Mythology: Ragnarok

Halfway through the banquet, Izzy began looking for an opportunity. When most of the patrolling guards were focused on the banquet, Izzy made his move. He first used official business to take several barrels of high-proof liquor from the cellar where the liquor was stored. Then he pushed these barrels into Kingpin's warehouse. Izzy then threw a tinderbox that he had secretly hidden, which was still barely usable, into the ground in front of him, where the liquor was scattered everywhere. The liquor quickly caught fire, and everything flammable in the surrounding area burst into flames. After setting the fire, Izzy quickly fled the scene. The flames soon grew to a large size and shot into the sky.

The thick smoke and flames quickly drew everyone's attention. Kingpin was immediately enraged. He hadn't expected such a major accident to occur at this moment, especially since it was his own storehouse burning down. This was undoubtedly a disgrace to Kingpin. So Kingpin immediately ordered the slaves and guards to do their best to salvage the valuables. The situation was instantly thrown into chaos by Izzy. A large number of guards were redeployed, but at the same time, all the slaves were also driven to fight the fire.

After setting the fire, Izzy hid in Kingpin's vast, labyrinthine garden. Once the noise subsided, she cautiously emerged from the garden. After confirming that there were no guards around, she quickly made her way to the dog hole, dodging the scurrying slaves and guards as she went.

The burning of the warehouse was part of Izzy's plan. The route between the well, the river, and the warehouse wouldn't pass through the dog hole, meaning that most of the people had been distracted by Izzy and would never run into her. Izzy decided on this plan after determining the warehouse's location. The warehouse's importance would definitely attract a lot of people, and its location was exactly opposite to the escape route. This fire was the most crucial smokescreen and shield. Izzy only dared to set fire to the warehouse after confirming the plan's feasibility, risking a terrible death if discovered.

Izzy was getting closer and closer to the dog hole. Seeing that she was only one step away from success, the tense joy made Izzy's heart pound with excitement. Looking at the hole in front of her, which could only accommodate one person at a time, Izzy seemed to see the dawn of freedom. So Izzy immediately lay down and crawled towards it on her hands and feet.

But just then, something Iz had a premonition about happened. The pack of vicious dogs kept on the manor were waiting next to the dog hole. Upon hearing the noise, they instantly woke up, barking at Iz and rushing over. Iz took out her fine steel knife, instantly pinched the mouth of one of the dogs that pounced on her, and then stuffed the gleaming dagger into her neck and plunged it into the dog's body.

With her years of experience slaughtering animals, Izzy stabbed the vicious dog in the trachea with a single blow, killing it instantly. Izzy then casually tossed the dog's body aside. The dog made a dying sound, its body twitched twice, and then died completely.

At this moment, all the vicious dogs dared not step forward. These guys were just like the other dogs in the manor, bullying the weak and fearing the strong. After seeing Izzy's ferocity, none of them dared to go forward. After all, they weren't stupid; who would want to do something so foolish as to die?

Izzy crawled out of the dog hole without any trouble. Looking at the free sky outside, Izzy felt an overwhelming sense of satisfaction. The air seemed to smell sweet. But just as he took a step, a small brown hand grabbed Izzy's ankle and tripped him. Izzy got up and turned around to see Emma!

"What are you doing here?" Iz asked Emma, ​​puzzled.

Emma grabbed Izzy and said, "Izzy, don't run away. You'll disappoint Lord George and Master Kingpin, and then all the slaves will be punished."

Izzy thought for a moment and then said, "Then come with me and live a completely different life. Emma, ​​believe me, you have a better option than working hard now."

Emma shook her head and said, "You are a slave, just like me. Don't struggle anymore, just stay alive."

Iz roared in exasperation, "If you're willing to be a slave, fine, but you have no right to make others be slaves with you! If you release me today, I'll repay your kindness two times in the future, but if you try to stop me, don't blame me!" With that, Iz turned and ran.

But Emma relentlessly chased after them and grabbed Izzy's leg. At the same time, the vicious dogs burst out of the hole in the wall and barked wildly at the two of them.

At this moment, Izzy started to panic. The commotion from those vicious dogs was so loud that it would eventually alert the people in the manor. Izzy began to struggle and try to pull Emma away, but Emma was relentless and wouldn't let go no matter how much Izzy tore and beat her. Izzy gradually lost her mind, pulled out her steel knife, and stabbed it into Emma's thigh. The intense pain made Emma loosen her grip, and Izzy pulled her leg away and ran away. At the same time, Emma's scream came. Izzy looked back and saw that the vicious dogs had surrounded Emma after she was injured. These guys had obviously set their sights on Emma's skinny body. Izzy and the dogs couldn't afford to mess with her, but the little guy was injured, so they might as well take advantage of her.

Seeing this, Izzy wanted to go back to save him, but the footsteps he had just taken suddenly stopped. The scene from before was replaying in Izzy's mind again and again. Izzy was scared. If he went up to save Emma, ​​he might really not be able to leave.

In the end, Izzy turned around and ran away without looking back, leaving the little boy wailing in the spot. Years later, Izzy felt guilty about his decision, but he did not regret it, because he could not afford to gamble at that time, and he could not bear any risks. It was from that moment that Izzy realized how selfish and cruel he was. Emma had saved his life, but Izzy repaid kindness with enmity. Even many years later, Izzy still could not get over the incident when he thought about it.

Izzy knows he's a sinner, but... all he wants is to live! At least this time, for his own sake, he has to be the villain.

Shortly after Izz escaped, the guards were also attracted by the barking dogs. Izz's judgment was correct; if he had hesitated for even a few more minutes, he would never have escaped. Later, after confirming that a slave had escaped, the guards began a thorough search of the surrounding area, but unfortunately, the delay in information allowed Izz to escape beyond their search range.

For days after his escape, Izzy traveled tirelessly, his body so exhausted he could barely stand. But perseverance paid off, and after a long journey, Izzy finally followed the river back to the town he knew so well. But all he saw was scorched earth, with charred corpses everywhere, emitting lingering smoke and stench. Upon seeing this, Izzy collapsed to the ground as if his soul had been ripped away. Although he had expected it, the scene was still too shocking for a boy who had just come of age.

A town of thousands was reduced to ashes in an instant. Those bastards spared no one. The residents were tortured to death by the monsters and the fire.