(ARMORED GIANT VS SLING) Plague Tale Innocence [Part-2]

Entering the village outskirts, Amicia becomes uneasy to see no one in sight, but smoke in the distance convinces her that the people are gathered in the center. What few villagers they spot as they walk refuse to talk or help, instead immediately hiding in their homes, shuttering their windows and locking their doors. They do overhear a couple arguing over whether to leave the village. Then the children start to see houses with white X's painted on the doors; Amicia realizes there is a plague in town. As they approach the smoke, the smell of burnt meat becomes apparent and they arrive to see several of the townspeople being put to the torch by an angry mob and their leader, Conrad Malfort, who accuses the children of bringing the plague to town and vowing to kill them. The two are chased through the town, eventually running out of places to hide, but they encounter their first stroke of luck: a kindly old lady named Clervie offers shelter, asserting that the brute squad would never dare to come near all the infected houses, which proves true.

Clervie offers the children dry, clean clothes that belonged to her grandchildren and the use of her small worktable to upgrade Amicia's sling, allowing it to throw stones hard enough to kill. While talking to the old lady, Amicia learns that Laurentius was spotted working at the hospice and advised to talk with the monks at the church, although warning them that "no one goes near there anymore." She also makes mention of the outbreak and says people have already died which is why the villagers have begun to panic and try to eradicate the problem.

At this point, Hugo begins to act up, making noise and shouting for his wish to see his mother, and Amicia breaks to the truth to him. Thinking that she is lying to him, this only angers the boy more and he takes off with Amicia in pursuit. After being forced to kill a hostile villager, Amicia runs into Conrad in the church courtyard holding Hugo hostage. He attacks the girl, now armed with a crude mace and clad in a set of rusty armor with a helmet that deflects her sling attacks. However, his armor and brutish fighting style make the man slow, so she is able to evade his attacks and remove his armor by shooting at the buckles, eventually exposing his head and killing Conrad with a blow to his skull. The angry crowd outside, enraged by the loss of their leader, forces Amicia and Hugo to take cover in the church as the scene fades to black.
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