Chapter 7 Stance and Collision~
The young soldier's nervous shout seemed to have magical power, and it came from afar, and the originally bustling city fell silent in an instant, and the expressions of all the faces on the road froze in an instant, and in the eyes of different colors, some flashed fear, some showed disgust, but more of them were an extremely complicated look.
A mixture of fear, pity, sadness, and timidity.
Stomp ......
With the sound of chaotic footsteps, a group of dozens of soldiers hurriedly rushed onto the city wall, and then accompanied by a squeaky sound, one by one the mechanical crossbows that exuded a cold color in the morning light opened directly, and the sharp crossbow arrows pointed at Chu Lie and the others in unison.
A tall, middle-aged man wearing half-old armor strode in front of the row of soldiers, his appearance was ordinary, but his face was extremely resolute, giving people a rock-like sense of stability, holding a dark blue war bow tightly in his hand, after walking to the city gate, without saying a word, he directly pulled the war bow in his hand, and a thick arrow was directly wound, towards Chu Lie, and the next moment, a rough voice sounded very clearly: "Civilians, please leave!" β
"I repeat, please leave our city! Otherwise, we will identify you as intruders and attack you!! β
Scorna β
As soon as the finger loosened, with the sharp sound of the steel arrow churning the air, the arrow, which was three or four times thicker than the ordinary arrow, left an inky afterimage in the air, and then slammed heavily into the ground one step in front of Chu Lie, directly submerged in half, and the remaining part also trembled violently because of the huge force, setting off the middle-aged general's words with a murderous aura.
"I do what I say!"
"All the soldiers, listen, if this group of people dares to get within a hundred steps of the city, they will all fire their arrows and shoot them to death!"
When the voice fell, the people behind Chu Lie were in a commotion, and even the soldiers on the city wall changed their faces fiercely, and the adjutant who followed the middle-aged general grabbed the general's cloak almost instantly, and directly scolded:
"Trandel, are you crazy?!"
"I said it was a good dispel during the previous combat meeting! What's the matter, you still plan to let your brothers follow you and kill people?!! β
"According to the strength of the leaders below, if you don't come, you're really ready to be attacked by these people!" The middle-aged general's anger was no less impressive, and his eyes widened and were almost bloodshot: "Young mother pretend to be merciful to me!" Come in, it's easy to let them in, and we don't lack these few mouthfuls of food, but what about after that?! Dark creatures attacking the city?! How many brothers are you going to die for the sake of these dozens of people?! Get the hell out of here! β
"The people below have listened to Lao Tzu!"
Pushing his adjutant hard with an elbow, the middle-aged general took a step forward, holding the city wall in one hand and a war bow in his right hand, pointing at Chu Lie and the others and shouting angrily: "Yes!" Lao Tzu knows that what he is doing is not authentic, according to what you say, Lao Tzu should go to hell when he dies! β
The voice paused slightly, and then roared again, and anyone could hear the firmness of the mountainsβ
"Then fuck it!"
"If it's because of you who take the lives of my city, I might as well go to hell! In this matter, Lao Tzu has a guilty conscience, but ...... Don't regret dying! β
The rough voice rolled in, extremely firm, making many civilians behind Chu Lie have complicated expressions on their faces-
Ask yourself, are the townspeople really making the wrong choice? On an ethnic level, this is indeed the case....... But if it were me, would I be able to risk sacrificing myself, or even all the costs I was familiar with, to save a group of strangers?
Can it be done?
Can it really be done?
Step, step, step~
The sound of quiet footsteps sounded at this time, and Chu Lie's face at the front of the team was still as cold as stone, but he took a step and walked towards the city wall alone, and the knight behind him subconsciously followed, but he was stopped by a strong qi waved by Chu Lie's hand, and had to stop in place.
Chu Lie looked at the solemn general standing on the city wall, and the expression in his eyes fluctuated slightly, but then he returned to calm and firmness.
Yes, as he said before......
From the standpoint of the townspeople themselves, there is nothing wrong with them - how can they be wrong to protect their own lives, to protect the people they value from the possibility of death?!! For a person, this kind of behavior is simply instinctive and justified!
Chu Lie was not wrong.
Judging from the level of racial warfare, they are indeed consuming the spirit of the human race and consuming the strength of human beings!
And the civilians who fled the holy places were even more unmistakable - they were just praying for a chance to live...... That's all!
Both sides are right!
Each of them has a reason to support their actions, and they both firm this choice from their own hearts, from the depths of their souls, but ah...... This is the saddest part.
The greatest tragedy in the world is not the collision between right and wrong, but the conflict between these two right.
Crunch β
The palms of his hands were clenched, and the next moment, Chu Lie's body seemed to turn into a galloping horse, rushing towards the city gate violently, almost instantly pulling into a large distance, which can be called a terrifying level of speed, the pupils of the middle-aged general holding the war bow suddenly contracted, and without the slightest opportunity to consider, he suddenly shouted: "Raise three fingers on the bow and shoot arrows at those refugees!" β
The voice fell, but no one reacted, the general gasped violently, his steel teeth were clenched, and the war bow in his hand turned directly at the civilians in the distance, looking at the men, women and children, his eyes struggled violently, but Chu Lie's rapidly approaching body was like a sword of Damocles hanging above his head, which brought him an incomparably huge pressure-
It is said that there is no forgiveness for killing!
But when it was actually implemented, the tremendous pressure almost crushed him.
But......
Thinking of the city behind him, the familiar faces behind him, the general closed his eyes hatefully, but the fingers on the bowstring suddenly loosened at the same time, but at this time, a body directly hit his body, at this time he was already unstable, was hit like this, the arrow shot directly missed the head, spun and shot into the air, and made a bang.
The general's face flashed a moment of relaxation, and then he blushed directly because of anger, and a pair of eyes glared fiercely at Zack, the veteran who hit him, and then the palm of his hand pulled hard to throw the veteran aside, and at the same time, a sharp blue light suddenly rose into the sky, and slammed straight into the arrow that almost turned into an afterimage, with a crisp sound, the fierce arrow was directly hit into countless fragments, scattered one after another, causing the pupils of the defending general Trandel to shrink suddenly.
It's so strong!
Definitely not your average knight! It should be a real powerhouse who has stepped into the level of a big knight!
Rumble!!!
Under the city gate, Chu Lie slowly withdrew his palm, and at the same time, on his body, the violent energy suddenly appeared, and then roared like a beast and rose up, shattering the air, wantonly showing his sense of existence, Chu Lie's body slowly lowered, and the momentum that was so violent that it was like a natural storm compressed, and slowly converged on the fist.
Just as he was gaining momentum, the space around the fist was distorted, and at the same time, the indifferent voice slowly fell.
"I'll hit the city gate with my next punch, if you don't want to die, get out of the way."
The general's eyes glared and he was about to say something, but at this moment, a somewhat old voice sounded again one step ahead of him: "Oh, hey, this knight, please calm down!" β
The veteran Zack, who was left aside, leaned out of the city wall at some point, and while waving his hands indiscriminately, he raised his hoarse voice and shouted loudly: "Lord Knight, how many people must die in our city after your punch, haven't the knights of the Holy See always carried out some creed?" You wouldn't kill innocents indiscriminately, right? β
"Besides, there are still many people in the city who are willing to help you, and the order is also given by this fierce big man! It's not about those ordinary people, and we're willing to prepare supplies for you, and there's a place not far away, and you can barely rest, so you're merciful........"
The veteran Zack's babbling words made the general's eyes almost darken, and he stepped forward, pressing one hand on Zack's emaciated shoulder in front of him, and was about to shout angrily, but the breath that disturbed the sky in front of him suddenly calmed down, making his expression slightly stunned, and then he muttered in disbelief.
"Scattered, scattered? How can it be?! β
Chu Lie looked at the few gestures that the thin veteran's hand was still repeating until now, a trace of brilliance flashed in his eyes, he exhaled a breath of turbidity, and temporarily pressed down his original thoughts, and his right hand, which was originally clenched into a fist, was slowly released at the same time, and after just a little thought, he said in a deep voice:
"Then, I want enough medicine to treat fifty people, thirty wildebeest carriages, twenty of which must be filled with food, and fifty sets of equipment for the city defense army."
"Another ............"
As he spoke, Chu Lie's right hand slashed at random, and the energy that had not yet dissipated in his palm slammed to the ground, and at the same time that the earth burst into countless cracks, his finger pointed at the old soldier who was groveling and smiling.
"I want this person to be a guide to take us to a place where we can cultivate."
PS: For today's chapter, or the chapter of the past two days, I want to say, that is, ...... Although Chu Lie is the protagonist, his thinking and ideas are not completely correct, he also needs to continue to grow, is the idea of the general defending the city wrong? This is the choice of ordinary people, and Chu Lie is indeed not wrong.
After all, life is not a multiple-choice question, and there are many times when there is no necessarily right answer.