Chapter 22: The Northern Campaign (1)

The Battle of the North has a crucial place in Edgar's recent history, and the victory or defeat of the undead directly affects the survival of humanity. It is said to be a battle, and it does not specifically refer to a certain battle or one or two battles, but from the first large-scale landing of the undead in the north of the mainland in 791 in the imperial calendar, to the 156 year of the winter calendar that was temporarily replaced by historians in Link's time, and the battle against the undead lasted for nearly 400 years. During this period, there were five major battles listed by size, casualties, and impact, and Link now has to experience the third of them, the largest. At that time, the alliance had not yet existed in name only, several species fought side by side with humans to defend against the enemy, orcs had not yet invaded the north on a large scale, the imperial royal family still retained considerable prestige among the nobility, and the battle with the undead did not show a one-sided tragic situation.

Although Befast has many records in Edgar's canonical and wild histories, they are all vague and inconsequential. For example, in the third battle of the undead, Link had obviously gone to the battlefield under the guidance of the oracle of the high priest, and there was no mention in the history books. The only thing that can be traced is that after the war, Befast degenerated, relieved the Nature's Sons, and led the remnants of the army returning from the northern battlefield to build Longyan Fort in the south of the empire to defend against the orcs. There is no detailed record of the ending of 'him', only a vague and brush-stroke description, the northward march of the orcs, the southward invasion of the undead, the hardships of life and the drastic changes in the climate, so that people have no extra energy to pay attention to this figure who has withdrawn from the stage of history. Now that I think about it, it should be the relationship between 'Befast' that does not exist in the first place and returns to the correct time and space.

Link thought in a daze, completely ignoring the curious, surprised gazes that were constantly projected on him around him. At this moment, the griffin cavalry was galloping through the air at high speed, but he was the only one, as if he had wings on his back, flying out of thin air. The speed was not inferior to that of a cavalry on a griffin.

The griffin cavalry is one of the three major corps of the Silver Empire, specially allocated to highlight the status of the state religion of the Dawn Sect, all of which are composed of noble children who devout and worship the dawn among the nobles, who have practiced basic magic skills, and have cultivated a tacit understanding of griffins who have eaten and lived together since childhood, and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. It is also a new force for the alliance that is fighting against the undead.

Cut~ The guy who pretends to be able to ride a griffin can obviously ride a griffin, but he has to be handsome and use spells to take off.

Julian, who was at the head of the queue, glanced back, an irrepressible disgust in his eyes.

For no reason, he just hated this child of nature named Befast. Always has a detached expression, shows indifference to everything, and every word and deed is the opposite, and the one that shouldn't be taken care of is not pulled down.

A cold snort full of dissatisfaction just sounded. The griffon rider on the side immediately overshadowed it with a very unnatural cough.

"Deputy Commander...... "Needless to say, Yurian also knows that he is making himself cautious in his words and deeds.

Otto's lackeys! Fortunately, the High Priest not only sent the griffons, but also a third of the Knights of the Dawn to participate in the battle, otherwise there would not have been a single man who could dispatch them on this trip to the north.

Just as Julian was indignant, the temperature dropped rapidly, the knights' armor was covered with a thin layer of frost, and the clouds above their heads quickly turned black, and the scalp-tingling screams came from far and near.

"Prepare for battle!" shouted Chris, the griffon leader. The cavalry all raised their spears for air combat and waited solemnly.

"Defend the circle!" Yurien ordered in a calm voice.

In addition to the Dawn Knights, there were also a small number of priests. The golden rays of light are connected into a web in the light chanting. Quickly generate a glittering circle that guards the entire Knights.

Descending from the clouds with a shrill whistling were scarlet bats, more than four or five times larger than those of their kind. The outermost cavalry didn't even have time to see what they were moving by, their bare skin was scratched, their fangs and claws taking away the blood and infusing it with a poison that worked quickly. Dawn's array of holy light can effectively protect against the undead, but it cannot defend against living creatures. The griffin knight had to abandon the spear and use the dagger for defense, but the vampire bats were too fast for even a well-trained warrior. It is also difficult to catch and hit the target with the naked eye alone.

Julian and Chris are in a slightly better situation, with the magic skills of the high-level cultists, they can not only kill the approaching vampire bats, but also protect the companions around them, and the priests who need protection the most hurriedly move closer to the two. Their magic has no effect on purely physically attacking creatures at all, and they can only revoke the Holy Light Circle and use healing and detoxification techniques instead, in order to maximize the containment of attrition.

No one expected that the vampire bat was just bait thrown by the enemy, and the moment the circle was withdrawn, a terrible scream suddenly sounded, compared to which the cry of the vampire bat could only be regarded as noisy. The eardrums and hearts shook together, and everyone subconsciously covered their ears, ignoring the falling weapons, only the idea of stopping the magic sound from penetrating the brain.

"Noise. ”

The poignant female voice stopped abruptly, the cavalry still maintained the action of covering their ears and looked at each other, the reacting priest opened the holy light circle again, and a group of vampire bats flew out of the clouds again, unlike the pioneers who were killed by the banshee's howl before, this wave covered the sky and the sun, and the number was terrifying. Most of the cavalry, whose daggers had been lost, could only helplessly hold their spears, which were too heavy for their agile opponents, and waited for the incoming attack.

Unlike Chris's stern waiting, all of Julian's attention shifted the moment Link spoke, and it was the first time he felt the difference in strength between himself and the Children of Nature. Without warning, he didn't even notice what power the other party was using, and the frustration combined with the huge swarm of bats made the irritability in his heart even stronger.

"Show up, the stench of death can't be hidden, no matter how much you transform. Link looked up, goosebump-inducing laughter coming from the clouds above his head.

"Truly...... I didn't expect that there were still guys in the rigid Dawn Sect who could see through my spells at a glance. The dark clouds contracted rapidly, condensing into a skeleton, revealing the sky that had been obscured all along, and before the time was unknowingly dark as ink, it was no wonder that this lich dared to snipe at the Dawn Cult in the sky.

"When did you find out?" Yurian was young, but he had a lot of combat experience, as evidenced by Link's back-and-forth conversations with the lich.

Link glanced at him and didn't answer. In fact, he was only aware of the second wave of attacks.

As a lifeweaver recruited from the Otherworld, Pillar's transcendent status and the special way in which the Children of Nature gained power meant that he did not have time to delve too deeply into divine arts and spells. A lot of knowledge is still in a superficial book understanding, and it is impossible to give detailed and accurate answers.

At this moment, Link no longer cares whether his actions are interpreted as arrogance, and no matter how annoyed Julian is at the moment of the enemy, he will not be able to distinguish between priorities and priorities. As for the answer. Once the lich was dealt with, he probably wouldn't be in the mood to ask any more questions.

Edmundo descended slowly, and the blue soul flame stared at the only human man without a mount among the griffin cavalry, floating abruptly in the air without the help of a mount. The weirdest thing is that you don't feel any magic.

This guy ...... Not a mage.

This realization allowed Edmundo to restrain his usual pretensions. While the Lich is not truly dead without destroying the Chest, it can become the oldest living Lich not by strength, but by care. There are often some unusually perverted perverts among the Chosen One. Especially......

Without warning, a red light shot from the opposite side. Resisting and dodging only thought for a second, and Edmundo followed his instincts and chose the former.

It wasn't until the stench of burnt paste dispersed that the Dawn Sect realized that it was the second wave of vampire bats that were supposed to pounce on them that were blocking the attack of the Children of Nature, and that the swarm of bats that had been covering the sky and the sun had been burned to the ground, and there was not a single one left.

"Just one blow has this kind of power......"

"That's a spell, right?"

"Isn't the Child of Nature supposed to use divine magic?"

Even in the tense moments against the enemy, it still failed to suppress people's curiosity, and muttering quickly turned into whispering.

Almost at the same time. Edmundo picked up a word from the conversations of the Dawn cult - children of nature.

Sure enough, it's the Chosen One, and. It's still the most difficult one.

Edmundo had the idea of escaping.

There is nothing to be ashamed of, in the face of the Children of Nature, even the three major lords can't compete head-on, not to mention that he is just a small vanguard officer. Also, engage in unnecessary battles with them and lose a body that took a lot of effort to make. It is still the lowest loss in the tactical retreat, and the news of the Nature's participation in the battle can be transmitted back at the first time, for the sake of this merit, the lord will not embarrass himself.

The lich bowed slightly and made a ceremonial salute to Link. The body slowly fades until it blends in with the night around it.

From beginning to end, Link just watched, and didn't stop it.

"Can't let him go!" Chris took off his spear and turned into a flash of stray arrows towards the lich, but unfortunately he was still a step too slow, and cast his magic spear through the afterimage of the lich, and after losing his strength, it fell to the ground like extinguished fireworks.

Link raised his hand, and the barely visible spear that had fallen to the ground "whoosh" back into his hand, this time calming the surrounding discussion.

"You can't kill a lich without destroying the lifebox, and that's common sense as a commander who has been battling the undead all year round. ”

Taking the spear handed by the Child of Nature, Chris still tried to defend himself: "It's better than him going back to report the news." ”

"It's only a day's journey from the Alliance's base camp, so why waste unnecessary energy for this little time, the undead will have to know sooner or later. ”

"What does it mean to have unnecessary energy. Julian, who had not spoken all this time, couldn't hold back any longer, "The evil undead, not one can be spared." ”

"So, if I deal with the lich in name, who will guard against the other one who is hiding in the shadows?"

"What? And another?" said Chris and Julian in unison.

"To be precise, it's not here, it's spying on it through some kind of magic. Once I have the opportunity, I can reach it in an instant with a simple teleportation spell, and even if I can get rid of them, casualties among all present are inevitable. The pillars of the earth are in charge of life, but there is nothing I can do about the dead flesh. Link's reply silenced both of them.

If it is true as the Child of Nature said, no one can bear this responsibility, and the reinforcements are stopped on the road before they arrive, and if they are passed back, they will be punished by the High Priest......

Julian tightened his grip on his sword, becoming more and more certain that he hated Befast. (To be continued.) )