009: Escape
The French Chamber of Commerce has become a mess, because of some of France's disgraceful past, his subordinates are some ruthless characters with a criminal history, ordinary ruffians, they don't take it seriously at all, but this time they have met an opponent. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
At first glance, the attackers seem to be just ordinary citizens, but they are ruthless and deadly. Francis's men, who wield swords or clubs, were already well-equipped among the commoners, but were defeated by the men who wielded short knives and daggers.
Eve and the others came to the first floor, and the group had already broken through the defense line of the gate and collided with them. Arthur bore the brunt of the blow, pushing Francis to Orlando, rushing to the door with a stride, throwing his fist-clenched hand out and slamming him in the face of an enemy, sending him several times in the air.
Kagua followed, this time with his extraordinary killing tool. He pulled out the strange knife from his back, which was longer than a two-handed sword, but had a narrower blade, and with a single sweep, cut off an enemy at the waist.
Orlando handed Francis to Eve, drew his sword, and stepped forward to help. "Aha, you've got the wrong opponent. The injuries on his body did not affect his skills, and he was more inclined to fight with skill than the ferocity and brute force of the previous two. He was dazzled by the sword in his hand, and the cold light of his enemy's intuition flashed before his throat was already slit.
"Protect yourself, their goal is you. Eve threw Francis to Sammer and drew her sword to join the fray.
Although the strength of that group of people is not bad, it is only for ordinary people. For the three knights who have practiced martial arts since childhood, there are no threats without hundreds of people.
Arthur, Orlando, and Kagua blocked the doorway, and everyone who tried to get close was either cut in half or knocked unconscious, and occasionally a few of them slipped through the net and couldn't escape Orlando's swordsmanship. Eve stood behind them, her rapier sword like a demon seeking her life, piercing the chest of an enemy with each blow.
It seems that they also found that they could not break through the barrier, so they stopped their attack and retreated. "It's over?" said Arthur, not thinking it was that simple. "I don't think so!" he shot his bow at the nearby roof, where one of the two archers from before was standing.
The arrows stuck at the archer's feet and could only be temporarily retreated. And those who retreated before also got bows and arrows out of nowhere, and started shooting at Eve and the others.
In an instant, dozens of arrows flew towards Eve and the others, no matter how high the martial arts were, it was impossible to block so many arrows at the same time, Arthur and the others could only retreat for the time being, retreating into their shooting corners.
When they saw Eve and the others retreating, they stopped shooting. However, due to their previous encounters, they did not have the courage to rush in for the time being, which was tantamount to seeking death.
A second ago, they were still fighting, but this second they suddenly became quiet, as if nothing had happened, only the corpses in front of the door in different shapes reminded everyone that they had just experienced a life-and-death battle.
Eve and Arthur exchanged glances, then nodded, and shouted to the people outside, "Listen outside, I am Lord of Kelredan City, Lord Eveluna Falst. I command you to leave at once, or you will face my wrath. ā
Her words caused a small commotion. "I beg your pardon, my lord, for we have heard of your prestige, and I swear we will not have the guts to harm you. One of the leaders said. "We only want the life of that Southerner merchant, and as long as you hand him over, we promise not to let you lose a hair. ā
"To hell with it!" cried Arthur Tieve. "Our army is already on the way, and you're a pile of manure in no time. ā
Seeing that the negotiations were fruitless, Eve had no choice but to think of another way. "I mean, the army is really coming to the rescue, right?" asked Eve. "The Chamber of Commerce and the residential area do not have our patrols, and it will take some time for them to get the news. Arthur said, Eve knew all this, but she still couldn't help but ask.
"Ah, what about the sheriffs, they should have gotten the news a long time ago, right?" asked Eve. "Well, because of a certain need from Mr. Francis, the sheriff never comes to the Chamber of Commerce to patrol. Orlando added, not forgetting to glance at Francis with a look of embarrassment. "Ah, damn it!" said Eve, indignantly, she had long been dissatisfied with this group of forces that were not under his control. "Next time, I'll go out with the whole army. ā
"Army. Kagua, who had been observing the movement outside the door, suddenly spat out a word. "What?" Arthur didn't hear what he said. "The army is coming. Kagua repeated. "The enemy's. Before everyone could get excited, he spat out another word, which made everyone's mood fall back to the bottom.
Eve and the others also looked out the door, and a group of guys who looked like mercenaries seemed to have reached an agreement with the group outside the door and were about to force a breakthrough. There were about fifty of them, and with Eve, these people were hard to stop.
"Ah, it's them!" Sammer, who had never had a chance to speak, exclaimed. "They were the mercenaries who escorted us before, but they escaped. Thornmer's tone was full of anger, he followed Francis's advice, and hired these people with a lot of money, but he didn't expect them to be so unbearable.
Eve looked at Arthur, Orlando, and Kagua, respectively, and they all shook their heads, saying that it was impossible for a few of them to stop so many mercenaries. "Looks like we're going to have to find another way out. ā
The Chamber of Commerce was surrounded by a group, and there was no possibility of escaping either by jumping out of the window or through the back door, but Arthur seemed very calm, because they still had one more person here, who could ensure that they could escape completely.
"Francis, I'm guessing you must have a secret passage or something, right?" Arthur asked Francis with a wicked smile.
"IāI don't know what you're talking about. When Francis heard the "secret passage" once, his face changed and became even paler. "I don't have that kind of thing. ā
"Don't hide it, I'm afraid there's no one in the whole of Kyrridan who doesn't know about this, and your buddy brags about it every day in the tavern. Orlando said, which made Francis's face even worse.
"Listen, if someone from outside comes in, you're not going to be able to protect yourself. If we manage to escape this time, I owe you a favor, you know?" said Eve, who dealt with the merchant every day and knew that she would have to make an offer to get something from him.
Francis's mind raced, quickly calculating the pros and cons of the deal, and finally, he nodded with difficulty. "Well, my lord, I hope you won't break your word, it's my biggest secret......"
He reluctantly stood up and said, "Follow me." Then he led the group to the basement. "I remember it was here......" he told Arthur to remove one of the cabinets, then flapping against the wall. "Ah, there it is!" After a while, he seemed to have found what he was looking for, and then pressed it the wall, and a piece of the wall immediately sank in, which seemed to be a dark grid.
Then, the group felt a moment of dizziness in front of them, and when they could see things again, the wall disappeared and was replaced by a downward passage. "Listen, there's some, well, some evil in this passage, and you have to follow me closely, understand?" Francis admonished. "If you don't follow me, I can't guarantee what will happen. ā
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps overhead, and it seemed that the group of mercenaries had rushed in. "Come in, I'm going to put my disguise back on. When everyone had entered the hallway, Francis pressed another space. Still dizzy, the wall changed again.
"Magical magic, how many more of these goodies do you have?" Obviously, this hidden wall was a magic item, and Orlando was very interested in it. "I've seen a lot of these things, but they only hide a piece of jewelry, a dagger or something. Orlando's tone was a little deliberate, as if there was something in his words.
"Not much, my good poet, this is the only thing I can hide except for the jewels and daggers that can be hidden. Francis said hatefully, as if everyone knew their secrets, and it seemed that they could not drink too much in the future.
They descended the stairs and reached a tunnel. Francis took out a few oil lamps from the side storage room and distributed them to the group. "Where does this tunnel lead?" Arthur looked around, the tunnel was wide enough to accommodate a caravan. "Looks like it's straight out of the city?"
"Of course, that's what I'm going to ...... Adversity. Francis was about to explain, but suddenly realized that he had lost his words, and quietly looked at Eve on the side.
"When we get out, the tunnel has to be blocked. Eve said mercilessly. "If you can use it to escape, someone can use it to attack the city, and I will not allow it to continue to exist. Francis's face suddenly became bitter.
The road is very long, and this tunnel does not lead straight to the outside, on the contrary, there are many forks. "Follow me, the one who got lost here has never been found again. Francis reminded. "Sounds familiar. Arthur's heart trembled, and this sentence popped out of his mouth. "Yes, I feel very familiar, as if I walked through it not too long ago. Orlando on the side also looked a little unnatural, and he said in an exaggerated tone.
Orlando wished he had just felt wrong, but the sights around him were a little too familiar. "Well, I'll admit, that's the sewer I'm talking about, I bet, just why is it so dry?" Orlando looked around, suddenly noticing a detail that made him shudder.
He walked to the side of the wall and illuminated a mark on the wall with the oil lamp in his hand - exactly like the one he had carved on the wall before!
He felt hairy all over his body. "Hey, you gotta look at this, what the hell!" he shouted, but no one answered him. ā...... Guys?" He realized that there was no one around, and he was separated from the group!