On February 24, 1258, Hokuriku had been affected by the power of the dark gods and became dark, and the dark age of Calradia came again, and the eternal darkness awakened the long-oppressed dark believers, and in response to the call of the Drua Church, the believers in Nord and Virginia organized a rebellion together and formed an armed force to join the invasion of the continent of Calradia. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In the past two days, as the main force of the invading army, the Underworld Spear Regiment broke through the blockade laid by the Nord lords in the Northern Continent Plain, and the two thousand iron horsemen swept through the invincible infantry army of the Nord Kingdom like a nightmare. In the process of forcibly crossing the mouth of the Yu River, which suddenly rose to the water, the army paid 300 knights to lure the river god who was in charge of all the river out of the water, but the goddess could not escape the fate of death in the end, and was crushed by Isaac's magic spear. After calming the waters, the Spear of the Underworld began to march in a state of rapid march, plundering all the villages in its path, turning the place into a white field, lifeless.

The Thunder of Destruction, another dark force that landed offshore from the nest, also swept through the plains of Vegia under the leadership of a mysterious new commander, who regarded the thousands of elite of Vegia as grass mustard, completely ignoring the pursuit of the Snow Warriors, and marched west to take Zenda. In the early morning of the third day, the two dark legions successfully joined forces in the suburbs of Chanda, and the dark cultists who had risen on the mainland when the two legions landed gathered around Chanda, and thousands of armed believers built siege facilities overnight, preparing to attack the walls of Chanda at dawn.

In today's Chanda City, all the mercenary soldiers who came to Chanda in response to the mercenary's letter climbed the city wall with torches, and the city wall that had just been repaired a day ago was about to usher in an unprecedented challenge. For the two Dark Legions and thousands of Dark Fanatics stationed on the east bank of the Yu River, the warriors' eyes are full of fear, the townspeople of Chanda have been led by the Freedom Wings Brigade to take refuge in the south a few days ago, this is just a matter of ending the mercenary warriors, the only pillar in their hearts is the Free Knights led by Kai, every frightened mercenary has a longing for the Free Knights in their hearts, and also looks forward to the moment when the Free Knights defeat the Dark Knights under the city of the Free Capital.

The long dark night lingered, and the two Arassis and Kai who were guarding Chanda also had the same fear in their hearts, not because the Dark Knights were strong, but because of the meaning of guarding Chanda, a few days after saying their final goodbyes to Shion, the two who fought for the spirit of freedom also gradually pondered the value of life, although they did not abandon Chanda, but at the moment their hearts were still in a state of turmoil, obviously facing an unwinnable war, their confidence had been exhausted in the long wait.

"After a long wait, the dark veil could not be removed, just like the legendary eternal night. It's a pity that this town will not be spared by the power of the gods, and the dawn of heroes will not be presented again......"

"A man like you shouldn't lose confidence, although Fei didn't come back, but you can't abandon the Alliance of Freedom, we have to fight until the last moment, in the name of Wings of Freedom!"

At night, the Zenda Square was lit with fire, and the houses on all sides were empty, except for Arassis and Kai, the brothers of life and death, who were talking by the fire, and it had been two full days since the North Continent was shrouded in darkness, and the climate in late winter was already very cold, and now they could not even see the sun during the day, and the raging fire warmed their bodies, but they could not maintain their self-confidence. Although Chanda had been prepared to defend himself against the enemy for three days, the garrison facilities and reinforcements had been prepared, and the eight hundred freelancers had been ready for battle, all preparations could be in vain under the tense situation, because it was still unknown whether Chanda's walls and gates would survive the attack of the Dark Knights.

"Of course, I never thought of giving up, do you think we have a chance of winning? Arassis?" Kay asked weakly with a smile.

"Chanda has 1,300 soldiers, and these two dark legions have more than 5,000 men, if you count the countless followers they have gathered...... As for the tactical aspect, the free knights' combat power cannot be used in narrow street battles and difficult wall battles, you must lead them out of the city for a decisive battle, which means that you will face more than 2,000 black knights with 800 knights, and the mercenaries must hold the city walls under the suppression of enemy fire, so it seems that our victory rate is almost zero, the only possible reliance is reinforcements from all sides, Shaw's brigade protects the civilians and rushes to Sago through the stone bridge south of the Yuhe River to ask for help, and the tea also ignites the Zell Mountain Beacon (the beacon of the eastern peak of Chanda, mentioned in Part 2, Chapter 1), if the army of Vigia and Nord does not arrive at dawn, there is really no way。 Alassis guessed, shaking his head involuntarily.

Kai glanced at the pocket watch in his hand, picked up the firewood at his feet and added it to the fire, and said, "You miscalculated, the two major legions will not take the initiative to attack, they know that it is unwise to attack the city with the main force, so they gather those armed dark cultists to consume us." It's four o'clock in the morning, and the sky shows no sign of dawn, so are we going to fight in the dark?"

While waiting, a deafening sound of trumpets was heard in the silence of the night, and the figure of a sentry appeared on the street corner not far away, and he was already out of breath when he ran to the two, but he still said anxiously: "Whew...... Lord Earl!!Mr. Kay!!The Dark Knight's horn was blown, and a black knight rushed towards Zenda!!"

"Don't worry! take a break, we'll check for ourselves!" Aracis sat down by the fire with the sentry in his hand, and he ran after Kai towards the wall.

As the sentinels reported, thousands of black knights, along with several siege towers and several rushing carts, entered the field of vision of the Chanda defenders in the night, and in the face of the mountain of dark troops, the guards did not dare to act rashly, and waited until Arassis and Kai came to the city to ask them about their next steps.

"Lord Earl, you are finally here, we dare not attack first without your order, what should we do next. The leader of the mercenaries guarding the city asked.

"You've done a good job, now give the order. The crossbowmen were told to put their crossbows and arrows, and in groups of three they were to defend the high ground of the city wall, and the spearmen and shieldmen rushed to guard the gates, and the swordsmen and archers formed a team to defend the city walls. An all-out attack by the enemy is no child's play, and we must implement the most effective tactics to meet the enemy. ”

As Alassis distributed the order, Kai walked past the mercenaries on the city walls, and in order to boost their morale, he whistled and jumped on the wall and shouted: "Mercenaries from all over the world, my brother! I can see fear and cowardice in your eyes at the moment of the great enemy! My heart is also filled with this feeling! But we have no choice, the purpose of the Dark Knights is to conquer this continent, Zeda is the beginning, but it will never be the end! For all that you once cared about on this continent!For what you once swore to protect!We must fight!Polishing your sword!String your strings!Shield your shields! Spears for the sake of Calradia!Rise up!!Warriors of Zenda!!Shed your blood on the pure land of the capital of freedom!!So that future generations may spread your feats forever!!"

"For Zenda!!For Calradia!!Let's fight!!" The mercenaries' cheers rose higher and higher, Kai successfully inspired the morale of the army, and the mercenaries walked to their posts with the last faith, struggling to support themselves under the dark curtain, waiting for the decisive moment to come.

A quarter of an hour later, the vanguard of the Spear of the Underworld and the Thunder of Destruction had already attacked the city, a total of more than a thousand elite knights were fully equipped for battle, the main force of the siege was served by the thousands of dark believers gathered here in the interior of Calradia, the mighty siege team surrounded Chanda, countless soldiers and crossbowmen lined up in dozens of neat phalanxes, but the center of the army fluttered not the spear of the underworld or the thunder of destruction battle flag, but the red background black cross flag of the Drua Church.

The drums of the invaders outside the city shook the sky, but the defenders of the city gradually became depressed, although Kai's encouragement gave them the courage to fight, but it could not fundamentally allow them to overcome the fear of the enemy army several times their own strength, in order to regain the fighting spirit of the soldiers, Aracis has decided to go into battle himself and defend against the invasion of the Dark Cultists on the walls of Chanda.

"The last battle, which will decide my fate, is finally the time for the armor left by my father to be revealed......"

In the attic of the Earl's Court, Arassis unleashed an ornate set of old-fashioned forged armor from a secret kitchen on the wall, as well as the Sword of Honor, a symbol of Count Chanda's status. In the run-up to the war, most of the important members of Chanda had already left with Chauey, except for Harrick, who had been in office with Alassis when he took over Chanda from his father, who remained in the Earl's Court, and he dressed Arassis with this set of old stainless steel composite armor, and rigorously assembled the matching hand armor and shin guards, and handed over the decorated helmet.

"Lord Count, it's time to choose your weapon, the Sword of Honor of the Guardian of the Capital of Liberty, the Vulture Sword of the Wings of Liberty, it's all up to you. With that, Harrick handed over the ornate Sword of Honor, along with the broad broadsword that Arassis had used.

Arassis, who was holding a steel helmet, took the sword of honor, looked at it carefully, and then casually threw it in the corner, and said: "This sword is a symbol of the title, and now that I have decided to give up the title, it no longer belongs to me, if you can survive the battle, remember to give it to Shaw, let her inherit my cause, and protect the people of the free capital." ”

Seeing that Arassis had made up his mind, Harrick handed over his two-handed sword with a vulture head on the hilt and tail, and said, "It seems that you have decided to do everything, and I can't say anything as an adjutant but to be by your side, for the sake of our common Mother Zenda!"

"You are very sincere, I am very pleased, in that case, find a piece of armor to wear, and see you on the castle tower when the battle begins!" Arassis replied firmly, and then put on his steel helmet, took up his sword, removed the ornamental shield and long-poleed musket from the display shelves in the room, and left the attic with heavy steps.

Like Arassis, Kebrek, who was somewhere in Chanda's underground barracks, also changed into gold-plated plate armor, tied his long hair into a ponytail, and wore the iron-smelting goggles exclusive to the Freedom Knights.

"Captain, the knights are ready for battle, just wait for your order, we can directly reach the plain outside the city through the dark passage, and let these dark knights taste the blade of the free knights!" "Kaladus also wears the same armor as Kai, but the main color is silver, symbolizing his status as an elder in the Freedom Alliance.

"Very well, Kradus leads the detachment of Lance Knights, Mortis and Dalio brothers lead the detachment of Knights on Foot, Drondon leads the detachment of sergeants, and Serena leads the detachment of crossbowmen. Each leads his subordinates into the dark passage and prepares to go!"

Kai hurriedly arranged the task of the five men, then stepped on the war horse, raised the shock spear and left, several guards opened a passage in the surrounding stone wall, it seemed that this was the secret passage of the march to the outside of the city mentioned by Karadus, Kai took a torch without saying a word and entered the passage.

"I've known him for years, and it's the first time I've seen him so nervous...... There's no time to grind, we should go!" Karadus sighed for a moment, urging.

"Don't worry, old fellow, this is a rare scene, how about killing more cultists after the war starts?" Dalio smiled, and when the old captain did not respond, he shook his head and dispersed with the others.

The sound of the bell at the head of the city issued a warning, heralding the arrival of a great battle, the dark cultists who were used as cannon fodder by the two major legions charged Chanda one after another, and the defenders at the head of the city immediately reacted, a rain of arrows fell from the sky, and countless dark warriors fell in the stray arrows, but the fanatical cultists did not feel a trace of pain because of the death of their comrades, and continued to push the siege tower with their shields, gradually approaching the city wall.

The first to be attacked was the southern city wall, and after receiving the news, Arassis rushed to the south of the city as fast as possible and personally commanded the defensive battle. When he noticed the casualties of the defenders at the head of the city, he immediately raised his musket and sniped several snipers hidden in the lookout at the top of the siege tower, and ordered the surrounding shooters to concentrate on shooting the enemy who pushed the siege tower.

"Hmph, Chanda's bow and arrows are not as weak as you foreign enemies think!

With a wave of his greatsword, Aracis commanded his archers to fire arrows at the enemy in batches, and the ensuing rain of arrows shattered the enemy's shield wall and once again severely damaged the soldiers under the siege tower. However, in this war, the Dark Cultists did not let the defenders slaughter, under the order of the siege commander, a column of crossbow-wielding sergeants came to the front of the battle, hundreds of heavy crossbows were fired together, and the defenders on the city wall also fell, and the archers were suppressed by crossbow arrows and could not continue to resist the enemy, so Aracis had to order the only few mercenaries to rely on their shields to attract enemy fire, and at the same time use their throwing guns to destroy the enemy who tried to set up a ladder on the city wall at a short distance.

The battle continued, Drua's siege tower had successfully leaned against the wall of Chanda, lowered the siege baffle, and dozens of black knights who had long been hidden in it roared up the city wall, and began to slaughter the archers who could not react around them with heavy weapons, and the enemy troops under the city were also greatly encouraged, and more and more fanatical influxes into the siege tower, and more and more ladders were also raised to join the siege ranks.