Chapter 329 Monster
The number of the harbor guards was not small, and there were many well-equipped musketeers. Although the rebellious cultists were powerful, they were still not strong enough in front of the regular army.
Just as my mother-in-law said before, apart from the priests in the Temple of Silence who were wearing heavy armor and preaching, no other extraordinary people could directly withstand the volleys of musket fire, not to mention that the extraordinary means of the Church of the Mother Goddess of Life were not very powerful.
As long as they advance steadily, they will surely win on the frontal battlefield, but the prince chose to take the initiative, which made several people fall into deep thought.
After seeing the prince's series of actions, no one doubted that he was a fool anymore. However, no matter how you look at it, holding on here is the best option. A hasty attack would give the opponent a chance, making the situation more uncertain.
Could it be that the prince really just wanted to send Connor and the others to the dock? Would he be so kind?
As they were pondering, Zoe spoke weakly, "Could it be because he is particularly familiar with these cultists?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Zoe. She sorted out her thoughts and continued, "That day I followed Galahad around the lower city. Although he was very impatient, he still didn't stop me. He accompanied me wherever I wanted to go."
"But when we passed a few places, he told me that it was dangerous and I should not go in."
"I didn't think there was anything wrong with it at the time, but now that I think about it, he's a knight beside the prince, how could he be so familiar with the lower city?"
"Could it be that the prince and his men are actually very clear about the situation in the lower city and are very familiar with those cultists?"
Connor's eyes lit up after hearing this: "It's very likely! When facing unknown cultists, normal lords will choose to shrink their defense and then ask for help from the Church. Although there is no church here in Tis, the prince made such a radical choice..."
"It's probably because he knows these cultists!" Erwin took over the conversation. "Come to think of it, when did he have a supernatural being around him?"
The prince had never had any involvement with the supernatural world before the assassination, but Galahad was a supernatural being. Seeing how he had just taken action at several critical moments, it was obvious that the prince knew how to bring out the maximum strength of a supernatural being.
Several people looked at the prince together. This Grand Duke Tis had more and more secrets. The harbor guards had basically completed their assembly. They had almost abandoned all the baggage that was difficult to carry and went into battle lightly.
"Everyone, let's go." He nodded to Castel's men and walked towards his soldiers.
At this moment, the prince faced the assembled soldiers without saying much. He just drew his sword, rode his horse in front, and the soldiers followed with cheers.
Erwin commanded the Crusaders and followed the rear part of the prince's team. Since there were a large number of infantry in the harbor guards, their speed was very slow.
Although the marching speed was slow, the road ahead was quite quiet. It was not that they did not encounter cultists, but those priestesses of the Mother Goddess were just crazy, not stupid. If they saw a dozen lone cavalrymen, they might come up and fight them, but seeing this group of regular troops, they had no idea of confronting them head-on.
The people of Castel were also a little confused. After such a hasty attack, why did they start to advance slowly again? They thought that the prince would advance quickly with his elite cavalry as he did before, and then let the infantry clean up the battlefield. But he just led the army forward steadily, and did not seem to be in a hurry at all.
Suddenly, the mother-in-law on horseback raised her head. She pulled the reins and drove the horse to the side of Erwin and the others. She lowered her voice and said, "It seems that there is a cultist's den ahead."
Several people were shocked. Zoe looked around and suddenly her eyes lit up: "Yes, this is the place where Galahad stopped me from entering."
They all took a deep breath. It seemed that the prince's knowledge of the lower city was indeed beyond their imagination.
"What are those cultists doing in there?"
"Hold the ceremony." said the mother-in-law, pointing forward.
The vanguard of the harbor guard had arrived at the door of a warehouse. Galahad kicked the door open, and then the soldiers fired their guns into the warehouse.
There were quite a few people inside, and after Galahad kicked open the door, they began to flee in all directions. The musketeers fired a volley of shots, and only a few figures fell.
The door was not big enough to allow only one group of people to open fire. By the time the second group raised their guns, most of the cultists inside had basically run away.
Erwin made a few gestures, and two crusaders rode forward, arrived at the door of the warehouse and looked inside.
They quickly retreated with extremely complicated expressions on their faces - a mixture of surprise, anger, and disgust.
Erwin raised an eyebrow. "What's in there?"
".A monster made of people."
"composition?"
"Yes." The Crusader's face wrinkled as he answered, as if he had seen something extremely disgusting. "Some limbs were put together. I even saw a person with three heads."
There is nothing wrong with having more limbs. The Banshees have six arms and a snake tail, but their streamlined bodies are extremely beautiful, and one can see the explosive power contained in their flesh at a glance.
But judging from the expressions on the faces of the Crusaders, the monsters in the warehouse did not seem to conform to human aesthetics.
"The joints of the limbs were like melted candles, and the flesh and blood were combined in a very twisted and weird way. They were like people who fell into boiling water, swollen and full of blisters."
As he said this he covered his mouth and felt nauseous.
Erwin looked at his mother-in-law hesitantly, and she shook her head: "Those are mortals, mortals transformed by supernatural powers. I don't know why they do this, and these people will not become stronger."
They were silent for a while, and Zoe suddenly said, "Let's go take a look."
Connor and Erwin both nodded subconsciously. They would not be able to rest easy unless they saw it with their own eyes.
The battle is almost over, and the port guards are searching the warehouse for the remaining followers of the Mother Goddess. There is no danger at this moment.
The Skitarii passed through the Harbor Guards and arrived at the warehouse.
Soon, several people saw those "monsters".
They were indeed weird and disgusting, with several heads forcibly spliced onto a body. Sharp-eyed Zoe pointed at a body in a pool of blood: "It seems to be still alive."
Several people looked at the mother-in-law, and only moved closer after she nodded. The monster had three heads, but only one was left intact, and judging from its position, it should be the original one.
It was trying hard to breathe, but every time its chest moved, blood flowed out of its mouth.
He seemed to be a young man. Although his face was ferocious, he still looked somewhat human. When he saw several people coming, there seemed to be some light in his eyes.
"Save her"
(End of this chapter)
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