Two days later.

The smoke had been blown away by the wind that poured into the valley.

Alyssa burned her priestly robes and serpentine leather armor, and coiled her hair into the shape of a lady of the Lion Realm, except for the "hissing" way of speaking, everything else seemed to have nothing to do with the Serpent Cult anymore.

She obviously didn't want to have anything to do with the Snake Cult anymore, probably because she was a little afraid in her heart.

Alyssa hadn't even spoken much in the past two days, and had been hiding in her room in the manor and had not come out.

Perhaps, she felt that Leon's attitude towards the Serpent Cult was too fierce - for now, all the Serpent Cultists who met Leon were not spared.

But for Leon, whoever created and spread the Red Death had to die.

Since these snake worshippers have chosen to become public enemies of humanity, they have to be treated this way.

At this moment, in the valley, the corpses of thousands of snake worshippers fell horizontally near the mountain walls on both sides, looking like earthworms coming out of the soil from a distance, and countless messy marks crawled on the soft mud layer at the valley floor.

The bodies of several serpentine priestesses also leaned diagonally against the mountain wall.

It seems that before they died, they also struggled to survive.

Like insects that can be smoked out of the soil with thick smoke, these snake worshippers who did not die from landslides or mud and stone buried alive were smoked out of the smoke and then all poured on both sides of the valley.

The infantry of the Mettenheim and the Freikorps had arrived half a day earlier, just in time for the cleaning of the battlefield.

They were cleaning the bottom of the valley with the villagers.

In Leon's eyes, the corpse must be buried, otherwise when the climate warms up, it is likely to cause a plague.

It didn't take much time to clean up the corpses lying on both sides of the valley, as all it was to take away the equipment of the Serpent warriors and bury them in the valley - just dig some of the soft floating soil off the mountain walls.

Even many of the pits were ready-made, and these snake worshippers who had been smoked to death had originally crawled out of the soil.

As for those who have long been buried in the ground...... Then naturally there is no need to clean up.

The bottom of the valley was quickly cleared, and when everything was buried in the earth, it looked like it was just a natural disaster.

However, this valley will probably not be a major transportation route for a long time.

Thousands of people cleaned the valley for an afternoon, but they still couldn't clear a complete path - there were so many falling rocks that many boulders couldn't move at all, and the valley couldn't be passed by cars and horses for a short time, and it was a little difficult for people to get through.

However, as long as his own troops can come, it is enough, and Li Ang has no intention of building bridges and paving roads here to be a good man.

How to restore traffic within the Bacchus Empire...... That was for Emperor Marius and Justes.

The situation in the Bacchus Empire is actually completely under control.

Both Bozhi City and Emperor Lingang have returned to normal order, and the Devoured in Siyuan City has also been cleaned up.

It's just that these three big cities have been seriously damaged, a large number of nobles have fled, countless civilians have died in the war, and basically every family is mourning.

In a short period of time, it will be difficult to restore the prosperity of the past.

Probably because it was expected that many nobles would return one after another during this time, several high-ranking consuls of the Bacchus Empire tacitly maintained the status quo.

Keros was dedicated to maintaining order in Siyuan City, Governor Justus took over the defense of Imperial Harbor, and General Creon presided over the Red Death in Bozhi City......

None of them are currently managing their own territory, but none of them have any intention of returning to their own territory.

This may be because they don't want to mess with the nobles who have returned to their realms.

Especially those nobles who are familiar with each other on weekdays and can be called two points of friendship......

Perhaps, both Justes and Kairos felt that the nobles who fled in the face of the great enemy, and then licked their faces and came back to ask for their property when everything was calm, was no longer worthy of their smiles.

The entire Bacchus Empire is probably about to enter the stage of post-disaster reconstruction.

Perhaps this was the situation that Emperor Marius wanted to see the most......

Those aristocrats who opposed the reform died a large number of people, and they would certainly not dare to talk nonsense for a while and a half;

The old things in the Senate that only knew how to be noisy on the podium were mostly gone;

The mighty rebels were completely wiped out, and the Serpent army was buried in the village of Fidné;

Although Bacchus suffered huge losses at home, most of the most elite strength was preserved.

The problem of the rebels was also resolved, and although the fruit was taken away by Leon, at least it did not cause much trouble, and Leon, the deliberately declared 'enemy', was able to shield Emperor Marius from the real enemy from within.

And which lords in the entire empire are reliable and which are incompetent, are all exposed in this turmoil.

Now, it is only necessary to ensure a period of quiet and peaceful development, and in a few years the whole country will inevitably be renewed, stronger and more united than ever.

However, just when the most difficult situation had been resolved, Emperor Marius himself had a problem.

Two days earlier, he had met Maltis in the village of Ziza, and was led north by the reflexive Agarzón, where they met Governor Keros as they fled north of Fort Olega.

It looked as if Kairos had arrived with troops, so Emperor Marius and Agathon were naturally unsuspecting and 'protected' by a large army in the middle.

"Kairos, you've just arrived, there are only two hundred Horned Viper Vanguard with Maltis right now, we should take this opportunity to destroy her! Quickly lead the troops to Qizha Village, send someone to Siyuan City to give an order, and let the Shadow Wolves also dispatch the whole army......"

Emperor Marius felt that this was the best opportunity to kill Maltius, even if he suffered a huge loss as a result.

"Your Majesty...... You should probably take a break......"

Keros didn't move.

His expression was very hesitant, and the entanglement and ambivalence he showed were almost visible to the naked eye, but then, after all, he finally said something that made everyone unbelievable: "Take Your Majesty to Fortress of Leila......"

After these words came out, Keros looked like he had aged twenty years in an instant.

Perhaps, in order to say this, he exhausted all his mental strength and courage, and at this moment he did not even dare to look into the eyes of Emperor Marius.

Obviously, this was a difficult decision.

"What do you mean? What do you want to do, Kyros? ”

Emperor Marius was shocked: "Do you want to rebel?" No, you're not that kind of person......"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty...... I don't want to do that, I don't want to...... Rest assured, I'll take out Maltis and keep you safe......"

Keros closed his eyes and sighed, then covered his teeth tightly, and could clearly see the green tendons beating on the side of his cheeks, obviously he was very uncomfortable, and he was holding back his emotions.

Several Shadow Centurions stepped forward to surround Emperor Marius.

At this moment, Marius suddenly slapped his sword crest on the buttocks of Agarzon's horse, and then turned around and ran away: "Agarzon! Go find Justes or Marina! ”

Next to him, Agathon also drew his sword, it seemed that he wanted to protect Emperor Marius and desperately break through, but Ma Er was suddenly whipped by Emperor Marius and ran in another direction.

The incident happened suddenly, and Kairos's men originally focused their attention on Emperor Marius, and most of them ran after Emperor Marius.

Only a few cavalrymen reacted in time and began to pursue Agason.

But General Agarzon's skills were not something that a few cavalrymen could do, and the cavalry were cut down one after another, and Agasson even grabbed two more horses because of this.

Of course, Kairos's men did not dare to harm Emperor Marius, and they did not seem to have any intention of killing the king.

Agathon did not come back single-handedly to save people, he did run away as Marius had instructed.

By this time, Emperor Marius had already been taken to the fortress of Leila.

At the same time, the troops sent by Kairos had already searched the area around the village of Ziza several times.

But he didn't find Maltis, not even the Horned Viper Pioneer.

Two days ago, it was true that Maltis had only two hundred horned viper vanguards, but it only took her ten minutes to defeat the guards of Emperor Marius and Agarzon.

Then, in ten minutes, she routed another force, a rather elite looking corps.

That's the fleet that had been fishing outside the port of Dilin.

Although the warship was in tatters, and although the men of this infantry regiment were all unkempt, the infantry regiment itself was not broken.

The leader even wore a luxurious royal pointed helmet with teal feathers on his head, a helmet style for a regimental commander in the regular army of the Buckley Empire.

The composite armor on his body is carved with a circular coat of arms composed of four fan-shaped eucalyptus, which are 'mountains', 'iron felt', 'great sword', and 'heavy crossbow'.

This is the hallmark of Mettenheim.

The infantry regiment numbered more than seven hundred, including hundreds of Mertenheim swordsmen, and even at least fifty swordsmen, which should have been a strong legion.

However, this force only held out for about ten minutes in front of Maltis and her horned viper vanguard before the whole army collapsed.

In fact, these Mettenheim people are indeed very heroic, their customs and beliefs determine that they will not easily turn around and flee for their lives, and they are also very effective in fighting.

But the problem is that the difference in combat effectiveness between the commander of this regiment and Maltis is indeed too great, and he was captured by Maltis rushing into the formation in just one shot......

The commander of the legion was captured, and the legion naturally collapsed.

By this time, there were not many Horned Viper vanguards left under Maltius.

However, Maltis didn't seem to be distressed or reluctant at all, she still looked expressionless, and put her sword on the neck of the infantry commander: "...... Use your ship to take us back to the continent of Amara...... Bring all their bodies aboard the ship. ”

It was the only thing the head of the regiment heard from the 'priestess' after he was captured.

After that, there was a long silence, and Maltis said no more, and the only twenty or so remaining horned viper pioneers escorted the infantry commander onto the ship.

The infantry regiment had no choice but to carry all the corpses of the Horned Viper Pioneers onto the ship.

By the time Kairos' army arrived at the village of Ziza, it was empty.

Only the bodies of some Imperial knights and hoop centurions were left on the beach, as well as a few tattered abandoned ships.

……

At this time, Leon was winding north with a huge army of more than six thousand men, preparing to return to Karen Deer Castle.

The main purpose of his trip south was to deal with the snake worship cult that might threaten his territory, and now this matter has been completed.

Leon took everyone from the vicinity of Fidenne, and more than 4,000 villagers carried the food they had scavenged from Livius, as well as the booty they had just gotten from the Serpents, and followed Leon's troops, looking like a large group of Serpent followers.......

The Livius family's property was also taken away - it was a variety of belongings loaded with dozens of wagons.

With the exception of the mines, which could not be moved, the area around the village of Fidenne was completely empty.

Unexpectedly, the goddesses who originally expected to have a few words of mouth, but this time no one spoke, which made Li Ang, who had been mentally prepared, a little uncomfortable.

Maybe it's because I didn't solve the problem in the way the gods expected...... The lord sometimes thinks that the gods of the Pande Continent are estimated to have seen little in the world, and probably they have not thought that they can actually eliminate heretics without swords.

Taking the villagers on the road together, or carrying the weight forward, the journey is naturally very slow.

But this time, there was no need to leave the villagers on the road lightly, after all, there was no battle to fight.

After walking for a week, Li Ang came to the outside of Bozhi City.

The large army was still marching north, and Leon asked the others to take the villagers to Karen Deer Fort to settle first.

And he himself took the newly reorganized 'Silver Hand' on the road to the city of knowledge.

He'd go pick up Anson and see how the doctor's research on the Red Death was going.

The Silver Hand was brought mainly because the gladiators were familiar with the surroundings of the city, and besides, it was not appropriate to bring the Noldor elves into the city. It is precisely because of this that Li Ang did not enter the city when he lifted the siege of Bozhi City before.

There are currently about 300 people in the Silver Hand, and they can only barely be regarded as trainee knights - at present, this knight order is an illegal knight order, and their knighthood can only be recognized by Li Ang's forces.

At present, all the members of the Silver Hand are all fighting men.

It included more than a hundred Mettenheim and nearly two hundred gladiators.

These knights were chosen by the Freikorps warriors themselves—some of the men who played the most important role in the fight against the Monty Python Knights of the Dreadnosaur Legion on the seashore, including Sigismund.

Most of the soldiers of the Freikorps climbed out of the tragic gladiatorial arena, they actually had a simple sense of honor, they were willing to fight to win the respect they deserved fairly, and they were also willing to follow and support those comrades who contributed more in the battle.

After all, they did the same thing in the gladiatorial arena.

Although Leon said that they were all qualified to be knights, they did not do so themselves.

Only 300 were elected knights, while the others remained in the Freikorps, and when they fought as sergeants, they followed the knights they supported.

This was Sigismund's suggestion, and it was the consensus of the Freikorps fighters.

Sigismund had built a commoner knight with his own hands, and he knew that when there were too many people who had been knighted, the sense of honor and identity that this status would bring.

Therefore, for the time being, the Silver Hand only established an establishment of three hundred foot knights.

Leon gave each gladiator a sledgehammer at Bozhi City—the equipment General Creon had retrieved from the Knights of the Radiant Cross, and what everyone felt most lacking when dealing with the undead of the Dreadring Legion on the seashore.

At that time, if everyone had a hammer, the rotten bone racks of the python knight would have been knocked apart a long time ago, and they would never have fought so hard.

Since the purpose of the Silver Hand is to sweep away evil, it is likely that this kind of bone frame will be encountered again in the future, so one person issued a long-handled war hammer is considered a standard weapon.

Anyway, these gladiators are all muscular men, and they are all suitable for hammers.

As for the Mettenheim - they all came back with their own mettenheim two-handed swords, and there was no shortage of weapons......

Of course, the status of these warrior warriors as trainee knights will definitely not be recognized elsewhere.

Let's try it soon, everyone. 】

Nowhere can a group of slaves be recognized as knights......

Even under Leon, they could only be respected, not fiefdoms - they were not real knights, and naturally they could not register their fiefs.

In fact, many people can't even write their names, and even their signatures are problematic, and if they are really asked to register, they can only scratch the ......

Leon did not find Anson in Bozhi City, and General Creon said that Anson had gone to Brethon two days earlier and had never returned.

"Lord Leon, it is said that there is an abandoned snake worship den in Breitbon, and Anson came back yesterday with a message, and he seems to have found clues there related to the control of the Red Death."

General Creon said.

In fact, the snake worship lair in Breitbun, Li Ang also knows.

A year ago, Leon led a caravan to fight with Count Auden, and after the caravan was robbed by the Serpent worshippers, Count Oden once sent cavalry to chase all the way here, and burned down this Serpent Lair.