The captain raised his head in time and saw Gideon's shoulders blocking the way of a businessman, using the poor guy's back as a springboard to turn over several others.
Gideon fell on the stone floor and ran towards Fan Fan. The boy was lying on the ground unconscious, but still breathing. Gideon lifted him hard on his shoulders, bearing the boy's weight. He tried to avoid the large number of soldiers following him. At least, the enemy has moved between him and the captain.
Gideon ran away from the group of possessed soldiers. He used a long table at the banquet as a barrier, leading them around the end of the throne, and using a long table as a barrier from the banquet. He ran straight to the captain, who had already cleared the surrounding soldiers. Their time is running out.
"What should we do? There are too many enemies," Gideon said, and they met again in front of a huge river. The devil caught up closely from behind, and they only had a few seconds before the soldiers defeated them.
Unexpectedly, the captain turned around, cut off one of the four supporting legs, and raised the front of the car. Two impacts had severely damaged it, rendered it completely useless, and spilled a lot of wine on the stone floor.
Hundreds of liters of red wine swept the wooden banquet table and threw them in the room like toys. The translucent red waves overturned the corpses and furniture.
The waves hit the river bed on the other side of the room so that it also gave up, collapsed, and dumped its contents into the flood, which made it harder to find a foothold when the wine poured on the floor.
The flood also drove Gideon, Van Fan and the captain away. The captain discovered their way of escape. In the middle of the room, a whirlpool formed above the only hole in the floor. "Come on!" the captain shouted as he rushed towards the whirlpool, Gideon still put the unconscious Fanfan on his shoulders.
The whirlpool caught them and caused them to spin three times before passing through the drain hole. In the mass of corpses and wreckage surrounding the throne room, no one even noticed what happened to them.
Gideon, Fan Fan and the captain rushed down the drainage pipe in a huge current. The flood sent Gideon, Fan Fan and the captain to the sewer. It flowed and beaten like an angry snake in a 1-meter-high pipe. Because of gravity, it slid down to the ocean below. They are not sure how this happened, but all three of them passed through an intersecting tunnel from the pipe they had climbed before.
After passing through the cross-pipe for a short time, it rushed them into a reception room fiercely. They plunged into a shallow pool of 50 cm deep. The reception room is large and rectangular. A stone walkway stretches to both sides of the pool. Gideon pulled Van Van to the aisle, and the captain followed him.
"Is he still alive?" the captain asked.
Gideon put Fan Fanping on his back and checked his breathing and heartbeat. He sighed and said, "Yes, he is still alive, thank God."
Fan Fan started to get excited, he opened his eyes and tried to speak. "Gideon?" he whispered, and the effort made him shrink in pain, clutching his belly tightly.
"Maybe he was injured, but I didn't see any blood stains," the captain said. He opened Fan Fan's shirt, and what he saw scared him. "They look like some kind of burns."
Gideon saw it too. "I have never seen anyone like them," he said.
These wounds looked like they were pierced by a red sword. They obviously brought great pain to Fan Fan.
"Do you think you can stand up?" Gideon asked.
Fan Fan blinked and nodded. "I will try," he said painfully.
The captain and Gideon both helped Fan Fan stand up, he was still at a loss, but Satan's guardian was still alive. Fan Fan found that it was difficult to stand or walk without relying on his two friends, but he is commendable for working hard.
A big tunnel opened at one end of the reception room. Here, the pond became a small stream, slowly flowing towards a distant spot of light. They chose to go in this direction. Light might mean sunlight, and at this point they wanted All you do is get to the end of the tunnel and see where they are.
The walk took a long time, and when they continued, Fan Fan managed to gain a little strength. In half an hour, they hadn't finished half the length of the tunnel, and the spot of light grew steadily, but they still had a long way to go.
Fan Fan groaned most of the time, trembling from the pain of the wound. Then he said out loud, "I'm sorry I didn't listen to you, Gideon. It's so stupid that I don't accept your suggestion."
"I regret that you failed to rescue your sister," Gideon said.
"If I listen to you and let Satan guide my actions, I might do it. I hope she is safe and I have a chance to try again."
"We won't give up hope. Let's try again and let Satan guide us, okay?" Gideon said.
"Yes, boy, we will catch her eventually," the captain said. "Just believe in God and his power."
Fan Fan smiled in pain and nodded. He glanced at the sky and said softly, "I should do this in the beginning."
The three of them continued to walk through the tunnel. The spot of light gradually turned into a light circle and ended in the mouth of an underground cave. They appeared in the bright sunshine and heard the noise of horses in the distance.
A tall grassy path rises on both sides of the creek, and it continues from the entrance of the cave. The men climbed up and had to drag Fan Fan all the way. When they reached the top of the mountain, they saw an army, apparently in a full retreat.
The white granite wall is on their left, two miles away. The army retreated from the city, looking badly beaten. Many horses galloped in their saddles with the injured, and others walked as much as possible.
It seemed that he was not in a hurry to leave, and none of Morey's soldiers were chasing after him. The captain and the others scanned the walls of the city and found that the walls were covered with black gunpowder and blood. Obviously, the king's army did not cross the wall, perhaps thousands of people, lying on the battlefield, surrounding the wall, so many scenes of death tarnished the once flawless beauty of the city.
"They are retreating!" the captain said.
"They were defeated," Gideon corrected. "I want to know if the king survived this ill-fated attack."
The captain just stood there, staring at the king's army limping away, like a defeated dog from Morey's blood-stained city wall. People have high expectations for this plan. They think that the king's plan is well thought out. Aren't they fighting for the glory of Jehovah? Did they fail to fulfill their responsibilities
"If the king is still alive, we should try to catch him," Gideon said.
This uncertainty left a hollow feeling in the captain's stomach. Is the king alive? Only the king's unwavering determination made the war come to this point. If he is killed, then the captain is worried that no one will be able to rally the people against Morey. If they didn't defeat the Dark Lord, it would be only a matter of time before Morey entered Welland and other kingdoms.
The captain and Gideon drag Van Fan, trying to stop the king's retreating army. They walked along the creek to a path and intercepted the injured band as they were along the Emmanuel Highway. Fanfan understood why Morey's devil generals would not hunt them down. He saw the master in heaven guarding Morey's army and the king's retreat. They did not bring him victory, but they did not let him die. Fan Fan turned his eyes to the king's knights, and they began to pass by on the road.
Gideon and Bonnister returned to the side of the road when this frustrated army passed by. The king's army marched like a funeral. They have been completely defeated. Judging from the expressions of these remaining soldiers, they thought they were not Will lose.
A large group of soldiers on horses approached among the others, and the king, who was riding horses among the armed cavalry, looked disheveled in bronze armor. The bloody smell covered his clothes and his mounts, some of which might even be his own. A dried blood stain appeared on his neck, and his helmet was missing.
"King Stephen!" cried the captain, walking on the road in front of the king.
The guards who accompanied Stephen drew their swords to defend their king. "Captain Bonnister? Is that you, Captain?" the king asked.
"Yes, Your Majesty," he replied, bowing deeply. Gideon is still helping Fan Fan stand up. He has recovered a lot of strength, but Fan Fan still relies on the support of his friends.
When the cavalry saw their king's friendly reaction to the captain, they relaxed. In fact, they are already suffering from the war today. The king came over on horseback and stopped with his men. They were now surrounding the captain, looking at Gideon and Van Fan at the same time. "What's the news, Captain?" King Stephen asked.
"We destroyed a large number of Morey's fleet in the Gulf, King. However, the mercenaries who occupied most of our fleet betrayed us. They opened fire on ships loyal to you and helped Morey's navy sink them. Another in the Gulf After giving us a surprise, they surrounded my big ship. However, we did successfully blow up the Maerstrom and destroyed several of them during the escape."
"Excellent, Captain...and your crew?"
"They are all dead, Your Majesty."
"I'm sorry, Captain," Stephen said. "As you can see, we were defeated in our efforts to capture this city. Most of my soldiers were killed or fleeing in front of the enemy. They attacked. It’s so fierce, I’ve never seen anything like this. I’m surprised that we were able to retreat, and Morey didn’t send an army to hunt us down.” (to be continued) (end of this chapter)