Chapter 83: The Collapsed Statue
Just as King Naboland was about to announce the abolition of the noble titles of the Hérault family and the Madi family on the spot, and remove the hidden danger as soon as possible, there was a sudden rumbling sound of beasts' hooves outside the square, which was the sound of hundreds of riding beasts rushing from the stone road, and even the ground of the square began to shake.
As expected, it was the cavalry of the Hérault family and the Madi family. The matter of the bridal double on the first night of the wedding has been revealed, forcing them to hastily raise an army to rebel without being fully prepared. For if they had not struck first, King Nabolander's narrow strength would not have allowed them to live until to-morrow.
The rumbling sound made King Naboland immediately realize that he might have lost his best advantage. No matter how many troops he actually has in his hands, it is too late to dispatch troops now, and the most important thing at the moment is to find a way to get out of here and save his life first.
Sadly, the Sanctuary was built too high, and it was extremely difficult for the fat King Naboland to quickly climb down the sloping steps to escape from it. The altar had now become a barrier to him, and the square was crowded with pilgrims, who trampled on each other, and soon became a mess, and the slaves who were supposed to be waiting for him to summon them beneath the altar had been dispersed by the dense crowd.
Therefore, King Naboland had to climb down step by step on his own. Dragging the fat body, he finally climbed down a dozen steps, but the huge lizard statue on the back of the altar shook untimely, and he looked down in a panic to find that the base of the statue was actually broken. Before he could react to escape, the huge, heavy idol collapsed with the sound of earth-shattering hooves. As he watched the idol fall on the pilgrimage, King Naboland suddenly realized that they had already laid a trap......
In this moment of chaos, four figures suddenly rushed out of the crowd, and contrary to the cultists who were struggling to escape from the square, they went straight to the torture platform in front of them, and quickly untied the criminals.
"If you still want to live well, find a way to run south and escape to the Devil's Forest. A young man with blond hair and blue eyes hurriedly left these words, then turned around and jumped off the execution table with three other companions, and left without looking back. The situation in the square was so critical that they could not afford to linger longer, even for a short time. Because, the rebels had already broken into the square and engaged in a fierce battle with the king's guards, and anyone who remained could be affected.
These four men are none other than the future Sukaranna, Sangwu, and Modi Boro who had recently migrated south with the Streamer Sirvin and the Vlochi, as well as Tiward, the loyal servant of Modi. As early as when they were in the Arc Lake Valley, they had decided to accompany Sang Wulai Naboland to find the old man of Donglai City, so, after walking with the Streamers for a while, they asked the two Velochs to quietly send them to a sparsely populated mountain area on the outskirts of the city, and then walked to the Holy City.
In order to conceal their whereabouts and avoid causing unnecessary trouble, the streamers mainly relied on night flights to move south. There were no forests in Naborland for them to hide, only a few sparsely populated bare hills barely sheltered from them. Although the streamers are very eye-catching both day and night, the Lepeilian people have the habit of returning at sunset, and rarely go out at night, especially in the second half of the night, so the migration time of the streamers is mainly concentrated at night. In addition, the migration had to be carried out in batches, with the Viloch people with the ability to fly to pick up and take all the people to the Devil's Forest on the southern border of Naborland.
When Future, Sangwu, Medti, and Tivod arrived in the Holy City, it happened to coincide with Napole's annual pilgrimage day. So, disguised as pilgrims from other places, they successfully deceived the soldiers defending the city and infiltrated the holy city.
The four of them had planned to take advantage of the Naboland pilgrimage to the square and quietly run to find the slave pen, but by chance they came across a plot by the Hérault family and the Madi family to urgently mobilize troops to surround the square. Since all the inhabitants of the holy city had gone on pilgrimage and the dwellings were empty, the two nobles took advantage of the opportunity and quickly hid their cavalry in the houses around the square, preemptively taking advantage of the position, and besieging the central square under the nose of the unprepared King Nabolander.
According to the situation at that time, the four of them had no way back, and it was too late to evacuate the encirclement. Pretending that the cultists were exposed, it was a small matter, but if they broke into the conspiracy position and were discovered, it would definitely be a dead end, so they had to take advantage of the situation to enter the square.
Unexpectedly, the huge idol suddenly collapsed, and the four of them wanted to escape from the crowd, but Sang Wu was shaken by the declaration of the female criminal on the torture platform, she said, "In my heart, there is already a great god who lives...... No one can take away my faith!" Ling Sang felt the same and could not abandon it. So, they decided to take a risk to save the criminals, and then hurried to find the slave pen. Although the current situation is dangerous, it is also a good time to fish in troubled waters, so they must take advantage of it in time. After all, the land of right and wrong is not suitable for a long time, so it is better to find Sang Wu's old man as soon as possible, and then leave quickly.
The four of them finally rushed out of the crowded square, only to find a "tail" behind them that could not be shaken off. Future had to stop, turn around and ask, "What are you still doing with us? ”
"I, I don't know where to go......" Kama had never seen such a tall, handsome, righteous and awe-inspiring male, and at first glance, she couldn't help but feel a little cramped.
"Didn't Fang Cai already tell you, if you want to live, you have to find a way to escape to the Devil's Forest in the south. We still have important things to do right now, and we can't take your safety into account. Future reminded with a serious expression.
"Where do you want to go? Maybe I can lead the way. The clever Karma could tell at a glance that they were not Nabolanders, for the four had bright and upright eyes, the opposite of the unspirited Nabolands. At the moment of rescue, Kama couldn't help but be deeply attracted by their determined and dazzling looks. Of course, she had her own plans in mind, after all, it seemed difficult to escape from the disturbed Naboland safely at the moment, so she made up her mind to follow.
"This may save some time, after all, we are not familiar with the environment of the Holy City, and it is easy to backfire by wandering around. Mo Di proposed, and Sang Wu also thought it was feasible.
Future thought for a moment before nodding reluctantly, and then asked, "Do you know where Naborland's slave pen is usually located?"
"It's not hard to find, the slave pens are located at the back of the nobles' mansions, but they are not connected to the mansions. So, as long as you find those opulent aristocratic residences, you can generally find slave pens. However, both the royal family and the nobility have a large number of slaves, and the location of the slave circle is also different, so if you are looking for someone, it seems ......," Kama hesitated.
This is a fact, even if they are willing to take risks, they may not be able to find the old people in Donglai City smoothly. Sang Wu naturally understood, but he would inevitably feel a little lost, and when he saw everyone looking at him, he said: "It's okay, we just need to open all the slave pens we can find and give them a chance to escape, maybe the old man is among them." ”
"Well, that's all there is to it. Future nodded.
For the rest of the day, they didn't stop for a moment, running through almost every slave pen they could find. But the strange thing is that the number of slaves is not as large as expected, and some slave pens even have only a dozen slaves, which is obviously unusual. So I inquired with the slaves, and found out that it was King Naboland who forcibly transferred most of the slaves from the nobles' families in order to increase their armaments and sent them to the foundry on the outskirts of the Holy City to build weapons. So, they hurried out of the city. Fortunately, there was chaos in the city, and he was able to break out of the city gate smoothly in the flow of people who were fleeing the war.
The armory foundry was originally guarded by a large number of soldiers, but due to the sudden civil war, other nobles were not far behind, either for self-preservation or to compete for the greatest interests, they all mobilized their troops and fought against each other. Most of the soldiers who were originally stationed outside the city have been urgently transferred back to the city.
Although there are not many soldiers left behind in the weapon casting yard now, it is not a small number for the five of them, and if they face each other head-on, I am afraid it will be difficult to escape with their whole body. Actually, the future is not worried about himself, because he has enough self-protection ability, but he doesn't know the depth of the strength of the other partners, not to mention that they are also accompanied by a female who obviously has no combat effectiveness, and if he can't protect everyone at that time, it will be worth the loss, so he has to be cautious in the future.