Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 399: Nightmare

Claude opened his eyes in confusion and found that the room in front of him seemed familiar, but his whole body was sore, and the whole person seemed to be tied tightly to something, unable to move a finger. He tried to open his mouth and found he didn't even have the strength to speak. A personal face appeared in front of him, but he couldn't see who it was. With a sudden feeling of extreme fatigue, Claude closed his eyes again and fell into the dark...

Claude didn't know when he had consciousness, he felt like he was back in his past life, and he became that college graduate named Chen Xiu, and all the memories of his past life appeared in his mind. Graduated looking for a job, dating, getting married cheated on, divorced going to the boss, lights red wine green circle among those urban women, a peaceful modern life scene, as if all this had happened yesterday.

Then Claude's memories went astray, his big brother's discord, his father's admonition, his siblings' attachment, etc. What impressed him most was his career in the military, and he returned to the battlefield again, whether he was queuing up to the enemy's position, ambushing himself in the grass waiting for the enemy to mount, or commanding soldiers to shoot at the enemy's battle scene, as if looking back at his brief life.

Am I dead, Claude's consciousness again finds itself wandering in a silent darkness, with no time, no sound, feeling like I've been wandering in the middle of the sky, no direction. After some time, Claude finally felt a little light in this darkness. He was forced to go with the light, faster and faster, an uncontrollable speed, and in the end he seemed to turn into a light, going straight to that light and melting into that brighter and brighter light.

Opening his eyes again, looking at how bright the room should be in the morning, Claude discovered that this was his very familiar bedroom at Viberon estate, lying on a saffron bed that was said to be centuries-old. Except for the long table in front of the window, where the furniture had been removed, the room was very empty.

Her throat was very uncomfortable and her tongue felt numb and astringent. Claude licked her lower lip and suddenly felt thirsty and wanted some water. He wanted to talk, but then he made a very slight cough, and Claude tried to turn his neck, wanting to see what was going on around him, and immediately saw a sad, pale face.

“You, you're awake, Claude...” The woman jumped to the bed and reached out to touch Claude's face.

“Kay, Kay, give me some water...” Claude said hard.

“Oh, water, I, I'll pour you some water right away.” Kevin got up in a panic, went to the long table in front of the window and set up a silver teapot, quickly poured Claude a warm glass of fresh water, put it on the nightstand, then sat half at the bedside, very carefully lifted Claude's half body, with his weak shoulders as Claude's back rested, and slowly fed him water.

Half a glass of warm, fresh water drinks and moisturizes Claude's interior. Claude finally felt a little more comfortable, and his mind started to wake up.

“Want another drink?” Kevin asked cautiously.

Claude shook his head slowly, closed his eyes, and leaned back in Caffrey's arms for a while before saying, "Sorry, Caffrey, that worries you, can you tell me how long it's been since I got hurt...”

Caffrey burst into tears and hugged Claude tightly: "You know, that day, your whole body was brought in with blood, and we were all freaked out, and I, I thought you, you were gone away from our mother and son... and then Dr. Perente from Ward Command came over and fed you a tube of cure to help you with your whole body. He said if you wake up in half a month, you'll be saved. Bless the god of war, you woke up only after 11 days in a coma. ”

Claude now understands the discomfort in his mouth, the so-called nutrients that are forced down. This is a medicine that allows soldiers in severe coma to save their lives, allowing the body to automatically and quickly absorb the essential nutrients of the body, so that they do not die in their beds during coma due to lack of nutrition. I have tasted this nutritional medicine before and it tastes bitter and bitter and very unpleasant.

There are hidden sores all over the body and a bit of nausea in the chest, and Claude feels a little nauseated because of this warm glass of water he just drank. Kevin was so sensitive to Claude's discomfort that he got up and slowly put him back in bed and lay down: "Wait a minute, I'll go get Anna..."

Kevin ran out of the bedroom like a wind, and Claude laughed bitterly, and he hadn't asked himself if his injuries were serious. Anyway, when he sat up with Kevin in his arms, he took a look at his body. Although he was covered in a thin towel blanket, he could still tell his legs were splint and wrapped like a mummy under his chest. Combined with the hidden pain and numbness perceptions coming from all over his body, Claude knew that his injuries would not be mild this time. But Claude was relieved to see that he didn't have any missing parts.

Soon Claude saw her sister Anna rushing into the bedroom, watching Claude look at herself with her eyes open, and her sister Anna's eyes burst into tears, one dropping on the floor. She slowly approached the hospital bed and whispered, "Brother Er, are you awake? ”

Claude barely pulled his mouth and smiled: “Yes, I'm awake now, Anna, thank you for the revolver you made for me, or I'll never see you again... by the way, why would I lie at home nursing injuries instead of at the Ward Command treatment center. Besides, why are you here as my therapist? Has the Ward Command's treatment center followed the troopers to the front? ”

Sister Anna lowered her head and wiped her tears to keep Claude from seeing her expression: "It was me and my mother, and Kevin, who asked you to stay at home so that we could take care of you personally. Are you still in charge of your treatment or Dr. Perente in the war zone, who has a higher level of medication than I have and is more effective at dispensing medications. But he's busy and will come to see you whenever he has time. Now that you're awake, we'll notify Ward Command. ”

The next step was for her sister, Anna, to examine Claude's body. It took a while to complete the examination and discover that Claude's injuries were free of any adverse reactions and worsening phenomena. Her sister, Anna, was relieved, and Claude learned of her injuries. Broken legs and severe burns to the back were the result of that bursting fireball, penetrating the right abdomen, knife wound to the left lower arm, plus an internal shock wound, and Claude was lucky not to die.

Claude wanted to know how he escaped from the last grey magician who set off the bursting fireball, and her sister Anna said that the big Grimes saved Claude's life. Big Gemmy was woken by a second fireball explosion and, despite his serious injuries, shot the magician in the grey robe who was walking towards Claude ready to see life and death. Then, using the perfect cure given to him by his sister Anna, Claude's mouth in a coma, he forcibly requisitioned a carriage and sent Claude back to Viberon Estate.

No, why send yourself back to the manor, Claude? Big Gummy, why are you so close...

Claude was eager to ask, but because she felt tired working with her sister Anna on her physical examination, she soon passed out again.

When he woke up again, Claude felt very hungry, opened his eyes and found it already dark and lit candles in the bedroom room. He woke up quickly and shocked the people who were on duty next to him. Soon, his sister Anna, Kevin and her mother all appeared in front of him, Claude, and this was when he realized that the person who was on duty next to him was actually Michael.

Kevin fed Claude a bowl of egg congee, which tasted weird, but it gave Claude some energy, and he looked at McJackie and said, "What are you doing here? Didn't your 131th Battalion plan to cooperate with the Corps of Forbidden Guards to attack Port Vibator City? This is a great opportunity for you to make war..."

"General, we received word from the eagle behind us that you had been assassinated, and General Allen immediately ordered me to lead the Thunderball Battalion back to Langhu Town overnight as your escort. What matters now is your safety, not some kind of combat effort. ”

This ass-tapping is comforting, and Claude can only laugh helplessly. Without this battle to assist in the siege, Mike wouldn't know how long it would take to get promoted to colonel. After all, the capture of Port Vibato was tantamount to an end to this colonial war with the Kingdom of Hicks. It's not that easy to get a promotion without the merits of a foreign war.

“By the way, how's Big Gummy doing?” Claude asked sister Anna.

Sister Anna replied, "He's less injured than you, and now he's downstairs in the guest room, and I'm his pharmacist. ”

At last, Claude was relieved that the attack was the first assassination he had ever suffered in his life, with a squad of guards around him increasing the number of grimes and a wagon driver almost dead and wounded. Only Claude, Big Grimes and two other seriously injured guards survived.

Kevin was going to sleep with the two kids and left first, and Claude got another whisper from his mother. Claude fell asleep again after finally spreading her mother over and taking a bottle of the cure with the help of her sister Anna.

The next morning Claude woke up and found out that the man on duty next to him had changed to his younger brother Browick, took another bowl of egg porridge, cleaned up the excrement with the help of his wife Kevin, changed the sheets, and his younger brother Browick came in with Dr. Perente, the pharmacist at the Ward Command Therapeutic Center, and gave Claude a check-up. All the visitors from the Zone Command arrived.

General Scully came in with bandages hanging from his right arm, followed by General Shazorak and General Bolognick, who were in charge of security.

“What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be accompanying General Algers to capture the port of Vibato with the two main battalions of the Imprisoned Guard Regiment and his own Rock First Division?” Claude was surprised to ask General Bolognick.

Only after questioning this sentence did Claude find out what seemed wrong, General Skerry was injured, General Bolonik's face was gray, and General Shazorak was more white overnight, the whole person seemed to have aged for more than a decade, his face was gloomy and his eyes were full of red silk.

“What happened...” Claude wondered uncertainly, what exactly happened to make the three generals before him look like these frustrated defeated generals?

“Nothing left to march on, Claude, we're finished.” General Bolognick replied with a smile.

General Scully remained calm: “Let me put it this way. ”

With General Scully's account, Claude realized that when he was assassinated, senior officers and generals of the theatre headquarters waiting for the parade ceremony and the expedition ceremony in the square were similarly attacked. Also the masterpieces of the Grey Robe Mages, they were the soldiers who stabbed General Argers and Claude, respectively. The only difference is that they failed on Claude's side, and they succeeded on General Argers's side...

General Algers died on the spot, and General Sevicht was beside him, unfortunately, more fortunate and seriously injured than General Bitchklin. Even Sir Bennett, who accompanied General Algers in his examination, was seriously injured. In addition, the school pole officers in theatre command suffered heavy casualties, crowded with General Algers at the time, resulting in the killing of seven people and the maiming of nine others on the spot. And the senior officers of the guard corps, eight dead and wounded...

Fortunately, General Scully was not with General Algers et al., because of the temporary change in the square where the expedition ceremony took place, and General Scully was coordinating the ranking of the parades behind him, waiting to hear the movement ahead and confirm that General Algers et al. had been assassinated by the magicians of the grey robe, and organized a counterattack.

However, in preparation for the parade ceremony, all the officers and soldiers retracted the fire rope, and even the guarded sentries did not load the guns with bullets and powder, so that there was no way and ability to react quickly in the event of an unexpected situation of this magician raid. Only use human life to stop these grey robes from killing and delaying them, allowing time for the rest of the comrades to reinstall the gunpowder and lighting the flamethrows...

With bayonets and horseback knives, there's no way to stop the magicians from breaking through, not even hurting them. This assassination, combined with the confusion caused by those around the Grand Square who were preparing to observe the parade, was a complete tragedy.

More than a thousand bystanders were injured merely for fleeing the trampling, and more than three hundred officers and soldiers were intercepted in pursuit of the deaths and injuries of the Grey Robe magicians. Eleven grey magicians came to assassinate him, and only five were killed by gunfire.

“Pfft." Claude sprayed blood on the spot, and whoever heard such bad news couldn't stand the stimulus. Sister Anna screamed and Dr. Perente rushed up for an examination, but Claude only asked him to wipe the blood off his body with a towel and stopped asking him to lie down.

Now Claude finally understands why General Bolognick and General Shazorak have become so depraved. General Bolognick took over a mess, and now he's the only one in command of the theatre. Apart from General Albert of Wickham Castle on the front line, he is currently the only suitable candidate. In addition, the assassination of General Sevicht was very exciting for him, two of whom had been close friends for many years.

General Shazorak was purely a crossfire that flew in, and the ultimate blackpot of the assassination could only be carried by him, who made it his duty to take charge of local guard armaments, security incidents and counter-intelligence. The appalling nightmare of the assassination of a kingdom general before a parade and expedition ceremony must be held accountable. Even General Algers, on his own initiative, temporarily changed the venue of the expedition ceremony to give the assassins the opportunity. But others have been stabbed to death, but they are dead, and those who live will suffer instead.

The only way to exonerate General Shazorak is to capture all the grey magicians who came to assassinate him and force him to confess behind the scenes. But that is simply impossible. Those are magicians, not places under General Shazorak's command where armed men can deal with them, and they have succeeded in their assassination and have fled long ago...