Chapter 228: Chase and escape

The sunset glow is sky, heralding another good weather.

Ta ta ta...

Yiqi galloped north amid the rush of horses' hoofs.

The knight on the horse was quite embarrassed. His loose hair was flying in the evening breeze. The expensive clothes on his body had been damaged in several places, and there were blood stains all over his body. Obviously, he had just experienced a battle.

This person is the Viscount Lawrence who escaped from the Uman family barracks.

He firmly held a knight's sword with blood stains in his hand, but at this time he had used it as a whip, slapped the horse's buttocks continuously, urging the horse to gallop.

Behind him, in the distance, there was a faint plume of smoke rising.

Dozens of galloping horses are closely behind him, brandishing swords and bows, chasing him.

This chase and escape battle has been going on for a whole day, and Viscount Lawrence felt that he was about to reach his limit.

But he did not dare to stop at all.

Because from the previous few short encounters, he could clearly feel that those chasing soldiers really wanted to kill him!

I'm afraid that my mother is already ill-fortuned.

Even Earl Uman should already know that he is not his biological son!

Viscount Lawrence was filled with regrets.

Knowing this, he would not make his own claim and try to assassinate Count Uman with his mother.

It should be arranged by my father.

But then, he shook his head severely and threw the idea out of his mind.

Can't wait for my father to arrange everything!

Viscount Lawrence knew that his true father, Mr. Coquettish, was more than his son.

Although they are all illegitimate children, he himself is not his father's aunt.

Even if he waited for his father to become the new Duke of the North, he would never be able to marry his own sister, Penny, because it is also a taboo love in this world and is not recognized by the world.

Therefore, if those illegitimate children still have a slim hope that their status can be converted, then Lawrence is destined to be impossible to become a son.

Of course, Lawrence also knows the agreement between his father and mother that he will become the adopted son of Mr. Coquettish in the future and change his surname to Saint Theon.

But, what if in the future Mr. Coquettish has a son himself?

Mr. Xiang has never married a wife now, but what happens after he becomes the Duke of the North?

Would he not marry forever?

This sense of crisis prompted Lawrence and Penny to decide to assassinate the Earl of Uman, and then take the opportunity to control the Uman family's army.

In this way, with the army in hand, it also has a bargaining chip.

Their mother and son also have some confidence.

But I didn't expect...

Messed up.

All kinds of complicated emotions were tumbling in Lawrence's heart, absent-mindedly, he did not notice that the horse underneath him was dying.

Foam had already appeared from the horse's mouth, and it was obvious that he could fall to the ground at any time.

Between chasing and fleeing, six or seven miles passed in a blink of an eye.

The horse under Viscount Lawrence was already sweating, and the white foam around his mouth oozes traces of blood.

Sure enough, the next second, the horse staggered, and suddenly rolled to the ground, the bones broke and made a crisp sound, which was very ear-piercing.

Viscount Lawrence was immediately thrown out, shocked in his heart.

But fortunately, as a Tier 3 knight, his quality is far beyond that of ordinary people. In the air, he forcibly constricted his body, formed into a ball, rolled a few laps when landing, and then jumped up vigorously. .

Viscount Lawrence took a few breaths, looking at the cavalry team chasing behind him, a feeling of despair rose in his heart.

But soon, he shook his head and suppressed this emotion.

A fierce and hideous color appeared in his eyes, and Viscount Lawrence held the sword in both hands, bent his knees slightly, and made a move to prepare for battle.

Since it has failed, it can only bear the consequences.

Viscount Lawrence put aside all the useless emotions and stared at the cavalry who were approaching.

Step on...

The sound of horses' hoofs became heavier and heavier, and the tremors of the earth became more and more intense.

"Come on! The Saint Theon family will never yield!"

Lawrence roared wildly, with a ferocious expression like a tiger in desperate situation.

The faces of the cavalry on the opposite side were already clearly visible. They raised their swords one after another.

Closer, closer...

Lawrence took a deep breath, preparing for the upcoming collision.

Time seemed to slow down, and the air seemed to heat up.

No, not as if!

The air is really hot!

In just an instant, Lawrence felt the oncoming heat wave, as if facing a big stove.

boom!

Just as he was puzzled, a wall of fire stood abruptly in front of him, and the air seemed to be suffocating.

The law of 咴法——

The chasing soldiers were terrified and controlled the horses frantically, trying to stop in front of the wall of fire. However, how could the horses that have entered the charging state stop in a short time?

Like moths fighting the fire, most of the chasing soldiers rushed into the wall of fire one after another under the action of inertia.

The blazing flame seemed to have a peculiar magic power, instantly turning them into ashes.

The chasers who were behind had no time to figure out what was going on, and they all tried their best to turn their horses around and immediately ran back.

However, before they could escape far away, another huge ball of fire fell from the sky, completely devouring the remaining chasers.

The flowing flames instantly covered the grassland in a radius of several hundred meters. When the fire faded, only a large area of ​​scorched earth and the remains of suspected ashes could be seen.

When the gentle evening breeze blows, the ashes flying all over the sky seem to be a little bit of starlight, with a weird and cruel beauty.

Lawrence looked stupidly at everything in front of him, as if he hadn't recovered from the great changes.

After a long while, he finally withdrew the long sword, his face showed the surviving smile.

"Father, is that you?" Lawrence looked around and shouted.

Soon, he found the humble figure not far behind him.

"Father!" Lawrence hurried over.

"Why are they chasing you?" Mr. Hoodoo's face was covered in the hood of the mage's robe, and his expression could not be seen clearly.

"They..." Lawrence was speechless.

After hesitating, he still told Mr. Hooter what he had done with his mother.

After listening to Mr. Cougar, there was no movement for a while.

The sun gradually set down, leaving only a little afterglow to barely illuminate the world.

The steps of darkness are unstoppable, and will soon rule this land.

The night breeze was cool, and Lawrence's heart was even colder.

Mr. Ho's silence was eroding his belief bit by bit, causing him to slide into the abyss of despair.

But just as the darkness was about to completely devour Lawrence, a ray of light suddenly illuminated his world.

Just listen to Mr. Coquettish said: "I know."

His tone was extremely flat, as if he didn't care about Lawrence's troubles.

Lawrence felt nervous and asked tentatively: "Father, then... what should we do now?"

Mr. Hood suddenly raised his head, and his wide hood slipped back, revealing his face——

What kind of face is that!

The left half has completely turned into a weird blue-gray The twisted blood vessels are like strips of earthworms, constantly squirming under the skin, and the more terrifying thing is his left eye.

There are no eyeballs anymore, there is only a hole left, a hole that is not bottomless, as if to be sucked into the soul at a glance.

Lawrence was so frightened that he took three steps back, but he immediately realized his behavior was inappropriate, and hurriedly took three steps forward.

Enduring the fear and trembling of the body, he greeted: "Father, are you okay?"

"Follow me." Mr. Xiang said coldly.

After saying this, he didn't answer Lawrence's question, just stood up in silence, and then walked forward.

Lawrence didn't dare to ask more, and quickly followed.

The last ray of sun's brilliance disappeared from the horizon, and endless darkness completely enveloped the earth.