Chapter 21: The Scarlet Commander (I)
Under the leadership of Roque, the two walked directly into the castle, and the patrolling soldiers they met along the way, after Roque's explanation, did not suspect it, and directly let the two pass easily. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"I've heard that an undead spirit was captured recently, right?" As the two of them walked up the stairs to the second floor, the female mage suddenly spoke.
"Oh yes, ma'am!" Roque replied, "Recently the mayor of the town hall of Quibi was assassinated by the undead, and the Grand Prosecutor Vallos and his monks defeated the undead killer on the spot, but poor old Quibi was ....... Alas! ”
"Then why didn't you purify that undead on the spot," the female mage asked with a frown, puzzled, "Aren't all those undead supposed to be purified?!" ”
"I don't know what the big guys were thinking, but maybe Lord Valos wanted to torture that damn undead for information!"
"Where do you want to torture the dead?" The female mage said disdainfully, "This is really whimsical!" ”
"Hehe, how can a small person like me guess what those big people think?"
"By the way," said the mage nonchalantly, "where is that undead being held?" ”
"The interrogation room under the castle is guarded by Lord Valos and his monks, just down the staircase down the stairwell on the first floor!"
"That's it!" The mage narrowed her eyes and whispered in a voice that Roque couldn't hear, "You're really lucky!" Kurdira! ”
Roque led the mage all the way to the third floor, and then led the mage to a door.
"Lord Roddick usually works in this hall," Roque said to the female mage, and Roque walked to the door of the hall.
"Stop, who are you, what's the matter?" The soldiers guarding the gate stopped the two.
"I'm Soldier Roque, and this lady behind me is back from the front line, and I have important information to report to Lord Rodick!" Roque gestured to the female mage who was fiddling with her staff behind him. "Is Lord Roddick here now?"
"Lord Roddick is working in the halls, lady, you mean you're coming back from the front?" The soldier looked at the mage behind Roque.
"That's right, please let me in!" The mage nodded.
"Really? But I never seem to have seen you, ma'am? "The soldier came forward, could you please show me the proof?" ”
"Of course, sir." The mage smiled and nodded, "But do I have something to trouble you two?" ”
"What's the matter?" soldier
"Of course, I am willing to serve you!" Roque
"It's easy!" The female mage laughed, but her tone was full of chill, "It's not a big deal, can you invite the two of you, now, just die?" ”
"What!" The soldier on guard exclaimed, and then saw an ice-blue light on the staff of the female mage in front of him, and hurriedly reached out and tried to pull out the weapon.
But, it's too late!
A white mist enveloped the guarding soldier and Roque, and both froze. A thin layer of ice covered the bodies of the two men, and the sudden low temperature took their lives when both of them were defenseless.
The female mage looked at the two dead with disdain, and lit the ice with her staff, and with a bang, the ice shattered and fell to the ground, falling apart along with the bodies of the two men. Without looking at the broken ice on the ground, the female mage walked to the front of the gate, lightly tapped the gate with her staff, and a layer of purple light enveloped the door, and then disappeared.
Then, the mage stretched out her hand, knocked on the door, and then pushed open the wooden door and walked in. After entering, he closed the door again.
It was a large room, with oil lamps hanging from the ceiling, and lit candles rising on either side of the hall, in the light of the fire, brightening and warming this otherwise gloomy room.
There was only one person in the room, sitting at the table at the end of the hall, and that person was Scarlet Commander Roddick.
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Roddick has been having a bad time lately, and as the commander of the Scarlet Crusade in New Avalon, a series of unexpected events have caught him off guard recently.
First, a floating city of the Scourge Corps was in the sky above Haven County, and then a group of Death Knights with a large army appeared from that floating city, and the entire Scarlet Crusade army was caught off guard and raided Haven County.
Unprepared, Haven was devastated, and the unsuspecting Scarlet Crusaders were taken by surprise, losing their mines and horse farms, as well as all the land and food they had in Havenshire.
With nearly seven layers of the inhabitants of Haven County killed and the Scarlet Crusader's garrison in Haven County almost wiped out, the Scourge Legion received a large number of troops and launched an attack on New Avalon City non-stop.
If it weren't for Captain Sheré, who returned with his fleet at a critical moment, and with the cover and bombardment of sea artillery, he repelled the Scourge Legion's attack, Roddick really didn't know if New Avalon would have been able to hold in that chaotic situation.
However, the situation was not good now, and as a commander, Roddick knew that Captain Sheré's fleet could not carry a lot of ammunition. The reason why New Avalon is now able to hold is that the ammunition of the artillery has not been exhausted, and once the ammunition is exhausted, the fleet at sea will no longer be able to influence the situation of the battle. As for having a group of sailors go ashore and fight the dead of the Scourge Legion in close combat, well, this idea is not at all Roddick, a qualified sailor is much more precious than a qualified infantryman.
Although this is cruel, in Roddick's mind, the infantry can be sacrificed, but the navy cannot be lost. If the navy suffers losses, then there is no longer any way for them to retreat. Yes, retreat! As a commander, unlike the GIs who didn't know much of the big characters, Roddick could clearly recognize that New Avalon couldn't hold it.
Without the mines, horse farms, and all food reserves in Haven County, the food and supplies in New Avalon were not enough to hold out until reinforcements arrived. Moreover, the leaders of the Scourge have also noticed their weakness, and since the first day they sent the Death Knights to attack the city walls, they have not allowed these elites to appear on the battlefield.
By slaughtering the transformed undead in the entire Haven County, the city's reserves and the fleet's ammunition are constantly consumed, and not everyone can be ruthless in their determination to attack those relatives who have been transformed into undead.
These days, Roddick could clearly see the low morale of the soldiers in the city. In order to stabilize the war, he had to send most of the elite to the front, but even so, the situation at the front line was getting worse and worse.
"Hopefully, General Abydis can make a decision early and retreat with all his staff!" Roddick scanned the papers in his hand, picked up a quill and signed his name on them. Then, throwing the pen aside, leaning back in his chair and sighing.
"O Holy Light! Please have mercy and lead us out of this predicament. ”
Knock knock
There was a knock on the door, and Roddick couldn't help but look up.
A silver-haired female mage wearing a brown cloak and holding a staff opened the door and walked in.
The female mage who walked into the room closed the door and walked towards Roddick.
"Who are you?" Roddick stared at the mage who walked into the room, and a sense of uneasiness appeared in him.
"Hello! Are you Lord Roddick? The mage walked up to him. Stooping slightly to salute Roddick.
"I am, may I ask Madame, who are you, I have never seen you in the castle?" Roddick sat up straight, feeling more and more uneasy, his body jumping tight, one hand on the table, the other grasping the one-handed warhammer that lay under the table.
"I'm from the front, Lord Roddick!" The female mage said with a smile.
"Yes, but in my memory, I don't remember a lady in the army who was so good-looking!" Roddick's words were full of vigilance, and he stared at the female mage in front of him, "So, what are you doing with me, ma'am!" ”
"Nothing! It's just that someone wants me to say hello! ”
"Oh?" Roddick smelled danger, his hand gripping the hammer bulging, his eyes tightly pressed at the female mage in front of him.
"Commander, Lord Roddick!" The smiling expression of the female mage fell on Roddick's eyes, full of strange feelings, and the temperature of the whole room suddenly dropped. Although the lights in the room were still burning, the whole room was getting colder and darker in Roddick's senses.
"On behalf of the Scourge Legion, I greet you, Scarlet Commander, Lord Roddick!" The female mage placed her left hand on her chest and bowed to Roddick once more.
A one-handed war hammer, held in Roddick's hand, with the power of golden holy light, smashed it fiercely at the female mage who bent down and saluted in front of him.