Duran's speed was very fast, and after turning on the Wind God Tattoo, with the support of the power of the fire, his speed far exceeded that of ordinary horses!

In the blink of an eye, he overtook Jane and Xena and rushed to the city of Grand Pudding.

At this time, the big pudding city can be called a mess on the surface. Weeping and wailing filled every corner of the city, and the people ran in panic, while the wise chose to seal their doors firmly or hide in the cellars.

Pingyueli, the first trading city in the south, fell into chaos on the night of the harvest festival.

"Huh? Aren't the people of the City Lord's Guard doing a good job? The situation is a little more stable than I expected. ”

Although there were still many people crying and running along the way, Duran noticed that the people of the city lord's guard moved very quickly, and where the Othur virus appeared, a strong man would soon appear and destroy it.

This made Duran extremely puzzled, and it stands to reason that after the death of Count Lyle, the city defense of Grand Pudding City should have fallen into a situation where the dragons were leaderless. In the face of the attacks of the Othur monsters, they could not have reacted so calmly.

"Look at this posture, there should be someone in unified command!"

Duran muttered in his heart, and when the people of the City Lord's Guard passed by, he pretended to be an ordinary person, bowed his head and quickly passed by them.

The situation is still chaotic, but under the leadership of the knights in black armor, it has gradually fallen to the side of the humans.

This was not surprising to Duran, after all, he did not perceive any large-scale teleportation of magic, and if the [Scourge Gate] was not opened, then the Orser monsters that appeared in Grand Pudding City were destined to be limited.

As long as humans react, these monsters will be slowly destroyed after all.

"But if the door of calamity is not opened, what is the Mother of Othur for? Just for fun? ”

Jules's motives Duran could still understand, but the thoughts of the man behind him made Duran puzzled.

However, he quickly put the question behind him, and whatever Osser's mother wanted to do, the more chaotic the situation, the better for Duran. Only in the midst of chaos can Duran fish in troubled waters and find the true crown of the deep sea.

"What else did those two elves tell you secretly?" Duran asked Ned in his sleeve as he walked towards the City Lord's mansion.

"Hehe, they secretly told me the specific direction of the Deep Sea Crown." Ned said triumphantly, "I'm afraid those two women don't know." After all, you see that the city is full of flames, and the Deep Sea Crown hides in the flames, and they must not know what kind of fire it is. ”

"I, on the other hand, know the exact direction."

"Are you sure it's in the previous city lord's mansion?" Duran asked.

Ned nodded affirmatively.

Duran looked thoughtfully at the clouds of flames and smoke rising high in front of him, and it seemed that the real crown of the deep sea had indeed been manipulated by Count Lyle.

……

The castle lord's mansion, the countless carriages that had gathered in front of the gate in the early days had long been swept away, and the besieged nobles escaped with the help of the castle lord's guards and left the place in a hurry.

At this time, the city lord's mansion and other places seemed to be more chaotic. The flames rose from the rear, and some soldiers, under the command of a tall man, brought water from a nearby well in an attempt to extinguish the flames.

"Hurry!"

"You two, hurry up! Put out this fire for me as soon as possible! ”

The man's voice was anxious with supreme majesty, and when he heard this, Duran couldn't help but move in his heart, he leaned over and looked at it.

"Holy!"

This sight surprised Duran, wasn't the person standing in front of the flames and directing the actions of the people alive and well the Count of Lyle himself?

"This guy isn't dead!"

Duran was shocked.

He and Jane had witnessed the Count of Lyle being killed by the rampaging Jules!

But the imminent facts could not be changed, and Count Lyle did not know what means were used to save a life from Jules's hands.

At this time, the Earl was still holding the serpentine sword, and judging from his appearance, he should have experienced several battles, but the opponent should not be able to pose a threat to him.

There were two gold-level masters standing beside him, reporting to him.

Duran opened his perception to the maximum and listened carefully:

“…… There are still a few monsters to the east, but I've had them destroyed, and I'm sure I'll be able to sweep them out of the city soon. ”

"We suffered a lot of losses tonight, especially our brothers in the guards, at least a third of them died under the attack of those Othur monsters because they were caught off guard. Fortunately, we have now controlled the situation, and before dawn, we should be able to destroy all the monsters, but at a cost...... It's miserable. ”

"I see."

Listening to the adjutant's report, Count Lyle's face showed a hint of tiredness, and he waved his hand and motioned for the two to stand down.

The first trading city in the south is probably going to face a long period of downturn. The appearance of a large number of Othur monsters, and the heavy losses of the castle lord's guard, undoubtedly made the timid merchants fearful. It is probably more difficult to recreate the prosperous trade scene in the past.

It's just that the current Earl of Lyle doesn't seem to care about this, and his eyes are fixed on the flames.

The cause of the fire was a mutated Othur pathogen that burned with flames, like the terrifying demons of the Abyss, and could ignite everything flammable wherever it went. The fires in Grand Pudding were caused by these Othur pathogens, and so was the Earl of Lyle's mansion.

"The flames are so big, no one can get into them." Duran sneaked around the outside of the City Lord's Mansion, his brows furrowed.

The raging fire did not seem to have subsided with the efforts of the soldiers, but had a tendency to intensify.

Originally, the fire was limited to the backyard and the middle part, but in just a few minutes, it had moved closer to the left and right.

"Damn, what do these guys do!?" The more Earl Lyle looked, the more anxious he became, and he couldn't help but scold: "The houses on the left and right are going to be on fire, who knows what's in there?" ”

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.

Originally, these things were all controlled by an old butler, but the old butler was very unfortunate and died under the attack of the Orser monster. In fact, not only the old butler, but many people in the Earl's Court died at the mouth of the monster Othur.

"Father...... I seem to know a little bit about ......."

A timid voice popped up.

At the sight of that handsome face, Count Lyle could not help but feel annoyed, and Jules's previous words seemed to still be in his ears. Although the second son did something rebellious, there was no need for him to lie at that time.

his two sons, one of whom was favored by him, slept with each of his women; The other was neglected by himself, but he was very good in his own right, and in the end he almost succeeded in killing his father...... No, Jules had actually succeeded, if not for the cross rebirth charm.

At the thought of this, the anger in the earl's heart erupted irrepressibly.

He glared at his eldest son, Lawson, who cowered in fear.

"Speak quickly!" The Count resisted the killing intent and said impatiently.

"The warehouse on the left is for storing ordinary supplies, which is not very important." "But the warehouse on the right is a new batch of sulfur and coal ......"

Count Lyle suddenly gasped, if the flames spread to the warehouse on the right, igniting the coal mine and the brimstone, then it would be worth it!?

He was just about to order everyone to move the things out of the warehouse on the right, when suddenly a spirit suddenly asked, "How do you know?" ”

Lawson has always been a playboy, how could he possibly know such a detailed thing?

Under the count's stern gaze, Lawson was suddenly silent, and did not dare to say more.

Count Lyle closed his eyes in disappointment, and he immediately guessed how Lawson knew.

"This kid obviously found out when he was cheating with his father's wife when he was hiding in the warehouse!" Duran, who was hidden in the shadows, silently said in his heart, Count Lyle can be regarded as an unlucky egg. One son gave his dad a huge green hat, and the other was even crazier, attracting the Oser monster and nearly killing his father.

"It looks like we can't go in until the flames have subsided." Duran looked at everything around him, and he could only think of this in his heart.

He didn't dare to rush in, although the Flame King could withstand a considerable amount of fire damage, he was not completely immune. In the face of such a high-temperature flame, unless it is a pure fire element, it is ......

"Wait? Fire elemental? Duran's eyes lit up, and he pulled Ned out of his sleeve: "By the way, Ned, I'll ask you a question." ”

Looking into Duran's eyes, Ned immediately understood his intentions.

The little fat man suddenly shook like a rattle: "I don't want to run into the fire to find you that deep-sea crown!" Although the flames didn't hurt me, if the earl found out, with his swordsmanship at the Gundam Master Realm, I wouldn't even have room to escape. ”

"Hey, listen, Ned. I just need you to sneak in and take things out secretly. You're so small, you won't be discovered by Count Lyle. Duran instigated: "As long as you are careful, the flame is so big, who can see you!" ”

"Just help me once, okay? I really need that icy heart. ”

The little fat man nodded reluctantly: "Okay, I'll help you go in and find ......"

But before he could finish speaking, a loud bang suddenly erupted from the flames.

Then there was a rumbling explosion.

"Oops, that warehouse was also affected by the flames!" Duran gasped, and after the successive explosions, the fire was already very alarming, connecting the entire street of buildings.

Several soldiers who could not dodge were also injured by the explosion, and rolled on the ground screaming.

The fire is monstrous!

That was the only thought in the minds of all present. (To be continued.) )