Chapter 34: The Crisis (2)
Inheim was chatting with the generals not far from the tent. Roland walked over and said, "Inheim, call all the brothers, let's discuss!"
"Yes!" said Inheim hurried away.
Roland was very satisfied with this loyal subordinate. He was resolute, never procrastinating, and quite efficient.
A moment later, the remaining human heroes of Dia Continent surrounded and waited quietly.
"Everyone was thinking about the same question: what was the purpose of the undead army suddenly stopping its attack.
To be honest, I'm struggling with this question in my mind. They are painless, tireless troops, but unlike us humans, they need to be repaired after a great war.
We've got to figure out what Sandru was doing! If he's busy plotting something and we don't know anything about it, it's going to be very dangerous!"
"Tell me, what are we going to do!" the heroes said.
"I want to lead an elite cavalry brigade deep into the hinterland of Dia, sneak up on the undead, catch a few prisoners by the way, and figure out the whole thing!"
The heroes looked at each other. Inheim said nervously: "Fortunately, the gods of heaven have blessed us, and Sandru did not attack again. Now that we are in a stalemate, we can take the opportunity to fix it and plan our next steps. Your Royal Highness, you will anger Sandru by doing so!"
"Yes, if Sandru attacks us because of this, the weak defenses on the border will not be able to stop him! If the undead army is unfortunate enough to attack Erathia, it will have fatal consequences for the upcoming spring offensive!"
The heroes began to talk.
"Looks like my plan sucks!" said Roland, looking around at the crowd. He didn't want to do that, but he couldn't stand Catherine's hard work. He had no choice but to say: "Then let's take a few people to reconnoiter first, and then decide on the next move after figuring out the situation!"
"Why do you want to go for yourself? you're not the Scout Captain, you have all the hope of Dia's recovery on your shoulders!"
"We all bear this hope!" said Roland, "I don't think I'm superior, I don't think my life is worth more than anyone else! Besides, seeing with my own eyes and hearing with my own ears helps me to understand the situation better." ”
"Well, since you've decided to go in person, we'll all go!" the heroes clapped their chests and said, "Take us, Your Highness the Prince!"
"Thank you!" Roland said gratefully, looking at the brothers, "but I don't want to leave the entire line uncommanded...... I'd better pick a few people!"
Catherine stood outside the tent with her hands on her chest, watching the men of Dia fight over who was going out.
Refusal may be more difficult to decide than consent, especially when agreeing and refusing at the same time. Finally, when the scouts were settled, there were thirty or so people standing happily behind Roland, while the other half was dejected.
This is a very powerful force! The target is small, but the combat power cannot be ignored! What other reconnaissance team is composed of more than 30 heroes who are brave and good at fighting? This should not be called a reconnaissance team, but an assault team!
It seems that Princess Catherine is also very happy with this force. When Roland came over to say goodbye, she kept nodding her head and said, "I'm relieved to have these people following you! You must always remember that your main task is reconnaissance, and you must not fall in love with the enemy when you encounter it!"
Roland also nodded: "I will! You will be busier with so many generals at once...... I'll leave the matter of the defense line to you!"
"You can go with confidence, I am here!"
Roland stood silently for a moment, and when he saw Catherine's thoughtful look, he sighed softly and turned to leave.
He expected her to give him a hug, a kiss before leaving, but she didn't. Roland knew that he could not replace that person in her heart, even though she had become his wife!
The sky is still blue, and flowers can be seen everywhere on the hillsides and in the woodlands, and many bees and insects play around the flowers, and you can hear the murmuring of melting snow and the singing of birds.
It seems that Sandru has no plans to transform the human castle into a dark and cold castle of the undead. If this is the case, the thick black fog emitted by the dark canopy in the Castle of the Dead will completely obscure the entire sky!
"Your Royal Highness, why are you here in person?" the scout captain who came to greet him was surprised when he saw him!
"Although it has been robbed now, it is still our home!" Roland jumped off his horse and led his horse into the woods, saying, "Tell me your judgment!"
"According to the feedback from our various reconnaissance teams, there is no sign that the army of the undead is ready to attack. In addition to the six elite legions placed in front of our defensive line, the remaining three legions, led by the undead hero, searched the entire continent and sent all the people hiding in the wilderness to the southern regions. ”
"It's a blessing in the midst of misfortune that they're still alive!" Roland sighed, "I have failed my people!"
Yes, as Sandru always did, he wouldn't leave any living people behind! He wouldn't hesitate to kill them and summon more Witch Kings from the pile of bones!
"Will he gather them all together and then slaughter them together?" said Inheim worriedly, "I don't think Sandru would be kind enough to build them a few concentration camps to keep them in." ”
"It's possible!" said Roland, "and that's that Sandru needs these men to do hard labor! I hope it's the latter, which will give us time to save them! Let's go south and find out if Sandru is there, and how we can save our people!"
Sandru was indeed in the south. At this moment he was in the valley of the waterfalls in the south, watching the poor people who had been captured pass in front of him one by one.
Their whole bodies trembled, and their eyes only dared to look at their toes.
"Are you sure you didn't kill any of the living people you encountered?" Sandru looked grimly at the undead hero who was escorting the captives.
"I'm sure!" the undead hero nodded busily, "Your order is not to kill any women or children, and I haven't even killed men!"
"That's good!" Sandru snorted.
But he was disappointed that there was no one he was looking for in this group!
"Oh my God, Monica, where have you been?" Sandru cried out to himself over and over again.
The Valley of Waterfalls is a very beautiful valley. Waterfalls cascading down hundreds of meters of cliffs block the valley's mouth, leaving only a hidden trail into the valley.
The basin is surrounded by lofty mountains. Isolated from the troubles and strife of the world, it is like spring all year round, and it is simply a paradise.
Of course, there used to be some hermits in the valley who escaped the world, but they were turned into zombie bones by Sandru a year ago!
When Sandru swore allegiance to the Grim Reaper, Monica, his wife Monica did not want to live with him anymore, so Sandru sent her and her children to the valley.
In order to prevent accidents, Sandru also arranged for a squadron of terror knights to be stationed at this valley mouth. This is a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack! As long as you hold the valley pass, even if you send a legion to attack, I am afraid it will be difficult to break in.
After Sandru had everything arranged, he instigated Kenlo of the Savages and Jenny of the Forest to collect all the equipment for the Spell Armor and the Cloak of the Ghost King, respectively, and personally captured Abigail, the world's most famous equipment maker, from the Elven Land of Bracada. When these two pieces of peerless equipment were about to be completed and they were about to start cleaning up the enemy Duke Elares and Archpriest Eric, that damn Tanan actually entangled the High Priestess Somla, the Savage Clan's York and Kenloe, and the forest elf Jenny, united with the two old guys of Erares and Eric, and several armies attacked together, and finally fell short!
The most infuriating thing is that Tanan, the Valley of the Chosen One, and the mighty York, the most famous heroes in the world, actually disregard their own honor and go to Sosbanda Castle to be thieves themselves!
Fortunately, these equipment were about to be completed, and I took them with me to participate in the battle, so I didn't let these hateful guys succeed!
However, when Sandru was chased into the swamp by Kenloe and Roland, and fled in a panic, he pulled his wife and children in this valley!
Fortunately, two months later, the master Bellerien gave himself four more legions to kill, the Duke of Elares was finally killed, and Eric was killed by the Death Judge Thoth on the Great Wall of the North, and his enemies had already died two!
But...... What about Monica and the kids?!
Where are you?
I came from a poor background, and because of that, I was always fighting and trying to change my destiny. Princes and generals, would rather have a kind of thing? Those anointed children, all of whom are stupid, how can they be superior to others? Why can't the people even look down on their dogs for food?
Fortunately, he worked hard and finally won the favor of Eric, the high priest of Holy Light Island, and accepted him as a disciple. For this reason, he rose to prominence, but his humble background never allowed him to obtain higher honor and status, and the children of the aristocracy even made fun of him for being a nouveau riche who made his fortune by hugging people's thighs.
I'll make you look the other way! I'll make you kneel at my feet one day and lick back the spit you once spit on!
I made it! I became the big man in this world, and everyone trembled when they heard my fame!
Monica, you know what? Part of what I've done is for you, in addition to satisfying my own vanity!
You are of noble birth, but you are committed to marrying me, a poor boy, and you are not allowed by your family for this...... But you never complained, you worked hard to give birth to so many lovely children for me!
But what I don't understand is that when you have all the money and status, you resolutely give up on me!
Monica, I'm sorry for you! I don't know that you don't like power and status, you just want to live simply and happily......
What about me? I was so caught up in it that I couldn't extricate myself, and I racked my brains, tried my best, and even betrayed myself!
It is only now that I remember that when I started to pursue all this, I lacked the love for you, and I didn't even say a few words properly!
Of course, when you face the children, your smile is still so bright.
Monica, you know what? I saw your laughter again when you moved to this valley with your kids.
Countless times, I have hid in the woods and watched you and your children play in the grass and among the flowers. I feel like a stranger, excluded from this happy little family!
Monica, you know what, when I fled back to Deja, I was always thinking about you and my children!
Yes, I ended up getting what I wanted, only to end up losing what I didn't want to lose!
Am I worth it? God, tell me!
Sandru felt a wave of dizziness. (To be continued.) 2k reading web