Chapter 392: The Little Dumb Man's Shout
The screams were unusually harsh, and the Credons were indeed struggling to the ground, but the nervous soldiers around them did not attack. They only clenched their weapons nervously, as if to prevent the punished enemies from rising up and making trouble.
There was someone else who attacked, and Qi Lang could see it clearly, it was a group of soldiers armed with slingshots, shooting golden projectiles into the air. The projectiles exploded in the air one by one, emitting a faint green gas. It was the green gas that caused the Credon to fall to the ground, some vomiting, some gasping for breath, and some desperately tearing their armor, they screamed miserably, but no one was hurt, and no one was slashed and bloody......
The projectiles seemed familiar, and they seemed to have appeared in Marcus's fat hand......
Qi Lang suddenly realizedβit seems that old Henry has succeeded, and his great scientists have finally succeeded!
Qi Lang stopped and stood quietly on the tall mountain rock next to him, calm, no worries, only joy.
It didn't take long for the Credon on the ground to stand up one by one, their eyes full of confusion, as if they had just woken up from a nightmare, and they had to recover for a moment before they could discern whether what was in front of them was real or unreal. Some of them were still clutching their weapons, still watching the soldiers around them carefully, and even waving their sleeves, as if trying to get rid of the pungent smell.
The tension had not been eliminated, and the hostility in the eyes of those slaves was still very obvious, after all, to the Luman Empire, they were just a bunch of rebels. The way they broke the shackles was through a bloody riot. That memory was enough to send the spore out of them.
"Please lay down your arms!" the sound of a loudspeaker sounded. The tone of the voice was steady and full of majesty, and Qi Lang felt that the voice was somewhat familiar: "Your sins have been forgiven, and Henry X, the king of the Luman Empire, has issued an edict to blame you for everything you have done before." β
The Credon believers looked at each other, and no one dared to lay down their arms easily. They probably all remembered all the things that happened in the past, and they were believers in the devil. They know that they have committed many evil deeds, and although they may not have done so of their own volition, they have often been judged in this kingdom if they have committed crimes. Holding a weapon means that they still have the power in their hands, and just a few simple shouts are obviously not enough to make them give up resistance completely.
"Why should we believe you?" shouted someone, "will any of us here believe us?, and who can guarantee that you will not put us in prison again in that little house that does not see the light of day?!"
More people chimed in. Not a single weapon was thrown on the ground in front of them.
There was no anger in the loudspeaker, and the caller appeared to be well-trained. In such a tense atmosphere, he still effectively controlled his emotions, and his tone was as calm as if he were the biological brother of this group of slaves: "You should believe a great and noble king, our King Glenn Henry, who has just officially signed a document announcing that our Luman Empire has since abolished slavery. You are free, of course, provided that you make sure that you do not do anything wrong again. β
There was a moment of silence in the ranks of the slaves, as if analyzing the truth of the whole thing. Of course, for these people, everything that had happened in the past was unbelievable, and they had more to think about, and Qi Lang was even worried that that thinking would last for an hour or two.
Luckily, someone is starting to drop their weapons, and it's only a small fraction, but that's a good sign. They must have had enough of the inner torment, as long as they don't experience the bloody killing again, even if it is just another hoax that is about to appear, they will accept it, because it will make their conscience better.
However, the doubts did not stop:
"Don't believe them, that's definitely not true!"
"Put away your hypocrisy, I've seen the whip you've hidden behind you!"
"They're going to kill us, we only have one way out now, fight with them!"
The crowd is starting to surge, and the scene may get out of control!
But that was obviously very bad for the slaves, because they were besieged in the middle of it, and at the same time, the demonic power imposed on them had been eliminated by those projectiles, which greatly reduced their combat effectiveness, and if they did exchange fire, they would soon be defeated, whether it was a thousand arrows or a group siege, the outcome would be the same, they would die.
Qi Lang began to be anxious, he knew very well the hatred of the slaves for those soldiers, the whips, the sacrifices, the dark life, they had long hated it. Their previous actions may have been done under the temptation of demons, but getting rid of demons does not mean that they have rid of their hatred for the soldiers of the Luman Empire.
The shouting from the loudspeaker was still so calm, but the tone was tough: "Confrontation is not the situation we want to see the most. But we are also prepared for confrontation. If you refuse to lay down your arms, you will bear the consequences. β
He was right, these more than 60,000 soldiers appeared here in full armor, obviously not to see the excitement. They have shown good intentions for reconciliation, but for a military power like the Luman Empire, they have never blindly sought reconciliation, because they have always believed that a strong army is the weapon of justice.
"King Henry's invitation to you does not mean that the army is in the same mind. The loudspeaker's patience seemed to be fading, and the speed of his voice was increasing little by little, "As far as I know, there are quite a few people in our military who don't want to see you survive. You know, we have the same murderers here as you did, and they don't want to be exposed by you in the future, so we can't be sure that our attitude is the final one. But you have no choice - please believe in the goodness of our King Henry and accept that the bright future is the way out for you. β
More slaves dropped their weapons and walked out with their hands held high. But nearly half of the slaves still stood strong, they may have been shaken, but the hatred in their hearts nailed them firmly to the ground.
"Lay down your arms and repeat one last time. The loudspeaker gave an ultimatum, "There is a limit to our patience, do not let mercy go away from you!"
There was a buzz of chatter, and a few of the tough slaves even ripped off their armor and shouted, "See your ghost's mercy, we are ready to experience your bloody mercy." Come, let our blood be shed all over your land!"
Bows and arrows creaked, loudspeakers were withdrawn, and a bloody battle seemed inevitable.
"Wait a minute!" Qi Lang rushed down at this time, appeared in front of the slaves' camp like a bolt of lightning, and shouted loudly to the soldiers of the Luman Empire with open arms: "Please wait, we don't need to go this far!"
The loudspeaker screamed, "Oh, is it Sergeant Qi Lang? I'm Qiu Qi, hey, are you okay? How long have we not seen each other?"
"Chesty?!uh...... I'm fine, I hope you do ......the same" Qi Lang suddenly remembered the tall and thin man, he was the host of the ring match between himself and Ou Wu, it seems that his talent in shouting has been discovered, and he has become popular in the army with this specialty, but Qi Lang feels that this is not a good time to talk about homely things: "We still have a chance to chat, but now, can I trouble you to ask the soldiers to stop attacking temporarily?"
There was a laugh of surprise from the loudspeaker, and it seemed that Qiu Qi was also a little overexcited: "It's our legendary ......" He even forgot to take his mouth off the horn, and turned around eagerly, as if discussing something with some senior general behind him. Soon, Qiu Qi's voice sounded again: "I fought for you for another five minutes, and I hope you keep a certain distance from them...... Do you need a loudspeaker, maybe you should come over my side and talk to them, it would be safer. β
Qi Lang couldn't cry or laugh a little: "No need, Qiu Qi, who thanks you for your kindness." I'm fine here...... I'm pretty sure they won't hurt me, after all, I was one of them. β
Qi Lang exhaled a long breath, adjusted his facial expression, and turned back to face the former slaves.
"Brothers, allow me to address you like that. Qi Lang was quite satisfied with his voice, not high-pitched and loud, but at least everyone could hear it, "I don't know if we've met, but even if we do, we probably won't recognize each other." But as you can see, I'm a yellow-skinned guy, and I've lived here for three whole years. He raised his arm and pointed to the cave, "Probably the house, the one in the northeast corner." β
"We know you, the little mute who broke out of Snow Wolf Canyon. Someone shouted.
"Yes, that's right, it's me. Qi Lang cleared his throat a little embarrassed, "I don't know what I have to say to believe me, but what I want to say is that I have seen old Henry...... Well, I don't have a decent relationship with him. β
Qi Lang knew he had said the wrong thing, because he clearly heard laughter coming from behind him. Despite the fact that everyone called their king, no one in the borders of the Luman Empire would ever speak out in public.
"If you say it's true, we'll believe it!" the slaves' gossip eventually converged into one voice, "We only believe in you, because you are our spokesman." β
"Okay. Qi Lang was a little relieved, he was now extremely happy that he had been a slave, "That's true. I promise, that's absolutely true!" (To be continued......)