When the blacksmith Gott used the shortest time, the best craftsmanship, and the craftsman's most serious attitude to recast all of Guts' weapons and armors, Guts, who got the new equipment, couldn't wait to set off again. embarked on a journey to find the missing Casca from his family.
Of course, the word 'searching' might be a bit inappropriate?
Because, and I don’t know why, he always seemed to have some kind of secret connection and connection with the missing Casca, or maybe some unknown existence sent him a strong signal?
Anyway!
Along the way, Gus headed in a certain direction with a clear purpose and walked almost day and night. Finally, five days later, he successfully arrived at the hillside in front of a huge monastery with a huge multi-story tower. above.
"Wow!"
(⊙o⊙*)
"What a big castle!"
(°ー°〃)
When Gus stopped on the hillside and began to look into the distance, Annie of course jumped over and looked at the towering building in the valley plain in the distance and exclaimed.
Of course, she just exclaimed in surprise and had no other meaning. After all, compared to other places in the world, that weird multi-story tower-like building is indeed quite rare.
"Is this the place you are looking for?"
(.)
"Um……"
(′～`●)
"But, there seem to be a lot of refugees here. With so many people crowded here, are they all fleeing the plague?"
!(;o)o
Then, Anne also saw the countless large and small tents set up around the monastery.
That number, without counting, is at least tens of thousands. People who don't know may think that this is a camp for some large army!
But obviously, it was not a military camp.
Because Anne could clearly see that in the distance, in the vast plain valley around the tower-like monastery, between the open tents, especially those further out, there were no formal tents, only a casual tent. Between the thatch piles of shacks, there were countless people with withered and thin faces, like zombies, tortured by plague and hunger at the same time, wandering around or lying in disorder in the dark mud. They were all those guys dressed up as ordinary people.
"strangeness……"
(ー`ー)
"Aren't they afraid that the epidemic will become more prevalent if so many people gather around this dirty and smelly place?"
(︵`)
"What's the point of them coming here?"
(ˇˇ)
"Or is there anyone here who can heal them?"
(^～^;)
Anne was a little confused about this.
In her opinion, anyone with a little bit of modern medical knowledge would not allow such a large group of people to flock to such a harsh environment without basic living conditions. That would only make the disease called plague worse. Fierce and more terrifying trends will break out, that will definitely happen!
"Jie!"
"They come here..."
"Is it just a naive belief that you can find the protection of the so-called 'god'?"
"This is the largest monastery in this area!"
"snort!"
"A bunch of idiots!"
After silently standing on a high place overlooking and carefully observing the huge and chaotic camp for a while, Gus did not express much opinion after hearing Annie's doubts, but just laughed and said mockingly.
"shelter?"
(゜-゜)
"Um……"
()
After looking at Gus, Annie thought for a while and then carefully observed the front again.
"But people don't see any shelter here. They only see death, hunger, chaos, curses, shadows and endless corpses..."
(~)
"There doesn't seem to be anything that can protect them here!"
(O ^~^ O)
As she said that, Annie turned her head and looked aside.
"Look over there!"
(lll￢▽￢)
"Those guys look miserable..."
|'-')
In a ravine not far away, several decomposed corpses were randomly dumped there.
At this time, a group of black and plump crows were gathering there to chow in large pieces. However, they were not afraid when they saw Annie and Gus standing aside. Instead, they used their red and greedy crows to crow. The eyes cast a terrifying look at the two of them, as if they were scrutinizing their next meal?
"You're right!"
"here……"
"There really isn't the shelter they want!"
Rarely, Gus agreed with Annie.
However, he didn't even look at the corpses beside him or the stench emanating from them. He didn't even frown. He seemed to be used to this kind of scene.
"I only saw an ominous dark aura!"
"Something is hiding..."
"Jie!"
"A bunch of stupid guys, they're afraid they'll never know what's waiting for them here!"
Gus continued to grin, not shying away from his taunting words.
Of course, he just said these few words, and then, before Annie could say anything else, he suddenly raised his legs and walked forward with cold eyes, without even saying hello.
"Hello!"
!(;o)o
"Idiot Uncle Gus, now that you've seen it, you still want to go there?"
()
Annie did not follow, but asked a little strangely.
"..."
Unfortunately, Gus didn't speak and just continued to walk forward dully.
"Hello!"
o(*｀ー)o
"Are you mute?"
(╭╮)
"hateful!"
()
Seeing that the other party was ignoring her again, Anne was of course not polite. She directly picked up a pebble and threw it directly towards the other party's head and successfully hit the back of the other party's head accurately.
Snap!
"..."
At this moment, Gus finally stopped.
"look by youself!"
"Casca is inside..."
"I have to go!"
After a pause, Gus, who didn't know whether he was angry or not, pointed to the refugee camp further away and said without looking back.
"??"
(°ー°〃)
"That is……"
(.)
Anne was a little confused, and then she subconsciously looked towards where the other person's hand was pointing, and successfully saw a huge pattern composed of lit torches.
"ah!!"
(ω‖)
"It looks like the mark on the back of your neck!"
=(*)
Yes, the pattern made of bonfires was indeed familiar to her, because the shape was exactly the same as the brand on the back of Gus' neck!
However, compared to the one on the back of Gus' neck, the bonfire pattern lit up in the dark refugee camp in the distance was much larger.
"That is to say..."
(ˇˇ)
"The person you are looking for is indeed there. Is she related to that mark?"
()
Anne blinked, then began to guess.
"..."
Unfortunately, at this time Gus suddenly stopped talking and stopped explaining. He just raised his legs and walked straight forward, walking unhurriedly and firmly.
"Hello!"
ヾ(^▽^*)))
"That place is not simple, you'd better be careful!"
o(▽｀o)
"It seems like someone is performing some kind of sacrificial ceremony?"
(^o^)
After watching for a while, Anne, who saw more information, frowned and kindly reminded the other party.
"whispering sound!"
"How could I not know?"
Gus sneered in the distance and didn't take Annie's words to heart.
"From the moment I left the cave of Gott's house, I was ready to fight non-stop."
"You don't need to say..."
"If you don't want to come, you don't have to come. I can handle it by myself. You don't need to meddle in your own business!"
After saying that, Gus didn't hesitate anymore and just strode forward.
At this time, the mark on the back of his neck had begun to sting faintly and shed a small drop of blood, but he did not take it seriously and continued to move forward, towards the refugee camp under the dark sky.
"!!"
(**;)
"do not worry!"
ε=(ˇεˇ))) Bah! !
"I'm sure they won't take action!"
(へ╬)
Seeing the kind reminder and being ridiculed by the other party with cold words, Anne of course pointed her finger at the other party's back and said this.
However, there was no need for the other party to say anything or try to push her away. Anne definitely didn’t want to go there with him. She was not afraid of the sacrificial ceremony that seemed to be brewing, but was afraid of the smelly and messy refugee camp environment!
Because she could tell with her toes that there was definitely nothing fun or delicious that she was interested in!
In fact, Anne saw that inside and outside the refugee camp and the huge tower-like monastery, and even underneath, there were only endless corpses, rats, diseases and dead souls. It was obviously not the kind of place suitable for her, Queen Anne. Great place to play!
And then...
On the outskirts of the refugee camp, there were many corpses that had been executed and put on display, hanging on those wheels and exuding a stench that made Anne frown and feel disgusted. So, such a She definitely didn't want to get close to that place easily.
"..."
(⊙_⊙)
"never mind!"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
"It's better to find a clean place to stay!"
()
When Gus walked away, Annie looked around, then suddenly flashed and disappeared without a trace, and she didn't know where she went to play again.
…
At this time, when Gus was entering the chaotic camp, Farnese, the female leader of the Knights of the Holy Irons who had hunted him before and was captured by him, was taking several of her Retinues and knights patrolled the outskirts of the camp.
"..."
Soon, the female regiment leader Farnese and a group of cavalry came majestically to the dozens of wheels that were stood upright by tall logs.
"!!"
Then, she subconsciously stopped and looked up at the wooden wheels that stood in mid-air and exuded the stench and smell of death.
Because, she heard some sounds coming from above.
Unsaid, the sound was obviously made by the prisoners who were tied to the wheel and were not dead yet, and were making weak moans, groans and gasps. It is said that they were all killed by the "blood canon Mozgos" in their Dharma King's Hall. ” To judge guilty heretics and sentence them to be crushed on wheels?
The so-called wheel crushing method is to tie the so-called heretics or guilty people to these wheel-shaped wooden torture instruments in front of them, then use the wheel to crush their hands and feet brutally, and then tie them together to the outline of the wheel. Then, without waiting for it to die, a long piece of wood was inserted into the middle of the wheel to serve as a pillar, and it was raised high in the air for public punishment.
Because the prisoner is not executed immediately, and the crushed hands and feet do not bleed as much as being chopped off, so under normal circumstances, it takes two to three days or even longer for the prisoner to slowly die, and before that , the other party will be unable to move on the wooden wheel like now and endure the wind, sun, hunger, cold, severe pain, mosquitoes, crows and vultures, etc., until they die miserably. It can be said to be extremely cruel. !
And now, Farnese saw that there were dozens of prisoners or heretics who had suffered such punishments, so much so that they stood here and formed a small jungle of wheels. It was not only shocking to look at, but also extremely scary.
"..."
And Farnese also knew that there were many similar places in this camp, and in this huge refugee camp surrounding the monastery, she didn’t know how many prisoners or heretics were sentenced to wheel punishment. .
These people originally fled here and sought refuge in the monastery, but as a result, they were labeled as 'heretics' and brutally tortured here. Farnese didn't know how to feel about it. Judging this kind of thing.
Although, she felt that a large part of them were not guilty of this, and the reason for declaring them to be heretics was a bit far-fetched... But there was no way, that was the trial of "Mozgoth, the Blood Canon", As the leader of the Knights of the Holy Iron Rope, she is controlled and commanded by the other party to a certain extent. Therefore, she is definitely incapable and does not dare to question or raise objections.
"cough!"
"It's too awful……"
"They shouldn't be here!"
At this time, before Farnese could say anything, Yasan, the big knight with a sinewy face behind her, the bearded man who had been promoted to deputy captain, took the lead and sighed and expressed some of his inner thoughts. true thoughts.
Different from his rough and intimidating appearance, he seems to be a delicate and kind-hearted person. Therefore, it is natural that he cannot watch this kind of scene.
"It can't be helped!"
"First there was the epidemic, then the invasion of the Kusha people. The King of Mitlan died, the royal capital fell, and the whereabouts of the new Queen Sharlut were unknown. What else could people do besides fleeing here to seek refuge in the King's Hall? ?”
"They have nowhere to go!"
Then, the handsome young knight next to the deputy captain Yasan and the secretary Serpico also sighed.
"but….."
"What that adult did was indeed a bit cruel..."
"Not only will he not be able to maintain order by doing this, I'm afraid it will make people more and more hostile to the church and us out of fear?"
"I have heard that many cults are rising among refugees now, and people are gradually no longer believing in the church and God."
"That lord's cruel methods may have had the exact opposite effect!"
Serpico then said this again.
And the 'sir' he was talking about was, of course, the high-level executive of the King's Hall, the heretic inquisitor who was sent here - "Mozgus, the Canon of Blood"!
The other party has always had a terrible reputation. It is said that as long as he is caught, even if he has only one mole, he will be considered a witch or a heretic.
It is said that before coming here, there were more than 500 people who were sentenced to death in the records alone, and countless people were executed in private or died under the cruel interrogation and punishment of the other party. number!
Originally, Serpico didn't believe that kind of rumor, but when the Knights of the Holy Iron Rope escorted him to the monastery and began to take charge of the situation, he suddenly believed it.
Anyway, he didn't know how many people the other party had killed in the past, but there were three to four hundred people who came here from the other party and were sentenced to the wheel-crushing torture in front of him!
As for those who disappeared after being arrested by the other party, the total number is probably more than a thousand!
Just thinking about that kind of thing makes Serpico a little frightened. He usually tries not to come into contact with the other party, for fear that if he offends the other party, he will be accused of being a 'heretic' and crushed by the other party. Hands and feet hanging on that horrible wheel.
"okay!"
"Serpico..."
"It's best not to say what you just said!"
Finally, when she heard that her followers began to discuss among themselves in low voices, and gradually revealed their dissatisfaction with the adult, the female leader Farnese had to keep a straight face and turned around on her horse. He scolded everyone harshly.
"ah!"
"yes……"
"Forgive me, Captain, it was my subordinate who neglected his duty!"
Hearing this, Serpico, the one who caused the topic, quickly smiled and apologized. Then, he thought for a while and then tentatively said:
"but……"
"Captain?"
"I heard that the priest at the King's Hall and Miss Crete seem to be the believers who have truly received God's favor?"
"I heard that they are currently in the Earl's territory, taking in a large number of refugees and using that miraculous power to cure people's diseases, making people very grateful to them, and even regard Miss Crete as... Saints and angels sent by God to the human world?”
"Anyway, the attitude of people in that area towards the church is completely different from the attitude of people here towards us!"
Since there were no outsiders nearby, after apologizing, Serpico began to talk about some "treasonous" things.
After all, in his opinion, certain things are better than not knowing, and he will be shocked if he compares them!
Unlike people here who hate the church and start to believe in cults in private, in a city that is probably only a few days away from here and also has a large number of refugees, people support the rule of the church so much that they They all began to doubt whether it was the right choice for the French King's Office to send the heretical judge "Mozgus of the Blood Canon" here.
"Well……"
"I heard that too."
"Furthermore, I also know that among the refugees here, those who can still travel and have food seem to be heading that way."
"Speaking of which, I really want to see it..."
As he spoke, the deputy captain Yasang on the side also sighed with emotion again, and did not hide his thoughts at all.
"alright!"
"Continue patrolling!"
"Stop talking!"
"us……"
Farnese scolded her men, and then she was about to say something, but in the blink of an eye, she suddenly stopped talking in shock.
"??"
because……
She seemed to see, in the distance, a black figure carrying a giant sword, walking majestically into the refugee camp under the noses of them?
"!!"
"It's him!"
"It's the black swordsman!"
"What?"
"hiss……"
"It's really him!"
"Captain?"
"Let's go and arrest him now?!"
After seeing the familiar figure, the deputy captains Yasan and Serpico first exchanged glances, then rode their horses to Farnese's side and encouraged him excitedly.
"Catch him?"
"Can you beat him?"
Unfortunately, Farnese did not agree and just cast a suspicious look at the two of them.
"this……"
"Well……"
The expression on his face froze, and then, remembering the horrific scene he saw that night, and remembering the miraculous and miraculous scene where the other party fought in the woods all night and finally succeeded in killing all the demons, Yasang and Sai Although Erbi was a little dissatisfied, he honestly closed his mouth after exchanging a look.
"Don't worry about him yet!"
"Our report has been submitted, and the French King's Office has also ordered the Miracle Determination Bureau to re-examine the identity of the black swordsman."
"The order to capture the opponent has been suspended. For now, we have no reason or necessity to take action against him!"
"but……"
"Serpico, can you send someone to keep an eye on him and see what he wants to do here?"
Then, although he stopped his subordinates' imminent thoughts, Farnese stared at the tall black figure who walked into the refugee camp and gradually moved away. After pondering for a while, Farnese still turned back towards Her attendant ordered like this.
"yes!"
"a piece of cake!"
Hearing this, Serpico first responded frivolously, then rode away from the patrol team and ran to arrange the arrangements alone.
"..."
Looking at the place where the black swordsman disappeared, and then at the refugee camp that was chaotic and vaguely hostile to the King's Hall and the Knights of the Holy Iron Rope, Farnese finally just sighed in his heart and then With a wave of his hand, he continued to take the lead in riding around the terrifying 'woodland' composed of wheels and continued to patrol forward.
"Let's go!"
"Continue patrolling the camp!"
To this day, the more he knows, the more Farnese has doubts about their god and the belief in that god, especially after investigating the deeds of the black swordsman!
Especially, after she saw the self-proclaimed righteous and holy "Blood Canon Mozgos" killing and killing innocent people, her doubts, uneasiness and fear became more intense.
"..."
However, she did not dare to reveal too much. She just took a deep look at the wheels and the 'heathens' moaning and struggling on the wheels, then pulled the reins and let the war horse continue to walk forward in silence. .
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