Alandel entertained Griffith at a villa in Hepu Town. The servants brought him a set of clean clothes and a very rich breakfast. However, Griffith, who was full of worry, ate
's absent-minded.
The teleportation circle of the mage tower has been destroyed, making it difficult for high-level combat forces to arrive in a short time.
The resident mage was killed in action. Conix was not only the Extraordinary commander who coordinated the search and security of Hepu, but also a wizard who was proficient in occult knowledge and black magic prevention and control. His death suddenly created a gap in the decision-making and intelligence chain.
Hanami Memorial Ceremony will be held today, and tourists from all over the world will gather at Cangyue Mountain in Hepu Town.
Not only did the previous group of cultists disappear, but another group of cultists with other signs was discovered during today's siege.
The situation is not good... Griffith gradually recovered from the tension of the battle and the fatigue of healing his injuries, and began to realize that the situation was very critical.
"You are worried, has the situation become this urgent?" Opposite him, Alandel nodded to the waiters, and someone immediately brought a box.
There is a set of exquisite mail armor in the box. This fine armor covers the upper arms, and when combined with the gauntlets, it can form a complete upper body defense. The hem of the mail armor hangs down to the knees, which avoids the problem of wearing greaves.
Worry about being stabbed in the leg.
This is a piece of protective gear that is very suitable for armored cavalry, and is better than the half-length mail armor that Griffith wears every day.
"This is given to you, please don't be polite. If it weren't for your decisive action, the Hepu Mountain Road Race would have been dangerous. I like it very much and have participated in it before," Alandel said. "There is also a pair of half-plate armor.
And the helmet needs to be adjusted according to your size, or it can be loaned to you. But it will have to be returned."
"Thank you for your kindness. I just fulfilled my duty, and I can apply for official transfer of armor," Griffith refused embarrassedly, "Wait a minute, why do you need to prepare plate armor for me?"
"Today is an important day for Hanami's memorial ceremony. Be prepared. I hope you won't need it," Alandel said in an impeccable and elegant tone. "Besides armor, you may need other things. Please go back to the city first."
Headquarters, if you need anything, please come to me as soon as possible."
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After returning to the temporary headquarters in Neopolis, Griffith saw everyone surrounding an object.
This is a lead box with an unknown aura. It is 20 centimeters in length, width and height. The lid of the lead box has been opened...
It is said that a dead cultist was found at the scene holding the lead box tightly with both hands, as if trying to protect it from the enemy.
The cold, corrupt atmosphere filled the air, reminding Griffith of the empty black box in the bottom cabin of the Equinox, but it was more terrifying and evil.
"This is not a sealed object. The lead box is a common container used to seal dangerous goods," Amber said. "Although there is still an unsettling smell of black magic inside, I'm pretty sure these are just traces of the real sealed object.
.”
"Could it be the same thing as the empty boxes on the Equinox?" Griffith didn't have much experience in this kind of thing, so he could only listen to Amber's opinion.
"I don't think so. The huntress's training has allowed me to distinguish different sealed objects and magical properties? Is this thick and weird aura fundamentally different from the previous empty box?" Amber shook her head, "There was once placed in this box.
Is there a sealed object that implies disaster, plague and death? It probably comes from a certain civilization in the southern continent. Is its remaining aura already so powerful? The main body must not be something we can handle. We need reinforcements."
"Reinforcements are on the way," Lieutenant Scholz said. "Master Winston has sent a situation report. The fleet closest to us will arrive early tomorrow morning. They will bring two legion groups and a dozen official
Extraordinary people. There are currently two city defense army brigades stationed here? The number ranges from 450 to 550 people. A squadron of 120 people from the 9th "Hespena" Legion passed by the island and was left behind, as well as hundreds of policemen.
, there are several artillery squadrons in the port."
"Extraordinary? Do we need Extraordinary?" Griffith shook his head and said, "It is difficult for ordinary soldiers, even legionnaires, to deal with unknown sealed objects."
The second lieutenant's tone was also a little helpless: "There are many extraordinary people in the fleet, as well as mages."
"But they won't arrive until tomorrow morning."
At this time, Sergeant Major Finland took a note from the messenger: "Hey? Guys, there's news from the Echo Hub? An extraordinary commando team is coming at full speed and will arrive tonight."
Why did a commando extraordinary come right out of the gate? It's ridiculous. Isn't this just at the point where our strength is weakening? Griffith asked very depressedly: "What's the specific time?"
"I? I don't know, it didn't say it." Finland turned the note over and read it twice. "It really didn't say it."
Griffith felt extremely anxious: "Why couldn't the transcendent be sent here earlier? Even if only one came? Connix would not die in the battle. What are the superiors hesitating about?"
"I read some documents left by the resident mage? From the records, he and Winston have been arguing over the selection of extraordinary people." Amber pulled out a document from the file on the table, "He criticized the original plan
The high-level mage who was sent had a relationship with Winston, which would lead to unfair opinions. If he hadn't been killed in battle, we wouldn't have known about it."
"Where are the Winstons?"
"He took his squad to strengthen the security in the city and the parliament," said the second lieutenant. "He also took away the legion squadron and a city defense brigade. The defense of Heura and another brigade were left to us."
Just a few hundred city defense troops couldn't stop the sealed artifacts and the mysterious cultists. Griffith was almost knocked out by a burst of blood.
At this time, a corpse with an unrecognizable appearance was carried into the headquarters.
Judging from the mage's robe, body shape, and equipment covered with minced meat and brains, the deceased was the resident mage Conix.
His skull exploded, and his teeth, eyeballs and brains were collected together with blood and put into a paste in a small box. The Finnish sergeant became nauseated and ran to the corner to vomit.
"Sir Winston asked a few officers to confirm. If there is no problem, we will send Mr. Connix to be resettled." said the employees who brought the remains.
"We...we..." The second lieutenant opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.
"Confirmed," Griffith grabbed the pen and signed the certificate, waved the employees to leave, turned to his fellow Beyonders, "We need to contact the city hall, the cultists are likely to attack Hanami's memorial ceremony, we need them
Coordinate Winston to participate in defense."
"It makes sense, yes." The ensign nodded, "The opinion of the city hall is very important. We can report it to the mayor. However, it is difficult for them to force an official Extraordinary, let alone a spell caster."
Griffith said seriously: "If the city hall cannot send reinforcements and cannot coordinate with Winston, we will use this reason to ask them to implement martial law and stop the memorial service."
"It's impossible," the second lieutenant shook his head. "The city hall will try to give us two or three more kittens to strengthen patrols, but it will not stop holding memorial ceremonies. This is the signature of this island."
The air in the conference room was suffocating. Scholz's brows were twisted together like two rags, almost dripping with water. Amber leaned against the wall in silence and rubbed his long hair. Finland was still in the corner,
His face turned pale from vomiting.
The morale of this team is almost over.
I have to cheer up, I have to cheer up myself... Griffith rubbed his forehead and changed his tone:
"Well, even without the reinforcements of the Beyonders, we still have the strength of an infantry brigade, plus the patrol police and security police, so our situation is not too bad. There are obviously powerful families in Hepu Town. They may
There are extraordinary people who can cooperate with us."
"What should we do?" Amber cast a questioning look at the trainee knights. The same was true for the higher-ranking ensigns and sergeants, as if Griffith was not a small second-level squad leader, but a garrison on the island.
Like a knight.
Griffith said seriously:
“First we have to go to the city hall and fight for it.
"Then, no matter what the outcome is, concentrate the troops. In addition to the necessary defense, the mobile troops must be concentrated near the Cang Yue Memorial Ceremony in Hepu Town for unified command.
"This time, we are going to mobilize the artillery from the port."
"But the domestic security regulations..." Scholtz opened his mouth hesitantly.
"Emergency matters," Griffith said, "Of course, we have to report this problem to our superiors and ask for their approval. But, whether they agree or not, we need to mobilize the crossbows and trebuchets. That cult apostle
Sufficient firepower has proven to be significant."
None of the three Extraordinaries present objected to Griffith's opinion, but they all had hesitation on their faces.
Griffith thought for a moment and then added: "If the city hall does not have many reinforcements and cannot stop paying tribute, then we will ask them to authorize the formation of the former enemy headquarters, consisting of the second lieutenant, the captain of the city defense army, the sergeant major, and Amber
We voted together and decided that the second lieutenant has the final say. When we submit the report, it will be signed by the five of us.
"If you don't tell them about the use of artillery, they have authorized it anyway."
"Well, if we find out afterwards that we made a fuss out of a molehill, the superiors will also see that the city hall approved the authorization," Finland nodded, "This will not only avoid us being suspected of overstepping our authority, but also make the decision efficient and transparent. I very much agree."
"Okay, let's do it," Scholz finally made up his mind, "Finland and I went to the warehouse to have a look. We should be able to find some trebuchets deployed in the Holy Grace Church. We have calibrated the shooting table before, and it should be able to be used.
.Griffith and Amber go to City Hall to find help."
When Griffith and Amber arrived at Neopolis City Hall, it was already 8 o'clock in the morning.
The guards heard about the two people's intention and immediately went to report. Griffith and Amber were waiting in the conference room together, drinking some coffee that had become popular recently.
"After the things here are done, will you go back and see Elodie?" Amber asked after taking a sip of the bitter coffee.
"Well, that's natural," Griffith quickly stuffed a sandwich into his mouth.
"What do you think the cultists are planning?" Amber handed the coffee over to prevent him from choking. "They definitely didn't smuggle the sealed items here to celebrate the festival."
Griffith frowned and said slowly: "I can roughly guess something. The characteristics of this sealed artifact are related to death, disaster and plague, right?"
"Yes, although I can't specify the specific characteristics, it will not exceed this range." Amber said with great certainty.
"Today, tens of thousands of tourists from all over the world will gather to participate in festival celebrations and fireworks displays," Griffith said. "Their purpose is probably to take advantage of the opportunity to spread the plague, and then bring the plague and disaster through tourists.