Chapter 25: The Burning Fire (1)
"Stop! Guard!" said the soldier at the head of the business, suddenly waving his hand to the man behind him.
The soldiers dismounted urgently, leaning against the side of the road, and Jack's carriage was also pulled to the side and hidden.
"What's going on, Tex?" Jack couldn't see what was going on in front of him, so he could only get out of the carriage and crane his neck to look around.
"I don't know, I'll take a look! Misser soldiers won't draw their swords unless they have to!" said Turks as he ran forward.
Jack waited anxiously in the back, but in the end he couldn't help it, and no matter how the driver stopped, he still rushed straight ahead.
Tex was lying behind the weeds, like everyone else, sticking his head out of the grass to look ahead. Jack followed their example, and quickly lay down beside Tex, quietly watching what was happening in front of him.
It turned out that there was a village not far away that was on fire, and now that they hadn't entered the territory of the Holy Ape Country, it meant that the village in the Missu Country in front of them might have been attacked.
"Did someone set the fire?" asked Jack whispering, patting Tex on the shoulder.
Who knew that Turks hurriedly lowered Jack's head and said, "Don't come out!
"Isn't this the territory of Missus, and you don't care if someone sets it on fire?" Jack was very strange, isn't it just on fire? There are so many soldiers, even the king, forgive you that you don't dare to make trouble under their noses even if you have ten guts.
However, when Jack fixed his eyes, he realized that what was burning in front of him was not a small fire, but a fire that burned the whole village!
Judging from the fire, the person who "set fire" to this "arson" should have just committed the crime, and it is very likely that he is still around here!
Jack immediately communicated his thoughts to Turks, saying, "The man who set the fire must still be nearby, let's go and arrest him!
"Shhhhhhhh ”
It's not human!?So, could it be that the monkeys of the Holy Ape Country have crossed the line!?
"Monkeys, catch them!" said Jack very eagerly.
"No, it's not, it's a bunch of monsters. Turks said solemnly.
Only then did Jack correct his posture, no longer joking, and then honestly lay on the ground without taking a breath.
The soldiers who were a little closer in front were already turning back, looking like they were going to report what they had found to Koren and let him order what to do.
Jack cautiously crouched over to Cologne, wanting to hear some news.
The soldier rushed to Coren in a panic and said excitedly, "King, we have just discovered that the fire in the village ahead was caused by a group of monsters! Moreover, the monsters have not yet left! We found the charred corpses of some villagers on the way to the village!"
"What!?charred corpse!?How could such a thing happen!?" Coren obviously couldn't believe that such a cruel thing could happen in his own territory, and he hurriedly ordered: "Hurry up and find out what is going on in front of you! Find that group of rampant monsters...... Kill them all!", the soldier immediately turned and left.
Coren especially emphasized when he said the word "kill", obviously, he could not watch innocent people die in vain. Jack heard the conversation and hurried to Tex's side to tell him about the situation.
"Damn, these savage monsters!" said Tex, with a cold, murderous look in his eyes as he listened to Jack's description.
"Don't be impulsive, put your sword down first, and wait for the soldiers who went to explore the way back. Jack noticed that Tex had raised his sword, and if he hadn't stopped it in time, he might have rushed forward.
The fire continued to burn, billowing black smoke from time to time, and Jack seemed to see countless souls in need of salvation in this black smoke.
"What!?all dead!?" Turks jumped out of the grass, "You—you say it again!?"
"Yes, Turks, a group of five, all dead...... Those monsters breathe fire, and we don't even have time to react, and a fire ignites behind us......" said the soldier who ran back from the front in disarray, half-tearfully.
"I'll tell my father!" Tex gritted his teeth: these were certainly not ordinary monsters, fire-breathing orcs, he had heard of them for the first time. After saying that, he held down his saber tightly and ran towards Cologne.
"Father, you should make a detour with the wagon and the food team! the monster in front is not easy to deal with!" Turks said as he looked at Coren with a look of trust in his eyes.
Coren thought to himself: The purpose of coming to the Holy Ape Country this time is to train the beast troops, and now there is such an incident in the middle of the road, and no matter why there are monsters, at the moment, the most important thing is to save the troops, give up the small family for everyone, and lead away those brutal monsters.
"Tex, come with us, too, and I'll pick some shrewd brethren queens!" said Cologne.
Turks refused, saying, "No, Father, I want to avenge those villagers!" Then he turned around and walked away, and Coren couldn't stop him.
Jack watched Turks run towards him, and needless to say, he could guess what the other man meant—that Turks was going to stay and slaughter the monsters who were playing with fire.
"Jack, you can go with me and my father, we are here!" Tex wanted to push Jack away, but found Jack looking at him motionlessly: "What are you doing!? It's too late to leave, it's dangerous!"
Jack shook off Tex's hand and said, "Do you treat me as a friend? I'm your brother! How can a brother or friend let each other face danger alone!" In fact, at that time, Jack's mind instantly thought of his dead friend Johnson, who gave himself a slim chance of survival more than a month ago, so that Jack is now reluctant. And now, faced with an almost similar situation, he will never turn around and leave. He's here to stay!
Turks saw the truth in Jack's eyes and nodded. He then beckoned most of the soldiers to protect King Cologne and made a detour, while he himself remained with less than ten of his stronger soldiers.
"Brothers, does anyone see what that fire-breathing monster looks like?" Tex whispered as he sniffed the people lying on the ground.
A brother who usually worked as a sentry in the army told Turks, "I saw that they can breathe fire, they look like winged lizards...... They can still fly in the air for long periods of time......" Jack could tell the horror on the sentry's face. Think about the five before and only come back with one, which in itself is scary.
But no matter what the power is, it can hardly destroy people in an instant! But this monster whose face has not yet been revealed can! Does it mean that this monster does not belong to the world in which human beings live?