The sun is high

Unlike seasoned veterans.

The other miners who followed him to clear the sentries in the mine seemed very excited and excited at this time, especially after seeing blood, their states changed significantly.

The miners really don't have a good impression of those soldiers who are stationed on the mine guard towers every day and threaten and aim at themselves with guns from time to time. Not to mention, these guys are not residents of Watch City and surrounding areas at all. Instead, they had joined the Black Sun Society early on and followed them to the "Inspection Team" here.

In the eyes of these simple people who still have a considerable degree of affection for the past St. Steele Dynasty, these guys who have begun to work for the Black Sun Society are simply traitors to the kingdom and destroyers of the stability of the country and nation. They are also the lackeys of evil gods and beliefs.

The cold north has given these ordinary people a steel-like character, but in exchange, they have also lost some patience.

Therefore, when dealing with their enemies, the residents of the North will always adopt some methods that may seem cruel or even ruthless to outsiders.

Even the mine manager Hadera, who was stooped and had been quite hesitant about this matter before, has now become extremely determined.

Like the veterans, he also noticed something was wrong in the mine. However, the arrow was already on the string and the original plan must be implemented.

Looking at the two bodies of association soldiers that were forced into small mine carts on the roadside by the miners and covered with scraps, Old Hadera could only remind himself repeatedly in his heart that this is the only way for the young people in the mine to gain life. , which is also the only thing they can do now.

Soon, the news that "the obstacles ahead have been cleared" was successfully notified to the miners who had already gathered.

Under the arrangements of the veterans, they successfully eliminated several overseers guarding the tool warehouse, and successfully seized some tools in the warehouse as well as the weapons of these overseers.

It was also thanks to the baron who assigned these overseers a lot of physical work during the day that they became so tired. It is worth mentioning that when the miners successfully touched the backs of these guys, they were even Complained about the decisions and orders of Baron Ferlando.

In this way, under the cover of night, the assembled miners picked up a variety of tools, and they silently moved forward in the dark along the cleared roads in the mine, heading towards where they usually work. Today, the mine that always makes them feel extremely painful will become an important way for them to escape.

Everything went very smoothly.

However, holding the captured crystal gun, the veteran standing on guard near the entrance of the mine became increasingly uneasy.

Throughout the night, he did not encounter any of the dark dogs of the Black Sun Society head-on in the mine. These things should be everywhere. According to the previous Black Sun Society mage, the mine at night is The hunting grounds of these dark dogs, anyone who dares to move privately at night will be regarded as prey by them.

However……

"Where have all these hunters gone?"

Questions like these kept flashing through the veteran's mind. He leaned in the darkness next to the entrance of the mine, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings.

However, no discovery means no discovery.

There were indeed no more enemies nearby, and he could even hear the faint chatter coming from the other end of the mine. It was the greetings given by the two patrols at the edge of the mine when they met each other.

The veteran gritted his teeth. His intuition had saved him many times, so this time he still chose to believe in the warning signs conveyed by his intuition. He raised his hand and made a gesture towards the others, telling them to speed up and hurry up. Go deep into the mine.

At this moment, a shrill magical alarm suddenly came from the direction of the miners' camp. Bright yellow magical radiance spread from the top of the sentry tower in the middle of the camp. They continued to sweep the night sky, attracting people immediately. got everyone's attention.

Obviously, someone has discovered the abnormality in the camp. Regardless of whether the people who raised the alarm are the sentries patrolling behind, or the miners who have decided to join the Black Sun Society, the entire Yanhu Mine will be destroyed in just a few minutes. The country has completely entered a state of martial law, and when the time comes, those heavily armed supervisors and soldiers will swarm in!

"Let's go! Speed ​​up!"

At this time, any concealment operation became nonsense. The veteran waved his hand and immediately began to urge the remaining personnel who were not included in the mine. He stepped forward and grabbed a man who was trying to stuff two high-quality crystal minerals into his pocket. The young man inside glared at him fiercely, and then pushed him towards the entrance of the mine.

The next second, loud gunfire sounded nearby.

The shooter was another worker with military experience. He was holding a new crystal musket that he had captured before, and he was shooting at an intersection in the distance. The crystal bullet exploded with the force of the gun. In the light, people saw several shadows with long tails, like large hounds, flash past quickly.

The situation they were most worried about came out.

Those terrifying monsters with strange behavior and extreme ferocity are rapidly approaching in the direction of the mine. As miners, they are fully confident that they can use their familiarity with the mine to deal with the pursuing soldiers inside, but When facing those more flexible and strange existences, they lack the courage to fight against them.

The miners' shooting was in vain. Their firepower was too limited. Therefore, after several rounds of threatening shooting at random, the last group of workers retreated into the mine. On alert, he retreated toward the depths of the mine along the track of the small mine car.

The veteran walking at the back glanced at the open entrance to the mine. He gently squeezed the hard object in his hand. It was an alchemy bomb he had collected from the soldiers at the outpost. It seemed to be given to him by the Black Sun Society. Compared with the new weapons deployed by his followers, this one is much smaller than other alchemy bombs.

However, the veterans did not dare to take it lightly.

He didn't know if he would successfully block the enemy's pursuit if he hurriedly threw the bomb, or whether he would completely bury himself and others.

After hesitating for two seconds, he finally chose to give up. After firing two bullets at the figures appearing in the distance, the veteran gritted his teeth and retreated into the depths of the mine, chasing the team in front. .

Now their goal is very simple, that is to rush to the No. 6 mine tunnel, remove the mineral materials used to block the passage of the old mine pit, and escape to the outside world along it.

…

As the current baron of the Rock Lake Mine, he rushed to the scene very quickly. Before the two patrol teams from other directions gathered, he had already led his guards to the opposite side of the mine entrance.

He turned his head and glanced at the earthen wall next to him.

The violent explosion of crystal bullets left two huge pits on it. The last miner who retreated into the mine obviously had military experience. If he had not been so hasty just now, these two bullets might even directly trigger Those protective rituals set up on Xiuge.

This night is important.

This is true for the fleeing miners, this is true for the secret agents and spies such as Shuge who sneaked into St. Steele's territory, and it is even more true for the soldiers who hurried over for fear of being punished by Baron Ferlando.

And when these people saw that their new immediate boss arrived at the scene faster than themselves and was almost killed by the miners who did not know how to live or die, their faces suddenly turned pale, especially those responsible for camp patrols and The facial expressions of the young officers at the outpost were on the verge of losing control.

They did not understand, nor could they understand why the warning magic mysteries in the Yanhu Mine would inexplicably fail at the same time in one night. They also did not understand that those who should have delineated their respective patrol ranges and attacked anyone who entered Why did the dark dog in his own territory disappear inexplicably?

There are various signs that there is something fishy about what happened tonight.

However, when these officers came to the gloomy baron, they could not utter a word.

At this time, the spotlights from the nearby mines were already shining in this direction. In the bright light, Baron Ferlando's expression was as serious as the executioner sculptures erected in the old execution ground.

An officer finally plucked up the courage. He bravely came to the baron and lowered his head to report: "Baron, 80% of the people in the miners' camp have escaped. They should all have entered the mine!"

The stern-faced Baron Felando glanced at him sideways: "Should?"

The officer couldn't help but shudder, and he quickly corrected: "Uh... no, it's not that it should be, it's for sure. I can be sure that no one has passed through the other exits, and they can only escape into the mine!"

"oh."

Baron Ferlando finally nodded and asked: "So what do you think we should do now? Tell me."

"We should chase in. Those miners have some weapons in their hands, but we can drive the dark dogs... They are no match for the dark dogs at all. We can get them out in just half an hour!"

"Okay, then do as you say. Go and take my orders to mobilize all the dark dogs inside and outside the camp. I want to see those people in the mines torn into pieces by them."

He spoke in an understatement, as if he was not issuing a massacre order at all, but simply instructing his servants to feed his pets.

So, the officer quickly left with the baron's order, and the baron walked slowly in front of the others: "I am very disappointed... I am very disappointed in you, although I knew from the beginning, I shouldn’t have too many expectations for you, but after all, everyone here is the lucky one who has witnessed the miracles of the gods with your own eyes. I thought you would be more serious and devoted to your beliefs, but unfortunately, you seem to …”

He stopped and poked the dust on the ground with his black wooden cane: "It's not as pious as I thought."

These words came out and frightened the officers present.

"What, are you scared?"

The Baron sneered: "It is absolutely impossible to achieve this step just by relying on those miners. They have internal agents. Here, there are people who are helping them lead the way and destroying our vigilance secret... So, who is it? stand out."

No one responded.

So the Baron smiled and shook his head: "Well, since no one is willing to surrender, let me personally verify your loyalty... Now, I want you to admit with your own mouth that you are absolutely loyal to the association and your new belief! With your own mouth Say it, say it louder!”

This request is obviously a bit strange, but at this moment, no one dares to question it.

Then everyone, whether soldiers or officers, opened their mouths.

They either swore and swore according to the words of the baron in front of them, or they kept explaining and trying to clear up the relationship. In the process, deep black clouds appeared in the depths of Xiuge's eyes again, and around him On the side, psychedelic rainbow-like colors slowly appeared.

At the same time, cold magic lines burst out. With the support of the power of the roots of destiny, these thin lines quickly entered the bodies of everyone present and allowed them to swim freely in their spiritual world.

Under the shroud of this magical power, everyone's thoughts became clear and discernible. Every corner of their thoughts and every passing thought became pages that could be read and examined by Xiuge at will.

Soon, the process was over.

People present noticed that the Baron's expression seemed to have become more gloomy. He sighed, and then heavily poked his cane into the ground, and immediately many black mist-like tentacles spread out from under his feet. The roots quickly drilled into the crowd and "selected" some people accurately.

About a third of the soldiers and only one officer were singled out.

Uneasiness and panic began to spread rapidly.

People vaguely guessed something, and those selected people began to become frightened and angry. They either began to cry softly, or gave up their original obedience and began to look directly at the Baron with angry eyes. However, , under the control of those magic tentacles, the weapons of these soldiers were confiscated immediately. They could only stand there with bare hands, waiting for the further development of the situation.

At this time, the officer who left before had also returned. Under the leadership of several "dog trainers" of the Black Sun Society, twenty or thirty strange-looking dark dogs with long and narrow rat tails came to the mine. , so following the baron's order, these pursuers immediately drilled into the depths of the mine, and the soldiers and officers who were spared by the tentacles were no exception. They followed closely, preparing to use the miners' Blood to regain the trust and favor of his superiors.

However, the baron did not take a second look at the mine.

For the first time, a sad expression appeared on his face. He looked at the selected soldiers in front of him and shook his head helplessly.

"There are still too many people...there are still too many people who are willing to believe them."