The villain lord: Both the player and the protagonist want to kill me Xi Wei Jinshi

Andrew's report attracted the attention of the head of the Crusaders.

He immediately summoned the soldiers to check tent by tent, and found that almost all the sick soldiers had ulcers on their backs.

After rough statistics.

At present, the number of sick soldiers has reached more than 2.

And this number is increasing rapidly, and their painful coughing can be heard everywhere in the camp.

The good news is that no one has died yet, and the disease seems to be spreading only among ordinary soldiers.

The knights with grudges in the entire Dragon Fire City didn't respond, and the warriors with a little cultivation only felt a little unwell, coughing occasionally, and it didn't reach the point of having red sores on their backs.

Compared to the optimism of the head of the legion, the palace of the Cologne Empire is quite different.

At this time the pope has replaced the king on the throne.

Anna stood behind him, wearing a plain sacrificial dress expressionless, looking at a group of people under the palace with disdain.

These people are nobles who have already attached themselves to the Pope and the clergy of the original Holy See. At this time, their expressions are more or less panicked and nervous.

"Your Highness, this plague is not an ordinary cough. We found that it is very permeable. At present, only the power of the Sky Knight can completely resist it."

"Depending on the strength of those below the Sky Knight level, symptoms similar to those of ordinary soldiers will appear sooner or later."

The speaker was the court alchemist of the Cologne Empire.

In the past two days, he and his alchemist have observed and studied the sick soldiers. With the help of holy water, he has a general understanding of this plague.

"What about the source?"

The pope's tone was uneven and his expression was indifferent. His old voice echoed in the luxurious palace and clearly reached everyone's ears.

"The source is the water of the moat. It is possible that dead animals from the Feren Mountains fell into the water and happened to carry this plague."

The court alchemist speculated and said.

This kind of thing happened once or twice in the history of the Cologne Empire.

One of them happened in Monterrey because a huge flaming demon lion died near the water source, causing the water source to be polluted.

Another time it happened in the Frostwolf Territory. It was because a mage who studied necromancy had a conflict with the local mayor. He intentionally threw a plague in the water source, killing all the residents of the town.

However, the mage was later caught and executed.

The Pope pondered for a moment after hearing the court alchemist's conjecture, then frowned and asked:

"Is it possible that Calant's group did it?"

"Have we not heard from spies yet?"

"This……"

The court alchemist was a little dumbfounded.

You shouldn't ask him if any spies came back with a message, he's just an alchemist.

"I haven't received a report from the spies. They seem to have encountered some trouble."

Behind the court alchemist, a Templar stepped forward to help him answer the pope's question.

"Hmm..." The Pope was noncommittal, but his face became more gloomy, and he set his searching eyes on the court alchemist again.

At this time, the court alchemist knew that it was time for him to answer the question, so he hurriedly explained:

"I think it's unlikely that Calante and the others did it, because the plague is difficult to control, and if they release the plague, it's no different from courting death."

"Of course, if they have a way to avoid the plague, that's another matter. It's just that the subordinates don't know the existence of this method."

"At present, the plague can only be completely eradicated with holy water and water of life, and the corresponding medicine is also difficult to prepare."

"So in general, the plague can only be controlled and prevented. I suggest that the adults of the sky knight level drive the sick people together and keep them under strict supervision."

"The remaining people who are not sick, be careful not to drink unboiled water, because all water sources in Longhuo City have been completely polluted."

After the court alchemist finished his report, he carefully glanced at the gloomy Pope, seeing his pensive eyes, then moved back to the team with a guilty conscience.

The next thing has nothing to do with him, as long as his eyes are on his nose, his nose is on his heart, and he strives to be an air person.

There was a moment of silence in the palace, the pope raised his head again, looked at Anna beside him and asked:

"How much holy water do we have left?"

"Your Majesty, we still have more than 100 liters of holy water, and the previous ones were used to study the plague for alchemists."

"That is to say, they used more than 200 liters of my holy water, and they still couldn't solve the plague problem in the end?"

The pope's voice gradually became louder, which made the alchemist hiding in the crowd tremble.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Anna nodded calmly.

"Very good, more than 200 liters of holy water, but I don't know how many gold coins you have earned?"

The pope laughed back in anger, his sharp eyes fixed on the court alchemist.

Just as he was about to order the alchemist to be executed, there was a thunderous bang, and the entire palace began to vibrate slightly.

"what sound?"

"It seems to be coming from the direction of the city wall!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the city wall anxiously, discussing a lot, looking a little at a loss.

"boom."

After the second roar sounded, it was like popping beans.

One after another, one after another, there were ten loud bangs, and the palace was full of dust that had been shaken down by the loud bangs.

Not long after, the sound of messy footsteps confirmed their guess.

A summoner rushed to the palace, and before he had time to half-kneel and salute, he yelled loudly:

"The city is under attack! Someone is attacking the city!"

……

Five minutes ago, Calante had led the lords to march in front of Dragon Fire City, and immediately launched a round of shelling on Dragon Fire City across the wide moat.

It has to be said that the King of the Hill siege cannon made by the dwarves is really extraordinary.

What was put into the barrel was an iron block the size of a door panel, and when it was shot out, it was indeed the "Hammer of Thunder" wrapped in an arc.

This thing is much more popular than the destruction-level magic cannon.

At least that's what Cal Bloodhoof thought, and he might have taken it if it weren't for the fact that it was an ally's gun.

"Which dog hit the city gate? Hit the city wall for me!"

Calant cursed with a dark face, spraying saliva all over the face of the soldier operating the fort.

"Let's not mention that the gate of Dragon Fire City is made of solid meteorite. Besides, there is a thousand-jin gate behind the gate. It may not be broken if you beat the gate overnight. Are there so many shells?"

Calant paused, looked at the cowering soldiers, and ordered again:

"Now everyone changes positions immediately, and the city wall will fire the magic cannon as soon as they react, so hurry up if you don't want to die."

After the explanation, Calant's falcon-like eyes fell on Xi Wei and another nearby lord, and ordered in an unquestionable tone:

"Earl Eagle, Viscount Feite, now follow me to launch the first wave of feint attack on Dragon Fire City!"

[There is one more chapter, I went to do the cover in the afternoon, and the title test will have five covers]