Chapter 426: The Paladin and the Town Hall
Gradually, the riots expanded, and more and more guys hid in the crowd.
In a shop next to the street that looked like a stolen goods shop, the fierce-looking boss glanced into the distance, drove all the guys in the shop in, and then closed the door.
Some people in the distance were even running away in a panic, and directly led their men into the alley, it was unimaginable that such a fat body could run fast and disappear without a trace.
This scene is simply rare to see in a hundred years, and people are running away everywhere, as if they are hiding from the plague god.
The city of Fryjus was a commercial city, a gathering place for merchants.
And there are really not many businessmen who are clean, and it is good that most businessmen can keep the neutral camp, and the businessmen in the good camp can be said to be only a handful.
Especially for caravans that run in the wild all year round, it's not even uncommon to make an occasional cameo appearance as a bandit......
As for those businessmen in the neutral camp, their hands have been stained with blood and human life, and their bodies are basically impossible to be clean.
In the pursuit of wealth, there must be many people who have used shady means, and even under the wealth are human lives.
That is to say, whether there is a bias towards evil or not, it is certain that the vast majority of merchants are not clean under their hands, in case the holy warrior does not like the eye, a "detection evil" is thrown over, and then there is a high probability that something will go wrong and be killed, then it will really be a blood mold!
Not to mention that it's still a slum.
Very few people here thought they were completely clean, so when they saw the paladin appear, their first reaction was to frown, then panic, and then turn and flee.
For a long time.
The people of the ghetto have worked or are working for the wicked.
For example, carrying goods for them, guarding contraband for them, and covering up their sins for them, these people were equally guilty in the eyes of the holy warriors, but the sins were very light.
A lot of people in the slums are gray zone people.
These people walk the line between good and evil, and they may not realize that they are sinning, but they are part of evil.
"Chief Paladin!"
Behind the silver-armored holy warrior at the head, a very young-looking holy warrior said in a deep voice with a face full of indignation, "Do you want to completely purify this filthy city? I have seen too many evil people!"
The holy warrior known as Loren couldn't help frowning, turned to look at him, and said solemnly: "Shut up, don't talk nonsense!"
"Do not forget the teachings of our Lord, we cannot condemn anyone without a trial, please pay attention to your words and manners!"
"Our mission is to join up with the other teams that have come with us to find out and eliminate the cult that is likely to be hiding in this city!"
"Thousands of civilians have lost their lives to the chaos they have caused in the wild! Three towns and fifteen villages have disappeared because of them, and tens of thousands of innocent people have lost their homes and have to wander outside!"
"That's our mission, and we'll go back when we're done. ”
Loren couldn't tell his age, his face looked very resolute, he had a long sword at his waist, and he didn't wear a hood, but his whole body was wrapped in armor very tightly, and even his arms were silver-white fish-scale gauntlets.
He looked majestic and full of a holy aura, and with a kind smile on his face, it was easy to feel good at first glance.
However, at this time, after reprimanding the young paladin, Loren frowned and stared directly at the commotion in front of him, and couldn't help but let out a sigh, and then said softly:
"Let's go!"
The atmosphere among the paladins became a little oppressive and heavy.
In the team, some of the young paladins who had just come out on a mission couldn't help but show indignation and puzzlement, as if they couldn't understand why they saw so many evil people, but their Excellency the Just Hand, who had always regarded them as idols, was indifferent.
Only the older paladins still had a calm face, and it seemed that this was not the first time they had encountered such a situation, as they silently followed behind the Silver Hand.
Unlike the priests and the believers of the radical God of Light among the holy warriors, the believers of the God of Justice, although they are also serious about judging evil, but they have long recognized that there is no pure good and evil in the world, and that there are still gray areas.
They learned to tolerate, and they learned to compromise.
This is also the reason why the Church of Justice has been able to exist until now, and is faintly able to stand up to the increasingly powerful and aggressive Church of Light
The priests and holy warriors of the Church of Justice are always stronger.
It was as if there was a feeling of grief and indignation brewing.
The young paladins walked through the streets of the ruin, barely seeing many people on the road, their expressions gradually becoming a little sad and angry, and some of them hammered their chests hard, opening their mouths to let out silent roars.
The grief and indignation on the faces of these young paladins gradually turned into sadness, and some even shed tears inexplicably, maybe someone will leave the ranks of the paladins in the future, but those who remain will undoubtedly be more pious and determined, and this often means more power......
Loren, who had been secretly paying attention to these young holy warriors, nodded silently and chanted silently, "Praise my lord!"
"Under the light of justice, all evil will be punished!"
"The lives of thousands of civilians, as well as the wandering of tens of thousands of innocent people, will surely be answered!"
"Justice will not spare any wicked, nor will it wrongly judge any innocent!"
At the same time, the City Hall of Fryjus.
An angry roar was heard, causing the roof to tremble slightly.
"Fools, you are all fools. ”
"No! it's garbage, garbage that pigs and beasts don't eat!"
"I want to kill you all one by one!"
"Unscrew your heads and throw them down the drain to be eaten by hordes of rats!"
"How do you city guard leaders manage your subordinates!"
It was a man in fine costumes, with a large number of expensive ornaments, a jeweled necklace around his neck, and six rings on his ten fingers with various gemstones.
And at this moment, he was roaring at the people standing in a row in front of him.
"It's so easy to believe that those holy warriors are just here to track down some cult traces!"
"Don't you know that the appearance of the Paladins is the beginning of disaster, and can you be sure that they will not launch a purge?"
“......”
Roaring at a few high-ranking city guards, finally venting the anger in his heart a little, the man in fancy clothes gasped and waved his hand violently: "Get out of here!"
"Restrain your people, and keep those paladins on me. ”
Hearing this, several high-ranking members of the city guard suddenly left the city hall as if they were on the verge of amnesty.
And he turned his head sharply, looked at the other nobles standing in the town hall, and sneered:
"Hehehe. ”
"Now, we must come up with a solution to deal with those paladins!"
"Prepare for hemorrhage!"
“......”
"This time, I'm afraid each of us will have to push out a few substitutes for the dead. ”
"The heads of the gangs, the merchants of the slave trade, the heads of the black market, and the obviously disobedient organizations. ”
"Remember to ......"
"Also, be a little more restrained during this time, don't touch the moldy heads of those paladins......"