Chapter 124: Desperate Situation
With Oss caught in the middle as a buffer, Chromie and Onexia ignored each other, not even looking at each other. Writing, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info but speaking of which, such an attitude of ignoring each other's existence is obviously much better than the tense atmosphere at the beginning.
By this time, Baron Heik's condition had stabilized, and although he still showed no signs of awakening, he had cleared the troll's witchcraft curse and healed the wound of his severed arm, so that his life was no longer in danger. The small sun of light that Oss had made for his father was floating above Baron Heiko's forehead, slowly spinning.
After putting a blanket on his father, Oss led Chromie and Onexia out of the hut and gently closed the wooden door. Once Chromie had re-established the barrier, the group of three headed towards the center of town.
"Tell me, Cromy, tell me everything you know." Walking on the familiar but unfamiliar run-down streets, Oss had only heaviness in his heart.
Chromie had thought about it just now, but now he still didn't know what to say, and he couldn't find the point: "When I received the news that the elves were attacked, I followed back with your identity, and then before the alliance army supported the elves, the orcs and trolls came over, and then they kept losing, losing, and couldn't beat at all, and died...... A lot of people died......"
"Hmm!"
Oss snorted heavily, observing as he walked forward. After walking only a short distance, he sensed living people peeping secretly through the broken walls and rubble on both sides of the street. In those eyes, in those soul fluctuations, there is fear, vigilance, and helplessness!
"You mean you can't fight in the field?"
"Yes, yes!" Chromie nodded his head quickly.
"Where are Alexandros and Alfred? Aren't they commanders-in-chief and deputy commanders-in-chief? Why didn't Blackwood Town be rescued? Oss asked.
"Alexandros is guarding Stratholme, Alfred is guarding the Chapel of Wish of Light, five days ago and four days ago, they sent rescue troops twice, but they couldn't break through the orc encirclement." Chromie spoke, sadness flooding his cheeks again, "Bad guy, Os...... Uncle he...... He's missing! ”
"What!? Who!? Oston stopped and turned around and asked incredulously, "Uncle Gigax!?" ”
Chromie didn't look up at Oss, lowered his head and said softly, "Four days ago, Uncle led his troops to rush out of the city wall, wanting to meet the rescue force, so he ...... Only...... Didn't come back......"
"Big ...... Uncle! Oss was stunned, his eyes were distracted, and he whispered as if he was making an excuse for himself, "Although the uncle is injured, with his strength, unless he ...... Unless those orcs come, or fall into a trap, they will be fine! ”
Onexia didn't speak, silently following, silently listening. Oss and Chromie were all silent, and the sound of the three of them trampling on gravel remained in the empty streets.
"What about the Paladin? Didn't the paladins come to the battlefield on the Eastern Front? ”
"Yes, there are six hundred paladins, fifty squads." Chromie paused, not going on, "But ......"
"But what?"
"And ...... Unlike you, although they are stronger than ordinary warriors, they are not much stronger either. And most of them were concentrated in the Chapel of the Wish of Light, and after more than half of them were killed, Alfred stopped sending them out of the city to fight. ”
"Alas...... The Knights of the Silver Hand, who have just been formed! Hearing the number of casualties, Oss couldn't be too harsh on anything, and was very heartbroken, "Is there still a paladin alive in Blackwood Town?" ”
"I don't know."
"Huh?" Oss snorted lightly and asked a question that had arisen when he first returned to Blackwood Town, "Speaking of which, is there no commander in Blackwood Town?" Why can't a single soldier see it? ”
"Two days ago, my uncle ordered a count, and there were still 17,374 civilians, only 748 of the territory militia, 86 of the kingdom's elite cavalry, 8 magicians and magic apprentices, 58 priests and priests' apprentices, and 17 paladins. But that night, my uncle was seriously wounded, and before he fell unconscious, he gave two orders, one was to ask the eighty-six elite cavalry to protect the noble ladies and relatives to find an opportunity to retreat to Talongjun; The second is to demand that the officers and militia of the territory live and die with Blackwood Town, fight in the streets to the last person, and never die behind the civilians! ”
Oss stopped a second time and looked up at the smoke-filled sky! It's obviously a body of steel, but there is a feeling of wanting to cry!
"Uncle said that if he hadn't been in Blackwood when he woke up, he'd ...... He killed himself! I didn't dare to take him away, and I didn't know what to do......" Chromie stretched out his left hand and grabbed Os's big hanging hand, "Auntie left with the cavalry, if everything goes well, it should be safe now." ”
Oss lowered his head, smiled at Chromie, and said, "Thank you for everything, Chromie." On the way back, I met my mother, who had lost more than forty of its troops on the way. ”
After saying that, Oss took a deep breath, gently covered his heart with his right hand, and said to himself in his heart: "Father, you have such an awareness, and I am very proud to be your son!" I will definitely protect the people of Blackwood Town! ”
After walking and stopping along the way, the three of them finally reached the central square of Blackwood Town. The statue fountain that was originally built in the center of the square has been destroyed and collapsed at this time, and the water of Lake Kuroki drawn from the ground is still bubbling out, mixed with blood, and dyeing the ground of the entire square into patches of purple and black.
"What else has happened in the past two days? Orcs and trolls didn't make it to town, did they? ”
"Nope." Chromie shook his head slowly, his expression was complicated, and a hint of disgust flashed, "They cast a spell on Blackwood Lake outside the city, once the day before yesterday, and once yesterday, wanting to trigger the power of the tides and pour the water of the entire Blackwood Lake into the town!" ”
Oss narrowed his eyes, and Onexia, who had always been indifferent to the life and death of mortals, also narrowed his eyes!
"I didn't know they were going to do this the day before yesterday, the lake had washed away a large number of houses on the west side, but fortunately they were not prepared and the power of the tides was not strong enough. Yesterday, when they tried to cast the spell again, I turned back into my main form and flew out to stop it. Chromie said with palpitations, a hint of fear on his little face, "If they still do this today, they will probably be more prepared, and the time is at noon!" Bad guys, what are we going to do? Do you want to go together? ”
"Humph! It's the face of the dragon clan, I really don't know what you're afraid of! Wait a minute, I'll kill them all myself! Onexia's thoughts turned and turned, and she said.
Chromie was sarcastic, her gaze staring straight ahead, but she countered to Onexia: "Hmph, they can drive the army of water elementals, and there is a one-eyed monster called Goron!" Just a black dragon like you who can only breathe fire and brute force, beware that you can't come back! ”
"What do you say! You dare to say it again! Like a fried cat, Onexia glared coldly at Chromie.
Chromie half-turned, not to be outdone, facing Onexia, and the staff was aimed directly at her: "You don't know what the enemy is and what preparations he has, and you dare to say that you don't only know brute force!" Hmph, I was kind enough to remind you! ”
"Then I'll use brute force to show you what power is!" Onexia is ready to do it.
"Come on, traitor to the dragons! Am I afraid of you! The staff in Chromie's hand lit up with a bronze halo.
"You four-colored dragons are traitors!" Onexia definitely doesn't admit it.
"It was the bad guy who told me, it was the Black Dragon King who fell 10,000 years ago, and the traitor is your Black Dragon Legion!" Chromie directly told the truth.
Onexia looked at Oss without saying a word, with questions in her eyes, obviously waiting for an answer from Oss.
"Poof!" Oss neither stopped the two from arguing, nor answered Onexia's question, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"What are you laughing at?"
"What are you laughing at?"
Chromie and Onexia asked in unison, finding that the other party had said the same thing as herself, and glared at each other at the same time, and "hummed" at the same time!
"Hahaha!" Oss burst out laughing.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Again, in no particular order, Chromie and Onexia got up at the same time and kicked Oss in the thigh.
After being kicked twice, Oss finally spoke, and looked back and forth at the two companions in front of him with emotion: "Although it is very difficult, although the casualties are very large, although it is a desperate situation, I have to find a way to save the lives of nearly 20,000 people, but seeing the two of you so energetic, I suddenly feel very confident!" ”
Chromie and Onexia didn't squeak.
Oss asked solemnly, "Will you help me?" ”
Chromie and Onexia still didn't squeak.
"Hah!" Oss tapped his steel head, "It's a superfluous question, you stand beside me, and you're sure you won't abandon me, right?" It's an honor to be companions! ”
Chromie glanced at Onexia and couldn't help but ask, "What are you going to do?" With so many people, even if it's ...... Okay, okay! Even if the three of us join forces, I'm afraid we won't be able to rush out! ”
"It's true that you can't blindly rush out, there is no danger to defend in Blackwood Town, and there is even more peace outside the town! Going out of the city with so many civilians is undoubtedly self-defeating! Oss agreed with Chromie, and said, "But first, we must first give the people confidence that Blackwood can hold on, and that they still have hope!" ”
"That's a lot of nonsense! What are you going to do? Onexia asked, speaking in a very different way than Chromie.
With a flash of earthy yellow light, Oss withdrew the Kazmodan Earth Force and the Kazmodan Mountain Edge behind him, and took off the armor of his body. He raised his head, held his four fingers together and held them high above the top, aligned the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of both hands to form a triangle, and his spiritual power reached the sky through the triangular holes formed by his hands!
"Gentle Holy Light, please shelter the innocent people!"
The sound of prayer in Othi can be heard clearly within a hundred miles! The flying and converging holy light is clearly visible within a hundred miles!