Chapter 30: The Battle of the Snowfield (8)
"What, you say the Chosen One has been captured by the Ghost Dragon?!" General Leo jumped to his feet in shock, his hands clenched into fists, his knuckles cracking.
"Yes...... General Leo, please save him no matter what!" Seeing General Leo, Linda and Hima seemed to see hope, and all the sadness, grievances, and worries came to their hearts together, and they immediately cried into tears again.
"What should I do, what should I do?" said General Leo.
"In order to save us, he did not care for his own safety, and stepped into the land of curses......" Miss Linda sobbed.
"He's doing this to save Erathia......" Himma's eyes were already red and swollen from crying, but she still didn't forget to add.
"Yes, yes...... I'm going to save him anyway!, but where do I go?" Leo stomped, "Where do I have to go to find him in such a vast area?"
"General, if the Chosen One is still alive, the ghost dragon will definitely take him beyond the Wall!" said a shaman beside General Leo.
"Yes, yes...... That means we have to go to the gates...... Yes, we must go to Guanwai!" General Leo nodded and said, "You two go down and rest first, and follow us out early tomorrow morning!"
When Linda and Hima walked out of the hall, the shaman whispered, "General, are you really willing to sacrifice hundreds, even thousands, of people to save someone?"
"Yes, I must do it, no matter what the cost!" General Leo said resolutely, "not to mention that he is the regent of Erathia, nor that he is the husband of King Saiya, just because of his special status as the Chosen One, it is worth it for me to do so!"
"I don't really understand ......"
"People need leaders! People need to find someone worthy of their following, so that they will feel safe and hopeful, and feel that all their efforts and sacrifices are worthwhile! The Chosen One is undoubtedly such a person, although he has only been in Erathia for a short time, he has already gained the support of the people! If he is gone, it will be a heavy blow not only to our northern front, but even to the whole of Erathia! People will even lose confidence because of this, and there will be no hope in sight!"
"You're right, well, I hope he hasn't been poisoned by Bellerion...... But the soldiers have the right to know that once they step into that dividing line, they will become undead when they die!"
"Who cares what happens when they die?" Leo waved his hand with a big grin, "These in front of us are enough to make us anxious for the rest of our lives! Of course, I will tell them the truth about the dangers they may encounter, and let them choose for themselves! Give them enough money in exchange for good wine and women, and there will always be outlaws who will be interested." ”
"You're going to start a death squad?"
"Yes!"
"That might be a solution to the problem. The shaman nodded and said, "Then, I'll go to the various barracks now and convey your decision!"
"Then you're done!" General Leo began to ponder as he sat back in his chair.
As soon as it was dawn, tens of thousands of soldiers came to the square.
General Leo, dressed in heavy armor, was chatting with the shaman on the reviewing stand. He speaks loudly and laughs heartily, and it always feels like it's not a big deal.
"It seems that everyone is a bit of a bachelor, otherwise we wouldn't have gotten up so early...... Let those who have wives continue to sleep with their wives in their arms, we won't wait for them. ”
"Report to the commander, although I have a wife, I am here!" shouted one of the soldiers in the ranks.
"Tom, I'm sure you had a shot with your wife this morning, otherwise she wouldn't have let you go so early!"
General Leo's teasing caused the soldiers to burst into laughter. Tom rubbed his head in embarrassment and smiled smirked.
"Everybody knows what we're going to do. Yes, we're going to destroy the Ghost Dragons! Some people say how terrible the Ghost Dragons are...... Fuck, it's just a few broken bones, there are so many in the wilderness, in the graves, we've seen so much, what's so scary?"
"Look at these two girls!" General Leo said, pointing at Linda and Hima, "They are the brave guards of the Chosen One, and they came all the way here from the Great Wall of Ice and Snow to convey the Chosen One's orders to me." They're not afraid of women, you touch your crotch, is that thing still there? Haven't you been scared away?"
"Report to the Commander, we touched it, it's still there!" shouted the soldiers in the square.
"Well, this is my brave soldier!" General Leo nodded in satisfaction, "but I have to tell you, if you go out this time, you may not come back alive...... I also have to tell you that once you cross that dividing line on the edge of the sky, you will become an undead spirit after death!"
"But who cares? After death, I don't know anything!"
The soldiers burst out laughing.
"If you don't want to become an undead, then give me a beating of those bitches and come back alive!"
The soldiers began to beat the shields in their hands.
"Soldiers who dare to go out with me to fight ghosts and dragons, please stand up and go to the signing desk over there to register. Each of you will receive two hundred gold coins, and I will directly promote you to knighthood, and you will be an honorable member of my Leo Knights!"
The soldiers who filled the square immediately ran away.
"Hey, you wait, I'm not done yet!" Leo's loud voice stopped them: "People who are not particularly good at fighting are not allowed to go, those who only have a single seedling in the family are not allowed to go, those who are married and have not had children are not allowed to go, and those who have elderly people in the family who need to be taken care of are not allowed to go!"
Some of the soldiers slowly stopped, crouching on the ground in frustration.
What a great opportunity to be promoted from an ordinary soldier to a glorious knight! Some unqualified soldiers reluctantly gathered around them, begging their commander.
"You can't do it, go back, go back, and look for me after you have a baby with your wife!"
"And you...... You left with me, who will take care of your sick father and mother?"
"You too...... That's it!Oh, don't pull me, I promised to take you out to fight next time, so it's okay, right?"
Joseph, a warrior who slaughtered cattle and pigs, put down his livelihood today and stood in front of General Leo in a shiny chain mail. Leo patted him on the shoulder and whispered, "Joseph, you have a lot of children at home......"
Joseph raised his head and said, "I went out to fight to protect them! Your Excellency, Commander, I think I fully meet any of the conditions you said! The direction your sword is pointing is the direction of my attack!"
General Leo nodded approvingly, "Okay!
When the sun rose, more than 3,000 fierce and brave soldiers gathered in the square. They all rode fierce war horses and lined up neatly against the rising sun.
The remaining more than 20,000 warriors in the castle looked at them with envy.
General Leo's generals also came, including many commanders who were not in favor of sending troops.
"I didn't expect you to come!"
"Why don't I come, although I don't approve of your decision, that doesn't stop me from fighting with you!"
"We have followed you in a battle for half our lives, if we want to die, then let's die together!"
"Thank you! you are my good brothers and comrades-in-arms!" General Leo said movingly, "It seems that I have to hand over the defense of Shiyan City to the priests!"
"Give orders, Your Excellency, Commander!"
General Leo put his hands on his chest and swore aloud: "Courage and honor!"
"Courage and glory!"
General Leo drew his sword and rode his horse across the square. The warriors in the queue stretched out their weapons and made contact with the long sword in the commander's hand.
"Forward, warriors of the Knights of Leo!"
The sound of horses' hooves broke through the morning fog and drove away the bitter cold in people's hearts.
"Where am I?" Gu Shiyu finally opened his eyes.
He felt that he was lying on the ground, and his whole body hurt, especially his ribs. The slightest movement was as if several sharp knives were slashing through his chest, and the pain made him breathe in cold air.
Damn, there must have been a few broken ribs! Well, my hands can still move, but what about my feet?
He endured the discomfort of a knife, struggled to raise his head slightly, but fortunately, his legs were still there.
But why can't I move? Could it be that my spine has been broken?
He collapsed backwards in despair, the back of his head slamming to the ground. He closed his eyes and let two lines of tears flow from the corners of his eyes and slowly gather in his ears.
It's over, my brother is going to die here!
"Pledge your allegiance to me! I will keep you away from suffering at once, and your body will be stronger than ever!" came a man in a black robe, holding a huge black scythe in his hand.
Although his face was covered by a cloak, Gu Shiyu could conclude that this person was the one who often appeared in his sleep!
"Are you Bellerion?" Gu Shiyu couldn't move, and could only look at him with crooked eyes.
"Yes, I said I was going to hunt you down, and it's only been a few days!" Bellerian laughed, giving goosebumps to Gu Shiyu's laughter.
"You can't kill me!"
"Why? Just because you are the Chosen One?" Bellerion sneered, "But you, the so-called Chosen One, are a bedbug in my opinion, and I can do whatever I want!"
"As a god in charge of the underworld, how can you, as a god in charge of the underworld, personally get involved in a race war on the ground? I remember that the gods and demons had a secret agreement......
"What the fuck deal!" Bellerion said angrily, "Do you think the gods in the heavens didn't meddle in the affairs of the earth? More than a thousand years ago, if they hadn't been in the dark, humans, elves, and elementals alone would have been able to drive us to hell?"
"Bellerion, I don't understand what you want! You already have great power enough to be on an equal footing with the gods in the heavens, so what's not to be satisfied with?
"It's very simple, just to take a breath! Just to take back everything that belongs to me!" Bellerion spat out: "I'm going to knock down that Zeus kid and make him kneel at my feet and beg me to spare him!"
"Zeus, you say the god in the sky is Zeus?" Gu Shiyu said in surprise. Zeus: Isn't that a legendary figure from ancient Greek mythology?
Gu Shiyu's head immediately flew up. He had to find out what he knew about the characters of ancient Greek mythology. But in addition to Zeus, the sun god Apollo was haunted in his mind. Who else will there be?
"You know Zeus, that bastard?" said Bellerion looked at him strangely.
"I don't know. Gu Shiyu shook his head.
"I'm sure you can't know him! Because that kid often changes his appearance, and goes to the mortal world to fool around! Even if you see him, you will never think that he is the despicable, shameless, amorous Zeus!"
"He should be a great god, and I will not allow you to insult him!"
"He's great? Haha, what a joke! The most despicable and shameless person in the world is him! Do you know how many women he slept with? Do you know how many men he cuckolded? Most of the goddesses in the sky have slept with him, including his own sisters and aunts!"
"Ah...... Don't you say that Zeus also slept with Gaia, the mother of the earth!" "Gaia, the mother of the earth, once helped him, she is the most sacred goddess in Gu Shiyu's heart!"
The goddess Gaia was the mother of the gods, and Zeus was born of her son Kronus and daughter Rhea. No matter how shameless he is, he doesn't dare to sleep with his grandmother!"
"That's good, that's good!" Gu Shiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Do you know who Zeus's wife is? It's his own sister Hera! That's the number one vinegar jar in the world, and as long as a woman who has slept with Zeus, almost all of them will be poisoned by her!"
Is this the kind of god who rules the whole world? Gu Shiyu couldn't believe his ears.
"Take the Einfast family that ruled Erathia, for example, their ancestors were slept with by Zeus! All the Einfast family are descendants of Zeus's illegitimate sons, so the Einfast family can continue to prosper for thousands of years!"
Gu Shiyu listened suspiciously and did not refute.
"The Chosen One, perhaps you were the Chosen One He chose, but not now, he has abandoned you! Do you know what you are doing wrong?" continued Bellerion.
"I ...... I don't understand!"
"It's okay if you marry Catherine, your biggest mistake is that you shouldn't marry Sea! You don't want to think about it, even if you have a son with Saiah, he will become the king of Erathia? Wrong! Zeus will never treat him as his own offspring! He will not even hesitate to kill him!"
"But the child born to me and Saiya also has his blood in his body!"
"But this bloodline will fade away! How could he give up Erathia to you and your descendants?"
"I don't believe it! You clever snake is trying to drive a wedge between me and the gods! Don't dream, I won't believe you!"
"Aren't you the Chosen?" snorted Bellerion, "will any god come to your rescue when you are in trouble?
"Fuck you, you crow's mouth!" Gu Shiyu scolded: "If anyone dares to hurt Saiya and my child, I will definitely kill him without hesitation!"