Standing on the ruins of the palace, Todd held his dragon head high and looked at the twilight city below the mountain, his dark golden dragon eyes full of pain and sorrow.

"Todd, I've heard about you, and I've always had a question for you...... What would you do if it wasn't Ulster who was invaded now, but Twilight?"

Cú Chulainn's dying words echoed in the dragon's ears.

"When the city of Twilight is consumed by the flames of war, the iron hooves of the invaders step on every inch of your land. The aristocracy was so interested in self-preservation that they even betrayed their country for glory, while the people forgot the glory of the kingdom and renounced their first oath and their only faith...... What would you do at that time?'

"You're going to be as crazy as I am...... No, you will be more tyrannical and cruel than I am. 』

"Because we are tyrants, we are beasts, we need flesh and blood, we need to kill!"

Todd slowly closed his eyes and muttered, "Tyrant ......"

The sound of griffins flapping their wings came from the sky.

Evie, the silver-haired Valkyrie, commanded her mount and landed beside the black dragon.

"I have sent Mary to safety. The woman was quite frightened, and I am afraid that she will need some time to recuperate. ”

Todd nodded: "It's normal for any ordinary person to be afraid when they see me like this, ......"

Hearing Xiao Suo in the other party's words, Evie frowned and said: "Between men and women, only superficial people will care about the appearance of skin. Isn't it a thing to celebrate for a mortal to be with a god?"

Todd shook his head, not intending to dwell on the issue, so he asked, "How's the situation in the city?"

"The enemy in the port area has been cleared, and the barracks have been basically controlled. Left, there are still some important buildings in the city, and the final battle is still going on. ”

Todd lowered his dragon head and looked at Evie, and there was a hint of hesitation in his voice: "How many people died?"

Evie misunderstood what Todd was saying: "The Holy Cult is invincible and has no casualties, the regiment responsible for attacking the vigilantes and the naval barracks together has less than fifty casualties, and the casualties on other battlefields are unknown, but they should be within the expected range." ”

Evie added, "As you ordered, all the soldiers of Froststone City did not bother the citizens, and only targeted the rebels. However, it is undeniable that some of the rebels have dropped their weapons and infiltrated people's homes, which has caused certain difficulties in our search work. ”

Todd asked again, "Is there any news of the Richer family?"

Evie pouted: "God knows where those people from the Xenomorph Association are hiding, and when the war is over, they will naturally come out again." ”

Todd turned his head to look at the distant sea.

At the junction of the sea and the sky, a faint flush is slowly expanding, and the warm sunlight dispels the darkness and brings light to the whole city little by little.

A night of turmoil passed.

After a night of horror, the people of Twilight City quietly opened their windows and secretly observed the scene in the early morning sun.

The corpses of the rebels were scattered all over the ground, and the soldiers of Froststone City searched every corner in groups, and although the latter looked fierce and murderous, they did not harass the private homes of the citizens of Dusk West.

At around 9 a.m., the municipal office staff of Twilight West City, with a convening order signed by the cabinet himself, knocked on the door of every household in the upper city from door to door.

Looking at the soldiers who followed behind the office staff, the citizens of the upper city reluctantly walked out of their homes and were semi-forcibly taken to the Dusk Square.

The originally clean and wide civic square is now full of soldiers from Froststone City, and nearly a hundred high platforms have been temporarily erected on the entire square.

At ten o'clock, Prime Minister Emerson and the other cabinet members walked to the center of the square, and with the help of the "sonic enhancement" xenomorph ability, read a temporary draft palace proclamation to all the citizens of Shangcheng District.

The announcement begins with a detailed description of the cause of the rebellion, as well as a brief description of the rebel leaders, as well as the forces behind them in Twilight City.

When the citizens heard a series of familiar terms from Emerson's mouth—the Daurson family, the business alliance, and the Rutledges—everyone's faces were filled with irrepressible shock and panic.

Then, spies who had been hidden in Twilight for years, renegade officers who had taken bribes, and captured mercenaries and pirates, one by one, were pulled before the citizens, weeping bitterly and began to confess what they knew.

Eventually, a large number of letters from the criminals' homes were found, as well as the plan and division of labor for the capture of Twilight, as well as the weapons and flags used by the rebels, were also publicly displayed in front of everyone.

Listening to the chatter and exclamations coming from the square, Emerson first sighed heavily, and then said, "Before this rebellion began, the Holy King had insight into everything. He came here today and had something to say to his people. ”

As soon as Todd, dressed in a robe and restored to human form, stepped onto the high platform in the center of the square, he drew a round of enthusiastic cheers from the citizens.

Looking at the crowd in the audience, Todd waved to everyone that he had something to say.

"For some time now, I have deliberately left the kingdom, established the knightly council and the electoral system before leaving, and put the jurisdiction of the city in the hands of every citizen present. I had hoped that each and every one of you would be able to use the power in your hands wisely, think rationally and holistically, and make rational decisions...... But the truth seems that I may have made a mistake. ”

Speaking of which, Todd paused for a moment: "But, when I came back, what did I see?!"

"Selfishness, greed, ignorance, ignorance! I see a bunch of fools who are complacent with little knowledge! I see a bunch of living corpses who only care about money, and have long forgotten glory and faith!"

Todd looked at the people in the square and said loudly, "Look at yourselves! Think about your past! When Twilight City was first established, we were surrounded by enemies on all sides, and each of us donated their only possessions, contributed the only food left in the house, and even tore off the curtains to make bandages! At that time, how could Twilight City abandon God?

"And now, in this kingdom, money has become the only measure of the value of life! A scholar can sell his dignity for money, a soldier can betray his country for money, and a knight can even break his oath for money!"

"What has become of Twilight City now?!"

"A sin city that has lost its faith and has fallen into the magic of money!"

Todd unfastened his robe, threw it into the air, and roared, "You have only only scratched some skin of the truth, and you have cried out that God is dead. Now, let me tell you, that the god of your mouth, who is long dead, is standing before your eyes now!"

Black iron scales slowly emerged from Todd's skin, huge claws grew out of his palms, blazing flames wrapped around his body, and broad dragon wings burst out from his back.

Amid the screams and prayers of the people, Todd, who transformed into a dragon, let out a deafening roar at the sky.