Although Alexander and the entire imperial hierarchy were determined to resist the tide of death to the death. But the spread of death did not stop in the slightest. The Hawke Empire is losing ground and is losing ground every day. Countless lives were silently lost in this battle, some of them were middle-aged fathers who were over half a hundred years old and joined the army to support their families, some were enthusiastic young people with lofty ideals to serve the motherland, and some were hooligan soldiers who had no choice but to lick their blood with their knives and survive. No matter what their origins or stories, they all end the same way - they died heroically in the battle against the tide of death heading north.

Countless death notices flew like snowflakes to their homes in the north, and the civilians of the Hawke Empire wept bitterly over the loss of their loved ones, some accusing the Empire of ineffective command of the battle, and some spitting on the Empire's top brass for hiding behind the warriors and shivering. But the loss of more civilians has stimulated the blood that flows in the veins of humanity. They didn't even accept the Empire's death pension, because they knew the Empire had done its best.

Some of the fighters wrote to their families that their supreme commander, Alexander, had not closed his eyes for more than a week in order to stem the tide of death. Not only did he work hard day and night to dispatch troops, but he also took the lead, and he rushed to the forefront of many battles. Some soldiers mentioned that they had seen Alexander rush into an endless sea of corpses in order to save a besieged ten-man combat team, and use his light to fight his way for that combat group.

"His Highness Alexander eventually brought back only me, Cole, and Turan. And for the sake of our three rotten lives, His Highness was stabbed more than 20 times in his body. Praise the Light, if His Highness had not been blessed by the Body of Light, I am afraid that he would have been drowned by the walking corpses on his way into the sea of corpses. When we returned to the barracks, we were in a state of shock, and it was half an hour before Cole was the first to come to his senses, and he pulled us along to thank His Highness. But when we walked out of the medical area and inquired, we learned that His Highness had gone into battle again without even taking a breath after saving us......

I really don't know how His Highness persevered.

Father, Mother, His Highness Alexander is the best general I have ever met, and a leader for whom I am willing to give my life. If one day, the son really died to stop the tide of death, please do not accept the pension of the empire, do not blame the empire, and do not spit on His Royal Highness. You just need to tell people what kind of general Your Highness is, you just need to tell people how your son died in battle, you just need to tell people how proud you are because of your son's bravery!

Back then, my son was too much of a bastard, and I cursed you when the second elder kicked me out of the house and forced me to join the army. But now, I really appreciate that you can give me a chance, my son never thought that he would be able to become the support of the empire like he is now. Joining the army is the best thing my son has ever done in the past 24 years!

For the Empire! For the Homeland!

- Unfilial Son Chris Sadie"

This is an ordinary letter written by an ordinary Imperial soldier named Chris to his parents, and the lower right corner of the letter is stained with some blackened blood. When the soldier's parents saw the letter, tears once again soaked the thin piece of paper. Because this letter from home was sent to the parents along with the death notice.

The messenger was delivered by a strong man a few years older than his son, who was the Cole mentioned in the letter.

"This is a death pension issued by the Empire, a total of one hundred gold coins, please take a look. Cole pulled out a money bag from his worn-out backpack, and he always hung his head as if he had no face to see the parents of his comrades.

But the two old men didn't move, Chris's father, a middle-aged man who is also the mayor of the town, wiped his moist eyes, and then took a deep breath and said: "My child has already said, I hope we don't want the imperial pension, this is his last wish, you put it away, you have fought very hard all these years, so it should be regarded as a reward for you." ”

"I can't ask for this money!" the strong man raised his head as if insulted, but when he saw the mayor's majestic gaze, he couldn't help but flinch again.

"Take it easy, young man, I didn't mean to insult you. If you don't want it, then it's better to give it back to the Empire, after all, the Empire needs money more than we do. The mayor patted Cole on the shoulder, Cole had been in the army for many years, and his bloody body seemed to be washed away. But the mayor, who was nearly fifty years old, turned a blind eye to this. He looked at Cole and said, "My boy, he fought and fought bravely, didn't he?"

"Yes, he is very heroic! If it weren't for him, I'm afraid even I would ......" Cole seemed to be in a hurry to prove something, but at this point, he suddenly snorted again: "I will die too...... He's covering me, the ...... of death."

"I beat him and scolded him for so many years, but I didn't expect him to impress me once in the end. The mayor smiled proudly from the bottom of his heart, he paused, then took a deep breath and waved his hand, "Okay, you still have a lot of things to do, right? There's no need to waste time with us two old guys, let's go!"

Cole answered, but remained there, not moving.

The mayor gave Cole a strange look and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"First...... Sir...... Cole stopped talking, the guilt on his face as if it were substance.

"If there's anything, just say it. ”

"Sir......" Cole stammered, "I'm ...... I still have ...... One thing...... I...... I'm going to ...... to your town ...... to your town Conscription. You're the mayor of the town, and I need your consent. ”

"What did you say?" the mayor froze.

Thump!

Cole knelt in front of his comrades-in-arms as if he had collapsed, and this tough guy with countless blood on his hands and killing people like chopping melons and vegetables without frowning suddenly burst into tears, and he cried and said loudly: "Yes, conscription!" Captain of the first squadron of the second squadron of the second brigade of the fourth corps of the Hawke Empire, tenth-level soldier Tyne, deputy captain of the ninth-level ranger Ike, intermediate physician Elena, seventh-level warrior Deng, and sixth-level warrior Chris ......"

Cole recited dozens of names in a row without pause, and he remembered each name, occupation, and rank clearly, as if Cole had engraved these things on his heart. Because Cole knew that his memories might be the only proof that they ever existed......

"The above personnel ......" Cole took a deep breath, and then said loudly: "All of them have died heroically! Only the eighth-level soldier Cole survived in the first squad of the second squadron of the second brigade of the fourth corps of the first legion. Now Cole has been ordered by the commander ......of the Fourth Corps to return to his hometown to recruit soldiers, hoping that the men in his hometown will take up arms and defend their homeland! The brothers on the front line are running out of it!!!"

"Bastard!" the mayor kicked Cole on his back, and he shouted, "How can a soldier cry and cry?

"Uncle...... They're all dead! they're all dead!" Cole cried and said, "Chris was fighting with me two minutes ago, and two minutes later he was a walking corpse! I ended up losing my ground and running away to survive! I'm a coward!"

"Then give me back the dignity and glory you have discarded. The mayor grabbed Cole by the collar with one hand and lifted him up, "Your comrades died heroically, but they didn't die to see you look so ugly. Tell me! Are you a warrior?"

"Yes......"

A resounding slap in the face.

"Be louder!"

"Yes! I am a warrior of the Empire, I fight for the Empire, I fight for my homeland!"

"Very well! then wipe away your tears and come with me! There are many men in town, and none of them are bad breeds!" the mayor pushed Cole away.

"Old man......" Chris's mother, who had been silent, spoke.

"If even my children have given their lives to protect their homeland, then what reason do I, as a father, hold back? More than twenty years ago, I was able to follow the previous king to conquer the Hawke Empire, and more than twenty years later, I can also follow His Royal Highness Alexander to protect the Hawke Empire. Just let me take it back...... Let's go of our children's remains!" Mayor Mare's voice was unrivalled with determination.

"What I know, in fact, what I want to say is that you have to be careful when you go to the battlefield. The wife wiped her tears.

"Well, don't worry, I'll bring our Chris back. The mayor left without looking back, for he didn't want the woman to see him in tears.

The wife looked at this back and couldn't help but be in a trance. More than 20 years ago, he also left himself so resolutely and resolutely, and joined the army with great ambition to make meritorious contributions. More than 20 years later, he left as resolutely as before, and she believes that this time he will fulfill his promise and return safely as he did back then. Because for more than 20 years, he has never changed, this man has always guarded this town and this family with his words......