Alicia reacted, pulling Arthur, who was already panicked, and Mrs. Foster, who was slumped on the ground, and the three of them supported each other and ran towards the back of the mountain behind the town.

They ran for a long time, gradually running away from the range of the flames, and the three of them were gasping for breath, and the air was filled with a faint smell of phosphoric acid.

The three of them were silent for a long time, as if they didn't believe that what was happening before them was real.

Obviously, last night, everyone also participated in a grand banquet together, people sang and danced, and everyone was very happy and joyful.

But today, it is such a purgatory scene.

The whole city is like a huge fireplace, the pillars of fire and smoke are like dancing tentacles, and the streets not far away are like a huge river of fire and smoke, all the way to the center of the town.

Alicia was not surprised that the southern empire would attack Britannia, with which there was a territorial dispute, and friction between the two was almost every year.

The war was almost imminent, which was why her father had to let her marry.

After her father's death, there will also be chaos within Britannia at the time of the change of power, and an invasion is the best opportunity.

A spiral of smoke spread over the city, and the fire lit up the artillery.

The bomb landed in a residential area not far away.

It was about fifty meters from where they were.

Rows of houses exploded in succession, like a string of firecrackers lit in a firing line, and entire rows of roofs were reduced to rubble.

Alicia closed her eyes, still sweating from her body in the filthy, hot sea breeze, tears sliding from the corners of her eyes, whether it was because of fear or the rest of her emotions.

She looked at Mrs. Foster, who had lost her soul and her eyes were empty.

"Madam, you still have children, for the sake of children, you must also cheer up, everything is not conclusive, there is still hope." Alicia said calmly.

Mrs. Foster came to her senses, she touched her belly, the soul in her belly gave her some courage, and she looked at Alicia.

"Let's keep running."

"Nope." Alicia shook her head, "Arthur and I are going back. ”

"Go back?" Mrs. Foster was stunned.

"You keep running, Britannia's support is not so fast, this town is bound to be occupied, if you can, run to the nearby city of Heiko."

Mrs. Foster seemed to be about to say something, when she heard Alicia say seriously.

"Don't worry, we'll be fine."

Mrs. Foster remembered the man who had just stood on the clouds in the "God War".

She was extremely sure that it was Char who had given her the bracelet before.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Foster nodded at her, and then trotted with the crowd, although the sadness still lingered in her heart, but for the sake of the child in her belly, she also had to be brave.

"Alicia, are we really going back?" Arthur asked, a little shocked.

"The door in the castle can keep us away from here, there is no safer place than there, with Cassifer here, the house should not be smashed by shells."

Alicia said calmly.

Arthur nodded, he wasn't stupid and knew it was the best option.

They returned to the town, and the enemy's goal was not to massacre the entire town, so a second round of shelling was unlikely.

The houses around them were still burning, the scorching heat was pounding their cheeks, and the sound of bombardment and burning fire was still there.

In the midst of this, there was also the sound of people's wails and gunfire.

It seems that the defenders in this vicinity have reacted and are engaged in a battle with them.

The two men and one beast made their way through the ruined town, the disgusting smell of burnt corpses and thick smoke in the air.

The people around were disgraced, some were crying, some were still running away like headless flies.

A middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties or forties was digging frantically through the ruins of the street, the house was almost shapeless, it was all charred wood and earth, and he was shouting two names, which sounded like his wife and daughter.

A young man tried to grab the father and verbally persuade him.

The father paid no attention to the young man, but continued to dig with empty eyes, as if his own soul was also buried inside, his fingers were bloody, but he was still tireless.

The scorching flames burned and crumbled in the building beside him, and Arthur noticed this, and he cried out.

"The house is going to be sloppy, get out of here!"

The young man reacted and tried to pull the man away, but he broke free of the young man's hand.

He just cried bitterly as he hugged the dirt of the ruins in front of him.

Finally, the house could not support the collapse, the young man subconsciously took a few steps back, and the man was engulfed in flames almost in the blink of an eye....

Everyone around looked at this scene in distraction, including Arthur.

The man's death, like the last straw that broke the camel's back, shattered Arthur's last trace of defense.

He fell to his knees with a thud, and he looked around, at the dead people around him.

The endless sound of artillery fire was mixed with countless hysterical cries and wails.

The houses that collapsed as a result of the shelling were still smoking, and the occupants were killed lying in the doorway.

The street, which had been buzzing with people a few hours ago, is now a ghost street littered with dead bodies, with blood stains everywhere.

Arthur saw the corpse of Hank, the old gentleman who had gossiped with Mr. Foster at the banquet.

But he saw the bodies of many children, four or five years old, like him, some of whom were even playing with him a few days ago, some scorched by the fire, and others with a large hole in their chests.

An old woman was stroking the foot of the child with a hole in his chest, muttering.

"Dead, all dead...."

A father is crying bitterly as he hugs his daughter, who is not yet six years old, covered in blood, with empty eyes and lost her life.

She was wearing a beautiful yellow floral dress, and the parts of her immature face that were not stained with blood were smooth and delicate, and she looked like she should be well cared for by her parents, like a little princess.

However, her life was forever fixed on this day.

Feeling the smell of blood and scorching in the air, tears involuntarily slipped from his trembling eyes.

He looked up at Alicia, who was silent beside him, and asked tremblingly.

"Why, Alicia, why did they kill so many people?

What did they do wrong?

Why did you die here?

Mr. Foster's wife had just become pregnant, and he was working hard to save enough money for college for his child.

Mr. Hank's son, who was studying outside, is about to return, and he is about to live a good life after so long.

They are obviously working hard, they have done nothing wrong, and they are even very kind.

Why would anyone treat such a person like this? ”

Alicia was silent in the face of Arthur's questioning, unable to give an answer, or rather, an answer that would be acceptable to a ten-year-old.

"Human beings are inherently creatures with a strong desire to self-destruct."

A voice came from beside him.

Alicia and Arthur turned their heads together, and saw Char standing behind them at some point, his face a little pale, but he looked all bearded.

Seeing this, Alicia breathed a sigh of relief, for some reason, standing next to Char always brought her a sense of security.

Char looked around for a moment, then at Arthur.

"Did you know, kid, throughout the history of mankind, the animals that have killed humans the most have not been tigers, lions, and the like.

But..... Humanity itself. ”