Embers of Embers

Chapter 705
Death hovers in the midst of this great city, and stands in the shadow of the streets with his scythe, watching the people as they go, waiting for the hour when they will die, when he will swing the scythe and bring the sad The soul is separated from the broken body and takes the dead souls with it to the unknown other shore.
People fled in horror. Many people didn't know what happened. They asked around, but no one could give an answer. They could only feel the disgust in their hearts, and the weird hallucinations that kept flashing in their minds. It's as if the nightmare is eating away at the foundation of reality, trying to connect with it, dragging everyone into real horror.
"Keep walking! Don't stop!"
The Templar knights held torches high and directed the evacuation of the crowd. The team lined up in a long line, extending to the end of the city.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but doubt, could he really evacuate completely?The population of Fei Leng Cui is so large, even if the elderly and children are not counted, there are so many adults. After evacuating for so long, the number of people in the city is still not small.
After all, Feilengcui lags behind the times. Although there are dense railway tracks here, the transportation capacity here is undoubtedly much worse than that of Yingerweg.
What's more, if they leave Feileng Cui, where can they flee to?
The train's transportation capacity is limited, and most people will be evacuated outside the city. But outside Feilengcui, there is an endless wilderness. In this wilderness, they have nowhere to hide.
"Hurry up! Don't stop!"
Nord continued to urge, and he blinked hard, trying to wake himself up.
In the past few days, he has been working at a high intensity. Only when he can't hold on, he will take a break for a few hours, then get up in a hurry and continue working.
When the new Pope issued the order, Nord was in the Seven Hills and was conducting evacuation work. Probably because of his good work efficiency, he was able to leave the Seven Hills and was transferred to Feilengcui to continue. Carry out evacuation work.
Whenever he thinks of this, Nord feels that he is quite lucky. After he left the Seven Hills, the Seven Hills immediately entered a complete blockade. He could only stand here at Fei Leng Cui, looking at the Seven Hills The fireworks inside kept burning.
The existence of the Demon Hunting Order is not a secret to a small number of Templars, and Nord happens to be one of these few people. More importantly, he is very senior, so old that he can even remember it for many years. the night before.
That night that people deliberately forgot was so similar to everything now, that he couldn't help but think about the worst situation.
No, it's actually bad enough.
Everything on the night of the Holy Advent ended that night, but the current abnormality has lasted for nearly a week and has still not been resolved. Everyone is full of fear and keeps running away.
So this time...will there be those hordes of monsters this time?
He thought this, and suddenly a great fear captured him. Nord looked around, and the crowd moving forward became ferocious in his eyes. They wrapped their clothes tightly to resist the cold wind, and seemed to be pitiful. civilians, but every one of them may become that bloodthirsty monster.
He is in hell, but the hell at this moment has not yet revealed its hateful and terrifying appearance.
His breathing became rapid, and Nord tried to get rid of these messy thoughts, but they became more and more intense in his mind, until a firelight rose from the other end of the street, followed by the sound of slashing.
The crowd became terrified, like a flock of frightened sheep, they huddled together. Under the influence of erosion, their minds were wrapped in fear, and they were completely detonated at this moment.
The soldiers were still trying to maintain order, but they were quickly overwhelmed by the swarming crowd, and some soldiers seemed to be relieved. They put down their weapons and joined this out-of-control escape.
"Come back! You deserters!"
Nord looked furious, and raised the gun in his hand to shoot, but the crowd was too huge, and it was difficult for him to aim through it. Then the other hand protruded from the side, held the barrel of the gun, and forced it down.
"Let them escape. Even if you force people like this to stay, they will only die when they face the demon."
His voice was soft and tired.
Nord tried to throw away his hand. Just when he was about to say something, he saw the appearance of the person coming and the sword at his waist.
Few people know the existence of the Demon Hunter Order, let alone the appearance of the Demon Hunter, but Nord remembers the sword. It was a strange-shaped sword with no sword grid. It seemed to be cast in one piece. The blade was narrow and sharp. Like a slender silver nail.
witcher.
Nord looked at Samuel's face, and from his gloomy pupils, he could faintly see the rolling white.
He is a witcher, a mysterious witcher.
"The witcher..."
"What's your name?"
Samuel asked before him.
"No... Nord, you can call me Nord."
Samuel responded coldly, "Let's go, or are you planning to escape together?"
Driving the war horse under him forward, perhaps because he has the same origin as the demon, Samuel exudes a hateful aura, making the crowd instinctively avoid his progress, as if he is some kind of humanoid monster.
The same was true for the war horse under his crotch. It was driven by Samuel and obeyed wholeheartedly.
Nord looked at Samuel's leaving back. His words seemed more like a provocation than a choice.
Do your duty, or just run away, like those panicked soldiers.
Nord didn't hesitate for long. He grabbed the reins and followed Samur. He struggled to squeeze through the crowd and moved forward parallel to Samur.
"Aren't you afraid?" Samuel asked slightly curiously, "It can be seen from your eyes that you are very scared."
"I know I know."
Nord resisted the depression and continued to speak.
"But I've been through that night, too."
"Night of Advent?"
When Samuel said the taboo word, his expression seemed even more surprised. He never expected to meet the person who experienced it here.
"Yes, I have experienced it myself, so I know what kind of doomsday will happen if we don't nip these disasters in the bud."
Nord was breathing hard, probably because he was walking with Samuel. At this moment, he was not as scared as before.
Demon hunters are very powerful, beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Although they were born in darkness, at this moment, they are the only torch in the darkness. Following Samuel, Nord feels a rare sense of relief.
At least... at least with Samuel and this demon hunter here, I wouldn't suddenly die from a demon attack.
"I'm different from those cowards. Fear and other things, this kind of thing is the same," Nord muttered. "I am a member of the Templar Knights, guarding our noble god."
"God...?"
Samuel spoke softly, a strange light flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say much.
"However, demon hunter, in the Seven Hills..."
Nord tried to ask about all this, but he received an indifferent response from Samuel.
"Don't ask, Nord, you don't want to know."
Samuel pulled out his nail sword, and the shiny silver sword exuded a cold light.
They were getting closer and closer to the commotion in the firelight. Nord only felt uneasy, but Samuel could feel the erosion in the air. They carried a smell similar to blood and continued to spread, affecting everyone. Everyone who inhales it is brought into a state of madness and confusion.
"By the way, Nord, what is your position in the Knights Templar?"
As the distance got closer, Samuel suddenly asked.
"The other soldiers and Templar knights will not obey my orders. They may not even know about the existence of the demon hunter."
"Oh? This."
Hearing this, Nord picked up the firearm again, holding the gun in one hand and drawing the knight's sword in the other.
"I am a captain."
"Commander?"
This time, Samuel was stunned. This position in the Knights Templar is second only to the Grand Masters and the Grand Master held by the Pope himself. It is a senior commander who can independently lead the troops in combat. .
"Are you surprised? Don't be too surprised. If you could survive that bad night, you might be able to rise to this position."
Nord made a strange joke, then galloped his horse, roared, and pushed through the crowd.
"Let's go! Demon hunters! I was your enemy many years ago, but now I want you to fight side by side!"
Samuel followed him, facing the strong wind, and asked him.
"So how do you feel? Nord!"
"Very good. Compared with the out-of-control demon hunters, I think these monsters are all very amiable!"
Amid the cheers, chaotic gunshots rang out, blood splattered, corpses fell, and the roars of wild beasts echoed with the whines of the crowd.
Under the pressure of erosion, some people finally found it difficult to maintain their rationality and fell into madness. The dark side of their hearts was infinitely magnified, and they wielded weapons to attack the surrounding citizens. Not transformed into a demon.
Swords and bullets fell, easily breaking their bodies into pieces.
It is easy to fight violence with violence, but trying to control the spread of fear will obviously be counterproductive. What's more, there is no time and energy for the knights to preach love and peace.
"Control the scene! Don't be soft and don't kill them, they will become obstacles and in turn affect us!"
Samur ordered coldly, and Nord also shouted and fired.
Nord unexpectedly cooperated with Samuel's instructions without saying any nonsense. Probably because he had fought with these demon hunters before, or maybe the lessons of blood and pain taught him that this kind of fight against evil is It should be left to the experts.
"Leave a minimum number of people to maintain order, and the rest will follow us." Samuel continued.
"Sooner or later this place will get out of control again," Nord said.
"It doesn't matter. Human instinct is to survive. Although they are a bit cruel, they will still try their best to escape. The farther away from here the better. This is no different from our original intention."
Samuel continued.
"Now there are signs here. Judging from the scope of the erosion, the demon will first appear near the Seven Hills. We need to get reinforcements there in advance!"
Words such as "demon" and "erosion" sounded like slang among demon hunters to Nord, but as a templar, he also felt the dark meaning they represented from these words.
What is needed at this time is not a Templar, but a professional demon hunter. Nord only needs to follow Samuel.
"But why are you the only witcher!"
Nord asked.
"I told you, Nord, it's not good to know too much about some things."
Samuel responded indifferently, Nord really shouldn't know this, even if Samuel wanted to tell him, Samuel himself didn't have the courage to say this.
What should he say?Except for himself, all the demon hunters are in the Seven Hills, and their lives and deaths are unknown.
Samuel couldn't do it. The current scene was enough to shake people's hearts. He didn't know whether Nord would escape like other soldiers after knowing all this.
Now Nord is still valuable, Samuel needs him to make the Templar Knights control the disaster as much as possible.
While the two were talking, bursts of fire lighted up, rising from a distant place and falling into the night sky, lighting up most of the night.
Signal bombs were raised one after another, surrounding the Seven Hills, surrounding the burning city.
"This is……"
Samuel trembled, and Nord on the side was completely stunned, forcing the sound out of his throat.
"The legions are at war, the garrisoned legions are at war."
This was a signal of war. The Templar knights stationed outside the Seven Hills exchanged fire with the enemy, and this also meant that the demons had broken through the sealed cage and escaped from the siege of the Holy City.
"Father..."
Samuel was worried. He knew very well how tough Anthony was. As long as they were still alive, they would never allow any demon to escape. Now that the war was on, what about the demon hunters in the Holy City?
He didn't dare to continue thinking about it.
In the moment of distraction, Samuel completely forgot about the things around him. All the sounds and lights were fading away. He could vaguely hear Nord shouting something. The next moment, the world was spinning, and he realized the pain later. came from the ground.
"What are you in a daze for!"
Nord roared and quickly got up from the ground. He had no time to shoot, so he could only lift the knight's sword and blocked the blow. During the piercing sound, Samuel's consciousness gradually came to his senses. I saw a group of people with hideous faces.
"Alienation...began."
Samuel felt numb. He thought everything was too wonderful. When the erosion really came, everything would only get worse.
As the signal flares rose into the sky, the raging flames of war seeped out of the Seven Hills, igniting the adjacent jadeite.
"Kill them all!"
Samuel was angry, filling his chest with anger, forcefully dispelling fear, swinging his sword and slashing.
(End of this chapter)