Chapter 193: Agthias

Although the stumble between the Empire and the Holy See is no longer a secret in the eyes of the discerning people, for the majority of the common people of the Empire, the Principle of the Holy Light, as the religion of the protector of the country, is still the mainstay of the Empire. www.biquge.info For some reason, neither the Holy See nor the Empire intend to undermine this public perception, so whenever there is an important action, the other side will symbolically invite the other side to send personnel to accompany and assist or visit and guide whenever there is an important action.

The Principle of Light has almost monopolized nearly seventy percent of the clerical healers in the Dota Continent, and naturally there will be no shortage of Light Priests in the army, and the Holy See Knights are also notoriously good-looking and useless, so sometimes they will welcome military advisors or actual combat troops sent by the Empire. This is one of the important reasons why the Reich and the Holy See strive to maintain a minimum of cooperation.

The name of Agthius was unknown to anyone two years ago, but in the space of two short years, it has become known to everyone on the continent of Dota along with a once-obscure legion ...... the "Survey Corps".

Like the Holy See's "Knights of the Holy Fire", whose mission is to fight heresy, the main mission of the Survey Corps is to conduct a thorough investigation of events suspected of being related to "natural disasters" and "demons".

It's just that compared to the Knights of the Holy Flame, the Survey Corps has neither a hard backstage, nor a well-equipped and strong individual "Young Master and Miss Knight", and some only have the soldiers and ruffians discarded by the major legions, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled. Although it barely has the standard equipment of the regular army of the empire, its combat effectiveness is very limited compared to that of the local garrison regiment, and it will never be looked down upon. Sometimes there is a mission overlap with the Knights of the Holy Flame. Appearing in the same place, you don't need to open your mouth at all, and you will immediately avoid it. Two years ago, they were able to stay in Ebb Tide Harbor for a long time because the Knights of the Holy Fire didn't care about this remote countryside at all, and the transportation was inconvenient, so they didn't bother to send people to the time.

It wasn't until two years ago that a young general named "Agthius" was born, and in a short period of time he made countless achievements, and when the head of the regiment, Rena Catherine, was promoted to the deputy commander of the Survey Corps, and actually mastered the main troops/powers of the Survey Corps. However, this was only the beginning of his establishment of a true martial artist.

Just over a year ago, the "Scourge" suddenly began to become extremely active, and there were traces of illegal activities of unregistered necromancers everywhere in the empire, and undead creatures could be seen almost everywhere. The Knights of the Holy Fire are exhausted. Everywhere you go, you don't ask for the reason, you don't look at the situation, you kill it all and burn it all. All but scorched earth was left behind. The result was not only one but also too heavy to kill, so much so that it caused widespread panic among the population, and there were even civilian/rebellion/mutinies throughout the northern part of the empire. Fearing that they would be killed in vain, the villagers joined forces with the local legions to resist the Knights of the Holy Fire. and even the expulsion of local papal forces.

That's just at this time. The Survey Corps performed a performance that shocked everyone, with astonishing efficiency under the leadership of Agthius in identifying and eradicating the culprits of the Walk, while limiting the scope of killing and destruction to a minimum. Agthius was as knowledgeable as he was about natural disasters. With more than ten times the efficiency of the Knights of the Holy Fire in fighting the undead and being popular with the locals, it is in stark contrast to the Knights of the Holy Fire who have run into walls and achieved nothing at every turn.

How could the Order of the Holy See, which was composed of the world's nobility, be able to endure such an insult, so it was very normal that the Survey Corps began to encounter all kinds of expected "difficulties", some from the Holy See, and some from within the Empire. For example, important supplies will inexplicably go missing, information will be made to major errors, and even some very stupid coercive orders will be received, such as being strictly entrenched in a meaningless uninhabited village by the Empire/Military Department.

It is no longer clear whether someone deliberately did it or whether some people's "pranks" accidentally got out of control and turned into a real tragedy. Because of a series of obstructions, the Survey Corps was unable to act, and finally in Stratholme, an ancient town with a large population, the "natural disaster" broke out completely uncontrolled again after three hundred years...... The resident garrison of the entire city was transformed into undead by the natural plague, and even gave birth to a lord-level death knight and a large number of corpse witches and stitching monsters, and the number of ghouls is incalculable, and nearly 1,000 square kilometers of land were polluted by natural disasters, forming a total of 100,000 troops of natural disaster regiments.

The Knights of the Holy Fire, who arrived in a hurry, unsurprisingly suffered a crushing defeat, and although the actual casualties were not heavy, they completely lost their ability to fight. There was still some time before the arrival of the main reinforcements of the Empire and the Holy See, which was enough to expand the scope of the impact of the Scourge tenfold, and at this moment, the "Disobedient" Survey Corps suddenly appeared, and under the leadership of Agthius, they created more than a dozen brilliant victories in a row, successfully curbing the spread of the Scourge and miraculously forcing the battle line back under the walls of the ancient city of Stratholme.

When the Knights of Glory, the main force of the Empire, and the Knights of the Holy Sword, the prestigious Holy See, arrived, they saw Agthius throwing his axe and decapitating the head of the Death Lord Marianna with his own hands, leaving the huge reinforcements with the only task of cleaning up the battlefield and dealing with the astonishing number of pitiful skeletons and ghosts.

It was this shocking battle that made Agthius and the Survey Corps famous, and even attracted the attention of Durontar the Great, who sent all the nobles and officials involved in the "difficult" Survey Corps and the outbreak of the undead to the guillotine, including an old marshal with a marquis title of Marquis for more than 40 years, Berval Nalan. The executioner's family was so busy for a while that even the women and children had to go up to Xingtai to perform this sacred "work". Count Amanda Huwen, the number one favorite of Emperor Durontal's side, with the title of "the first beauty of the empire", personally cut off the neck of the Marquis of Beval, and the Marquis of Beauval has become the highest nobleman to the guillotine title in the past two hundred years.

It was this innumerable "noble" blood that created a new "hero", and in the eyes of the nobles with resentment and jealousy, Agthius became one of the new favorites of Durontar the Great, and was ordered to reorganize the Survey Corps, which had suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Stratholme, and had almost lost all casualties.

The new Survey Corps has undoubtedly obtained the best resources, both the quality of the recruits and the level of equipment are on par with the main army of the Empire, and Durotal the Great's expectations for the new Survey Corps are obviously no longer the standard of the past, and the spearhead is even more unabashedly directed at the Holy Fire Knights of the Holy See. This was also a major move by the Emperor against the inherent realm of the Holy See, which touched the sensitive nerves of countless people.

But at this time, Agthius, who is the number one potential opponent of the Knights of the Holy Fire, will appear in this important operation of the Holy See to do its best to defeat heresies and prevent the God Slayer Demon Guide from appearing in the world. But in any case, the appearance of this emperor's favorite here, his identity and his strength will undoubtedly bring unpredictable variables to this treasure hunt.

"Adjudicator...... Imperial Favorite......"

Everyone casually recited these two names, and the expressions on their faces were very wonderful, even the angry Xerxes Khan, a smile between the corners of his mouth disappeared silently, this adult obviously did not like the creature "genius" very much. But at this moment, a series of laughter rang out in the room from low to high, and even the entire sky villa trembled violently in the laughter of this man.

It is the representative of the Cool Bear family, Marcus Thunder Pride. He restrained his laughter and stood up, and said in an indifferent tone, "Agthius...... I heard that he is a beautiful boy who is full of praise even for the Earl of Amanda, and his axe fighting skills are known as unparalleled in the world, and he is even known as the head of the young heroes of the empire, to be honest, if nothing else, although he will meet him on the battlefield sooner or later, but if I can fight him in advance, it really makes me a little excited to think about it. I'd like to see if this much-hyped teenage hero can save the dying rancid empire. ”

The rebellious heart of the Cool Bear Principality has long been revealed and revealed, but nominally it is still one of the seven principalities to which the Holy Beast Alliance belongs, and the impact of Marcus's blatant rebellious remarks immediately diluted the anxiety in everyone's hearts, especially the two dwarven war kings, who have absolute confidence in their masters, and even the high-level warlocks who have just finished summarizing the known information nodded in agreement:" That's right, the Knights of the Holy Fire and Agthius represent the Holy See and the Empire respectively, so they can't work together, the Holy See won't like to be judged by someone, and the ambitious Durontar the Great won't want to see the Knights of the Holy Fire fight to make a name for themselves and rebuild their prestige. So if we can put it to good use, Agthius may not be an obstacle for us, but a great help for us to defeat the Holy Fire and even find the magic guide. And the most important issue we need to focus on now has not changed, and it is still the one referred to in the prophecy...... The specific time when the god-destroying demon guide appeared in the world...... and location. ”

Speaking of this, everyone's eyes were once again focused on the centaur Khan, although many prophets on the Dota continent had foreseen that King Solomon's secret treasure would appear in the rainforest of the Haishiwan Peninsula, but the prophecy was originally illusory, and it was extremely easy to be confused and misunderstood, and there would be no precise content or answer.

The two overlords in the rainforest of the Haishiwan Peninsula, the Black Hand Ogre, have been "wiped out", and now only the Amazon Centaur is left, and only they know their territory best, so the interpretation of this prophecy is only the most accurate for the Amazon Centaur. This is also an important reason why the tribal federation is led by the Amazon centaurs. (To be continued.) )