"Ahem, cough...hey, what's going on?"
"It seems like something terrible happened."
"That direction...is the city lord!"
"Lord City Lord!"
As the choking smoke gradually dissipated, everyone in the arena was attracted by the sudden explosion on the high platform. Even Duan Qing and others who were fighting to the death in the arena had to stop. With his own sword, he turned his gaze directly above their heads - the high platform covered in firelight still maintained its original appearance, but the person who was sitting upright on it had disappeared, and was replaced by someone lying on the ground. The outline of a certain black figure, and the shadow of a silver-black knight who had been standing next to him fell to the ground: "Reiner!"
"Lord City Lord!"
"Your Majesty the City Lord! What's wrong with you!"
"Who is it? How dare you..."
"Hmm hahahaha!"
Amidst the sudden exclamations from all around, a proud laugh suddenly sounded above the high platform. At the same time, there were someone's outstretched hands and a figure sitting in the position of the city lord like a boss: "I didn't expect, I really didn't expect that I would succeed so easily! Hahahahaha..."
"Oxon..."
Looking at the president of the Chamber of Commerce who had kept a low profile since the opening, Duan Qing said in a low voice: "You actually want to kill the city lord?"
"The key to the problem is not whether I want to do this, but whether I can." Oxon on the high platform stopped laughing, and then looked at Duan Qing's gray face: "Now it has been confirmed... It’s very easy to do this, right, Lord Reiner?”
"..."
Reiner, the silver and black knight who had been guarding him, did not respond to Oxen's words. He seemed to have completely lost consciousness in the previous explosion. Oxen, who was well aware of the result, then let out a cry Smiling lightly, he turned his contemptuous gaze back to the bottom of the arena: "It's a really good location. You can have an unobstructed view of all the scenes... This is the best thing for me who has been pursuing it for so long. It’s a gift.”
"You...get out of that position immediately." Fenya, covered in blood, raised her sword: "You regicide murderer!"
"Oh, don't get excited...the regicide you are looking for is not me, but the man sitting there."
With an innocent smile on his face, Oxen pointed to Jialuo who was motionless in the corner: "As for the position of the city lord... I have stayed in the Free City for such a long time. I have no credit but also hard work, right? Let I just sit in this position for a while, it doesn’t seem to be a big deal..."
"Only candidates for the Twelve Thrones are qualified to sit on that throne. This is not only respect for other owners, but also our tradition that has been passed down for hundreds of years." Tielin, who was holding the iron hook, continued in a low voice. , the originally relaxed and casual expression became serious: "You are challenging the dignity of all throne holders, businessman."
"Challenge? Don't be ridiculous, even a team led by an adventurer is about to defeat you all." Oxen once again let out a mocking laugh: "Not only are the candidates for the throne so weak, but even the city lord It is also much weaker than I thought, otherwise I, a businessman... wouldn't have won so easily."
"you……"
"Weak people don't need respect."
Suddenly retracting his laughter, Oxen's face turned gloomy: "You, and the entire Free City, in my opinion are all corrupt and extremely stupid fools, if it were not for the purpose of obtaining the status of the city lord , I won’t endure this place for so long..."
"What did you say?" Eduin shouted and stood up: "Who are you calling weak?"
Buzz——
Scattered and deep black energy suddenly emitted from Oxen's hand, and instantly hit Eduin in front of him. Then with a violent collision, the unresponsive opponent was slapped against the wall at the edge of the stand, rustling. The sound of falling debris and the wailing screams of falling made the entire arena quiet for a moment, and then filled with Oxen's laughter again, and Old Joel looked at this scene , and had to put away the thoughts that he had been thinking about: "...the identity of the city lord? Do you want to get the identity of the city lord?"
"To be precise, it's the city lord's secret."
After surveying the surrounding throne holders, Oxen slowly put away his smile: "There are many secrets in the Free City, but behind the seemingly unrelated secrets, they are actually related content. , why is there an infinitely extending bridge extending from the Free City? Why is there a pirate treasure that has been passed down to the world? Why did the founder of the Free City hundreds of years ago build this city here? Why is it so recent? The city lord in recent years...has always been unwilling to show his true colors to others?"
"The answer is simple and easy to find." Before the people around him could recover from the incomprehensible questions, Oxen gently kicked the black shadow next to him: "Everything is included. The secrets of the city lord are all under my feet!"
Boundless black energy suddenly erupted once again with his loud shout, completely covering the surroundings of the high platform. The figure belonging to Silver Fox Phillips also gradually emerged as the black energy surrounded him, and then was surrounded by Oaks. The palm of his hand flew into the sky outside the high platform. Several other throne holders also took the opportunity to stand up, and then stepped back fearfully when Oaks grabbed the city lord. His eyes looked at the others. He turned his body in a circle, and finally reached out to fish it out, and put Reiner's body on the other shoulder as well: "Then... I'm sorry to disturb your dance, I won't continue to accompany you, as you said See, I still have urgent matters to deal with..."
"so……"
In the center of the field surrounded by the commotion of the stands, Duan Qing's voice sounded low again: "Is this all your plan?"
"Oh, I forgot to thank you for your assistance, adventurer." Oxon smiled and shook his head sideways: "If you hadn't led these two most troublesome guys off the high platform, I wouldn't have succeeded so easily. Of."
"You! It turns out you are too..."
"Stop, Fenya."
The sword that was suddenly raised with both hands was blocked by the iron hook on the side. At the same time, Tielin's figure stopped Fenya: "This little guy, and Tristan's challenge... are all part of your conspiracy. ?”
"It was indeed part of it in the beginning, because no one is more suitable than him." Oxen showed a proud smile again: "Not only is he an adventurer who saved the principality, but he is also the special envoy who is about to meet the city lord. From all aspects, he is the most suitable person to get close to the city lord. I originally thought that the curiosity of the adventurer would prompt this guy to ask my questions, but in the end he started to move towards the city lord, which made me give up. The original plan turned to looking for new opportunities..."
"I didn't expect that the final opportunity was created by you." Speaking of this, Oxen laughed and pointed at the devastated arena around him: "At this moment, I have to sincerely praise... Well done. Beautiful, adventurer.”
"You could have done better."
While everyone was gnashing their teeth, Duan Qing shook his head again: "When we and Tielin are inextricably linked and both sides suffer... Wouldn't it be more appropriate to take action at that time?"
"That's true, but the time has come."
Looking in the direction of Duan Qing, Oxen showed a meaningful smile: "The army from the Restorationists will rush in here soon and flood the entire city, so if you don't want today to be the last day of your lives, …”
"You'd better escape from this place quickly."
boom--
The soaring black light once again flooded the left and right sides of the arena, completely depriving everyone of their sight from the world. It was not until the proud laughter began to fade away from their ears that they finally Gradually recovering from the boundless darkness, Old Joel, who was the quickest to react, took the lead and jumped in the direction of the high platform. In the end, he shook his head in the deserted scene. The grumpy Fenya rushed to Duan Qing's side. Beside him, he grabbed the other party's shirt: "Where is he? Tell me quickly!"
"That's a good question, I'd also like to know..."
Bang!
Around the equally turbulent arena, several heavy doors were opened at the same time. Groups of figures in black also poured into the arena at the same time as several shouts sounded: "kill!"
"All the people from the throne are here! No one is left behind!"
"Hmph, a bunch of rabble... actually want to challenge us?"
"He, they are restorationists! Take up arms!"
The chaotic shouts officially broke out with the explosion of several magics, turning the already dilapidated arena into a sea of battle. The players who started to fight against the Restorers in panic also temporarily gave up on the disappearance of Oxon. In fact, they joined forces with other people around to fight. However, the people in black who surrounded this place seemed to have made careful preparations. The shrinking defense of everyone in the field was also expected by them, so they didn't wait. Everyone formed a complete defensive formation, and the magic falling from the sky enveloped the gradually falling night, turning the entire battlefield into a huge powder keg: "It's a cluster bombing! Disperse! Divide..."
The explosion that was enough to change the color of the world then blew up the entire arena, turning most of the defenseless players into streaks of white light, which naturally included the already scarred Duan Qing, and others. Teammates who accompanied him: "Damn it! You guys..."
"You are all back."
He looked at the familiar wall of the tavern, then relaxed his body with a wry smile: "This is the first time I have been sacrificed in this game..."
"...Have you only died so many times?" Xue Ling Huan Bing on the side took a few deep breaths, and then replied expressionlessly: "It seems that you have experienced much less suffering than us."
"Don't say that, I'm a returning player who hasn't touched the game in several years." Duan Qing shook his head helplessly: "If it hadn't been for your help, the previous battle with Tielin might have been... Hey, a lost dream Woolen cloth?"
"I'm afraid his resurrection point is different from ours." Ningyu Ninglan, with her hands folded, smiled and stood beside Duan Qing: "So I don't know where it is now."
"...That's all, let's forget about it for now."
Looking at the various sounds of war outside the tavern, Duan Qing pinched his eyebrows: "Let's deal with the situation in front of us quickly, and then... find the whereabouts of Oxon."
"How did these people get in?"
Whispering Liushang, who also hung up, didn't seem to have just experienced a death at all, and the expression on his face was as elegant and calm as ever: "Have the restorationists occupied this city?"
"No way, they are still fighting outside."
A dull voice suddenly rang in the ears of several people, and at the same time appeared the burly figure of Lu Bench pushing in the door: "These guys suddenly appeared from the city, their identities are still there Survey……"
"It should be true that they are restorationists." Walking to the window near the back alley, Duan Qing looked at the black figures still running back and forth in the streets shrouded in twilight: "As for the way they came in... I I think they are the refugees from Eta County?"
"Those refugees?" Lu Banshi asked in a surprised voice, "Aren't they ordinary civilians?"
"A big change should have happened in Eta County now. It has either been secretly controlled by the restorationists, or it is in turmoil with no information." Duan Qing shook his head and replied: "According to the information investigated by Uncle Smiling , the situation there is very uneven now, both the number of players and civilians have been lost a lot..."
"You mean... the Restorationists also took this opportunity to mix their people into the refugees coming to the City of Freedom?"
"To be precise, none of them are so-called churn personnel."
Reaching out and taking out his adventurer's manual, Duan Qing pointed to the world map that had been recorded on it: "Xifeng County, Talon County, and even the Glade Province in the east... If there are really displaced people, these Places should be a better choice, right? Why don't they go to these places, but choose the distant Free City as their place to stay? And there are so many people at one time..."
"The environment of the Free City is also destined to make it easy for them to sneak into the city." The whispering voice on the side sighed in a low voice: "As long as they pay the so-called protection fee, they can enter the gate openly... "
"No wonder the restorers dared to choose Freedom City as their target. It turns out that they have these people as internal agents." Lu Bench also showed a fierce smile: "With the group of people outside...the scale is already huge enough."
"No, it's more than that."
After looking at Xueling Huanbing on the other side, Duan Qing looked through the window again and looked at the ocean in the northeast of the city: "If I guessed correctly..."
"The enemies we have to face include a large number coming from the sea."
