Chapter 1005: Dots in the sky (7)
"Captain, what is happening down there? Why are the citizens suddenly rising up like this?" One of the wyvern riders asked Erina as they all watched what was happening down below.
Erina was the one that was in charge of this group of wyvern riders that had come to settle the Beirut Kingdom.
After watching in silence for a bit, Erina just shook her head to show that she didn't know what was happening either.
Even though they already knew from the briefing that the Beirut Kingdom was filled with corruption, they didn't think that it was bad enough that the citizens would suddenly rise up like this.
Not to mention, it was at an extent that was far beyond a normal uprising.
It was at the level where almost every citizen that could fight in the country was rising up against the ruling class.
This didn't seem like a normal level of corruption and resentment that was building up under the surface of the Beirut Kingdom.
Still, that didn't mean that they couldn't use this for themselves.
As long as they channeled the anger that the citizens of the Beirut Kingdom felt in the right manner, then they would be able to use this to their advantage.
Namely when the various nobles tried to put down the rebellion of the citizens, the wyverns would arrive in time to send a blast of flames at the troops of the nobles. It wasn't just a single blast of flame that landed on the troops of the nobles though, there were multiple flame breaths that landed down on the troops of the nobles.
It didn't take long before the troops of the nobles were engulfed in flames.
They just couldn't do a thing against the flames that rained down on them and then they were hit by the armed citizens that charged them.
There was nowhere for them to run and there was no time for them to surrender.
The soldiers of the nobles weren't able to do a single thing as they were completely overwhelmed by the armed citizens.
Most times, the nobles were even burnt to a crisp by the flames of the wyverns.
It was easy for them to find these nobles since they dressed themselves up as targets.
The nobles had their pride and arrogance, dressing in flashy armour even though they were on the battlefield. They just wouldn't let themselves be looked down on by anyone, even if it made them a bigger target.
That was the downfall for these nobles since they were easily picked off by the wyverns.
Erina only sent a few wyverns to each of the battles that were spread across the land since it was impossible for them to guide everyone to the final battle.
As for where that final battle was...
It was naturally the fight for the capital and to take down the king.
They made sure to aid all the rebellions that were happening in a straight path to the capital so that they could herd the citizens to the capital. Though they were doing this, it didn't mean that they would be abandoning them in the fight for the capital.
If they needed help, they would provide it.
Namely, Erina had the wyverns blow up the four gates to the capital.
After the armed citizens had arrived in the capital, they quickly surrounded it.
There weren't enough of them at first, but as more and more of them arrived, they soon completely surrounded the capital in a sea of people. There were so many of them that the soldiers that had been guarding the walls were terrified.
At first, there were still some that peeked out and tried to attack the citizens that were gathering.
However, they soon learned their lesson as wyverns would attack whoever tried to attack the citizens.
So the only thing that they could do was stay behind the walls of the capital and have confidence in them. These walls and gates of the capital were all very thick and strong, so they weren't easily busted.
They were relying on this to keep the rebelling citizens outside.
But as more and more of these rebelling citizens gathered, the troops of the capital couldn't help feeling more and more worried. After all, there seemed to be no end to the number of armed citizens that were gathering.
At this point, they were completely outnumbered by the number of armed citizens that were outside of the gates.
It reached the point where even if they were untrained citizens, they still posed a threat to them since they were fully armed with proper weapons and armour.
If they were to breach the gates, there was no doubt that they would have a hard fight on their hands.
Not to mention that they could still see the wyverns that were circling above.
If they were to try and shoot these armed citizens with bows, they wouldn't be as afraid since they would be able to whittle down the numbers. The problem with that was that the wyverns that were circling around above their heads were completely preventing them from doing this.
If any of them tried to shoot, they would find themselves at the receiving end of an attack from the wyverns.
So there wasn't a single thing that they could do as they watched the armed citizens gather.
"Captain, we should send out a group of cavalry to lead a charge. Cavalry will be able to outmaneuver these civilians and scatter them. At the same time, they will be able to attack from unexpected places as long as they are outside the city." One of the guards suddenly suggested this.
All of the guards looked at the captain as they waited for his response.
Though based on their expressions, it seemed like they wanted to join that group.
That was because being in the group of cavalry that charged outside meant that they wouldn't
be trapped in the city.
When the time came, it would be easier for them to escape if they needed to.
"This..." The captain had just spoken when...
"Boom!"
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