A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 631

Chapter 631: Chapter 468 Dead City_1 Chapter 631: Chapter 468 Dead City_1 Upon hearing about the accident in the Royal City, Duanmu Huai, with a few people, boarded the Valkyrie Artillery Ship and headed straight to the city. Sending someone to investigate would be too slow, it's better to check it out personally.

However, when they arrived above the Royal City, the scene was indeed shocking for them.

The entire Royal City was silent at this moment, completely devoid of human activity. Thick black smoke was rising and many buildings had even collapsed. It simply looked like ruins!

“What… What is going on? Could it be an invasion by the Demon Clan?! ”
Laures asked in astonishment, but Kriolleiv shook his head.

“Something's not right. Look carefully, if it were an external invasion, then the peripheral areas should suffer the most damage. But look here, and here, and here… It's obvious that the enemy launched the attack from the center… So, we should consider…”

“That doesn't explain anything,”
Kaname retorted quietly after hearing this.

“Prince Barton of the Herman Kingdom cooperated with the Demon Clan and suddenly appeared in the Royal City of Lisas through a portal, making us completely incapable of resisting…”

Kriolleiv had nothing to say.

Indeed, given the precedent set by Lisas, you still want to say it's not the Demon Clan…

“Hmm? This is interesting.”

As the cabin fell into awkward silence, Duanmu Huai's voice suddenly sounded.

“What's wrong, Judge?”

“I scanned the entire city with the Bird Divination Tool and found out that there are barely any life signals in the Royal City.”

“Huh?”

Hearing this, Kaname and the others looked confused.

“What does that mean?”

“Simply put, there are not many living people in this city.”

Duanmu Huai spread his hands.

“To be more precise, there are only … seventeen living people left in this city.”

“That's impossible!”

Hearing this, Kriolleiv and Laures were stunned.

“There are hundreds of thousands of residents in the city, where did they all go?”

“Maybe they ran away. Or, maybe… they're dead?”

“What on earth did the Congress…and Stith do…?”

“We don't know, but I'm sure someone here does.”

As Duanmu Huai spoke, he opened the holographic map, projecting the entire Royal City. He pointed to a few small light points on it.

“These are the traces of life. As of now, about twelve or thirteen life signals are located in the Royal City Citadel. The rest are scattered everywhere, some even in the underground waterways below. They may be survivors, or someone else… But that doesn't matter. As long as we find them, capture them, and ask them, we'll know what happened.”

Upon saying this, Duanmu Huai turned to look at Kaname and Ling'Nu.

“It's up to you, any problem?”

“I understand.”

Kaname nodded seriously, while Ling'Nu smiled mischievously.

Soon, the Valkyrie Artillery Ship began to circle down in the air and then hovered over a square. Ling'Nu and Kaname slid down a rope and started their mission.

“This is really… ”
Although they had already seen the devastated Royal City from the air, standing amidst the ruin, looking at the destroyed statues and houses, Kaname was quite stunned.

However, compared with Kaname's shock, Ling'Nu looked somewhat confused, looking left and right with a puzzled expression on her face.

“It's strange… ”
“Strange?”

“Yes, Kaname, don't you notice? There's not a single body here.”

“Now that you mention it… “%”}
Upon Ling'Nu's reminder, Kaname also recoiled and came to the realization. Indeed, as Ling'Nu said, this city appeared to have been severely attacked. Logically speaking, even if the place was not full of blood and corpses, there should be bodies scattered everywhere. However, looking around, whether in the square, the streets, or even in the small alleys, there was not a single body.

The entire city was desolate, as if it were a long-abandoned ghost town.

“What, what's going on?”

Kaname swallowed, feeling a chill run down her spine.

“No, it can't be haunted, can it!”

“This is not the time to discuss this.”

At this moment, Duanmu Huai's voice reached her ears.

“You should start taking action now!”

“Okay……”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's message, Kaname nodded, locked eyes with Ling'Nu, bent down low and bolted forward like a swift gust of wind.

According to the markings on the map, the life signal was coming from the underground sewer. Luckily, Kriolleiv and Laures, both seasoned veterans who were familiar with the Royal City, were present. Laures, having previously served in the city's guard, was knowledgeable about the different entrances and exits. With his guidance, they quickly found an entryway into the sewer and commenced their descent.

The underground sewer was enveloped in darkness.

A man huddled with his daughter in his arms, gripping a knife, hiding in a small sewer hole. The chilling, foul-smelling tunnel was far from pleasant, but he dared not start a fire, nor venture out for food. He was well aware that a horde of terrifying monsters was lurking outside… Uncertain if they would find his hideout, he chose not to risk it.

“Daddy… I don't feel good…”

The frail voice of his daughter was barely audible. He could feel her small body feverishly hot against him, but he was helpless.

Perhaps this was how it was going to end – a tragic death, huddled together in the darkness of the sewer?

Just as he closed his eyes and resigned himself to despair, he felt a sudden tightening at his throat. A small sharp blade had silently emerged from the shadows and was now pressed against his neck!

Who's there?!

“Shush!”

Simultaneously, a relaxed girl's whisper echoed in his ears.

“Who… who are you? I'm sure I laid traps at the entrance!”

“Such a crude trap wouldn't even ensnare a rat.”

Having swiftly dealt with the trap, Kaname joined them, eyeing the man before her.

“Is it him?”

“Yes.”

“You… you're not in league with those monsters?”

Upon seeing Ling'Nu and Kaname, the man was suddenly filled with hope.

“We are here to save you. We also want to know what happened to this city. There's no time to waste. Your daughter looks really sick.”

Without any hesitation, the man nodded and rose, carrying his daughter in his arms.

Perhaps this was his last chance for survival!

Kaname and Ling'Nu, without encountering any danger, managed to bring the man and his ailing daughter back to the Valkyrie Artillery Ship. His daughter was taken to receive medical treatment for her severe illness, while the man was kept aboard to share what he knew.

Actually, according to the man, he himself did not know much about the calamity that had befallen the city. He had been but a mere sewer cleaner, responsible for keeping the sewers clean and scavenging anything of value to sell for his livelihood.

However, his life had taken a drastic turn a few days ago.

The Royal City had been attacked.

The man was in the dark about the specifics. He only knew that it happened while he was on shift. The Congress had suddenly declared martial law throughout the city, claiming they were expecting an attack from rebel forces… He didn't let rumors like that bother him – whether it was the rebels or the Congress, the sewers would still need cleaning regardless of who was in power, and he was sure no one was queuing up to snatch his job…

At the time, he and his co-workers had briefly discussed the news, but besides worrying about a potential rise in goods prices, they didn't take the situation to heart.

Then calamity struck.

A horde of terrifying soldiers suddenly appeared and killed everyone in their path.

“They killed everyone, including Herman Kingdom's soldiers and city guards!”

Recounting the memory, the man couldn't suppress his shaking. And these soldiers didn't wear the Hermans' signature black armor. Instead, they wore unusual golden armor that concealed their entire bodies, presenting an image of airtight walking armors rather than humans.

Not only that, but the soldiers were also extremely ruthless.

“They were like a horde of horrific monsters, nothing like humans at all. They mercilessly killed everyone, including elderly and children!”

“But we didn't see any corpses on the streets.”

“That's another odd thing I wanted to mention. These dreadful monsters took all the corpses with them!”

“Took them? To where?”

“Into the castle in the Royal City…”

Kriolleiv and Laures exchanged intense glances. The man's information implied the Congress might have planned everything. According to him, the massacre started after the whole city was sealed off under the pretext of “resisting rebels”. But why? Killing for the sake of killing was one thing, but why move the bodies into the castle?

Just what was the Congress planning?

No one knew, but everyone was left with an ominous feeling.

“What's our next move, Judge?”

Wu Luze furrowed his brows, his unsettled eyes drifting toward Duanmu Huai.

“Nothing special.”

Duanmu Huai resolutely made his decision.

“We move now. Prepare to attack the Royal City! When we get there, we'll find out exactly what these conspiring Congress folks are up to!”

Chapter end

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