The usually bustling street was now a desolate mess. Apart from a few stray cats and dogs who did not know what was going on, there were only armored elven city guards and frightened civilians hurrying by on the road.
"The castellan is speaking on Dolars East Street!
Have you heard?! "
"That bastard can speak?
Are you kidding me?
What else can he do besides ravishing women? "
"I don't know. Does he think she's like his father, who can sit back and relax with a few words of pre-war mobilization?"
"Hmph, if he had one-tenth of his father's talent, then Karo City would have been more prosperous than Dashiell!"
"Didn't someone say that the undead had invaded?
Is this kid afraid? "
"Hahahahaha, this grandson is as bold as a mouse!
Last time, I heard that he was scared off his warhorse by a third-grade tree-bark tiger!
Did he wet his pants in fright when he heard the news this time?
Hahaha!! "
"That's for sure!
Hahaha! "
A few humans dressed as mercenaries swaggered by with arrogant expressions on their faces, and their rough voices seemed to be showing off their "extraordinary" courage.
However, they did not notice that there was a silent figure not far behind them.
A shabby linen cloak, a very low hood, and a slight bulge at the waist indicated that he carried at least two swords.
His pace was unhurried, and even the distance between each step was exactly the same. No one could see his face under the hood because his face could be vaguely seen tightly wrapped in bandages.
He suddenly stopped at the crossroads, turned his head stiffly, and then walked in the direction of the intersection indicated "Dolars Street."
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Many anxiously crossed the central commercial street and hurried to the location left by Noda on the note.
Looking left and right at the pedestrians, many of them increasingly felt that something was wrong.
He passed by Madam Vasaki's tailor shop, which was usually bustling with business, but had closed early. It seemed that Madam Vasaki was still busy in the underground city and did not know such a big thing had happened here.
Undead attack?
Many of them spun the daggers in their hands out of habit, but in their minds, they felt that things were not so simple.
Although the two previous encounters with the undead had been thrilling, they hadn't seen any astonishing strength of the undead "army". On the contrary, a Magician, an Assassin, and a few lackeys didn't look like an "army" no matter how strong they were!
The sudden appearance of the "Undead Attack" sounded like a big fuss, but what was the actual situation like?
Until now, there had been no official statement.
However, what made many people feel gratified was that the usually unknown city lord quickly informed the entire city that he was going to give a speech to appease the people. No matter what he would use to fool the people, many people felt that it was necessary to listen to his speech. After all, there were clues in everything, and the kind and honest Elves shouldn't lie about anything.
Looking up at the street, many people simply jogged towards the east city gate, which was also the direction of Dolars Street.
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Elena sat in the carriage of the caravan and sighed as she looked at the messy crowd around her.
"Father, what do we do now?
Are we just going to waste time here? "
After saying that, she wiped her forehead. Because of the crowd, Elena was sweating in the carriage. There was a strange smell in the air because of all kinds of people gathered together, which made her frown frequently.
"Wait!"
Big Beard Carl commanded the temporary mercenary leader to command the remaining mercenaries to gather the caravan's carriages and get into position so that they could rush out of the east city gate at any time. They were less than 50 meters away from the city gate. Just a few hours ago, they almost rushed out of Karo City, but the city gate was closed urgently, and the whole caravan was stranded in this open space.
Now, countless people who wanted to escape to Saint-Rames crowded the road here. In the end, the humans were still unwilling to believe in the power of the Elves. In their opinion, it was better to break out of the city than to be trapped in a lonely city. At least the latter could see a way out.
The historical records all described the tragic state of the city after being attacked by the undead. No one was willing to face that kind of result, and now that there was no large army of the undead, these humans immediately decided to break out of the siege!
With the fearsome reputation of the undead, no one was optimistic about the consequences of defending the city to the death.
In fact, these humans weren't wrong to think that way, but they collectively made a mistake, or rather, a collective mistake — blindly following the undead!
This was an instinctive human mistake in the face of a disaster.
They didn't even know how many undead troops there were and where they were. They were only following the crowd, but it turned out that no one had considered the actual situation of the undead invasion!
Noda stood outside the caravan, squinting his eyes as he scanned the surroundings, holding a dagger in his hand, on high alert.
Elena's beautiful eyes were fixed on Noda, and no one knew what she was thinking about.
"Hurry up!
Bring me my prettiest suit! "
Pansy shouted at his little lover behind him after giving a series of orders that he thought were 'smart'.
Pansy was considered handsome in a fitting suit, but he couldn't conceal the frivolity between his brows. He picked up the 'speech' that he had just written and walked out of the mayor's mansion.
"The carriage is ready, my lord."
The servant at the door promptly draped a fiery red cloak over Pan Xi's body. Pan Xi enjoyed the feeling of being served.
He boarded the carriage, and more than a dozen elven guards in shiny silver armor surrounded the carriage, escorting it as it trotted toward Dolars Street.
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"Roy!
Tell them to get out of the way!
My lord's carriage will pass this way later. Don't let anyone block the way! "
"Yes!
Understood! "
The young Roy was a member of the city defense army, and he was the youngest soldier in the city defense army. This sudden incident excited him, who had never experienced a big scene, and he couldn't wait to show off. Even if the captain assigned him a low-level task of dispersing the pedestrians, Roy told himself firmly in his heart that he had to complete it seriously!
"This is a special path for the mayor. Please disperse!"
Walking to the intersection, Roy held the standard longsword of the city defense army and ordered loudly, "Unrelated personnel, please make way immediately!
Violators will be arrested according to the law! "
The lively crowd around him immediately scattered and retreated to the side. But Roy frowned, and his eyes fell on a hooded figure who stayed in place after the crowd parted.
"Get out of the way!
Didn't you hear me?
My lord is about to arrive. If you don't move, I'll arrest you according to the law! "
The figure stood still as if thinking about something. Then he shook his head stiffly, turned around, and walked to the alley next to him.
Roy did not take it to heart and continued to disperse the crowd. Not long after, the crowd was almost dispersed. Roy completed his task and was about to report to the captain. So he sheathed his sword and trotted into a small alley where he could take a shortcut.
Suddenly, Roy felt a silver light flash in front of him.
Before he could figure out what it was, he was horrified to find that he could not speak!
He reached out and wiped his throat, which felt a little strange. He looked at the shocking blood on his hand in horror and fell to the ground with a thud.
Behind him, a figure in a linen cloak slowly sheathed a crescent-shaped scimitar and then swiftly dragged Roy's corpse, which was still warm, into a dilapidated wooden house next to him.
Two minutes later, the hooded figure in silver armor appeared where Roy had just fallen. He held the standard longsword that Roy had just held in his hand and casually waved it twice. Then he sheathed the sword and strode out of the alley.