Act 192: The Battle of the White Lion XV
The Port of Fatan did not seem to have any intention of setting up defenses above the sea, and at this moment the entire bay of Port Fatan and the coastal coast were covered with solid ice for several miles, and the undead could completely spread the army on this frozen sea, which the humans were powerless to stop.
Because there are not enough troops.
Almost all the noble officers of the city wall changed their faces, once the undead unfolded tens of thousands of troops on the sea, what would they use to resist? With less than two thousand harbor guards in the port of Fatan, plus the White Lion Guards of the Eruin who are even fewer in number?
Fortunately, they were not frightened yet, because the eldest son of the emperor was still in the city, and the nobles turned to Delphien: "Miss Delphien, take back the troops outside the city, we can only fight with them!" ”
Street fighting? Delphine shook her head slowly, in the darkness, her determined gaze seemed to be able to pass through the entire battlefield, the cold rain hit the uninjured half of the face, the smooth face was faintly pale, and the prime minister's daughter replied categorically: "It's not time yet, Miss Ernie, you take the others down the city wall first, Baron Ludwig, you can also go down first." ”
Enid stood in the rain: "Miss Delphien, aren't you with us?" ”
"No," replied Delphien, "I said, it's not yet time, Count Orcons, and you will stay too, for I have heard that you have experienced a holy war, and this battle must be nothing to you at the moment." ”
Count Orcons was slightly stunned, this sentence seemed to arouse infinite pride in his heart, recalling his decades of fighting horses, compared to which it was indeed nothing at the moment. "Well, I'll stay," he replied, and then turned back to Baron Ludwig, "Mr. Baron." Go down first, and then the walls won't be so safe. ”
"How?" Baron Ludwig was very dissatisfied: "Do I look like a greedy person who is afraid of death? ”
"Lord Baron, don't be stubborn."
Seeing that the attitude of Count Orcons did not seem to be fake, the elderly lord of Port Fatan seemed to have a somewhat relaxed attitude, after all, he was no better than a young man, and he was drenched in the rain here. I felt a little unbearable, so I nodded, and followed the others down the city wall.
A young priest staggered past the crowd who had walked down the city wall, and hurried to Count Orcons' side: "Two lords, the ritual and magic weapons have been prepared, but the solar eclipse will affect the power of Jin Yan, so that the power of the holy art will be greatly reduced, Bishop Jolfo asked if you want to postpone the ritual spell?" ”
Jörfo had been promoted to diocesan bishop of East Mez by the firing line, as for the original bishop. The station is in Fordham, and that place is currently under the control of the Silver Queen.
"What did Ms. Sidney say?" Delphien had already asked.
"Madam Sidney said she trusted Count Nigel."
"Then my answer is -- so do I."
Delphine replied, looking up in the rain and staring silently over the sea cliffs.
The rain and snow were falling, the bare rocks were soon covered with ice and snow, and the doors of light were slowly opening in the void, and figures in holy robes and holding scepters were striding out of it. One by one, the priests came to the edge of the cliff. The icy wind stirred the hem of their robes, and they slowly raised the scepter in their hands. A glimmer of golden light seemed to break through the clouds, piercing the darkness, descending from the canopy, echoing it, reflecting on the scepter, and countless scepters shone in the darkness. Together.
And in the center of this golden light, Sidney was looking down at the entire battlefield, the fierce battle below the sea cliff was reflected in her white golden eyes, she looked solemn, and slowly reached out and pressed into the void below.
Once again, the undead attack was thwarted. The Eruin were not defenseless on the ice, and the army of skeletons encountered the stone statuettes that the Bugas had given to Brando, and although there were not many of them, they raised a strong alarm in the hearts of Sok on the city walls: why had the Bugas not sent their fleet until now? He looked up in the direction of the harbor, the air harbor of Fatan was pitch black, the eclipse had facilitated the movement of the undead armies, but things were often not perfect.
At this time, a scout knight finally arrived at the Sea Cliff Fortress from the rear, and the young man brought the decision of the White Legion army in the rear to Sock:
"Knights of Soke, after a quarter of an hour, regardless of whether the Buga fleet appears or not, the White Legion will attack on time."
"Why? Don't you have to wait any longer? But my target is the fleet of the Bugas! Sock was even more surprised.
"Lord Jazz thinks we've wasted too much time, the Bugas may have seen through that, and we have to force them to show up." The young man preached.
Sock nodded a little helplessly, in that case, it would not be able to achieve the effect of a sneak attack, but the current battle in Fatan Harbor had indeed made him vigilant, and he also agreed with the opinion of Sir Erich, the commander of the White Legion Griffin Legion. Previously, the counterattack of the human mage group in Fatan Harbor was very decisive, and the undead army lost the ability of long-range magic support, and that scene immediately aroused his previous suspicions, which probably showed that the other party was prepared.
But in that case, why did the other party abandon the Sea Cliff Fortress?
A faint uneasiness lingered in his heart, but at this moment, the army of the undead had completely spread out on the ice, entangled with the stone statues on the side of Fatan Harbor, and between the Sea Cliff Fortress and the outer walls of Fatan, the two sides were also inseparable on the frontal battlefield, and it was impossible to retreat.
At this time, the only thing that can be done is to continue to attack.
Until the winner is decided.
And it was at this time that suddenly a thunderous sound rang out, boom, boom, boom, as if a giant beast was breaking through the earth under the earth, resounding throughout the battlefield, and in an instant it reached the ears of everyone on both sides of the war.
"What's that sound!"
"Oh my God, look at the sea!"
Sok was standing on top of the southern wall of the Sea Cliff Fortress at the moment, and his eyes suddenly widened, as if he had seen a ghost in the direction of the bay of Port Fatan.
……
In the sacred and solemn hall, an angel seemed to hang on the dark and deep vault, silently watching everyone below, making the hall silent. After the choir sang a chant. I went to the back to rest, and many citizens prayed silently in their chairs, and the sound of fighting in the direction of the port was heard all the way here, a little ethereal, as if it was something that happened in another world.
The face of the man on the gate of the Fusa Temple looked at the sullen Haruzer not far away: "Hey, little one. You don't seem to be happy? ”
The little prince looked up listlessly at it—its name was Jölfo, the same name as the presiding priest of the temple—and it was it that he said himself: "I want to fight, too, but they always look down on me, Jörfo, am I particularly useless?" ”
"No, I don't think so, that's because you're the crown prince, you know, identity is always very important to humans. Even if it is a door, there is a distinction between high and low, just like me, I am the door of the temple, which is much more precious than the door of those shabby and dilapidated commoners, and I don't think those monks will let me be destroyed so lightly. ”
"But that's not the case, Prince Lenaret has the experience of leading the way. Teachers also often taught me as the future king of Eruin. I need to protect my people from harm, but everyone is fighting for the future of Eruin, and I can only stay here, I don't understand why! Haruzer said loudly.
"Well, let me think," Jolfo looked thoughtful, "maybe so. Maybe you'll want to hear my story. ”
Hearing the story, the little prince became a little interested, and looked curiously at the faces on the temple gate.
"You know what, when I was a kid......"
"Wait, how can the door be small?" Haruzer was skeptical.
"Don't interrupt. Because I wasn't a door, I was a teak, or rather, a sapling, to be exact, and I hadn't been entrusted with a task at that time...... "Jolfo wasn't really angry at being interrupted, but on the contrary, Harrouze's earnestness made it very useful. It spoke eloquently, and it took more than ten minutes to tell the story of a teak tree from its growth, to its felling, and finally to its towering position as the gate of the Temple of Fossah, a long experience full of meaningless nonsense and speculation, but Haruzer listened attentively.
Finally it concluded: "All in all, what I have to say, gold shines everywhere, just like when I was still in the mountains and forests with those idle guys, I already understood this deeply, and that's why I am where I am today, do you understand, little one?" ”
"Thank you, Jolfo, I see what you mean!" Haruzer did not question the fact that the latter's so-called achievement was actually made into the gate of the temple, and said excitedly: "You mean that when I grow up, I will become a real man!" ”
"Uh......" Joelfo was stunned, "Well, it's not impossible to understand it that way, but all in all, it will help you, little one." ”
"Thank you so much!" Haruzer was very excited: "Jolfo, you have done me a great favor!" ”
"Hmm...... Wait, what do you want to do? ”
Haruzer turned around, and his beautiful silver-gray eyes sparkled inside:
"I'm going to grow up right away!"
A quarter of an hour later-
A slender figure sneakily ran out of the back door of the temple, this is undoubtedly a beautiful half-elf girl, with a slender neck and picturesque eyebrows, she wears a somewhat old monk's robe, a silver hair is scattered behind her head, and a long ponytail is tied casually, under the tips of the hair, revealing pointed ears, that is, her face is red and fluttering, her expression is a little nervous, and her temperament is weak, as if she will fall when the wind blows. As soon as the girl ran out of the church, she was caught by the soldiers of the White Lion Guards who were guarding outside, and the young people from Tonigel almost jumped up in shock when they saw the girl:
"Gong ...... Her Royal Highness the Princess!? ”
"No...... I'm not! Haruzer was stunned for a moment, then understood something, his face was slightly red, and he hurriedly waved his hand at a loss and said, "I'm not Her Royal Highness the Princess!" ”
He never dreamed that the accelerated growth spell classified as transformational magic not only made him grow up quickly, but also made his hair longer and his original clothes were torn, and he finally found such a monk's robe, but the only flaw was - it was the current situation.
"Not? Her Royal Highness the Princess? The soldiers looked at Haruzer suspiciously, and it seemed to them that the eldest princess in front of them was clearly Her Royal Highness Griffiin, the eldest princess of Eruin.
"No, I—I mean......" Seeing the soldiers' suspicious expressions, Haruzer secretly felt something bad in his heart, and quickly changed his words: "I...... By the way, I am the sister of Her Royal Highness the Princess. My name is...... That's right, Fu ...... Fusa! I—I'm secretly following the legation this time! ”
Princess Fossa ? Her Royal Highness Princess Griffiin has a sister? The young men of the White Lion Guard were at a loss, most of them were actually just young people from the countryside of Toniger and Mintae before joining Brando's reign, or at most the heirs of minor nobles, although they knew Princess Griffiin and Prince Haruzer, but who were the members of the royal family. I really don't know much about it. What's more, Haruzer's current appearance and his sister are really poured out of the same mold, and it is difficult to disbelieve it.
After a moment of weighing, the soldiers confirmed the authenticity of the 'Royal Highness the Princess' in front of them, not to mention the other party's royal temperament that could not be disguised.
"Blessing...... Her Royal Highness Princess Fusa," they hurriedly asked respectfully, "What do you command?" ”
"Command, command," Haruzer breathed a sigh of relief, although the current situation was a little more than he expected, but it was still developing in a good direction. Hurriedly replied: "Take me to the front line!" ”
"To the front?" The soldiers looked at each other: "Your Royal Highness Princess, are we going to ask the lord's opinion?" ”
"No, don't bother the teacher," Haruzer was startled, and quickly shook his head: "This ...... This ......"
The soldiers of the White Lion Guard were staring at the sweaty, panicked little princess in confusion, when suddenly, a loud rumbling sound spread throughout the port of Fatan.
Everyone, including Haruzer, was immediately attracted to attention, and they turned their heads. Looked in disbelief at the direction from which the loud noise came, and the sound was like rolling thunder. It was continuous, accompanied by a crackling sound of clicking and rubbing, as if a giant beast broke through the ground, and in an instant, the entire earth trembled.
"What's going on, what's that sound?" Someone in the crowd asked in surprise.
"It seems to have come from the port!"
"Ah-" Haruze suddenly let out a low cry, and he looked with some shock in the direction of the sublime inland sea, east of the port of Fatan.
Dazzling light. It is rising from the darkness.
……
Sok watched in amazement at the scene unfolding in front of him, the eternal darkness was fading, a dazzling red sun was rising from the sea level, the storm on the outer sea seemed to have subsided in an instant, and the sun pierced the dark clouds like a sharp sword. The lightning and illusions beneath the clouds are vanishing, and darkness is receding from the entire land. Offshore, the thick ice is melting and cracking, and a series of terrifying cracks appear on the ice, as if the ice has broken from it, sinking up and down, and the army of the undead on it is facing extinction almost instantly.
Everyone witnessed the sight of tens of thousands of undead engulfed by the broken ice, the sea and the broken ice rising and falling, and then nothing left.
How so? Soke was at a loss in his heart, didn't the plan say that the good eternal night would last for three days, he imagined all the scenarios in his heart, even including the failure of the sneak attack, or the invasion of the Buga people, but there was no such thing as the current one, he couldn't figure out why the Madala people pit themselves and pulled the White Army into the water.
Suddenly, a strong warning arose in his heart, and he subconsciously raised his head, and by the dawn of the newborn, he was horrified to find that the direction of the port of Fatan was empty, and there was no shadow of any fleet in the sky.
Fooled, Sock's heart was cold.
"Retreat!" There was only one thought in his mind at this moment, and he couldn't help but roar at all the undead in the Sea Cliff Fortress, "Retreat! ”
But alas, it was still a little late.
On the cliff of the sea, Sidney's white-gold eyes reflected the brilliance of the morning sun, like a raging flame.
"The Great Advent, the Divine Judgment of the Kings—"
…… (To be continued......)