Act 149 The Cruz Front
Several white dragons flew in an 'O' shape in mid-air, signaling to the Empire forces below, telling the humans which direction they would attack next, so that the Imperial knights could cooperate with them to disperse the arrows of the crystals.
When he saw this scene, the representative of the northern military aristocracy, who was now over one hundred and ten years old, and the Grand Duke, who had experienced the last holy war, couldn't help but feel his blood surging.
A thousand years ago, in the War of the Sages, mortals fought side by side with dragons and silver people, as well as elves, humans, and dwarves.
What a magnificent epic it was, because under the constraints of the Holy Covenant, all the tribes of the continent fought together against the dark war.
"Attack," he said, raising his sword and pointing straight ahead, "Twelve dukes, counts of the empire, knights, listen to my orders, my brothers, lads!" For the sake of victory, for the sake of the Empire, attack! β
"Kill!"
The knights marched forward in a row, making a noise like a tsunami, and on the entire human front, like a silver band of light, crossed the scorched black earth and collided with the tide-like crystal clusters.
And then the second, and the third......
"Shoot the arrows!"
With the squeak of a bow, the Imperial longbowmen began to take a deep breath, calibrate their stance, and then let go of their hands, and there was a sharp 'buzz', like a scythe sweeping across the battlefield.
Armor-piercing steel arrows with conical arrows rose into the sky like locusts in the sky, and then erupted into bright circles through which arrows passed through.
Sharp edge, defeat the enemy, fireburst, acceleration, stability. The silver light was attached to the shafts, feathers, and arrows through the circle, and rained down like a torrential rain.
It was a rain of light, and the raindrops were falling one after another. The monsters that rushed to the front fell one by one. The empire has been at war with the Hazel people all year round, and the latest generation of Hazel's magic guide constructs, the Heavy Knight Hunter Trial, and the Promoter Fortress, can not be left behind, and naturally they are not comparable to the black road smugglers on the Rozarin border.
The dragon guns used by the smugglers were made by the Hazel about five years ago, and are now almost obsolete to civilian and military structures. The Hazel Empire has always been regarded as a forbidden secret.
In front of the truly powerful human empire, the crystal clusters that flaunt their might in front of the black road smugglers obviously can't take much advantage.
The casualty exchange ratio of both sides is constant at a certain stable ratio. But the heavy pressure came from the dark storm, and countless crystal clusters seemed to be springing up as if there was no end to it.
Almost all the Cruz commanders on the battlefield looked in that direction with solemn expressions.
The feelings in my heart are complicated and difficult to understand.
Less than half a month ago, it was called Banker, and it was the Gyeonggi stronghold of the empire. Represents the will of the Silver Queen. Commanding an army that obeyed her orders, swept towards East Mez.
Her Majesty's army had collapsed since the fall of the Black Moon, but the enemy was still coming from that direction, only this time more ferocious, more suffocating, and in the midst of that dark storm seemed to give birth to a frenzied will to destroy the entire human world.
On the night when dusk fell. The front line of East Mez was hit hard almost instantaneously, after the Empire's central legions suffered a blow of near-destruction. Almost the entire establishment disappeared in its entirety.
Due to the heavy losses, the Black Legion, which was stationed in the Ludwig area directly opposite, did not compile any definite information from the front line until two days later.
Almost the entire Banks region has completely fallen, the traffic in the direction of the sublime inland sea has also been completely cut off, the Cloak Bay has lost contact, the White Legion has lost more than half, and the Green Legion has not been heard from so far. The Hazels, who also bordered the Banker region, lost a few degrees, but by this time the dukes of the empire were no longer concerned about the situation of their former enemies.
Because the Crystal Cluster army has begun to advance towards the Metz region again.
Endless monsters poured out of the storm, and if the dragons hadn't arrived in time, the Cruz might have retreated directly to the front line of Port Fatan by now.
But even so, the situation is not encouraging.
If it was the empire in its heyday under the rule of the Flame Temple, it might still be able to compete with the current Crystal Cluster army, but now the Cruz have lost two-thirds of their empire - on the other side of the Evergreen Walkway, because of the heavy blow of the Black Moon Fall to the Anzeruta and Rokozi Highlands, there has formed a fault zone that is thousands of kilometers long, completely destroying the Empire's grassroots organization in the local area.
Now from Vargus to Rune, it is already a mess, only Anzeruta on the border has not been affected, and the nobles there are trying to get in touch with the wilderness of the four realms, but so far they have not been able to get in touch with the Metz region and the Red Legion.
The Evergreen Corridor was cut in two, and Walla, who had just arrived in Mehotofen, and the old Chancellor Niedwin and Veronica, although they had already made contact with the direction of Port Fatan, sent an envoy to St. Osor and Faenzan for help, but still did not bring back any news.
It was as if the whole world had fallen into a shattered silence, and this depression was especially heavy for the Imperials, who were under the brink of the Twilight Offensive.
Not to mention that the crystals are getting stronger every day, and the rising tides from the sea of magic are like endless nutrients supporting them to devour the entire world.
The offensive of the Imperial knights had a little effect.
But very limited.
After two shocks, the Imperial infantry armed with heavy spears stood firm and pushed the battle line back to the south bank of the Meklu River, a silver flash flashed in the sky, and then silver meteors fell through the clouds, and the crystal clusters that covered the mountains and fields near and far immediately swelled up, exploding a dazzling explosion of light.
Countless crystalline clusters of stumps were lifted into the sky, and then fell again, falling all over the wilderness.
Levto picked up the pocket watch, the hands walked fifteen squares, he sighed, the time for the magic group to support is getting less and less, the reason is that Her Majesty has divided the temple of fire after dividing too many bishops and priests, which can be said to be a heavy blow to the magic power of the empire.
There weren't many people who escaped from the Banker region, and even fewer priests, and if it weren't for the fact that Lord Vala had gathered local power after the appearance of these monsters, there would have been even fewer magic powers in the hands of the military nobles.
But even now, it's almost untenable.
He silently counted the time, and was about to invest in the next wave of knights, but it was at this time that a thousand times more flashes of light suddenly flashed in the sky.
"This ......"
Levto. Duke Rena jerked her head back.
A dazzling rain of light was slowly descending from the sky, like countless wires, descending from the sky and connecting to the horizon.
Then a terrifying explosion was created in the crystal array, and in an instant, the explosion almost enveloped the entire battlefield, and the shock wave swept in, even knocking the human heavy infantry in the front row to the ground.
Immediately after the light rain, the thick clouds in the sky closed again, as if everything that had happened in the previous moment was just an illusion.
But the old duke looked at the front line, which had almost been blown into a blank field, and for the first time in a few days, the scorched ground, and the bewildered Imperial infantry who were rising from the ground, all reminded him of the reality of the previous scene.
"Strategic-grade spells?" The exclamation of a subordinate commander came from afar along the wind: "Is it the magic group of the Red Legion that is supporting us, and has already contacted the wilderness of the four realms?" β
All eyes were on him.
But Levto. Duke Rena was silent for a moment, then shook her head firmly, her gray-blue eyes shining like flames.
"It's a Buga."
"The Silver People are comingβ"
Aloz flew over the human line, leaving a huge shadow on the ground, and this was the third time she had rounded the Meklu River, and the black ground was reflected in the huge golden pupils of the little female dragon, and the human knights and archers were cheering.
In the past, she would have scoffed at these ants, but at this time, her heart was full of soft feelings.
How similar this scene is.
It's like that war a thousand years ago.
Those obnoxious mortals, at times like these, often show admirable courage, they are fighting for their homeland, they are fighting side by side with them.
Every time at this time, a small figure will appear in her heart.
"Hmph," she snorted softly, thinking to herself, "Dumb human, dumb Brando." β
"Aloz, continue to the left, pay attention to the left flank, cover the flank of the human heavy knights."
A majestic voice descended from the clouds, and the unruly little female dragon did not dare to have the slightest objection to this voice, because it was the pride of the dragons, the closest to the will of the dragon god.
It was an order given by Win Rose herself.
She rolled over in mid-air and immediately flew south along the tangent of the Meklu River, Flofa and the other three black dragons following closely behind her.
This was the second time she had cut diagonally in the direction of Xhosavarou, the dragon's battlefield was far larger than what humans saw on the ground, and each time they cut along the entire battlefield, their path was spread over the battlefield hundreds of kilometers in diameter.
She knew that this time she was going to cut closer to Rusta, where the dragon had already stopped the clusters of crystals flying in mid-air.
"It looks like there's something new in that hole." The little female dragon thought silently in her heart.
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(PS: I thought I could write back to Brando and Mardala today, but the progress was still a little slower, and I continued to ask for a monthly pass.) (To be continued......)