The knights of Brittania marched forward in an imposing manner. Hundreds of family heraldic banners, colorful robes, and armors that reflected the sunlight formed a neat formation. Many enemies would be intimidated by such a terrifying sight.
Many Brittany knights were proud of their glorious origins. Every knight could recite their family tree aloud, telling others who their ancestors were, how many Knights of the Holy Grail they had produced, and how many great feats they had done. The precious Brittany horses and Brittany mithril armor were their proudest possessions. Many of the equipment had been carefully maintained for hundreds of years. The knights were always filled with pride when they wore the equipment of their ancestors. In recent years, many ancient equipment had been sent to the blacksmith workshop of the Angrend clan to be reforged. The dwarven craftsmen could always make the equipment look brand new, shiny, and original.
However, the long march did not always require full armor. Apart from the infantry, the knights at the front of the line, and a few scouts, most of the knights and squires did not wear armor. Wearing armor for a long time consumed a lot of stamina and horsepower. Most of the time, the knights mostly walked or rode on packhorses. They would only ride on their warhorses when they were in battle.
The army set up camp in the Sharp Tooth Forest at the foot of the Roof of the World. This place had a relatively typical subtropical climate. It was at a certain altitude, so it was relatively easy to get water and build a camp. The army set up camp halfway up the mountain to rest. After marching for more than a month, except for the dwarves, the knights and the serfs were all exhausted. So Laing decided to take a small group of knights, a few wizards, General Ivan's Ugor archers, the Old Guard, and the dwarves led by Belegar to the nearby Iron Rock to investigate.
Laing did not come out on his griffin. Impris was too big of a target, so the king decided to keep a low profile.
In the end, when they really set off, Leon found that he couldn't keep a low profile at all. In order to show the king their power and prestige, the knights were all dressed in gorgeous clothes. They were like proud roosters, proudly surrounding the king.
The temperature in the Badlands in April had gradually risen. The bright sun shrouded the grassland outside the forest. There were traces of green skin everywhere on the field. There were also many rough statues of Brother What and Brother Hell. Every time they saw such a statue, Veronica or the witches immediately threw a fireball to blow the statue into pieces. The statues of Brother What and Brother Hell proved that they could strengthen the green skin's WAAAGH to a certain extent! According to Belega, when the WAAAGH force field was strong enough, the statues would become "alive" and join the battle. Therefore, any such statues must be destroyed immediately.
After leaving the forest, the towering and magnificent scenery of the Roof of the World Mountain Range appeared in front of everyone. The peaks in the distance pierced into the sky, and the mountain wind blew. Everyone moved along the foot of the mountain all the way. On the way, they saw many giant dwarven statues built at the foot of the mountain and on the mountainside. The wind and rain did not fade the statues for thousands of years, but the destruction of the green skin had shattered many of the dwarven statues or damaged important parts. Even if some dwarven statues could survive, the lonely and desolate look of the statues, as well as the marks scribbled on them by the green skin, showed that the golden age of the dwarves had passed, and they were slowly dying out.
"Steel Cliff is not far away." Belega pointed at the road that led to the depths of the mountains. The King of Eight Peak Mountain carefully identified the various filth and traces of green skin on the grassland and made a suggestion. "I suggest we take a rest here. If we continue to go in, there will be a battle soon."
"Well then, everyone, dismount and rest. Arrange for patrols, stay alert, and don't take off your armor!" King Leon ordered loudly. The scouting team rested in a corner of the valley. King Leon dismounted from his horse and reached out to hold Veronica in his arms. The King's action attracted the envious gazes of several witches in the army. Some of the knights wanted to imitate the King's action, but the witches flatly refused, making the knights feel awkward.
"I really want to rush into Steel Cliff now and kill all the green skin scum in there." Kalad dismounted from his horse. As soon as the Great Grail of Sanctum handed the reins of her beloved horse to the servant, Light Fire Wizard Catherine brought a water bag and the blueberry pie she made to Kalad. "Lord Kalad, thank you for your hard work. Please enjoy."
"Thank you." Kalade smiled and took the water bag from Catherine's mouth. Count Garamente was very polite. "You've worked hard too, Miss Catherine."
"No, this is what I should do." Catherine bowed politely as well. The Light Fire Wizard watched as Kalard drank the water, and handed over his creation again. "This is the blueberry pie that I made. If it's possible, can you give me some suggestions? It's just a little cold. "
"Ha, it's already a high level of enjoyment to be able to eat a pie when we're on the march. Thank you, Miss Catherine, for your kindness." Kalad felt a little strange. He thought that these proud witches were not that difficult to get along with. Since Catherine was so enthusiastic, Kalad knew that it would not be good if he did not appreciate it at all. It was not in line with the chivalry, so he chose to accept.
Not far away, Laing and Veronica both noticed this scene. Laing cast a playful look at Veronica, while Veronica glared at Laing. However, judging from Garland's expression, it was clear that she did not object. "It's better than those damn Stragnites."
Laing smiled when he heard that.
After discovering the ruins of the Stragnite camp that day, Bellegar immediately judged that the Stragnites had not gone far. Therefore, when the army gradually approached Iron Cliff, they did indeed encounter a group of Stragnites in the forest. It was a small tribe. More than ten caravans carried this people who had been wandering for two thousand years. They were now wandering at the edge of the Wasteland. These people seemed to have some kind of special magic that allowed them to avoid the Green Dwarfs. In the end, the Stragnites' first reaction when they saw the human and dwarf army was excitement. They then openly asked for 'help' and 'mercy', wanting to get free food from the expeditionary army.
These Stragnites had waxy yellow skin, long faces that were a little square, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. Their chins were a little sharp, and their eyebrows were long. Their noses were long and straight, and their mouths were a little wide. Most of them were indifferent to the expeditionary army.
Of course, Laing flatly refused. The food of the expeditionary army was not easy to come by. From any point of view, it was impossible for Laing to take out food to save these humans who were still living in the dream of the Stragnite Undead Empire.
Yes, the habits of the Stragnites were very special. These remnants of the Undead Empire never settled down anywhere, and they never farmed. This group of people followed their caravans and wandered around the old world, living a life of fishing and hunting. They never tried to integrate into any society, and never tried to understand others. Most of the time, they only spoke their own language, lived their own closed lives, resisted any local laws, and never believed in any old world gods. When many old world gods gave out relief food to the churches, this group of Stragnites liked to rush up and rob them. When they got the relief food, not only would they not thank the churches and gods, but they would also loudly praise their "King of Vampires" and then shout that one day, our King of Gods, Wu Suoran, would come back and lead us to rebuild our Empire!
And this group of people often abducted children and engaged in petty theft. The Stragnites hated being taxed and farmed. They believed that this was the duty of the lower class and slaves. The Stragnite Empire of our time never taxed us or made us farm. On the contrary, they loved to steal and cheat, as well as take advantage of social welfare. They believed that this was what Wu Suoran had given them. They also propagated the myth of the Vampires and sang praises of that great era.
As a result, these people were not welcomed anywhere in the Old World, and it was rare that they were not welcomed by the Church, merchants, nobles, and farmers. When no obvious culprit was found for any local problems, the blame would be quickly placed on the Stragnites, and the victims would often become charred corpses at the stake before their innocence could be proven.
Only Kislöw welcomed the Stragnites, on the grounds that they could provide magical help and resist the barbarians together.
After a period of time in a place, if the Stragnites felt that they were not welcome or could no longer maintain their fishing and hunting, they would continue to wander until they could settle down in the next place, and the cycle would repeat.
Seeing that they could not get food, the disappointed Stragnites changed their minds. The male Stragnites offered labor services, while the female Stragnites offered tarot card divination services and that kind of service. The passionate, hot, and unrestrained Stragnite instruments and the beautiful Stragnite women in colorful clothes quickly found their market among the expeditionary army.
Laing was happy to see this scene, but during a break in the performance, the black-hearted Reppu came to him and told him that he saw more than ten Stragnites stealing the expeditionary army's food and belongings. They also tried to take away the Brittany horses and were preparing to escape.
Feeling cheated and fooled, the king finally ordered the execution of all the captured thieves and the expulsion of the remaining Stragnites from the expeditionary army camp. Even so, a small amount of food, a few bags of gold and silver, and two Brittany horses were still missing.
"It seems that François knows this the best. These people are really … hard to change their nature. They are still dreaming that one day they can return to the good days of the past." Laing crossed his arms and suddenly sighed. "I think I now understand why there are so many of them."
"Jingluo? What's that?" Veronica didn't understand what Ryan meant.
"It's nothing. It refers to the group of people who are still reminiscing about the past, like the Stragnite vampires and the Stragnites." Laing shook his head. Seeing that he did not want to talk about it, Veronica tactfully did not ask further.
The Knight King thought of Rome. Why did so many people miss Rome? In the end, it became the Stragnites who discussed in vain whether Shenro, the Third Rome, and even the Green and the Fourth Macedonian Empire could be regarded as the successor of Rome. They discussed all day long how to restore Rome, restore the orthodoxy, and restore Rome a hundred million times in the game.
Because they did not want to admit that civilization would die.
You will return like lightning, but lightning has been electrocuted for more than five hundred years and still has not returned. The Roman civilization as a whole has been completely wiped out. They are clearly telling everyone that Istanbul will never become Constantinople again.
Similarly, the Stragnite Undead Empire has also been destroyed. The Ruins of Mullheim in the Wretched Land will never become Mulcaine. With the current strength of the undead, it is almost impossible to take back control of the Wretched Land from the hands of the Green Dwarfs. And even if it is taken back, it will not be Wu Suoran and his Stragnite Undead Empire.
Civilizations were bound to perish.
Whether it is the Carnivorous Court formed by the Stragnite Vampires who have gone crazy during the beastification, or these stubborn Stragnites, they have always refused to believe this fact. Their seemingly absurd and strange behavior is just to resist that fact. In order to appease the pain in their subconscious mind, they are not willing to believe that the Stragnite Undead Empire has died.
Royalty is not eternal, but even civilization is not eternal. Everything in the world will die one day.
And chaos is eternal.
This was the ultimate tragedy. Compared to the countless powerful beings who had once ruled over the universe, the history of mankind was simply unbelievably short. The ancient sages had once ruled over the stars and the Milky Way, but they had still inevitably met their end.
Just like the future, the flickering flame of civilization was swaying in the wind, and there was only darkness all around. The Evil Gods of Chaos sneered as they watched the weak mortals repeat the cycle of development, peak, decline, reform, and destruction, waiting for the moment when the mortals would be weakened, waiting for the chance to strike and blow the horn of doom again.
Many times.
Every time, there is a great hero who stood up to face the evil. The first Phoenix King Ainarion, the first Old Magic Toad Kroc, the founder of the Empire Charlemagne, the first Knight King Arthur, the Rat Exterminator Emperor Mandrade, the Savior Ludwig. Heroic battles and sacrifices drove the Demon Army back to the blasphemous world that gave birth to them.
But chaos is eternal, and mortals are short-lived. Mortals will never be free from the threat of chaos.
Forever.
Laing was deep in thought. The King seemed to be sitting on his small stool and thinking about something. No one disturbed the King. Everyone took the opportunity to rest and recover their strength until Belega suddenly stood up. "Prepare for battle! Warriors, prepare for battle! I can smell the Green Dwarfs. They're near us! "
"What?!" The knights and soldiers who were resting were shocked. Many of them were still eating their dry rations.
Fortunately, Belega had won everyone's trust through a series of battles and his rich understanding of the Green Skins. No one questioned him. The knights did not have time to get on their horses. They stood firmly on the ground and picked up their swords and shields. The Old Guard and the Dwarven army immediately got into formation. General Ivan had already led the Ugor archers to pull their bowstrings and aimed at the surroundings.
But everything was very quiet. It seemed like nothing had happened. The surroundings of the valley were empty. Laing also subconsciously took out Nemesis. The Knight King did not use his Mjolnir because dealing with the Green Skins required cutting through their flesh and not breaking their armor. The Knight King who had just recovered from deep thought was a little stunned. He carefully looked around and found that there was indeed no enemy. Just as he was about to use his psionic ability to sense the surroundings, Belega's voice sounded again. "Above!"
Everyone suddenly raised their heads. A series of stone bullets and gliding goblins fell from the sky! The shrieking goblins flapped their wings and fell vertically, ready to kill this group of canned shrimps and bearded enemies!
"Shield of Arrows!" Veronica immediately raised her hand. Wizard Garland mobilized all of her magic and almost instantaneously created a white barrier that was about five meters tall and thirty meters wide. The entire barrier was spinning and arranged with thousands of ancient elven runes and magic words. This barrier blocked the oncoming attacks. Whether it was the flying stone bullets or the gliding goblins, all of them crashed into the barrier and exploded into pieces. The soldiers behind the barrier were unharmed.
The Old Guard's reaction was very fast. They immediately gathered together and protected Laing and Veronica in the middle of the formation.
"Above! Above the valley! "Belega shouted." It's the Araknaar Spider! They are coming from the sky! "
"What?" The knights were still looking around when a giant spider fell from the sky. It was at least five meters long and four meters wide. It was full of Goblin Archers and Goblin Spearmen.
In the next second, this giant monster directly smashed into Laing's position.
Dust filled the sky.
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