There was a small human encampment at the northern side of the valley. The encampment was in an open space surrounded by ancient trees. It was made up of a few grey tents that were fixed between the rocks with ropes and wooden stakes. Not far away, there was a flag pole with the red and white flag of the White Legion hanging down from it.
There were about ten Imperial Knights in the encampment, but most of them were lying on the ground. Only four of them were still standing. One of them was wearing a fur coat and looked like a noble. He seemed to be the leader of the Imperial soldiers. The other three were a lady dressed as a nun, a young noble, and a cowering skeleton.
A skeleton.
These three were Cidney, Brando, and the rotten Knight Crotte.
Brando frowned and threw the Crimson Blessing on the ground. He also had a few pieces of equipment on him. Most of them were damaged after the battle with Haku. Fortunately, he did not have much left after the explosion in the Deadly Frost Forest. Most of them were from Bosley and Alchemy.
He took some of the lesser magic items from Tamar to make up the numbers.
The only valuable items were the Cronia Rift and some rings and necklaces. Rings and necklaces were not easily damaged. The Cronia Rift was an ancient piece of equipment passed down from the Twilight War. It was not damaged at all under Haku's attack. It was also thanks to the breastplate. Otherwise, he would not have been able to wait for Cidney to come.
It saved his life.
Back then, Haku's power was close to that of the Sage Realm. He could easily suppress the Bloodline Talent of an incomplete body. However, after being weakened by the Cronia Rift, he was only at the peak of the Ultimate Realm. He could not surpass the laws of the mortal world. Although he was still heavily injured, he was saved by the Unyielding Talent.
One life.
However, even though the Cronia's Crevice was intact, the Bahamut's Gift wasn't so lucky. As the first part of the armor to be struck by White's power, half of this precious gauntlet was destroyed in the battle. Brando put away the broken piece of the gauntlet into the Dimensional Cave with some regret, preparing to look at it in the future.
Is there a chance to repair it? After all, it's a piece of Fantasy equipment, something that can only be found by chance in The Amber Sword. At the thought of this, Brando was full of dissatisfaction with Bai.
Although it was a little disrespectful to Metisha's sister, the woman was so stingy that she didn't drop a single piece of equipment after her death. It was as if her soul had burned away everything, including the fake Book of Mavicaert. Brando thought of the Book of Mavicaert.
If he could obtain the experience from that book, he might be able to reach the peak of the Law Realm. He might even have a chance to reach the Extreme Plains.
But now, all of that was gone.
More than half of his equipment was lost in the process.
He even suspected that ever since he came to this world, his Luck Points seemed to have dropped a lot compared to when he was in The Amber Sword. There were some artifacts that he had never seen before, including the Power Crystal, Halran Gaia, the Rift of Lornia, the Realm of Fire, the Will of the Mountains, and the Lionheart Sword.
Once he got his hands on them, and in fact, most of them were obtained without a plan. If this kind of luck happened in the game in the past, he would never believe it even if he was beaten to death.
But this time, after fighting with Haku, it made him feel a little like before. Brando found that he was not surprised at all, as if this was how it should be. Instead, the previous situation made him feel a little uneasy, as if he had done something wrong.
But Brando thought about it carefully. Before this happened, there seemed to be only one change around him, and that was, Senpai came to his side again.
"Okay." Brando couldn't help but smacked his lips and hurriedly threw this ridiculous idea out of his mind.
Sidney had just returned from outside the camp, and when he saw Brendel's actions, he finally understood where he got the holy water from. Although the Dimension Hole was rare, it was nothing compared to the other things around Brendel, such as the Buga fleet and the Valkyrie. Not to mention the rumors that were out there.
This young Count from Aouine was an outstanding Summoner, and most Summoners had their own Dimension Hole. That was why Sidney was not too surprised when he realized this, and he did not even think of Amman as a Summoner.
But when she heard Brando muttering to himself, she couldn't help but ask:
"What are you talking about?"
Brando woke up, glanced at the mess on the ground, and shook his head quickly. "Nothing," he replied. "Just tidying up."
Sidney didn't even look at the mess on the ground. She only glanced at the noble not far away who was bound by the Binding of Wind spell and asked, "So, are you done asking?"
Brando nodded.
The imperial noble in front of him was called Charles, and he was from Bankle. He came from a Knight family and was now a Knight Captain in the White Legion. Their mission this time was to escort Bai and the others to the Perkin Sanctuary. Of course, in name, it was an escort, but in fact, it was also surveillance. After Brando asked, he realized that this was not the first time these people came out on a mission.
The hidden purpose of their mission should be to find the Fragment of the Laws around Fathom Harbor. But Bai obviously did not tell these people the truth. The woman obviously had the ability to find the Fragment of the Laws in Fathom Harbor, but she brought these people around. It was unknown if it was to hide her true purpose, or if she wanted to gain more power for herself.
Maybe it was because she wanted more autonomy.
After all, if she had found the Fragment of the Laws in the beginning, she might not have had the time to go around looking for what she wanted.
However, Brando naturally did not have the obligation to explain to this person who was kept in the dark. He confirmed with the rotten Knight Crotte that what these people said was true. After getting a positive answer, he went on to get more information from this person, mainly including the distribution and garrison of the White Legion near Ovechin. Of course, in the district.
A mere Knight Captain might not know much about these military secrets, but Brando himself only needed a rough idea. Besides, this person had seen the undead before and was not afraid of these skeletons, which meant that he must have come into contact with these things long ago. After Brando asked, sure enough, there was an army of the undead stationed near Ovechin, and it was no longer a secret.
It was just that the White Legion forbade everyone except for the army to cross the Golden Needle Forest to go to Fathom Harbor, so this news was sealed so tightly.
"Where did those undead come from?" he asked.
"In the mountain-" Sir Charles felt that he was very unlucky. Who would want to accompany a group of skeletons to carry out a mission at this time of the year and be fed the cold wind in the mountain pass? That was not enough. The pile of skeletons really could not do anything. They messed things up and even implicated him. Sir Charles was already thinking of a way out if he could say anything.
Therefore, he was not willing to say another word. However, the young man in front of him had a sword on his neck, and the coldness that seeped out from the blade made him tremble in fear. He could not help but speak the truth.
But in fact, he could not say anything. Most people knew that these skeletons came from the mountains. It was said that they were controlled by a few Necromancers, and these Necromancers had surrendered to the commander of the White Legion and were now serving them. This was the most widely spread rumor in Ovechin, and it was also similar to the official explanation. When Brando asked,
He didn't even need to think before replying.
Brando patted this guy's neck with the blade of his sword. Looking at his pale face, he could not help but sigh. It seemed that the nobles of the Empire and Erouine's nobles were similar. Other than the hot-blooded young people, the slightly older ones were already in cahoots with such vermin. This was the worst era, but it was also full of opportunities and challenges.
Because the Dark Empire in the East and Cruz had begun their reforms in this era. If Erouine could stand firm at this time, he might be able to find his own way.
As long as there was time, there was still hope.
However, Charles' words also confirmed his expectations. This guy was indeed not a high-ranking person. His knowledge of the undead army was limited. Most of it was probably hearsay, and he did not know as much about the inside story as Brendel.
So he asked another question. That was, were there any recent movements of troops in the direction of the Lache of Wa? He did not expect to have an unexpected gain this time. He keenly noticed that Charles trembled, and almost subconsciously understood that this guy definitely knew something. After some questioning, of course, it was still the sword.
After a good intimate contact with Halran Gaia's neck with Sir Charles, the Imperial noble finally opened his mouth.
He did not know if he did not ask, but after asking, he found out that this guy actually had a younger brother who happened to be in the army that was transferred. There was no doubt that this Knight's younger brother was also a guy who did not keep his mouth shut. Although he was only the outermost guard in this operation, he had a rough understanding of the situation of this transfer. One.
A total of sixty-four Knights, three Knight Captains, escorted a 'Necromancer' to Boume. As for the route and some details, they did not know anything, which was also in line with the other party's identity and status.
However, Brando did not need these things, because Jutta had already discovered this undead army. As for what the Necromancer was, Brando knew very well in his heart. There was no need to use the mouth of an outsider to repeat it, and these things that Charles said were completely enough.
What he was most worried about before was the strength of the escorting Knight. The highest combat power that he could mobilize now was his teacher Mephisto. The strength of the Ultimate Realm sounded very terrifying, but there were only three to five in the Empire. In addition to Valla, there was also the head of the Holy Knight Regiment, David, and the chief of the Empire's Royal Guard.
The last one was the commander of the Red Army, the strongest of the Empire's Four Sword Saints, the Red Sword Saint, Duke Duke. These people's political leanings were all loyal to the Imperial Party, and it could be said that they were loyal to Constance to the death. Not to mention that the woman had now subdued the witches, and the Supreme Realm powerhouses, including the Queen of Witches, had already surpassed the Scarlet Scarlet.
Including Asjiali, the number of witches had almost doubled. These witches came and went like ghosts. Before he could confirm their location, he would not dare to let the Ash Sword Saint leave Fatan Port.
Moreover, there were also the mountain people, the Senia people, and the remnants of the Miirna people. He was not surprised that one or two Supreme Realm powerhouses would appear in seclusion from these ancient races. Because of this, he had to be careful.
Excluding Mephisto, the highest combat power that he could mobilize was actually the Valkyrie and Brunhilda sisters. However, although they were of the ancient troop class, their current strength was actually limited. In terms of combat power, they were probably slightly weaker than him. If they worked together, it would not be easy to deal with a real Supreme Realm powerhouse.
In that case, they would only have a slight chance of winning if they only had a pre-arranged sneak attack. However, if they were to face it head-on, they would most likely lose.
However, since the other party only had sixty-four official knights and three knight captains, things would be simple. According to the standard of the White Army, the official knights were only at the middle to lower Gold-rank. The knight captains were probably similar to this guy in front of him, at most at the peak of Gold-rank. Even if there were a few outstanding ones who had reached the Elemental Awakening Stage, they would not be able to do much.
Even if they were Elementalists, he would not take them seriously.
Even if they were Elementalists, so what if they were Elementalists? He was sitting on the Time and Space Elements, and had experienced several realizations between life and death. He had also come into contact with the Sage Domain, and even things like the Power of Existence. In the realm of Elementalism of Truth, unless there was someone who had mastered the same level of Elementalism as him and had the same experience as him, he would not be able to defeat them.
What was there to be afraid of? He might be able to kill those half-assed Elementalists or even Elementalists with Elementalism of Truth.
Having figured this out, Brando turned the hilt of his sword and directly knocked the guy out, so that Sir Charles, who had been scared to the point of collapse, was finally 'blissfully' unconscious. Then he turned to Sidney and said, "Ms. Sidney, since we are already allies, I am about to go to war with Her Majesty the Queen.
As an ally, I will not hold back. There are some things I may need to entrust to you right away. "
Sidney nodded, acquiescing to this relationship, and asked, "Please go ahead."
Brando explained in detail, and the Holy Maiden of the Leo Palace listened silently, but occasionally nodded. Time passed quickly, and suddenly there was a clear chirp of a bird in the valley. Brando raised his head and looked in that direction. He recognized that it was the voice of a cuckoo. There were many such birds in the Metz area, and in the Lache of Wa, there were even many white cuckoo birds.
The Tailed Cuckoo, the mountain people called it a divine bird, but there was no such beautiful little creature here.
He silently took out two communication crystals, and after activating them separately, he whispered to them,
"The Shire, Jutta –"
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(PS: I'm a little jammed today.)
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