23 Mutiny

"What to do? Take the opportunity to kill the Viscount? ”

"Yes, the prince he killed, as long as he handed over his head to the Praetorian Guard, it would be a great achievement."

"I've heard that Captain Charlie and Captain Milo want to defend this place, so they won't order us to fight the Praetorian Guard, will they? That's a dead end. ”

"Fuck it! Lao Tzu has worked hard to finally survive to this day, and has completed the task, who is willing to work hard for the people here, just don't care about anything, just save your life. ”

"So are you joining? More people are easier to do. ”

"No, I don't, I want to live a little longer."

"Then don't make a noise about what you just said, and we won't call you for the reward. The rest, get your weapons ready, I've heard that the viscount will be walking around the town after lunch, and that's when he strikes! Prepare your horses in advance, and as soon as you get your hands on them, run to the camp of the Janissaries. ”

This discussion took place on the morning of the 16th, when Milo and his party had just climbed out of the tunnel, and the participants in the discussion were the remaining ten soldiers of Hans's team, although they obeyed Charlie's command, but the captain's sacrifice made them lose their backbone, and Charlie brought the order of Duke Xia Fei, their reason was gradually swallowed up by fear. So, they planned to assassinate the Viscount, the murderer of the "murder" of the prince, and use his head to the Praetorian Guard in exchange for credit, of course, they also had the delusion that if the Janissaries saw that the Viscount was dead, maybe they would not have slaughtered the entire inhabitants of Windrun Town, and would have saved more lives and wealth. When they thought of this, these soldiers couldn't help but feel happy in their hearts. But they ignore the most important thing - this is no longer a simple "murder for life" murder, but a political conspiracy to kill them all, even a person with strong political sensitivity like Charlie has been tortured to the point of anxiety and nervous breakdown, and the ideas of these soldiers are simply naïve to the extreme. What happened later confirmed their misjudgment of the situation.

After lunch, the operation of these soldiers began. At the same time, Milo and the others were hurrying away, they were far away from Fengxing Town, and they could not see the smoke coming out of the town......

In the early morning of the 17th, Milo and the others woke up, although the conditions in the cave were not good, but it was much better than sleeping in the snow. Parrett also apologized for falling asleep unconsciously last night, saying that he slept too badly and snored, which affected everyone's rest, and the others laughed at it. The wind chimes led everyone out of the cave, only to find that the cave entrance is located in the middle of the mountainside, looking around, what they see is the mountains and mountains, quite a kind of "look down is the mountain, look up is the mountain, the other side of the mountain is still the mountain" feeling. The snow did not stop, it was much lighter than before, and everyone was secretly glad at the thought of not having to walk through the thick snow.

"Are you all ready?" Wind Chime asked the four people in front of him, and the answer was, of course, yes.

"Where is the right teleportation?" Wind Chime asked a second question, "I think it's better not to be noticed." ”

"Then in the trench on the outer wall of the fort, there is a blind spot in the field of vision." It was Parrett who said this, much to the astonishment of the other three, that this reckless rough man had such sharp judgment, and that all three of them were very supportive of his opinion.

"Well, I'm just talking......" Seeing that everyone agreed, Parrett lost his confidence.

"Are you really going back with us? I think you'd better go back to Aube at that......" Nightfinch said worriedly.

"Thank you for the reminder, but I think that the Wind Chime Girl has saved my life, and I want to do what I can, so ah, let me also go to defend Fengxing Town, and I should repay the favor."

No one persuaded him anymore. Everyone get ready, and signal that the wind chimes are ready to cast teleportation magic. The wind chimes silently recited the incantation, and after a burst of white light, they appeared in the trench on the north side of the fort, and as expected, no one noticed.

"I'll go straight to Count Lee, hoping I'll recognize him." Feng Chime said to the four of them, "You have worked hard, and you almost gave up your life to find me." If there is no follow-up work, you should also report your safety to your relatives and friends first. With that, the wind chime transformed into a canary and flew into the city wall.

"It turns out that she majored in bird transformation magic." Nightfinch said admiringly, "There are too many mysteries in this person, and she is so powerful, but fortunately she is not our enemy." ”

"How old do you think she is?" Parrett asked, and he seemed to see that the wind chimes could never be just the age they appeared to be. The snow dog made a gesture: two hundred years old. Nightfinch said that there might be more: "She can keep it that way, it must have used time magic, I heard that some magicians can reduce the rate of aging of their bodies, let's say three years and one year old, and then live for a hundred years or two hundred years." ”

"Actually, I want to know why she is in seclusion, maybe she has a very complicated experience." Melo said this, and the other three agreed.

The group climbed out of the trench while discussing - this was not an easy task, the depth of the trench was designed according to the height of the djinn. It took a lot of effort for the four of them to get out of the trench, but they didn't rush any longer, the wind chime's power was enough to reassure them, and all they had to do was to see what kind of magic she would use to deal with the threat of the Praetorian Guard.

Turning the corner, they had reached the east side of the fort and could see the town. But what they saw was the last thing they wanted to see - black smoke rising from the town!

Seeing this, the four of them rushed towards the town without hesitation, their faces contorted as they ran, and all sorts of speculation and worries welled up in their minds......

At noon on the 16th, the Viscount led the militia through the town as usual, and when they reached an alley, they noticed a horse placed in front of the road blocking pedestrians, and thought that someone had unintentionally moved it. The militia stepped forward to move away from the rejection horse, but found that there were two tar drums placed in an inconspicuous position next to them, and the vigilant militia suddenly felt that something was wrong, but it was too late. With the sound of an arquebus, the tar barrel was hit and exploded, and the splattered tar ignited the wooden horses, and the surrounding residents and militia were also affected, and in an instant their whole bodies were enveloped in raging flames, and they ran to make the last struggle, and with a few miserable wails, they fell to the ground......

The Viscount immediately led the rest of the men backwards, but the road behind them was blocked by several wooden carts loaded with flammable materials, which were ignited with torches by the men who suddenly appeared in the clothes of several soldiers, forming a wall of fire and blocking the Viscount's retreat. The viscount and the militia were completely blocked in this narrow alley, and the windows of the buildings on either side were not large enough to enter the house, and they perceived in horror that it was a premeditated ambush!

At the same time, the fire broke out at several major intersections in the town, in order to attract attention and block the road, and the militia, Charlie's soldiers, and the soldiers of Milo's team who had arrived at the news could not reach the viscount without any problems, and they did not even know what was going on. In the midst of the chaos, some houses also began to catch fire, and many residents were also burned and burned to death by the wind, and the streets suddenly fell into complete chaos and cried.

The Viscount resisted with the militia in the alley, and soldiers around them kept shooting and firing arrows from outside the wall of fire, and the militia fell one by one, and the Viscount and the others were cornered. Charlie led the people to start looking for a breakthrough, trying to find the viscount quickly. Count Lee, who was in the fortress, also led the militia to the town to start extinguishing the fire, and he did not know exactly what was happening, but a gunshot told him that some of the soldiers had mutinied, and then his body was numb - a bullet pierced his right leg......

The viscount resisted desperately, cowering in the few obstacles in the alley, death closing in on him amid the sound of gunfire, the whizzing of bows and arrows, and the burning of wood......

"Viscount!" A voice came from above the viscount, and he hurried to look up and saw a ladder coming down from the room. He saw clearly the person who gave him a life-saving ladder - Heidi. The brave maiden was nearby at the time of the incident, and she learned the Viscount's location by her voice, and in a hurry she found a ladder, used the ladder to go up to the top of the house where the Viscount was leaning, and then carried the ladder up and down to the Viscount's side. The Viscount and the militia immediately climbed up to the roof of the house by means of a ladder, and the attacks of the arquebuses and crossbows around them were all aimed at the side of the ladder, and the Viscount was lucky enough to climb to the roof, and he was just about to thank Heidi when suddenly a numb right arm - a bullet hit him in the right shoulder, and the force of the great force caused him to fall to the roof.

Heidi immediately used her body to support the Viscount, knowing that the mutinous soldiers were targeting the Viscount and not her, so she dared to do so. Seeing that the viscount was about to slowly move to the shooting blind spot under the cover of the girl, a soldier raised his arquebus, took aim, and pulled the trigger-

As Milo and the others weaved through the town, they saw bloodstains everywhere, countless bullet holes, weapons and bows and arrows left everywhere, unburned wood and tar...... Smoked blackened residents cried out about the tragedy that had taken place yesterday. Nightfinch and Snowdog immediately help the residents heal their wounds, Parrett helps extinguish the embers, and riskes her life to remove some unlit tar drums from the streets.

Melo was anxiously searching, we all knew who he was looking for, but he just couldn't find it, and he couldn't find it all over the town...... An ominous premonition crossed his mind, and he made his way to the fortress with his last hope, where he met the viscount at the drawbridge.

The viscount's burly body seemed so thin at this moment, his arms hung weakly, and his right sleeve was hanging down, fluttering in the wind. His hair was charred in large chunks, his face and body were covered with wounds of different sizes, some of which were even bleeding, and his face was haggard and pale. When he saw Milo return, he was not surprised at all, but had a guilty expression on his face.

Milo noticed, and begged the Viscount for an answer with his eyes, only to receive a choked response:

"Miss Trister...... Heidi...... She...... Dead ......"