XVIII

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What is history? What is changing history? What is trying to maintain history?

"Actually, we're like moths to a fire......"

The girl with her long watery blue hair heads east along the central avenue – perhaps described as a leisurely stroll. Behind her, followed by a small group, the leader of which had a sharp katana strapped to his waist and stared ahead with a blank face.

Her name is Balus Yui, a bewitching and beautiful vampire slayer who lurks in the night.

Her name was Bonnie Sefir, a quiet, elegant and unapproachable probationary Protestant priest.

Her name is Miriana Quilahia, a genius magician from two hundred and fifty years later.

She is a wonderful actress, she has a myriad of different identities and faces, and even her sister, who is dependent on her, does not know all of her identities. If she hadn't become a member of the Arbitration Association, one of her names would have been included in the list of the best movie stars of later generations.

Bonnie walked through junction after junction, city wall after wall. The once busy Central Avenue was deserted, with few people but the stragglers and sweepers of the López Army, and not a single coup d'état dared to take to the streets to the west of the central street. With a warrant and team badge from Major Hull Tedwood, she was able to get through the road.

She stopped and went, looking at the sky, looking around, looking at the dark corners of the buildings around her, as if she were looking at the scenery, as if she was waiting for something. As Hull Tedwood's party sped by, she cautiously ducked to the side of the road and waited for him to be far away before moving on.

It was about half-past eight that Bonnie finally arrived at Liberty Square, located in the center of Lennie.

There are no special buildings around Liberty Square, it is just a hub connecting the main political buildings of the United Provincial Republic. To the west of the square is the parliament building, from the square to the east is the Supreme Court, from the square to the south is the Lenny government, and from the square to the north is the ring fort. By this time, it had become the central command hub of the López Army, which was in trouble.

Even with 4,000 people gathered here, Freedom Square still looks very orderly. The more than 2,000 soldiers and at least equal number of prisoners of the López Independent Regiment were concentrated here, and the maple trees and low shrubs that divided the square happened to divide the troops into small groups according to the company, without interfering with each other. Perhaps, when it was originally designed, it was designed with this purpose in mind as a temporary military command center. The entire defensive structure of the temporary command field was bounded by ten self-propelled guns and ten infantry combat companies distributed in a semicircle, while the commanders were gathered in a central position to the west.

Bonnie waved her hand, motioning for Kezmi to stop and wait, and the former pirate captain nodded with a grimace. She walked towards the core of the formation as if no one was around, and the soldiers saw the "staggered gears" badge on her chest, and smelled the faint smell of lilacs on her body, and they all subconsciously let her pass.

"Isn't it okay, Hull, and the crowd never disperses?"

General Clad López's face was serious, and there was a deep worry hidden between his eyebrows, whether it was worry about the situation, worry about the upcoming battle, or worry about his loved ones.

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, we have done our best, but the crowd is gathering more and more, and they are physically blocking the progress of our artillery carriages. Our troops could not even get close to the crowd, let alone pursue. Hull, who had commanded two attempted breakthroughs, bowed his head and apologized.

"No apologies, it's not your responsibility. We, who have sworn under the four-color cross, must not fire at civilians unless we have to. Clad looked at the map spread out on the table, "Let's go around." How many more roads might be passable?"

Hull whispered a few moments with the staff officers around him, and then reported his conclusions. "There are four in the east-west direction, one in the north and three in the south. The information is not up-to-date and may not be admissible. ”

In any case, there is only one way forward. The coup army had the expected reinforcements, but all Clad could rely on was the artillery at hand. South, or North?

"Please choose the north side and take the Cathedral of Fortila. ”

A magnetic and attractive female voice sounded, and her blue fingernails swiped across the map, making an arc that pointed straight to the Supreme Court of the Third Eastern District. The lieutenant general and the major looked up at the same time and saw the blue hair of Miss Balus Yui. Clad groaned and spoke.

"It's you. How did you discover the hidden vampire party in the council?" To everyone's surprise, Clad did not ask the other party the reason for this judgment, but asked about the events of the council not long ago.

"Because I'm an expert. The girl's small chin was slightly raised, with an indescribable arrogance.

Hearing this answer, the general slowly turned around, paced two steps, and then jerked back again.

"The whole army is heading north, go!"

*** ***

Bonnie didn't wait for the López army to finish all the preparations for the march, which would take about fifteen minutes. She returned to her group and sent everyone along Central Avenue to the north.

She knew that the young, promising Major was staring at her back, but she didn't think it mattered. She also knew that some bats kept silently skimming through the air. She also knew that the hand of the former pirate captain behind her had been pressed against the hilt of the knife.

"Mr. Kezmi Stihaus, you don't have to be so vigilant. I know betrayal is your hobby, but the promises my employer says always work. ”

After walking a little way, she suddenly turned around and spoke. This action made Kezmi and his men stop in their tracks.

"Sorry, it's just a habit. Kezmi let go of the hilt of his hand, "I don't mean to be your enemy. ”

"But you're bringing your best friends. The blue-haired chuckled.

"Well, I don't want to be an enemy of you when I see your strength, I don't want to be an enemy of a guy who can easily take out the vampire elders. Originally, I did think that if the situation was right, I would use force to escape......" The former pirate captain spread his hands, "Damn, what kind of monsters have been hired by 'pure gold'." ”

"Okay, aren't you one of the monsters yourself?"

"Spare me, Leonard, Rysa, you...... All of them are monsters that are much scarier than me. I would never have the terrible idea of being hostile to the local undead organization, but you can put this abnormal idea into practice. It's really a bunch of monsters. ”

Bonnie cocked up her index finger and shook it, "Anyway, the undead will be wiped out sooner or later, so who will destroy it, so what's the matter?" Now that you've accomplished your mission, I'm ready to fulfill my employer's promise. ”

"The promise?" Kazmi took a deep breath, his eyes shining with anticipation.

"That's the promise. In return for your battle tonight, your freedom will be guaranteed by the Pure Gold and all members of its shadow order, and no one will be hunted for your departure. Now you can head south, and there is a 'Sloop' (small dhow) in the harbor, which should be enough for you to have at hand. ”

After hearing these words, Kezmi Stitchhaus stared into the other party's eyes and watched for a while. The blood-red pupils were unpredictable, but it was not easy to see signs of falsification. He nodded, pulling two letters out of his pocket.

"Please give these two letters to Ms. Helmont and Mr. Kakawi respectively, as my farewell message. ”

"Would you do such a thing?" Bonnie took the letter with a slight surprise. The two envelopes are of different colors, with the recipient's name written in crooked italics.

"Because I used them before, this is an apology. Good bye. ”

The man who had regained his status as a pirate waved his hand in a dashing manner, turned around, and faced south. To the south of the street, the smoke and dust of the army's actions can already be seen.

"By the way, there's one last question. Who the hell is Bonnie Sefir?"

"Is this...... I don't know," Bonnie thought about it with her chin propped up, "but I don't want to go against her." ”

"That's right. ”

After watching Kezmi and his men leave, Bonnie took the two letters into her bosom and looked up, pretending to study the style and décor of the nearby buildings.

"Two, four, six, eight, nine, so that the number is about the same, and there will be no one in the way......"

Her right hand glowed golden, and her left hand clenched a loaded silver pistol. She kicked the ground with her boot, and her body suddenly rose into the air and landed on the eaves.

Gunshots and golden "arrows of glory" shot out at the same time, piercing the bodies of a vampire and a war spirit corpse. Those two undead creatures who were caught off guard turned into ashes in the wind in an instant.

"Nine became seven. ”

Countless figures suddenly leaped out of the shadows, trying to surround the long-haired woman. Bonnie didn't stop, the magic boots under her feet kept clicking, and she quickly broke away from the encirclement.

"The magic of the Jumping Boots can last up to ten minutes, catch up!

"Yes, Lord Bishop!"

"To deal with the unfortunate eighth-stage second-rate mage, it is necessary to use one lich and eight high-level undead creatures...... What a scary. ”

Jumping from building to building, she headed for the north gate.

*** ***

With a flash of silver light, the blade swept across the neck of a zombie with a strong wind, and the sword's owner stepped forward and kicked the dead body down with the tip of his iron boots.

Behind him, another corpse rushed up with a short sword.

With a flick of his wrist, the knight slashed the other corpse that had been forced from behind in two. Instead of using his unique fighting skills, he began to show off his equally amazing swordplay. At first glance, the movements of the silver sword in his hand were very simple, not as fancy as ordinary raiser and longsword combat skills, but if you looked closely, the sword moves were very practical. The knight's movements are dominated by slashes, combined with occasional stabs, and a few quick turns and sword spinning moves create a defensive net that is difficult to penetrate.

It was by no means a "dueling" or "demonstration" sword technique that the vast majority of pampered "knights" were good at, but a practical technique that could really be used in actual combat. The four major knighthoods have a total of at least 30,000 knights, and very few of them possess this level of skill.

"Could it be that before he became an adventurer, he belonged to the Inner Ring?"

The First Tax Collector frowned slightly, his lips twitched, and he gave a silent order to his undead puppets. The undead, who should lack intelligence, are able to advance and retreat under him, implying formation and clever command.

Two ghouls are his lieutenants, zombies are his heavy infantry, skeletons are his light infantry, and ghosts are his guerrillas.

Soon, the zombies, who had no ability to resist the sword, withdrew while fighting, and replaced with the second detachment with skeletons as the main force. The knight's breakthrough speed immediately slowed down - zombies and humans have almost the same weaknesses, but skeletons are different. If you use the same swordsmanship as you would a human to deal with a skeleton, you will often cut into the gaps between the bones.

The undead's defenses were receded from before, but they were still tight. The tax collector glanced back, and the distance between the defense line and the crowd was about a hundred meters, and the distance was still growing.

Luckily, everything went well......

Just as he was distracted, a warhammer smashed through his defenses. The warhammer in the hands of the middle-aged priest smashed the skulls of the three skeletons, and the knight behind him took advantage of the situation to burst in. One of the two uses a sharp weapon to deal with zombies, and the other uses a blunt weapon to deal with skeletons, and the cooperation is very tacit.

Experienced opponents indeed...... It may not be so easy to solve this problem this time.

"That's the only way to do it...... Surround them!"

The ghouls dutifully led their men around, and part of the line retreated in an attempt to surround the two men.

*** ***

The pressure on the adventurers immediately increased, and they had to fend off the attacks of the opposing party back-to-back.

"There are a lot of opponents, uncle, is there any way?" After carrying a round of attacks, the knight named Xiulan asked his comrades, "I don't want to use my divine power here." ”

"Then there's only one way forward, right?" the middle-aged man slashed his hammer and repelled a round of enemy attacks. "What do you think of the idea of a human flesh breakthrough?"

Xiu Lan's face was embarrassed: "Won't it be a little reluctant?"

"Then do it. The uncle slapped his right hand heavily on the knight's back, "...... Repulsion!"

The sixth-stage high-level divine technique was immediately activated, and the knight's side was immediately shrouded in a blue repulsion field light.

All the undead subconsciously took two steps back and made way for a passage. Seizing this gap, the middle-aged priest unleashed another round of divine dispels to keep them for a few more moments.

"Thanks!" the knight gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands, leaned down, and took advantage of the effect of the repulsion technique to rush forward. Between him and the necromancer, there was no longer any obstacle!

The distance between the two is getting shorter and shorter!

Unexpectedly, the necromancer's face did not change. The first tax collector just quietly raised his left hand and swept it through the air, activating the contingency plan that had been prepared for a long time.

“...... Blast it, my bombs. Corpse Explosive!"

All the zombies exploded almost at the same instant. Countless pieces of flesh hit the repulsion field beside the knight, forcing him to stop advancing. The resistance caused by the repulsion field is bilateral, and it stops the movement of everyone and all objects. The necromancer's several zombies in front of him exploded in a specific order, in order to keep him unable to move forward for a long time.

The opponent must have a lot of combat experience, and he can decisively abandon all his subordinates to create cover...... the thought that "this time may not be so easy to solve" flashed through the knight's mind.

"Uncle Jett, are you alright?!, is it going to be Your Highness Namlock?!" he asked, turning around.

"It's okay if you're a little hurt...... Hum...... It's hard to break through the defensive net, you go and chase it!" replied the middle-aged man with a strong endurance of pain.

"I don't care. The voice of the priestess came from the rear.

The knight was relieved that it hadn't ended the worst. Although the other party is well prepared, the real strength is nothing more than that......

The pressure of the corpse explosion finally disappeared. With the power of the Repulsion Technique, Xiulan broke through the dark areas and fog laid by the other party, destroying all the ambushes and traps prepared by the First Tax Collector. Neither skeletons, zombies, nor ghosts can get close to him. He gripped his sword tightly and rushed through the line of blood and bone......

Then he saw black stars scattered in the air.

The magical black pearl powder spread through the air, reflecting the distant firelight, looking like black stars. Wherever the black pearl powder floated, the corpses on the side of the road slowly got up, looking in the direction of the adventurers with godless eyes. The crowd controlled by the vampire was already about five hundred meters away, and it was about to disappear around the corner.

"No kidding, is there a second line of defense?!

Xiulan clenched the hilt of her sword. Now, there's only hope that Pike Tap can stop the vampire......

*** ***

Is there a chance? Not a chance?

The young thief lurked in the crowd, his two daggers clutching in his hands. There are so many people around that it's impossible to hide in the shadows.

Not to mention......

The beautiful boy vampire deliberately created a sparsely populated area around him. Controlled civilians and vampire blood servants mingle and are difficult to approach.

Behind the scenes, the battle situation of the partners did not seem to be too smooth, the sound of the fight was getting weaker and weaker, and the distance was getting farther and farther. It's tricky.

"Do you have a way to hurt a vampire?"

A man's voice whispered in his ear. Pike squinted and saw that it was an inconspicuous teenager. The other man rolled his eyes in response, but then pretended to be glazed back.

"Hmm. The thief snorted and turned the grip of the short stick in his hand. The light on the rod changed from blue thunder to white holy light.

"That's good. I create opportunities for you, and you attack him from behind. The young man said in a loud voice, shaking the holy water bottle in his hand. His hands trembled slightly, and he looked a little scared.

"Can you do it? You're shaking. Noticing that the other party's hand was just ordinary holy water, the adventurer who knew the strength of vampires cared. Five words is a lot for the taciturn him.

The young man smiled bitterly, held the slightly trembling wrist of his right hand with his left hand, and did not answer. He jerked his head down and rushed through the controlled crowd.

“...... Fly, Glare Ball!Dazzle Spray!"

A dazzling white light lit up from the boy's hand, and all the blood servants and humans who saw the glare reflexively closed their eyes. Under the cover of the glare, the thief scurried behind his target.

It turned out that the man was a magician, he thought. Don't know if it's strong or not?

"This ability, dare to come out and challenge!

The beautiful boy-like vampire scolded contemptuously in his magnetic voice, and a muffled snort from the inconspicuous boy was heard.

"Just let your ugly face rot and deform! A man who is not handsome is not qualified to live in this world!"

"Then I'll disfigure you with you...... Look at the holy water!"

The sound of holy water splashing is a chance!Pike Tapu slammed into the heart of the beautiful young vampire!

The sound of sharp objects intersecting. Pike only felt the weight in his hand suddenly lighten off, and the short rod that shimmered with holy light was only half left.

"It's a pity that this third-rate level glare technique can't interfere with me. In this way, you want to plot against me, and your human practices are really filthy. ”

The glare effect has passed. The beautiful boy sneered, and a transparent short sword in his left hand flickered and swayed under the light of the surrounding oil lamps, emitting bursts of cold air.

"It's ugly, it's not beautiful at all. I believe that kind of third-rate mage can distract me, if you want to blame him, blame him......"

The young thief felt a pang of despair. Now, it is impossible to get help, and the weapons have been destroyed......

Before he could close his eyes and wait for death, a continuous burst of gunfire suddenly rang out.

"Do you think this mortal weapon will work for me...... Silver Bullet ...... Do you still have holy water...... Ah, my eyes! My face !!."

"It's now!" the young magician's voice rang out again, "stab him in the heart!"

Pike immediately followed the voice's command and stabbed half of the short stick out of his hand.

This time, the divine light pierced the vampire's heart with precision. The beautiful boy then turned into dust, leaving only the cold sword of ice to fall to the ground.

With the death of the vampire, people have also awakened from the effects of awe. As soon as Pike leaned down to pick up the Ice Sword, he took advantage of the panic of the beautiful young blood servants around him to cut their throats with indescribable speed.

After everything was done, he turned to the inconspicuous boy: "Name?"

"Ah, call me Soleton. ”

"How can you?"

"Actually, I splashed the holy water twice. The young man with a strange pistol in his right hand replied with a frown, "Sometimes, bait can kill...... Ah, my hands hurt...... It's so powerful...... Do you have a pastor......

In the middle of his words, Soleton shook twice and suddenly fell to the ground.

"Hands?" Pike Tap hurriedly stepped forward to check, only to realize that the boy's left hand had turned black-green. From the back of the hand to the forearm, there are large blisters, dripping green pus, which is hard to see.

He actually endured the pain of the "corrosive technique" to complete the battle...... What a concentration that is. The thief hurriedly picked him up, lined up the crowd, and walked towards his ranks.

*** ***

"The second knight of the left wing is dead...... this way it can't be stopped! I have to make a new plan!" the first tax collector's face changed greatly, his body flickered, and disappeared into the night.

"Bastard, don't go!" Xiu Lan rushed over quickly, but still couldn't catch up. He sighed and easily eliminated the remaining zombies and the like.

The crowd that had just awakened from the effects of the Awe Technique cheered when they saw this.

"Hero!

"Righteous Paladin!

In response, Xiulan smiled at these compliments. When he saw the thief who had returned from helping the strange boy, he stepped forward.

"Well done, Pike. ”

"The credit is his. He needs treatment. The thief replied briefly.

"Rotten ......?" the knight's right hand flashed white, but it only stopped the expansion of the rotten area. "No...... This rot technique is too powerful for me to deal with. Uncle!"

The middle-aged pastor walked over. "Oh...... Rotting is rare. In the name of the covenant, heal this wound...... Restoration!"

The green pus immediately stopped, and the blisters burst away, but the black, rotting skin remained.

"It would be nice to rest a little longer...... Let's put him in the church and keep going. If you don't set off, you will be involved in this big incident, and it will be very troublesome to return to the north......"

"Okay, that's it. The priestess nodded.

Without alarming the crowd too much, the group disappeared around the corner of the road, leaving people excitedly singing the praises of their achievements.

As a result of the fighting here, a moment later, on the main road near the Cathedral of Fertilla, the López army passed at a rapid pace.

"Goal, Supreme Court, full speed ahead!"

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