Imperial Crown.

Chapter 140 Crush
"hold head high--"

Above the sea of ​​white bones, a bone dragon spread its wings, flew, roared, and swooped down into the city.

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

If the Cult of the Hand of Death occupied the city of Monn and created a kingdom of the dead on earth, the nobles of the entire Nordic province would be brought into disgrace.

This is especially true for Minsk. Once the city of Mon'en falls completely, the Slater family will fall into dust from reputation to title.

Therefore, Minsk’s choice was very direct - enter the city of Mon’en through the city gate, eliminate the Hand of Death from the inside out, 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 Mon'en City were sealed from the inside and filled with stones and sandbags because the city was determined to defend to the death. Now, in order to open the gates, they have to organize people to clean up from the inside first.

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 troops of the empire temporarily guest-starred as a construction team.

But I have to say that the efficiency was indeed high, and the city gate was basically cleared in just half an hour.

After entering the city, Minsk immediately led his troops to rush towards the gap from inside the city, hoping to intercept them. At the same time, he ordered the commanders of the four temporary legions behind him to lead their troops from outside the city to the gap and block the gap with internal and external attacks.

This order was not wrong from a tactical point of view, but Minsk overlooked one point - everyone came to help because of your Slater family, and they were not really your subordinates.

It's easy to understand that this gap must be the focus of the Death Hand Cult's attention. 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 wants to do it, the team will not obey his orders - if you are given face, you are the legion commander, but if you are not given face, you are nothing.

Who isn't a noble?

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

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

Once they entered the City of Mon'en, the nobles were reluctant to leave, and their reasons were very legitimate.

After fighting for most of the day, we need to take a break, right? The city gate is now open, someone must defend it, right? A lot of supplies are still in the camp, we need to send someone to transport them over, right?

After all, the earth-shattering blow from the Bone Spire was too terrifying, and no one could be sure if there would be a next one.

Everyone comes out here to gain military merit and reputation, not to die!
Fortunately, after a long defense battle, the buildings within the city walls had been basically destroyed and demolished, leaving enough space for people to rest.

Raven volunteered to go into the city to conduct reconnaissance.

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

So Raven was free again.

As he rode his horse along the familiar streets, Raven felt relaxed.

The streets in the downtown area were as bad as ever. There were no bricks or stones, just loess. Whenever it rained, they turned into mud puddles. If you stepped on them, your boots would be filled with mud, and sometimes your shoes would even get left in there.

Even if it doesn't rain, the feces and urine spilling from shops and homes often make the streets dirty.

The familiar pubs and shops are now closed, and the place looks desolate.

When his eyes fell on a large two-story building, Raven couldn't suppress a smile.

This building named "Old Oak" looks like a tavern, but it actually runs a prostitution business. Its main selling point is its low prices. You can go in and have a drink for only five copper coins, and you can have a fast food meal for twenty copper coins. If you are willing to pay a silver coin, you can spend the night here.

Raven had spent many absurd hours here.

Turning his horse around, Raven led the team into an alley.

The alley was narrow and cramped, barely enough for one person to pass through. Malevolent glances were cast from the windows on both sides of the walls, and the looks directed at Lux were filled with evil thoughts.

Walking through the alley, the view suddenly opened up, and a spacious square appeared in front of everyone. 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 intricate and gorgeous patterns. The thick door made of white ivory alone was worth hundreds of gold coins.

If you don't see it in person, it's hard to imagine that there are such gorgeous buildings in the dirty downtown area.

This is the headquarters of the Silver Hand Brotherhood.

Raven dismounted and walked forward to knock on the door, four long knocks and one short knock in a very rhythmic manner.

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

This man's name is Kenny. He is a high-ranking member of the Silver Hand Brotherhood and has considerable power. In his eyes, Raven was once not worth mentioning and was often exploited and oppressed by him.

"It's Baron Raven." Eric added as he walked behind Raven.

“Oh, Lord Baron!” Kenny sneered as usual: “It seems that the world is really over. A little bee can…”

boom--

Before he could finish his words, Raven grabbed his head and slammed it against the door, causing a trickle of blood to flow along the wooden boards.

"Ah!" Kenny screamed miserably. He stroked his cheek and looked at the blood on his hand: "Raven...you, you know what you are doing!?" "This is the City of Grace!"

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

But Kenny was completely unable to answer Raven, as he had fainted.

Throwing the man aside, Raven breathed a sigh of relief: "I wanted to do this a few years ago, scumbag!"

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

Looking closely, what caught my eye was a very well-fitting black suit, which was currently being worn by a young man.

He had wheat-colored skin, 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 that made him look heroic, handsome, with a hint of sinisterness between his brows, and a silver earring on his left ear, which made his temperament look extremely evil.

At the same time, footsteps were heard, and a group of guys in black swarmed out from the gates around the square. Crossbows with strings were poked out from the windows of the buildings on all sides.

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

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

The person in front of him suddenly changed his expression and his eyes became gloomy. Although he had always appeared as a man, he was indeed a woman.

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

"Otherwise, there are many people who go missing in Mon'en City every year, and you are not the only one missing!"

As she spoke, the crossbow she was holding was already against Raven's heart.

"Yes, many people go missing in Mon'en 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 the order: "Kill anyone who dares to resist!"

Mantheni almost pulled the trigger immediately, but a sense of danger appeared in her mind. She subconsciously felt that if she took action, it would most likely not be Raven who would die.

This intuition saved her life.

As one of the three major gangs in the Lower City, the Silver Hand Brotherhood has stood firm for over a hundred years. The fighting capabilities of its members are unquestionable, and their level of organization is even stronger than that of many nobles' private soldiers!
In Mantheni's opinion, Raven had only been a baron for half a year, and the dozens of soldiers under him, even if they were fully armored, were at most on par with her own men.

But this is the headquarters of the Silver Hand Brotherhood. They have five times the number of Raven and the terrain advantage, which is enough to overwhelm the enemy.

Once we kill these soldiers and control Raven, we can then negotiate terms and ask for a ransom.

However, what appeared before Mantheni's eyes was a completely different scene!
The crossbow arrows shot from high above could not penetrate the armor of these soldiers at all. The organization and tacit cooperation that her men were proud of paled in comparison to Raven's private soldiers.

Every time those soldiers in tin cans attacked, a cloud of blood mist would rise up, demonstrating their overwhelming combat power!

What Mantheni couldn't understand was that the weapons these soldiers were holding were enchanted weapons!
More than 30 enchanted weapons! Even if you robbed an entire enchanting equipment store, you might not be able to get them all!

But what shocked her even more was yet to come.

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

Especially the sturdy man who just received the order, his fighting spirit is so dazzling and his lethality is so strong that he is even more terrifying than Honduras, the leader of the Broken Tooth 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 is simply a one-sided massacre!

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

She felt like she was having a nightmare.

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

Going to lose?
No, there is still a chance!
Mantheni noticed the woman behind Raven. She had been keeping her head down and silent since the start of the fight, and hadn't moved at all.

Humph, old habits die hard. Now that the situation outside is so chaotic, he actually brings a woman with him!
She must be very important to Raven.

It was not only Mantheni who discovered this. At this time, members of the Silver Hand Brotherhood had already approached Lux ​​from behind.

But the next moment, a golden light appeared on Lux's body.

That is the glory of the priest!
The members of the Silver Hand Brotherhood stopped immediately, and the last hope in Mantheni's heart was shattered.

“——Stop!” Mantheni yelled, “Raven, tell your men to stop!”

"Put down your weapons," Raven said calmly, "or, all of you die."

Mantheni stared at Raven with a strong unwillingness in her eyes. She bit her lips hard, almost bleeding, and gave an order in a trembling voice:
"…Silver Hand Brotherhood, lay down your weapons!"

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(End of this chapter)