This was a massacre of a town in the earldom by the demons of the Monster Forest, bypassing the border, and neither the diocese nor the military district arrived in time to stop the terrible incident before it happened...
They have to choose one of them to take the blame, but who should it be? This may take a day, two days, or even a month or two months.
It doesn't matter who takes the blame by then, because by then Yang Hao and I will probably have settled down in the Elf Kingdom and worry about our three meals a day...
Um…
Okay, that's it.
Thinking of something happy, Theresa smiled charmingly: "Use your magic to send emergency communications to the Roman Empire's army and St. Petersburg of the diocese. I guarantee in my personal name that as long as you do what I say, you can leave this church alive."
This made the attendant look extremely distrustful, but after the stone giant put him down and Theresa signed the "contract" with her own magic, the attendant still trembled and pressed his fingers on the contract that appeared out of thin air.
The great power of the Church of Light emanating from him merged with Theresa's contract the moment it came into contact with him.
The attendant, who was anxious to save his life, did not notice that after a brief pause, Theresa directly used his divine power for her own use.
(It turns out that my lord's power can be restored this way—) Just as Theresa was sighing, a ray of golden light suddenly burst out from the follower's hand.
The golden light rose high into the sky and finally split into two, one flying towards the north and the other towards the south.
Then the attendant asked timidly if he could leave. Theresa smiled and nodded.
He ran away...
He rushed out as fast as he could and broke through the remaining windows of the church.
Then he was smashed into a pulp by a stick from the stone giant outside, and he didn't even know what happened when he died.
"Ala Ala... After all, I only allow you to "leave the church alive". As for what will happen after leaving the church? Haha, ask the Ling people."
Theresa smiled at the tragedy in front of her. She knew it made her look like a mean and shameless woman, but oh well.
Wouldn't it be too strange if the woman living with the Regent was an innocent, cute and cared-for baby
Let me be that despicable woman.
She hummed a song, turned around and left with her people.
At the same time, Yang Hao hung Kagad III above the tip of the church cross that was still standing on the collapsed bell tower. He calmly listened to Kagad III's miserable defense.
"Your Majesty - Your Majesty the Regent - please forgive me, please forgive me! There was indeed a massacre in Kagad, but it was not what you thought... Please forgive me, I will definitely defend you in the Imperial Parliament, please forgive me..."
There have been two massacres in the Earldom of Kagaard.
The first was that after Yang Hao and his brother defeated the barbarians of Kagad and continued to chase the main force of the barbarians for a greater victory, the barbarian families living in the territory of Kagad were massacred by the Kagad people who were confused by killing.
Rivers of blood flowed within a radius of hundreds of miles. As the victors, the Kagad people killed all the old, weak and sick of the barbarians, so that the logistics troops who caught up with them from the rear could not even find a clean stream when they boiled water or cooked, because every river was filled with human heads and blood.
This was the first massacre in Kagad. Tens of thousands of barbarians in Kagad were wiped out. From then on, only the Kagad people remained in Kagad, and the fields here became extra fertile because of the corpses of the barbarians.
The second incident was shortly after the establishment of the Roman Empire, when Yang Hao met with merchant ships from Isgard, a great country across the sea.
The Kagad people entered the Monster Forest near the north, invited some primitive demons from it, and then killed them during the March 1st celebration.
Deer antlers, or other parts of the demon tribe, were cut off and sold to the parish in exchange for countless gold coins. Some demons who looked like wild beasts were also bled and their flesh cut to become the jerky that the Kagadians loved.
No wonder Nalujia said that there is always a rotten smell on the Kagadian people.
No wonder the unjust charges against him were so heavy.
Yang Hao sighed in his heart, and reached out to cut the rope that was hanging Kagad III in mid-air.
“Ahh—”
As the rope was cut, under the influence of gravity and weight, Kagad III wailed and "sat" on the tip of the church cross.
The top of the cross entered through the shit door without any friction and the decoration and its ornate uneven edges would make Kagad III's death particularly painful and long.
Yang Hao sat beside the cross and looked at the bloody scene outside the church in deep thought. He asked the Ling people to take away all the food, resources, and necessary medical supplies that they could find during this time with Golem.
I have to say, Golem is really useful.
He can fight, and with the help of the Ling tribe members, he can turn his back into a "basket" to carry supplies and wounded soldiers. He is an almost omnipotent warrior except that he cannot make fire, cook, or cast magic.
The operation must be carried out with the presence of the Ling tribe members, and after this, it is estimated that the Ling tribe members will have to return to the forest where they lived in their era and continue to live. I will also have to move towards the border of the Elf Kingdom with Theresa...
For an outlier like this, you have to buy time.
"His Majesty!"
Just as Yang Hao was thinking about something, suddenly a loud awakening shout brought him back to his senses.
He looked back and found that they were the three humans who came with the Ling tribe.
The man in the lead was still wearing the uniform of the Red Cross's chief doctor. He looked thin and his clothes were covered in blood, and he had obviously been through a tough battle.
Yang Hao lowered his head and took out the surgical kit from his arms: "Is this yours?"
He asked the doctor, and then threw the surgical kit over.
The doctor took his surgical kit, knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, describing all the evils he had experienced in the past year, but for some reason, now Yang Hao could only think of the future of living an ordinary life with Theresa.
"Your Majesty... Please come back... Please burn this fallen empire to ashes... Don't let these human-like beasts hurt those friendly people..."
The doctor who called himself Joseph burst into tears and his body convulsed uncontrollably. He coughed, and perhaps because he was too emotional when he described the grievances he had suffered over the past year, he fainted.
Joseph's wife and daughter hugged him in panic, while Yang Hao signaled Nalujia to help him.
After placing Joseph's family on Golem's back, he began to consider the important matter of dealing with the town.
And just at this moment, Theresa came back.
When she came back, she first looked at the three people on Golem's back in surprise, muttering, "There's still a chief doctor who didn't run away?" Then she walked behind Yang Hao and said in front of the Ling people:
"I just captured a follower... Then I asked him to cast a spell and notify the military and parish people to come and deal with the mess... Now what are you going to do, bad dog?"
This deliberate use of the words of the spirit made the Ling tribe leader Narujia's face change drastically: What on earth is this woman doing? !
The enemy sent two reinforcements. Wouldn't that mean that escaping would be even more difficult? What on earth was she thinking? Did she want us to stay in this town and be buried with the enemy? !
This is really unreasonable!
Nalujia looked at Theresa with a look of extremely high distrust. But unexpectedly, Yang Hao did not react at all.
He just said "Hmm." and then said, "General Dreshuka's army will definitely blame each other with Patriarch Peter's Crusaders... But if the situation in the city is not severe enough, they may still give up rescuing the city and directly track our evacuation route.
So, Miss Matriarch."
He turned around and looked at the chief of the Ling tribe, then issued his order:
"When we leave, leave some magic power to the golems, let them act mechanically and block all the city gates. Then let the golems attack every living person except us. Every..."
As long as there are enemies, massacres, and residents in Kagad Town, no matter whether it is the Crusader Army or the military zone’s army, they must be trapped in the quagmire of Kagad Town, and first eliminate the Golems before considering tracking down the culprit.
In that case, let's do it this way.
He got up and left.
When leaving, he held the hand of Mother Teresa, who seemed frivolous and happy on the surface, but was actually looking down at the ground nervously.
Chapter 27: Reactions from all parties, Bayer Jans's prophecy
In the end, the only ones who left with Yang Hao and the others were about twenty golems who were in the best condition and carrying the wounded and various supplies.
The golems were controlled by members of the Ling tribe who had not previously participated in the battle. Most of them carried food and medicine on their backs, which were vital to the Ling people.
Now they are heading towards the Ling tribe village. After all, the Ling people have to meet up with the people who stayed in the village, and Yang Hao and Theresa have to take their rewards there.
The members of the Ling tribe who had participated in the battle earlier lay on Golem's back to rest so that they could take over from their companions.
Naruja, the chief of the Ling tribe, stood alone at the front, letting her golems lead the way while leaving space for two people who seemed to be about to whisper something.
Theresa was grateful for her understanding, but how should she say something to Yang Hao now
Theresa was a little confused... But she thought that what they wanted to talk about was the town of Kagad behind them, which was already filled with golems and screams, right
"How do you feel now?" To be on the safe side, Mother Teresa did not choose to ask Yang Hao what he thought next.
After all, he had just vented his grievances, and it would be useless to ask him what he planned to do in the future. It would be better to ask him what he was thinking now.
Facing Theresa's question, Yang Hao just nodded slightly, holding Theresa's left hand tightly and said:
"Better than I thought - my adopted brother once told me that revenge is not the root of emptiness, but a necessary means... So I guess I feel pretty good now."
"fine?"
"Because the rest of my life isn't just about revenge, Theresa."
"Um."
Theresa understood what he meant.
It seems that there is no need to worry about whether this little dog will collapse there after completing its revenge and lose the meaning of living.
Thinking of this, Theresa just smiled. She looked at the Golems and Ling people around her, and when she thought about parting with them on the next journey to the Elf Kingdom, Sister Theresa still felt a little reluctant.
Because these demons are much better than the humans of the Roman Empire. To be honest, they are more like humans, not the demons that the Romans self-righteously regard as "ignorant".
Sigh... I really don't know what to say - and then again...
She sighed and asked a question that concerned her more.
"When I said earlier that I had the military district and the diocese notify the troops to Kagad, Naruja looked at me with a scary look. She seemed to be worried that I would betray you. What about you? Aren't you worried that I would betray you?"
Theresa reflected on her previous actions and realized that she had done something stupid.
Without telling anyone else, she had the enemy's followers use magic to notify two forces that were fully capable of destroying them to send troops to support Kagad Town...
If Yang Hao hadn't had full trust in her, perhaps to others what she did would have been almost like a betrayal
But why isn't Yang Hao worried
Theresa recalled Yang Hao's previous experiences and tried to put herself in his shoes - but by doing so, she could only feel her own distrust of the people around her.
If I were to tell him about his experience, I would not trust anyone in the end, right? Why didn't he worry about me? Why did he trust me so much that I would not betray him
Theresa turned her head and looked at her man's profile. After realizing that this bad dog was also looking at her, she turned her face away guiltily so that he wouldn't see the blush on her face.
In response to Theresa's serious questioning, Yang Hao simply gave a natural answer:
"Why should I worry that you'll betray me?"
"Huh?"
Theresa was stunned for a moment.
"Because if you were going to do that, you would have done it a long time ago, right?"
"That's true."
Come to think of it... If she really wanted to betray him, she could have done it a long time ago.
But no matter what, such unconditional trust in me is also very distressing...
What should I give to feel at ease to accept your complete trust
Theresa smiled, interlocked his fingers, and leaned gently against his shoulder.
Behind them, the church in the town of Kagad was engulfed in flames.
Count Kagaard, who was impaled on the cross, watched his town being destroyed with his own eyes, and a few tears of blood flowed from his bloody eyes. If he had the chance to go back in time, he would never pin the unjust blame of this massacre on the regent.
But now—it's too late.
Kagad became the first earldom to suffer a devastating disaster since the founding of the Roman Empire.
This news was not only spread to the parish and military district through the magic of the priests and their followers, but also quickly spread throughout the Roman Empire through the mouths of a very small number of survivors.
Everyone knew that Kagad's portal no longer existed, but no one expected that Kagad would be destroyed by the attack of the demons.
For a moment, even the idle people in the king's capital who complained all day long that the former regent left behind a mess and ran away were stunned.
At midnight on March 1, several survivors from Kagad were brought to the palace and rushed to a court banquet hosted by the Queen's uncle, Gasensuo.
The nobles in noble clothes looked at the guards and ragged untouchables who suddenly broke in, and felt a little disgusted for a moment.
The queen, who was sitting on the throne and unable to speak, was looking at those people. While accepting the care of the former president of the court, she was secretly watching the expressions of the Gassen nobles.
In response, Garson simply waved his hand and signaled the guard to come over. After the guard came over, he grabbed the guard's shoulder with a kind face and gnashed his teeth in his ear:
"Didn't I tell you?! There's no need to let anyone in!"
Prince Gassen hosted this banquet not only to ensure his own "hidden power", but also to win people's hearts.
Then the guard suddenly brought in a group of untouchables?! Isn't this embarrassing for him?!