Chapter 454: The Fall of Baili City
Before he could finish his sentence, suddenly a petite figure rushed in through the main entrance, and a somewhat surprised Stannis and Robert, who were also very surprised, looked at the comer, and found that Cortana had somehow made it through the battle on the periphery.
At the same time, she was holding a piece of letter in her hand, and it looked like she had only received it for a short time.
"What's the matter, Cortana?" Stannis asked, jumping down from his throne.
The Chief Bachelor Cortana exhaled slightly to calm her mood, and although she looked shocked, she still maintained the proper etiquette and nodded shyly to Robert.
"Lord Griffin. ”
Robert nodded to her, and Cortana focused her gaze on Stannis, who respectfully handed over the letter with both hands, and noticed that the envelope had been crumpled, while Cortana continued: "Your Majesty, this is a letter from the city of Baili, written by the Marquis of Freud himself. ”
Stannis was still annoyed that his father-in-law had not sent troops to help him capture the royal city of Test, but he didn't expect that Froude's letter would arrive so quickly, could he have written a letter of apology to himself?
He quickly shredded the envelope and opened the letter to read it quickly.
Robert also sensed something was wrong with Stannis's face, and he whispered to Cortana, "What's going on?"
Cortana was about to speak, but Stannis's frightened voice burst out, "How is this possible!"
Robert and Cortana looked at him at the same time, Stannis's face had turned pale, and the letterhead had fallen from his hand.
"Don't be surprised, boss, what's going on!" exclaimed Robert, the only one who didn't understand the situation, a little annoyed.
And Stannis just opened his mouth tremblingly, as if he couldn't believe everything the letter said.
“...... Marquis Flaude said in the letter that a catastrophe broke out in Baili City, and now that the whole city has fallen, it has become the bloodiest slaughterhouse, no, not only there, but dozens of symbols in more than a dozen cities in the entire Eastern Mirror Sharana Basin have erupted in a devastating disaster, and it is very likely that it is a tide of corpses!"
Sure enough, Robert was also instantly stunned, because this was a situation that had never been seen before, "How is this possible! Wasn't it just a city erupting in the past? How could more than a dozen cities erupt together this time?"
Stannis shook his head in pain, he had prayed that such a nightmare would never happen again, but it was obviously just wishful thinking on his part, more than a dozen cities erupted at the same time, although they were not large cities, but they added up to seventy or eighty thousand Chaos people, and they were still roaming around in the East Mirror, slaughtering any survivors and resurrecting them to join them.
This time is different from the past, it is a full-scale outbreak, but how can so many divine seals appear in the city at the same time, and instantly awaken and summon the corpse tide at the same time? Could it be that there is some terrible black hand and conspiracy behind all this.
"Your Majesty, what should we do!" Cortana's panicked voice pulled Stannis back from his chaotic thoughts, yes, now it is no longer a village, a city, but the whole country is in danger of imminent destruction, as the king of Tanis, Stannis needs to make a decision, and his decision will directly affect the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people in the entire country.
Stannis only thought about it for a while, and he instantly knew what he should do, this time since it is the full revival of the dark forces, then as human beings, they will also use all their strength!
"Pass on my order, no matter what the lords of the four realms are doing now, immediately put down what they are doing, lead all the troops under their command to rush to Baili City, and tell them that there is no loot in this war, there is no territory, they are just fighting for their own survival!"
"I see!, Your Excellency!" Cortana quickly recorded what he had said, and immediately walked briskly out of the hall, where there were only two more people left.
"What do you think?" Stannis habitually asked his younger brother for advice.
Robert rubbed his hands a little helplessly, "You know it's a trap, right?"
Stannis nodded, sure enough, as he thought, his little brother also saw clearly that in fact, this corpse tide was being used again, and according to past experience, the real purpose of this outbreak was still aimed at him, and Stannis knew in his heart that it was beyond the scope of human beings to be able to make such a big move, and without anyone noticing, he could not think of a second guy who could make such a big move.
But even so, what choice did Stannis make, now everyone saw that he was regarded as the true king, as the savior, and indeed only he could stop this tide of corpses, who made him the most experienced in dealing with such dead people among the living!
Robert also knew this, and he sighed softly, "I still can't stop you from going to die." ”
Stannis smiled, he knew that his little brother would never abandon him, and he would be with him if he was to die.
"We've all been through so much together, and it's not bad to be together, isn't it?" Stannis had automatically added to the adventure.
"That sounds weird, I'm so unlucky enough to know you who love to die!" Robert complained, but his excited expression betrayed himself, as he did to save the world.
The two of them did not linger any longer, and since there was nothing worthwhile for them to stay, they set off at once.
"Looks like the enthronement ceremony is going to be postponed!" Robert muttered as he followed.
However, Stannis, who heard his words, did not have any reaction from him, and before stepping out of the palace, he glanced back at the Imperial Blood Throne, which had been baptized by countless golden iron horses and blood and fire, and watched his departure quietly like an old man in the long river of time, and waited for his return.
A day after capturing the royal city of Tiste, the army ordered by Stannis to repair for only one day and began to slowly march towards Baili City.
Most of them didn't know what was going on there, only that there was a great plague there, and for most of them, the resurrection of the dead was a sight that only existed at the end of the world, but now they were going to face the most real nightmare in the world.
Looking at the boundless army marching in the form of a long serpent, Stannis, who was on horseback, looked at the remnant sun in the sky, which was the color of blood.