Chapter 233 Backlund Great Smog Incident
Queens, where the Backlund Smog first started.
Hasta, who was sitting in the study rushing to write some dark fairy tales for Sharon, looked at the unusual haze passing by the window, put down the pen in his hand, walked to the window and started to observe.
Backlund's Great Smog Incident still came, even if Mr. A did not cooperate with the Witch Sect, this day also came.
Moreover, the color of the smog was light green with hints of blood, making it look even more serious than the smog that happened in the original work.
This means that more people will die in Backlund this time, especially those at the bottom who work hard.
They have been working in factories for many years, and most of them already suffer from some diseases. They can only rely on their young bodies to survive. After this wave of diseases, even if they survive, they will basically have to spend the rest of their lives in bed.
Although the nobles living in Queens were also eroded by the smog, the church clergy responded quickly and provided various blessings to quickly eliminate the smog in various parts of Queens.
After watching for a while, Hastur closed the door and window, walked out of the study and went to the next door to pick up Azshara, who looked a little strange.
It seemed to be afraid of what was happening outside. It curled up in Hastur's arms for a long time before starting to meow softly.
"Don't worry, things will be over soon. I'll prepare your favorite dried fish for you tonight."
Hastur comforted Azshara for a few words, took it downstairs, and called Butler Neil to prevent his public appearance outside from affecting his health.
Hastur sat on the sofa holding Azshara and asked casually: "Did something happen outside?"
"It seems something happened at the royal estate. Many church clergy came from the church."
"That Prince Edsac?"
"It seems to be him. I'm not sure about this yet, so I'll send someone to find out."
Butler Neil thought there was some conflict between his Baron and Prince Edsac, and wanted to take this opportunity to laugh.
"No, it's a bit chaotic outside today. Please tell everyone at home to stay away from home to avoid accidents."
"OK."
Hasta explained a few words and asked Butler Neil to go down and do his work.
…
In Earl Hall's villa, Audrey also saw the gradual haze in the sky in the garden of her villa.
She had never seen the light green mist mixed with red threads, and she looked at it very seriously with Susie.
It wasn't until the people at home hurriedly led her and Susie back to the villa, and closed all the doors and windows, and invited a church clergy to sprinkle holy water around the villa and recite blessings, that Audrey realized that today was a bit abnormal. , something big must be happening outside.
She wanted to go to Earl Hall to inquire, but Earl Hall was not at home at this time, so she could only stay at home with Countess Hall, who was also a little uneasy.
It was not until after nine o'clock in the evening that Earl Hall returned home, accompanied by a priest from St. Samuel's Church.
Audrey finally couldn't restrain her curiosity and asked, "Did something big happen outside today?"
"Well, a lot of things did happen."
Earl Hall took a sip of hot tea before beginning to answer Audrey's questions.
"The Prince Edsac who once pursued you suddenly fell in love with a witch. What happened today was caused by the cultists of the witch sect."
Audrey had a bad feeling in her heart, "Did something happen?"
"A disease, or a plague, will spread in Backlund."
Earl Hall said this in a very serious tone, and warned: "During this period, you can stay at home with peace of mind, and you are never allowed to go out secretly."
Countess Hall worried: "Is it really that serious?"
"Maybe it will be more serious than imagined."
After eating, Audrey silently returned to her room, called Susie, closed the door, and then told Susie to go to Earl Hall's study to inquire about it.
At around eleven o'clock, Audrey, who was about to fall asleep, was woken up by Susie's voice.
"Audrey, wake up, something big has happened."
Audrey rubbed her groggy eyes, regained her energy a little, and then looked in the direction of Susie, "Susie, what's wrong?"
"Your father, Earl Hall, just went out overnight. I heard someone mentioned that Duke Negan was assassinated tonight. The specific circumstances are unclear."
After Susie finished speaking, she shook her head and said, "Audrey, who is Duke Negan?"
"..."
Audrey had completely woken up. She didn't expect that the turmoil during the day had just begun, and that someone would be so bold as to assassinate Duke Negan.
Then isn't Earl Hall possibly in danger?
Audrey got out of bed and put on a simple coat, opened the door and went to Countess Hall's room. Sure enough, her mother was so worried that she couldn't sleep.
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In the small house where Forsi and Xio lived, they shared a room and slept on the same bed tonight.
When the unusual haze appeared during the day, the two of them realized something was wrong. They quickly closed the doors and windows of their home and stuffed their noses with cotton to prevent them from absorbing the penetrating fog.
Fortunately, they were well prepared and responded promptly without suffering any damage, except for a few slight coughs.
The family of four who lived next door to them, including two children, had already experienced this unusual haze. It took less than three hours from the time they started coughing up blood to the time they fell to the ground and convulsed and died.
On the street, the weak old people who were walking collapsed directly to the ground and died silently.
They looked outside through the cracks in the window. There were people lying in many places on the street. Some had turned into cold corpses, some were still twitching, and some were just weak and fell to the ground, shouting for help.
But no one could save them, and they could only wait for death to come slowly.
It was not until a gust of wind blew across the sky and cleared the ominous haze that Fors and Xio breathed a sigh of relief.
Such a big thing happened, and they saw so many people die with their own eyes. They were so scared that they dared not sleep alone.
"Xiu, I always feel that Backlund is very dangerous recently. Should we find an opportunity to leave here temporarily?" Fors suggested.
"No, I have something to deal with in Backlund. No matter how dangerous it is, I will not leave Backlund until I have done what I want to do."
"Okay."
Fors did not persuade her any more. She was a writer and it didn't matter where she lived. What happened in Backlund recently made her feel more and more dangerous.
"Fors, if you want to leave Backlund, you can follow Mr. Hastur. I heard from Grellint that he might go to South Wales."
"Forget it, I'd better stay in Backlund to accompany you. I can't let you take risks alone."
"Woo, Fors, I'm so touched!"
"From now on, you will prepare the meals, and I will only eat them."
"... Damn it, give me back my touch!"
...
In the villa of Duke Negan, Greg was busy deploying the cordon to prevent the assassin from taking advantage of it again.
If he hadn't learned the relevant information from Hastur in advance, this time, Duke Negan would definitely die in a very shameful way in a woman's bed.
At this time, Earl Hall, who had just arrived here, heard a scream from the second floor, and his heart skipped a beat.
He hurriedly followed the servant to the second floor. Before he saw Duke Negan, he saw Greg, who was angry and sad.
He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, "Where is Duke Negan?"
"He was assassinated by his trusted secretary, Lockhard Siakam." Someone whispered about what happened just now.
Duke Negan, who had successfully avoided an assassination and was only seriously injured, returned to his villa to recuperate. While Greg was arranging people outside to set up defenses, the secretary who had always been trusted by Duke Negan suddenly took advantage of everyone's carelessness and assassinated Duke Negan who was resting in bed.
And after assassinating Duke Negan, he successfully escaped.
This was an unexpected change.
The secretary who had always been loyal to Duke Negan would actually attack Duke Negan!
"..."
Earl Hall sighed and remained silent.
Too many things have happened recently, as if some force is secretly targeting the Kingdom of Loen.
Not only did the capital Backlund have an accident, but an armored fleet that was on a mission at sea some time ago suddenly encountered a group of pirates. Not only did they fail to repel the pirates, but they were defeated by the pirates, and even an armored ship was taken away by the pirates.
And there are things in the southern continent, none of which can make people worry.
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At the train station, Ince Zangwill, who had been hiding all the way, was preparing to take the train away from Backlund.
But at this time, he suddenly found that there was a woman in a black dress sitting next to him. There was no sound of her arrival, and no one on the train knew about her arrival.
Ince Zangwill asked nervously, "Who are you?"
"Pannatia is dead. You need to stay in Backlund to clean up her mess. If you want to leave, wait until after the New Year."
"Are you the mysterious black saint?"
Ince Zangwill smiled bitterly. He knew that he could not leave Backlund tonight, so he could only obey the other party's arrangement.