Chapter 34: The Crisis (4)

Roland led an elite assault team to pick out the backwoods, and gradually penetrated into Diada 6.

Spring has arrived in this place, and the weeds and bushes are desperately sucking the nectar of the earth's selfless dedication, and they are growing wildly.

Looking at the green field, Roland began to sigh. It was the season of sowing, and at this time of year, people could be seen everywhere in the fields. And now, weeds and bushes have become the masters of the land!

Castles, villages, and houses were all in ruins, and there was not a single wisp of smoke in sight, not a single living person, no quacks of chickens and ducks, and not a single bark of dogs.

The air was filled with damp mist, and from time to time the stench of decay wafted from there.

It's no longer a paradise for survival, but a deserted cemetery!

The horse's hooves played with the weeds, and from time to time you could see the bones of the forest lying on the ground. These well-known horses immediately avoided themselves, and could not bear to disturb these unfortunate souls.

Every commando doesn't want to speak, but in their hearts they curse this damn war!

After the former king of Erathia, Gffenhardt, fell to the Lost Lands, Kendall staged a coup d'état, imprisoned Her Majesty Queen Laurel, the regent and proclaimed herself king of Erathia. Duke Elares despised Kendall's actions and refused to recognize Kendall as the rightful successor of Erathia, so the war between the two countries never stopped.

Then Wilmar of the undead took advantage of the chaos to break through the Great Wall of Ice and Snow in the north and invaded this rich land. Duke Elares was overwhelmed by the enemy, so he had to ask for help from the Holy Light Island. On the orders of the Holy Light Island, Sandru led a large army into Dia. After defeating Wilma, that kid began to covet the entire reign of Dia, and rebelled against Duke Elares.

Sandru's teacher and sponsor, Eric, the High Priest of the Isle of Light, was removed from his position because of this, and Eric was furious and led the family legion to attack Sandru, and finally drove Sandru out of Diya with the combined efforts of various coalition forces.

After the heroes of the Lost Lands returned to their homeland, King Kendall abdicated voluntarily and gave up the throne to his benevolent and wise daughter, Princess Saia, and Prince Roland successfully married Princess Catherine, the daughter of Gefenhardt, the former king of Erathia, and the two countries resumed their indestructible alliance.

Who knew that after Eric defeated Sandru, he would not leave, and he would actually ask for nearly half of Dia's land! Duke Elares had no choice but to ask for help from the Holy Light Island again. The Holy Light Island was trying to arrest Eric, the sinner, and the two sides hit it off, and with the help of the Erathia Legion, they succeeded in driving Eric away.

Dia's unification did not last long. Just as Roland led an army to assist Princess Catherine in her fight against the demon army that had invaded Erathia, Sandru led the army of the undead to make a comeback, and he captured all of Dia with lightning speed!

He is no longer the lost dog he used to be, but a terrifying necromancer!

How many people have died for this damned war?

Are there any living people in the wasteland? Prince Roland's eyes welled up with tears.

"Look there!" shouted his teammates excitedly!

Prince Roland stopped grieving. He looked in the direction that everyone was pointing, and sure enough, in the distance of the forest in front of him, they saw a curling plume of cooking smoke.

The undead don't need a fire to keep warm!

This must be human! This must be my people! Roland's heart pounded wildly, and he began to gallop wildly!

By the time they arrived, there was no one in the camp. A few broken tents fluttered alone in the forest, campfires buried in the mud but still emitting the embers of smoke rising from them.

Where did they go? Roland cried out, "Come out, my people! I am your prince Roland! I have come to save you!"

An old man with a gray beard appeared in the forest. He stretched out his bow and arrows and pointed them right at the group.

Slowly, more people appeared in the woods! old men, women, and children! They all drew their bows and arrows, and their hands holding their bows and arrows trembled slightly.

Is what they hold in their hands a bow and arrow? It's just a stick bent over and tied to a rope! And the arrow is just a little stick with one end sharpened!

Let's not talk about accuracy, it's very good that such a bow and arrow can shoot ten meters!

"Yes, you are our prince!" the old man ran and crawled at Roland's feet.

Roland didn't wait for his knees to hit the ground, and helped him up. What Roland didn't imagine was that the old man's hands were very strong, like an iron tong!

"You've suffered!" Roland choked.

"We always believe that you will come to our rescue!" the old man burst into tears.

"I'm sorry, I'm late!" Roland shed a few tears.

"Your Royal Highness!" a scout hurried over, "The undead are chasing after the smoke!"

"How many troops do they have?"

"There are probably two squadrons!"

"Ambush them all, and don't miss a single one!" Roland ordered.

Thirty or so powerful heroes, even in the face of a brigade, their combat power will not be inferior at all!

Roland did not personally take part in the battle. He knew that his men were more than enough to cope.

He whispered to the old man and learned everything he knew.

"Our group is a group of five villages...... You see, they're all old people, women and children...... As for the strong men, they all joined your army!

"And I'...... I am a retired veteran who served in your grandfather's and father's army!"

"Thank you!" Roland clasped the veteran's hand, "It is because of brave men like you that Dia can still stand among the nations of the world!

"Now all the castles of Diya are almost empty, except for the wandering ghosts that roam there, and all the villages and towns are almost the same...... Those who survived were taken by Sandru to the valley of waterfalls in the south! If I am not mistaken, at least tens of thousands of people have gathered there!"

"The Valley of the Falls?" exclaimed Roland, "I remember going there when I was a kid, it was a very beautiful valley......! The entrance to this place is narrow, but it's a good place to defend and difficult to attack!"

"Yes!" the old man said worriedly: "Although all of these people you brought are quite cultivated heroes, they may not be enough!"

"What if the inside should be together?"

"Do you mean to organize the people? You have to go deep into the tiger's den!" the old man said, "However, even if you succeed in rescuing these people, you still have to organize an elite force to cover the retreat of these people!"

Yes, even if these people are rescued, how can they retreat? Retreat back to Erathia from the Valley of the Falls is a full 500 kilometers, and there will definitely be an army of the undead chasing along the way! No one can predict how many people will make it to the border alive!

"Yes, let's go by sea!" Roland patted his thigh excitedly, "It's not far from the beach, and Sandru doesn't have a navy!"

"But who has so many ships?" said the old soldier worriedly, "As far as I know, Erathia's navy only has a few dozen warships!"

"I'll go find the Sicilian pirates, they have enough ships!"

"They're all greedy guys!" the veteran spitted.

"Yes...... But as long as they are willing to offer a price! Human life is priceless, and as long as I can save them, I will not skimp on any wealth!"

"Then who's left to go to the Valley of the Waterfalls now!" the veteran muttered for a moment, then suddenly patted his chest and said, "Your Royal Highness, if you can trust me, then let me go!"

"You ......," Roland glared, "I can't let you escape and fall into the tiger's mouth again!"

"I'm a veteran!" the old man shook his head and said, "My comrades are almost all dead, and I'm still alive! I can often hear them calling me in my dreams, and I think it's time for me to reunite with them! Not to mention that these people under your command are like wolves and tigers, if they go to the Valley of Waterfalls as prisoners, they will definitely be paid special attention to by the undead, unlike me, I am just an old man who is about to die!"

"But...... Even if you're lucky enough to get into the Valley of the Falls, how can you connect with the outside world?"

The old soldier whistled, and an eagle swooped down from the treetops and perched on the old man's arm.

The eagle's talons were like sharp blades, and Roland realized that the old man's arms were covered with a thick layer of leather armor.

"She's my wife!" said the old man, caressing the eagle's feathers, "She's more obedient than any woman in the world!

"Now that's the last question: how can you get the undead to catch you and send you to the Valley of the Falls instead of killing you on the spot?

"You're too worried!" the old man laughed, "I've lived for decades, and I've never seen such merciful undead! Not only will they not harm any living person, but they will even safely escort them into the valley of waterfalls to avoid being poisoned by the zombies roaming in the wild! Of course, if anyone dares to fight them, they will kill them unceremoniously!"

"What the hell is he trying to do?" Roland pondered.

Also thinking about Roland is Fiona, the commander of the Demon Legion!

"Fuck, damn Sandru, what the hell is he trying to do?!" Fiona thundered, tossing everything on the table to the ground!

"There are only thirty thousand men on the border of Dia, and he has nine legions! I don't know what he's rubbing into?" Fiona sighed as he slumped back in his chair.

"This kid's soldiers are fighting more and more!" said the deputy worriedly: "Your Excellency, Commander, I suspect that this kid is doing it on purpose! He wants us and Kendall to lose both sides, so that we can reap the benefits of the fisherman!"

"It must be so!" Fiona said indignantly, "This kid must be blaming me for not supporting him last winter and letting him be driven away by Dia's coalition forces!Fuck, their undead warriors don't need to eat anything, the only thing they crave is human blood and muscles!And my army is facing a bitter winter, the mountains are covered with snow, and the logistics cannot be supplied! Damn, how can you let me support you?!"

"This kid wants to see our jokes!" the deputy nodded, "If we can't beat Erathia, he'll gladly take it!"

"I won't give him the half-ripe fruit!" said Fiona angrily, "Let him dream! Order all the garrisons of the castle to assemble at once to me! I will clench my fists and smash the rabble of Kendall in one fell swoop!"

"Report !!" A demon warrior rushed into the hall: "Your Excellency Commander, Kendal has already launched a general attack! He led the first and second armies of Erathia to conquer our six castles one after another, and there are still three days to travel from our castle at most!"

"Ah?!Didn't Erathia's Second Legion disobey Kendall's command?" shouted Fiona, "How did he manage to combine these two legions?