The sun rose in the east as usual, dispelling the clouds in the sky. The city that was once called Sword Castle also dissipated with that dark cloud. The white stone sword tomb that towered into the sky and stood above the earth also collapsed before dawn, leaving only a broken foundation less than twenty meters high.

Perhaps thousands of years from now, bards passing by will weave a legend for this ruin, making Sword Castle an unverifiable legend in the history books. But for the survivors today, the question they have to consider is how to survive.

The girl woke up from the morning sun, and all she could hear was the sound of the wheels turning, and she could still smell the smell of dried straw in her nose, and the familiar feeling made her feel a little relieved. Since he can go back to rest in that quiet carriage, it means that the situation is not bad.

When she opened her eyes, the flowing holy light flashed in her eyes, and the long-lost divine power in her body made the girl frown slightly. After self-exile, he had to regain his identity as a voter, and even with Perot's tacit approval, he still had to pay a blasphemous price.

If you want to reuse your powers, you have to sacrifice your own blood, which sounds more like the madness of the ancient cultists, but it is a necessary way to atone for your sins. Of course, it is not without a solution, as long as there is the favor of the true god, returning to the Sun Temple and washing her body again with divine power can also cleanse the sin, but it is a pity that she has no leisure.

I don't want to go back......

Although there was a price to be paid for driving the divine powers, the divine powers that had already accumulated in her body were not among them, and even when she was unconscious, these divine powers were spontaneously healing her physical injuries. Tiana was surprised to find that she was the first to come to her senses.

Lying beside her, Lolana was still asleep, her face was bloodless, her body was wrapped in bloodstained bandages, she looked stable but not in good shape, and she didn't know what kind of injuries she had. Tiana gently placed her hands on the girl's forehead and chest, and a faint holy light appeared in her palms.

Under the treatment of the holy light, the girl's pale face finally regained a hint of ruddyness, and her slightly frowning brow gradually relaxed. But the effect of the treatment ended there, and her injuries were only contained, but there was no sign of improvement.

Retracting the divine power in her hand, Tiana quietly helped the girl cover the quilt and stepped lightly over her body, and then saw El lying in the carriage door, sleeping motionless like a dead pig.

Tiana nudged El's body, he didn't react, as a warrior, unless he fell into extreme fatigue, he would never lose this bit of vigilance. Of course, Tiana also knew very well that with this guy's recovery ability, there was no need to waste the holy light by herself. It occurred to her that El and Lolana were both on the carriage, so who was directing outside?

The girl blinked, lifted the curtain of the carriage and walked out, and the first thing she saw was the kobold Apache.

"Good morning, my Highness, you don't look very good. The kobold, who was holding the reins, turned his head and bowed slightly to Tiana, a happy smile on his face.

"Master Apache, what happened while I was asleep?" Tiana asked, not noticing the change in the kobold's tone, looking at the surrounding scene and frowning.

"As you can see, my Highness, we are fleeing for our lives. The kobold tilted his head and pointed to the convoy with no head and tail in sight.

As had been customary, Lorana's carriage was supposed to belong to the army's vehicle, but now it was mixed with other civilian convoys. The convoy was still the same as before, but it had lost its former calmness. Tiana looked around blankly and found that the faces of the civilians around her were full of panic and confusion.

In a single night, the order she had worked so hard to erect was gone, and the ranks of the exiles were fleeing rather than advancing, almost the same as the night they had escaped from Isttalen.

"Where's Mr. Ahmed?" asked Tiana in a low voice.

"The archer?" he seems to be in a bit of trouble, for he caught up with the group before the sun rose, leaving behind a bunch of wounded soldiers, replenishing his men, and then returning to the army. It is said that those pesky skeletons are right behind us and won't leave. The kobold shook his head.

"And who's directing the march now?" Tiana had a bad feeling in her heart.

"Oh, it's the lioness cub. While you and General El were leaving, Miss Lolana had appointed the lion cub as temporary commander. Seeing Tiana's ugly face, the kobold patted the shovel and smiled: "You don't have to worry about it, at least we're still moving forward, aren't we?"

"Yes, at least we're still moving forward...... "Tiana sighed heavily, "Where is Palanti, I'm going to talk to her." ”

"It should be at the front of the line, she's gathering troops. The kobold said.

By the time Tiana found Palanti, she had already gathered all her troops and had chosen a place to set up camp. The kobold was right that the exiles were at least moving forward, and even if they lost their leader, they wouldn't be in disarray, much to Tiana's relief.

What surprised her even more was that she finally saw another side of Palanti, this little girl, as the last bloodline of the White Lion family, had never shown a talent for leadership, and she was like a wild dog that had escaped from control when she went to the battlefield. Both El and Lolana thought she could only play the role of a charging general. But unexpectedly, when almost all the exiled high-level of the Sword Castle were "killed", Palanti, who arrived in time, was able to control the chaos of this team and lead the exiles to move forward.

But the news that Palanti brought was less pleasant.

"Miss Lanstadt, we have suffered heavy losses. "Our troops suffered more than thirty percent casualties, and the civilian casualties were even heavier, and when we escaped from the Sword Fort, we lost nearly a quarter of our convoys, including many wagons. Miss Lolana was seriously wounded, General Hank was seriously wounded, General El was unconscious and I don't know how his injuries were, Ms. Medea was killed, and the mercenary captain Quill was killed...... Other losses have not yet been counted. ”

The long list of casualties silenced Tiana for a moment, but she quickly came back to her senses and nodded, "Okay, I already know this." What about the rest?"

"The Sword Fortress has been destroyed, and at least a thousand survivors are following our ranks. After the battle in the second half of the night, I wanted to lead the team back to the city, where even the ruins would at least have a place to stay...... But Lord Ahmed's side is entangled by the Undead Scouts. Palanti opened the map of the march and pointed out in the wooded area northeast of the Sword Castle, "Lord Ahmed has found the Cursed Cult's Psychic Tower here, and although the army of the undead is still several days away, it seems that those Cursed Cultists want to summon a part of the army at any cost. In the state of our troops at that time, it was unpredictable that we would win or lose, so we had to set out overnight. ”

"You're doing the right thing, it's a smart choice. Tiana's appreciative tone made Palanti's face flush slightly, and she shook her head, "It's not my idea, it's Lord Renard's opinion." I don't have this kind of organizational ability, and I can't take care of people left behind along the way......"

"A leader's job is to listen to the right opinions, and you did a great job this time. None of us are legendary heroes who never die in the story, and maybe one day we do have an accident, and then you will have to take that responsibility. Tiana patted Palanti on the shoulder and whispered, "I'm just a little strange, why are you stationed here?

"It's not those shameless Southerners!" said Palanti's anger burst out, and he slapped the table and said angrily, "A legion of southerners has sealed the road to the mountain pass, and built a pass there, and no one is allowed to pass through it in the name of preventing the plague. They didn't do it to prevent the plague at all, they just wanted to kill people for fun! The corpses of the refugees they slaughtered there were piled up!"

"A legion, what kind of legion?" asked Tiana in a deep voice, remembering that the reason why the Masonry Brotherhood was stationed outside the Sword Castle in the first place seemed to be due to the blockage of the way south, but at that time, neither she nor El paid attention to that unit, or before they could notice the details of that unit, they were drawn into the flames of war.

In retrospect, even if the Brotherhood hadn't revealed its hidden hole cards at the time, not everyone could have stopped Hercules Hagnam's charge. This southern force may not be as simple as imagined.

"Look at the banner they played, it is the Guards of the Kingdom of Oakland, but as far as I know, there is no such name in the country. Palanti said with a bitter face.

"Southern Legion...... The Kingdom Guard?Could it be the private army of the Grand Duke of Menia?" Recalling the secret history of the kingdom that Simako had revealed, a flash of understanding flashed in Tiana's eyes.

"Can't you fight?" Palanti asked in a low voice with some hesitation when she saw Tiana's expression.

"The question now is not whether they can fight, but whether our troops can still fight. Tiana said.

"No problem, our fighters are waiting for orders!" said Palanti loudly, patting his chest.

"Then let's go to war, we don't have a choice. Tiana nodded

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