The resistance of the Empire's army was stronger than expected, but also weaker than expected.
When they saw the lizardmen charging at them from all directions, the Empire's soldiers, who were addicted to wealth, suddenly realized that perhaps their lives were more important than gold and silver.
From this point alone, the imperial army that had undergone systematic training and had a clear superior-subordinate relationship was indeed stronger than the mercenaries from the southern kingdoms who had come here to explore. However, they were still far inferior to the Ashes Corps that had undergone months of special training by Fulgen.
It was too late to resist. Many of the Empire's soldiers had just put down the gold and silver in their hands and did not even have the time to look for the weapons they had thrown away when the behemoths charged into the ruins of the temple. They roared and roared, displaying their primitive bestiality in front of the Empire's soldiers.
A few spearmen finally found their weapons in the chaos. They shouted slogans of "For the Empire" and "For Karl-franz" as they tried to resist the behemoths' charge. However, the Empire's soldiers were too small. Their spears could not penetrate the hard shells of the Ankylosaurus or the tough skin of the Tyrannosaurus.
War was never that simple. Just because the spearmen were good at fighting against large units did not mean that they could easily deal with the lizardmen's behemoths. As a few spearmen were crushed to pieces, more lizardmen and lizardmen appeared.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Prepare for battle! " The Hunter General let out a shrill howl. He frantically signaled for the soldiers to gather. How could such a disorganized army face these primitive monsters? Only the humans, who had been proven over thousands of years, could do so!
The Empire's soldiers, who had just woken up from a dream, began to form their formations. In just a few minutes, they had paid the price of more than five hundred casualties. Many of the Empire's soldiers had been torn apart by the behemoths. If it were not for the Tyrannosaurus, Ankylosaurus, and Ankylosaurus tasting human flesh, they would not even have the chance to form their formations!
When the casualties exceeded 700, the Empire finally received a belated order. They had to retreat to a corner of the Toqan Temple and prepare for their last stand.
On the streets of the temple, the Empire's war chariots were galloping. The newly assembled wheels of the chariots were creaking. In front of the chariots, several horses and war horses were galloping. The chariots, which were made of crude wooden planks, were shaking. The Empire's musketeers on the chariots were shouting and screaming, "Speed up! Accelerate! Quick! "
"We are going at full speed!" cried the groom, with a ferocious voice.
Behind the carriage was a Terror Lizard!
This Terror Lizard was seven to eight meters tall and over ten meters long. This was a prehistoric beast that the Empire's army had never seen before!
"Fire!" Amidst the mournful cries, the Empire's musketeers raised their muskets towards the Terror Lizard. However, even the muskets that were capable of penetrating iron armour at close range only managed to leave a few scratches on the Terror Lizard's skin.
"Quick! Quick! " The Empire's war chariots galloped through the chaotic battlefield with the Terror Lizard in hot pursuit. The Terror Lizard's sharp fangs swayed back and forth in its gaping maw. The stench of blood had already permeated the air.
"It's going to catch up to us!" The musketeers shouted in despair.
"Ahhhhh!" At this critical moment, the chariot suddenly made a sharp turn. The Empire's postilion had been forced to unleash the last of his potential. Not only did he make the chariot make a sharp turn, but he also made a perfect drift on the streets of the temple ruins.
The chariot turned into a small path. The Terror Lizard was unable to react in time and was unable to break free from the inertia. It crashed into the high wall of the temple ruins, causing the entire wall to collapse. The Terror Lizard was a little dizzy from the impact. This allowed the Empire's war chariots to finally pull away from the beast.
"Yay!"
"Emperor Charlemagne has blessed us!"
"Long live the Empire!"
"Almighty Karl-franz!"
The Empire's musketeers on the chariot burst into cheers as if they had won the battle. They shouted the names of the Empire and Emperor Charlemagne loudly as if they had already won the battle.
Thud! At this moment, a muffled sound came from the chariot. The entire chariot sank. The war horses and workhorses neighed. The sudden weight of the chariot made it difficult for them to move forward.
A huge white lizard landed on the chariot. It did not give the Empire's soldiers any time to speak. The ancient sacred artifact in its hand, Urumak's hammer, was as light as a poker in its hand.
The hammer fell, and the musketeer's head was smashed into pieces. Brain matter splattered everywhere.
In the blink of an eye, the few musketeers on the Empire's chariot were all killed. The white lizard's body was as fast as a phantom. Mortals could not even see its movements clearly. The coachman screamed as he was torn to pieces. Brother Rock dug out the coachman's heart and swallowed it into his stomach. "For the big plan!"
"Kill all hot-blooded bastards!"
"Roar!"
A tragic massacre began in the ruins of the temple. The lizardmen army gathered from all directions and followed the giant beasts into the ruins. They slaughtered all the hot-blooded bastards who were alone. The humans were helpless in the face of such a surprise attack.
"Forward!" Thousands of lizardmen warriors hunted their prey. Just as they were about to drown the ruins of the temple, they finally met with stubborn resistance in a corner of the temple.
Under the command of the Hunter General Erick, the remaining eight hundred soldiers of the Empire gathered together. They found a half-sealed temple in the depths of the Tokan Temple. With the help of the high walls and corridors, they formed an extremely sturdy shield wall and spear formation. The ones who survived the fierce battle were all veterans of the province who had participated in many wars. In the face of the fierce attack of the lizardmen, they stood shoulder to shoulder and firmly united.
The narrow corridors of the temple did not allow the giant beasts to walk. The dense shield wall and spear formation blocked the fierce attack of the lizardmen warriors and lizardmen. The Empire's crossbowmen, archers, and Empire's Hunters relied on the corridors of the temple to rain arrows on the lizardmen army. Relying on the tenacity of their unity, they defeated two waves of lizardmen army's attacks in succession.
"General! We can't escape. The lizardmen are everywhere outside! "The Empire's Hunter shouted at General Erick." What should we do? "
"Hold on, hold on!" Erick's eyes were red. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "There will be reinforcements!"
"Reinforcements? Where are the reinforcements?" The Empire's Hunter continued to draw his bow. There were too many lizardmen, so many that he suspected that even if he used up all the arrows in his quiver, he would not be able to wipe them all out. "Damn it, we've been ambushed! These creatures in the forest are not as weak as the legends say. We've been fooled! "
"If I say there is, there is! Hold on! " The Hunter General Erick shouted. He took out his bow, nocked an arrow, and shot it through the left eye of a lizardman warrior. The lizardmen warriors were met with stubborn resistance. Under the locust-like rain of arrows, they were temporarily pushed back.
It seemed that the battle had entered a temporary stalemate. The temple that the Hunter General found had the geographical advantage. The giant beasts that the lizardmen were so proud of could not enter for the time being. The lizardmen and lizardmen warriors alone were not enough to break through the Empire's defense.
"Warrior Rock, our troops are in trouble." The Spirit Lizardmen hissed. "The hot-blooded bastards are hiding in the temple of the Guardian God, Kwai Ji."
"I'll take care of them. All of them." The Great White Lizardmen Rock waved his big stick. He could not wait to go all out.
"No, warrior, we should send that one." The Spirit Lizardmen Priest shook his head. "The Burning Line will help us solve the problem."
Rock nodded. Then, the Spirit Lizardmen Priests began to chant.
An ancient triceratops walked out of the lizardmen army. This triceratops was different from the others. It carried an altar made of gold on its back. Several spirit lizardmen were praying on the altar. The main object of the altar was a golden pedestal with a golden ring on top. The ring was engraved with the divine mark of the Sun God, Potec.
"Who is calling the Engine of the Gods?"
When the Hunter General Erick noticed the ancient triceratops, he already felt that something was wrong. The dazzling light on the golden ring was clearly condensing energy. Just as Erick was still guessing how the lizardmen would attack, the scorching ray from the sky directly shot into the Empire's army formation.
"Help!"
"Demon! Demon! "
"Charlemagne above!"
The scorching ray that was nearly ten meters wide fell from the sky and landed in the temple. It directly melted the Empire's soldiers into a pool of hot liquid mixed with iron and blood. The ray was also moving horizontally at a considerable speed. The Empire's soldiers huddled together and fled in endless panic and screams. Seeing their compatriots burned alive, the morale of the Empire's army completely collapsed.
Erick was so shocked by the scene that he could not speak.
What is this?
Can someone tell me what the f * ck is this?
What exactly are our opponents?
He did not have any more time to think. After the short destructive attack of the scorching ray, the Empire's army had completely lost all of their fighting power and morale. As they fled in all directions, a huge white lizard led a group of temple guards to end the battle and gradually approached the Hunter General.
The Hunter General swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He knew that it was over. Everything was over. Not only was the expeditionary army's vanguard finished, but he himself was also finished. Moreover, the entire expeditionary army was very likely to be finished because no one would be able to pass the information to the port and the outpost.
He could imagine that the Empire's expeditionary army would definitely be shocked after the disappearance of the vanguard. They would definitely send more troops to the Tokan Temple to investigate.
When they saw the wealth in the temple, they would definitely temporarily let down their guard and loot it. Then, it would be another cycle.
Damn it! Everything was a trap set by the lizardmen.
The last of the Empire's veterans were gradually overwhelmed by the lizardmen army. The lizardmen warriors enjoyed a sumptuous feast and sacrificed Sotigo's blood. They even left some captives to be thrown into the T-rex pit.
Erick decided to preserve the last of his dignity. The Hunter General stood up.
The white lizard, Rock, stood in front of him. Out of a warrior's instinct, it waved its hand and signaled the temple guards around it to stand down.
The Hunter General smiled coldly and raised his bow. Just like he had done for more than a decade, he aimed at the white lizard in front of him. For the Empire, for the Hunter General Marcus, for Emperor Karl-franz, he pulled the bowstring.
"For the Empire!"
"For the grand plan!"
Two minutes later, peace descended upon the ruins of the Tokan Temple. The white lizard, Rock, stood proudly in the middle of the ruins with Erick's head hanging on its waist as its trophy. It roared loudly, releasing the excitement of a victor and the judgment of an ancient saint.
Any hot-blooded bastards who tried to hinder the grand plan would be wiped out!
"Now, let us continue and wipe out these hot-blooded bastards!" Rock continued to give orders. The lizardmen army did not stop and were ready to charge straight for the coast.
"Lord Kroc said that we should inform the son of the ancient saint," the spirit lizard priest continued. "See if he needs to accommodate the remaining troops."
"Then, let's do it!"
… I'm doing this for the grand plan …
While the Empire's vanguard was being wiped out in the Tokan Temple, the new world, the Luscia Isthmus, the Marauder's port.
After a long journey, the expeditionary knight finally arrived at the gate of the Marauder's port. To his surprise, he found that the port city had been built to a very large scale. The five-meter-tall city walls might not be enough to fight against the brutal enemies, but at least in many cases, it was enough to protect the residents from the invasion of powerful enemies.
There were many farmlands outside the city, as well as some saltpans where salt was dried. There were many fishing boats and passenger ships on the sea. Most of the people living here were wearing linen clothes with long sleeves and trousers. Everything was in order, and the power of Order was perfectly reflected here. The image of an eagle's claw reborn in fire fluttered above the city wall. This was the symbol of the Ash Corps. In addition, there was a golden double-headed eagle flag on the city wall. The golden double-headed eagle flag here was somewhat different from the one of the Empire that the expeditionary knight had seen, but he could not pinpoint the specific differences.
The soldiers of the Ash Corps patrolled inside and outside the city. Judging from their posture and military appearance, the expeditionary knight knew that this was a truly powerful army. He stood at the gate and observed for more than ten minutes. Many of the guards on duty at the gate did not say a word and did not even move an inch.
Soldiers of this standard were rarely seen even in the Old World. Only the private guards of the major nobles and the elites of some territories, such as the two-handed Great Swordsmen of the Empire's Karon Castle, had such discipline. And when the expeditionary knight stayed for a while and discovered that most of the soldiers were like this, his serious poker face didn't have any expression, but he was secretly surprised.
"An outsider?" Not long after, perhaps the expeditionary knight's long observation attracted the attention of the guards. Immediately, an Ash Corps officer who seemed to be the captain of the guards led a few guards to the expeditionary knight. "Brittany? You're here for your goddess? What's the matter? Since you're here, you have to abide by the rules here. "
"I'm here to look for someone." The expeditionary knight's expression did not change. His handsome and tough face was sullen, making him look like he was looking for trouble.
"Who are you looking for? I'm warning you, Brittany, this is not your Knight King's country. "His stone-like attitude naturally made the officer unhappy.
"I'm looking for Forgen, your commander."
"You want to see the commander? Who do you think you are? Do you think you can meet our commander just because you want to? "
"I'm …" The expeditionary knight spat out a string of words.
The expression of the Ash Corps officer changed drastically. He looked at the expeditionary knight with some hesitation. The Brittany's chivalry was famous all over the world. The expeditionary knights would not lie casually.
"Please wait a moment. I'll go and report!"
"Okay." The expeditionary knight was still expressionless.
A few minutes later, the town's gate opened. The commander of the Ash Corps, Forgen, personally led his personal guards, the Phoenix Guards, out to greet them. The king's son geno prototype's soft silver hair without forks danced in the sea breeze. His golden full body armor's shoulder was an exquisitely carved eagle wing. It spread its wings and was ready to fly.
"Welcome, very, very welcome, sir. I did not expect to see you here." Forgen opened his arms to show his enthusiasm. "So, how should I address you? Relative? "
"Just call me by my name, Julius."
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