Although the place where the island republic's supplies are stored is an island, its size is actually about the same as a small city. After landing on the beach, what appears in front is a high mountain with dense forests above. A city wall towers high on the top of the mountain, and you can have a panoramic view of the entire island from above.
As soon as the Imperial Guards landed ashore and before they had time to move the ladders off the ship, they were attacked by crossbows from the mountains. There was no hiding place on the long stretch from the coast to the hillside, and this was specially designed to defend the city.
But such attacks could not stop the Praetorian Guards at all. Although the infantry of the Imperial Guard do not wear three layers of armor like the Iron Paladin cavalry, they can be said to be fully armed, and they also have large square shields that can protect the whole body. It is still very difficult for ordinary bows and arrows to hurt them.
"It's a cloudy day. It's good. We can fight coolly in the shadows!"
Berengar's half-joking words made the Praetorian Guards laugh knowingly. Most of the flying crossbows were stuck on their shields. Apart from making the sky darker, they had no other effect.
Under the cover of the shieldmen, the Guardsmen moved the ladder off the ship, formed a shield wall, and began to climb up the mountain against the rain of arrows. It is a very difficult task to form a shield wall and climb the mountain under the rain of arrows, but it is very easy for the Praetorian Guards to do it.
Berengar originally expected to be ambushed in the dense forest halfway up the hillside, but he was not. As they advanced, the enemy's crossbowmen began to fall back. But when they came to the city wall, they didn't see even an enemy.
——Even the castle gate is open.
Berengar stopped the Praetorian Guards in front of the city walls.
"Don't enter the city gate yet, use the ladder to climb up the city wall and take a look!"
The imperial guard climbed up the city wall as ordered and looked around for a while: "There are no enemies on the city wall, and I didn't see any on the streets of the city!"
"That's hiding in the house." Berengar waved his hand, "Go into the city and search carefully to avoid being ambushed!"
Even if they search, the Imperial Guards are quite organized. They left some soldiers to guard the city walls and some soldiers to garrison at the city gates. Each search team was divided into three groups. Two groups blocked both ends of the street, and one group searched next to the house. Not only were they searched for ambushes, they were also searched for flammable objects. Until one row of streets has been searched, then continue searching the next row.
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But even after searching for a long time, they didn't find anything unusual or even an enemy soldier.
The only remaining building is where the lord lived. It was a lonely fortress, independent of the outer city walls, standing in the middle of the city.
The door to the fort is also open. The Praetorian Guards soldiers swarmed in and quickly occupied the place.
"Report to the general, there are no enemies inside!"
Berengar walked into the castle with a few Guards soldiers full of suspicion, and walked all the way to the lord's hall. He didn't see anyone, only a map of the island spread out on a conference table.
"Go and search outside the city to see if they are hiding in those woods."
After Berengar gave the order to the Praetorian Guards, he took off his helmet, picked up the candlestick, and went to the map to read carefully.
Darkness came quietly, and the soldiers guarding the door of the Lord's Hall fell silently one after another. Berengar inadvertently raised his head and suddenly noticed the darkness outside the door. Without thinking, he raised the Spear of Longinus and threw it towards it!
——"God, why did you abandon me?"
In the familiar spell, the Spear of Longinus fell to the ground. After that, several more black shadows flew in like bows and arrows, extinguishing all the candles placed around the room one after another.
Berengar carefully protected the candlestick in his hand—the only source of light left in the room.
"Who are you?"
"Who am I? Berengar, can't you really guess it?"
A woman's voice floated from the front, but after a while, Berengar felt a hand tap his shoulder from behind. He immediately threw away the candle and prepared to draw his sword and slash backwards, but when he touched the scabbard, he found that it had been empty for some time.
The hands gently caressed Berengar through the armor.
"Don't turn around in a hurry. Berengar, do you think I have any clothes on?"
But Berengar still grabbed the hands without hesitation, twisted around and subdued the woman behind him to the ground.
"That's a lot of strength. But why did you suddenly let go again?"
The moonlight shines through the window, illuminating Yin Bolita's messy clothes and beautiful silver hair.
"What's wrong? Berengar? Do you want to ask, where is my blond hair?"
Yin Bolita was pressed to the ground by Berengar, panting and smiling strangely.
"Because everything has changed. From the time you betrayed me and switched to Scipio's family, the power of light and healing turned into darkness and curse."
As soon as he finished speaking, Berengar suddenly felt his body go weak, as if he could no longer support his body.
"When you took off your helmet, my arrow hit you. The arrow made of darkness - you didn't feel it at all, right?"
Berengar felt his body getting numb. Yinpolita smiled, hugged his head, and kissed him.
"Is this kiss what you've always wanted?"
After doing this, Yin Bolita pushed Berengar's body away, got dressed and came to the window.
"The tide is going out. Berengar, do you know what will be revealed on the shore?"
Berengar was so weak that he could only stare at Yin Bolita and ask, "What's there?"
Yin Polita smiled again: "Guess why the Island Republic ships didn't use Ocean Fire when you attacked this island?"
As the tide went down, a row of wooden boxes gradually emerged beside the Qiqiu Empire's ship. Yinpolita smiled, took down a candlestick, lit the fire with a flint, and lit a rocket.
"Everything has changed over the years, but one thing has remained the same - my archery skills."
"What do you want to do with ocean fire?"
"Destroy your warships. With the fire, the 'defeated' warships of the Island Republic will come back. As long as there are no ships, no matter how powerful your imperial guards are, they will be trapped and die on this island!"
A trace of fear flashed in Berengar's eyes: "Yin Bolita, stop..."
Yin Bolita turned her head and smiled miserably.
"Berengar, do you know how many times I kissed your lips just now and kissed the toes of Patisipaccio, the Governor of the Republic of the Islands, in these more than ten years?"
The rocket in her hand shot out. Even at such a long distance, she still allowed the rocket to accurately insert into a wooden box.
"Apollo's guidance? Are the people of the Qiqiu Empire who betrayed the Augustus family worthy of Apollo's guidance?"
The arrow was so powerful that it knocked down the entire side of the wooden box. The ocean fire that flowed out met the air, burned instantly, and set off a violent explosion in the water.
The explosion ignited more wooden crates, setting off more ocean fires. Centered on the wooden box that Yin Bolita shot, a row of fire walls spread to both sides, sweeping away the warships of the Seven Hills Empire parked in the port!
"Berengar, you should feel lucky. Your information is indeed correct. This is a material reserve point. Although this is not the only material reserve point, the materials left here should be enough for you to survive and witness with your own eyes. The Empire of the Seven Hills has perished.”
Berengar felt his eyelids getting heavier. Before falling asleep, he heard the last words Yin Bolita asked:
"Berengar, answer me, you escorted me to the border back then, why did you abandon me and go to Scipio...?"
