However, De Jong also remembered his ultimate duty - as a man who grew up in the Arathi Heights, he certainly had to protect the people of this land, but he also had to obey the orders of His Majesty and protect His Majesty's safety; Holding Robin down to him, De Jong turned his head to look at King Solas's face - he was willing to take his men out of the city to rescue the captives who had fallen into the hands of the enemy at the orders of His Majesty - even if there was little hope of survival, but at least ...... It is one that can save one. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

King Solas saw De Jong's almost pleading gaze, and Robin struggling desperately, but His Majesty's face remained as hard as iron—even though his hand on the handle of his warhammer trembled slightly.

"No, there aren't many garrisons in the city, and there's no point in going out to rescue - even if enough men are sent to defeat those trolls, it won't be possible to rescue those hostages." King Solas shook his head, his words like they were squeezing out of his teeth,

If he could, King Solas would certainly like to rescue the hostages - as the king of Riptide Castle, he has the duty and duty to protect the inhabitants of his territory from foreign enemies; But even if the city gate has not been sealed, even if thousands of palace guards in the city are dispatched to rush out of the city and quickly kill the group of trolls, but what can it be? Not to mention that this group of trolls can kill all the captives and flee to the orc base as soon as they see the human army leaving the city, leaving the human army helpless; Even if the human army rushed to the trolls, how much would it cost to save the hostages? How many court guards were able to return to the city?

Although in order to protect the safety of civilians, the soldiers of Fort Riptide are not afraid of sacrifice; But the remaining remnants of the defeated army will be able to hold the huge Riptide Fort in the next battle? If not, in fact, the answer is almost yes - then more of the city's inhabitants will die at the hands of the orcs who have broken through the city, and the fall of Riptide Castle will signal that the entire Arathi Heights will be at the mercy of this green-skinned haul - and King Solas will not allow this to happen, which means that as a king, he must learn to make trade-offs.

"One day, we will avenge them." For a long time, King Solas could only say these words to comfort the palace guards around him, who had already gritted their teeth—one day, the invaders would pay the price of blood for their atrocities, but at this time—he could only stand in shame on the city walls, like a shrunken turtle, watching the trolls slaughter his people—at this moment, King Solas was ashamed of his last name as never before—and was such a self worthy to be called Torbain, "the troll's nightmare"?

King Soras is disgraced, while Robin has nothing but anger in his heart; De Jong pressed him tightly, so that his body could not move a single bit; Therefore, he could only watch as Tess got closer and closer to Riptide Castle under the oppression of the trolls......

Suddenly, Robin's gaze briefly departed from Tess—the light was above, and behind Tess, he spotted Erica, Tess's daughter, cowering and stumbling forward.

Erica, who inherited her mother's beauty and kindness, did not discriminate against Robin, who suddenly appeared around her mother and was still physically disabled; Instead, the little girl affectionately called him "Uncle Robin". The empathetic Erica has acted as a "firefighter" for the awkward scenes that occur between Robin and Tess more than once, and more importantly, Erica is not simply detached and polite to Robin, but truly treats Robin as a respectable and amiable elder, and will turn to Robin for help when she encounters unsolvable troubles - such as being bullied by boys at school.

Robin has long regarded Erica as his own daughter, and has even been planning to use the relationships of his former comrades-in-arms - including De Jong, who is considered a celebrity in the upper class of Riptide Castle - to find a noble and heroic young man as a husband for Erica.

At this time, Erica was forced by several trolls to stumble behind her mother and move forward; Robin could almost imagine that her mother's face, as strong as her mother, must have been filled with tears and fear—poor little Erica, when had she ever experienced such horror?

After Erica's birth, what made Robin even more sad and sad to the point of wanting to cry out loud were Tess's parents, the old uncle and the old woman, who were already in poor health, while moving forward with the crowd, while protecting their granddaughter in front of them; Although they were often too sick to get out of bed, these two old men were also very kind to Robin, who had already lost his parents and was alone, felt the warmth of home in these two old men--Seeing that the two old men were about to fall to the ground several times, but had to persist under the coercion of the blade, Robin's heart was about to burst in frustration--Why, you coward! I've already made this my home early in the morning, so why don't you muster up the courage to turn it into reality?

Robin opened his mouth, but found that he could no longer speak—his throat was swollen and sore, like a horsetail grass that had been dried in the air, and like the earth that had cracked into tortoiseshell cracks because of years of drought, just like his broken and painful heart. Despite the mental resistance, the moment finally came—albeit slowly, the captives finally reached the junction of the lonely road outside Riptide Castle, where they were on their knees under the pressure of the trolls, waiting for the last moment.

The junction was so far from the wall, far beyond the range of the bow and arrow; The junction, so close to the city walls, that Robin could faintly hear the miserable cries for help of the captives, and the frightened sobs of women and children.

"His Majesty said that we will avenge them." De Jong, like all the palace guards on the city walls, almost had to look away, not wanting to see the tragedy happen; But he forced himself to look at it—to see what was about to happen, to see the blood that the people were about to spew—and to keep this blood in his heart, and one day, as long as the soul has not returned to the Holy Light, he must ask the invaders for it!

But no one was more sad than Robin—none of them had relatives among the captives—and they were lucky, and Robin, who at this time was undoubtedly responsible for the misfortune of the whole world of Azeroth; Robin's head was suffocated with rage, and his face was so red that it almost burst with plasma; Consciousness and thinking began to blur, and at that moment, Robin saw Tess, who was kneeling at the intersection, raise her head and look at the city.

"Tess!" The body, which had already given up struggling because of the loss of strength, suddenly became agitated, so that De Jong could barely suppress it; Robin struggles violently and trudges through contradictions—on the one hand, he wants Tess to see him; But at the very moment when the idea was born, Robin wished that Tess could not see herself—what face would she see? At this point, Robin realizes that he can no longer save Tess, the family that is gentle and generous to him—and the best outcome is to die with them. (To be continued.) )