Chapter 44: The Female Demon (1)
Chapter 44: The Female Demon (1)
Fort Prince's Adventurer Branch, the mission hall was crowded with a lot of nearby civilians who came in to take refuge when they heard the bell, they huddled together, they had just witnessed the atrocities of the Imperial Army, and they were all so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, and the parents covered their children's mouths tightly for fear of making a sound to alarm the group of murderous "demons" outside, even the adventurers were trembling, what if your personal strength was strong, in front of an army of this size, you would just kill a few more people, and eventually become one of the piles of corpses next to the square.
However, these people still have this hope in their hearts, that is, the pact between the adventurers' union and the major powers not to attack and not to participate in the battle, but can a mere contract stop those murderers from rushing in?
No one is sure.
"It's over, you see, those demons of the Marfa Empire don't even let go of the Church of Light! Are they not afraid of divine punishment? "An adventurer discovers through the window that a group of well-trained Imperial soldiers have stormed the Church of Light, not far away, and have begun a massacre.
The screams and cries were soon heard, and the light of magic flashed, but it didn't last long, and everything fell silent. The average rank of the assassination team was at the beginning of the third rank, and with so many thieves and killers sneaking up together, even the bishop of the silver rank of the Church of Light could not be spared.
"The Marfa Empire has no faith, there are no sects in the empire at all, how can they be afraid of divine punishment, they are just a bunch of bastards! The god of mercenaries, please punish those demons who don't spare even the elderly and children! An old adventurer gritted his teeth.
The adventurer from before said nervously, "You said that they would not storm the guild, but the branch elder is not here, what should we do?" ”
The old adventurer took his hand and said, "Don't panic! Guilds are different from sects, even the towns in the empire have adventurer's guilds, and the empire has also signed a contract with the adventurer's guild, so it should not rush in. ”
The adventurer was only slightly relieved when he heard this, but he looked at the civilians who were crowding the hall, opened his mouth and stopped.
The location of the hotel is not too far from the central square, and some conditions can be seen on the second floor, and all the adventurers are holding their breath, seeing that those vicious Imperial soldiers are about to search here, and they don't know what to do.
There will certainly not be any superfluous thoughts about letting them fight against Warcraft, just one word...... Dry! Even against the bandit group and the slave catcher team, they have no hesitation, but it is no longer within their ability to confront the well-equipped army head-on.
Even Morpheus was silent when he saw the battle of the Imperial army, and he peeked at Selena from time to time, as if he was thinking about something.
"Regiment commander, what should we do, those imperial soldiers don't blink an eye when they kill people, they don't even let go of their children, why don't we go out and fight with them!" Zyra, the female archer of Langaro, asked anxiously.
Morpheus didn't speak, instead casting an inquiring look at his employer, Nina.
Nina bit her lip and said, "Why slaughter civilians, even if it's war, it's not necessary to do this, are human soldiers all murderers?" ”
"No," Morpheus said in a deep voice, "it's not for this reason, because they are the Blood Rose Legion, and their leader is Count Clasia of the Blood Rose, and she is an out-and-out murderer, a butcher, who is said to have slaughtered the civilians of a city in one night, and that's tens of thousands of lives!" I think we should give up our resistance and try to negotiate with them or find a chance to take refuge in the Adventurer's Guild, which has a non-aggression pact with all human countries, and even Clauseia should not dare to break the contract. ”
Nina patted Selena, who was clutching her, and turned her gaze to Lawson.
Rosen's face was a little pale, in the face of such a well-equipped army, even if he still had hole cards such as summoned beasts, class transfers, and kryptonite props to use, he had no chance of breaking through, not to mention that at this moment, there were five red dots on the minimap that surrounded the hotel from the beginning.
The red dot that can be displayed on the map represents absolute hostility, and there is no means to hide itself, and all information is unknown when you click on the red dot, indicating a huge level gap, which means that the opponent is not only a large number of soldiers, but also high-ranking fighters.
At this point, there is nothing Lawson can do, even if it is difficult to escape, after all, the Imperial Legion has surrounded the town, so he can only reply: "I agree with Commander Morpheus's proposal. "Rosen only hopes that Selena and Nina's identities will not be revealed, which may cause unnecessary trouble.
Nina nodded, motioning for everyone to put away their weapons and go downstairs together.
In the central square, Lausea sat in a chair and Lisa stood behind her. At this time, a dark shadow flickered behind her, and a figure appeared from it, it was the captain of the assassination team, Craig, a rare shadow assassin by profession, with a bronze rank.
Craig leaned over Clauseia's ear and said, "Lord Earl, the target has not resisted, and is now being escorted by soldiers and several adults, and will be there soon." ”
Clauseia said casually with a hint of boredom on her face: "There is no resistance? I'd like to see it, well, there should be a chance. Got it, watch the periphery, and don't allow anyone to go out of the city. ”
"Yes, Lord Count!" Craig's figure disappeared again after receiving the order, and the dark vortex gradually subsided.
Claudia turned around and said, "Master Juan, are the paperwork for negotiations with Anaheim ready?" ”
The royal mage Juan replied respectfully: "Your Excellency, you are ready, and you can send someone to deliver the letter at any time." ”
"Very well, I'll talk about it after confirming the identity of the elf princess. Now, it's almost dawn, and the show begins......"
The sky was getting brighter, and the glow of the four magic lamps in the square was imperceptible, and they would normally be extinguished by the soldiers on the night vigil at this time, but today they were still on.
Rosen Selena and the others slowly advanced towards the center of the square under the siege of a team of heavily armed soldiers, and everywhere they looked, blood and corpses could be seen everywhere, and all the rebels were killed, which made Rosen's heart very shocked.
Although there are already a few lives on his hands, it is a cruel battlefield where you die or I die in battle...... No, it should be a slaughter field, and it is just a film and television drama that stays on the earth, and he has seen it up close.
Rosen saw a little girl who was at most five or six years old, held by her mother and lying in a pool of blood, the mother and daughter were already dead, and the little girl's hand was still holding her mother.
Rosen's fists were only clenched, gritting his teeth hard, suppressing impulsive thoughts, and there were five strong men mixed among the soldiers around him, and the preliminary estimate was at least above level 50, which represented the golden rank.
In the center of the square, the townspeople have been concentrated on both sides of the square, and the thousands of people who are pressed by the black, although they have an absolute advantage over the imperial army in numbers, but the unarmed civilians and the Blood Rose Legion are not comparable at all, and they can only wait trembling and restless.
Rosen glanced at it, all his faces were filled with fear and despair, some of the blood on his bodies had not yet dried, and Rosen's heart seemed to be blocked by something. When he turned his gaze to the high platform in the center of the square, he saw Claudia sitting in a chair. Roughly judging the identity of Claudia, Rosen was still amazed by this woman.
'Is this the witch of the Bloody Rose?' Beneath the angelic countenance hides the cruel character of the devil? ’
As if sensing something, Clauseia turned her gaze to Rosen, and the two of them looked at each other from a distance, Rosen's heart shook, he felt a strong oppression, and his heart seemed to stop in an instant. When he avoided Clauseia's sight, he found the Lori girl on the side!
'This girl seems to have seen it somewhere!' ’
Claudia licked her lips and said to Lisa beside her, "It's really young, but it's strange, I can't feel any fluctuations in his power, are you sure he's really the Apocalypse?" ”
Lisa nodded affirmatively.
Clauseia showed a thoughtful expression and said to herself, "Well, maybe he has the equipment to block energy and breath, anyway, let's see if he is qualified to be my possession." ”
At this moment, there was a commotion at the back of the square, a middle-aged man covered in blood rushed out, the guards hurriedly went to stop it, a soldier stabbed the middle-aged man in the back with a shot, fortunately the blow was not too deep and not critical, the man still insisted on running forward a few steps, until he entered Clasia's sight, he endured the pain and knelt down with his legs and pleaded loudly,
"My child, my child is seriously injured, please let him be treated, he is only ten years old!"
Lawson and the others stopped, paying attention to the situation in the middle.
The man kept pleading, "Please, my lord, I only have such a child!" We are all farmers, and we have never done anything that hurts nature and reason. ”
I saw that Claudia raised her hand to stop the guards who wanted to attack again, stood up and jumped off the high platform lightly, her movements agile and light. Clauseia took seductive steps, like a model's steps, perfectly showing off her proud figure, and slowly walked in front of the middle-aged man.
"Your child is hurt?" Clauseia said softly, "Bring him here, I'll treat him." ”
"Ahh The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't expect the female commander to be so easy to speak, and then hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, turned around and beckoned his wife to bring the child up.
In the crowd, the man's wife ran out with a half-grown boy in her arms and knelt in front of Claudia with a look of anticipation. The boy was unconscious, blood-stained, and his condition was not optimistic.
There was a smile on Clausea's lips, and an extra bottle of intermediate healing potion in her hand was enough to alleviate the boy's injuries. Crowdia crouched down under everyone's surprised gaze, lifted the boy's body, and fed the healing potion into the boy's mouth with her own hands. This move made the gloom on the faces of all those who saw it dissipate a lot, and even Lawson secretly said in his heart that the rumors really couldn't be believed, this Count of the Bloody Rose was still very kind-hearted, at least not as ferocious as the legend.
"Alright," Clauseia licked the blood from her hands, but since everyone's eyes were on the boy, no one paid attention.
"Come here, heal him!" Clauseia called over a healer who accompanied the army, and the potion stabilized the injury and slowly healed, combined with the healer's magic, which could speed up the boy's recovery, and after a moment the boy had regained consciousness and opened his eyes.
"Ahh Thank you, thank you, your lord! When the man and his wife saw the child wake up, they quickly knelt down and kowtowed and thanked them, they did not pay attention at all, and Clauseia's eyes were full of disgust when they looked at them.
"Rosen, that countess doesn't seem to be as cruel as they say, she's a good human being, maybe she won't embarrass us." Selena whispered to Rosen.
Rosen nodded: "Yes, maybe we can negotiate with her, after all, we are not from Princeburg." ”
However, before Rosen could finish his words, he heard a heart-rending scream from the middle......
"Hmmm! She's a demon! After discovering what had happened, Rosen gritted his teeth.