Chapter 320: Defection from Backlund
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Under the siege of three Sequence 5s, Hobert could only take a beating, kicked back and forth like a leather ball.
However, he quickly realized that none of the three were trying to kill him; it seemed they only intended to capture him.
At first, Hobert thought they wanted to use him to threaten Christian, but then he thought again that he might still be receiving "favors" from Rex. They used to be Rex's subordinates and weren't planning to kill him for the sake of their old superior.
Chipman landed a punch, and with the blessing of the "Zombie Spoon" almost knocked Hobert's saliva out: "Okay, they may not really want to kill me, but they're planning to cripple me!"
This passive beating continued for more than a minute, and Bruno, Chipman, and Abel's attacks began to slow down.
They gasped for breath, but still couldn't inhale any air. Even for Beyonders at the Sequence 5 level, a minute of continuous strenuous exercise and holding their breath left their faces flushed.
Hobert's previous "rule" of "prohibiting breathing" finally took effect, but his "prohibition" was only at the Sequence 5 level. Christian and Camilla were still lively and barely affected.
Hobert finally had a chance to catch his breath and cast a "healing spell" on himself to cure the discomfort caused by oxygen deprivation.
With the blessing of the "healing spell," he felt he could last another two minutes.
At that moment, in the middle of the living room, two bronze doors engraved with mystical patterns appeared.
The doors opened, and Dophis appeared in the illusory space within the door: "Go!"
Hobert knew that Christian hadn't been in a hurry to break out of the door, and he must have had his reasons.
Moreover, Dophis had "disappeared" after calling him down. They must have planned their escape route long ago, so even if Hobert was kicked into the kitchen or punched into the dining room, he would return to the living room and Christian's side as soon as possible.
Christian forced Camilla back and reached out to Bruno and the others: "Confinement!"
Under the cover of "Confinement," Hobert managed to escape into the bronze door.
Camilla immediately said, "Teleportation is prohibited here!"
Christian also entered the bronze door.
Only then did Camilla realize that her "prohibition" was flawed. This was not "teleportation" at all, but rather walking in the "Spirit World."
"Prohibition here..." Before she could say the new "prohibition," the bronze door had closed.
Bruno and the others quickly went out through the windows and doors, gasping for breath in the yard.
The guards in the yard were wondering: Who farted in the house? Or who took off their shoes?
Then Camilla came to the door with a dark face: "Lock down the entire city!"
She jumped up from the ground, her legs like super springs, jumping to the street in one leap, and then to dozens of meters away in another leap.
She had to hurry to the Soderak Palace to report that the situation had changed. They had actually forced an "Imperative Mage" to flee!
...
Hobert and the other two quickly emerged from the Spirit World. Dophis was using a sealed artifact to walk briefly in the Spirit World. With two people, their time in the Spirit World would be even shorter.
Although they only "walked" in the Spirit World for a few seconds, they had already left Empress Borough.
Christian said, "Split up and meet at the agreed place!"
The three quickly separated. Hobert used "Blink" to enter a clothing store on the street, replaced his windbreaker, which had been ruined by "whipping," and his pants, which had been torn by furniture while being used as a "leather ball," with a new windbreaker and new pants.
Then he used "Travel" to come to 16 Wanbo Avenue, first changed his appearance with the "Faceless Man Necklace" in the abandoned villa, and then found a rental carriage here, asking the coachman to take him to the suburbs.
It wasn't even seven o'clock in the evening, and the coachman was of course willing to take this "big job."
A few minutes later, the alarm in Backlund was sounded, and the military began to block all exits from Backlund.
About a dozen minutes later, the military, with a pre-planned plan, completed the blockade. Airships appeared in the sky, searching the city for suspects. Everyone leaving the city had to be inspected, and even after the inspection, they were not allowed to leave.
At this time, Hobert had already arrived in the suburbs. Wanbo Avenue was originally on the edge of the city, and it only took a few minutes to leave Backlund.
Although he had successfully escaped, Hobert was still a little worried. He used the divination ability of the "Faceless Necklace" to divine whether he would be safe in the next hour.
The result was "unsafe." Hobert's heart sank, and he immediately jumped from the carriage into the roadside grass and stayed as far away from the avenue as possible.
After identifying the direction, Hobert began to run wildly in the fields.
Soon he felt a gaze from the direction of Backlund, as if someone was staring at him from behind. He quickly used "Blink" to hide in a farmhouse.
Fortunately, the gaze was mainly "looking" at the situation on the roads outside Backlund and did not notice Hobert, who had quickly hidden.
Hobert thought, "I wonder if that was a gaze from an angel? Or a gaze from a sealed artifact? It should be a sealed artifact. Angels can't be ready to clean up the royal family's mess at any time. Rashly asking for help from an angel will definitely require some reaction time.
"Fortunately, I have already left Backlund. If I were still in Backlund, I should have been discovered soon. I wonder about Christian...
"Forget it, I'd better take care of myself first. They can't be caught.
"The rental carriage that I rented will definitely be noticed and will definitely be stopped and questioned by the approaching Beyonders or cavalry.
"I must go to the meeting place immediately, otherwise the pursuers will quickly determine my whereabouts."
He glanced at the farmer's family, who were having dinner and were stunned by his sudden appearance: "Sorry, I startled you."
Hobert bowed politely, while channeling his spirituality into the "Psychological Spoon": "You will forget that I have ever been here. Eat quickly, rest early, tomorrow will be another day full of hope!"
Then he used another "Blink" and disappeared from the farmhouse.
The few people sitting around the dining table were stunned for a second or two before the husband said, "What are you dazing for? Eat quickly."
The wife said, "Rest early!"
The son said, "Tomorrow will be another day full of hope!"
The husband slapped him: "Full of hope? Where did you learn this kind of curse word?"
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Hobert noticed that the terrifying gaze had seemed to start looking elsewhere. He immediately used "Travel" again to come to the foot of the mountain at the meeting point.
The reason he didn't go directly to the big pine tree was that he was afraid that the royal family and the military had ambushed there in advance. After all, Christian's good friend Bruno seemed to be a "snitch," and there was a risk that Christian's plan had been leaked.
Quickly climbing up the mountain, by the moonlight, Hobert saw that Christian was already standing under the pine tree, and there was another person under the tree.
That person was wearing a white robe and a mask, not Dophis.
Christian noticed the inquiry in Hobert's eyes, and he said, "This is Mr. Allen, who is here to meet us."
Hobert didn't know what the other party's background was, he just politely said, "Hello."
The other party also politely replied, "Hello."
The voice seemed a little familiar.
At this time, two bronze doors with complex mystical patterns appeared under the big pine tree, and Dophis came out of the door: "Prepare to fight! Someone followed me!"
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