Chapter 54: The First Battle
Black Rock City.
Under the calm moonlight lies an unimaginable crisis, and the claws of the Chaos World are coming towards the entire human defense.
Two figures stood in the inner hall of the church and prayed before the icon, it was the old priest Martiel, and the beautiful young nun Bianca.
Originally, they had the opportunity to evacuate, but their responsibilities as clergy did not allow them to escape at such a critical moment.
These days, the old priest has used the teleportation furnace to help the lord deliver messages to the outside world, hoping to get the support of reinforcements.
In addition to praying, Bianca can only help make some medicines.
"Bianca, do you regret staying here?" After finishing the prayer, the old priest asked Bianca, who was a little confused.
Bianca shook her head, the confusion in her eyes turned into determination: "No, it's my own choice." ”
Martiel smiled slightly, this is what an Enya believer should look like.
Then the old priest went into the room and took out a long box from the box.
"What is this?" Bianca looked curiously, and it was a slender box about 130 centimeters long, covered with a thin layer of dust.
The contents of this box were not lightweight, and it took the old priest a great deal of effort to get it out.
When I opened it, it was a slender silver sword!
Bianca was surprised, how could Martial have such a thing?
The old priest struggled to squeeze out a smile from the wrinkles on his face, and asked her to take it out and take a look.
Bianca held out the sword with both hands, and in the light of the candlestick, the beautiful patterns on the sword body were unobstructed.
"This is the relic of my wife, who was once a servant nun of the Knights of the Aquila, and this is the three-candle sword that the captain made for her."
Hearing that it was the relic of the priest's wife, Bianca, who had finished paying her respects, wanted to quickly put the sword back in the box.
However, Martiel stopped her and said, "My wife has asked me to give it to a nun of the same good nature, and you are the best candidate." ”
A twinkle flashed in Bianca's clear eyes, the gift was too expensive for her to bear and refuse.
As she hesitated, the two of them both felt a strange noise on the ground beneath their feet.
The two of them looked out the window with their brushes, only to see that the bright moonlight was obscured by a drifting cloud.
This is a signal that the demon army is approaching, and the demon does not like to act in the daytime, and whenever they march from a distance, they will inevitably invoke the chaos magic, covering the sky with dark clouds.
In the headquarters, Zhaoming was looking at the information from the scouts, the biggest advantage of all wars is intelligence, knowing that the enemy will not be defeated in a hundred battles.
In addition to him, there were Sevita, Ezekiel, and Hal in the command at this time.
Gawain returned with his army after completing Zhaoming's secret mission, and is now guarding the city walls.
After reading the report, Sevita said with some disappointment, "We will be able to meet the demon's vanguard by tomorrow morning at the latest." ”
When the other three heard this, they all put down what they were holding, and the demon came faster than they thought.
Originally, Black Rock City was ready to fight the demons. But now something is happening: a large number of refugees are pouring into Black Rock!
At the junction of the human world and the dark border, there have always been many scattered human settlements.
The people of these places are either fleeing the onerous taxes of the human kingdom or criminals who have absconded in fear of crime, preferring to live at the feet of demons rather than with humans.
But now that the demon tide has broken out, they can only migrate to the human world to avoid danger, and if they run a little slower, I am afraid that they will become the mouth of the demon.
Whether or not to take them in has become the biggest problem in Black Rock City right now. Hal and Sevita have their own opinions, the former is from the Red Scorpion Knights, and knows very well the difficulties of life for the people at the bottom, so he hopes that Zhaoming will be able to accept these refugees.
Sevita, on the other hand, comes from the Sanctuary and is heavily influenced by the Church. To him, these refugees were sinners who had turned their backs on the Holy See, and it was hard to say that there would be no devil's spies among them.
The two have already quarreled over this matter, but the final decision is always in Zhaoming's hands.
After thinking about it for a long time, Zhaoming rubbed his somewhat dizzy head and made a decision: "Take it, take it all, I won't let the demon hurt our compatriots!" ”
As soon as this statement came out, the debate in the command ended.
There was silence in the command, and after a moment, Ezekiel, who had been standing beside Zhaoming, spoke: "The scout from the front has reported that the demon is camped 50 miles to the west, and the latest wave of refugees will take a little time. ”
Hearing this, Zhaoming stood up, he knew what Ezekiel meant. Even if they decide to take in this wave of refugees, it will be difficult for them to escape the clutches of the demons and make it to Black Rock City in time.
Sevita and Hal, who were still arguing just now, looked at each other, not knowing what to do next.
Even if they want to receive, there is no time.
And Zhaoming stood in place without too much hesitation, just cleaned up and prepared to leave.
"Brother Zhaoming!" The two knights behind shouted, "What are you going to do?" ”
Zhaoming didn't look back, his footsteps didn't stop, and he only left one sentence: "I'll delay some time." ”
In the headquarters, the hearts of the three sank. This practice is too dangerous, if Zhaoming has three longs and two shortcomings, the hearts of the people of Heiyan will be scattered!
The three of them immediately decided to follow, and when they walked out of the door, Zhaoming had already galloped towards the city gate.
"Let's go!"
The three of them turned on their horses and chased after the black figure.
At the gate of the city, the knights of the Imperial Order, who were patrolling, heard the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and hurriedly looked over.
Seeing the special helmet with wings, Gawain recognized the identity of the lord: "Brother Zhaoming, what are you going to do?" ”
"Open the door and get ready for the next wave of refugees!" Zhaoming shouted as he rushed out of the city.
Seeing that he was in such a hurry, Gawain hurriedly ordered everyone to lower the drawbridge over the trench.
But time waited for no one, and the shadow under Zhaoming's crotch let out a long neigh, and the horse jumped over the ditch in front of the city gate, and disappeared.
Gawain and the other eight Imperial Knights didn't know what was happening, and the captain's voice came from behind the drawbridge as soon as it was lowered.
Sevita, riding on a white horse, shouted to the city walls, "Gawain, let's go and the lord to buy time, you get ready!" ”
The three figures quickly crossed the drawbridge and chased after Zhaoming, leaving only Gawain's man standing in place.
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In a valley west of Black Rock City, a terrible scene is unfolding.
A group of demons covered in red and with fangs baring from their mouths were gathering together. They are vulcators, the most common and murderous demons.
There were countless human bones around them, many of which still had traces of blood. Not far from them, there was a fence that resembled an animal, but inside it were humans with terrified faces on their faces.
"Well, boss, why don't we just roast and eat it, but make a big pot instead?" A shorter vamplet said to his boss.
The demon who was a little bloated but as large as a mountain grabbed his little brother and said inarticulately, "Stupid, won't you shrink if you roast these people?" You can only eat more if you cook it! ”
In the middle of their circle was a cauldron with a raging flame beneath the iron pot and a human being stripped of their clothes and thrown inside.
There was an eerie smell of flesh wafting through the air, and green saliva flowed from the mouths of the demons.
"Boss, can you divide one of my man's legs later?"
"Stupid, a woman's flesh is tender! But I won't give it to you. ”
Listening to the terrifying words of the demons, those humans who were kept in captivity and were about to become ingredients couldn't stop trembling and couldn't speak.
Seeing them screaming and waiting to be slaughtered, a vamplet sighed: "These humans must have broken their brains when they escaped with a lot of bottles and cans, but if they travel lightly, they will not be caught up by us." ”
One of his companions patted him on the head and said, "Fool, if they run away, where will we find food?" ”
This is the demon, the filthy creature of chaos, to whom humans are no different from wild beasts, just rations to feed their hunger.
Vultarians are the most common demons, they worship force and are very murderous, and once humans encounter them, the final outcome is either the demon banished or the human slaughtered.
A vultarian walks up to the fence and sees a human maiden.
The girl's clothes were in tatters, but if you looked closely, you would see that she was a symbol of beauty.
Seeing the green light coming from the bloodletter's eyes and the fishy smell of green saliva coming out of her mouth, the girl knew that her life was in danger.
"No...... Don't ......," the girl said with a shudder, and the humans around her, who were also captive, spontaneously kept their distance from her, they didn't want to be involved.
The vultifier reached out and lifted the girl up, and with a crisp cracking sound, the girl's neck was twisted.
There is no pity for the jade, no matter how beautiful you are, it is just a delicate snack for the devil.
The vamphitist separated the girl's body from her head, put her throat facing her mouth, and sucked the splattered blood as if she were enjoying a sweet wine.
Then came the girl's tender breasts, this vampletian was very experienced, and he knew that this was the best place to eat on a human girl, not only rich in fat but also with a milky smell.
After eating, the vampleter casually tossed his head aside, ready to continue eating the parts of his body.
"Dude, the boss is cooking broth there, why did you come here to eat raw?" Another vultarian came up and said.
The vamplet, who was dragging the headless corpse in his hand, replied, "The boss's cooking skills are so terrible, he always cooks the meat very hard to chew, and it is better to eat it raw to have a charm!" ”
As he spoke, he pulled a tender arm from the girl's corpse and handed it to his companion.
"Come on, I don't like to eat alone!"