Wales?? Moen was crowned.
At this moment when the Ansu was about to be overthrown.
Part of what happened in the Golden Oak Hall eventually spread out. Under some kind of intentional or unintentional control, the nobles who lived in the inner city but did not have the right to enter the Golden Oak Hall roughly knew what happened. They knew that the king had executed the 'traitor', that the new king had already obtained the loyalty of the Royal Knight Order before he was crowned, and that the Duke of the Western Region, Baldwin Franklin, handed the king the crown. Franklin handed over the King's Golden Crown, and Wales completed the coronation himself. Apart from these superficial events, only a few people knew about the purge that took place in the Order of Knights and the imprisonment of several great nobles for treason after the coronation ceremony.
Just like that, the throne that had been empty for a long time finally had a new king. The Royal Knight Order once again returned to the battlefield in the name of the king. On that day, many nobles walked out of the Golden Oak Hall with pale faces, and the noisy voices of the various factions were unified. The news of the 'Southern Reinforcements' began to spread throughout the city, and the new king came out to confirm the authenticity of this news.
Thus, the soldiers guarding the city were encouraged, the nobles in the various Knight Order also calmed down, and the panicked citizens regained some courage. The Captical Order that was on the verge of collapse swayed on the edge of the cliff before finally returning to the safe border. Although all of this was only temporary, this was exactly what the Saint Knight Order needed.
A huge arcane arc split the air, followed by a strong flash of light and a series of explosions, bombarding the southeast city wall. Layers of ripples appeared on the huge Saint Sunil Great Shield, negating the impact of the arcane arc, leaving only a remnant of electricity licking the shield and dissipating in the air outside the city wall.
A Knight wearing a cloak with the emblem of the royal family was the first to stand up from the crowd. He raised his sword and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Ballista — enchanted arrows!"
Knight's [Inspiring Aura] spread out in all directions, allowing the ordinary soldiers to quickly regain their mobility. The soldiers rushed towards the nearest ballista and the platform where the arrows were piled up. They quickly prepared to counterattack. The so-called 'arrows' of the ballista were actually standard sized spears. The steel arrowheads were embedded with bits of mithril. The Battle Mages stood guard beside the ballista. When they saw the soldiers place the arrows into the grooves, they immediately injected magic into the mithril.
"Bang!" The bowstring vibrated as a gigantic 'arrow' with a glimmering arrowhead pierced through the air. Before the magic power contained in the mithril completely dissipated, the arrow had already drawn an arc in the air and fell into the terrifying surging tide on the plain. A flash of light exploded at the point of impact, followed by a medium-sized fireball that rose into the air.
On the city wall, Knight raised his longsword again and shouted, "Heavy Armor — Aim!" "Fire!"
The second round of enchanted arrows fell onto the battlefield, and along with those gigantic arrows, the Large Arcane Missiles shot out from the Battle Mage Tower behind the city wall. The second round of attacks caused an even bigger fireball to explode among the monsters, but what it received was an equally huge counterattack. Even the frenzied monsters had the instinct to counterattack, and the storm-like arcane lightning arcs arrived instantly.
A holy white light descended at the right time, blocking the arcane lightning arcs before they started to deplete the Great Saint Sunil Shield. Veronica, wearing a plain white dress, slowly walked up the city wall. Her hands were slightly open, and holy light floated in the air around her, faintly resonating with the entire Priest Corps behind her.
"The Priest Corps is here!" Knight, who was commanding the defense line, exclaimed in surprise. "Everyone, return to your positions. Heavy Armor, continue the counterattack!"
A large number of Holy Light Priests in white robes and Church Knight in white armor ran up the city wall from behind Veronica, casting all kinds of divine spells to help defend against the attacks of the Crystal Giants while quickly healing the injured soldiers. Even with the existence of the Great Saint Sunil Shield, not all attacks could be blocked. Occasionally, the arcane lightning that penetrated the shield and the shockwaves caused by the shield vibrating violently would cause casualties among the defending soldiers. Thus, the Priest Corps, who had the ability to heal, was especially important at this time.
All kinds of shouts filled the surroundings, mixed with the sounds of magic explosions, shields resonating, and crossbows being fired. This hell filled with death and war and the peaceful Holy Light Cathedral were like two extremes, but Veronica was in the middle. Her face still maintained a calm and holy look, as if she was not affected by the surrounding environment at all.
In fact, there was even a layer of 'peaceful' aura around her. It was as if the peaceful environment of the Holy Light Cathedral had solidified on her body and followed her to the city wall.
"Just because there's a king on the throne …"
Veronica looked at the scene before her quietly and softly said in a voice that only she could hear.
A middle-grade priest in a white robe with golden edges ran up to Veronica and said, "Saintess! There are a lot of casualties on the western part of the city wall. The Priest Corps there … "
Veronica smiled gently and said in a reassuring tone, "Bring your men to support them. Leave this place to me."
"My Lady, your safety …"
"You're here to protect this city, not me," Veronica interrupted. "Go. I'm not so weak as to not be able to protect myself."
"… Yes."
The Priest Corps quickly left, and Veronica stood quietly on the city wall where the fierce battle was going on. The power of the Holy Light slowly spread out from her, covering all the soldiers nearby and a part of the Great Saint Sunil Shield. This continuous stream of powerful Holy Light even exceeded the total power of an entire Priest Corps. Under the protection of the Holy Light, this part of the defense line quickly stabilized and even turned into a powerful counterattack phase.
Knight, who commanded the defense, looked at Veronica with gratitude, but he did not have the time to thank her in detail. If it were in the past, Knight would definitely not let go of this opportunity to talk to the 'Saintess Princess' and pay his respects, but now, the mission of guarding the city was obviously more important than anything else.
Veronica just nodded at Knight lightly, then lowered her head and looked at the Holy Light that was spreading out from her body.
The power of the Holy Light was endless. Even if she did not deliberately pray and guide it, it would still appear and gather naturally.
"The desire to protect … is very strong," Veronica whispered to herself, her fingers stirring a wisp of Holy Light beside her as if she was fiddling with something tangible. "What's interesting is that the small number of non-believers on the city wall are also receiving equal protection …
"The desire of humans to survive will exceed the restrictions of the faith at this moment …
"People are really guiding the Holy Light …"
Veronica raised her head and looked at another part of the city wall not far away.
The new king of Ansu, who had just been crowned the day before, stood straight behind the battlements. He held the King's Sword with both hands, his armor with complicated golden patterns shining under the sun. The blue royal cape with golden patterns swayed slightly behind him, and the king's golden crown was still on his head, heavy and solemn.
This was an outfit that would be particularly eye-catching in any situation. From a practical point of view, wearing such a bright armor on the battlefield would only make one a quick target for the enemy. But here, only by being eye-catching enough could the soldiers guarding the city clearly see where the king was and maintain high morale.
Whether it was the coronation of the new king, the information of reinforcements, or the strong control of the nobles by the Knight's Order, all these means brought about the fighting spirit and unity of the soldiers were temporary. This was a besieged city, and the enemies outside were endless. No matter how tough the will of steel was, it would be constantly consumed in such a situation. Therefore, the king had to stand on the city wall to prolong this "temporary" as long as possible.
A gust of wind blew. Bai Dewen? Franklin flew and landed in Wales? "Your Majesty, the shield of the western part of the city wall has been recharged. The wall is self-repairing, and the defense line is temporarily stable."
Wales nodded gently. "What's the casualty situation?"
"320 soldiers were injured, and 27 died on the spot. But the clerics arrived in time, and the casualties did not increase further."
"What about the western wall?"
"It's still intact. The shield blocked the strongest attack."
The so-called western wall referred to the main city wall that extended forward in the western part of the city, plus the defensive structure formed by the entire western part of the 'Guardian Fortress'. Its counterpart was the eastern wall. These two fortress structures were the greatest reliance of the Sunil Saints when facing the attacks from the Holy Spirit Plains.
Wales heaved a sigh of relief, retracted his gaze from the plains, and said, "Maintain this situation, and we will be able to defend."
"But we will exhaust the energy of the Mage Tower on the fifth or sixth day, and the large shield will also reach its limit. After that, we can only use human lives to resist."
"Seven hundred years ago, our ancestors used human lives to take down this place. Now, there is nothing wrong with using human lives to defend."
Duke Bodwin's gaze stayed on Wales for a long time before he finally said softly, "Your Majesty, almost no one could really see you clearly."
Wales did not turn around and only said quietly, "Actually, their judgment was not wrong."
After two seconds of silence, Bai Dewen let out a faint sigh and said, "Your Majesty, if everything goes according to plan, then seven days later, Gawain … Gawain? Duke Cecil's army will arrive. No matter how they did it, this army has the power to kill these monsters and have the ability to quell this disaster. "
"I know."
"… Then, it seems like this is also part of your plan."
There was a moment of silence on the city wall. Only the sounds of battle cries and explosions could be heard in the distance. After a few minutes, Duke Baldwin's voice broke the silence. "Your Majesty, we have to be prepared for the worst. If the reinforcements don't arrive in seven days, are you ready?"
"Of course," Wales said calmly. "My surname is Moen."
"Then, Franklin is with you."
… …
The dazzling light formed by the Calibrator's beam gradually dissipated, and only a distorted trajectory in the air showed that the terrible torrent had existed before. After the crystal clusters on the riverbank that could threaten the armored cargo ship were eliminated, the fleet began to accelerate again and continued to move quickly towards the north bank of the Gorgon River.
On the Pathfinder, a huge armored griffin landed smoothly on the wide deck. A female griffin Knight jumped off her mount and handed her companion to the soldiers who came to pick her up. The female Knight stepped towards the bridge not far away.
A few minutes later, Amber came to Gwen.
"The Griffin Knight has observed signs of a large-scale battle far to the north, on the west bank of the Gorgon River. It seems that someone is organizing a blockade of the riverbank to prevent the crystal clusters from crossing the river. Judging from the magic reaction, the side blocking the riverbank is not at a disadvantage."
"It seems that the Captical side is not completely paralyzed. At least they still have the strength to block part of the Gorgon River to prevent the spread of pollution." Gwen nodded slightly and said with relief. "It should be Duke Franklin's western army. The western army is not as powerful as the eastern and northern armies, but it is at least one of the national defense forces. They can still block off a riverbank."
Amber also nodded. "In this way, we don't have to worry too much about the pollution crossing the river, and we can also get to the north earlier …"
She was halfway through her sentence when she saw a member of the Military Intelligence Bureau running over in a hurry. The member had a strange expression on his face as he held tightly onto a piece of information that he had just copied down.
Amber took the report, glanced at it, and handed it to Gwen with surprise.
"Two important pieces of information.
"First, it may be because the fleet is approaching the intact relay station in the north. We have just restored communication with the Sunil Contact Station. Although the signal is not stable, we can still communicate.
"Second, Wales? Moen has been crowned. "
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