Chapter 8: Familiar Faces
Two days later, at noon, Bambrol was once again greeted with an uninvited group of guests. (M starter)
A remnant of the army under the command of Count Kemal broke through the encirclement of the army of the undead, and at the same time continued to collect the surviving troops of the Sixth Army on the way, fleeing all the way.
El felt quite familiar with the banner of this army, and he only reacted when he saw the strange appearance of those soldiers who obviously did not belong to humans, it turned out to be the demonized army led by Master De Laere, who had dealt with him before.
Although Count Kemal is a southern nobleman, he has been able to fight openly and secretly with the White Lion family for so many years, and he has to say that he has some ability. Out of fear of the warlords of the North, the southern nobles chose to turn a blind eye to the demonic bloodline of the Kemal family, and by now not many people may remember that this family was once a demonic cultist who was no less dangerous than the Cursed Sect.
In order to avoid a clash of instincts with Count Kemal, El and Tiana had to choose the remote route of the brown hills, and suffered a lot along the way. However, soon after they left, Count Kemal had to face an even more formidable enemy.
Perhaps the other southern nobles would be seduced by the clever words of the Cursed Sect and indulge in false lies, but Count Kemal immediately began to prepare for war. He also didn't have a very clean butt, he knew very well what the Cursed Sect was, and he had never had any illusions about them.
The Kemal family's fiefdom dates back to the founding of the country, and when it comes to it, the background is definitely deeper than that of the northern warlords who only emerged three hundred years ago. In the case of preparation, its combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. Count Kemal simply armed the province of Salin into a steel hedgehog, piercing the incoming undead army with blood all over his mouth.
With just one province, Count Kemal dragged the vanguard of the army of the dead for a whole month, which surprised and cheered the entire southern faction, and even the royal family was already deliberating whether to grant him the title of "Grand Duke" to show his bravery.
Of course, there are other factors in this, such as the ambiguous connection between the Cursed Sect and the southern nobles, and the fact that the undead army had suffered heavy casualties in the rash war with the Landwalkers, and then was held back by the undead of Isttalon. But at least on the bright side, Count Kemal did make an undoubted feat.
Unfortunately, this advantageous situation did not last forever.
As the Istalon exiles marched through the brownland hills, a plague plague that broke free from the yoke erupted throughout the North due to the negative response of the Oakland royal family. Over the course of a month, the undead army had gathered enough strength to break through the capital of the province of Salim in one fell swoop at the same time as the fall of the Sword Fort. It is said that in that war, a gold-level existence appeared, and Count Kemal was killed on the spot, and the elite knights of the family under his command were also wiped out.
When El saw Master Delaire again, the latter had no image to speak of. The two batwings that grew from his back were as fragmented as rags that had wiped the table for ten years. His body was almost broken by the waist, and it was only with the tenacious vitality of the demonic blood that he survived, and he still hadn't fully recovered, and the broken internal organs of his body could almost be seen through the broken ribs. One of the two demon horns above his head was broken, and his eyes were bloody, and he had almost lost all his vision, so he could only tie himself to his horse and struggle to escape.
As the heir of the Kemal family, De Lael has made himself look like this, and you can imagine how miserable the soldiers who protect him from the siege must be. In short, the ticket that El saw was the surviving troops at best, and the "living dead" at worst, and they were almost indistinguishable from the dead except that they could breathe.
Surprisingly, or unexpectedly, the other two guys, who were also acquaintances, actually survived. The chubby Viscount Romer Chico was miraculously unscathed, and Mihalen, the betrayer of the Locke family, exemplified the tenacity of the demonic bloodline. This guy was even beaten out of his brain, and now he is still alive and kicking, but he can barely see the original human appearance, and looks more like a real demon.
El originally wanted to let the sacrifice of the army come over to help, but suddenly realized that something was wrong, these people are not ghosts and ghosts, and it is already the limit that these people can last until now, if they let the sacrifice give a blessing, then it is estimated that they will be directly exceeded.
It was still Ron who was well-informed and experienced, and asked someone to collect a dozen fat pigs, cattle and sheep from the town, and casually rinse them and send them here. De Laere jumped off his horse and fell to the ground with a thud, unable to get up for half a day. Following him, Miharun grabbed a ram and screwed his neck straight away, slicing an artery with his fingernails and spilling warm sheep blood into Delare's mouth.
After a few mouthfuls of blood, De Laere finally regained some strength, snatched the sheep from Mihalen's hand, put it to his mouth, bit off his neck, and chewed desperately.
Miharun shook his head and beckoned behind him, and the other demonized soldiers rushed forward and tore the fat pigs, cattle and sheep alive, devouring the fresh flesh and blood.
Romer carefully walked past the eating demon, came to El, and said with a smile, "General El, it's our luck to meet you here. In the past, Master De Laere was young and vigorous, and everyone inevitably had some misunderstandings, but I believe that if you are generous, you should not take those insignificant misunderstandings to heart...... We don't know how long it has been since we escaped, and for the sake of the gods, can you give me a normal man's food?"
"I thought you had demonic blood, too. Elle looked at Romer's visibly overweight belly and said half-jokingly.
"It has nothing to do with blood, it's just that if I'm healthy, I'd rather eat something cooked that will continue to be healthy, and although I know it's a bit presumptuous to ask, I'm sure you can understand. Romer patted his belly and said with a smile on his face.
"You're right, it's not a problem. El nodded and asked his soldiers to get ready, then turned his head and asked with interest, "The question I'm more concerned about now is, how did you get beaten like this?"
He didn't ask, but as soon as he said this, Dellaar, who threw himself on the ground and tore the mutton, suddenly began to cry. He threw his head up and swallowed the flesh stuck in his throat, got up and glared at El and shouted, "Lend me your army!
"Aren't you in your mind?" El asked, pouting.
"Lend me a cavalry, and I'll give you my life when I come back!" Delale grabbed El's collar and roared with red eyes, and then he was kicked out by El.
"Your young master needs to rest. El rubbed the blood on his collar with the back of his hand, frowned and said to Romer, "Where have we been? How did you do this? As far as I know, Count Kemal's hidden strength is more than that, right? Don't talk useless nonsense, I've been to Dimient, and I know the details of your family." ”
Romer looked at El in horror, the corners of his mouth twitched violently, he licked his fat lips and smiled bitterly: "It's not a secret in the first place, but I didn't expect you to actually go to that forbidden place...... It is true that the strength of the Kemal family is more than that, but our enemies are even more frenzied. The Cult of the Damned has awakened the remains of an ancient frost dragon in the Far North, destroying all of our defenses without difficulty. ”
"Ancient Frost Dragon?" El's brow furrowed, he had the impression that anything that bore the imprint of an era like "Savage" and "Ancient" was so powerful that mortals couldn't understand it. He suddenly began to worry about the undead girl who remained in the city, and he didn't know if the dragon would target the dead city.
El's gloomy face made Romer misunderstood, and the fat man wiped the cold sweat from his face and hurriedly said, "You don't have to worry too much, if the Cursed Sect can really drive that bone dragon, we won't be able to escape." Their attempt to enslave dragons as mortals is wishful thinking, let alone a powerful presence in ancient times. There may be the Lord of Death behind this, but the gift of that One is not something to be abused at will. ”
"That's good news. El shrugged helplessly, any act of pinning his hopes on the weakness of the enemy carried uncontrollable risks, and he was sure the fat man knew it all too well. But now they can only comfort each other in this self-deceptive way.
"Okay, let's move on to the next question, what's the matter with your young master? I don't think he's a person who talks about feelings. Elle glanced at Delaire, who was glaring at him, and asked Romer.
"We were originally escorting the young master and the young lady all the way out, but we were exhausted when we arrived here, but we didn't expect to encounter another army of the Cursed Sect halfway. Romer sighed and said, "Their combat effectiveness is not as strong as that of the regular army, but relying on the strength of the crowd to disperse our team, Miss was unfortunately separated. If she hadn't gotten here yet, I'm afraid she would ......"
"Shut up!" suddenly called out De Laere, "that cunning girl can't have died so easily, she must have lost her way and not found the right way." When you're full, come back with me, and be sure to find her!"
"This touching scene really brought tears to my eyes. El said with a disapproving expression on his face, he looked at the emotional Delaire and sneered, "But how can such words sound so awkward when they come out of a demon's mouth?"
Delaere took a deep breath and jerked his shattered batwing towards El
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