Chapter 636: Defending the City

Wales?? Moen was crowned.

At this moment when Ansu is about to topple.

What happened in the Golden Oak Hall eventually spread partially, and under some kind of intentional or unintentional control, the nobles who lived in the inner city but were not eligible to enter the Golden Oak Hall knew the general story of what had happened, they knew that the king had executed the "traitor", that the new king had already received the allegiance of the Royal Knights before he was crowned, and that the Duke of the West, Bodewen?? Franklin handed over the king's crown, and Wales himself was crowned – and in addition to these superficial events, only a few knew about the purges that took place in the Order, and the fact that several nobles were imprisoned after the coronation for treason.

In this way, the throne that had been vacant for a long time finally had a king, and the royal knights returned to the battlefield in the name of the king again, and on that day, many pale nobles came out of the Golden Oak Hall, and the voices of the various factions that had been noisy before were united in one place, and the news of the "southern reinforcements" began to spread throughout the city, and the new king came forward to confirm the authenticity of the news.

As a result, the soldiers defending the city were encouraged, the noble children of the various knights settled down, the panicked citizens regained some courage, and the order of the royal capital, which was already on the verge of collapse, swayed around the edge of the cliff and finally returned to the safe borders - although all this was temporary, it was such a "temporary" that Saint-Sunil needed.

A huge arc of arcane lightning cleaved the air, accompanied by a powerful flash of light and a series of explosions bombarded the city wall in the southeast, and the huge Great Shield of St. Sunil rippled layer by layer, eliminating the impact of the arcane arc, leaving only a remnant of lightning to lick the shield and escape in the air outside the wall.

The soldiers staggered as they staggered, and a knight wearing a royal coat of arms was the first to rise from the crowd, raised his sword and shouted hoarsely: "Ballista - enchanted arrows!!" ”

The knight's aura of inspiration spread in all directions, allowing the ordinary soldiers to quickly regain their mobility, and the warriors rushed to the nearest ballista and the platform stacked with arrows, and began to quickly prepare for a counterattack - the so-called "arrows" of the city defense ballista were actually standard-sized war spears, steel arrows inlaid with a little bit of Mithril, and the battle mage stood by the ballista, and immediately injected the magic power into those Mithril after seeing the soldiers put new arrows into the trench.

With a bang, the bowstring sounded, and the huge "arrows" of the arrows shimmered through the air, and before the magic contained in those Mithril completely dissipated, they had already arced into the surging tide of terror on the plain, and a flash of light exploded at the point of fall, followed by a small explosion of fire rose into the air.

On the city wall, the knight raised his sword again and shouted: "Reload - aim!" "Put!!"

The second round of enchanted crossbow arrows crashed into the battlefield, and along with the huge arrows, there were large arcane missiles fired from the Battle Mage Tower behind the walls, and the second round of strikes exploded an even greater fire in the monsters, in exchange for an equally grand riposte - even the frenzied monsters had the instinct to fight back, and the arcane arc of the storm was imminent.

A holy white light descended just right, blocking it before those arcane arcs began to consume the Great Shield of St. Sunil, and Veronica, dressed in a plain white dress, slowly walked up the wall, her hands slightly open, the holy light floating in the air beside her, faintly resonating with the entire priesthood behind her.

"The Priesthood has arrived!" The knight commanding the defense line here let out a surprise shout, "Everyone reset, reload, continue to fight back!!" ”

A large number of white-robed priests of light and white-armored papal knights ran up the city wall from behind Veronica, unleashing various magic spells to help defend against the attacks of the crystal giants, and at the same time began to heal the wounded soldiers with rapid speed - even with the presence of the Great Shield of St. Sunil, not all attacks could be blocked, and the occasional arcane lightning that pierced the shield and the shockwave generated by the violent shock wave of the shield would cause casualties among the defending soldiers, and the priest with the healing power was especially important at this time.

Surrounded by shouts of all kinds, interspersed with explosions of magic, shields, and crossbows, Veronica was in the middle of it, with the indifference of death and war, and the serene and peaceful Cathedral of Light.

In fact, there was even a substantial aura of "tranquility" around her, as if the peaceful environment of the Cathedral of Light had solidified on her, and she had come to the city wall with her actions.

"Is it just because there is a king on the throne......"

Veronica quietly watched the united scene in front of her, and whispered in a voice that only she could hear.

A middle-ranking priest dressed in a gold-rimmed robe on a white background ran up to Veronica: "Holy Maiden! There were a large number of casualties on the western section of the city wall, and the priests over there ......"

Veronica smiled softly and said in a reassuring tone, "You bring people to support, and I'll leave it here." ”

"Your safety, my lord, ......"

"You're here to protect this city, not me," Veronica interrupted, "Go ahead, I'm not going to be unable to protect myself." ”

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Be. ”

The Priests' Regiment quickly left, and Veronica stood quietly on the fierce battle wall, the power of the Holy Light slowly diffused from her side, enveloping all the nearby soldiers and a part of the Great Shield of Saint Sunil, this continuous and powerful Holy Light even exceeded the strength of the entire Priesthood Regiment, under the protection of the Holy Light, this defense line quickly stabilized, and even turned into a powerful counterattack stage.

The knight in command of the defense cast a grateful look at Veronica, but did not have time to thank him in detail - if it was usual, the knight would not have missed this opportunity to talk and pay tribute to the "Holy Princess", but now, the task of guarding the city is obviously more important than anything else.

Veronica only nodded faintly to the knight, then lowered her head and looked at the holy light escaping from her side.

The forces of light are constantly flowing, and even if they are not deliberately prayed for and guided, they are naturally emerging and gathering.

"The will to guard...... Very strong," Veronica muttered to herself, her fingers stirring a ray of light beside her as if she were playing with something tangible, "Interestingly, the small number of non-Light believers on the walls are also being given equal protection......

"Will the human desire to survive at such a moment exceed the constraints planned by the realm of faith......

"Man is really directing the Light......

Veronica looked up at another section of the wall not far away.

King Ansu, who had only been crowned yesterday, stood straight behind the battlements, holding the king's sword in both hands, an armor depicting intricate gold patterns shining in the sun, a royal cloak with gold patterns on a blue background swaying slightly behind him, and the king's golden crown was still worn above his head, heavy and solemn.

It was a particularly conspicuous attire for any occasion, and in a practical sense, appearing on the battlefield in such bright armor would only make oneself a target for the enemy quickly, but here, only if it was conspicuous enough that the soldiers defending the city could see clearly where the king was and maintain high morale.

Whether it is the coronation of a new king, or the intelligence of reinforcements, or the strong control of the knights over the various nobles, the fighting spirit and unity brought by all these means are temporary, this is a besieged and lonely city, and the enemies outside are endless, and the tenacious iron will will will be constantly consumed in this trapped situation, so the king must stand on the city wall in order to prolong this "temporary" as long as possible.

A gust of wind sounded, Bai Dewen?? Franklin piloted the flying technique to land in Wales?? Moen's side: "Your Majesty, the shield of the western section of the city wall has been recharged, the wall is repairing itself, and the defense line is temporarily stable. ”

Wales nodded lightly: "What about the casualties?" ”

"Three hundred and twenty soldiers were wounded, and twenty-seven died on the spot, but the regiment of priests arrived in time, and the casualties did not further expand."

"What about the Western Wall?"

"It's still intact, the shield has blocked the most powerful blow."

The so-called western wall barrier refers to the defensive structure formed by the "Guardian Fort" on the entire west side, including a part of the main wall extending forward from the western section, and the corresponding east wall barrier. These two ramparts were the greatest reliance of St. Sunil in the face of attacks from the Plains of the Holy Spirit.

Wales breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and withdrew his gaze from the direction of the plain: "Keep this situation, and we can hold it." ”

"But we will run out of energy from the mage tower on the fifth or sixth day, and the great shield will be on the verge of limit, and after that, we will have to fight with human lives."

"Seven hundred years ago, our ancestors used human lives to defeat this place, and now there is nothing wrong with using human lives to defend it."

Duke Bardwin's gaze lingered on Wales' face for a long time, and finally he whispered, "Your Majesty, almost everyone has not really seen you. ”

Wales didn't look back, but said quietly: "Actually, their judgment was correct. ”

After two seconds of silence, Bai Dewen let out a vague sigh, and then said: "Your Majesty, if everything goes as you wish, then in seven days Gawain?? Duke Cecil's army will arrive. Whatever they did, this army had the power to slay through these monsters and put an end to the catastrophe. ”

"I know."

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Well, it looks like that's in your plan as well. ”

There was a silent silence on the city wall for a moment, only the shouts in the distance and the whistling and booming sound in the air came and went, and it was a full few minutes before the voice of Duke Patrick broke the silence: "Your Majesty, prepare for the worst, if reinforcements do not arrive in seven days, are you ready?" ”

"Of course," said Wales calmly, "my surname is Moen. ”

"Franklin, then, is with you."

……

The dazzling stream of light from the Calibrator's beam faded away, and only a distorted trail in the air showed that the terrible torrent had existed, and after the clusters of crystal clusters on the river bank that might have threatened armored cargo ships were eliminated, the entire fleet began to accelerate again, and continued rapidly towards the north bank of the Gorgon.

On the Trailblazer, a huge armored griffin landed smoothly on the wide deck, and a female griffin knight rolled over and jumped off her mount, handing over her companion to the receiving soldier, and the female knight strode to the bridge not far away.

A few minutes later, Amber came to Gawain's side:

"The Griffin Knight observed signs of large-scale fighting far to the north, on the west bank of the Gorgon River, and it seemed that someone was organizing a blockade of the riverbank to resist the Crystal Cluster crossing the river - judging by the magic reaction, the side blocking the river bank did not fall into disadvantage."

"It seems that the royal capital is not completely paralyzed...... At least they still have the strength to block part of the banks of the Gorgon River to prevent the spread of pollution," Gawain nodded slightly, and said with relief, "It should be the Duke of Franklin's Western Legion that has arrivedβ€”the Western Legion is not as strong as the Eastern and Northern Legions, but at least it is one of the Protector Legions, and it is still possible to block a riverbank." ”

Amber also nodded: "In this way, we don't have to worry too much about polluting the river for the time being, and we can ...... to the north earlier."

She was halfway through her sentence when she saw a MIA agent hurrying over, with a strange look on his face and a piece of information he had just copied in his hand.

Amber took the piece of information, glanced at it hurriedly, and handed it to Gawain with surprise:

"Two major pieces of intelligence.

"First, it may be because the fleet is approaching the intact relay station to the north, and we have just resumed communication with the St. Sunil liaison station, and the signal is unstable, but it is barely able to get along.

"Second, Wales?? Moen was crowned. ”