Blood Dragon

Section 260 Decisions

"I never thought he could be so powerful... My Mikael, I really didn't know he had such a side. He was always gentle and polite to us, and he never used violence even if there was an occasional argument. But at this moment, he is facing a raging monster, but my Mikael is not afraid, and he will not retreat at all."

"They were fighting in front of me like this, at a distance of twenty steps in front of me. His subordinates rushed over and fought with the Chaos Warriors. The soldiers were full of spears and the fearless Chaos Warriors Confrontation. And my Mikael was there, fighting the monster one-on-one. Soldiers on both sides wanted to help their generals, but in the end neither could."

"I'll never forget that moment, my Mikael jumping, swinging his sword, and parrying. He was wearing armor, but he moved like a cat. The monster's brandishing a huge weapon in his hand, the one that can A weapon that cut five people into pieces with one blow, but every blow was avoided by him. During the interval of the battle, he also made words to provoke the opponent. It was because of what he said that I knew that the enemy's camp outside the city had already Captured by our reinforcements, the defeat of the Chaos Legion in this war is certain."

"Then in that gap, he looked at me and made a movement towards me. Then at that moment, I understood that he was not in a fever to rush over like this, he was here to save me. Because if he doesn't come, That monster is sure to kill us all."

"Ah, how brave he was at that moment, far beyond my imagination. The monster of Chaos was so maddened by the rage of his provocation that he completely forgot about us people. The monster hit him first. Not a frontal hit, Instead, he grazed his shield...just one brush away, his shield...the shield made of thick oak and wrapped in steel was directly shattered. He rolled away sideways, in the giant beast's The blade pierced the ground, and before he could pull it back, he rushed up, held the sword in both hands, and slashed at the monster's neck with all his strength. It split the monster's neck in half at once. But the monster also made a dying counterattack, The retracted greatblade struck him, and in the face of unimaginable force, he flew up to two heights, crashed into the inner city wall, and slid down from above. His helmet fell from his head and fell to the ground , has been completely deformed. His face is covered with blood..."

As the aunt spoke, her voice became more and more mournful.That was perhaps the most memorable moment in her life.

"I rushed up and he was just lying there, limp, like a scarecrow. I don't know what happened anymore, I just remember him smiling at me and trying to talk, but when he opened his mouth he spit out a puff. Blood comes..."

"Someone pulled me away, someone yelled for a doctor to come over...but I had only the faintest impression. When I woke up, I found myself standing in the doorway of my house. There were several soldiers I didn't know. , in armor and covered in blood, stood before me, and they consoled me and bid me mourn."

"His body was placed in the middle of the room, the place where he used to drink tea, read books, and chat with me. It was late at that time, and the flames of the war were over. On that bright moonlit night, I saw that I could no longer Look at him I can't speak anymore...several famous doctors in the city are there...but they don't do anything and a priest stands there babbling on and on. That's how he was carried away by them …I asked my sisters, and they all said they didn’t know. No one knew where they had gone. There were corpses everywhere in the outer city, many of them were in pieces, and it was impossible to tell who they were. I found out later, The Chaos Army spent a huge price and suffered heavy losses before breaking through the outer city. However, our side was unable to retreat in time, and many people who had no time to hide in the inner city became the targets of the Chaos Warriors to vent their anger. Many people turned into a bunch Meat, yes, a pile of meat, you don't even know who they used to be."

"He was put in the mourning hall next to the cemetery in the city. Because under normal circumstances, the dead, especially the nobles, have to undergo a wake-up ceremony before they can be buried. Many people blocked me and hoped that I would not go, saying What stimulates me too much, but no one can stop me. Some people say that I am already half crazy. Others tell me that it is him, but I say I don’t believe it, I don’t believe what they say, you must have seen me I didn’t believe it. I didn’t believe that he was so brave and handsome, and he just walked away. They finally gave in, and a soldier I didn’t know came over and stopped those who tried to stop me, and let me go in alone. I heard He talked, and he said that this is the last night of our husband and wife, and I will keep a wake for him and let me be with him. I just walked in like this, and I walked in, and I looked at the one lying in the mourning hall Man, my beloved husband. I didn't cry, I just went up and sat next to him, as we usually do. I was alone with a dead body, but I wasn't afraid at all. I How could he be afraid? On the contrary, I was comforting him, telling him not to worry. I can’t remember what I was talking about now, but I talked for a long time, as if there was endless words. He just lay there for a while. He didn't move, and listened silently. Later, the wound on his head oozes blood, black blood. I took my handkerchief to wipe it, and continued to talk while wiping, not only wiping his blood, but also my tears A handkerchief blended with his blood and tears like this. I realized that I was very selfish. In fact, I always wanted him to own him alone. But only at that moment, he really belonged to me alone. Although I have been married many times in my life, But every time I think about it, I can only think of the happy moments when I was with him. He seems to be my only man, and I am his only woman..."

Aunt Mary was sobbing and unable to speak any more.Ashuruffat supported her with his hands, and waited silently. After a long time, her emotions calmed down.

"Ha... Later they found the bodies of my sisters... To be specific, only four were found, all of which were incomplete. There were three more, which were not found at all, only piles of corpses. Those of the Chaos Legion, ours They were all burnt clean by the people of the church. In the end, according to the tradition, they took out their clothes, made a tomb, and buried them with him. Then, when I came back to my senses, I found that I was the only one left. Alone. I have inherited all his property—and connections. Because of my status as a widow, the nobles and ministers who used to have contacts with him have to sell me some face. But I can’t stay in White Castle any longer ——It’s an important military place, you can’t live without a general for a day...then...then it’s today!"

When my aunt said these words, her expression was a little numb.Perhaps the grief caused by the memory was too heavy, and it was beyond her load.

"I'm sorry, I let you listen to my old woman's complaints for a long time..." The aunt came back to her senses and said so suddenly.

"No, no, aunt." Ashuruffat's gaze stayed on the unfinished painting of his aunt, and now he knows that the background/background of this painting is the White Castle (should be a certain city gate) .What my aunt told about the past just now is touching. "I'm really sorry, Count Mikael actually..."

The old woman seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and sat down again (she had already stood up when she was talking agitatedly), and let out a long sigh.

"Waste of your time," she said, bowing her head.

"I should go up." Ashuruffat said.

"It's better...let me tell them." Aunt Mary grabbed Ashuruffat's clothes. "If you say it directly...it's a bit too cruel for those two girls."

"Auntie, I remember that at the beginning, you didn't allow me to marry them, did you?"

"Yes..." Aunt Mary froze for a moment.

"The engagement at the beginning was just for me to marry one of them. Later, it became like this because of my willfulness." Ashuruffat said. "The so-called marriage contract is originally based on mutual consent. If the man and the woman really can't get along with each other, then the marriage contract has no meaning, although it can be dissolved. On the contrary, even if there is no marriage contract, if they get along well with each other , It is also possible to form a couple. In fact, in a sense, a marriage contract is just an opportunity, and the real key lies in the two parties themselves. "

He lowered his head and gently hugged the old woman. "Auntie, thank you very much for giving me such an opportunity to know them and get along with them. If I fell off the cliff and got injured that day, and I didn't meet you, I don't know what the result will be now."

He let go. "I said I would marry them, as long as they don't go back on their own terms. And, Auntie, you know, I'm really only one wedding away from them."

He walked up the stairs.A mystery was completely solved in his heart, and there was no suspense anymore.But this doesn't solve the problem.There are still many questions in his mind.

And, if Auntie hadn't lied--and it's really unlikely that Aunt Mary had just lied--there seemed to be a strange thing going on.

From what his aunt said, as well as the historical records he had read about the war, it seemed that the Chaos Legion had done a very strange thing.The forces of Chaos were clearly sieging the city - and suddenly enemy reinforcements appeared from behind.Under such circumstances, when facing the enemy's front and back attacks, all a general has to do is to withdraw the siege troops and try to retreat from the battlefield.Although this is actually a very difficult thing, and it often requires a death squad to cover the retreat of the main force, but in terms of military art, this is the only option in such cases.

But according to what my aunt said, the Chaos Legion at that time adopted an unexpected choice.Not only did they not shrink their troops in preparation for a surprise attack by enemy reinforcements, but they intensified their offensive against the city.It must be for this reason that Count Mikael miscalculated the enemy's actions, which led to the enemy's breakthrough of the outer wall.Otherwise, a defender, an experienced general, would have no reason to make the mistake of not being able to withdraw the wounded to the inner city in time.

Of course, tactically speaking, this is only a small defeat.Because White Castle is a strong fortress with three walls, the breach of the first wall will not lead to the fall of the castle.On the contrary, it was precisely because the Chaos Legion stormed White Castle recklessly that Gruney's reinforcements easily broke through the Chaos Legion's camp, and surrounded and finally wiped out the remaining Chaos Legion.

This thought flashed through Ash Rufat's mind.Because at this time Aunt Mary stopped him.

"Ashrufat, wait a minute!"

"Auntie?" Ashuruffat stopped, watching the old woman leave in a hurry, and then come back in a hurry.

"Look at this." She held a red piece of metal in her hand.

"What is this?" Ashuruffat took the metal piece.It looks a bit like copper, but it's ridiculously light, not much heavier than a plank of wood.And the red is not painted on.It was a metal he had never seen before.