Chapter 862 - 839: Unexpected Cargo
Chapter 862 -839: Unexpected Cargo
“Yes.” The half-elf nodded decisively. “But this isn’t all. Since there are no specific missions currently, most people resumed their original lives after receiving the news. These are the ones willing to act with me… They will also follow your orders, Captain, as long as the mission helps the Raven Queen’s descent.”
“We still have to rely on you to find a way out.” Lancelot shrugged, “Got any leads?”
“Yes.” Tanya nodded, which immediately enlivened her comrades, “I can now confirm that most clues are in the Witches’ Forest…”
“Witches’ Forest?” Lancelot was somewhat surprised, “Why?”
“The mentor later showed me some new images…” Tanya lowered her voice. “They are still hard to understand, very fragmented, but I recognized some of the scenes: a black lake, a collapsed high tower, a giant barn—they are definitely places we went to in the past in the Witches’ Forest… I am not yet sure what exactly needs to be done to reunite the mentor’s form, but I guess the answer should be in the Witches’ Forest.”
“When we came over just now, we noticed the Lich had dispatched heavy guards to that area.” Lancelot frowned, “Unless there’s some other event to distract the guards like last time, it seems pretty difficult to sneak in.”
“I know, so we’ve been monitoring that forest, trying to find any gaps we can exploit. That’s how we discovered this convoy.” Tanya turned her head to look at the wagons, “I gathered as many people as possible in a short time and hastily planned this ambush. In hindsight, it seems too rushed—the strength of those skeletal knights was truly staggering. Fortunately, you arrived just in time…”
“We’ve been following the convoy for a while. Initially, we just wanted to see if they were really heading out of the Demon’s Domain. If you hadn’t launched the attack, we wouldn’t have intervened.” Lancelot also looked at the wagons, “At least now, we can find out what Peyton is trying to transport to the outside world, but I have a bad feeling about this…”
While they were talking, some people had already tried to open the wagon compartments, but they quickly found that the compartments were nailed shut tightly, making it impossible to open them without using forceful means.
“We can’t drag these wagons back to the camp; it would take too much time and wouldn’t be safe.” Tanya expressed her judgement to Lancelot, “Let’s just smash the compartments open directly. Getting the intel is the most important.”
“Alright.” Lancelot nodded, “But I have a bad feeling—the contents inside might be extremely dangerous… Bruto, do you still have the yellow explosives Phil gave you last time?”