Dark clouds gathered in the north, and the Port of Ampere Seale was pitch black. However, outside the port, there was a sea of sparks, as if lava was flowing all over the ground. That was the characteristic of the Devil's Charred Land. The portal obviously connected the Sulfur River and Erouine together, and the two sides overlapped.
On the Charred Land, the transformed portal emitted a scarlet color, which was clearly visible from this direction, like agates scattered on a black velvet carpet.
The scene was like the end of the world, and everyone could not help but hold their breath. Brando listened to the princess's question and lowered his head to think of a solution. But at this time, the 'dark clouds' in the sky suddenly changed direction. The princess and the others were slightly startled, and felt that something was wrong. The Knight could not help but look at each other, and then subconsciously looked at the young Lord beside them.
After all, none of them had actually seen the creatures of Jorgendy Ridge, and the one who seemed to be the most knowledgeable was undoubtedly the Lord of Trentheim.
Brando came back to his senses. He raised his head and noticed the change in the sky. His face suddenly changed, and he shouted, "Quick, cover the reflective things on your body with a cloak."
The harpies had an extremely wide field of vision and were very sensitive to light. They also liked to collect shiny things to decorate their nests, which was similar to their winged counterparts. And for the same reason, they could easily catch faint reflections dozens of miles away, which made them excellent scouts. It was obvious that someone's armor reflected lightning that caught their attention. It was also a moment of carelessness that he forgot to mention it to the others.
It was probably because he saw the army of Jorgendy Ridge earlier, and his mind was distracted for a moment.
Everyone hurriedly wrapped their armor with their cloaks, and then fastened the laces on their collars. However, it seemed that it was a little too late. When they raised their heads, they saw that a few 'dark clouds' in the northern sky had already begun to move southward. Those strange creatures with pairs of wings spread out in groups in the sky, and in the blink of an eye, they had already swarmed over in an overwhelming manner.
Brando looked back and saw that everyone's faces were completely pale, and Princess Gryphine was no exception. There were only seventeen of them in total, while there were tens of thousands of harpies on the other side.
One of the Knight even unsheathed his sword subconsciously. Brando was startled and rushed over to stop him. "Don't move! They haven't discovered us yet! " He shouted loudly, afraid that someone would pull out their sword in a panic. Once the reflection of the blade was emitted, everything would be too late.
"Quick, find a place to hide!"
Brando knew the habits of harpies very well. These cautious creatures must have come to check after attracting attention. They liked to move in groups, but they might not have really discovered them. After all, this place was still more than ten miles away, and the harpies might not be able to detect even the slightest movements in the forest.
But the Knight had already lost their minds, Brando's words became their only hope, they all retreated to the back of the Black Pine Forest and found a place to hide. Brando pulled the princess to hide under a huge rock. This grey-white rock stretched across the top of the mountain and was covered with moist moss.
Brando first settled the princess down, then guarded the entrance of the cave. He raised his head and found Count Audine hiding behind a rock opposite him, shouting at him, "Don't worry, Count Audine.
"Horses!"
Brando then remembered that everyone's horses were still at the foot of the mountain. He suddenly had a headache, but it was obviously unrealistic to rush down the mountain now. He could only hope that Martha would prevent the harpies from discovering the war horses.
In just a few minutes, the harpies had already arrived.
The sound of flapping wings passed over his head, letting him know that the winged creatures were close by. His heart pounded, but Brando did not dare to stretch his head out to look. He looked back and saw Princess Gryphine sitting at the side, looking at him. Although she looked a little nervous, her eyes were calm when she looked at him.
"Don't worry," he mouthed to her.
Princess Gryphine nodded gently, one hand on the hilt of her sword.
He looked up again and saw that Count Audine's face was also pale. The two of them looked at each other and could not help but smile bitterly. He knew that he was not much better. He dared to fight Williams because he had Kelsie's deck of cards in hand. But now, there were seventeen people facing thousands of harpies, and there were ten times that number in the distance. Even if he was drowned, he would still be drowned.
But fortunately, although the harpies were very sensitive to light, their eyesight was extremely ordinary. Moreover, they were very cautious creatures, and would definitely not descend below the canopy to check.
Brando, who knew this in his heart, was slightly relieved.
But it was at this moment that his heart throbbed. It was like his heart suddenly skipped a beat, feeling that someone was spying on his secrets.
The others were fine, but the experienced Brando immediately realized what it was — magic! Detection magic! He was sure that there was a pair of malicious eyes inspecting this place through the crystal ball, and the demon warlocks in blood-red robes that came from under the Sulfur River were the best at this.
Her Royal Highness beside him turned pale, and her weak body trembled, as if she had also sensed something. Brando subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and immediately reminded her, "Quick, don't think about anything that you are most worried about now! Think about what to eat tonight, the annoying carrot stew or oatmeal! "
The half-elf girl's silver eyes looked at him in confusion.
"This is a demon's spell, black magic. It will affect your mind and see the answer it wants to know through your mind. The more afraid you are, the more negative emotions accumulate, and the more it can see what you are most afraid of now. That will expose our position! "
"But I don't hate carrot stew," Princess Gryphine replied with a little grievance.
"… That's impossible." Brando was stunned.
But regardless of whether it was possible or not, just as the two of them were a little relieved, a scream suddenly came from the distance in the rain. Someone was discovered. Brando's heart went cold. He should have let everyone hide together, after all, he was the only one here who had experience in avoiding detection spells.
"Mr. Brando." Her Royal Highness whispered.
Brando's hand clenched the hilt of Halran Gaia for a moment. Should he rush out now? The harpies were just upper Silver-ranked monsters, and the Knights he brought were all at the peak of Silver-ranked. If he rushed out now, he might be able to save the other party's life.
But what about Her Royal Highness? If he made a move, could he lead these people to kill their way out of the thousands of harpies?
Brando had no confidence at all.
But he immediately felt cold fingers on the back of his hand. "Mr. Brando, I understand your thoughts, thank you," Princess Gryphine said softly, "But no matter what, please don't go against our ideals and pursuits. This is the value of our existence. "
She nodded to him.
Brando's heart skipped a beat.
He suddenly understood why when Orthlyss warned him to be careful of the princess, he did not take it seriously. Princess Gryphine had never changed. If she had chosen to compromise, she would not have broken with the Royal Faction. In the face of ideals and reality, she had always been the holy princess. Brendel had never seen a person who could combine wisdom and conviction into a single person.
Before that, the players of Erouine had never seen such a person.
He made up his mind. He raised his sword and rushed out, only to be met by a Harpy that immediately swooped down on him from the sky. Her beautiful female head had blood-red eyes that flashed with a venomous light. She opened her sharp claws and slashed at him like eight knives.
Brando was not in a hurry. He pursed his lips and took a step back. He pulled out Halran Gaia with both hands and swung it upwards. The blade immediately cut off a pair of claws. The harpy who lost her balance screamed and fell backward. Her head hit the trunk of a black pine tree, and her brain splattered.
Brando then saw the Knight who was caught. He was not in a good situation. He was surrounded by seven or eight harpies. Without a second thought, he raised his hand and shot a Wind Bullet in that direction. The Wind Bullet spun and brushed past the treetops, hitting the two Harpies squarely. Instantly, the Harpies' wings were torn apart, and blood rained down.
The sudden attack frightened the harpies, and they all scattered while screaming strangely. The Knight finally found a chance to breathe. He turned back and looked at Brando gratefully.
"You shouldn't have come out, My Lord." He smiled.
"I don't want to be a coward like those Northerners. You are from the Royal Faction, right?" Brando saw that the other party was from Lantonilan.
"Yes."
Brando nodded and shouted, "I heard that the Royal Faction never leaves their companions. If that's the case, everyone, why don't you listen to my orders and face the enemy head-on? Today, we will kill our way out. These monsters can't stop us! "
The Knight was excited and couldn't help but agree. They all pulled out their longswords and quickly gathered together.
Now everyone was exposed to the sight of the harpies. They screamed in the air, but the power of Brando's wind bullet made these cautious creatures not dare to try again.
Brando reached out to help the princess. In his impression, this strong-willed princess would stand up on her own. But this time, Princess Gryphine put her hand in his and smiled politely at him. Then, she used his strength to stand beside him.
"Thank you, Mr. Brando." She said softly.
Brando heard unreserved trust in this sentence.
The harpies began their second round of attack. They fell like raindrops. Brando hurriedly led the Knight to retreat. Behind them was a dense forest. The canopy of the Black Pine Forest naturally blocked the attack of the harpies.
But sooner or later, they would attack them through the layers of branches. Brando knew that he had to find a way to get down the mountain and back to the horse. The harpies were good at fighting in the air. Their specialty was flexibility, but they were not outstanding in speed and endurance. He had to find a way to get rid of them.
The Harpies had already descended from the treetops. Brendel looked up and saw that their claws were sharp and sharp. They grabbed onto the tree trunks tightly and jumped forward. They were not any slower than flying, and in a few moments, they were above Brendel's head.
This scene was very similar to the first time he fought with these feathered beasts in the wetland forest near Gray Haven. He subconsciously shouted, "Shoot them down. Try to shoot them in the back!"
The Knight immediately took out the short bows and four-armed crossbows from their waists and aimed at the monsters. The harpies were terrifyingly agile. They circled left and right between the tree trunks. Almost all the arrows that were shot missed.
But the Knight soon found the trick. They found that the harpies liked to extend a distance when dodging. With Brando's reminder, the Knight in the second round of attack calculated the distance behind the monsters. This time, more than half of the harpies were shot.
The Knight was excited. "My lord, how did you know?"
"Knowledge is power. The answers to the world are in the scrolls." Brando said casually.
This sentence sounded like an enigmatic wizard. The Knight immediately showed a look of awe. But this sentence also reminded the princess of the knowledge that Fleetwood had taught her. "Wisdom sharper than swords is hidden in the scrolls." This was an ancient proverb in Cruz. It was said that the mages all believed in the same idea.
Her hand was tightly held by Brando. She ran forward with all her might, but her heart was calm. She thought to herself, Mr. Knight is indeed a Danilean. He admires the knowledge of the Highland mages so much.
At this time, Brando noticed that the experience points of the harpies killed by the Knight were also counted to him. One harpies gave him 60 experience points. This was obviously the result of the calculation of the penalty for teaming up and the level penalty. But the harpies he killed alone only gave him about 90 experience points.
This amount of experience points was nothing to him at the moment. But the key point was that it further confirmed his previous speculation about teaming up. It seemed that as long as they were on the same side, they would be in the same party as him. He just did not know the upper limit of the distance.
The group had now passed through half of the forest. More and more harpies were climbing down from the tree trunks in all directions. They did not dare to stop and rest for a moment. If they were even a little slower, they would be surrounded. Previously, a moment of carelessness had already caused two Knight to be dragged out. One could imagine the fate that awaited them.
Seeing that the end of the forest was approaching, there was an open space outside. It was at least a hundred meters wide. When they passed through there, the harpies would obviously launch the fiercest siege. In fact, Brando already had some harpies hovering in the sky over there.
"Brando, what do we do next?" Obviously, Count Audine had also noticed the predicament that they were about to face. But Brando looked around and was at his wit's end. Almost none of the cards in his hand were suitable. Even if there were, they lacked elements. He had already summoned the black wolf once. He only had the Giant King Buni's Concealment Cloak to escape this disaster.
But Buni's Concealment Cloak could only accommodate ten people, and it could only last for less than five minutes.
"Everyone, hold hands and charge together! Be careful not to be dragged out! " Brando activated Conflicting Aura, and a pale yellow Aura Array immediately spread out from his body. Most of the Knights recognized the signature skill of this Knight of the Templar and understood what he was going to do.
Now, it seemed that they could only brace themselves and charge out.
Brando looked outside the forest and decided to cast a Mist Spell or a similar spell first. Anyway, he had the level of an Elementalist. Mist Spell was just a level two spell, so it was not difficult for him. The only trouble was that he was still wearing armor when he was running, so the failure rate of casting the spell was frighteningly high. Brando tried three times in a row before he finally cast the spell.
Mist Spell was actually just to create a hazy mist. This spell was very effective in defending against the enemy's accurate long-range attacks. Brando wanted to use this spell to prevent the harpies from taking advantage of their numbers. But he did not expect that the moment he cast the spell, an unexpected scene would happen.
It was not mist that emerged in the open space, but a dark cloud. This dark cloud seemed to cover the entire hillside in the blink of an eye, and the surroundings were plunged into darkness.
"What's going on?" The Knight suddenly fell into a panic. Brando was also shocked. This was not a Mist Spell. Fortunately, it was not the first time he fought in the dark. In the game, he had to be prepared to deal with all kinds of dark spells when he fought against the Lich of Madara. Brando was still calm. He subconsciously grabbed the princess' hand to make sure that the wizard who cast the spell was not targeting the most important target beside him. At the same time, he held his breath and listened to the sounds around him.
The sound of rain in the distance was loud, but in the rain, there were the same panicked cries of the harpies.
It seemed that the newcomer was not an enemy.
At least, it was not a Demon Warlock.
He was a little relieved, but it was at this time. He felt an old voice in his mind. "Please come with me, my king. Do not care about the dangers around you. Go north, I'll wait for you there. "
Brando was slightly stunned. "Who are you? How can I trust you?" he asked in his mind.
"Use your heart to feel. The darkness is no secret in front of you. You should be able to feel that I have no evil intentions."
Brando took a light breath. He did not have a premonition of danger. The other party obviously wanted to help him in this situation, but he still had to be careful. He hesitated for a moment before saying to everyone around him, "Everyone, listen to me. Hold hands and follow me."
Then he reached out and pulled Count Audine on the other side. Everyone held hands together. Brando did not know which direction was north, but he vaguely felt that one direction was safer, so he subconsciously walked in that direction step by step.
Sure enough, after a few minutes, the screams of the harpies in the dark were getting farther and farther away.
Everyone could not help but let out a sigh of relief. After all, no one wanted to die if they could. Because of that, the Knight could not help but feel grateful to Brando for helping them escape.
"Mister Brando," Princess Gryphine's voice came from behind him, "Is this your magic?"
"No, I don't know." Brando replied. In fact, he did not have any confidence. He had already opened a spiritual link in his mind and began to contact The Shire on the other side. God knows if this was another trap, but he had to be safe.
"The Shire, you damned bastard, can you hear me … …"
… …
In the pine forest, the students had temporarily built a camp to shelter from the rain. A wooden wall was built with pinewood, and a waterproof canvas was propped up on both sides to form a simple tent. In the tent, Makarov and the rest of the Royal Faction were in a cold war with Oberwei.
It seemed like the Royal Faction was about to break off relations with the princess again, but those who were here all along knew that it was just a disagreement over the next battle plan.
Oberwei supported Brando's idea and thought that it was better to divide the defense area with the Northern Alliance temporarily. Makarov did not trust the nobles in the North at all. In his opinion, the Northern Alliance could be the main force and Cruz's army to defend against the Devils' attack, while the nobles would attack the Devils from the flanks.
The parchment map, which had been drawn countless times, was now placed on the wooden table. Amandina and Countess Yanbao, Dilferi, were whispering to each other. The two of them were not interested in the nobles' battle plan. Dilferi looked down on the Royal Faction, while Amandina only had absolute trust in Brando. Naturally, she was not interested in the nobles' suggestions.
However, the fatigue on Amandina's face was obvious, and she did not let out a yawn.
Makarov and Oberwei seemed to be natural enemies. The two of them had different opinions on the future of the Royal Faction, and now they had different opinions on how to cooperate with the Northern Alliance. Fortunately, they were aware of the current situation and did not start a fight. Otherwise, the cunning fox and the lone wolf of the Kingdom would have to duel again.
The older generation of the Kingdom's nobles might still remember the last time they dueled. That was when they were young, but that was for their beloved lady. This time, it was for their ideals and beliefs.
Just as they were about to speak again, Charles walked in from the outside. He glanced at everyone in the tent and said, "Let's go back to our camp.
"My Lord is in trouble."
Everyone was stunned.
"Alright, it's like this. Her Highness and My Lord were discovered by the Harpies of Jorgendy Ridge, and they are currently surrounded by the Devils. "The Shire had to explain again.
"What did you say?!"
… …
(PS: 6000 words. Speaking of which, there was a small bug yesterday. I changed the fourth chapter of the game into the third chapter. The first four chapters of The Amber Sword are: Chapter 1, The Birth of All Things; The rise of Madara. Chapter 2, War and Chaos; The war between the Holy Temples; Chapter 3, Ancient Legacy; The excavation of the Slate and the beginning of the Slate War; Chapter 4, Eternal Darkness; The beginning of the Great Demonic Tide.) (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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