Chapter 103 Arrested (1/2)
Chapter 103 Arrested
Translator: Tchu
Editor: Second Rate
Primary Wildfire Town had already become a chaotic mess.
The news that Bonfret was killed had alarmed the military headquarter. Moreover, this knight was killed together with all the high-ranking officers of Primal Wildfire Town, in the garrison building. The scene was so horrifying that once people saw it, they were unable to muster the courage to look at it for second time.
Bonfret’s corpse was split into four-five pieces and had completely decayed. His initially beautiful skin was burned by Hasting’s black flame and now turned into a disturbing pile of coaled meat.The garrison officer had his upper half body smashed apart and the soldiers, who had gathered up the dead body, spent half a day to gather all the pieces from the wall, ground and table. However, they were still unable to piece together a complete corpse. As for other military officers, their corpses were also split into four-five pieces. If they put the remnant body parts of the three military officers together on the same place, they were barely able to form a complete person.
This shocking event, made the empire’s military headquarters lose face.
When the news of defeat spread, the empire ministers received a big shock. They had lost two-and-a-half Regular Armies, and even the iron army, which was known for its prowess in battle, was included.The 13th Army lost more than half of its men and such a disastrous defeat was rare over the recent years.
During this time of crisis, Bonfret’s performance became the last big triumph of empire’s ministers.
Being able to do single battle on the battlefield with Odin’s most famous Lord of War Hasting, after personally issuing the challenge, and wounding him during a fair duel.
Ever since Hasting appeared, he brought one defeat after another to the Byzantine Empire, creating a record of shame. No one was able to overcome the nightmare of Byzantine on the battlefield. However, this time, someone actually wounded the terror of Odin!
Getting this opportunity, how could the military headquarters not seize this opportunity to create an unbridled propaganda, in order to raise the morals after the defeat and simultaneously deal with the wrath of the supreme Emperor in Osgiliath?
Initially the plans had been arranged and were in full swing. A literal elegant combat report had been publicized to spread it magnificently in the Royal Capital. Story about the soul-stirringly showdown between Bonfret and Hasting had been posted everywhere. It shook the heaven and earth! The two big experts fought each other and their killing techniques were vividly described.
It was exaggerated to such extend, that if you would have witnessed it and looked at that combat report, you would certainly think that perhaps 10,000 years ago, when the Demon Emperor and the Human’s strongest Dragonknights had their final showdown, would pale in comparison to this.
The military headquarter made up their mind to make a star out of Bonfret. They would at least have a poster boy as a guardian keeper! They needed an idol. The people needed an idol. The army needed an idol!
The propaganda had already started and would succeed as long as Bonfret arrived at the military headquarter, the emperor would personally give this hero to a medal while holding an important medal-awarding ceremony.
Then once this hero returned to Royal Capital, they would hold a triumph ceremony where even his highness the crown prince complied to attend. And in front of ten thousand subjects for Royal Capital, the Emperor would award him this empire’s hero flag.
However, now……Now Bonfret unexpectedly died!
Moreover, he was shamefully assassinated!
Hasting, that hateful, dreadful abomination Hasting! The nightmare of the armies of Byzantium Empire! He actually single-handedly slaughtered through the garrison building of Primal Wildfire Town, and not even hundred armored guards could stop him! Crashed in the banquet hall and imposingly killed Bonfret, as well as the garrison officers of Primal Wildfire Town were slaughtered cleanly!
He then rushed through the long street with his horse while blazing through a bloody trail when over a thousand soldiers blocked his way and arrogantly left the now famous sentence: “Odin’s Hasting has executed Byzantine’s warrior Bonfret!!”
His horse then trampled across the long street and forcefully broke the city gate with several hundred garrison troops in front of him!!
His attitude was so soaring, that it was arrogant to the extreme!!
Bonfret, who was known as the “one who wounded Hasting on the battlefield”, was slaughtered like a chicken. As a result, how could the military headquarter continue to propagandize?
The previous effort of propaganda suddenly turned into a fierce slap that smashed against the military headquarter’s face!!
Not mentioning the other thing, the emperor suddenly interrogated in the Royal Capital: Didn’t you say that this fellow wounded Hasting? How can he be killed in such a humiliating way?!
How could they reply?!
The subjects inside the Royal Capital, who had been hyped by the propaganda, suddenly turned to anger. How would they manage to calm them?!