A stray bolt flew over Sky Blue's head.

In normal times, this little girl would at least scream in fright, and hold her head and shrink down. But at this moment, her voice was hoarse, and she was really weak, and she watched as the arrow flew over her head, flew away, and slammed into a wall in that direction, breaking in two.

Her eyes reflected the sky-high firelight, the flickering light and shadow, as if projecting the scene of hell to the world, and there were still a few charred corpses under the fire, swaying, probably having lost their starlight. The raging flames burning in the streets illuminated the scene of the sand bandits attacking the city on the other side, and in that peaceful world, she had never seen a real war with so many people who had lost their minds.

The sand thieves climbed the city wall and fought with the few Praetorian Guards, taking advantage of the terrain and the convenience of the Andama Temple behind them, the palace guards kept the sand thieves down from the city more than once. But soon, they had to face an enemy several times their size, and the tug-of-war had been going on for at least half an hour, and the sand thieves had already captured an urn city.

They were advancing on the inner line, and once it was lost, Questak's defenders would lose their second line of defense, leaving only one last line of safety.

Sky Blue looked at the black tide and pushed along the city, and the tall and fierce man surrounded by a group of fierce sand thieves in the distance. The other party looked in this direction for a moment, although she was separated from such a distance, she seemed to feel the other party's cold gaze, and felt uncomfortable in her chest for a while.

That's the legendary king of sand pirates, Mahazar, right?

In the past, this name was just a legend to her, what does a famous sand thief have to do with her as an earthling, a Elector? But at this moment, Tianlan couldn't say anything like this, she had several direct contact with the sand thieves, and she was almost dead on the battlefield.

Although she knew that it was not real death, she was still so scared that she wanted to shed tears when she thought about it, she never thought that she would be so weak.

A hand reached out.

On the surface, it looks slender and slender, and the skin has a healthy wheat complexion, and the hand shape is perfect, giving the first impression that the owner is a beautiful person. Tianlan raised her head with a smoky face and a dirty little face, and her hair was messed up like a bird's nest, and at a glance she saw Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess standing in front of her.

Rupert changed into a new armor, the terrible wound on his chest disappeared without a trace, and there was no trace of fireworks and dust on his body, but there was only a girl's heroic spirit between his eyebrows. Sky Blue looked in the direction the other party had come, and knew that this princess had just come out of the temple of Andama - even the eldest princess had been 'killed' once, in the previous battle.

"Are you alright?" Princess Celestia wiped the little girl's face and asked softly.

Sky blue tears rolled down her eyes, and she immediately thought of the situation when the other party was blocking the enemy's attack and pushing herself up from under the breastwork.

"Your Royal Highness, you can't go up any further......"

Rupert smiled: "I still have three more chances to be resurrected, how about it, have you contacted Captain Ed?" ”

Sky Blue shook her head with tears in her eyes.

"Then you go on, Sky Blue, I promised Captain Ed that I would protect you. Rest assured, the sand thieves will not be able to penetrate this inner city until we are completely defeated. ”

But that's what Sky Blue fears most at the moment.

She couldn't say a word, only felt a deep sense of powerlessness enveloping her—in the Seven Seas Brigade, it was Brother Ed who protected her, and here, she had to rely on the protection of Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess. She thought she could help others, but no one could help.

She suddenly felt that her own safety was actually insignificant, because compared to that, how much she hoped that everyone here would survive well.

But she held the broken magic piano and felt that she could not do anything at all.

After saying that, Princess Rupert turned around and led a group of knights, who had also been resurrected, through the city and towards the battlefield. Sky Blue looked at the knights who were silent and silent, and there was an indescribable discomfort in her heart, she couldn't see the corpse that lay there quietly above the head of the city not far away, and no one cared about it.

He wore armor with the Marlan emblem, and he may have been a noble paladin in his lifetime—the armor reminded Azure of the big cat man, but she wanted to close her eyes, as if she was afraid to see the big cat man lying in that place—but she actually knew the knight, and had spoken to her in the previous battle, thanking her for playing music for them during the battle.

But Tianlan actually knew that he was just an incompetent half-hung poet, and that morale-boosting magic song would not play a role at all in a battle at this level.

The other party's words were mostly just to comfort her.

But the man who uttered these comforting words had lost his last starlight in the previous battle, and lay quietly in that place. Perhaps it would not be until after the battle that no one noticed that the cold body, along with the proud armor of his life, rested in this place.

Such a person was mostly a hero in Tianlan's memories in the past, but it was not until this moment that she understood the true meaning of a hero. How she wished that the other party could once again emerge with a white point of light, the starlight that usually seemed to her to be just like a value, this moment was so precious.

But everything was just her fantasy.

The knight's body lay there quietly, nothing happened.

Tears blurred her vision again, and she wanted to do something in her heart, but even the magic guide piano given to her by the head of the regiment was accidentally broken in the previous battle. Why are you so useless? With tears in her eyes, Tianlan only held the communication crystal in her hand, and suddenly remembered the words of Her Royal Highness the Princess, as if she was enchanted, and called for the response from the other side of the crystal again and again.

That was about the only thing she could do.

And for a moment, there was a rustling sound with strong interference in the crystal, and there was an inquiry voice with a little doubt in the noise:

"Is that you, Azure ......"

"What's going on over there?"

The voice sounded gentle, but Azure almost thought she was hallucinating. She was able to keep her composure at first, but she shouted in a choked voice, "It's me, yes, is it Brother Ed?" ”

But as the voice on the crystal side soon fell silent again, the accumulated emotions in the little girl's heart finally exploded, like a drowning person who had grasped the last straw and lost hope again, and she finally couldn't help crying. While crying and sobbing, he said:

"Brother Ed, where are you ......"

"Luo Yu, you big idiot, why haven't you shown up yet......"

"The Grand Duke can't support the ......"

But there was no response from the crystal.

Her Royal Highness the princess and her knights finally disappeared from the city walls. In the distance, only the earth-shattering shouts of killing could be heard.

Sky Blue wept and cried, as if she had dried her tears, she wiped the corners of her reddened eyes and looked at the corpse of the knight in that direction. She didn't know where to get a sense of courage in her heart, so she hurriedly took the crystal into her arms and ran in that direction.

She may not be able to do anything else, they may lose this battle, but at least they can't let the corpse of the hero fall into the hands of the enemy.

Especially the hateful sand thieves—

At this moment, everyone on the battlefield no longer has the energy to pay attention to the terrible things between the clouds.

People seem to have forgotten everything, only remember the instinct to fight, and in order to survive, they have to fight to the death - and the blood-red eyes in mid-air only silently watched everyone on the earth, watching mortals struggle with each other and kill each other. The wisps of power escaped from the starlight and turned into blood-red light, soaring into the sky.

……

The entire halls of Kasan Palace fell silent.

There seemed to be only Sky Blue's almost hoarse voice crying in the crystal, and the ministers looked at each other, some speechless.

Alepf's face sank and he looked at Seschel on the side: "Lord Seychelle, we have to find a way." My father has put all this in my hands, and I can't watch my sister and my friends fight for me out there, and here we just argue and talk and do nothing. ”

The old patriarch of the Oath Keeper clan looked at the others, and he understood that His Royal Highness the Prince had said this not so much to himself, but to everyone present.

The faces of the princes and ministers were different, and it was difficult to guarantee that there was no one who was bought by the blind followers, but at this moment, in the face of the aggressive attack of the King of Sand Thieves, they couldn't help but hesitate. Although Seneman said that the sand thieves would ensure the safety of their families afterwards, it is still a question of how credible the blind followers' words are, given the current situation.

What's more, there is no news from the Sand King's side, and it is said that Seneman's plan should have succeeded a long time ago, and they should have received the news from their side.

But right now, whether it's the thing in the sky above Questak or the sand pirates right now, they all feel a sense of insecurity.

Although the actions of the King of Sand, Babaltan, his father and his daughter, offended many princes and nobles, they still maintained a superficial 'harmony'. If the sand thieves attack this palace, will the other party also maintain this superficial 'harmony'? In the hearts of the nobles, the King of Sand is naturally a 'tyrant', but how good will Mahazar be, everyone still has brains?

"Draw all the troops out of the palace, as well as your servants and knights," replied Alev quietly, "without the inner city, the Kashan Palace would not be able to stop those sand thieves." The wealth of the royal family is hidden in this palace, and your wealth is hidden in the inner city, you don't think that our wealth will make any difference in the eyes of the sand pirates, right? ”

This sentence finally shook the confidence of the noble ministers, and even the diehards who insisted at the beginning that they had sent all the family members and knights couldn't help but hesitate at this moment.

"But Your Highness," said a voice after a while, "several of the Dukes are already outside, and the rest of us don't have the ability to lead troops......

"You don't," Alepf said coldly, "I have." ”

A pin drop could be heard in the hall.

The person who spoke was frightened for a moment. "But Your Highness, you ......"

"My sister can, why can't I?"

Alepf stood up from his seat and looked around the hall. “…… There are no sons and daughters of the King of Sand who dare not stand up at this time...... And the Istanians, there is no one who does not dare to give his life for his friends, have you forgotten? This is the land of the desert, and the honors that your ancestors followed are still daring to fulfill once again—do you not look down on the Penelopes, who think that the royal family today is nothing more than a bunch of nouveau riche. ”

"Don't be hypocritical and disagree, I'll help you say it. But look at yourselves, you are just a bunch of cowards and cowards compared to us. ”

The young future king was now like an angry lion, more like his father when he was younger. He looked around at everyone and said rarely, without hesitation: "All right, stay here and wait for the sand thieves to come and cut off your heads." Those who are still bloody, who think they are still descendants of the Istanians, go out with me. ”

"Even if it is death, I will stand and die in front of the king of sand thieves."

As soon as he said this, no one in the hall dared to say a word.

The courtiers did not say a word, but a few of them came out of the crowd and came to the young king.

However, Miss Nightingale couldn't watch this scene anymore, she only looked at those who were still hesitant, and coldly dropped a sentence: "Captain Ed, you can find a way to contact yourself, and I'll go find Tianlan." With that, she left Kasan Palace alone.

Immediately following her, Miss Ship Officer also smiled slightly and turned to leave.

The two walked out of the palace, and Alyssa looked at the noble daughter with some surprise: "Miss Sylvede, why are you here too?" ”

In her impression, this aristocratic daughter is not a character who is good at fighting on the front line.

"I'll let Baggins and Shesta go with you," Sylvid laughed, "I don't dare lose you before Eddard returns." As for me, I'll go find some other people. ”

"Others?"

Sylvid nodded slightly. "In fact, there is still a force in this palace that we can use, and they have watched the drama for so long, and it is time to take action. After all, the sand pirates don't care about their identity. ”

Alyssa looked at her and suddenly reacted: "You're going to find the Cowlings, but they're on their airship early in the morning, and they'll only watch." ”

Sylvid smiled, "They won't." ”

Alyssa looked at each other silently and shook her head suddenly.

"Sylvide, Ed will never agree, and neither will I."

Sylvide narrowed her eyes with a smile, as cunning as a fox. "Thanks, Alyssa, but don't be so nervous, I didn't say I was going to sacrifice myself, it's not that serious, and I'm not that stupid."

"Then you ......"

"Leave it to me."

Miss Nightingale looked at each other suspiciously.

……

"Luo Yu, you big idiot, why haven't you shown up yet......"

Listening to the hoarse voice of crying gradually disappearing from the crystal, the deck could not help but be quiet for a while, only the whirring wind remained.

Fang Yu couldn't help but look at Luo Yu on the side, but the latter only pressed the crystal pillar on the magic furnace and didn't say a word. He looked at Luo Hao who was standing in front of him again, the other party said that he had something to find him, but he hadn't said it until now.

Luo Hao listened to the voice silently, and only turned around after a while and replied:

"Exploding Crystals."

Fang Yu was slightly stunned, with a hint of surprise in his voice. "Exploding crystals?"

Luo Hao nodded. "There were a lot of explosive crystals left on the Daoud, and we didn't get rid of them in the first place. Later, after the airship crashed, I asked the people of Luford's Shield to bring those things out, but Questak City was strictly inspected, and we wouldn't let us bring these things into the city, so we hid them outside the city, and I can probably still find that place. ”

This was an unexpected surprise, Fang Yu hurriedly asked, "How many are there?" ”

"About a few dozen kilograms."

A few dozen kilograms are enough to blow up the Daoud to the point that there is no slag left. And these things can really come in handy right now. Fang Yu looked at the other party, and suddenly remembered that this guy was silent before, and probably realized that the other party might have a mature idea. He pondered for a moment before asking, "So what are you going to do?" ”

"At the level of the Sand Pirates, these explosive crystals are lethal to them, but they are also limited, and they can't have a decisive effect." Luo Hao is really confident. "But if the sand thieves haven't entered the inner city yet, they will definitely have a main direction to attack, and maybe even the king of the sand bandits, Mahazal, is there. If only we could drop the whole ship of crystals—"

It's definitely a bold idea, although there are a lot of problems in it.

Fang Yu's eyes flickered slightly when he heard this. "Then get the crystals back first, and I'll have them disembark with Miss Afifa first, and then we'll take off and break into the city again, but the question now is, how do we get off the ship and get in the right direction after we're off the ship - and how do we set the time to detonate for so many exploding crystals in the last period of time?"

Luo Hao couldn't help but be silent.

This is exactly where he has been having a headache, the former is okay to say, but there are at least hundreds of dozens of kilograms of explosion crystals, and according to the maximum activation time of the explosion crystals, the time left for injecting magic power is only about two minutes at most. It's not enough time, but the question is how to accurately determine the moment you hit the ground.

Due to the fragility of the exploding crystal, once the magic is infused and the airship is not activated before it hits the ground, the violent vibrations will definitely damage the etheric structure inside, causing it to be unable to take effect.

And it was at this time that Luo Yu raised his head and replied quietly, "I have a way." ”

After a pause, he added, "I have a way to control the airship and determine the timing of the crystal detonation......"

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