Volume IV Reign of Chaos 36 Reunion
A huge organization of tens of thousands of people was disbanded. The result of this matter can be told in one sentence. If everything were as simple as saying this, maybe there would be no troubles or troubles in the world.
Probably only the God of Creation has such divine powers.
And you and I are mortal.
I worked hard to find the Brotherhood escapees, and even left Nighttown to the confusing forest I had been to.
In that forest, I did find the two houses I had passed by, but the people inside were dead. There are two tombstones outside the house. Actually, it's not a tombstone, it's just two stones. Still, I know there are two people buried underneath. Another died in his bed in the house.
I don't know how long I've been dead, but all the flesh and skin on my body are gone, and only the clothes stuck to the skeleton and the white bones wrapped around me remain. The bed and floor were covered with stains, and the juice from the corpse's decay had dried up to the point of losing its original stench.
Apparently no one had ever been in the house, only rats had come here.
I thought that the fleeing people would desperately flee to the farthest and darkest places, but apparently not, I did not find any trace of the Brotherhood in this forest, including people.
Farther south I knew I was going to be in the territory of the trolls, and suddenly I remembered what the bandits had said about the Brotherhood on the banks of the Silent River. Whether you are looking for people or things, carefulness and patience are indispensable, and patience is the easiest and the first to lose in this process.
A few days later I came to the edge of the Silent River, a bridge that I didn't know too well, and across the bridge was Elwyn Forest. After some hesitation, I decided to cross the bridge and searched all the way along the riverbank.
The Silent River separates the Elwyn Forest from the sunny woodlands on the opposite bank. It's just that when I stood on the other side of the river and looked at the woodland where there was no longer sunlight, I suddenly felt like a yin and yang were separated.
There was sunlight in the sky on this side, but the sky on the other side was gradually graying and hazy, as if there were many secrets and dangers hidden in the distance.
I have to say that after having sunshine, my heart is much more comfortable, but the disadvantage is obvious, that is, there are more mosquitoes. There were so many flying insects on the riverbank that I scolded them. In order to prevent mosquito bites, I resolutely gave up bathing. Even if it doesn't prevent bites, the grease and dirt can reduce my sensitivity to mosquitoes to a certain extent, making me feel less responsive.
After walking along the river bank for more than a day, I finally saw people! The discovery that there were people moving on the other side of the very wide river made me both happy and angry.
The horses and I would never be able to cross the river directly, and there were crocodiles in the river! But there's no boat either! My shouts are no different from a fart on the wide river. The only way to do that was to go back, but the thought immediately irritated me, and I hated to go back!
As I watched the people on the other side disappear into the woods, a boat rowed towards my shore from a distance. But when they saw me, they went ashore at a distance from me.
I hurried to chase after them, but the two men who had disembarked from the boat had disappeared into the dense riverside woods. But it didn't bother me, and I followed the traces left by the two men, but when I found them, I was surrounded by a dozen people who had burst out of the woods.
They used ropes to wrap me and the horses between several trees, and some of them had nets in their hands. Seeing this, I quickly raised my hand to show that I had no ill intentions, but the man with the net clearly thought it was safer to tie me up.
I rolled off my horse as the net was thrown at me, a movement that made the person next to me tense up all of a sudden.
The young man next to me was in his early twenties, and the appearance of his short sword showing obvious flaws, I ran straight to him, and with a yell, I pulled out the two short swords at my waist.
Maybe it's because I've been in the wild, except that the unkempt face is the face that has been hurt to the point of being a little ugly. My look and roar made the young man's expression instantly look timid.
And cowardice is fatal in a match.
I didn't want to take his life, so I symbolically raised my sword. His reflexes were slowed down by the fear he had just had, and I kicked him in the stomach just as he was about to raise his sword to block.
He fell to his knees at once. I didn't mend the knife, but ran past him, and I ran in the woods, and the group chased after me.
The old trick is repeated, but this time I really didn't kill it, the combat effectiveness of this group of guys is really not high, and at first glance it is just a group of guys who are ruthless on the surface but actually don't fight.
I have to teach them a lesson.
Although my men were merciful, I couldn't care so much if their teeth fell out, anyway, I saw a guy who got punched in the face fly out of his mouth.
When there were no more people left chasing me, I yelled again, and the guys ran away. I picked up the fainting guy on the ground, and the twenty-something guy didn't look like a bad guy when he fainted.
I tied him up and picked up five of the guys I had knocked unconscious. They took off their pants and tied their hands behind them, and they walked in front, and I followed behind, and the two crossbows in my hands told them that those with their hands tied behind their backs would be shot to death if they didn't run ten meters. So they are still very obedient.
They took me to their camp, a shanty town by the river.
It was a piece, and it looked like there were about 200 people.
When I came into their sight with these guys, almost all of them rushed out. I let the five guys run like crazy for their companions. When everyone gathered around, I spread my hands. "I'm looking for Edwin Van Cleef."
Instantly, someone in the crowd cursed. A guy asked me who I was, and I said Edwin wasn't here? At this moment, a guy was squeezed out of the crowd, I recognized him, and he came up and stood in front of me.
"How did you find here?" Willie asked with a smile.
Sitting by the fire I ate a little bit of decent, and although the fish was a little grilled, the best was the soup.
There were a dozen people sitting around, and they looked at me curiously. Willie sat on the side and watched me eat. There were some things I needed to ask, but one thing I was told first, Edwin wasn't here.
After eating and drinking, Willie asked me how I had escaped, and I told him about the journey. And the people around me looked at me differently after they found out that I had set a fire in Alexton's house.
I looked around at the group of guys, most of them were seventeen, eighteen, or twenty-somethings. There are also those in their thirties, and even fewer in their forties. It's just that the older a person is, the more special he looks like a good person. Some people really just have a fierce face.
When I asked about the riots, Willy shook his head and said that he didn't know, and that it would be good for me to go to Edwin and find out for myself. After a night's sleep, I went with Willy to find Edwin the next morning.
Willy's mouth is not far away, and it will affect me quite a lot in the days to come, at least I have learned to comfort others when they urge him to tell him...... It's coming, it's coming, it's coming.
From morning to night, before dawn set out, and finally arrived at their gathering place at dusk. I am familiar with this place, and it was from here that the defeated and retreating soldiers of Raven Mountain crossed the river.
And now this place has not changed from my impression, it is still in tatters. Only the pier was clearly visible that it had been seriously renovated.
But when I walked into this little, lifeless village, I realized that there were not only people living there, but many people.
There were still some fishermen busy on the docks, and the two of us went to the door of the house on the edge of the docks. A few people at the front of the house saw the two of us coming, and they stopped what they were doing.
Willie held out his hand for them to look, and they immediately turned their gaze to me. Willie waved his hand, "This is Bill, the Chief's brother. ”
The house is a two-story building, but it's really not that big. However, it is not easy to have this kind of building in such a place.
There was a long table in the hall behind the house, and there were seven or eight people sitting at the table. A few were playing poker, while the rest were watching from the sidelines. The look in the eyes of those guys when they saw us coming in told me how unfriendly they were.
In addition to contempt and suspicion, there was more in their eyes hostility.
Willie waved his hand, "It's okay, don't be nervous, it's fun, I'm just bringing someone to meet the leader." ”
Willie turned around and said, "Wait for me later, I'll report." ”
"I don't need to report, do I still need to report when I see him?" I said it directly.
These words made the people at the table straighten up, and they saw that they were ready to pounce on me at any moment.
"Rules, or a few of them will be punished." Willie looked at the men and said to me in a low voice.
At this moment, a little girl staggered out of the back kitchen. She was holding a rose carved out of wood in her hand, and my eyes were drawn to it, as did the strong men.
"Uncle Willy, are you here to bring me flowers and butterflies that can fly in the sky in winter?" The little girl said in a milky voice.
Willie laughed, "I'm sorry my little princess, Uncle Willie will definitely give it to you, but not this time." The little girl walked straight up to him, and Willy leaned down and pinched the little girl's face.
The little girl turned to me, but she only sparkled her big eyes but did not speak.
Willie picked her up, "Wait a minute. With that, he carried the little girl up to the second floor.
I watched them go upstairs, but I could still see these guys still staring at me.
At this time, a man came out of the back kitchen with two plates, and we were both stunned when we looked at each other. Then the guy smiled, "Welcome home, Mason." ”