Red dragon: in charge of natural disasters

"The speech is about to begin. Please keep quiet. There have been riots recently. The Empire is concerned about your safety.

A familiar male voice came from the loudspeaker in the ceremonial square.

In the crowded crowd, Fair couldn't help but clench his fists, veins popped on his forehead, and his eyes covered by the hood showed undisguised hatred.

"Hans. One day, I will kill you. "Fell gritted his teeth and said.

This Count Hans was an imperial official who had just taken office a few days ago. His origins were mysterious and he was mainly responsible for maintaining the public security in Longshou City, or Collins City.

Soon after taking office, Count Hans showed his thunderous methods. He learned the specific time and place of the Dawn Crusaders' action in advance, and set up an ambush, almost annihilating all the Crusaders who participated in that action.

Immediately afterwards, Count Hans executed all the captured rebels and hung them on the gallows for three days and three nights. This shocking scene made everyone in Longshou City feel insecure, even those loyal believers. The disciples dared not lend a helping hand to the Dawn Crusaders.

Fell also participated in the attack. He would have been hanged on the gallows and become a bloody corpse.

It was his comrade-in-arms and his friend since childhood, Nico Gibson, who covered at the cost of his life, that allowed Fair to escape from the empire's net.

Now, when Fair heard this familiar voice again, Nico hanging on the gallows, bloody and mangled, would still appear in his mind, and he shuddered all over.

Thinking of this, Fair clenched his hand and muttered to himself: "Niko, do you see it? The time for revenge is coming soon. "

The imperial government issued a notice a few days ago, forcing the public to come and watch the speech. According to the inference of the Dawn Crusaders, the speaker is likely to be the vigorous Count Hans himself.

This damned dragon's minions have just completed a bloody massacre. They must want to give all the people in the city, including the resistance forces, a warning and fulfill his ambition to enslave the people of Ethel.

And the mission that Fair had to complete alone was to assassinate Count Hans.

Fair knew very well that this was a one-way trip. mission.

With the quality of the imperial guards, if he launched an attack on Count Hans, he would be shot to death by the guards, or even shot into a sieve.

But at this moment, Fell had no fear in his heart. He had long since given up on his life. The only thing that kept him alive was the belief in revenge.

Ingrid's smile, Nico's entrustment, Karen's roar, every memory, became fuel that made his fire of revenge burn even more wildly.

"Evil dragon, I will fight you and your minions to the end, and I will not stop until I die! "Fell looked at the podium in the distance, shouting silently in his heart, with deep hatred in his bloodshot eyes.

The ceremonial square was already crowded with people, and there were Ethel people who were forced to come everywhere, and there were more and more Tiefling guards and wyverns patrolling around.

Fell knew that the speech was about to begin.

He quietly loaded the Apollo crossbow in his hand, lowered his hood, looked around, and looked for a suitable position.

Under such strict defense, he only had one chance to attack. Once he failed, what awaited him would be an irreversible end, and his desire for revenge would be out of the question.

In the distance, there were crowds of people, and the dragon blood noble, surrounded by the Tiefling guards, had a false smile on his face and was waving to the crowd with a smile on his face.

"Hypocritical villain"

Fell looked up, and sure enough It was him, Count Hans who executed seventeen members of the Dawn Crusaders!

But now there were so many people around, it was not the best time to make the move. He had to wait until the Count was on stage to give a speech, and then kill him in front of everyone, when he was most proud.

Only in this way could the people of Ethel know that the Burning Empire was not invincible, and those dragon minions would also be killed!

Fel also wanted to let them know that the great Majesty Amaunator had not given up on North Ethel!

However, Fel also noticed that next to Count Hans, there was another person wearing an imperial robe. Judging from the graceful curves that could not be concealed by the robe, it should be a woman.

For some reason, the other person's figure made Fel feel familiar and kind, but he forgot where he had seen it.

Fel frowned slightly and thought to himself: "Is she also an official of the Burning Empire? Humph, they are all birds of a feather. "

But soon, Fair found that Count Hans did not stand on the podium as he expected, but the woman next to him walked up the steps slowly, looking a little reluctant.

And Count Hans was still on guard, and did not move, just smiling and watching the woman.

Suddenly, Fair's face covered by the hood became a little ugly: "It's not Count Hans who is giving the speech."

But soon, he made up his mind again, checked his sleeve crossbow, and looked for the opportunity to kill the woman who walked onto the stage.

Although Fair did not know her, she was a dependent of the Burning Empire - this reason was enough to put her to death.

It was not so important who was giving the speech. The most important thing was to break the fear of the people of Ethel about the empire and smash the statue of the red dragon in people's hearts.

Fell slowly raised his hand, pretending to adjust his clothes, but in fact he was observing the angle and aiming.

"Come on."

He licked his dry lips, stretched out his hand, pointed the sharp arrow in his sleeve at the woman's forehead, and his finger was on the trigger.

"The tyranny of the evil dragon will end from this moment."

Once the trigger is pulled, the arrow carrying the sun's light will shoot out instantly, piercing the woman's head and ending this ridiculous speech.

However, at this moment, the woman slowly took off her hood and revealed her true face.

Suddenly, the whole audience was in an uproar.

And Fair stood there in a daze, with his mouth wide open, and his bloodshot eyes were full of confusion, shock and disbelief.

How could it be possible?

The woman with a white face and long golden hair on the stage gradually overlapped with the figure that Fair had been haunting in his mind.

That figure should only appear in his dreams. In his beautiful past memories, how could it appear on the distant podium?

Could it be that he was still in a dream?

Or...

Instantly, Fel's mind was filled with thoughts. He felt that the world was shaking, and the flawless, goddess-like statue in his heart also had cracks.

Fel's face was pale, his lips moved, and finally he slowly uttered a few words: "Ingrid."

The people of Ethel around him also talked about it.

"God, she's still alive!"

"It's Bishop Ingrid!"

"Is it really her?"

"Wasn't she killed by the evil Majesty Cassius? Is that just a rumor?"

"Even Bishop Ingrid has surrendered to the Empire?"

The church had a very high status in the former city of Corinth, and as an honorary bishop, Ingrid's reputation was self-evident.

Under the attention of countless people, Ingrid swept her eyes across the familiar faces with different expressions, revealing a somewhat forced smile.

She clutched her robe and said in a gentle voice: "Everyone, long time no see, I am Ingrid Garces, the former honorary bishop of Collins Diocese and the current one."

She hesitated for a moment before continuing: "The Imperial Court Chaplain."

"What?"

"Ingrid Bishop, she really surrendered to the Empire!"

Fei's pupils suddenly dilated, and the statue in his heart suddenly collapsed.

Everything he did seemed to be in vain, even a joke.

"No, this is impossible!" Feier in the audience kept shaking his head, his expression was almost crazy, and he collapsed to the ground, still shouting: "This is all fake! Lady Ingrid will not be a slave to that evil dragon!"

Feier directly lifted his sleeves, revealing the crossbow on his wrist, and almost pulled the trigger in a panic.

Seeing this scene, the people around hurriedly avoided it, fearing that they would cause trouble, and some people recognized this member of the "Dawn Crusaders".

"Enemy attack! Maintain order at the scene!"

The surrounding tiefling guards immediately rushed up from all directions, raised their rifles, and surrounded the "madman".

"He has a weapon in his hand!"

"This man is on the wanted list, he is Fel of the Dawn Crusaders!"

"Catch him, don't let him run away!"

Fel was forcibly pressed to the ground and handcuffed by the tiefling guards, but he was still struggling, crying with tears: "Lady Ingrid will not surrender!"

And Ingrid on the stage was also attracted by the movement. She looked over in shock, but saw a familiar face, but it was more vicissitudes and tired than in her memory.

"Is that Fel?"

Fel was also a member of the Church of Amaunator. He was originally a poor blind man. She was cured by her magic and converted to the Church of Amaunator from then on.

In Ingrid's memory, Fel has always been a taciturn and gentle young man. He came early every time for worship and was extremely pious to the gods.

She could not connect the quiet young man with the "thugs" with crazy behavior and vulgar words in the distance.

How could he become like this?

Listening to the other party's angry shouts when he was dragged away by the guards, Ingrid wanted to save him, but felt powerless and could only say silently in her heart: "Sorry."

Ingrid felt guilty about these former members of the Church of Amaunator, but she had no other choice.

Having lived in Istalia for many years, she knew the military strength of the empire very well and knew that with the strength of the Esser people, they could not resist successfully.

All she could do was to reduce the losses and save the lives of as many people as possible.

"I'm sorry, but... this is my only choice."

Thinking of this, Ingrid took a deep breath and picked up the manuscript prepared by Count Hans for her.

"I came here to tell you that I am not dead. The rumor that His Majesty Cassius killed me is completely false.

Everyone, the goal of the Burning Empire is not cruel exploitation and oppression, but to establish a more peaceful and advanced new order.

His Majesty Cassius once said that social changes often provoke fierce counterattacks from old forces."

In this way, under the gentle sunshine, Ingrid talked about the various policies and concepts of the empire, and the people of Ethel in the audience listened quietly.

This scene is just like when Ingrid conveyed Amaunator's teachings and recited scriptures to the people more than a decade ago.

In the dark dungeon of Dragon Head City Prison.

"Impossible, impossible

Lady Ingrid is dead, she is dead, these are all false."

Feier, disheveled and hugging his knees, huddled in the corner of the cell, trembling all over and mumbling incessantly.

People said he was crazy, but Feier knew that if he chose to believe it, everything he did would be meaningless.

When the faith in his heart collapsed, he chose to deceive himself and use the broken pieces to build a tattered statue.

"Da, da, da"

The sound of footsteps came from far to near.

Feier raised his head tremblingly, and saw that the person who came was wearing a standard imperial formal suit, with a dragon-blooded nobleman's badge on his chest. He looked to be in his thirties - this was none other than Count Hans.

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

Feier's eyes also turned red. He grabbed the railing tightly, banged his head against the guardrail, and yelled: "It's you, the damn dragon's minions! You lied to me!"

Lady Ingrid has been brutally murdered by you a long time ago! "

Hans shook his head and said: "Fer, stop pretending to be crazy and acting stupid. It will only make you more ridiculous. You should know what the facts are, you just don't want to face them."

"you--"

Feier collapsed to the ground in despair, his eyes were blank, and he was still mumbling: "Impossible, impossible, this must be fake."

He raised his head, touched his face randomly, then leaned on the railing and said with tears in his eyes: "Where is Lady Ingrid? I want to see her myself!"

"Fel Greed, you have launched rebellions many times, causing serious losses to the empire and causing great damage to social order. According to the laws of the empire, you should be hanged. You are not qualified to meet Ms. Ingrid at all. .

However, Ms. Ingrid misses her old relationship and gives you a chance to make up for your past mistakes. As long as you hand over all the information about the 'Morning Crusaders' and related organizations, you can see her again. "

"But."

"Nothing but."

Hans walked to the iron fence and stood in front of Feier, staring at him condescendingly.

"His Majesty Cassius once said that smart betrayal is better than foolish loyalty. You should know the meaning of this sentence very well."

Feier fell into silence and finally said, "Can I ask one last question?"

"sure."

"Are you talking about what Lady Ingrid means?"

"What do you think?" Hans bent down, with a meaningful smile on his half-human, half-dragon face - but this smile seemed more terrifying to Fehr than the devil. (End of chapter)