Short blazing flames erupted from the muzzles of the guns, accompanied by the smell of gunpowder, spherical lead bullets slashed through the air, shattering shields, iron pieces and wood chips flying, and the screams of pain echoed through the streets.

In the face of this new weapon, the hard armor of the past seemed useless, pierced by projectiles like paper paste, flesh and bones were blurred, and a large number of casualties began to appear.

When Loren Hill stood on the tower and saw the round poles sticking out from behind the shield, her heart tightened, and then the fire rang out, and the smoke filled the air, and the rows of her own men fell, making her clench her fists.

It was as if a voice was whispering in her ear to tell her.

'My lord, times have changed. ’

No, it hasn't changed. She said to herself in her heart, and walked down the stairs, her red dress swaying quickly with her footsteps, her mind racing for a solution to the problem.

In the early years, the flintlock pistol was not fast, and there was no rifling, and the accuracy was not high, and it basically failed to hit people beyond 200 meters, and the technology of gunpowder had not yet developed to the fullest, and the shooting power had not yet reached the level of piercing the steel plate in later generations.

Lorain Hill thought about himself, and he was also very shocked in his heart, he didn't expect the technological development of this world to be so fast, the guns had begun to be installed, and there was good combat effectiveness, or rather, is this the inevitability of history?

As soon as she walked out of the tower, she issued an order for the personnel outside the chamber to immediately retreat inside, close the door, and stand by the building.

In the early days of its establishment, the Karitas Chamber of Commerce considered a certain need for defense, and the perimeter was a ring of low walls, about 6-7 meters high, and there were some watchtowers on the inside, which could be used to observe the enemy situation and shoot at it.

The armed personnel of the Chamber of Commerce quickly retracted and retreated after receiving the urgent retreat order, but fortunately, the flintlock pistol was still front loaded, and the reloading speed was slow, and after the first two rounds, the people behind had begun to move away from the retreat, and the number of wounded was much less at once, after all, its accuracy was too poor.

The team of the Tisiphone family did not rush to catch up, because the charge was not yet finished, and the formation was easy to disperse after running, and the physical consumption was also large, and it was impossible to kill a few more, so it still maintained the original speed.

Karitas's teammates, who had been wounded by the shot, were quickly dragged back by the men behind, and then all the men began to shrink, the gate was pulled down, and some of the crossbowmen hid in the shooting holes in the walls to return fire.

The shield-bearers of the House of Tisiphone easily blocked the arrows and crossbows that returned fire, and as the team continued to advance, they approached the walls of the Chamber of Commerce, and even the long ladder behind the team could be seen, and the situation became more and more critical.

The spacious hall inside the Chamber of Commerce was temporarily converted into a medical aid facility, and a small number of herbalists began to treat the wounds of those who were injured, and the sound of wailing and crying echoed through the hall. In the courtyard, there are more than 2,000 warriors in iron armor, plus some of the people stationed on the walls of the Chamber of Commerce, which is the main fighting force of Karitas now.

These people have received a certain amount of military training and are relatively effective and willful, but others are more ordinary personnel without any experience and preparation, and it is okay to do auxiliary and assistance, and they are afraid that they will break and flee on the spot when they go to the battlefield at such a difficult moment.

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On the other side of Hopland, the Helis and Anemiyi clash fiercely.

Thanks to Meilu's reform measures some time ago, in order to eliminate the accumulated shortcomings and strengthen the control of the main family, the armed forces have expanded a lot compared to before, and they have also purchased a batch of new weapons from Rourna, although they do not have the kind of muskets of the Siphonene family, but they are much better than before.

In addition to being a little stunned at the beginning, which caught Anemiy off guard, the Helis family quickly fought back, as the earliest big chamber of commerce in Hopland, although it was a little bloated, but there were still a lot of accumulated strength and treasures.

An arborist dressed in a dead-leaf costume stepped out of the back of the procession, and dusty wooden boxes were opened, filled with sun-dried and yellowed camellia flowers.

An old ballad is sung from the mouths of these arborists, and a little vast, and the melody of very different styles overlaps.

Along with these tunes, these dry yellow camellias float out of thin air, cascading into the sky like a waterfall of flowers, and then begin to fall scattered.

Seeing this, the Anemui family immediately found buckets of water to extinguish the burning companions, but alas, even if they were soaked, these camellias still burned, and their flames were like appendages, piercing through the leather and iron armor, making the enemy roll on the ground in pain.

Whoosh –

Whoosh –

A small sound streaked across the night sky, and the nails were shot at the arborists dressed in dead leaves, and the arborists who were hit by the arrows fell on the spot, their faces turned blue and trembling, and then their eyes widened, and they were poisoned to death.

Shocked and furious, the Helis family immediately organized their dense shields to protect the remaining arborists, but without the observation aid of vision, the speed of the camellia falling in the sky began to slow down significantly.

In the face of the Helis family's falling fireworks, the Anemiy family also began to use their hole cards, with a fresh and pleasant fragrance wafting in the wind, many of the Helis family's armed personnel began to be paralyzed, unconscious, and then slashed by the enemy who rushed up, breaking through the formation.

But the camellia flowers in the air began to fall again, and the scattered camellia fires ignited the enemies, streets, and debris below, and the streets were blocked again.

The flames scorched the air emitting a strange fragrance that permeated the streets, and the two sides paused for a moment to confront each other through the flames.

The head of the House of Anemiy, Noys, dressed in neat and exquisite golden armor, rode on a horse, and was at the back of the line, looking at the burning flames in front of him, and sighed.

"It is worthy of the famous Helis family that has been rooted in Hopland for nearly a thousand years, this kind of hole card is available, and the secrecy is so good that I haven't even heard of it before."

"It's a pity."

Feng Nai stood under the horse, with a group of protective guards in front of her, and she asked with a little curiosity, "Why is it a pity for my father?" ”

Noyce leaned down and touched Kazuna's hair.

"It's a pity that times have changed, and there will be no Helis family in the future."

Some dark shadows began to appear in the corner of the Helis family, and these dark shadows sneaked in through the side door of the internal fine work, and began to rush towards the main building of the Chamber of Commerce, because there were the core personnel of the Helis family.

"There are thorns...."Before several patrol members could make a sound, they were killed by the attacking black shadow with a sword, and their mouths were covered and they were unwilling to fall.

These dead assassins attacked and killed all the way, and quickly rushed into the main building of the Chamber of Commerce, only to be blocked by the guards in the handle, the urgent bronze bell rang, and some armed people around began to rush to the scene, but there was not enough time.

Teal poisonous smoke filled the lobby of the main building, blocking the rescuers, who rushed up the stairs and opened the doors to search one by one.

Since Meilu was in charge of family affairs during this time, the original head of the family, Hoss, had moved to the other side with Bell in order to avoid suspicion, and the only direct member of the Helis family who remained in the main building was Meilu.

Some of the maids shouted in panic when they saw the sword-wielding assassin, and then fell down with blood on their faces.

In a small room where cleaning tools and miscellaneous items are usually stored, the head maid forced Meilu into a small low cabinet and tried to hide her inside.

"Let me out, Aunt Lig, they're coming for me."

Meilu looked at the old head maid, who now had a slight wrinkle on her forehead and her hair was disheveled.

"Shut up, what stupid things are you talking about, live well."

After saying that, she closed the cabinet door, and then brought other miscellaneous items to block the inconspicuous small cabinet in the corner.

Meilu hid in the cabinet, it was dark, and she could only see a glimmer of light through the crack in the cabinet door, and in addition to her own heartbeat, there was only the nervous breathing of the head maid outside.

Then there was a rush of footsteps, the sound of breaking doors, shouting, swords, falls, rummaging, getting closer and closer, and finally the door of the utility room was kicked open.

The head maid seemed to resist, and then there was a dull thud, and a body slowly slid down against the door, obscuring the last part of the small cupboard.

Meilu held her breath, tears streaming silently.