Black Town, Slum. Unlike the hastily evacuated wealthy, there are tens of thousands of poor and homeless people stranded in towns and cities that are about to turn into battlefields. Pullman and the other warriors take refuge in an old inn that was once a secret home for the former beggars.

Because of the fight near the church that night, the streets of the town have been put under martial law. Overdose Mayor Ernest was convulsed naked on his bed in the church bedroom when he was found by the guards. Under Serena's delicate cries, the explosions and gunfire were all attributed to the spies who had infiltrated the town, and the city hall sent a large number of guards to block the streets and passes, and once they found suspicious people, they were taken into custody without interrogation, and many innocent people were killed.

Unable to get out for the time being, the escort had to hide and wait for the opportunity to move. Marissa is badly injured and is still in a coma and high fever despite being healed of her injuries urgently with magic. She was quite popular in the rebel army, and when she saw that the hall master was injured like this, the soldiers were so angry that they wanted to settle accounts with that woman, saying that it was a pity that she didn't shoot her in Xishan last time, and she took the life of a comrade-in-arms in vain.

Pullman goes out to buy medicine and detects the enemy by the way. Outside guards are hunting for people who may be in the eyes of the rebels, and Pullman is having a hard time. He saw many guards and engineers digging deep holes all over town, burying something of alloy and crystal, apparently a magical artifact, deep underground, unaware of what was going on.

After applying the medicine to Marisa, Pullman gathers the team and discusses how to contact headquarters. There is a communication orb on the roof of the foothold, but the current situation is tense, and the officers and soldiers are inevitably listening to communications, so it is not appropriate to use them blatantly, so they can only choose a safer way. Fortunately, when Oster took over the Nanchuan stronghold and the Artist Guild, he had already mixed the magic messenger and the beast, using the beast's eye as a communication tool, although it was relatively slow, but it was much safer.

Pullman finds an opportunity and sends the news that Marissa has been rescued. Outside, the rebel command, Skal had been forcing the attack for several days because of this matter, and after receiving the news, he immediately called Modias. The commander-in-chief of the former enemy had already made all preparations, and at the sound of an order, all units immediately took action. In the bleak autumn wind, magic pierced the sky, and artillery fire shook the sky. The Armageddon of the Montenegrin Uprising officially began.

However, despite the full preparations, fire coverage and feints, the siege did not go well from the start. As the third largest town in the Western Wilderness after Moonstream and Sentinel Ridge, Black Mountain is simply too big and fortified. The rebels had no experience attacking large towns, lacked large assault weapons, and were not good at cavalry and puppet harvesting tactics to fight in the streets and cities.

The garrison of the county government concentrated almost the entire county guard and a large number of remnants of the Crossroads Corps, which were numerous, with ample ammunition and supplies, and strong fortifications. Relying on trenches and pillboxes, officers and soldiers could reinforce any attacked location at any time. The rebel attacking forces were often relatively successful on the periphery, but once they reached the city and entered the street fighting, they were overwhelmed by local magic and firepower.

Modias changed the location of the attack several times, but failed to effectively kill the enemy's forces, and after struggling to break through one position, he was faced with the next few deep defensive lines. After a day and a night of fierce fighting, the rebels advanced slowly and suffered heavy casualties.

After observation, Modias reported to the headquarters, recommending that the attack be suspended, and that the militia should be widely mobilized to expand its ranks, and to encircle the town of Montenegro, cut off its supply water, and encircle but not fight. It only takes a few weeks, and even if the defenders have enough weapons and ammunition, they will run out of stock and water. At that time, even if they use magic powder to make water and food, their reserves will not last long, and the defenders who have run out of food will surrender quickly.

Headquarters urgently studied and adopted Modias's suggestion. However, the only weakness of this method of warfare is that it takes time, and by this time Skal had actually received a report of battle from the southern border of Montenegro, and a worse news came;

Because the big man from Stormwind City was in charge of Sentinel Ridge, the Great Lord Grian Stallman, who had originally planned to stand still, finally couldn't resist the pressure, and the Sentinel Fortress Corps had already left for the border, waiting for the Moon Creek Legion, one of the ten elites of the kingdom, to arrive and rush to the aid of Black Mountain Town.

Once the main force of the state capital army is assembled, the rebel army will face the dilemma of being attacked on the back. Skar understood that the only thing that could break the tie now was the evidence of a joint rebellion between the county, the knights, and the legion fortress. As long as you get this, the threat of Sentinel Ridge is solved.

After some thought, he asked Oster to adjust the magic messenger and send the secret message to Pullman and the others who had infiltrated the town, asking them how they were making progress in their search for evidence. Auster always felt that it was not a good idea to forcibly attack the town, but he was helpless by public opinion, and he knew that he knew nothing about military affairs, and never rashly expressed his opinions.

Half a day later, in the slum inn in the town of Montenegro, the soldiers of the escort team listened to the artillery fire from the outside world, and were preparing to carry out a sabotage operation. Pullman opened the window, looked left and right, and retrieved the round messenger, removed the letterhead wrapped around his feet, opened it, and deciphered it with transcoded crystals, and the helper's handwritten letter appeared on the paper;

After learning of the failure of the assault, Skar urgently needed key evidence in the city to prove that the state capital had betrayed the country with the Northern Knight Leader and the crossroads barracks fortress, and the soldiers became uneasy and discussed with each other to find evidence quickly, otherwise the situation would be unimaginable if it dragged on. But they haven't been here for a long time, and they're not full-time spies, so where are they going to find it?

At this moment, the bedroom door was opened, and a pale-faced Marisa walked out against the wall. She had already heard the conversation of the warriors, and said weakly, "Boys, I still can't leave your hall master, that thing, I have found it a long time ago, and it is currently hidden in a place." However, the disguise magic has a time limit, so you have to get it back quickly. ”

Pullman hurriedly went over to support her and said, "Your injury is not healed yet, if you want to continue to cultivate, we can just go and get it." ”

Marissa shook her head and said, "No, you bales won't use engineering mechanisms, and you won't even be able to see the box then." And on the enemy's territory, a large group of men with guns, without me with you, you can't even get out! ”

Marisa, who had not recovered from her injuries, insisted on retrieving the evidence hidden near the church herself, but Pullman could not resist her and had to agree. Marissa thinks that too many people are not good, so she only asks Pullman to follow, leaving the other fighters on standby.