Grand Master of the Radiant Knights, Howard Testier, holds the head of the legendary Centaur Great Khan aloft. Patriarch Friedes was so excited that he couldn't help himself, and he couldn't hold back his tears.

Because of the appearance of Orogal, the fragmented centaur tribe has coalesced into 9 major tribes, and each tribe has at least 7 or 8 gold-level ferocious centaur commanders. The most powerful Blackhoof tribe even has a legendary Great Khan, 13 centaur commanders, more than 80,000 male centaur warriors, nearly 400,000 tribal members, and nearly a million vassal races.

If Orogar unifies the centaur tribe on the western side of the wilderness, then it can command the entire orc tribe of the northern wilderness to become one of the few orc kings in history. And each orc king will transfer the contradictions between different races to the heads of humans, bringing great disasters to the human kingdom.

The result of a massive invasion of orcs often leads to the collapse of the human empire, the fall of territory, the displacement of believers, and the decline of the power of the church, thus triggering a series of chain reactions. It will take decades, if not hundreds of years, for the human kingdom to regain its balance, but it will be extremely difficult to get the land back.

The Sasangian Empire is the last anointed land of mankind. After more than 300 years, the Radiant Knights have integrated the internal and external, amassed strength, and prepared to use the Sassanian Empire as the foundation to counterattack the northern wilderness and regain the lost territory.

The rise of the Blackhoof Centaurs not only threatens the security of the Sarsan Empire, but also hinders the revival strategy of the Radiant Knights and the Sarsan Lords.

Orogar must die!

In order to achieve this goal, the church and the Sassan Empire began to plan the layout more than ten years ago, using a valuable great prophecy technique to tilt the balance of fate in favor of the Sassan Empire, and according to the steps of the prophecy, launched a military operation against the Blackhoof tribe.

It took them seven years to cut off 11 gold-level centaur commanders under the command of Orogar, causing confusion in the command system of the Blackhoof tribe, and the members of the tribes living on the outskirts of the territory migrated to the royal tent of Orogar. As other centaur tribes began to encroach on the traditional territory of the Blackhoof tribe, Orogar had to launch a Great Khan summoning order, and the seven tribes joined forces to force Orogar to admit the tribal sphere of influence.

Before the Centaurs held an alliance, the Sarsangian Empire and the Radiant Knights did their best to mobilize 100,000 Iron Horsemen and 50,000 Templar troops to launch a general attack on the Black Hoof Clan's royal tent.

Orogar fought and retreated, leading hundreds of thousands of people eastward. The Sasangan Empire dispatched 4,000 Moon Bear Cavalry, 1,200 Horned Wolf Knights, 800 Gripen Knights and 30,000 elite cavalry, with 4,000 Horned Wolf Cavalry of the Radiant Knights and 17,000 Templar Cavalry, a total of 10,000 war beasts, and 53,000 warriors followed the Blackhoof tribe thousands of kilometers away, and even entered the sphere of influence of the White-tailed Centaur tribe.

The other seven centaur tribes were busy fighting for the territory of the Blackhoof tribe, and the Whitetail tribe was lonely and unwilling to act as a substitute for Orogar, refusing its joint request, but willing to send troops to contain the main human force and open the Barreto Valley for the Blackhoof tribe to pass. 、

All of this played into the hands of Grand Master Testier, who left 55,000 cavalry to confront the white-tailed centaurs and lead 8,000 cavalry of war beasts to attack the Barreto Valley. In order to cover the females and cubs of the tribe, Orogar had two centaur commanders lead the tribe members to retreat, personally gathering 18,000 Blackhoof warriors to fight the human beast cavalry in the narrow Barreto Valley, where they were eventually slain by the legendary paladins, tempest paladins, and Patriarch Friedes.

Over the course of eighteen years, the Church and the lords of the Sassan Empire accomplished their main objective, which was to kill the legendary Centaur Great Khan.

For this, both the Sassan Empire and the Church paid a huge price. Over the past seven years, more than 48,000 valiant warriors have shed their blood in the wilderness, not more than 20,000 as reported by the Church. In the most tragic battle, His Royal Highness Benadikt, the deputy head of the Radiant Knights, led more than 10,000 cavalry to act as bait, firmly biting the main force of the Blackhoof tribe and helping the Radiant Knights to break out of the encirclement.

After the war, the Church and the Sassan Empire kept Benadikt's fall a secret, fearing to shake the fighting spirit of the Empire's soldiers against the Centaur tribe.

All the sacrifices are worth it...... Today, the victims will finally regain their own glory!

"Benarduckt, did you see it?

Howard grasped Orogal's horns, stared into its pale and dead eyes, and raised the monster's head alof, the ubiquitous wind elemental sending his cheerful voice throughout the valley:

"Orogar is dead!Warriors of the Race, slay all these monsters!"

Patriarch Friedus closed his eyes, and immediately opened them, his expression calm, and instructed several battle priests beside him, "Help me." ”

Several battle priests clasped their hands in front of their chests, and a soft light lit up Friedes's body. This is the authority of the Patriarch, who is able to control the holy power of his colleagues and perform a wide range of divine magic. Friedes also had his hands in a void, and the white-gold pillar of light rushed straight up to a hundred meters, spreading out in all directions, forming a brilliant divine canopy, and the white-gold light mist fell downward, enveloping a radius of hundreds of meters. The soldiers within the range were exhausted, their wounds weakened, their spirits were uplifted, and their courage was doubled.

In fact, there weren't many soldiers around Friedus, but the wide-ranging heroism was tantamount to the miracle of the Lord of Radiance, announcing victory in battle to all.

"When all things are dark, only the light remains. The Great Khan of the Centaurs has been beheaded, soldiers, brothers and sisters, kill all the Blackhoof Centaurs!"

Patriarch Friedus' magically amplified voice was like a trumpet for a general attack, and the knights, clergy, and warriors in battle responded with a blood-boiling roar:

"Kill them all!"

"Let the enemy bleed under our swords!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

The soldiers abandoned their tactical formations, threw away their shields, and brandished their slashed iron scimitars, followed behind the beasts, knights, and paladins, and charged at the Blackhoof Centaurs. The wounds that had not yet fully healed were ruptured again, the blood was red and the bandages were exposed, and some people's intestines were exposed, and they just stuffed them indiscriminately, and then bit the scimitar, holding their stomachs, to chase the centaurs. The low-ranking battle priest who accompanied the team had to call out to the paladins and push the reckless soldiers to the ground.

The people who were saved with great difficulty did not die during the fierce battle, and died at the moment of victory to be inexplicable.

The Blackhoof Centaur warriors had already lost their fighting spirit when they saw humans using spears to provoke the head of the Great Khan. They had no intention of fighting, and followed the tribal leader and fled towards the eastern entrance of the Barreto Valley, otherwise the ordinary soldiers and low-ranking clergy would surely be dealt an even more deadly blow.

Once again, it turned out that a two-legged human could not outrun a four-legged centaur, and the high-ranking knight chased after the black-hoofed centaur for a while, then gathered the war beasts, built a temporary defense line, and commanded the soldiers to clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded.

The battle damage and results are very calculated, the Sasang Empire and the Radiant Knights lost a total of 1,107 soldiers and 2,336 alienated war beasts, more than 2,900 people were injured, of which more than 700 were seriously injured, and more than 100 alienated war beasts were incapacitated, which could only give them a good time. The human coalition annihilated a total of 2,649 blackhoof centaur warriors.

Because the coalition forces do not leave orc prisoners, there will be no living centaurs on the battlefield. The ratio of casualties is 3274 humans compared to 2649 blackhoof centaurs.

Needless to say, it was a brilliant victory. Facing the elite of the Blackhoof tribe, there were no high-ranking knights or high-ranking clerics on the human side who died in battle. The Blackhoof tribe lost the legendary centaur Orogar and 191 ferocious centaur warriors.

When it was completely dark, the soldiers lit fires, dug holes in the ground, and prepared to set up camp. Some were busy disassembling the carcasses of centaurs, throwing the upper bodies and entrails to the alienated beasts for consumption, then peeling off the lower bodies of the horses, cutting the flesh, and skewering them on spears.

The smell of blood and roasted meat merged into a strong, ferocious smell that wafted through the Barreto Valley, silencing the beasts and monsters of the mountains and forests, shivering in the farthest places of seclusion.

Tournans stepped on the soft ground and walked into a makeshift open-air fence. The high-ranking clergy and the high-ranking knights sat around the campfire, chatting and laughing. A simple wooden frame of animal skins stretched out a huge brown-red horse, and Tystiel stood underneath the horseskin, with an elegant smile on his handsome face, as he shaved a thin slice of flesh from Orogal's hind legs with a Mithril dagger and put it on a long sword for the high knights to bake.

The slices of meat are as thin as cicada's wings, with no muscle texture visible, and appear translucent amber, as if carved from the finest yellow glazed rock. Under the roasting tongue of fire, the meat slices are slightly curled but do not have any greasy aroma.

Tournans sniffed, sat cross-legged beside Friedus, stared at the slice of meat on the tip of his sword, and asked, "Haven't you cooked it yet?"

The old patriarch showed a rare smile on his old-fashioned face, turned his long sword, and said, "How can this thing be roasted so well? Do you want to taste it? Anyway, I can't eat it." ”

Tournans removed the piece of meat from the tip of the sword, put it in his mouth and chewed it a few times, swallowed it into his stomach, and asked, "Where's Stroch?"

Emperor Freret, who had rare blue hair, said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Stroch Testier has taken the heart of Orogar's horse to the east of the Boulder Mountains. He plans to take advantage of the freshness and bring the heart of the legendary centaur back to the Holy See to make a top-grade dragon vein potion...... Would you like another slice, Your Highness Tournans?"

"At least 2,000 dragon vein potions can be made...... Tournans, the Templars can be divided into 300 branches. Captain Testier handed over a long sword with a piece of meat on it.

Turnans took the sword and roasted it as he chewed the horse meat that Emperor Frevice had given him, his eyes reflecting two dark red bonfires, his mouth making a tooth-aching chewing sound, and a heavy and oppressive atmosphere crept into the air. The hearts of the golden knights present were terrified, although they did not run their fighting spirit, but Turnans did not deliberately target anyone, the legendary paladin's natural spiritual power has affected the will of the golden knight.

He is worthy of being the first holy warrior praised by Sylvia!

Turnans swallowed the sloppy slices of meat and said in a deep voice, "My heart is uneasy. ”

The wind was terrible, and the jumping bonfires cast uncertain shadows on everyone's faces, and Tystier's expression was particularly solemn, and he asked, "Turnans, what do you have a hunch?"

Tournans closed his eyes, opened them after a long time, shook his head, and said, "It's not clear...... Tonight, something terrible is going to happen. ”

The cold wind suddenly stopped, and the flames of the bonfire were also pressed to the extreme, and Testil's icy blue eyes slowly turned, and after a moment, the blue storm in his eyes froze again, the vision disappeared, and the bonfire rose again.

"I believe in the hunch of the Tournans brothers. Testier looked around and said with a smile: "We have achieved our battle goal, the leader level of the Blackhoof tribe is almost completely wiped out, but their main base is still relatively complete. We were able to hunt down Orogar because it had lost 11 minions and was powerless to control the vast Blackhoof tribe. It is also for this reason that the other centaur tribes dare to challenge the supremacy of the Blackhoof tribe. Now that Orogar is dead, the two remaining Blackhoof Centurions are not capable of leading hundreds of thousands of Blackhoof Centaurs to survive. The white-tailed centaur tribe won't let go of this big fat meat in the first place!"

Patriarch Friedes nodded, and said, "If those two Blackhoof Centurions take the initiative to join the Whitetail Tribe, our situation may become very bad! ”

Friet flicked the blade of his sword and said, "Actually, we are entangled and chasing with Orogar, and the centaurs of the other tribes are not without rash moves. We are now alone, surrounded by powerful enemies, and our situation has become dangerous. Tonight is the best time for the Whitetail Centaurs to raid...... We can't fight the Whitetails, lest we become a stepping stone for them to subdue the Blackhoof Centaurs. ”

Emperor Sasang looked around and said, "We will withdraw overnight, let the remaining centaur tribes, horses bite horses, and in the end, they will only split into small clans." At that point, we'll skin the horses and eat the meat!"

Usein Barcelius put down the head of the Great Centaur Khan, turned his gaze to the Duke of the Moon Bear, and asked, "Estov, what do you say?"

Duke Moon Bear's face was a little ugly, in this battle, more than half of the alienated war beasts that died were Moon Bears of the Duchy of Teuton, accounting for almost one-third of the total number of Moon Bears raised in the Duchy of Teuton. This is mainly due to the fact that moon bears have rough skin and thick flesh, and they are a bit more stupid than horned wolves and gigliins. During the battle, the Moon Bear faced the centaur swarm charge, effectively protecting the soldiers and knights, but suffered heavy casualties himself.

Fortunately, although the Moon Bear is stupid, it is not a real alienated war beast. They are beasts bred with wizard potions and possess a rare talent. The longer the dormancy, the fresher the flesh, the higher the improvement that the Moon Bear obtains, and even the deeper the ferocity.

It is rare to have so many violent centaur corpses for the moon bear to feast on, if he withdraws overnight, the moon bear will eat the fierce centaur and pull out bear dung. These stupid bears are working for nothing.

However, centaurs grow on horseback and can run and fight, while the war beast cavalry often has to be separated from the mount when fighting, so that the war beast can exert its maximum combat power. This led to a very awkward situation, where the beast cavalry outran the centaurs, but could not beat the centaurs. In one-on-one encounters, the war beast cavalry wins steadily, ten against ten, the war beast cavalry still wins, one hundred against one hundred, and the centaurs have a greater chance of winning, unless the war beast cavalry is the elite of the trainee knight level. Among the kingdoms of mankind, only the war beast cavalry of Gambis are all probationary knights...... The Augustian family is mad!

The white-tailed centaurs are really going to launch a night attack, and the soldiers and low-cost paladins in the valley are in a very dangerous situation.

Duke Moon Bear understood this, stood up, and walked out. Then they heard him roar loudly:

"Bram, let's stop eating centaurs...... Pack them all and take them away! now! now! right now!"

Commander Testiel smiled slightly, got up and said, "This battle is enough to go down in history, and your feats will be praised by the world!" As he spoke, he said to Usein, who had the same hair color and common ancestor as himself, "Baselius has not dishonored the reputation of his ancestors. ”

"The Gripen Banner has never been disgraced, it has been, and it will always be. Usein Barcelius said lightly, and got up to leave the improvised fence.

Emperor Frevice smiled and said nothing. Patriarch Friedus stood up, and the crowd followed suit, and he said, "The killing of Orogar is beyond the scope of the Great Prophecy, but it is all the guidance of the High Lord...... We have sacrificed a lot, but we have mastered a set of mature tactics against centaurs, and our future is bright!"

"Praise be to the Lord of the Most High Radiance!"

Frevice said majestically: "In the name of Emperor Sassan, I decree that the imperial soldiers immediately withdraw their troops and return to their divisions...... Before leaving, he put the heads of the centaurs on a stake to comfort the warriors who had died in battle, and may their souls be at peace in the kingdom of the Lord. ”

"Follow your orders, Your Majesty. The high-ranking knights of the Sasang Empire agreed in unison.

The knights and clerics rushed out, and Testil lagged behind, threw the head of Orogal to Tournans, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Charlottia Benadikt is in the rear, you avenged her father's blood vengeance, and then give her this head...... She'll be delighted!"

The uneasiness in Tournans's heart was not abated by the decision to retreat, and he shook his head and decided to leave the valley first.

The bald paladin carried the head of the centaur Great Khan, caught up with Testier and asked, "Howard, I have never understood, you call me a brother, why is my wife your niece?"

"Because, Charlottia's father is my distant cousin, and you married Charlottia, and she is still my niece. ”

"But you're 55 years younger than Benardikt...... My wife is 2 years older than you. ”

"It doesn't matter. ”

"How far away is my distant cousin?" asked Tournans, reluctantly.

"Hmm...... It's far, not too far...... Anyway, you married my niece. Your two kids have to call me grandpa. ”

"I don't believe it, you must be taking advantage of my son! Your son is taking advantage of my son......

"Don't wake up, you go check heraldry!"

“...... Forget it, that thing, I have a headache when I look at it......"

The human soldiers withdrew overnight, leaving the dead silence and gloom in Vale de Barreto.

Two spots of dark red lit up in the dark and dull woods, and a rickety figure walked towards the bottom of the valley in a distorted posture, with its head on its back, its back hunched, its blood-stained fur, its eye sockets shining with dark red light, its chest pierced by two sharp arrows, its breathlessness, and its staggering steps.

An undead! an undead of a gnoll!

If the priest of the Lord of Radiance is present, he must pray to the Most High Lord and swear to find out the wizard behind the undead and burn him at the stake of the Church.

Under natural conditions, there will never be undead. Only the most evil sorcerer can get a corpse back up that has lost its water elemental affinity. The servants of the Lord of Light never show mercy to the sorcerers who desecrate the dead, and purify them even if they chase them into the depths of the northern wilderness.

Unfortunately, there were no priests here, only the night wind of the call sign and the thousands of centaur heads stuck in wooden stakes, and the earth red with blood. The gnolls go to the place where the Great Khan of the Centaur - Orogar died in battle. The blood of the legendary centaur once pooled here.

The mouth full of sharp teeth of the gnolls spat out the prayers of the ancient Chosen One:

"All the gods learn together, the scales of fate will eventually be balanced, and those who despise fate will be despised by fate. Great Mother Earth, your darling suffers the injustice of fate. I swear to you in the name of the great Lord of Shadows that I will give your favor to your creation, and I will inflict your wrath on those who defy fate. ”

With the prayer of the undead, dark runes deeper than the night were arranged in a circle, and thousands of centaur heads seemed to open their eyes, examining the oath of the gnolls undead, and a blood mist rose from the black and dry pool of blood, condensing onto the body of the gnolls' undead. Its physique quickly plumped, and the sharp arrow that pierced its chest was removed, its wounds healed, its muscles rose high, its fur regained its luster, and its dark red eyes became brighter.

"Not enough, not enough, more, more...... They kill one Orogar, and I give you two Great Khans!"

The grotesque laughter of the undead of the gnolls swam in the wind, and more blood mist rose from the Barreto Valley, converging towards it. Its shell swelled at a rate visible to the naked eye, its mane fell off from its expanded size, its skin bulged, and it burst open a series of openings, squeezing out clumps of pale flesh, and finally turned into a terrifying monster 2.6 meters tall.

The black runes dissipated silently, the blood mist subsided and sank, and the eyes of thousands of centaur heads were still filled with dead silence, as if everything just now was a false illusion.

The 2.6-meter-tall, muscular undead of the jackals landed on all fours and ran towards the east side of the valley in the night wind, as fast as a ghost, and disappeared at the end of the Barreto Valley in an instant.

Pinghu Town, the small church of the East District, Miller sat in front of the bed, staring at the candle flame on the table, and a sarcastic and relieved smile gradually appeared on his ravine-ravine face;

"Hehe, you finally can't sit still...... Those who despise fate will be despised by fate, but what about those outside of fate? and yourself? Ha, ha, ha, Lord of Shadows, your defeat begins tonight!"