After a night of chaos, finally, daylight gradually dawned.
Look at the monastery tower that was corroded and toppled due to the explosion of corpses and undead, look at the remaining evil spirits dissipating under the sunlight, and then look at the large number of refugees sitting relatively silent in the Square of the Sin. We, the female leader Farnese and other talents who originally led the Knights of the Holy Iron Rope and worked hard to maintain order and fight against the remaining evil can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
However, although those demons and evil spirits, those evil entities that were wrapped around countless corpses and looked like ooze monsters, but had ferocious and terrifying faces, had completely disappeared or shrunk underground and no longer became a threat. , but there are still new difficulties waiting for them.
"Report!"
"Captain Farnese!"
"Already investigated!"
"It seems that those evil spirits have indeed retreated into the cave under the monastery tower. There are many corpses there, very many, and they are layered on top of each other!"
"They don't seem to be moving at all now, but that won't be certain at night."
Soon, while the refugees and some knights of the Knights of the Holy Iron Rope were resting in shock and bathing in the morning sunshine, a knight of the Knights quickly ran up to Farnese and did this. Report loudly.
At the moment, here in the monastery, after their heretical judge "Mozgus of the Blood Canon" was completely purified by the magical golden light erupted by the black swordsman, the power of the establishment and the highest position are still preserved. The only person in front of them is Mr. Farnese, the leader of the Knights of the Holy Iron Rope. Therefore, all matters here must of course be handled by the other party with full authority.
"What!"
"Why are there caves under the monastery, and why are there so many corpses?"
"Where did they come from?"
Before their leader, Farnese, could speak, the deputy leader, Yasang, shouted in dissatisfaction and asked loudly.
"Hey!"
"Yasang, please lower your voice..."
Fortunately, the clerk beside him, Serpico, was discerning.
Therefore, before Farnese could reprimand or blame him, he took the other person's arm aside and reminded him in a low voice:
"It's not like you don't know the reputation of this monastery's Conviction Tower!"
"Coupled with that adult's usual style..."
"Where did those corpses come from? Can't you figure it out?"
The 'lord' that Serpico is talking about is of course the heretic inquisitor "Mozgus of the Blood Canon", but fortunately the other party is dead now, so whether those corpses were created by the other party or not, then For now, everyone thinks it was the other party who did it. If we continue to investigate, I'm afraid everyone's faces will not look good.
Especially those of them who originally belonged to the Holy Iron Rope Knights of the King's Hall. Although they didn't know about the cave and the corpse, once the matter spread, I'm afraid they would become street rats!
"..."
The deputy captain Yasang was obviously not the kind of brainless person. Therefore, after receiving Serpico's reminder, he first had a look of astonishment on his face, and then his face instantly turned red, and he looked a little... He gritted his teeth angrily, cursed, and turned away.
"..."
Looking at his two followers and listening to their conversation, Farnese, the female leader on the side, did not say anything more. She just pondered for a while before looking at the knight who came to report and asked:
"What are the casualties?"
"How many more priests are there?"
She knew that the monastery tower had several floors and was not low at all, but it collapsed in chaos last night, so the situation was not optimistic.
"The casualties are currently unknown!"
The knight simply said he didn't know.
"Captain!"
"We don't have enough manpower, so we really can't clean up and count the dumped parts in a short time!"
"but……"
"The priests who escaped have counted and found that less than a hundred are still alive, and most of them are more or less injured."
But soon, perhaps because he saw Farnese's dissatisfied expression and was worried about being blamed, the knight hurriedly explained this.
"That……"
Farnese frowned slightly, and then thought that what the other party said was true, Farnese finally did not criticize him more, and just thought about it before continuing to ask:
"How much food is left in the monastery?"
"The warehouse wasn't destroyed, was it?"
Yes, Farnese obviously cares more about the living people than the caves and the dead people filling them!
Because as long as people live, they need to eat!
After the horrific chaos last night, although there are only about one-third of the remaining refugees here, even if it is less than half, there are still tens of thousands of people in total. If there were not If they lose food, most of the remaining people will starve to death here, which is something she doesn't want to see anyway.
"Report!"
"The granary is basically intact!"
"Those monsters didn't destroy that important place last night, and they didn't completely cover the entrance and exit when the tower fell!"
"We have probably calculated that the food should be enough to feed tens of thousands of people for ten days and a half!"
The knight thought for a moment, then after some pondering and calculation, he soon told the approximate figures he had calculated.
"It's only half a month..."
Hearing this, Farnese couldn't help but be a little surprised.
You know, originally there were nearly 100,000 people or more here, but now, after most of the casualties, there is only enough food for half a month. Doesn't that mean that the original food stock is only enough for the refugees here to eat for three to three days? Five days?
Thinking of this and wanting the heavy pressure, she finally took high-pressure measures against the heretic inquisitor "Mozgus of the Blood Canon" and only gave the refugees a small amount of rations every day, and also took action if there was any disturbance among the refugees. The practice of bloody suppression has gained some recognition.
Of course, just a little bit, not much really.
In any case, she did not agree with the cruel and cruel practice of taking human lives and piling corpses into the cave under the monastery tower. Although it was not done overnight, it was indeed appalling enough.
"Captain!"
"No matter how much food there is, I'm afraid we won't be able to stay here any longer!"
"Just right!"
"Under the golden light last night, many sick refugees recovered. How about we transfer them quickly?"
At this time, before Farnese could make a decision, the clerk Serpico hurried over and persuaded him in a low voice.
They were still frightened by the horror of those monsters last night. Although they knew that they were afraid of light and fire, they were not sure whether those evil monsters would come out again tonight, so he felt that it was best for them to take advantage of the situation. In the morning, hurry up and get ready. No matter where you go, you have to be as far away from here as possible?
"That's right!"
"We don't have the ability of that black swordsman. If those guys come out again at night, it will be dangerous!"
"besides……"
"Captain, look at the weather. It might rain at night. If there is no fire, we will really have no way to deal with those monsters!"
The deputy leader Yasang on the side also advised him, saying that he did not want so many people to continue to stay in this evil place.
"The key is……"
"The refugees don't trust us too much now!"
"If you don't make a decision quickly, they may not know when chaos will break out!"
As he spoke, Yasang came close to Farnese's ear and whispered this, and also looked at the refugees who were entrenched near the execution square and were looking at their group of knights with strange eyes. They gestured.
"..."
Hearing this, Farnese of course subconsciously glanced at the surrounding refugees who were sitting on the ground in frustration.
Then she also discovered that there seemed to be some other strange looks hidden under their faces that were originally stable due to the aftermath of the disaster, and she didn't know what was brewing under the calm surface.
"Report!"
"Captain!"
"Oh no!"
Fortunately, at this time, before Farnese could make up his mind, a cavalryman from the Knights rode over quickly.
"Discover the Kusha's vanguard!"
"A village to the east has been looted. Judging from this, their army is probably less than half a day's journey from here!!"
Then, when the opponent reached him, he immediately dismounted and reported loudly.
"!!"
Hearing this, Farnese's eyes widened instantly and he took a breath.
"Send the order!"
"Open the granary immediately!"
"Distribute all the food to the refugees, and then we are ready to evacuate here!"
Then, she hurriedly yelled and said this.
Although he didn't know what the Kusha people were doing here, but when he thought that the capital of Mitlan had been captured by the other side, and that countless princes and nobles and even the new queen of Mitlan were missing, Farnese immediately She gave what she thought was the most correct order, which was: evacuate here as soon as possible!
After all, she didn’t think that the few manpower of their Holy Iron Cable Knights would be a match for the cruel and extremely powerful Kusha people. In addition, this place had just experienced a drastic change, so she had to avoid the opponent’s soldiers in time. Feng became her only choice now.
"yes!"
"As you command!"
After receiving the order, the knight who just came to report the situation in the monastery's Conviction Tower hurriedly responded, then turned around and ran to deliver the order.
"Captain!"
"Where are we going next?"
"Are you going back to the King's Hall to resume your life?"
Seeing that the knight ran to make arrangements, and the orders began to be conveyed in an orderly manner, and saw that the refugees on the side began to become a little confused, Serpico hurriedly stepped forward and asked.
"No!"
"Don't go back to the King's Hall yet!"
After what happened last night, her original faith became more and more shaken, and she became more and more confused about the existence of that 'god' and whether it was just or not. Farnese certainly did not want to return to the place where she was vaguely resistant and full of bureaucrats. place.
"Then where are we going?"
"The east side has been almost occupied by the invading Kusha people. They won't treat us differently just because we are knights of the King's Hall!"
"on the contrary!"
"They are a real group of pagans!"
Hearing that his captain did not plan to return to the safer King's Hall, Serpico couldn't help but analyze with some worry.
"Don't go east!"
"Let's go to the west!"
"Go to that count's territory!"
"There are many troops from the King's Hall there, as well as the lord's soldiers who were originally stationed there. I heard that the order is still very good, so there should be no problem in protecting ourselves!"
That's right!
Farnese decided to take this opportunity to see the old priest and see what was going on with Crete and the others. By the way, he could sort out her recent chaotic mood and beliefs. That is something that cannot be delayed!
"Send the order!"
"The Knights of the Holy Iron Cord will set out in one hour!"
"Let everyone prepare!"
"in addition!"
"Inform the refugees about the Kusha people when distributing food. If possible, you might as well suggest that they follow the Knights to march westward!"
After saying that, without waiting for his followers to object or make suggestions, Farnese hurried towards the temporary headquarters of their knights.
"..."
"..."
Hearing this, Deputy Captain Yasang and Clerk Serpico looked at each other, then slumped their shoulders and gave each other a helpless look before turning around and leaving, each going to make relevant preparations.
…
And when the Confession Tower Monastery became chaotic, when the refugees had received more than ten days of food and started to flee westward, in a village to the east, Gus hacked to death more than a dozen people who wanted to escape. The Kusha pioneer scout who attacked him quickly found a relatively complete and clean house, and then he and Casca got into it and began to stay briefly.
"..."
Looking at Casca curled up on the bed and sleeping soundly for more than an hour, Gus didn't say anything. He just leaned on the edge of the bed and closed his eyes.
Although it wasn't very safe here, he couldn't care less.
Because he was exhausted from a battle last night, and Casca was also very frightened, so he decided to rest for an hour or two before more Kusha people arrived, and then set off on his way back. .
"!!"
"who?!"
Suddenly, Gus opened his eyes and reached out to hold the hilt of the great sword lying beside him.
"Hi~!"
|-)
And when he saw the face of a familiar and troubled little girl appearing at the door, he slowly relaxed and retracted his hand.
"..."
()
"Is she the one you are looking for?"
|˙˙)
"Well……"
(ˇˇ)
"It seems that the brain is indeed injured. Then you have to work harder to get familiar with the Holy Light. It is not easy to cure her!"
()°
Then, after pretending to glance at the dark-skinned elder sister who was curled up and sleeping, Anne gave instructions like a little adult.
"..."
Gus ignored Annie, just took a deep breath and continued to rest with his eyes closed.
"correct!"
|ω)
"Let me tell you something!"
(ψ｀▽′)o
"Although you used holy light to disperse a lot of those things last night, the ritual seemed to have been successful. Someone seemed to have been resurrected by it!"
(ω)
Then, Annie, who found a seat and sat down, of course did not hide anything and directly told her about a certain situation she discovered last night.
"!!"
Hearing this, Gus couldn't help but opened his eyes in surprise and asked subconsciously:
"resurrection?"
"Who could it be?!"
Of course he was very clear about what happened last night, and he also saw that unforgettable sight, the broken high wall that looked like five fingers, and the huge symbol that was unforgettable to him!
only……
He didn't understand what kind of being would be resurrected in the end after a ceremony that involved at least tens of thousands of people being sacrificed?
"I do not know!"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
"Anyway, they don't care and don't know them!"
(^▽^)
Yes, in this world, Annie could count the number of people she knew on two hands, so she was really helpless with the other person's problem.
"..."
And when he heard that Annie didn't know, Gus certainly didn't continue to ask. He just kept it in his mind, thinking that at most it was just a powerful apostle or someone like those damn Hands of God.
"Na!"
☆(o*ω)
"Uncle Gus, do you want ice cream?"
(ψ｀▽′)o
At this time, Annie, who was sitting a little bored, thought about it for a while, then took out a large square box of ice cream from the gourmet store and started eating it. Then, feeling that she shouldn't eat alone, she thought about it and took out two more One was thrown in front of the other party.
"??"
Seeing the weird thing that was still chilling in the hot summer, Gus subconsciously thought it was some kind of devil's food without even thinking about it, so he turned away without even looking at it.
"!!"
"Casca?!"
However, what he never expected was that Casca woke up at some point and unpreparedly dipped her hand into some ice cream and ate it?
"Wow!"
"Delicious!!"
Being able to eat cold sweets on such a hot summer day was obviously not something Casca, a woman with the intelligence and thinking of a three-year-old child, could resist, so she ignored Gus's obstruction and ate it in one go. He hugged the two large boxes of ice cream, bit the wrist of Gus who was trying to fight for it, then huddled directly into the corner of the bed and started eating in big bites.
“….”
Seeing this, Gus, who originally wanted to continue snatching, was stunned. In the end, he pondered for a while, then put away his hand in a sly voice, then stared at Annie and silently walked to a stool aside to sit down.
"Here! Give you another one?"
(ψ｀▽′)o
Seeing that a certain poor uncle was not allowed to eat, Anne kindly took out another one.
"..."
Unfortunately, Gus was unmoved. He just silently took out a hard piece of beef jerky from his backpack and chewed it hard.
"cut!"
(ˉ▽￣~)~~
“I’ll fall down if I don’t eat!!”
o(^｀)o
Seeing that the other party was so stubborn and still so defensive about herself, Annie wasn't too annoyed. She just glared at the other party and then continued to eat her own food.
So, just like that, a warm scene like a family of three appeared in the room of an unknown farmer's house.
Of course!
If you don't go out and look outside, if you don't look at the various corpses scattered around the village, maybe that's really the case?
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