Chapter 174: The River of Sorrow (4)
Guderian sat on the floor of the Imperial Chamber, staring blankly at the throne of Midletus I on the high floors.
By the time he was forced into the Imperial Hall, he already felt that he was dead. However, in order to delay as much time as possible, he had his men bring in some water and dry rations, so that they could try to hold off the enemy and prevent them from discovering that Alexander was not in the palace of Tiamat.
However, just when Guderian was determined to fight to the death, the enemy never entered the Imperial Hall, and he heard the sound of the gate being attacked, and several times the gate was smashed, and the whole door shook, which made one wonder if the door would be broken. In the end, though, it seemed that the Imperial Hall was sturdy enough, and although it was not clear why the enemy had done just that, it was a good thing for Guderian and his soldiers and royal guards to survive.
Guderian doesn't know what happened to Alexander now, the best situation is that Alexander went to the western suburbs and mastered the 20,000 troops of the three provinces of Munster, Connaught and Yanwan, in this case, although it is unlikely that the counterattack will be successful, but self-protection should be worry-free, as long as Marshal Rudolph returns with a large army to help, then this rebellion will be put down immediately, and the sacrifice of Guderian and others is not worthless.
He struggled to get to his feet, and as he retreated into the Imperial Hall, the War Minister was shot in the waist, but fortunately it was only in the side of the waist, and it did not hurt his internal organs, otherwise he would probably not even be able to stand up now.
With the support of the royal guards on the side, Guderian walked up to Baron McCool and slowly sat down beside the baron.
"How do you feel?" Guderian asked with concern, holding Baron McCool's hand, if it weren't for Baron McCool's and Sir Wiley's hard work, they might not even have a chance to retreat into the Imperial Chamber.
"It sucks. Baron McCool shook his head, the corners of his mouth twitched, as if he wanted to laugh, but in this case, it was probably a bitter smile.
Guderian's gaze moved to Baron McCool's chest, the royal guard uniform had long since been taken off and his body was covered with bandages. However, even then, a bloodstain could be seen almost across the chest.
"It's hard to imagine that before this, I never believed that there would be someone in the world who could shoot so fast. Baron McCool noticed Guderian's gaze, he raised his hand, as if to touch the scar on his chest, but as soon as his hand was halfway raised, he was pressed down by the royal guard who was taking care of him next to him, "When he made a move, I couldn't see his hand at all, I didn't even react, and when I felt it, the person was already on the ground." β
"You should be rejoicing. Guderian sighed and said, "The man didn't cut your head, he just cut you in the chest." β
"I'd rather him cut my head off. Baron McCool's face sank suddenly, "What is this, look down on me? You think I'm not an opponent at all, so you just need to be injured and thrown aside, is there no threat to live than to die? He's humiliating me!
Guderian was silent, he was also a military man, and he could understand the anger in Baron McCool's heart.
"Forget it, let's not talk about that. Guderian suppressed the words about Sir Willy in his heart, now that Baron McCool's mood was so unstable, he didn't want to irritate the Baron anymore, "Talk about those soldiers, they can't be killed, can they?"
Baron McCool swallowed at the mention of the soldiers. If Alain left him with anger, then those soldiers left him with fear, maybe on the battlefield, with the adrenaline stimulation, Baron McCool can still muster up the courage to fight, but after quitting the battlefield and recuperating for so many days, thinking back on those soldiers, he really feels a fear deep in his bones.
"I really doubt if those things are human or not. I saw with my own eyes that bayonets were stabbed into their abdomen, and these men, as if nothing happened, cut off the heads of the soldiers who attacked them with their backhand. Fighting with such an enemy, no matter how strong and elite the troops are, there is no way to deal with it, we are human beings, not like these monsters, we are afraid of death, we will die!"
Baron McCool yelled excitedly, waking up the soldiers who were still resting nearby, and the people next to him turned their eyes to this side. The royal guard who took care of the baron hurriedly reassured the baron, and after roaring, Baron McCool was also a little angry and couldn't help coughing.
Seeing Baron McCool's excited look, Guderian frowned. He could see that the current Baron McCool's mood was very unstable, and he completely lost the consciousness and spirit of the royal guards who could go to the trouble for the royal family of Guiang.
"You'd better get some rest. Guderian patted Baron McCool's shoulder lightly, "It should be safe here for the time being, and I'll take care of the rest." β
As soon as Guderian finished speaking, a scarlet light shone into the Imperial Hall. Although he has been trapped in the Imperial Hall for the past few days, fortunately, there is still light to shine into, and Guderian and the soldiers are not completely unaware of the time. However, this sudden scarlet light was something they had never seen before.
"It's ...... What?" Guderian stood up and looked at the red light cast from the top glass, and the whole person was dumbfounded, "What is going on in this scene?"
Because of the protection of the throne of Midletus I, Guderian couldn't figure out the situation outside, so he could only guess in confusion. And for the Browning district on the west side of Tiamat Palace, this terrible sight is already beginning to be seen.
Manfred did not exterminate all the people in Deweide, except for the part of the sacrifices necessary for the magic array, the rest of the people were controlled by him in the imperial capital, because of the massacre of Manfred a few days ago, these people did not dare to go out at all, at most they curled up in their own blocks, cautiously probing the situation outside.
Manfred mainly slaughtered a few blocks on the border of Deweide, the same places where Sven and Marvin entered Deweide, on the edge of the imperial capital, quite far from the central Tiamat Palace. And the residents of the interior, especially in districts like Browning, have hardly been harassed. For Manfred, his purpose was not political, so it didn't matter at all that these nobles were funny, there was no difference between the lives of nobles and commoners, and if it was Beria, then he would have firmly controlled the Browning district at this point.
All the light curtains rose from the lines of the magic array, Manfred slaughtered thousands of people, and used their blood to draw the huge magic array of the entire imperial capital, such a huge magic array, the magic power required to operate is an unimaginable astronomical amount, even Manfred and Swain, may not be able to support it, so Manfred needs to add other sources of magic power to the magic array, such as death and soul.
Viscount Jericho's mansion, this is the Lower River District, which is closer to the Kinness River Street than the Metternich family in the Upper River District, so it is also more vulnerable to shocks.
The army of the dead seemed to be unaffected by the red light curtain, they could pass through the red lines unharmed, but for the people in the imperial capital, those red curtains were a seamless prison, trapping them completely.
Lady Jane and Victoria stared blankly at the man who was blocking the spirits at their doorstep, to be precise, this guy could not be called a "human", at least not a living person. His mouth was covered with an iron armor, like half a knight's plate helmet nailed to the corner of his mouth. And his body was no better, his chest was stitched with stitches, like a rough doctor who forgot to remove the stitches from his patient, and the scars on his chest were densely strategic, although they were stitched, but they were not beautiful at all, as if the suturists did not care whether they would leave scars or not, and let those horrible sutures hideous.
The undead who attacked him didn't even have the qualifications to be his opponent, this person waved his sword lightly, and those undead were instantly beaten to pieces, even if they were immortal, but their hands, feet and heads were cut off, how could they pose a threat to the living?
Seeing that this strange man blocked the undead like a tide, Lady Jane and Victoria were a little relieved, because they took in a lot of homeless people in Dewei, and there were quite a few people in the Viscount Jericho's mansion, but it would be impossible to expect them to be able to fight those undead.
"May I ask who you are......" Mrs. Jane wanted to step forward and ask the other party's name, but she opened her mouth and didn't know how to ask, especially when she saw the other party's sealed mouth, Mrs. Jian couldn't help but wonder a little, can this person open his mouth to answer her own question?
Victoria followed her mother, and when she saw this strange person, she also felt a lot of pressure, not to mention anything else, just the corners of this guy's mouth that made people feel pain when they saw it, which made Victoria feel uncomfortable.
"Sorry to interrupt. A voice came from behind the strange man, and then Lady Jane and Victoria saw a tall but somewhat rickety man walk out from behind the strange man, and took off his hat and bowed to them, "Please introduce yourself, the contemptible man is an alchemist under Count Swin no Jericho, named Sinjid, who has come to protect them by order of His Excellency the Earl." β
Lady Jane and Victoria couldn't help but be stunned, first of all, they didn't expect that this person was actually sent by Swain, and secondly, they didn't understand what Sinjid meant by alchemist.
As soon as Sinjid appeared, the strange man stood behind Sinjid as if he were one of his men.
Victoria glanced at these two people, although she was sometimes very off-line, but compared to Mrs. Jane, she was still more reliable at the critical moment, looking at the posture of these two people, it was obvious that they were together, and they were able to pass in this sea of the undead, obviously they knew something about this sudden change.
"You say yes...... Well, Count Jericho's subordinates, is there anything that can prove your identity?" Victoria looked at the two men vigilantly, after all, with the appearance of Singid, it was too easy for others to suspect, "The world is too chaotic now, maybe it's a bit rude to ask like this, but I ask for your understanding." β
Madame Jane gave Victoria a surprised look, she didn't even think to suspect the two men.
"It's nature. Singid smiled, but Victoria thought it was better for him to keep his mouth shut, "It's normal for you two to be upset, but I can't give any proof for a while." In this case, just let me stay at the door to prevent those monsters from attacking and disturbing the two of you, and I won't enter the mansion, is that okay?"
Victoria thought for a moment, then glanced at the weirdo behind Sinjid, and felt that there was nothing to refuse. If these two people really have malicious intentions, they don't need to help them clean up those undead at all, as long as they rush inside, they can't stop them at all with her and Mrs. Jane, two weak women.
"Okay. Victoria nodded in agreement.
"Well," Madame Jane said suddenly, "may I ask you, you know that...... Well, what's going on with those people?"
Both Sinjid and Victoria set their eyes on Lady Jane, and on this lady's face, the expression of concern was undisguised and contrived.
Madame Jane looked at the dead body that had fallen to the ground, her slender brows furrowed tightly, and even her slender fingers were clenched together, looking very worried.
"Are theyβare they sick? You just said you're an alchemist, so is there a way to save them?"
Sinjid was stunned, he didn't expect that when he saw such a terrible creature, there would be people who would think of saving them. He was about to speak, when a maid came out of the house and pulled Mrs. Jane's sleeve.
"Madam, please go back to the house first, everyone in the mansion is a little panicked. β
Everyone's eyes moved to the maid, especially Sinjid, who smiled slightly when he saw the maid, as if to say hello.
However, his smile was not seen by Lady Jane and Victoria, who turned away, because their attention was on the maid, Ramrem.