The shouts of death coming from the direction of the city gate almost woke up half of the residents of Seawind City from their slumber. The slum where Ryan was located was only two streets away from the only gate of Seawind City, so it didn't take long for him to fall asleep. Ryan and others walked out of their rooms one after another,
Alando quickly climbed up the big tree in the yard, stood on the treetop and looked in the direction where the shouts of death came from, while Ryan looked at Maia who was still sitting under the tree. Obviously, this A pastor has lost himself. He has not yet figured out the problem that troubles him.
"What happened?" Oz hurried into the yard. He was completely drunk at this moment, but the only shoe he was wearing still revealed Oz's inner anxiety.
"Huh." Allendo jumped down from the treetop gently. He glanced at Oz and said to Ryan: "A fierce battle. The number of people is about 500. The battlefield is at the city gate."
"How could this happen?" Oz shouted out loud: "Seawind City has nearly 30,000 troops."
Robin, who walked out of the room quickly, heard Alando's words as soon as he walked out of the door. He looked at Ryan and opened his mouth to speak, but hesitated. Ryan, on the other hand, didn't have so many worries. He directly said what was in his heart. Thought: "It can only be Senat's rebels. He is the only one with such power in the south."
Robin saw that Ryan didn't seem to care about Oz. He also knew that Oz was Ryan's teammate before, so he opened his mouth and said, "I think it's best to rush to the palace in the center of the city immediately, where one of the empire's most elite troops is stationed. , and there is also a teleportation magic circle connecting the imperial capital."
"It's on fire, it's on fire." There were waves of frightened screams in the distance. Allendo quickly started to move. He exerted force on his feet and ran up the big tree in a few steps. Due to the impact of Allendo, Affected by his weight, the branches under his feet kept swaying, and it seemed that they might break at any time, but Alando stood firmly on the ups and downs of the treetops like a bird,
The situation in front of him shocked Alan Duo. Just now it was just a noise coming from the city gate, but now the entire Seawind City was bursting with flames. The dock area, administrative district, slums... more than ten fires caused The city was completely in chaos. Many residents of Seawind City looked at the blazing fires in shock, thinking that the enemy had completely invaded the city.
After listening to Alando's brief description, Robin strongly asked Ryan to escort him to the palace in the center of the city, which is where the Fernando royal family lives in Seawind City. In fact, this palace is basically a small military fortress. Coupled with the thousands of soldiers there, I believe everyone's safety is not a problem. Even if we take a step back, even if the rebels occupy the entire city, they can leave through the teleportation magic circle there and destroy the city by the way. The magic circle cuts off the connection between the imperial capital and this place,
However, Ryan has a big doubt in his heart. If the rebels can fully capture Seawind City in such a short period of time, then their strength will be very powerful. Why bother setting off fires everywhere to destroy the city? Why not directly control the entire city? The key to the city, it is more cost-effective to completely recycle it.
Even if the commander of the rebel army is a guy who likes to destroy, and his only hobby is destruction, so he gives the order to set fire to the city, then he can capture the city so quickly, how can he have tens of thousands of troops under his command, so many rebels? Where are they hiding during the day? Could it be that all the soldiers in Seawind City have rebelled
Ryan is no longer the innocent young man who just left his hometown. After experiencing two tragic battles in the Thunder God Fortress and the Imperial Capital, Ryan already has a lot of experience in the military. He uses himself to judge others and believes that the rebels are now no matter what. Fires should not be lit everywhere in the city. The only explanation is that the rebels did not enter the city at all, and those who set the fire were their internal agents in Seawind City.
After thinking about this, Ryan's face already had a decision. He looked around and saw that not only his companions had arrived, but even Oz's team members were almost here. He thought for a moment. , opened his mouth and said to Oz: "Ozzy, I need your support."
Oz replied without thinking: "No problem, Ryan, my men, including me, are all under your command now. Give orders, Ryan, just like before."
Ryan nodded slightly. The situation was urgent. He did not intend to be humble anymore and directly issued an order: "The focus of the rebel attack is undoubtedly the only gate of Seawind City, and our mission is to rush there as soon as possible to help defend it." The army drove the rebels out."
"Colin, you lead five people to be responsible for the security of the entire left side of the queue."
"Captain, yes, commander." Colin put his hands close to his thighs, raised his chest and raised his head and replied loudly,
"Thomas, take 5 people to take charge of security on the right side."
Thomas' actions and answers were exactly the same as Colin's. They had practiced these rituals and etiquette countless times in the army.
"Ellendo, after you break up with Flanner, it's enough to bring five people with you."
Allendo was not like Colin and Thomas. He just nodded slightly,
"Oz, you are the most familiar with this place. I believe you will always know the defenders over there. You lead 10 mercenaries at the front."
"As you command, Captain." Oz hit his chest hard.
"The rest of the people will walk with me in the middle of the queue. Fannie, please take more care of Robin and Malt."
"Okay, Ryan."
After assigning personal tasks, Ryan pointed in the direction of the city gate and said, "Let's go, we may suffer losses, but there are some things that must be done by someone."
Ryan gave an order, and everyone set off according to their respective directions. Oz took his pair of steel axes from his hands, struck each other hard, and let out a roar while Colin and Thomas took out their own steel axes. Using their short bows and hand crossbows, they quickly climbed up the walls of the houses on both sides of the street and onto the roofs. Their task was to monitor the surroundings from a high position and avoid being attacked by enemies from both sides.
Raphael wore a black cloak and watched the riots in the city indifferently from the window. The room Raphael was in was located in an inconspicuous corner of the slums. There were no lights in the room, so he did not have to be exposed to others. At the same time, you can also secretly observe every move outside,
As the planner and commander of the entire operation tonight, Raphael did not directly participate in the operation. Originally, Raphael was not optimistic about tonight's raid because Senat only gave a mere 5,000. Although these soldiers have undergone certain military training, because Senat has been in exile before, the training intensity of these soldiers must be greatly reduced, and most of these soldiers are from Senat’s daughter Kari Temporarily transferred from Na's mercenary group,
When Senat was a lord of the empire, in order to avoid the eyes and ears of the Fernando royal family, he used various methods to train his soldiers. The most common one was to draw out his soldiers and set up one after another. Mercenary groups, these mercenary groups are usually no different from other mercenary groups, but every one or two months, some businessmen will come to your door and ask them to complete certain tasks. The locations of these tasks They are usually in desolate and inhabited areas. In fact, it is very convenient to go to Senat's secret military camp there. This allows Senat's soldiers who exist as mercenary groups to gather in several places without arousing suspicion. A short military training session in a secret military camp,
Although this covert and hidden training method avoids being discovered by others, it is also difficult to train elite troops like those at the Thor Fortress. However, once Senat needs troops, he can use them at once. There is no need to recruit farmers and have to train for several more months.
However, when carrying out major military missions, such as the night attack on Seawind City, these mercenaries formed a temporary army and belonged to different mercenary groups. There was no tacit understanding between them, so Raphael had no choice but to They made arrangements according to the mercenary group they belonged to. For example, Andy, who belonged to the Lightning Mercenary Group, was responsible for occupying the city gate.
In fact, in Raphael's heart, he did not agree with this attack, but he received a strict order from Senat and had to forcefully launch this night attack. In Raphael's view, his master Senat has been acting a little too confident lately;
Indeed, in several previous adventures, Senat has greatly expanded his sphere of influence, but the expansion of territory has brought about the hidden danger of a serious shortage of troops. This is a good time to recuperate, and the northern imperial capital is trapped in a conflict with the orcs. In the war, they were unable to deal with the situation in the south, and the lords of the south, large and small, were no match for Senat.
It's a pity that Senat is planning to continue expanding eastward, taking over Seawind City and completely cutting off the imperial capital's control of the south. At the same time, he can also go north through this port city to Sunrise City under the control of the orcs for trade. This is basically equivalent to monopolizing the north and south. The profits from bulk trade cannot be described objectively. It is simply faster than robbery.
After Senat returned to the south, Raphael's status unknowingly declined. Most of his men's strength was taken away by Senat in one sentence, leaving only the killer organization Soul Eater and a large number of created Revenant, this is completely unattractive power. Even if Raphael wants to hand it over, Senat will not allow it, because the latter needs to maintain a positive image in people's hearts. If his people know that this The rulers are related to 40% of assassinations, kidnappings and other bad incidents on the mainland. It is estimated that riots will break out soon.
Moreover, Susan has not responded since she went out to assassinate Ryan. There is a magic mark deep in Susan's soul. As its owner, Raphael can have some kind of contact with Susan at any time and anywhere. , but Susan never came back. No matter how he contacted Raphael, he could not feel Susan's existence. This gave Raphael an ominous premonition in his heart.