"You're a bad boy, Renault."

"You did a very bad thing, something that cannot be forgiven."

Young Renault's eyes widened, and he looked out the window at the golden silhouette of his mother, whose voice kept coming through.

Renault hurriedly retorted, "It's just a basin of water, Mom, you see." ”

Renaud hurriedly raised his hand in the basin for his mother to see. However, his mother, who couldn't see clearly, shook her head slowly and whispered.

"No, son... It's not."

"You did a very bad thing..."

"It's just water...."Renault tried to argue, his eyes widened in horror when he saw his hands!

Blood! Thick blood dripped down the gaps between his fingers and poured into the basin below, and the air around him filled the air with a pungent smell of blood.

The mother's voice, which was originally calm and low, suddenly became harsh!

"You're going to be punished!!"

"Ah!!!h

Renaud, the commander of the Crusaders, sat up from his bed with a terrified cry, sweat soaking the sheets beneath him.

The rapid wheezing sounded down for a while.

However, the last scene of the nightmare seemed to take root in his mind, lingering in his mind forever!

He hammered his head hard and couldn't help but shout!

"Enough! I've had enough! ”

Renault threw away the quilt on his body, rolled over and got out of bed and pushed open the door, "Guards! ”

"Commander, what do you command?"

"You, prepare a horse for me immediately!"

"But it's late at night..."

"I say!" Renault roared with all his strength! "Prepare a horse for me!!"

"Yes, Commander!"

Looking at the soldier's distant back, Renault breathed a sigh of relief, and after a long time, he slowly returned to his bedroom to prepare his suite.

At the same time as he left, the figure of Dassault Khan slowly appeared in the shadows, but his strange smile disappeared from time to time.

In a short time, a group of knights rode through the silent streets of Hearthvale, their rude behavior surprised all the refugees who were barely alive under the eaves.

No one stopped them, and they just rushed out of the city.

Under the cover of night, the group galloped through the forests of the Valley of the Hearth, along the connected avenues in the direction of the Undead Fortress.

Near noon, Renault came to the Fortress of the Dead.

Contrary to his fears, the soldiers guarding the ramparts did not scrutinize every pedestrian who passed by, and as long as he didn't do anything out of the ordinary, the soldiers here didn't seem to look at him squarely.

They just stood there solemnly, staring ahead, as if something was attracting them to them.

This made Renault can't help but laugh at Locke's stupidity, the defense here is like an ornament! But at the same time, he began to hate Locke's good fortune and get the support of so many people, including the Council of Nobles!

This made him feel a little resentful!

When Renault looked up to inspect the interior of the fortress, he noticed that the surrounding houses were full of people watching their knights. Renault was suddenly shocked, maybe his goal was too big?

Also! Where are the wandering knights and war horses now? In addition, the war horse under his crotch, the traces of the army are too obvious!!

Although Renault was very uneasy, those people just looked at it casually like an ordinary person, and then looked away. Some of them continued to shout about their wares, some closed their windows, and some continued to chat with the people around them.

Everything is so natural.

But Renaud felt a little remorseful in his heart, for the first time, he felt that it was extremely stupid for him to impulsively come to the area controlled by a hostile lord just because of a nightmare!

This is tantamount to sending yourself to the gallows with your own hands and putting on a lock!

Renault's heart sank suddenly, and he began to wonder if he should go back.

Fortunately, no one stood in the way, and no one thought anything strange about their presence. After all, there are a lot of knights of all stripes on this avenue ...

It wasn't until he was out of the confines of the barrier that Renault breathed a sigh of relief.

Passed through the barrier of the dead without any danger and ran along the path he knew well to the place where he lived when he was young!

The sheer amount of change along the way didn't make him lift any spirits, and he was only haunted by the scene that tormented him in his dreams!

At dusk, Renault finally arrived at the source of his nightmare.

Brill!

"Where's the commander?" A soldier in civilian clothes watched the movement around him wantonly, and he asked his companion who was leading the horse, "Does the commander have any further instructions?" ”

"Shhh

But his teammates sneered, "Come on, do you think the people here regard us as enemies?" Don't scare yourself! ”

"We are all Lordaerons! It's just that now because of the conflict of ideas among the big people, we are forced to temporarily become enemies. Do you really think we're enemies? ”

"Maybe one day we'll be under the same flag again."

"Your remarks are a bit dangerous, let the prosecutors know..."

"Nonsense, will I say it in front of the prosecutor? Or will you go and tell me? ”

"Of course not! I..."

"Okay, don't talk nonsense, we're not going to come to a wealthy area. Let's go find a hotel and settle down, and then have something to eat. ”

"But Commander Renault said that if we want to wait for him here, we should wait, right? His temper hasn't been very good lately, and he's not in the mood to joke. ”

"When has this been, you have to rest after a long day, right? Listen to me, the commander won't be angry ...."

In a quiet corner of Brill's graveyard, Renault was standing quietly on a tombstone whispering something.

"I confess that I told you about everything I had done, and I wanted to atone for it. I hope you'll forgive me. Hopefully, you will understand the only reasonable behavior your child can do in a desperate situation. ”

"And not like this...."

Renaud was silent, and he looked fixedly at his mother's tombstone.

"I don't want to have nightmares anymore, it used to take me a while to get used to, I need your understanding, but now.... That time passed. ”

Renault slowly pulled out his huge warhammer from the magic pouch around his waist, "I don't need you anymore, I don't need anyone anymore, I don't need anyone to tell me anymore." ”

"I don't need you to torture me every day!"

Renault resolutely raised his dull and colorless hammer! His face turned hideous, "I'm now! It's a man!! ”

Boom!

The letters of Elaina's name were smashed off the tombstone, and the debris was scattered!

One after another!

"Sir?" Suddenly there was the shout of his guards behind him, "Are you alright?" I've heard..."

"Bring the torch," said Renault, taking a deep breath, pointing to the unrecognizable tombstone in front of him and the tangled vines behind it, "burn it!" ”

"And here!" Renault casually threw out a piece of parchment, and the soldiers behind him casually picked it up and opened it, "Burn down the house written on it!" ”

"It's all burning!!"

An indescribable sense of relief made Renault smile as the raging fire rose in front of him, and he took one last look at his mother's burning tombstone and turned away.

Only one sentence remains.

"Goodbye, Mother."

※※※

"What did you say?!" Dalyan's mouth grew in surprise, but he was soon shocked, and he could no longer suppress the anger that followed! He couldn't help but step forward and question Locke loudly.

"How can you tolerate him doing this?! How can you make him blaspheme my mother?! Why not stop him?! ”

"You have the power to stop that villain!"

"He's a demon now! Is a madman! He's not my brother anymore! He is our enemy! Enemy!!! ”

Dalyan became hysterical, and the originally handsome young man completely lost his temper in front of Locke.

"What kind of person can do such a crazy thing to ?!!!?"

"Holy Light!! Why would this happen to our Mograine family!! ”

Extreme remorse, chagrin, anger, and uselessness filled Dalyan's heart!

Suddenly! He turned and ran! Locke reached out to grab it, but only pulled off the cloak behind his back! Locke hurriedly shouted, "Stop him!" ”

Two guards stood in front of him in an instant.

It's just that Dalyan, who has lost his mind, has obviously ignored everything. The force of his anger knocked the two experienced guards directly to the sides.

Gone is the humble lad who used to be polite and humble, but in his place is an angry warrior.

Everyone looked at the young lad in amazement, yes, they ignored the fact that the child was also a paladin.

It's just that the young man's mind is full of anger now.

Just as Renault was about to run out of the monastery, Herold appeared at the end of the road. He looked at the young man calmly...

Dalyan still rushed towards Herrod without hesitation, and just as the two were about to collide, Herold suddenly dodged and stood aside. However, his left leg stretched out, and Dalyan tripped and flew out.

Before he could get up, the elite soldiers trained by Herold kept him firmly in check. When Locke followed, all that could be heard in the courtyard was Dalyan's irrepressible wail...

"Major Herold, Dalyan will be handed over to you, I think only rigorous training can make him forget this pain." Seeing Dalyan being forcibly taken out of here by elite soldiers, Locke also felt uncomfortable.

"Yes, I'll train him like I would like to train you." Herold said calmly, he was in no hurry to leave. When his men led Dalyan to disappear here, he turned to look at Locke, "Renault, do that kind of thing really?" ”

To this question, Locke does not need to answer, and does not need to answer. Herold knew, he was just looking for some kind of psychological answer in himself.

Locke's silence made Herold bow his head, but soon he looked up, he saluted Locke solemnly, and strode out. Vaguely, Locke heard him whisper to himself, "Now, I believe in you, I believe in what you say, and many people really believe in you, you can rest assured." ”

In this regard, Locke's heart was extremely uncalm. A sense of melancholy and sadness can't be eliminated, and a word in my heart keeps echoing!

Did you really do it right?

※※※

Sunrise and sunset, the stars move. Once again, night had fallen in Hearthplace, but the sky was red with blood, and a raging fire was burning around the valley city.

Countless civilians cried and rushed into the interior of the city, and from time to time the Crusader soldiers could be seen running in the opposite direction in the midst of this stream of people.

An army of the undead of the Scourge somehow appeared on the outskirts of the Valley of the Hearth through layers of defense. They slaughtered innocent people and drove panicked people to hastily set up military formations.

The soldier was at a loss in the face of panicked people, including their loved ones, his wife, his children, their parents...

The results are clear.....

The outermost line of defense of the city was breached.

People don't know what's going on outside, even Supreme Commander Renault, doesn't know what's going on outside, what's going on with the troops stationed outside?

Everything is out of order.

"What's going on?"

In the operational command hall, Dassault Khan looked at the red crosses marked on the combat map on the table without saying a word, and he didn't know what he was thinking on his gloomy face.

Renault was anxiously walking back and forth in the command hall, looking up from time to time and asking, "How can the undead of the natural disaster break through our defenses?" What the hell are the patrols on the perimeter doing? The scourge has reached our hearts! Our garrisons and strongholds everywhere have not been informed of the mission?!! ”

No one could answer his question. So far, they have been for almost a day, and they have not received any news from the outside world, as if all information has been cut off.

"I'm sorry if you're only here to complain, and I beg your pardon for not being here with you." He turned around and picked up the cloak that hung on the wall and draped it over himself. Tyran picked up the hammer that had been placed on the weapon rack, and he turned his head to look at the restless Renault, and then to the Grand Crusader Dassault Khan, who was calmly watching him.

"This is my territory, I can't let it go any further, I'm sorry, I'm out of company."

With Tyran leaving, the room was much cleaner. Renault looked at Tyran with a complicated expression, and did not speak for a long time. It wasn't until Tyran's figure completely disappeared outside the gate that Renault turned to look at Dassault Khan, who was leaning on the pillar with his arms crossed, and asked nervously.

"What do we do now?"

Dassault Khan looked solemnly at the burning candles on the long table. Touching his chin with one hand, he said thoughtfully. "The defensive line that we have placed on the perimeter cannot be broken without a little bit of messaging. Something must have gone wrong. ”

"I think." Dassault Khan abruptly left the pillar he relied on, he looked at Renault solemnly and said, "There must be an undead spy among us, or someone else's spies, and this person's position will definitely not be low." Only a few of us know about our maps and lines, and I think there must be something wrong with some of them. “

Renault's eyes widened instantly, and he said through gritted teeth. "Who is it? Who is this person? What's in it for him?! ”

"Benefits?" Dassault Khan chuckled, "If the biggest benefit is ever left. That's the guy on the other side of the wall, and our defeat will only benefit him the most, and you don't forget that he's always trying to annex us. ”

"In our Orthodox crusaders, there were many sympathizers and supporters of him. This only proves that we have not cleaned up our own ranks thoroughly enough. Dassault Khan snorted, "We must make these guys who eat inside and outside pay!" ”

"But for now, what is happening here should quickly calm down. Otherwise, it's a huge blow to your prestige. You shouldn't have left Tyran alone to do this. It's best to do it together to show your status on the team. You have to let them know that you are the supreme commander of this army, not Tyran. ”

With that, Da Sohan walked slowly in front of Renault. He smiled and patted Renaud on the shoulder, "Kid, you have always been the best one in my heart. That's why I've always supported you, not Tyran. ”

"So what are we going to do now?" Renault said with some unhappiness, "Let go of those spies lurking in our team?" ”

"Time is of the essence and we can't do that. In fact, they want to make it safer than we do. They'll try to block the undead army from outside trying to attack them, and let them solve the undead problem for me for the time being, which I think is good. Dassault Khan walked to the weapon rack at the door and removed his hammer from it. He took Renault's weapon and threw it to him, "Let's go, go and solve the riots outside, I think this problem will be solved soon." ”

Renault was the first to walk out of the gate of the headquarters, but where Renault couldn't see, Dassault Khan's face twitched all the time, as if he was suppressing some anger.

The crowded Hearthvale is now even narrower, and the already narrow streets are flanked by panicked civilians of all stripes, blocking the road leading out of the city.

Renault wanted to direct his entourage to disperse the populace, but his eyes saw Tyran, who was pacifying them with the civil magistrate in the distance, and the thought was immediately suppressed by him.

After all, this is Tyran's territory. How to do this, it will definitely make Tyran feel uncomfortable, yes, anyway, he is also his superior.

I am the supreme commander of this crusading army, what am I fighting with him?

Thinking like this, the depression in Renault's heart disappeared a lot inexplicably, he smiled, and slowly walked towards the outside of the city with the flow of people.

It was only suddenly, Renault thought of his father who died at the hands of the undead Scourge, and his heart sank instantly. The smile on his face disappeared without a trace.

He lowered his head, his eyes dark. He remembered the nightmares he'd been having, and what he had done. Even after burning down their home in Brill and smashing his mother's grave, these nightmares still haunt him.

Is this a coincidence?

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