Chapter 196: Volunteers

Imperial capital, palace district

Poches arrived here in the carriage, and after entering the defensive line through the guards, he wanted to find someone to help the wounded in the carriage, and looked around, but could not help but stay where he was

"Healer, save people over here."

"Brother, hold on a little longer, don't fall down, you can walk to the medical hall soon......"

"Stand back, let's feed, where is the healer?"

As far as the eye can see, all the surviving emperors of all kinds of wounded who have retreated from the front line, either lying or sitting, walking or climbing, or supporting each other, or fighting with the little strength left, or pulling, carrying or carrying their comrades-in-arms and brothers, hurried to the direction of the Palace Front Ambulance Center

Bang la, Hua Ya Ya......

Under the gradually surging emotions of exhaustion, dazedness, sadness, and gloom, Poches's mind was a little trance-like, and he felt that his surroundings were constantly passing by the people and cars around him, and they turned into different tracks of shallow and deep, like a river that would never return, rushing past and crashing against him

Screams, roars, shouts, griefs, all kinds of voices were out of tune in his ears, and they mingled into the noise that disturbed his mind

He shook his head to shake off the sounds, closed his eyes to isolate the blur in front of him, but suddenly felt dizzy and nauseous, his limbs were weak, and the whole person suddenly fell limp

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Don't lie on the ground, wake up?"

......

............

"Uncle, uncle?"

I don't know how long it took, but Poches struggled to wake up from the chaos, trying to stabilize his vision, only to see a small white hand caressing his face

"Uncle, are you awake?"

An innocent and childish voice rang in his ears, and with a gentle exhalation, a small round face appeared in the field of vision

"Who's ......"

The captain of the defending army endured the exhaustion and pain, reluctantly sat up, took a look, and saw that he was in a certain palace in the palace, which had been transformed into a temporary ambulance, and there were many má blankets on the ground, and there were unconscious emperors lying on the má blankets

Some men, women, and children dressed in white walked among the soldiers, bandaging the wounded, feeding the shēnyín, and caring for the wounded as skillfully as possible

"Mom, this uncle is awake"

As Polches looked around, the little girl who had been beside him at first stomped to report to a woman not far away who was wiping the blood from the forehead of a soldier

"Oh, yes......" The woman was dressed in plain cloth and looked gentle, and when she heard the child's report, she looked at Poches and smiled gently

"You're awake, it's great" The woman in cloth hugged the child and walked to the team leader

"Hmm...... How long have I been unconscious?"

"You were brought in about an hour ago, Master Y said you were overtired, and I had already fed you some water, so it's great to wake up," the woman smiled

"Are you?" Poches looked at the man in front of him, trying to sort things out

"I'm Bales, a temporary ambulance worker," the woman said

"Citizens, not nobles?"

"I'm not a nobleman, neither are the ambulances here, the nobles are all in the palace......"

Poches knew the situation at once: the palace was home to refugees, both ordinary and noble, and the nobles naturally occupied a safe position in the defense line, while the civilian refuge area was closer to the front of the defense line, which was not only dangerous, but also had to bear various obligations

Thinking of this, Porches couldn't help but frown

If the palace is broken and there are no eggs under the nest, what is the point of the nobles hiding deeply? It is despicable to show their class privileges at such a time, to hide behind and refuse to do anything

Although Poches is also an aristocrat, he despises the parasites of those countries and worthless cowards from the bottom of his heart

"How's the battle going?" asked the team leader, putting aside the sudden irritability about the moths

"I don't know...... The army wouldn't tell us, but it seemed to hear the sound of magic coming from inside the city...... "Balise said

Posches remembered the Tianquan sergeant he met when he retreated, and he didn't know what was going on with the other party

After thinking about it, he moved his muscles a little and felt that it was okay, so he slowly stood up

Since you haven't fallen yet, keep fighting

"Ah, Master Y said you ......"

"Shut up, woman"

Balaise was taken aback, but she noticed that there was no malice in the other party's tone

"You are not allowed to bully your mother" But her child didn't know, and when she saw her mother being yelled, she immediately shouted at the top of her voice

Porches glanced at the round-faced little girl, stared at the child's clear eyes, and suddenly remembered that some people in his hometown didn't know what happened to those people

"Women and children, just accept the protection, fighting is the task of soldiers, and your task is to live" Porches suddenly stretched out his big hand and touched the top of the child's head

Then, cheering up, he propped himself up, and walked out steadily, leaving a not tall but impressive back in the eyes of Balise and the child

"Mom's ......"

"Barbara, remember the figure of this uncle, he is a great guardian like your father" The woman couldn't help but shed tears when she remembered her deceased husband from that back

Her husband was a member of a mercenary group, and when the orcs first invaded the imperial capital, they died to protect their mother and son and some other relatives, friends and civilians

Porches walked out of the hall and squinted at the heavenly light

He knew that he was likely to die, but so what, fighting to the end was his value as an emperor

It's impossible to say that there is no concern, everyone has concerns, but the things that should be done, the self-worth that should be realized, and the things that should be done are there

He went to the front garrison, reported his name, and asked for a mission

"Squad leader, just in time, there are some people who have volunteered to fight, you will lead them" The officer, who was also tired, but had the same strong eyes as Poches, waved his hand and summoned a dozen young men and women, and walked away

"I am Kanona", "Hufe", "Adrian", "Akalis", ......

"I'm Leonby...... No, it's Leon."

Among the volunteers, a tall young man with green hair and purple eyes, wearing a yellow-veined and blue-bottomed robe, was accustomed to saying his surname when he signed up, but he immediately took it back, and a complicated light flashed in his eyes

Poches glanced at the men

"You're nobles?"

The young men and women were silent, and many of them looked at the tall, green-haired young man, apparently headed by him

"Yes, we are, but here we abandon the noble surname"

The young man who called himself León looked at Poches and said, "In this way, we draw a line with the shameless people who only know how to hide"

Hearing this, the corners of Poches' eyes raised slightly

"Where are you from?"

“...... Even if it's the Presland School of Magic," Leon said lightly, smiling as if with some memory, "I used to be the Presland Student Council President, and they were all members of the Student Council when I was in office."

Some of the young men and women nodded, while others simply acquiesced

Porches stared at the men for a moment

"Very good"

He said dryly

"Presland students, I don't know how much experience you have gone through after graduation, and I don't know if you have fought against the orc Jiā, but as a senior who has just retreated from the front line, what I can tell you is that the battle you will face may not be left with anything but glory and death."

"Glory is enough"

Leon said softly

"The imperial capital once lost its glory, it was a lifelong shame for all the imperial people with a conscience, and I myself once lost my pride, and I knew that what I lost at that time could never be regained, so whether as an imperial person or as an individual, what I longed for and only longed for, was glory"

As he said this, the green-haired young man visibly fell into some memories, and he finally smiled

"I want to get back what I lost and that's it"

"President ......"

The former members of the student council looked at the former president with a little sparkle in their eyes

"I don't know what you're talking about...... But it's good, I like it, this is the real aristocracy - the noble man of the people" Porches smiled, "Welcome to the garrison"

"Please advise, Captain"

Leon...... Or that the volunteer participation of the former Leon Bicardo, the Presland student president and others is not a special case

When the imperial capital suffered a second invasion and the final front of the palace was formed for the second time, a considerable number of nobles who could have hidden behind the defense line came out, including some children of famous families

These people come out for a variety of reasons, but one thing they all have in common is that they want to realize their worth at what may be the final moment

We don't want to die in the end, even if it's to be famous, we have to do what we need to do and do what we can before the front

"I'm Fairy"

When Poches walked to the garrison position with Leon and the others, he met a beautiful female mage in a purple robe, facing a city garrison officer with a embarrassed face, speaking in a calm and firm tone

"It doesn't matter what my last name is, I'm just an ordinary adventurer...... At least it used to be, so don't have any scruples, put me up and defend anything."

Fairly...... Armstrong...... Senior?" Leon recognized the lady and couldn't help but exclaim

"Uh, you know me, you are...... I have the impression that it was the ...... of the Imperial Tournament of the Three Kingdoms at that time" Philley turned her head, saw and recognized Leon and the others, and smiled slightly

"It just so happens that I asked a lot of officers, but they didn't let me join, I didn't bother to ask them, so I let me act with you"

"No...... We've just volunteered, and this Mr. Porches is our squad leader."

"The more useful magicians, the better, this lady, are you confident in your powers?"

"No," replied Fairly very dryly

"In the face of such a large number of orcs, it must be a lie to have confidence, but at least it is okay to kill a few dozen...... I don't want to die with the cowards in my family, who will surely laugh at me - there is one person, I don't want him to see that I have never resisted when I was cornered by the orcs."

The purple-robed female mage said, casually looking in the direction of the central castle

“...... I see, Phoenix Army...... You're definitely here, you're there, watching us......"

"Then look at it, it's not just you who can fight, it's better to say that you just have a good rest first, don't try to save everything, at least some people don't want to be just the object of salvation, like me...... An ugly, shameless, but until now, I still want to see you again, Ren ìng's woman......"

"Chongyang, you...... Are you alright?"