we know their identities, we will immediately retreat!”
Everyone replied in unison, “Yes!”
Linus then took out a magic staff from his storage ring and said to the rest, “The apostles are all extremely powerful. If we approach them directly, it would be tantamount to suicide. Everyone, follow me and set up the concealment array!”
After hearing Linus’s command, the nine subordinates were stunned for a moment because they realized that Linus seemed to be different from before. They could not help but feel that he had become more reliable. They felt more at ease following him around!
Linus looked at his subordinates in confusion and asked with a frown, “What are you all still standing there for?”
“Ah, nothing, nothing!”
Everyone quickly came back to their senses and shook their heads as they explained while taking out their magic staffs.
Only one Dark Elf who was closest to Linus turned his head and whispered to him, “High Priest, we suddenly realized that we feel at ease to work with you!”
Linus could not help but lower his head when he heard that. The corner of his mouth behind the mask curled up into a smile. He knew that his change in attitude has caused significant results. However, this further confirmed how terrible he had been previously. Therefore, in order to continue being responsible for his brothers, he had to maintain a calm mind at all times. He would never make a decision that would put his brothers at risk again.
Linus let out a soft sigh. He put away the feelings in his heart and called for everyone to touch the tip of his staff together. He chanted softly, “Great world, noble nature, please bestow this piece of land with the favor of a hidden body that is one with the Earth!”
As Linus chanted, the other nine Dark Elves revealed astonished expressions.
In Elf World, every city had its own unique and superb abilities. The iconic ability of Dark Yuan City was their arrays. Almost every Dark Elf who grew up in Dark Yuan City was very familiar with arrays.
Linus did not use the demonic aura whilst chanting, nor did he pray to Lord Gajero. Instead, he chose to pray to Elf World. He wanted to borrow the power of the world to mobilize the purest psionic power in order to activate the array.
Although this was a basic ability that every elf could do, it was much more difficult to perform. Moreover, the effect of concealment was not as good as directly praying to Gajero to activate the array. It could be said that it was a laborious and unrewarding thing.
One of his subordinates asked Linus curiously, “High Priest, why don’t you pray to Lord Gajero? Also, ever since your trip to the Imperial City, you’ve become strange. Why are you covering yourself so much?”
Linus was nervous behind the golden mask. Fortunately, his subordinates could not see his face. After taking the opportunity to think for a while, he replied softly, “I changed my clothes because I was worried that there would be spies in Imperial City. The reason why I prayed to Elf World is also very simple. Don’t forget that there are three apostles on the hillside. They are the strongest Dark Elves in the world. If we directly use the aura of the Demon World, we might be detected by them in an instant. Only by bypassing their senses can we achieve the greatest concealment effect!”
Everyone could not help but look at Linus with admiration. The Dark Elf who had just raised the question felt so ashamed that he could not extricate himself.
“I’m sorry, High Priest! I shouldn’t have doubted you. It turns out that you have thought it through so thoroughly, and my stupidity has tarnished your wise decision!”
Linus coughed a little awkwardly and quickly said, “It’s alright! We are all brothers who have gone through life and death. It’s only right for us to raise questions in time! Now, don’t be distracted and cooperate with me to complete the array!”
“Yes!”
Everyone replied in unison and imitated Linus as they chanted in unison.
Soon, the staff in everyone’s hands lit up with a very faint light. The almost colorless light represented the purest psionic power and also indicated that Linus’s array had been set up.
Linus shouted in a deep voice, “Activate the concealment formation!”
All his subordinates pulled the staff in their hands behind them at the same time. An invisible and colorless barrier spread along the top of everyone’s staff and formed an invisible net that covered everyone’s figures.
Linus reminded them again, “Everyone, move together. We are starting to approach the hillside!”
Everyone followed accordingly.
The great concealment array could help to hide everyone’s figures. However, the biggest flaw was that it could not block out sound.
Dark Yuan City’s teaching on arrays was very comprehensive. The moment the array was activated, everyone already knew what to do. They only listened to Linus’s orders and did not say another word.
They slowly approached the slope. No one noticed them even when they were less than twenty meters away from the top of the slope. The subordinates could not help but praise Linus again. It seemed that his decision to use psionic power to set up the array was indeed the right thing to do.
Linus was also exclaiming in his heart that he was lucky. He did not intend to use psionic power to set up the array. This was because he had become a Fire Elf. However, if he did not use pure psionic power to set up the array, he would expose his identity in front of everyone. Therefore, he had no choice but to make up an excuse for himself. He did not expect it to come true!
Soon, clear voices could be heard from the slope.
“Robert, what do you think the oracles in Imperial City are thinking? They know that the foreign races will not show mercy to us apostles, yet they still want us to leave Imperial City. Aren’t they sending us to our deaths? Especially your Rebirth City, which is the furthest away from the Imperial City. If we go back, who knows how many dangerous things will happen along the way?”
“Blanche, you don’t have to talk about me. Although my city is far away, your Dark Night City is not any better. Therefore, if we return to the city, it will give the foreign race a chance to attack us one by one!”
“That’s right. The safest way now is for us to surround and attack Serene Spring City. That way, even if the foreign race dares to assassinate us, we can take care of each other!”