Erik slipped into an alley, hiding to catch his breath, and watched the action go on all around him. A smirk appeared on his face.
Ard with their brain-crystal powers, citizen groups were wreaking havoc.
The real rebellion finally started. However, if it was going to be successful, it had to be seen.
Even if the citizens fought, they were still fighting the blackguards.
Most of them had been trained, since it was mandatory to enter the military, but basically everyone who were not among Volkov's troops now had been injured in the past or were old. That was coupled with the fact that the blackguards were many tis more powerful than them, but they were even trained better, and a lot more at that.
However, there were many more people than there were blackguards. Even Volkov's soldiers couldn't do much, despite being in much greater numbers than the blackguards.
That was sothing already, but Volkov's soldiers-not everyone, of course-didn't know what to do at that point. Most of them were normal people, and many ca from New Alexandria.
The situation got out of hand, with the chain in command in chaos, but still there, well, aside from Volkov.
They were basically fighting the people they swore to protect. Not that everyone did. A lot of the fighters were simply criminals the Crystal Cross Gang gave them.
Erik saw a gang of locals being overpowered by a small squad of blackguards. There was a terrible crunch as a blackguard swung a big mace into an old woman's head.
However, a younger man, just out of his teens, aided by at least 10 more, killed the blackguard.
The people's uprising had put the blackguards on the defensive. That was especially because the more soldiers and blackguards died, and the more citizens got their hands on their brain- crystal rifles or the fancy and valuable weapons they carried.
Slowly, things turned serious.
Erik, though, was unable to enjoy the occasion. He needed to reach June while keeping the blackguards away from Richard.
Besides, he needed to get news about the situation. The easier thing to do was to kill all the higher-ups on the blackguards' side.
That would push them to abandon the city. At that point, Becker could co back and mount a nationwide defense.
However, Erik needed June to get this information. He might know where the higher-ups were, and besides, clearing the northern gate a little more ant making the Chimaeric Demons join the fight within the city.
However, there was an alternative that required Erik to make sothing theatrical again.
Erik resud his sprint through the city, observing the surrounding mayhem. Though the streets were a battlefield, that didn't make it easy for him to reach the northern gate.
He passed by additional scenes of uprisings as he ran. People were building barriers, obstructing the streets, and establishing chokepoints with cars and other debris. Not that they were going to be useful, but at least it granted so kind of protection, even if little.
There were many bodies around, but most of them either belonged to citizens or Volkov's soldiers. The absence of blackguards could only an one thing.
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