She Is Not a Witch Chapter 240: The falling basket
"It should be around here."
16 knights riding on war horses were walking on the road to the village. They obtained a piece of information from the small town they passed by. At that time, a strange masked woman bought it in an inn for several days. food, and that person is likely to be Her Majesty the Queen they are hunting down.
This area is a large plain, dotted with not many forests, and there are only 3 villages around the small town. The village they are currently heading to is on the east side, which is the most likely.
"I have to speed up, the general has issued a strict order, and I must catch up with that person within two days."
After losing the trace of Lily, Darcy divided the Rose Knights under his command into several small teams, and conducted a comprehensive search for possible areas.
Now this line of 16 people is one of the teams that is divided again.
The Rose Knights have about 460 members, close to 500 members. Among them, the official members are all Transcendents above Sequence 5, and they all come from various noble families in the central region. They were well-educated, and after a short training, they were led by Darcy to hunt down Lily. Now, after nearly a month of running-in with each other, their overall cooperation has become more and more proficient.
Although there are only 16 members, any random member among them is a young talent in the local area. On this plain in the east, the most powerful transcendent in a small town might not be able to defeat a single rose knight, let alone a combination of them.
The group of knights crossed the hill with forests, overlooking the village in the distance, and began to gallop on horseback, slowly approaching the windmill in front of the village.
Originally, they had never paid attention to a windmill beside the road, but when passing by, a member suddenly turned his head and looked at the slowly rotating wind paddle.
"What's wrong?"
"Tell me, will there be people hiding here, or search in the windmill?"
"This... also, but we are in a hurry, it is impossible to go all of them, you go with the other two, and then come to the village to meet up." The cavalry captain who led the team ordered after a brief thought.
After a while, the three rose knights separated from it, and they rode their horses towards the windmill.
When it came to the windmill tower, the knight in front showed an interested smile.
Although it is not clear whether it is Her Majesty the Queen, he has already noticed the faint fluctuation of magic power on the top of the windmill. It is very weak, but it is indeed a transcendent.
He raised his hand to signal his companion to dismount, and then moved towards the white tower with as little noise as possible.
This windmill should have been built only a few years ago. It is built of brick and stone as a whole, and the surface is painted with common white lime. It reflects dazzling light in the strong afternoon sun and feels hot to the touch.
The three of them walked up the steps silently and slowly. They had already determined the approximate location of each other, and there was no shortage of time.
In the breeze, the rose's cloak slowly unrolled, making a slight sound.
Slowly, they are getting closer and closer to the top platform and room.
Gradually cross the middle of the white tower, climb up along the stairs and circle around, and reach the waist.
Step by step, gradually approaching.
In the perception, the fluctuation of the magic power became more and more clear, and they even vaguely realized that there was a weaker life in it.
At this moment, they were 70% sure that the one hiding there was Lily.
It's really easy for us to find, Your Majesty.
Unfortunately, your life will end here.
These knights drew their swords from their waists, held them in their hands, and prepared to move forward.
However, a figure suddenly appeared around the corner.
She has chestnut blond hair, tied into a common long braid, and falls behind her. Judging by her attire, she should be a peasant girl from a nearby village, wearing brown and white working clothes.
He was holding a basket covered by a white cloth, with his back to the three of them, and seemed to be walking slowly up.
Looking at the woman who appeared suddenly, the pupils of the three shrank. They were surprised and suspicious as to why they hadn't noticed the existence of this person in their previous perception.
At this time, seeing that the queen is right in front, there is no way to let this woman make any strange noises to startle the hiding queen. If she is allowed to run away, even if they are all nobles, it will not be good.
The leader only hesitated for a second before deciding to kill the peasant girl first, and then rushed to Lily's hiding place.
There is no time to cover up now.
For this reason, taking advantage of the opponent's unaware appearance, he waved his hand to greet his companion, and then raised his sword to stab.
However, as if by coincidence, the peasant girl in front seemed to hear the sound behind her and turned her head to avoid the passing sword.
"You..." Seeing that the woman was about to speak, the knight swung his sword quickly again, and the blade directly slashed at the fair neck.
Until then, he didn't see the other party's appearance clearly.
Although she is dressed as a peasant girl from a village, this woman's appearance seems surprisingly good? There is a reassuring sense of intimacy, as if remembering the big sister next door who took care of me when I was young in my hometown.
She opened her mouth slightly, her expression seemed a little surprised.
It's a pity, but please die here, the knight's mind flashed such a thought, and the sword's power remained undiminished.
The basket fell to the ground, made a sound, and then bounced slightly, shaking out the bread made in it, and the white cover also fell on the dusty ground.
I thought it would be an inadvertent killing, but the sword edge stopped at a critical moment.
Of course it wasn't that knight suddenly showing kindness, because even he couldn't stop in an instant.
The silver blade was held down by the finger that was used to carry the basket, and it was still an inch away from the neck. A few strands of chestnut hair were cut off by the wind of the sword and fell down the clothes.
"What is this..." The leading knight was surprised and was about to draw out his long sword, but it felt as if the sword in his hand was stuck in a stone, and he couldn't move at all.
The two companions at the back saw it, and hurried forward, slashing with their swords.
The peasant girl with chestnut blond braids simply turned around, seemingly unhappy, but coincidentally dodged the oncoming sword blade.
Seeing this, the three of them prepared to chase again, but at this moment they found that the hilt in their hands was lightened, and the sword of the extraordinary creation had been shattered into pieces and scattered into the wind, falling into the grass under the White Tower without a sound .
The unarmed three felt bad at this time~IndoMTL.com~ But before they could escape, the woman moved, her figure seemed to reappear after disappearing, and before the three could make any resistance, they were caught Kick down the steps and fall from the waist of the white tower into the grass below.
With the cushion of the grass, although the three of them felt a burst of pain, it was far from being injured. However, just as they were about to get up, a burst of black spots suddenly fell from the sky.
Dozens of small wooden swords fell from the sky, pierced through the armor, inserted into its corners and gaps, and then these wooden swords quickly grew branches and roots, firmly fixing them to the ground, and could no longer move .
It wasn't until this moment that they fully realized that that seemingly ordinary peasant girl was a formidable person they couldn't afford to mess with.
On the White Tower, the woman picked up the basket that fell on the ground, and patted the dusty bread with a bit of distress.
"It's too late to eat, it's a pity to waste it."
After sighing softly, she picked up the basket and walked towards the end of the steps of the White Tower again.