Chapter 67: The Crisis of Brenos
Outside the Misty Forest, Brenos still stands on the border, but the brilliance of the shield barrier left by Constantine has become extremely faint.
Outside the city, a large number of corrupted monsters poured out of the misty forest, and the little demons swung their crude staffs made of dead wood and chanted incantations to throw fireballs that slammed into the shield barrier that sheltered Brenos.
Although the fireball thrown by the demon mage could not cause damage to the barrier of the Constantine Miracle Aegis, the sound of the fireball and the barrier caused by the collision caused panic to spread throughout the city, causing Brenos to lose his former peace, and panic and depression permeated the city.
Just as they were confronting each other inside and outside the city, at the entrance of the Misty Forest, a red light flashed, and two figures walked out of the Misty Forest.
Standing at the edge of the Misty Forest, looking not far away at the city already surrounded by the Corrupt army.
Noticing that the young King of Hearts was wrong, Baal followed his gaze.
When he saw the city surrounded by corrupt monsters pouring out of the Misty Forest, Baal asked in a low voice, "King, are we going to intervene? ”
After a moment of silence, the young King of Hearts said indifferently: "No need, that city has lost their god, even if we make a move, it will only protect them for a while, I believe that the god should leave them behind, we don't have to meddle in things, we have more important things to do." ”
Baal was stunned for a moment before he whispered, "King, we have been trapped in the Sanctuary for nearly three years, and if the gods of that city really left a way to shelter the city, they are afraid that they will not still be struggling to support it until now." ”
Listening to Baal's words, the young King of Hearts raised his head and stared at Baal.
As the King of Wisdom, he knew very well that Baal was reminding him that he wanted him to help Brenos.
However, because he was the king of wisdom, he said firmly: "Baal, you are still not rational enough, you have to know what we are going to do? We have many enemies, so we must be stingy with every use of power." ”
Hearing this, Baal finally understood that the young man in front of him had a real insight into the inheritance of the King of Wisdom of the Red Heart at this moment.
At this moment, through the eyes of the other party, Baal could deeply feel the power of wisdom, and Baal knew in his heart that the current young king could already be called the real "king of wisdom".
Baal nodded and replied simply: "King, Baal understands." ”
Arnold's parents have always been proud that he was born in Brenos, and Arno did not live up to his parents' expectations, successfully becoming a Brenos guard, meeting the god who protected Brenos, and receiving the favor and blessing of that god.
To be able to stand on the walls of Bronos, guarding this city built by the gods, is even more proud and proud of Arnold.
Now, however, the god has been gone for three years, two years ago a horde of demons poured out of the Misty Forest.
Under the attack of those demons, Arnold, like the rest of the soldiers in the city, tried his best to defend the city for two whole years.
Although Brenos was still standing, Arnold and the others could already feel that Brenor was now crumbling, looking like he would be attacked by demons outside the city at any time, and the god they trusted in had never reappeared.
Many people in the city have begun to spread the word that Bleonos has been abandoned by the god.
The demon will come back and destroy all of Blaonos, and no one in the city will be able to escape.
But Arnold didn't believe the rumors, and three years ago, he saw the rift coming from the direction of the Misty Forest, and he saw the god intervene to stop the rift from devouring Brenos.
Later, Arnold saw the god leave, rushing into the Misty Forest along the rift in the earth.
So Arnold believed in his heart that one day the god would come out of the misty forest and return to Brenos.
On his daily shift, Arno would stand by the battlements, looking in the direction of the entrance to the Misty Forest, expecting to see the tall figure there, hoping that the god would return to protect them.
In the past few days, the demons outside the city began to attack continuously, and those little demons waved dead wood and kept throwing fireballs at Bleonos.
Fortunately, there is a barrier left by the gods to stop those demons from throwing fireballs.
But the constant appearance of those fireballs also caused panic and chaos in the city, and more and more people in the city began to wonder if the god would return.
However, Arnold never believed the rumors, and he always believed that God would not abandon Brenos.
Today, he stepped on the top of the city again, still standing in front of the battlements, looking in the direction of the misty forest, hoping to see the figure of the god, and praying in his heart that the god would return, sweep away the demons outside the city, and restore the former peace of Brenos.
I don't know if Arnold's prayer had an effect, or if he was dazzled, he actually vaguely saw two figures walking out of the misty forest.
Seeing the two figures stop in front of the misty forest, Arnold had an incredible look on his face.
Lying on the battlements, he looked far away, trying to see the two figures clearly.
However, to Arnold's disappointment, in the end, the two not very real figures disappeared again.
"Hey, it's been three years, I don't know what happened in the ruins of that holy realm? These corrupted monsters continue to pour out of the misty forest, but they never see the return of the people who left back then, is it true that the devil in the ruins has broken the seal?
The sudden sound beside him startled Arnold, and he immediately turned his head to follow the sound.
Seeing a man standing next to him, wearing a gray mage's cloak, Arnold immediately recognized the other person's identity.
Quickly knelt down on one knee and saluted the other party, "Soldier Arnold, meet the archmage." ”
Merlin stepped forward and helped Arnold up, looked at the young soldier and said, "Arnold, I remember you, you were a child back then, but now you have grown into a sturdy young man. ”
Facing the god's most trusted cronies in Blainos City, Arnold seemed a little reserved.
Seeing Arnold's restrained appearance, Merlin frowned and couldn't help but stretch, and said with a smile: "Can you talk to me as an old man?"
"Ah......" Arnold was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but quickly came to his senses and nodded and said, "But, you can ......"
Seeing that Arnold was still nervous, Merlin smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous, just talk casually." ”
"Yes, Lord Merlin. Seeing the smile on Merlin's face, Arnold gradually relaxed.
Merlin waved his hand and cast a spell to isolate himself from Arno, and then looked in the direction before Arnold and said, "Arnold, did you see those two figures appear in front of the Misty Forest?"
"Huh?" Anno exclaimed again, staring at Merlin with some surprise.
He quickly relieved himself and said, "Lord Merlin, you, did you also see those two figures? So, then they are, are they our gods? Is the god back?"
Seeing the excited and expectant look on Arnold's face, Merlin struggled for a moment and sighed: "No, they are not the return of the king, I am afraid that they are other adventurers who have entered the ruins, but since someone has come out, it means that the battle in the ruins should be at the last moment, but the king has not appeared for a long time......"
Hearing Merlin say this, Arnold staggered back two steps with a shudder.
"Is it true that our God has forsaken us?"
When Merlin heard this, he immediately denied: "No, the king will not abandon us, but there are many dangers in the ruins, and I am afraid that the king may be stumped by a strong enemy, or trapped and difficult to get out." ”
"Isn't it dangerous for a god to say so......?"
Without letting Arnold continue, Merlin smiled bitterly and said: "Child, in fact, in this world, even God is not omnipotent, let alone invincible, your vision is still very low, when one day you stand on a higher place and open your eyes, you will understand that God is just stronger than ordinary people." ”
Seeing that Arnold was confused, Merlin shook his head with a smile and said, "Okay kid, I have a question for you." ”
Awakened by Merlin, Arnold still said in a bit of a daze, "Yes, Lord Merlin, what's your problem?"
"Child, if the king can't come back, the city will not be able to withstand the devil's attack, and now, there are two choices, one is to move the city out of here, and the other is to stay, waiting for the barrier left by the king to be broken, and fight those devils outside the city, what do you think, how should we choose?"
Hearing Merlin's words, Arnold was startled, woke up from the confusion, and stared at Merlin incredulously.
After making sure that Merlin was not joking, Arnold turned to look down at the demon army outside the city below, and asked Merlin: "Lord Merlin, if the gods really can't come back, will we really not be able to defeat those demons outside the city?"
Merlin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then replied: "It is very difficult to overcome, and without the protection of the barrier laid by the king, even if we can defeat the demons outside the city, we cannot guarantee the safety of everyone in the city, and after the bloody battle, even if we win, we will have to pay a lot of lives." ”
Listening to Merlin's words, Arnold seemed to see that after a bloody storm, the blood-stained Brynos became empty, and the surviving people knelt in the pile of corpses, looking for their former relatives, lovers, and partners.
Thinking of those horrific sights, Arnold felt it difficult to breathe.
Standing there stunned for a long time, Arnold suddenly reached out and grabbed Merlin's mage cloak, like a drowning man grasping at a life-saving straw.
With a frightened face, he said, "Lord Merlin, please, please save everyone." ”
When Merlin slowly walked down the city, he had already made a decision in his heart, waiting in Brenos for more than two years, and finally choosing to flee, at this moment, Merlin had a kind of sadness in his heart.
He was eager to stay and fight the demons outside the city who had rushed out of the misty forest.
But when he saw Arnold's frightened and helpless eyes, Merlin knew very well in his heart that Constantine, who left, was right, they should not use the trust of the creatures in the city to push the creatures in the city into the abyss of terror, but should shoulder the responsibility of protecting Brenos and sheltering the ordinary creatures in the city.
"What? You're going to activate the magic circle left by the king? You're going to move the whole of Brainox? ”
When Merlin informed the others of his decision, everyone who followed Konstantin was surprised, especially the main battle faction who had been dragging their feet and unwilling to leave, and even directly stood up to object: "I object, even if we fight until the last soldier is left, we will fight those demons to the end, and we must not choose to escape." ”
"Shut up, Lake, do you remember what King Jì said before he left, do you think that by sacrificing the people of the city, we will be able to defeat the demons outside the city?"
In the face of Merlin's questioning, the face of the Holy Rank Knight Reker of the main battle faction changed a few times.
In the end, he didn't say anything to refute it, but the murderous intent in his eyes showed that he clearly didn't give in to Merlin.
Merlin looked at Lake in his eyes, but he didn't open his mouth to break it, but sighed and said, "We are the king's most trusted people, so no matter what, we must do what the king has arranged and do our best to complete the king's explanation." ”
With that, Merlin turned to look at the mages and said, "Okay, you guys go and prepare immediately, start the migration of the magic array as much as possible, the battle in the ruins is probably coming to an end, and we must complete the migration of the entire Brenos before more demons pour out of the Misty Forest." ”
Seeing that Lake did not open his mouth to object, no one dared to raise objections, and the mages left one after another to prepare.
After the mages left, Lake did not linger, and led the knights away in anger, leaving Merlin alone in the great council chamber.