58. The Battle of the Rift
We contacted the Sword and Shield Society as quickly as possible, and Scepter promised to send reinforcements—three hermits and five thousand knights—but if I forgive her the money she owes me, the number will grow to eight thousand.
Of course, not all of these 8,000 people are soldiers, but a large number of them are logistics personnel, and her asking price is too high, but we can't ask for it, so we can only agree. Naturally, I'm not happy about this - isn't this a clear way to take advantage of others? Isn't Yegree our common enemy? However, when I think back to the last Sword and Shield Guild's rift battle, our faces weren't much better.
Two days later, the army was assembled outside a satellite of the Black Coffin, and we urgently set up a wooden watchtower on a nearby hill to keep watch 24 hours a day, but the area was so vast that for four days the sentinels found nothing, and I began to suspect that the information was wrong, and perhaps it was not so urgent at all. Osgood swore it was true.
On the night of the fourth day, when the darkness of the night was so thick that the distance seemed to be stained with ink, the fog came from the west like a silent ghost, so that we could not see what was three meters away.
"They came, there were footsteps, about two kilometres from us," Milse said. "His griffon's claws make his ears and eyes as sensitive as a griffin. The current Mirse is no longer what it used to be, and according to my estimates, with the help of the artifact, Mirsai's strength has reached thirteen. What a delight, thirteen Misses.
The three dukes who came were Mirse, Norman, and Ray Python, who was the little apprentice of Scepter, a rather handsome little fresh meat, and I had long guessed that he would become one of the hermits, but every time I thought that Scepter might do this or that to her little apprentice, I felt sorry for both of them. Of course, Nana is also here as a diplomat, and this lineup can be described as full of sincerity.
Le Gang looked grim and said, "I'll go investigate." With that, he turned into a bat and soared through the sky. He can detect the enemy's position with sonar.
Misser asked, "Is it okay to Le Steel?" ”
I laughed and said, "Don't worry about Le Gang at all, he is second only to me in terms of reliability." "Actually, they didn't know that Legang would read the secret of the sword and armor when he stole the sword and shield, otherwise they wouldn't have sent reinforcements at all.
Norman scoffed, "Isn't that unreliable at all? ”
I glared at her and exclaimed, "Who defeated Yegree and saved Scepter's life?" ”
Misser said, "Don't argue about this! ”
Six minutes later, Legang returned, who appeared to have been shot in the shoulder and had healed by this time, saying, "They are entering the rift." ”
I shouted, "What? Where is the rift? ”
Le Gang nodded: "Behind a large rock, a door appeared. ”
Lamia immediately ordered: "Ranger, go!" "Fifteen hundred of our rangers marched quickly. I nodded to Hainuga, Seven, Mask, and the others, and joined the group. I didn't see Abel in the crowd, which is a good thing, and if there is a fight, I hope Abel is as far away from us as possible, so as not to harm the pond fish.
Norman shouted: "Knights, march, don't lag behind your allies!" "These mighty mobile fortresses are stepping forward and accelerating eastward.
About 2,000 soldiers of the Era Empire stopped out of the chasm, they were wearing the battle armor of the Era Empire, light and bulletproof, armed with shields and semi-automatic rifles and firing at us, we hid behind cover and fired a volley, they fell in the front row, followed in the back row, some of them were armed with Gauss rifles, the fire overwhelmed us so that we could not lift our heads, and many soldiers died on the spot.
Norman shouted: "That's the Gauss rifle?" ”
I said, "yes, be careful, getting hit is no joke." ”
Norman frowned and said, "Then you still need to say it?" With that, she unleashed the torrent and took the lead, rushing forward under the cover of our bullets, smashing the enemy formation into a mess. Suddenly, a Gauss bullet hit her, and she flew far away screaming, blood spilled all along the way.
Is Norman dead?
Lamia ordered: "The whole army will open fire at will, and there must be no stop!" "After that, he fired at the enemy, and the bullets were not missed.
Mirse wielded the griffin's claws, Lesteel transformed into an agile black wolf, and Rayman appeared among the enemy army surrounded by sharp teleblades, and they were the first to attack the source of the Gauss rifle, and with our firepower, the knights of the Sword and Shield Society slashed the enemy like weeds with the teleblades.
When I saw Norman rejoin the warband, her artifact had healed her wounds, she laughed and said, "That's fun, isn't it?" "She is on a rampage among enemy troops, like a lioness in a flock.
Seven, my loyal Abel test subject, put his recklessness and wonder to good use, shouting and screaming, ice crystals bursting out of his body, smashing the defenders of the Anno Empire into pieces like an avalanche, but there was something wrong with his expression, hoping that he would not distinguish between friend and foe.
Hainuga dived underground, emerged from behind the enemy, petrified a circle of enemies, his skill surprised both the enemy and the enemy, this is natural, his strength reached forty mi, and I lost the black nightmare, and I could not match him under normal circumstances.
The mask held the binoculars and said, "The battle is going well." ”
I stared at him and said, "yes, but why do you seem to be so laid-back?" ”
The mask said, "Me? I am not a combatant. It's the ones who take care of the logistics. ”
I yelled, "Logistics? You can at least shoot a few shots and pretend. ”
"But I didn't have a gun," said the mask. ”
I wanted to throw him into the middle of the enemy line, but I realized I was lazy too. However, I am a legendary character, the trump card of aces, and it is most normal to sit idly by, but who will show their hole cards as soon as they make a move? Apparently not.
The enemy was very stubborn, and even under our offensive held out for almost thirty minutes, and we lost fifty men. The enemy's main forces have all entered the breach.
I said, "Enter the chasm, beware of the enemy's ambush." ”
At this moment, I saw Able appear and be the first to step through the door of the rift.
By the time I entered the other dimension, Able had cleared the ambush—about a thousand soldiers occupying the high slopes, many of whom were dressed in mage robes. Before my eyes appeared a dark plain, above which thunder and lightning danced in the dark clouds, and beneath the dark clouds, Longley Helsing was waiting for Abel.
Oh no, if Dagon wants to, he can seal all of our soldiers at the end of time in an instant, and with this time debt, he can use it to nearly the speed of light. I told Abel about Dagon's trick, and I hope he has a way to deal with it.
Abel sneered, "Let's change places." ”
The silent fallen angel replied, "Just as I want." They disappeared from sight in an instant.
I felt like I had escaped death, and I wondered why Dagon had spared these mortals. Perhaps he knew that this sacrifice was full of flaws in front of Abel, and he did not dare to use it lightly? In short, we are saved.
The mask said, "That's Longley Helsing?" ”
"Yes, it's him, our weeping enemy."
Mask: "Ya.... Did your bodyguard challenge Helsin? ”
I wondered, "Wait, what are you talking about?" I never told you who he was. ”
"That's not the point, you can't let him deal with Helsing alone, that's too dangerous," the mask replied. ”
I exclaimed, "Any of us will be sent to death if we come forward, and he is the only one who can compete with Dagon, so stop talking nonsense and catch up with Yegree first!" ”
The most peculiar thing is that the mask is only worried, but not afraid, changing the impression left on me in the past that I am greedy for life and afraid of death.
The enemy's second layer of ambush was much worse than expected. We followed the enemy's trail from the plain into the valley, and in an instant, countless demons struck out from all over the mountains, apparently under the control of the demonic envoys. In addition to the demons, I saw the soldiers of the Epoch Empire on the high slopes setting up their guns and cannons, ammunition pouring down on us, and in just a minute, we suffered heavy losses, and the rudimentary body armor of the Rangers was brittle in the face of ambush.
In the nick of time, I had no choice but to turn into the morning light, and after the light flickered, I cleared the side of the mountain, and the enemy was already in a different place without reacting, and the blow killed a thousand people, and dozens of demons were killed. In the next second, I merged into another ray of light and descended on the valley on the other side, causing a large number of casualties.
This power pushed my speed and power to the limit for a moment, and perfectly protected me from any damage, but its greatest problem was that it brought a huge exertion, leaving me in severe pain and fatigue, which I could endure if I was in the sun, but the burden it brought could tear my muscles and bones apart in the dark.
But the cost is nothing compared to the benefit.
The smell of enemy blood reached my nose, the screams of the enemy echoed in my ears, and the enemy's panic was sensed by the madness net, which lifted my spirits. I also heard the tsunami-like cheers of the friendly troops, and vanity overwhelmed me. Due to the large number of deaths caused by the demons, the demons fell into a brief period of confusion, and they were overwhelmed and slaughtered by the Sword and Shield Society and the Rangers. Legang, Seven, Henuga, Milse, Norman, Ray Python, and Nana leaped up the high slope to pursue the defeated ambush soldiers, each killing people like hemp. If it weren't for the emergency, all the ambush soldiers would have died here.
I stood on the cold and windy peak, looking at the cruel scene of killing in the other world, with a sad and compassionate expression on my face. The blood of the enemy, the blood of the allies, the screams of the enemies, the screams of the allies, the weapons of the enemies, the weapons of the allies, these are all part of the war.
I pursue the invincible realm of benevolence, but my hands are already stained with blood, can I turn back? Can I still face Kara, Martin and Volley with a smile? Do I, with a clear conscience, listen to the praise of these worshippers who regard me as the great hero who opened the heavens and the earth, nay, like gods?
No, I can't.
I, a sad and low-key hermit, standing alone on the top of a mountain in another world, silent and grieving for the loss of life, why are my eyes full of tears? That's because I love life so much....
There was no cheering, not even praise.
The army was in a hurry, and they left me and continued on their way, and no one even greeted me.
I sat down on the ground, in the cold moonlight, and was angry, cold, and trembling.