Chapter 195: Banner of Rebellion
Every ancient city-state in the Sunset Empire had a sanctuary stationed. The birth and continuation of the www.biquge.info city not only comes from the support of the ancient family, but more importantly, each city-state has the relics left by the true god - the magic circle covering the entire city.
And at the center of every city's circle is the temple that stands the symbol of the power of the true God.
The Imperial Sanctuary contains an extremely abundant amount of energy, and it is still unclear to Odin whether it is the magic circle and bronze pipes that transport human blood to the Inquisition, and then the Inquisition purifies it, gathers in the Sanctuary, and condenses into a holy spring, endowing the Holy Church with so-called divine power, or whether the holy spring itself has a strange energy.
But it didn't matter - as long as he took the energy of the Silver Eagle Sacred Spring for himself again, as he did in Paliva City, he could strengthen his physical body and reserve enough energy for his first transformation. In this way, he is one step closer to the danger of his life, and at the same time, there are fewer restrictions on invoking the power of the Origin.
No matter how many people the "Apostate" sacrificed, it had nothing to do with him. Right now, the emptiness of Silver Eagle is also his perfect opportunity.
He followed behind the Maipu and lurked near Moonhill Castle.
During the night, the silent town was ablaze, and countless dirt demons crawled out of the surface. The dwarf clay figurines, faceless, crawling on the ground, swarming like ant colonies into the town.
This is the horn of attack sounded by the "God Traitors" stationed in Gassan Castle. It was late at night, and even the night watchmen began to yawn. He sat on the bell tower, drowsy, and the light of the fire flickered as if it were more of a dream than reality.
Gradually, he was woken up by the sound of rustling, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that a sea of fire had burned under the entire city wall. He screamed, banging desperately against the pendulum, and then tried to rush down the tower and report back to the lord.
However, when he reached the gate of the clock tower, he was stunned by what he saw, and ran back desperately—the ground was densely packed with faceless dwarves, and they were tearing apart anything that could, the planks, the haystacks, the patrolling soldiers—all reduced to pieces.
Then, there was a surge in front of the city gates, and some people in ragged clothes, holding skull flags high, shouted loudly.
"Fight for freedom!"
"Fight for the truth!"
With harpoons, spears, and hatchets, they slashed open the gates of the town, and led by the faceless clay men, stormed the sleeping city.
For a while, the bell rang, the lord's mansion was brightly lit, and the knights of the territory quickly gathered in the knights' corridor, and the soldiers wearing chain mail and heavy swords quickly rushed towards the city gate.
They repeated the mistakes of the Iron Mountain Central and South Crusade, thinking that the horseshoe would destroy these dwarf enemies, but the faceless clay men climbed onto the horse's legs, ripped off the thighs and shoulders of the territorial knights, and tore them to pieces.
The massacre continued into the night, when the "renegades" carrying skull banners stormed the lord's mansion, erected the lord on top of the fluttering flag, and threw him from the tall building.
The nobles of the territory, who were awakened in the middle of the night, saw all this through the window, and they trembled, hoping that this nightmare would pass quickly.
The next moment, however, their gates were kicked open by mobs, women were dragged away wailing, men's heads were cut off, and silver, jewelry, and gold were looted.
The "renegades" opened the prison and released the criminals and slaves, who were terrified at first, but after witnessing the people's crazy behavior, they also fell into an. They went berserk and looted wealth they hadn't seen in their lifetimes, kicking and punching excitedly the guys who had oppressed them.
The Maipu dragged the rebels to the execution table and made them kneel on the granite slabs where the convicts once stood, and the execution was carried out from midnight until dawn. The plan to encroach on the territory appeared to be very successful.
Odin and Bassoon-Wanda stayed behind the bushes all night, knowing that the seemingly victorious war was far from over.
"They urinated on the enemy's head and ***** the enemy's woman. Odin said to Bassoon with a smile.
"We are not hypocritical civilized people. Bassoon's eyes narrowed, and the wrinkles between his eyes became more pronounced: "But, dear Monsieur Diggs, don't you see? ”
"They are inherently rough and savage, and they want to bloodied their rulers and vent their unwarranted anger. Most people don't have reason in the first place. ”
"Yes, I understand. Odin's tone became softer: "People are full of anger and resentment, but they don't understand why. Most of the time, ordinary people participate in wars not for faith, but to vent the anger in their hearts. The madness of most people gives them a chance to free themselves. ”
After a pause, Odin continued: "So, we know how important the rules are. Otherwise, no matter how many places are occupied, they will eventually turn into a chaotic ruin. ”
"Today they are grateful to you and have brought them light, and tomorrow people without morals will treat you as an enemy. They may put you up in a tower and throw you down from a great height. Odin straightened his robes and continued to look at the flames burning in the city.
Bassoon-Wanda smiled bitterly undeniably, the spear in his hand clenched tighter, he had his own path to stick to.
Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from among the iron mountains, a little denser than the average horse team.
Through the jungle, they could see Templars in silver armor and white gold-embroidered cloaks, inquisitors in bronze armor, and a contingent of about a thousand mercenaries in the rear.
This is the peacekeeping force of the local Templar Organization. Since the rebellion broke out, and people calling themselves "renegades" have sprung up across the country, the Sanctuary has begun to punish heretics with extreme cruelty.
The rebels were outnumbered, and the Sanctuary had limited local forces to quickly wipe them out. From time to time, as happens today, the entire city falls into the hands of the "God Traitor" organization, and the Sanctuary Army becomes even more scarce.
Therefore, during the special period, the Sanctuary had to hire excellent territorial knights to form a temporary team of holy armies to help them eradicate some stubborn local forces.
Some of the big families are more than willing to donate their armies in order to curry favor with the Sanctuary. The heirs of some small families are even proud to join the Holy Army, because they can easily make meritorious achievements by fighting with civilians.
Any unpleasant civilians on the streets are treated as heretics by these makeshift holy forces, escorted to the Inquisition, or beheaded on the spot. Every time they go to a village, they will be like locusts, leaving that land without grass.
It was one such procession, led by the Templars and Inquisitors, who were followed by a large number of volunteers who volunteered to be called in the Iron Mountain.
"It's time for us to perform. Odin smiled and patted Bassoon's shoulder as he motioned to attack. (To be continued.) )