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Master: “There is a drow elf. According to the intelligence we have obtained, she was once the chief guard of the drow royal court. She also joined the drow shadow walker force and is very powerful.
“In addition, the dwarf priest in their team is also difficult to deal with. Although he only has the ability to cast fourth-ring divine spells, we are sure that guy is Cailin’s chosen one.
"As for the elves, they are always difficult to deal with, especially when there are houses to go to."
The princess interrupted the master impatiently: "Just tell me if the team has any weaknesses?"
"Yes, Princess Elizabeth of Kusania is the only weak point of the team."
Princess: "Kill her."
The master frowned: "Shouldn't we catch her?"
Princess: "No. The only one who needs to be captured alive is the leader of the Salvation Squad, to prevent the Planeswalkers' Mage Tower from being completely involved in this incident. The rest of the Salvation Squad should be killed without mercy. This is the Master's order."
The master repeated, "That's what the master meant. It seems that the master likes you as his agent very much, Your Highness."
The princess tilted her head and looked at the master with her Catalan-style eye makeup: "If you have something to say, just say it."
The master shook his head: "No, no need."
Princess: "Then don't say anything. What about the floating city? The leader wants the floating city this time."
Master: "It's on the ground, it's a good time to occupy it."
Princess: "What are you waiting for? Let the army set out immediately!"
Chapter 195 Catalai's Appetite
Grand Ducal Castle of the Principality of Frank.
Archduke Frank waved his fist angrily: "What is Catalonia doing? This is a blatant invasion!"
The intelligence chief said darkly, "Now we know what happened in Isonzo. Isonzo became a friendly country to Catalonia overnight. It should be like this."
Archduke: "This is an invasion! This is an aggression! We must..."
The General Manager: "Want to complain to Monrovia? Ever since the River Countries were invaded by Monrovia once, they have been unable to form a practical confederation. We are a loose pile of sand, and the big country next to us can do whatever they want."
Archduke Frank paced back and forth: "What's going on? We wanted to take action against the rescue team, but we ended up being the fish on the chopping board!"
In the common language, this idiom is generally called "meat on the chopping block", but the River Kingdoms naturally have their own characteristics.
Archduchess: "At this point, we can only hope that the Savior Team can defeat Catalonia."
The Archduke glared at his wife. "How can a small team possibly take on an entire country? Catalonia has recently implemented reforms, just like Sissel, and its national strength has greatly increased. Each of their legions has about 8,000 people, and there are a total of twelve such legions!
"Moreover, each centurion of the First Legion is equipped with an arcane spellcaster. No matter how strong the Savior Squad is, they can't deal with such an army!"
Grand Duchess: "What should we do now? Give up our country? Like Isonzo?"
The Grand Duke did not respond. He stood at the window and looked at the city outside which had begun to burn.
At this moment, a Catalan horn was heard outside the castle.
Intelligence Chief: "It seems that the Catalans have a big appetite. They haven't even taken over the dock area yet, but they are ready to attack us."
The Grand Duke turned to the Military Chief and said, "Hold on firmly! Wait for the salvation team to defeat the enemy!"
He has already called the Catalans his enemies.
**
At the dock, the Catalan offensive was temporarily repelled due to the outstanding performance of the dragon.
The Catalan army formed a defensive formation at the edge of the dock. The dragon originally wanted to break through, but the dragon transformation time was up, so it had to give up the idea regretfully.
The rescue team assembled again.
The king's attention was immediately drawn to the dwarf: "Why do you have so much blood?"
Flint: "Look at everyone's weapons. Isn't it normal to see blood all over them?"
Xiaobai: “Puff.”
Flint: "Laugh, laugh. My holy emblem has been heating up since the beginning. Kailin likes to see me being used as a weapon. I have already accepted my fate. I just hope Kailin will remember to upgrade my ring after watching. I have already started to imagine my life as a five-ring priest."
Nini: "Is it my illusion? Why do I hear the meaning of self-abandonment?"
Wang: “Is there?”
Everyone looked at the king.
Wang: "Why are you looking at me? I really didn't hear it. Nini, please explain to me why you heard the feeling of giving up on yourself, and what numerical changes made you make this judgment."
Flint: "Come on, I've been through enough, stop insulting me!"
Wang: "How did asking Nini to explain turn into slandering you..."
Xiaobai patted Wang's legs (she could only pat his legs in her human form): "Give up, you will never understand the mystery of this in your life."
At this time, old lady Hasher came and said, "Thank you, at least you have wiped out one of Catalai's hundred-man team, which has greatly reduced our burden. But it seems that Catalai is ready to come for real."
King: "I have captured their centurion, and according to the centurion, a Catalan legion has arrived here."
Hasher was shocked: "A legion? Aren't there at least 8,000 to 10,000 soldiers armed to the teeth? What are they going to do? Are they going to flatten the entire Principality of Frank?"
Wang: “That should be it.”
Hashir: "The Pelican Gang can't handle them alone. We are just a bunch of dock workers. We are strong enough, but we have no military training. We are good at fighting as mercenaries, but we have no chance of winning against the regular army."
Just as he finished speaking, the Catalan horn sounded again from afar - no, this time the distance was very close!
Then, the drums of war began to sound. The drums of the Catalans were not as loud as the orcs' drums, but sounded very light, fragmented, and dense.
Then the Catalan soldiers formed a shield formation and pressed towards the area controlled by the Pelican Gang to the beat of dense drums.
Wang: "Nini, go to the airship and check the overall situation and see how many Catalan soldiers are attacking us."
Nini nodded and was about to run towards the airship's mooring rope, but suddenly stopped, drew her bow, and shot two arrows in a row.
The first arrow hit something in the air, and in a flash, a crossbow arrow pierced Elizabeth's feet.
The second arrow flew far away.
Nini: "There's an assassin!"
Marika immediately stopped Elizabeth and asked, "Are you here for His Highness?"
Before he finished speaking, a wave of arrows rose into the air from Catalan's direction.
Judging from the density of the rain of arrows, at least a hundred archers were shooting at the same time, and the target was undoubtedly the Savior Team!
Nini cast a spell immediately - although her arcane level was currently limited to cantrips, as a ranger, she had the ability to cast divine spells.
"Wind Wall!" As Nini shouted, a barrier appeared, just blocking the falling arrows.
Flint took out the protective arrow scroll from his dimensional bag and tore it open. A layer of soft light enveloped the entire team.
Marika: "The enemy is clearly targeting us! I suggest retreating into the house!"
Wang: "No, retreat into the house. If the Pelicans can't stop us, we will be surrounded in the house. Simple defense can't change the situation. We have to attack. The Catalans can't appear out of nowhere. They are not mushrooms!
"Either it was an airship, but no other airship landed except ours. Or... it was a portal.
"As for the portal, a portal that can allow an entire army to pass through would not be small, and it would be accompanied by strong light. Now we don't see any strong light at all, which means the portal is in the house.
"Mrs. Hashir, what building has an interior space that is eight meters high and eight meters wide?"
Hashir: "It sounds like the Catalan Embassy fits the bill. It's a Catalan-built building, and it's very visible in the shantytown. You can stand on the roof of any shack and you'll definitely see the Catalan Embassy.
"By the way, the cult's headquarters is also nearby. If you want to cause trouble for the cult, this is just right for you."
Wang: "Mrs. Hashir, can you send a guide who is familiar with the road to take us there?"
Hashir: "Of course. But don't you have an airship? Why don't you just drop in directly?"
The king looked up at the dwarf airship that was kept on the ground by the tethered ropes.
Wang: "You are right, we should just airdrop directly."
**
Kadia Banujulian looked at the rescue team in the crystal ball and snorted, "They actually want to come over and close the portal?"
Master: "It is a courageous act to walk into a trap like this."
Oga, the former regional consul general's armed field team leader, clenched his fists and said, "I will make sure they never return."
Kadia looked at the former regional consul, Odolf, and said, "Your squad leader is very motivated. Why don't you show your willingness as well?"
Odolf silently took out his staff: "As you command, Your Highness."
Kadia: "Wait a minute, considering the fighting power of the Savior Team and their brilliant achievements, you are only a Seventh Ring. They have killed many Seventh Rings of the Order since they began their journey and are very experienced. Let the Master and I handle it. You and Captain Oga stay here to guard the hall."
Then Kadia turned to the Master and asked, "How long will it take for the Legion to reach the floating city?"
Master: "Don't be impatient, Your Highness. This is not Catalai where you can ride horses. There are basically no land roads here. You have to take a boat to go anywhere. We have to seize the dock and the boat first before we can go straight to Huanglong."
Kadia: "Where are the flying troops?"
Master: "Without the support of ground forces..."
Kadia: "Now the entire salvation team is in Shallow Water City, and the floating city only has ordinary human warriors at most. Do you think our Flying Sphinx Knights from Catalonia can't even deal with them?"
Master: "You are right. We will send out the Flying Sphinx Troops right away."
Chapter 196 Delivered to the Door
On the rescue team's side, as soon as they boarded the airship, they saw large birds taking off from the shantytown.
The king's first reaction: "Griffin?"
Nini: "No, it's not a griffin. I've seen griffins, but I've never seen that thing."
Xiao Bai also leaned on the window of the airship cabin, squinting his eyes to see something taking off in the distance: "Although the feathers of the griffin are also very shiny, they are not as shiny as this."
Flint: "What is that? Let me see it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the barbarian lifted him up by his armor, raising his head above the windowsill.
Flint: "This sheen looks like it's made of stone. It could be some kind of golem!"
Wang: "A flying golem? But I don't see any jet device. Does the stone golem rely on flapping its wings to gain lift? That's too inefficient!"