Chapter 2447 (ˊˋ) The coming shadow of death
Three days later.
While Edkin, the prime minister of Neverwinter City, was squandering the gold that could never be used up, he was intensively building Neverwinter City, repairing Neverwinter Castle, strengthening Neverwinter City's walls and defenses, and expanding the army, etc.
During the incident, a guard's notification disrupted all his plans.
It is said that a wounded sun elf mage brought back important information from Leilong Town, and he needed to meet their Queen Anne of Neverwinter City immediately?
And the ridiculous thing that the other party wants to see Anne is obviously impossible.
Because even Edkin himself doesn’t know where Annie went to have fun, let alone when she will come back!
Therefore, considering that the other party said that he came back from Leilong Town, and thinking about the terrible situation that Henk and Doric went to investigate and have not returned yet, and no information has been sent back, then think about the so-called 'important information' claimed by the other party.
, he decided to put down the work at hand and listen to what the other party had to say.
soon!
When the sun elf mage Gareth was half-supported and half-carried by the Neverwinter guards into the meeting hall with injuries all over his body, when Edkin saw the other party's miserable state, his heart skipped a beat and he secretly said no.
wonderful.
Then, I heard the information explained in just a few sentences by the other party, especially the shocking news that two black dragons attacked Leilong Town, and then a massive army of undead came forward to surround Leilong Town, and Leilong Town fell instantly.
Afterwards, he was so shocked that he stood up directly from his position as prime minister with a look of disbelief on his face.
"..."
Edkin did not completely believe the other party. He just kept scanning the other party's unfamiliar sun elf appearance and body with suspicious eyes, as if he wanted to penetrate every tired muscle and injured skin of the other party.
You can see the abnormality in it.
But unfortunately, after watching for a long time, he still couldn't see anything wrong with the other party, because the other party's injuries were all real, some were even quite serious, and it shouldn't be like they were pretending.
Furthermore, he really couldn't think of any benefits that the other party could gain from lying to him.
"Are you sure you saw clearly?"
"Is it the Cyr attack on Leilong Town?"
So, after standing up and looking at Holgai, who was also looking at him in shock, Edkin asked sharply again.
Now Doric has been to Leilong Town and the Swamp of the Dead for three days and has not come back yet, while Simon is at the intersection fortress, so he has no way to determine whether what the sun elf in front of him said is true or false, and what if?
If it's true, then the matter is really serious.
"Yes!"
"Master Prime Minister, I am very sure that he is a Serbian!"
"I saw a red-robed wizard, exactly the same as the one I fought with you in the Burning Sun Competition that day. They were all red-robed, bald, and had the mark of Sazastan on their heads."
"I'm a mage. I can tell at a glance whether the other person is a red-robed wizard or a Cyre!"
"I assure you that every word I said before is true!"
"Last night, my 'Giant Hunter' adventure team and I were ordered to go to Leilon Town and the Swamp of the Dead to investigate the disappearance of the Paladin Hunk and the fat dragon."
"Everything was fine when we first arrived. We were going to rest for one night and wait until the next day to take action."
"But I don't think so..."
Having said this, a look of fear flashed across the eyes of the sun elf mage with bloodstains on his face. After a while, he managed to calm down and continued:
"Who would have thought that the black dragon living in the center of the Swamp of the Dead, the two chaotic and evil adult black dragons 'Black Death' and 'Greedy Predator', would actually appear in the sky above Leilong Town under the cover of night?"
"That's a nightmare!"
"Two black dragons, and they are still adults. You should be able to imagine the terrifying situation..."
"They also claimed that they came to eliminate a Dragon Worship organization in Leilong Town that they had been allied with for a long time?"
"We don't know whether what they said is true or not, but in the next few hours, they began to sweep through Leilong Town with poisonous burning mist and dragon breath and killed at least half of the militiamen!"
"Thousands of people died in an instant..."
"But that wasn't the end. It wasn't until the mayor of the town, a certain leader of the Dragon Worship Cult, died completely that they left as suddenly as they came, leaving only corpses on the ground and a
A ruined city.”
"At that time..."
"We thought that was the end of it..."
"But who would have thought that not long after the two black dragons left, before dawn, a large number of undead and various undead surrounded the town from the direction of the Swamp of the Dead, and Leilong Town was just attacked by the two dragons.
I couldn't resist it at all and fell almost instantly."
"They rushed in and started a bloody massacre..."
"Many people died, including the survivors of the black dragon attack, including my teammates, including everyone..."
"Those undead, there are too many of them..."
"There is also the terrifying Serge red-robed wizard, I saw quite a few of them!"
"It was just a face-to-face encounter. Before I could cast a spell, I was blown away by them. If a talisman on my body had not been activated in time, I would be dead now!"
As he spoke, the look of fear and despair in the sun elf mage's eyes became a little thicker, and at the same time, his hands and feet couldn't help but tremble violently, as if he had seen that extremely terrifying and terrible scene again.
General.
"..."
"..."
Edkin, who silently listened to the other party's statement, looked at each other again with Holgai on the side, and did not hide the fear in their eyes at all.
However, Edkin knew that they could not mess up their position at this time. He had to stay calm, because he was now the prime minister of Neverwinter City and was the support of nearly 100,000 people here, especially in a terrible little town.
The girl is missing and you don’t know when you can expect her?
"You just said..."
"Your 'Giant Hunter' adventure team was ordered to go to Thunderlon Town and the Swamp of the Dead to investigate the disappearance of the paladin Hunk and the fat dragon?"
"Who sent you?"
"Is it Doric the Druid? Or Simon the Warlock at the Crossroads Fortress?"
After pondering for a while, he remembered what the other party had just said, and after noticing a key point in it, Edkin suddenly frowned and stared into the eyes of the day elf and asked.
"neither!"
"It was the Queen, the Queen of Neverwinter who hired us and sent us there!"
"She also gave us a big bag of gold coins..."
Having said this, the sun elf mage Gareth couldn't help but laugh sadly.
Although, they should have completed their mission, but at the moment, he is the only survivor in the entire adventure team who has escaped alive. Although he may get more gold coins in the future and can keep them alone, but no matter how much more gold coins he has,
The gold coins are all gone.
Now, the rest of his team may have become part of the undead army, and his 'Giant Hunters' can also be declared disbanded. What can more gold coins do?
Who would have thought that a simple investigation task could be so difficult?
Moreover, that matter actually involved the Dragon Worship Cult, two adult black dragons, Sel's red-robed wizard, and a massive army of undead... If things could happen over again, perhaps, they would not covet those gold coins and choose to accept that
A scary mission, right?
That is simply a nightmare, and it will probably become a lifelong nightmare for him!
"oh!?"
"Annie hired you?"
"That's quite strange."
Hearing this, Edkin and Holgai couldn't help but be startled, and then looked at each other subconsciously again, obviously a little surprised.
"Yes!"
"You don't have to doubt it. When the Queen comes back, you can ask yourself and you will find out."
"but……"
"I'm sorry that we didn't get more information. We only know that the two black dragons in the Swamp of the Dead probably have some cooperation with the Sers, and they should be heading towards Neverwinter?"
"The intersection fortress will definitely not be able to stop those undead, there are too many of them!"
"not to mention!"
"The undead controlled by the red-robed mage can move during the day, so there is not much time to prepare for Neverwinter City."
Although his heart was filled with grief and his body was seriously injured, the sun elf mage Gareth once again solemnly conveyed his warning and judgment to Prime Minister Edkin of Neverwinter in front of him.
"I see!"
“Thank you so much for your message!”
“Very timely!”
Edkin took a deep breath first, and then a heavy expression appeared on his bitter face.
Because he knew that the shadow of death was coming, which would probably be a huge disaster. If he could not take timely measures and carry out effective defense, the prospering Neverwinter City would surely suffer a devastating blow. That was
He definitely doesn't want to see it.
"..."
So, Edkin, who was bowing his head in thought, slowly sat back in his seat. His eyes began to stare at the table and he racked his brains to think of ways and countermeasures. He just let the sun elf stand in front of him listlessly.
The Neverwinter guards in front of and around them began to discuss quietly and nervously.
"etc!"
"I have a question!"
At this time, Holgai, who was standing aside, ignored the reactions of the frightened Neverwinter guards around him. He just walked straight to the sun elf mage and asked in a cold voice:
"How did you escape from Leilong Town?"
"besides!"
"If you escaped from Leilong Town, you would have passed through the Junction Fortress, right?"
"But why haven't we received any warning from that intersection fortress yet?"
"at last!"
"The guards who just came to report said that they saw you coming out of the Neverwinter Forest to the west?"
Yes, although Holgay almost believed what the other party said, she still had her doubts and had to figure this out.
"This lord!"
"Do you know why all my teammates died?"
Hearing that Holgai doubted him, even though he didn't know Holgai's position, the sun elf mage still asked with a wry smile.
"certainly!"
"As you just said, they were all killed by the undead and the red-robed wizard."
Holgay didn't know why the other party asked that, but anyway, as a barbarian who never liked to use her brain, she naturally slumped her shoulders and replied so straightforwardly.
"No……"
"Mainly because we only have one teleportation scroll, and only I, the mage, can use it..."
"If that scroll hadn't teleported me to the forest outside Neverwinter City, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to see me now."
"Believe me……"
"At noon or afternoon tomorrow at most, I think you will get the alarm from the intersection fortress, right?"
"That small fortress cannot resist the red-robed wizard and those terrifying undead!"
"not to mention……"
"They also have black dragons?"
Having said this, the sun elf mage smiled sadly and bitterly, not paying much attention to Holgai's questioning and questioning of him.
"All right!"
"I'm fine!"
With slumped shoulders, Holgay patted the sun elf on the shoulder to express comfort, then turned around angrily and walked aside and looked at Edkin who was sitting in his seat.
"..."
Of course Edkin also heard it, but he still didn't speak, but his face became darker and his brows furrowed deeper.
"No need to wait for tomorrow!"
At this time, following a familiar voice, the dark-faced Chief Warlock Simon of Neverwinter strode in with a very ugly expression.
The dusty man completely ignored the surprised expressions on the faces of the guards and the sun elf mage. He walked forward quickly and gritted his teeth and said to Edkin, who stood up in shock again:
"The intersection fortress has fallen!"
"I only escaped with a few dozen knights!"
"Half a day ago!"
"The black dragon and the red robe wizard attacked there!"
"If it weren't for the 'Spell Breaking Helmet' and the 'Teleporting Scepter', I would definitely be dead!"
"Edkin!"
"Call the troops and militia, we don't have time!"
Simon said with a livid face and gritted teeth, staring at Edkin with bright eyes.
They escaped from the fortress and galloped on horseback, running non-stop for several hours to get here. Although the undead were slower, Simon felt that the other party would definitely not have much time left for Neverwinter.
Maybe it’s only one day or two days, or even shorter?
"..."
But this time, Edkin, who looked solemn, did not hesitate anymore.
"Well!"
"I will call in the troops immediately."
"Holgai!"
"Go, find Annie as soon as possible and tell her the situation!"
Then, Edkin looked directly at Holgai and gave instructions.
"clear!"
Holgai didn't hesitate, turned around and left. Although she herself didn't know where the troublesome little girl Queen from Neverwinter City was playing, but the matter was urgent, so she just had to look for it first.
"alright."
"Don't worry too much. Trust us. We are capable of protecting Neverwinter, no matter what the cost?"
"You need a break, Gareth."
"Go, I will send someone to take care of your injuries."
Then, Edkin paused, and then ordered the two Neverwinter guards to take the seriously injured Sun Elf mage Gareth down to rest and heal his wounds, and then looked at Simon and asked:
"Simon!"
"Where's Doric?"
"besides!"
"Where's Hunk and Fat Orange's dragon?"
"Did you see them?"
Before preparing to gather an army to fight against the red-robed wizard, the black dragon and the army of death, Edkin of course did not forget to ask for news about those two important companions.
"I have no idea!"
"I didn't see her!"
"I only saw the undead and the red-robed wizard attacking the intersection fortress, and then we escaped in a hurry!"
"I don't know anything else!!"
Perhaps because he was worried about Doric, or perhaps because he was worried about the upcoming situation, Simon looked extremely irritable, so much so that he roared hysterically?
"All right……"
"Dear Simon, you need to rest now too."
Sighing in his heart, Edkin wisely stopped asking any more questions, just patted Simon on the shoulder and comforted:
"I will send people along the main highway to keep an eye on the enemy's incoming attacks. As for you, you can go back to your residence to rest now."
"do not think too much!"
"I think Doric and the others will be fine!"
As he said that, although Edkin himself didn't quite believe what he said, he still had to bite the bullet and try to comfort him.
"Feel sorry!"
"Edkin, I feel a little confused..."
"forget it. I'm done here."
"If Doric and the others come back, remember to send someone to notify me. I will go and take a rest first."
Simon opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he nodded in frustration, turned around and strode out of the meeting hall.
"..."
Seeing Simon leaving, until he walked out of the door and disappeared around the corner of the castle corridor, Edkin sighed softly and walked back to his desk, sat down on a chair and began to think deeply.
Then, he thought of his wife who died at the hands of the red-robed mage, their child Kira, and the nearly one hundred thousand residents in Neverwinter City, and he quickly made up his mind.
Because he knew that action had to be taken, for all of them.
Not to mention his current responsibilities, so no matter what, he must do his best to protect Neverwinter City.
"!!"
then!
He quickly picked up the pen and began to write the first emergency order.
From now on, he needs all soldiers and knights to be ready for battle. At the same time, he will start martial law throughout the city and collect various supplies so that he can deal with the threats of red robe wizards, undead and black dragons at any moment.
"go!"
"Give an order!"
Soon, Edkin signed the first order and handed it into the hands of a Neverwinter guard and ordered the other party to promulgate and execute it.
In this way, as the guards in Neverwinter City took the lead in taking action, as orders were issued one after another, and after the people knew the specific situation, Neverwinter City soon began to fall into panic and chaos.
among.
Of course, after receiving the news immediately, some wealthy businessmen and officials began to take their families and property to the sea by boat, or fled north or west by land, directly abandoning the city of Neverwinter.
As for the reaction of those people, Edkin, who was in charge of guarding Neverwinter City, had no intention of stopping them and just allowed those people to leave.
The remaining people were busy and busy making preparations to cooperate with the order to defend Neverwinter.
Because the remaining people know that all their ordinary or poor residents of Neverwinter who have nowhere to go will be at the center of the storm and unable to escape. Only by rising up to resist can they avoid the coming disaster.
Over their heads, that's all they can do.
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Chapter completed!