The city of Tozes is already in chaos at the moment, and the citizens in the city are uneasy and terrified.
The sky is still gloomy, and the rain is still falling, making people feel more and more gloomy.
The countless pirate ships were blocked outside the city walls of Tozes, and maybe in the next moment, those terrifying pirates would come in.
The place where the shrine next to the inner city wall was located, and the high platform that had attracted much attention in the morning was now empty, only the rubble of the collapsed stone statue was piled up on it.
The shrine that was smashed by the thrown boulders was full of cracks and gaps. Standing in the wind and rain, it was no longer as gorgeous as it was not long ago, as if it had been abandoned. It was lonely and desolate.
The city is already in chaos, especially in the upper city. Although the rioting slaves have been suppressed, the big businessmen who rushed back like a gust of wind have begun to pack up their belongings, prepare their carriages, and prepare to run away.
After all, although the coastline was blocked by pirates, at the city wall on the side of the upper city, the road leading to the landing was still open.
Now that the tide is over, the fleet is defeated, and it won't be long before the pirates enter the city.
Don't they run away, are they still waiting for the pirates to come in
…
The drizzle fell, and the sun disappeared behind thick black clouds.
In the room in the tower on the side of the ruling government, Garland stood silently.
The long blond hair has been dried and draped over his shoulders, but there is still a little dampness at the end of the hair.
The floor-to-ceiling windows were open, and the wind caught the cold rain that drifted in, sporadically falling on the boy's side cheeks.
It is very high here, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows and looking down, you can see most of the city of Tozes.
"Your Highness, we must leave immediately!"
The personal guards Cayhors sent out to inquire about the news passed the information one by one.
Tarr stayed by Gallan's side, and the bad news one after another made him tremble.
The Tozzes naval fleet was rout.
Immediately afterwards, the Tozes naval port fell.
The pirate ships that settled the naval fleet began to approach the walls of Tozes.
In the drizzle, stones thrown from the pirate ship heavily bombarded the walls of the outer city.
Countless oil-stained rockets shot from the ship, and plumes of smoke rose up the coastline.
Without the protection of the naval fleet, the defenses of the outer walls of Tozes were quickly broken.
The pirates washed ashore and started to burn, kill and loot wantonly in the civilian ports in the outer city.
Many people who were too late to escape died tragically under the swords of pirates.
The blood on their corpses, and the flames burning in the harbor, stained the coastline of Tozes a dazzling blood red.
So far, the outer city of Tozes has fallen.
Countless people cried and fled into the inner city.
The huge and heavy stone gates on the inner city wall were tightly closed.
Outside, pirates have approached along the wide river in the outer city.
People in the city panic.
The panic that the pirates are about to kill spreads in everyone's heart.
Tarr has been trying to persuade Garlan to let him leave this dangerous city as soon as possible.
But Garlan has been silent all the time. Even at this point, he just stood quietly in front of the open floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at something on the tower.
At this moment, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, the blond knight walked in quickly.
As soon as he came in, he opened his mouth to speak.
"His Royal Highness, the pirates are encircling the river around the city, and the passage to the land may soon be blocked by them."
The words of Caijos surprised Tarr, and the expression on his face became more and more nervous.
"His Royal Highness, it's still too late." He said eagerly to Garlan, "While the pirates haven't closed the encirclement, Lord Kaijos and the others can protect us from breaking out—"
"He's right, Prince Garland."
The messy footsteps sounded, and the consul who came here with two confidant guards said.
"Tozes can't hold it anymore, we don't care, but your safety is the top priority."
He says.
His face was tense, and the hair on the temples on his forehead didn't know whether it was wet from the rain or from the fine sweat.
Almost when the pirates broke through the outer city wall and approached the inner city, he wanted to escape through the city gate on the other side of the land.
But no, Cheng Po can still push Taka, who doesn't know his life or death, saying that he is unfavorable in battle, but if he escapes successfully and Prince Garlan dies here, he can imagine that he will definitely die. No burial place.
Therefore, at such a critical juncture, he would endure the fear and hurried here, wanting to escape with the prince.
"Prince, please follow me out of here immediately."
The young man who had been standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows quietly looking down at the chaotic city turned his head, and his eyes fell on the consul.
"Leave? Us?" Garland asked. "Me and you?"
"Yes, prince, we must break through immediately, or it will be too late."
Garland looked up at him.
In the gloomy sky, his golden pupils were still brighter than anything else.
"Consul Tozes, there are hundreds of thousands of Aaron Landis people in this city."
"Yes, prince, I know."
The consul looked sad.
"But prince, your safety is more important than the entire city of Tozes and all the people in this city combined."
"You are the future of the whole of Aaron Landis. How can a mere city compare to your safety?"
"Although I am the consul of Tozes, for me now, protecting you is the most important thing."
He said with a dignified look on his face.
"In order to protect you, no matter how many charges I have on my back, I am willing!"
The consul's face, who was willing to go through fire and water for the prince's fame, even made Tarr next to him laugh.
How can there be someone more shameless than me in this world
Tal couldn't help but think so.
Garlan didn't answer, he just looked at the consul, fixed, with bright golden eyes.
His eyes were very bright, and in the gloomy sky, it was like a sharp blade of light, penetrating the darkness in front of him.
In his dealings with the group of businessmen, the consul, who had already trained his face to be invulnerable, was stared at by these golden eyes, and he felt a little uncomfortable.
However, the fear of death still prevailed.
He thought that the prince is just pretending, everyone is afraid of death, and the prince is no exception. If he persuades a few more words, the prince will probably go down the steps and escape with him.
"Prince Garland, I am loyal."
"Tozes City can't be held anymore, there is no hope. We are just dying in vain by staying here."
The Archon looked at Garlan with incomparably sincere eyes.
"It's fine if I die," he said. "This country can't lose you. For Aaron Landis, even if I were to be reprimanded by you, no, even if you ordered me to be beheaded and executed, I would absolutely To- ya!"
Like a duck whose throat was suddenly strangled, the remaining half of the sentence got stuck in his throat.
He opened his mouth, and the sincere expression on his face shattered instantly, revealing a real horror.
Fear caused the Archon to rattle from his throat.
A sharp dagger pressed against his wriggling Adam's apple.
The young prince, who put the dagger against his neck, glanced sideways at him.
"Even if I cut off your head... eh?"
The last word, with a slightly raised tone.
There was a hint of coldness in the golden eyes, which was inexplicably frightening.
That look made the consul's chest tremble.
"King, prince... I, I am really for you..."
He shivered and stammered, trying to explain something.
But Garlan's eyes had moved away from him and fell on Kaihos's body.
"Cajus."
Still keeping his hand on the blade of the opponent's throat, he glanced at Kaijos.
At a glance, he understood the meaning of the prince, and Kaihos nodded.
As soon as he waved his hand, two personal guards came in immediately, tied the consul, and dragged them out together with the two guards who had been knocked unconscious by them.
When he was dragged away, the voice of the consul, who was unwilling to call out to the prince, echoed in the corridor for a long, long time.
"Prince, although that person is shameless, he is right about one thing."
Tar gritted his teeth and continued to persuade.
"Tozes City can't be held anymore. Even if we stay here, we'll just die in vain."
He said, turning his head to look at the blond knight.
"Your Excellency Kaihos, please persuade Your Highness too! You are often on the battlefield, and you should see the result of this battle—"
The knight of the scorching sun was silent for a while.
Then, he stepped forward and opened his mouth.
"The battle situation is irreversible, and the fall of Tozes City is only a matter of time."
He says,
"The nearby cities don't have the strength to fight against these pirates. Even if you urgently ask for help from Wangcheng now, it will take at least seven days for the reinforcements to arrive."
"The naval fleet has been almost completely destroyed, and all the armaments are in the naval port and are occupied by pirates."
"The only fighting force in the city is the city guards, but the city guards alone cannot resist the pirates."
"… Can't resist?"
Garlan suddenly whispered the last words of Kaihos.
He took a step forward and walked to the open floor-to-ceiling window.
He reached out and rested on the edge of one side.
The moist wind mixed with the cold rain blew in, messing up the blond hair of the young man.
Garlan stood there, standing on the tower, overlooking the city that was about to be destroyed.
He stared at the high city wall, at the soldiers who stood in the rain and fought bravely with the pirates who climbed up, and at the blood splashed by the soldiers in the rain on the city wall.
No one flinched, no one was afraid.
When one person falls, more people rush up.
Time and time again, they abruptly drove the climbing pirates off the walls.
"But they're still holding on, they're still resisting," he said.
The boy looked down at the warriors who were fighting with the pirates.
The wind-blown blond hair was scattered on his pale cheeks.
His pupils reflected the figures of the warriors who were still fighting to the death.
The consuls of Tozes gave up, the wealthy merchants of Tozes gave up, the powers of the city gave up.
However, there are still people who have not given up.
The warriors are still fighting the invaders to the death, and they are still risking their lives to protect the city.
If they were allowed to know they were abandoned...
Garlan suddenly raised his head and let out a loud shout.
"Annu!"
There was a long cry in the air, and a dark figure soared in the sky despite the drizzle, and then landed on Garlan's outstretched arm.
Garlan tied a brass tube to Blackhawk's leg.
He raised his hand and touched Anu's wet feathers.
"Sorry, Anu, I know it's dangerous to let you fly in the rain, but now I can only ask you."
He says,
"Please, get this to Heimos as soon as possible."
Anu's dark eyes stared at Gallan motionless, and made a short cry, as if answering Gallan's words.
Garlan raised his hand and sent it upward, and the black eagle spread its wings violently and flew towards the gloomy sky.
Its figure soon disappeared into the rain curtain, leaving only a long-sounding reverberation echoing in the sky.
Looking at the direction where Anu disappeared, Garlan asked.
"Kaijos, judging from your experience, under the current situation, stick to Tozes for seven days... No, what is the possibility of five days?"
The blond knight was silent for a while, then he gave an answer.
"Almost impossible."
Take the prince to forcibly break through the siege and rush out of the city, he can do it.
However, it is almost impossible to hold the city for five days with the existing poor troops.
No matter how powerful he is, it is impossible for him to resist all pirates by himself in this situation.
Moreover, he himself is not good at naval warfare.
"impossible… "
The young man muttered to himself, he closed his eyes, the fine blond hair scattered in the corners of his eyes.
His lips moved slightly.
He asked, "Tal, Caijos, are you afraid of death?"
Tar murmured his Highness, not knowing how to answer.
And Caijos looked at his prince quietly and did not answer.
Garland smiled softly.
"I'm afraid."
He is afraid of death.
The experience of those deaths made him more afraid of death than anyone else.
He has been trying his best to leave the throne and leave the palace, all so that he can live well this time.
…
There was a bit of blood in the wind. He closed his eyes, but he seemed to be able to see the city that was burned by fire and stained with blood soon, as well as the mountains of corpses.
There will be wailing, and countless people will die under the pirate's butcher's knife.
The wind suddenly hurried up and whistled.
Garlan opened his eyes, reached out his hand, and grabbed the thick cloak that had been thrown on the table.
He turned around.
The howling wind picked up his long golden hair.
As he walked, he raised his hand, unfolded the light-colored cloak in the air, and tied it around his shoulders.
"I want to defend Tozes."
Garland said, stepping forward.
Step by step, steady, calm.
The light-colored boots stomped on the ground making loud footsteps.
Kaihos, who fell behind, looked up.
He saw the long golden hair that was illuminated by the light and flew like a beam of light in the darkness.
He saw the long cloak flying endlessly behind the boy who was walking straight ahead.
[Staying for five days is almost impossible.]
impossible.
…
What cannot be done should not be done.
Rightfully so.
Under the gloomy sky, only the golden eyes of the prince of Aaron Landis were clearly in the dark, but they were brighter than everything else.
However, sometimes
In this world, there are things that you know are impossible and must be done.
He wants to keep Tozes.