Mystery: The New Dark Emperor Arrives

Chapter 563 The Abominable Soothsayer
The "Ancient Scholar" had no intention of dealing with Hobert alone. He just led the marionettes to follow him from a distance, as if he was really enjoying the game.

Hobert has no idea of ​​going back to fight back against the opponent, because he knows very well that if the opponent summons one or two angels from the "historical pores", the only thing Hobert can do is to ask the "creator" for help.

After running like this all morning, Hobert still didn't lose the general direction and kept moving in the direction of Ma Xi.

Perhaps because his goal was too clear, when passing through a deserted valley, a high wall of fire suddenly appeared in front of him.

Immediately, the two Fusac men who had been chasing Hobert and Alice blocked the front.

There are two other people wearing the clothes of the Intis Republic who are also blocking Hobert, but judging from their positions, they are somewhat wary of the two Fusac people.

However, Hobert was their common target at this time, because in the past two days, they almost broke their legs trying to find Hobert. After stopping Hobert, they almost immediately pounced on him.

Seeing that this battle must be fought, Hobert had to put Alice aside and prepare to fight with all his strength.

At this time, the "ancient scholar" also led his secret puppets to catch up from behind.

The big man with the features of a Fusac man was the "Hunter" path demigod, Polunov, who had tested the Loen royal family delegation before.

In ancient Fusac language, he complained to the "ancient scholar": "If you could kill them that night, you wouldn't have so much trouble."

"Ancient Scholar" smiled: "You also agreed to my plan at that time. Everyone didn't want to bear the infamy of killing Princess Luen, so we had to drive her back to Backlund.

"It's just because some idiot let them escape from under our noses, so we have to run around looking for them."

Polunov snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Stuck in the middle, Hobert watched them talking while thinking about whether to release the "Bull Demon King" and "Hai Shi Ming Sage" to help?

"Ancient Scholar" said again: "You go ahead, I have done divination, this kid is a source of danger, if the three of us attack together, I will encounter some dangers.

"But if you two attack him, I won't be in any danger."

Hobert was slightly stunned at first, and then sighed in his heart. No wonder everyone said that "divineers" are difficult to kill. He believed that if he entered the "country of disorder", this guy would definitely turn around and run away.

Moreover, the opponent's divination is very sophisticated. He obviously bypassed the "country of disorder" and directly divined his own safety.

The two men wearing Intis Republic-style clothes said obediently: "Okay, Mr. Brandon."

Polunov sneered: "Mysterious."

However, in his opinion, two demigods and two Sequence 5s on his side can completely defeat Hobert and capture Alice alive. If this "magic stick" doesn't help, then he won't help.

Hobert was already ready to fight, so he took the first step: "Order!"

A "Tree of Order" covering hundreds of meters rose from the ground. Currently, it was one against two. Of course he had to deal with it carefully. He decided to try it first. Under the attack of the two demigods, if he could hold on with all his strength, how long?Is there any possibility of counterattack?
If the "ancient scholar" takes action or wants to run away later, just "invite" the "creator" to take action and kill them all.

The "Tree of Symbol" gave Polunov and the other four people a certain psychological impact, but the two demigods from different countries quickly calmed down and launched a pincer attack on Hobert from different directions.

Polunov's body was suddenly covered with a layer of flames from the inside out, and he punched Hobert hard. This was a "fatal attack"!
The demigod of the Republic of Intis is Cornell, who is also an "Iron-Blooded Knight". He blocked Hobert's retreat with a violently burning wall of fire.

The two Sequence 5s were very self-aware and did not participate in the battle between the demigods. They were waiting for an opportunity to bypass the battlefield and prepare to capture Alice.

Hobert stretched out his hand and Polunov's fist hit Cornell.

With the blessing of the "Wood of Symbol", the intensity and duration of Hobert's "distortion" have been greatly improved!
Cornell quickly dodged, and dozens of fire crows flew out from his back, hitting Hobert.

As a result, these fire crows turned around on the way and rushed towards Polunov!

The flames on Polunov's body burned fiercely, blocking the Fire Crow's offensive: "Don't do any harm!"

Cornell frowned and took a step back, intending to watch the two people fight first.

Hobert over there had already rushed over and stabbed Polunov with his sword.

A blazing white spear appeared in Polunov's hand, blocking Hobert's attack, and then the flames on his body suddenly swelled, almost engulfing Hobert in the flames.

Hobert retracted his sword slightly and made a stroke in mid-air. Once again, it was like cutting through wallpaper, creating a gap in the underworld. Basically, all the flames on Polunov's body were sucked away, leaving only a weak layer. of flames.

"Ancient Scholar" Brandon, who was sitting on a stone outside the battlefield and watching the battle, clapped his hands and expressed his appreciation for Hobert's handling of the matter.

Alice, who was also on the edge of the battlefield, was worried for Hobert.

At the same time, she did not dare to let down her guard, and followed Hobert's instructions just now to pay attention to the movements of the two Sequence 5s.

On the battlefield, the gap in the underworld quickly disappeared. Polunov wanted to use the "Burning Wall" to trap Hobert, but his "Burning Wall" twisted around under Hobert's "distortion" , and finally surrounded Cornell, who was ready for a sneak attack at any time.

Polunov has also fought against many "fallen counts", and this is the first time he has seen this kind of "distortion" that seems to be a trick and can be used continuously!
Without the blessing of the "Wood of Symmetry", Hobert's "distortion" would not be as smooth as it is now. He could only "distort" the direction of the "Burning Wall", but could not continuously "distort" the directions of these skills. .

Generally, the "fatal attack" of the "Iron Knight" can only "distort" the opponent's "fatal" aspect, but it cannot "distort" the entire attack.

After some testing, Polunov found out which abilities of the opponent were strengthened under the canopy.

His response strategy was to avoid Hobert's attack and quickly retreat without making an active attack.

His body glowed with fire and he moved very quickly. Even if Hobert "amplified" his speed, he couldn't catch up with him.

Now Hobert finally knows that the other party did not cheat when digesting the "Hunter" potion, because the other party has obviously discovered that the "Wood of Order" has a time limit, so he can delay it and look for opportunities.

Hobert took advantage of the situation, as if he was trying his best to catch up. Finally, when the position and timing were right, the rapier in his hand suddenly lengthened and stabbed Polunov.

This shocked Polunov. Fortunately, he had a magical item that could produce "Armor of Dawn" under stress in a small area. Although the area was small, it was enough to block most demigod-level attacks.

After Hobert realized that he had not pierced Polunov's skin, he immediately retracted his sword, then jumped back suddenly, the sword in his hand lengthened again, and stabbed a Sequence 5 who was trying to bypass the battlefield.

The moment the Sequence 5 man was stabbed, his entire body was covered in flames to prevent the spread of the injury.

But soon, the flames disappeared, leaving only the Sequence 5 man trembling and falling to the ground.

His spirit body had been stabbed, and the power of the underworld invaded his body along with the rapier, causing him to immediately lose his fighting ability.

Brandon, who was sitting on the rock watching the show, said at this time: "Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you just now that the sword in his hand can change its shape at will."

Polunov gritted his teeth at this, because the person who was stabbed just now was the Sequence 5 from the Fusac Empire.

But he had no time to care about his subordinates at this time, and he didn't even have time to curse, because he found that his body was becoming stiff and the fire in his body was almost gone.

This is the "Whisper of the Dead" effect attached to Hobert's rapier. Although this effect is not that obvious, it can be superimposed. The longer the battle lasts, the greater the impact on the opponent!

Hobert has been using the mark given to him by Azik just now to "tamper" with the surrounding environment, making the environment more conducive to the power of the underworld.

"Amplify!" Hobert's next attack amplified the "Whisper of the Dead" attached to the rapier.

Polunov seemed to hear a very frightening murmur. He seemed to have fallen into an ice cave. While his whole body was frozen and stiff, his limbs seemed to be incessantly moving.

"Chaos!" Hobert's counterattack began. Taking advantage of the opponent's "chaos", he punched the opponent toward the tree trunk.

Since the rapier can't hit the opponent for a while, why not just use fists!

At the same time, his attack is also to prevent the opponent from escaping from the canopy.

Polunov was actually very cautious. He had been staying away from the center of the canopy, but at this time he was punched back by Hobert.

The moment he hit the tree trunk, he suddenly turned into a ball of flames that shot out in all directions. These flames gathered in front and reorganized Polunov.

At this time, his lips were a little purple from the cold, and he complained to Connell: "You can't not help at all."

Cornell snorted coldly and used "Burning Wall" to temporarily block the chasing Hobert.

He also discovered that under the canopy, neither he nor Polunov could deal with Hobert alone. Of course, he could no longer stand by and watch.

Polunov took advantage of this opportunity to breathe, and took out a bottle of liquor from his clothes as if by magic, and drank it in several sips. His overall condition seemed to be much better.

Brandon, who was sitting on the stone, pinched the delicate beard on his chin and said strangely: "He was beaten into a ball of sparks just now. Where is the wine hidden?"

Alice over there suddenly remembered a joke about the Fusac people: "You never know where they will hide their wine; if you accidentally destroy his wine, congratulations, this may be your fault." The last thing I ever did in my life.”

Brandon nodded slightly: "I've heard these two jokes too."

At this time, on the battlefield, Polunov and Cornell had formed a pattern of besieging Hobert.

Just like their tentative attack at the beginning, one person would definitely not be able to defeat Hobert, and the attack of two people would be easily exploited by Hobert.

This is a characteristic of the Extraordinary of the "Lawyer" path. Sometimes it is just as difficult to deal with one enemy as it is to deal with two enemies.

With just two enemies, Hobert has little chance of counterattack.

Polunov and Cornell have the same idea, which is to maintain the current state. After the duration of "The Wood of Symbol" ends, the two of them will definitely be able to defeat Hobert.

Of course, Hobert also knew the opponent's plan. While "distorting" the opponent's attack, his long-planned counterattack plan began.

When Hobert had the opportunity, he suddenly used the "Psychic Wine Glass" to summon the "Gate to the Underworld".

According to common sense, it is difficult for this level 5 ability to play a big role in a demigod battle.

However, the environment under the canopy enhanced its power. Then, at the cost of a hard punch from Polunov, Hobert used a thin sword to draw a huge "gap in the underworld".

Many malicious hands stretched out, as if they wanted to capture something.

This made the two "Iron-Blooded Knights" feel like they had fallen into an ice cave again. They reacted almost simultaneously and used their fastest speed to escape outside the canopy.

Under normal circumstances, the power from the underworld is not so strong. They can use their own flames to dispel the cold feeling on their bodies.

But the environment under this canopy is anything but normal.

Originally they thought that Hobert would never leave the canopy, but unexpectedly, Hobert chased him out and stabbed Polunov with his sword: "Use it!"

The magical item on Polunov appeared again under pressure, but was "used" by Hobert to end its duration prematurely.

The sword that Hobert had endured until now finally pierced Polunov's chest.

The price of this blow was that Hobert was also pierced through the abdomen by Cornell's blazing white spear.

"Gift!" Hobert immediately "gifted" most of the injuries caused by Polunov's punch and the injuries caused by the blazing spear to Cornell.

Cornell's chest suddenly had an obvious dent, and his abdomen suffered serious injuries. His whole body was immediately covered in flames, and a bright red flame ignited from his chest and abdomen.

After the flames on his body disappeared, the red flames on the wound were still there. When the red flames also disappeared, the injury had been mostly healed.

"Zoom in!" Hobert took advantage of this opportunity to zoom in on the injury on Polunov's chest. The wound immediately became very hideous, and a lot of thick black liquid flowed out.

Hobert thrust his sword again, and part of Polunov's body completely turned into flames, allowing Hobert to thrust his sword into the air.

Even though he was as strong as a demigod, Polunov felt that his body and abilities were a bit out of control. Hobert stopped using his sword and punched him directly, but he was unable to dodge.

The force of this punch knocked Polunov flying again, but Hobert "tampered" with the air density in the direction in which he flew out, making Polunov immediately feel that he had hit an airtight wall. superior.

Hobert took a step forward and kicked again. At this time, Hobert was more like an "iron-blooded knight". His fists hit the flesh and his feet carried the wind. He beat the demigod of the Fusac Empire without being able to fight back. force.

At this moment, Cornell stepped forward to block Hobert's attack, but an illusory door suddenly appeared between the two men.

This is the ability of the button that Hobert got from the royal family, and he didn't use it until the critical moment of counterattack.

Cornell looked at Brandon, who was still sitting on the stone. The "ancient scholar" still had no intention of taking action.

Cornell thought about it for a while and decided to attack Hobert. It would be best to take this opportunity to seriously injure him.

By this time, Polunov had been beaten until he was covered in blood, which reminded him of the fights he had with senior students when he was in school.

Only at that time had I been beaten so fat.

Hobert punched again, but this time it only hit the opponent's chest. At this time, Polunov's whole body shook violently.

At this time, his internal organs were experiencing a series of non-stop explosions. This was the ability of "1-109" obtained from the "Black Knight" of the Aurora Society: Flesh Bomb.

As long as the enemy is injured and starts to bleed, it can detonate.

When Hobert fought with the "Black Knight" before, he was blown away twice, so he knew the power of the bomb very well.

After successive detonations, Polunov's internal organs had been blown to pieces. Although he could turn part of his body into flames to avoid fatal injuries, the explosion in his own chest and abdominal cavity , but it is difficult to avoid all harm.

Polunov rolled his eyes and fell to the ground as if his whole body had been hollowed out.

Hobert's counterattack was smooth and smooth. He was at a disadvantage more than ten seconds ago, but now he had severely injured a demigod.

This is also Hobert's current fighting style. Once he seizes the opportunity, not many demigods can withstand his counterattack.

Cornell's attack finally arrived at this time. He turned into a ball of flame and bypassed the illusory door. The moment Polunov fell, he hit Hobert with a fire punch.

At this time, they had left the range under the tree canopy. Hobert only "distorted" the extraordinary damage caused by this punch, but he himself was still knocked away.

Cornell appeared in mid-air like a stream of light and kicked Hobert in the abdomen.

A mouthful of blood spurted out from Hobert's mouth. This was not an ordinary blow, but a "massacre". Even if every blow did not hit Hobert's weak point, the place it was hit would become a weak point, and he would suffer as a result. Severely injured.

This ability consumes a lot of spiritual energy, but it is the best way to attack when you seize the opportunity to get close to the enemy.

"Chaos!" Hobert used his extraordinary ability to avoid Cornell's next blow.

After he fell to the ground, he spit out another mouthful of blood.

Cornell continued his offensive, this time using a "fatal attack."

In a head-on confrontation, the "Iron Knight"'s attack was quite powerful, but just now under the canopy of the "Tree of Order", he had no chance to use it.

"Weaken!" Hobert used most of his hidden strength in order to hit Polunov in one fell swoop, which led to Cornell taking a certain initiative.

The injured Hobert quickly changed his tactics, trying not to avoid the opponent's frontal attack. While defending, he first added a wave of negative status to the opponent.

Orange flames suddenly burned under Hobert's feet. He quickly somersaulted to avoid it, even setting his pants on fire: "Gift!"

He "donated" most of his injuries to Cornell again.

Several jet-black fire crows flew out from behind Connell, sending out most of Hobert's "gift" in the form of flames.

At this time, the trap he "laid" took effect. Hobert stepped on the air and opened his arms to maintain balance.

In combat, this is absolutely a superfluous and deadly action.

The "Hunter" has reached the demigod level. Such simple traps can be created "out of thin air". He can keenly detect the holes under the surface and use them. Under his influence, the "prey" can accurately Hit the trap.Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cornell punched Hobert, which was a "fatal attack"!
Hobert once again "distorted" the opponent's "fatal" damage. When he was knocked away, he used: "Relation!"

He strengthened the relationship between Cornell and Polunov, making Cornell very worried about the injury of his temporary comrade Polunov, and wanted to go over and check it out.

Hobert fell to the ground and rolled before standing up again.

Although he was in a panic just now, he had already "sent" away most of the damage he had received.

His counterattack also began. After Cornell was "weakened" and in the "gift" state, the effects of the three abilities such as "association" will be enhanced.

As soon as Cornell recovered from the "correlation", Hobert's "arrogant" ability hit him, which made him feel that Brandon's onlooker was really disgusting, and he rushed over to teach him a lesson.

Hobert attacked from behind and kicked him down: "Charm!"

Connell suddenly felt that although Hobert had kicked him down, he was indeed a little tired from the battle just now, and it would be good to lie down.

Hobert took a step forward and stepped on Cornell. The thin sword in his hand suddenly turned into a two-handed sword, and he was about to cut off the opponent's head with one strike.

At this time, a puppet from Brandon with a sword in his hand rushed over and blocked the fatal blow for Cornell.

Hobert jumped away immediately. He felt that this puppet should be at the level of a demigod.

Cornell stood up in embarrassment and retreated to Brandon.

Brandon smiled and said: "You lost because you were confused by the illusion he created from the beginning.

"In my opinion, the fact that he summoned this big tree did have a certain blessing on his ability, but he knew very well that such a blessing was not enough to deal with two demigods at the same time.

"So he was trying to alienate you from the beginning. As for his purpose of summoning this big tree, it was just to make you think that he relied on this big tree and that he could not leave the scope of the tree crown.

“So you think that as long as you encounter danger, just retreat outside the canopy.

“This is the time when you are most cautious, and it is also the best time for him to launch a counterattack.

"Polunov, this idiot, didn't understand, and you didn't understand either. When you used 'Slaughter' just now, you clearly had an advantage.

"But in your subconscious mind, you still thought that you could defeat him as long as you were not under the canopy of trees. As a result, he turned his disadvantage into an advantage little by little, and the final blow was sure to kill him!"

Brandon smiled and said: "This is what a 'lawyer' is. He creates loopholes for himself and uses the loopholes he created to defeat the enemy."

Hobert was slightly startled. This was indeed the tactic he had thought of when facing the two demigods.

Although there was a slight mistake during the implementation, it was not harmful. In the end, he won. Without Brandon's rescue, he would definitely have completed the "double kill" feat.

But Brandon's rescue is inevitable, after all, they are all extraordinary people of the Republic of Intis.

Cornell looked educated, and at the same time, he looked at Hobert as if he was a little gloating, because after this comment, it meant that Brandon was going to take action.

"You guys go first." Brandon said, "Leave this to me."

Cornell nodded: "Yes, Mr. Brandon."

Hobert slowly retreated under the canopy of the "Tree of Order" and greeted Alice, asking her to retreat as well.

If the opponent is just a "Cunning Mage", Hobert will try to fight with the opponent, but if it is an "Ancient Scholar", then don't even think about it, just shake him, who knows what they will summon Guy to help out?
After Cornell and others left the valley, Brandon suddenly took action. However, instead of attacking Hobert, a Marionette suddenly sprinted and penetrated Polunov's head with a sword, nailing him to the ground. on the ground.

Just now, Polunov, who was seriously injured, was about to take advantage of this opportunity to sneak away quietly, but he died under the sword of Brandon's Secret Puppet.

"How about we talk about how to deal with the spoils?" Brandon smiled: "The sword I just struck was considered a part of the war, and of course Polunov belongs to you.

"But the 'Reaper' who is not completely dead belongs to me. You can compensate for the marionette I damaged in the morning."

Hobert was slightly stunned, not understanding the other party's intention.

"If you don't speak, I'll take it as your acquiescence." Brandon waved his hand, and the marionette next to Polunov's body pulled out the sword inserted in his head and kicked the demigod's body in front of Hobert. .

The Sequence 5 who was stabbed by Hobert before stood up from the ground like a fake corpse and joined the queue of Brandon's Marionette.

At this time, the maintenance time of the "Tree of Order" was up, and the tree crown quickly shrank, and finally turned into an ordinary wooden stick.

Brandon suddenly waved his hand: "The game is over, you can take the loot and go."

Hobert was still wary of Brandon: "That sounds like a lame lie."

"Hahahaha." Brandon smiled cheerfully: "Logically speaking, the Republic of Intis cares more about your meeting than the Feysac Empire.

“After all, although Lundborg is not bordering us, it is not far from the Republic.

“That’s why they asked me to take action to disrupt this meeting.

"But according to the news I just received, there has been little substantive progress in this meeting. There is no need to continue to block you."

Hobert understood: "This big man from the Fusac Empire doesn't know that you have lost your common goal and turned from friends to enemies.

"And I killed a demigod from the Fusac Empire, which once again deepened the conflict between the two countries. For the Republic of Intis, I also eliminated a demigod opponent for you."

Brandon smiled: "The kid is very smart, but this guy is not stupid either. In order to make him willingly die, I didn't even tell Connell about Ma Xi's news.

"So after the two people met, although they were wary of each other, they still seemed to share the same hatred."

Hobert sighed: "'Soothsayer' is so abominable!"

Then he asked like a sudden counterattack: "You are my biological father Rex's friend, right?"

Alice on the side was slightly stunned. After all, Rex was the "legendary colonel" more than 20 years ago. She had heard some of his deeds in the palace.

The smile on Brandon's face disappeared, and he stared at Hobert for a while before saying, "You are much more attentive than your father, and you actually noticed my hints."

When Hobert heard Brandon call him "kid" for the first time, he felt like he had heard this name before.

When he heard this title for the second time, he suddenly remembered that he had not heard it somewhere, but had seen it before.

In the room where the corpse of the ancient god of death was stored in the outskirts of Backlund, Hobert obtained the notes left by Rex, and there was a message from "Rex's fortune teller friend" on it.

That message addressed Hobert as: kid!
"Many of your reactions are very similar to Rex's, especially the shameless energy." Brandon smiled, which was also the reason why he laughed several times before.

Then he spread his hands and said, "How about the meeting gift I gave you? A demigod from the Fusac Empire is enough for you to be rewarded."

Hobert looked at Brandon seriously.

Brandon smiled sheepishly: "Well, I didn't expect that we would meet in this way. Originally, I planned to wait for you to reach Sequence 3 before looking for you."

"What are you looking for me for?"

"I'll tell you whether you should be promoted to Sequence 2 or not," Brandon smiled: "But you just have to listen to the results of my divination, at least your father didn't listen at all.

"In addition, your father put some of the gains we gained from our adventures together in one place. That is the legacy he left to you.

"It also includes some legacies and documents of the Trunsoest family. He entrusted me and Christine to witness your inheritance of this inheritance."

Hobert smiled and said, "It sounds very good."

Brandon spread his hands: "But I heard that you seem to be quite rich, at least richer and more powerful than I was when I was young."

He smiled slightly: "Today is not the time to reminisce about old times. Our chat may cause you trouble. Fortunately, I have a marionette from the 'audience' path. How about asking him to help you forget the conversation we just had?"

Alice raised her hand slightly and said, "Hello Mr. Brandon, I have a way to avoid interrogation."

"Good mannered boy." Brandon smiled.

Hobert said: "I also have ways to avoid it."

"Ah, brat, you haven't even called me uncle until now, even if you are like this princess and call me sir." After saying this, Brandon stood up and left.

As he walked, he said to Hobert, who didn't even look back: "Take me to say hello to Christine. This guy's plan to undercover Fenebaud was very exciting!"

Soon, Brandon and his marionettes disappeared into the sparse woods.

Hobert was a little worried and still stared at the direction Brandon left for a while, because Hobert was not sure whether this guy was Rex's friend?

Even if they are Rex's friends, they are not his Hobert's friends. After so many years, who knows if there will still be any friendship between them?

After waiting for a while, Hobert squatted next to Polunov's body and stretched out his hand to "graze" the demigod.

He injected his spirituality into '1-109' and used the ability of "herding", and immediately felt that "1-109", which was shaped like a leather bracelet, seemed to become very vicious.

With a little force, "1-109" sucked out Polunov's spirit body. The expression of the other party's spirit body was a little distorted, as if he was experiencing great pain.

Soon, Hobert felt that he could make three choices. "1-109" did not provide any options, but as long as the spirit had the ability, he could choose.

Hobert, who had already considered it, chose "Slaughter", "Deadly Attack" and "Fire Crow Technique".

After making the selection, a small groove appeared on the "1-109" leather bracelet, and then a blood-red gemstone filled the groove.

At this point, the entire "grazing" process is completed.

Hobert found two more magical items from Polunov, and then he looked for a place to sit down a little tiredly: "Let's take a rest before we go."

The battle just now consumed a lot of his spiritual energy. The key was that he could only "send away" most of the injuries every time, and he had actually accumulated a lot of pain.

He used the "Healing Fork" to heal himself twice, but the injuries caused by the previous "massacre" required two or three days of recovery before they could be completely healed.

……

In Maxi City, a small signing ceremony will be held at 04:30 in the afternoon. However, because Princess Alice has not been found yet, the event will inevitably end in an anticlimactic manner.

In just the past two days, politicians from the two countries have been blaming and passing the buck. Although everyone gritted their teeth and said that this event was a success, no one knew that this exchange event would definitely have a counterproductive effect.

Even if Princess Alice returns to China safe and sound, politicians from the two countries will definitely use this to attack each other.

But what surprised everyone was that just when the signing ceremony was about to begin, Princess Alice appeared!

She wore a noble palace dress, no makeup, and only wore her hair in a simple bun.

Following behind him was Earl Hobert, who had not appeared in the past few days.

Before anyone could inquire, the signing ceremony began. For the royal delegation from the Kingdom of Loen, Princess Alice was still signing the contract.

She took a look at the results of the negotiations this week, and as Brandon said, there was no substantial progress at all!
However, Alice's signature on the agreement meant that the event came to a successful conclusion.

In the evening, members of the two royal families attended the farewell ball together. Ethel spent a lot of effort to find Hobert in the corner of the ball who didn't want to dance.

She smiled: "The fact that you can come back exceeds everyone's expectations.

"After our review, we should have been attacked by an 'ancient scholar' and a level 0 sealed artifact that night.

"But the other party didn't seem to intend to harm us. In the end, only you and Alice were missing. Obviously you were trapped somewhere, and the other party planned to use this to ruin this exchange."

Hobert yawned: "The process of escaping is indeed quite difficult."

"Anyway, welcome back." Ethel smiled and raised his glass: "I'm really fed up with those stupid politicians. If this exchange event ends successfully, at least they will lose a reason to quarrel."

The two clinked glasses and took a sip of wine together. Ethel said meaningfully: "Remember to write to me."

Hobert nodded, knowing that the other party was reminding him that he must write to him once he found out about the Castilla family's secret belief in the "Founder".

Early the next morning, both parties took trains to leave Ma Xi.

This made the Ma Xi royal family finally heave a long sigh of relief.

In the next two days of the trip, Alice and Hobert didn't show up much, and no one openly talked about the disappearance of the princess.

Until they returned to Backlund, Hobert and Alice were questioned separately.

The person who asked Hobert was Georgina, the director of MI[-]. The duchess asked the question very politely, just like a chat between colleagues.

After all, Hobert played a big role in this incident.

Most of the experiences of those two days can be told honestly. As for how Polunov's extraordinary characteristics were dealt with, Hobert mentioned it in one sentence, and Georgina did not ask in detail. They had already acquiesced that it was Hobert's trophy. .

The part that cannot be said mainly lies in the close contact with the princess and the experience of two people admiring each other's figure.

Based on the situation at that time, Georgina could probably sense something that Hobert was hiding, and of course she would not ask foolishly.

When Hobert returned to the Earl's Mansion, it was already past 6 o'clock in the evening, and the 11-day mission finally ended.

As a result, Hobert missed a Tarot meeting. During this Tarot meeting, "The World" and "The Hanged Man" made an appointment to explore the previously mentioned island in the near future.

"The World" asked the "Emperor" through "The Fool" when he would have time. In the end, they set the exploration time at night three days later.

Georgina gave Hobert a few days off to let him have a good rest.

The next day, Hobert originally planned to have a good rest at the Earl's Mansion. However, in the morning, the king and queen sent rewards to reward Hobert for protecting Alice. MI[-] also sent a commendation order. .

Hobert was almost constantly entertaining and greeting guests.

In the afternoon, many nobles who had some friendship with Hobert sent gifts to congratulate Hobert for his meritorious service.

Also accompanied by Audrey and Viscount Gray Lint, these friends visited.

In the living room, Audrey smiled and said, "Congratulations, Hobert. I heard that you are likely to be promoted to major general because of this meritorious service."

Hobert smiled: "After being promoted to major general, I can get dozens of pounds more salary every month."

Viscount Gray Lint said: "Now you are the hero of Loen! I didn't expect you to be so brave that you actually blocked a bullet for the princess!"

Hobert was stunned: "Who said...?"

Gray Lint: "Princess Alice said it herself when she was interviewed by Backlund Morning News. To be honest, I have only seen your battle of wits and courage with enemy spies in storybooks.

"And the part where you had to choose between your personal safety and the national interest was quite touching."

Hobert smiled: "Yeah!"

Which paragraph are you talking about?I don't remember why I had such an experience?No wonder when they met, they said they came to visit him!
　Thanks to [Tutu Loves Fish] for the tip.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)