Chapter 70: War Advanced

"Evelyn, I didn't let you down."

"Adrian, what are you doing? At least tell us."

Adele panted heavily, unable to keep up, and stopped in place with Tiffany.

Taylor and Charlie followed behind. Duncan disdained to go crazy with this group of people and left with Oli.

"When will Evelyn be back?"

Adrian found the maid serving by Su Mian's side. The maid looked blank.

"Sorry, sir, I'm not quite sure."

"Adrian, what on earth is wrong with you?"

Taylor and Charlie caught up a few steps later, only to see him frowning, and he said a sentence that made both of them stop breathing for a few seconds.

"Sera isn't dead."

Adrian turned his head and walked toward Taylor and Charlie step by step, his gaze fixed forward.

"It was she who encouraged me to bring you all to the city-state; it was she who forced us to participate in this random event."

"You... what are you saying? Isn't Sera dead?"

Taylor took two steps back, feeling that Adrian was not mentally normal, but was suddenly grabbed by Adrian.

"We only heard it from the maid beside Anna, but we didn't see it with our own eyes, did we?"

Taylor opened his mouth, not knowing how to refute for a moment, but his mind was in a mess, and he still didn't understand what Adrian wanted to say.

"You suspect she is the murderer."

Charlie stood out and stated his own thoughts. Adrian's eyes weakened again.

He himself wasn't very sure. Now that he had calmed down, many details after coming out of the quarantine zone had become blurred. He must not mislead others.

Adrian was too excited. He thought that if Sera wasn't dead, Evelyn wouldn't hate him anymore.

Calm down, calm down.

He told himself, then patted his head, sat down on the carpet, and began to recall what happened after leaving the quarantine zone.

It was Priest Cain who ordered them to be released. At that time, everyone was still in their dreams, and they only heard the sound of chains, and the iron door opened.

"His Lordship the Priest is merciful and has let you go. Those who are sick, remember to go to the town nunnery. Everyone disperse."

The players gradually woke up. Upon hearing such good news, they instantly became spirited. Some cheered, some cried with excitement, some guessed if Evelyn had saved them, and they rushed out of the quarantine room one after another.

"Adrian, where should we go next?"

Someone asked, and immediately everyone looked up at him.

Now there were two choices: first, continue to stay in Mofangdu; second, use Adrian's manpower at the horse market to take the players to the city-state.

Just as he was deep in thought, Sera patted him on the shoulder. This girl hadn't said a few words since entering the quarantine zone.

She had been muddle-headed all day, her face becoming more sallow day by day. Now, wearing a pair of dark circles, she gave him a fright.

"What's wrong? Sera."

"Let's go to the city-state as soon as possible. I'm afraid Evelyn is isolated and helpless alone. Those high-level players all look so cold-blooded."

She said a lot of words in one breath, her hands clasped, looking very nervous, as if she had really thought of some bad images.

"You say what if she has some mishap... I, I really."

"Enough."

Adrian interrupted her, his hands clenched into fists, his lips pressed tightly.

Sera was startled by his appearance, trembled, and covered her mouth.

"Sorry, Adrian, but... but what if?"

Adrian couldn't listen anymore. He immediately called out to the crowd that was about to disperse.

"Gather at the horse market at eight tomorrow morning. We will head to the city-state center immediately."

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"Then... then the next day Sera said she wanted to go back to the nunnery to check again, saying maybe there were some missed clues, so we had to gather and wait for her."

The three sat in the corridor outside Evelyn's bedroom to review. Adrian clasped his hands, his expression solemn.

"As a result, when almost everyone was gathered, Anna's maid came to notify us, saying Sera was already dead."

His voice grew louder, and his emotions fluctuated slightly.

"I was very self-reproachful at the time because Evelyn told me to protect her well, but I was even more afraid... I was more afraid that if I didn't rush to the city-state in time, another girl would also die silently."

He buried his head in his knees in a breakdown. Taylor was silent and patted his back, while Charlie was also analyzing thoughtfully.

"... Why were you so excited just now when you heard the rules of the random event?"

"I feel that this game shouldn't have so many people die."

Adrian spoke upon hearing this, clenching his fists.

"If the players originally in Mofangdu were all in Mofangdu, and the players in the city-state were all in the city-state, then the random event would distribute two games according to different regions."

"That is to say, the survival number of the Mofangdu game is very likely also ten, because the target of the Misfortune Target Range has ten rings, so together, high-level players and low-level players can survive a total of 20."

"But precisely because we all went to the city-state center, we seized your survival spots, resulting in only ten people surviving in the end."

He raised his head and looked into the distance, "At that moment, I thought of the words Sera said to me. She urgently wanted us to go to the city-state; is that also a kind of conspiracy theory?"

Charlie nodded thoughtfully. Just saying it like this might be a bit far-fetched.

But Adrian had been in contact with Sera. The micro-expressions, language rhythm, and body movements in their dialogue could all make Adrian have a certain intuition.

It was intuition, not illusion, and it must not be ignored. In criminology, it is called intuitive threat perception.

"I feel... the words she said at the time lacked emotional resonance."

Adrian couldn't explain the feeling at the time. He couldn't say he felt Sera said those words just to send them to their deaths, right?

Charlie stood up suddenly, "I understand you."

"What do you plan to do now?"

Adrian looked at him gratefully, steadied his mind, and stood up, "I'm going to find Evelyn."

The three looked at each other and set off immediately, but were stopped when they walked out of the church gate. Charlie recognized the person at a glance.

Wearing a thick navy blue cloak, the edges embroidered with silver anchor chains and wave patterns.

The Chief Commander of the Weibens Navy, Lord Lawrence Marston.

Charlie instinctively bowed quickly, but his expression was slightly dazed.

"Lord Commander."

"Knight Charlie," his gaze swept over the few, his voice carrying the unique tone of a battle-hardened veteran.

"There is no time. The military council has received news that the war has been advanced."

"When the sunset bell rings, all knighted knights and squires must arrive at the frontline camp. The city gates will be completely sealed in one hour."

"What?"

Tiffany and Adele, who had hurried over, exclaimed. Tiffany subconsciously gripped the herb bag at her waist.

"Lordship, forgive me for speaking bluntly... according to the established schedule and all briefings, the war should be after Easter, after the spring floods have completely passed..." ===== CHAPTER 71 =====