Chapter 18: The Battle of the Scorched Bone
Hera returned to the Silver Fox Hotel, Mantos fell to the ground, Hera was surprised to find that the guy was still alive, but also dying, the right side of his face was almost pierced, but he still sensed Hera's presence, "man......" he said tremblingly, "can you do me a favor?" ”
Speaking of which, Hera dared to approach him, and Mantos continued, "I'll make a deal with you...... Give me a good treat, and the tomahawk will be yours......" he said, his huge hand pushing the axe.
Hera nodded, she drew her sword and walked to Mantos's side, then raised her sword high to Mantos' neck, "Rest in peace! With that, Hera stabbed the blade into his throat so hard that Mantos trembled violently and passed.
Hera pulled out her sword and shook the blood on the blade, because of the golden apple, Hera picked up the battle axe on the ground, this axe was engraved with some patterns, and the back of the axe was a fierce wild boar, its sharp fangs were fiercely buckled on the crescent-shaped axe surface, the axe handle was about 40 centimeters long, Hera was surprised to find that the axe handle could still be retracted, up to 1.8 meters long.
Hera tied the axe to her back, and began to follow the diagram on the paper, she lifted the table, and underneath her, Hera found a secret door, on which there was a strange-looking lock, Hera followed the diagram on the back of the paper, and after a few turns of the latch, she unfastened it.
Hera pulled open the secret door, and under it lay a suit of armor of Ugin, with two lions in relief on the shoulders, and an eagle's head on the chest, and two buckles on the shoulders, extending backwards to a cloak, and a certain hood on the back of the armor, which was also inlaid with a layer of silk armor.
Hera didn't put it on, and then she draped Mantos with her original black cloth, walked to the back, and rode on his Mantos's blood-red warhorse.
Hera was once again on a long journey, alone. Ten days later, she finally reached the hill next to the walls on the other side of the Amazon, and Hera saw that a mile or so ahead there was a city that was almost identical to the map on Mantos' desk. It had high walls and a fortified base camp in the middle of the city, and Hera was sure that it was the main part of the Amazon.
On the other side of the moment, Hera could see that Hess was attacking, and she did not intend to go over, but went to the village at the foot of a hill to inquire about the news, but almost all the locals shook their heads silently when Hera asked them questions.
Then Hera found an old man who could understand Hera's words. The old man told her about the current situation, "The war began a few days ago, and Santoni went on the offensive. ”
"Santorini went on the offensive?" Hera was sure again.
"It's not just offense, it's aggression." The old man said, "The port of Santorini found the attack of Nessus, suffered heavy casualties, and in revenge, the king of Santorini launched an invasion. ”
Hera thanked him, then hurried her horse forward.
There, a battle was taking place in front of Hera.
The battlefield was foggy, and Hera clearly saw a man, Solon standing in the heart, knocking down the enemies that came at him one by one. Suddenly, Hera was targeted by a cavalryman. Hera swung her sword at him, but her opponent ducked her head to avoid Hera's attack. Hera missed her sword and almost fell off her horse, but Hera, who had adjusted in time, turned around to face the cavalry.
The horseman's right arm retracted, ready to target Hera's exposed flank to attack, but Hera rushed at him first, swung her sword at his right arm, the tip of the sword cut the horseman's chest, and he shrank in pain, Hera took advantage of the momentum and slashed down violently, slashing diagonally from the opponent's right shoulder to the chest. He fell silently from his horse and was killed by a Santorini result.
Sauron was not riding, and Hera decided to approach on foot in case Sauron spotted her too soon. Hera then jumped off her horse and crossed the battlefield towards Sauron.
The two faced each other, Solon's face covered with blood and dust, and it was difficult to hide the tension of the battle. However, when he saw Hera, Solon's expression became agitated.
"How did you find me?"
"By the desire for revenge for Promi!"
The two swung their swords and fought together until Hera knocked the sword out of Solon's hand with a single move. Hera sheathed her sword and lunged at Solon, jamming him by the neck. Solon, who had learned some strangulation techniques from Mantos, jerked Hera's arm away and broke free.
Hera left a knife in her cuff and swung it over, but was successfully blocked by Solon. The battle between the two became more and more intense.
At this time, the Nessus army unfortunately, sounded the horn of withdrawal, and seeing the sudden change in the situation, Solon hurriedly shouted to the soldiers next to him in ecstasy: "Kill him!" General Nessus has a big prize! With that, Solon hurried behind him.
The fog thickened, and Solon disappeared into the fog. Unfortunately, Nessus' soldiers surrounded him. Hera repelled their attacks many times until she collapsed from exhaustion. In the midst of the confusion and fog, the soldiers left the "dead" Hera and retreated.
It had been a long time since Hera had regained consciousness. He lay on his back in the middle of the battlefield and sat up after removing a corpse from his body. The sky was shining with the sunset, as red as blood. The sun was shining brightly on the horizon, the dust had not yet dissipated, and the bodies of the dead were lying on the road.
Hera saw a raven standing on the face of a certain corpse, pecking at his eyes hungrily, and Mantos' warhorse wandering nearby, irritated by the smell of blood; The tattered battle flag fluttered in the wind and made a crackling sound.
Hera struggled to her feet, struggling through the corpses, her sword and dagger missing, no one to find Mantos' axe hidden under her cloak.
His primary goal is to find an alternative weapon, as well as to retrieve his own. Next to him, a scavenger is on the battlefield looking for loot.
"Take care of yourself," the scavenger said, looking at him, "there's plenty to take here." ”
Hera searched for dead officers and knights, as they were better equipped. But all the equipment seems to have been looted. At last he found a captain with a sword still in good condition, and a bow similar to the one he used, and she was overjoyed to find that her arrows were not lost, but were scattered all over the place next to the horse.
Mantos's horses did not leave so that they could hurry up. She had been lucky enough to walk less than half a mile from the edge of the battlefield, and far from the Navarre barracks, he saw a horse with its saddle and reins grazed in the greenery.
There was a pool of blood on the horse's back, but there were no injuries on the horse's body.
"I'll avenge your master," Hera whispered softly to it, and then mounted it. The horse seemed to understand human speech, and as soon as Hera went up, it galloped in the direction from which it had come.
Back on the battlefield, Hera saw more peasants coming to pick up things. He walked past the men and ran to the top of the hill where the sound of battle could be heard. The top of the hill was flat, and below that, adjacent to the high wall, the battle resumed. From there came the rumbling of cannons.
Hera led the horses to the side of the battlefield, through the olive groves. In the woods, he encountered a group of Nessus' scouts, and before she could turn around and dodge, the scouts opened fire on her. Luckily Hera didn't get hit, but the horse wasn't so lucky.
A shot hit the horse's head, and the horse fell to the ground safely, and Hera continued to flee on foot, guarding against the ubiquitous Nessus soldiers along the way. He came closer, and heard the two Nessus soldiers in the glade. One was wounded and lay on the ground, the other trying to reassure him.
"Oh my God!" The wounded soldier said, "My leg ...... Why can't the bleeding be stopped? ”
"Dude, I've done everything I could. Now all you and I can do is pray. ”
"I'm so scared! My leg! My leg! ”
"Don't talk, imagine how much money we can get if we can win! And the loot! ”
"Who do you say, who is the man who commands us in battle?"
"Second Lieutenant Solon, you say?"
"That's right. We're fighting against him, right? ”
"Yes, friend. He served Nessus. We serve Him, so we have to fight. ”
"Now it's just my life...... I can fight for it. ”
A group of scouts emerged from the other side of the clearing.
"Go ahead," said the officer leading the group, "and we're going to outflank them." ”
"My friend was injured and he couldn't walk."
"Then leave him alone, come with me."
"Let me stay with him a little longer."
"That's good. We're going north, so keep up with us and don't get noticed by the man. ”
"How do you know we've outflanked them?"
"There will be gunshots. We're going to strike where he least expects it, using trees as a cover. ”
"Wait, sir."
"What's wrong?"
"I'll act with you now."
"Now?"
"Yes, sir...... My friend Miguel is dead. ”
After they left, Hera waited a few more minutes, then walked a little north, turning east in the direction of the Amazon. He left the olive grove and saw that they had bypassed the battlefield from the north. There seemed to be no sign of success in the outflanking, and the superior side seemed to be the Navarres, so Hera didn't know what happened to the Nessus soldiers.
In the direction of Hera, there was a small village that had been destroyed, and Hera chose to avoid Nessus when she saw her snipers hiding behind charred and broken walls, aiming at Navarrere soldiers with long-barreled revolvers.
Hera met a soldier whose clothes were soaked in blood, and Hera couldn't tell which side he was on. The soldier sat against an olive tree, huddled in excruciating pain and trembling. He left his gun with him.
When he walked to the outskirts of the city, between the barracks behind the fortress, Hera finally saw his goal. Two officers of Santorini studied how to destroy the walls of Viana.
On the other side, Hera clearly saw a group of soldiers settling down in the house here, the tall man in the black dragonskin armor who led the way was called Nessus, and behind him were Solon and Beros, who looked embarrassed, and all but three sergeants were scarred.
Just then, a woman ran out of a nearby farmhouse, screaming and blocking their way.
"Help!" She cried. "Help me! Save my son! My son is injured! ”
Solon walked over and grabbed the woman by the hair and dragged her aside.
"Help!" She shouted.
"Is it okay to shut her up?" Nessus looked at the woman coldly.
Solon drew his dagger and slashed it at the woman's throat.