Chapter 4: The Massacre

The town of Ill is located on the gateway from the capital to the Seine Peninsula, and although the terrain around it is gentle, the land is not conducive to farming. Before Edlaide was born, it was a small village with just a dozen families.

Shortly after Ed's birth, the Emperor entrusted the task of making salt from the Dongyu Empire to Count Acheson. Salt production requires a lot of manpower and wood, and the price of salt in the empire is basically equal to the cost. If there is a slight mistake, the salt that has been painstakingly made will be sold to the empire at a loss. Therefore, salt making has always been a thankless chore, and the nobles who previously undertook the task of salt production would ask the empire for some other benefits as compensation, which was already the practice of salt making. But when it came to Count Acheson, the custom was changed! The Emperor gave him the task so forcefully. At that time, some people joked behind their backs that this was Emperor Bixia's revenge on Count Acheson for kidnapping his lover and occupying his son!

Although salt production brought a lot of trouble to Count Acheson, because the Seine Peninsula became the salt production base of the Dongyu Empire, the number of people entering and leaving the Seine Peninsula gradually increased, and the road from the capital to the Seine Peninsula became more and more popular.

At that time, due to its special geographical location, the village of Ill was originally a supply point in and out of the Seine Peninsula, but this time it was an opportunity for development, and nearly 100 families poured into this village. At this time last year, the administrative level here had been elevated to 'town'.

Looking at this smoky town from afar, Elber's eyes flashed with greed! Before leaving Beijing, Elber had chosen to attack Edlaide in the small town of Il, and after coming here, he was even more sure of his idea.

Elber's jihua is divided into two parts, the first is to target these inhabitants of Il, and the second is to deal with Edlaide. The first step is Jihua's difficulty! Relying on him alone, it is difficult to achieve the goal. But if he told his jihua like that, Archibald and the Bell would easily guess his intentions. With Elber's knowledge of these people, they are likely to turn against him on the spot!

In order to obtain the unconditional support of these people, Elber set up here for three days, and after being fully prepared, he sent a contact signal and agreed to meet the others in this place.

A sneer appeared on Elber's face at the thought of the men groveling before him for a moment, and this imaginary scene diluted the unpleasantness that made him stand in the sun and wait!

I don't know when it began, but Elber found himself more and more disgusted with standing in the sun, and every time he felt irrepressible restlessness! He had become accustomed to hiding himself in dark corners, and only by staying in those places would he feel more comfortable.

"Master, they're here!" Elber's only apprentice, Dolores, whispered in his ear.

In fact, Elber, who was standing on the hillside, had already seen them, and watched Archibald, the Bells, and their men walk into the magic circle he had arranged one by one without noticing, and the only trace of unhappiness in his heart disappeared! Elber tried his best to put on a friendly smile and walked over to his companion.

Archibald and the Bell couple both knew Elber's identity, and they were full of disgust for Elber! If it weren't for the order of the Ninth Prince, the three of them would have started to 'eliminate harm for the people'! Even so, they didn't want to get too close to Elber, and they all tried to get as far away as possible from him. They had no reaction to Elber's kind smile, and Elber had wasted his feelings in vain.

Fortunately, Elber was accustomed to the attitude of the people around him, and did not show any dissatisfaction, but took the initiative to greet the three people, and immediately told Jihua that he was going to ambush Edlaide in the small town of Il.

Although Archibald is not proficient in military affairs, this does not prevent him from discovering the infeasibility of Elber's jihua! Archibald, who is also a magician next to the Nine Princes, Archibald still knows a little about Elber, and he is very strange that Elber Weishenme would make such a big loophole. Suddenly, Archibald thought of another possibility, and then he noticed that his surroundings were unusual, and a frightened expression flashed across his face. However, he quickly returned to normal, only to secretly put himself into a state of alert, and he also wanted to remind the Bell couple with his eyes, but unfortunately, the Bell couple was still deliberating about the feasibility of Elberjihua, and they ignored Archibald's subtle action.

After thinking for a while, the Bell couple exchanged glances with each other and shook their heads in unison, and then Bell showed a disgusted expression on his face, and Melly secretly sighed and took a half step forward.

"Mr. Elber, after the last attack, the Imperial Court has sent ten additional Ouchi guards and two hundred royal guards to support Higgins. Higgins, who had been reinforced, had significantly stepped up his reconnaissance, and he would certainly conduct a large-scale inspection of the town before entering the town of Ill. And follow your jihua and drive the inhabitants out of town, and Higgins will soon find out what's wrong. ”

"And the terrain of Yir Town is gentle, and there are some low plants around, if we set up an ambush here, once we are discovered by Higgins, without any way out, the fifty or so people we brought this time will almost have no chance of survival!"

"It's nothing that we've all died here, I'm afraid the mission given to us by the prince will be a complete failure!, Mr. Elber, could you reconsider the ambush location. Melly tactfully dismissed Elber's jihua.

"Ma'am, you misunderstood me. I just want you to help me get the inhabitants out of Il, just let them all gather at the entrance of the town, and I can do the rest alone!" Elber said casually.

"Mr. Elber, you're not kidding, how can you alone pull off the assault on Edlaide?" said Lady Melly, who suddenly thought of something, and she looked at Bell and Archibald in surprise, not knowing for a moment what to say.

At this time, Archibald saw a faint green smoke slowly rising from the ground, wrapping everyone's legs, and he immediately used his magic shield to bounce the green smoke away from his legs and quickly retreated outward.

"Let's go!" Archibald recoiled as he reminded the Bells to leave.

"Archibald, don't you think it's a little late for you to remember to remind your companions now?" Elber saw that Archibald had blessed his body with wind magic and quickly withdrew from the magic array, and he couldn't help but hate in his heart, and couldn't help but sneer, but Archibald had already run away without a trace.

"Elber, what the hell do you want to do?" Bell also noticed the change under his feet, but the green smoke under his feet seemed to turn into a solid rope, holding him firmly to the ground. Bell struggled a few times, but couldn't get out of the green smoke, and he glared at Elber and asked.

"Mr. Bell, don't be in a hurry! as soon as you agree to cooperate with me, I will release you and your wife immediately!" Elber said playfully as he met Bell's eyes that were about to kill.

"You want us to help you slaughter civilians? All I can tell you is: no!"

"If you have this attitude, I think it will be difficult for us to talk about it anymore!, but I still want to advise you again, consider the current situation of your husband and wife, and don't mislead others and yourself!" Elber's voice froze, and his tone was full of threat.

"Don't scare me, I don't believe you dare to do anything to me!" Bell still didn't hold back.

"We are all the subordinates of the Nine Princes, if you dare to hurt us, the Nine Princes will not let you go!"

"Really, you might as well try it!" Elber gave Melly a cold look, and then quickly popped two black fireballs at the Bells.

The bells didn't have time to react, the fireball had already entered their bodies, and they only felt a slight heat, and the fireball disappeared into their bodies!

"Elber, what have you done to us? I" Before Bell could finish speaking, he suddenly lost control of his body, his legs could not support his weight, and he was thrown to the ground. Bell began to feel his body temperature rising, and then he felt that he was burning from the inside out, and every cell in his body was scorched by this flame, and the pain in it was indescribable! The water in Bell's body seemed to have been completely evaporated, and his whole body shrank into a very small ball, and he was tormented by this sudden pain so that the muscles of his whole body were twitching! The saddest thing was that Bell couldn't make the slightest sound, and even the simplest moaning became his most impossible extravagance! In just a few breaths, Bell's eyes have begun to drift, if he continues, even if he can live, he will become a waste!

"Mr. Elber, you stop! We are willing to cooperate with you and obey your commands! Please let Bell go quickly!" Seeing Bell's painful appearance, Melly's heart ached, but she didn't dare to make a move that might irritate Elber, she could only fall to her knees and keep begging Elber for mercy.

Elber saw that Bell was almost tortured, so he waved his hand to temporarily relieve Bell's pain.

"Go and lift him up!" Elber said to Melly in a commanding tone.

As Elber spoke, the smoke in the magic circle disappeared, and Melly and their men regained their freedom, and everyone else looked at Elber in horror and did not dare to move easily, only Melly ran over and picked up Bell. Bell was still convulsing uncontrollably, and his whole body was unusually sore, but it was a world of difference compared to what he felt before! He lay on the ground and glared at Elber fiercely with vicious eyes.

"Bell, if you don't want Melly to feel what you've just experienced, take your people and bring the residents of Il Town to the location I designated!" Elber didn't even look at Bell, and gave the order directly.

Hearing Elber mention Melly, Bell's eyes darkened.

"How do I know you're going to let us go afterwards?" Bell asked, barely breathing, looking at Elber hoarsely.

"Toast and don't eat and drink!, do you have a choice now?" said Elber coldly.

"As long as you do what I say, I don't want the prince to lose you as a general! But if you dare to play tricks, I will try my best to let the prince punish you, and I won't spare you!" Elber's tone became more and more gloomy.

If Elber had told him kindly, Bell would not have believed Elber. But seeing Elber's expression, Bell felt a little more at ease. In order to ensure the safety of their husband and wife and those men, he could only follow Elber's orders with a clear conscience.

Seeing Bell's expression gradually calm down, Elber handed him a token.

"You can take this thing, maybe it can help you in a while!"

Bell took the token in his hand and looked at it, and his face changed at that time!

"The token of the Sixth Prince?" Bell asked in a surprised whisper.

"Let me tell you clearly! The prince has known about my jihua for a long time, but he is worried that our hands and feet are not clean enough and will leave trouble, and this thing can share some of the prince's pressure at that time! You try not to let your subordinates see this thing in your hands, once you see it, you must kill it yourself, understand?" Elber commanded in a low voice.

Hearing Elber say this, Bell finally believed Elber's statement that he would spare the couple. At the same time, Bell also believed that Elber had indeed reported his jihua to the Nine Princes, otherwise the Nine Princes would not have handed over such an important token to him. The ninth prince is very aware of the possible consequences of Elber's jihua, once the clues are traced, even he, the prince, will be difficult to justify, at that time, he can hope that this token will let him get out!

Bell really couldn't figure out how the Nine Princes could agree with Elber's extremely cruel jihua, he suddenly had a strong sense of powerlessness! But now it was useless to say anything, he and Melly were both plotted by Elber, and he could only go on according to Elber's jihua! Bell shook his head, threw off those unrealistic ideas, and walked towards the town of Ilr with all his men.

Elber was secretly relieved to see that Bell had finally given in to him, and only then did he turn his head to look behind the hillside when the Bell couple were about to enter the town of Il.

"I know you're not leaving, how about we talk?"

"Do you think it's still necessary? I don't want to be the second Bell, and if I don't do it, I'll die!" Archibald, who had just escaped, walked out from behind the hill and sighed as he looked at Bell's back.

"It's worthy of being a magician, it's much smarter than those martial artists! Since you've thought of this, weishenme still wants to stay here, don't you worry about me dealing with you?"

"I just want to see what you want to do! You've already spent too much energy dealing with the Bell couple, and you still have to save some energy to deal with the villagers of Il, don't pretend there!I'm a wind magician, as long as you want to escape, you can't stop me!" Archibald said with disdain as he looked at Elber.

"Oh, it looks like we're all underestimating you, you should already be a high-level magician!" Elber's heart turned, and he looked at Archibald in surprise.

"You're the first person to know about my promotion, I originally wanted to report this matter to the Ninth Prince after returning to Beijing, but now it doesn't seem like there's any need for that!" Archibald said in frustration.

"If the prince knows about you, he will definitely reuse you, do you want to reconsider?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about it! The main reason I didn't leave was because I begged you. Archibald waved his hand to stop Elber from talking.

"You want to hear it?"

"I hope you can spare the souls of the Bell couple! They have always been loyal to the Ninth Prince, and if they don't have peace after death, it will be a little too chilling!"

"If you're willing to stay and help me, I can consider your request!"

"I'm just leaving, it doesn't matter if you say yes or not! I'm leaving. ”

"Really don't think about it anymore?"

"I'm sorry I can't tell you 'zaijian', let alone bless you, because that will only mean more people suffering!"

"I don't think you would be willing to receive my blessing!" Archibald shook his head with a wry smile at Elber's words.

"Then let's say goodbye here!" Elber said with a smile and walked towards the entrance of the town, and Archibald hesitated before leaving.

Before entering the town, Bell had thought of some excuses, borrowing the token in his hand, and he easily forced the mayor to give the order to clear the field.

Although such a thing has never happened in Iltown, it is not a new thing in the entire Dongyu Empire. The residents of the town, driven by the officials of the town office, quickly walked out of their homes and walked towards the entrance of the town one after another.

The inhabitants of Il, who were not yet aware of the impending danger, walked and discussed today's events, and walked unsuspectingly into the magic circle set up by Elber. Seeing a resident of Zuihou walking into the magic array, Elber silently activated the magic array.

The residents who were standing at the entrance of the town chatting suddenly felt the ground shake under their feet, and the unsuspecting residents fell to the ground one after another. They instinctively tried to get up from the ground, but the shaking intensified, and they fell to the ground again, and the magic circle screamed.

As the earth shook to an increasing degree, terrible cracks appeared in the flat ground, and these cracks became larger and larger, and the ground began to collapse continuously! Fortunately, the degree of collapse was not very large, but it had just passed the top of the adult's head, and no one among the residents was too badly injured!

At this time, the shaking of the earth finally ended. A deep pit appeared where the inhabitants had just stood, into which the original inhabitants had been thrown.

The inhabitants staggered to their feet, all trying to crawl out of this terrible pit. But as soon as their arms were on the edge of the pit, a strange scene appeared. The edge of the pit kept collapsing, but the pit had no intention of expanding at all! At the same time, inadvertently, the pit was filled with black fog at some point. Along with these black fogs, there was also a sound like a ghost crying wolf, and even a warrior like Bell felt terrified when he heard it!

The townspeople were completely stunned by what they saw, they didn't know that the familiar land would become like this! They kept running through the pits, but they couldn't find a way out.

The residents of Zuihou were completely desperate, and they could only keep calling for the mayor outside the pit, hoping that the kind old man could save them!

Seeing the situation in the pit, the mayor realized that he had been deceived! Although he could roughly guess the effect of this magic circle, he was not able to save the inhabitants. He turned to look at the Bells, who didn't dare to meet the old mayor's eyes, and they both turned their heads in the other direction.

"Is this the order given to you by the Sixth Prince? Aren't you afraid that Emperor Bixia and the mages of the Cult of Light will know about this? Don't think that if all the people in Il Town are dead, no one will come out to expose your crimes. I assure you that all of you here will be punished as they deserve!" With that, Mayor Mare puffed up his chest and jumped into the pit without looking back. At the juncture of Zuihou, the old mayor chose to die with the people under his jurisdiction!

The magic circle set up by Elber only prevented the people inside from coming out, but it did not prevent the people from outside from entering. Mr. and Mrs. Bell looked at the back of the mayor, neither of them wanted the old mayor to make such a choice, but neither of them had the courage to step forward and hold the respectable old man. Melly even fell directly to the ground, sobbing there.

At this time, Elber no longer bothered to pay attention to the others, and he began to urge the magic circle to make it work quickly.

With the sound of Elber's incantation, a sudden wind blew in the magic circle, and the temperature in the pit began to drop sharply. The townspeople had to hug each other, in the vain hope of relying on each other's body temperatures for warmth.

But the temperature in the pit dropped so quickly that it had frozen them together in an instant, and their eyes had lost their brilliance! The black mist just now formed a faint air cover over the pit, completely enveloping the pit.

At this time, Mr. and Mrs. Bell and their subordinates saw the strangest scene in their lives!

They could actually see transparent shadows floating out of the bodies of the residents, and from these shadows, they could even vaguely distinguish the appearance of the residents. It was only then that they realized that these shadows were the souls of the inhabitants!

The soul broke away from his mother and flew into the sky. But these souls were quickly blocked by the invisible aura shroud above the magic array. Only then did the souls in the magic circle realize the danger, and they rushed frantically in the magic array, trying to open a gap and escape.

But it was these souls that Elber had gone to great lengths for, how could he let the fat in his mouth run away again!

With Elber's gestures, the black mist divided into black lines, as if they were ropes, imprisoning these souls separately.

When Elber had done all this, he opened his arms in a thoughtful voice. At this time, the black mist actually formed a black line, which entered his body along Elber's mouth, and one soul after another was devoured by him like this!

The people around watched the souls that were still struggling disappear in front of them one by one, and everyone showed frightened expressions. At this moment, in the minds of these people, Elber has completely become synonymous with demons!

Just after the black mist completely entered Elber's body, there was a sudden "bang" in his body, and Elber was surrounded by a black flame!

When the people around saw this scene, they all prayed that the flame would burn Elber to ashes! But strangely, Elber standing in the flames not only did not have the slightest expression of pain, but made people feel that he was enjoying himself very much at this time!

"Quack!" Elber burst out laughing wildly, causing the people around him to retreat in fright.

"It's not a long way before the great Elber can be promoted to the rank of Necromancer!Give your lives for this memorable moment!" As soon as Elber's words fell, the blue smoke that had disappeared before came out of the bodies of the Bell couple and their men again, and then the green smoke pulled them all into that terrible pit!

Mr. and Mrs. Bell and their men, the moment they heard the old mayor's curse, knew that they would definitely receive retribution, they just didn't expect it to come so quickly!