Chapter 315: The Destruction of the City (Part II)
"Neither Secretary Andopouli nor King Angros is missing, we-" Although most of the noble councils had chosen to board the ships to evacuate the doomed city, all of them noticed that they had lost contact with Andopulis and his gendarmerie headquarters, and that communication between the underground shelters and the Presbyterian Church in the depths of Angros had been inexplicably cut off. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
"I can't do that much now, Sears. The city is already falling, and we don't have time to wait any longer. β
"And what about the people in the military department?"
"If they are stubborn, why should they go with them to death?"
All I heard was a whisper, the nobles were now nervous, the artillery fire was getting closer and closer, and they didn't know when these unknown troops outside were about to capture the city, and now it was these civilians who looked down on the Knights of the Apocalypse - that is, the military headquarters, relying on the internal forts to resist the Knights of the Apocalypse.
"Searsqing, are we just ignoring the citizens of this city?" At this time, a young nobleman watched more and more refugees on the shore approach, they were all ordinary people, so naturally they could not board the ship, but if they were abandoned, it seemed that they would not escape death.
"So what else do you want? The ship can't carry thousands of people, and sometimes it's better to give up. The councillor named Sears became the temporary presiding officer of the Council of Elders in the absence of Narcis and Andopoules. Even if they are on a dreadnought-class heavy warship, it is not a new type of ironclad after all, and it is already the limit to be able to take away the parliamentarians, their families and property. It is simply nonsense to take care of the masses again.
"Even if it's to save someone! There's still room on board! The councillor was still trying to persuade that there were still empty seats on the ship, and he could not understand that none of the nobles would allow him to help the refugees.
But what I got was a cold rejection.
Looking at the young nobleman in front of him, Sears recognized the man, who had just inherited his deceased father's status as a councilor. He sneered slightly: "You are still too young, this is impossible, as long as one person is on the boat, there will be a second person, and everyone is selfish at this time." If the situation gets out of hand, none of us can escape. β
Thousands of citizens of Trebizond had gathered in the harbor by this time, and they also wanted to leave, but they were blocked by guns and could not move forward. They now just thought that the nobles wanted to leave first. But he didn't expect that he had become an outcast.
Sears Qing was not alarmist, at this moment, if the citizens learned the truth, it was difficult to say whether the nobles would be able to leave......
"......" The young parliamentarian couldn't help but be silent, what Sears Qing said was not right, people are selfish, and he hesitated when he was thinking about whether he could help the citizens just now.
"Good, at least now you seem to understand." Sears bowed slightly, now they must hurry up, although those civilian factions in the military department do not want to die, but in the face of absolute strength, it is absolutely not enough to rely on determination.
"Got it, let's get on board!"
"Iβunderstood." After a moment of struggle in his heart, the young nobleman finally made a decision, although he still retains the self-esteem of the nobleman, but it is impossible to achieve this kind of self-sacrifice, no, now it is just self-destruction, and anyone who tells the truth will fall into madness!
"Sears!" At this moment, the guard in charge of the ship's management came down from the deck and reported: "The number of people has been counted, whether it is time to set sail." β
Sears nodded, since the Elders had arrived, there was no need to stay in this dangerous place, and it was time to leave. But it was the trickiest thing below, and of course, it didn't have to worry about it......
"Look!" There were people shouting in the crowd.
I saw that the guards in charge of guarding the harbor also gradually shrank their circles and boarded the ships, and the big ships gradually began to sail away from the harbor.
"They're going to run and want to leave us here!"
"Are they crazy? I don't want to die here! β
"Stop them!"
The people who say your word to me are turned into powder kegs that are ignited in an instant, and they are suddenly plunged into chaos, when people only think of their own lives in any case. In desperation, they pounced on the ship that had sailed out, and had not yet completely left the port, as long as they were quick, they would have been able to get there. At this moment, almost everyone on the shore thinks so.
But those guards couldn't let the people on the shore succeed, not because they were cold and ruthless, but if they let the other party get on the boat, they would be left alone.
"Tsk, that's a nuisance!"
"What to do, Captain?"
"What else can I do, fire quickly, let them get out of the way!" The captain of the guard, who was in the stern of the ship, frantically ordered his men to shoot at the crowd. All they want is to get out of here and do whatever it takes.
But the other guards were still hesitating, it was human life after all!
"I can't do a lot of it, shoot quickly, or I'll push you all down!" The vicious captain roared, and finally under his pressure, his subordinates pulled the trigger of the burst of fire. However, they didn't shoot directly at the crowd in cold blood, and the bullets were missed, but it was enough to push back the civilians who tried to climb onto the boat.
And in the bow of the ship, the nobles also heard the gunfire from behind.
Even if some people have unbearable hearts, no one has any guilt, after all, they are nobles and elites of society, and only they are the hope of the country and the need to live. So there was nothing but that thin intolerance.
"Where are we now?" A nobleman asked, after all, the fall of Trebizond meant that the kingdom was almost over. And what if these nobles were to establish a regime in exile?
"Armenia, Georgia or Kamir, anywhere as long as there is money, what are you afraid of?" Sears, who smiled slightly, didn't seem to care at all, as long as they had enough funds, they could go to the East and make a comeback.
The chaotic East is full of careerists, and mercenaries and gold mines are enough for them not to worry about the future, but it is a pity that this former successor country has not been able to let them fulfill their ambitions.
What an unpleasant failure!
Looking at the city of Trabizon, which was gradually getting smaller in the firelight, the nobles had no other feelings except chagrin, although they had spent more than ten years here, but most of them did not care about the life and death of the Herod who fled here.
But at this moment, a tall figure appeared at some point, looking at the surrounding nobles with cold eyes.
"Long time no see, gentlemen."
"Simon ...... Monarch! β
Standing in front of them was none other than Admiral Simon, the "traitor" of the kingdom who had disappeared not long ago, and he seemed to have come from the water, still wet. But when exactly did he sneak in? Is there anyone to help him? For a moment, the nobles were vigilant. The ships were already getting farther and farther away from Trebizond. Obviously he was about to flee from here, but this uninvited guest appeared.
The guards rushed to protect him, and whatever the man was missing, one thing was guaranteed, it was not a friendly guest.
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On the other side, another group of people are desperate to try to stop what is about to happen.
THE HUGE BLACK GIANT CLEAVED THE WAVES, IT WAS [KLIBANOPHORO], AND THE PERSON WHO PILOTED IT WAS NATURALLY CONS DANTE.
At this point, it was Admiral Simon on the ship who had to stop him, who had learned the truth from the surviving magistrates of the Inquisition. It was not Andopoulis, whom they had begun to mistakenly believe, that betrayed Trabizon, nor was it just Valense, but King Angros's most trusted confidant, Admiral Simon.
"I didn't expect it to be like this......" came the sigh of King Angros over the communicator, "I'll leave everything to you." His Royal Highness the Knight King! "Now I'm afraid there is really no one to turn the tide except Constance Dante!
"Rest assured, I'll do my best." Constance Dante said calmly, and he did raise the power core to the peak, allowing the nerve articulation to squeeze all his power.
And in the cramped cockpit, a petite woman is with Constance Dante.
None other than Elenno!
"Really, it's a very interesting thing, Your Highness the Knight King, they have bet everything on you. And will you be able to live up to your mission? With a subtle smile, the woman spoke coolly.
But Constance Dante replied with the same face: "That's why I need your help." β
"So, what's in it for me?" The woman asked, still smiling.
"Everything - all I can give. And I just hope you can cooperate with me. β
ββ¦β¦ Ha, really, you're such a weird guy. After quietly looking at Constance Dante for a long time, the woman muttered, although it was very ambiguous for the two to be crowded together at this time, there seemed to be something else in their eyes.
Putting down the walkie-talkie, King Angros sighed slowly as he held back his pain, and only Sylvia was by his side, and even General Merides was missing at this time. But there are more people from the military department, most of them are civilians, born and raised here, even if they know that the city of Trabizon will inevitably fall, they are not willing to flee like cowards. But now, everyone is fighting high, precisely because their king fights side by side with them.
"Can we really trust them, Grandpa?" Sylvia asked, still a little worried.
Anglos, on the other hand, looked at his granddaughter and shook his head, "No, Sylvia, you have to believe that it's him, and his heart that is still beating. Fourteen years ago there may have been something hidden, but I no longer doubt that he had buried New Rome. I want you to understand that he is the hope of all. β
Biting her lip, Sylvia's eyes were glistening with tears, but she nodded anyway.
Turning his gaze to the people in the military headquarters, King Angros looked calm, but at this time, the Holy See's steel torrent had gathered in one place, and after suppressing the outer perimeter and confirming that there was no living mouth, the Knights of the Apocalypse were finally ready to free up their hands to completely destroy the remaining inner city. This situation is called bad is no longer enough, but utter despair.
But a shallow smile appeared on the old man's face, "It's a pleasure for you to be able to fight side by side with you, it's an honor for you. β
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"Admiral Simon, I wonder what you have to do?" Although the person who came was not good, Sears Qing showed the general etiquette of the master, but the continuous shooting gun behind him was not so friendly.
From the man's mysterious disappearance to the fall of Trebizond, Sears would not have believed anything if there had been no connection.
But now that there is only one person on the other side, what does he want......? The reason Sears didn't order his men to shoot immediately was because he wanted to ask some questions.
However, what happened next surprised everyone.
"Of course, I invite all of you to Hell to enjoy the beauty." Admiral Simon whispered softly in an indifferent tone, and his hidden arm under his cloak reached over his head, the man holding a device in his hands, and his fingers pressed against the switch.
That's- what looks like the starter of something.
With a sudden thump, Sears took a step back in disbelief.
Could it be-
"That's right, there's enough bomb to blow down an entire ship in your underground cabin, and that's the starter." Admiral Simon looked at the abruptly discolored faces of the parliamentarians with meaningful eyes.
"You're crazy, don't you want to die?" There are no ships at sea, is this man trying to die with them? Deeply shocked, Sears stared at Admiral Simon's hand holding the detonator, as long as the other party moved slightly, a boatload of people would definitely die!
"What exactly do you want to do?!"
"Revenge." Admiral Simon defied the muzzle of the gun pointed at him, knowing that none of these cowards dared to shoot. "At Senisberg, my brothers died there, but the whole world watched coldly. It was the Rastines who killed them, but it was you who made their deaths worthless. The enemy has destroyed their bodies, and you have trampled on their souls. β
As a man who had experienced such bitter hatred, he was trusted by King Angros because of this, but this was precisely the reason why Admiral Simon betrayed his country.
Many people don't know the truth, but high-level officials like Sears know it. After the fall of Constantinople, the Crusaders continued to attack, and in Sennisberg, Admiral Simon led his men to resist, but the end result was total annihilation. However, what led to all this was the struggle for power of the nobles at that time, which directly led to the heavy losses of his troops and their isolation.
But the most ironic thing is that these sacrifices were not recognized at all because the empire had collapsed at that time, and legend has it that when the people found Admiral Simon, the man spent three days and three nights in a hill full of corpses.
And now, has he finally begun his revenge!
"Wait, Admiral Simon, please don't be impulsive! What happened in Senisberg has nothing to do with us! Sears panicked and tried to stop the other, but was met with a sneer.
"It's as ridiculous as not holding a raccoon dog accountable, and the filth of the powerful should have been thoroughly purged long ago." Admiral Simon looked coldly at the so-called nobles on board, ready to admire their fearful faces before he died.