Chapter 356: The Secret Order's Resistance
In just a moment, the cavalry team followed the prince and disappeared from people's sight. Only then did the secret society and the believers of the Mother Goddess slowly realize what had happened.
The prince fled with his soldiers? Well, thinking about it carefully, it was indeed the right choice. The Mother Goddess's followers filled the streets, and this cavalry squad was totally unable to contend with them. There were more cultists than they had bullets.
Moreover, this group of people had just seen the true appearance of the monster, and they were obviously distracted and in low spirits. It was hard to say how much combat power they could exert.
But... they just ran away like that? The prince was Grand Duke Tis, the true master of Blood Harbor, with a long list of titles, but when he found out he was no match for his opponent, he turned around and ran without hesitation - he didn't even leave a few harsh words or find some high-sounding excuses.
It seemed as if he didn't care about these noble titles and identities at all, and he threw them away without any hesitation.
The knights who followed him did not question the order at all and executed it immediately. It can only be said that this team of cavalry is truly elite.
Josh and Zoe from the Secret Society were stunned. They had just heard the news and rushed over when they saw Wang Zifei's strategic shift.
The two men looked at each other, without even having time to be surprised, there was only confusion on their faces. They had just stepped forward and opened fire, but now they had disappeared.
It was the wailing of the monsters on the opposite side that brought the secret order back to their senses. After the prince left, the believers of the Mother Goddess did not leave with him, but turned their attention to the secret order here who were on high alert.
The people in the secret society suddenly became nervous. Would these believers of the Mother Goddess attack them?
The Mother Goddess's followers slowly but surely advanced towards the secret order, and the monsters trapped among the followers even let out howls.
Qiao Xi's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, are these people crazy? He quickly stood up and shouted outside:
"I'm Josh, the head priest of the Secret Order of Steam and Deep Sea! The prince just ran over there!"
Josh pointed in the direction the prince had just left. He felt no burden at all in betraying the prince's whereabouts - the prince was the lord, and although the secret society was a cult, they were also considered citizens of the lord.
The lord abandoned his people, so don't blame them for abandoning him.
Besides, this is not considered betrayal. The Secret Order is not a military organization, and it is not their turn to solve the rebellion. The Harbor Guard is responsible for that.
The Secret Order is a cult no matter how you look at it, it's good enough that they don't rebel. But the believers of the Mother Goddess on the opposite side had no intention of communicating at all. No matter how Qiao Xi threatened and promised, they still moved towards this side. The meaning was very clear.
"Damn it, these lunatics are completely crazy. It turns out that all cultists cannot be trusted!" Qiao Xi cursed and turned to look at the believers around him: "How many weapons do we have?"
"Master Priest, we did stockpile some weapons, but we have never considered this kind of large-scale battle. We have dozens of muskets and basically no armor, but we do have no shortage of cold weapons." The believer's voice sounded a little anxious.
"Alas, there is no way. Who would have thought that we would have to go head-to-head with the Mother Goddess Church?" Qiao Xi sighed, and suddenly felt something was wrong: "Wait a minute, where did the dozens of muskets come from?"
Firearms had already become popular in this era, but popular means that they can be seen, not that they are everywhere.
It takes a craftsman a lot of time to make a qualified musket, and many of its parts can only be manufactured by the Empire, which means that only the Royal Army can have organized musketeers on the battlefield.
Well, the question is - where did he get these muskets? Josh looked as if he had seen a ghost, but it was a few companions from Castel who explained it to him.
"Josh, you've been busy with the affairs of the secret society since you founded it. These were sold to us by the Harbor Guard."
"Harbor Guard? Sell it to us?" Josh's eyes widened.
"That's right. We have been using soap to exchange for food, but we were targeted by the port guards. They don't have extra food, but they still want our soap. The Secret Order can't just do whatever it wants. After talking to them, they used this batch of muskets to exchange for a batch of goods."
Listening to his companion's story, Josh couldn't help but twitch the corner of his eye.
The prince had not been in charge of the Harbor Guard for long, and before that, this armed force was basically rotten to the core.
They even secretly participated in the last rebellion. Facing the rebellion of the Mother Goddess's believers, they simply turned a blind eye. In the end, the prince cut the Gordian knot and controlled the army with both kindness and force.
While Josh was speaking, the muskets had already been distributed to the believers. As for how useful they would be, Josh had no idea.
The biggest advantage of a musket over a bow and arrow is that it can be used quickly. Ordinary people can use it after a short period of training, without the need for long-term training like a bow and arrow.
But no matter how short the training period is, training is still necessary. Although the Secret Order has organized its own armed forces and conducts daily training, there has never been live-fire shooting - this is a blood port after all, and shooting in the city will cause great trouble.
Although the believers' process of loading the gunpowder was a bit chaotic, they managed to complete it. Just now, the prince and his men went forward to shoot, and it would take some time for the Mother Goddess' believers to reach the barricade of the secret society.
Josh and several of his companions kept maintaining order, issuing instructions, and also lent a hand to a few believers who had forgotten the steps.
Bang! A believer accidentally fired his gun, and the others heard the gunshot and raised their guns in panic to shoot.
The hit rate of this wave was extremely poor, even worse than that of the prince's cavalry. Although the Secret Order had more than twice as many muskets as them, the proficiency of the believers was really too low.
Some people didn't even hold the gun tightly, and the moment the gun was fired, the shock slipped out of their hands, and naturally the bullet flew away without knowing where.
There were several misfires, not to mention one believer whose gun even exploded - his face was covered in blood, and he was carried away by other believers while wailing.
Only a few believers of the Mother Goddess fell down, and the rest were still moving forward. The monster walked forward while reaching out to pull the fallen people over, tearing them into pieces and swallowing them.
The followers of the secret order began the next round of reloading, and the entire front line became chaotic.
"What comes after the gunpowder is loaded?"
"Damn it, where's my cleaning rod?"
"Why did you load the bullets directly? You didn't press the gunpowder!!"
Josh glanced at the believers and his companions who were trying to maintain order, then turned to look at the believers of the Mother Goddess who were advancing continuously, biting his thumb nail with an anxious look on his face.
A little calculation will show that they can't withstand the opponent's offensive with just these people!
(End of this chapter)
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