The first thing Ferry said when he opened his eyes was "It's so hot here."

"I think I've been here before. Catherine stood up. In front of him was a large hot oven furnace, the rust-colored body of the furnace looked old, and the blazing flame came out of the door of the furnace, emitting a slightly yellowish red light. Above the chamber furnace, a long, sealed tube bends and bends to the ceiling, leading nowhere. Opposite the box stove was a large flat table made of bluestone, with rust-red shackles on each of the four corners, which felt like it was used to hold people or beasts in place. Above the table hung a few mushroom-shaped magic lamps, glowing palely.

Ace stood at the table and stared for a moment, then suddenly turned around and said in unison with Catherine, "Busso's alchemy room. ”

"Let's go. Ace hurriedly beckoned to the two of them, and pulled open the large wooden door next to the table, and there was a narrow passage outside the door. Catherine and Ferry ran forward together after As.

"Who's Busso?" asked Ferry at the end. The passage was dry and smooth, and a small voice from the priest could be heard far away.

"It's an alchemist, just now his alchemy room. Catherine replied as she ran, and then asked As, "How did we get to Moth?"

"The old goblin man said that Paradise for the Brave is a gray realm, and everything comes from our memories. Just now I remembered the time when the two of us met. Ace ran to the end of the passage and began to climb a wooden ladder. There were about a dozen blocks of ladders, and Ace climbed to the top of the ladder to signal that it was quiet below, and the plank on the top looked out.

"Quick, tap. Ace was the first to climb out, and then picked up the other two. Outside was a room, a wooden bed, a wooden table, a wooden chair, a wooden cabinet, and nothing else.

The three of them leaned to the window, and saw that the street outside was densely packed with people, and at first glance they were the residents of the town. The street is lined with simple wooden houses, and in the distance there is a bare mountain wall with a few trees growing on the top.

"Sure enough. Ace whispered, "Busso's puppet troops." ”

"Puppet troops?" Ferry was taken aback.

"Busso has transformed all the inhabitants of Mosi into his battle puppets. Catherine sighed, "Back then, Ace and I almost made a puppet from the anvil we encountered along the way. ”

"And then?" Feeley, of course, was interested in the group's past experiences.

"Later ......"

"Then you still don't know as well. Ace interrupted Catherine, "Anyway, we were saved. It's complicated, and it involves the secrets of the Kingdom. Busso is back, and we'll subdue him. ”

Ferry hurried under the bed, Catherine hid in the cupboard, and Ace stood behind the door. The door creaked open, and in walked in a man wearing a mask, dressed in a wide coat with black edges.

As soon as Busso entered the door, Ace immediately slashed his neck with a hand knife. Unexpectedly, his hand was hard, and As's hands hurt. Busso turned around and grabbed Ace by the neck. Finally, Catherine pushed open the cabinet door and threw a fireball at Busso's back.

"Boom" The fireball exploded, and Busso was blown up to his feet, and he grabbed Ace and flew out of the door.

"Oh", the cloth jacket and mask that fell to the ground were burning, and he rolled from side to side, letting out a cry of pain. The dense crowd of residents on the street was alarmed and began to slowly gather around.

Catherine and Ferry hurried out of the house and picked up As, who had fallen. Ace was somewhat affected by the fireball, but fortunately his body was not on fire. But now that there are unsightly residents on all sides, it doesn't look like a good sign.

At this moment the cloth on the ground extinguished the flames and got up, half of his face and part of his neck and shoulders glowing black, which seemed to be made of metal.

"How does he look like our King's Majesty? Ferry shouted pointing to the other half of Busso's face.

"Don't worry so much. Ace drew his sword, "Run to the entrance of the town." With that, Ace brandished his long sword and rushed backwards.

Two expressionless residents approached, and Ace didn't hesitate to chop off their heads. The two inhabitants were not afraid, and clumsily raised their hands to resist, and all four hands flew into the sky at once. Ace collided and knocked the two to the ground.

"They're residents here. Fee, who followed behind, was somewhat surprised by As's savagery.

"They're all puppets, you see not a drop of blood is shed. Catherine pulled Ferry to hurry up, "Their bodies have been transformed, and now all that is left is the sense of battle, and they obey Busso's orders." ”

As he opened the road in front, he encountered more and more residents. These modified golems are slow but powerful, and they won't dodge. Ace accidentally smashed his fist on the shield by a resident, and the whole person flew upside down.

"Don't surround them. Ace jumped up and rushed to the left. Catherine hurriedly threw several frozen snowballs onto the road in front of her and behind her. The ground immediately froze, and the residents who came over slipped and fell one by one.

With a few swords, Ace cut off the legs and feet of the three or four residents who were nearby. The men fell to the ground and crawled slowly. Ferry passed by, tripped by a man's ankle and tripped to the ground, unable to break free.

Catherine turned around and threw a snowball of ice into the man's arm.

"Smack"!

Under Feely's desperate struggle, the puppet's arm breaks. Ferry rolled up to Catherine's two, with the hand that had grabbed him at his ankle.

The three of them rushed to the left and right, and the residents just walked slowly. Their expressions are single, their faces are stiff, and they don't make a sound, which makes people's scalps cold.

"The entrance to the town is right ahead. Ace exclaimed, pointing to a large tree in the distance. Before he finished speaking, there was wind in his ears, and Ace hurriedly rolled on the spot.

"Boom", and the ground shook. It turned out to be a burly man more than two meters tall, with a brown leather skirt tied to his chest, and a black hammer in his hand, presumably he was the blacksmith in the town.

Ace rolled around his back and slashed at the blacksmith's leg. The loud sound of "dang" shook As's arm numb.

"Damn, it's a petrified puppet. Ace roared angrily.

The blacksmith whistled the hammer back again, and Ace hurriedly crouched down, a cool breeze blowing on his scalp. The hammer continued to wreak havoc, smashing into a resident who was approaching, "banging" the man apart. The scattered debris poured on Fee's head, and Fei used his hand to block it, inadvertently catching half of the hard liver, and couldn't help but scream in disgust.

"Get around. Catherine threw a fireball at the blacksmith to draw his attention. Ace and Ferry took the opportunity to slip over, there was no one in front of them, and they were only a few dozen meters away from the big tree at the entrance of the town.

Suddenly, the horn sounded, echoing in Mosi Town, and a large group of people appeared at the entrance of the town. Dressed in blue armor and armed with blue battle flags, they blocked the entrance to the town at once.

"It's the kingdom's rebel troops. Catherine looked at the blue patch in front of her, and then at the black crowd behind her, and the three of them stood so abruptly between the two sides.

"Don't be stupid. Ace beckoned to Catherine and Feeley, "Quick, quick! The Longbows are about to attack." ”

The three of them ran to a carriage on the side of the street, quickly getting under it. "Whew-", I heard a neat string pull, followed by a sharp sound of breaking the air above my head, from far to near, louder and denser.

The black-headed residents were still slowly walking towards the entrance of the town. "Pop" The first arrow fell, and the half-meter-long arrow shot directly over a person, pinning him to the ground. Following the second and third, a dense stream of arrows fell from the sky and fell into the crowd, and the inhabitants fell in rows like wheat fields blown by a strong wind.

The three people under the car listened to the sound of rain continuously, first drizzling, then heavy rain, and finally turning into a torrential rain. The crash of arrows falling on the carriage formed a coherent cacophony that was deafening. Feeley's face turned very pale, and Catherine and Ace were no better.

Dozens of the fallen residents were still standing, and the arrows could not penetrate them, but only knocked them to the ground. Maybe five minutes, maybe an hour, but it's a long time. When the "sound of rain" above became smaller again, the sound of uniform steps began to appear at the entrance of the town. Every step that fell, the small stones in front of me were shaken and jumped up and down.

Soon the rain of arrows stopped completely, and the residents who had fallen to the ground slowly moved again. Whether they were shot through the head or nailed to the ground, they were full of arrows, severed hands and feet, but they still crawled or jumped, struggling to move forward. The black-pressed crowd was like mud, wriggling towards the entrance of the town.

"It's hoplites. Ace pointed to the town, "We're really unlucky. ”

"How did you get out last time?" Ferry asked, swallowing his saliva.

"Well, the last time we looked outside the town, we didn't have time to get out this time. Catherine sighed heavily.

Each hoplite was at least one meter nine tall, and the thick iron armor was wrapped from head to toe, revealing only a pair of eyes that shot a sharp gaze. In their right hand they held a large round axe with a sharp, silver glitter, and in their left hand a hideous, spiked steel shield, which was also a powerful weapon for defense. The hoplites marched forward in neat formations like a giant blue brick.

"In the end, it is the trump card army of the Grand Duke of Barr, although it is only a small half of a thousand-man team. I heard that there are three major branches of the Blue Stone Legion, and two of them are here this time. Ace explained to Feeley.

"It makes no difference whether to come two or three, the question is what do we do now?" Ferry didn't bother to observe the ace army of the Grand Duke of Barr.

If it were possible, he would rather just come with a ragtag army.

"Let's go back and look for Busso. Catherine said, pointing in the direction of Busso's alchemy room.

"Isn't he rebellious? How can we go to him. Ferry immediately objected, "Let's go to the Bluestone Legion, explain the situation to them, and let us out." ”

"Don't be stupid, it's now, it's now. Aslian shook his head, "And this is a scene created by the gray field of the Paradise of the Brave, so I don't believe those soldiers will listen to our reasoning." Of course, even if it is a real Bluestone Legion, as a killing tool, this group of hoplites will only reason with the dead. ”

"Alright, you have a point. But what if we find Busso, Captain, and we can get out?" asked Feeley, unconvinced.

Catherine looked out at the back of the wheel, "I don't know if I can get out, but I know that Busso is about to blow up his alchemy." If you don't find that guy soon, the entire town of Mosi will be wiped out. ”

"Ah, I forgot if you didn't say it. Ace patted his head, "That's the largest combat attrition in the Bluestone Legion in the past ten years. More than half of the three hundred hoplites were mounted, including dozens of longbowmen. ”

"Why haven't I heard of this?" Ferry asked, wide-eyed.

"The 'Earthquake in Mosi Town' is a secret event in the kingdom, how can I tell you. "The big explosion in Mosi Town, the kingdom has blocked all news from the outside world. It was only claimed that this death valley had suffered a major earthquake, and the valley collapsed, burying the entire town of Mosi. Due to the remote location of Mosi Town, its own lack of reputation, and the deliberate cover-up by the authorities, almost no one paid attention to this matter.

Catherine thought to herself that Archduke Barr's later defection to the Pope was not necessarily due only to the failure of his marriage to the Minister of War. I am afraid that the bad impact of the "Mosi Town Earthquake" is also an important reason, the Bluestone Legion suffered a big loss, and His Majesty does not seem to have given enough compensation to the Grand Duke of Barr.

"Catherine, why are you in a daze? If you don't leave, you won't be able to leave. As soon as As's words fell, the carriage "boomed" and shattered.

"Run. Ace shouted. He stood up with a "pout", grasped the handle of the sword with both hands, and took a step forward calmly, while pulling out the long sword with great force. There was a loud bang that shook people's hearts, and Ace's body shook twice. Catherine reacted and saw a large round axe lying on the ground, only slightly smaller than a wheel. If the handle of the round axe is longer, it will be on par with the steel axe of the anvil. As's jaw cracked and bled out, and the blade of the long sword was full of cracks.

The carriage was smashed and As's sword destroyed. This is just the result of the two hoplites standing in the front row, throwing the big round axes in their hands.

At this moment more hoplites raised their axes, and Ferry screamed "ahhhh Catherine followed Ferry behind her back, and as she ran, she removed one of her earring pendants and slammed it into the ground.

"Pop", the white pendant shattered, and a strange thing came out of it. It is milky white all over and rolls on the ground like a blister. Ace, who ran at the end, carried a large round axe in each hand, and the damaged long sword was thrown by him somewhere. He saw the white blister on the ground and stepped on it hard.