179 Sacrifice
Although the Corpse Kings were unable to get in touch with the sealed baby Corpse Kings, they had a vague sense of its location, and tens of thousands of ghouls were trying to find the damned humans in various ways. Some are digging deep into the ground, others are searching sewers or the basements of buildings, and if they follow a normal pace, it is estimated that the Bishop of Seychelles and his party can be found within a few hours.
Naturally, it is impossible for the rain and fire to stay for several hours, and the Bishop of Seychelles and others also hope to get out of trouble as soon as possible, and the King of the Corpses needs to be delivered to Archbishop Fein as soon as possible, so as not to have too many dreams at night. So I hit it off and decided to set off immediately.
After all, in addition to the ghoul group, there is also an army of abysses looking for them, and once the two converge, it will be a big problem.
The people in the makeshift camp were quickly ready to stop, then evacuated their previous positions and assembled in one place, then led by a few knights, followed by rain and fire, the clergy of the church with the civilians, and finally the guards in charge of the rear.
Although the knights no longer have mounts, the effect of charging into battle is not weak at all, like a rake, pushing the ghouls who stand in the way all the way.
"Don't be left behind! We're rushing to the next block! Paimon shouted a command, and the sound of slashing instantly resounded through the streets.
Ten minutes later, with the help of falling rain and fire, the team broke through the obstacles and reached another block, where they were chased by a horde of ghouls. More than 10 people were killed or wounded, including civilians.
By another twenty minutes, more than half of the civilians had been killed, and there were few of the guards left, and even the knights had two of them lost in the swarm of ghouls.
And the overwhelming group of ghouls has once again followed the footsteps of the team, precarious like a flat boat in a tsunami, silent in the tide of ghouls at any time.
To make matters worse, the Abyssal army was already following the tide of ghouls, and it was clear that they had cleared the distractions and caught up again.
"Paimon Knight! The broken guard is about to be unable to hold on! Alan rushed to the front and shouted.
"I'm going to help them!" Agni responded immediately, and if the striker had rain, there should be no problem for the time being.
"No, you can't go." Paimon immediately stopped, "If the last resort comes, you can only rely on the combat power of the two warriors to rush over on your own, so you can't be behind." ”
Agni wanted to say something, but Paimon didn't give him a chance, and ordered, "Knight Durag, Knight Eto, please go and help the guards!" ”
Paimon knew that both Agni and Falling Rain were extremely strong in combat, so he could still maintain the forward line after dispatching two knights to break off.
At this time, a person who had been ignored stood up.
"I'll go too. I'm going to break it off and help the guards. The voice that spoke a little uncomfortably was the warlord who had been taking care of the crazy old priest Kirk, Ren Xtang was Florent, the head of the World Domination Brigade.
Everyone looked at him in amazement, Florent had not communicated much with the people around him, but was patiently taking care of the old priest, which made people always ignore his existence. And at such a time, he took the initiative to stand up, which can't help but feel strange.
The old man said. Let me help. Florent gestured to Kirk, the slightly more normal old priest.
Everyone nodded suddenly.
Just looking at this person's character, I'm afraid that if someone familiar asks him, he won't move at all.
"Ahem!" Paimon coughed lightly, then said, "In that case, let's ask Captain Florent and the two knights to work together to stabilize the battle line in the rear." ”
Paimon is clear, although this person does not like to communicate with people very much, and he does not speak very well, but his combat power is obviously superior to that of ordinary knights, and he is a very talented warrior. In his eyes, Florent was not too much worse than Agni. Therefore, if he volunteered to break the queen, the broken guard army was basically guaranteed.
Half an hour later, the group was approaching the base of the mountain, already within the reach of the Hermit's Lake. In the gloomy forest by the lake, there was an entrance to the upper city.
But the tide of ghouls and the army of the Abyss were already clung to their backs, and they couldn't get rid of it no matter what.
In this case, it is impossible for the guards of the shelter to open the mechanism to let them in.
"Paimon Knight, there are more and more monsters among the ghouls, and I can't hold on!" Alan shouted.
Paimon looked at the overwhelming enemy, a flash of despair in his eyes, and then a decisive decision.
"Fellow comrades! This is our last moment! Be sure to let the two warriors with the holy coffin rush out! This is our family's last hope for salvation! Paimon shouted loudly, and the few remaining knights and guards responded.
"Two, please don't look back, be sure to rush over!" Paimon turned to Falling Rain and Fire.
"......" Agni was silent, as a warrior who could be resurrected, he didn't want to watch these natives die, if he could, he would rather come and break the queen himself. But no, he and Luoyu are also tasked with lifting the abyssal bubble, and this mission is even higher than the king of corpses in the holy coffin.
Just as Paimon prepares to organize the last of the warriors to fight to the death, the Bishop of Seychelles, who has never known what he is doing, speaks.
"Paimon Knight, you still need to protect the remaining civilians and stop making fearless sacrifices." The Bishop of Seychelles said, behind him stood several clergy, who seemed to have prepared something, "I am ashamed that you have been sacrificing all the time and that I have been able to do nothing." ”
"Bishop of Seychelles, you are of a noble position, and this kind of matter will be left to us." Paimon said.
The Bishop of Seychelles shook his head, "It's not about identity, it's just that at times like this, only I can do it." If someone has to sacrifice, then now...... It's our turn. ”
He looked at the rain and the fire again, and said, "After that, I will ask you to give the holy coffin to Archbishop Fein." ”
Falling rain and fire both nodded.
The Bishop of Seychelles smiled, no longer worried, and walked to the back of the line, followed by several clergy. Step by step, the divine words came out of their mouths, and powerful holy light gathered on them, and the huge momentum even made the ghoul tide involuntarily stop the pace of impact.
"Old man!" Suddenly Florent's exclamation rang out. He discovered that Kirk, the old priest, was also among the retrograde clergy.
The old priest did not relapse from epilepsy at this time, and he followed behind the Bishop of Seychelles, and the holy prayer came from his mouth, and his face was solemn, very different from the usual scolding.
The old priest raised his eyelids and glanced at Florent, did not stop his steps and mouth, but shook his head, and then looked at him with a pleased face, revealing a wrinkled smile.
The old man was already determined to die.
Florent suddenly realized.
He sighed sadly and clenched the IA in his hand until his knuckles turned white. He looked at the old priest's back, and then took out a ring that the other party had given him before, with words engraved on it, "sacrifice" on one side and "courage" on the other.
What happened later was not clear to the others, and they hurried to get out of there. Soon after, the entire sky was illuminated by a magnificent holy light, and at that moment, the eternal darkness in the abyssal bubble seemed to be dispelled as if it were day.
And after a long time, there was no sound behind him, no priests catching up with the team, and no trace of the ghoul group and the abyssal army.
The team, which had been severely shrunk, had finally arrived at the Hermit's Lake, just one step away from the entrance to the Sanctuary.