Section 3: Resignation

"Ahhh "Wow!"

As soon as the iron slag rushed out of the pit, he saw two men lying on the ground wailing with green smoke not far away. Immediately after the pen "Fun" pavilion www.biquge.info more than ten figures appeared between the broken walls. Seeing that there were many people on the other side, the iron slag immediately took off the flashbang hanging on his chest, bit the pull ring, and smashed it out with a ding.

"Peng......

The people who rushed over just now only saw a flash of white light, and they couldn't see anything. At the same time as the flashbang was thrown, the iron slag turned and ran, popping out the six knots behind him as he ran, and crawled rapidly through the rubble with his hands and feet.

"Chase!" A few seconds later, the scarecrow who had recovered from blinding shouted, and at the same time tensed his back, and the two arthropods suddenly broke through the clothes, opening up into two pairs ......of membranous wings, one large and one small, and with a "buzzing" sound, the membranous wings were agitated, and flew towards the fleeing prey. At the same time, the two men also spread their membranous wings and chased after them, one left and one right.

The wound was torn again by the iron slag from the strenuous exercise, and the bright red blood immediately stained the clean bandage. However, before he could pay attention to the pain of the wound, he heard the humming of the membranous wings behind him, and immediately frowned, and as he crawled forward, he drew his pistol and blasted it backwards.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Suddenly, the man on the left stopped and flew back with blood spurting.

"Kill him!" Seeing his companion fall, the scarecrow roared. The man on the right immediately picked up his assault rifle and swept it with a shuttle bullet.

"Jingle Clang...... Jingle ......"

In the next second, more than ten bullets grazed the air and burst out, causing sparks to erupt all over the iron slag, but they were unharmed, without even pausing. In front of the bladed carapace, ordinary gunpowder bullets are useless, unless a large-caliber sniper bullet such as a red silk armor-piercing bullet can penetrate his defenses.

"Don't waste bullets!" Seeing this, the scarecrow hurriedly stopped his men from continuing to shoot. In the resource-poor Southern Cemeteries, every bullet counts. Then, the iron slag fled quickly on the ground, and the two chased after each other in the air.

"He's wounded, he's dead." A few minutes later, the scarecrow saw the slag's injuries and gave another order.

After escaping for more than ten minutes, the blood of the iron slag flowed more and more, and his body became weaker and weaker, but the two flying insects behind him followed not far away, keeping a distance of more than 100 meters from him, which could not be shaken off, and exceeded the effective range of Merlin's revolver.

After running for a while, a half-collapsed building suddenly appeared in front of him, and the iron slag immediately climbed in. It was so dark that it was impossible to see inside, and as soon as the iron slag raised his hand, a white light shot out of the watch, illuminating the front.

At a glance, it is an arched space of fifty or sixty square meters, surrounded by some erosive rags and animal skeletons of Bai Sensen. There was a smell of rotting flesh in the air, something unpleasant. Upon entering, the iron slag immediately shrank into knots, drew a straight machete with one hand, pulled out the Merlin revolver with the other, and hid behind the rocks at the entrance.

"Ding Ling is ......"

It wasn't long before the sound of metal rolling came from far and near. Iron Slag's pupils shrank, and he immediately rushed out. As he expected, an oval-shaped blaster grenade was rolling slowly towards him. He immediately kicked it over, kicking the tumbling blaster grenade back.

At this moment, the scarecrow was hiding in the doorway with a man and looking in.

......However, instead of waiting for the expected explosion, they watched as the grenade they had just thrown rolled back......

"Boom!"

Suddenly, there was a flash of fire, followed by a loud bang, and both of them were blown away. However, they soon crawled up with green smoke all over their bodies, and saw that they all had red carapaces covered with black spots, which were insects similar to iron slag, but differed in color, hardness, and coverage. The carapace on their bodies is the common "ladybug carapace", while the carapace of the iron slag is the rare "carapace of the carapace". There is a certain gap in hardness and coverage between the two, and the carapace of the iron slag mutates into joint fluff and spikes, and the protective ability is far from the same.

As soon as the two of them stabilized their figures, the iron slag rushed out, and there was a knife in their faces!

"Bell!"

With a loud bang, a bone spur burst out of the scarecrow's elbow, which was able to block the thunderous blow of the iron slag.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

The moment the machete was opened, Iron Slag raised his left hand and continuously pulled the trigger, blasting the man who had just rushed from the side away. After firing five bullets, the iron slag did not stop for a moment, and pounced backwards, and before the scarecrow could react, he opened his knots and flew away. He was so wounded and exhausted that he could only retreat when he could not guarantee a kill on the other side.

Looking at the iron slag that quickly escaped from sight, the scarecrow scolded, and was about to stir up the membranous wings, but there was a sound of leaking wind behind him. As a result, when I turned my head, I saw that the mantiphant had been blown up by the blasting grenade and could no longer fly. He had no choice but to stop, and when the follow-up personnel arrived, he gritted his teeth, spit, and shouted, "Keep chasing, I don't believe how far he can run." ”

Next, they slowed down their march and, guided by the little man, chased them all the way.

After running for a few kilometers, the extremely weak iron slag suddenly lost his attention, tripped over the rocks, and fell to the ground immediately.

He got up, shook his head vigorously, then took a steroid stimulant from his backpack and injected himself. Although he will face a weaker state of drug sequelae later, he can't care so much now.

After the doping, he regained some of his energy and continued to flee.

I don't know how long it took......

In the red vision, the surrounding scenery became more and more blurred, and he suddenly felt a burning stinging pain in his lungs, and suddenly stopped and looked left and right.

There was a white fog all around, and the visibility was only twenty or thirty meters. Compared to the previous place, the distribution of black moss here is more dense, and the associated fungi and plants are also more. Looking around, clusters of unnamed mushrooms of various colors are emitting a miserable green glow, which looks very infiltrating. He quickly understood that he had entered a high-radiation area. But at this moment he had no choice but to bite the bullet and move on......

About half an hour later, the Scarecrow and his men chased him to the edge. Looking at the scorched ruins of the city and the thick fog in front of him, the scarecrow sighed, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, it's a hard stubble, and it won't do much good to catch it." With that, he took the people and left.

At the same time, the iron slag made its way through the fog and quickly lost its way. His breathing grew heavier, the effects of the stimulant wore off, and his eyelids grew heavier. It wasn't long before he found a gap in a rubble pile where he could hide, and he slipped into it. But as soon as he lay down, he did not have time to deal with the cracked wound, so he fell into a deep sleep......

A few days later, on the eve of dr3713-12-20, the feast of the gods, a piece of news about the temple caused a stir throughout the Silver City world.

The headline on the front page of "Yincheng Daily" reads:

"The Thunderhammer is missing, the Wilderness Knight is missing inexplicably, what is the connection?"

Subsequently, major well-known newspapers and periodicals also reported on it.

Western Weekly

"Speculation about the loss of the thunderhammer......"

One Post

"Be wary of the enemy lurking in the darkness......"

World Business

"On the possibility of a resurgence of a belief and its impact on world stock prices......

Although the content of the news is vague, anyone can tell that the finger is directed at the current Princess of the Templars, Yugo Lombar.

The next day, at the Council of Elders of the Temple, You Ge took off the crown with a gold thread and a jeweled pendant, placed the Holy Sword, the Holy Shield, and the Holy Cross on the podium in turn, and then asked the elders to resign from his position as Commander-in-Chief of the Dawn Expeditionary Force and voluntarily renounce the title of Princess of the Temple.

"Due to my mistake, which led to the loss of the Thunder Hammer, it affected the reputation of the Temple, for which I will take the blame and resign......" You Ge said calmly.

"What a big deal this is, it's just a small broken hammer, if you lose it, you lose it, you want to resign, old Bruno is the first to disagree!" Before he could finish speaking, Leo Bruno stood up and spoke emotionally.

"The thunder hammer is just an ornament, and it has no practical effect......" "Take a step back, even if you lose it, it's your grandfather's thing, and you don't need to explain it to anyone except old Mordréton." Old Gresham and Old Kremans chimed in. They are all veteran aristocrats in the Western Continent, so they naturally form a group and support You Ge unconditionally.

However, opposition soon emerged.

"The Thunder Hammer is a symbol of glorious faith, and we must get it back." The elder of the Perkin family stood up and said.

"I agree with Elder Perkin that the remnants of splendor have regained their symbols, and perhaps they will be united again." The elder of the Ram family chimed in. Both of them are veteran aristocrats in the Central Continent, so they naturally support each other. However, apart from the two of them, the rest of the great nobles of the Central Continent did not express their position. After all, being an enemy of the great western aristocracy led by the Modleton family will lead to turmoil in the world pattern.

Among the eleven nobles in the world, the five families of Modleton, Lombard, Gresham, Crimanes, and Bruno are collectively known as the great nobles of the West, and their symbols are the red dragon, the bauhinia, the gray sparrow, the big whale, and the horseshori; The five families of Orlando, Julian, Solo, Ram, and Perkin are collectively known as the great nobles of the Central Region, and their symbols are the big banyan tree, the elk, the anvil, the giant ape, and the electric eel; As for the last one, it was Reinhardt, known as the new Grand Aristocrat, whose emblem was the Golden Lion.

At present, the great nobles of the West and the great nobles of the Central are divided on the issue of the worms. The great nobles of the Central wanted to form an army of insects and use Jack to control them, but the great nobles of the West voted against it every year.

If the temple is analogous to a company, then the western aristocracy is the majority shareholder, the central aristocracy is the minority shareholder, and the pope is the CEO. Because the western continent is the richest, and most of the land is controlled by the great nobles, the roots are very deep. The land in the central continent is not only not fertile enough, but more than half of the land is in the hands of small and medium-sized territorial nobles or various forces, and the political pattern is extremely complicated. Without the support of the great nobles of the West, they would not be able to unilaterally launch this plan.

Therefore, they will make a fuss with the thunder hammer in order to obtain political concessions from the great nobles in the west. However, they only asked for the recovery of the Thunderhammer, and did not ask for the replacement of the Divine Arbiter, which was tantamount to showing an attitude of retention in disguise. However, in the face of their tolerance, You Ge did not appreciate it at all.

I saw her bow slightly, and insisted: "I have been tempted by the demons in my heart, and I can no longer serve as the spokesperson of the true God, if I can, please allow me to step down and return to the ordinary true God believers." ”

"Cousin You Ge, please think carefully, we need you." William Reinhardt stood up and said. You Ge is the most powerful source of power ever, and without her, the future of the temple will be bleak.

"I disagree!" Leo Bruno roared angrily, "Unless I'm dead!" ”

"Grandpa Bruno, I'm ......" You Ge paused for a moment, looked around the audience, and finally closed his eyes as if he had made up his mind, and said slowly, "I fell in love with a brilliant remnant, and he was also an insect worm, he tricked the thunder hammer from me, and then abandoned me, I think...... You all should know his name......" With that, You Ge looked away, as if not wanting to see her tears, "I'm ashamed of my naivety and stupidity, as a Templar princess, but being seduced by an insect, I don't think I'm qualified to stand here and be the future leader of the Templars......"

You Ge's monologue plunged the audience into a long silence. I don't know how long it took, the elder of the Perkin family slowly stood up and said earnestly: "My princess, my pride, please don't blame yourself, everyone has a young age, this is just the price of growth, no one can avoid ......"

"My child, you are not wrong, it is those damned remnants of glory who are at fault, and in this matter you are the victim and do not deserve any blame." The elders of the Ram family followed suit and stood up and comforted.

They originally thought that You Ge was just retreating to advance and shirk her responsibilities, but they didn't expect that she was determined to resign, and she did not hesitate to expose herself and tell the whole story. However, the loss of the Templar Princess is a loss that no power within the Templars can afford. These families, which have been inherited for thousands of years, are still very sober in the choice between short-term and long-term interests on major issues of right and wrong.

"Failure and setbacks are also a form of learning, and through this, our successor will be able to experience first-hand the evil nature of the remnants of glory and the insect, and I am confident that in the days to come, her faith will be strengthened to lead us, the Temple, to light and victory." Then, the elders of the Orlando family also made a statement.

"Poor child......" "Stupid worm...... The elders of the Julian family and the elders of the Solo family also stood up and chimed in.

After a while, the elders of the major forces stood up one after another to express their attitudes, all of them were filled with righteous indignation, and they were about to take people to the southern cemetery to slaughter the city. Eventually, the Templar Princess, persuaded by the elders, put on her crown again and took back the sword, shield, and cross.

"Thank you grandparents for your trust, You Ge will definitely do his best to purify all evil in the world with the brilliance of the true god." You Ge raised his sword and swore an oath, and there was warm applause below. After retracting her sword, she added, "If tomorrow's newspaper still has news about Thunderhammer and Knights of the Wilderness, I'll strike." ”

Following......

Front-page headlines from well-known newspapers:

"Yincheng Daily"

"The little goddess Hong Huihui died suddenly at home, is it suicide? Or murder? ”

Western Weekly

"Shock! The little goddess who had just debuted died in the bathtub of her residence......"

One Post

"A celebrity died naked at home, torn clothes were scattered around the bathtub, the eyes of the corpse were painful and desperate, according to the description of the police, the possibility of suicide is extremely low......"

World Business

"Detective Jim refuses to answer the question, is there any secret in it?"

In an instant, the streets and alleys of the Silver City World were full of heated discussions about the mysterious death of the little Heavenly Maiden, and Thunderhammer and the Wilderness Knight soon faded out of sight.

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Yesterday there were eight more orders, and although the revolutionary journey is slowly long, I still want to thank all of you for your support.