"Originally, we should have sent Alex to Chernobog sooner after learning about his background. However, firstly, the Reunion Movement was in a difficult situation at the time, and secondly, your child had been blinded by years of hatred and could not distinguish between truth and falsehood."
Wang Chong slowly said, "I couldn't bear to see this child do something he'd regret for the rest of his life, so I've been keeping an eye on him. I've also secretly sent people to investigate what happened in Qiecheng back then. Fortunately, my efforts have paid off, and I only recently managed to tell him a little of the truth."
“The past is too painful to recall… Sergei will never forget your kindness, sir,” Sergei exclaimed.
"Alright, enough of the unnecessary words. I received word not long ago that the garrison will be making a big move tonight. You should already be aware of the chaotic situation outside," Wang Chong said slowly.
Sergei quickly replied, "I have already received word from Mayor Marquis Boris that we are planning to evacuate."
"There's no need to go to Boris's place. I'm sure you know what caused that bloody outcome back then; he was an indirect culprit," Wang Chong said calmly.
"Since this riot by those soldiers was a conflict between the border troops and the emerging nobles represented by the Boris Group, Sergei, you don't need to get involved. Just pretend to die in this conflict. You can use this opportunity to fake your death and escape."
“…Alright.” Sergei sighed. In the end, he only took his research notes from the past few years and left with his daughter Misha.
Once Sergei was ready, Wang Chong immediately wrapped him in black mist and flew him to the underground street. Then, using his magic, he forged two bodies of similar size, threw them into the room, and then used fire magic to set the entire mansion ablaze.
Afterwards, Wang Chong hurriedly left for the next location.
……
On the teaching building, Quan Duoer frowned as he looked at the situation in the distance. At the same time, hurried footsteps approached; it was Stonov, who had just received the report from the front.
"General, something's not right." Stonnov came up behind Quandor and immediately reported, "Several more houses have just caught fire, and many of our men have been fighting the arsonists. But we couldn't stop them."
"Who are they?" Quan Duoer asked.
"There was the Rostov family, and Grivin, the head of the city council's finance department... and finally, Sergei, the city council's secretary."
"Stonov rattled off a list of names," he said.
"Heh, that old fox Boris has finally shown his true colors."
Quan Duo'er's face turned cold, and he said:
"What a coincidence, most of the people in the fire were from Boris's faction? Ha, did they really die in an accident?" (The rest of the text appears to be nonsensical and unrelated to the initial statement.)
"So, it was Marquis Boris who rescued everyone?" Stonnov asked, frowning.
"Hmph, that old bastard is indeed quite capable, but that's to be expected, considering he still has 5000 garrison troops and police officers in his hands." Quan Duoer sneered three times and said:
"However, that old man also knows very well that he can't save everyone; he can only take what he can get. Now that he's already jumped out, there are plenty of ways to make trouble later."
"Once the crimes of those nobles are confirmed, you should recount the events and report Boris's case to Duke Baikal. In order to consolidate his rule in the southern city, Duke Baikal will surely support us in thoroughly purging these new nobles."
"Have Duke Baigal send some reinforcements to Chernobog, or better yet, hint that he should come in person to oversee the city... Ha, but hints aside, since he wants us to take the blame for him, he certainly won't come in person."
Stonnov immediately replied, "Yes!"
……
"Honey, the mission is all complete. I threw those people into that abalone you mentioned..."
"It's Boris."
"Oh right, it was thrown into Boris's house."
Wang Chong was in contact with Arcueid and had confirmed that all five of them had successfully completed their respective mission objectives.
With such underhanded tactics, Boris's emerging aristocratic faction will be completely embroiled in internal strife with the old noble faction. This will not only give Wang Chong more time to make his arrangements in Chernobog, but he can also use this opportunity to expose the true colors of those in power to the people of the city.
The struggle between the two sides will inevitably lead to turmoil throughout the city. When the pressure of survival comes, those who were originally numb will finally feel the pain, and their will to survive will eventually force them to choose to resist.
The moment they choose to rebel is the moment they are about to awaken and realize the truth.
"Everything has been resolved, it's time to go back... Hmm? Who was that figure?"
Suddenly, Wang Chong, who was monitoring the entire inner city, spotted a familiar figure. A group of Ursus people were scattering and fleeing, and the surrounding soldiers were doing their best to capture them.
Among them, a pretty girl caught his attention. She had silver-white hair and wore an elegant school uniform, looking like a student from some noble family.
“Oh, I remember now. I rescued a guy whose last name was Rostov. He said his daughter was going back to the inner city today and begged me to rescue her.”
Chapter 256: The Fallen Heiress, Early Dew
Wang Chong recalled the description given by the family head and quickly identified the woman's appearance as that of the daughter the family head had mentioned.
The reason Wang Chong made a point of remembering this family head's daughter was because when the other party mentioned his daughter's name, he felt a sense of familiarity. In particular, after hearing the description, an image of a dashing young woman wielding a siege spear from the future appeared in his mind.
Isn't this Sister Bathing... cough cough, Early Dew?
He remembered being deeply impressed by the opponent's unique, exclusive weapon. It was also at that time that he gained a basic understanding of the Ursus Bears' normal combat strength.
Operator Zao Lu, whose real name is Natalia Andreyevina Rostova, is the sole heir of the Rostov family. She was originally a student at Chernobog No. 4 Middle School, but in both the original storyline and now, she seems to have been relegated to Peterheim Middle School.
Moreover, this young lady seems to have really bad luck; both in the original storyline and now, she has encountered many misfortunes.
Wang Chong narrowed his eyes and quickly made a decision.
……
"How dare these people do this! Aren't they afraid of the consequences of arbitrarily arresting people?"
Natalia felt like she couldn't breathe. Having been pampered since childhood, when had she ever experienced such an intense chase?
If Natalia hadn't possessed athletic talent far exceeding that of ordinary Ursus people, she would likely have been caught up long ago and, like the others, beaten to a pulp.
Unfortunately, Natalia had the talent but had not received systematic training, so she eventually couldn't run anymore.
"call!"
"what!!"
A piercing pain shot through Natalia's calf, and she lost her balance, falling heavily to the ground.
It turned out that a soldier who had been chasing her, seeing that he couldn't catch up after a while, swung his baton and hit Natalia hard on the calf, making it impossible for her to continue running.
"It hurts, it hurts so much! My legs hurt so much, Daddy... Mommy... Waaah..."
Natalia felt pain all over her body. Her hands and knees, which she instinctively braced herself for, were scraped raw and bloody by the sand and gravel on the ground as she fell. They burned with pain.
But the most painful thing was her legs. Natalia felt as if her legs were broken and she could no longer support herself to stand up.
"(Ursus swear words)! You try to run away again!!" A vicious voice came from behind, and the harsh sound of a heavy, brutal baton being dragged across the ground echoed.
A chill ran down Natalia's spine. She scrambled to escape, wanting to escape the pain. She didn't want to feel it anymore; she just hoped it was all a nightmare during her afternoon nap.
"Help!! Someone please save me!! Mom and Dad!! Ah!!"
Natalia crawled and cried out, but instead of a savior or her parents, she was met with three equally menacing Ursus soldiers.
They looked at her with a cruel and mocking gaze, as if she were a toy to be abused at will, their batons raised high as if about to fall on her at any moment.
Natalia closed her eyes in despair, instinctively clutching her head with both hands, bracing herself for the impending pain.
"Who goes there?!"
"Ah! My eyes! My eyes!!"
The expected pain didn't come. Instead, it felt like someone lifted me up from the ground and held me tightly. Then I heard the sounds of pain from the soldiers around me.
"Could it be Dad? Dad came to save me?"
Realizing this, Natalia quickly opened her eyes and instinctively called out, "Daddy!"
"?"
As Wang Chong swiftly traversed the floors, leaping and bounding to escape the soldiers' pursuit, he stared with a bewildered expression at the girl he had rescued in his arms who had suddenly mistaken him for her father.
Similarly, Natalia was also stunned when she saw that the person who took her away was a mysterious man she had no recollection of and whose physique was completely different from her father's.
But upon realizing what was happening, her first reaction was to struggle and shout, "Who are you?! Let go! Let me go!!" (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and doesn't translate directly.)
"Hey, I saved you..."
"Let me go!!! Help!... Waaah!!" However, the panicked Natalia couldn't listen to anything and started shouting loudly. Wang Chong had almost shaken off those soldiers, but this shout attracted them back.
Having no other option, Wang Chong could only stuff black mist into Natalia's mouth and feign a fierce expression to scare her:
"If you dare move an inch! If you dare scream again! I'll throw you right over there to those soldiers and let them beat you to death with clubs!! Of course, you can also try falling from this height and see if you survive!"
"As expected, this kind of pampered young lady has no idea what stupid things she is doing... She doesn't give people a chance to speak and has to be intimidated like this before they will realize how powerful she is."
Wang Chong shook his head. If it weren't for the fact that Zao Lu had grown up and rebuilt her mindset, she was quite likable, and he really wouldn't have necessarily gone to save this young lady who almost dragged him down.
……
"Where did they go? I just heard a sound!"
"Go look over there! If you really can't find it, then forget it. Those damned lowly people, they run fast enough!"
"(Ursus curses) My eyes are almost blinded, you son of a bitch, I don't know who came out and scattered some lime, if I find him I'll teach him a lesson!!"
Numerous voices arose around them, and in a dark corner of the inner city wall, an eye peered through a hole in the wall, observing the scenery outside.
“Once they leave, it’ll be about time to go out. Now, I’m letting go of your mouth, but if you shout again, I’ll leave you alone. If you understand, blink twice; I can see you.”
Inside the thick city wall, Wang Chong cut out a space that was neither too big nor too small. After hiding inside, he used black mist to reattach the bricks, leaving only a small hole to observe the situation outside.
Natalia, who was being held in Wang Chong's arms, seemed to have calmed down a lot. After hearing Wang Chong's words, she blinked twice.
Wang Chong then expelled the black mist from Natalia's mouth. Natalia coughed softly; the feeling of her mouth being stuffed was quite uncomfortable, but she dared not speak any more, only saying in a soft voice:
"I'm...I'm sorry."
“If you calm down, I’ll find a way to get you out of here safely,” Wang Chong said, noticing that Natalia’s hands were still dripping blood. He then said, “Give me your hands.”
"Huh?" Natalia's heart tightened, but after hesitating for a moment, she still tremblingly extended her hand to the other person.
After Wang Chong clasped his hands together, he activated a healing spell. Natalia then felt that the burning pain in her hands had subsided.
After the pain subsided, Natalia's panicked heart calmed down considerably. Looking at the man who had saved her life, she whispered, "Th...thank you, oh! My leg!!"
Natalia suddenly felt a throbbing pain in her leg. She was already in excruciating pain from being broken by the iron rod, and now the twisting of her movements caused a cramp, which was so painful that Natalia could hardly hold back her cries.
"Hmm? I sense something moving over here?"
But just as Natalia cried out in pain, the commotion seemed to attract the attention of the soldiers wandering near the city walls, and they began to move closer.
Wang Chong immediately buried Natalia's face in his arms to cover her sobs and whispered, "Bear with it. If you really can't, bite my clothes. I'll help you heal your leg."
After saying that, Wang Chong reached down and began to explore Natalia's calf, slowly moving downwards. When he found a spot where Natalia in his arms whimpered again and trembled uncontrollably, he knew that was the location of her pain.
Then the power of the black mist began to flow in, relieving the pain in the Achilles tendon and fracture.
Natalia's face was very red, partly from embarrassment, but mostly from enduring too much pain, causing her face to constantly strain to bear it.
Meanwhile, hearing the approaching footsteps outside, Natalia dared not even breathe. Fear combined with intense pain made her bite down hard on Wang Chong's clothes with her teeth, not daring to swallow her saliva, which involuntarily dripped out and soaked his clothes.
"rustle--"
Chapter 257: The Suspension Bridge Effect
"rustle--"
A sound like rustling grass and trees rang out, and the soldiers were clearly focused on searching for the commotion they had just heard.
Natalia bit her clothes lightly. In this dark and cramped space that had been opened up, the pain and tension made her hear her heart pounding wildly.
Wang Chong held Natalia tightly with his other arm, and because they were so close, he could even feel her rapid heartbeat. So Wang Chong gently soothed Natalia's back with the hand that was holding her, signaling her to relax.
"(Ursus profanity)!!"
Suddenly, a burst of fierce cursing rang out, startling Natalia so much that she squeezed her eyes shut. But then came the sound of soldiers gradually walking away. (The rest of the text appears to be unrelated and possibly machine-generated gibberish.)
"There's nothing there. I think you're deaf. Hurry up and search somewhere else. If someone else finds it first, we're out of luck!"
Amidst curses and swears, the soldiers began to move away from the wall where Wang Chong and Natalia were. After all, they never expected that anyone would hide inside the wall.
Only after hearing the soldiers move away did Natalia's tense heart finally relax. It was then that she realized her saliva had soaked the other man's clothes, and she felt utterly ashamed of her actions.
"I... how could I be so rude... struggling wildly before was bad enough, but now I've soiled someone else's clothes with my saliva."
As her fear subsided, Natalia was left only with shame. She didn't even realize that she had stopped resisting being pulled into his arms.
"Shh, don't be too scared, but don't make any rash moves. It's still chaotic outside, we need to wait a while before we can go out."
Wang Chong also spoke at this moment:
"I have already relieved the pain from your leg injury, but I will be able to set the fracture after we go out. Please bear with it for a while."
"Hmm...hmm..." Upon hearing the other person's words, Natalia instinctively nodded in agreement, then leaned her head against the other person's chest, a hint of confusion appearing in her eyes.
Now, she can only rely on the man who suddenly saved her. She has just experienced firsthand that she has no chance of escaping the soldiers' pursuit on her own.
Time passed slowly, and sure enough, soldiers came and went, searching the vicinity time and time again. Each time a soldier approached, Natalia would nervously hug Wang Chong tightly, as if only from his broad arms and strong chest could she feel safe and warm.
As for what Wang Chong was thinking... he did it on purpose, of course. Originally, with his ability to control the black mist, he could have easily taken Natalia back, but he deliberately didn't rush back and instead created this dangerous situation.
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