Cardo Diego, the 48th Supreme Mentor of the Gray Knights, was known as "Brother Drag" and was considered to be an extremely great leader of the Gray Knights. He had created countless miracles and impressive battle records, defeating the original body of the Demon Ascension Body, Mortarion, and entering and exiting the Chaos Domain, killing the Chaos Demons until their blood flowed like rivers and corpses piled up like mountains. Countless demon princes and great demons were defeated in front of Cardo Diego.
It wasn't until a Chaos Demon Prince reborn, Muka, was exiled by Carldo for the second time that Muka finally issued the most vicious curse. Carldo Diego would be trapped in the subspace forever until he died in battle or fell.
Carldo was indeed trapped, but he did not do as Chaos wished. On the contrary, from this day on, a great fiend appeared in the Chaos Domain.
"I heard you're a demon?"
In the subspace, Carldo Diego displayed terrifying willpower and strength, as if no predicament could stop him.
He overturned and killed the Khorne Great Demon Karl Voss in the Brass Stronghold of Khorne.
He cut off the head of the Great Demon in the fortress of the Great Demon Mu Kaza.
He set fire to Nurgle's back garden, burning the garden bonsai carefully arranged by his loving father to the ground.
He killed the six banshee sisters personally conferred by Pervert in the domain of Pervert.
He had won countless victories in the Realm of Chaos, and in some cases, he could even return to the physical universe for a short period of time. His return would bring great help to the humans, but at the same time, it would also attract countless Chaos Demons.
According to Laing's perception, Carldo seemed to still be in an unknown place in the Chaos Domain. He was temporarily trapped.
Laing was thinking about how to break the curse of the reborn Muka on Carldo Diego. At the same time, he was thinking about how much Carldo could do for him.
Yes, although Laing was full of confidence in Aurora and Veronica, he was actually very afraid of the Seed of Destruction demon army. As a Primordial Blood God Prince who was even stronger than the Demon Origin, the Seed of Destruction gave him too much pressure.
And what was Carldo Diego's strength?
That was to say, without the "legend of Brother Luo" that was gradually deified in the Imperium, what was Kaldo's real capability?
As the original body, Laing knew best that Kaldo's true strength was definitely stronger than his when he was at the peak of the Sanctuary-realm, but definitely weaker than the Gray Knight who was now a demigod.
Yes, although Kaldo's legend was spread throughout the entire Milky Way, no matter what, he couldn't be compared to Laing. Brother Tuo's strength could barely be considered within the level of the original body, but at most, it was similar to Commander Abaddon.
There would definitely be people who would say that something was wrong. Kaldo was a fierce person who had defeated the original body of the demon ascender, Mortarion, and had entered and left the realms of various Gods of Chaos seven times!
The first thing to confirm was that Brother Tuo was indeed very powerful to be able to enter and leave the realm of Chaos seven times, and it could be said that his willpower was incomparably strong. But there was a premise — the Four Gods of Chaos were not serious with him. The Four Gods actually felt that this guy who dared to kill and set fire in their own backyard was quite interesting, so the Four Gods were playing with him and waiting for him to fall. They had never been serious with him, and none of the evil gods really had the intention to take action themselves or arrange for their subordinates to solve this trouble.
Secondly, Brother Tuo's ability to defeat Mortarion indeed showed that he was very powerful, but before that, there were two prerequisites. The first was that Mortarion was seriously injured at the beginning of the battle, and the second was that the Imperial Emperor cheated by telling Kaldo Mortarion's true demon name.
The true demon name was the most powerful weapon against the demons of Chaos. Moreover, the true demon name was not something that could be memorized by the Imperial Emperor after he said it once. If a mortal's level was not high enough and did not have enough willpower, when he said the first syllable of the true demon name, he would either mutate and corrupt, be sucked into the subspace, self-destruct, or simply cause a huge disaster.
"The Seed of Destruction …" Laing clenched his fist.
Far away from the castle, the Brittany Hunters who had been recruited were still going through their emotional training. These young people were full of fantasies and expectations for the future. Many of them bought their own weapons and equipment, accepted the recruitment, and went to the battlefield, just to one day enter the elite infantry regiment of the duchy, enter the Old Guard, until they became noble knights.
"Loyalty! Loyalty! Regiment! Victory! Must! Victory! "
"Loyalty! Loyalty! Regiment! Victory! Must! Victory! "
The hot-blooded youths carried endless beauty and yearning, loudly shouting their own slogans, placing their hopes on the advancement and breakthrough brought by the war.
Laing could only remain silent. He did not know how many of these youths would die in the coming war, nor did he know how long Eichahn would wait before personally leading his troops south.
The only thing he knew was that his goal was to let this world live on, to let these people with smiles on their faces live on.
However, with the arrival of Year 2523 of the Empire's calendar, Leon didn't receive news of Akerhan's attack on the monastery. In fact, La Messenell Monastery was garrisoned with an astonishing number of troops. A total of a thousand knights and ten thousand guards were stationed in the monastery. There was also a large number of mobile support forces in the surroundings. Hundreds of cannons were installed in the monastery, awaiting Akerhan's arrival.
However, the Lich King did not come. Scouts had seen Akerhan appear several times in the depths of the Grey Mountains, but the Lich King did not attack, causing great trouble for the Brittany. Laing and his main forces were held back, and the original plan of reclaiming Estalia and strengthening the northern defensive line could not be carried out.
As time passed, a terrifying rumour began to spread in every principality of Brittany.
In the castles of the knights and nobles.
In the towns where the free people gathered.
In the manors where the serfs worked.
In the taverns where people gathered.
Under the lighthouse of Le-Angoulin, beside the racetrack of the Lion's Ring in Couronne, in the Palace of Fontainebleau in Muxillon, beside the Mannen dry dock in Bordero, below the Witch Tower of the Lake Goddess in Kakasson, in front of the oldest heraldic monuments in Bastogne, in the great pass of the Montfort Axe Pass.
The truth about the Fairy of the Lake was being revealed.
The god that the Brittany worshipped for a thousand years, the saviour, the symbol of chivalry, the protector of the kingdom, was an elven god.
This was a short and simple story, but it revealed the truth about the Brittany's founding.
In the beginning, no one believed this story. The Brittany cursed the speaker as a liar, a madman, a schemer, a heretic, and even a lie from the Cult of Chaos.
However, as the story spread, the rumors did not stop at the wise. On the contrary, too much of the content was confirmed.
First of all, Brittany was once a colony of the Elven Empire.
The holy land where Arthur first met the Lake Goddess was next to the ruins of the Elven Empire's Moon Goddess.
The Moon Goddess and the Lake Goddess were both called Lilith.
The Isle of Lilies, the holy land of the Lake Goddess, was also the holy land of the Elven Empire.
Esoloron was called an 'Immortal' because of the close relationship between the Lake Goddess and the Great Forest.
Before the appearance of the Lake Goddess, there was no mention of this goddess in the Old World's documents.
The king's battle flag was made from the hair of an Elven girl.
There were also countless coincidences and things that had happened …
Everything that happened matched up perfectly, and a terrifying truth was revealed.
The God that the Knight King had worshipped for a thousand years. Their faith, their infatuation, worship, perseverance, and everything was just a lie. The Lake Goddess was an Elven God. Their Lady had deceived them. She did not really want to protect and save the country. She only needed a handy weapon, a shield to protect herself.
The Brittany treated her as a beacon of hope, but she only treated the Brittany as a pawn in her hands. She was never the God that brought salvation to the Brittany. She was just … an Elven God.
Rumors spread like wildfire in the fields, villages, manors, towns, and even the halls of castles. The edifice of faith began to collapse. The kingdom of Brittania was going through the greatest test in its history. The morale of the knights and nobles was quickly shaken. Everyone scrambled to pray to the Goddess of the Lake, hoping to get a negative answer from their goddess.
However, the Lake Goddess did not say a word.
The goddess neither confirmed nor denied it. It was as if she had tacitly agreed and accepted this reality.
The knights and nobles seemed to have gone mad. They cried and howled. They gave up their duties, gave up their missions, and gave up their pride. Groups of knights and nobles began to search for the Lake Goddess's temple. Then, they questioned the Lake Goddess's prophets, priests, and priests who served the goddess.
These people originally had unreachable statuses. No knight or nobleman dared to speak to the priests who served the goddess like that. However, at this moment, only unsheathed knight swords, spears, and axes faced these people. They questioned these priests over and over again.
"Tell us that our Lady is not some pointy-eared Moon Goddess!"
"What is the Lady? Tell us!"
"We need to know the truth!"
"Swear in the name of the Lady. Is what you said true?"
The clergy couldn't answer because they didn't know.
Fine! You don't know, right?
Then let's ask the Lake Goddess Witch Morgiana!
The knights and nobles were furious and crazy. They came from all over the kingdom, from small streams to rivers and lakes, and then converged into a huge wave. When thousands of people gathered in front of the Lake Goddess's Tower and asked the Lake Goddess Witch for a reply, what awaited them was the merciless suppression of the Lake Goddess Witch Morgiana.
Morgiana was not a good-tempered person. The leader was directly shrouded in the light of magic and turned into a frog. The rest were ordered to disperse by Morgiana. The Lake Goddess Witch warned that if anyone dared to question the Lady of the Lake's legitimacy and divinity, then what followed would be even more severe punishment. There would be punishment, expulsion of noble titles, and even expulsion of citizenship and hanging.
So, on this day, a bloody conflict broke out in front of the Lake Goddess's Tower.
The furious knights and nobles who were betrayed by the Goddess they believed in, and the deeply disappointed knights and nobles did not continue to tangle with Morgiana. This was because it was meaningless.
They began to go back to arm themselves, gather their troops, and prepare to rise.
If this was a lie, then they would expose her!
If this was a lie, then they would make her pay the price!
If this was a complete use, then they would overturn everything that this thousand-year-old kingdom had made. If our Goddess treated the whole kingdom as a weapon, then it was time for the weapon to bite back!
The crowd was agitated, and anger filled the sky.
Even the knights stationed in Castle Bletcher, near La Messenell Abbey, were shaken.
The familiar sound of military boots came from afar. Laing was still sitting in the castle, admiring the snow. Queen Suria was still wearing her gorgeous and charming kimono. She gently warmed the bowl for Laing, mixed the ointment, and poured tea. The tea leaves from Aurora and the black tea from Indi were brewed by Suria's delicate hands.
Laing sat there, as calm as a mountain. He looked at his wife and thought that this kimono was really good, but it was a bit troublesome to put it on and take it off.
For example, when they were alone, Laing had to help her take it off one-third of the time, and Laing had to help her put it back on one-third of the time.
Berliat came in from outside. Ugor saw the king and queen admiring the snow. He first bowed and then said, "Your Majesty, and my Queen, I have news. It is very bad news, but there is also good news, but it may not be as good as the first one."
"No matter how bad the news is, I can accept it. Speak, Laing." Laing nodded slightly.
"Your Majesty, the situation is very bad. Almost all the knights and nobles in the kingdom have doubts about the Lady of the Lake. Everyone is wondering if the belief that has supported the whole kingdom for a thousand years is some alien goddess that no one has heard of." Berliat said anxiously, "After the correspondence, four duchies jointly announced that they will temporarily break away from Brittany's rule. They jointly announced the establishment of 'Free Brittany'!"
"Which four?" Suria looked up, her dazzling long golden curls hanging down from her ears like silk.
"Lyonnesse, Le-Angouland, Carcassonne, Montfort." Berliat bowed and said, "The four duchies jointly announced that unless the Lady of the Lake is willing to prove her identity and purity as a human goddess, they will break away from Brittany's rule from now on. A new, free Brittany will be reborn from the ashes."
"Oh? I remember that Duke Hubbard is a Grail Knight. He also chose to join this' Free Brittany '? "Laing was still very calm.
"My dear, anyone who finds out that his duchy and his family have protected the south for thousands of years because of a lie will not be able to accept it," Suria said gently. "Go on, Berliat."
"My queen, and His Majesty, according to the current situation, a civil war may be inevitable." Berliat's forehead was sweating. Ugor was gloating, but he was also very worried. "Should we prepare early?"
"There's no hurry. Berliat, tell me, what's the good news?" Laing continued to ask.
"It's not very good, but … Your Majesty, Duke Berchemund, Duke Lauen, Duke Bodrick and Duke Hagan have all brought their armies back to their respective duchies." Berliat could only bite the bullet and say, "They said that they need some time to accept all this. These dukes said that they will still support Your Majesty's rule and the Lady's … position of patron saint, but they are not willing to fight against their own kind. Please forgive them, Your Majesty. Only Duke François stayed. He said that no matter what, he will protect the abbey until the last moment."
"That's normal." Laing expressed his understanding. Although the Grail Knights were also shocked by the truth of the Lake Fairy, they were still on the side of the Goddess. Their status, glory, wealth and the source of power were all given to them by the Goddess.
There were only individuals who betrayed their class, but there was no class that betrayed their class. The Grail Knights could not betray themselves. Duke Hubbard was an exception.
"What about you? Berliat, the Old Guard, the First Guard Pikemen and my Royal Legion, how did they react? "Laing was calm and composed. He even had time to eat tea and snacks.
"Your Majesty, all the Old Guard, the Royal Legion and the First Guard Pikemen will always be loyal to you! In our hearts, you are the only sun! "Berliat knelt on one knee and said seriously.
"That's good. You can go now. Inform François and Kalad to get ready to break camp." Laing nodded approvingly at Berliat. "And Rokossovsky."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Berliat wanted to ask the champion of the Sun King and the Goddess in front of him if the Lake Fairy was the Goddess of Elves.
But Berliat knew that if he did not want to die too early, the taboo thing was to be overly curious. Besides, he did not believe in the Lake Fairy.
When Berliat went down, Suria showed a worried expression. "What should we do? Dear, are we really going to have a civil war? "
"This day has finally come. The lie that started from the founding of the country has finally been exposed."
"We can't fight this war with the Lich King. We have to settle our internal affairs before we can fight outside." Laing shook his head. His original body's eyes were burning with anger. "This must be Akerhan's plan."
"Pass down my orders. Withdraw from the monastery!"
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