Chapter 206: Bait and Prey

With the rising and setting of the moon, Yuri and his team spent seven days in the forest to complete their mission.
At the first opportunity after completing their mission, Yuri ran out of the forest to take a refreshing bath. The short seven days at the burial mound were like doomsday for this clean-loving noble, worse than the news of the Western Kingdom being destroyed.
Regarding this, he stated that if his two enemies did not die after suffering so much, he would commit suicide to avoid enduring more hardship on his revenge journey.
After washing himself with a magic comb, Yuri came back to the meeting point only to find out that the four guys, including Geoffrey, were missing. Only Pat and another person were waiting for him in front of the forest.
What's going on?
Pat exclaimed angrily, "That darn mouse said we have to stay here to guard the magical array and wait for their signal."
"Well, we've already done the hardest part, it shouldn't be too difficult to guard it. There's no need to be so upset," replied his companion.
"But he said... that he wants us to be the bait and attract the prey."
Upon hearing this, Yuri's face flashed with anger, but quickly dissipated. He calmly said, "What's the use of getting upset? Besides, we really are the best bait to attract prey. I was thinking before how they would bring Queen Lansu into such an obvious trap, turns out they were after us."
"Aren't you angry, sir?" Patty was full of dissatisfaction. The bait wasn't easy to make.
"Angry? What good does that do?"
"Blame it on our shallow roots in the Magic Guild, we're definitely newbies. Dirty and tiring work like this can only be done by us. Even if we have brains, we can't get rid of this situation. We must have strength."
Unfortunately, our current level of strength is not enough to make waves in the Magic Church. Let's just focus on getting through the novice phase.
As long as we succeed in this revenge, everything else will eventually pass."
Since Yuri has said so, even if Pat is unhappy, there is no way he can do anything. After all, he is a disabled guard. Yuri did not abandon him and even took him out of Lansu. That should be enough for him to be grateful. What more can he ask for?
Therefore, the three of them stayed in the tree forest of the chaotic burial mound for several days. It was not until Jeffrey came with his men to inform them that Queen Lansu's army was less than 20 miles away from them.
“You guys have worked hard, Yuri brothers, but you need to hurry up because the prey is not far away.”
Jeffrey came with a smiling face, asking and caring, which made Yuri sick. Knowing that time is tight, why didn't you come earlier so I could have time to prepare.”
Fortunately, Yuri was prepared early and waited for the prey to arrive. Although time was tight now, his actions were not chaotic, but...
Ignoring Geoffrey's hippie smile, Yuri looked at them four, then frowned and said, "There are so many magic circles in the forest, can only you control them? Where are the people who control the magic circle? If they haven't arrived yet, do we want to scare them to death by luring the prey over?"
"How could that be? We are just here to inform you, we have nothing to do with other matters."
The four of them laughed happily, as if they enjoyed seeing Yuri get impatient.
After laughing for a while, Pat was about to get angry and draw his sword, while Yuri's face was so dark that it was about to drip water. Jeffrey quickly lowered his voice and ordered his men to be quiet, squinting and saying:
"Yuri brother, just now I was joking with you because I could see that you were in a bad mood. Don't take it seriously. Of course, the few of us cannot handle so many magic formations, so there will be other people in charge."
Where are they?
"The person...has already gone into the forest!"
What?
Valerie
Yuri's heart jumped with alarm and he looked towards the dark, densely wooded forest, but there was no movement or sound, and he had no way of knowing for sure if someone was hiding inside.
“Are you trying to deceive me?”
“No, why would I? I may enjoy deceiving people at other times, but this is a task given to me by the elder, I wouldn't dare to deceive you!”
Yuri was somewhat doubtful, thinking to himself, could it really be a Title Master who came, otherwise how could he not have detected any movement at all.
"It seems that Yuri brothers haven't been too diligent these days."
I asked, "What happened?"
"Hehe, because they came when we were still setting up the magic circle. If you had taken good care of the magic circle these few days, you would have been able to see the people inside."
Upon hearing this, Yuri's face changed drastically, glaring at Geoffrey with both shock and anger, wanting to see if he was lying.
Being dishonest wasn't the issue for Yuri, what concerned him was that someone had been hiding in the forest for several days, maybe even observing him during the setup of the magic circle, and he had no idea. This was a terrifying thought.
If this person wants to kill him, can't he take his life at any time?
It should be known that even in the defeat at Lansu, Yuri did not face such a dangerous situation, how can he not be horrified.
Looking at Jeffrey, it seems that he is not fooling him. Yuri's face changed for a while and politely said, "Thank you for reminding me, brother. I will definitely do my job well in the future."
He reached into his clothes and pulled out a magic gem, stuffing it into the man's hand.
Jeffrey's eyes lit up again as he chuckled, "Well, it's good to see you admit your mistake. As long as you complete the task, Yuri's future is still bright. That being said, I'll be on my way now."
Yuri did not ask who was inside, but watched as Jeffrey and the others hurried away. As he turned to look at the dark forest, he suddenly felt as if he was facing an abyss. The ordinary-looking forest seemed to have transformed into a monstrous beast with an open mouth, and once he entered, there would be no escape.
Underestimated the Magic Church!
Yuri's heart was filled with fear as he signaled to Pat to hide with him on either side of the road outside the woods, waiting for their prey to arrive.
As the three of them lay in wait, the sound of thunderous hooves approached from the distance, and before long, a troop of over 200 well-equipped cavalry appeared before them.
This team is the two hundred Radiant Knights under the leadership of Celiya, who hurried here after receiving the message.
According to the schedule, they were supposed to arrive in Lanye City tomorrow, but Celiya thought that there was not much distance left, so they decided to push through the night and rest once they arrived in Lanye City.
As for whether there would be an ambush, she has not really thought about it. This broken road is flat and open with no suitable places for ambush, not even for magicians as setting up a magic array would consume a lot of energy.
Suddenly, while leading the way at a gallop, Xeniya heard the sound of people fighting from the bushes ahead on the side of the road. She even sensed a familiar magical energy fluctuation, so she quickly slowed down her horse and listened carefully to the sound of the battle ahead.
"Yuri Harper, I'm collecting your bounty today. Don't think you can escape my grasp, hahaha!"
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