Chapter 56: Knights of the Holy See
Riding on a horse in thick black armor, Serdan was followed by his army, most of which were demonic dwarves and elves, mixed with some blood-red "greedy", and various "half-orcs" with some kind of beastly characteristics on their bodies.
The army was about five thousand, with thousands of ragged homeless people driven in between, and it was customary to hunt once every three to five months.
Sedan's face is not good-looking, the demon army can capture fewer and fewer humans every time, in the past few years, they need to go farther every time they hunt, no one dares to live near the Misty Mountains anymore, and even adventurers call the Misty Mountains "Doomsday Mountains".
Humans are aware of the existence of the demons, and the walls of the border cities have been increased by several meters, and the sentry guards are more rigorous, and every time they capture a small city, the demons have to spend a lot of effort.
It is said that the Roman Empire also signed a temporary armistice with the barbarians for this reason, and soon had to free up its hands to fight them with all its might.
Sedan hadn't seen the Lord for a long time, so he could only take matters into his own hands, avoiding the big city-states, and plundering villages and small towns as much as possible, and barely satisfying the consumption of the demons.
Serdan squinted at the faintly glowing horizon in the distance, they had come out at dusk yesterday, and this time they had run a little far, and the night had passed, and they had not yet reached the Doomsday Mountains.
The first rays of sunlight pierced the morning haze, a little dazzling, and Serdan, who was accustomed to darkness, did not like this golden light, and raised his hand to block it.
The sun seemed to rise quickly, and it was getting hotter and hotter, not at all like the temperature of the morning sun.
The backs of Serdan's hands began to emit a faint white smoke, and a burning sensation came from them.
He frowned violently, and then instantly reacted, something was wrong! This was not sunlight at all, but the holy light emitted by the priest!
"Ah..h
A piercing scream sounded in his ears, and Sedan's eyes looked up, only to see many demon warriors emitting black smoke from their bodies, howling miserably and turning into ashes in the golden light.
Damn it, where did the Holy Light come from!
Ignoring the burning pain on his face and hands, Serdan raised the long sword in his hand and let out a low roar, and the rioting demon army scattered in all directions, looking for a place to hide.
The captives were full of excitement, and some of them immediately fell to their knees and sincerely thanked the Holy Light for their rescue.
"Merciful Holy Father, please send a holy army to annihilate these wicked and ugly enemies and deliver us from our afflictions.."
"Smack.." , Serdan casually cut off the head of a homeless person, and shouted: "Prepare for war!"
At this time, the holy light also weakened, and the demon warriors were killed and wounded, but the pain aroused their ferocity even more, and one by one they raised their weapons in their hands and roared to find the hidden enemy.
Soon, an army diametrically opposed to the demons came into view. The armor on their bodies, the weapons in their hands, and the horses they sat on were all white, representing the color of the sacred and the light.
The army approached quickly, and Serdan could see clearly the banner of the army, embroidered with a cross with gold on a blue background, which was the Papal Army of the Roman Empire.
The cavalry of the Holy See Army did not have the slightest intention of slowing down, and plunged into the demon army like a sharp knife, and the battle began without warning.
The red-eyed dwarven warrior, with his arms muscles towering high, raised his battle axe and swept it towards the horse's legs. The horse that had lost its front hooves neighed and fell to the ground with a bang, and even the knight on the seat rolled down. Before the papal knight could raise his long sword, seven or eight axes had already chopped it into meat sauce.
There were powerful papal knights, armed with mounted spears with white light, and the wind swept by, spears pierced the heads of one demon after another, and then crucified to the ground.
The two armies fought fiercely.
Serdan roared in his mouth, the long sword in his hand emitted a rich black aura, and every time he swung his sword, he could take the lives of one or two Holy See soldiers, but soon someone noticed him.
Two knights embroidered with gold trim on their armor came to him one left and one right, and the holy light on the knight's sword was swirling, with divine and vast power, both of which were the strength of the legendary level.
After following the Lord for many years, Serdan's strength is much stronger than theirs, but the two seem to be proficient in a combined attack technique, which firmly holds him back.
At the same time, another group of Papal troops appeared, but they did not immediately join the battle, but stood in place.
In the middle of the men, Serdan could see that in the middle of the men stood three priests in red robes with large white crosses embroidered on their chests.
The three priests began to chant and cast their magic spells, and the morning sun seemed to dim for a moment, and endless golden light fell from the sky.
It's the same as the previous one.
The stalemate suddenly became clear. The demon warriors were either turned to ashes in the holy light, or their combat strength was greatly damaged, and their heads were cut off by the Holy See troops who took advantage of the weakness, on the contrary, the soldiers of the Holy See were in great spirits one by one, and their speed and strength were a little greater.
Serdan was also affected, and he was shaken by the blinding light, and then the two cunning legendary knights left a deep scar on his right arm.
Serdan quickly retreated, killing a captive and drinking its blood. His eyes were red, he gasped for air, and he looked left and right.
Two holy lights, the demon clan suffered heavy casualties, fortunately there are these captives, the cunning demon warriors gnaw on their flesh and blood to recover their vitality, and they can resist for a while, but...
Serdan glanced at the cardinal priest in the distance, who had already begun to prepare for the next magic technique.
These priests must be killed, or they will be difficult to escape.
As soon as Serdan had made up his mind, the two knights who had joined forces surrounded him again.
"Come back with us and be judged by the Light." A deep old voice came from under the knight's visor on the left, with unmistakable majesty in his tone.
Serdan was disdainful, his feet were forced, he kicked desperately, his horse neighed, his back was trampled into a puddle of flesh, but Serdan had already used his strength to rush towards the priest.
Serdan stared at the three damned priests, the black qi in his hands converging, ready for a thunderous blow.
Suddenly, a tall figure stood up among the soldiers standing in front of the priest, and a dazzling white light flashed in front of Sedan, and he couldn't help but close his eyes, and then he struck hard in the chest, flew backwards, and fell to the ground.
"Poof.." Serdan spat out a mouthful of dark red blood and looked hideous. Unexpectedly, there was still a legendary knight hidden, whose strength was stronger than the previous two, and when he was caught off guard, Sedan was attacked with all his strength, and his sternum was almost completely shattered, and it was a little difficult to even move, let alone fight.
At this time, the third holy light came, this time it was more violent than the previous two, and the demon warriors were almost dead.
Sedan's exposed skin was scorched, and his whole body collapsed to the ground like a demon, dying.
"Take him back and give him to His Majesty the Pope." A majestic voice rang out.
The two knights nodded, took out the chains that were glowing with white light, and were about to put them on Sedan, when everyone on the field felt something and looked up at the sky.
The sunlight was slightly dazzling, and I couldn't really see it, but I saw a small black shadow appear in the sky, and then it became bigger and bigger, and finally it was like a huge dark cloud, enveloping the whole field.