Luckily, the Imperial soldiers who explored the ruins weren't just the kind of recruits who relied on the blood in their chests, but the experienced, organized, and disciplined veterans of the battle. Therefore, even in the face of disasters that come out of fairy tales, they will not completely lose their proportions.

Aside from a few unlucky people who died in the initial surprise attack, the real casualties weren't huge. After the initial panic, the soldiers quickly came to their senses and formed a defensive shield formation under the command of a junior officer. Relying on the advantages of formation and technique gradually consumes the power of the ghouls.

That's a good way to do it. Low-level ghouls don't have much intelligence, except for simple identification of friend and foe, that is, wielding blades with the brute force of sorcery. Even an untrained adult Nord strong man has a good chance of winning if he is equally armed and cautious. Not to mention these old birds on the battlefield.

It didn't take long for the high-ranking ghouls to be sniped one by one by the sharpshooters in the legion. The low-level ghoul troops they led quickly fell to the Imperial Army's sword after losing their command.

"All the wounded are brought in for treatment, and a hundred men are left to continue cleaning the ruins - I don't want to see anything that moves other than the legion!" Governor Regie commanded loudly. "The rest of you, keep going with me!"

A centurion was appointed to collect the wounded. He will also stay behind and organize all the soldiers who are still fighting to clean up the tomb. and transporting the remains of the war dead to the surface. As Hadawa walked past him, he whispered to Hadawa, "Help me kill a few more." ”

Hadava nodded silently, and he could see the crimson in the officer's eyes almost overflowing. His brother had just been scooped from behind by a high-ranking ghoul. If it weren't for his duty, I'm afraid he would not be able to suppress the grief and anger in his heart.

Governor Ricky probably saw this and deliberately left him at the top. An officer blinded by anger could easily die in the uncharted depths. This is not a small loss for the corps.

But if he stays, he will be able to clean the temple well.

After an attack, the Legion's exploration became much more cautious. Or rather, a lot rougher. A large number of archers and accompanying wizards, protected by sword and shield men, destroyed all suspicious caches on the orders of the Governor. Scattered ghouls are shot into hedgehogs as soon as they show their heads. And none of the black coffins in the tomb were blown up by the magic energy.

The Nords respect the dead, but only for those who die completely.

Hadava was at the head of the line, and after blocking a few ghouls who didn't want to shoot painlessly, he was mostly idle. In his spare time, he even had the time to look at the layout of the environment in the secret room and study the murals in the Gunnod style. Of course, you can also find someone by the way.

It's a pity that until now he has not been able to find his adjutant.

"Where the hell is this guy? Could it be that we were stunned and rushed to the innermost step ahead of us? She doesn't look like such an impulsive person. ”

Indeed, this possibility exists, and although Lilith doesn't like to talk, it always feels murderous, perhaps because of her fighting style, or something else. Hadava looked at her dossier and what happened to Lilith's childhood...... Not very satisfactory. Such a person will not run away from the battle.

Although it is true that there is no shadow of her now.

As the exploration progresses, the number of ghouls that appear in front of the Imperial army decreases, but their quality increases. According to some ancient burial customs, the stronger the warrior, the deeper the place where he slept. The opponents of the expedition team have gradually upgraded from miscellaneous soldiers with rusty swords and wooden bows to powerful ghouls with horned helmets and heavy weapons.

Fortunately, the Gounods did not know much about the making of crossbow machines, otherwise the journey would have been even more difficult.

It didn't take much time, and the most damage was only two unlucky people who were grazed by arrows, and the elite Imperial team came to an even larger portal.

- This should be the end of this ruin.

"It is said that Otto, the last recorded Gounod monarch, was able to tear apart the giant with his bare hands, and his voice was squeegible even to time. If I could, I'd like to see it. Governor Regie looked at the mural on the rock wall and said. It's just that I'm worried about whether he'll be able to understand people. ”

Her words drew a whisper of laughter from the officers, and Hadava echoed him—though he didn't know what was funny. The strange patterns on the ground are more attractive to him.

Does this rune represent time?

'Phew. ’

"Shhhh What's the sound. The sudden noise made everyone on guard. Archers and wizards stepped forward in small steps.

'Phew! ’

Ricky jerked behind the door, it was footsteps! But yet so heavy!?

"Damn, are there really giants!?"

"Woo !!"

From behind the door came a feeling that was all too familiar to Hadawa. It's an indescribable sense of existence, like a flame on top of an ice cube, lava in the sand, so out of place!

This feeling...... This is...... Helgen!

Hadava's pupils shrank into a small dot.

"Flash !!!!"

'Boom——!!!! ’

Unparalleled power surged out as the entire steel gate shattered! Sharp shards narrowly slashed across the back of Governor Ricky, who was lying down urgently!

"Protect your lordship!" Countless arrows and magical energy were fired at the unknown creature, and Governor Regie took the opportunity to tumble to the center of the queue and stand up under the protection of his guards.

'Bang! The earth trembled with the explosion and lime fell above everyone's heads. Most of the braziers around them were extinguished.

"What is this?" So said the warrior at the front.

The churning cloud of dust froze, and in response to him was a terrifying and sharp blade! With a sound of 'Peng-', the violent air currents that swept wildly made even the most seasoned swordsman unstable!

A black shadow swept by, smashing the wall with a muffled sound.

It's like the sound of an egg being cracked open and an egg white spilling on the floor.

"Oh...... Talos on the ......" Hadava looked at the massive figure in the center of the portal, fear clenching his heart like a viper.

It was a behemoth as tall as two men, and even the tallest elf the Harbinger had ever seen was three heads shorter than him. It was shrouded in a huge armor that was dark and gloomy, and under the jagged crown, two pale blue glows were as dazzling as night stars. However, the most terrifying thing was the huge greatsword that it held in both hands.

Blood was still dripping from the sword, and in front of it, a miserable shell with only the lower half of its body remaining, swayed and fell.

"Kill it!!" Several wizards combined to throw a large fireball at him, and the explosion of flames was so violent that it was almost impossible to see. The archers took advantage of the opportunity to occupy the four points, and more arrows rained down in the direction of the ghouls.

Even if it encircles and suppresses the giants, it will not use so much firepower. Ordinary creatures would be bombarded with ghouls all gone.

If it's a general creature......

The earth trembled, and the flames spread into concentric circles. The wielded greatsword was wrapped in the sound of thunder. Just a face, several elite sword and shield hands at the forefront were cut in half!

It was unscathed!

"This ...... It's ......" Governor Ricky's memories raced, and finally settled on the ebony sword that General Tulius was so proud of, which was the general's treasure and had to be carefully maintained every day. And that dark and dark material is also deeply imprinted in Ricky's mind.

"It actually made a full-body armor out of ebony!!"

"All wizards retreat!" She commanded loudly, and at the same time led her own guards to come forward to besiege, relying on several experienced veterans to fight together, and for a time they actually entangled the ghoul king!

"Shoot it in the head, there's only one crown on its head!" Hadava shouted loudly, and he was the only one present at the moment except for Ricky, and he took over the command without hesitation.

The order soon worked, and several feathered arrows staggered the ghoul Maharaja, and Governor Regie took the opportunity to cut several gaps in his armor.

Very well, as long as it is suppressed like this, victory will be a matter of time.

The wounded have been sent to the back, where they will be treated by the accompanying wizards with spells or alchemical potions as appropriate, and they will soon be restored to their fighting strength. Throw yourself into the battlefield again.

"Songard! Saran !! Even with the head of the ghoul Maharaja, it could conclude that the battle situation was unfavorable, and it roared in anger, but its rigid body and heavy ebony armor made it unable to catch the few battlefield rats around it. And the mace and the axe can disrupt its center of gravity!

His movements gradually became dull, and his dark eyes, which were as bright as night stars, became more and more dim.

"Hold on, we're going to win!" Governor Regie, who had withdrawn from the warband, shouted loudly, and just now, she had finally torn the connection between the ebony armor, leaving the first real wound on the Maharaja's body.

It seems that there is no need to use insurance. Ricky touched her chest. The magic scroll on his body was still unharmed. She gradually retreated, intending to regain her body.

She looked at Hadawa, this guy had just commanded well, and archery was okay. There were two dangers that he had just managed with his bow and arrows. He is a talented man.

Perhaps, this position is a bit wasteful for him now? …… Let's take another look.

Hadava didn't know what Governor Regie thought, and he didn't know that he was likely to be promoted, and his little cousin would be even more pestering. He was now single-mindedly on the bow and arrow in his hand, ready to interrupt the Ghoul Maharaja's movements.

The shape shì is a great good. Victory seemed within reach.

But there was a sense of unease in his heart, as if a crumbling mace was hanging from his head. Even when he was attacked by the dragon, this emotion was not so strong.

'Peng-' The ghoul lord in front of him swung his sword and swept away. It wasn't a big deal, even if it pushed the people around it out of the way, and it would continue to be entangled in less than a breath, and before that it would be interrupted by a salvo from the archers that it wanted to deal with. This kind of thing has been repeated several times.

This time, however, it was a little different, its head up, its chest bulging high.

Hadava's pupils shrank into a tiny dot.

That's how it feels!

"Stop it !!!!"

“Tiid——KloUI！！！”

With the sudden explosion of sound waves, the whole world turned gray.

The flying feathered arrows crawled through the air like snails, and at the end of the arrows, circles of air spread outward.

The flames in the brazier shook slowly like seaweed in the deep sea, and the movements of everyone, not a single object, were slowed down by more than ten times, even if the eyes could see through the soul, but the body could not react at all!

This is not supposed to be a strange vision that humans can see, but now it is presented to everyone's eyes. And the only one who is not a human being, is not affected in any way!

It just took a step forward, and all the arrows could only shoot air. The blade swirled around it, and the elite samurai who couldn't even show their expressions of fear sliced open, and their organs and blood pulled out long ribbons of color in the air.

Even Governor Reggi, who was the only one who made a slight dodge with superhuman willpower, was hit by the spine of the sword and flew away tumbling over the wall.

But the Maharaja didn't care too much, perhaps saying that it didn't need to care.

The air on both sides of the blade compressed dramatically, and finally turned into a white sword mark as the trajectory of the giant sword swept out. This is not a skill that mortals can use, but here, and because of this, it can be used by the Ghoul Lord!

In that direction...... It's a place for the wounded and wizards! It was enough to cover the area and tear through their fragile leather armor!

Hadava struggled to turn away, as if his gaze could give them the strength to break free. At worst, we must also see the end of these comrades with our own eyes.

But he found that he didn't need to do these superfluous actions anymore. Because the ghoul lord has come to him, and the greatsword has slashed straight down!

ps； Let's put the outer part out quickly...... Am I not eating what I say......