How could this be? It's completely one-sided!
While standing far away, Hilaro stared in disbelief as the powerful Pyke City Enforcers, led by the inebriated George, appeared so vulnerable. His eyes widened in amazement.
If this continues, the Upper City's main fighting force, the Pyke City Enforcement Squadron, will be wiped out here soon.
What does that mean?
It means that the Upper City will fall into unprecedented emptiness today.
If they exploit this opportunity, the long-standing dream of defeating the Upper City, letting the people of the Lower City escape their misery and move into the Upper City, will easily come true today.
This is just like manna from heaven, a tremendous boon!
His original plan was to thoroughly rule the Lower City, have a decade of development, and use the micro-light developed through alchemy to create an army of enhanced humans. Then, launch a rebellion to overthrow the Upper City's Enforcers.
Now it seems unnecessary.
Since that's the case, there's no need for him to wait ten years; he needs to conquer the Upper City today.
"Let's follow me, put all our efforts into defeating these guards and then charge into the Upper City!"
Hilaro drew his dagger from his waist, leading all his subordinates to charge towards the battlefield where the two forces were engaged.
But just as he joined the fray, George slammed him with a punch, sending him flying across.
"Hmph, it seems there are reinforcements. Take this with me!"
"Daring to hit the boss? Beat him up!"
Hilaro's men, seeing that George had knocked Hilaro unconscious, were immediately enraged and attacked George first.
George wasn't being polite either. He neatly dispatched them all, including the intimidatingly powerful enhanced human that had been created with micro-light alchemy.
This battle was destined to be won.
So he didn't want Hilaro's forces to join in. If Hilaro brought his men in, after winning, he feared that Vandel might soften up and give them a share of the spoils.
Vandel is a kind-hearted person, without much trickery or cunning. He follows the principle of fairness and has his own moral limits.
If Vandel becomes the ruler of Pyke City, then with everything he does today and his subsequent plans, even without magic, he can easily control the situation.
Hilaro is different; his mind is full of all sorts of cunning schemes, very cunning. It's best to just kick him out of the ruling class of the future Pyke City.
I don't know you, Hilaro. Seeing you charge over here drunk and hostile, it's not abnormal to treat you as an enemy.
And since your men were the ones who attacked me, I won't hold back.
Everything makes sense now.
The grocer in the store next door, who had just laid down the last Pyke City guard, saw George knock down Hilaro's man without making a sound and didn't intervene.
With the situation already determined, there's no need for Hilaro's help, so it's better to have him knocked down. That way, we won't have any more trouble later.
Vandel isn't here; he won't be able to control Hilaro.
What surprised him the most was that George was a child, yet so strong. He gave everyone a punch, and his strength was frightening.
He should not be drinking so much in the future. If he gets drunk and causes trouble, all of them together may not be enough to withstand even one of his slaps.
But thanks to George being there, otherwise a lot of people would have died today, and they would have been from the Lower City.
But what should we do now?
The grocer and the group of muscle men on his face looked confused.
They've been at the mercy of the Upper City for years, so they were easily riled up, thinking that once they acted, it would be over. They hadn't thought they could really win.
At this moment, Yi was the one who stood up.
"The majority of the Upper City's guards are here, and they have almost no defensive power now. This is a rare opportunity."
We should storm the Upper City directly, capture all those noble lords, and accomplish what we couldn't six years ago!"
Her parents were killed on the Pyke Bridge six years ago. She has sworn that one day she will step on the Upper City.
Now the time has come, thanks to George's unexpected help, they managed to defeat most of the Pyke City guards in the Upper City.
Taking advantage of the Upper City's delayed reaction, they could directly charge towards the parliament and pull down all those high-and-mighty nobles.
From now on, they won't have to bow to the Upper City anymore.
"Should we wait for Vandel to wake up before we decide?"
The grocer hesitated, not daring to make such a decision himself.
"If we wait for Vandel to come, it will be too late. If you guys don't go, I will!"
Yi put on her red-gloved fist and asked George:
"George, will you help me?"
"Brothers! That's all it takes!"
George, drunk and wrapped his arm around Yi, showed no fear and readily agreed.
"Yi is right, I agree!"
A burly man carried the Pyke City guard's spear on his shoulder, and the others followed suit.
Don't look at Yi, who is only fourteen years old, but in the just fought battle, she has defeated the most number of Pyke City guards, second only to George.
And she is the daughter of Vandel, who holds in high regard. Vandel has said that after his death, he will have Yi take his place as the leader of the Black Alley.
Most importantly, George is willing to continue helping them.
With George around, and even if there are no more guards in the Upper City now, we won't be afraid of any who might still be there.
"All right, let's go with me!"
Yi raised her right hand, shouted loudly, pulling the drunken George along with her, heading towards the bridge between the Upper City and the Lower City.
On the bridge, the several Pyke City guards who usually guarded the bridge saw Yi and her massive army of Black Alley members charging towards them. They were frozen in fear.
"Retreat, go back! By the rules, you're not allowed to enter the Upper City!"
Just as they raised their spears to cry out, they were already overwhelmed by the army.
In this way, the bridge that seemed like a chasm separating the Upper and Lower City citizens was easily crossed today.
About 200 years ago, there was no distinction between the Upper City and the Lower City; they were collectively known as "Zhu'an."
Zhu'an was originally a trading station in the northern part of the ancient Shurima era, insignificant but also fortunate enough not to be heavily involved in the crisis of the Void.
As time went on, the geography of Valoran was gradually developed, and trade exchanges began to increase significantly.
At this time, the convenience of the maritime trade of Zhu'an became increasingly apparent.
At that time, the lawmakers in the city implemented the "Sun Gate" plan to further open up trade to the east and west, thus gaining more exorbitant profits.
It was to use a large amount of explosives to force open a shipping route that would be wide enough for ships from both the east and west.
The result was indeed successful, but there were also unexpected consequences. The continuous explosions caused frequent earthquakes, and the entire Zhu'an was divided into several parts.
One part rose, one part sank, and another part was swallowed by the sea directly.
Later, the part that rose out independently was named "Piltvarov", meaning "above the Pilta Canal".
The part that sank retained the name "Zhu'an".
