The Dietyan Pass City was finally breached.
The locust swarm covered the sky for more than half an hour. It was unclear how large the area covered was, but then large swarms of locusts fell on the surrounding mountains.
During that dark period, Heno and two other civilized people in the army broke into the city gate, and together they killed the two civilized generals there. Then the rest was almost effortless.
Seeing the yellow-grey demon and losing effective command, and with the gate already wide open, the defenders of the city either fled or surrendered.
Afterwards, Heno ordered two enlightened men to lead the soldiers to capture the assassin who had been tracked down by the scouts in the army.
Even though Nighthawk was an excellent scout, it would be difficult for him to escape when he was being chased by scouts that outnumbered him by more than ten times, and two Enlightened Ones were out to capture him personally.
So after half a day, the two Nighthawks were tied up and brought back to the new owner of the Dietyan Pass City.
The green in the surrounding mountains was gradually decreasing, and the refugees and the fleeing former defenders had already fled towards the heart of the kingdom. The army of the Qinggele Empire closed the front and back gates of the city, and ordered the soldiers and the remaining civilians to hide in the houses and not come out, so as not to attract demons.
Rumor has it that this is effective, but no one is sure how to implement it. After all, there are rumors that using fire is effective, but there are rumors that after lighting a fire, some people attracted a large number of yellow-gray demons to attack and were eaten.
In the government hall of the original garrison mansion of Dietyanguan City, four nighthawks were detained here, either lying or kneeling.
The two lying down were injured by arrows, the two kneeling down were captured, and the third was already dead.
Heno sat at the top seat, playing with crystal accessories in his hands. Although the accessories were still pleasing to the eye, they did not have any warmth or radiance.
After looking at it for a while, he returned it to his son Blanty, and then looked at the nighthawks who looked unwilling.
Originally thought they were assassins coming to kill Blanty, but Blanty said they didn't want to kill him, they just wanted to steal the crystal accessories.
"Who sent you? Why did you take this thing? Do you know what it is?"
Three questions in a row, but none of the Nighthawks responded.
"Answer me, my Lord!"
"Bang."
One of the enlightened ones took action himself and kicked the leading Nighthawk in the side, causing the latter to groan in pain and break out in a cold sweat. It took him a long time to recover.
"We... huh... we are thieves. When we saw this noble... young noble holding a glowing treasure... we immediately became greedy..."
After saying this, the leading Nighthawk shut up, but he didn't expect to fool anyone with such nonsense.
"Haha, can any group of thieves stay calm when the yellow-gray demons obscure the Sun Star, charge into the Royal Guards and snatch things from Blantai?"
"And during the subsequent escape, you injured five of our scouts with just two of you! You are really capable!"
Heno sneered and teased, then stretched out his hand to stop his men who wanted to go forward and beat someone up.
"Tell me, what is the use of this special gem pendant? Whose men are you working for?"
In fact, Heno was also very worried about this issue. He knew that in addition to Blantai, the emperor of the empire also had many such accessories, which were presented by the Nolan family.
Therefore, it is not ruled out that the emperor of the empire has researched that this thing has some special function and wants to get it quietly.
"I swear in the name of the God of Light, as long as you tell me, I can guarantee that you will live, but you will lose your freedom for a period of time!"
It would have been fine if Heno didn't mention the God of Light. As soon as he mentioned this, the nighthawks below obviously gasped.
"Who would believe your oath, you who betrayed God! Your emperor used the power of darkness to restore youth, and you brought destruction and summoned demons to the mortal world. After seeing the yellow-gray demons, don't you feel any guilt at all?"
One of the Nighthawks obviously couldn't bear it anymore. Anyway, there was no way the other party would believe that they were thieves, and they were doomed to die. He was unwilling to give in, so he might as well curse them out.
Heno frowned and looked at Blantai, who was also looking at his father.
Blantyre held the crystal accessory in his palm.
"You mean we invited the yellow-gray demon?"
"Humph, ever since your national sacrifice, the power of evil has extended here. The civilians of Qinggelie may be innocent, but you great nobles, especially the confidants of your emperor, can you still be innocent?"
The leading Nighthawk also laughed.
“Hehehe…Sacrificing to the gods, what a big lie! The yellow-gray demon came to the mortal world right after that incident, but this terrifying monster is just a prelude. The sweetness you are tasting now will be repaid with blood sooner or later!”
Although Heno had no expression on his face, Blantai showed a look of surprise.
"What did you say? Are you saying that the yellow-gray demons were recruited by the Qinggeli Empire?"
He looked at Heno.
"Father?"
Heno knew what Blantai wanted to ask, but he himself didn't know, so he shook his head slightly.
All of this was seen by the Nighthawk leader, and he suddenly had an idea.
"Your Excellency! According to the intelligence we have obtained, the Qinggele Empire's national sacrifice has always been claimed to be a sacrifice to the God of Light. Perhaps I can assume that you are not aware of the truth?"
Nighthawk wanted to stand up, but was held down by the guards beside him and could not move.
"Your Excellency! You don't seem to know what you have done, right?"
Heno smiled.
"Take them away and stop listening to their nonsense."
The guards nearby immediately stepped forward, grabbed Nighthawk, and carried him out.
"Wait! Your Excellency!!!"
"Wait a minute!!! Do you know what the crystal in your hand is? Do you know!!! Wait, listen to me!!! It can save the world, please listen to me..."
The sound suddenly stopped, and it was obvious that the guards had used force.
After the nighthawks were taken away, Heno announced that everyone should disperse not long after.
After a while, in Heno's temporary lounge, the father and son of the Nolan family reunited.
Blantai was a little worried. He had been thinking that the sacrifice was abnormal for months, and the timing of the appearance of the yellow-gray demon, a natural disaster that had never been seen in legends before, was too coincidental.
"Father...if there really was something wrong with that sacrifice, if His Majesty the Emperor really wasn't praying to God for power..."
Heno remained silent.
Thinking back to that horrifying sacrifice, the thousands of animals, and even a large number of death row prisoners, the blood, the strange red light, and the storm that followed, it didn't look sacred in any way.
The sounds of "buzz buzz buzz..." sounded one after another.
The yellow-gray demon tide outside began to move again. The green near the city gate had been eaten up, so small groups of locusts kept taking off from the surroundings.
Blantai held the crystal accessory in his hand, and it once again emitted a faint fluorescence and bursts of heat.
"Go in!"
There was a low shout outside, and a man was pushed in staggeringly. It was the Nighthawk leader who had been taken away before.
Seeing the two people in the room, the experienced scout knew what was going on.
"Your Excellency, I am impressed by your wisdom!"
"Tell me what's going on. Don't beat around the bush this time!"
Heno squinted at him.
The latter was looking at the crystal that was glowing at this moment, and felt hope in his heart.
"My Lord, do you believe in legends? What if I tell you that I have seen a living legend..."
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