Chapter 48: The Captive

A deafening loud bang came from the rostrum, and a terrifying flame erupted into the sky along with the people on the stage

The violent vibrations and the flames of the explosion swallowed up the close-up spectators, and everyone was startled by the incident, and then desperately tried to flee the square

In the huge, wide, star-carved square, people were in a mess, and the crowd was like a frightened flock of sheep, pushing and scattering in all directions, and many people were accidentally squeezed to the ground and could not get up again

Although the physical fitness of the people in this world is very good, there are too many people, it is too chaotic, and the sudden attack makes the originally happy crowd feel as if they are suddenly facing a world-destroying demonic beast

"Boom, boom" Immediately afterwards, there was a loud bang on the ground near the square and in the shops, and the crowd suddenly suffered heavy losses

In the Starlight Temple, a group of guards with swords and shields and heavy armor rushed out at this time, trying to maintain order and lead the crowd rushing towards them into the temple

The temple priests who had just been blown up on the rostrum were still in the sky at this time, and they were about to fall to the ground, and their bodies were covered with a blue shield

I don't know if it's an energy shield or a magic shield, although they are embarrassed at this time, they seem to be fine.

On the second floor of the temple, on a balcony corridor nearly ten meters above the ground, there stood a circle of temple gunners wearing streamlined combat uniforms and holding unknown firearms in their hands, leaning on the solid guardrail in the corridor to aim at the crowd

It was the third day of the Tech Conference and the day the results of the competition were announced, and the explosion occurred as the twelve priests stepped onto the podium to announce the results.

Today's traffic is the largest, people here want to know what the product, who will get the reward, the entertainment of this world is lacking, and people are all in a state of carnival during the rare holidays

It's a pity that it was destroyed today

"The show has begun, and it's time for us to act." Shen Mu stood on the roof of a building a few hundred meters away from the square and said with some excitement

"Yes, Lord Shen Mu." Trenzoll and the other nine high-level professionals nodded, and then quickly left somewhere together

"Haha, Starlight is nothing more than that, it was originally mysterious, we can't do anything with you rats, but now, you actually dare to build a city, doesn't that give us a target for revenge?"

In a luxurious building, an old nobleman in his fifties, with a somewhat fat body, wearing a gorgeous brocade robe, stood at the window and sneered

"Yes, make their activities a hellish party, see who dares to follow them, if they fail, even this city will be ours." Another tall and thin old nobleman said grimly

"Haha, then again, in fact, we have to thank them, otherwise how could we easily steal the rights of the kingdom." An old nobleman with a round belly said with a smile while drinking fine wine

"Yes, let's thank this great organization with this tragic fireworks. When we take over the city, those scientific and technological achievements will be ours."

"That's right, in the past, we didn't accept it because it would harm our interests, it would rob us of our business, and even if they bought and sold ready-made products, it would cost us a huge fortune

But now, the world is in turmoil, and it is the time for us to pick up the gold all over the ground, and after picking up these things, we will carry out reforms, and those exploding people will naturally become a joke. ”

"Cheers to our perfect plan!"

"Cheers!"

"So, would anyone like to treat me to a drink as well?" While several nobles were toasting to their necks, a red-haired, burly young man walked into the hall where the nobles were gathering

"What? Who are you and how did you end up here? Tutvara, tell me what's going on? The emaciated, gloomy nobleman asked

"I'm happy to serve you, Your Excellency the Earl of Alaska, that's what you see, this place now belongs to the powerful Lord Shen Mu, and I am also one of his retinue." Tutvalla replied in an elegant tone

"I heard that in the past few days, many forces or organizations have lost their properties or strongholds in the Starlight Capital, and after our investigation, these forces are all related to the sneak attack on the Elemental Fire Essence Auctioneer a few days ago, could it be that he is the one who took out the three Elemental Fire Essence for auction?" The chubby nobleman asked

"Yes, we were involved in that at the time." Tutvara's nodded

"I don't understand, Tutwara, why is this happening, haven't you escaped safely?" The grim-faced Earl of Alaska was puzzled

"In fact, it was because we swore allegiance to the strong Lord Shen Mu that he released us back, otherwise we would have died in the attack that night." Tutvara's honestly spoke

As a knight, and a high-ranking knight, he didn't mind having his former employer explain it.

So all of them were arrested, and they all pledged their allegiance to him? So he knew about our plan, and you and Caddafi on the side of the old aristocracy were arranged by him to lie dormant, waiting for this moment? The Earl of Alaska asked hatefully

"Yes, everything is as you expect; So honorable Alaskan, are you willing to surrender? ”

"Of course, but we have to promise one thing: as nobles we must have the right of redemption! In addition, we need to be treated accordingly during our time as captives. ”

"Okay, as a nobleman, this condition is your right, and I agreed to this condition, but now that you are my prisoner, since I have promised to give you the corresponding treatment

Then please don't make any bad moves, otherwise I can't guarantee your life" Shen Mu heard that the other party was willing to surrender, so he agreed

Because the right of self-redemption after the surrender of the nobles is tacitly approved by all the nobles of this world; In addition, as a captive, the requirement to be treated on a par with a knighthood is not necessarily guaranteed

However, in general, as long as the enemy is not a pervert, or because he refuses to surrender, he is finally captured, and it is still okay to get reciprocal treatment.

Shen Mu didn't want to embarrass them, he just wanted to use them for the safety of his family, he didn't have much time to run from country to country to save people.

As long as these leading nobles are caught here, let them find a way to send the families of their subordinates, the attack is a failure for the old nobles, and the families of those knights are of little use.

It is believed that these nobles will try their best to take the families of the knights in exchange for their own lives. But now that the matter is not over, it is not over yet, and only when this matter settles down will Shen Mu propose self-redemption conditions with them.

The crowd of people who fled in the direction of the temple entered the temple safely, and the first floor was a hall nearly ten meters high, which was crowded with people at this time

"Hudson Knight, trust us, stop, it's over, it's over when we started." Akmenley dissuaded the tall knight beside him

"How is this possible, you don't have to lie to me, if my death can set my family free, then I am willing to do it." Hudson said firmly

"No, no, no, you don't need to do that, you came late and didn't participate in the night attack a few days ago, that incident changed our fate, we have now joined a powerful organization, Your Excellency Shen Mu has already arranged everything"

Akmenley was about to say something more when he suddenly felt something more in his hand, picked it up and looked at it, and immediately smiled.

"Great, you may not know that those great nobles who are hiding behind the scenes, hoping that we will be sent to death, have now become the captives of Lord Shen Mu, and they hope to get a chance to redeem themselves

That way, our family is safe. Hudson Knight, now you can be like me, you don't have to do anything, just wait for this incident to stop. Akmenley laughed

"What you said is true?"

"Yes, let everyone stop, five minutes at most, and you will be able to verify the results, I think the people of Starlight are ready to help us defuse the magic bomb on our bodies."

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This kind of thing happened in many corners, or in groups of three or five, or in groups of two and two, Shen Mu asked Francis, a spatial powerhouse, to pass on the successful capture of the great nobles to the hands of those knights

Only then did the nervous knights' subordinates settle down, and they tried their best to convince their colleagues that this was a plan that Shen Mu had already drawn up, so the knights' subordinates implemented it very well

After the explosion, there was no more excesses. According to the plan of the great nobles, they were allowed to take advantage of the chaos caused by the explosion to enter the iconic building of the Starlight Temple

Destroy the inside and carry a magic bomb with terrifying energy, and if they can't control the building, let them detonate the bomb and completely collapse the building

For this reason, each of their knights came to the square with many soldiers trained as dead soldiers, disguised as ordinary revelers, and occupied the temple

It can be said that 80 percent of the people who rushed in were their people, and out of these two or three thousand people, there were more than 2,000 saboteurs who came in with powerful bombs and a tragic mood.

If the magic bombs on their bodies detonate together, they can at least create a 50-meter crater, not to mention blowing up all the pillars, as long as they can blow up a quarter, then the Starlight Temple will inevitably collapse.

As a loyal and resolute knight, Hudson has made countless achievements, and his loyalty and dedication are very loud even in other countries, so the controller of the magic bomb is reassured by the nobles

He can decide whether to use this last resort according to the progress of the battle, of course, this is also because the nobles don't want to press too hard, and give them a glimmer of hope for survival.