Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 173 Saving Joseph

Who would have thought I'd encounter the black-robed witch Missy at the Mare Hotel!

Moreover, the straight-line distance between Li Wei and her was less than thirty meters!

However, Li Wei was completely unmoved. He didn't even have the thought of pulling out the Bloodthirsty Spear and throwing it. His life force was as weak as a withered tree. Yes, at this moment, he truly regarded himself as a piece of withered wood, without any thoughts in his mind.

It was as if my heartbeat and my breathing had fallen into hibernation.

About five or six seconds later, another figure emerged from the second-floor balcony of the mare hotel.

"Missie, what are you doing?"

It's a beautiful voice, like a mother humming a lullaby, or a lover's whisper; its charm is indescribable.

Even Li Wei, who was thirty meters away, couldn't help but feel an urge to kneel down and sing "Conquer". He even felt that this must be the most beautiful voice in the world, and its owner must be a heavenly fairy who was worth everything for him!

However, this impulse quickly faded.

Because Li Wei resisted the urge, and of course, another reason must be that the distance was far enough that some syllables were not clearly audible.

Even his previous imitation of the aura of withered wood and his undisturbed state of mind must have had some effect in resisting it.

What a terrifying witch!
"Mom, I can feel it, he's here."

"Oh, where is he?"

“I’m not sure, but he’s definitely here. Three months ago, I didn’t have a chance to kill him. This time, I don’t want him to escape.”

The black-robed witch Missy murmured, as if explaining, or perhaps speaking to someone. Then, she flipped over and jumped off the second floor. A moment later, the sound of hooves faded into the distance, and she rushed out. Just then, various roars suddenly erupted from the east of the city, followed closely by the west. Hathaway and Ron's groups were once again fighting monsters.

After thinking for a moment, the great witch also left the mare inn, mounted a warhorse, and headed west of the city.

Only then did Li Wei slowly raise his head, his mind flashing quickly through the layout of all the rooms on the first and second floors of the Mare Inn, as well as the layout of the tavern in the family camp.

There may be minor differences, but the overall structure is the same because the blueprints for one-star buildings are identical.

They eventually pinpointed a location: behind the counter where the proprietress always stayed. Turning around there led to the storage room, and from the storage room, you could access the basement.

When Li Wei was helping Leon with the detailed carpentry work for the tavern, Leon once said that if the tavern continued to be upgraded in the future, a basement could be excavated.

So—is there a secret passage in this mare inn that leads directly to the lord's fortress?

For a fleeting moment, a burning desire ignited in Li Wei's eyes; he wanted to be a gambling addict!

Unfortunately, the passion lasted only a second before it died down. He never gambled, because rather than betting on a secret passage in the hotel's basement, he preferred to believe that there were fallen guardian knights standing guard down there.

Even if the great witch and her daughter cooperated with the Mad Baron for some unknown reason, they didn't live in the fortress. Isn't that the best evidence?

The next moment, he darted around the mare hotel and headed to the military camp area.

This time, he dared to bet that the military camp should be more spacious than usual.

However, as he approached the military camp, he suddenly smelled a familiar, rotten odor, and it was quite strong!

The first thing Li Wei thought of was the Blood Wolf. Yes, he was right, because there was a special scent in that putrid stench.

So the black-robed witch Missy locked the Blood Wolf in the military camp; she didn't ride it when she left the city earlier.

Something just feels off.

Li Wei frowned, and suddenly, he realized where the problem lay.

Yes, the black-robed witch Missy no longer smelled of decay; in fact, she even had a faint fragrance...

day!
She's leveled up!

She is now in her complete form.

After a moment's thought, Li Wei still didn't dare to climb over the wall into the military camp. Instead, he circled around again and patiently waited at the western city wall, while listening intently to the battle outside the city.

There was no further activity in the east of the city; they must have quickly withdrawn after succeeding.

However, the situation in the west of the city was quite intense, lasting for about two or three minutes without ending, and instead seemed to be getting worse.

"Oh no, I wonder which unlucky guy has been entangled with the Great Witch."

Li Wei quickly made a judgment in his mind, and just as he made this judgment, he heard a rumbling sound. Several hundred meters away, the tightly closed castle gate suddenly opened, and a full twenty or thirty heavy cavalrymen rushed out like a flood, exiting through the west gate and heading straight for the battlefield in the west of the city!

Li Wei didn't dare to look up at all, but he could basically confirm that the Mad Baron had made his move, and he wondered who had been bitten!
Even the gates to the military camp area were opened, and a dozen or so riders on two-star Blood Wolves roared out—Blood Wolf Knights?
New military unit?
Without a second thought, Li Wei seized the opportunity and nimbly vaulted into the military camp area.

Although he had never been here before, he glanced at the layout and headed straight for a barracks that was always closed without stopping.

And the barracks were locked! There was nothing more to say at this moment. Li Wei drew his two-star dagger with lightning speed and began cutting at the heavy wooden door.

Normally, this would be a stupid thing to do, but unfortunately, he's a three-star lumberjack, and his weapon can deal an extra 30% damage to any wooden material!

Therefore, he doesn't need to learn any lock-picking skills; he only needs to dig out the lock's latch.

The whole process took less than two minutes!
The sturdy wooden door, at least ten centimeters thick, creaked open.

What came into Li Wei's view was a man bound to a specially made cross-shaped torture device. Although he was very dark-skinned and the man had been tortured to the point of near death, he could recognize him at a glance. This was the middle-aged man he had seen more than five months ago on the morning the mare hotel owner was arrested, a man whose clothes and temperament were completely different from his own!
That is, Joseph, the second-level priest of the city of Kah.

In addition, this barracks appears to be used for carrying out punishments, as it is fully equipped with all kinds of instruments of torture.

There seemed to be a corpse hanging nearby. Oh, another old acquaintance, that caravan owner, my poor old friend.

Li Wei quickly stepped forward, lightly flicked his dagger, and cut open the leather straps binding Priest Joseph. He then quickly slung his backpack over his shoulder, grabbed his weapon, and stuffed a small piece of three-star quality venison into the mouth of the unconscious man. He then fed himself a piece as well. Next, he needed to run!

Yes, there was no other choice!

He could bribe the kind dogs himself, but Joseph could never be bribed.

Fortunately, he's incredibly fast!

They crossed the military camp and, using their familiarity with the terrain, headed straight for the eastern city wall. After crossing it, things went relatively smoothly. Joseph seemed to have woken up and was whispering something, but it didn't matter.

Li Wei took a deep breath, listening to the rumbling and clanging sounds of battle coming from the west of the city. He felt deeply grateful and knew no words of thanks.
I'm leaving.

Yes, slow down as much as possible to delay being discovered, while listening to your surroundings and looking for that distinctive sound of hooves—it's the black-robed witch Missy.

Of course, the blood crows in the sky were in a real bind at this time.

Li Wei even considered hiding in a house for the night.

But that definitely won't work; someone will find out soon that Joseph has been rescued.

Hopefully, the group in the east of the city will be able to kill a couple more monsters after they hear that the people in the west of the city have been bitten.

Li Wei carefully touched the base of the city wall, anxiously yet calmly waiting, every second was agonizing.

However, soon, about four or five miles east of the city, the barking of dogs suddenly rang out. These friendly forces were indeed worthy of being called friendly forces; they launched another attack.

This is the moment!

Let’s go!

At that moment, Li Wei was like a sports car that had stepped on the gas pedal, rushing forward without any hesitation!
But he was spotted after running less than 300 meters.

"Roar!"

"Roar!"

The roars came from both sides and the front, followed by whimpering barks. These dogs are still quite cute.

"Priest Joseph is with me, come quickly to meet me!"

As he ran, Li Weiyi shouted.

The opposing team consists of four-star players, whose hearing and eyesight are likely to be good.

Now that the enemy's main force in the west of the city is tied down by friendly forces, then the friendly forces in the east of the city will definitely not fail!
In fact, Li Wei made the right bet. Alas, he ultimately became a gambling addict!
But who cares!
As soon as he shouted these words, Hathaway's voice immediately rang out from the east of the city. Ah, what a beautiful voice!
Even though they were five or six miles apart, they were able to communicate with each other perfectly. Ahhh, help me, my old lover, save me!

Li Wei ran incredibly fast, but those eerie knights ran even faster, after all, they had four legs!

Sharp lances, sharp cavalry swords!

Their fighting instincts are in no way weak!

Even though Li Wei was carrying someone, his reaction speed was still superb. He was able to dodge the spear thrust three times in a row. When he was about to face the spear thrust for the fourth time, he seemed to feel a chill!
call!
A swirl of frost grazed past, making the fallen guard knight's mount shiver and throwing him off!
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

A barrage of arrows came flying at him, and no one knew who fired them or whether they hit their mark. Li Wei just ran forward like a madman, while Hathaway's frost attack seemed to be very powerful, blocking the pursuing Fallen Guardian Knights for Li Wei three times in a row.

That's enough, since there are relatively few Fallen Guardian Knights here.

On the contrary, there were dozens of kind stray dogs, but they were very friendly. They only dared to shout at Li Wei from a hundred meters away, "My benefactor, run! We'll cover your retreat..."

Occasionally, when they saw Li Wei running too slowly, they would even catch up and urge him on, but they would never dare to get within fifty meters of Li Wei.

This is actually very important. If these stray dogs swarm in and harass him, even if Li Wei is incredibly fast, he'll be caught!
In short, I, Li, will repay this kindness in the future!

(End of this chapter)