Every cavalryman must be armed with shields and spears, swords and daggers, bows, quivers, and arrows, and your carriages should carry all kinds of tools—axes and gravel tools, digging tools and shovels, and all the necessary equipment of an army.

This was the announcement issued by the Carolingian family when they summoned their knights for battle, and it has not changed since the day of the family's rise, and the knights of this family tend to wear sturdy and flexible crusty armor rather than heavier plate armor and covering.

They carried a large number of weapons into the battlefield, each Carolingian cavalry was a mobile arsenal, and the tools carried by the logistics carriages also allowed them to face any eventuality, so that the Carolingian army could always deal with everything in stride.

The Carolingian warriors also pride themselves on their resilience, but on this day, they encountered an incomprehensible crisis.

At first, there was only a strange contagion in a few parts of the city, but the doctors and priests who rushed there soon claimed that the contagion was effectively controlled, and then there were bizarre murders everywhere, the deceased seemed to have been attacked by some kind of large predator, and the marks of their corpses were so obvious that the lord immediately sent personnel to investigate.

The calm and proud Carolingian knights didn't think these were a big deal, although it was a strange situation for large beasts to appear in the city, but no matter how powerful the large beasts were, they were just stupid beasts, could they beat the brave and warlike Carolingian knights?

And when those clawed and fanged, gaunt monsters actually appeared in front of these warriors, the Carolingian knights knew they were wrong... And it's miserably, they're dealing not with stupid beasts but with insidious and murderous ghouls!

Hordes of ghouls appeared in every corner of Udolphing, slaughtering every living in sight, madly wreaking havoc in the new Carolingian capital, but they were not yet so powerful.

The number of ghouls was only about 300, and the Udor Finger Carolingian knights numbered 3,000, each of whom could defeat a ghoul in a single battle, and at the beginning, the patriarch of the Carolingian family did not gather his knights to deal with the sudden appearance of the monster, but sent Udor Finger's city defense corps on the advice of his scholar's assistant.

And then the most terrible thing happened, the wizards lurking behind these monsters cast a dastardly magic to turn the scattered city guards who were ready to destroy the monsters into monsters under their control, and then launched a real attack on Udor Finger.

Ghouls begin to attack the knights' manor and stables of Urdolfinger under the cover of shrill zombies, taking the remains of the slain knights and the remains of ordinary people turned into monsters and simply armed to join the attackers.

By the time the Carolingian patriarch realized that the situation was wrong and hastily summoned his knights, more than half of the Franks' most elite forces had been devoured by the undead monsters...... The situation has deteriorated, but there is still time to save it.

The seasoned lord decisively ordered the blockade of the area where the monsters appeared, opened the arsenal to arm a group of recruits from the citizens, and then evacuated some of the citizens who could not fight to the outside of Udolfinger, and he even led his own knights of the guard to cover the builders to pull up a wall in the area where the monsters broke out to block each other - the Carolingians had enough stones to build functional buildings.

The crisis seems to have been brought under control, and the Carolingian knights are deactivating and resting, and they will clear out the areas of the monster outbreak one by one under the cover of the survivors of the city defense corps and citizen recruits, but this is when something even more terrible happened.

The knights who had been attacked and died not long ago had come in from the outside with a legion of the dead, their faces pale and their eyes glowing with a faint blue light, they were wearing black armor and riding skeletal horses, their posture was as brave as when they were alive.

The knights, transformed by the necromancers with evil rituals, did not hesitate to swing their butcher knives at their comrades, and the citizens who were the first to be evacuated were transformed into terrifying undead monsters—faltering zombies and disgusting stitching monsters.

The Undead Scourge used the chaos of Udolfinger to distract the Carolingian family, and then summoned their own functional buildings on the outskirts of the city, and the materials they used came from the Carolingian family's warehouse, where they had the inner line to allocate resources, and one of the main resources of the Undead Scourge was the corpses of the evacuated who thought they were safe.

Udorfinger had been destroyed in just one week, the huge territory of 600,000 people was now in ruins, the number of undead monsters was snowballing, some knights began to flee with their people, while others were ready to defend their estates, but no matter what...... This territory is finished.

"It can't be! You're lying! How could the mighty Carolingian family fail?! How could the mighty Frankish knights fail? ”

After hearing the frightened account of the rescued knight, a nobleman of the Carolingian family roared angrily.

"It's a scam! It's a deliberate hoax by the Hearn family! Knight! What on earth did they buy your honesty? ”

"My lord! I vouch in the name of the knight! Everything I say is true! Udolfinger has been overrun by monsters, and the territory is now full of refugees and monster hunters, and I've heard of the same attacks on the territory of three other families! ”

The knight roared, as if a loud roar would lower his fear, and the surrounding Frankish nobles nearly fainted.

If the other three outer fiefdoms were to be attacked to the same extent as the Carolingians, the Frankish kingdom would have suffered a broken leg and an arm, which meant that the kingdom had suffered a quarter of its strength and a third of its population.

Although there were many incidents of undead monsters and strange rumors circulating, most of the nobles did not take these things seriously, and many of those who warned them were punished for spreading rumors and deliberately disturbing the order.

Dio looked at the surprised expressions of the nobles around him, and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, so he asked.

"So why are you coming to Bologna? When my cavalry spotted you, you seemed to be running in pursuit. ”

"Because it is rumored that there is a Son living in Bologna, who has the power to fight against the undead, I have come to be sent to ask for help...... I hope that this Son can be merciful to help the Carolingian family through this difficult time, we have nothing else to think of! ”

Such an embarrassed knight looked at the young man in front of him, half declaring and half pleading, he knew the information that 'the lord of Bologna is actually a little ghost' when he came, but he did not know the physical characteristics of the holy son who was called 'the great light'.

"That's right! This is the holy city of Bologna! It is the place where miracles come, and we still have the 'great light'! ”

The frightened Frankish nobleman yelled at the very ugly Dio as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

"Go and call out that great light, and let her go with our army to destroy those monsters, hurry up!"

Thankfully, there was only one person who had lost his temper, and the lords who had planned to join in the fun began to think about the crisis that Dio had detailed in his invitation, and those who had already believed in the threat began to reassess the intensity of the crisis.

Seeing that no one had responded to him, the nobleman's eyes turned red, and he drew his sword sharply and pointed it at Theodoric's neck.

"Hurry up! Let that great light come out! Or I'll kill you! Isn't that great light a miracle? Hurry up and get her ......"

The Frankish nobleman was punched in the face before he could finish his sentence, and his mouth flew more than two meters away with blood, and it was Morgan, who had been eyeing him, the pirate leader who regarded Dong Dong as some kind of convenience tool.

"Whew... Don't do this, it's not right to hit people indiscriminately......" Dongdong walked over and grabbed Morgan's clothes in a little panic and persuaded him.

The little guy was actually standing next to him all the time, although the lords were amazed by Dongdong's first aid skills, but no one associated her with the Great Light, a mercenary who was good at this way released a lot of information that was more credible than the truth to disrupt everyone's hearing and hearing, maybe someone could tell that the Great Light was actually a little girl, but they would never associate Dong's identity.

In fact, there are many loyal Goth lords who regard the last descendants of the royal family as the true body of the great light, and they are very happy to regroup under the royal blood to establish the great Gothic kingdom again, even if it has been almost half a century, there are still people whose blood is not cold, and some people have set their eyes on Melly, they think this is a propaganda show by the Hearn family to raise their value.

The pirate leader looked at Dongdong's worried eyes and couldn't help but rub her head, but the thought of the blood of the guy who had spoken wildly in his fist stopped him and took a step forward to keep Dongdong behind him.

In fact, Morgan's angry punch saved the life of this Frankish nobleman, you must know that it is not only the Frankish nobles gathered here, but also the Gothic nobles, the Celtic nobles, and the Teutonic nobles, his sword drawing just now is equivalent to threatening everyone present, even if someone hacked him to death with a sword just now, no one will stand up to protect him.

Dio suddenly felt a little scared after hearing such a cry for help knight's story, if it wasn't for the fact that he started to quarantine immediately when the plague appeared, if he hadn't gathered the army early before the monster broke out, if he hadn't been lucky enough to meet Dongdong and Ice Hunting, without these ifs, what kind of ghost would Bologna become now?

You must know that with a population of 600,000, there is also the Frankish kingdom to support it, and Udolfen has suffered the fate of the final fall.

At this time, the lords present were almost thinking about it, and one of the lords raised his left hand and shouted to his surroundings.

"I propose to gather forces into Carolingian territory at once and destroy those monsters before they produce more of their kind."

"I'm afraid this won't work, we have no reason to let the army into the Carolingians, which would be regarded as a robbery by the Frankish kingdom."

The proposal was immediately rejected, and no one wanted to be liquidated by the Frankish kingdom after the monster problem was over.

"What else can we do? There are 600,000 people living in Udolfinger's territory, and when they all become monsters...... There will be no country on the entire continent that can stop so many monsters, and everything will be destroyed by them! ”

The lord's arithmetic was good, and the situation he described managed to scare many people, but he didn't know that the undead scourge training really powerful undead, such as ghouls and stitchers, also required resources.

For example, it costs 240 units of gold and 70 units of wood to produce a minimum level of abomination, which is enough for humans to train four ordinary swordsmen, and the equipment left behind after the swordsman's death can be handed over to the next warrior, who can maintain his combat effectiveness until the equipment is completely destroyed, while the abomination is dead and finished.

Moreover, the creation of high-level undead has a high scrap rate, although it will not consume resources after each scrap, it will destroy the trained corpses, and the remains of four victims will be destroyed once abominated, and the ghouls will be two.

The high-level undead are the middle force of the natural disaster, they are the real undead, as long as there is the magic of the psychic tower and the replenishment of fresh flesh and blood, these monsters can survive like living creatures, while the low-level undead are just some walking corpses, they will quickly decay and lose their combat effectiveness, and the undead troops composed of pure walking dead tend to decay before the battle.

The knight became anxious when he saw the hesitation of the crowd.

"I can! I'm a knight of House Caroling! I can testify that you are here to help us......"

"It's useless...... You are a brave knight, but in the eyes of the higher ranks of your kingdom, you are a small person, and we know all too well the greed of the Frankish kingdom, and if the crisis of the dead is resolved, your kingdom will immediately turn the spearhead and take our land, and you will be beaten as a deserter, an untrustworthy deserter. ”

A Goth lord who had experienced the last great battle replied with a sneer, and the other lords around him also nodded.

"Until a covenant is signed by a person who is truly able to ensure the legitimacy of this aid, my army and I will never enter the territory of the Carolingian family for half a step, and my territory will not accept any Frankish refugees who have escaped from the Carolingians!"

"But that's ...... What if the next purpose of those monsters was Otto Goth? ”

There is a Frankish nobleman trying to change the conversation with a territory near Udolfinger that is likely to be attacked by monsters, and he needs the help of this coalition army, but unfortunately he is not one of those reputable tycoons.

"Those monsters are coming...... Then let them come! We have the holy city of Bologna! There is a miraculous fountain of life! And the great light! They can't deal with us! ”

The Goth Lord burst open and laughed, forgetting that not so long ago he had made the Great Light a joke.

All the Goth lords present except for Dio suddenly felt relieved, the ghost cards to deal with the undead monsters were in the hands of the Goths, and now it was up to the Goths to go to the rescue or not, anyway, it was the Franks who died now, let those hateful and despicable guys die!

The land that has been robbed by the fire for generations, and the land that has been robbed by the fire, has been beaten from the first-class country on the mainland into two weak and weak aristocratic alliances, this hatred is not so easy to resolve, and many Goths wish that all the Franks would die.

The Frankish nobles, you look at me, I look at you, they turn their attention to the lords of other nations for help, but what they gain is that the other party turns a blind eye.

When the Goths had mastered that great light, no force wanted to fall out with them.

There were a few people who wanted to ask for Bologna's unilateral assistance, after all, the true control of the Great Light was in the hands of the imp lord, but no one wanted to be the first to speak.

It is said that the last patriarch of the Hearn family was seriously wounded and died in the battle against the Frankish Gendarls, and the scene of the knights' spears piercing the ancient and strong Gothguard phalanx is still talked about by the Franks today, and the Gendarmes also stepped on the corpses of the Gothguards to become the most terrifying cavalry on the continent with excellent equipment, courage and strict discipline in the face of death.

Who do you dare to open up this kind of father-killing revenge?

I heard that this young man's personal martial arts skills are very strong, if he is provoked to draw his sword in anger, won't he die unjustly?

At this moment, the rescued knight suddenly broke free from the support of the people around him and staggered to Dio.

"My lord, I understand your worries and suffering, and I know that you are reluctant to save Caroling...... So please lend me a war horse! ”

The knight's voice suddenly rose up.

"Lend me a warhorse, and I'll go back to the Udolfinger Collar and try to find someone who can vouch for it!"

"No! You can't go, you're badly wounded and you've come with the plague! Even the medicine made from the Fountain of Life won't make you recover right away. ”

The first to stop was Knock Knock, who came up from behind Morgan, the worst wounded guy had ever encountered before was Morgan, and now Morgan was in second place, and Mr. Knight, who was going to return to Udolfinger, jumped to the top of the list.

When Dongdong saw him, Kikyo's medical knowledge told her that this person was dead, but the facts in front of her were telling Dongdong that this person was still alive, and a person with a broken sword stuck in his chest with a hole in his stomach was still alive?

All right...... If he hadn't kept hanging himself with the fountain of life, he would have died a long time ago.

Dongdong saved this person, and then used the special medicine made by the spring of life to make him wake up quickly, but the little guy knew that this person's physical condition was very bad, and if he didn't recuperate, he would die at any time.

"Most expensive little doctor, thank you for dragging me out of death so that I can complete my last mission."

He turned and bowed respectfully to Knock Knock.

"I am a knight of Caroling, and a knight of the Franks, and my identity makes something more important than my life."

“…… More important than life? Is it a convention? ”

Dongdong asked suspiciously, and she felt something new and unseen in this person's emotions.

"Promise? Well, maybe you can call it that......"

The knight smiled palely.

"But I prefer to call it ...... Liability. ”

The little guy looked down and didn't know what he was thinking, and the knight looked at Dio with a determined look again.

"Give him two of his best horses, choose a set of equipment from his arsenal for this knight, and let the kitchen prepare dry food for travel and enough spirits."

The young man spoke to the knight after giving instructions to his attendant.

"I'm sorry, that's all I can help you...... Until you find a guarantor, Bologna's army will be on standby, go about your business. ”

The Goth lord did not say anything to stop Dio's move, and the Frankish knight earned their respect for his loyalty.

Dio swept away the other Frankish nobles present, and suddenly spoke flatly.

"Isn't there any grown-up who wants to go back to Udolfinger with this knight?"

No one dared to go back to the territory where monsters were raging everywhere, so no one wanted to answer.

"Okay. Forget it if no one goes...... Let's start reorganizing the army and discussing the details of the alliance. ”

The knight, who had returned alone to his death, left the gates of Bologna alone, his wounds preventing him from galloping, and although Dio had given him a sharp Gothic sword, he had no strength to wield it.

If you go back in this state, you will definitely be sent to death.

The knight suddenly noticed that there were three unexpected people waiting in front of him, a young man with a musket behind him, a warrior who had punched the lord away in the conference room, and a small figure between the two.

"You...... What are you doing here? ”

The knight dismounted and approached the three of them, and asked with some surprise.

"My name is Knock Knock...... I am what everyone calls the great light. ”

The little girl who had saved his life said something that stunned the knight.

"You...... Are you the great light? Can you deal with those terrifying undead monsters?! ”

"Hmm...... I can get those souls back to where they are supposed to be. ”

The knight's reply overjoyed.

"Are you here to help us? Are you going to save Udolfinger? ”

The knight rushed to give the cute little creature a hug, but Morgan stepped forward to stop him.

"Boy, she's not here to put herself in danger with you, and even if she does, we won't allow it."

Morgan's tone was very tough, which somewhat cleared the knight's head.

That's right, what are you thinking?

The Goths would not give up control of the trump card, and they could no longer protect the child in an environment full of undead.

And most importantly...... Is this child really the Great Light?

"What are you doing here?"

After tidying up his mood, the knight asked again.

"It's not like we're coming...... It's just that she's coming. ”

With that, Morgan stepped back and let Knock Knock walk in front of him.

The knight saw that the little doctor who had saved his life was holding a ball of light in both hands, which could still be clearly distinguished in broad daylight, but it was not the harsh glare of the light.

It's very soft, it's very gentle, it's very clean, and it calms the person who sees it.

The knight was photographed by the light, and for a moment he realized that the little girl was not holding the light in her hand, but by a fragment of something, which seemed to be some kind of hedron from which the light was emitted.

"Shall we make a pact?"

The little guy said seriously.

"This piece will allow you to return to your normal physical condition and allow you to run and jump as you did when you were healthy without worrying about your injury getting worse...... I'll lend this to you, and then you're going to finish your ...... duty, and then give me back this fragment. ”

"That's our agreement, how about it?"

This is a fragment of the prototype of the Jade of the Four Souls, and it is also a part of Dongdong's heart, although it cannot reverse life and death as easily as the complete Jade of the Four Souls, but it is more than enough to support the rejuvenation of the body that has run out of oil.

The jade of the four souls is now a part of Dongdong's body, and the little guy can separate a piece of the jade of the four souls from the heart position by his own will, although the process is a little painful, but the little guy is afraid of pumping, beating, bullying, and loneliness, but she is not afraid of pain, because she doesn't know what to be afraid of......

“…… You are indeed the light of greatness. ”

The knight solemnly took the fragment from Dongdong's hand, and then assured the little one.

"I will fulfill this promise, and I will definitely fulfill this promise!"