"Your Excellency!" The voice of a guard sounded from outside the tent.
"Come in." Lanning didn't stop reading the files and said casually.
The guard opened the curtain and came in, "Your Excellency, someone wants to see you."
"See me?" Lanning raised his head and glanced at the guard with displeasure, "Have you forgotten my words?" Lanning was a corps commander and a new noble under Han Jin's command. Naturally, there were many people who wanted to establish a relationship with him, but Lanning had always politely declined this kind of thing. Unable to bear the harassment, he issued an order to not see any unimportant people.
"It's not like that, Your Excellency." The guard said with some embarrassment. In his heart, he had already cursed the informant half to death, "That man said there was an urgent military situation, so I …"
"Urgent military situation?" Lanning frowned. At present, there was no military situation around the Holy Crown City. The closest thing was the war in the Freedom Federation. Thinking of this, Lanning began to feel a little nervous, "Let him in!"
The guard breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly ran out. After a moment, he led a simple and honest middle-aged man in an old gray robe in.
The man in gray stood in front of Lanning in a neither servile nor overbearing manner. It seemed that he didn't realize that he was facing a corps commander who held the power of life and death in his hands. Instead, he smiled and bowed, "Your Excellency Lanning?"
"Do you know me?" Hearing the man's tone, Lanning couldn't help but be startled. He carefully looked at the man in gray several times, but couldn't remember where he had seen him before. What made Lanning feel strange was that he didn't see any decisiveness of a soldier in this man. Such an inconspicuous person, if thrown into the street, would immediately be drowned by the crowd. He was simply extremely ordinary.
The man in gray didn't immediately answer Lanning's question. Instead, he turned around and looked at the guard behind him.
"You go out first." Lanning said to the guard knowingly. After the guard went out, Lanning's eyes fell on the man in gray, "Please sit down. Can you speak now?"
"First of all, shouldn't you first prove that you are Lanning?" The man in gray naturally walked to one side and sat down. His words made Lanning's eyes narrow into a line.
The man in gray didn't seem to notice Lanning's sharp gaze. He even had the leisure to pick up the cup beside him and take a sip.
At this moment, Lanning felt that the situation was a little strange. The person in front of him was either crazy or had other motives. You want me to prove myself in my camp? It sounded like a joke, but Ronning's expression gradually became solemn. There must be a reason behind this abnormality.
"If you think it's necessary, here's my seal." Lanning slowly took out his seal and placed it on the table.
The grey-robed man came forward and examined the seal carefully. Then, he handed it to Lanning with both hands. "Please forgive my rudeness, Lord Lanning. This is a serious matter. I have to be cautious."
"Then, shouldn't it be my turn to ask? Who are you? "Lanning asked as he put the seal back into his pocket.
"I'm pollen." The grey-robed man smiled strangely. This smile on his simple and honest face gave him an inexplicable sense of mystery.
Lanning paused for a moment, then slowly nodded, as if he had already expected the answer. In fact, he was even more confused. Pollen? What the hell is that?! However, it was definitely not the right time to ask questions. Even if Lanning had a big question, he could only bury it in his heart.
Lanning's reaction made the grey-robed man more certain of Lanning's identity.
"Lord Leonardo asked me to inform you that Prince Johnson will lead the Devil Squad to attack the Holy Crown City in the next few days. Please be prepared to receive them at any time." The grey-robed man said, with eagerness in his eyes. After lurking for so many years, he finally got this day. How could he not be excited?
"Anything else?" Lanning asked expressionlessly. But in his heart, there was a storm. Attack the Holy Crown City?! Who was Leonardo? Who was Prince Johnson? And, why did this guy come to tell him this? With so many questions, Lanning was so nervous that he almost couldn't breathe. But he still tried to pretend to be calm.
"No. As you know, while maintaining high efficiency in emergency communication, it's destined that there can't be too much information transmitted."
"You don't even know the exact time of the attack?" There was a hint of nervousness in Lanning's voice. He could already tell that the person in front of him belonged to a spy agency. Such people had undergone harsh training. For them, torture was not very useful. Their only chance was to get as much information as possible from him.
"I'm sorry that Lord Leonardo only told me this much." Perhaps because the grey-robed man was still excited, he didn't notice the slight change in Lanning's tone.
"I know what to do." After pondering for a long time, Lanning really couldn't think of a good way to get more information without arousing the grey-robed man's suspicion. So he had to say something ambiguous.
"Then, Lord Lanning, I'll leave now. I'll wait for your good news when I get back." The grey-robed man saluted and looked up at Lanning.
In this case, Lanning had to stand up against his will. He walked over and patted the grey-robed man's shoulder with a smile, "You're wrong. It's our good news."
"Yes, our good news." The grey-robed man's eyes were full of smiles. The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
The only difference was that the grey-robed man was laughing very happily, while Lanning's heart was in a mess.
After the grey-robed man left, Lanning immediately called the guards in, "Get a few more people, smart ones. Keep an eye on him and report to me at any time!"
After the guards ran out in confusion, Lanning didn't even have time to clean up the files on the table. He just put on a coat and rushed out of the tent.
Half an hour later, Guevara, who was sitting in the mayor's mansion, saw Lanning who looked nervous.
"What?!" Along with Guevara's exclamation, there was a loud bang in the living room. Guevara's reaction was far more exaggerated than Lanning had imagined. This wise old man who was usually calm and collected seemed to have heard a shocking secret. He even knocked over the table in front of him.
"You …" Lanning was also a little confused. Even if the news was true, although Han Jin was not there, Guevara and Jedis were still there. It was not an exaggeration to say that the Holy Crown City was an impenetrable fortress. Therefore, a large part of Lanning's nervousness came from the upcoming war. Lanning was already very regretful that he could not follow Han Jin to the Freedom Federation. This news made Lanning feel that he could be of use again. In fact, he was also a little excited.
"Where's the informant?"
"I've already sent someone to keep an eye on him, but I didn't dare to do anything. Whether the news is true or not, I'm afraid that torture will not work on such a person. I want to see if I can find something from him." Lanning replied.
"The news is true!" Guevara took a deep breath, "Ordinary people can't know the name Johnson."
"Who is he?" Looking at Guevara's serious expression, Lanning became more curious.
"Prince Johnson. His other identity is the brother of the great demon Donald!" Guevara said word by word.
"Wh … What?!" There was another loud bang. Lanning's eyes widened, and his reaction was the same as Guevara's. He stood up and knocked over the chair he was sitting on.
"You go find Jedis first, I'll go right away." Guevara did not care about Lanning who was still in shock. After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked into the hall.
"Sir, could it be … a prank?" Lang Ning said with difficulty.
"I just said, ordinary people can't know about Prince Johnson!"
"But … But … Why would he give us the news?" Lang Ning murmured, and then his expression changed greatly, "He said he was pollen! Could it be … the Hell Purple Flower?! But it doesn't make sense. Why would the Hell Purple Flower help us?! "
"Don't think so much." Guevara said slowly, "Be on full alert. If the news is false, we won't lose anything. But if it is true, we will be careless … That will be an unforgivable mistake!"
Lanning did not wake up until Guevara's figure disappeared from the hall. He quickly ran out of the door, mounted his horse, and galloped in the direction of the Holy See.
When Guevara reappeared, he had already changed into a military uniform and stood majestically in front of the Castellan's Mansion. The merciless passage of time had left wrinkles on the old man's face, but it still couldn't erase the lofty sentiments hidden in it.
"I hope I can hold on until you come back …" Guevara muttered to himself as he looked to the southeast. Then he clenched the Knight's Lance in his hand and strode out.
Like a small stone thrown into a lake, it stirred up ripples and broke the tranquility of the Holy Crown City. At this moment, the Holy Crown City was like a fully wound machine. Once the order was given, it immediately began to run in an orderly manner.
The Magician Towers in the city lit up one after another, and a faint light curtain covered the entire Holy Crown City. Soldiers poured out of the barracks and lined up in neat phalanxes. Magic Crystal Cannons were moved to the top of the city wall. The black muzzles of the cannons were like ferocious beasts that only wanted to devour people, quietly lurking there.
Guevara's order was very simple. Hold on until Han Jin came back.
Although Guevara did not say how long he would hold on, or when Han Jin would come back, it seemed that no one doubted it. Han Jin had become the true guardian of the Holy Crown City. It seemed that as long as Han Jin was there, they would have nothing to fear.
"Didn't Raphael set up a magic array?" Jeddes suddenly remembered that Han Jin had been very busy in the days before he went to the Freedom Federation.
"Only he can activate that magic array." Guevara said helplessly.
"But if we keep the magic array on, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for long." Jeddes said worriedly.
"We have to keep it on all the time. Otherwise, with the speed of the Abyssal Great Demon, it can teleport into the city before we can react." Guevara was well aware of this, but no matter what, they could not let the Abyssal Great Demon rush into the city. Without Han Jin, no one here could effectively stop the Abyssal Great Demon. Although Jeddes and Guevara were not weak, they could not take care of such a large city. Instead of watching the Great Demon destroy the Magician Towers, it was better to keep the magic array on all the time, even if they had to wait until the magic crystals ran out.
The longer they delayed, the greater the chance of victory.
Everyone's eyes turned to the southeast, as if all their hopes were pinned there.
* * * * *
Time flew. On this day, in a dense forest more than fifty miles away from the Holy Crown City, a dozen Abyssal Great Demons stood there quietly, as if they were waiting for something. The leader was Prince Johnson, the younger brother of the Great Demon Donald. There was still a long wound on his chest that extended from his left shoulder to his right rib. There were purplish-black blood clots everywhere around the wound. His grayish-white muscles were curled up, and there were stars flickering in them from time to time. However, the owner of this body didn't seem to care about such a serious injury. His body was still standing straight, and he gave off an unshakable feeling just by standing there casually.
Suddenly, there was a fluctuation in the air, and the figure of an Abyssal Great Demon emerged.
"Your Royal Highness." The Abyssal Great Demon who had just appeared bowed respectfully, with a hint of fear in his voice.
Prince Johnson's gloomy eyes swept across the face of the Great Demon in front of him, and he sighed softly, "Is it still not working?"
"Your Royal Highness, that place is really strange. No matter which direction I approach from, I feel a sense of trepidation. But I can't sense any element fluctuation there at all." The Abyssal Great Demon said, with a bit of shame on his face. As a Great Demon, it was unjustifiable for him to be frightened by something he could not see.
"You can't sense any element fluctuation at all?" Prince Johnson pondered for a while, and asked, "How large is the range?"
"It's about fifty meters away from the magic shield of the Holy Crown City. It gives me the feeling that someone has covered it with a layer of something."
"No matter whether there is any element fluctuation or not, since the magic shield is real, it must be supported by magic crystals. It's not a big deal for you to feel that way. Maybe it's Raphael's doing." Prince Johnson said slowly, "It seems that it's going to be another tough battle."
"Your Royal Highness, you mean …"
"Let the Hellhounds go. I'd like to see how long they can hold on." Prince Johnson's face flashed a trace of fierceness.
The Great Demons of the Abyss looked at each other. They knew that this wasn't a wise decision, but they had no other choice at the moment. In order to achieve the goal of catching the enemy off guard, they didn't bring the slow-moving troops like the Evil Eyes and Medusas with them. Prince Johnson's original plan was to directly rush into the Holy Crown City and destroy the Mage Tower with the demon's teleportation ability while the Holy Crown City was unprepared. That way, without the magic shield, the Holy Crown City would have no resistance in front of the Minotaurs and the Hellhounds.
But unexpectedly, the Holy Crown City seemed to have known that they were coming. The magic shield in the city was activated all day long, which made Prince Johnson's plan fail.
This was the disadvantage of having no long-range attack power. If the Evil Eyes and the Medusas were here, no magic shield would be able to withstand their attacks. But now, they could only use the Hellhounds' lives to make up for it.
"I hope I'm right." Prince Johnson thought silently. Usually, the Mage Tower in the city would only activate the magic shield when it was in danger. No city could keep the magic shield activated all the time, because it would consume an astronomical amount of magic crystals. Regarding the situation in the Holy Crown City, Prince Johnson thought it was just an accident. Maybe he accidentally exposed his whereabouts.
The reason why he ordered the Hellhounds to attack was not that he didn't care about the casualties of the Hellhounds, but that he really needed this victory. And according to various signs, the Holy Crown City had activated the magic shield when they were passing through the forest. Even if it was not attacked, no city could keep it activated for a long time. Under the continuous attack of the Hellhounds, their magic crystals would soon be exhausted.
In short, it could be described in one word, consumption! Let's see who would be the winner in the end.
The overwhelming Hellhounds rushed to the Holy Crown City, as if they were covering the earth with a layer of black carpet. Behind the Hellhounds, there were countless Minotaurs wandering around. As long as the Hellhounds tore a hole, they would rush up and smash all the human beings who dared to block them with their sharp axes.
However, when the Hellhounds rushed to within 50 meters of the magic shield of the Holy Crown City, they suddenly stopped as if they were frightened. Immediately, they were knocked down to the ground by their companions who rushed up from behind, and then stepped on by their companions from behind. Suddenly, the Hellhounds became a mess under the city.
The defenders on the city wall did not let go of this rare opportunity. The remaining dozen Magic Crystal Cannons on the city wall roared at the same time, pouring out fire and blowing up the Hellhounds under the city wall into pieces of flesh and blood. The magicians of the Magic Legion of the Holy Crown City immediately rushed to the city wall, with colorful magic halos blooming one after another.
Some of the Hellhounds who had survived the magic and the cannons seemed to have not woken up from the fright. They desperately ran back and collided with their companions who were rushing up from behind, causing more chaos.
Ripples appeared in the air, and one by one, the Great Demons of the Abyss roared loudly and showed up. With the flashing of their blades, they dismembered the Hellhounds who were trying to escape into countless small pieces.
The bloody means frightened the Hellhounds, who no longer cared about the inexplicable fear in their hearts. In contrast, the scythes of the Great Demons of the Abyss were more terrible. They rushed to the city wall without thinking about their own safety.
The appearance of the Great Demons of the Abyss also caused a great psychological impact on the defenders of the Holy Crown City. This kind of creature, which was as famous as angels, had always been synonymous with nightmares. Fortunately, under the protection of the magic shield, the soldiers on the city wall could still suppress the fear in their hearts and desperately attacked the Hellhounds with cannons and arrows.
"What I'm wondering is, do they intend to use these guys to exhaust our magic crystals?" Seeing that the enemy did not have any long-range attack power, Jeddis was not as worried as before. Although the magic shield of the Holy Crown City might not be able to resist these Hellhounds forever, the problem was that it was not easy for them to break the magic shield.
In fact, no army on the continent dared to attack a city with a magic shield by force, which meant that the number of casualties would reach an astronomical figure.
"What does Johnson want to do?" Guevara was also puzzled.
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