Early this morning, the residents of Snowman City and the outsiders accidentally saw a scene that shocked them greatly.
The majestic and ancient castle standing high in the cloud area suddenly erupted with a loud noise, and then half of the castle was seen covered in flames that reached the sky!
The explosion came so suddenly that by the time everyone came to their senses, the blazing flames had completely spread.
The huge castle suddenly turned into a huge torch, and black smoke shot straight into the sky!
This flame is different from ordinary flames. It has a trace of fire energy. It is obviously caused by fire spells or spell scrolls!
To deal with this special magical flame, the mage can only extinguish the fire himself, because when ordinary water is poured on it, instead of having the effect of extinguishing the fire, it is like adding fuel to the fire, making the fire more serious.
When the castle servants who were trying to put out the fire discovered this, they immediately gave up the fight and rushed out of the castle in panic.
The kitchen area where the flames first broke out has now been burned into ruins, and all items have been reduced to ashes!
Immediately afterwards, the flames that lost control began to spread towards the surroundings, devouring precious items and living creatures in the castle.
Under the watch of countless people, panicked servants and castle guards came out from various exits, their faces full of soot and embarrassment.
A large number of mages appeared around the castle, constantly casting water spells, or tearing apart fire-extinguishing scrolls to put out the growing flames!
Even though the saving effect was not ideal, the mages still persisted because they knew the importance of this castle and wanted to minimize the losses!
It's just that the process of casting spells definitely requires a lot of energy. These mages have become exhausted after extinguishing some of the flames.
"Damn it, who did this? If you let me know, I will make his life worse than death!"
A castle manager gnashed his teeth and roared angrily. His whole body was trembling unconsciously as he looked at the castle that was gradually being engulfed by fire.
Building such a huge castle will undoubtedly consume a lot of wealth and materials. It is not only the residence of the lords of Xueman City, but also an important symbol and inheritance.
It can be said that this castle, like Snowrun City, is Balgruuf's most cherished item!
Now that Balgruuf is leading the army to wipe out the demon clan outside the world, the castle is naturally under their care, and these supervisors do not dare to be careless in the slightest, and do their respective jobs conscientiously.
It's a pity that disaster fell from the sky, no one expected that such a thing would happen!
They have always attached great importance to the fire protection of the castle, so there is absolutely no chance of an accidental fire.
Then the answer is already obvious, that is, someone deliberately started the fire and wanted to destroy the castle!
The other party must have had some motive to do this when Balgruuf was not in Snowrun City, so the lord must be notified of this matter immediately.
No one dares to conceal this kind of thing for a long time, otherwise if Balgruuf finds out about it, he will definitely be brutally punished.
As for whether they will be punished for this matter and how severe the punishment will be, there is no time to think about it now.
The worst case scenario is to escape from Snowrun City and hide before Balgruuf comes back. After all, compared to life, reputation and status can only be ranked second.
At the same time, there are still some people who are extremely worried about the future of Xueman City, wondering whether it can survive this disaster?
Just as the castle was on fire, attracting countless people to watch, some people with special identities also hid in the crowd and looked coldly at the castle that had begun to collapse.
At the same time, they continued to talk privately in very low voices.
"Good guy, such a big move actually burned down the castle of Balgruuf!"
"Who did this? They are so brave!"
"Why didn't I think that, hey, someone else would get ahead of me!"
"How much bounty will you get for burning down Balgruuf's castle? The guys who did it really paid off this time!"
The people who said this were naturally the indigenous contract monks who accepted the sabotage mission and hid in Xueman City.
Expressions of envy and jealousy kept appearing on their faces, and their moods were extremely complicated.
No matter how large the bounty was, it didn't matter to them. They no longer hesitated and decided to take action immediately.
Otherwise, once Balgruuf returns to Snowrun City, there will definitely be a massive search and revenge, and it will be too late to take action by then.
Thinking of this, the contracted monks who accepted the mission immediately took advantage of the chaos and disappeared into the crowd, running towards the important buildings of Xueman City.
But in the blink of an eye, Xueman City was completely in chaos!
Balls of thick smoke began to rise into the sky from every corner of Xueman City, and shouts and curses were heard one after another.
Snowman City soldiers ran around with murderous intent, shouting loudly to drive the panicked people on the streets back to their homes for shelter.
Groups of indigenous monks who were being chased by Snowman City soldiers and running wildly in the streets and alleys appeared in everyone's sight from time to time, causing waves of panic.
When the outsiders who came from other parts of the mainland saw this, their eyes suddenly lit up. After looking around, they quietly ran to the corner, pulled out a rag and covered their faces, and then rushed out waving their swords.
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However, there were more masked men, all gangsters, thieves and the like. They walked in at the same time as the commotion and had already started taking advantage of the situation!
With the participation of these guys with ulterior motives, Xueman City, which was already in chaos, was completely turned into a mess. This actually helped the indigenous contract monks and gave them a chance to escape calmly.
Facing Xueman City, which was almost shrouded in thick smoke, all the officials and soldiers felt their heads were as heavy as a bucket. They dropped everything and rushed into the streets.
While desperately trying to maintain order, they also launched a fierce battle with the masked men.
For a time, figures fighting together could be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys, and blood was splattered in every corner of Xueman City.
The original chaotic scene gradually escalated into a riot.
The ordinary residents in Xueman City were also affected by this. From time to time, some masked guys would break through the doors and enter their homes to plunder.
Faced with these masked bandits who were taking advantage of the chaos, the residents of Xueman City naturally did not sit still and were killed. They roared and picked up various weapons and fought with these masked bandits.
Some large nobles in Xueman City also stepped forward at this moment, wielding swords to protect their own interests.
One after another, the bloody corpses were abandoned on both sides of the road, with no one paying any attention to them.
Because of the riot, the gates of Xueman City were quickly closed, and a large number of soldiers appeared on the city walls, all turning their heads to face the city to prevent the masked thugs from taking the opportunity to escape.
Sure enough, soon groups of masked men appeared near the city wall and began to use various methods to try to cross the tall snow-covered city wall.
When the soldiers guarding the city saw this, they immediately used bows and arrows to shoot at random to prevent them from approaching the city wall.
However, these masked men who tried to cross the city wall were basically monks. With their strong strength, this ordinary city wall really couldn't stop them.
Under the cover of their companions, one after another powerful figures were seen rushing towards the city wall like lightning, and then clinging to the city wall like geckos, crawling towards the top of the city at high speed.
In just a few breaths, these monks rushed to the top of the city wall and fought with the soldiers defending the city.
After a gap was opened, a large number of masked monks immediately rushed forward, suppressing the Xueman City soldiers and monks at the top of the city.
After killing the enemies blocking their way, they quickly jumped off the city wall and fled into the distance!
Behind him, Xueman City, shrouded in blood and thick smoke, let out a silent wail. The tall castle was finally completely swallowed up by the fire and collapsed suddenly...