Chapter 465： Hesha Town Massacre

The capital of the Gabela Empire is one of the largest cities in the central part of the continent. It is the political, economic, and cultural center of the empire, especially the White Tower in the imperial capital, where a large number of scholars gather, not only from the empire itself, but also from all over the world. , foreign scholars who came here admiringly, many of them were young children of other royal families or nobles who came to study, and different cultures and ideas exchanged and collided in the imperial capital.

For such a pearl, Gabela naturally did everything possible to protect it. In addition to the tall city walls, the six acropolis scattered in different directions of the imperial capital are also an important protection measure.

Although the walls of the six acropolis are not as tall as the main city, the imperial capital, they can still be called solid. The early Acropolis was purely for military defense purposes, and the residents inside were generals, knights and their families stationed here. Later, with the expansion of Gabela, the land area became larger and larger, and the borders of the country became closer and closer to the imperial capital. The farther and farther away, the military defense pressure faced by the imperial capital is getting smaller and smaller.

As a result, the military functions of the six acropolises were weakening day by day. With the rise and prosperity of trade routes, more and more civilians migrated to the acropolis to settle down. They thrived for generations and finally developed into real small towns.

Among the acropolis, there are four guarding the land traffic arteries entering and leaving the imperial capital, one is guarding the waterways that can enter and exit the imperial capital, and the remaining one is Hesha Town, which is the closest to the imperial capital but also the smallest, located in the southeast of the imperial capital. The Acropolis is not located on the main road in and out of the imperial capital, because there are mountains blocking this direction. It was set up to guard against the bandits who made trouble in the mountains a long time ago. After the bandits in the mountains were eliminated, it also settled down here, because the terrain is flat, It is suitable for planting, and the residents make a living by growing vegetables and fruits and selling them to the dignitaries of the imperial capital.

Because it is not on the commercial road, Hesha Town can be said to be unknown, and people who are new to the town don't even know that there is such a place.

"Ah!" A town guard on night patrol yawned boredly.

"Well, why didn't I run into a thief or something to make me some extra money?"

Seeing that the moon was about to cross the western sky, he lamented that he might get nothing tonight.

"Another dull evening."

As if specifically to refute the guard's words, there was a muffled bang coming from the southwest of the town, and then a pillar of fire rose into the sky. After rising into the air, the pillar of fire suddenly split and scattered into tongues of flame. Spray around.

The tongues of fire finally splashed down on the residential houses, and clusters of flames began to ignite, and then connected to each other. After a while, the entire southwest corner of the town seemed to be on fire.

"Fire! Put out the fire!"

The dumbfounded night patrol guard quickly reacted, and after a loud cry, he picked up the conch horn pinned to his waist and blew for the first time.

The whole Hesha Town soon became a commotion, and the young and middle-aged people spontaneously gathered in the southwest direction with buckets or basins.

People lined up one after another, and each line stretched from a well to near the flames. The person standing by the well shook a bucket of water from the well and immediately poured it into a container beside him, and then the container was removed. Relay to the fire.

The sound of splashing water, the sound of crackling flames, and the horrific cries for help and cries filled the entire southwest corner of the town.

There are also survivors who keep rushing out of the burning neighborhood.

The scene was chaotic.

The mayor of Shahe Town arrived in a hurry on horseback. He was panting heavily, with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes. He had obviously just gotten out of bed.

Hearing the howls from the flames, the mayor's face became increasingly ugly.

How the **** did such a big fire happen all of a sudden.

"Come on, come with me to Master Somerret's house to save someone!"

The mayor hurriedly took off his coat and pressed it into the bucket to wet it, then put it on again, and wanted to lead the people to rush in.

There is a big house in the southwest corner of the town, owned by the Sommeret family.

The owner of the family, Mr. Sommerlet, has always had a good reputation in the town. He always smiles when dealing with people and things. He likes to give alms to the poor and repair bridges and roads for the town. common squire.

It's just that the guards on his mansion are really strict these days. Anyone who approaches will be driven away by the guards. Those guards are holding bright swords, and they are very fierce and scary.

According to the outside world, the family has been burglarized several times in a row.

As the mayor of the town, he knew that this gentleman had an unusual identity behind his back, and he had close ties with the great nobles in the imperial capital. If something happened under his rule, then he himself...even his family would definitely... I can't eat and walk around.

The servant who followed the mayor grabbed his master's sleeve vigorously, "Sir, please calm down, the fire is too big, rushing in will only lead to death in vain."

"Don't stop me, either follow me and rush over, or go back!"

The mayor refused to listen to dissuasion, and pushed away the loyal servant.

"You, you, you, and you! Come with me!"

The mayor ordered a bunch of people to rush into the flames to save them.

Although the people he pointed out were afraid of the fire, they did not dare to offend the mayor, wet their clothes, and bravely entered the flames.

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The southwest corner of Shahe Town is almost covered by gunpowder and smoke, but if you look down from a high altitude, you will find that there is a magical area in the middle of the fire that is not on fire.

That was the mansion of the Sommeret family, specifically, the courtyard of the mansion.

Now the courtyard is a **** scene - a large number of corpses are lying on the ground in various positions, there are guards, servants, old and young.

The marble floor, the verdant lawn, and the beautifully carpeted steps were stained with blood everywhere, and the disgusting smell in the air was intertwined with the smoke from the nearby fire.

Apparently there has just been a horrific killing at the mansion at .

Near the fountain in the middle of the courtyard, a group of blindfolded people with their arms tied behind their backs knelt in a circle, waiting for the judgment of fate.

Around them, a group of men in black robes and hoods guarded them.

One of them looked up at the surrounding fire and said angrily, "That idiot Sean, did he have to make such a big fuss? Such a big fire, not to mention the attention, how many innocent people must be buried in it? Arson Crazy! Murderer!"

It turned out to be a woman, and a woman with a very nice voice, although the voice was full of anger.

"Okay, Carol, Sean must have his own considerations."

A tall man in black who seemed to be the leader beside her said in a hoarse voice.

"Hmph! Carol, you were not merciless in the battle just now!"

A sarcastic voice came from a distance, and another man in black flashed from the flames.