Petals covered the ground, and the sun shone in the hall. Both sides were lined with richly dressed nobles and soldiers in armor. Children in the choir sang songs, and Adnos was dressed in costumes, accompanying this holy singing and singing. The eyes of the noble adults entered the hall, and beside the throne in front, Saint Peter, wearing a bright red robe embroidered with sun patterns, was holding a crown and waiting for him.
The light was projected in front of Adnos's footsteps. As Adnos stepped on the petals step by step, Adnos' body was covered with gold and filled with a sense of divine majesty. However, the corners of Adnos' mouth couldn't help but There was a trace of ironic arc in his head.
Amidst the cheers, applause, and flattery, everyone seemed to be caught up in the carnival. As if Adnos was the king they expected, Adnos climbed onto the high platform and lowered his head to Saint Peter. , kissing his palm.
Peter looked at Adnos with complicated eyes, recited a prayer loudly, and finally gently put the crown on Adnos' head: "As a cardinal of the Church of Light, I, with the power of God, Namely, canonize Adnos Mornar as the King of the Kingdom of Mara.”
Adnos held the crown high and listened to the roaring roar of the mountains below. He sat on the throne. The sunlight shone through the high windows and criss-crossed the hall. As the people in the hall were hypocritical one by one, Looking at himself with a smile, Adnos felt that his life was like a dream and that he was just playing an illusory game.
At this time, there was chaos outside the city. A large number of people kept rushing into Babus City. Caravans and ships kept pouring into the city. There was panic at the city gate. The bridge was constantly being pushed up. From time to time, people could be seen falling. In the water, they drove the camel beasts away violently, and the goods were scattered all over the ground and were trampled to pieces.
Because the shadows of a large number of cavalry appeared in the distance, it was not a cavalry team. The huge crowds of people and the silver armor all over the sky reflected the light under the sun, making it clear that this was a huge and powerful cavalry army. The troops dispersed and the army approached. No one could recognize the origin and belonging of these cavalry. What did they want to do here? However, when so many cavalry arrived in Babs City, they were definitely not here for a stroll. Everyone was panicked. One by one, they are constantly crowding into the city.
"Cavalry! It's cavalry!"
"What's going on? Why are there troops here? This is Babus City. If enemy troops enter, why don't the cities along the way sound the alarm?"
"Where did they come from and why is there no trace at all?"
"Don't block the road, I want to enter the city, enter the city!"
"Get out of the way, let me go in first, you untouchables, don't block the way, I am Baron Adri, get out of my way."
Amidst the noise, scenes of farce were staged at the foot of the city gate. The gate was lowered and the suspension bridge was raised. With its tall city wall and moat, when the city of Babs was established, it took into account the situation of being besieged during the war. Even if there are only a few thousand city guards and a thousand king's guards, even if the opponent has a hundred thousand troops to siege the city, they can still hold on for more than several months. In less than half a month, the garrisons and lords from all over the Kingdom of Mara can assemble. Raise a huge army and defeat the enemy.
Of course, without the support of garrisons and nobles from various places, it would be meaningless to defend the city alone no matter how long it lasts. The Monar family, the royal family of the Kingdom of Mara, and the nobles from various places also relied on such contracts and alliances to establish the Kingdom of Mara, and even more In many senses, we are in a situation of helping each other.
"The enemy is attacking the city!"
"Army, army, lots of cavalry, it's time to fight!"
The army outside the city approached the city, but the alarm bell unexpectedly did not ring. The soldiers climbed to the top of the city to wait seriously, but the atmosphere did not look like it was about to start or panic. However, the ordinary civilians in the city did not know that one by one Rushing home in a panic, civilians and vendors who were in the middle of a celebration in the streets and alleys hurried home one by one.
People were constantly being pushed to the ground during the pushing. Girls and women dressed in gorgeous clothes let out screams. Their clean and beautiful skirts were marked with footprints, and their hats or headscarves also followed the movement of the crowd. They disappeared while constantly moving. The crowds in front of the palace and the square, which were originally very lively and crowded, and the streets and alleys and taverns and hotels that were immersed in carnival, the crowd disappeared in an instant.
"Emergency notice, no one is allowed to walk on the streets."
"Go home immediately. You are not allowed to walk on the streets until notified. Violators will be arrested as traitors."
"Everyone go home immediately, emergency announcement..."
The City Guards also added fuel to the fire. At this time, they were dispatched urgently, as if they had been rehearsed long ago. They quickly spread to various parts of the city to evacuate people, and announced that movement in the city was prohibited. The City Guards began to walk through the streets and alleys in groups. , start taking action according to the predetermined position, and arrange every key point in the city.
The fear of war is deeply engraved in everyone's heart. Looking at the soldiers walking outside the city, the clashing sounds of shields and armors are constant, and the shadows of people are interlaced. As they pass through the door and enter the house, you can see pairs of soldiers. Panic eyes.
Soldiers in the city are stationed at the main entrances and exits of the underground sewers. Many of the entrances and exits in hidden corners have been sealed one after another in the past few days. The remaining ones are because they are related to the lives of the people in the city or because of It's too big, and the time is too short to deal with it covertly.
As they sealed off the hidden entrances and exits of the underground sewers little by little, patients infected with ghoul corpse poison were gathered together for observation and cure. During this period, the number of missing cases in the city continued to decrease, and the number of monster killings among them, It didn't happen for several days.
There is an underground sewer entrance near the center of the city. It is close to the central square. A large number of city defense troops have surrounded the place. This is an important entrance to the underground sewer and a direct passage to the central hub space. According to Edward's speculation As with the last exploration, this is the largest hideout for ghouls, their lair.
Judging from Babus's underground sewer drawings, the entire underground sewer network is a real underground palace, and under their feet now, at the bottom of the central square, there is a huge cavity, divided into several floors, enough to accommodate the upper floors. Thousands of people move freely in it, and these ghouls use this complex and huge waterway network to constantly appear and disappear in Babus City, dragging one living person into it.
It took more than a dozen horses and dozens of people, together with tools and pulleys, to remove the huge sealing stone that blocked the largest entrance. A huge deep hole appeared below, covered entirely with stone. It is built up of bricks. The further you go down, the larger the space becomes. You can see a circle of patterns formed by the ancient stone bricks and protruding stones.
Since Babs City was built, this huge underground cavity has never been opened again. At this moment, the long-lost light shines through the cavity, immediately alarming the monsters below, and a large number of roars are transmitted.
The sounds of rapid footsteps and climbing came from below, accompanied by wild beast-like cries. There were numerous, dense roars rushing towards here, and they seemed to be gathering here.
"Pour down the kerosene, everyone is ready, everywhere is ready, no one is allowed to be released!"
The city defense troops were waiting in full formation, but no one had any intention of going down, nor did they have any intention of looking down. The carriage dragged the kerosene tank downwards, and the kerosene flowed down the wall, causing many people to climb out along the wall. The ghouls slipped down, or were covered in fire oil.
Car after car, a large amount of kerosene was poured down as if for free. A knight stood at the entrance of the cave with a torch and looked down. At this time, he was already looking at the ferocious faces of a large number of ghouls, roaring towards them. , like a four-legged monster, crazily climbing up the bulges on the wall, his eyes that select and devour people are flashing blood red, he wants to devour all the living people like them.
And below, more shadows that couldn't be seen in the darkness were flickering, roaring and rushing upwards. When the ghoul at the front rushed out of the darkness, it appeared under the sunlight. At that moment, the knight threw the torch down, and everyone ignited the kerosene on the wall together.
"ignition."
The flames ignited quickly, and the fire spread quickly along the stone wall downwards. Soon the entire cave turned into a sea of fire, and the ghouls covered in fire oil were ignited at the same time as their clothes and hair, and turned into a sea of fire. The ball of fire fell down amid miserable wails.