Imperial Crown

"Ang——"

Above the sea of ​​bones, the bone dragon spread its wings and flew, roaring and swooping into the city.

This situation immediately frightened the five legion commanders, including Minsk.

If the Death Hand Cult occupied Monen City and created a kingdom of the dead on the ground, the nobles of the entire Nord Province would be ashamed.

This is especially true for Minsk. Once Monen City is completely captured, their Slater family will fall into dust from reputation to title.

So Minsk's choice is very direct-enter Monen City from the city gate, eliminate the Death Hand from inside to outside, and then plug the gap.

The Iron Legion quickly advanced to the city gate.

The soldiers guarding the city recognized Minsk, but the city gate could not be opened immediately.

Because almost three months ago, when the transfer order was issued, the four gates of Monen City were sealed from the inside, filled with stones and sandbags because they were determined to defend to the death. Now to open the gate, they have to organize people to clean it from the inside.

After a brief thought, Minsk decisively chose to use his fourth-level steel fighting spirit to destroy the city gate, and the remaining fortifications inside were handled by the Steel Brigade.

The elite of the Empire temporarily played a construction team.

But it must be said that the efficiency is indeed high, and the city gate was basically cleared in just half an hour.

After entering the city, Minsk immediately led the team to rush to the gap from the city, hoping to intercept it, and at the same time ordered the four temporary legion commanders behind him to lead the team to go around the gap from outside the city, and block the gap from inside and outside.

This order is not wrong from a tactical point of view, but Minsk overlooked one point-everyone came to help for the sake of your Slater family, not really your subordinates.

You can tell with your heels that this gap must be the focus of the Death Hand Cult. Everyone has not forgotten the fifth-level magic yesterday. Anyone who rushes through from outside the city is simply asking for death.

Even if the legion commander wanted to do it, the team would not listen to his command - you are the legion commander if you give face, but you are nothing if you don't.

Who is not a noble?

Therefore, even Viscount John had to listen to the voices of the majority and choose to enter the city directly from the city gate.

The soldiers guarding the gate were of course on the side of the Slater family, but the city gates were demolished, how could they stop the four legions?

As soon as they entered the city of Mon'en, the nobles were a little reluctant to leave, and the reason was also very legitimate.

After fighting for most of the day, you have to take a break, right? The city gate is now open, someone has to defend it, right? A lot of supplies are still in the camp, and someone has to be sent to transport them, right?

In the final analysis, the earth-shaking blow of the White Bone Spire was too scary, and no one could be sure if there would be a next time.

Everyone came out to gain military merits and reputation, not to die!

Fortunately, after a long battle to defend the city, the buildings inside the city wall have been basically destroyed and demolished, and there is enough space for people to rest.

Raven volunteered to go to the city for investigation.

Viscount John, who was caught between his nobles and the Slater family and was a little overwhelmed, immediately agreed to this and found another excuse to deal with Minsk - he was unfamiliar with the terrain and needed to be cautious.

So Raven was free again.

When riding on the familiar streets, Raven felt relaxed.

The streets in the lower city were as bad as ever. There were no bricks or stones, all yellow soil. Whenever it rained, they would become mud pits. If you stepped on them, you would fill your boots with mud, and sometimes your shoes would be left in them.

Even if it didn't rain, the feces and urine splashed from shops and houses would often make the streets dirty.

The familiar taverns and shops were all closed at this moment, and they looked desolate.

When his eyes fell on a large two-story building, Raven showed an irrepressible smile at the corner of his mouth.

This building called "Old Oak" looks like a tavern, but it is actually engaged in the flesh trade. The main selling point is that the price is low. You can go in for a drink for only five copper coins, and you can eat a fast food for twenty copper coins. If you are willing to pay a silver coin, you can spend the night here.

Raven has spent many absurd times here.

Turning his horse's head, Raven led the team into an alley.

This alley is narrow and cramped, and can barely accommodate one person. There are malicious eyes in the windows on both sides of the wall, and the eyes looking at Lux are full of evil thoughts.

Walking through the alley, the vision suddenly opened up, and a spacious square appeared in everyone's eyes. The ground was smooth and flat. At the end of the square was a rather luxurious three-story villa. The outer wall was engraved with complex and gorgeous patterns. The heavy door made of white ivory wood alone was worth hundreds of gold coins.

If you don't see it in person, it's hard to imagine that there would be such a gorgeous building in the dirty lower city.

This is the headquarters of the "Silver Hand Brotherhood".

After getting off his horse, Raven went forward and knocked on the door, four long and one short rhythmically.

The wooden door opened, and a thin figure appeared. When he saw the person coming, he showed a hint of surprise in his eyes: "Raven?"

This man's name is Kenny, a senior member of the Silver Hand Brotherhood, with considerable power. In his eyes, Raven was once worthless and was exploited and squeezed by him.

"It's Baron Raven." Eric, who walked behind Raven, added.

"Oh, Lord Baron!" Just like before, Kenny sneered: "It seems that this world is really over, a little bee can..."

Bang——

Before he could finish his words, Raven grabbed his head and slammed it against the door. A stream of blood flowed down the wooden board.

"Ah!" Kenny screamed miserably. He stroked his cheek and looked at the blurred blood on his hand: "Raven... You, do you know what you are doing!?"

"This is the City of Grace!"

Then there was another bang. Under Raven's great force, blood flowers exploded on the door. Kenny's ears had completely turned into a pool of rotten meat: "So?"

But Kenny was completely unable to answer Raven. He had fainted.

Throwing him aside casually, Raven breathed a sigh of relief: "I wanted to do this a few years ago, scum!"

Raven pushed open the door and walked in. As soon as he took a step, a crossbow was aimed at his forehead: "Don't move!"

Looking closely, what caught my eye was a very decent black suit, which was now on a young man.

The skin was wheat-colored, and the fingers holding the crossbow were slender and well-proportioned, just like a pianist; he was quite tall, only half a head shorter than Raven, with chestnut hair and handsome features, a hint of sinisterness between his eyebrows, and a silver earring on his left ear, which made him look very evil.

At the same time, footsteps sounded, and a group of guys in black clothes swarmed out from the gates around the square, and the windows of the buildings on all sides showed a number of crossbows with strings on.

Raven chuckled: "Manson, long time no see."

"Or should I call you... Miss Manseni?"

The face of the person in front of him suddenly changed, and his eyes were gloomy. Although she had always shown herself as a man, she was indeed a woman.

Thinking of the scene when Raven broke into her safe haven, Mansene said coldly: "Raven, let your men lay down their weapons and surrender immediately!"

"Otherwise, many people disappear in Monen City every year, and you are not the only one missing!"

As she said this, the crossbow she held was already against Raven's heart.

"Yes, many people disappear in Monen City every year." Raven said, "But I can guarantee that it won't be me."

"Eric!"

"Yes, Baron." Eric responded in a deep voice.

"Take over this place." Raven gave an order: "Kill those who dare to resist!"

Mansene almost pulled the trigger immediately, but a sense of danger appeared in her heart. She subconsciously felt that if she took action, it would probably not be Raven who died.

This intuition saved her life.

As one of the three major gangs in the lower city, the Silver Hand Brotherhood has stood for more than a hundred years. The combat ability of its members is unquestionable. In terms of organization, it is even stronger than many nobles' private soldiers!

In Mancennie's opinion, Raven has only been a baron for half a year, and the dozens of soldiers under his command, even if they are fully armored, can only be on par with her own men at most.

But this is the headquarters of the Silver Hand Brotherhood. They have five times more people than Raven, and they have the advantage of terrain, which is enough to overwhelm the other side.

Once these soldiers are killed and Raven is controlled, then they can negotiate terms and ask for ransom.

However, what appeared in front of Mancennie was a completely different scene!

The crossbows shot from a high position could not penetrate the armor of these soldiers at all. The organization and tacit cooperation that her men were proud of were even more dwarfed by Raven's private soldiers.

Every time the soldiers in the tin cans attacked, they would raise a blood mist, showing a crushing combat power!

What Mancennie could not understand was that these soldiers were holding enchanted weapons!

More than 30 enchanted weapons! Even if an enchanted equipment store was robbed, it might not be enough!

But what shocked her even more was yet to come.

Raven actually had one, two, three, four, five...six extraordinary people under his command! ?

Especially the sturdy man who had just received the order, his fighting spirit was so dazzling and his lethality was so strong that he was even more terrifying than Honduras, the leader of the Broken Tooth War Gang!

In just half a minute, more than twenty members of the Silver Hand Brotherhood fell to the ground, but Raven's personal soldiers were not injured at all!

This was simply a one-sided massacre!

Manseni looked at Raven with trembling pupils and saw a calm smiling face.

She felt like she was having a nightmare.

It's only been less than a year, how could Raven have such a force! ? Such brave soldiers?

Is he going to lose?

No, there is still a chance!

Manseni noticed the woman behind Raven. She had been keeping her head down and silent since the beginning of the battle, and had not moved.

Hum, it's really hard to change old habits. Now that it's so chaotic outside, he actually brought a woman with him!

She must be very important to Raven.

Manceni was not the only one who discovered this. At this time, a member of the Silver Hand Brotherhood had already touched Lacus's back.

But the next moment, a golden light shone on Lacus' body.

That was the light of the priest!

The members of the Silver Hand Brotherhood stopped immediately, and Manceni's last hope was shattered.

"- Stop!" Manceni shouted: "Raven, tell your people to stop!"

"Put down your weapons." Raven said lightly: "Or, all of you will die."

Manceni stared at Raven, with a strong unwillingness in her eyes. She bit her lips hard, almost biting them to bleed, and gave an order in a trembling voice:

"... Silver Hand Brotherhood, put down your weapons!"

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