Chapter 9: The Seaport
"Reinforcement the starboard halyard, everyone goes up to the right to meet the enemy!!"
After the Goshawk sailed out of Minera, it encountered a reconnaissance ship of the long-distance unit, and in order to make the escape route easier, Shoey did not seem to want it to return to Minella to report the news, so he ordered all the sailors to arm themselves and assemble on the starboard side. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Do you really want to fight? Our top priority now should be to escape, right?" asked Mo Cha, skeptical of Shaw's decision.
"Idiot, just prepare, what if it attacks us? Let Lemuel turn the rudder and we'll go around it to the left. β
After understanding Shaw's plan, the Goshawk passed by the enemy ship under the control of Lemuel, and sure enough, the reconnaissance ship dropped anchor and turned straight for the Goshawk, but the Goshawk's high speed and the strong westerly wind blowing on the sea made it unable to get close to the target, and after a period of pursuit, it gave up, and finally escaped from the offshore Goshawk There was jubilation on the deck.
"We made it!!!We've escaped from the Legion Fortress, and the Commander has returned unharmed!haha!!!" cheered Mo Cha, who felt that everything was going well.
"Don't be stupid! we've lost not only the gem, but also two good buddies and so many brothers who have shared blood!" After a rage, Shoy took the Hero Badge from his bosom, but it was only a slightly noble ornament set off by the loss of the Holy Stone.
Sieg nodded, agreeing with Shoy's statement, adding: "Nevertheless, we must leave, what is happening here is beyond the control of the Freedom Wings, as the deputy commander, I mean return to the mainland, and it is better to prepare for the invasion! β
"Allies, above the ocean of Calidos?" Melva seemed a little unconvinced.
"The fleet of Doom Thunder, their leader Finreal promised us and escorted us out of the Strait of Calidos, and only by approaching Nord territorial waters can the Goshawk be truly safe. β
After pondering her memories of the Thunder of Destruction, Melva worried, "They're the elite troops of the Drua Order! Are you sure you know who you're dealing with?"
"Of course, Finreal is a good man, and he's not like the murderous Dark Knights!" Shaw interjected.
"Well, since both regiment commanders think so...... I'll believe that kid, too!, but even if he were a good man, what about the Doomsday Knights under his command? Do you think they'd be willing to turn their backs on the doctrine?" Melva asked.
Shaw shook his head and said, "I don't know about that, let's talk about it when we meet!In my opinion, Finreal's words are absolute orders, and the Black Knight has to obey his orders, so as long as he is willing to help us, it is enough." β
By midday, the Goshawk finally met with Doom Mine's fleet in the middle of the sea, and as Finreal himself had promised, all the warships avoided it, except for the Goshawk and his own ships to sail through the blockade line together, and after successfully passing through Doom Mine's fleet, Melva's heart finally relaxed.
In the relatively calm sea, Finreal ordered the ship to join the Goshawk, and at the same time unloaded his armor and went to the deck of the Goshawk, where he found Sieg on the sails.
"Hey, Sieg, where is Longchen?"
"I'm sorry, he's dead...... Garnif's spells manipulated him and made us kill each other, and I was lucky enough to be the standing one, and he got the eternal sleep that a samurai deserves. In the end, this should remain in the hands of the family, and not by the opponent. As soon as he finished speaking, Sieg fell from the mast and handed the Blood Star Crystal he had with him to Finrier.
After receiving the blood knife, Fenreal brushed away the slight tears from the corners of his eyes, closed his eyes and sighed: "Although I don't have much affection for the family in the Holy Capital, I regret Longchen's death, I seem to have returned to the moment when I first debuted, and I don't know what I should do......"
"Mr. Santo, Mr. Finreal, I am Melva Belmondo, Executor of the Word, and I am personally interested in your experience, and I want you to confess everything to me. Melva came up behind Finreal and held his weapon against the back of his heart.
"I'm sorry I don't eat it, but today I, Fenrir, will tell everything, without reservation...... Where do you want to start?" Fenrir was about to confess after pushing Melva away.
"Wow...... Finreal actually wants to tell everyone about his past!Why don't you go and get me a chair~ Don't mind, let's start with your supernatural powers!" In order to ease the tension, Shaw made a joke.
Finreal sighed and said, "I am not a Drua, I can exalt myself as the pride of the heavens of Calradia, and I have caused a lot of damage as long as I can remember wandering around Calradia, because as long as I am angry, thunder and lightning will sweep away the things that anger me." In this way, I became an unsheathed blade, and it was then that I was adopted by Sion Freeman, a man who had fully endured the power of my wrath, who taught me martial arts and instilled in me everything a Drua believer would need to know, but I understood that the baptism of blood and fire, the will of the Lord of Darkness, was wrong, and that it was no different from my abuse of my innate power, so I left my family for the first time and returned to wandering. β
"So...... The stories of the lightning disaster I heard before turned out to be just the result of your destruction everywhere? Forget it, keep talking~"
"After leaving my father-in-law, I returned to Calradia, met Lester with the same abilities as me, and staged a confrontation of fire and thunder...... Didn't Long Chen tell you?"
Everyone shook their heads, as if they were still fantasizing about the fierce battle between Fenreal and Rest, he had to sigh and continue: "Outside the sphere of influence of the Yamuna tribe, the only place in the northern continent that is not covered by ice and snow, there are several forgotten cities. Shenwu joined later, it was a transcendent group that was an enemy of the Drua, but the leaders behind the scenes were confused, and I had no way of knowing the truth after only three years in the Holy Capital, so that's all I could say. β
"It's not helpful at all, it's like listening to a story...... Can you tell us about Druya, then?" said Shoey, joking down the previous portions.
Finreal nodded, and began a tirade about Druya's internal affairs......
"The order of the Druas is very strict, the main body is divided into the church and the army, at present, I Finreal, Hull, Isaac, and Eumengund, who I have never met, the leaders of the four legions are in place, and the number of troops recently counted has reached about 100,000 people, as the leader of the Dark Knights, the invasion of Calradia is completely under the command of the father-in-law. On the other hand, the Dark Lich, as the chief priest of the Church, is in charge of all the internal affairs of Druya, and he is responsible for the resurrection of the Dark God and other ancient heroes, but the relationship between him and his father-in-law does not seem to be very good, which may be the reason why his hand is stretched too far and tries to get involved in the affairs of the army. β
At this point, Shaw really understood the Drua's system, she thought that Shi Ang, who was only pursuing the value of his own survival, would not think about the safety of Zeda, assassinating the Pope and disrupting Zeda, all he did was to make the invasion more convenient, of course, it also contained some personal grudges with the Witch King, so that he would inform the previous mercenary group of the Druya's intentions.
"Understood...... What bullshit Freedom Eagle is, he's a complete liar! It seems that he hasn't been able to fight the Witch King, and now that the Witch King has the gem and the sacrifice to break the seal, I'm afraid that monster called the Dark God is about to appear, right?" Shaw changed his old worship of Shion and was furious.
"Impossible, as far as I know, the awakening ritual must be held at the altar of the Lord of Darkness to be held normally, how could Garnif, as the High Priest, not know this, so we still have time before that, and when the Goshawk is safe, I will return to Charlonay across the continental border to try to prevent the resurrection of Medius!"
"You mean, abandon darkness and turn to light?" Melva asked.
As if out of personal opinion, he did not answer Melva's question, but only said to Sieg: "Longchen does not want to see Calradia so devastated, that he has joined the ranks of the Wings of Liberty against the will of his master, and this sword should be inherited by you who defeated him, and maybe you can use it in the future." β
"Will it be used in the future? What does that mean?" Sieg had to take the Blood Star Crystal and asked rhetorically.
"Don't underestimate the other two of the four gods on the other side, their abilities are estimated to have been seen by a few of the people present, right? Lester can manipulate the flames, and has the vitality of an immortal bird, and it is just a trivial matter to wipe out thousands of soldiers in an instant. Shenwu is a collection of human fighting instincts, his body is invulnerable, and he has god-like martial arts, which is enough to shake everything in the world. What's even more terrifying is ...... The two of them don't have the same good intentions as me and Longchen, Lester claims to be a god, and Shenwu takes pleasure in killing, if they intervene in the war between Calradia and Drua, they will definitely be ruined at that time, and only this bloody knife that condenses Longchen's faith can stop it, understand?"
Fenreal emphasized the importance of the Blood Star Crystal, and at the same time reflected the terrifying strength of the four gods into the depths of everyone's minds, and then he took out an extremely detailed strategic map and began to analyze Druya's invasion plan for everyone.
"According to my speculation, the Hammer of Conquest, which leads 10,000 heavy troops, will drive straight into and drag the Vigians after capturing the fortress of Vegia's snow-capped mountains. Annihilation, at the same time, my Thunder of Destruction and Isaac's Spear of the Underworld will force a breakthrough of the Nord coastal defenses from the Nest of the North Continent and the city of Tiha respectively with iron hooves, and then use the high mobility of the cavalry to throw off the Nords, who are mainly engaged in foot combat, to rush to the Free Capital, and finally join forces to capture Chanda and use this place as a transit point. Hull's Arrow of Judgment will be a key link, and her mission is most likely to ambush the Gronya reinforcements who came to the rescue on the coast of the West Sea, which is also the only strong reinforcement in Calradia, if Hull's ambush is defeated, the continent will really be finished. Overall, the invasion plan was difficult to deal with, but it wasn't without flaws......"
After listening to Finreal's initial account, Melva, who had a little knowledge of the way of warfare, offered her opinion, pointing to the bridge on the west side of Chanda and the coastal bridge that served as the main passage of the Vel River: " Although you are determined to leave, but the army of the Thunder of Destruction will still attack under the command of Shion, from the current point of view, the target of the Thunder of Destruction should be the Nest so ignore, according to my analysis, if the spear of the underworld is a long run, they should choose a few bridges in the delta at the mouth of the sea to march, so the stone bridge across the You River has become the best way for the residents of Chanda to escape, temporarily flee to the Nord realm away from the war, hoping that the Alliance of Freedom can use Chanda as a battlefield and use the advantage of the city wall to drag the two knights with a relatively small number until the iron cavalry of the Rui Erdian people arrivesγ β
"Ma'am, why do you think that the kingdoms of Calradia are so tacit, and it seems to me that they are still scattered......" Finreal took his own opinion of the division of Calradia, and began to wonder if they would meet the enemy together.
Matthews is still alive, and as the guardian behind the scenes of Calradia, the Holy Sect will naturally have a way to make all countries give up their selfish thoughts and resist the invasion together. Melva, who was the executor, was of course aware of the existence of the Calradia Council, and reminded him.
"It's okay, count your Holy Sect, but since it's an invasion, it's impossible to ignore this layer, the Drua Order also has many fanatical supporters in the interior, and the countries have to clear them before they can free up their hands to deal with the war, in short, you can use the Thunder of Destruction as a breakthrough to try to protect the continent! That's all I can help you, let's pray together that this war will not hurt the innocent, otherwise I can only return to the battlefield and help the dominant side end the war, understand!"
"So you're going to stand aside and see the end? This seems to be my usual style~"
"You're the observer, it's not a small change! Maybe you're right, I'll stand by and see the end, so there's only one place to go, the Holy Capital of Lothar. β
The appearance of the mirror causes Finreal to tell him his destination, which also implies that he will return to the Four Gods, but Shay does not know that Matthews has made a deal with Reist in the Holy Capital, which also sets the stage for Finreal, Reist, Shenwu, and the mysterious figures behind them to act in the Holy War.