If the course of history is an inevitability, then it is a necessity made up of innumerable contingencies.

Straw, who had arrived in a hurry, stared at the door of space and asked, "How did Serena get in?"

The woman in black said: "She was inexperienced, fell for Rogge, and was broken into the door of space by him." ”

"You mean......" Straw's voice trembled, and he asked, with a last hint of luck, "So, the sword of Damocles......"

"She also brought it in. ”

Although Straw had seen countless storms in his life, he still felt dizzy and weak, and almost fell to the ground.

The woman in black looked at Straw indifferently, and even gloated a little.

"Serena has relied on your favor to never know the seriousness of her work, and she doesn't know how many troubles she has caused. If you would put her in a water prison for three months, or at least give her fifty lashes after the last time she got into trouble, as I suggested, would she still be as ignorant and unscrupulous as she is today?"

Straw was already worried and anxious, and was angered by the woman in black, and couldn't help but be furious: "Su! Enough! Serena is still young, and it is inevitable that she will make some mistakes, as a sister, you should help her more! Now you are still gloating, I think you are the one who should be imprisoned!"

"Make a small mistake?" Su sneered, "Bringing the sword of Damocles into the Bato Abyss is also called making a small mistake?" Father, can you tell me what is more wrong than this? If there is, then I am willing to spend twenty years in a water prison! With her ability to make people laugh off her big teeth, if it weren't for the power of the Excalibur, she still wanted to do it with the fox-like Rogge? I really don't understand why Excalibur chose her!"

Straw let out a long sigh and paused, "This ...... Well, what's the use of talking about that now? Let's think of something quickly!"

Su vented some resentment in his heart, and seemed to be beginning to realize the danger of the situation, and muttered: "Father, aren't the druids of Cloud Night City very good at breaking seals? The greedy druids will take the opportunity to come up with new conditions, but there is no way to do it. Since the Sword of Damocles has entered the Bato Abyss, this spatial gate may collapse at any time. The Abyss Gate was still far away from Yanjing, but for the fact that the seal was broken, the Emperor almost killed Pompey. Think about it, if a horde of Bato demons suddenly appeared from the center of Yanjing......"

Straw had calmed down at this point, and although he still lamented Serena, since she had entered the Bartow's Abyss, she would definitely not be able to come back alive. After the heartache, the Imperial Prime Minister finally regained his composure and determination.

At this time, Straw's deputy hurriedly asked to see him outside the door. Straw and Sue glanced at the door of the calm space, and reluctantly left the place and came downstairs.

"Master Straw! We sensed Lord Charles's mark near Pompeii, but the warriors were eager to save and clashed with Pompey's men, and they accidentally killed one of them. There were so many of them that our fighters couldn't resist it, almost all of them were killed, and only a few escaped back!"

Straw frowned, walked around a few times with his hands in his hands, and then said with a blushing face: "Withdraw all our people! Don't clash with Pompey and Alexander again tonight!"

The deputy was stunned for a moment, and said, "But, Lord Straw, our strength in Yanjing is no worse than that of Alexander and Pompey! Now that Lord Charles has clearly been kidnapped by Pompey and them, if we withdraw, what about Lord Charles's safety?"

Straw snorted, holding back the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Endure these few days first, if they dare to touch Charles, then I have nothing to scruple about!"

The lieutenant retreated, but in the blink of an eye, he ran back again, and that panicked look displeased Straw greatly.

"Lord Straw! Big things are not good! The news just came that Lord Riddle has been assassinated!"

Straw exclaimed, "What!"

General Riddle is in charge of the defense of Yanjing City, and although his position is not high, he is a real powerful person. He was Straw's henchman and right-hand man, and it was precisely because of him that Straw was not worried, even though Alexander and Pompey had a large private armed force in Yenching.

Now that Charles has been kidnapped and Riddle has been killed, the two things are linked, which can only mean that Alexander and Pompey are ready to fight him with blood and fire!

Straw quickly calmed down from his anger and quickly made his way downstairs to the command hall. The numerous magic devices in the command hall and the two magicians on duty at all times allow Straw to relay information to important people in the first place.

In the center of the hall is a huge magical map. It lists all the above-ground and underground buildings in Yanjing in detail, and even the natural rivers deep underground are marked.

Straw stared at the map for a moment, then reached out and clicked on it, and the bridges he pointed to lit up. He said to his deputy: "Although General Riddle was assassinated, General York is also one of our men. Let the guards he can mobilize take control of these bridges at once! Also, let him pay attention to proportion. Closely monitor the movements of Pompeii, and report any movement immediately. Inform Ampere outside the city and ask him to lead five thousand warriors to approach the camp of the Ice Legion to keep an eye on them, but not to engage in a battle with them. Inform Gulbandar that the night of the 'Blood Moon' has arrived. ”

The deputy jotted down the orders one by one, and let the two magicians pass the message one by one.

Straw stared at the magic map for a long time, his fingers dangling in the air, unable to fall. Finally, his hand landed on the magic map, and a sizable mansion lit up.

"Sue, you go and kill Levi, who lives here. After killing him, if you still have time, kill all the other people in the courtyard here, and leave not a single one! ”

The woman in black licked her red lips gently, and it seemed that the killing and gore that was about to come made her very excited. She answered, and the seductive figure faded away.

It didn't take long for an important bridge on the magic map to suddenly turn red.

One of the magicians in charge of communications said, "Lord Straw, there has just been a fierce battle on this bridge, and it seems that the other party also wants to control this bridge. It is very regrettable that the message says that the other side has overwhelmed us in numbers and individual combat effectiveness, so our people have been repulsed. ”

Straw looked at the location of the bridge and immediately pointed to another place on the map, which was a residential area. "Mobilize heavy infantry and crossbow teams to occupy rooftops and tallest buildings in the Vonsk district. Hold this place at all costs!, and ask Lord Gulbanda to send a mage here to help defend it. ”

The location designated by Straw was crucial, as the house could control a large area of the vicinity, with a fortified fort controlled by the Straw faction at one end and the Imperial Palace at the other. If Pompey and Alexander did not pass through here, they would have to bypass half of Richelieu before they could attack the chancellor's palace. They would never let the warriors within a kilometer of the Imperial Palace. This kind of behavior was seen by the Janissaries, and it was tantamount to rebellion.

At this moment, the situation is urgent, and it seems that Alexander and Pompey have decided to force their way, so Straw can no longer care about covering up the truth, and decides to directly send troops to occupy the important houses.

After a while, the color of the house on the magic map also changed to red.

The magician who summoned the message replied: "Master Straw, the other side has mobilized a large number of warriors and is attacking! ”

"Is there a response from the City of Nights?" Straw asked.

"We have received their message, Grand Elder Osedas has left the City of Cloudnight and is expected to arrive in Richelieu in three days. The druids residing in the Temple of the Goddess of Nature have assembled and are monitoring the main temple of the Ice Goddess, and as soon as the Ice Mage group leaves the main hall, they will immediately capture the main temple of the Ice Goddess. ”

Straw nodded, and his heart settled down a lot.

At this time, a faint bloody aura diffused in the command hall, and the black-clothed Su appeared behind Straw again. She smiled at Straw, smiling contentedly and cruelly. Straw nodded, knowing that Sue's mission was complete, and there must not be a single living mouth left.

The eyes of the thin Imperial Prime Minister fell on the magic map again. While keeping an eye on the situation, he issued an order to mobilize his own men.

There was just one thing he felt very puzzled, that is, Alexander and Pompey were both very clever commanders, why would they do such an almost crazy act tonight? Even if they could put themselves to death, how would they face the emperor's wrath tomorrow? As army generals, this kind of behavior of openly fighting in Yanjing with soldiers was enough to exterminate the clan.

But no matter what doubts Straw may have, he must now go toe-to-toe and mobilize all his strength to strike at his opponent. At least he had to survive the moment when he met the Emperor.

On this night, flames lit up everywhere in the night sky of Richelieu. The blood-colored edge of the blue moon in the sky was not noticed by anyone.

On the night of this 'blood moon', could everyone be crazy?

It wasn't just Straw who had this doubt, but Alexandre and Pompey had the same doubts. However, the two sides have been at odds for a long time, and have already prepared countless sets of contingency plans for different situations. As long as one side makes a change, the other side will inevitably initiate a response plan. The scale of the conflict has grown rapidly. The whole of Richelieu was full of flames and murderous voices for a while.

However, the two sides still maintained the last restraint, except for the most fiercely contested Vonsk district, the other minor points were contested, and the troops of both sides were less than 100 men. In fact, although both sides were the most powerful ministers and generals in the empire, they could only rely on their own few guards and personal soldiers to fight in Yanjing. With the exception of the most important location of the Vonsk district, the purpose of fighting in other places was to test and contain it. In the absence of large-scale military mobilization, the outcome of the battle between the two sides will depend on the outcome of the battle between the strong.

After the death of General Riddle, the city defense army was temporarily paralyzed and unable to control the situation in the outer city. And the powerful Praetorian Guard of the Imperial Palace has been fully alerted, but for some reason they did not move, turning a blind eye to the fight between the two sides.

Under the silent attention of the terrifying beast of the Praetorian Guard, both sides carefully controlled the scale of the conflict and retaliation, and did not dare to take a single step beyond the thunder pool.

However, both sides know that there are too many factors to be out of their control. In the ever-changing battlefield, accidents can happen at any time. So they're all quietly gathering all the power in their hands, ready to deliver the final blow to their opponents before the situation gets completely out of control. Even if you have to face the monstrous wrath of the Emperor, it will be tomorrow.

On Straw's magical map, a peaceful Church of the Silver Cult in the south of the city suddenly turned bright red, and then quickly disappeared from the map.

The corners of Straw's eyes twitched imperceptibly, and he came to the window and looked wordlessly at the surging pillar of fire in the distance, which was more than ten meters high. The flames that razed a church to the ground in such a sudden and ferocious manner could only be a masterpiece of high-level magic. Straw sighed to himself, and when the high-level mages on both sides began to move, the scale of the conflict was impossible to control. It's a pity that Straw can't control the actions of the druids. The only way to do this is to weaken the opponent's strength as much as possible.

Sue, who had been quiet, spoke: "Father, I've rested, and now it's time to go out and move again." I think there must be a lot of ice and snow mages scurrying around the city right now. ”

Straw nodded heavily, watching Sue's figure gradually blur. He suddenly said: "Su, you have to be careful, they have a lot of strong people, if you encounter difficulties, don't be strong, come back here immediately!"

Sue's figure paused, then vanished.

Before leaving, she chuckled and said, "This is the first time you care about my life and death!"

She had always been bloodthirsty and cruel, but at this moment there was a subtle chok.

At this time, under the reflection of the blood moon, a delicate figure was moving rapidly, she avoided the fierce battle battlefields and rushed in the direction of Pompey's mansion. She held a huge wheel saw in her hand, and blood was still dripping from the razor-sharp serrations.

Blood and fire don't get the attention of Wind Butterfly. She was still basking in the thrill of killing, warm blood running down her slender hands.

Wind Butterfly didn't feel much of the blood that drifted away now, but the faint moonlight from the sky made her restless. She could barely suppress her bloodthirstiness, and she just wanted to rush into a house full of people and kill her, just like she had just done at the house of the old man named Riddle.

Wind Butterfly flew between blood and fire as she lifted her blood-soaked left hand.

She gently licked the blood from her fingertips.

The blood was warm and sweet.

She put her hand down again. Rogge had given a strict order not to stain her tongue with blood. Wind Butterfly now only knew that Rogge's orders must be obeyed, and licking a few drops of blood was already the limit of what she could do.

Tormented by the double curse of darkness and bloodthirstiness, Wind Butterfly has become groggy, her whole body is like a furnace, and her consciousness is gradually blurring. She was to rush back as quickly as she could, to vent her burning pain in a crazy and ridiculous with Rog, and then, to the quiet slumber she longed for most.

Knowing nothing, she was asleep at her happiest. And waking up is the beginning of endless pain.

A sudden sharp pain made her sober up a little, but she still looked at the holy light enveloping her body in confusion, wondering where these pillars of light that produced intense burning pain came from.

Under the burning of the holy light, the blood on the wind butterfly's body quickly boiled and evaporated, and when the last drop of blood disappeared, the holy light also dissipated.

At this time, a gentle voice came into Wind Butterfly's heart: "O confused soul, you have allowed hatred to blind your heart, and you have gone further and further in the blood and darkness of hell. Thou art once noble and pure, and are thou willing to accept destruction in the midst of chaos?"

Wind Butterfly searched for the source of the sound in a daze, and noticed that a figure appeared in front of her at some point.

This is a middle-aged man whose face is covered with the wind and frost of time. He was barefoot, wearing only a dark gray robe, and his long brown hair was casually draped over his shoulders.

Wind Butterfly's gaze immediately fell on his hand. It was a pair of slender, white hands, striking for the beautiful shackles on them.

The shackles flashed with a blue-blue glow, and the splendor flowed on the chains, and countless magic talismans were like tiny bubbles under the water, constantly turning onto the surface of the chains, and then gradually disappearing. However, new and more talismans will rise from the depths of the chains.

The man was separated from the wind butterfly by a burning house, but he walked step by step, and the smoke and fire that were flying did not leave a single trace on him.

The closer he got, the more Wind Butterfly felt a strong light shining through him, not only stinging her eyes with soreness, but also shining on her, as if it were also burning puffs of green smoke. Watching him walk up, Wind Butterfly couldn't help but be afraid and took a few steps back. But when she looked again, she found that the man had no bright light on him, and his own body was not burned.

Everything just now is an illusion.

"Lost soul, you have completely lost your way. I will not let your hands get any more bloody, come with me, in the sacred flames, your sins and the curse you bear will be gone, and you will be given a chance to repent. ”

The strong sense of fear made it impossible for Wind Butterfly to calm down and think about the other party's words. The man talked for a long time, but she only understood one meaning, he was going to take him and burn himself with the holy fire.

The wind butterfly tiptoed slightly, and the whole person floated into the air, and wanted to flee into the distance. For some reason, she didn't dare to confront the mysterious middle-aged man in front of her, even if he cuffed his own hands.

The man raised his hands, and his palms lit up with a dazzling colored light. More than a dozen golden chains suddenly appeared around the wind butterfly, and she only felt a pang of paralysis, completely unable to move, and was frozen in mid-air.

The man sighed, "Give up resisting." Although you have caused turmoil throughout Yanjing, I am still unwilling to use violence against you. With your dark nature, the Holy Power I possess will cause you great pain. ”

Wind Butterfly's eyes showed unconcealed fear, and she struggled desperately, trying to break free from the chains of the light. But the gap between her strength and the mysterious man was too great, and her physique was restrained, so no matter how much she struggled, the golden chains could not move.

"Wouldn't it bring her pain by burning her with the holy fire?" a cold voice sounded behind the middle-aged man.

The man's face changed, and a golden light lit up at the center of his eyebrows, and then the whole person faintly shone with brilliance, as if a flame was burning in his body. A golden ring wall suddenly appeared around his body, just blocking the attacking aqua blue sword light.

However, this aqua-blue sword light was like a maggot attached to the bone, firmly adhering to his golden wall, and constantly absorbing the energy that eroded the wall.

In the blink of an eye, the aqua blue sword light eroded the golden wall, and then a little cold star fluttered towards the back of his heart.

The middle-aged man's face changed drastically, he let out a loud shout, and his whole body emitted a dazzling bright light, as if his whole person was transparent!

That little cold star actually floated through his body! But he was also visibly uncomfortable, and his body trembled a little. The middle-aged man shouted again, and a strong light suddenly exploded in the void space behind him, and then a snort came from there, and Androni's figure slowly emerged.

The middle-aged man turned around and looked Androni up and down, and finally his gaze fell on the blue starry sky in her hand.

"I can't believe that such a young girl has become a powerhouse in the Sanctuary. But why would you stop me from taking this soul lost in darkness and bloodthirsty?"

Androni said coldly: "Not so many whys! Since you want to burn her to death with the holy fire, then there is nothing to say, let's do it!

The middle-aged man was shocked and said, "I just want to cleanse her of the curse." As the price of her bloody crimes, she should be confined to practice in order to realize the teachings of the Most High God. When did I say I was going to burn her with the flame?"

Androni sneered: "What kind of thing are you? What qualifications do you have to judge her? Don't talk nonsense, if you can kill me, I naturally can't control this matter! Otherwise, if you want to take her away, it's a dream!"

The middle-aged man looked Androni up and down, and hesitated: "You have just entered the Holy Domain, and your comprehension of power is not yet proficient, so it is not impossible to kill you." But why am I killing you?"

An old cough suddenly came from behind the man, and the Grim Reaper came out of nowhere. He stroked the hilt of the rapier and said with ill will: "Kill, why don't you kill! If you don't kill her, how can I have a chance to kill you?"

(To be continued)