Chapter 280: The final battle (12)

Tang Cuo rescued Aunt Anna in time, but unfortunately, Mr. Gilbert had been killed at home. When Tang Cuo found him, he fell on the chair in the living room, holding the hip flask as if asleep, with no wounds all over his body, and even a smile on his face.
He died of a spiritual magical attack. The only thing that was fortunate was that he was drunk before his death. The death process was short and he suffered no pain. Even if he may die, he doesn't know what is happening outside, just immersed in his sweet dream will never wake up again.
The death of the target person is a very difficult thing, and Mr. Gilbert should have just returned to the country of Yueyin today. After returning, he drank at home, and the number of people he has contacted is approaching zero.
Who knows what kind of return he has prepared for Cecilia?
Tang Cuo asked Aunt Anna holding the dead horse as a living horse doctor, and she got a disappointing answer. Fortunately, Aunt Anna brought her return to her body. When Tangcuo mentioned Cecilia, she gave it to Tangcuo and asked him to pass it on.
It was a handkerchief, a pattern embroidered by Aunt Anna herself. It is said that it was modeled after the new style of the Hundred Flowers Kingdom, and the needlework was quenched with floral fragrance.
Taking a look at the task panel, the progress bar of the side quest has changed to "Dedicated to Cecilia (13)", with two remaining. Tang Cuo took the letter that Mr. Gilbert brought back for Cecilia. The progress bar did not change. It can be seen that the letter is not a return. Mr. Gilbert has prepared other things.
Tang Cuo first inspected the corpse, and then rummaged all the goods loaded on the carriage, and found bracelets, flower heads, cloths, and various ornaments, but none of them could touch the progress bar.
The mission is stuck here and stalemate. Louis XIV was curious about Tang Cuo's behavior, and even relaxed his attack on Tang Cuo's soul, and asked, "What are you looking for?"
Tang Cuo: "A gift."
"Still for Cecilia?" There was a hint of doubt in Louis XIV's voice, "This is not reasonable. Under the present circumstances, you can't even guarantee the safety of their lives, why waste time to find A gift?"
Tang Cuo: "I said you don't understand."
Louis XIV: "Oh?"
Tang Cuo: "No one in Sicily will understand this. This involves a secret, a secret about the truth of the world."
But how can a gift for an ordinary bakery girl be related to the reality of the world? From Louis XIV's point of view, Tang Cuo's words were too foolish. But Tang Cuo was born with a convincing face, very deceptive, even if it is now replaced by Theodore's face, his smooth tone and consistent expression still make people think-he Didn't lie.
More importantly, Tangcuo did not lie. The return to Cecilia is related to the side mission. The side mission points to the copy. The copy represents the existence of Yongye City.
What is Yongye City?
It is the truth of the world.
No matter how clever Louis XIV is, it is impossible to guess that the world he is in is just a copy, and he is just an npc in a copy. He was puzzled by Tang Cuo's words and asked, "Do you think this will attract my attention and buy time for yourself?"
Tang Cuo: "I did plan this way."
Louis XIV was surprised again by Tang Cuo's straightforwardness. He suddenly found that this child was very different from the orthodox descendants of the White Knight family he imagined.
Then Tang Cuo said again: "Whether you want to be hooked or not, whatever you want."
With a light laughter, Louis XIV did not answer.
Tang Cuo's footsteps kept on, and with his detective instincts, he quickly searched Mr. Gilbert's house for clues that might be useful. When Louis XIV saw that he was looking so seriously, he couldn't help but believe another point and asked, "That man is dead, do you think you can still find it?"
can.
Tang Cuo is very sure. This is not that he is too confident in himself, but a judgment based on facts. Judging from the temperature and stiffness of the corpse, Mr. Gilbert had been dead for a while, earlier than the time when Tangcuo triggered the side mission.
No matter how severe the Yongye City is, it will not arrange impossible tasks for players, so the death of Gilbert may make the task more difficult, but it will never block the road to customs clearance.
There must be some clues to point to Gilbert's return.
Huang Tian lived up to his heart, Tang Cuo returned to the carriage, and finally found a glimpse in the carriage.
Although Mr. Gilbert claims to have a caravan, in fact, he is the only one on the team. After leaving the country of Yueyin and arriving in Fran, he will hire several experienced helpers to accompany him to buy goods everywhere. Tang Cuo asked Aunt Anna, she also confirmed this, and explained that every time Mr. Gilbert came back alone.
But in this carriage, in addition to the traces left by Mr. Gilbert, the traces left by Aunt Anna just now, there was something belonging to the third person.
A piece of rag was caught in the crack of the seat. The rag was very small. A little thread was dragged on the head of the cloth. It seemed that when a person was sitting here, the clothesline accidentally caught in the gap and stood up. . The traces left by the rags were "fresh", but the rag was not Mr. Gilbert's, his clothes were intact and the fabric was not right.
Mr. Gilbert is relatively wealthy, and he often wears good clothes and materials, and this cloth looks more suitable for a long-term worker, a bounty hunter wandering around?
All in all, someone came back with Mr. Gilbert. No matter who he is, he must have communicated with Mr. Gilbert along the way, maybe he will know what gift Mr. Gilbert prepared for Cecilia.
The question now is where to find him.
Another question is, why has Jin Cheng not yet found him, did the members of the Ivy League report his whereabouts?
At this time, Jin Cheng had received information about Tang Cuo's whereabouts, but he could not withdraw. Earlier, after learning of the existence of the underground palace, he immediately sent people to check the other entrances of the palace that might exist. As a result, those in the city had not been found, and those outside the city were found.
After the alarm bell sounded in the city, all the gates of Yueyin Kingdom were closed. Ten minutes ago, a member of the Ivy League came from the desert with wounds and knocked on the gate.
There is also an entrance to an underground palace in the vast yellow sand, about ten miles away from the city. The entrance was opened by the Rose sect, but when they entered, they happened to be spotted by a wave of reinforcements from the Ivy League who came from the Principality of France.
There was a fierce fight between the two sides, and the people of the Ivy League chased each other and killed the underground palace, leaving only one person to report.
"You said the white priest?" Jin Cheng frowned.
"Yes, I'm sure he is wearing a white robe. It's just that he has been protected and hasn't shot, so he can't tell how strong he is."
"Prince of France, is Celtic there?" Jin Cheng asked again.
"Yes, he went in too!" The person came a little excited. Celtic didn't lie to him, he knew Lancelot. The appearance of the old acquaintance Celtic also made Jin Cheng guess, this may be their teammates.
If Chi Yan is Buzz, exclude him and Leng Miao, then the last one left is Rong Yi. Yu Rongyi confronts the white priest, the situation may not be so bad.
But now there are a lot of people in the underground palace. The presence of multiple entrances also makes it no longer safe. There are so many children in it.
The most important issue is that there are not many people on the ground. The Rose sect poured in, and the appearance of the underground palace cut the battlefield into two parts, one on the ground and one on the ground. If you want to pay attention to both ends, you will often fall behind.
At this moment, Jin Cheng had stood on the tallest bell tower in the city, holding the railing and looking at the entire country of Yueyin. He frowned, weighing the pros and cons quickly, and remembered the king's face in his mind. The King's earnest words still echoed in his ears, Jin Cheng asked himself if he could achieve his expectations.
Under the premise of knowing that the country of Yueyin will surely fall, whether or not to pursue that faint hope.
He looked up at the sky, and the sun was shining brightly.
"Let's pass it on: I will come out in part to support the underground palace, keep the children and keep the hope." Jin Cheng finally made a decision. The whole process was only half a minute, but his voice was very solemn.
"People who stay on the ground, please hold your sword tightly and be ready to die. For hope, for all justice and justice, for all the hot blood and brave heart, swear to death."
"From now on, everyone must strictly follow my schedule."
"Continue to check the entrance of the underground palace and block it completely to ensure that the Rose Sect will no longer infiltrate the underground..."
"..."
Orders were issued from Jin Cheng's mouth, fast and not chaotic, and finally he reiterated again, "Theodore is our loyal ally, and if he meets him, he will cooperate fully with his actions."
After finishing the speech, Jin Cheng looked at the guard behind him, "Who is at the Well of Time now?"
The guard looked solemn, "It's His Majesty the King."
Jin Cheng reached out, "Bring me the flag."
The guards took notice and immediately took the silver moon flag representing the royal family and the country of the entire moon hidden from the side and handed it to Jin Cheng. Jin Cheng took the flag, quickly flipped the railing up, and inserted the flag on top of the tall bell tower.
This is the highest place in the entire country of lunar hiding. The blue flag is blown away by the gust of wind, and a silver moon rises in the hottest sunlight. Jin Cheng stared into the distance and shouted: "Ring the bell!"
The guard was ordered to hold the hanging bell hammer in both hands, clenching his teeth, and doing his best--
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
This is the bell of wartime. Different from the bells in the front, it sounded three times in a row, which represents the signal of a decisive battle. One call to the gods, one to comfort all sentient beings, and one to respect oneself.
Under the bell, the people of the country of Yueyin raised their heads together, and even the ordinary people who hid came out of their hiding places. Of course, Tang Cuo also heard. He looked at the flag flying in the distance against the wind and the man standing next to the flag, probably understanding his determination.
He was serious.
Tang Cuo actually hesitated.
He had intended to continue the villain route, pretending that Louis XIV had been resurrected on him, broke into the Rose Sect, and disintegrated them from within. This is a group of fanatic believers, and the words of Louis XIV must become the golden rule.
But just when Tang Cuo was going to put it into action, he thought of the first part of "The Death of the Poet", when he cracked the magic of the Well of Time and saw the reality after the scene.
Lancelot lay in the coffin, and Theodore also died in his hometown. The pure white rose bloomed from his heart and opened the entire country of the moon.
This is a true knight who sacrificed his young life to resist evil. He was courageous and courageous, just like the martyrs of the White Knight family from generation to generation, he upheld the oldest rules of knights until he died.
The honor of the knights they guarded for generations should not be destroyed in the hands of Tang Cuo. If it is Tang Cuo himself, he is not afraid of anyone’s criticism, and does not care about others’ views on himself, but he now uses Theodore’s body, even if it is just a copy of the character.
Theodore is undoubtedly a hero, Tang Cuo has no heroic complex, but he does not want to let the hero be wronged, he does not like it. Tang Cuo also had no way to guarantee that he could eventually cleanse his wrongdoing after he rebelled with Theodore's identity. This consequence is uncontrollable.
Then change the method, even if this method may require more effort, even if this is just a copy.
The truth in this world is true and false, right and wrong, nothing is certain. Some people live in tunes, while others would rather die, just choose differently.
The beating heart tells Tang Cuo to stick to your choice at the moment.
Louis XIV was quite touched and said, "Nothing has changed in these years. It was the same in those years. They went forward and succeeded in trying to kill me, as if death had become supreme glory. But the greatest of them Most people, no one will remember their names."
Tang Cuo: "But some people do not want others to remember his name, hoping that their lives will die like a gust, and no one will feel sad."
"Oh? Is there such a person?"
"Of course."
Tang Cuo will always remember the sentence in Baz’s suicide note: I hope that only the wind will know the news of my death.
"You don't understand, Louis XIV, just like you don't understand what the real world is." Tang Cuo's eyes looked straight ahead, and there were enemies at the end of the long street.
He drew his sword again, rushed out and told him--
"Don't understand, don't misunderstand."
At the same time, at the well of time. Facing the bursts of bells, the guards of Silver Armor blocked the entrance of the hall and formed an iron gate with flesh and blood to stop the attack of the Rose Sect.
A great knight returned in a hurry and knelt in front of the king on one knee. "Your Majesty, the bell has already rung. Please withdraw immediately! The country of the moon cannot be without its king. Please give it to your loyal knight. We I will do my best until the last moment of life."
"No, my dear George, my knight, my subject, my friend." The king had put on his armor and picked up the sword. He put his hand on the knight's shoulder. The knight looked up and saw the king smile, looking at him with the gentle elder's eyes as before, saying:
"As the king of Yueyin, I should protect my people. The ancestors have guarded here for generations. Even if the gods abandoned it, even if the entire Sicilian continent abandoned it, they did not leave. How can I leave alone? "
"But Your Majesty—"
"God may have abandoned us. We prayed day and night, but there was no trace of mercy. But George, we can't give up ourselves."
During the talk, another group of soldiers came in through the small door at the back, carrying a coffin in his hand. The knight was shocked, because looking at the standard of the coffin was standard for the royal family.
This is the coffin that His Majesty prepared for himself.
The king clenched the sword around his waist and asked him, "George, do you know what this means?"
Cavalier George had a throat infarction and was speechless. The king calmed down the gentle smile on his face, pulled out his sword, and pointed to the gate of the fierce battle, "This means: dead fight, never retreat."