Chapter 596: March of Destruction (2)
The soldiers shoved the Johnston family out of the prison van and pressed the couple onto the gallows.
Johnston's youngest daughter, who was only eight years old, would not have been tried or executed. Even if the parliament is tempted to cut down the roots, these 'civilized people' need a little face, and the public execution of an innocent little girl is not a good reputation.
And the trial of Johnston and his wife is absolutely necessary, and it has nothing to do with face, it has to do with interests.
Johnston's status in Lopwin City is not small, and there are many properties under his name. Although his property has been seized, this is in the name of the city lord, even if everyone knows that the city lord is just a mascot, but it cannot directly cross him and embezzle Johnston's property.
In other words, Johnston's property is still his from a legal point of view, but it has been seized by the government, and the lawmakers can only wait for the trial if they want to swallow this piece of fat, and then Johnston's property will become ownerless and sold at public auction, as for the selling price......
Isn't it the council that actually controls it?
Some people will say, didn't Johnston still have a daughter? She's the heir.
The councillors will tell you in a tone of great grief that Johnston's daughter died of an illness......
Tsk, it's dirty.
"Johnston! What else do you have to say about your betrayal of Lopven City? ”
Waiting for the prisoners to arrive, the congressman on the rostrum said.
"I did what any man of conscience should do, as for betraying Lopwen?"
Johnston scoffed:
"Who is the betrayer, everyone understands."
Unmoved, the questioning parliamentarian said:
"Isn't it a betrayal that you sell goods at a low price, disrupt the market order, and also sell embargoed goods to the enemy?"
"Humph!"
Johnston didn't bother to argue, because it was useless to argue, he just snorted angrily.
He didn't resist, and the councillor was even more smug and picked up the scroll on the table. It contains 10 counts of Johnston's crimes.
The sound of reciting the guilty indictment was mixed with the chaotic chatter of the players on the spot, and sometimes it was not easy to hear. Or rather, it doesn't matter if you listen or not.
As the so-called sin is added, there is no excuse.
In this unique background sound, Johnston just takes his wife's hand and looks at her affectionately.
"Sarah, I hurt you."
His wife shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes, but she didn't regret it.
Since he dared to do so, Johnston had already prepared a way out, and before the soldiers of Lopwen could start moving, he fled with his family early, thinking that it would be safe to reach the city of Naua, who knew that the impregnable city of Naua would be captured in just one night.
Fate, what a Piper-Chi Bichi.
Johnston's youngest daughter was screaming in the audience, and a soldier was dragging her to death, while the fat councillor had finished reading the guilty pleas, and he didn't even intend to enforce the default rule of arguing or leaving a last word for a prisoner.
The executioner put the black hood on the Johnston's head and a rope around his neck, and walked to the side of the gallows, where there was a lever.
As soon as it is pulled down, the plank under the prisoner's feet will automatically open, and hangings are all about that.
The couple did not have the slightest fear, they held hands, they were not afraid of the world after death, the only thing they could not worry about was their daughter.
"Execution!"
The executioner got the order, grabbed the lever with both hands, and was about to pull it down!
- Bang!
A gunshot pierced the sky, and the executioner died on his back, a finger-thick hole in his forehead, bubbling with blood and white brains......
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At the same time, the city walls of Naua.
The soldiers of Lopwen patrolled the city walls according to their schedule, and the fog inside the city was dispelled by the magic devices on the towers, but the outside of the city could not be controlled, so most of the soldiers on the city walls stared at the outside of the city with wide eyes.
The Sadmir Coalition was stationed nearby, and the officers feared that they would take advantage of the fog to attack the city, and in addition to the soldiers on the city walls, a group of scout cavalry had already been sent out.
The officer in charge of this section of the wall frowned at the fog in the distance, and he always had a bad feeling in his heart, which lingered even though the scouts did not notice any strange troop movements.
He took out his pocket watch and looked at it, the previous group of scouts should be back soon, and if there was nothing unusual when they returned, it was his instincts that had gone wrong.
When the sun does rise and the fog clears, there's nothing to worry about.
- That's a flag......
"Sir! Something approached, it was our scout, and something seemed wrong. ”
Hearing the soldier's report, the officer looked down at the city wall, and saw a light cavalry lying on horseback, slowly coming out of the fog.
Only one?
There are at least 10 knights in a scout team, and they must have encountered something!
"Sir, do you want to open the city gates?"
Whatever you encounter, at least ask, so the soldier suggested.
The officer was about to nod his head when a tingling premonition seemed to warn him of danger approaching.
"No, let people shout and ask first."
The soldiers are also treacherous, and they must not be unaware and careless.
His caution saved him once.
The soldiers on the ramparts shouted to a approaching knight, but there was no response.
The feeling of uneasiness became more and more apparent, and as the scout approached, it seemed as if it had reached its peak.
- Bang!
A shot pierced the sky, causing the officer to turn his head in surprise.
Listen to the sounds, the gunshots seem to be coming from Temple Square!
"When I went to see where the gunshots were coming from, I always felt that something was wrong."
The officer said to the soldiers beside him.
While the other soldiers were wondering, the sound of two people talking could be heard in the fog outside the city.
"I'll just say it's not going to work."
Another hangman's voice replied:
"Try and you won't get pregnant, what if it does?"
The voice was getting closer and closer, and the officer froze, and shouted:
"Who's out there! The whole city of Naua's city is confined and is not allowed to come any closer! ”
Hearing the officer's shout, the hangman's voice said with a smile:
"Did you hear me, he said he wouldn't let us get closer."
"You give me a little serious, and you have to do a good job when you collect money!"
"Okay, who asked you to give money."
The conversation baffled the officer, but he had no time to consider whether it was two psychotics outside the city, as the scout cavalry close to the walls looked up from his horseback.
His skin was blue, his eyes were bleeding, and his mouth was whining.
This is a zombie, not a living person!
He snorted at the horse he sat down, and as if dissatisfied, he threw the cavalry away from him, and turned into a cloud of black smoke and disappeared.
Necromancer!
The officer's pupils shrank, and he shouted:
"Prepare for war! Prepare for battle! ”
At this moment, out of the dense fog came two people holding staffs, one wearing a metallic silver-gray robe, and the other wearing a red robe as red as blood.
But they're not alone.
Countless skeletons followed them, surging towards the walls as if tearing through the fog with the sound of clattering bones.
"Bone Dragon Summoning"
A stone ball emitting purple-black aura like breath was held in his hand, and as soon as the light was retracted, two huge bone dragons fell to the ground. The unyielding flame of the undead burned in his eyes, and those who watched were terrified.
"Spell Expansion: Acid Rainstorm!"
A pungent cloud blanketed the wall, as if the end had come......
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There was a commotion in the Temple Square, and the soldiers hurriedly raised their shields to protect the four heads. The congressman, who had just been on his toes, was now hiding behind his desk, like a big piece of fat on the board.
I can't help but be afraid, if that shot was aimed at him, now he has gone to hell to report.
- Bang bang!
The first gunshot followed, followed by two more to follow.
The two shots unmistakably broke the rope around the Johnstons' necks.
"Watch the prisoners!"
The soldiers under the execution table immediately reacted and realized that someone had taken prisoners.
"Stand back! Give me all back! ”
The officer hurriedly asked the players who were joining in the fun to retreat, but the players would not listen to him, and instead of advancing or retreating, they squeezed forward, and it was much more interesting to rob a prison than to watch someone hang himself.
They will soon pay the price for their curiosity.
"Backstab!" "Flurry of Swords!" "Whirlwind Slash!"
One skill after another exploded from the crowd, but I didn't expect someone to take advantage of the chaos to attack.
How popular are the players, and what do you see from just one? What are you doing? You can do it, not to mention this blatant attack.
For a while, there was chaos in the crowd of players, and those who fled, squeezed forward, and scolded and fought back, and as a result, more people were injured by mistake.
After all, it is now a crowded situation, and the players' skills are not small, so it is conceivable how many accidental injuries can be imagined to fight back in such a crowded situation.
Of course, the guy who was injured by mistake didn't do it, why was it Lao Tzu who was injured?
As a result, the scene was directly uncontrollable.
"Take out your weapons!"
Seeing this, the officer gave a stupid order.
The soldiers drew their swords at their waists, which not only did not make the players retreat, but provoked the players to resist.
The vast majority of the players in Naua City are from the Magic Melody Guild, and they are attracted by the 'rebellious NPC' promoted by the Magic Melody, and they have long seen that this group of Lopwen troops who occupy the city are unhappy, and the conflict broke out almost at the moment when the soldiers pulled out their weapons.
"Formation, can't let them pass!"
The officers hurriedly commanded the soldiers, and taking advantage of this opportunity, some of the soldiers ran away covering the four heads on the rostrum.
Of course, they didn't forget the Johnston family, who were waiting for the execution.
It's just that the people who rescued them haven't forgotten either......
Some of the soldiers were about to be dragged off the Johnston's execution table when they were knocked down by distant gunfire. As a result, more than a dozen soldiers had to be sent to guard the prisoners, raising shields for defense while walking onto the execution platform.
At this moment, I saw a sturdy figure flash out of the crowd, she jumped over the soldier's shield wall, and climbed onto the execution platform as if she were stepping into the air, just in time to make eye contact with the soldier who went up.
"Lion Roar!"
A punch hit the shield of the soldier at the front, and the roaring lion-type fighting spirit directly pushed the pair of soldiers back off guard.
"Foot shock!"
"Penetration!"
Knocking down the officer who had escaped the lion's roar, Lin Linglin stomped his foot again.
"Ring Strength!"
- Boom!
With the gushing fighting spirit, the wooden execution table collapsed......