Chapter 216: Decay and Rebirth

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"Brother, wake up, don't fall asleep, don't fall asleep!" a teenager was holding a strong young man, but the young man in his arms slowly closed his eyes at the call until he stopped breathing. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

The choked boy gently put down his brother's corpse, and he looked up ahead, and none of the moving rebels would stop, not even a single glance at him and his dead brother. The other rebels who walked behind him only glanced at him, and although their eyes were confused and sad, the sound of urging in the distance made them unconsciously continue to walk, towards their distant destination.

"Why is this happening... Why did this happen..."The rebel boy who lost his brother covered his eyes with one hand, but his tears could not be stopped, dripping on the body of his dead brother. His brother had been wounded in the siege a few days earlier, but he didn't expect that the wound had a bacterial infection, which made the injured body even weaker. Coupled with the rapid march and the lack of effective medicine, the elder brother of the young rebel army still failed to hold out and died in the forest.

The rebel conservatives wanted to spend the least amount of time taking the four southern cities, as the lords of all four cities were imprisoned in the city of Fonta. Originally, it was only necessary to take these four cities with lightning speed, then the Kingdom of Cosai in the north, the Duchy of Noao in the west, and the Eastern Oguna Empire in the east were very likely to immediately tear up the friendly peace agreement and directly send troops into the territory of the Duchy of Magini, who would have thought that this plan would be ruined by a mercenary, and it would also happen in the city of Pagoda, which has the strongest city defense.

The sudden change made the rebel conservatives afraid to continue the siege of the four cities, and they evacuated the area overnight, intending to bypass the southern region and directly attack the capital Black Marsh, which is located northeast of the principality.

The rebel boy wiped away his tears, he wrapped his brother's body in a coarse cloth and carried it on his back with difficulty, he planned to find a place to bury his brother properly, but certainly not now.

Although the weather in late February was not very hot, the weather of spring made the corpse behind the rebel boy smell unpleasant, and some of the rebels walking on the side could even see insects crawling out of the corpse. None of the others wanted to be in the company of this rebel boy, and one of the rebel cadres even spoke ill of him, demanding that he throw away the body immediately. But no matter how much others accused the rebel boy, he didn't throw away his stinky "brother", he chose to sprinkle some fragrant petals on the corpse, but this did not make the corpse not emit that disgusting smell.

It was not until one evening that the relocated troops of the rebels finally stopped and chose to camp on a plain. The tired boy sat next to the corpse and soon fell asleep. At this time, three young rebels came over, intending to burn his brother's body while the boy was not looking.

"Hey, why are you meddling!" The three rebels were stopped by a middle-aged man, and the rebel boy who had just fallen asleep from exhaustion immediately woke up, hugged his brother's corpse tightly, and tears fell uncontrollably.

The unkempt middle-aged man used only one hand to push down a rebel who rushed up and wanted to push him away, "I can understand the pain of losing a loved one, I will deal with that corpse." ”

The troublesome rebels suddenly smelled the stench, and they immediately covered their mouths and noses, and found that the strong stench was emitted by the middle-aged man in front of them! The middle-aged man was wearing a dirty and torn leather armor, his nails and skin were covered with some black dirt, and his leather pants and boots were also covered with mud, like a beggar who had not bathed for hundreds of days, and had not trimmed his hair and nails.

"Hurry up!" the three teenagers immediately ran away, away from the disgusting creature.

The rebel boy then looked back at the middle-aged man who had relieved him, although the stench on the man's body was annoying, but the kind smile on the other party's face showed that he would not want to burn his brother.

"You... Why do you want to help me?"

The middle-aged man scratched his greasy hair with his long, dirty fingers, "Maybe it's because I'm not used to seeing some people disrespecting the dead? Or maybe the smell on my body is actually similar to the smell of corpses, so I won't reject corpses." ”

The rebel boy was stunned, and after a while he showed an innocent smile, "My name is Semi, I am fifteen years old this year, and I have not been in the rebel army for a long time... My brother's name is ..."

The middle-aged man sat cross-legged, faced Semi and said, "No, the dead are the dead, we don't need to remember their names anymore, his name has turned into invisible dust." ”

Semi nodded, "And what's your name?"

"My name is Utamon," the middle-aged man glanced at the wrapped corpse, "what are you going to do with your brother's body?"

Semimi lowered her head, "I've never left my brother... Although I thought about burying my brother's body, I still didn't have the courage to do so..."

Gomen looked back at the others in the camp, "Actually, I have a way to stop your brother from rotting, after all, he was such a heroic warrior in his lifetime, a very fearless warrior. ”

Hearing this, Semi immediately raised his head, "It's... Is it true?!Is there really a way to keep my brother's body from rotting?!"

Gemen nodded, "But there are some costs..."

"I don't have any money..."

"It's not money... By the way, can you tell us a little bit about your brother?"

Semi had let go of his suspense when he heard that he didn't need money, and he immediately told him about his brother's heroic deeds. His elder brother was the most heroic of the rebel siege team, and he was also the first to rush to the front and climb the long ladder. Brother Semi's swordsmanship and bow skills are very good, but he should have been promoted to a rebel cadre, but he was not promoted because he was jealous, but was placed in the stormtroopers. However, this arrangement did not discourage Semiy's brother, and such unfair treatment made him more courageous and fearless. Unfortunately, the god of luck did not always favor him, he was hit in the leg by a stray arrow during the last siege, and he was immediately taken out of the battlefield without proper treatment, as a result, this small wound caused him to be attacked by germs, and finally died on the continuous march due to lack of medicine.

Semi was in tears at the end, for a fifteen-year-old boy who had just joined the rebel army, his brother was his most precious person. But the cruelty of the war took his brother's life, and perhaps that is why he has been reluctant to bury his brother.

Gemen listened attentively to Semi's words, and no one knew why the deputy head of the funeral mercenary group appeared in the rebel army, and no one knew why Gemen spent so much time listening to the young man's sad story.

"Hey, you two stinky guys!" a man with his nose covered and a sword at his waist walked over, "hurry up and assemble! The cadres have something to say to everyone! Don't be sluggish!" The man stood beside the two of them, as if to supervise their departure. Semi reached out to protect his brother's body, but Gomon took Semi's hand and comforted him with his eyes, so that the other party did not have to worry about the body being snatched.

All the rebels in this camp were gathered together, numbering nearly fifteen hundred.

"Brothers, this is the most important moment for our rebel organization, if we work together! Then the ruler of the Duchy of Mageni will be overthrown! And the new republic founded by Mr. Uffus will be born in the land that gave birth to us!" the rebel cadres on the high platform were shouting hoarsely to all the rebels. The ill-equipped and ill-trained rebels all came from poverty, and they all expected the rebels to change their world. However, the successive defeats made these people who lacked courage feel afraid, and no matter how hard the cadres of the rebel army shouted, these people who were already exhausted could not raise their fighting spirit.

"The leader of the organization has decided! The Black Marsh, the capital of the Principality of Mageni, is the place we must take first!" While the rebel cadres shouted loudly, there were also the same rebel cadres in several camps next door, shouting the same hard, this group of rebels who were moving urgently needed to boost their morale, "Comrades in the rest of the principality are ready! At this historic moment, we will soon win the final victory!"

The words that seemed to be quite incendiary were actually very blank and weak, and most of the people who had raised their heads to look at the cadres of the Righteous Army bowed their heads. But at this moment, dozens of wooden carts were sent into the camp, which contained weapons, medicine, water, food... The cadres did not expect these sudden supplies -- if they had known that real aid would be delivered, they would not have wasted their words there.

The hungry rebels rushed at once, but those who drove into the camp shouted that supplies were abundant and that there was no need to scramble.

Gemen looked at the supplies, he didn't expect the rebels to have this financial strength after following the rebel troops for a while, it seems that the big merchant Ufus has made a bloody investment, intending to let these rebel troops who don't have much combat effectiveness continue to serve him.

"Let's go," Urumon looked behind him, no one would notice him leaving, "go and make your brother no longer rot." ”

Sommy watched the fresh and clean bread being robbed, swallowed a little and followed Gomon back to his brother's body, carrying his brother's body on his back and walking with him outside the camp.

The moonlight in the sky was obscured by a dark cloud, and when the dark cloud was blown away by the wind, Gomon had already completed his "embalming work". At the age of fifteen, Semi fell to the ground, losing her heartbeat. His expression was serene, as if he had fallen asleep.

"I... Where am I?" Semimy's brother sat on the floor, some maggots gnawing at his carrion, "my leg hurts—" his wounded part was badly rotten, but he didn't feel the pain at all.

Gemen stood aside and threw over a hooded robe, "Put it on, your name will be Semi in the future." ”