Chapter 119, Gergil's Malice
readx; In fact, as Erwin had guessed, Ian didn't go back all night, and it did have something to do with Gergil. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Of course, it wasn't the so-called cousins eloping together, and after what happened last night, Ian felt that he didn't have the face to go back to Erwin and Susan
He knew exactly what Gergil's injury meant, and he knew that the convoy, as well as Erwin and Susan, had been looking for the perverted murderer that night.
And the most suspicious person is his cousin Gergil.
Ian has always considered himself a warrior of justice, but in the face of last night's situation, he finally chose his only relative and deceived Erwin.
In all fairness, Erwin was really nice to him, not to mention saving his life when he met a robber in the village, and later on the journey in the Gray Mountains, and after coming to Sandshield City, Erwin was very generous to pay for Ian, treating him as a companion on the journey, and even when he was kidnapped, he immediately rushed out to save him.
And Ian himself accepted the idea of having a chance to repay in the future - but what happened last night was like a sharp knife picking open the skin, and Ian found that he was actually nothing more than a moth lying on his stomach in flesh and blood, and his self-righteous companionship was just wishful thinking, not only did he fail to help anything during this time, but he also kept making trouble for others, and finally even betrayed this self-righteous relationship.
Therefore, Ian escaped, and he returned to the hotel in the middle of the night to retrieve his horse, and took it in the early morning to exchange a little money, intending to wait a little longer and leave Sandshield City directly to the valley valley.
He felt that he had no face to continue dangling in front of Erwin and Susan.
However, before leaving, Ian went to the hotel where the convoy was staying, intending to meet with Gergil, but the convoy's convoy guards almost beat him when they saw him - Ken was killed by Gergil, and another servant was seriously injured, which left the convoy very sad.
They saved Gergil's life, fed him, clothed him, and gave him shelter, but in the end they found themselves as farmers who saved snakes, and every servant was full of the pain of being deceived, and the appearance of Gergil's cousin Ian was like adding fuel to the fire, if it wasn't for Elsilia's stopping, Ian would not have been beaten at all.
By the time he was driven out of the inn by the servants, Ian was already in a state of despair, and when the news of North Sunderland's army appearing outside the city swept through the city like a raging wind, Ian's mind was completely confused.
He didn't know what he was thinking, he didn't know what to do, so he wandered through the streets in a daze, and when he came back to his senses, he found that there were fewer pedestrians, and the sky had darkened, and it was another dark night.
Ian sighed deeply in the darkness and cold, and was about to find a random place to spend the night, when the gaze of the street patrol suddenly paused, and he found a very familiar back.
"Ge, Gegill?"
Ian's eyes widened, he didn't expect to find the missing Gegill by such a coincidence, and hurriedly raised his pace to chase after him.
In the distance, Gergil, dressed in a black smock, walked very fast, almost disappearing in the blink of an eye, and Ian's eyesight was mediocre, especially in the dark, and could only be tracked by the speed of running.
The two of them quickly rounded the winding alleyway, and then went up the wide long street until they reached the end.
Ian followed Gergil not far behind, and he had planned to go up directly and ask Gergill why he had become a murderer. But at this time, it was already dark, and seeing Gegill walking alone outside, Ian judged that he was planning to continue killing, and immediately suppressed the idea of going forward to question, but planned to follow him first and wait until Gegill made a move.
There was no snow tonight, and the moon hung in the sky like a silver platter, and the bright moonlight sprinkled down, reflecting a bright light on the snow on the houses and the ground.
With the light and the snowy footprints on the ground, Ian's tracking was successful, and he didn't lose track of Gergil.
Soon, Ian discovers something that surprises him - Gergill is planning to leave the city.
After the army of North Sunderland appeared outside the city, many people in Sand Shield City planned to flee from the city, and Sand Shield City, which had been in disrepair for a long time, did have one or two places for a few people to get out.
But this kind of behavior is completely meaningless, not to mention the panicked gray mountains around Sand Shield City, there is a blockade by the army of North Sunderland in front, and the river surface of the river valley basin behind is not completely frozen, in this case, there is no other safe place to choose from leaving Sand Shield City, and the possibility of encountering robbers and beasts when entering the gray mountain area may be greater.
As a result, Ian was puzzled by Gegil's departure from Sandshield City, and waited until he followed Gegill over a wall that had broken through a gap. It was discovered that Gegil had left the place facing the valley valley, and then bypassed the entire Sandshield City through the steep mountain range next to it, and finally entered the army camp in North Sunderland in front of the city gate.
And Ian, who was hiding in the snow and seeing this scene from afar, completely turned into shock in his heart.
"Gergill is not only a murderer, but also a spy for North Sunderland?"
Unlike the grief of those in the team, after killing Kenne, who had a good relationship with him, Gergil's heart barely fluctuated.
The only thing he regretted was that his identity was finally exposed in front of Esilia.
At the thought of how likely it was that Esilia hated her, the hopeful side of Gergil's heart began to agonize, and the desperate side laughed with pleasure.
He is a contradictory man, and a very contradictory combination.
Hope and despair are clearly separated in his body, but they are entangled and affect each other, and his behavior is completely impossible to consider in the way of ordinary people.
For example, now, after Gergill killed Ken and fled the hotel, he planned to kill the entire Sand Shield City except for Eicilia, and before he could start the actual action against this goal, the appearance of the North Sunderland army and the panic and despair of the inhabitants of the city gave Gergill another idea.
If Eicilia is now Gegil's hope, then it is his hope to plunge the whole of Elend into despair.
So he wanted to help North Sunderland's army break through the city, and make all the people in the city feel the same despair and pain as he had ever felt.
The next moment this thought came to mind, Gegil began to put into action, he twisted the limbs of a sheriff, forced him to ask where he could get out of Sand Shield City, and then left Sand Shield City directly to the army camp in North Sunderland.
The soldiers of North Sunderland were surprised by Gergil's arrival, but after he offered to help them break through the entire Sand Shield City, Gergil was able to meet the supreme commander of the thousand-man team.
A third lieutenant named Andre, a royal knight, the first thing he said when he saw Gergil was: "How can I trust you, an authentic Lorenço?" ”
"It's up to you to judge, sir."
Gegil bowed his head respectfully, after merging with Osmond, he was no longer the inferiority and introverted hunter boy, the deep curse was affecting him, and at the same time changing his words and deeds, "I can help you conquer this city, but I have one condition. ”
"On what terms?" Andrei asked curiously, he was not one of those conservative and stubborn aristocrats, and he did not discriminate against commoners or even the poor. In other hereditary nobles, a commoner, and a commoner from an enemy country dared to negotiate conditions with him, he was afraid that he would be pulled out and cut down immediately.
"It's simple, after you've conquered Sand Shield City, please give me all the captives." Gegil continued to be respectful, even with his current strength, there was no way to break through the barracks of a thousand-man team.
"Oh? It's really simple, such a barren city is not worth much. Andrei was even more curious, "But why would you choose a prisoner instead of money?" Is it because of hatred? Still is...... Necromancers looking for materials for experimentation? ”
In the last sentence, Andrei's tone already carried a little chill.
"No, of course not, I'm not a mage, and I don't work for anyone." Gegill laughed, "You're right to think of hatred, but I prefer to call it interest." ”
André didn't answer, but stared at Gergil with a scrutinizing gaze.
Their thousand-man team, which broke through the blockade of the Crossblade Legion, deliberately made a long detour to Sand Shield City for a very simple purpose, that is, to make a posture of capturing Sand Shield City and threatening the garrison in the valley valley, so as to force the Crusader Legion to return to the defense after successive victories on the front line, so as to resolve the disadvantage of North Sunderland on the front line.
Therefore, in the past few days, scouts have been discharged from Shadun City, and Andre has turned a blind eye as if he didn't see it, he needs to pass the news to the front line, of course, he will not let the soldiers intercept these scouts who report the news.
As for whether or not to really capture Shadun City, in Andrei's plan, there was actually no such option.
Their thousand-man squad consisted mostly of cavalry and excellent mobility, but they did not have the ability to storm and plunder the city - a small amount of supplies, no siege equipment, no mages, and a cowardly city defender of only 300 and a city wall that had been in disrepair for a long time, and they could only frighten the opponent and then stare at it.
Of course, it's not that it can't be attacked, it's just that the casualties paid are not something Andrei can afford.
However, the appearance of this teenager now gave Andre a glimmer of hope. Compared with the clumsy threat, if it can really capture the city of Sand Shield, it can not only give the morale of the Lorenzo front a blow, but also allow the Crusader Legion to completely defend without any choice.
"Tell me about your plans." Andrei's heart was on fire.