【Chapter 1】Night falls
Probably because of the approaching storm, the sky over Sapro was often covered in clouds, and the silent night came earlier than usual. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe pitch-black night obscured the bright stars in the sky, and even the bright moon only emitted a faint light through the clouds, shining in the moonlight city, vaguely forming a hazy picture.
A man wore a black cloak over his head, which he draped over his head so that others could not notice his face, even though there were no pedestrians on the street late at night. He walked tremblingly down the street, and from his staggering steps it was an old man.
He stopped when he came to a house that was not a big thing in the city. Under the gust of wind, the sign in front of the house swayed slightly, and he suddenly turned around and looked around, as if vigilantly checking for anyone who was following him.
He coughed lightly twice, and saw that there was darkness all around, and the response was only a dark silence. Only then did he relax his vigilance, walked to the door of the house step by step, and gently pushed the door open.
"Oh, old friend, you tap..."
The old man did not show a surprised expression when he heard the voice, but closed the door very naturally. When he slowly turned around. In the dimly lit room, beside a dilapidated wooden table, sat another old man, his hands full of vicissitudes of life, on the table, around the only candlestick on the table that emitted a faint light, as if he did not want to let the wind blow in because of a brief opening of the door, extinguishing the candle.
The old man who had just entered the room sat on the chair opposite him with a smile, and slowly took off the shabby cloak around his head, and his wrinkled face was suddenly revealed.
"The Black Prince Conses has returned, I saw his army during the day, and now the city is full of Starry Night Knights......"
"But that doesn't mean the king is dead, we have to find a way to find the missing king, or someone might be charged with the crime." ”
"Don't worry, old friend, we were all once under the King, including the faithful lords, and we won't let Conses mess around, at least at this stage......"
"I hope so, I hope that the God of Light, whom His Highness has always believed, will let him return safely......."
Just as the two old men were talking in a low voice, there were suddenly bursts of footsteps, although they could be heard from the footsteps as slow steps, and the sound was small, but in such a quiet night, the footsteps were also particularly harsh.
An old man hurriedly blew on the candle that was about to burn out, and the faint light disappeared into the silent and dark room with the extinguished candle. The two old men were silent, and even held their breath, quietly listening to the sound of footsteps.
As footsteps approached, the dilapidated wooden door was opened, creaking and blowing in with a gust of wind. The hearts of the two old men were instantly tense, and the footsteps stopped in front of the shabby table, and the sound of the armor could be faintly heard.
At this moment a soldier came in from the outside with a torch, and the light of the fire shone on the road where he entered, and there were several soldiers standing around him, also wearing black helmets and black armor, and this soldier went into the house and handed the torch forward, and the torch lit the candle that had not yet been burned, and the dim room was illuminated again.
With a surprised expression, the two old men sat in place, silently looking at the person in front of them, only to see that this person was wearing a black military uniform, the dark gold belt was tightly wrapped around the military uniform, and on the belt hung obliquely an officer-style long sword that only officers could wear, and a black officer's hat on his head, which made him look different among several soldiers.
"You..."
The old man slowly raised his hand and pointed at the officer, but he was speechless for a moment, only his own nervous breathing came out. After the officer took a detailed look at the old man's appearance, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a wicked evil smile.
"This is greetings from Lord Conseth..."
The officer said succinctly, and at the same time slowly pulled out the long sword at his waist in his hand......
On the same night, people had already fallen asleep in the middle of the night, and the residential areas of Moonlight City were silent, but some buildings still emitted bright light, shining on the silent and deserted streets.
A two-storey house, with crimson walls, the light from the windows, sets off the romantic mood, turquoise plants are trimmed and molded, surrounding the house, and at the top of the ornate white wooden door, inlaid with a candle shade, seems to welcome people, people in Moonlight City know that this is a place for people to spend their time in the snow.
And in the doorway stood a man in a shabby trench coat, his collar raised high, blocking half of his dozing face. At this moment, the man heard a burst of footsteps, and he immediately woke up, and his lazy body left the wall he had leaned on, and he stood quietly in place, looking ahead, and at the same time showing a hint of surprise.
I saw a whole team of Starry Night Knights walking slowly with neat steps under the leadership of an officer, and in the blink of an eye, the officer walked up to the man and stared at his puzzled face with great seriousness.
"Your Excellency?..." There was a hint of deep fear in the man's slight tone.
"It's none of your business, get out of here. ”
Hearing the officer's whispered scolding, the man bowed slightly to the side, and the officer opened the white wooden door and walked straight into the building with his soldiers.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw a patch of cigarette smoke everywhere, and under the pale yellow walls all around, there were noble furniture, and a few men sat on a few light pink soft sofas. Sitting beside them were young women in leaky clothes and heavy makeup, hugging and laughing, seemingly unaware of the officer's arrival.
At this time, a woman who was not young in a bright dress came to the officer, her hand was gently on the officer's shoulder, and the slight movements showed the weakness of women.
"My lord, why did you come here, I think someone must have been thinking about you for a long time. The woman smiled, waiting for the officer's response.
However, the response was that the officer pushed her away with an expressionless face, and she was about to step forward to ask again, but the scene in front of her made her stunned. I saw that behind the officer, those soldiers in black armor walked in one after another.
The officer solemnly glanced at the eyes full of surprise around him, and everyone was stunned, as if the time stopped at this moment had frozen everything around them. On the faces of the people in amazement, a tense atmosphere began to heat up rapidly.
These soldiers in black armor stood neatly and solemnly at the position where they had just entered the door, blocking the door to death. The officer approached the nearest man, looked at it carefully, and then silently moved on to the next man.
At this time, on the sofa not far away, a man breathed rapidly, and the girl's arm next to him was still not taken away, and the man watched the officer's every move with a little vigilance, while holding the girl's arm tightly with his other hand.
At this moment, the officer noticed the strange gaze behind him, and he and the girl turned their heads to look at the nervous man at the same time, and in an instant, the man grabbed the girl next to him and blocked it in front of him. The officer hurriedly drew his long sword and was about to run over, when the man pushed the girl forward with force.
The girl lost her balance and pounced on the officer, who had already drawn her long sword, and couldn't dodge for a while, the long sword pierced through the girl's abdomen, and in the girl's unbelievable gaze, a stream of blood slowly flowed out.
The girl held the long sword that had pierced her body in both hands, and slowly fell to her knees. The officer kicked the girl away, drew his blood-stained sword, ignored it, and quickly chased up the stairs to the second floor.
Only then did the people come to their senses, looking at the girl who was lying in a pool of blood, they shouted in panic, and got up to escape, only to see those soldiers in black armor and black armor, maintaining cold faces, solemnly blocking the door, blocking people's way.
The officer made his way to the second floor, where the wide second floor had the same size as the first floor, but was separated into small rooms, leaving a long corridor with delicate rectangular windows leading to the end.
He clutched his sword tightly and cautiously came to the door of the first room, when he suddenly kicked open the wooden door, and there was nothing but an empty bed. Just then, a small sound came from the room behind him.
He didn't think about it, he hurriedly turned around and kicked open the wooden door of the room behind him, accompanied by a scream, what appeared in front of him was a man lifting his pants in a panic, and a woman on the bed clutched the quilt covering him, exposing her upper body.
At this moment, the door of a room in the depths of the corridor was opened, and the man who had just escaped ran out in a panic. The officer hurriedly held the long sword and chased after him, only to see the man looking at the officer with fear on his face, he took two steps back in a row, hurriedly turned around, closed his eyes, and slammed the window hard.
With a loud cracking sound, the man jumped out of the window from the corridor on the second floor, and fell to the ground, he covered his legs, and when he tried to get up again, several soldiers in black helmets and black armor had surrounded him with long swords.
"No... Don't kill me, I know what you want—" Before the man could finish speaking, the soldiers swung their swords and slashed at him brutally.
The sound of flesh being torn could not stop coming, and the blood continued to flow slowly on the cold streets, and the soldiers kept wielding their long swords to slash the men lying on the ground. The officer stood under the broken window, silently watching the scene in front of him, and then slowly put away the long sword in his hand......
"The storm is coming, and you'd better not let the kids play outside, especially when it's getting late," a man in military uniform whispered as he stood outside his house and faced his young lady.
The woman smiled softly, "What about you, Andrew."
Andrew frowned, his face no longer young, full of anxiety, "I may come back later tonight, someone invited me to a banquet." ”
Before he could finish speaking, the woman suddenly showed a puzzled expression, "Honey, who is that?"
At this time, Andrew smiled and reached out to grab the woman's shoulder, "Don't worry, dear, you have no competitors..."
Seeing this, Andrew had to smile helplessly, "Okay, I'll go talk about something with His Excellency Olga." ”
The woman nodded, "Then you have to come back early." Andrew smiled and nodded in agreement, and he hugged his wife and kissed her on the forehead with love.
Andrew was dressed in a black uniform with a large twelve-pointed star on his back, and a dark gold belt straddling an officer's sword, a dress reserved for elite officers of the Starry Night Knights. The only thing that differed from the ordinary officer's attire was the twelve-pointed star badge on his chest, which was very dazzling in the dark night, which only senior officers deserved.
All the churches in Moonlight are open even late at night, when no one is around, and those who want to redeem their souls are always welcome. Andrew came to a small church as agreed, only to see that the silent church was empty, with dim candles lit in the surrounding corners, and a man in a priest's costume sat down on a pew, his head buried deeply, his hands tightly folded on his head, as if he was praying piously.
The priest had thick hair, so he looked like a young man, Andrew sighed softly and sat beside him, his eyes naturally fixed on the empty pulpit in front of him.
"Why didn't the Olga people come?"
"The people of Olga asked me to tell you that you should be careful lately, the Black Prince Consis has returned to the city with an army of Starry Night Knights. The young priest spoke silently, his voice calm and cold.
"Forget it, I'm the commander of the Starry Night Knight Elite, and even the king won't do anything to me. Andrew said with a little relief, he looked at the pastor beside him, and after still not making any movement, he stood up.
"In that case, then tell Olga that we will meet again another day—" Before Andrew could finish speaking, the young priest turned around and looked up at him, the corners of his mouth slightly curled.
"Mistress Conseth has asked me to bring you greetings as well. ”
Hearing the priest's words, Andrew's expression froze, and his eyes were instantly full of vigilance.
As soon as the young priest finished speaking, he quickly pulled out the dagger in his arms and stabbed it in Andrew's face with a bright cold light. Andrew hurriedly blocked the attack, and quickly grabbed his arm, and with a slight slash, the dagger fell to the ground. He took advantage of the momentum and threw the priest to the ground.
Just as Andrew was about to step on his head, a burst of footsteps came from behind him, and he turned back suddenly, only to see several soldiers wearing white trench coats and carrying long swords walking in.
"Aha, Olga, you're just in time. ”
"No, you're early. Olga spoke briefly, her eyes fixed on Andrew, as if expecting an answer.
"Orga, if it's not you betraying me, it's the Black Prince who has already begun to attack us. ”
Andrew said as he lifted the young priest he had just knocked down. Olga smiled slightly, stepped closer, and looked the priest up and down.
"I don't know him, General Andrew"
"Then it looks like the Black Prince has started his cleanup, and I can't continue my life in Moonlight City. ”
As Andrew spoke, he grabbed the dagger and slashed it across the young priest's neck, a stream of blood slowly flowed out, and he slowly fell to his knees with wide eyes of fear.
"Then come back to Tyre with me, no matter what, the mercenaries of the Order will always trust you. ”
Olga said solemnly, which made Andrew feel a hint of sincerity. He smiled and nodded, and threw the dagger at the corpse at his feet.
"Then please wait here for a while, I'll have to go home and sort it out. ”
Hearing this, Olga grabbed his arm and said, "General Andrew, there's no time now......"
"I can't leave my son and daughter behind..."Looking at Andrew's resolute gaze, Olga had no choice but to nod silently......
Andrew was a little nervous at this time, but in order not to attract attention, he walked the way he came from with his natural steps, even though it was late at night and there were not many pedestrians on the street.
Soon after, Andrew walked to the door of his house, the wooden door hidden in the warm light of the house. Alertness was raised again, and he slowly drew the sword at his waist, preventing it from making a sound. Walking to the door, he leaned his ear gently against the wooden door, but there seemed to be no sound in the room.
With a long sword in his hand, he gently pushed open the door, only to see his young wife standing at the door of the bedroom in a thin nightgown, staring blankly at him, as if she had just cried bitterly. Andrew didn't have time to think about it, so he hurriedly turned around and closed the door.
"Quick, we can't stay here anymore, now pack up with the kids. ”
Andrew said hurriedly, but his wife was unmoved, and then the two young children ran out of the bedroom, Andrew gently stroked the little heads of the two children, and looked at his wife, but the scene at this time made him stunned.
I don't know when, an officer put a cold and sharp sword on his wife's neck, and the corners of his mouth exuded a terrifying smile.
"General Andrew, I've been waiting for you for a long time......".