Before dawn, Sauron was already up. He hadn't slept at all last night, the first time he'd had insomnia in fifteen years. Looking out of the window, the holographic panel of the underground city is evolving into the morning sky. In the hazy light, it seems that even the city is covered in fog.
Standing in front of the window, holding a glass of clean water and drinking it slowly. Sauron suddenly recalled the past. Since the rebellion fifteen years ago, he had risen to the sky in one step and sat on the supreme throne of the city. Even the spiritual leader Pope Paul was just a pawn in his hands. Over the years, he has been decisive in killing and attacking, and he has kept everything under his control.
Even with the appearance of Gaia, he is sure to turn the situation to his own advantage, after all, there is no obvious conflict between him and Gaia in the overall situation. But now, he had a feeling that he couldn't control the situation. This was the first time he felt powerless. The reason was that the killer Scar and his men returned home overnight.
Scar this man, no one knew what his name was, but he was called by this because of the scar across his face. He had a group of assassins under him. He was wanted a few years ago because of an assassination incident involving a certain important figure in Rome, and was caught and executed shortly after. But in fact, it was only a substitute who died, and Sauron left his life to do something for himself that was inconvenient to show up.
For example, the assassination of Paul last night, Weissel has already entrusted him to do it. Over the years, Scar's group has rarely failed. Normally speaking, Scar and the others should have returned in the middle of the night, and Sauron had confessed that no matter how late it was, he would report to him as soon as the incident was completed.
He waited until four o'clock in the morning yesterday, but he still didn't see the scar return, so Zoro, who was so worried, couldn't close his eyes at all.
He still knew the guard strength of the Pope's Palace, because except for the knight guards, the other guards in the palace were selected by Sauron from the reserve of the Knights and assigned to Paul. There are no more than 20 guards in the entire palace, and even if the knight guards are added, there are no more than 30 guards. What's more, the highest rank of guards and knights is only sixth rank, but a single scar is eighth rank!
There is no technical difficulty in killing Paul at all, what is difficult is the aftermath. Originally, Sauron had already thought of several sets of plans, but now it seems that they can no longer be used.
At this time, Weissel said in a deep voice outside the door: "My lord, Scar is back."
His voice was the same as before, but Sauron heard a trembling end in his voice, so Sauron's heart beat heavily.
It was finally time for the answer to be revealed.
"Let him in." Sauron said in a deep voice.
No matter how prepared Sauron was, he was still shocked when Scar walked in. Scar was covered in blood, and a left arm was missing. Only a simple bandage was done on the severed arm, and blood still seeped out. His face was pale and his expression was bitter. He saw what Sauron wanted to say, but finally lowered his head.
"How could this be?" Zoro asked in surprise.
Scar raised his head and said, "I'm sorry, my lord. We failed. Except for me, all the other brothers died in the palace..."
For Scar, it was a major dirt on his career, but he wasn't ashamed. Last night, after they assassinated the guards and sneaked into the palace, they bumped into a guard in the corridor leading to the Pope's bedroom. It was a young man with a lazy smile on his face. This is nothing to Scar, just kill the guard when he encounters it.
As soon as he gave an order, five killers rushed forward. At this moment, the man flew back and flicked his fingers at the same time, blasting the surrounding lighting with gusts of wind. Scar sneered, the darkness is their killer's world, and this guard is so naive as to use darkness to deal with them. But he soon found out that he was wrong. Cold lightning flashed from time to time in the darkness, and after each flash of lightning, a killer would fall to the ground screaming.
When the last scream disappeared, Scar was actually terrified. He didn't know who this person was, and why he could easily kill the five killers on his side in the dark. But Scar didn't have time to think about it, he gritted his teeth and leaned over into the darkness.
No one knew what happened in the darkness, only sparks bursting out from time to time and the sound of beating like a rainstorm appeared. After a while, the darkness returned to calm, and the scar retreated violently, clutching the shoulder that lost an arm, and flew away from the palace. All he could do was vent his anger on the few guards who rushed over after hearing the sound.
But the matter didn't end there, the unknown guard chased him out again, and Scar could only play hide-and-seek with him in the city of Rome. Relying on his advantage of being more familiar with the city than the other party, he finally got rid of this terrible opponent at five o'clock in the morning, and he had the opportunity to return to Sauron to report.
After hearing all this, Sauron's face was ashen. He was rarely angry, but those who knew him knew that Sauron was the scariest at this time. Sauron clenched his fists, and the air in the room vibrated from time to time, which was caused by interference from Sauron's power. After a while, Sauron let go of his fist and asked in doubt: "Where did this kid recruit such a strong man, are you sure it's not Yafidi?"
"Of course not. The opponent's swordsmanship is very powerful, and the ability is not Yafidi's spiral piercing. Besides, even Yafidi, I wouldn't be so miserable. That man, I'm sure he is a ninth-level man!" Dao Scar said.
"Ninth level? Ninth level is hard to find. If you want a ninth level to work for you, what kind of reward did you promise him, Paul?" Sauron said with narrowed eyes.
Wither stepped forward and said, "My lord, could it be Mendriza or Old Joseph's strong family?"
"Impossible. Although those two families have profound backgrounds, they haven't taken out a ninth-level guard for Paul." Sauron suddenly trembled, and the light in his eyes flashed. After a while, he even gasped slightly.
Wessel wanted to go forward, but he stopped him. Sauron said in a deep voice: "I see, so it's like this... That kid Paul is probably suspected of cooperating with those guys from the Sea God Squad!"
"What?"
Wessel and Scar looked at each other, and they both saw a shocked face in each other's eyes.
"This...how is this possible, no matter what..." Wessel said intermittently.
Sauron sneered: "Is there anything impossible? No, because Paul is the pope, no one would have thought that he would cooperate with pirates. Think about it, the foundation of the Sea God Squad is shallow, but they can win consecutive battles. It's a big deal." Relying on a group of high-level ability users who don't know where to find it. Only they can casually lend a high-level ability user to protect our Highness the Pope."
"In that case, Natov Island is also a masterpiece of these islands?" Wessel asked in surprise: "In this way, don't they have some kind of technology or ability that can destroy the island with one blow?"
"It should be so, but I'm afraid they will be afraid of this kind of force, or there are certain restrictions. Otherwise, our city will be wiped out with a single shot, so there is no need to do everything possible to fight from the blood-stained road." Come here." Sauron touched his chin and said, "There is already enough information to prove that Oran in Istar has entered and exited Canon Fortress many times, and the Poseidon Group and the rebel army may also be suspected of cooperating. If you think about it this way, I am afraid that His Highness the Pope will still cooperate with you." The rebels have ambiguous ties..."
"I really underestimated this kid. Unexpectedly, he is playing a big game of chess!" Sauron clapped his hands.
"My lord, on His Highness Paul's side, do you want to..." Wessel tentatively asked.
"There is a ninth-level protection, unless I do it myself, who can kill him?" Sauron said coldly: "Besides, with what happened last night, he will definitely take precautions. Besides, this matter cannot be separated. If you can't kill him cleanly, you can't attack him again, otherwise it will attract interference."
"However, Scar, I have another matter for you to do."
Dao Scar said unexpectedly: "Excuse me, what is it?"
"Yafedi." Sauron said coldly, "Kill him for me."
Both Wissel and Scar looked at Sauron in puzzlement, and the latter said: "At the meeting yesterday, Signe, who has always been on good terms with Yafidi, advocated the abolition of his position as regimental commander and deprivation of his meritorious service. In this way, Yafidi is no different from a commoner. At the beginning, I was a little confused, but later I thought that Signe was planning to send his good friend away. Without his position and merit, it is no good for a commoner to leave the city Signe is also thoughtful about what to investigate, and won't give me any excuses."
He laughed and said: "It's a pity, if it's someone else, I can't just let him go. Whether it's a high-ranking person or the leader of my Holy Seal Knights. It’s good from any point of view. Yafeidi’s value is too great. I don’t want to create another enemy like this for myself in the future. Besides, he knows too much about us. If he becomes an enemy, he will have endless troubles. Therefore, Scar, You go and kill him."
"Of course, after he leaves the city. Since Signe wants to be clever, I'll make him regret it once. A commoner can leave the city freely, but at the same time, no one will hold accountable for the death of one or two commoners outside the city."
"What about his wife and children?" Scar asked in a deep voice.
Sauron made a beheading gesture: "Cut the grass and roots, understand?"
"The subordinates know."
Scar saluted, turned and left.
A modified car with a raised chassis and a guardrail baffle was stopped by the guards when it drove to the gate of the city. The soldier on duty stepped forward and said: "Who are you, please show your pass when you leave the city."
The driver poked his head out of the window and said, "Is your dog blind? Didn't you see that this is the emblem of the Lutemier family? Commander Signe is rushing out of the city. If you delay your business, be responsible. Can you afford it?"
Only then did the soldiers notice that the emblems of the Signe family were indeed printed on the doors on both sides of the car, and they hurriedly let them go. When the car passed by, he saw that Signe was indeed sitting in the extended trunk of the car, and he was resting with his eyes closed. In the tail compartment, there were several civilians, a young couple and three children. One of the male soldiers felt familiar, and seemed to be Yafeidi, the commander of the 11th Army.
When the car drove away, the soldier shook his head and laughed. The status of the head of the legion is so noble, and how can he wear civilian clothes like cotton clothes and trousers, he is probably a member of the clan of the head of Signe, but it is also a great status to be sent out of the city by the head of the army.
The soldier didn't know, he was right, the one sitting next to Signe was Yafidi.
The car drove out of the city gate, came to the ground through a tunnel, and drove forward for about a hundred kilometers. There is a small hill next to a curve, and an off-road vehicle is parked at the foot of the hill. The car pulled over and stopped, and then the driver, Signe, and Yafidi got out of the car together.
"I'll take you here, friend."
Signe patted Yafidi on the shoulder and said, "Drive my car and leave. With my family crest as a cover, no one will dare to interrogate you unless I die."
"If it's possible, I'd like to have a drink with you next time." Yafidi said sincerely, holding Signe's arm with his backhand.
"There will be a chance." Signe walked to the back of the car, opened the trunk, and there was a box full of supplies inside: "There is water and food in it, enough for you to survive this winter. After that, find a small Let’s settle down and wait a few years to see the situation.”
He added: "Mina is a good woman, don't let her get hurt."
Yafidi smiled softly at his wife in the carriage, turned his head and said, "Don't worry, although I am no longer the regiment leader, I still have the strength. To protect Mina and the children, I think I still have the ability."
"This is the best way, then, let's go." Signe added: "Don't look back!"
How could Yafidi fail to understand the pun in the words, he glanced in the direction of Rome city, then turned around and got into the driver's seat.
The engine starts and the car drives away. It wasn't until they disappeared at the end of the road that Signe sighed softly: "Let's go back too."
So I took the off-road vehicle prepared early in the morning with the driver and drove back to Rome.
Half an hour later, several motorcycles and an off-road vehicle drove over and stopped beside the hill where Signe and Yafidi parted ways. Scar jumped off the off-road vehicle, looked intently at the ruts on the ground, then turned around and said, "They just left, chase after them!"
Including Scar, a whole ten killers galloped towards the end of the land like a pack of wild wolves following the trail left by Yafidi.
Sneezing, old Bernard got out of bed. Opening the curtains, snowflakes the size of goose feathers are floating outside. It's just that the snow in the new era is not beautiful at all, they are gray and radiant. Old Bernard sighed and stood in front of the mirror. The old man in the mirror has a thin, dark red muscle tissue under the eye bag on the left side of his face, which is the mutated tissue formed by living on the surface for a long time and being affected by radiation. Mutated tissue can make human beings tenaciously resist the erosion of radiation, but at the same time it can also accelerate the aging of the human body, just like a double-edged sword.
You can't live without it, but die quickly with it. But no matter what, the mutated organization can at least allow ordinary humans to survive in this harsh environment, and those fragile lives were eliminated 20 or 30 years ago after the cataclysm.
Bernard Sr. is the second mayor of Jozy Township. This town, as well as the surrounding towns of Mason and Lambridge, were only established in the past ten years. It was only with the Bloody Road that these small towns had room to survive. The opening of the Bloodstained Road has formed an important traffic route from south to north in the Western Continent. With the road, supplies can go anywhere in the western continent, so the significance of the blood-stained road is like the blood vessels of the human body, and its importance is self-evident.
With the Bloodstained Road, there are now small towns like Jozi or cities like Cage, which form transportation nodes on the Bloodstained Road and can be used as transfer stations. The geographical location of the three small towns in Yueqi Town is unique, and not far behind them is the famous city of the mainland, the Rock City. As the rock city guarding the northern hub of the blood-stained road, its robustness can be seen from its name.
In fact, the outer wall of the Rock City is made of natural white stones that are abundant nearby. The city wall is 60 meters high and the whole body is white, so it is also called the White City. The city gate is made of composite material armor plates of the same height. In addition, the designer of Rock City at that time added some additional systems to resist impact, which made it almost impossible to blast the city gate open with external force. is an impossible thing.
This city gate is known as the Wall of Sighs. It means that even if the enemy army arrives at the city, it also means looking at the city and sighing.
As a vassal town of Rock City, the Three Towns of Joqi has its own advantages. The three small towns are full of hotels and bars, allowing travelers who have passed the time to enter the city to have a rest and recreation. At the same time, there is a beer processing factory in Jochi Town, so it is also called Beer Town. When travelers passing through Jochi Town, they never forget to go to the bar in the town to drink a few glasses of beer brewed by the town. .
It's just that now, both Jozy Town and the other two small towns are extremely depressed. In addition to the coming of cold winter, there is another important reason, and that is the prevalence of pirates in the south of the mainland.
Old Bernard had already heard that the pirates in Roaring Bay not only landed on land, but also occupied Canon Fortress. This is an unbelievable thing for the people in the town. After all, Canon Fortress is known as an impregnable fortress, and there are two knights stationed there, and its defense power is only second to Rock City in the entire continent.
Not long after, the Knights fought against the pirates again in the Eternal Mountains, and the result was another shocking result.
The combined army of the three legions unexpectedly returned home on the Eternal Mountains. Now, even the city of Cage has fallen into the hands of pirates, which is no different from a huge threat to the north.
However, judging from the reactions of the residents in the town, everyone did not feel much about this matter. After all, I heard from some travelers from the south that even after being occupied, the pirates did not cause much damage to the city, and even guaranteed food and water for the city residents. Much more relaxed.
The most attractive thing is the treatment of the workers over there. I heard that an ordinary miner can receive a salary of two gold coins every month! You must know that for families in the Northland, two gold coins are enough for a family's monthly food and clothing needs, while the workers in the Northland often earn enough money for the family to live on, but far from food and clothing.
Of course, these topics can only be discussed in private. If the soldiers heard it, they would be escorted away.