"Do you want your life?!" Chief Shunuo screamed, with a look of horror on his face, finally realizing that the apprentice was not moved by his sweet words.
"Kill me and you won't survive!"
But such a threat only brought the sword edge closer to his neck. Uriel placed the knight's sword on the steward's shoulder, forcing the man to raise his head, and his whole body was stiff and did not dare to move.
Uriel didn't even think about his words. It took a lot of effort to restrain the trembling of his arm - it couldn't wait to cut Xinuo's throat.
"Despicable people!" the apprentice gritted his teeth.
"You made the entire Yotsuba City suffer because of this. What's their fault?"
"The adventurers are all working hard to save this city, but you want to destroy everyone's hope!?"
When he said these words, he felt extremely painful. The burning bar was as bright as the girl's cheek in the ice statue. The flames swallowed up the past and was about to burn out his soul.
Uriel somewhat understood the mood of the revengeful people in those stories. No one could calm down when he saw that the culprit who murdered his lover was right in front of his eyes and was still living an ignoble life at the expense of the lives of innocent territorial citizens.
Hatred is like a seed in the spring breeze, germinating and growing under the irrigation of sorrow and anger.
However, although the noble steward under the sword looked pale, he still relied on his identity——
"I understand, I understand... you are just bluffing." Xiu Nuo seemed to know something about his flaw, with contempt in his eyes and a confident voice: "Who gave you the confidence to defeat the fish to the death, boy, do you know why Calder Haven’t you made it to the city yet?”
It is precisely because of the existence of the mercenary group that the apprentice did not let Xiu Nuo end up with the undead outside: "Knox is stationed outside the city."
The implication is that the mercenaries will not be affected by the disaster of the undead, and there is no way to frame them.
"Victor, the security captain, was once a member of Knox. He led his team, got involved with the adventurers, and was investigating missing persons cases in Yotsuba City."
Uriel was stunned for a moment, and when he was about to say something, Xiu Nuo said first: "They are the evidence that Knox surrendered to Gavash. Those people became undead after death, and disaster broke out in the city."
"So you can't kill me! I can give them the glory they deserve. You don't want your companions or friends to die bearing the crime, and their souls can't rest in peace, right?"
These words were a clear threat. General Manager Xiu Nuo admitted that he had taken refuge with the Necromancer, and he was not afraid of his apprentice telling him - in the eyes of the noble manager, the other party had no choice.
But he didn't know that Joey was meddling in the mess in Four Leaf City. Few of the messengers from the Sky Tower were reliable, but this unreliability also happened to upset Xiu Nuo's plan. If people can guess every move of the messenger, then these people don't need to be afraid of the messenger.
Uriel also knew that no matter what Joey's purpose was, at least he was not on the side of the Necromancer.
The apprentice in the city's rebirth place didn't know much about it, but he had great confidence in the young messenger; he also knew a little bit about the difference between the ring level and the sky realm through Sauron's popular science, so as long as he could survive this period, Joey Will rush to Frostleaf Castle.
At that time, unless the Necromancer fled back to Gavash, he would definitely not escape justice.
Uriel hit him in the face with an elbow, "You are the only one who is the source of the evil, you bastard!"
This blow made the noble steward dizzy, and the maid behind broke free from Xiu Nuo's arm and stepped back desperately; there was a rhythmless knocking sound outside the door, the door shaft was rubbing, and it was moaning that it was about to collapse.
"Damn mercenary!" Xiu Nuo screamed as loudly as the maid.
The apprentice realized that he could not change a person's nature in a short time anyway. It was the arrogance accumulated over time from the wealthy life of the nobles and the superior status; it had taken root in the soul of Xiu Nuo Wiggins. His amiable demeanor is nothing but an ugly face of hypocrisy.
His sword pressed down a little, cutting the skin and bleeding, clearly showing the threat.
"I'm not a mercenary, I'm just a waiter in the bar. Mr. Eze took me in, and he's no longer an adventurer." Uriel said, "I'm here for my lover. Your conditions are different from mine." It’s irrelevant.”
"etc!"
Only then did Mr. Steward realize that something was wrong. His expression suddenly changed and he tried his best to explain: "I was forced! Sir, no, sir! I am controlled by others. That fallen Death Apostle controls the Shadow Army! There is really nothing I can do -"
"You discredit your last name," Uriel interrupted. He thought of the pair of children of the Grand Duke he had just met, and the apprentice was deeply impressed by Gavin's aristocratic demeanor.
If he had not come to report the news, the two young men would probably have died at the hands of their uncle. I just want to know that General Manager Xiu Nuo's surname is not Wiggins, and he may not have much affection for Gavin and Dandelphin at all.
"Listen, Chief Shunuo, a respected noble lord." Uriel said every word. He wished he could have Sauron's eloquence, so that he could scold the traitor of Knox to relieve the anger accumulated in his chest.
"Trash, I'll give you two options now: one is to let Cervantes go to the hall, I know you have the means to notify him; the other is I'll cut off your feet, and then open the door to see who you are seeking refuge with What will their servants do to you—perhaps becoming one of them will satisfy you."
The head steward of the Wiggins family looked livid.
"Are you going to find Cervantes?" The aristocratic steward said with a serious expression, "No one in the sky can defeat him!"
"I am not alone." Uriel replied, "Maybe I am just a rookie who has just lit the fire, but there is still a truly powerful warrior in the castle - I saw him already coming."
Manager Xiu Nuo was stunned: "What?"
There was a chirping sound outside the window——
A falcon fell from the sky, its blue wings and sharp talons piercing the grille.
Wow!
The glass shattered all over the floor, and all the unsightly things on the table rolled aside. The falcon shook off the fragments from its wings and fell to the ground, turning into Mr. Eds.
The druid looked at the shaking wooden door, and when he raised his hand, there was a bright white flash; a shrill scream penetrated the door panel, and the undead dispersed as if the living people had seen him.
"Mr. Eze, I'm so glad to see you safe and sound...The goddess is taking care of me." Seeing Eze, Uriel couldn't help but think of Miss Carrot, who was lost forever in Knox Bar. Her face lingered in the apprentice's mind.
It is a blessing that Mr. Eads is alive and well.
"I left a mark on the glass." Uriel explained for him. "Joy asked me to report the news, but Chief Shunuo rebelled. The Necromancer is not in Yotsuba City either. He lurked in the city through this traitor. Frostleaf Castle..."
"It's a bad situation."
The apprentice summed it up in one sentence.
But his conciseness and clarity allowed Eze to roughly understand the cause and effect. The bar owner nodded, and suddenly his eyes stopped on the apprentice's sky coat of arms. "You still said you don't know the messenger? He gave you all Croita's credentials!"
Uriel didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I think we just... are more compatible."
Maybe the other party is not difficult to get along with, but people's subjective impression of the messenger is causing trouble, making it impossible to achieve the first step of familiar communication, let alone getting close; people who are not friendly and easy to accidentally hurt are always very popular, and over time, they will form Such a vicious cycle began.
"The good luck Gaia gave you." The druid was a little jealous, but the bad situation did not allow him to think too much: "What happened to Frostleaf Castle? Where is the fallen death apostle?"
"The Necromancer pretended to be Cervantes, and I found the body of the Legion Master in the secret room of the study." The apprentice replied, "He should have escaped with serious injuries, but he did not receive assistance from the Wiggins family - Xiu Nuo He surrendered to the enemy. He had to hide and died of his injuries..."
"His death was not without value," Eads said softly.
"Many people have died. What's the difference between legion commanders and civilians after death?"
Uriel's mouth was full of bitterness.
He shook his head, "The Necromancer has never shown up. I don't know what he is going to do."
"The Shadow Legion has a large number of people. They are not civilians. It is not easy to turn them all into undead." The apprentice continued: "No matter what the madman's plan is, as long as we catch him and Cervantes, everything will be over. .”
"I'll go find him." Druid no longer worried about Painter and the others. Joey's presence made things no longer suspense. The magic power in his body kept churning, just like the smoldering anger in his chest: "That bastard destroyed Four Leaf City, and Chester also died in his hands. Don't even think about running away this time!"
Uriel didn't even dare to tell him about Cecilia.
"For the sake of the goddess and the Duke." Then he took the steward's collar, and the latter's face was pale and his whole body was shaking: "Shunno Wiggins, tell your master to wait in the hall. : You have something very important to report to him, which concerns the whereabouts of the Scroll of Oath - he is here to find it, right?"
"You...how did you know?" Manager Xiu Nuo was horrified.
Even Ez looked like he'd seen a ghost. He had heard about the legend of the Scroll of Oath, but how did the apprentice guess that the Necromancer's target was the mysterious item?
"Master Gavin recently found information about the Scroll of Oath from the library. I think if the legend originated hundreds of years ago, it would not be easy to find."
Uriel did not say that he had obtained the Scroll of Oath, after all, Xiu Nuo and his mistress were still present. "Apparently, someone found the clues before they did, recorded them and then threw them away before Gavin discovered them."
"The place of resurrection is set up in the Four-leaf City...and the Four-leaf City has fallen. The Frostleaf Castle is not affected by the situation. Apart from the Scroll of Oath, there is no reason for him to come here."
Steward Shunuo never dreamed that Gavin and Dandelphin would secretly formulate an expedition plan based on the clues left by the Necromancer. The middle-aged noble stared and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Sunlight filtered through the shattered window lattice, casting tiny golden shadows on the floor.
The only thing in the room was the panicked and intermittent low moans of the noble steward.
"Mr. Wiggins." Uriel watched the blood flow along the other man's neck and into the gold-patterned collar. In fact, he was explaining to Eze, "The purpose of the Necromancer may be more than that, but he will not Tell you more."
"I can't fault it, boy." The druid agreed with the explanation. He could deduce the reason based on experience and knowledge, but the apprentice was just a young waiter.
The bar owner was very surprised: "You shouldn't be just a waiter."
"Actually, I can also rinse and dry part-time," the apprentice replied.
"..."
Eze didn't want to talk to this self-aware guy, so he turned his head and said, "Shuno, wasting time will not do you any good."
"Chloe's host, you don't need to get involved. You are from the Tower of Sky. The decline of Four Leaf City has nothing to do with you." Perhaps it was the former subordinate of the Wiggins family who regained his sanity. No. Wiggins still tried to struggle.
"I am also a member of the Knox Mercenary Group." Druid replied, "If you don't want your Mediterranean hairstyle to be covered with pothos in the middle, just do as he said."
At this point, executing the criminals is only secondary. What is really urgent is how to end this disaster.
