The Shadow of the Crown of Snow [Western Fantasy]

"Rupert! Gabriel!" Hecate called out two recruits from among the recruits who were familiarizing themselves with weapons. "I heard that you used to be hunters?"

"Yes, Your Highness. Do you need us to do something for you?" Rupert bowed respectfully, still holding the ax he just got.

"You and Gabriel...you should both be good at hiding yourself, and not let the prey find out until you get close to a certain level?"

Rupert thought for a while, and honestly gave the answer: "It will be difficult in a very open place, but there is no problem in jungles and villages."

"That's enough, you will learn more in the future." Hecate grabbed the ax and long sword in their hands and put them on the weapon rack, "Take this."

Rupert and Gabriel took the two scimitars that Hecate handed them, which were shorter than normal, and waved them around a few times.

"The usage should be similar—you don't have a big problem. Let the veterans guide you again. Take a good rest in the afternoon and wait for me here before sunset." Hecate carefully observed their movements, "I need two people to familiarize themselves with the situation. people."

Talis's reinforcements hadn't arrived yet, and Selene wasn't going to rely on the strength of the Guards Corps to scare the enemy away. Once he rushed forward and encountered a bottleneck, he gave Hussein the opportunity to mobilize his troops to trap them to death.Although Nagrand and Wilton were confronting each other, they hadn't officially declared war after all. It wasn't that Hussein couldn't mobilize troops at all.

Selene and the veterans of the Guards have stayed in Frostcovered City all year round, but this does not affect their understanding of the border terrain. What's more, the Guards have been stationed here for a long time, and the jungle has been touched by them. Very thorough.But the specific information in the villages and towns is beyond their knowledge.

After all, the main purpose of the Guards Legion is to hide it as Selene's hole card, and they try not to expose the existence of the Legion in front of the Nagrand Empire as much as possible.The few people who escaped from Xueze Town just took advantage of the patrol time, and they couldn't say how Nagrand's troops were deployed in Xueze Town.

"I have to see it with my own eyes to know what's going on." Hecate insisted that he would not just wait for the Central Army to arrive in the camp. .”

However, just after Hecate found Rupert and Gabriel and went with her, she turned around and saw the banner of the Central Army.The commander elected by the parliament was called Garcia, who looked like a humble Tallis officer. He kept an neither humble nor overbearing attitude, and he didn't make things difficult for Selene and Hecate, nor did he show any enthusiasm or friendliness.

However, after hearing Hecate's plan to investigate the situation in the town, he volunteered to participate.

"you?"

In terms of stealth, even most of the soldiers of the Guards Legion did not meet Hecate's standard of judgment.Not to mention the sluggish middle-aged man in front of him with an ax and a large shield.

Ironically, Garcia held the ax in his left hand and the large shield in his right—Hecate could tell that his right hand was his preferred hand.

"I am indeed better at defense than attack, but as the commander sent by Talis, I have the right to ask to participate in this plan." He suddenly put on a tough attitude, and Hecate glared at him angrily, looking To Selene.

Selene could only shrug her shoulders and express her powerlessness: Even if they don't like this Garcia, they still need his help at this stage.

"Okay, you can follow, but don't make trouble for me." Hecate took a deep breath, restraining himself from getting angry with Garcia, "If you expose us, I won't let you go. "

"You guys are so ostentatious...haven't you been exposed?" Garcia pointed to the Guards soldiers who were training.

"This dense forest is deeper than you think. After crossing the dense forest, there is still a section of plains before you can see the first town of the Nord Kingdom. Don't confuse Nord with Talis, these two countries are too different." Hecate didn't bother to continue to pay attention to him, "If you have to follow, get ready quickly, otherwise we won't wait for you."

Hecate replaced the silver-white armor Selene gave her, and put on the same light leather armor as Rupert Gabriel and the others.The summer of the Nord Kingdom is coming soon, and the soldiers have removed the fur attached to the inside of the leather armor, and those who don't wear leather armor are unwilling to suffocate themselves in the heavy armor all day.

Summer is the most exhausting season for Nord soldiers, and there is no winter climate in Nord to slow down the enemy. Neither Renech Carter nor Phoebe could wait any longer.

No matter how many disadvantages they face, they can only bite the bullet and rush forward.

"There will be no problems in the dense forest area. There will definitely be some wild beasts, and maybe a few remaining half-beast races, but that's not a problem. The dense forest area is still far away from Xueze Town. It doesn't matter if we make any noise. After entering the dense forest, Hecate began to explain the key points of the plan in detail, and at the same time taught Rupert and Gabriel the skills to sneak into the enemy-occupied area, "There is no need to hide yourself before passing through the jungle area, which happens to be You can practice your scimitars, and when you get out of this forest and reach the plain... I need you to point out the furthest point where the guards are patrolling, and then I can make the next step."

Both Rupert and Gabriel nodded readily, and Garcia didn't say anything. He really didn't cause Hecate any trouble, and he followed the three of them silently, not to mention how good at sneaking, at least he didn't Too much of a flaw.

Hecate chose to set off in the evening, and it would take a whole night to pass through the dense forest area. In addition to the time they would have to delay on the way, they could also enter the plain area in the evening after a sufficient rest, and slow down according to Rupert and Gabriel's information. Slowly advance towards Xueze Town.

In the past, Hecate would choose to go directly to Xueze Town by herself, advance if she couldn't meet the enemy, kill the enemy directly, and then continue to advance, but this time she couldn't expose her whereabouts so recklessly.

Even though he was about to cross the threshold of the gods, Hecate could still feel his powerlessness in the face of war.To win the war, she needs soldiers and relies on the strength of the army.

Because it was summer, a layer of weeds had grown on the plain, and this was the only thing that could help Hecate and the others enter Xueze Town without touching any guards.Once the guards found out, even killing them on the spot would not help. As long as the guards did not return, they would be exposed.

In normal infiltration, Hecate is somewhat confident.She knew that if she was discovered, there would be no consequences. Even if she was surrounded, she would have the ability to break through and escape. This was the first time she tried to sneak in with no escape route.

Not in a town like Xiye City, but on a plain with a sweeping view and no shelter except for weeds.In fact, on such a plain, if weeds grow waist-deep, crawling close to the ground is also a way to not be discovered, and it is even easier to hide than in towns, but Hecate has not encountered such a good situation .

"You said that the patrol route of the guards is the farthest here..." Hecate smiled wryly and looked at the position Gabriel pointed out on the crumpled map, "Then we may have to get down as soon as we enter the plain. At this position, we Just stand and you'll be seen. And you, Garcia, you don't go into the plains with us."

"why?"

"You don't need to ask why? Your shield is simply a living target. If you don't get discovered while carrying it, then we can be sure that the enemy is blind."

"So that's a suggestion?"

"This is an order. I warn you, don't make me angry, I'm not as reasonable as Selene." Hecate grabbed his collar and shook it twice, "If you think it's too embarrassing to go back alone , then wait for us in the dense forest area."

From departure to now, every judgment of Hecate is very accurate.They did encounter beasts... and some remnants of Orcs.

"Don't be afraid." Hecate told Rupert and Gabriel, "Play as much as possible first, and I will make a move when necessary."

When Rupert, Gabriel and the half-beasts were dealing with each other, Hecate heard the voice of the ancestor in his mind.

"Your mood becomes more and more stable when you are fighting."

"Can you feel this?"

"Of course. Even Selene can feel a part of it, not to mention I exist in your body."

"So, is this a good thing or a bad thing?"

"Not necessarily. In other words, there is no good or bad, it's just that everyone has different habits and mentality when fighting. If you have to say something good or bad, Selene will no longer be affected when you are fighting."

"...Did I have a great influence on her before?"

"Hecate, you are a god, but she is a mortal." The ancestor sighed, "Okay, let's do it, your two soldiers will not be able to hold on."

After being mentioned by the ancestors like this, Hecate felt that he became a little irritable like before.Frowning, she rushed up, circled behind the bear man, and stabbed the blade into its heart accurately and powerfully from behind it.

"Will my emotions have a great influence on Selene?"

"Yes, Hecate."

"Don't answer me, I'm just talking to myself." Hecate didn't let herself show her irritability in front of her teammates, she deliberately slowed down and walked at the end, "There are dozens of you chattering in my mind Does it have a big impact?"

"There is no comparison. After all, you just think we are arguing, and we have not had any influence on you."

"That's called no influence. Now I'm really starting to worry about how much influence you're talking about."