Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Immortal Ten Thousand Cavalry
The owner of the "10,000 Immortal Cavalry", Darius III, the king of ancient Persia, is easy to recognize, or even unrecognizable, because it is so conspicuous that it is like the moon in a clear night sky, and it cannot be hidden.
It is recorded in the history books that when the conquering king Iskandar captured the Persian royal palace, he wanted to sit on the throne of Darius III. As a result, because my feet couldn't step on the ground, I had to find a table to use as a pedal.
Many historians have assumed that Iskandar was a short man similar to Napoleon, but in fact, Iskandar's height as an adult was 212cm, which is completely contrary to the evaluation of a short man. Webb had asked Iskandar about this, and Iskandar replied that he was short compared to the man.
As you can imagine, Darius is definitely more than three meters tall, which has surpassed the limits of human beings and reached the level of giants. Such a man stood out wherever he went, not to mention that Darius III rode on an even greater war elephant.
With the height of Darius III, horses and other riding beasts could not satisfy him, and considering the geographical location of ancient Persia, the most suitable riding beasts for him were war elephants. Although it was in the middle of the military and separated by a considerable distance, the terrifying combination of giants and war elephants was still very conspicuous.
Because of the use of sound magic, Darius III clearly heard Roa's provocation, and he let out an angry roar.
"Quack, oh, oh......"
At the same time as the roar, there was another man's voice. The bald man who sat on the war elephant with Darius III, because the gap between height and presence was too large, and it was easy to be overlooked, it was obvious that he was the lord of Darius III.
"You demons can't escape anymore, why don't you just tie your hands and arrest them?"
"You got two things wrong. Roa let out a contemptuous sneer, "First, we never wanted to escape, we just didn't want to fight too close to the city. Second, it's you who should be captured. Obediently hand over the spell, maybe you can be spared, otherwise there is only one way to die!"
"I don't know if you're alive or dead! I'd like to see how long you can get your mouth stiff!"
The lord of Darius III was also outraged. He is a monk at Kinkaku-ji Temple, one of Japan's most famous temples, and is tasked by Kyoto to investigate the invasion of vampires into western Japan.
There are factions within any power, and it is impossible to be monolithic, and Japan is no different. Since ancient times, there have been conflicts in the Kanto and Kansai regions of Japan, and even today, there are frequent war of words between Tokyo, the center of the Kanto, and Kyoto, the center of the Kansai. This contradiction also affected the occult world, and there was often a lot of competition between Tokyo and Kyoto.
Since the range of vampires is mainly concentrated in western Japan, Kyoto, which is responsible for managing the western region, has taken more importance. The Tokyo side sent two ceremonies over to investigate and understand the situation, while Kyoto can't be so calm, and if its own territory is not managed well, it will definitely be laughed to death by the east.
Therefore, Kyoto not only sent a large number of intelligence officers, but also drew experts from ancient shrines and temples such as Heian Jingu, Kinkakuji Temple, Ruri Shrine - ahem, this one is not, crossed out - in case of emergency, and this monk of Kinkakuji Temple was a member of the master group responsible for patrolling Fuyuki and several nearby cities.
Because of some coincidences, he stumbled upon the summoning array that Araya used to summon the Assassin, and because he was also from Buddhism, he activated the summoning array and summoned his own servant, Darius III.
Although he knew nothing about the Holy Grail War, Darius III's overwhelming power told him that he was probably caught up in a remarkable event. In order to obtain more information, he tried his best to communicate with the Servants, and at the same time investigated the summoning array through special means, and used this as a medium to find Arya, and also found Roa and Nero Kaos.
After going around for a long time and coming back, whether it was for mission considerations or to obtain information about the Holy Grail War, it was impossible for him to let go of these three demons who were like triplets, and a battle was inevitable.
At first, the monks were a little worried that they were all powerful outsiders, and they might not be their opponents. But as soon as he saw Darius III beside him, he had confidence again.
Darius III didn't disappoint either, maintaining his advantage from start to finish, whether in hand-to-hand combat, or by crushing the enemy with a more powerful army when he summoned a herd, eventually forcing the enemy to flee in disarray.
Naturally, the monk could not let the defeated enemy escape, and led a large army to chase and kill all the way to the deep mountains very far from the city.
At this time, he had already played with confidence and prestige, and he wanted to take down all these evil demons with all his might.
"Come on, Berserker, and defeat them once and for all!"
"Oooo
There was another deafening roar, Darius III lost the ability to speak due to the limitations of his job skills, but this did not affect the communication between the master and the slave.
It was as if a giant made of black steel was holding a battle axe aloof and roaring in the sky.
The surrounding soldiers also raised their guns and shields at the same time, ramming each other as a sign of echo.
"Bell! bell!"
Such an act is not only a morale boost for the army, but also a clarion call, an order, and a ritual.
In the rhythmic sound of gold and iron, the magical light that flowed like ghostly fire between the entire army became stronger and stronger, and the bonds between the soldiers became stronger and stronger.
Slowly, the scene in the eyes of Luo A and the others changed, as if they were not facing an army of 10,000 people, but a "death war elephant" that was bigger than any living being, and there was only a dead end in front of this war elephant.
Sadly, the "Elephant of the Dead" lost its most powerful fangs, and the vanguard troops that should have been there were buried by the earth because of Roa's magic.
- No, no, it's too early to draw conclusions.
The earth, the earth that cracked and closed, vibrated once, twice, three times, rhythmically, as if echoing the sonorous sound that echoed between the mountains and forests.
One is more intense, one is more powerful.
When the earth could no longer withstand the increasingly violent tremors, the flat ground cracked again, and the buried soldiers climbed up from the ground again, shouting with their companions around them, to complete the last piece of the puzzle of the huge "Death Elephant".
The battle array was complete, and the army that had blocked the "conquering king" was finally completely rolled out and reappeared in this world.
This is the complete appearance of the elite troops of the real Darius III, the "immortal ten thousand cavalry"!
PS: The structure of the Japanese mystery world is set by the young man himself, and has nothing to do with the moon. As for the mutual scolding of the two parties, it is normal. Not only China has regional black, but also everywhere in the world, Japan, Kyoto, Tokyo, and the east coast of the United States.
PS2: Darius III is different from other B-ranks, not to mention that the strength is strong (really strong, don't look at the star rating depending on the setting), and obedient, except for the fact that he may fall into a rampage when he encounters Iskander, he can do it at other times, and the degree of recommendation is only under the small sun, which is roughly equivalent to Phineas - it is extremely lucky to summon it.