Chapter 93: The Prologue to the Nightmare (Part I)
Nineteen years ago, the ruined city of Silas - After the shocking World War that went down in history, the once prosperous Silas was reduced to ruins after the war. Although the empire has a plan to rebuild, it is coveted by external demons, domestic rebels, and disputes over royal power. Under all kinds of pressures, the construction period has been delayed again and again, so the current Silas is still a ruined city, the city is full of ruins and broken tiles, even in the daytime, there are only three or three figures coming and going, and the occasional flying birds and crows make the whole city a bleak scene.
But even so, the army in the center of the city has set up a restricted area of tens of square kilometers, which prohibits any civilians from setting foot in. And the one in charge of guarding this place is the predecessor of the Nightwings, the Eagle Wings.
Night falls. In charge tonight is a squad led by the twenty-year-old Fodamès. Although he is not as legendary as those beings in the Demon Breaking War, he is also famous. He was the son of Metafield, one of the leaders of the Legion, but as the youngest captain of the Legion, he had no advantage of his father. All today's status and honors are exchanged for his military exploits earned by his strength in the pile of corpses on the front line, and have been recognized by everyone. As the leader of the new batch of troops who were transferred back after Silas was raided, he only went home to rest for a day, and then led the team to the destination non-stop according to the instructions to start guarding the central area of the former city of Silas.
"Eh, what the hell do you think is down here?"
"Who knows it's scary. It is said to be the center of the 'eternal extinguishment'. It's connected to hell. ”
"I heard from the brothers of the second team who were on duty during the day, that the scholars and the priests of the Light Wing fished out a stele from there."
During the final break before departure, the players were rambling about what was going on in their penalty area. The reason why it is classified as a forbidden area is because the center of Silas City has now become a huge hollow with no depth. There seems to be some extremely secret situation in it, so the top of the empire sent troops to the forbidden area, and at the same time sent Lightwing and other relevant people to secretly explore.
Unlike the other team members, Fodames didn't care about this, how many life-and-death battles he had experienced on the front line, but he couldn't have imagined that this kind of catastrophe had occurred in the rear of the empire that only existed in ancient legends, and the idols he worshipped had disappeared without a trace with the passage of hundreds of millions of lives, but it was a great satisfaction to see his long-separated father and master get them in his heart. My father's addiction to smoking is still the same, and this meeting is still holding the pipe that no one will persuade to put down. He has worked hard for the empire for many years, and this time he still took his due responsibility without hesitation. He did his best for Silas's affairs, and he was only over forty years old, and his gray hair increased a lot. And the master Geddes, who taught him martial arts skills and various martial arts, had a long talk with him, affirming his efforts and giving him strong hopes and expectations for his future. Oh, and Uncle Voyle, who became a civil servant after his marriage, but who always remembered his teachings and the care he cared for as much as his father. And his sweet little girl, Viskelting. After graduating from the academy, she followed her father to learn military Chinese literacy, arranging and leading the team, and she always liked to play with herself, and she also treated her as her own sister, because every time she left her house was late, and she always sent herself far away in the moonlight, and her appearance in the moonlight was impressive. That's why he called her "Little Moon". This time, I went home and met her as a guest at home. At the age of nine, she is much older than she was two years ago, and she even asks herself when she will marry her. Hmph, little brat. But poking her tender little face with her fingers is still the same as before, and it feels really good. In his own thoughts, he couldn't help but laugh, and in the midst of his laughter, he heard the small talk and discussion of the team members, and deliberately coughed and clapped his hands to remind: "Hey, hey, hey...... Guys, pay attention to the confidentiality regulations. These should not be your concerns and discussions. We stand up to our posts and do our duty. Ready to go! ”
"It's the captain." Several people agreed with smiles on their faces, compared to the tasks here on the front line, it was like a vacation, and the atmosphere was like a resting camp. Although there is no shortage of veterans in the team, they admire this young captain who has led them to fight in blood. That powerful ability, coupled with his easy-going personality that he can talk to everyone, makes him very popular, and no one will be dissatisfied.
"Captain Fodames! Something's wrong! A shout broke the calm and peaceful atmosphere, and a sergeant, half blood-stained, rushed into the barracks almost crawling and shouting for help.
The sudden accident broke the calm. Everyone was shocked, and Fodames rushed up first, helped the man up, and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"There are monsters...... No, it's monsters that we've never seen before, pouring out of the caves we're guarding. We're all lost with the four squads! The captain was also killed! The sergeant's eyes were full of fear, and he remembered vividly when he had been sent to report the news. The captain, who had ordered him to call for help a moment ago, was torn in half by the claws of the indescribable monster in front of his eyes, and blood splattered half of his body......
"What!" Just one sentence can cause an indescribable shock to the people here. Because of the "eternal extinguishment", the city of Silas is now in ruins, and has almost lost any strategic value, and most of the main forces are deployed on the border to prevent the demons from taking advantage of the situation, or to assemble in the Holy Ones to let the tragedy of Silas repeat. And this morning, all the personnel of the Light Wings who had been exploring the giant cave were withdrawn. At present, there are only eight squads of the Eagle Wing Legion stationed here, about 400 people. Their main duty was to guard the big hole in two squads throughout the day. The overall strength of these eight squads is almost the same. Now the news is that the two squads on duty are on the verge of total annihilation......
In addition to the eight squads of the Eagle Wing Legion, the nearest troops were stationed in the mountains hundreds of miles away, and even the fastest notice would take an hour to arrive, and they were just ordinary local guards, and their strength was very weak, and their number was less than a thousand. It is impossible to get involved in such a matter. Instead of looking for them, it is even better to send a message asking for the main forces of the empire, which will take at least two days to assemble for action, to arrive. As the squad leader, Fodames knew this very well, he first ordered the signal corps to contact the rest of the rest of the squad and report the situation to the main corps at the same time, and then gave an order to lead all the remaining members of his squad to attack and go to support...... (End of Chapter 93)