In fact, the upper echelons of the Tomahawk Knights located in the inner city fortress were not able to come out collectively to greet the reinforcements, but it was because of a small situation. Brother Teresa, who was under supervision, and the sergeant major who was also in the confessional
Rodrigo actually escaped from custody and disappeared together.
To make matters worse, they also escaped with them, including a knight guard and several sergeants who were in charge of supervision. Something was not going well at this juncture. The monk Delan who was deliberately released by the enemy had proven to be
Unreliable member; Rodrigo is more troublesome.
After all, he is a reviled knight, so he naturally has some potential immunity; and in the frontier garrison to which he belongs, he is known for his impartiality, compassion for his subordinates, and his approachability; he even dares to stand up for civilian soldiers.
So it has considerable appeal and influence.
Therefore, what makes the leadership of these Knights regret and worry is that once he is moved by Brother Teresa's nonsense and does some extreme behavior, it will only cause greater chaos and commotion in the Knights;
If they had the confidence to suppress it with force in normal times.
However, at this critical moment when troops from outside the city are approaching the city, we cannot do this easily. Otherwise, it will be embarrassing in front of the commander of the regiment coming from the rear and other sub-groups. If the enemy outside the city sees the opportunity,
, that is truly an unforgivable crime.
Therefore, at once, from the deputy captain to the military judge, coach commander, flag bearer, comptroller, and secretary, all the high knights and officials of all ranks who were qualified to attend the knights' meeting were mobilized to lead their respective subordinates.
The knight and the knight's retinue searched the ground three feet deep.
Because deputy captain Lu Yins was worried that among the young trainee knights and knights' retinues, there might also be Rodrigo's sympathizers or even potential insiders; therefore, if there is no direct supervision of the commander, he is afraid that he will be
Hidden or missed some traces.
However, on the ground of the inner city fortress, a frantic search was going on; in the underground twists and turns of the secret passages, monks Delan and Roderigo, followed by the sergeant with a wind lantern, slowly explored the depths.
And left. But Monk Teresa still couldn't help but say:
"Good brother Rodrigo, you are crazier than I thought!" "I just suggested that you find a way to get out and then make plans; I didn't say that I would start investigating from the underground secret passage with you!" "Now!
But I’ve been implicated by you, and I can’t defend myself no matter what.”
"So, Brother Delan, you have to help me find enough evidence and put it in front of everyone." Rogrigo, who was wearing yellow cowhide armor, smiled and showed his pale teeth: "This way
At the knights' meeting, there is no way to reject our request and defense."
While he was talking, Monk Teresa suddenly stepped on something soft under his feet, and it exploded with a pop. Amid an indescribable smell and the squeaking sounds of rats that fled in all directions, he was numb and dusty.
The hem of the robe was stained with a lot of filth of unknown origin;
Friar Delan couldn't help but change his face, and then he covered his mouth and nose and quickened his pace. In fact, if someone hadn't led the way, it would be hard for him to imagine that there was such a space underground in the inner city fortress; just from the four walls
Judging from the traces on it, it seems to have originated from ancient times.
"It should be here. My cousin Grigo disappeared in this neighborhood." At this time, another knight attendant who had been silent in front suddenly stopped and said: "But they all told me that Grigo
Rigaud might just be hiding, or in a brothel."
As he finished speaking, everyone had walked into a relatively open underground space; this underground space seemed quite deep, so much so that their lights could not illuminate it. And above their heads was a long and narrow shaft;
Only an extremely weak dim light shines down.
Under this dim light, all kinds of garbage and debris discarded through the narrow shaft mouth above were piled up like a hill. At this time, the faint sound of wind and water splashing seemed to appear in everyone's ears.
The movement is clearly connected to another person.
However, the next moment, the knight's guard holding the wind lantern suddenly rushed forward; regardless of the stench of the garbage hills soaked in the sewage, he used the scabbard he carried to dig hard and dig; and under his demonstration,
Several other sergeants were also stunned for a moment, and then stepped forward to help.
Therefore, not long after, a pale and blue arm was revealed on the top layer of the garbage hill. Then it turned into a body that was disemboweled and all the organs were taken away; even the limbs were missing.
A corpse that had been bitten and mutilated; but this was a female corpse with obvious gender.
Such a tragic situation caused Friar Delan's face to change drastically. He could no longer hold back his throat and vomited on the spot. Rodrigo said with an even more solemn expression: "Such traces of cutting are not found in this city.
Is it true that some evil spirits have sneaked in and destroyed lives?"
Several other sergeants who were digging and rummaging with the wooden poles they carried also let out low exclamations again: but under the pile of female corpses, a thick arm was found again; only this section.
The arm was also chewed into the bone, and fragments of the armor still remained.
Surprisingly, they were wearing yellow cowhide armor with the same texture and pattern dyeing as these fellow soldiers. This discovery also greatly stimulated them, and they speeded up the movements of their hands. Suddenly, as the layers of garbage were dug up,
, and more swollen limbs emerge.
However, just as they were filled with anger and shock, concentrating on what they found in this rubbish hill; suddenly Rodrigo drew his sword and turned around, slashing at the man who was crossing himself and praying repeatedly.
Brother Teresa; I saw him retreating with surprise and surprise on his face.
Just as the sharp blade passed over his head, he struck something in the darkness behind him; there was a creepy crisp sound, and a crash on the ground. Brother Teresa couldn't help but turn his body sideways in horror.
He swung out his short-handled hammer; only to see a pool of broken bones.
"Stay on alert, stay close to each other, everyone, be careful, something strange is approaching." Rogrigo's voice sounded at the right time; "We seem to have been alarmed by some existence hidden underground." His words had not yet finished.
, there is also large amounts of bubbling in the sewage around the garbage hill.
Like rolling and boiling old swamp gas, it emits more suffocating and dizzy gases; it also causes a low, floor-to-the-ground mist to appear in the dark space illuminated by surrounding lights.
.Then, skulls full of dirt and attachments appeared one after another.
Then, the soldiers who gathered around Rogrigo, in a state of shock and anger, swung their weapons and knocked them down and smashed them one after another; they turned into sinking bone fragments again; however, they emerged one after another. Bones are as endless as one can take in.
Until, Rodrigo, who closed his eyes and held the sword as if listening to the sound, raised the broad sword in his hand again, and suddenly pierced the mountain of garbage. With an indescribable piercing scream, those like gophers emerged in an endless stream. , the skeletons emerging from the sewage were suddenly scattered on the ground.
At the end of the broad sword that Rogrigao picked up from the inside of the garbage pile, everyone also saw a small and sturdy skeleton that looked like a dwarf; but the faint phosphorus fire gathered on the skeleton was quickly dissipating; Eventually, it becomes brittle and scattered like gravel due to weathering and decay.
"This is the 'gathering of corpses', an abnormal phenomenon that occasionally occurs on the battlefield." Rogrigo's voice sounded again in this dark space: "It is said that this special phenomenon is formed when too many resentments of the dead are gathered. All that exists is the instinct to constantly collect and repair the body.”
"If it's just a single individual, even women and children can be easily crushed; but when a sufficient number is gathered, even well-trained knights will find it difficult." Then he said coldly to the shocked sergeants: "So ,How many people were killed here?"
In fact, Rodrigo had been active on the front lines fighting the pagan armies in his early years; later he had to fight under the command of the Prince of Zaragoza against the Christian armies and lords who came to the Holy Kingdom; therefore, he was used to it. All kinds of cruel scenes and methods brought about by war.
Especially for those pagan captives, or the heretics/Moors who were originally converted from Christians; unless they have enough value in exchange for ransom, if they fall into the hands of soldiers with fanatical beliefs, they may even die immediately. A rare luxury.
Therefore, it is not that he has not heard of all kinds of strange rumors in those battlefields where too many people died, or in lynching places where people were tortured to death. So he said again, "Since the 'Gathering of Bones' has appeared , you must be extra careful as the scratched wound will fester and be difficult to heal."
"What is that?" Brother Teresa couldn't help but trembled again: at the same time, the hammer in his hand was thrown out; it immediately hit the two will-o'-the-wisps that appeared in the darkness, and there was a similar sound on the spot. A canine whine: it's like a sudden blast signal.
In an instant, the sergeants who were under a certain degree of tension and pressure suddenly swarmed forward with weapons in hand as if reacting to stress; almost scrambling to stab and chop in the darkness. After a moment, they gathered together. The wind lantern also illuminated a corpse molded of flesh and blood.
It was a creature similar to the size of a domestic dog, but almost all the hair on its body had fallen off, leaving only the bare skin with swollen veins and blood vessels; and on its head, a structure similar to a bone plate grew, but it was Most of it was smashed into pieces; while dirty blood and body fluids flowed across it and slowly twitched.
"This seems to be... a corpse dog!" Rodrigo, who was guarding and covering with another knight's retinue, also walked over and said in a deep voice: "A type of dog that eats too many rotten and contaminated corpses and mutates. Wild dogs. Next we need to turn back and look for more support."
"Why?" Brother Delan couldn't help but ask: "This strange-looking corpse dog alone doesn't seem to be enough to convince the rest of the Knights..."
"Because, there is never only one cadaver dog that moves alone." Rodrigo said with a solemn expression: "What's more, I saw traces of restraint collars and nooses, which means that this thing is probably someone.
They are specially raised and even used as a warning measure."
As if to confirm his words, in the hollow at the end of the darkness in the distance, the sound of small and dense footsteps also sounded, and they were approaching the area illuminated by the lights. Rodrigo's expression also changed.
: "Next, never put down the lantern..."
Then he grabbed a wind lantern and threw it with all his strength in the direction of the sound deep in the darkness. The moment it shattered and burned on the wall, it immediately illuminated the hollowed-out layers on the walls, one by one.
There are piles of withered corpses and strange moving reflections.