On September 28, the 2nd year of the revival calendar, Archbishop Innedir of the Holy See of Brightness, personally led the elite troops to break through the Qingjingling defense line and invade the hinterland of Anlan.

On October 1, the Guangming New Army made a feint attack on the Green River Valley, and after setting up an ambush to annihilate the Anlan reinforcements, it turned to raid the Violet Tower.

The two sides fought fiercely for a day and night, and Innedir was defeated and the Violet Tower was half destroyed.

It was a tragic battle in which both sides were defeated, and the attacking New Army of Light was full of 17,000 men, and less than one in ten retreated. It took several years for the Holy See to recover. Almost everyone in the newly-born "Sad Mercenary Group" was injured, and the magic tower was on the verge of collapse. It can even be said that this war almost caused the mercenary group to die.

However, only a few people know that the destruction of the magic tower and the large number of casualties are only superficial losses. The disappearance of Lord Herseus was the real turning point that shook the foundation of the mercenary group and changed Allegri's mind.

Since then, the Sad Mercenary Group has finally officially stepped into the chaos of the mainland as an independent force.

The valley of the rising crescent moon.

Inedil's army gradually disappeared into the night, and the battle finally came to an end. Illo breathed a sigh of relief as he slowly withdrew the Void Horizon and the Thorn of Oblivion. It was his timely action that forced the "Stone Pope" back and kept the fruits of the victory.

"Allegri, what should I do?" the recovered Illo called out his companion's name, asking for his opinion.

"Catch up. Allegri's voice was tired and resolute, and there seemed to be no hesitation.

"But ......" Evelola, who was sitting in front of him, hesitated. Allegri is now exhausted, how much power will he be able to exert without the supply of the magic tower?

After hesitating, the girl suddenly felt a sinking behind her, and Allegri, who was unconscious, had collapsed softly on top of her.

This coma is two days.

In the intervening years, the far-reaching war had spread far and wide. More details are gradually becoming known to the world. Countless eyes were focused here. Reassess the strength of the warring sides. In the old sources, Allegri and Inedir were closely related to the two high-ranking legal professions, but the destructive power that erupted in this battle was comparable to that of a legend. Especially on the mercenary group's side, with the assistance of a six-story magic tower, Allegri alone almost destroyed an entire army.

After the fact, someone used to count. Allegri unleashed a total of twenty-six "fire meteors", killing or severely damaging nearly 2,000 Papal soldiers. And at the end, the dragon breath spewed out by concentrating on releasing it with all his strength was even more fruitful. The cunning Ofkillr unleashed a high-ranking spell "Root Spread" just right, blocking all the enemies who were fleeing anxiously in a small area at the mouth of the valley. More than 3,000 soldiers crowded at the exit, unable to advance or retreat, and all of them were buried in the dragon fire. And the powerful and violent fire magic even caused this blood-soaked land to be devoid of grass for several years to come.

The current river valley. This is a very different from the previous thriving situation. The ground was scorched, devastated, corpses were strewn all over the field, and the air was filled with a smell of blood and charredness. Illo, Overkill, and Evelora temporarily took over the defenses around the tower, and the retreats from the jungle drove back in droves to reorganize their homes.

Among the mercenary fighters who participated in the battle, from Allegri down, including Dios, Pakki, Brooke and others, all lay on the bed. The heavy casualties of the entire mercenary group can be seen.

Two days later. Allegri finally woke up.

Overdrawn magic unleashed a detached stun caused by a devastating spell, and Allegri woke up a little weak, but able to move slowly.

He endured the grief in his heart, and reluctantly supported the patrols one by one to comfort the wounded soldiers, and arrange the aftermath of the war dead. After spending a morning, I found time to walk to the grassy slope next to it. Carefully observe the destruction of the magic tower in front of you.

At that time, the reason why he was able to mobilize such a huge amount of force was because of the "energy furnace" with extremely high energy conversion efficiency. This core magic array, which Herseus described as "almost perfect", was overloaded to support Allegri to unleash such a spell. Even though the structure was perfect, the "Energy Furnace" on the fifth floor was completely destroyed, and the energy turbulence that erupted overturned the upper and lower layers.

The current Violet Tower. There were only three and a half floors left, the slender spire of the tower broken and broken to the ground, and the base of the tower was littered with rubble. Even the few remaining layers at the bottom, the once fiery red magic patterns have been replaced by large and small cracks.

With such a magic tower, I'm afraid there is no possibility of repairing it, Allegri sighed, his eyes gloomy.

At this moment, a dragon eagle in the southern sky suddenly circled and landed beside him, and the half-elf jumped down with a quick somersault. Thanks to his elven bloodline, he is now able to barely control the dragon eagle mount, flying in the sky almost all the time, and is a little happy, so he is now in charge of about half of the patrol tasks in the river valley.

"What's wrong?" Allegri frowned, glancing at him.

"Onessa is here," Illo suddenly became honest and reported, "with the army, it looks like they have come straight back from the front." ”

"Oh, I know," Allegri thought for a moment, nodded, and commanded, "I'll go now, remember, don't let the Anlan army enter the valley for a single step." ”

Watching Illo re-board the dragon eagle and fly towards the mouth of the valley, Allegri also found a remnant mount and rode away.

The mouth of the valley.

Onisa, dressed in military uniform, was riding her horse back and forth at the mouth of the valley. The ground beneath her feet was a charred black, mixed with dark red blood, and her mind was further disturbed by the terrible state of affairs in the valley and the half-collapsed magic tower.

"Your Highness, Grand Duke," Illo's voice came again, and Long Ying honestly combed his feathers on the side, and the half-elf who jumped off his mount bowed gracefully, "The head of the regiment asks His Highness to wait a moment, he will come." ”

"Okay, I'll wait. Onessa nodded, her expression a little bitter. She and Illo are also friends, but the other party is called "His Royal Highness", and several mercenaries with unkind faces are firmly guarding the ruins of the defense line at the mouth of the river valley, not allowing the army they brought to enter half a step, and their attitude has been clear to the extreme.

For Innedir's raid on the Violet Tower, Onisha felt abrupt and helpless, but had to admit that the responsibility lay with the Principality of Anlan. When the two sides set up the Golden Trade Road, they had already agreed on different areas of defense. The raiders of the Path of the Light are under the sole responsibility of the mercenary group, but the large army is fended off by the Duchy of Anlan. The Violet Tower, originally located in the northwestern border area of the Principality of Anlan, who would have thought that Inedil would be able to lead an army to raid here?

In this raid, the elite troops of the Bright Sect penetrated the Qingjingling defense line guarded by Onisha herself, and attacked the hinterland of the Anlan Principality. Then, it was Minister Anlan's stupid army mobilization that caused the army guarding the gold trade route in the agreement between the two sides to be ambushed and completely destroyed. While the mercenary group was struggling to defend the defensive line, Green River Valley still regarded Hoel's request for help as nothing, and refused to send any reinforcements.

Caught off guard, it was unbelievable that a mercenary group of thousands of people could withstand an attack of 16,700 people. The price they pay will inevitably be terrible. The scene in the river valley that Onesha has seen so far is enough to imagine.

"Hey...... Illo, what's going on with the mercenary group?" Onisha thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Are there many casualties?"

"There were heavy casualties, and the seriously wounded and dead accounted for two-thirds of the combatants......" Illo said in a deep voice. He glanced at the haggard Onesha and reminded him unbearably, "In addition, Your Highness may not know that Lord Herseus sacrificed ...... in this battle in order to resist the attack of the Holy See."

"What?!, Lord Herseus?" Onissa exclaimed, and she froze for a moment, then leaned back on the horse and closed her eyes.

This time, I really can't explain it.

In the blur, the horse's hooves kicked and rushed in his direction.

Should...... It's Allegri, right?

Onisha still hadn't opened her eyes, and she didn't seem to know how to face him.

In the silence, she heard Allegri turn over and dismount, felt the other man slowly walk in front of her, and then there was a long silence.

Finally, the familiar voice sounded, and Onesha, who heard it clearly, couldn't help but be stunned, and even began to doubt her ears,

"I'm sorry, Onesa. ”

I'm sorry.

The sound of horses' hooves was far away again.

When Onessa opened her eyes again, she saw only the distant figure of her back, fading away from the war-torn land.

She stood there a little dazed, thinking for a long time, and gradually understood the true meaning of "sorry", and couldn't help but feel a sense of desolation in her heart.

"Go back, Your Highness. Illo whispered a word of persuasion, and finally had nothing to say. He turned and mounted the dragon eagle and swirled through the sky, alert for any possible attack.

At the mouth of the valley, the remaining mercenary warriors straightened up, clutched the weapons in their hands tightly, and wrapped a black veil around their arms.

Not far from them, there were tens of thousands of troops brought by Onesha, and even the terrifying Fire Demon Knight.

But there was no trace of fear in their expressions.

They had faced a much more formidable enemy and had driven them back. During the day and night of fighting, not a single Papal soldier could come close to the Violet Tower.

They guard the river valley as if they were their own home.

And from now on, no army will be able to set foot on this land. (To be continued......)

PS: (double change)