By the time Laing welcomed the Brittany and Empire troops led by Kalad and Duke Hagen, it was already early in the morning.
There were only about 3,000 of them, and almost every one of them was injured. Their supplies had long been exhausted. When they arrived near the Spire Palace, the melted ruins of the castle almost made the army despair. They even thought that the knights in the south had been wiped out.
Fortunately, Laing had arranged for the rangers to be on guard outside. After seeing the knights, Bertrand decided to show up and contact them. The remaining Brittany knights and Empire troops crossed the pontoon bridge under the cover of the moonlight and arrived at the camp in the Chalon Forest.
At this time, there were only about 800 Brittany knights and squires left in the army. On the Empire's side, there were about 100 Empire knights left. There were about 2,500 Empire troops, and only eight cannons and four Hellstorm rocket launchers were left. Fortunately, the most powerful Hellstorm rocket launcher was still intact.
In order to attack Muxilon, Laing had stored enough food and military supplies. These troops were obviously starving. In the middle of the night, the camp was set on fire to cook for them.
After the defeated army arrived at the camp, it was obvious that Laing's army had a greater impact. Although Laing had sealed off the news and claimed that it was Kalad and the others who took the initiative to meet him, many knights could still guess that something must have happened to the knights in the north.
Everyone's mentality was conflicted. On one hand, the two defeated armies were entangled together, which inevitably affected each other's morale. Leon's army had already tasted defeat in the Spire Palace, and with the arrival of this army, the knights' morale was even lower.
On the other hand, Kalad raised the head of Duke Merovin high, indicating that the mad duke had been beheaded. The mad duke who had brought endless pain to the Brittany had once again died at the hands of the brave Grail Knight. This seemed to emphasize that there was still hope for victory in this war. The arrival of the Empire's army also gave the knights some hope.
At the dining table, everyone exchanged information. Duke Hagen, Kalad, and Gisoleiox, who were exhausted from the battle, were shocked speechless when they heard the information from Laing.
Did the Tzeentech army also join the war?
Duke Hagan had suffered some minor injuries. Half of the antler cross helmet he was so proud of had collapsed. He was so angry after hearing about the current situation. He held a roasted lamb leg in his hand and took a big bite out of it. "Chaos is here too?" he muttered as he gnawed on the fatty lamb leg that was dripping with grease. D * mn! Muxilon is in a mess! "
"We saw the Green Tribe and Orc tribes fighting on the way." Empire General Dietrich nodded. The Empire General was covered in blood and mud. His meticulously groomed beard and hair were dirty and messy. Laing noticed that his beard and hair were clumped together. Dietrich and Boris von Zhukov felt uneasy when they saw Laing looking at them.
Before they came to Brittany, they had met Emmanuel at the palace of Nur. The pregnant Duchess received them under the protection of many guards. She encouraged them warmly and told them to be polite when they saw Laing. She also told them to visit Sister Suria when they had the chance.
But both Dietrich and Boris felt uncomfortable when they looked at Laing. They felt uneasy when they thought about how such a man treated Duchess Emmanuel … They were unhappy. After all, many nobles of the Empire dreamed of marrying Duchess Nur, the Kurfürst, and Duchess Wesson. Even though Dietrich and Boris had families, they were still unhappy.
They were men after all.
Fortunately, Laing did not pay too much attention to them. He obviously had something on his mind and only said a few words of greeting. Dietrich and Boris von Zhukov also brought a greeting from the maid according to the diplomatic greetings they had prepared. "We bring greetings from Duchess Emmanuel. She wishes Count Laing and Countess Suria good health. The beloved Duchess has a question for the honorable Count Laing. When do you plan to visit your son in Nur?"
Everyone in the tent could feel the resentment and dissatisfaction contained in this greeting. Leon was a little embarrassed after hearing this. He quickly replied, "At least until the war is over."
"We have joined forces now, but there are only about six thousand people at most. The morale of the army is not high, and they are very tired." Kalad could tell that Ryan was in a predicament. The Sanctum grand knight had helped Ryan out of the predicament. His face was full of fatigue, the fatigue of defeat, and the fatigue of learning about the complicated situation of the battle. This was rare for a Grail Knight. But if it were not for Kalad's bravery, the army that had been marching for more than three days in a row in Muxilon might have disappeared forever from the corrupted land of Muxilon. "Do we still have any reinforcements, Lord Ryan?"
"Reinforcements from François and Duke Berchemund are on the way." Laing frowned and said to everyone present, "They will join us in a few days. In addition, Duke Bodrick's Sea God Knights are also on the way."
"No one can stay out of this war. We must protect the sacred relics left behind by the first twelve Knights of the Holy Grail. Otherwise, the only thing that awaits this country is destruction."
Hearing that the two dukes were about to arrive, the atmosphere in the tent became a little better. If Berchemund and François were to arrive, there would be five Saint-level champions (Laing, Kalad, Morgiana, Berchemund, and François). Together with the armies of the three duchies, they might have a chance to fight against the Dzogchi army.
This was not because the knights had overestimated the strength of the Dzogchi army, but because the demons of Chaos were that strong. In history, when facing the demons of Chaos, mortals had to use all their strength and pay an unparalleled price to barely defeat these nightmares of the subspace. However, the exiled demons would not die. One day, they would return and bring destruction to the mortals.
One day, because the mortals' perseverance was short-lived, but the Chaos was eternal.
"By the way, I heard that the mercenaries of the Pyrotechnic Academy have a team of dwarf butchers, right?" Laing shook his head. There was no point in thinking about these things now. He asked casually, "Why haven't I seen them? Did the dwarves voluntarily cover the retreat? "
"No, those dwarf butchers have not even reached Muxilon yet." General Dietrich of the Empire said helplessly, "Sir Laing, your early dispatch of troops has disrupted everyone's plans. We were supposed to depart from Nur at this time and arrive at Dale-Unguilan at the beginning of April. However, when we learned that you launched an attack at the end of February and took down the Spire Palace in one day, Regent Lauren urgently ordered us to come to Muxilon immediately. We had no choice but to depart from Nur on the dwarven steamship and arrive at Dale-Unguilan after passing through Marienburg."
"At this time, the dwarf butchers are still helping the dwarves of Karak Castle of Desolation clear out the Green Dwarfs in the Black Mountains." The general of the Empire said helplessly, "If everything goes well, the dwarf butchers should have just boarded the ship to Dale-Unguilan. Dwarves value oaths the most …"
"That's right! We dwarves are like that. We pay our debts! We take our revenge! " Belegar, the King of the Eight Peaks, sat on a raised bench, his body hidden behind a large table. He shouted loudly, "These are the dwarves!"
Even after watching for a long time, Leon still couldn't determine whether Belega was sitting or standing. Therefore, he couldn't determine how excited this dwarf king was.
"If we fight the Chaos with all our strength, then what about Matthew Bard and his undead army?" Kalad asked, his voice filled with pain. "Lyonnaise no longer has the ability to resist the invasion of the undead. If Matthew Bard wants to, he can even take down Culona directly."
"Yes, but Culona still has enough defenders to deal with it." Fedmond, the Knight of the Holy Grail, shook his head violently. He immediately emphasized, "It shouldn't be a problem to hold on for at least a month or two."
"The Holy Grail Knights and the Lake Prophets in Culona will fight to protect the capital," Morgiana, the Lake Witch, said seriously. "The capital won't be taken down so easily."
"Things have to be done first. Currently, our most powerful enemy is still the Chaos Army." Laing set the tone for this matter. "Of course, I want to emphasize that dealing with the Chaos Army first doesn't mean that we'll let the undead go! When we destroy the Chaos Army and take back the relic, we'll naturally defeat Matthew Bard's army! Moreover, I'm most afraid that Matthew Bard will defend Muxilon to the death. If that happens, we'll have to be prepared for a long-term siege. If he dares to go out of the city and fight us in the open, his undead army will naturally be nothing to us! "
After listening to Laing's words, everyone nodded. The undead were the enemy, and they would only be the enemy.
In fact, in recent years, there had been a strange idea circulating in Brittany. This idea was spread among the serfs and the knights, and it was quite popular.
The idea was that the knights, as the guardians of humans and the defenders of the kingdom, seemed to perform worse than the undead when it came to ruling. Many rumors said that even the undead were not so harsh on the serfs. In contrast, the vampires never asked the serfs to pay tithes, but only periodically asked them to pay "bone tax" and "blood tax." In comparison, the vampires seemed to be more open-minded.
But in fact, the Knights of the Holy Grail, led by Laing, knew very well that life and death were like two sides of a coin. They could never be unified.
As for why these midnight nobles were so nice to some of the serfs they enslaved?
For example, if a farmer built a pigsty and raised a group of pigs, would the farmer deliberately torture these pigs until they were half dead?
No, the farmer would raise these pigs until they were white and fat, and then wait for the right time to slaughter them for meat.
As for why the vampires sometimes fought to protect humans, the reason was very simple. Just like someone wanted to get or destroy the pigs in the pigsty, as the owner of the pigs, the farmer would naturally pick up weapons to defend his property.
This was the relationship between the vampires and the runaway slaves who felt as if they could still live.
"I don't care what those prey think of me. Do you think meat will have any opinions about you? Do you remember how much bread you have eaten? "
— — Konstantin von Karstein
It was not wrong for the vampires to worship honor and bloodline, but this had nothing to do with humans. Even the blood dragon family, which valued honor the most, had never been the guardians of humans or any noble knights. They still only brought death and fear to the mortal world, indulgence and hunting.
Except for the most extreme and special cases where the living and the dead temporarily fought side by side, most of the time, humans and vampires were enemies.
Brittany's knights and nobles were indeed problematic, but no matter what, they had always been under the guidance of the Lake Fairy to protect humans and the mortal world. Vampires might have some commendable qualities, but the ultimate goal of most midnight nobles was to turn the mortal world into a kingdom of the dead.
It was like a batch of good cans and bad cans. No matter how good a Brittany was, it would always be good cans, and vampires would always be bad cans. A blood knight could use an entire human village to test the quality of his new sword skills. Even the most morally corrupt Brittany knight would not do such a thing.
"Alright, everyone has worked hard along the way. Please rest well for the next few days." Laing narrowed his eyes. "When the reinforcements arrive, we will immediately send our troops across the Grismori River and follow the downstream to the tomb of Landuin!"
"Yes!" It was already early in the morning. Everyone retreated one after another and set up camp to sleep.
… I am the dividing line between good cans and bad cans …
A few days later, the reinforcements led by Duke Berchemund, François, and Duke Bodrick arrived at the Chalon Forest.
The arrival of the 15,000 reinforcements greatly boosted morale. The soldiers and knights left their tents to welcome the arrival of the reinforcements.
Under the coat of arms of the mermaid knights holding the trident of Poseidon, a thousand Poseidon Knights marched into the camp under the leadership of Duke Bodrick. The Poseidon Knights would fight to protect the land bestowed by the Goddess and the ocean bestowed by the Poseidon. The children of the Poseidon would never succumb to the darkness!
The red fire dragon flag fluttered in the wind. Duke Berchemund, who led the Brotherhood of Red Dragon Knights, appeared. Most of the knights of the Brotherhood of Red Dragon Knights were Knights of the Holy Grail! When Brittany was in danger, the knights of Bastogne felt that they were duty-bound because they were the glorious and proud people of Bastogne! The knights who came out of Brittany's land of prosperity were never afraid of a strong enemy!
The pure white pegasus and the pure unicorn flag told of the arrival of François and the Champion Knight Brotherhood of Quinalis. This elite Brittany knights had made a name for themselves in the First Battle of La Messenelle Abbey, the Battle of Blackstone Stronghold, and the Second Battle of La Messenelle Abbey. Their reputation had long been known throughout the Old World. When Chaos struck, the knights of the Duchy of Vanford would fight for one of the twelve first generation Knights of the Holy Grail, "Pure Witch" Redmond!
This was also the last fresh army of the Knight King's Kingdom.
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