Chapter 164: Occupy the Gate
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Some of them thought the priest was not dead and wanted to go and save him, some had drawn their swords and were ready to do it, and some turned and ran, ready to call all the others who were left in the gate.
However, the people on the mage's side must have reacted faster than them.
Among the large sacks of grain scattered all over the ground, the sound of incantations suddenly came from one after another. And the grain cart pullers stopped pretending and chanted the incantation. Before the soldiers could make their next move, nearly twenty fireballs formed in mid-air. Suddenly, the temperature in the entire aisle was much higher.
The mages who were hidden in the food bags also cut open the bags one by one and stood out, as if inspired zombies crawled out of the grave one by one.
Except for the fact that they shook off the grain on their bodies like puppies that had just finished bathing, the whole picture was still quite imposing.
"W-what...... You, you're all mages......"
Faced with the fireballs crowded in the aisle, which were about to turn into a fiery dragon, the soldiers were almost stunned.
"Finally made me wait for this day. The proprietress also stood out of the bag, holding a fireball, and glared at one of the soldiers, "Last time you were in my shop, the price of a pair of shoes was cut with me for more than two hours, and finally I lowered the price, but you son of a bitch, but you son of a bitch." I'll have to settle this account with you!"
Hearing this, the soldiers' faces showed even more stunned expressions. It seemed that it was only at this moment that they realized that these mages were all residents of Crewe Town that they were somewhat familiar with.
The proprietress of the handmade textile shop, the old blacksmith of the blacksmith's shop, the owner of the tavern, the man of the inn...... Ordinary people, who were usually inconspicuous, all turned into mages at this moment, holding a fireball the size of a human head, aiming at them.
It makes them feel ridiculous and hopeless.
In this way, before they had a chance to raise the alarm, Wallis waved his hand and commanded all the mages to strike. Layers of fireballs converged as if they had formed a dragon's breath, surging towards the soldiers who had nowhere to dodge.
One by one, the crosses in the hands of the soldiers shattered, stretching open the barrier to protect them. But in the end, there were only eight crosses left, and how could they withstand the continuous bombardment of nearly twenty fireballs? Soon, in the raging flames, the soldiers guarding the gate were burned to the ground.
The ten guards on duty, plus a few other soldiers who rushed over when they heard the movement, were all cleared up at this point.
Seeing this, Wallis also walked over to the handle, turned the handle, and opened the closed door again.
"Hey, you two, come in. The only priest in the gate has been eliminated by us. He said this to Joanna and Andy, who were still standing outside the door, looking dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
The two mages, a man and a woman, were also stunned.
"You're moving too fast, don't leave me some. Joanna looked regretful and led Andy over.
After the two entered, Wallis closed the door again. At the same time, several other mages ran to the door at the other end of the aisle and closed the door at the other end.
In the process, several of the alarmed soldiers, unaware of what was happening, walked out of the side doors on both sides in confusion, only to be killed by them as well.
"Alright, now the whole gate is sealed by us, and no one can enter. Wallis looked around at the mages, and couldn't help but take a deep breath, "Next, as long as we get rid of all the remaining soldiers here, the Crussad Gate will be ours!"
Hearing this, everyone nodded their heads in unison. There were eager expressions on everyone's faces, and some people were even so excited that their hands were shaking.
That's ...... This is the Crusade Gate!
Even if they looked at the towering city wall until noon today, they could only be in awe and did not dare to take half a step closer. They had been stuck in this door for so long that they had even gotten used to it, to the idea that the Cruzard Gate was impassable.
And now, they have entered the gates and are about to occupy this prestigious military fortress. During the whole process, they did not receive much resistance, and it was so easy that they even felt a sense of disbelief.
"No matter how high the gate is, no matter how thick the wall is, it is all dead, and the people who guard it are the most important. They couldn't help but think of a sentence Benjamin had said to them when they were working on the whole plan.
Perhaps the people inside the gate have been at peace for too long, accustomed to the invincibility of the gate, but have lost the will to match the gate.
Tonight, it's just an empty city.
In this way, under Wallis's command, the mages divided into several groups, entered through the side door, and began to clear the remaining soldiers inside the gate separately.
Each of them had a fireball in his hand, kicked open the doors of each room, and prepared to throw them inside. However, to their surprise, most of the rooms were empty, and the whole door was even more empty than they had imagined.
No wonder, no wonder they were all about to make a fuss in the aisles, and there were only a few soldiers who came out to see the situation.
After about an hour, they swept the entire Crussard gate aside. And in the process, they didn't even kill another person.
Either the soldier who had only finished his night shift the day before was still asleep on his bed, or he pushed the door open, and the soldier was already crouching on the ground with his head in his hands, shouting for surrender and spare. In fact, the fireballs that the mages held up in their hands could really only be held in their hands, and they didn't even have a chance to throw them.
They tied up the remaining soldiers and put them in several rooms as their prisoners.
And after counting, they found that there were not even two hundred soldiers in the entire Crussad gate.
More than twenty mages faced two hundred soldiers, and everyone felt very uncomfortable.
"The rest...... Are they all going to encircle and suppress Lord Benjamin?" Seeing this, a mage suddenly spoke, a little worried.
As soon as these words came out, it was like a basin of cold water poured on everyone's heads, and everyone suddenly woke up from the excitement of occupying the door.
They thought of the thousands of defenders of the gate in peacetime, and of the bishops and priests who were stationed at the gate. They knew very well that the gate could be captured so easily because they had all been led away by Benjamin.
In a way, they weren't facing the real Crussard door. At this moment, on the mountain road north of the royal capital, Benjamin is facing the real Crussard gate.
"I ...... I'm going to save Mr. Benjamin!" Suddenly, Joanna stepped forward and shouted, "I haven't done anything, you've taken this place, and I'm going to kill the priest!"
"Yes, I'm going too!"
"Teacher Benjamin can't die......"
"Let's go together and catch those church guys off guard!"
“......”
Suddenly, everyone seemed to have found a new direction and became excited.
"Enough!" said Wallis, however, with a sudden shout, stopping the restless crowd, "what use are we in the past, have we been able to beat the Bishop? ”
"But...... What if the teacher doesn't come back?" someone asked, still unrelenting.
Maybe they didn't realize that they had known Benjamin for less than half a month, but from the study of meditation rules to the plan to capture the gate, Benjamin had gradually become an irreplaceable character in their minds.
Seems...... He has become the backbone of the entire group.
"He'll be back. Wallis's tone sounded unusually firm.
"Really......"
Wallis shook his head disdainfully, paused, and said with some pride, "That's because none of you know that Lord Benjamin is the legendary water balloon demon. He has escaped from the Pope's hands, and how can a little bishop be taken seriously by him? You might as well worry about Lord Benjamin as you might as well worry about that bishop!"
Hearing this, the crowd that was still talking about it, like a head teacher in the classroom, suddenly fell silent. Everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.
In the hallway, there was silence.