XVI

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In the early morning of August 9, 1666 (MDay+130), Lenny East 4th District, Imperial Army Front Headquarters

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"The Holy Koman Empire is neither sacred, nor Koman, nor an empire. Its emperor is just a showpiece, and its prime minister rules the world proudly through a bureaucratic class trained in administration and magic. The cost of maintaining such peace is high and unstable. One day, all civilized nations will arm themselves against it, and even its colonies will rise up against its rule. ”

In Anne Seffer's future, an eighteenth-century Fatesian thinker said so. Although it seemed a bit of a defeated dog's distant barking at the time, it was all confirmed in the Continental War a hundred years later. The Holy Corman Empire fought against the entire civilized world and was shattered.

Still, on this night, the empire still looks quite sacred. The General Staff sent out troops like a stream, breaking up every reorganization of the Free Army. Everyone felt that they were protected by the gods, and the soldiers and officers alike had prayer stars on their chests before setting out, hoping that the attack would go smoothly all the way.

"It's like Kengler twenty years ago, only the position is reversed. ”

"Siege warfare is like that. When there are walls, the advantage of communication is on their side, but when all the walls are lost, even if God commands the defenders, they must have a senior priest in each company who can reach his heavens, right?"

"Throw two more battalions into the first district. Keeping their 'rebel bells' around will ensure that the enemy doesn't have a chance to reorganize their defenses. ”

"One battalion is enough. Besides, even if they can regroup in the first district, what can they do? Our right wing striker has broken through to the west of the city, and the left wing has already swept its sleeves across the banks of the Metbutsy River! Even if they retake the first district, they will only be trapped in a lonely city. ”

The Imperial staff officers were talking excitedly, discussing the current state of the war. Before the advent of electricity and universal magical education, the siege was over once all the important walls had been breached. Technically, it is impossible for the defending side to organize street fighting.

The commander-in-chief of all the Imperial armies and Minister of Imperial War, the old Duke of Figota felt a little uneasy. He could only repeatedly emphasize the importance of this battle, trying to calm down his subordinates.

"Don't forget to emphasize military discipline to them, military discipline! Lenny will become His Majesty's Southern Governor's Palace, and maybe even the second imperial capital! Especially those principality troops, tell them that now is not the time to plunder! The enemy may gather his rout at any time......"

A staff officer rushed in from outside the door, carrying the latest news: "Your Royal Highness, another battalion of enemy troops in the third district has been regrouped!"

"It's just one battalion, and there are four more battalions of the nearby mid-vanguard troops, no problem......"

At this moment, the dazzling light of magic swept over the entire staff. The Detecting Mage screamed, but even without his scream, ordinary staff officers who didn't know any magic at all could feel the vibration of the magic.

"Give me crystal sunglasses!"

The old Duke of Figota shouted angrily, tearing open a scroll of "detection magic". He picked up the lenses made of black crystal, put them in front of his eyes, and looked west.

Even through the black crystal, the magical light still shone brightly.

Even if all the magic cannons of the navies and armies of the empire and republics were combined, they might not be able to reach this brightness. In the old duke's life, he had never seen such a bright magical scene.

It was an iridescent glow, as bright as the sun. Countless rainbows and threads of light radiated from the sun, weaving a beautiful web of light in the sky. In the gaps in the light web, more magic gradually gathered and took shape.

"Is the 'Liberty Bell' the activator of the magic of the Confederate Army's final battle......?"

"Why doesn't our security department know about this!"

The staff officers boiled and talked in horror about this sudden change.

"Your Royal Highness, all magical connections have been nullified!"

"Your Excellency, our vanguards, the Guards and the Knights of the Guards have all ignited a beacon of urgency!"

But the old Duke of Figota was unaware.

Holding on to his sunglasses, he turned around and looked around the headquarters. All the staff officers were quiet, waiting for the veteran's order. Those young people who were overly excited finally stopped feeling that they could do anything.

"His Majesty is ahead of us, he is in the East 3rd District. We don't know the power of this magic, nor the boundaries of this magic. You're too young to know the impact the Free Army had on us when it first concentrated all its artillery and magic cannons. If this new magic were as dangerous as the gunpowder weapons of twenty years ago, we would all die here. ”

Old Duke Loren von Figota spoke faster and faster. I don't know if it's an illusion, but the noble staff members feel that he seems to be much younger.

"We don't have to take any chances. We must begin to organize a retreat, before the magic consumes us all. ”

The old man closed his eyes, dispelled his detection magic, took off his sunglasses, and picked up the great sword with the family coat of arms engraved on its scabbard from the foot of his long table.

"And we will lead the largest reserve to save our Emperor. If possible, cut him off with flesh and blood......"

From the far side of the west, the sound of horses' hooves gradually sounded.

"You've all heard it. The unusual sound was the footsteps of the enemy. ”

The sound of hooves sounded like only one ride. The lone hoof clung tread on the rubble-paved auxiliary road and headed straight east.

It is not reasonable for them to not be able to hear such a subtle sound.

But the magic aura was even more unreasonable.

The big unreasonableness always covers up the small unreasonable.

"The reserve comes with me and goes to the emperor!"

The night is coming to an end.

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In the early morning of August 9, 1666 (MDay+130), Lenny East 3rd District, Imperial Side

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Before Annie's magic was activated, the Imperial Army was trying to reopen the central main road.

Following the failure of the second attack attempt of the Third Army, the attack of the Guards Knights also retreated.

In thirty minutes, four attacks were organized by completely different units, which is enough to prove the quality of these elite imperial troops who entered the city. Even on the battlefields of the nineteenth century, most units were unable to organize such a high frequency of attacks.

However, there was already more than one battalion of the Free Army on the opposite side.

They barricaded the main road, rebuilt barricades, and set up military stations in narrow alleys nearby.

The officers of the Free Army, who had escaped for their lives, greeted each other, and compared their respective defense manuals to activate the entire defense system and expand this small piece of hard-won territory.

The Imperial army is piling up more and more. One fresh force after another marched on their orders and were stopped here. One big man after another arrived, frowned, and then urged the troops to move forward - and then the attack was crushed.

At first a baron, then a viscount.

When the Foreign Secretary, Count Covey Hugh Eaglewing, arrived, he realized that he was not the first earl to arrive, and that the other two were counting the losses of the Knights of the Guard.

Normally, there would have been a dispute over command, but not now - because His Majesty Emperor Gustav was also in his ranks.

"What the hell is wrong? Ask it, Eagle Wing. ”

The Emperor's question was very light, but very serious.

Lord Eaglewing nodded, and let the almost full Knights of Judgment around him move forward. The Freire on the opposite side seemed to recognize the coats of arms, and the lieutenants began to nervously move their forces to prevent a frontal assault by the knights.

The Count frowned, "This magic seems familiar...... No way. ”

He saw the purple halo familiar to the Chapter of Excellence again.

"It's not going to be the same chapter of excellence, is it......?"

Because of this doubt, he did not participate in this charge.

Ten minutes later, he confirmed this and turned back to report to the emperor.

"Is that the 'Chapter of Excellence'? That's great. Stand down, Eagle Wing. Gustav said coldly, "It is impossible for a soul that has surrendered once to find freedom." ”

The Emperor stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and issued orders.

He said, "Surrender...... Captain. You're done. ”

This sentence stirred up a storm in Naymen Soleton's mind.

His face turned blue, the command sword in his hand fell to the ground, and his legs moved forward step by step uncontrollably-

And at that moment, the whole world lit up.

The young captain shook his legs and knelt down.

And at this moment, the whole world fell silent.

The emperor's tongue suddenly froze.

He couldn't continue his commanding arts, and he couldn't even make any sound.

Everyone also stopped gasping for breath because they saw the light.

She said, "Let there be light, and there will be light."

Then there was the sound of horses' hooves, and the sound of horses' hooves trampled on Lenny's avenue.

Even the Emperor was stunned to find that everyone around him was looking for the source of the sound of horses' hooves.

They all heard the sound of the horse's hooves, the sound of the horse's hooves coming from the west, shrouded in a rainbow of light.

The sound of horses' hooves seemed to knock directly into their hearts.

Bizarre, mysterious, and terrifying.

The Emperor and his ministers could hear the Curman soldiers shouting and firing frantically.

Detection magic readings go up, down, and up.

At first, their firing rang out, but then fell silent.

It's like no one has ever fired.

In this astonishing silence, the horses trodden through the long stone-paved streets.

Dada. Dada. Dada.

Muskets fired occasionally, and the surroundings were somewhat oppressively quiet.

Only the sound of horses' hooves on the stone pavement was quickening, like a torrential rain beating through an early autumn forest.

Crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle!

"Your Majesty! As the vanguard of the Second Army, the units are being defeated! They are asking for reinforcements......"

There were shouts of killing and screaming. No one moved. There was no reinforcement.

"Your Majesty! The units of the Fifth Army of the Central Advance Guard have returned heavy losses! They ......"

The sound of horses' hooves continued unceasingly, passing through line after line and through army after army.

"Recovery—"

The neighing sound of the horse sounded as sharp and piercing as the big horn that orcs like.

The neighing sound of the horses sounded like the ghosts of a thousand undead horses were neighing in unison!

The horse turned around in front of the emperor of the empire, his ministers, and the whole army.

Then stay.

It's like being in a no-man's land.

Immediately, the knightess's cloak was blown by the night wind, and the hunt flew.

The one-armed god of beauty stood proudly in this way, standing in front of the whole army.

There was no trace of fear or arrogance in her eyes, but a striking indifference and calmness.

People were overwhelmed by her beauty, and they didn't even care to remember her beauty.

She lightly lifted her lips and said, "Your voice—"

When this familiar voice rang in Naymen Soleton's ears, he was not surprised at all. Of course, he knew his adjutant.

The blonde lieutenant woman, Anne Seiffel, jumped off her horse.

Her arms were raised flat, pointing straight ahead.

On the wrist that was the only one left hung the sky-blue gem adorned with a Mithril necklace, which was emitting a terrifying blue light.

But now, no one but Naimon could notice her severed arm, let alone laugh at it.

"—I hear you. ”

Only Naimon stared at the other hand, which had disappeared.

"What have you secretly experienced in the few days you've been away from Jena, Anne?"

The entire arm was broken almost at shoulder length, except for a substitute made of magic crystals. The magic flowed in the arm, and even those who were not magicians could see the fantastic streamers.

She continued, "Your wish—"

But the one-armed beautiful girl gives people a feeling of being more beautiful and inviolable. The silhouette of her figure looks more radiant and charming than when her limbs were intact.

"—I got it too. ”

The light blue light in her hand lit up.

The blue light is dazzling, like a second moon.

"I heard, I understood, so, here I am. ”

The light blue magic condensed into dew and spread around her like raindrops.

The magic bullets rose from behind her, condensed and glowed.

"Faith gives us strength. Knowledge gives us the means. ”

The ends of her blonde hair were crimson and scented with blood.

Everyone knows what this fragrance means. The Imperial Army had more than 10,000 troops west of the 3rd East District, of which at least 2,000 were deployed on the main road.

The forward, avant-garde, and mid-front of the entire Imperial Army crumbled before her.

No one could stop her.

Even if you block it once. Even if it's a step. Even if it's blocked for a second.

The court mages of the empire panicked and began to exchange words.

"Those magic missiles are just introductory magic, aren't they? Aren't they magic for every new mage to practice manipulating magic?"

"Can just one person manipulate that number of magic missiles?"

"Even a mage with a battalion phalanx may not be able to manipulate that number! This is not something that humans can do at all! Impossible! Dragons are impossible! All magical theories do not support this kind of magic!"

The array of magic bullets is getting denser and denser, and now it looks like a mist.

"Don't manage the theory of whether it can be supported! This is the reality! The reality has changed!"

"I can't manipulate the magic anymore! The flow of magic around me is too concentrated, and all mid-level magicians can't fight! It's too dangerous, Your Majesty, please retreat!"

Blue light covering the entire street.

In the blue light, her voice was clearly audible. By the standards of magic spells, these spells are not pretentious at all, and they are really simple and easy to understand.

"We use it to draw black and white. Use it to separate light and dark. ”

Her fingers twitched, provoking the nerves of the Imperial soldiers.

"If reality doesn't match ideals, then we change reality. ”

Her magic now gathered into a cloud, covering the entire street and blinding everyone. What a lot of magic this is!

"Who are you?!"

Someone's rhetorical question sounds as unbridled as the struggling villains of legendary novels. It was hard to believe that such a question could have been asked by Covey Hugh Eaglewing, the Foreign Secretary and Master of the Knights of the Inquisition.

The one-armed blonde woman chuckled as the sun and replied, "My name...... It's not very important. Anyway, it was just a casual start. So, let's get started. ”

A magic that does not exist in this era.

A magic that does not need to be unleashed with strict gestures, spells, and rituals.

In later years, astronomers discovered that some distant bright stars that appeared to be just ordinary stars were actually nebulae made up of astronomical stars.

And based on this discovery, the completed strategic decisive battle was named with ten sections of magic-

“...... StarOcean!"

All the blue moons converged, became one, and froze on her.

Her only remaining right arm was shrouded in blue light, turning into a dazzling blue sun!

The Empire's well-established chain of command is also in disarray. It wasn't just Gustav Hugh Kerman who was giving orders, but all the counts, viscounts, and barons were issuing orders. The commands are varied, but the intent is exactly the same.

"Protect Your Majesty's retreat! Retreat immediately!"

No one wants to go head-to-head with that terrifying magic.

But it was too late.

The blue sun, which gathered at one point, turned into countless meteor showers and poured down.

Brilliant meteors flew, surging along the streets and laneways, mercilessly drowning the backbone of the Imperial Army.

It was like a covered shelling, or an extremely accurate covered shelling.

At least seven hundred Imperial soldiers were incapacitated by this magical bombardment, including at least ninety nobles, officers, magicians, and priests.

If it weren't for the fact that several previous attacks had failed and some of the wounded and defeated had been evacuated to the rear, the losses of the Imperial Army might have been even greater. But even so, after the light of the sea of stars was over, there were no more than fifty enemies standing in front of Anne.

The court mages did their best to create a defensive barrier around the Emperor, protecting the Emperor, his ministers, and other dignitaries. Those Imperial soldiers who were lucky enough to be in the side roads and buildings also escaped this nightmare.

However, they can stop the horror of magic, and they can dodge the direct attack of magic, but they can't stop the spiritual shock brought by the wounded soldiers.

Annie's magic didn't kill everyone. Those thousands of magic missiles are indeed just low-level magic, and even if a person is hit by seven or eight shots, it is not enough to be fatal-

But it was enough to beat them to a bloody pulp.

Those who were lucky enough to get more than twenty shots died almost instantly, and those who got ten or so shots were unlikely to have the strength to hum. But it was those who fell to the ground and groaned after a few shots that had the greatest mental impact on those who were not injured.

The entire street is red and burnt black. Any imaginable part of the human body can be hit and burned by these meteors with high temperatures. The wounded soldiers covered their wounds, rolled on the ground, screamed in various accents, and called out their mother's name.

The battlefield was bloody and brutal. However, no matter how cruel a gentleman's battle is, it is not as cruel as a hellish scene where hundreds of people groan and shout at the same time. More than one court mage vomited on the spot, even those veterans were no exception, and even the recruits and militiamen in the Free Army vomited in disgust.

The Imperial soldiers knew that the seriously wounded could be saved. But they also know that now is not the time to save lives.

"MassBlink!"

Several high-ranking court mages unanimously prepared this fastest escape magic, leading the emperor and the dignitaries around him to evacuate the danger zone in an instantaneous flicker. The other party's magic obviously takes an astonishing amount of time to prepare, and any magic that takes too long to chant is dangerous.

The Emperor, the Foreign Minister, and the Court Mage vanished at the end of the street, leaving behind countless uncared wounded and stragglers who had lost their command.

This is the magic of strategic decisive battles. It can inflict a huge number of wounded, each of which requires at least the same number of combatants to be saved.

Instead of pursuing, Anne turned around and walked over to Naimon, who was still on his knees.

"I'm back, sir. She said to him.

Like a hammer smashing through her mind, the Emperor's spell cleared in her charming smile.

"Annie, who ......the hell are you?" he said to her.

She was just smiling faintly there, but she looked like the queen who owned the whole world. No, or should I say a goddess?

"I'm still your adjutant. Please give the order in the name of the General Army of the West, sir?"

Anne deliberately said this very loudly. The free soldiers were in a commotion, as if they had seen a glimmer of light in the darkness of despair.

"Wait a minute...... Do you say ......"

"The general army of the West has broken the encirclement of the enemy?!Can we salvage the situation?"

Anne waited patiently for a moment before she took the horse and pushed Naimon up without question.

The seemingly invincible emperor fled. The influx of Imperial armies was thus defeated. Everything that happened in front of him was like a dream, and Naimon didn't even react for a moment.

It wasn't until he heard someone whistling and shouting, "Let's introduce this lady first," that he returned to normal.

He coughed twice, cleared his throat, and said to the crowd: "This is the battle of the general army of the West...... Uh, Chief Mage Lieutenant Shalfir. And I, some of you may not have known, am Captain Namen Soleton, a staff officer of the Western General Army. We are here on the orders of the new Marshal of the Free Army, His Excellency Clad López. ”

Anne smiled and nodded slightly: "We are here, which means that the general army of the West is here." You are not the last force of the Free Nations, and remember, Your Excellency Marshal's army is still to the north of you! And then, you have an even more important task. Defend Lenny. ”

The crowd cheered.

"Defend Lenny! For our Motherland, Defend Lenny! Long live Marshal López!"

"Long live the General Army of the West! Long live Marshal López!"

Naimon and Anne looked at each other and nodded.

He didn't have to ask her the truth about her magic, and she didn't have to answer.

He didn't have to ask about her arm, and she didn't have to ask about the blood on the corner of his mouth.

None of that matters.

The two only tacitly revised the comparison of the combat effectiveness of the two sides, and decided on the next battle plan according to the new situation, just like in the general staff of the Western Army.

He knew that she would approve of the plan, and she knew that he would make a calm and wise judgment.

"Soldiers of the Imperial Army!" shouted Nemen, "I know that you, and your wounded, have been abandoned by the Emperor!

The Free Army was heard laughing, and the desperate atmosphere of the night's rout was swept away.

Of course, this is not for humanitarian reasons. Both the wounded who survived, and others who helped them, would spread the horror of this new type of magic to the entire army. Fear will spread like a plague, sending their morale to rock bottom.

At least, there was no longer a look of "optimism" or "victory" on the faces of the Imperial soldiers who came out of the alleys. Their faces were as dead as ashes, and they groaned and examined the wounded on the ground in twos and threes, and helped each other out of this hell.

Naimon raised his arm: "And you, go and defend the parliament building." Ladies and gentlemen, the council is about to reconvene! Let the four-color cross flag fly again, and tell everybody, go to the inner city! Go to the first district!"

"Sir, aren't we going to pursue the Emperor?" asked the lieutenant in a loud voice, "This is the best chance! As long as I can kill the Emperor, I am willing to break my bones!"

Naimon hesitated. The empire still has tens of thousands of fresh troops. He didn't believe that he could catch up with the emperor just by relying on the defeat of more than a thousand remnants of the army here, except for ......

"Go after them, Anne. ”

"Of course. That's what I'm here for. ”

"Do you think you can do it?"

"Who knows. Anne Seffir replied with a smile, "All I know is that there are at least fifty thousand enemy troops in front of us. And behind us are all free nations. Our struggle may be meaningless, and perhaps no one will ever know. ”

Naimon saw Anne Seiffel hold out her hand to him. She changed her words, and her tone was full of strong confidence.

"But at least at the moment, we are invincible. Yes, that's enough. ”

Together with those you trust, stand on the pinnacle of the civilized world, and fight against the fate of the whole world.

It's often called romance.

"Come on, Naimon. ”

There was only one horse in the whole army, which Anne had ridden.

Namen Hui took her hand and jumped into the saddle. He could smell the scent of blood coming from her. For some reason, it seemed to stir his nerves more than any perfume.

"Okay, Annie. ”

The sound of horses' hooves trampled through the blood-soaked streets and headed east.

Go to the last reserve of the Empire.

The day will break.

PS: This book is updated every New Year's holiday, and today the author has a holiday...... So let's update this section.

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