"It seems... that guy deceived us again."
In the palace room, Bishop Cameron put down the letter in his hand, narrowed his eyes, and there was no emotion or anger in his calm tone.
"What? He's not in the encirclement?" The elder bishop was stunned and asked hesitantly.
"The latest news is that Master Benjamin and the King appeared in Kerr Village to the east. How could he be in the encirclement?" Bishop Cameron shook his head and said, "The ones who attacked the detention center were probably just his mages and something... Pretend to be his stand-in.”
The older bishop still couldn't believe it: "We have investigated everyone under his command. No one except him has the ability to break through the defense of the detention center."
Bishop Cameron continued to shake his head and said: "I don't understand why, but it has happened. Either his substitute broke through the detention center, or the one who appeared in the eastern village with the king is the so-called substitute."
The elder bishop also looked a little irritable when he heard this.
"This cunning boy..."
Although he had Carrites in his hands through the king's substitute, he still felt a huge pressure at this moment. Magic spreads everywhere among the people, and they can't stop it. And rumors are rampant, and almost half of the villages have a tendency to fall in favor of Benjamin, making their position unsafe at all.
All of these are the seeds Benjamin planted in this country.
In their opinion, as long as Benjamin is removed, everything in Carrites will slowly develop in a good direction. That's why they used so much force to wipe Benjamin out of the world at all costs.
It's a pity that this is not the Kingdom of Hori, otherwise...
The elder bishop thought with some regret.
"Send someone to the village to the east. No matter what, we have to get the king back." Bishop Cameron said after a brief silence.
The elder bishop also nodded.
"In addition, no matter who attacked the detention center, those more than a hundred mages must be in the encirclement." Bishop Cameron continued, "We can no longer be led by others, and we must continue to blockade that area. Wait. Find those more than a hundred mages and purify them all, and we will slowly complete the next thing."
The elder bishop sighed after hearing this. Although he wanted to punish Benjamin as quickly as possible, under the current situation, they could only do this.
Just as he turned around to leave the room.
"There is... there is new news!"
A paladin opened the door and hurried into the room, shouting breathlessly.
"What's the news?" A bad premonition suddenly surged in the elder bishop's heart. He asked with a frown on his face and an annoyed look on his face.
"Yes...it's the people in Amber City." The Paladin hesitated and said, "I don't know what's going on these days, but everyone is saying that a plague broke out in Amber City. Many people want to run away, that place... It may no longer be possible to block it.”
"What?!"
After hearing this, the faces of the two bishops finally showed expressions of astonishment again.
The room fell into dead silence for an instant.
at the same time.
Under the clear sky, countless people crowded on several main roads around Amber City, many of them wearing homemade gray cloth masks. At a glance, they are so densely packed that they look like ants swarming out of their nest.
They were people affected by rumors of the plague and wanted to seek refuge.
"Sister, do you think there is really a plague in the city?"
"You are stupid, so many people are running out, how can the news be false? Just hide."
"All right… "
News of the plague only came out in the past few days. Once it spreads, it spreads very quickly and is more powerful than the real plague virus. Ordinary people don't know whether there is a plague, but what if there really is? Coupled with the herd mentality, most people are running away.
However, the situation around Amber City at this moment is somewhat special.
At the end of each road stands a blockade formed by the army. It's not that they don't allow people to pass by, it's just that it takes more than ten minutes for each person to pass, which makes them even more nervous as they rush to escape.
Judging from the way those soldiers examined people, pinching people's faces, and even opening their eyelids to look carefully at the eyeballs, it seemed to be somewhat similar to doctors seeing a doctor.
"Can these people hurry up? There are so many people stuck here. What if we are also infected?"
"Mom, I seem to be itchy. Could it be... could it be..."
Anxiety was brewing among the crowd.
As for the more than one hundred mages brought by Wallis, they were also hiding in the crowd at the moment. However, as the promoters of the entire "plague" rumor, they still felt nervous looking at their masterpiece.
"It's already like this, why don't you explode?" Frank lowered his voice and couldn't help but say.
Their location is very close to the checkpoint, and the soldiers will check them out in a few hours. If there is no riot by then, the situation will become very troublesome.
"Rumors are just rumors after all." Wallis shook his head and said, "These people are just afraid. I'm afraid... there must be something to push them."
"How to push?"
Wallis pondered for a moment, and suddenly, an idea flashed through him.
"... Got it."
As time goes by, people's impatience is still increasing little by little. Many people could no longer bear their temper and wanted to ignore the soldiers and rush out. But unfortunately, they were still afraid of the reputation of the army and held back.
Just like Wallis said, maybe they really need something to push them, so that their fear of the plague suddenly amplifies and overwhelms their reason, and the situation will change.
at this time…
I don't know if it was a coincidence, but not far behind Wallis, a young man who looked a little thin covered his head, rolled his eyes, and fell down.
He fainted and moved a lot, and many people turned around to look.
Suddenly, the crowd exploded.
"Oh my god, this guy... this guy has the plague!"
"Run! Don't touch this man!"
"What are you checking for? Get out of the way quickly, otherwise everyone will be infected!"
It was like a spark was thrown into the gasoline all over the ground. In an instant, the people who could have restrained their temper went crazy. Are you kidding me? Some people fainted right next to them. Who can wait patiently
Reason was overshadowed by fear, and they rushed outside.
Everything happened very suddenly, and those soldiers blocking the road... they obviously couldn't stop such a crowd.
"Hey! You... what are you going to do..."
The soldier captain held the hilt of the sword at his waist, as if he wanted to shock the out-of-control people. However, he was drowned in the endless crowd before he could even utter a complete sentence.
People rushed out like a flood breaking a dike.
The official or church blockade of Carrites completely collapsed at this moment.