Chapter 142: He-llo (2)
Freesia Street.It used to be a bustling street where people shopped at the market after work.Today too, a thronging crowd had gathered, forming a sea of people.No, today the procession was longer than usual.
“Damn, you should at least tell us what's happening before asking us to run. Hey, don't rush me! Still, I need to secure the safe, right?”“Even when we were at war with Pandemonium, Freesia was safe because of its barriers. And now you're telling us to evacuate outside of Freesia.”“...What in the world is happening? Has a war broken out among the Duke's soldiers?”
People, not knowing what was going on, asked the soldiers various questions.Of course, even the soldiers in command did not understand the current situation.They were simply faithfully executing the order from the Duke to “evacuate the people outside the city walls─.”Could it be some kind of drill?A drill to evacuate people in an emergency.
Chills—The soldiers felt their body hair stand on end.
As they had a certain level of intuition for life-and-death battles and wars, they were the first ones to sense the anomaly.The situation had become perilous in many ways.Did the soldiers, who had once faced an army of a hundred thousand just a kilometer away, feel this way?
Their hands and feet began to tremble, and they felt their legs go weak.
“R-Run away! Run away!!!”“We must escape!!!”“Quickly! Quickly! All citizens must swiftly exit Freesia!”
The soldiers, who until now had been guiding people in a gentlemanly manner, suddenly changed their demeanor. The merchant they had grabbed lost his grip on the safe and scowled in frustration.
“Wait, just wait a moment! Even if we run, we need to grab the money first─.”