Shasilan asked: "Vincent, what are you going to do?"

Vincent said solemnly: "How far is Colonel Fontaine's army station from here?"

"His troops are at Carlo Fortress in the east of Massa City. Even if they go at full strength, they are still a day's journey from here. If they set out now, they will not be able to return until tomorrow night at the earliest." Shasilan replied: "Are you going to invite reinforcements? This

I'm afraid it won't work. Firstly, Fontaine may not believe us, and secondly, we won't be able to make up the time."

"Never mind this for now. Xia Shilan, do you have any brothers who are familiar with the journey?"

Seeing Fang Dan nodding, Vincent turned around and said, "Ruola, I'll leave this matter to you."

"Me?" Ruola was stunned: "You want me to call the police?"

"Yes, you take Wei En's authorization order, and together with Shasilan's brothers, leave the mountain through the secret passage, rush to Carlo Fortress as quickly as possible, explain the situation to Fontaine, and ask him to send troops to rescue."

"Why let me go?"

"You have an accent from the royal capital, and Fontaine is from Rio Fort. You can tell it right away. Although there will be dangers on the road, with your martial arts skills, it won't be a problem to be vigilant against a few horse thieves."

"Since there is a secret path, why don't we walk together?"

"There are so many women, children and old people. Once discovered by the enemy, they will be bitten by the tail and eaten clean."

Ruola wanted to say something else, but Vincent said decisively: "Stop arguing. Without further ado, you can set off now." He turned to Xia Shilan and said, "Ask your brother to lead the way for Ruola and leave immediately!"

Xia Shilan responded, turned around and left in a hurry. Wei En sat aside and remained silent. Although the situation was critical, with Vincent, a veteran, he had a little more confidence. He always felt that this trip to Rhode Island

Somewhat unexpectedly went smoothly. It seemed that the real murderous intention had just emerged. Since the church was deliberately trying to get rid of him, the appearance of this horse thief was reasonable. Thinking of this, he took out the circuit judge from his arms.

The warrant, looked at the king's seal on it, shook his head, and smiled faintly.

Ten minutes later, everyone came to the dilapidated stable in the square, lifted a pile of hay, and opened the secret door, revealing a dark hole.

Shasilan said: "This secret path leads to the bottom of the mountain. After exiting the secret path and walking for a while, there is an inn outside the city where you can change to ride on a horse. My assistant Heman will take you there."

Ruola nodded and came to the side of the cave. Heman jumped out of the hole first. Ruola looked back at Wei En and hesitated to speak. Her eyes were quite complicated, showing both reluctance and worry.

Wei En chuckled: "Be careful along the way and go back quickly. The people are waiting for news of your victory and triumph."

Ruola sighed and said helplessly: "Vincent, take care of this annoying guy." Vincent nodded with a smile.

Ruola turned around and was about to jump down into the hole when Wei En suddenly said again: "Wait a minute."

Ruola stopped and Wei En took off the dagger from his waist and handed it over: "Take it for self-defense on the road."

Ruola shook her head and refused, and Wei En's face darkened: "Can you listen to me just once, just to give me face, okay?!"

Ruola's beautiful eyes showed a little sparkle. She gritted her teeth and took the dagger. She stopped talking and jumped into the hole. Her fit and well-proportioned body soon disappeared into the shadows. Wei En looked at the hole blankly, Wen

Senter came over: "Brother, I didn't let you go, don't blame me."

"How is that possible? Even if you let me go, I can't leave, let alone ride a horse."

"Not only that. You are everyone's hope now. If everyone's hearts break up as soon as you leave, they will die faster."

Wei En put his arm around Vincent's shoulders and said with a smile: "We are brothers, why bother explaining? You have other reasons for asking Ruola to leave."

"Old Tour's hopes are all in Ruola, and I can't bear to make him sad in the future."

"Honestly, what chance do you think we have of waiting until reinforcements arrive?"

"Unless a miracle occurs, otherwise," Vincent hesitated and whispered: "A narrow escape from death."

Xia Shilan ordered people to cover the secret passage again and asked: "Vincent, what should we do next?"

Vincent pondered: "How many people do you have who are still capable of fighting?"

Xia Shilan raised her chin, gestured to the men around her, and said: "They are all here. Including me, there are ten people in total, all of whom are good hands around me.

Wei En took a deep breath and said, "Twelve versus several hundred, with such a huge disparity in ratio, where is the chance of winning?"

Vincent said calmly: "Ten tigers, as long as they give it a try, can withstand thousands of sheep. No matter how powerful the horse thieves are, they are just a mob. Right, brothers!"

Everyone responded with a roar, with no fear on their faces. They knew that tomorrow's battle would not only involve their own lives, but also the wives and children behind them. Xia Silan cheered: "Well said! However, Vincent

, we don’t know yet whether we can have access to sunlight.”

"It's best to be in contact with them. You can't just fight with them in the dark. You might not suffer any loss. Xia Shilan, do you have a bow and arrow in your hand?"

"Bows and arrows? Let me think about it. By the way, this castle used to have an armory. There were many weapons in it, and there seemed to be heavy crossbows. They were all left by the Duke of Richelieu to guard the castle. Although it was a long time

If it’s a little bit better, I guess it can still be used.”

Vincent clapped his hands: "Okay! With the crossbow machine, our chances of winning are even greater.

The crossbows were carried out from the weapons room. Unfortunately, the mechanisms of more than ten crossbows were either rusted to death or the wooden triggers and crossbow frames were rotted into sawdust. Only two crossbows were still usable. Vincent

After giving it a try, he used his feet to push the three crossbow arrows onto the bowstring, pointed it at a tree trunk and pulled the trigger. With a "bang" sound, the two crossbow arrows penetrated the wood three-thirds of the way, with amazing power.

Xia Shilan said regretfully: "What a pity. If all the crossbow machines could be used, we would be able to survive until tomorrow night."

"It's better than nothing." Vincent said: "Carry it to the arrow stack on the top of the castle. We must at least give these horse thieves a show of strength!"

The crossbow machine was carried to the top of the castle and set up on the arrow stack. Vincent continued to lead the people to arrange it everywhere. He was so busy that Wei En couldn't help, so he took the initiative to stay on the top of the castle to take care of the crossbow machine and gave him some help.

Put some grease on the machine for lubrication.

Wei En stood on the top of the castle and looked around. The shadows of the mountains on all sides were dark and heavy, like dark clouds before a storm. It was so heavy that it was almost breathless. Looking down, the outline of the city of Massa at the foot of the mountain was vaguely visible.

, there are only a few lights burning in the city, which can bring a little brightness to the darkness before dawn.

Wei En stared at it and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Life is unpredictable. Last night he was still sleeping in a warm bed, but tonight he was sleeping in the autumn wind. Where will he be tomorrow night? He smiled bitterly,

As long as it's not hell or heaven, he can accept it anywhere.

Just as I was thinking about it, a woman's voice suddenly came from behind me. This voice was so familiar. Although it was not as sweet as a clear bell, and even a bit stereotyped, to Wei En at this moment, it was no different than a piece of music.

The life-saving straw is simply more beautiful than any beautiful song in the world.

"Are you in danger again?"

Wei En turned around with a smile on his face: "Why are you here?"

Under the moonlight, a slender white figure stood not far in front of him, with long golden hair fluttering in the wind. The white gauze on her body faintly reflected the bright light under the moonlight, like a figure who had been banished to the mortal world.

Fairy, not a speck of dust in the world of mortals, is none other than the fallen angel Gabrin.

Gabrin said slowly: "I heard the call of the cross and knew you were in danger, so I came out to see you."

Wei En was surprised for a moment. The cross on his chest seemed to be a psychic treasure, and it could actually detect danger. Rubbing his palms together, he said excitedly: "You came in too time, otherwise at this time tomorrow, you

Maybe you have to collect the body for me, haha."

"What happened?"

Wei En told her the cause and effect of the incident, and then asked: "What can you do?"

"It's easy to take you away alone, but to save so many people at once, I don't have the ability now." After the incident at Oak Church, Gabrin had understood Wei En's character and understood that he would not abandon his companions.

Escaped alone.

Wei En's heart sank and he said, "Even you can't do anything. Is it really doomed this time?"

Gabrin lowered his head slightly and fell into deep thought. Wei En looked at her concentrated posture, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat. He shook his head hurriedly and looked away.

After a while, Gabrin suddenly said: "There is a way, but it is very risky. I don't know if it can succeed."

Wei En smiled bitterly: "If you have breasts, you are a mother, you say."

Gabrin frowned lightly and said calmly: "You have to think carefully. It's still too late to come with me now. Tomorrow, I won't be able to show up in the daytime to rescue you."

Wei En was startled: "Don't think about it, Gabrin. If you want to leave, there's no need to wait for you to come out."

Gabrin looked at Wei En intently, with no emotion in his clear eyes: "Wei En, is there anything in this world that is more important than life?"

"How should I put it, Gabrin, you are an angel. You don't understand that humans are animals with emotions. Sometimes, people would rather give up the chance of survival than give up certain spiritual or material things, because losing them means that

Continuing to survive has lost its meaning.”

"What are these things to you?"

"It's commitment and trust. To me, commitment means responsibility, and trust means honor. Neither can be lost."

Gabrin looked at Wei En quietly. This time, Wei En's eyes did not wander away. After a while, Gabrin seemed to sigh softly: "Okay. I will help you."

Vincent felt a little tired after waiting on the top of the fort. Wei En looked at him and said: "Is everything arranged?"

"Absolutely. I don't know if it will work or not." Vincent smiled self-deprecatingly.

"It is better to save ourselves than to save ourselves. As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we must fight for it."

Vincent nodded, and suddenly his eyes focused: "How did you move the two crossbows together?" The two crossbows were originally mounted separately on the arrow stacks, but now they are placed together, one on the left and one on the right.

, aiming directly at the castle square below.

"Yeah. These two guys are quite heavy. Moving them makes me almost dead."

"What are you going to do?" Vincent was puzzled.

Wei En gently stroked the crossbow frame that had become smooth after being wiped, and said, "Because I want to make a bet."

"A bet?" Vincent frowned: "What bet and with whom?"

"Bet with our fate." Wei En smiled: "But you are also one of the gamblers."

Later, Wei En told Vincent his plan. After hearing this, Vincent felt incredulous: "Is this possible?"

"Whether it works or not, how will you know if you don't try?"

The two discussed for a long time, and suddenly, Xia Shilan's voice came from below: "Vincent, Wei En, it's almost dawn."

Wei En was startled when he heard this, and turned to look to the east. He saw a faint line of blue-grey on the horizon, and the sky gradually turned into a light blue. Wei En and Vincent looked at each other, with a bit of sadness in their eyes.

.

I wonder how many people will never see the sunset again in more than ten hours.

Wei En, Vincent stood in front of the window on the third floor of the main castle, looking at the gradually brightening east. Behind them, Shasilan and others stood in the dark corner of the room, wearing thick and long black robes, covering their entire bodies.

It was tightly wrapped from head to toe.

The sky had become gray, and the dark night quickly faded, leaving only a hazy place in the distance. Suddenly, a line of red light suddenly appeared from the sky. In the blink of an eye, the red light had turned into a parabola shape, standing tall in the sky.

At the end of the sky, the color of the red light also becomes darker and brighter at an astonishing speed, like the boundless molten slurry erupted by a volcano, filled with dazzling splendor and majesty that changes the color of the sky and the earth.

Immediately afterwards, the rays of light shone, and the pieces of red light in the clouds were spliced ​​together. In an instant, the fiery red sun showed its blazing face. Wei En took a deep breath of fresh air and said loudly: "The sun is coming out.

.”

The sky finally became bright, and the chirping of birds entered the castle.

Wei En turned around and said to one of the men who had already taken the medicine: "Are you ready?"

The man responded, slowly walked out of the corner, and came to the window. His pale and slender fingers slowly stretched out the window, and his black sleeves trembled slightly.

As soon as his fingers touched the sunlight, the man trembled violently and suddenly pulled his hand back. Wei En said hurriedly: "What's wrong?"

The man lowered his head and did not answer. He just kept stroking and rubbing his left hand that was sticking out of the window. Xia Silan beside him said: "Does it hurt? There are no traces of burns on the skin."

The man shook his head: "It doesn't hurt at all. It's just that I haven't been out in the sun for so many years, and I have a very strange feeling in my heart."

Wei En had a smile on his face and said nothing. He knew that anyone who had not seen the light of day for so long would need a process of psychological adaptation.

At Xia Shilan's urging, the man stretched his hand out of the window again, and the morning glow in the sky immediately dyed his pale skin into gold. His palms trembled, and he tried to retract his hand several times, but Xia Shilan held his shoulders:

"If it doesn't hurt, just hold on."

The man nodded and endured the discomfort. After a few minutes, his body gradually returned to calm. Xia Shilan asked: "How do you feel?"

The man let out a long sigh, his voice full of joy and comfort: "It's so warm. God, thank you for letting me return to your arms again."

Before he finished speaking, everyone in the room burst into cheers, and Wei En's heart that had been hanging around finally dropped.

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Chapter completed!