In the firelight, the tauren warriors cleared the way and walked in the long corridor of the west gate. The smooth black stones polished by the years reflected the slightest trace of oil.
The corridor is well ventilated, and the grease on the torch crackles and burns in the gentle breeze. The smell of dampness and decay mixed with the slightest chill creates a unique stimulation that constantly impacts people's nerves.
Gradually approaching the metal gate in the center of the corridor, there were two warriors wearing black steel armor and steel swords hanging at their waists beside the gate. Vlad knew that they were the city guard soldiers who opened the gate. When Vlad, who was sitting on the black tiger, passed by
The two of them, the two who were kneeling on the ground, began to bury their heads deeply.
Vlad rode on the black tiger, glanced at it condescendingly, and continued to move forward.
Pass through the corridor and enter the Hero City. There are many torches inside, illuminating a small square inside the city gate.
From a distance, Vlad saw two rows of city guards kneeling neatly on the ground. There were about fifty people in total waiting for Vlad's review. And none of these fifty people were ordinary soldiers, they were all squad captains.
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Vlad was riding on the black tiger, and he clearly saw two horns on his head, a tiger on his back, and a bear on his back. The middle-aged general struck the ground with a steel sword in one hand, and held a helmet in the other. He was half-kneeling on the ground with his waist straight, and only his head hung quietly.
Everyone else is like this.
Vlad got off Mo Hu and walked towards the city guard officer who was kneeling on the ground, surrounded by everyone.
In his right hand is the bloody tauren Toom, who is carrying a giant axe, and in his left hand is the fully armed dwarf leader Andre.
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Vlad walked up to the commander of the city guard army who had his head buried deep in his head. He touched about one meter away and stopped while the commander was waiting.
Vlad carefully looked at the more than fifty people kneeling on the ground with a murderous aura. They were wearing the imperial army's standard black leather beast armor, with their heads lowered.
Wearing a helmet, except for the sneezing of military horses, the square was extremely quiet.
Vlad did not let these people stand up from the ground, so the scene became quieter and the atmosphere became more solemn.
After a while, the commander of the Vlad City Guards asked, "Why didn't the captain of the patrol brigade come?"
Illyrio, the commander of the city guard army, raised his head and looked at Vlad fiercely with a pair of eagle eyes. His eyes were as if they were real, piercing Vlad's heart. If he showed any weakness at all, he would definitely show his cowardice.
And Vlad is no longer the playful prince, let alone an ordinary employee of the blue planet. His character has already undergone a qualitative change. He is not afraid of the gaze of the legion commander, frowning slightly and not avoiding him directly.
See.
He even asked a little frivolously, "I want to ask you, why didn't the captain of the patrol brigade come?"
Legion Commander Illyrio just stared at Vlad, his breathing becoming heavier and heavier, hinting at the anger gushing from his chest.
At this time, another young woman with pointed ears and dark elf blood characteristics next to him raised her head and replied, "Your Highness, the captain of the patrol brigade is not affiliated with the city guard, but directly affiliated with the lord's palace."
Vlad smiled softly, "Ha, I thought the city guards no longer knew their scope of authority, but now it seems they still know some basic common sense. Yes, the empire finally did not keep a bunch of losers in vain."
"Your Highness, please take back what you just said!" At this moment, someone finally couldn't bear it anymore and stood up angrily, looking at Vlad with piercing eyes in the firelight.
"There is no commander, how should we deal with it according to the imperial military law?"
Vlad looked at the blond-haired, ferocious-looking general in the second row.
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"What are you doing? Military law stipulates that according to the circumstances, subordinates can be demoted and superiors can be killed. Is there such a thing?"
Vlad glared at the man fiercely, and the man reluctantly knelt on the ground again under the pull from the side.
Vlad turned to the legion commander who was kneeling on the ground and continued to ask.
"Commander of the Illyrio Corps, who is responsible for the security of the west gate tonight?"
The originally tense scene had just calmed down, and the scene once again fell into an eerie silence. At this time, the sound of horse hooves gradually sounded from the official road in the city. In the eerie silence, the sound was like muffled thunder striking in the hearts of everyone, and the sound of knock after knock hit in the unknown.
In fear.
Under the firelight, escorted by the minotaur Alex, a middle-aged man with disheveled hair was escorted in front of Vlad.
"Your Highness, patrol brigade captain Kai Luo Lun brings you here."
Before entering the city, Vlad sent Alex early to arrest the patrol group captain Kylo Ren, because in the incident of quelling the rumors, Alex cooperated with the patrol group so much that he could not escape before he was caught.
Patrol Group Captain Kylo Ren was easily captured. Fortunately, the city did not know that Vlad had survived the assassination, so Alex successfully captured Patrol Group Captain Kylo Ren.
Vlad stepped forward and took a closer look at the leader of the patrol group, Kylo Ren. This man was fat, with a fleshy face, a pair of rat eyes, disheveled hair, and black bruises on his face. It looked like it took a lot of effort to arrest him.
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Kylo Ren stood in front of Vlad with such a carefree look, a pair of mouse eyes filled with deep disdain, and his expression unconsciously showed a kind of viciousness and madness, until Alex kicked the man.
On his feet, he knelt on the ground.
Kylo Ren, who was kneeling on the ground, still wanted to struggle, but was kicked hard by Alex. He fell to the ground and gnawed on the mud. He was about to yell, but he was severely greeted by several tauren warriors.
For a while, despite this, dirty words kept coming out of his mouth.
"Why are you arresting me? You are a disgrace to the empire and an illegitimate son known to everyone. Metsoth is not a place for you to run wild..."
The city guard who was kneeling on the ground with his head lowered gradually began to raise his head again, looking at Vlad with more and more contempt.
Vlad's face turned darker and darker. Who gave him the courage to make Kylo Ren so confident?
It wasn't until he was greeted to death by the Tauren warriors that Kylo Ren slowly calmed down a bit. Finally, when the wails continued to sound, the Tauren warriors stopped.
Vlad looked at Kylo Ren, who was coughing up blood and covered in blood.
"Don't let me look down on you, Lord Kylo Ren? If the captain of the patrol brigade in Hero City has been reduced to the abuse of street gangsters, I have to say that Hero City has fallen, and you are tarnishing the glory of the ancestors who sacrificed in the epic war in the past.
, is destroying the soul of Hero City and cutting off the foundation of Hero City!"
"If you are still a descendant of Hero City, put away your scoundrels, stand up your chest, and let me, the illegitimate son you call me, see that the heroic blood of Hero City has not been cut off!"
The look of shame on Kylo Ren's face grew thicker, but he still spit out a mouthful of blood at Vlad.
The generals who were kneeling on the ground lowered their heads again, and their eyes began to move downward unconsciously.
"The Lord's Mansion is besieged by unknown gang members, did you know?"
Carolyn spat out three words from between his teeth, "I don't know!"
Vlad sneered, "Don't know?"
"Humph, have you stayed in the Hero City for a long time and thought that the world is only about the scenery as big as the mouth of a bowl? Have you been hiding in the dark and damp corners for a long time and thought that the world is only about flies and dogs and conspiracies. Do you think someone can protect you?"
"Tell you, no one can. As a member of the royal family of St. Richard, the son of the Demon King Istan, how can you insult the sixth prince of the empire? Just because you just insulted the St. Richard family, you deserve to die.
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"Do you think that the person behind you can harm me just by using conspiracy and tricks? Naively, as long as I die in this assassination, it will only take half a day for the Pluto Marine Corps to march north. By then, the imperial army will surely lay waste to the Hero City, and
All your so-called backstage people will be crushed into powder, and the City of Heroes will surely flow into a river of blood!"