Walking out of a cave in the north of Muxi City, you can see the rough sea on the left and the gathering area of immigrants who have not obtained resident qualifications on the right.
Standing on a high place and looking around, you can see that the forests all over the mountains and plains a few years ago have been cut down by the immigrants who moved here. There are countless simple wooden houses or stone houses, and occasionally you can see a small cement building, scattered here and there.
Distributed between cities and mountains.
Among such a complex of buildings, there is a rickety shack, located alone in the bushes, which has long been forgotten by the surrounding people.
"King of Muxi, I'm very sorry to invite you here in this way." Under the low roof, Lawrence bowed to Todd and said with a smile.
Todd, who was paralyzed, rolled his eyes, glanced at the girl next to him, and asked with difficulty: "What did you do to me?"
Lawrence poured himself a glass of red wine and said gently: "The venom of a sea snake is an excellent anesthetic when diluted, but there is no need to worry, you can resume action in three hours."
Todd kept his eyes on Clarence's heavy robe, thought for a while, and said, "I have some impressions of you. You were present at the Silver Circle Nobles' pilgrimage banquet that day!"
"Ha! I told you so!" Sabrina jumped in front of Lawrence and said with an expression that I knew was on her face: "It's such a warm weather and you're still wearing such strange clothes. It's weird that no one noticed you!
"
Lawrence ignored the girl's taunt: "Your Majesty the King, I have always wanted to talk to you."
Todd slowed down his tone: "If you just want to talk, you can come to me directly. Every Thursday afternoon, I will spare some time to meet those who need help at the Knights headquarters."
Lawrence smiled and rejected the proposal: "No, no, your Majesty, you may not know that I am a shy person who stands with others..."
Sabrina tilted her head and interrupted the elder: "Hey, you should know that this guy is stalling for time, right?"
"Your biggest problem is that you are a spoiler of fun. I have told you several times that once some things are revealed, they become very boring." Lawrence sighed: "Well, since it comes to this, Your Majesty,
Let’s talk business.”
"The current situation in Muxi City is like that of a wealthy businessman swaying through the slums. As a king, you have no aristocratic background and no family protection. The only power you can rely on is a thousand-man knights.
, once they are defeated, Muxi City’s fate is only to perish.”
Lawrence looked at Todd's dazzling Holy Orders robe, with a hint of mockery in his tone: "Your Majesty, the establishment of the Muxi Kingdom stems from the approval of the Church of Heavenly Father. If you can follow the will of the Church, then
Naturally, everyone is in peace. However, the move of taking in aliens and scholars has completely worsened the relationship between the two. The reason why the church is still conniving with you is just to use your army to reduce the rebels.
strength."
"King, when you lose your use value, who will come to help you? No one will come because you have no allies!"
Todd looked at the man and woman in front of him and suddenly asked: "Are you from the Presbyterian Church?"
"Yes, you are a smart man."
Todd thought for a while and asked, "What does the Elders want to get from the Kingdom?"
Clarence and Sabrina looked at each other and said one word in unison: "Successor."
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Alfonso swung his long sword and cut off the blood web like spider silk in front of him, opening a way forward for the team.
He turned to his subordinates and said: "Where is the successor of the elements? Why haven't you come up yet?!"
"Sir, the sewers are full of people, including soldiers and people who want to help. They can't catch up!"
"Nonsense! It's just adding to the chaos!" Alfonso looked at the dense blood network in front, gritted his teeth and ordered: "I can't wait for those reinforcements! Let the people behind bring kerosene, dog fat, and anything else that can burn,
Send them all over."
Walton raised his head and looked at Leslie beside him, his words still filled with doubt: "You mean, you are a member of the Presbyterian Church?!"
The latter nodded.
"A great elder ordered you to follow Lord Alfonso and monitor his every move." Walton swallowed: "And that pervert turned the Lord's wife into a monster, indirectly killed his child, and even set him up
The shackles on the keel. All this just because it’s fun?!”
Leslie nodded again.
"You are all a bunch of lunatics..." Walton clenched the crossbow in his hand and closed his eyes in pain: "I regard you as my best brother. If it weren't for you, a fool would come here to save people!"
Leslie's body swayed slightly and she said nothing.
Leaving the task of clearing the passage to the guards, Alfonso took a few steps back and took a rest.
He looked at Leslie and slapped his sword with both hands on the ground: "I saved your life once, and you saved mine once today. From now on, you and I will not owe each other anything."
Leslie's eyes gradually lost their light when looking at Alfonso.
"If you want to know why I stay in Muxi City, I can tell you." Alfonso's words were resounding: "Years ago, I lost my wife and my children, but according to the teachings, I cannot end my life.
.So, the meaning of survival for me is only revenge and prejudice. Therefore, hating all the injustices in this world and looking for the entrance of death with the awareness of destruction is my destiny."
"Afterwards, Adelina used her life to save my soul and bring my withered heart out of the quagmire. Her sacrifice made me understand that tragedy and misfortune cannot be an excuse for the unfortunate to feel sorry for themselves.
, they should be my warning, a warning that allows me to save those who have the same fate from misfortune!"
Alfonso touched the umbrella badge on his chest with his hand and said softly: "My life no longer belongs to me. The will of my wife, children, and close friends is what keeps me alive."
There were tears gathering in Leslie's eyes: "My Lord, if this is the fate you choose, then let me follow you to the end."
Alfonso was about to say something more when the shouts of the guards made him divert his attention.
"enemy!"
A black figure stood up from the blood carpet, pointed his finger at the guards, and let out a low roar.
The next second, thousands of bloody worms launched attacks from all directions and jumped into the crowd.
The two nearest successor guards only had time to cut off a few insects before they were thrown to the ground by the swarm and chewed until only their skeletons were left.
Alfonso shouted: "Light the fire!"
The guards who reacted took the kerosene and other fuels from their waists and did not choose to dump them into the insect swarm. Instead, they dumped them on their own armor and weapons.
The sparks from the flint ignited the oil, and high-temperature flames surrounded the entire bodies of the successor guards, forming flame barriers on them. The keel's ability to insulate and absorb high temperatures also protected the human body in the armor.
of safety.
The flaming sword swung by, and the burning worms turned into charcoal. Wherever the flaming armor passed, the man-eating monsters could not hide.
Alfonso saw the right moment, rushed forward, and struck the figure with the two-handed sword in his hand. The latter's body was chopped into two pieces at the waist, and was ignited by flames like firewood.
"The enemy has been defeated!" Some of the guards raised their weapons and shields and cheered.
Leslie rushed forward and shouted: "No! This is just a corpse controlled by bugs! The attack is not over yet!"
As soon as he finished speaking, while the flames were dimming, a group of worms pounced on the guards again, killing another person.
Then, a dozen corpses stood up from the blood blanket, spitting out countless newly hatched worms from their mouths.
Alfonso shouted, waving his sword, "Where is the controller of these bugs?!"
Leslie picked up the slingshot, loaded it with explosive ammunition, directly attacked the chest of the corpse, and replied: "Go forward! Follow this road and walk forward another fifteen meters!"
Fifteen meters.
This distance, which normally only takes ten seconds to walk, took Konoe, the successor of the Muxi Kingdom, ten minutes.
Kerosene, torches, explosives... The guards used all means of attack, costing dozens of lives and killing countless bugs, and finally reached a gap in the sewer wall.
A hole was dug out of the stone wall by huge force, which is connected to a natural underground cave.
After walking a few meters further along the cave, everyone finally saw a huge insect cocoon in mid-air. Countless corpses were hung high around the cocoon, with countless eggs scattered all over the body.
Alfonso, covered with bruises, grabbed a worm that had gotten into a gap in his armor and threw him to the stone wall to death.
Looking at the cocoon in mid-air, he led a group of guards, picked up the last oil can, poured it on his body, lit it and rushed forward.
Countless bugs emerged from the corpse hanging in the air. They received the instruction to protect the mother body and became no longer afraid of fire. They covered the flame armor one after another and extinguished the intruders by isolating the air.
The flames on the body.
Without the protection of flames, the ensuing battle turned into a one-sided massacre.
Roars and screams echoed in the cave.
I don't know how long it took, but Alfonso's body was overstretched. He was the only one left among the guards who entered the cave. The sword in the knight's hand was just dancing mechanically, and every organ in his body was screaming in despair.
"finished?"
The knight knelt on his knees, and the sword fell from his hand. His red eyes no longer had the desire for survival, and worms rushed toward him like a tide.
boom!
A blazing fire exploded in the cave, and the temperature of thousands of degrees burned everything in the cave. There was nothing but red flames and bright light in the small space.
Worms, corpses, blood webs, and cocoons are like snow that meets the sun, melts, and eventually returns to nothingness.
Alfonso covered his eyes with his right hand. The high temperature was isolated by the keel, but the bright light made his head dizzy.
In this light, Alfonso vaguely saw a figure through the gap between his fingers. Flames shot out from his body, like a firework from heaven, dispelling all the haze in the darkness.
The figure slowly turned around, and a smiling face with tears stained slowly dissipated in the flames.
My lord, farewell forever...
It was also a spring afternoon, the sword cut off the chains of the prison car, and the knight and the retinue met for the first time.