Click...

Just as Lu Qi and Laura hid in the grass nearby, clearly audible footsteps came from the front.

What followed was a conversation in Russian:

"I heard that some of the survivors of this shipwreck were very skilled. Holy Father Matthias asked us to cheer up and not let anyone go..."

"Don't worry, they don't have weapons. Even if they can fight, what can they do to us..."

"By the way, those three prisoners who were just captured, how long do you think they can last in the dungeon?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's not a place for people to stay..."

While they were talking, Lu Qi and Laura, who were hiding in the grass, saw two Solari warriors carrying bows and arrows on their backs, machetes hanging on their waists, and walking down the stone steps with torches in their hands.

Under the light of the fire, Lu Qi could clearly see the facial features of the two enemies - sunken eye sockets, tall and narrow noses, and angular mandibles.

Combined with the Russian language just now, it is obvious that these are two Eastern Europeans, or Maozi.

It seems that Solari's staff is quite international, with people from all countries...

While Lu Qi was thinking about it, two Solari warriors made a new move.

Seeing Himihu Shrine nearby, the two of them stopped in perfect agreement and went straight to the statue of Himihu. They put the torches aside, clasped their hands together, and began to worship.

Judging from their skilled worship procedures, these cultists who shout and kill really worship Himihu as their own faith.

As for whether he was sincere or forced to do so, Lu Qi had reservations...

Looking at the two people who happened to have their backs to him, Lu Qi turned to look at Laura and made a standby gesture to her. After receiving a nod from the latter in reply, he suddenly picked up the crossbow in his hand and aimed at the right side in front of the shrine.

enemy!

There was only a "whoosh" sound, and the extremely sharp crossbow arrow penetrated the enemy's back and came out through the chest.

The next second, Lu Qi suddenly jumped out like a cheetah pouncing on prey!

The sudden death of their comrade made the remaining Solari warriors suddenly startled, and subconsciously reached for the machete at their waists.

However, before his fingers touched the handle of the knife, a flash of silver light sent a bone-chilling chill down his neck.

What followed was a chilling voice like ice behind him:

"If you don't want to open a hole in your neck, don't move!"

In an instant, his body stiffened, and he couldn't help but lower his head slightly and look at the sharp dagger on his neck.

"I ask, you answer, if there is half a lie, you know what the consequences will be..."

After saying that, Lu Qi held the dagger tightly and made a light stroke.

Feeling a trace of pain coming from the skin of his neck, a sense of fear that his throat would be cut at any time suddenly surged into his heart, causing the Solari warrior to widen his eyes and quickly responded:

"Yes, yes...I will definitely answer truthfully, please don't kill me!"

After controlling the situation, Lu Qi called Laura out and asked her to stay on guard while also observing his interrogation process.

"How many people are there in Solari's entire organization? Where is the base?"

"I'm not sure. There should be more than two hundred people. Most of them live in the slums near the palace. Only Holy Father Matthias and a few high-ranking officials can enter the palace to live..."

Although he already knew the answer, Lu Qi still asked specifically:

"Why did you kidnap that Asian girl?"

"Holy Father Matthias said that she is a descendant of the Yamatai Islanders and plans to take her to perform a fire ceremony..."

Before she finished speaking, Laura on the side frowned and asked first:

"Fire ceremony? What is that?"

"I don't know very well, I'm just a small person..."

After shaking his head at Laura to signal her to calm down, Lu Qicai continued to ask:

"What did you say about the three prisoners just now?"

"In the temple in front, we captured three victims and planned to take them back to the base and put them in the dungeon..."

"How many of you are there near the temple?"

"About a dozen people...I only know this, please let me go..."

"In that case, okay..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Qi clenched the dagger in his hand without hesitation and swiped it violently.

The next second, the sharp dagger suddenly made a straight cut in the man's throat!

Poof!

As bright red blood splashed out, the Solari warrior's body trembled, his pupils dilated instantly, his hands helplessly covered his bleeding throat, and he fell to the ground...

Only fear, confusion, surprise and other emotions were left, frozen on his face.

"How did you kill him?"

Obviously, not only the Solari warrior was surprised by Lu Qi's action when he disagreed with him, but even Laura on the side was also a little surprised.

Lu Qi, who was squatting next to the corpse, wiped the blood on the dagger with the enemy's clothes and said casually:

"Why not? I didn't promise him that as long as he answered my questions, I wouldn't kill him..."

Hearing Lu Qi's words, Laura couldn't help but pause, opened her mouth, but stopped talking.

He stood up and put the dagger back into his waist. Seeing that Laura still looked a little concerned, Lu Qi couldn't help but look solemn and said in a deep voice:

"Being kind to your enemies is cruelty to yourself! Remember, never make promises to your enemies!"

Lu Qi understood Laura’s feelings and her thoughts.

It is precisely because of this that he specially warned Laura not to have any good intentions towards the enemy.

Because, in the end, the only one who will suffer is you...

Fortunately, Laura is not a pedantic person.

She just felt that the way Lu Qi drained his enemy's use value and then immediately killed him was a bit too cruel.

However, after thinking about it, she quickly felt relieved.

Looking at the two motionless bodies lying on the ground, and looking at Lu Qi with a determined face, Laura seemed to understand something, couldn't help but nodded, and responded:

"I see..."

"That's good."

He and Laura teamed up to drag the two corpses into the grass, and then the two of them sat on the stone steps to rest for a while.

"Now, we know why Matthias kidnapped Samantha and confirmed the location of the enemy base. Next, our goal will be very clear..."

While speaking, Lu Qi used a red pen to draw an eye-catching circle on the map, in the area marked "Imperial Palace".

"What do they mean by the fire ceremony?"

"Whatever that is, we have to stop it from happening!"

"But before that, we have to do one thing first..."

While speaking, Lu Qi put away the map, stood up, and looked up at the sky in front of him.

Seeing this, Laura also looked in the same direction.
Chapter completed!