Princess' personal painter

The Qingyue calendar is [-] years, which coincides with the winter solstice.

It is the longest night of the year.

This is also a day that has written a strong mark in the history books.

Prince Charles of Unrull, led an army of [-] troops under his command, rushed to Insterburg for a long distance.In the early morning of that day, the winter day rising in the southeast brought a faint twilight to this field, and with the dawn, there were also cavalrymen who descended from the sky like divine soldiers.

Obedient to the "God's decree", most of the white-robed believers stationed outside the city of Insterburg are ascetic monks who gathered here from all directions.These ascetic monks who can live in the ice and snow are all strong-willed people and have maintained the good habit of getting up early.

As soon as the cavalry appeared, the ascetics noticed them.

The cavalry appeared on the horizon, reflecting the rising sun behind the queue, and that row of silver armor shone brightly in the dim early morning, exuding a miraculous brilliance.

It can't help but make people feel like worshiping.

At this moment, the heavy chill of winter blew across the earth.

When the Sislin believers had many speculations and naive fantasies because of this army bathed in the holy light, they suddenly felt the ground under their feet start to tremble.

This group of mighty cavalry began to move in the direction of Insterburg.

The sound of rumbling iron hoofs became louder and louder in the ears, and after a while, the overwhelming cavalry regiment almost reached the sight.The stern masks and sharp silver guns of the cavalry revealed an undisguised killing intent.

It wasn't until this moment that the Sislin believers pointed out by Han Mang realized that disaster was imminent.

As if a nest had exploded, the white robes outside the city of Insterburg began to flee in all directions.

A believer at the forefront of the line realized that he would not be spared, so he simply gave up running for his life, stood there tremblingly, closed his eyes, drew a cross in front of his chest, and said his last prayer.

Even though he knew that this could not stop the coming of death at all.

The silver armored cavalry galloped past, and the silver spear penetrated the monk's body and lifted it high. The first bloody light that bloomed in the morning sun opened the prelude to the massacre.

Standing on the city wall and looking at it, the tragic blood light quickly dyed the ground.

Cursing, screaming, praying... All the sounds were drowned out by the deafening iron hooves. The Sislinists tried to resist and flee desperately, but they were unable to resist this steel-like torrent.

After the silver armored cavalry pierced through the formation of the Sislin believers, they turned their horses and chased the believers who were fleeing in all directions.In the wilderness with no cover, it is impossible to escape the pursuit with only two feet, and was easily hunted down by the cavalry who followed closely.

And Sislin's believers ran to the city of Insterburg, begging the soldiers on the city to open the gate.

However, the soldiers guarding the city had long been terrified, and they all remained silent, watching the group of executioners swarm up and slaughtered all the Sislin believers outside the city.

The sound of iron hooves gradually fell silent, and a strong smell of blood spread across the field.

During the time when winter was gradually rising, thousands of Sislin believers who were originally stationed outside the city were massacred by this army that descended from the sky, and no one was spared.

The sight of corpses all over the field is unbearable.

The dazzling blood stained the white robe and flowed into a river on the ground.

The count, who was woken up to the city wall, turned pale when he saw the terrifying scene below.I saw one of the executioners in silver armor walking out, and said in an arrogant tone:

"I am Charles Ludhivi, a pious believer. I came to assist in purging the heresy, and I hope you will lead the way!"

As he spoke, the man pulled out the saber from his waist and held it up high.The blade of the sword was blood-red, and it was unknown whether it was soaked in blood or it was originally this color. It was strange and palpitating.

The count's face was slumped, and he ordered in a low voice, "Open the door."

The earl knew that when he uttered this order, he lost his qualifications as a lord.

……

Aileen, who woke up from the nightmare, sat on the bed in a daze.

The twilight of the morning, from the window of the hotel, penetrated through the curtains and sprinkled faintly on the bed. She got up from the bed, got dressed, and opened the window. The chill that poured in from the window made her wake up a little.

But then, she seemed to smell the astringency wafting from the wind.

...Is this the smell of blood?

A strong sense of foreboding surged in Irene's heart.

Having had the previous experience, she did not dare to underestimate this "premonition", but picked up "Whispers of Vercetti" from her pillow and put it on her head.

In the enhanced perception, Irene clearly smelled the overly strong smell of blood coming from the wind.Hearing a "bang", Erin felt that the door was violently pushed open. She turned around, but saw Erica approaching with an eager face, holding her hand and saying, "Let me Take you away!"

what happened?

Before the question was asked, Eileen felt herself being dragged by Erica to go out, and hurriedly said: "No, I will inform the husband, let's go together!"

"It's too late!" Erica shook her head.

Finding Erica's eyes covered with fear, Erin tried to wake her up and said softly, "Erica, tell me, what happened outside?"

"The sins committed are unforgivable, and the bloody sword will eventually be directed at his enemies..."

Erica's face was miserable, and she muttered like a raving: "I will become a cursed person...and this time, they are also coming towards me..."

As soon as the words fell, Eileen felt the world spinning in front of her eyes.

When she finally opened her eyes, Erin found that Erica had flown outside with her, so she had to try to wake her up and said, "Erica, calm down! No matter what happens, we will definitely get away, I I want to ask you to help my husband and the others, can I?"

Erica was stunned for a moment, her eyes regained a bit of clarity, she led Erin down on a roof, and asked in a low voice, "Eileen...do you want me to help others?"

……

At the same time, an elite team of one hundred people headed by Prince Anruel Guidinis, traveled day and night, and finally arrived at the city of Insterburg.

Looking at the scene of corpses strewn across the field, Guidinis couldn't help but gasped, and cursed: "...What did this lunatic do!"

"This happened not long ago." Beside Guidinis, "Blood Sparrow" Yada, the chief combat force belonging to the intelligence department, also had a rather ugly face at this time, but she still said calmly, "The prince's troops should He is about to enter the city, do you want to stop him?"

"Forget it, it's too late, this lunatic will die under his tyranny sooner or later." Gritting his teeth, he turned to look at a young man behind him, and asked, "I ask you one last time, They're really in town, aren't they?"

"Your Highness, I am willing to guarantee with my life!"

As he said that, the young man's eyes showed determination.

"Very good, everyone, follow me into the city, search for targets, and don't worry about other things!"

After giving instructions to the subordinates behind him, Guidinis's expression became a little grim, and he said to himself: "The shame you bestowed on me will be fully repaid this time."

Chapter 61 Meeting Guidinis Again

The army belonging to Prince Charles, after entering the city, did not hide the intention of killing at all.

After controlling the city gate, he ordered the local lords to gather all the people who believed in the holy religion, and when all the follow-up troops entered the city, Charles the "fanatic" ordered the troops to "clean" the entire city.

As long as you are not a believer in the holy religion, you will be killed.

Anyone who attempts to resist the purge is considered heretic.

Under such a purpose of action, the massacre lasted for most of the day, and finally resulted in the massacre of more than half of the 20 residents of Insterburg.During this process, the local lord could only helplessly watch the people being slaughtered, and half a month later he could not bear the condemnation of conscience and hanged himself.

Since then, the history of Insterburg as an independent earldom has come to an end, and it has been formally merged into Unrull.

However, during the massacre, Charles' troops also encountered stubborn resistance.

Due to the early warning, the evacuation organized by the Kuroshio Knights was timely.

The 26 knights of the Black Tide Knights headed by Ron Fremont, together with Yannis, Weiss and six elite fighters, as well as Erica Jacob who got the power of the ancestors by chance, formed a team together. A solid line of defense, while fighting and retreating, retreated to the east wall.

Behind the line of defense were Irene and other non-combat members, as well as people who gathered and fled for their lives.

For the Knights of the Kuroshio, which has the same root as the Kingdom of Anruel but has embarked on a completely different path, this battle is the first confrontation between the knights and the regular army of Anruel.

This was the first time Erin saw the cruelty of war.

She saw the blood on the blades of those Anruel soldiers, mercilessly beheading all the humans who blocked the way, letting the begging and wailing of the unarmed people resounded in her ears, shaking the cold blood of human nature. The ruthlessness was displayed to the extreme... And on his own side, everyone including Yannis, in order to fight for survival, also tried their best to wield their weapons as much as possible to kill enemies they had never met before.

During the melee, Irene was shocked to feel that life was passing away one by one.

As for Erica, who was standing in front of the battle, she was clearly restrained in the beginning of the battle, but she was gradually infected by the cruel battle. Faced with the desperate attack of Anluer soldiers, all her shots turned into killer moves, but In a short while, dozens of people died at Erica's hands.

During the battle, there is a blue light floating around the body, and the attacks are mainly condensed ice and snow, but it can easily break the body of the enemy when it is close.After gaining the power of the sea snake, which is a rare opponent at sea, Erica's growth rate is really amazing, more like the awakening of an "instinct".

However, is such an awakening too cruel for a young girl?

Erin... want me to help others?

The words Erica asked just now echoed in her mind, and at the same time that Erin noticed that the girl with bloodshot eyes broke another enemy's neck.

With a "click", the blood gushing out from the fracture instantly drenched her body, and also made her dazzling blond hair stained with blood.I saw Erica leaving the enemy's body behind, holding the twisted head, and taking a step forward, a look of grievance and pain appeared on her blood-stained pretty face, quietly Scanning the soldiers in front of him, he looked like a monster.

This ferocious method completely shocked the surrounding soldiers for a moment.

In order to protect the people he cares about, he was forced to choose to use cruel methods to scare off the enemies.

Among all the people, only Irene watched Erika's back silently, called her name in her heart, and said silently——

Erica, your heart, I really feel it...

Under the hard work of everyone, the group successfully evacuated from the city gate on the east side to the outside of the city.

Those soldiers did not chase after them for the time being, but continued to harvest the creatures in the city.After counting the survivors, Yannis, the leader, looked back with a complicated expression, and said, "Let's leave as soon as possible!"

As if looking for comfort, Erica, covered in blood and looking tired, came to Irene's side, rode with her, hugged the girl from behind, and whispered: "Irene, I did it! .”

"Well, I know." At this moment, Irene didn't know how to thank the girl, so she could only respond in a low voice, "Sorry..."

Erica leaned her head on Irene's shoulder, with a slight cry in her voice, and asked tremblingly, "You don't think I'm dirty, do you?"

"Of course not!" Eileen took Erica's hand and comforted her, "In my mind, no matter what happens to Erica, she is the most beautiful girl in the world !"

"Liar!" Erica snorted softly. However, she seemed to be very happy with such sweet words, and her mood stabilized a lot. She said softly, "Let me take a rest on your shoulder..."

"Hmm." Just after responding to Erica, Erin saw a group of figures appearing in front of her, and her heart sank suddenly, realizing that the danger had not been resolved.

"Honorable Miss Auerbach, and this president who I don't know how to address, it's a pity that we meet again." Guidinis, who hadn't seen him for more than ten days, was riding on a tall horse, and the exaggerated smile on his face remained. so annoying.

There were more than 100 people who also surrounded them on horseback from all directions, three times as many as the Kuroshio Knights, and they all seemed to be the elites under Guidinis' command.

The members of the Knights who had just fought bloody battles all clenched their weapons tightly, and the battle was about to break out.

Guidinis waved his hand and clarified for himself: "Please don't get me wrong, it was my lunatic uncle who caused the massacre, and it has nothing to do with me. On the contrary, if you were in danger in the battle just now, I have The idea of ​​helping out."

The tense atmosphere seems to have eased a little, but it doesn't seem to.

To be honest, if it wasn't for the opposing positions, Irene would not hate the prince.

However, in the current situation, she couldn't help but regret that she didn't kill the hateful prince together in Camilla's palace.

As if knowing what Irene was thinking, Guidinis smiled slightly and said: "As for the 'entertainment' you gave me that day, I will definitely return the corresponding etiquette."

Scanning around, Yannis stared at Guidinis, and simply skipped the extra negotiation steps, and asked directly, "What is your Highness's condition?"