Petals covered the ground, and the sun shone in the hall. Nobles and armored soldiers stood on both sides of the hall, while children in the choir sang songs. Adonis, was dressed in splendid attire, and he walked into the hall accompanied by the holy songs and the eyes of the noble adults. Next to the throne in front of him, Saint Peter, who was wearing a red robe embroidered with a sun pattern, was waiting for him with a crown in his hands.
The light was projected in front of Adonis,'s footsteps. As Adonis, walked forward step by step on the petals, Adonis's body was covered in gold, full of sacred majesty. The corners of Adonis,'s mouth couldn't help but curl up into a sarcastic smile.
Amidst the cheers, applause, and flattery, everyone seemed to have fallen into a carnival, as if Adonis, was the king they had been expecting. Adonis, stepped onto the high platform, bowed his head to Saint Peter, and kissed his palm.
Peter looked at Adonis, with a complicated look in his eyes. He chanted a prayer loudly, and finally gently placed the crown on Adonis,'s head. "As a Cardinal of the Church of Light, in the name of God, I confer the title of King of the Kingdom of Mara to Adonis, Monar."
Adonis, was wearing a crown as he sat on the throne, listening to the cheers of the people below. The sunlight shone through the high windows, crisscrossing the hall. As the people in the hall looked at him with fake smiles, Adonis, felt that his life was like a dream, and he was just playing an imaginary game.
At this time, there was chaos outside the city. A large number of people were rushing into the city of Babus, and the caravans and ships were constantly pouring into the city. There was panic at the city gate, and the bridge was constantly being pushed. From time to time, people could be seen falling into the water. They were driving the camel beasts violently, and the goods were scattered all over the ground.
This was because a large number of cavalry had appeared in the distance. It was not a cavalry unit. The sea of people and the sky full of silver armor reflected the sunlight, making it clear that this was an organized cavalry army. As the army approached, no one could recognize the origin of these cavalrymen and their purpose in coming here. However, since so many cavalrymen had arrived in Babus, they were definitely not here for a stroll. Everyone was panicking, and they kept squeezing into the city.
"Cavalry! They're cavalry! "
"What's going on? Why is there an army here? This is the city of Babus. If the enemy had entered, why didn't the cities along the way sound the alarm?"
"Where did they come from? Why is there no trace of them?"
"Don't block the way, I want to enter the city, enter the city!"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way. You lowly commoners, don't block the way. I'm Baron Adri, get out of my way."
Amidst the clamor, a farce unfolded at the foot of the city gate. The sluice gate was lowered, and the drawbridge was pulled up. Relying on the tall city walls and moats, the city of Babus was built with the possibility of being besieged during war in mind. Even if there were only a few thousand city guards and a thousand King's Guards, even if there were a hundred thousand soldiers surrounding the city, they would be able to hold out for more than a few months. In less than half a month, the garrisons and lords of the Kingdom of Mara would be able to assemble a huge army and defeat the enemy.
Of course, without the support of the various garrisons and nobles, defending the city alone would be meaningless. The Monar Family, the royal family of the Kingdom of Mara, established the Kingdom of Mara with the various nobles by virtue of such contracts and alliances. In a sense, they were helping each other.
"The enemy is attacking the city!"
"Army, army, so many cavalry, there's going to be a war!"
Outside the city, the army was approaching the city, but the alarm bell did not ring. The soldiers climbed up the city wall and waited solemnly. The atmosphere did not look like it was about to start or panic. However, the ordinary citizens in the city did not know this. They all ran back home in a panic. On the streets and at the ends of the alleys, the citizens and merchants who were celebrating the festival hurried back home.
Amidst the pushing and shoving, people were constantly pushed to the ground. The gorgeously dressed girls and women screamed. Footprints were left on their clean and beautiful dresses, and the hats and scarves on their heads were also disappearing as the crowd kept moving. The originally lively and crowded palace square, the streets, the alleys, the taverns, and the inns had all disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye.
"Urgent notice, no one is allowed to walk on the streets."
"Go home immediately. No one is allowed to walk on the streets without notice. Violators will be arrested as traitors."
"Everyone, go home immediately. Urgent notice …"
The city guards also added fuel to the fire. At this time, as if they had rehearsed, they quickly spread out to all parts of the city to evacuate the people. They announced that no one was allowed to walk in the city. The city guards began to move in groups through the streets and alleys, moving according to their predetermined positions. They were stationed at every important point in the city.
The fear of war was deeply engraved in the depths of everyone's heart. Looking at the soldiers passing through the city, the clashing of shields and armors could be heard continuously. Through the crack in the door, one could see pairs of panicked eyes.
Inside the city, soldiers were stationed at the main entrances and exits of the underground sewers. Many of the entrances and exits in the hidden corners had been sealed in the past few days. The remaining entrances and exits were either related to the lives of the people in the city, or because they were too big and too short of time.
As they sealed the hidden entrances and exits of the underground sewers, more and more patients who had been infected with the zombie poison were gathered for observation and treatment. During this time, the number of missing cases in the city had been decreasing, and there had been no monster killings for several days.
There was an entrance to the underground sewers near the center of the city. It was close to the central square, and a large number of city guards had surrounded it. This was an important entrance to the underground sewers, and it was a direct passage to the central hub. According to Edward's speculation and his previous exploration, this was the largest hiding place of the ghouls, their lair.
According to the drawings of the Babus underground sewers, the entire underground sewer network was like a real underground palace. Under their feet, at the bottom of the central square, there was a huge hole, divided into several layers, large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. These ghouls used this complex and huge sewer network to constantly appear and disappear in the city of Babus, dragging living people into it.
It took more than a dozen horses and dozens of people, as well as tools and pulleys, to take out the huge sealing stone that blocked the largest entrance. Below it was a huge, deep hole made of stone. The deeper they went, the larger the space became. Ancient stone bricks and protruding stones could be seen forming a circle of patterns.
Ever since the city of Babus was built, this huge underground hole had never been opened again. At this moment, the long-lost light shone through the hole, immediately alarming the monsters below, and a large number of roars could be heard.
Hurried footsteps and climbing sounds came from below, accompanied by the cries of wild beasts. There were many of them, and the dense roars kept rushing over. It seemed like they were gathering here.
"Pour the kerosene down! Everyone, get ready! Don't let a single ghoul escape!"
The City Defense Army was on standby. No one had any intention of going down, nor did they plan to look down. The carriages dragged the kerosene canisters down, and the kerosene flowed down the walls. Many of the ghouls that were climbing up the walls slid down, or were drenched in kerosene.
Cart after cart, a large amount of kerosene was poured down as though it was free. A knight stood at the entrance of the cave with a torch in his hand and looked down. At this moment, he could already see the sinister faces of the ghouls. They were like four-legged monsters that were crazily climbing up the protrusions of the walls. Their eyes were flashing with a blood-red light as they looked as though they were going to devour all of them alive.
Below them, more shadows that couldn't be seen clearly were flickering in the darkness, roaring and rushing up. When the first ghoul rushed out of the darkness and appeared under the sunlight, the knight threw the torch down and everyone lit up the kerosene on the wall.
"Light the fire!"
The flames quickly ignited, and the light of the fire quickly spread down the stone walls, quickly turning the entire cave into a sea of fire. The Ghouls, who were covered in oil, were ignited at the same time, along with their clothes and hair. They turned into balls of fire, wailing miserably as they fell down.
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