Burning buildings, collapsing towns, and large groups of Empire residents were fleeing for their lives.
"Help!"
"In the name of Charlemagne, save your people!"
"Shalia, protect me!"
"Lord Moore."
The villagers retreated hopelessly towards the Cathedral of the Church of Justice in the center of the town. There were tens of defenders and hundreds of militia gathered for the final resistance.
Groups of Orcs charged into the town. The weak defenses and walls were overturned by them. The hungry Orcs killed any adult they saw and devoured their flesh. They dragged away any women and children they saw. These people would become the weapons of the Orcs' reproduction. Under the influence of the Chaos wind, the Orc cubs only needed ten days to reach youth and three months to mature and enter adulthood.
There was no end to the slaughter.
After breaching the town walls and defeating the defenders, the Orcs didn't choose to attack the Inner Castle and Cathedral in the center of the town. The cunning Orcs knew that there were the most defenders and the strongest resistance there. The Orcs chose to attack the taverns, inns, and markets because there was a large amount of food and alcohol. Even though they had become Chaos Creatures, they still had a liking for alcohol and meat.
But the Orcs weren't in luck today.
After turning a corner, a young male noble stood in the middle of the street with his legs apart. He had long black hair, and his black and gold armor reflected the Runes of the Dwarves. There was some hair at the side of his mouth, and his blue eyes stared at the Orcs.
The male noble held a slender half-sword in one hand. It was an exquisite quenching furnace made by the dwarves, and it was obviously of high quality.
Behind him, ten Blackstone Guards stood in a row. They had the pride of the Nur and disdain for the Orcs. The Great Swordsmen lifted their chins and looked at their enemies.
The young noble's black and gold cloak fluttered in the wind. There was a golden lion pattern on the cloak, just like the coat of arms on the Baron's chest. He looked cold and disdainful. When he saw the Orcs attacking his citizens, he said, "F * ck!"
"Kill … those without hooves … eat meat!" The Giant Horned Beast King was the first to roar. Among the herd of beasts, a Giant Horned Beast King drew its bow. The simple short bow was fully drawn, and a bone arrow pierced through the air.
"Whoosh ~"
"Bang!" The male noble flicked his wrist, and the half-sword in his hand drew a semicircle, deflecting the bone arrow.
"Roar!" The first horned beast rushed up, and the male noble grabbed the hilt of his sword and spun it upward, facing the cold light directly, forcing the horned beast to duck. The male noble then let his body fall, and the blade hit the horned beast's wrist. The rusty battle-ax fell to the ground, and then the baron grabbed the upper half of his sword and used both hands to let the long sword pierce through the horned beast's head.
"First one," Baron Nur said coldly.
"Ahhh!" Two more horned beasts charged at him. The baron raised his sword to block the first horned beast's charge. He took a step back and let his sword follow the momentum of the horned beast's Machete to spin in the air. Then, he slashed the horned beast's chest.
He sheathed his sword and faced the second enemy. He swung his sword upward to block the battle-ax and stabbed his sword downward. The blade pierced through the horned beast's thigh. The baron quickly sheathed his sword and slashed the horned beast. Then, he turned around and slid to dodge a spear from a Giant Horned Beast. He held his sword hilt and slashed left and right, sending the head of the Giant Horned Beast flying. Before it fell to the ground, he grabbed the handle of the spear and thrust it forward. The Giant Horned Archer who shot the first bone sword was pierced by the spear and embedded into the wall behind him.
"Second one, third one, fourth one."
The remaining few Orcs were intimidated by the baron. They hesitated for a while before charging at the baron. The two horned beasts were equipped with shields and axes.
The baron did not panic. He raised his hand and activated the spell that he had been preparing for a long time. A few metal torrents fell from the sky. The two horned beasts were forced to raise their shields to block. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the baron advanced quickly. He swung his sword and accurately hit the lower part of the horned beast's axe. After swinging his sword, he turned around and pierced the neck of the first horned beast.
The blade was quickly pulled out, and blood spurted out. Before the first horned beast's hot blood fell to the ground, the baron continued to advance. He dodged the Machete and sent himself into the horned beast's arms. With the sound of his sword piercing through the horned beast's leather armor, the beast's blood flowed all over his robe.
He kicked the corpse away from his body. Now, only the big horned beast was left.
Knowing that it was the only one left, the Beast King took a deep breath, bent down, and held the giant axe in front of its chest with both hands, ready to welcome the Baron's attack.
An imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of the Baron's mouth. The moment he saw the Giant Horned Beast sink down, Frey Derick immediately reached out and lightly unbuttoned the Exquisite Rune Firearm from the holster at his waist.
"Pom!" There was white smoke, and blood spurted out of the Big Horned Beast's head. The Orc Beast King fell to the ground.
From the moment Frey Derick snatched the Giant Horned Beast to the moment it was killed, the entire process took less than 0.5 seconds.
"It's the Nur army! The Nur army is here to save us!"
"Look at that flag. Our Baron is here."
"Our baron will always be a god!"
"Shield of the Empire, Light of Nur!"
The Humans in the town burst into cheers.
The Nur reinforcements rushed into the town. The Orc Beast King was already a corpse. It was effortless. The black-clad, black-armored, and murderous Nur elites, the Provincial Army, and the private army of the nobles defeated the Orcs. They slaughtered the beasts and chased the remaining enemies into the forest.
"We can't kill them all." Surrounded by the Great Swordsman of the Blackstone Guards, the Baron of Nur, the Deputy Commander of the Nur City Defense Force, the Nur General, the Defender of Nur and Wissen Territory, the Friend of Saul Territory, the Shield of the City, Emmanuelle von Lebowitz Bernardino of the Empire, and the son of Sun Wang Laing, Frey Derick von Lebowitz Bernardino wasn't happy about the victory. The Baron only frowned. He had too many victories in the past year, and Frey Derick was numb to them. The Baron was thinking about how to solve the problem once and for all, or how to solve the endless harassment of the Orcs.
Ever since the last assassination attempt, Emilia, the Duchess of the Empire, had become more and more tired of handling military and political affairs. The military power was further transferred to Frederick's hands. Furthermore, there were rumors in the Nuer Palace that the Duchess of the Empire was planning to retire when her son was around 30 years old and pass on all her titles to him.
Recently, Emilia was most concerned about the "Damned Swindlers" (referring to Vaughn and Nur Hus). Emmanuelle of the Empire had planned for Frey Derick's ascension for more than ten years. In the end, Vaughn appeared out of nowhere. Emilia was infuriated and caused a rift in the Empire. For example, during the war in the North, Emilia only sent a general to lead three Nur legions to the front line.
Frey Derick was speechless. He understood his mother's worries. For this reason, he secretly arranged some activities to cover for his mother to travel to Brittany to find his father and relax.
In fact, even though Emilia came to the Empire to become a Countess, she would still travel to Brittany for at least two or three months every year to find his father. Frey Derick fully understood this.
After cleaning up everything, Frey Derick rode his beloved pure-blooded Elven horse. He planned to return to Nur as soon as possible. It was not safe to spend the night outside the city, so the baron always tried to avoid spending the night outside the city.
Speaking of outside the city, Frey Derick asked his guard, Nathan Drake, the captain of the Blackstone Guards, "About the matter of the sewers that I asked you to investigate, is there any news?"
"No." Nathan Drake shook his head. Nathan Drake shook his head. The captain of the Blackstone Guards grimaced and said, "I sent out three teams. The first team circled the sewers and found nothing. They only reported that there were some relatively large rats, but they were definitely not the Skaven Ratmen. The second team found a nest of vampires. They paid a hefty price to exterminate some of the scavengers. The third team completely disappeared. They never came back."
"You didn't send anyone to look for them?" Frey Derick frowned. The baron knew that there were definitely Skaven Ratmen underground in Nur. After all, there was a rat disaster in Nur not long ago. Not only was a batch of precious blueprints stolen, but a small part of the factory was also destroyed. If Gao Cuike and Felix didn't work together to defeat the Skaven Gray Prophet, Nur would have to pay a heavy price.
However, after a year or two of searching, they still didn't find anything. Most of the scouting teams they sent out only found some mutated rats. A small number of scouting teams went missing, and no one saw them again.
Nur's University and the military emphasized again after many discussions. "The Skaven Ratmen don't exist. Don't waste your energy, my baron."
That was very uncomfortable.
What was even more annoying was Frey Derick's personal maid, Noelle. For some reason, she suddenly felt weak and bedridden. Frey Derick used to rely on this personal maid to give him tactical advice, but now he could only rely on himself. He asked Noelle to rest well and arranged for the best people to take care of her. He took on the burden himself.
The Empire and the elite army that went to Sylvania were still missing. Frey Derick couldn't help but feel sad when he thought of the little queen, Alissanda.
Who can understand my heart?
On the way back, the weather changed constantly. The sky that had been cooling down began to snow. White snowflakes fell on Frey Derick's armor and blood-stained robe. Black, white, red, and gold, the four colors mixed together, just like the glorious history of Nur.
The young baron looked at the sky and smiled bitterly. It was already spring, but it still snowed from time to time. The weather was getting colder and colder. It could be imagined that this year would be a bad year.
Thinking of Noelle who was seriously ill, thinking of the little queen who had been captured for a long time, and thinking of himself, Vaughn, Luitpold, his father, Queen Suria, and his mother's story, and looking at the falling snowflakes, Frey Derick couldn't help but think of a song that his father taught him when he was young. It seemed like it should be sung at this time.
The baron's voice quickly spread across the silent fields of the Empire and the snowy sky.
"Are you ~ pretending to be lonely ~"
"Why is your ~ heart so moved ~"
"Come back to your senses, unknowingly ~"
"I've been deeply attracted to you ~"
"How can I reflect my heart in the mirror for you to see?"
"Even if this love becomes an extravagant hope, will there be a day when it will be reflected in the mirror?"
"Before I can see the faint light of dawn, this love is still difficult ~"
As he sang, Frey Derick was moved by himself.
I sing so well.
But now the little queen is missing, and Noelle is seriously ill. It's a pity that such a good voice can't be heard.
While Frey Derick was still thinking, a person suddenly rushed out from the side of the road. She was wearing a brown robe, with a thick cloak and hood on her head. Her face couldn't be seen clearly, but from her long flaxen hair, graceful figure, and elegant running posture, she was definitely a female noble who had undergone very strict palace training. She held a bouquet of flowers in her hand and shouted in a shy and shy voice, "My baron, I want to present you with flowers!"
Look, another one of my admirers. Unfortunately, my heart already belongs to someone, Frey Derick thought proudly. The baron glanced at the woman's figure and felt that it was somewhat familiar. He noticed that there was a lot of magic energy from the wind of death in her body, and there was no Chaos corruption on her body. So, he gestured for her to come over and present the flowers.
An apprentice mage of death? Is she the apprentice of the Rose of Cemetery Elspeth?
A noble girl in love presenting flowers to a brave knight, isn't this the most romantic thing? The Nur soldiers were also happy to see a good show, so they didn't stop her.
Seeing that no one was stopping her, the girl suppressed her excitement and jogged to Frey Derick's elven horse. She raised the bouquet.
"Xie … Ellie???!!!" Frey Derick took the bouquet and was about to say thank you, but the girl's beautiful face revealed from under the hood instantly made the baron's heart beat 400 beats per minute. His pupils contracted, and his mouth opened wide. He almost blurted out the little queen's name, but fortunately, the baron quickly changed his words. "Miss Ellie? It's you? You … You … How did you come to Wesson? "
"Save me, Frey, save me!" Alisarah cried as soon as she saw Frey Derick. The little queen sobbed and said in elven in a low voice, "Please, save me. Uncle Azarion is dead. Belannar is dead. Everyone is dead! I have nowhere to go. I know you're the only one who can take me in. Please, Frey! "
Everyone is dead? Frey Derick was shocked. There was a lot of information in this sentence! Everyone is dead? Did she mean Gao Jingquan was dead, or did she mean everyone including Archbishop Vicmar and Great Teacher Hans of the Holy Knights were dead?
Only you can take me in? That's not right, right? No matter how he thought about it, Alisarah should not have come to him.
Also, Frey Derick naturally would not forget the little queen's appearance and power. How did her hair turn light brown and become a wizard of death?
The baron's face was full of question marks. There was too much information, and he was even a little dazed.
The little queen interpreted this as Frey Derick's hesitation. She felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
The world is so big. Where is home?
Alisarah made her last stubbornness. She wiped away her tears forcefully and said, "I … I understand. Sorry to disturb you. I'll leave now."
"Wait!" Frey Derick saw that Alisarah was about to leave and hurriedly reached out to grab her.
The little queen that he had missed day and night came to him on her own, and she even wanted him to take her in?
How could there be such a good thing? It was like gold falling from the sky!
It was time!
After a brief shock, Frey Derick was immediately overjoyed. The baron simply reached out to pull Alisarah up and held her in front of him. A touching love story instantly formed in his mind. He said to the crowd, "A beautiful lady whose whole family died in the war has come to me. Everyone, do you think I should take her in?"
"Of course, you're worthy, my baron!" The Nur soldiers naturally played along with Frey Derick's performance. The baron obviously took a fancy to this girl. Everyone cheered, clapped, and screamed.
"Let's go back to Nur. Tell me in detail what happened." The army continued on their way. The baron whispered to the little queen in his arms, "Don't worry, I'll keep you safe."
"Okay." Alisarah sighed softly. Then her body finally relaxed and went limp.
Sure enough, Lilith's advice was reliable.
Nur, where Frey Derick was, was the only place in the old world that had the ability, willingness, and conditions to take her in.
She would start a new life in this place.
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