Chapter 123: Lehman's Troubles

These Lion Realm cavalry and mercenaries began to follow suit, seven or eight surrounded one, and began to use the hammer method - they all used blunt weapons, probably because they thought that the effect of using a hammer should be better......

But the problem is that they obviously don't have the strength of the Metenheim, nor do they have the same skill in striking iron.

The effect is there, and half of the crazy doom inducers really can't withstand such a beating.

But none of the cavalry could accomplish their goal of capturing them—most of the Doom Guides ended up being knocked through the Celestial Spirit Cover and then falling to the ground and dying.

The other half of the doom inducers, on the contrary, killed a lot of cavalry because of this unskilled siege.

They didn't sink into the ground......

But instead of taking the opportunity to run away, they swarmed towards Leon's side!

The lord rolled out, and the Metenheim stepped forward to resist them.

But then there was a gap, and one of the doom inducers managed to pounce on the fallen prophet.

Klose only got up with difficulty at this time, he was almost shocked by the prophet's kick, and the heavy armor on his waist even had a noticeable depression because of the kick just now - the strength of that kick was comparable to charging on a war horse!

When Klose got up, he saw the one-meter-tall Doom Usher hugging the fallen Prophet.

"My lord, this is the one next to Lady Bella!"

He shouted and pounced with his sword.

The last time he was escaped by this woman jumping into the river in Long River Town, Klose was obviously a little angry.

But then, the Doom Inducer picked up the broad-bladed knife and forced Klose back with a single blow.

He didn't even call for retreat, but took the initiative to slash at Klose's big sword, making a piercing resonance and bursting out with huge sparks.

The great sword was bent into an arc, and Klose was knocked back several steps, and the jaws where he held the hilt of the sword cracked!

Li Ang clearly saw that the doom inducer seemed to have regained her clarity, her eyes were no longer blood-red, and her expression was no longer crazy.

This woman's expression changed to the same as the Three Prophets at this moment, without any human emotions!

Leon rushed forward again with his sword in hand.

Klose was also surprised to raise his sword and force it again, but after the woman only swept with a lightning strike, the two were repulsed again, and flew three meters away again.

And this time, the woman spoke: "No one can kill us!" Hum hum ......"

This is not the power of the Doom Inducer!

This is the Prophet!

They would even borrow corpses to resurrect their souls!

The lord reacted at once—every doom inducer was a spare body that the three prophets had found for themselves!

They can be replaced by these Doom Inducers at any time!

It's just that there is probably a price, and the original soul of the doom usher will definitely be erased, or rather, sacrificed.

And the new body, the strength is probably not as high as the original.

No wonder...... No wonder they only ran away with uninjured doom inducers!

No wonder their doom inducers are all big men over 1.8 meters, this is to better adapt to the powerful power of the three prophets!

"Kill those Doom Inducers first!"

The lord couldn't get up for a while, so he sat on the ground and ordered his men to kill all the doom inducers, lest the three prophets borrow the corpse to resurrect their souls again.

The Prophet also entered the crowd and wielded a broad-bladed sword to free the other two Prophets.

Then, the three prophets rushed out in the same direction, side by side.

But they didn't want to flee in the direction, but took the initiative to rush into the place where the cavalry of the Lion Realm gathered.

The Three Prophets took the initiative to attack the Lion Realm cavalry, who were in a state of fear and wait-and-see.

"Honor the ...... of justice by blood"

They sang a ballad prayer again, which apparently controlled the Doom Inducers, and the remaining Doom Inducers went crazy again, desperately dragging down the lord's forces.

Then, the three prophets easily cut down a few of the somewhat feared Lion Realm cavalry and snatched their horses!

All the Lion Realm cavalry and mercenary groups saw their flesh and blood armor, and also saw the appearance of the lord being easily knocked away, these men didn't want to fight against this kind of monster, they retreated one after another......

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

In this way, the three prophets seized the horses and ran out as fast as they could.

"Who is blaspheming the goddess of justice!"

Just when Leon thought that the three prophets would run away because of this, a knight galloped from the south, and before the man arrived, the voice was already heard in the distance.

Listening to the voice, this knight should be quite old, but his voice can clearly reach two hundred meters away, and it seems to be the same way that the three prophets chanted prayers!

Moreover, his voice even drowned out the chanting of the three prophets.

He wears a black and white knight's robe, holds a white elongated riding lance, carries a fan-shaped shield on his back, and rides a white steed with white feathers on top of his helmet.

"Heresy! Death! ”

The knight rushed directly to the three prophets who were still chanting prayers, and without hesitation, he set up his cavalry gun and launched a charge!

Leon got up with a sigh of relief, mounted Alice again, reached out and grabbed a riding spear from one of the horsemen, and rushed behind the back of the three prophets.

The leader of the tall Doom Inducer, the Prophet who had just changed his body, raised his long, broad-bladed sword to meet the knight.

And the moment the two horses staggered, the tip of the knight's spear shook from side to side, and then a shot stabbed the shoulder socket of the doom inducer!

The knight seemed to be very familiar with the Prophet's martial arts, and he didn't seem to be able to stab the Prophet off his horse with a single shot!

Another prophet with an axe and shield had already turned around on horseback—and when she turned around, she saw Leon behind her.

And the lord also shook the tip of the spear after seeing the knight's meritorious shot, and then handed the cavalry gun to his left hand!

Alice's original left-leaning route was also led to the right by Leon.

So, when the two horses staggered, he also succeeded in knocking the prophet off the horse!

The lord is still a very fast learner - this knight's shot made him understand that the three prophets are only strong and quick to react and have high proficiency, but the martial arts they know are very simple!

As long as it's a technique they've never seen, they can't stop it - their bodies don't belong to them, they don't have the instinct to fight, they just rely on strength and reflexes to eat their opponents.

As long as they don't have time to think about what to do, no matter how strong and fast they are, it's useless - their brains can't react!

The left-handed gun was not special, but when he was about to make contact, he suddenly changed the line, and suddenly changed from his right hand to his left hand, and the prophet probably had never seen it before, and he was immediately blindfolded.

Before she could react to how to block it, the lord's gun had already arrived.

This shot also hit the shoulder socket, which was also learned from the knight, and instead of pursuing a lethal blow, it worked.

The only prophet who was still on his horse didn't move, for there was the knight in front of her, and behind her was Leon, and two strong knights came towards her at the same time in an arc!

"Roland! It's you! ”

She seemed to recognize the knight, shouted, and drove her horse to meet the knight.

"It's me! Heresy, suffer death! ”

The two staggered again, and the prophet was again stabbed in the side of the waist and fell under his horse.

The lord also rushed past the two of them at this time, but he still did not collect his gun, but instead rushed towards the tall doom usher who had been shot down by the knight before - she stood up again.

This time, she was stabbed in the shoulder on the other side by a shot by Leon!

The spear was broken, and the prophet had apparently lost most of her combat effectiveness, lying on the ground with the long head of her spear stuck on her shoulder, her bones must have been shattered.

"What a skill! May the Goddess of Justice bless you! ”

The knight complimented, and he did not stop, and, like Leon, he once again charged at the other prophet who had just risen with his spear.

He also removed the Prophet's other hand—the keel axe flew out, and his spear broke and landed in the Prophet's shoulder socket.

By this time, the soldiers had cleared out the remaining doom inducers and rushed over.

All three prophets have fallen from their horses, all wounded, and they are about to die!

But at that moment, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the distance.

“hooohoohooo……”

"My lord, the Lion Knights are here!"

The whistle of the Knights of the Owl and the shouts of Klose came at the same time.

Leon stopped his horse and glanced back.

That's Lehman......

He was coming this way with a large number of lion knights.

The three prophets got up and reunited together, all wounded, but they were no longer expressionless, and seemed to smile mockingly: "Hmph...... Roland, you can't kill us...... Little Lord, Black and White Griffin Banner, I remember you! ”

What do you mean?

In this case, do you dare to speak harshly?

They think the Lion Knights are here to save them?!

"Brothers, hack them to death!"

Leon was a little far away from the three prophets, and seeing that Klose had already rushed over with someone, Leon shouted, and then greeted the Lion Knights himself.

"Lehman, are you here to hunt down heretics?"

The lord rushed straight to the middle of the road and stopped the leader Lehman.

Lehman stopped, but the lion knights behind him didn't stop, they went straight around Leon and rushed to the three prophets.

Blocked Klose them.

"On the orders of His Majesty the King, I will bring these witches back to Lion City for interrogation."

Lehman replied with a somewhat complicated expression.

"Are you sure you brought them back for interrogation? And not to save them? ”

The lord frowned, and there was a hint of sarcasm in his words.

"Whew...... Lord Leon, I don't know why Your Majesty gave such an order, but I am a lion knight, and my duty is to obey His Majesty's orders......"

Lehman sighed, and there seemed to be some inexplicable emotion in his words.

"What were the king's words? Is it to 'bring these witches back'? ”

Leon suddenly felt that Lehman's words were true—he seemed calm, but his expression was unswerving, as if he was reluctant to carry out the task, but he could not break his oath of allegiance to the king.

"I received the order at the Qicha Fortress, and His Majesty personally came to the Qicha Fortress to give it. His Majesty's exact words were, 'The three witches have besieged the town of Long River with their troops to bring them to the Lion City.' ”

Lehman's voice was soft and explained patiently.

The Legion of the Prophets had been outside of Long River for many days, and it was certain that someone would report the military situation to the Lion City, and it was normal for the King to know of their presence.

But the king's order was to 'bring the three witches to the Lion City'?

"This is a heretic army besieging the city...... The king's order was not to destroy their troops? Have you not questioned such an order? ”

Lord Lord, suddenly a little depressed, what does Ulrik want to do?

"I am His Majesty's direct knight, Lord Leon, and I really can't question His Majesty's orders......"

Lehman seemed to be a little speechless.

Lehman ...... When you passed through Troubrun, you should have spotted the heretics massacring that village. Why didn't you tell me about it? Who are you hiding for? ”

Leon remembered Lehman's puzzling behavior again.

"Lord Leon, I've been ordered not to reveal anything related to the pursuit of heresy to anyone, I'm sorry...... I'm leaving! ”

Lehman finished speaking and wanted to leave.

But Leon grabbed the reins of his horse: "Lehman...... Are you really a lion knight? What is the first of the Lion Knight's Oath? Maintain the stability of the country, right? Can heresy settle the nation? Can the massacre of villages stabilize the country? ”

Lehman shook his head and said softly, "I've arrived early this morning, Lord Leon, and I just happened to witness you defeat the Prophet Legion. So I waited until now to come out...... I know Orth of the Knights of the Owl, and he has sent me some news. I think you can see why I've waited until now. And you should also know what the consequences will be if I disobey the orders of His Majesty the King......"

Lehman's voice was very soft, and he didn't want anyone else to hear it.

Leon let go of his hand.

Lehman's face did look tired, and it was true that he hadn't slept for a long time.

Those night owls were only working with Leon, not loyalty, and as long as they didn't report to the heretics, they couldn't blame anyone. They survive in the Lion Kingdom, and it is normal for them to make friends with well-known knights like Lehman.

"Lehman, I understand your struggle. But please answer me a question...... The people of Trubrun, you know it's a heretic, but you hide it. This is because the king knew that the three prophets had slaughtered there, but he ordered you not to mention it, and even asked you to destroy the remains to cover up the truth, right? ”

Perhaps it was the phrase 'I understand your distress' that worked, and Lehman finally had an expression on Leon's face—a bitter smile.

He shook his head, "Lord Leon, I shouldn't have told you. But I don't want you to keep guessing and cause your Majesty's reputation to be tarnished. As you must know, there are many careerists who claim to be orthodox in Pande, and the village of Trubrun was a place where careerists raised their troops before...... They deserved to die. ”

"In other words, it was the king who had the three prophets slaughter that village in order to get rid of the rebellious 'careerists'? So...... The king has already worked with the Three Prophets more than once? So this time the three prophets besieged Changhe Town, are they also cooperating with the king? ”

Lehman did not answer.

But he didn't deny it either.

He simply drove his horse to the vicinity of the three prophets in silence, and asked the lion knights to tie up the three witches.

The rope used by the lion knight was very ordinary, and it was obviously impossible to tie up the three powerful women, but the three prophets did not struggle in the slightest.

This time, Lehman brought out most of the men of the Lion Knights, and the knights and servants combined were more than 1,200 people, which was obviously not only to shock the three prophets, but also to prevent other 'local troops' from messing around.

Lehman was able to hold them down for a whole half a day, and waited until the troops of the Three Prophets were all wiped out before they came out, which was already considered to have done his best in another way.

Leon's army was only a hundred men, and he could not openly disobey the king's will.

And those lion realm cavalry and mercenary groups didn't even dare to fart in front of the lion knights.

A group of people watched as the Three Prophets were taken away by the Lion Knights.

Only the knight, who had charged the Three Prophets alone, drove his horse to Leon's side.

But he apparently didn't understand what that meant: "Since they are about to be judged fairly, that's a good thing, and I hope the Lion King will burn them at the stake......"

Leon shook his head, of course he knew that the Three Prophets would definitely not die, but he didn't know what to say.

I had to ask: "I'm Baron Li Ang, Mai Xiangling." Sir Roland, that's your name, isn't it? Those three witches seem to know you? Do you know them? ”

"I'm Roland...... I'm sorry, Excellency, but I don't know who they are or why they know me...... I was a member of the Knights of the Dawn......"

The Knights of the Dawn in Sir Roland's mouth are the most powerful knights in the Buckley Continent.

This order honors Astarya, the goddess of justice.

Astalia, the goddess of justice, is the main god of the Buckley continent, and although she no longer inhabits the earth, she has always been Buckley's most revered deity.

As fanatical followers of the Goddess of Justice, the Knights of the Dawn are very famous.

The Knights of the Dawn are not limited to the continent of Buckley, this famous order also has an auditorium on the continent of Pande.

The auditorium was in Whistling Bay, the coastal city closest to Buckley's continent, thousands of miles away from the sea, where Buckley's first stop of sea trade with Pande's continent was located.

But it was not their strength that led to the Knights of the Dawn's fame, nor their belief in punishing evil and promoting good and upholding justice.

It's their extreme fanaticism.

In the early days of the Knights of the Dawn, they may have indeed been able to uphold justice and the rule of law in the name of Astaria.

However, as the knights became fanatical, the Knights of the Dawn gradually began to practice their own 'justice' in the name of Astalia, the goddess of justice.

Anyone who made a small mistake or did not believe in Asteria was often branded a 'heretic', burned at the stake, and then divided among the belongings of the 'heretic'......

Many innocent people were also burned at the stake for blasphemy against Astalia.

Yes, the Knights of the Dawn, in the name of Astalia, the goddess of justice, will kill and burn at the stake those they deem disrespectful or guilty.

They do the same thing as the most cruel robbers and heretics.

When they killed more and more innocent people, I don't know if it was because they really fell into madness, or because of the condemnation of conscience, they began to declare that all people were guilty, and after killing sinners, the goddess would naturally classify them.

The Knights of the Dawn believed that if a person was innocent, even burning at the stake could not harm him......

So they came to the conclusion of a perfect closed loop - since they were burned to death, they were guilty.

Everyone will be burned to death, indicating that everyone is guilty......

Therefore, people are born with sin, so atone for their sins!

In fact, this kind of fanatical 'faith' may be the direct cause of Astalia's loss of godhead and leaving the continent - this goddess of justice has been turned into a tool for mutilating human life by her own followers!

But the Knights of the Dawn are not the kind of scoundrels who are greedy for life and fear of death, and they never flinch even in the face of 'heretics' who they consider guilty dozens of times their own.

They still charge with their swords and white spears, either to 'purify' heretics or to 'atone' for their sins.

Yes, they are a bunch of clevers who are fanatical enough to misinterpret justice at will, and extreme enough to turn justice into lynching.