"Ed, the sky seems to be on fire."

"Well, I saw it."

Fang Yu lightly blocked, covered the messy hair like withered grass with his hand, and blinked his eyes slightly, and the dark eyes were reflecting the golden red fire that went straight to the sky, and the rolling dark clouds there, like a huge pillar of smoke, spread out in all directions.

The thick clouds above their heads hung low over the airship, as if they could reach it with a single stretch of hand.

Luo Hao's hand pressed on the side of the boat was squeaking and swaying with the plank below, and the back of his hand seemed to be covered with a layer of fire ash, gray, but it was actually just sand. The fat man raised his hand to grab it, but only grabbed the sparks floating in the wind, and then spread his palm, leaving a little ember in the palm of his hand, which disappeared in the wind in an instant.

Luo Hao raised his head, looked at the golden red light in the sky, and asked, "What is that?" ”

Fang Yu shook his head slightly.

In this direction, only a dark red light could be seen between the clouds, perhaps the light of the fire refracted on the ground, and neither of them paid much attention to it.

At this moment, the door of the cabin was pushed open again, and the former president of the Southern Alliance walked up with a longbow on his back, standing between the two of them, pressing his collar with one hand, and silently watching this scene.

And Ye Hua suddenly turned around and asked, "I heard that you have thought of a way." ”

Fang Yu nodded slightly.

"So, what are you going to do?"

Fang Yu turned around and looked at the Ranger King.

In the hearts of the Free Electors in the South, the other party is the former president of the Alliance, the Ten Kings, the top Electors, and even the sustenance and faith, the leader. There is more than one battle he has organized, and at the moment this seems to him to be a dangerous scene, but it may not be anything in the eyes of the other party.

Although in his heart, the Seven Seas Brigade will definitely become the best adventure party in the future, that is the promise he made to Miss Scarpet. But now that all this has not happened, what can he, an unknown little hairy man, use to command a ten kings, a top elector?

He thought for a moment before he spoke, "...... You may have to go head-to-head with the sand pirates later, Lord Ye Hua, you-"

Ye Hua smiled and interrupted: "I'm good at this, so Ed you only need to tell me where to go and who to kill." ”

Fang Yu looked at the other party with a little surprise.

However, Ye Hua seemed to know what he was thinking, patted his arm lightly, and then looked away and looked into the distance. "Ed, everybody has something to look forward to, and I don't know if one day you'll be able to reach the level I want. But that doesn't mean you have to do something, or who you have any responsibility for—"

“…… Because, in the end, you will go your own way, a path that no one has ever walked...... It's also a path that we've all walked......"

Ye Hua smiled faintly and looked at him. "And your only responsibility is for the identity of the Elect, do you understand that?"

Fang Yu nodded lightly, guarding his own conscience is the conscience of guarding himself as a human being—with greater power, with more responsibility, this is the consensus of the pioneers.

What a time ago, and mankind had already established such a consensus. Strength and responsibility are always on the two sides of the scale, and the value of the existence of the "Stargate Declaration" may be to protect the glory of human civilization.

When the two worlds first came into contact, from the very beginning, they were not destined to return to the wilderness, but to return to the long history of predation and cannibalism.

Because when it advances, it never returns to the origin of barbarism.

Nor must—

"So that's what you promised me," Ye Hua asked softly, "Is that right?" ”

Fang Yu was stunned for a moment.

But for a moment, he nodded silently again, this time much more seriously.

“…… You may not succeed, but there are only a handful of my fellow travelers left in the past...... The genius of some of them is actually not inferior to you and me......" Ye Hua always had an indifferent smile, but between that smile, there was more or less loneliness, "But in you, I more or less saw some shadows of myself in the past......"

"Actually, I guess Odin is the same, although they are in the Grand Guild, it doesn't mean that everyone agrees with that idea." Speaking of this, he changed his words: "Odin took you away from Dulun that day, so he must have taught you a lot of things after that, right......?" ”

Fang Yu nodded silently.

A hint of amusement flashed in Ye Hua's eyes: "Although I don't know what Odin taught you, he definitely can't teach you how to become a qualified leader, after all, maybe only KUN is better than me in this regard, but it's a pity that that person is not here - besides, he doesn't agree with our concept very much." ”

He paused: "So, let me let you get used to it first, how you should give orders." ”

Fang Yu listened and opened his mouth slightly.

He did not resist the idea of the Free Elect, because the Free Elect was more or less the successor of the Forerunners, and still maintained the original intention, but there was always some resistance to that statement.

Do the Free Electors really need a flag?

Does he really have the qualifications to serve as this banner?

Or is there anyone really qualified to serve as the banner?

But he suddenly realized that the real flag was actually just in everyone's heart.

Because as long as you have such an idea, you will gather under this banner, whether it is Ye Hua, or anyone, in fact, there is no need to designate, and you are not qualified to designate - but the greater the power, the greater the responsibility, when one day, someone will always come to this point. Just like the former president of the Southern Alliance at this moment.

It was at this time that Luo Hao, who had been listening to the conversation between the two on the side, spoke: "I found that place." ”

Fang Yu immediately looked in that direction, and the hesitation in his heart had long gone, so he only said categorically:

"Landing in a quarter of an hour."

"Get Miss Afifa ready to disembark, Parker, and you'll take care of this side and keep in touch with us."

"Mr. Alfonde, Pasha, prepare as well."

The halfling jumped up, glanced at the burning royal city, and nodded silently.

……

Rupert's voice was a little hoarse: "Sir Apar, please take someone to plug the gap in the west, and you must not let the sand thieves seize the tower." ”

In the face of the serious face of the eldest princess, the knight with a face full of gunpowder nodded silently, and walked in that direction with the person. Rupert looked at the backs of everyone leaving, and the hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

The people sent out at this moment are actually just making another final attempt, the sand thieves have already broken through a number of key passes, and it is only a matter of time before they can fully break through the defense line.

She glanced behind her, where Alepf had brought out all the remaining guards in the Kashan Palace and came to help, but she honestly didn't quite agree with that. It is not safe to hand over his body to those people in the palace at this moment, and among those so-called princely ministers, there is only one Seychelle who can be trusted.

But at this time, the eldest princess can't care about so much. What's more, a crown prince, the future king of Istania, went to the front line to fight side by side with everyone, and brought a lot of support, which more or less aroused morale, so that the originally precarious defense line was supported for a while.

It's just that this effect has been quite weak until now.

Cuestak's inner city had two lines of defense, the first of which was in disrepair and loosely armed, and had fallen into the hands of the sand thieves early on. The second line of defense, consisting of twelve towers, was supported for a while - the two sides fought back and forth around the three most critical towers, until the seven minor towers around them fell one by one, and two of the three important towers fell into the hands of the king of the sand thieves.

The remaining one was now the center of the battlefield, and she had her knights recapture the gap to the west, precisely to delay the fall of the tower. Once the tower falls, the last line of defense in the inner city will be lost, and they will only face a steady stream of enemies.

Those enemies, not even worthy of being called human, were mere beasts in human form.

But whether the manpower sent out would work, Princess Rupert did not know whether it would work, and she silently looked ahead, and the news from the last tower had been cut off ten minutes earlier. She even had a vague premonition in her heart, if the sand thieves had broken through the defenses, then where would Quinstak go?

But the uneasiness in the heart of the eldest princess is reflected in the azure eyes at this moment-

The little girl was struggling to drag the paladin's body down from the top of the city, but when she turned back to look for the other party's lost sword, she returned to the top of the city, and suddenly she was stunned in that place.

The direction that Sky Blue looked at in a daze was the last fortress on the battlefield that was originally called the 'Machi Tower'.

There, the banners belonging to the knights of Andama and the palace guards could still be seen, but now, only black and oppressive sand thieves remained, crossing the line that originally belonged to the eldest princess - it was densely packed like countless ants, and it was overwhelmingly swarming in the direction of the inner city.

What about Her Royal Highness the Princess?

Looking at this scene, Tianlan suddenly felt a little dizzy, and a terrible thought instantly came to her heart.

The inner city was lost.

And behind that, only the undefended Kashan Palace remains.

With a bang, the sword in her hand fell on the city, and the last hope left in her heart was suddenly extinguished like a spark.

The belief that she has always believed in, every critical moment, Brother Ed will definitely come down from heaven to solve all the troubles. As with what they did in Dorifin, on Fenris Island, and afterwards, there was always a moment when it mattered, and the situation could be turned around.

But now, even if Brother Ed comes back, what can he do?

She knew in her heart that everyone's only hope was that the inner city had not yet been lost, so that only by waiting for the return of the regimental commander could there be a chance to turn the tide of the battle. But now it's too late, the sand bandits have broken through the last line of defense, and the sand king will not be able to lead his army back before noon.

The only chance left to stop the sand pirates' attack was lost at this moment.

Tianlan only wanted to cry at this moment in her heart, of course she didn't blame the others for coming back too late, because everything was just because she was too incompetent. Miss Atira, the big cat man and Brother Ed are not here, the box and Luo Yu are not here, and Kita is not here, so she has no choice.

I can't even help everyone buy time to reverse everything.

Miss Sylvade and Ed's brother's cousin were just support staff at the Seven Seas Brigade, and they were real combatants, but they didn't do anything when it came to the end.

On the contrary, he has always been complacent about the title of so-called 'butler', which seems a little ridiculous at the moment. She knew very well in her heart that without herself, Miss Atila could still keep it all organized.

Everyone just accommodated her.

Sky Blue watched in the distance as the sand thieves in the distance made their way through the tower and surged in this direction along the ramparts.

But at this moment, she didn't feel a trace of fear in her heart, nor did she have the idea of turning around and running away, but silently and gritted her teeth to pick up the paladin's saber on the ground.

The venerable Mr. Knight, as well as Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess, all died here to protect her.

And now, it's her turn to protect the others, even if she is weak, but if she doesn't even have the courage to try, how can she be called a member of the Seven Seas Brigade?

Do you have to choose to escape every time you face such a situation in the future?

What about the moment when there is no escape?

Sky Blue thought about all this silently and clenched the long sword in his hand.

But what she didn't notice was that at this moment, above the clouds behind her, a little light flashed away.

……

The airship has not yet fully entered the airspace of Questak, but everything that is happening in the city has basically been seen by everyone.

Fang Yu looked expressionlessly at everything that was happening below, and at the sand thieves who were crossing the tower in the distance, and at this height, there were only countless black spots.

"The inner city is lost."

Luo Hao opened his mouth and said: "But fortunately, we came in time, and they have just broken through the defense line." ”

Fang Yu nodded. The sand pirates broke through the defense, but before the attack could disperse, their original plan still worked. It's just that he looked down from this height, and it was difficult to see the colors of the princess on the battlefield, and the palace guards were retreating, and occasionally the banner of the Marlan knight could be seen, but in an instant, it was drowned in the black oppressive sea.

He pursed his lips, and his eyes could not see where Her Royal Highness the princess was, and naturally he could not find the location of the rest of the Seven Seas Brigade. He was faintly worried in his heart, although while the starlight was still alive, everyone could still choose to be resurrected in the temple, but once the temple also fell into the hands of the sand thieves?

And in such a battle, no one can guarantee that their few chances of resurrection will definitely guarantee their safety.

Time is running out for them.

His gaze fell on the tower.

"The sand pirates must get over this tower." Luo Hao also spoke at this time: "Attacking this place is the most ideal place, but there is a new problem at the moment - there are too many sand thieves, even if our plan is successful...... I'm afraid that I can't stop them completely, of course, if the inner city hasn't been lost, the situation will naturally be different, but for now, ......"

Fang Yu understood what he meant, if the inner city had not been lost, they would successfully throw dozens of kilograms of explosive crystals in the direction of the opponent's main attack, and they would definitely be able to disintegrate the opponent's offensive. But it would be unrealistic to expect to kill all the sand thieves with these explosive crystals, as the inner city is broken, and even if the sand thieves are temporarily blocked, they will definitely not give up their low-hanging fruit.

There is only one possibility at the moment, and it can turn the situation around.

That is, they just killed the king of the sand pirates, Mahazar.

But on the vast battlefield below, who knows where the king of the sand thieves is?

"We have to make this choice," Fang Ou replied, looking at the tower, "whether Mahazar is there or not, we can only target this place." ”

"Let's hope that the gods of the Istanians, Andama and Lady Marlan, will give us good luck." Luo Hao shrugged.

"What if I'm unlucky?" At this time, the box behind the two asked.

"Then there will only be a bloody battle."

Fang Yu replied quietly.

He then turned his head and looked at the elemental envoys of the team beside the mast.

"Is it okay?"

Luo Yu was a little silent, nodded slightly, and then replied: "Give it to me, but I will get off the ship later, and the previous battle will be handed over to you." ”

Fang Yu bowed slightly, and looked at Ye Hua on the side.

There, Ye Hua took off the longbow, patted the glider backpack behind him, and only smiled slightly, indicating that he was ready.

Fang Yu stopped talking nonsense, walked to the side of the ship, and grabbed it with one hand. All of them followed, putting their hands on the side of the boat one by one. Fang Yu looked left and right, and then said in a low voice: "Everyone, I count three two one, everyone is ready to leave the ship." ”

"Three ......"

"Two ......"

"One."

At this time, Luo Yu gently pressed the crystal in his hand down.

The bow of the dinghy pointed downwards in an instant. At that moment, a silver sail appeared, and the floating ship seemed to leap down from the clouds, and the magic furnace that was running rapidly was releasing all the wind elemental ether stored in it outward-

In the night sky, the surging aetheric magic was like a golden wing pulled out of the clouds. The long golden trail was like a golden thread slowly extending forward under the firmament, and a few flashes of silver light were scattering and splitting from under the golden line.

It's just that the people on the ground who are fighting each other don't seem to be aware of this happening.

……