Chapter 104: Dungar (I)
Nantes, a small town between Nekov and Domonides, was once a crossroads between the two dukedoms, easily accessible and relatively trade-oriented, and was a thriving small business center. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Now the prosperity of this small commercial center has reached an unprecedented level, and it has now become a complete stronghold of the crusader front, with lords, ecclesiastical armies and various small armed groups from all over the country gathered in this small town.
By now, the Crusaders had raised 80,000 troops, and although the Crusaders were far inferior in size to the enemy, and there was no suitable leader yet, the Crusaders from all directions were expanding at a rate visible to the naked eye, and it was rumored that the Church of Leverdeon would send a leader of an army with enough standing to command the Crusaders.
The Crusades were not called upon by a single church, but were a religious-military campaign launched by the Church of Garvidman and the Church of Leverdeon. Historically, the Crusaders' actions have been closely linked to the expansion of the empire, and they have been present in every major expansion during the reign of Emperor Eumonade.
Thirty years ago, the empire had not five legitimate gods, but six. After the exclusion of a deity, the Church of Garvian and the Church of Leverdeon formed a union that monopolized the religious status of the Empire, and the Crusaders began at that time.
The emblem of the Crusaders is a vertical sword, the hilt of which is replaced by a scale, representing the union of the Church of Garvidman and the Church of Leverdeon. Because this symbol was often reduced to a simple cross by the crusaders of the very large base of low-level paupers, the armed men who participated in such military operations would be called crusaders.
Now that the symbol of the Crusades has been accepted by the vast majority of the population, only the great nobles of the upper echelons and the upper echelons of the Church would have carefully prepared this formal emblem.
In the past, the Crusaders were closely associated with the invasion and expansion of the Empire, but this time it was different, because this time it was launched to defend against the invasion of other gods.
The town of Nantes is now completely occupied by the cross flag, which stretches from all parts of the town to the tents on the outskirts, and the sea of cross flags rolls in the cold wind.
The composition of the Crusaders was very complex, many were mercenaries or criminals, but many were peasants. The complex composition has led to a very confusing style of these "soldiers".
Kane led his fellow scouting soldiers through the chaotic camp, attracting the crowd of unscrupulous people around him, the crusaders who had not been in war liked to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, and now they watched the regular army.
Kane and his subordinates were very dissatisfied with such onlookers, but due to the current situation and pressure, they had to suppress their urge to teach these people a lesson.
These crusaders from the lower levels of the population are of very low quality, and often do not forget to tease each other when facing Kane.
The most striking thing in Kane's team was a black-haired boy in a well-made plate armor and a Crusader robe, a young man with a delicate face, not tall in the ranks, but rather short, with long straight black hair in a shawl, bright and sharp brown eyes, although he was still young, but covered in red or black blood, as if he had just engaged in a large-scale melee with the undead and pirates on the front line.
The boy didn't seem to like the crusaders who saw themselves as monkeys, and his murderous gaze constantly scanned the crowd of onlookers, putting a lot of pressure on the onlookers, and the hilt of the long sword at his waist seemed to be about to transform into a killing god at any moment.
The young man's eye offensive had a certain effect, causing some peasants who had not been in the war to flee one after another, but it did not play a role in the face of some veterans who had been on the battlefield.
"Child, I like your bewitching eyes, come to my tent tonight, and I'll let you enjoy some pleasure that you haven't embodied before!" A tall strong man with a huge double-edged axe on his back teased the young man who glared at him with murderous eyes, and in response to the other, the strong man also threw flattering eyes at the other party.
The appearance of a strong man with a stubble face throwing flattering eyes made many people present feel sick, but no one would show this disgust now, because now the onlookers were amused by the other party's language.
After all, in the eyes of everyone, this good-looking teenager may be a "cute boy" dedicated to a big man.
"Hahaha...... Come, use your 'short sword' and grandpa's 'long axe' to fight tonight!" the strong man seemed to have full confidence in his own strength, or the other party felt that the other party would not destroy the harmony within the crusaders at all, and kept provoking the other party's nerves with provocative language.
The words of the strong man made everyone laugh more unscrupulously, for these people living at the bottom, how could they not cherish it if they had another rare opportunity to laugh at the nobles who were high above?
The scene is getting closer and closer to the edge of getting out of control, and Kane, fearing that something discordant will happen now, looks behind him worriedly and finds that the dark-haired teenager has now reached the brunge of an outbreak.
The chest was constantly undulating, and the delicate face had now become distorted by anger, and the thick murderous aura continued to spread around, like a huge rock pressed against the chest, making many onlookers feel breathless.
The provocative strong man slowly put away his teasing smile and became serious, and his big thick hand had already touched the double-edged axe he was carrying behind him, ready to deal with the attack of a small prostitute boy.
The boy also pulled out the long sword at his waist with his own hand, and the winter sun shone under the blade of this long sword, and the reflected light almost made everyone present unable to open their eyes.
"Polarized enchanted weapons. "The strong man has seen more than the people around him who only know amazement, and easily recognizes the peculiarity of this weapon.
Polarized enchantment is a very annoying enchantment, this kind of enchantment will make the blade produce a huge reflection, seriously block the enemy's vision, if the power of the weapon is adjusted to the maximum, it can even temporarily blind the enemy, and some advanced applications can cause various disturbing hallucinations to people.
Temporary blinding can almost pronounce the death of an enemy, while distracting hallucinations can reveal a variety of flaws.
It is precisely because of this special effect that such a weapon that is different from the traditional elemental enchantment or sharp enchantment, which is an alternative killing weapon, but it is also a double-edged sword, because such polarized light will also have an effect on the user.
The strong man looked at this young man with a cruel smile on his face, knowing that the other party had specially conducted such training, and the fit with this weapon was very high. However, none of this can make the strong man have a sense of crisis, after all, this is just a child, a thin short.
In front of the tense situation, Kane did not stop it, but instead signaled the soldiers who came out with him to prepare to maintain order, whether it was Kane or his own soldiers, they had already accumulated a stomach of resentment for this group of guys, and now it was time to vent it to a limited extent.
Although Kane was ready to vent, there was no relaxation at all, and such relaxation must be controlled to the limit, so as not to become big news.
The soldiers and the onlookers slowly dispersed, creating a vast space for the two to fight, and the fading crowd did not calm down because of the tense scene at the scene, but continued to shout, provoking the anger of the two people present.
"Hollenwood of the White Army. The strong man took out the huge double-edged plate axe behind him and spun it easily, and the huge and terrifying tomahawk became a weightless feather in the opponent's hand, "I used to be an executioner, but it was before and now, and many people are separated under my axe. ā
The crusaders present cheered for Hollenwood, who was two meters four tall and had brown-black skin, and the shiny reflection was like a giant light bulb, almost overshadowing the light of the polarized weapon in the boy's hand, and the most terrifying thing was a pair of cross scars on his face that ran through the entire face.
Hollenwood was like a prehistoric monster, both in appearance and strength, which made most of the people present feel a kind of fear from the heart.
On the contrary, the young man standing in front of the other party looked excessively weak, and his brown but fair skin made him look like a noble young master who was overly drunk rather than a warrior, and the enchanted weapon in his hand was more like a small toothpick than the huge plate axe in the opponent's hand.
If the advantage of the boy can only be the plate armor worn on his body, but no one believes that the plate armor on the other party's body has a little defense under Hollenwood's plate axe.
The young man's left hand pressed the scabbard on his waist, and the dazzling sword pointed at the behemoth in front of him, and the giant who could only see the other party's chest did not seem to be able to give the young man the slightest threat.
"Dungall of Munster. The young man stared at each other as if he was about to pop out of his sockets, and his cruel smile had now turned eerie, "I just took down two black knights, two corpse witches, thirty-three zombies, and two hundred and thirty-three skeletons on the front line. ā
When the man named Dungar told his record, the onlookers burst into laughter, not believing that this kid was so capable, and the other party's record had now become a joke without the slightest skill to speak of.
It wasn't just the Crusaders who were laughing, but Kane and the soldiers he led, but Kane wasn't laughing at Dungal, they were laughing at the ignorant people, and now they were waiting to see a good fight.
Hollenwood is the strongest fighter in the White Army, and it has been eight years since anyone has been able to challenge the position of the first soldier of the opposing White Army.
The unnamed Dungar was besieged by an undead patrol until Kane's arrival.
It's hard to say who wins and who loses.
Today, I can talk about ā.ā