Chapter 24: Hope
Five days later, the border city of Olmuz, Dürrenbayer.
In the evening, the desolate old city welcomes new visitors.
The sparse soldiers and horses passed through the gate with only the upper half of the door panel left, and stepped into the city lifelessly.
Looking at the faintly visible blood stains and scorch marks on the road, Lin Xuan frowned and asked the soldiers behind him, "Is there something going on here?" ”
"My lord, Dyreumber was attacked by the rebels some time ago," replied the soldier who had arrived from Dyrembar.
"Rebels? Aren't they still operating around Orz?"
"This ...... These rebels were not those led by Viscount Piese, but those who had rebelled after receiving false information about Lord Lyudmila's death......" The soldier explained in a low voice, looking cautiously at the petite blue back in front of him.
Lin Xuan asked indifferently, "What about their ending?" ”
"Except for some of the people who were killed, the rest surrendered after receiving the news that Lord Lyudmila was well"
Lin Xuan was stunned, "Surrender? ”
"Yes, after receiving the news from Lord Lyudmila, Viscount Piese personally arrived with five hundred cavalry, and the rebellious civilians surrendered"
Lin Xuan nodded thoughtfully and said no more.
Follow the silent Mira all the way to a tall building in the middle of Dyrembar. Compared to the scorched and cracked house around it, it was also damaged, but it was barely intact, at least the badge at the top showed which family belonged to it.
"Stop and trim and ...... tomorrow," the girl's tone paused, as if she wanted to give some order, but in the end she still didn't say it.
Lin Xuan turned around and ordered the soldiers who numbered less than three hundred: "Repair in place and gather in the east outside the city at night"
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In the five days that Brunay rushed back to Olmuz, the scale of the rebellion set off by Piese in Ols gradually increased, and the nobles who had been quelled after learning that Olemuz was the lord and Lyudmila Lauri was safe and secure were ready to start a rebellion led by Piese's "crusade against traitors".
Up to now, leading the less than 300 soldiers who survived the battle of the Brunay Kingdom, they need to face not only the invasion of the Duchy of Lubercius and the Duchy of Ostrog, but also the chaotic country.
Return countdown: 25 days, nights.
Lin Xuan, who held the reins in his left hand and hung tightly on his chest with his right hand, slowly left Dyrenbayr from the east gate.
The bright moonlight fell quietly on the grass that looked messy because of the trampling of the horses' hooves, and more than two hundred pairs of eyes stared at the dark figure in the middle, and the anger and resentment hidden in it overwhelmed the fear little by little......
"I'm the only one who comes," Lin Xuan didn't seem to notice the murderous aura that was pervading, and said indifferently.
Like a powder keg detonated by a spark, the soldier who had abandoned all scruples drew his weapon and slew at the demon - because of his presence, his comrades were killed and wounded, and Olmuz was in turmoil, and even himself - completely betrayed the knight's oath......
"But—" The tone changed abruptly, and he dropped the reins in his hand, and let the horse behind him run away in terror. "It's not for you to kill"
Cold thoughts that seem to freeze the body.
Gene Lock: One stage opens, characteristics: enhanced confirmation, and all attributes are doubled during the duration
With a hard stomp under his feet, the ground in the three-meter area collapsed, and the few soldiers who rushed forward were shocked and couldn't help but pounce, the black sword light almost occupied all the field of vision, and the cold touch seemed to have submerged into the body, devouring his life.
The blade of the sword stopped less than three centimeters in front of him, and the sword wind it brought up cut a narrow crack in his cheek.
Lin Xuan silently withdrew the night attack held in his left hand, and the gene lock was closed.
Everyone who realized the difference in strength suppressed the anger in their hearts that almost burned themselves out, and supported each other to retreat.
"I know that each of you hates me to the core, and wants to kill me as soon as possible," an indifferent voice came out under the night sky, "but, unfortunately, you don't have enough strength."
There was no opposition or support, and even the heavy wheezing was slowly druffled.
"Do you know why I didn't kill you?" There is no need to wait for an answer, "Because this is the price you pay in advance, as you know, I have single-handedly created this situation, and even more unacceptable to you in the future - no, it will happen that something painful will happen, but you can only accept it"
A gloomy voice sounded: "What else will you do but betrayal?" ”
The suppressed laughter sounded, Lin Xuan didn't think so, and just said flatly: "There will be a threat, maybe you are not afraid of death now, but what about your family?" ”
All sounds ceased abruptly, followed by a brief lull followed by an uproar.
"You demon—"
"Kill him and avenge the brethren—"
"Kill this damn traitor—"
Anger almost burned out what was left of everyone's sanity.
"If it had been a month ago, I'm afraid you would have killed you" Lin Xuan said suddenly, rarely, showing an inconspicuous smile: "Do you know why I talk so much nonsense with you?" Whatever the method, whether it is strong or wise, or even playing dead or betraying - at least you managed to survive, and it is enough to prove that you have enough use of it."
"Now that I have been labeled as 'betrayal' and 'degenerate', and I am not afraid to label me as 'brutal' and 'insidious', you have only two choices, first, unconditionally obey all my orders, and your family will be properly arranged after peace is restored to Olmuz, and second, let your family die with you" The voice was still flat, but the tone could not suppress the bloody breath.
"So, choose"
“…… You devil."
"Damn Monster ......"
"Just kill him—"
……
Lin Xuan closed his eyes and felt once again such a familiar and unfamiliar malice.
"May I ask you a question?"
Lin Xuan opened his eyes and looked at the man in front of him expressionlessly, looking to be in his thirties, with messy long brown hair and bloodshot eyes that unabashedly revealed resentment. "Say"
"After obeying your orders, do I have a chance to kill you?!"
Lin Xuan was stunned, and then laughed: "Maybe, who knows, but at least if you don't obey now, you won't even have a future."
"Then I choose to obey - I will kill you! Avenging my brother" stared at Lin Xuan's face, and then left without hesitation.
"I choose to obey, remember your promise, if my family does not have a good life, I will fall into the arms of the goddess of the night, and I will kill you-"
"I obey ......"
"I obey ......"
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In the end, the original 5,000-strong troops of Olmuz, the only 276 soldiers left after the Battle of Brunay, all chose to obey, because for them, this is the only choice to survive, just like Lin Xuan who faced the task of the system, no matter how unfair it is, no matter how much it is hated, as long as it survives, there is still hope.