Chapter 172: The Beginning
When the heralds rushed into the royal council with the news of the fall of Kurast, everyone was completely stunned by the shocking news.
Farah stared at the herald with straight eyes, as if to discern whether this creature was a human or a demon sent by Hell to trick them.
The pipe in Kane's hand fell directly to the ground, and the venerable wise man's originally calm face was now only in a trance and pale.
Jehein bounced off the throne with a "brush", as if someone had installed a steel nail trap on the throne.
There was an eerie silence for all the vassals, even the ceremonial officers and attendants standing in the corners.
"Damn!! You dare! How dare you run into the Holy Council to deceive your kings and guardians?! Where did you get the guts! ”
King Jehein was the first to come to his senses, but his first reaction when he came to his senses was irritation and disbelief.
How is this possible?!
Kurast is a heavily armed fortified port! The armaments stationed there are several times stronger than those of Rugaoindu.
Because Mephisto, one of the three demon gods of hell, was once imprisoned in the rainforest, the Demon Fortress Council stationed there a powerful army second only to Harogas.
There are as many as eight legendary powerhouses stationed in it alone, and the main force of the Acropolis, the Iron Wolf Guard Mercenary Regiment, is even the elite of a hundred battles withdrawn from the front line of the Second World!
How can such a great force be said to fall when it falls?
It's a big joke!
Someone must have felt an itch in his neck and dared to come here to make such a joke with him!
"It's... It's true! Your Majesty! This news was told to me by the Sage Dragognam himself! I still have the token he gave me! ”
The herald shuddered by the sudden outburst of rage, but finally mustered up the courage and pulled out a fiery red coat of arms from his bosom.
Farah rushed to the herald in two steps, snatched the coat of arms, and after a little look, the whole person began to tremble wildly.
"Farah Sage... What do you think? This guy must be joking with us, right? When Jahein noticed Farah's abnormality, he suddenly had a very bad premonition in his heart.
The next moment, his premonition was confirmed.
I saw that Farah nodded very heavily, and said in an extremely hoarse voice: "This is indeed Zhuo Genan's personal mana emblem, what he said... It should be true. ”
Wow!!
As soon as Farah's words came out, the entire domed hall suddenly boiled like a boiling pot, and all the kingdom's vassals shouted with panic on their faces, but even they didn't know what they were talking about.
Even the face of the kingdom's finance minister, Secy Izakil, who had been standing silently in the front row of all his vassals, was overshadowed, and he didn't expect that the matter would be so serious.
In the end, Jay Hain is the king with the blood of the Hein royal family in his body, and at this critical moment, he is still the first to recover from the shock and chaos.
His face quickly calmed down, and then he shouted in a loud and calm tone.
"Quiet!!"
The king's voice drowned out all the arguments and incoherent shouts, and in an instant silence returned to the Dome.
"Murendel! I want you to go to the barracks at once, and lead all our soldiers into the harbor area, where from now on there will be a curfew, and the city guards will cancel all rotations and immediately patrol the streets! ”
"Understood! Your Majesty! A subordinate dressed in a black robe and full of grandeur came out of the ranks, turned around and walked out without any delay.
"Kiglis! With the royal heralds, you will inform all the Oasis Cities in the Rubble Wasteland, so that they will be vigilant and strengthened, and all professionals who enter the city will be checked, and it will be important to prevent any evil pact from getting in! Especially the Yucatana Fort, let them be on guard! ”
"Yes! Your Majesty! A rough-looking subordinate in leather armor came out of the ranks, and after receiving the order, he quickly ran out.
"Sesi! Immediately begin to gather food and grass supplies, prepare all the supplies necessary for the battle, declare a state of emergency in the city of Lugoin from now on, and impose additional war taxes on all merchant caravans! Bring all war materiel under control, and prohibit all private transactions in these materiel from the moment the order is issued! ”
"As you wish! Your Majesty! "Sisi also knows that Rugoin is now in a very dangerous situation, there is only less than ten days between the port of Curast and Rugoin, and since Curast has fallen, then Rugoin is also very likely to be attacked!
Therefore, he did not dare to cause any confusion at such a time, but went down very quickly to carry out the order.
"Cansa! Inform the desert mercenaries and tell Grace that they are now all hired, tasked with assisting the City Guards in patrolling the streets of the city, and that anyone and everything suspected of being related to Hell or the cultists will be brought under control! ”
"Yes! Your Majesty! A thin old minister came out of the ranks, and after receiving the order, he quickly turned around and walked out.
"Sage Farah, please also trouble you to gather the professionals in the city and tell them that Lugoin is in a state of emergency and that we need their help!"
"It's a matter of duty, Your Majesty." Farah looked gloomy, nodded to Jahine, and then greeted Kane, and the two quickly walked out of the palace.
"All the other Rugoin vassals! Our city is now under great threat! I need you to put up 12 minutes of energy to pacify our people, raise war supplies, and gather all available manpower and material resources! We need to work together to fight for our homeland to the end! ”
Jehein shouted to the rest of his subordinates in an impassioned voice, his face flushed, and his face was full of anger at "living and dying with Lu Gaoin".
"Yes! My Majesty! All the vassals replied in a loud voice.
"Go ahead! That's the end of this meeting! Defend our homeland! ”
Jhein nodded in satisfaction.
The vassals under the throne quickly began to disperse, and the entire domed hall soon became quiet.
"Go down too... I need... Alone for a while......"
The king waved off all his attendants and courtiers, and when they were gone, he sat back on his throne.
It was only then that Jehein's face turned pale and frightened.
He began to gasp for breath, and the palm on the armrest of the throne trembled uncontrollably.
"Damn it! Why me! Why is it under my rule?! ”
The king murmured softly, his words full of pain and grief.
After a few moments, he suddenly stood up, pacing from side to side in front of the throne with a frightened expression.
"No! I have to... I have to think of a way out! I don't want to die here! I haven't enjoyed the deliciousness of the right yet! ”
Then, as if he had thought of something, his face slowly hardened again, and just as he was about to make up his mind, he glanced back at his throne, and then his face was filled with hesitation.
"The ship! That ship should still be there! I can take advantage of it... But now is not the time... Possible... Maybe the hellish demons are just targeting Kurast?
That's right! It must be like this... I can not be in a hurry... No hurry......"