The scouting team led by Sonia discovered a dragon being besieged by Crystal Giants near the edge of the war zone.
To be honest, Gwen was dumbfounded when he first heard the news.
His first thought was, could it be that Miss Pony?
Pony fell from the sky again. After all, the blue dragon had a precedent in this regard, and its flying skills were not very reliable.
But he quickly ruled out this guess because the report indicated that the dragon was black. Gwen rationally analyzed it and felt that it was not the result of Melita being blasted black by the arcane lightning.
But no matter what, he still dispatched reinforcements to the breakout point marked by Sonia. At the same time, he headed to a stronghold in the frontline. A large number of troops were gathering in this stronghold, preparing to use it as a stepping stone to carry out further operations in the Maple region.
…
It was only when she saw several strange-looking steel chariots and a large number of fully armed human soldiers in front of her that Maggie finally confirmed that she had survived.
That was Cecil's army — an army that could fight all the way from the edge of the polluted area to the hinterland.
The engines of the steel chariots roared, and the magic cannons let out ear-piercing screeches. The obelisk-shaped warheads accelerated by the rails fell into the enemy's formation, and the explosions put an end to those tragic and twisted lives. There were also soldiers in metal armor carrying heavy combat backpacks and carrying flamethrowers advancing together with the chariots. Everywhere they passed, flames billowed, and everything was burned.
The smell of iron and fire filled the battlefield. This civilization that was more barbaric than barbaric completely shocked Maggie's heart.
Deafening explosions sounded in all directions, and the earth trembled slightly under the explosions. Maggie struggled to shake off a Crystal Giant that tried to grab her tail, and then watched as the monster was cut into pieces by a dozen beams in the air. The fatal magic effect splashed everywhere like cheap crossbow bolts, sweeping at all standing targets that were not allies. Under the tremendous tremors, Maggie could not help but shrink her neck, feeling an inexplicable sense of fear.
What kind of power did the Duke who came back from the dead create in his kingdom?
Following the safe route covered by the artillery, she ran on the ground with her strong dragon claws. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a large vehicle with a steel sacred emblem and many prayers and sacred symbols on the surface of the vehicle rushing up the ramp. The weapons on the roof of the vehicle fired frequently, sweeping the battlefield with scorching white light. Then, the metal door on the side of the vehicle opened, and several brave warriors in heavy white armor rushed out. They were holding heavy hammers, and their helmets and shoulder armor were engraved with scriptures. The scriptures on their chests were fluttering in the wind. They rushed to the battlefield and smashed the nearest crystal giant with their hammers fanatically, roaring, "Execute the purification of the holy light!"
Then, these Berserkers picked up some kind of incendiary device hanging behind them and began to fire in all directions.
In the end, the battlefield returned to peace.
The Gryphon Knight and the giant eagle hovered high in the sky, continuing to be alert of the surrounding situation. A soldier who looked like a commander came to Maggie with a few soldiers. The commander looked at the black dragon in front of him with curiosity and caution and asked, "How is the situation? Can you understand human language? "
Maggie endured the throbbing pain from her wound and let out a deep, almost growl from her throat. "Yes."
"Good." The officer nodded, then noticed the large number of bleeding wounds on Maggie, so he immediately turned around and waved. "We need a priest here. She is badly injured!"
Although Maggie's voice was deep in dragon form, the officer still heard the feminine characteristics in her voice.
Maggie wanted to say that her injury was not a problem, and that with the physique of Dragons, she could totally survive until they reached the evacuation point. But soon she was so shocked that she forgot to speak, because she saw a few Heavy Armored Warriors, who were braver than the Berserkers, coming towards her. The leader even untied a metal-covered prayer book from his waist, looking like he was about to cast the holy light …
So … these people are Cecil's priests?
At this moment, Maggie suddenly understood why the Church of Holy Light in the South was driven out …
…
The rescue operation went very smoothly. Shortly after Gwen arrived at the advance point, the news of the mission's success was sent to him.
In the mission briefing, the commander praised the role played by the White Knight's team on the battlefield. They bravely destroyed the enemy and provided effective treatment to the rescue target. Although there was only a team of people, they played a role that could not be replaced by a brigade of soldiers. It was quite worthy of praise.
This comforted Gawain quite a bit and solidified his view. Priests were indeed good at healing the wounded and saving the dying …
Before the evening of this day, the black dragon of unknown origin, but seemed to be related to the Duke of the Northern Region, arrived at the advance point.
Because she had received effective treatment, she walked into the camp by herself.
Gwen specially cleared out a large space in the camp to accommodate this visitor, because he remembered that Dragons were huge creatures with a length of dozens of meters (Melita? Pânia's data). But when the black dragon appeared in the camp, Gwen found that the situation was not quite what he had expected.
It was an exceptionally thin dragon, with a wingspan of perhaps only a dozen meters. Its body was only one-third to half the size of an adult Giant Dragon, and its wings were particularly twisted and short, as if it had not fully developed.
Gwen had only seen Melita from a distance before. Pânia's dragon form could only be estimated in terms of the length of an adult Giant Dragon, but he was sure that a standard adult Giant Dragon was definitely much bigger than the black dragon in front of him.
Is this a baby dragon?
With this question in mind, he had already calmly met the black dragon who was walking into the center of the camp. The latter hardly paid much attention to the strange prefabricated barracks and rotating magic monitoring devices around her, nor did she pay attention to the nearby soldiers and officers who stopped to look at her. She came in front of Gwen, and on her face, which was very different from a human's … there was a clear and discernible anxiety.
Before she came in front of him, she said quickly, "Dear Duke, Boulder City needs your support! Victoria, she … "
"Don't worry, I've received the news that the main force has begun to move to the north," Gwen interrupted the black dragon, noticing that his words had obviously made the dragon in front of him breathe a little calmer, which made him particularly curious. "Who are you? You and Victoria? What's your relationship with Wylde? "
The black dragon was silent for a moment, then clearly said something that surprised Gwen. "I'm Maggie, you've seen me before."
"Maggie?" Gwen was stunned. After a few seconds, he finally searched his memory for the pronunciation and remembered that it seemed to be the name of the black-haired maid beside Victoria — a very distinctive name, unlike the style of Ansu.
"I see … a Giant Dragon …" Gwen smiled and nodded slightly. "The Wylde family has established contact with you …"
"I'm personally loyal to Victoria," the black dragon said immediately, and a little curious. "You … don't seem to be surprised when you face the Dragons?"
"I've dealt with dragons," Gwen said casually, and then asked, "but the dragons I've seen seem to be different from you. If you think it's offensive or taboo, you don't have to answer. Are you a baby dragon? "
He remembered that the black-haired maid's human form was very mature, so he was particularly curious about her dragon form. And this was a good opportunity to learn more about the Dragons. Since Maggie had a favor to ask, she would not fall out with him because of this simple question.
He noticed that Maggie showed a moment of hesitation in front of this question, and there might be nervousness and annoyance hidden in that hesitation. It seemed that this simple question had touched on something she did not want to answer, but she still said in a hesitant tone, "This is … a disease …"
"Okay, I understand." Gwen vaguely guessed what was going on and immediately interrupted. "Sorry, my lady, my question offended you."
Then he looked at Maggie's current form and changed the subject. "My lady, can you turn into a human form? Maybe it'll be easier for us to communicate. "
The black dragon lowered her neck slightly and said, "Yes, please step back a little."
Several commanders, including Gwen, and Amber, who came out to see what was going on, immediately stepped back. The black dragon in the middle of the open space moved her wings and tail, and with a powerful magic wave and a sudden cyclone, the black dragon was shrouded in a layer of squirming light curtain.
Looking at the light curtain shrinking and changing, Gwen could not help but think of a sentence: most of the transfiguration spells in the world originated from the Dragons …
Maggie, with black hair and black eyes, wearing a maid's dress and two long swords hanging from her waist, walked out of the light curtain.
In the crowd, Amber could not help but whisper to Philip, "Actually, I've been wondering where these transfiguration spells hide their clothes and belongings after they transform …"
The young and straightforward Knight obviously could not get used to the rhythm of the intelligence chief. He was stunned for a moment. "… Why are you so strange?"
"Thank you very much for your help." Maggie, in human form, came before Gwen and bowed deeply. But then she could not help but ask, "When will your army —"
"My main force will arrive in the war zone in the evening, and we can launch the attack overnight. But before that, we have to work out an effective attack plan." Gwen interrupted the humanoid dragon and raised his finger to the barracks that served as the headquarters not far away. "Please come with me. I want to know the situation in the north first."
Maggie followed Gwen and several Cecil officers into the headquarters. Here, the first thing she saw was a very delicate and detailed map hung on the wooden wall of the barracks.
On the exquisite map, she saw the crossroads marked with many tactical symbols, the crisscrossing arrows, the lines that showed the enemy's position and the division of the battle zone, and the numbers and shorthand marks that even she couldn't understand.
Although she was only a maid in name, Maggie instantly realized what the map meant: it meant that Cecil had control over the battlefield, and it meant a way of war that no one had ever achieved before!
She wanted to turn her head away immediately because there was too much information on the map, so much that it could influence the outcome of the war. But she soon realized that Gawain had brought her here to look at the map.
Gwen said, "Mark the position of Victoria, the position of the enemy, their approximate size, and the situation of the main defense line — if you know."
Maggie nodded, stepped forward, and pointed to the position of Boulder City. "Victoria and the mountain corps are trapped in the castle area …"
"The enemy has completely surrounded Boulder City, and there are no gaps on the ground. The number … conservatively estimated to be more than 50,000, and this number can be increased at any time because they have an endless supply of troops to mobilize. As long as the attack is thwarted, they will definitely increase the number of troops …"
"This is Maple City, on the east bank of the Gorgon River, the base camp of those monsters …"
"When I flew over the sky, I saw that the monsters were diverting part of their forces to move south …"
Gwen listened carefully to Maggie's information and constantly summarized them. Next to him, Philip and several staff officers were quickly discussing in low voices, deducing the possible attack routes.
"How long do you think Victoria can hold on?" Gwen suddenly asked.
Maggie said in a heavy tone, "They originally relied on the power of the Blizzard Barrier to hold on for three days. Then Victoria took the initiative to withdraw the Blizzard and chose to face the enemy head-on. Relying on the walls of the castle area and the fighting of the soldiers, they may only be able to hold on for two days … No, that's the mountain corps, they can definitely hold on for one more day! Even without the Blizzard, they can still hold on for three days! "
Gwen sighed slightly in his heart.
Compared to prolonging their lives for three days behind the safe barrier, the soldiers of the Northern Territory chose to fight for three days and then die generously …
"I've already been delayed on the road for a day …" Maggie added.
On the other side, Philip and the staff officers had already discussed some content. One of the staff officers came to Gwen and whispered a few words in his ear.
Gwen raised his head and looked at Maggie. "Madam, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach Boulder City in two days."
The black-haired maid's eyes widened instantly, but before she showed a look of despair, Gwen had already continued.
"But we only need one day to reach Maple and then blow it up."
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