Chapter 255 The Black Witch and Mass Graves
Dandilaya's appearance is so eye-catching that it can cause a major earthquake when appearing in the crowd. So before setting off, she released a magic trick on herself and became a peasant woman with ordinary appearance and simple clothes.
Then, she looked at Roland again, thought for a while, and gave him a hallucination, so Roland became a dirty young farmer with patches on his clothes.
"Yes, no one will pay attention to us now, let's go."
She took Roland's arm and walked towards the big sycamore tree not far away.
The streets of the town are very dark, but occasionally you can see a few figures, including adults and children, all of whom are rushing towards the sycamore tree.
Compared with them, Roland and Dandilaya's leisurely walking look a little abrupt. After walking for a while, several people turned to look at them with a vigilant look.
Roland had to lower his head, and as the abortion accelerated a little.
As soon as he walked a little, Dandilaya was a little panting. She whispered: "The townspeople seem to be very alert. I guess the town is discussing something big."
Roland also discovered: "I think the town is not large in size, and the residents will not exceed 3,000 at most, and they are all acquaintances. We have a lot of faces, and over time, it will definitely cause alertness."
Dandilaya thought for a while and sighed: "I originally wanted to save some mana, but now I still have to use invisibility."
Both illusion and stealth are small spells, but the latter consumes several times the power of the former.
Roland smiled: "Just let me come."
His thoughts moved slightly, and he added an invisibility technique to himself and Dandilaya, and the figures disappeared on the street.
After walking for a while, they arrived at their destination.
This is a small square. Under the canopy of the sycamore tree, there is a wooden stage. On the stage is a well-dressed old man with white hair. At first glance, he looks like a figure in the town. There are more than 2,000 people under the stage, which fills the square with a full plaza.
The dress of these townsmen is very simple, and it is normal to have patches on their clothes. At least half of them look hungry and look haggard.
Because there were too many people, the square was almost full of people, and there was really no place to stand. Roland thought about it and simply took Dandilaya to the stage and stood in the corner of the stage.
Here, Roland could clearly see the old man's appearance. He was wearing a half-old robe, with white hair and a knife-carved wrinkles on his face, and a sad expression, as if he was about to cry the next moment.
Seeing that the square was already crowded, he whispered loudly: "All people are here, everyone is quiet~ quiet~"
His voice was hoarse and weak, as if he was seriously ill.
Dandylaya turned to Roland: "This old man is afraid there will be no time to live."
Roland nodded, but felt not much in his heart. It is normal for birth, old age, sickness and death.
The old man seemed to have great prestige in the town. After shouting a few times, the buzzing noise in the square gradually became quiet.
The old man continued: "Haru and Niya have returned from Bashar City, and they have brought back the news from the city. Now ask them to come up and tell you."
After a while, a young couple walked out of the crowd and they stepped onto the stage together.
As soon as he saw the young couple, Dandilaya immediately said to Roland in a spiritual way: "It's them!"
Roland recognized it too.
This is the young couple they rescued on the road before. They were frightened, with a look of horror left on their faces, and they looked a little dazed and in a daze.
The old man asked, "Haru, tell us what you saw in the city?"
The farmer calmed down and said loudly: "Dear villagers, this time I went to the city, I did find out some news. We found that the soldiers in the city were arresting people everywhere, old people, children, and young people. As long as they make a little mistake, they will be captured by the soldiers. On the way back, Niya and I were almost arrested, and almost couldn't come back~"
The young man's voice trembled slightly, and he seemed to remember his previous experience on the road.
The old man asked, "Haru, is that rumor true? Is that black witch really preparing for a mass grudge?"
Black Witch?
A mass grudge?
Roland and Dandilaya looked at each other and found that things were becoming more and more interesting.
Haru seemed a little nervous. He wiped his face hard and continued, "I'm not sure, but there are news of mass graves everywhere in the city. Everyone said that the Red Eagle Army set up the mass graves in the back garden of the City Lord's Mansion. Of course, I can't enter the City Lord's Mansion, but I walked through the street next to the City Lord's Mansion and smelled a very strong smell of blood, and there were waves of terrible screams."
"Hiss~~"
Everyone in the audience was gasping for fear when they heard it.
The old man asked again: "Is there any more detailed and more accurate news?"
Haru shook his head: "No more. We just asked a few words, which aroused the alertness of the Red Eagle Army. A team of soldiers followed us quietly on the road... I was almost killed. Oh~ It's so terrible~ It's so terrible~"
He murmured and repeated, and the peasant woman beside him also remembered the horrific experience she had before and covered her face and started crying.
"Okay, thank you, Haru, Niya, you guys go down first."
The young couple was helped off the stage by everyone.
The old man tried his best to increase his voice and said, "Everyone has heard that Dansen, the leader of the Red Eagle Army, has gone crazy. He actually believed the slander of the black witch and wanted to sacrifice thousands of living people to summon powerful warriors! In my opinion, this is not summoning powerful warriors at all, this is summoning demons! Whether it succeeds or not, all of us will be killed by him!"
"Master, what should I do?"
"Mayor, I heard that several small towns have been affected. The Red Eagle Army will definitely attack us!"
"Master, don't hesitate, hurry up and send someone to contact the Duke and tell him everything that happened in Bashar!"
"Yes~ Only the Duke can save us!"
There were noises under the stage, and everyone's face was filled with panic. It seemed that Dansen would rush over to slaughter the town at any time with the Red Eagle Army.
"Quiet! Quiet!"
The old man raised his hands and kept pressing down. When the noise in the square subsided, he whispered loudly: "We must not sit and wait for death, we must save ourselves! However, the city of Sunlight where the Duke is located is more than 200 miles away, and there are checkpoints, robbers, and monsters everywhere on the road. It is very difficult to bring the news to the Duke without attracting the attention of the Red Eagle Army!"
After saying this, the square suddenly became very quiet.
Yes, that's more than 200 miles away. The vast majority of the townsmen in this life are Bashar City. When they think of going through such a long distance and rushing to an unknown place, most of them will have to die on the road. Many people will tremble their legs and feel panic.
"So, the biggest question now is not whether to ask for help or not, but how to ask for help? We need a reliable messenger, a smart and brave warrior. I ask you now, who do you have this ability?"
The square was silent. The townsmen looked at me and I looked at you, but they couldn't speak in the end.
Sending a letter is really too dangerous, basically equivalent to sending death.
If you can survive in the town, and you will definitely die if you go to deliver a letter!
After a moment of silence, someone suddenly said, "It's better to let Hudson go!"
When the old mayor heard the name Hudson, the old town mayor's face changed drastically. He shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, Hudson is cunning and is a dangerous person. If you ask him to deliver the letter, he may turn around and run to Bashar City to report it!"
Someone said, "Mayor, Hudson's wife and children are in the town. If we lock them up, we don't believe that Hudson is disobedient!"
"Yes, yes~ Mayor, Hudson is a veteran, and I'm afraid he is the only one who has the ability to deliver the letter!"
"Mayor, if your wife and children are not good, at worst, everyone can raise money together and raise a few crowns to give Hudson a reward. That guy loves money very much, he will definitely do it."
"Yes, yes, as long as he successfully delivers the letter, we will be saved."
Everyone said one by one, and in the chaos, a consensus gradually formed.
‘Catch money, then use his wife’s life to coerce, and force veteran Hudson to deliver the letter.’
Finally, the old mayor nodded: "Okay, then I'll make a promise and let Hudson deliver the letter!"
Before he finished speaking, a villager in the corner pointed at the sycamore tree and shouted in surprise: "Look, everyone, there is a white human-faced owl on the tree!"
Chapter completed!