Chapter Twenty-Three: The Red Lotus Tribulation
Only in this way can the people of the Lone King realize that it was our army that took the lead in provoking the war, and it was not the Sun Elves who were at fault. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Then will he reflect, and then he will oppose the war, even if the lone king has to bear the infamy, what does it matter.
Only in this way can the Lone King continue to hold the scepter that belongs to the king firmly in his hand.
If the monarch revered by the people of the Lone King must be a bloodthirsty war ghost, then the Lone King will become a war ghost!
Only the glimmer of light of the stars and moon on the scepter, passed down from generation to generation by the King of the Moon, must not be touched by darkness, and must not be corrupted and sunk into hatred and fanaticism.
Without even this glimmer of light, the Forest of the Misty Moon will be plunged into eternal night.
This battle, no matter what, hold me out, Sun Elf defenders.
The Lone King must be defeated in this hasty battle before you have time to find reinforcements.
When Kayl thought of this, his heart soared.
"If you can't resist even the lonely king sending only this little army, it means that you are weak and have indeed reached the time to die. β
The yellow sand raised by the horses' hooves dispersed, and Prince Khal, dressed in the fierce wind of war, stared straight at the towering fortress walls. The army behind him was clearly flag-lined and phalanx-like, and although the great battle was imminent, the battlefield was as silent as a winter day with the first snow in the mountains.
"Artillery troops, launch the first round of artillery bombardment! As soon as you tear a hole in the fortress wall, the heavy cavalry troops will start to assault!"
The commander of the artillery unit bent to the ground with a pale face: "Report...... Report to the young master, for some reason all the carriages carrying the shells broke down, and the wheels broke, so they are still halfway now, and it seems that they can't get over. So ......"
"So you can't bombard the fortress, can you?" said Kayl, furious, and raised his horsewhip to crack the ground on the commander's side, "With Uncle Wang leading the troops, the quality of the army is so unbearable? Or is it true that your rhetoric of fighting to the death is really a lie? The only person who really wants to unify the whole territory is the Lone King himself?"
As soon as Kayl finished speaking, several small figures suddenly appeared above the fortress.
Princess Flora glared angrily at the city, and she stood in the wind in a light pink princess dress, like a little lily brave against the wind and rain.
"I told you not to come back! Prince Kayl, you have no name in your division, you have pressed the border with a large army, and vainly tried to invade our territory, and the reinforcements from all walks of life who witnessed the signing of the "Ludwig Treaty" back then will never ignore your actions! If you dare to take a step forward, the magicians of the Karenitz Academy will join forces with the Sun Elves to punish you!"
Kayl stretched out his hand to shield himself from the sun, and saw standing beside the princess, wearing a magic cloak and a high wizard's hat, sure enough, all dressed as magicians.
Kayl was slightly taken aback, then smiled in relief.
is very capable, Princess Flora, she moved to the "rescuer" in such a short time.
It's a pity that your performance is still too clumsy in the eyes of Lone.
But it doesn't matter, the Lone King will accompany you to the end.
"Even if you dare to stop the iron hooves of the Lone King!" "Kaim pulled the reins to make the war horse move forward, he raised the moon and pointed directly at the princess, "The Lone King personally charged, if you have the ability, come and stop it!"
The princess pleaded loudly, "Great mages, please use your magic to stop the invasion of the moon elves!"
The white-haired old man beside the princess didn't answer, but slowly raised the ancient vine staff in his hand, the crystal at the end of the staff glowed and shot straight into the sky, the sky suddenly turned gray, and a huge circular magic array that rotated and emitted bright and dazzling light shrouded the vast land in front of the fortress, and the magic array scattered a little light dust, which made the moon elf soldiers below suspicious.
The other magicians also raised their staffs and injected magic power into the circle, causing the original pure white light pattern to gradually transform into a flame-like crimson.
"With the glory and wisdom of the goddess Laytala, pour out the wrath of Ignis, burn the stars, and come down to cleanse the sinners with the punishment of the stars falling on the karmic fire. β
The Moon Elf Heraldic Officer was shocked: "Young Master, please evacuate quickly! This is the magic array of the high-level flame magic 'Red Lotus Heavenly Tribulation'!"
Suddenly, the magic array was full of light, and the extremely bright light made the moon elf soldiers unable to open their eyes, and the heavens and the earth suddenly changed color, only to hear sharp whistling sounds one after another, and countless burning meteorites appeared in the dazzling light array, roaring and falling towards the earth. Each meteorite that crashes to the ground causes a violent tremor that turns the surrounding ground into a sea of fire. Smoke and flames rolled violently, turning the land before the fortress into a fiery purgatory.
The Moon Elf soldiers could no longer maintain their formation, and in the face of the catastrophe caused by the mages that shattered the heavens and the earth, they had no choice but to retreat for their lives. Desperate and surrounded by blazing fire, Khail was able to escape only after the desperate rescue of his adjutant.
"The ancient peace pact is ...... today Hasn't it lost its effectiveness yet?" said the adjutant with a dark face.
"Ah, it looks so. It was the Lone King who underestimated the enemy, and since the Sun Elves had invited magicians to participate in the battle, the plan to attack the Golden Dawn Forest had to be considered in the long run. β
Taking advantage of the adjutant's inattention, Prince Kayl took out the fragment he had just slashed from the meteorite with his knife and took a closer look, and when he saw that the gravel was wrapped in a linen cloth soaked in fuel, he couldn't help but smile and throw it back to the battlefield.
Is it true that no one else has ever seen a trebuchet?
But well done, Princess Flora. Next to the barrel of explosives with the fuse attached, you and I each set a fire at great risk.
Thanks to the mercy of the World Tree, these two fires did not ignite the explosive barrels, but only burned all the fuses that were prepared to detonate the explosives.
That night, under the pretext of being in a very bad mood, Kayl stayed alone under the moon, waiting in silence until the two men with whom he had made an appointment to meet appeared from the shadows of the trees.
"Well done, Orva, the generals of the artillery units did not perceive that the wagon with shells was man-made. As an assassin, you don't leave a trace, and you appreciate it. β
Orva knelt down on one knee and pressed the dagger to his chest: "For the sake of the young master, you can go to the soup and the fire." β
"And you, Sierra Ruth, what is the public opinion of the people in the country?"
"The people only lamented that the young master had run into a pig-like subordinate, which led to the revelation of the plan to raid the Sun Elf Fortress. Everyone also spontaneously engaged in some petition action, wanting to comfort the young master, although he was defeated for a while, he must cheer up, and then lead the people of the whole country to launch a sacred war again. β
Kayl laughed: "Well done, the people should be fooled by me rather than being fooled by Uncle Wang." At least, the Lone King didn't have the bad habit of pushing them into the fire pit. β
Then Kayl's expression was a little heavy: "Serra Ruth, when the Lone King saw you, he remembered the scene of drinking Zhuangxing wine with your former commander. He told King Gu that as the Minister of Propaganda, using public opinion and reports to expose the conspiracy of the black-clothed witch was his battlefield. Everyone has heard about what happened next. So please be careful, the Lone King can't lose the second Propaganda Minister. β
Serra Ruth's beautiful red lips pursed slightly, smiled, and replied, "Don't worry, young master, compared to my predecessor, I am a much more cunning character. β
Kayl looked up at the starry sky and laughed lightly: "Hahaha, knowing that offering loyalty to the Lone King may cost you your lives, even then don't you flinch?"
Serra Ruth also knelt on one knee and replied in unison with the assassin Orva: "Of course, because we know that the young master's loyalty to the country will definitely save the lives of thousands of Li people!"
On the walls of the fortress, the General of the War God and the General of the Guards breathed a sigh of relief, but the sad look on his brow did not diminish in the slightest.
Today, we finally gathered everyone's wisdom and came up with a bluffing strategy to scare off the enemy, and Virgi threw the glorious runes into the sky to build a huge magic array, but no one here had enough strength to drive it, so this magic array was just a useless shelf.
Virgi increased the brightness of the radiant rune, dazzling the enemy, and at this moment, the companions disguised as magicians chanted the incantation, and at the moment when the bright light blinded their eyes, the trebuchet in the city threw the boulder wrapped in fuel cotton cloth out of the city, and when the boulder smashed through the glittering magic circle to the ground, it did look like the magicians used the "Red Lotus Tribulation" magic to summon meteorites to bombard the battlefield.
Although the strategy of retreating from the enemy this time was very clever, it was not a long-term plan after all.
So the princess took the initiative to ask: "Then it is up to me to personally ask the magicians of the Karenitz Academy to come to our army." β
The general of the military god looked at him deeply: "Can this be done, Your Highness the Princess." β
Yuri replied, "Since the mages signed the peace treaty of that year, of course it is time to step up and do their duty." If the blackened Moon Elves are allowed to sweep through the entire Elven Forest, then I believe that the Magic Academy, which is located hundreds of miles away, will definitely be the next target of the Moon Elves' attack. It is impossible for them not to understand the truth of cold lips and teeth. β
Virgy also said confidently: "I will also accompany the princess to ask for help." The old headmaster of the Karenitz Academy, the legendary Grand Magician 'Elemental Sonata' Mr. Merlin, is a kind-hearted and warm-hearted old man, and if I can explain the situation to him, he will definitely come to his aid with a righteous heart. β
"Good luck, Your Highness Princess. The future of the Golden Dawn Forest is all up to you. β
The General of the War God and the General of the Guards stood upright and saluted the princess.