Chapter 13: The Insect Strikes

A young man from the upper floor of Kolos City looked out of the city, as if trying to find out something in the dark night. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"Little brother, you have been standing here for almost three hours, and after a while, I am afraid that the sky will be almost dawn, why don't you go and rest for a while? If someone comes, I will inform you?" Tong Er couldn't bear to persuade when he saw that Ping An was still looking at the city tower.

Ping An shook his head, and after a moment, a smile suddenly appeared on his originally cold little face.

"They're coming!"

"Who's coming? Why didn't I see anything!"

Hearing that, Tong Er raised a torch and looked out of the city, but what he saw was still darkness and he didn't find anything.

"You go and inform the city gate to be opened, I'll go over and have a look. ā€

"Hey... Ay!... Wait a minute!

Ping'an was confused, and without waiting for Tong Er to reply, he took the first step and jumped straight down from the seven-zhang high city wall, the soles of his feet stepped on the wall, and in the blink of an eye, he reached the ground and ran into the darkness.

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"Father, teacher!"

Ping Lei walked at the front of the team, holding torches and leading all the Belka villagers to hurry overnight, heard the call and looked forward carefully, and finally saw the figure of Ping An striding towards him, and his heart was happy.

"Have you done the job?"

"Of course! Why did it take you so long to arrive?"

"Fortunately, you returned to the village early to inform Master Kane. By the time I took the winter hunting team back to the village, the village had already been packed up, and as soon as we met, we set off directly. The village is also hundreds of miles away from the county seat, and there are many old and young women and children, with the whole village with two hundred people can't go too fast, and now it is the fastest speed to catch up with the county, fortunately, the insects have not caught up. ā€

After nearly three consecutive days of non-stop travel, Ping Lei was also very tired at the moment.

Seeing that the whole village was fine, he temporarily put his mind at ease, and rushed to the county seat of Kolos again with his father.

In the early morning, the sky was hazy, and the villagers of Belka Village were finally able to rush to the county seat.

"This is Maester Kane, please come with me. Thank you very much for providing such important information in a timely manner, allowing me to take all your villagers into the barracks for temporary rest, and for returning this bachelor's badge to you. ā€

As soon as they entered the city, the lieutenant of the first army came to resettle the villagers.

"I'm not a bachelor, don't be so polite!

"Your Excellency, he is now mobilizing to recruit mercenaries to defend the city together. ā€

"In this case, then please trouble the adjutant to lead the way!"

As soon as the group entered the city and were about to go to the barracks to settle down, they saw a group of cavalry walking towards the city gate.

The cavalrymen were well-armed, wearing uniform armor and shield swords, and the shields were printed with red and white cross stripes, and at first glance they knew that they were members of the Holy Templar Order, and they had to reach the minimum strength of the Silver Knight to join. The Knights Templar were responsible for safeguarding and guarding the property and interests of the Holy See throughout the continent, and at the same time had a supremacious status, with them being found wherever there were papal offices.

"Your Excellency... His Excellency Bishop... Wait!"

At this time, the rear Yuan Zheng came on horseback and shouted loudly to the cavalry team that was about to leave the city.

"Stop!"

Hearing an order from a carriage in the cavalry ranks, the Knights Templar squad suddenly stopped.

"Your Excellency, please think twice!"

Yuan Zheng pleaded outside the carriage.

"Master Yuanzheng, you also know that it is not our duty to defend the city, since such a big thing has happened, in order to protect the safety of the Holy See's property, the only way to evacuate safely is to take the entire office safely. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, I can't afford to take this responsibility, after all, I am only a bishop of the division, and if I need help, I can return to the county town and communicate it to the archbishop. However, I believe that the army of the Apulon Empire should arrive sooner. ā€

"Bishop Chloe, you are the only mid-level high-level magician in the entire county. If you stay with the Knights Templar, then we can hold out much longer and wait for reinforcements to arrive!"

"There is no need to talk about this question again! Bachelor, you are also a member of the Holy See, if you are willing to go, I will evacuate with you, if you are not willing, then you can only accompany them here to die, but you have to think carefully. ā€

"I... I..."

"Have you figured it out, Master Yuanzheng?" the voice in the carriage seemed to start to look a little annoying.

"I... Or stay, the people here need me!" After some struggle, Master Yuan Zheng made up his mind.

"Good luck then!"

The cavalry was ordered to set off again.

"It's better to rely on yourself than to ask for a man! Give me an order! Immediately close the gate and seal it, and fill the entire gate hole with stones. At the same time, collect the stones in the city and transport them to the city wall until there is no place to put them!"

At this time, Zhao Wu also rode a berserk dragon to the gate of the city and gave orders to the soldiers.

"Lord of the City, I have done my best! It is a great shame for me to serve the Holy See. ā€

Master Yuan Zheng was very guilty, maybe he didn't tell or told Bishop Chloe later, so that they didn't have time to get out of the city and escape.

"Don't feel guilty, the Holy See has always been like that. You could have followed them, but you stayed, worthy of being my old friend for many years! For example, if I, as the lord of a city appointed by the Empire, let me run for my life, I would be beheaded, otherwise who would not want to escape. Zhao Wu saw that Master Yuan Zheng's emotions were a little out of control at the moment, so he had to persuade him on the side.

"I don't have any force, so what can I do now?"

"I have instructed all the civilians of the city to take refuge in the city lord's mansion in the center of the county when the insects attack, maybe the people there will need your comfort!"

"Yes!

Listening to Zhao Wu say this, this moment made Yuan Zheng find his goal again.

"Peace, don't look at it, let's go and get some rest!"

"Yes! ā€

This scene was also seen by the people on the side, and the Holy See's impression in Ping'an's heart at the moment was even worse.

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"Open the gates and let us in!"

The Knights Templar team from the Holy See Office had only left the city for less than an hour, and then rushed back to the city, knocking on the closed gates, demanding to enter the city.

Zhao Wuxian was also stationed on the city wall, and at this time he found a large number of ants and insects in his line of sight. It turned out that the Knights Templar had only just left the city when they encountered a strange insect and ran back in fright, trying to hide back in the city.

"What should I do now, Lord Castle?" asked the adjutant on the side.

"There is only one gate in Kolos City, and the hole in the city gate has just been filled and sealed. It's too late to let them in now, let them bless themselves! This is the path they have chosen!"

Zhao Wu didn't have any sympathy for them at the moment, even if he wanted to save them now, he couldn't save them.

"Zhao Wu! Hurry up and open the city gate! If you don't care about us, the Holy See will find out that day in the future, it will be a serious crime! No one will be able to protect you!"

Seeing that there was still no movement at the city gate for a long time, the ant swarm was getting closer and closer, and Bishop Chloe was really anxious at this moment, and shouted loudly at the city tower.

"Pass my order, all soldiers and mercenaries are on the city wall to stand guard and support each other, and the insects must not be allowed to cross the city wall for a single step, and all the residents of the city will immediately take refuge in the city lord's mansion!"

The guards had to be ordered to act.

"Xie Ping, you personally lead a team of 100 people to guard the City Lord's Mansion, if there is a strange insect breaking through the defense and entering the city, you will definitely protect the City Lord's Mansion!"

"The last general commands!" replied loudly, an adjutant beside Zhao Wu who had reached the rank of a junior Golden Knight.

As he spoke, he saw that the outside of the city was full of ants, and there would be no less than tens of thousands of them, and more ants and insects would continue to pour into the county in the future. The black and yellow striped insect bodies densely cover all the land that can be seen, making people's scalps tingle to see.