Chapter 9: Prelude to War
The cold wind was howling, and the wind in the north seemed to be even colder. The soldiers tightened their clothes to withstand the harsh conditions.
The temperature has dropped to minus 20Β°C, which is undoubtedly an extremely harsh challenge for humans. Only those few ice controllers may feel better.
But the opponent of humanity, the Nightmare, this race is not afraid of the cold, it is also a cold-blooded creature itself, and even the high-level Nightmare no longer exists in the form of life.
They are called the messengers of fear, a race favored by the god of nightmares. They're not afraid to die, no! To be precise, they can't be killed at all.
The Nightmare race does not have any reproductive organs, and they collect the corpses of their own people and put them into what their race calls the Divine Pool, which then gives birth to new people.
And these newly-born clansmen were born with a height of three meters and an extremely terrifying fighting instinct. All they need to do is familiarize themselves with their weapons before they can enter the battlefield and become soldiers.
Humans call this monster a nightmare that has inherited terrifying powers from birth - but there is no doubt that this creature is a veritable weapon of war, and every structure of its body exists for battle.
And in the battlefield at this time, artillery fire roared! Countless cannonballs containing terrifying energy fell on the Nightmare army, shining like lightning and deafening.
However, this damage is minimal for Nightmares. If you look closely, you can see that each cannonball, after hitting the Nightmare, only shatters part of the armor of this armored monster, and does not deal effective damage at all.
At the front of the battle line, countless earthy yellow barriers blocked the progress of these monsters. And these earthy yellow barriers are maintained by a C-class master.
In front of almost every barrier, there were nightmares standing densely. They swung their axes and frantically attacked the barricades in front of them.
Although these shells were almost painless to the Nightmare, there was no doubt that these attacks did a good job of hindering the Nightmare's pace and successfully relieving the pressure on those in control at the front of the battle line.
And behind those who hold up the barriers, there is another group of masters. But these controllers are not used to defend, but to attack.
Their attributes are varied, but the attacks of various elements have penetrated the barriers, accurately hitting the heads of the nightmares.
That's a lot more powerful than those shells.
But those nightmares seem to feel no pain, even if their bodies are beaten to the point that only one hand remains, as long as the head is still there, they will continue to wave the weapon in their hand and continue to attack.
Only by completely shattering the nightmare's head will this tireless weapon of war stop forever.
Suddenly, one of the barricades was shattered, and a large number of nightmares poured in through the gap, and the soldiers in the area let out unwilling screams.
At the same time, as if given some command, all the attacking nightmares invariably stopped, turned and rushed towards the gap.
And at the end of all the nightmares, a pillar of blood-red light rose from the ground. An eerie, distorted voice roared.
"Hahaha! Prepare for perdition, humanity! Our great King has awakened! Get ready for a nightmare! Hahaha! β
The general, who had been suspended in mid-air, opened his eyes, and with a wave of his hand, a flash of fire bloomed from his hand. The nightmare on the ground suddenly turned to ashes, and without any screams, it disappeared into this world quietly, leaving no trace of dust.
Originally, he couldn't make a move, because he was constrained by nightmares of the same level as him. Because if he kills the Nightmare, the other Nightmare can easily kill all the humans present.
But when he heard the ridicule of the nightmare on the other side, he resolutely struck. There is no other reason -
"Hahaha! This is the final victory for you, waiting for our great king to lead the entire Nightmare Race here. Then the whole of humanity will be our slaves! Wait! β
With these words, the blood-red light vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed in the first place, leaving only silence in the sky.
The figure hanging in mid-air frowned and said to himself.
"Has the Nightmare King awakened? That's really not good news! The Empire must be informed, and at least three of the Empire's legends will descend. Otherwise, the Nightmare will take this place, and we will be helpless...... In addition, the students of the Central Imperial Academy, why did they come at this time? What an embarrassing question! β
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Compared to the winter in the human world, it seems that it is always spring. The sun hanging high in the sky, the light is very soft, shining warmly on the body, people can't help but want to sleep beautifully.
In that magnificent castle, a handsome man was working on official documents in his study as usual.
Suddenly, there was the sound of hurried footsteps, and they quickly moved to the door of the study. Then he stopped quickly and knocked on the door.
The man didn't look up, but casually asked, "What's the matter?" β
"It's a letter from Miss!"
The man paused for a moment, and couldn't help but show an unexpected expression.
"Then the girl will send a letter? Obviously, according to her character, either she came over in a dream, or there would be no news at all. Not...... Take it! β
"Yes!"
Then the door of the study opened, and Xiao Ya, who was wearing a maid's costume and had blond hair, walked in, and then respectfully handed the letter to the man, while complaining.
"Why did Mademoiselle suddenly think of writing a letter? Obviously, the technology is so advanced now, even if she doesn't know how to use those technologies. Wouldn't it be more convenient to come over with dreams? β
"You care about her, she can do what she likes!"
At the mention of the girl, the man's eyes inadvertently revealed doting. Then take out a letter opener from the drawer, cut open the envelope, and fold the letter very neatly inside.
Father!
I'm sorry to say to you first, I decided to go to the battlefield without permission. Because, in the fate I have seen, that is the fastest path for me to become stronger. That's why I made this decision without your consent.
It's not the first time I've done this, but it wasn't dangerous for my life in the past. Unfortunately, I can't predict whether this war will be dangerous for me. But rest assured, the chances of me dying in that place are less than one percent.
Also, there is one thing that is very noteworthy! In the trajectory of fate, I saw a very vague figure, very strong! I'm afraid that the strength is close to mythology, and it is much stronger than ordinary legends. According to my speculation, this is probably the most powerful being in the Nightmare Clan, and if I could, a legend from the faction would come and not need to go to war, just a little protection for your daughter and your daughter's team. Of course, if it were your father, I wouldn't have any problem (laughs).
Also, ask if there are any Life Gems in the family. This kind of thing is very important to me, only this kind of gem can make your daughter's artifact unleash real power! If you have, send as many as you can. Really, really important!
Ah, yes! By the way, the strength of that vague existence should be about the same as Aunt Xue, if you can, can you let Aunt Xue come? By the way, tell her not to take action lightly, unless I or one of my teammates is dying, and then I will save her. Otherwise, even if we are seriously injured, we should not take action easily, otherwise I will not be able to exercise.
Your daughter Sakuramu
Written at the Central Imperial College
After reading the letter, the man's face was a little ugly. Xiaoya on the side asked quietly.
"Master, what is written in the young lady's letter?"
The man didn't reply, but just handed the letter in his hand to Xiaoya. Xiao Ya took the letter and read it quickly, and then her face became equally ugly, and her eyes were full of worry.
"Master, it's dangerous for Miss to do this!"
The man shook his head.
"To be honest, I'm not too worried about her safety, after all, she can see the trajectory of future development, not to mention that I will send Xiaoxue over according to her request. With Xiaoxue's protection, she is almost in any danger. β
"My real concern is the safety of the human race. There are only two legends that can reach the level of Xiaoxue, and there are only two people in the entire human race. But these two are held back by demons and giants at the same time. β
"And the giants are okay, but the demon race, if it reaches the level of Xiaoxue, there are seven on the bright side. Secretly, I don't know how many there are! Not to mention the existence of a higher-level demon king. If it weren't for the fact that the high-end combat power of phantoms and demons is about the same, I'm afraid that the human race would have been destroyed by demons a long time ago, but it's a pity that there are still too few phantom people! β
"It's good to let Xiaoxue contain that nightmare, if this girl Sakura can cooperate well, maybe, she can kill that nightmare!"
Xiaoya nodded half-knowingly, after all, she was just a maid, and she hardly knew much about this.
The man suddenly remembered something and said to Xiaoya.
"Give all the life gems in the family to Xiaoxue, and let Xiaoxue bring these life gems to Sakura. If I can use the full power of that book, I'm afraid I can kill even myths......"
In the second half of the sentence, the man spoke very softly, as quiet as the sound of breathing.
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The task was completed, and the lucky team soon found the 'Snow Fairy' in the library, and although many people were not convinced, the task was finally completed by them.
The remaining three squads were ordered to have everything ready within two days and were about to rush to the battlefield.
There is a hunch that this war may be a feast of blood!
PS: Today's update is delivered, but there will be no update tomorrow! By the way, the format of this letter, don't complain, there's no way to show spaces, I'm desperate too! By the way, the first volume of this book is really short, but this second volume will be written for a long time. There are about fifty chapters preliminarily, and the words ...... I seem to be the only author of several chapters in a volume......
By the way, I ask for a recommendation ticket! Collect! (Anyway, this is the first time I've begged for it, right?) (Run!)