Chapter 1420: Chapter 892: Long Live Life! (Part 2)

The City Guard Captain chopped down another frail poor person rushing up, shouting "Long live life!"

"It’s chaos, Captain, all chaos! Just received news from elsewhere, there’s rioting all over the outer city! The gates of the inner city have been forcibly shut!"

Behind him, a soldier spoke in fear.

The Guard Captain’s expression shifted slightly.

Seeing more and more people, feeling the rage of the mob growing with their numbers, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Retreat! Retreat to the outer city walls! Use the walls to resist them!"

After speaking, he led the City Guard soldiers, struggling toward the walls.

This district was not far from the walls.

Cutting a bloody path through the weak citizens, covered in blood, the City Guard Captain soon successfully retreated to the walls with his soldiers.

But upon reaching the tall walls and looking inside Maniya City, the panting City Guard Captain’s gaze quickly turned to shock...

Time had reached dusk.

The setting sun hung low, the sky filled with burning red clouds spread endlessly into the distant darkness.

The tall towers of Dorolia Castle and the spires of the Eternal Cathedral in the inner city mirrored each other in two directions, one still visible, but the other gradually fading into darkness.

The afterglow of the setting sun shrouded the magnificent ancient Royal City, casting a dim veil over Mania.

Looking afar, the entire outer city was ablaze, thick smoke billowing, the crisscrossing streets teeming with countless citizens, like a flood and tsunami, forming a stark contrast to the noble-occupied, still stable, sealed inner city...

Shouts rose and fell in the outer city’s streets, constantly intertwining and converging.

At that moment, even the walls seemed to tremble with the people’s cries.

Witnessing this shocking scene, the City Guard Captain felt a bit lost.

He didn’t understand how the situation had suddenly spiraled downward, how the citizens had plunged into an unprecedented uprising, escalating to this point.

He only vaguely recalled that near the afternoon, a beautiful firework had exploded outside the city...

And from that moment, Mania’s outer city began to boil.

Reflecting on the day’s events and looking at the spectacular scene before him, the City Guard Captain, a man of minor nobility, gradually came to a realization.

His expression turned sinister, and he gritted his teeth:

"Rebellion!"

"This is a rebellion!"

"This is a premeditated rebellion initiated by the Life Church!"

After cursing, he turned to the guards on the walls:

"Has the Divine Arts defensive barrier not been activated yet?!"

"Captain, Maniya’s Divine Arts defensive barrier hasn’t been activated in many years, most of the church bishops have left, we need time to prepare..."

The soldier responsible for maintaining the barrier nodes spoke bitterly.

The Guard Captain was slightly stunned, his expression growing grim.

Frantically, he struck the wall with his sword, his gaze moving back to below the walls.

On the nearby main road, the citizens were waving red flags, adorned with a magnificent scepter.

They roared, shouting "Long live life!" "Open the gates!" "Destroy the defense nodes!", charging towards the walls...

Seeing this scene, the City Guard Captain’s anger intensified.

He raised his Longsword, his expression dark and vicious, commanding the archers on the wall:

"Fire! Kill these rioters!"

The City Guard Captain’s command rang out, but the archers hesitated somewhat.

"Fire! I order you to fire! Didn’t you hear?!"

The City Guard Captain shouted furiously again.

Hearing this, the soldiers struggled for a moment, a trace of reluctance flashing in their eyes.

"This is the last time I’m saying, fire!"

The City Guard Captain roared angrily, raised his Longsword, and slashed an archer into two.

Immediately after, he picked up the crossbow from the fallen soldier and fired an arrow at the charging citizens outside the walls, taking down a beautiful girl holding a banner.

The soldiers were stunned.

Watching their Captain with a behavior resembling madness, their hearts tightened, a trace of fear flickering in their eyes.

Ultimately, they gritted their teeth and shot their arrows.

In an instant, a rain of arrows like raindrops shot from the walls, falling onto the streets, into the crowd.

The outer city civilians participating in the rebellion fell like wheat being harvested, soon a large area was down under the rain of arrows.

However, the people behind them still did not stop.

Their expressions became even angrier, and their shouting grew even louder.

Together they raised their weapons high, stepped over the bodies of their comrades, took up their fallen banners, waved them, shouted, and continued rushing towards the city wall...

Seeing this group of seemingly frenzied Demon Beasts, the City Guard Captain widened his eyes in disbelief.

It was known before that in past uprisings, as long as arrows were shot at these people, they would scatter and flee.

But this time, it was beyond his expectations.

"Madmen! These madmen bewitched by the Life Church!"

the City Guard Captain cursed.

Then, he turned back and angrily shouted to the soldiers on the city wall:

"What are you standing there for? Shoot! Keep shooting!"

Just as he finished speaking, he felt a chill on his neck.

A warm flow surged from his neck, and the City Guard Captain saw a flash of fear in the eyes of the soldiers looking at him.

His throat made a few "grrr" sounds, only feeling the blood rushing up in his throat and then gushing out like a fountain.

Struggling to turn around, the City Guard Captain saw a tall figure wearing a hood that had appeared at some unknown time behind him.

The figure was slowly putting away a dagger.

And behind the tall figure, there were more figures clad in uniform, wearing eagle-beak hoods and binding golden armbands.

They either jumped from the buildings beside the city wall or climbed over from below the wall, standing behind him.

The evening breeze blew, lifting a corner of their hoods, revealing delicate, perfect chins, eyes cold and solemn, and faintly visible pointed ears...

"Elves..."

The City Guard Captain’s pupils contracted.

He wanted to say something, but the lead Elf kicked with a flying kick, like kicking a burlap sack, kicking him off the city wall.

His body flew out like a broken kite, his consciousness gradually fading.

And as he fell from the city wall, he finally saw the rising dust clouds in the distance beyond the city.

Large groups of Imperial Guards and mercenaries appeared on the horizon.

Rein...forcements...

A streak of clarity flashed across his gradually blurring consciousness, and the City Guard Captain finally felt at ease.

Only, in the moment of his relief, he saw the nightmare-like red staff flags waving within the ranks...

At that moment, he was stunned.

And in the next second, he hit the ground, splashing a plume of blood, his consciousness sinking into permanent darkness.

Only his bewildered eyes remained, staring firmly at the sky.

On the other side, atop the city wall.

The Elf who kicked down the City Guard Captain drew back his right leg, lifted his hood, revealing a head of fiery red hair.

It was Demacia.

He switched the dagger for a greatsword, taken out from the storage ring, shouldered it, and looked at the remaining soldiers.

The two sides stared at each other.

"Lay down your weapons, open the gates, or else...his fate will be yours."

Demacia pointed with the greatsword towards outside the city wall and said.

And behind him, the other players also drew their weapons.

The Golden Rank power burst out, displaying unprecedented oppressiveness.

The sound of horse hooves came faintly from outside the city wall, and the rebel army made up of the Seventh Legion and mercenaries was also gradually approaching.

The soldiers looked back and forth between the Elves and the waving scepter flags within the grand army outside, swallowing hard.

With a "click", who knows who was first to drop their weapon.

And immediately, the remaining soldiers also dropped their weapons.

They slowly raised their hands, choosing to surrender.

At the same moment, the citizens holding the red flag also reached the city wall. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

They cut the ropes, and with shouts of "Long live life," they fully opened the tightly shut city gates...