After losing their leader, the green-skinned creatures fell into chaos. A portion of them fled towards the Prince's territory without looking back, while the remaining green-skinned creatures split into several factions. Some wanted to continue fighting, some wanted to fight for supremacy, and some wanted to retreat with their own tribes.
When the Dwarven army appeared, the green-skinned creatures' morale finally collapsed. Following the arrival of the Supreme King and the Eternal Peak army from the east, the green-skinned creatures scattered and fled back to their barren territories.
The human army was so exhausted that none of them could chase after the green-skinned creatures. After a few hours of bloody battle, the Empire's army still had enough strength to escape. Many of the soldiers were dehydrated, and gave up on pursuing the green-skinned creatures. Instead, they focused on tending to the wounded and checking on their great and admirable Emperor Karl-franz.
The Armoured Nur, under the leadership of Commander Zhubal Fokke, launched a final salvo at the green-skinned creatures. The Blackrock Sentinels and the well-nourished elite swordsmen focused on maintaining their formation.
"Damn it! Don't go! If you have the guts, come and fight me fair and square! "
The Eternal Peak army was still advancing on the battlefield, but the green-skinned creatures had already fled. Supreme King Solgreen sat on his throne and watched the green-skinned creatures fleeing in all directions. He was so angry that his beard curled up. He waved Grimnir's axe and gestured for the Dwarves to pursue.
However, the distance was too far, and the speed of the Dwarves was slow. Their short legs swayed back and forth, and they could only watch as the Green Dwarves ran further and further away. Other than the Dwarf Butcher and the Dwarf Cannons, who were the fastest, who had some results, most of the Dwarves had nothing to show for their pursuit.
"Godfather! Godfather! " Frey Derick rode the pure-blooded Elven warhorse Voltaire over. The young Baron saw the Emperor standing there motionless and hurriedly grabbed the Emperor's arm. "Godfather! Are you alright? "
"I … am … fine …" The Emperor spat out these few words with all his might. The Divine Hammer Gail Maraz fell to the ground. He lowered his head and whispered into his godson's ear. "Call Ludwig … over, support me … I … I can't move!"
"Grandpa Ludwig, come here!" Seeing this, Frey Derick hurriedly called for the Emperor's flag bearer. The white-bearded old man with Saint-level strength was already covered in blood. If the Emperor lost the duel, Frey Derick was certain that the Emperor's flag bearer and private champion would fight to the end.
Similarly, as the personal champion of Nur's Chief Judge and Countess, Theodore Bruckner hurried over to support the Emperor. If something happened to Frey Derick today, the Chief Judge would definitely fight to the death until he died.
But today was the day of victory!
The people of the Empire watched as the Green Dwarfs came and left like the tide. All their failures and humiliation had turned into sweet wine today, just like two thousand years ago! At the Black Fire Pass! Under the frenzy of the Green Dwarfs, the Emperor led us to an epic victory!
"It seems that Charlemagne is with you today, Karl." Under the protection of the Eternal Guards, the Supreme King Solgrin the Grudge sat on the throne. He asked with concern, "You've advanced to Saint-level? For a human, it's an amazing achievement. How are you? Are you feeling okay? "
"I'm fine, ouch …" The Emperor was held up by two big men like a cripple. Guard Rick hurriedly brought a stool for the Emperor to sit down. Even so, Karl-franz almost leaned back and fell to the ground.
"Hey! Are you okay? " Solgrin was shocked. The Supreme King signaled the Dwarf Warriors to put the throne on the ground and quickly came over to check on the Emperor's condition.
A few minutes later, the Supreme King heaved a sigh of relief. "His internal organs are bleeding. His thigh bone is broken, his calf bone is cracked, and there are twelve bruises on his body. Fortunately, it's nothing serious. Guard Rick, take care of your Emperor. We Dwarves will be responsible for guarding and cleaning up the battlefield."
After that, the Supreme King wanted to reach out and pat the Emperor on the shoulder, but he was afraid that the Emperor would be broken. In the end, he could only nod. The Eternal Guards of the Eternal Peak immediately formed a circle around the Emperor. Then Solgrin turned around and arranged for the Dwarf Army to clean up the battlefield.
The dwarves who didn't get enough merit were cursing on the battlefield. Every time they saw a green dwarf corpse, they would add a hammer or axe to the head.
On the other side, Frey Derick also finished his work and rushed to the Godfather's side.
The price of God Possession was extremely high. Even if it was only for a few seconds, the Emperor's physical potential had been completely exhausted. Both his mind and body had reached the limit. Soon, Karl-franz was carefully placed on the camp bed with the help of Guard Rick. He only had the strength to breathe. "Frey … How is it? Your Godfather … Did he do well? "
"You're great! My Majesty! " Frey Derick wiped his tears hard. The young Baron reached out and held the Emperor's hand. He pursed his lips. "I'm proud of you!"
"Then … How do you think … Your father and I … Compared to each other?" Although he was very weak, Karl-franz was still smiling.
"That's still not good enough." Frey Derick was sure that the Godfather was fine, so he laughed through his tears.
"Hahahahaha! Cough, cough, cough … "Karl-franz could not help but laugh out loud. But in a few seconds, he coughed weakly." As the saying goes, the third time is always good luck. "
"The third time?" Frey Derick did not quite understand.
"Cough, cough. Let me tell you, Frey. In the duel just now, I was possessed by Charlemagne." The Emperor smiled weakly and muttered to himself, "Let me tell you, Frey. The third time, this is the third time in my life that I've prayed to Charlemagne with utmost sincerity. Indeed, the third time is always good luck."
"…" Frey Derick looked at his Godfather from the corner of his eyes.
As the Emperor of the Empire, you've only prayed three times in your 50 years of life?!
If Archbishop Vicmar knew about this, he would be in deep trouble!
As though he understood what Frey Derick was thinking, the Emperor smiled and said, "The first time was when I was young. I was hunting with my father tens of kilometers away from Brunswick. Helberg was there, and we were ambushed by the Orcs. We were almost killed. I prayed to Charlemagne with utmost sincerity, but a group of Wood Elves appeared and shot the Orcs with a torrential rain of arrows to save us. That was the first time, and I felt that the name of Charlemagne was useless."
"The second time was when I was electing the emperor. At that time, I was behind Todbringer by 8: 4. The situation was very dangerous for me. The throne had already been passed down for three generations in the family of Grand Prince Rick. At that time, I tried to seek the help of the three major churches. Among them, the Church of Justice was without a doubt the most important. As long as I could convince His Majesty Vick, it would be equivalent to obtaining the support of the other two churches." A look of reminiscence appeared on the emperor's face. "I pretended to be praying, but in reality, I went to seek support. In the end, Archbishop Vicma questioned me. He said that he couldn't remember the last time I prayed in a church. I was ashamed because I never go to church to pray."
"In the end, when the second round of the Emperor election was about to begin, I was assassinated by a group of Tzeentch believers and almost lost my life. It was His Holiness Vickmar who saved me with his war hammer. It was a blessing in disguise. The Archbishop believed that being assassinated by Tzeentch believers meant that I was the right choice for the Emperor, and from then on, he began to support me.
"The third time is always good luck." Frey Derick muttered to himself. At this moment, cries were heard from outside. The young Baron said goodbye to his Godfather and strode away.
The Eternal Guards made way for Frey Derick.
The soldiers of the Ivy Domain were crying. Their Kurfürst had been found.
Miraculously, Marius Leitendorf still had a weak heartbeat. However, the Kurfürst was seriously injured. Twelve of his ribs were broken, two of his vertebrae were fractured, and all of his internal organs were bleeding. Many of the broken bones had penetrated deep into his nerves. One of the broken bones even pierced into his stomach. A normal person would have died more than ten times from such injuries, but Marius was barely alive because of his extraordinary physique.
Under such circumstances, everyone thought that Marius was beyond hope. In fact, the Kurfürst was also in great pain. He was only holding on because of his strong will.
The Knights of the Golden Fleece surrounded their Kurfürst and were ready to pay their last respects and blessings to the Kurfürst who had brought endless glory and trouble to the Ivy Domain. Grand Alchemist Galt tried to repair Marius' body with the Great Smelting, but he gave up after two attempts. Marius was too badly injured. He would die before the Great Smelting was completed.
"Wait!" Frey Derick squeezed in. The young Baron shouted to everyone, "He can still be saved!"
"What?!"
"I have berry wine made from the Spring of Life from the Tree of Life of the Wood Elves!" Frey Derick took out a can of berry wine from his pocket.
This was the last of the four cans of berry wine that the Wood Elves used as an apology for the Morgiana incident. The other three had been used in various incidents. This was the last one. Before Frey Derick arrived, Laing personally handed it to his eldest son, who took out the life-saving item without any hesitation.
"Quick!" Everyone forced Marius' mouth open and poured the berry wine into his mouth.
The Kurfürst coughed a few times. The life energy of the berry wine enveloped his entire body and stabilized his injuries. However, Marius' injuries were too severe. The berry wine could heal the damaged parts of his body, but it could not make him return to his original condition. The best result would be that everyone would end up with a "healer" who would be paralyzed, brain-dead, and unable to take care of himself. Marius' vocal cords had been completely destroyed. He could not speak at all.
It was just like how many disabled soldiers could be discharged from the hospital after a war. It was just that their wounds had healed.
To put it simply, the berry wine could only "heal" but not "regenerate". Also, this was only for the Wood Elves. It would be less effective for human beings.
"How can this be?!" It seemed that the berry wine of the Wood Elves was not so omnipotent. Frey Derick pursed his lips, and Laing's eldest son's expression changed from time to time.
"Instead of this, we might as well prepare for his death. I believe that Mr. Marius does not want to live like this." The Supreme King Solgreen came to Frey Derick and said, "Today, the dwarfs will lose another friend. But this is life. Everything has to go on."
"No!" Frey Derick's expression changed again.
Marius was not married, and he had no descendants or heirs. If the Grand Duke and Kurfürst of the Ivy Hill died here, the position would be vacant, and several big noble families in the Ivy Hill would start a full-scale competition for the position of Kurfürst. There might even be a civil war in the entire Ivy Hill!
His father had said that the final moment was approaching. At this moment, he had to consider the big picture. The food in the Ivy Hill was very important to the Empire. Also, compared to the Steyr Hill, the Ivy Hill was more capable of protecting the Mute Hill and dealing with the spectres in Sylvania!
After thinking for a while, Frey Derick finally made up his mind. The baron reached out his hand to the feather in front of his chest.
This feather contained the power of Clarkson, the original form of the Raven Guard. Clarkson had given his own "miracle" to this sacred item.
You will understand me, right? Uncle Clarkson?
Without any hesitation, the feather was placed in front of Marius' chest.
A miracle appeared.
Under the sky, the supreme black and white power from the highest sky was injected into Marius' body, condensing into a gray supernova in front of his chest, radiating the enormous power from Clarkson. A drop of the original blood of the Raven slowly flowed into Marius' chest, and the miniature universe formed by billions of Ravens formed into lightning and fire, enveloping Marius inside.
Ten minutes later, the Mad Count Marius Leitendorf, the Grand Duke of the Ivy Hill and the Kurfürst, who had become even more powerful than before, stood up amidst the cheers of everyone. The Kurfürst looked at himself in disbelief. He kept touching himself until he was sure that he was fine.
Solgreen, the Supreme King, opened his mouth wide. The Supreme King of Dwarfs thought that this was the benefit of having a bunch of demigod uncles.
Belle Gar always felt that Lionheart had gotten close to him, but in reality, it was the other way around. Lionheart's group of brothers were all demigods, and the foundation of a group of demigods was much more solid than Belle Gar's so-called Eight Peak Mountain's treasury.
The Grand Duke of the Ivy Hill and the Kurfürst looked at Frey Derick with a complicated expression. Marius touched his throat. His voice was slightly hoarse. He took over his rune tooth, "Mother's Lament", from the knights of the Golden Fleece who were crying tears of joy, and said to Frey Derick, "To die honorably in battle is the highest honor for a warrior. You shouldn't take it away from me, little lion."
"For a warrior, yes, but you have another identity apart from a warrior." Frey Derick watched Uncle Clarkson's feather turn into ashes and disappear in the world regretfully, but Laing's eldest son did not regret it at all. "You are a Kurfürst first and foremost. You still have a lot of things to do. Uncle Marius, you can't rest yet!"
"Little lion, I owe you my life," Marius said in a low voice.
"All of you owe Godfather your lives." Frey Derick looked at the sky. "All of you."
After the third battle of the Black Fire Pass, Karl-franz rose to fame even more than before. Every citizen of the Empire knew about the epic championship. Although the content of the championship had been further exaggerated, everybody believed that it was Charlemagne's choice for Karl-franz to become the emperor. On this day, Charlemagne was with every citizen of the Empire.
Frey Derick, the son of the Countess of the Empire, also won infinite glory. The Nur people, who had distinguished themselves in the battle, despised the Nur people for being useless because they could not even protect the emperor. On the other hand, they began to openly discuss the possibility of Frey Derick inheriting the throne. Everything had been tacitly approved by the authorities of the Empire. The great improvement of the authority of the emperor and his godson in the Empire also meant that Karl-franz's long-planned tax reform and the permanent ban on the internal revenge of the Kurfürst were possible.
It seemed that a new round of political turmoil and reshuffling in the court of the Empire was about to begin.
… I'm the dividing line that you can't rest yet …
On the other hand, just when the third battle of the Black Fire Pass ended with an epic victory, Laing finally received an express package from Lucia. It was a sun engine that had been repaired and modified by Fulgen.
At the same time, there was a notice to prepare to send troops to Obien.
Laing began to mobilize the entire country's army to gather in Culona and prepare for an expedition to Obien in the summer.
But before that, Knight King chose to go to the headquarters of the sorceresses, Margarita Castle, in person.
He was going to ask Veronica and the entire sorceresses to follow the expedition.
At the same time, Knight King also had something to discuss with his first female official.
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