Chapter 23: The Northern Campaign (2)

The Alliance's base camp is located in a circular valley at the edge of the Emerald Forest, with natural mountain walls as barriers, and the living vegetation is shrouded in elven magic to form a life barrier, and only need to hold the narrow mountain path at the entrance to effectively stop the invading enemies. Thanks to the easy-to-defend terrain and the cooperation of multiple races, the Alliance was able to keep the undead trapped in the tundra bordering the Stormy Sea. After a hundred years of fierce fighting, not only did it build well-fortified fortifications, but also gave rise to a town of thousands of people, Brenda, a paradise that could temporarily escape the threat of death.

Before the griffon cavalry could get closer, they were spotted by the Eye of Magic who was monitoring the fortifications day and night, and when they reached the valley, the commanders who had already confirmed their identities gathered on the platform for flying horses to take off and land, waiting for reinforcements from the imperial capital.

"Bernardo, isn't that your old rival Julian?Could it be that some genius has recently suppressed his limelight?Otherwise, how could the High Priest send Julian, who may succeed him as Knight Captain in the future, to the front to die? Mario, the commander of the Imperial Army, gloated and teased the commander of the Dawn Cult.

Bernardo's face was unhappy, his eyes fixed on the approaching griffin cavalry in the air, and his brow furrowed into a few deep folds.

"Watch your words, Mario. Dwarven Commander Dante reminded as he glanced at the mage standing opposite.

Although they often tease each other on the surface, the commanders have no real enemies, and the only one who is incompatible with them is the representative of Hohenheim, the archmage Ortega, whose team of mages and the local resident elves have formed a confrontation due to disagreement, which has put the entire alliance in danger of falling apart, and the recent defeats in the war have exacerbated the contradictions between the two sides. In Dante's view, the arrival of this incoming reinforcement will upset Brenda's delicate balance, regardless of the camp.

The elven commander Romero, who had not spoken, stared at the position of the reinforcements on the back of the reinforcements, which was obscured by heavy griffons. There was a surprise in his solemn expression.

"I didn't expect Dawn to join forces with other gods. "Ortega, who was also observing, used spells, and was the first to see Link hidden in the crowd, not a mage but able to fly against the wind, only a divine messenger.

"What?"

"Other gods!"

Mario and Bernardo were taken aback, but they couldn't see as far as the elves and mages on their own, and when the griffon landed, they found that the only young man in the reinforcements had no mounts. Both appearance and temperament are ordinary. But the moment they saw him, a thought arose in everyone's hearts: This guy is not simple.

After a brief greeting, the commander stared at the unidentified entourage, wondering which deity's spokesman he was.

"Good day, everyone. I am Befast, the Apostle of the Pillars of the Earth. Link's brief self-introduction made the commanders even more suspicious.

Nature's Child?!Pillar had not taken a stand against the undead's attack, and this time he sent the Nature's Child to the front line with reinforcements from the Dawn Cult, sending the most obvious message that Pillar saw the Undead as an enemy who posed a threat to the world. The power of the Children of Nature cannot be measured in sheer numbers. One person is enough to be worth thousands of troops, and his addition can greatly alleviate the pressure of the current shortage of troops and materials. But...... The question then arises, which side is this one on, the human being, the dawn, or the self-contained?

"Is there only such a small number of people?" said Mario, disappointed by the number of reinforcements. He thought that even if there were not tens of thousands of people, he would have to gather a few thousand, but the griffin cavalry in front of him, plus the Dawn Knights and the priests who could not be regarded as front-line combat power at all, did not exceed three hundred people in total. Even if it is an elite, it cannot stop the army of the undead outside the barrier.

The grumpy Julian wasn't happy. Chris didn't have time to stop, and a tone of obvious contempt had already blurted out.

"If you hadn't been losing, the High Priest wouldn't have sent us here. ”

As soon as the words came out, the faces of all the commanders turned extremely ugly.

"Young people don't know the height of the sky, what qualifications do you have to be a soldier who fights bloody battles on the front line. "Mario is-for-tat, albeit unusual. But I had already heard of the 'genius' of the Dawn Sect in recent years, and he was also famous for his arrogance.

"It's as if you've had experience fighting the undead. Julian scoffed.

The Knight of Dawn is the strongest knight of the Cult of Dawn, and it is his job to adjudicate the evil who have gone astray, and he himself has a wealth of experience fighting the undead, to date. He has single-handedly slain five lichs, far more than his peers, and even some of the older knights can't compare to them, and it is the promotion that has turned a child who was originally just a commoner into a pretentious knight, but he doesn't know that most of his previous enemies are solitary or small number of undead, and there is a world of difference from the inexhaustible undead army on the northern tundra.

"I haven't fought with the undead above the army level, and I don't deserve to claim to be experienced at all. Suddenly, a strange voice sounded from among the reinforcements.

Julian jerked his head back and stared viciously at the guy who had demolished his platform.

"No pain, no tiredness, a bite to infect, no matter how far you go, you can't shake it off, it's just the lowest skeleton and ghoul. Encountering a lich with an aura of fear is a luxury to even die. Even with the protection of Elias, once you exceed the limits of human beings, you will not be much stronger than ordinary people who have no ability to protect themselves. "There is almost no flat tone, and the first impression is that the person speaking has no emotion.

Everyone present was speechless with astonishment, this child of nature was so bold as to call the name of the gods!

The dwarf Dante's eyes widened, he didn't expect that the Children of Nature would not give face to the Dawn Sect at all, and even if he called the name of the gods, he would only talk about the representatives of the reinforcements.

"You ......" Julian has been complimenting and boasting since he was a child, when has he ever been so squeezed.

"That's good!" no matter what the other party's origin and identity is, just the two sentences he said, Mario also felt that it was much more reliable than Julian.

Seeing this, Dante's heart, which had been hanging since he learned that the emperor was going to send reinforcements, finally let go.

Originally, I was worried that Dawn's reinforcements would upset the balance within the alliance, but now I think I'm too worried. Regardless of his personality, the identity of the Child of Nature is destined not to get too close to humans, and since he appeared with the Dawn Sect, it means that the Sun God has chosen the same pillar as the first generation. Compared to humans, Nature's Children are more reliable and more secure in combat. One man against one army is by no means an exaggeration, as a dwarf, Dante knows more about the Children of Nature than a human who has not been in contact with him for many years.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting more and more stiff, Bernardo, who was also from the Dawn Sect, had to stand up: "Julian, have you forgotten the order of the High Priest?"

Julian, who was almost carried away by anger, was like being poured a basin of cold water, and the whole person suddenly sobered up a lot.

The command of the High Priest......

He turned his head to look at his former rival, Bernardo, who had been transferred to the north after failing to compete for the position of deputy head of the regiment, and his back molars hurt before he could stop the idea of drawing his sword.

Not only because of the order of the high priest, but also because of the strength of the other party. Although several days have passed since the Holy See's divine presence that day, it is still clearly imprinted in my mind. The scorching holy power released in just the moment of opening and closing could not even be parried by him as a high-level sect member, and the children of nature who entered the divine space with the high priest were only damaged by the clothes on their bodies, and their breath and divine power were no different from before entering, so they could be distinguished from this. In fact, Julian is not reconciled, the huge sense of loss made him fear for the first time, worried about his current status, he has no outstanding talent, he is just a civilian, if he can't perform well in this northern aid, Bernardo is his future portrayal.

At the thought of this, the anger in Julian's chest suddenly turned into full of motivation.

No matter how strong it is, there is only one person, and even if those druids come, they can't compare to the Dawn Sect in terms of numbers. As long as you can play......

When!when!when!

A hurried bell rang, heralding the imminent battle.

Faced with a eager Julian, Bernardo sternly refused: "Even if you take the initiative to ask for war, I will not agree to a newcomer who has not officially been on the battlefield to face the horrors of the undead empire." ”

"How dare you underestimate me, my men will be defeated!" If he still has concerns about the Children of Nature, Julian will not give Bernardo face. The Dawn Sect does not prohibit members from competing with each other, as long as it is a fair challenge, the position and position of the winner can replace the loser is one of the iron laws that have existed since the founding of the sect, and it is by virtue of this that he has soared all the way.

"This is the Alliance, not the Sect, so you can't mess around. Moreover, I am the pre-war commander appointed by the High Priest in the north, even if you are promoted to the rank of Knight Chief, you are only a representative of the reinforcements, and you have no right to interfere and have no right to order me. Bernardo, who has experienced life and death many times on the front line, has long looked down on the rights he once insisted on, and he just shook his head indifferently at his former rival who barked like a mad dog, "The front line has the rules of the front line, since you are here, you must abide by it, the recruits are not allowed to directly participate in the battle for the first time, and they are all optimistic about how the predecessors fought on the city wall." The result of carelessness is not only to lose a small life, but also to become a prisoner of the enemy. ”

Since this time the reinforcements were all from the Dawn Sect, this means that Bernardo is also in charge.

The high stone walls were filled with black crowds, the dwarves at the front with large shields taller than themselves, the knights in the second row holding flails soaked in holy water, and the elves with excellent archery skills at the back, most of them hiding in special bunkers. In the narrow mountain passage marched a silent army, without noise, and in such order that it was creepy. (To be continued.) )