Towards evening, Todd and Red Wolf returned to the thatched house. Rogers saw that their faces were not very good, and Red Wolf's eyes were wandering, obviously frightened. Rogers was curious about what the two guys met.

Unfortunately, he couldn't speak Assyrian well, so he had to keep his mouth shut and silently took the stolen food, clothes, and a horned lizard larvae in a cage from the red wolf's hands.

Commander Todd set a rule for the three-man team: in the main city of the Assyrians, you can pretend to be mute, but you must not use human common language!

Human language itself brings huge risks to the investigation team. Rogers is a good boy who obeys the rules. Todd asked him to pretend to be mute and he would never speak. If something leaked, Todd would not punish him.

But the lives of the two Assyrian slave girls could not be saved.

Rogers, a former mountain hunter, is not a good person, he just doesn't want others to die because of his mistakes.

Todd has a heart as stone as stone. Apart from being loyal to the noble Lord Randall to prove his nobility, he has no principles. If two insignificant Assyrian female slaves need to be silenced, he will naturally kill each other. Before that, he has

Without thinking about how many things the Assyrian slave girl could hear, she explained to Rogers directly in Assyrian: "We just went to the temple pyramid in the upper city and saw a giant snake made of black smoke coiled on the platform of the temple.

It was at least twice the size of the giant swamp anaconda, and it swallowed up the 'messenger'."

"...Without the messenger, we are now in trouble."

Todd was angry and irritable. Wizard Imerson acted without authorization. It is hard to say whether he exposed the reconnaissance team, but the terrifying strange snake ate the toucan messenger, and the contact between the reconnaissance team and the Legion Master was severed.

, the actions of both sides can no longer coordinate with each other.

Rogers is still imagining what a giant snake twice as big as the swamp anaconda looks like? The giant anaconda in the Lizard Swamp is 15 to 20 meters long, and its body is thicker than a bucket. The giant snake is twice as big as the swamp anaconda, so

It is a huge thing that is more than 30 meters long and as thick as a water tank. If it were hung up, it would almost be as high as the Pinghu Town Castle.

How could there be such a big snake?

Rogers didn't understand Assyrian well, so he ignored Todd's description of the "black smoke" and thought the two companions might have been deceived.

The red wolf was really frightened. The black smoky snake coiled around the upper platform of the pyramid. It raised its head and puffed out black smoke like a monster in a nightmare, which put great pressure on his soul. The red wolf

He has a keen mind, and to put it mildly, he is timid. If it were not for the mythical three-headed lizard Portanos entrenched in the depths of his mind, the sudden appearance of the giant black smoke snake would have caused insurmountable psychological damage to him.

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If Red Wolf hadn't practiced the secret method of Portanos, his strength would definitely not have reached the silver level. Now he had to worry about the situation of Wizard Imerson, and he couldn't help but said worriedly: "The 'Messenger' was killed, that day

It must be uncomfortable for you...if something goes wrong over there, what will we do?"

In fact, Todd can probably guess the details of the black smoke snake. He has personally seen black wolves and porcupines summoned by animal spirit witch doctors. Those ghost-like supernatural creatures are also made of black smoke and can switch between reality and reality.

Although the forms are difficult to deal with, they are not invincible. At least if they take enough damage, they will turn into black smoke and return to the witch doctor's body.

However, compared to the power of the black smoke snake, the black wolf and porcupine are too small. Correspondingly, the witch doctor who controls the black smoke snake must be a powerful spellcaster, perhaps the Witch Doctor Queen herself.

No matter who the legendary witch doctor is, with him guarding the temple, Bertina is likely to be imprisoned in the temple, and the difficulty of rescuing Bertina by the Randall expedition has also increased sharply. Todd estimates that just by relying on

It is unlikely that the horned lizard that Imerson placed in the burial pit could defeat the giant black smoke snake. It would have been about the same as Philip II in his heyday, but it took more than two years for Imogen to cultivate Philip II.

The alienated violent bear currently in his hand is far less powerful than Philip II.

All in all, this is a very important piece of information. On the way back, Todd began to consider two things. One was to obtain more detailed information, including investigating the identity and ability of the legendary witch doctor, so that Lord Nelson and Summer

Mrs. Lott tried to find a way to transfer him out of the city; secondly, the investigation team must re-establish a communication channel with Lord Nelson as soon as possible, otherwise the information cannot be transmitted in time, and no matter how clear the intelligence investigation is, it will be useless.

Todd bent down, stared at the older slave girl and said, "Cao Cao, you can talk now."

The snake-eyed slave girl moved her lips and said in a weak voice: "I...my name is not 'Cao Cao'."

"From now on, you will be called 'Thatch'."

Todd straightened up, looked down at the snake-eyed slave girl from a high position, and said lightly: "Did you know that there is a giant snake ghost in the temple? Its body is made up of black smoke, and its eyes are like burning flames..."

The female slave who had just been forcibly changed her name was stunned for a moment, then she shook her head after thinking carefully and said: "When King Mokomo was alive, I never heard of the ghost of a giant snake in the temple."

Of course, the things that the snake-eyed slave girl knew were limited. If she could know such a level of secrets, the Witch Doctor Queen's followers would not allow her to live until now.

Todd turned his head, glanced at the Assyrian girl next to him, and said, "Is she a daughter?"

The two female slaves had similar looks, and it was easy to tell that they were related by blood. Todd didn't wait for Mao Cao's answer, grabbed the girl's thin wrist, and cut one of her fingers open with a sharp stone, and bright red blood dripped out.

, causing the horned lizard larvae in the cage to become restless.

In Cao Cao's eyes, the horned lizard larvae is just a strange horned frog. It has blood-red eyes, its skin is covered with scales, much like lizard skin, and it has two rows of sharp teeth in its mouth, which it keeps scratching and tearing.

Biting the grass cage, he wanted to get out of it and suck the blood drops from the slave girl's fingers. Although this strange horned frog was only as big as a human palm, its bloodthirsty and crazy appearance made the grass shudder.

Todd pinched the fingers of Cao Cao's daughter, squeezed out two drops of blood and fed it to the horned lizard larvae, then threw the cage into the corner. He handed the pack of bread and dried meat stolen by the red wolf to the Assyrian girl, and

Said: "From now on, I will call you Poison Frog... Your task is to feed the little monster just now with a few drops of blood and ten bugs every day, and then exchange it for food, water and clothes from me. You must remember that you must not

Let it out of the cage and don't feed it more bugs or blood."

The Assyrian girl nodded and swallowed the food in her hands.

Todd ignored her and turned to Cao Cao: "We brought you some clothes. You have to go out to inquire about the giant snake in the temple these days. You can come back every day to eat and sleep, but if you leak our

To find out the secret, you can only go to Wan Ling to get the poison frog."

For these two snake-eyed female slaves to survive until now, a strong desire to survive is indispensable. Moreover, they are familiar with the environment of the main city of Assyria and have some connections. The investigation team is known for its ability to blindly wander around the city like headless flies.

Instead, let Cao Cao go out to get information. Todd really has no better way. Even if the Snake Eyes slave girl will betray them, with the dangerous intuition of Red Wolf and Rogers, they can escape in advance without worrying about being surrounded by Assyrian nobles.

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Todd did not put all his hopes in the Snake Eyes slave girl. In the next few days, he and Red Wolf often went out and tried their best to collect intelligence. The tall Rogers stayed behind and was responsible for feeding the horned lizard cubs and keeping them healthy.

With minimal feeding requirements, I hope this specially cared for alienated creature can attract the attention of Imogen Wizard and reconnect with the reconnaissance team through it.

The snake-eyed female slave Thatch would come back every day, but her mission to investigate the black smoke snake also made little progress. Until the night of the fifth day, Rogers noticed that the snake-eyed female slave was sneaking close to their thatched house with a person with malicious intentions.

He was a strong Assyrian man, about 30 years old, who had passed his prime as an Assyrian warrior. He had an obvious ring of fat on his belly, but he still moved vigorously and should have received relatively strict martial arts training. His performance

He was very cautious and refused to go any further when he was still 20 meters away from the thatched house. He was muttering something to the slave girl Cao Cao.

They spoke very softly, but Red Wolf could hear them clearly. It probably meant that he refused to enter the hut and wanted the hut to call the people out. He was only responsible for leading the way for outsiders to see those who wanted to see them.

people.

Cao Cao was only obedient in front of the Assyrian men. She walked into the hut with an uneasy mood and was about to explain to the three outsiders that she was being coerced. However, Red Wolf captured the Assyrian men outside.

.He walked out of the house first, without giving the other party any chance to react, and subdued him instantly without alerting the snake-eyed slave girl.

The prisoner's face was covered with paint, and his true face could not be seen clearly, and his eyes were full of horror and despair. With the determination to sacrifice, he contacted the suspected remnants of the Snake Eyes Guards for his master. If this was a trap set by the evil queen

, he would kill himself with his fangs immediately, but his jaw was directly removed by the other party, and he was unable to commit suicide. The other party only held his back with one hand and pushed him forward. No matter how he

Struggling and resisting were ineffective. I was like a puppet on strings. I couldn't even look back. I could only walk step by step into the narrow and dark cabin.

Todd looked at the prisoner captured by Red Wolf coldly, took out a wooden sculpture and shook it in front of him, and said: "I don't want to know who you are, but you should know what I want to know... tell me the answer, I will

Let you go, if you don't know, I will kill you immediately."

There was a crisp "click" sound, and the red wolf connected the prisoner's mandible. The Assyrian man moved his jaw first and said in surprise: "Are you from the Xinu family? Xinu... he is not out to catch slaves.

, and then disappeared?”

Todd's condensed eyes revealed a stern look, and even a fool could feel his murderous intent. The Assyrian man quickly said: "Don't do anything, I am..."

Todd grabbed his neck, causing the cervical vertebrae to make an overwhelming sound, and said calmly with his eyes: "You are only allowed to talk about the content that interests me... This is your last chance, do you understand?"

Red Wolf and Todd have been in the Mercury organization for a long time and have received strict training from old secret agents. They know very well that given the current situation of the investigation team, time is the most precious thing. The identities, backgrounds, origins and purposes of the prisoners are irrelevant.

Important, because there is no condition to verify these situations. Todd only cares about the information about the black smoke snake. He originally planned to silence all the female slaves and prisoners, regardless of whether the prisoners revealed the information, but Todd finally changed his mind.

The Assyrian man told Todd and others that the black smoke snake in the temple is the guardian spirit of the Witch Doctor Queen and one of the four guardian spirits. The name of the snake spirit is "Sausage" and the name of the bear spirit is "Sugar"

Jar", the wolf spirit's name is "black bread", and the eagle spirit's name is "roast chicken leg".

Todd almost couldn't control his expression at that time. The names of the four guardian spirits were weird and ridiculous. The key was the pronunciation of the words in the common language of mankind.

There is no doubt that the four guardian spirits are not the guardian spirits of the Witch Doctor Queen, but Bertina's guardian spirits.

The prisoner did not know this and mistakenly thought that the four guardian spirits belonged to Queen Harinadak. He also revealed that only the witch doctor queen could enter the main room of the temple. Without the queen's permission, other witch doctors would be attacked by the four guardian spirits.

The queen once hid her great-uncle Tumen, the great witch doctor, in the main room of the temple to prevent him from being besieged by other ancestral spirit witch doctors.

The Assyrian man repeatedly claimed that he was a slave of the old king Mokomo and was currently doing business in buying and selling slaves in the slave market. Todd did not let him express his intention and directly kicked him out together with the two snake-eyed female slaves.

After the slave trader and the Snake Eyes slave girl left, Todd and others immediately packed up their things, abandoned the thatched hut, and moved to other places to stay.

These days, they have developed some outside eyes and ears among the Assyrian refugees through force and stolen materials, and have prepared several places to stay.

The three people came to another thatched hut. The red wolf gave food and copper beads to the refugees living in it, and asked them to spend the night elsewhere. These people were incapable of stealing, and they all relied on the financial resources provided by the red wolf.

Have a good meal. They know that Red Wolf is coming to deal with the stolen goods, and they are happy to provide cover for the leader of the thieves.

Todd did not choose to kill the Snake Eyes slave girl and the slave trader. This may bring some troubles, and it may also bring unexpected opportunities. It is necessary for the investigation team to move their foothold. Todd already has a plan in mind, and he will do it now

Eager to pass on Bertina's information to Nelson. Before getting in touch with the regiment commander, they could only lurk patiently.

Two days later, the eyes of the horned lizard larvae lit up with a flaming red light, and they were no longer hungry for insects and fresh meat. Rogers immediately told Todd and Red Wolf the good news. The three of them had waited so hard for so long.

After a long time, the Imogen wizard finally noticed the abnormal situation of this alienated beast larvae, used wisdom to guide the witchcraft, and brought his will to it.

After listening to Todd's report, Emerson was silent for a moment and said with emotion: "My Belle turned out to be a legendary level witch doctor? I beat her pet so hard that I almost fainted with a headache.

...Hehe, she is my daughter after all."

"Your Excellency, the snake-eyed slave Maocao and two Assyrian men have moved into the original hut again. They obviously hope that I can find them," Todd said.

Emerson controlled the horned lizard larvae, made a cooing sound, and asked: "You...what do you mean?"
To be continued...