Book 1: Believers of Light Chapter 39: The Tide of the Undead
After more than a month's journey, Arthur and his party finally approached the city of Xolus. Looking at the city of Xollus on the horizon, Arthur couldn't help but be full of excitement, this trip to the Eloda Empire lasted for several months, and what he saw and heard was so ups and downs, it was really satisfying.
Looking at the dusty and exhausted procession, Arthur decided to take a break on the King's Road before returning to the city of Xolus. Arthur, who was sitting on the side of the road, drank the last of the water from the kettle, and the earth began to roar and tremble without warning. I saw a group of iron horsemen rushing in the distance, led by knights holding the golden lion banner of the Osapangun family, hunting in the wind. Dusty, high-headed, heavily armoured. In an instant, they rushed in front of Arthur, and the thirty knights instantly stood still, and their movements were uniform. Joseph, the chief of the royal guard, turned over and dismounted, came to Arthur and knelt down and saluted, and said respectfully, "Your Royal Highness, Prince." Arthur helped Joseph up and asked curiously, "Uncle Joseph, how did you know that I had arrived here?" "For the safety of His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince's itinerary is in control. ”
Accompanied by the Royal Guard, Arthur entered the city of Xolus. Looking at the familiar streets, looking at these kind people, Arthur's eyes were a little rosy for a while, and now Arthur is a wanderer returning home.
In the magnificent hall, the ruler of the kingdom of Ovite, the ender of the battle of hell, Arthur's father, Dregri II, sits on the throne. Arthur bowed slightly, "Father, I'm back!" "My child." Dragri II got up and stepped down from his throne to Arthur, gently lifting him up. Looking at Arthur's already somewhat manly face, Dragory II said emotionally: "My child, you have lost weight. Arthur looked at his father, whom he hadn't seen for months, and was also a little excited. Speechless, Dregri II and Arthur hugged each other tightly.
It's been a week since Arthur returned to Xsolus, and Arthur finally had time to travel to the Valley of the Kings today to investigate the landslide that had occurred two months earlier.
Walking into the Valley of the Kings, Arthur clearly felt that the atmosphere of the Valley of the Kings today is completely different from the previous one. The solemn and vibrant feeling is gone, and what catches the eye is the depressed and dilapidated scene and the eerie atmosphere.
In fact, in these seven days, Arthur also asked Dregri II about the Valley of the Kings, but when Arthur finished speaking, the originally kind Dragri II became very indifferent and serious, "Arthur, about the Valley of the Kings, you don't have to ask too much, and you don't go again." Do you understand?", although he verbally agreed, Arthur became more interested in what had happened in the Valley of the Kings two months ago. The truth of the matter is certainly not what the uncle, Duke Hendris, said, because of the landslide.
In the aftermath of the landslide, Dragori II ordered the defenders of the Valley of the Kings to seal off the Valley of the Kings and not allow anyone to enter, and to kill anyone who trespassed. So today Arthur came in through the secret passage where he and Joseph had sneaked out of the Valley of the Kings. After evading two waves of patrolling soldiers, Arthur came to the place where Joseph had lived during his lifetime.
In order to avoid being spotted by the defenders, Arthur did not approach the house, but looked at it from a distance. Although it was a bit far away, the apparently more defenders in front of the house than elsewhere made Arthur even more convinced that something unusual had happened in the Valley of the Kings, most likely related to the cave where Joseph had been last visiting. The cave was so suspicious that both the strange statues in the cave and the soul of his ancestor Edward made Arthur deeply uneasy, especially after the cave exploration, and Joseph lost the memory of that day.
Now that Joseph's dwelling was inaccessible, Arthur decided to visit the cave again, where he believed he would find the answers he was looking for.
After dodging several waves of patrols, Arthur gradually approached the hill where the cave was located. The closer he got to Arthur, the more shocked he became, not only did the number of guards in the Valley of Kings increase, but the appearance of the hill also frightened Arthur. The hills, which were once lush and leafy, have now turned gray-black and exude an ominous aura. Arthur looked to the southeast of the hill, if he was not mistaken, the southeast of the hill should be the mausoleum of the great Lionheart-Arthur, "How could my father let such an evil aura appear near the tomb of the ancestor King Arthur, could something really happen that even my father could not stop?"
Now, Arthur was hesitant to venture into the hills, and the situation was completely different from what he had expected.
Just as Arthur was in a dilemma, the black miasma floating on the ominous hill in the distance began to roll as if it had been swirled. "Quick, blow the horn, they're attacking again. The terrible sound of the horn startled Arthur, who was still suspicious of the defenders' behavior, this was the rallying cry of the army of the Kingdom of Ovit, and it also meant that the situation was critical. Arthur, who was hiding behind the bushes, watched as a large number of kings' troops poured out of the barracks and gathered in front of the hills, ready to be formed.
In the array of the king's army, the leader of the kingdom army, Ossad, looked worried, he turned his head to the court archmage Heinrich who was standing beside him and asked, "Master Heinrich, is this attack too short from the last attack?" Arthur's magic teacher, Heinrich also looked puzzled, "According to the law of their previous attack, the next attack should be three days later, why will they attack today." General Ossad, will the King's Army be able to cope with this attack?" "Master, rest assured. The King's Army has no problems now. However, I hope that the Master will advise His Majesty that they be eliminated in one fell swoop. Sooner or later, the king's army will be consumed. Hearing this, Master Heinrich looked helpless, "I also want to use a great spell to directly raze this hill to the ground, but Your Excellency General, you also know what kind of place this is." "Huh. Ossad could only sigh.
As the black miasma on the hill continued to roll, on the surface of the hill it was like a ground worm moving underground, the soil kept wriggling, and white bone hands stretched out from the dirt. "Master, they have appeared. Osad reminded Heinrich as soon as the bone hand appeared. "Hmm" Heinris mumbled to show that he knew, and then the mage standing at the end of the king's army began to chant spells, and for a moment the king's army column appeared in a multicolored color.
A skeleton burst out of the ground, armed with a long worn knife and a tattered shield. The more the skeletons appeared closer to the miasma at the top of the mountain, the better equipped they were, and at the end of the mountain, several heavily armed black warriors appeared. With the appearance of the Black Knight, all the skeleton soldiers on the hill roared in the sky. Seeing such a scene, Ossad smiled: "I don't have a mouth, and I want to roar." But it looks quite imposing. Heinlis, on the side, was not so optimistic. As the chief archmage of the kingdom of Ovite, Heinris observed the changes of the skeleton soldiers in more detail than Osad. When the Valley of the Kings first changed, only a few skeletons appeared with weapons, and they were all tattered and missing arms and legs. But even so, caught off guard, the King's army lost some of its inhabitants. The skeletons that appeared later became stronger and stronger each time, and not only did the number of skeletons with weapons begin to increase, but the skeletons also became white. What's more, the Black Samurai have appeared recently.
But the prepared king's army is not afraid of such skeleton soldiers at all, even if the skeleton soldiers become stronger, but the king's army, which has no worries, can easily break the enemy under the attack of the skeleton soldiers again and again, without any losses. This also made the king's army a little careless.
"General Ossad, after the end of this attack, I will propose to His Majesty the King the issue of the Valley of the Kings for a one-time time. Osad looked at Heinrich suspiciously, why did he change his mind again?" Heinrich reminded softly. "Offense. With Ossad's order, the King's army also began to attack the skeletons that rushed down.
When Arthur, who was hiding behind the bushes, saw that the King's army and the skeletons were already in close combat, he knew that he could not enter the strange hill for a while. After thinking about it for a while, Arthur decided to give up going into the mountain today, and after waiting for the hill to return to calm, he went into the mountain. Just as Arthur was hunched on his waist and ready to return. The hill, which had been quiet, suddenly began to tremble, and a dragon roar rang out from the mountain and resounded through the sky. Immediately afterward, Arthur saw the rocks at the top of the mountain crack like a volcanic eruption, and a huge bony dragon flew out of the hill.
Heinris and Ossad looked at the Upper Bone Dragon that was above the battlefield in disbelief. "Bones, bones. Ossad stammered. Heinris, though slightly better than Osard, was also a little nervous, and it was the first time he had faced a legendary undead creature like the Bone Dragon. After the Age of Heroes, the dragon disappeared from the continent of Elda, and the legendary undead creature such as the bone dragon was even more unlikely to be seen, but I didn't expect to be able to see it in the Valley of the Kings today.
The bone dragon was suspended in mid-air, patrolling the battlefield with a hollow dragon's eye burning soul fire, and after determining a certain position, it swung its huge bone wings and swooped down towards that position. When Ossad saw the bone dragon in action, he thought it was about to attack, so he hurriedly said to Heinris: "Master, quickly, quickly stop it." "No, it's not going to attack, it's looking for something. Heinris looked behind him as if he had a heart, and saw Arthur standing there looking at the sky with a shocked face. In the air, the bone dragon had already flown above Arthur's head, and with a roar of the bone dragon, Arthur felt a strong wind blow on him.
Heinris was already desperate, he would never have imagined that Prince Arthur would appear in the Valley of the Kings and be targeted by the bone dragon.