Firmament Continent.

It was the height of summer, the scorching sun scorched the vast wasteland of destruction, and the air was filled with scorching heat. On the ground, apart from a few scattered shrubs, there is no living thing in sight.

In the craggy rocks, the white bones of the forest can be seen everywhere, and the number is so large that it has reached the point of appalling. If you look at it from the air, the distribution of these white bones is very regular, and it is faintly paved into a winding path in the wasteland. This road is called the road of salvation by the people of the Firmament Continent.

Hundreds of years ago, the "divine punishment" came to the world, and after the trial of the divine court, countless sinners reluctantly embarked on this road of no return, trying to cross the wasteland to the Horqin Desert in the west. The world was sinful, and the gods sent a terrible plague to punish them, but the merciful gods did not abandon the sinners and gave them their final destination, an oasis on the edge of the Horqin Desert, which the divine court called the Land of Sighs.

Many died on the road to salvation, and the plague they brought wiped out the life of the wasteland. Since then, this wilderness, located at the junction of the Heavenly Dragon Empire, the Wolf Clan and the Sand Clan, has become a forbidden area for life.

In the past hundred years, the "divine punishment" seems to have ended, the divine court no longer organized the judgment of sinners, and the land of silence and sighing has gradually been forgotten.

When the scorching sun was in the sky, a rapid sound of horses' hooves broke the hundred-year-old calm of the wasteland.

Several small black dots appeared on the horizon in the distance.

Five soldiers dressed in the armor of the Celestial Dragon Empire were galloping towards the wasteland. The leader was a middle-aged officer with a hideous expression and red eyes. His shattered armor was stained with blood, his right arm had been severed shoulder-high, and his empty sleeves were tightly tied up, already soaked in blood. His back, legs, and hands were covered with scars, but only his chest was intact. A baby wrapped in silk was sleeping soundly on his chest, his little pink hands still clutching two pieces of toffee.

"Phew!" the middle-aged officer gently pulled the reins of his horse, and the horse's hooves were raised high, and he stopped in front of the wasteland.

Behind him, a knight rolled over and dismounted, leaning over to press his ear to the hot ground. The other three gathered around him with vigilant expressions.

"Chen Jie, don't listen, we can't get rid of them. The middle-aged officer looked at the wasteland in front of him, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

"Dog X's divine court actually chased and killed a baby who was just born!"

"Captain, what kind of character is this kid? The Divine Court has dispatched five hundred knights for him!"

"Five hundred people are not terrible, what is terrible is that martial saint. Not only is he strong in martial arts, but he also has a double dog nose!"

Several knights whispered.

"Captain, it's only ten minutes, let's go!" the knight named Chen Jie jumped up from the ground and said in a deep voice.

"Goodbye, my brother!" said the middle-aged officer, turning his head to look at his comrades-in-arms who had been born and died together countless times, and said sadly.

On the bloody battlefield, he never left them, and in the desperate situation of nine deaths, he never left them. Once, they sweated like rain together, once, they were bloody on the battlefield together, once, they cheered victory together, once, they sang youth together. In the eventful years, the young heart condensed into a strong soul and created a brilliant military life!

But today, in order to fulfill the general's military orders, he must leave them behind and go alone.

"Go, captain, be brothers again in the next life!" Four pairs of big hands slapped heavily on the shoulders of the middle-aged officer, their eyes full of expectation and trust. Their troops have never had an unfinished mission, and even if only the last man remains, they must defend this glory!

Riding away, the middle-aged officer did not look back, and a few drops of men's tears fell in the wind. ”

Chen Jie retracted his gaze, turned around and pulled out a dagger, gritted his teeth and stabbed into the buttocks of the war horse.

"Goodbye, comrade-in-arms!"

The horse neighed in pain and galloped away. The other three also sent off their horses like him, and then drew their great swords at their waists.

The four of them lined up with swords and pestles, standing tall and waiting quietly for the enemy to appear.

"When I went home to visit my relatives last year, I didn't put the coquettish little widow next door, which is a pity. ”

"My wife has been complaining that they have too little time together and can't get pregnant. It's a good thing to think about it now, she doesn't have to bring a drag oil bottle when she remarries. ”

"I have a son, I don't have a son, I hope he can grow up like Lao Tzu!"

"Damn, I haven't been fishy yet, the seeds are all sown in the underwear and the army! I knew that it would be good to ask someone to borrow an ass and use it......

The four of them chatted leisurely. Life and death become clear at this moment. People's fear of death is often due to the fact that they can't give up what they have. In their hearts, there are also all kinds of reluctance and concern, but as professional soldiers, they have long understood that sacrifice is the nature of this profession, and death is the end of this profession.

The knights of the brigade appeared on the horizon in the distance.

The snow-white war horses, golden armor, shining insignia, and exquisite swords represent their noble status - the guardians of divine power and the Holy Knights.

Concentrate! Bright sword! Attack!

Heroic warriors can only fall on the way to the charge!

The four knights rushed at the enemy with lightning speed.

War horses trampled dry bones, and middle-aged officers galloped west along the road to redemption.

The heat wave is rolling in, and it makes people feel suffocated. From time to time, he looked worriedly at the child in his arms. To his relief, the little one had been asleep. That sweet, innocent sleeping posture actually gave him endless motivation in his tired body.

"Dog X, if you are not afraid of death, come on! Child, don't be afraid, whether you live or die, I will accompany you!" The middle-aged officer slammed his horse and sped up again.

Under the round-up of the Divine Court's army, in order to protect the baby, fifty of his men were killed and wounded. After the appearance of the Martial Saint, he was forced to embark on this dead end, hoping to find a ray of life for the baby in his arms in the forbidden land of death.

The wasteland faded away, and a vast desert appeared in the distance.

A gleam of joy flashed in the middle-aged officer's eyes. However, within a few seconds, his complexion changed drastically.

At the junction of desert and wilderness, a thin old man appeared out of thin air, blocking his way.

The Martial Saint, whose hands were stained with the blood of his comrades, stood there like an undispersed ghost, smiling proudly.

Time stopped, the air froze, and the heat wave disappeared.

The middle-aged officer looked at him with chills all over his body.

"Give me the child, and I'll let you live. A deep voice came from afar.

Before the voice fell, the Martial Saint had already come to a place only a few dozen meters away from him.

The gap in strength made middle-aged officers dare not take the initiative to attack. But the other party's words gave him an idea.

"Either let us go, or I will die with the child!" he raised his sword and reached it across his chest.

"Huh?" the old man looked at him in surprise, "Then you do it quickly." Actually, I really wanted him to die, but I was ordered to take him alive. If he dies at your hands, that's a good thing!"

He was telling the truth. The baby is alive and will always be a threat to him.

The middle-aged officer fell silent. The other party's disregard for the child's life and death made him feel hopeless. Do you really want to die here with your children?

"Divine Court, Martial Saint, it really makes the world laugh at embarrassing a child like this!" the middle-aged officer reprimanded coldly. The spiritual power spread all over his body, and he clenched his big sword, ready to fight to the death.

The old man listened to his words and threw up his head and laughed.

"What is a Martial Saint? What is the Divine Court? In this world, there are too many secrets that you don't know! People who don't know will live happily, and those who are involved in it, even if it's a baby, will have to die!"

After speaking, he pointed to the baby in front of the officer, and his expression became extremely terrifying.

The child was awakened by the sound of laughter and let out a crisp cry.

The old man frowned. The child's voice sounded so harsh.

He didn't wait any longer.

"Come to think of it, you also have a task to do, I'll fulfill you!"

His body rose into the air.

In the clear sky, a cloud of white light suddenly appeared, a thousand times more dazzling than the sun's rays. The Martial Saint in the air was hit by a pillar of light that suddenly shot out from the light cluster, and directly turned into a cloud of flying ash.

A huge force struck, and the middle-aged officer suddenly fainted.

A faint blue light slowly descended from the sky, fell on the baby in his arms, and finally disappeared into his chest. The baby stopped crying and closed his eyes quietly.

In the sky, the light cluster fluttered rapidly.

Countless pillars of light shot towards the ground like a storm, and hundreds of holy knights instantly evaporated from the human world.

When the middle-aged officer woke up, the child was sleeping soundly in his arms.

"The trouble is all solved. Take him away, and send him to the land of sighs after eighteen years. ”

A beautiful woman's voice kept echoing in his head.

At dusk, a knight galloped from the wilderness in the direction of the Celestial Dragon Empire.

The wasteland was extinguished, and peace was restored again.