Chapter 161
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In the end, they couldn't wait quietly until Wednesday.
Early on Monday morning, Lanna hurriedly opened the door and handed the gem in his hand to Lian Yun.
On the other end of the communication gem was the nervous voice of the Lord of Jiaota City: "Sir! Sir!"
"I'm here." Lian Yun steadied his voice, his expression serious, "Calm down first."
The person on the other end may have realized that he had lost his composure, and there was a two-second pause before he spoke.
"They... they are attacking!"
Under the city of Jiaota, the gray-brown walls were impenetrable and nothing could be seen, but the heavy and stagnant air pressed down on the people in the city, making it hard to breathe.
They were wearing the town's special shark skin soft armor, wearing iron helmets, holding the latest weapons in their hands, with solemn expressions and ready for battle.
Outside the high city wall, there was suddenly a loud and noisy voice, which came over the high wall.
"Quiet!" a loud shout rang out.
The noise outside the city stopped abruptly.
Then, the voice grew even louder, reaching everyone's ears. "Jiota City has betrayed the main city and our God. I, Kulda, am here on the orders of the Association and the nobles to teach you the price of betrayal!"
The voice contained some barely concealed sarcasm and condescending contempt.
However, in the eyes of those people, those who defected to Lian Yun were indeed traitors.
The mayor of Jiaota City took the loudspeaker stone handed to him by his subordinates with trembling hands.
Such amplifying stones are not exclusive to the crusaders outside the city. This special mineral can amplify the user's voice several times after being injected with magical energy.
He cleared his throat.
Fortunately, Lian Yun had soothed him and he had calmed down. His voice had regained its powerful force: "...It's not just Jiaota City that has turned from darkness to light! Why don't you go to Buli Lake City? You clearly think we're easy to bully!"
"Besides!..." He paused, unable to think of the next words, so he could only quickly pick up the gem at hand and move the two stones closer.
Outside the tightly closed city gate, a man in a white robe held a magic wand in one hand and a loudspeaker in the other. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and a scornful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Behind him were thousands of soldiers, divided into black and white, standing on each side. Those in black robes held sharp weapons, those in white robes held magic wands, and they all wore the best armor under their robes.
With just one order, they can use their own abilities to try every possible means to attack the city.
The black-robed soldier beside him accurately caught the implicit rebuttal of "abandoning darkness and joining the light" and subconsciously looked at the person in the front.
Kulda felt the gaze and hated the black-robed man behind him from the bottom of his heart.
He's not stupid, how could he not have noticed this word?
The vampires are indeed full of idiots with empty brains.
He was afraid that this idiot would really ask and disrupt the atmosphere, so he didn't turn around, suppressed the disgust in his eyes and raised his hand.
The man in black robe opened his mouth and immediately closed it again.
"Besides..."
Kulda continued listening, and noticing the other party's pause, he leisurely pulled the corner of his mouth.
He said in a very light voice but the man in the black robe could hear it: "Look, I've been waiting for this."
He has the courage to betray, but lacks the ability to bear the consequences of betrayal.
Speaking of ability, Jiaota City actually has nothing. Even if he does something right now, this huge Jiaota City will not have any room for struggle.
He is nothing but a waste who appears strong on the outside but is weak on the inside.
Including the self-righteous rebel groups behind them.
He only needed to flick his fingers, and the so-called city lord would crawl at his feet, kissing the mud on the soles of his shoes and begging for mercy.
All the ants in the city would kneel down and beg him for kindness.
What he wanted was to destroy the opponent's will, undermine their confidence, and make them realize their own weakness in their bluffing.
Look, now I’m speechless.
How long can they hold on in such a panic and fearful situation?
And how could their so-called backers anticipate their surprise attack and arrive in time?
Kulda sneered and was about to raise his hand to give an order again when suddenly a clear female voice cut through the sky.
"Besides."
Kulda frowned, surprise flashing across his eyes.
He had clearly sent people to investigate and found that there was no woman of high rank around the Lord of Jiaota City.
Before he could continue thinking, he heard the voice continue to speak in an orderly manner -
"When two parties engage in war, whether between races or within a race, a declaration of war must be issued before the battle begins. This was the order issued by the first Son of God, and it is still in use today."
"And you led your troops on a surprise attack without authorization, claiming it was an order from the Lords of the City... can you trust that?"
Kulda gradually clenched his fists.
...Of course, this is really the order of the masters in the main city. Although he has been leading troops for many years, how dare he make decisions on his own!
"Wait, you're not wearing a white robe, are you?"
Kulda's heart skipped a beat.
He felt something was wrong, so he turned around and waved to the black-robed soldier, signaling him to come over and listen to his orders.
However, the female voice spoke even faster, leaving him no time to think. "If you're from the Magicians' Association, then everything makes sense. After all, the Magicians' Association believes in the Second Son of God, and the Second Son of God is known for his sneak attacks, as everyone witnessed during the war hundreds of years ago."
"So where can those who believe in him go and follow the rules?"
The female voice was steady, without any obvious intonation, but Kurda could hear a sarcastic tone in it!
He gritted his teeth and glared at the city gate, but had no place to vent his anger.
...It doesn't matter. Once he captures Jiaota City, he will tear this sharp-toothed girl apart from the inside out.
He had a gloomy face, stared at the city gate, and gave orders to the people in front of him.
...but got no "yes" response.
He turned around suddenly, only to see the man in black robe looking hesitant.
It was obvious that he was "bewitched" by the girl's words just now.
Kulda suppressed the voice in his heart that was yelling "waste", suppressed his anger, and tried to reason with him and appeal to his emotions.
He called out the black-robed man's name, "Abbott, don't you trust me? I've led the troops in the main city for over a decade. How could I abandon the entire city in a fit of rage? What good would that do to me?"
Abbott perked up a bit when he was called, but his movements became even more hesitant. "Sir... you didn't bring the mobilization order when you came."
Kurda couldn't help but yell, "Of course! Because my superiors didn't give me any! They told me to lead the troops secretly, and I only received the order a few hours before the troops were to be dispatched! Where would I get the military order?"
Abbott shuddered at the shouting and subconsciously took a step back with a strange expression on his face.
Kulda was filled with regret.
Why did he choose such a cowardly deputy general?
He was just afraid that the nobles would influence his decision-making, and he would rather he be the one to decide on the position of deputy general and then have that person do it.
However, I didn't expect that such people, without long-term cultivation of superior-subordinate relationships, would easily become fence-sitters.
Even if it doesn't fall with the wind, it will be blown away constantly.
What's worse is that because he didn't expect this situation, according to his usual character, he gave Abbott a lot of cold treatment along the way.
Kulda looked past him and at the expressionless black-robed man who occupied half of the left side, and his heart sank.
He had always disliked nobles and rarely interacted with soldiers in black robes.
Not to mention that he is now wearing a white robe and holding a staff.
...Without Abbott, he could not command these men in black robes at all.
Abbott's cautious look suddenly made him feel inexplicably relieved.
Fortunately, it was him who didn't have the courage to overthrow himself.
"All soldiers in the magician camp, listen up! Follow me to attack the city wall!"
Kurda faced the white-robed soldier, raised his staff and shouted loudly.
As his voice fell, all kinds of magic spells emerged from the staffs of the white-robed men as if they were free, and rushed towards the city wall fiercely until they collided with the wall, making a huge bang and splashing stone chips and ash everywhere.
The siege magic was mainly fire magic, and earth magicians pushed the terrain, shaking the foundation of the city wall wave after wave.
Even without the participation of the black-robed man, it would only be a matter of time before Jiaota City was captured with the help of magic.
A hint of cunning flashed across Kulda's narrow eyes.
He raised his staff and used the gem that stored magical energy on the top to draw a magic circle in the sky. He pushed it upward fiercely, and the huge energy in the gem was thrown out, carrying the magic circle straight to the sky above Jiaota City, and exploded with a loud bang.
At the same time, Jiaota City was forced out of the last line of defense of every city - the protective shield.
The magic circle was blocked by a huge transparent protective shield, but it was firmly stabilized above the shield.
The people in Jiaota City looked up and felt panic in their hearts.
The sky seemed to be torn into several tiny cracks, and from between the cracks came the sound of something colliding.
Immediately afterwards, ice blocks as big as fists fell from the crack at a high speed and hit them in front of them before they could react.
Suddenly, wailing sounds were heard in the city.
The mayor of Jiaota City was escorted into the house by everyone, but his slightly round body was still hit hard by the hail.
The Lord of Jiaota City still cared deeply about his people. He ignored his elbow, which was red from being hit, and anxiously waved his hands at his men: "Quick! Tell the people in the city to hide and don't come out!"
"...Forget it, I'll go by myself!" The mayor of Jiaota City was about to rush out holding the loudspeaker in his hand, but was stopped by his men.
"Sir! You are our backbone! If you get hurt, how will we explain to the people of Jiaota?! Please stay here and contact Lord Lianyun. We will take everyone to hide!"
The men all held down the city lord, snatched the loudspeaker from his hand and ran out.
The rest of the people hurriedly helped him back to his chair.
The city lord paused for a moment, then suddenly came to his senses. He raised the gem in his hand and asked Lian Yun anxiously, "Master Lian Yun! You, you heard me. What should I do now?"
I waited for a long time, but there was no response.
The city lord focused his eyes on the gem, and his heart sank.
What he held in his hand was a sound amplifying stone.
What my men accidentally took out as a loudspeaker just now was actually the communication gem.
He was completely helpless and felt like a deflated ball.
What backbone?
Lian Yun is the backbone, he is just a useless guy who can be hit wherever he is pointed... he doesn't even have the ability to fight.
"Lord City Lord!" His subordinates called him anxiously until they brought him back to his senses from the state of trembling pale lips.
A hand suddenly appeared in front of him, with the communication gem lying in the palm of the hand.
It turned out that just as he got it, he suddenly realized that he had taken the wrong gem and turned it back in time.
The city lord looked at the expressions of the people around him, then touched his own face, which looked as if he had lost his parents.
He took the gem and composed himself: "Master Lianyun?"
"I am here."
The reassuring voice was still there, and the city lord suddenly felt hope again.
"My Lord! Are you starting to come? What should I do? Just tell me and I'll do it now!"
He may not have combat experience, but he is obedient. His subordinates follow his orders, and the citizens will not overthrow him for a while.
At least he has been the city lord for so many years, he can still do the most basic things!
The other party smiled gently: "Don't worry, you just need to calm everyone down and tell everyone that we are outside the city."
The city lord was stunned and subconsciously looked in the direction of the attack.
The smile on Lian Yun's face faded. She stared at the army that finally noticed her group, and finally said to the gem: "It's behind them."
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Sorry for the wait! I've finished my exams! I'll update daily until the end! (Bow! (There will also be a double update!)
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