I had to let her go and kick the door with my foot.

The deadbolt of that door was a thick iron bar, and once locked, it was difficult to open violently.

In a panic, Vettel was gone.

The house was already smoky and smelling.

I yelled her name.

No one answered.

I had to go back to her.

Even if you die, you will die together!

In just a dozen seconds, in the dark, someone threw himself into my arms.

It's Vittle!

I was overjoyed, and was about to ask questions, when she pulled me to the small door and opened the lock with a key.

We are saved!

I grabbed her and rushed out.

However, the corridor was full of fires, blazing fires.

Later, at a certain location, I had to let go of her hand.

A moment later, I found out that she was gone.

I lost her!

What is even more sad is that the buildings I walked through were constantly collapsing.

I inhaled a lot of smoke, coughed, and couldn't keep my eyes open.

Leinda flew in front of me and showed me the way.

After crawling for a while, I saw a large number of guards rushing to put out the fire.

Among them was a very tall official, I forgot his name. I ordered him to do whatever it took to save people and save the people trapped inside, especially the girl named Vettel.

Then, I had no strength to speak, my body was paralyzed, and I was carried away by the strong men.

At dawn, I learned that the fire had been extinguished, but Vettel couldn't find it!

I was very sad in my heart, and I wanted to cry without tears.

After some treatment, my body recovered quickly, but I could not be relieved of my pain immediately.

If I hadn't let go at that time, she wouldn't have gotten lost!

I felt remorseful and remorseful.

When I saw Donkdort again, he told me that a part of the rebels had invaded the city of Phenicki, but had now been wiped out.

However, I can't go back to Miranda Palace, because the fire just now has burned most of it, including my former dormitory.

Worse news came that the rebel vanguard had reached the outside of the city, and the city was likely to be besieged.

My mood improved slightly, and under the protection of the guards, I climbed the high tower.

The city of Phenici, with its back to the sea and facing the inland, is protected by a long wall, and this wall is very distinctive, not a simple layer, nor a simple multi-layer, but a complex cascade, with the ability to attack and defend at the same time.

Its walls were made of extremely hard volcanic rock, which was not only tough but also very tough, and I was soon able to see how hard it was.

I remember someone telling me that it would be hard to destroy the city, but I can't remember who said that.

Vettel's words always echoed in my ears – "If you really care about me, don't go." At this moment, the country needs you, and it is your duty to protect her!"

Well, this city, I'm coming, I'm here, I'm going to live and die with you!

Just as I was trying to give myself encouragement, there was a sudden torrential rain in the sky.

Heavy rain made the scenery two meters out of sight.

I have lived for more than twenty years and have never seen this kind of heavy rain.

Under such meteorological conditions, it is estimated that the rebels will also take refuge.

However, around me, I was warned that the rebels would take the opportunity to sneak into the city.

What to do?

I gritted my teeth, put on a fishskin coat and a wide-brimmed hat, and with the support of the guards, I walked to the nearest gate.

I will brave the rain to inspect the gates.

When I came to the nearest gate, the guards there were in such good order that they did not slack off because of the rain.

I greatly praised them.

Their commander was named Nuster, and I remember him.

This kind of person, in times of crisis, must be reused.

I promoted him to the rank of military rank and promised to give him and his men a medal each, after the war, of course.

The heavy rain stopped for a while, but the roads became muddy and difficult to navigate.

Some people even blocked the roads.

They wanted to get out of the city as refugees.

I reassured them that the city was impregnable, that it would be difficult for the rebels to enter, and that they would withdraw after a while.

I also said that our reinforcements are on the way, and soon hit the rebels from behind, and the defeat of the rebels is a matter of time.

Of course, this is an outright lie.

However, at this time, even lies must be fabricated, and in order to stabilize people's hearts, political correctness is sufficient.

I also picked up a crying child and put candy in her mouth.

When the citizens saw my statement and my pro-people actions, they all cheered, and this atmosphere infected the soldiers, and they all became ready to fight.

That's a good sign.

When I reached the gate of a city, I found that there were only two soldiers there, and they were smoking pipes and were very lazy.

The gates were closed and there was nothing out of the ordinary.

The Praetorian Guard officers who were accompanying them were about to reprimand them, but I stopped them.

I walked up to them, and they immediately saluted respectfully.

I tapped them on the shoulder, told them to keep smoking, and asked them to give them more good cigarettes.

Where did their commander, I ask, go?

They replied that they were dead, and that the day before yesterday they had been killed by a fireball falling from the sky.

Next, I looked at two more gates, where the soldiers were quite dutiful.

So I called a meeting of the officials.

Don Keduo gave an update on the hostile situation.

In the past two days, the enemies who attacked Finnicky, belonging to small groups, have been repulsed, or eliminated, and the interior of the city is now largely safe.

The main force of the rebel army under the command of Nowrua has now reached the outside of the city, and the total number is around 6,000.

He showed me the location of the rebel units on the map.

Now, the rebels are building siege engines, and it should not be long before a large-scale siege of the city will be carried out.

I also learned about the defense forces in the city of Finnicki, led by the Praetorian Guard.

The six battalions of the Praetorian Guard were fully formed, with a total of 3,000 men, all of whom were well-equipped and well-trained elite soldiers.

In addition, there are more than 300 elf troops to support the defense of the city, they can use spells to confuse the enemy, can transform into close to the enemy, and spy on the enemy's situation.

I don't think it's enough, we need to mobilize the masses.

I gave the order to rearm the veterans of the former Gramland Legion who had fled to the city, and let them form themselves into battle.

I ordered that the young and middle-aged males of the citizens must be armed, trained, and ready to support the battle.

I gave an order for young and middle-aged women to volunteer to support the defense of the city, as medical personnel and as logisticians, to support the defense of the city.

I gave the order that all the gold in the treasury should be taken out and distributed first a third as a pre-war encouragement, and then two-thirds as a post-war reward.

In this way, in just one day, the number of soldiers defending the city increased to more than 30,000, and the number of people supporting the battle was as many as 120,000.

The enthusiasm of the whole city was ignited, and the crowd was excited.

I saw a huge boost in morale, and the soldiers were hungry for battle, hungry for victory.