Chapter 18: The Wall of the Kingdom
"Now that the situation is critical, you guys should go first with Geraint!" Byron said to the crowd.
"What did you say, Lord Byron?" Kevin suddenly smiled at Byron, "You saved my life back then, and now it's time for me to repay you." I will definitely accompany you to fight to Zuihou, even if there is only one soldier left. ”
"Lord Byron, you don't want to drive me away, you know my temper. Fanny glared at Byron. At this time, Fanny's appearance seems to have changed a little from the original. Probably due to the use of too much magic in battle, her youthful spells could no longer bear the load of her body. The original blue hair was faintly showing silver strands, and some dry wrinkles began to appear on the smooth and beautiful skin.
"I'll stay too. Lord Byron, we swear allegiance to you. The Saint of Compassion, Lana, also spoke.
"Siluf, then you and Geraint go first!" Byron glanced at Siluf.
"No...... Lord Byron, I think I should stay. Siruv made a decision that surprised everyone present, "There are many flying knights in the White Dragon Knights, and the griffin troops are an indispensable force for our Golden Dragon Knights in their fight against the flying knights. As the commander of the griffon force, I am needed here. ”
"I have you men...... No, I'm saying I'm proud to have companions like you. Byron smiled with satisfaction, "Geraint, take His Royal Highness the Prince away, his safety is more important than anyone else." As long as His Royal Highness the Prince lives, the hope of the Kingdom of Reims will never be dashed. ”
"Lord Byron, take care. And Fanny, Kevin, Lana, and Siluf, you all have to take care!" Although Geraint was very reluctant, he knew that Byron had made up his mind at this time, so he could only express his blessings to everyone deeply, "I hope that we all have a day when we meet again." After saying that, Geraint took the unconscious Prince Joshua to evacuate from the secret passage first, while Byron led the soldiers of the Golden Dragon Knights to start a battle with the enemy.
There was a loud "boom", and the door of the Holy Light Hall was slammed open.
The Holy Light Hall is the core of the Holy Light Barrier in the entire Floating City, and the main hall has a magic array that controls the Holy Light Barrier. Once the floating city is attacked by the enemy, as long as the magic array in the Holy Light Hall is activated, the Holy Light Enchantment, which originally resembles a landscape, can instantly become an extremely strong protective shield against the invasion of various foreign enemies. Therefore, the Great Hall of Light is the pillar of the entire Floating City and the symbol of the Kingdom of Reims. Once the Temple of Light is lost, it means that the entire kingdom of Reims will fall.
"You traitors are all captured, hahaha, and there is no chance of escape when you meet me, Lord Simon. Simon led the cavalry of the White Dragon Knights into the Hall of Light.
"Simon, we've all learned your big mouth, but your strength is not as powerful as your mouth boasts, let's try it today!" Fanny raised the staff in her hand to Simon, her face showing a hint of disdain, and the tip of the staff was flashing with a dazzling light of thunder and lightning.
"Fanny, you can't use magic like this anymore, once your heart beats, you'll age faster than normal. Byron stepped in to stop Fanny.
"Hmph, I'm a two-hundred-year-old goblin, and today I'm trying to teach this outspoken junior a good lesson. Fanny smiled contemptuously.
"Haha, now that the Holy Light Hall has been surrounded by us layer by layer, even if you have strong strength, you can't defeat your opponent several times over, right?" Simon Daxiao said, "Byron, I didn't expect you, as the younger brother of King Bixia, to do such a rebellious thing. The so-called kingdom wall is difficult to resist the temptation of power after all!"
"Simon, we shouldn't be fighting here. Byron shouted to Simon, "Don't be fooled by others, we are all loyal to King Bixia, loyal to the knights of this kingdom, shouldn't we trust each other......?
"I've said enough!" said Simon, interrupting Byron, "all you are saying now is nothing more than a pale justification after your conspiracy has been revealed. I advise you to tie your hands and arrest it as soon as possible! I believe that Lord Bai Ao will definitely spare your life because of his friendship with you in the past. ”
"Simon, I didn't expect you to be the same as usual, this big mouth never goes through your brain before you speak. Then I, Byron, will teach you a good lesson today. Seeing that Simon didn't believe any of his explanations at all, Byron had no choice but to hold his sword in front of Simon.
"Oh, it's an honor for me Simon to compete with the Kingdom Wall. Seeing this, Simon drew his sword.
I saw Simon raise his sword and stab Byron, Byron did not dodge or dodge, and directly bent his arm to erect the holy wall in front of him, directly defusing Simon's attack.
"He is worthy of being the Golden Knight of our kingdom, but such an opponent can inspire my Uncle Simon even more. "After the first failed attack, Simon didn't seem to take any hits. I saw that he observed the situation again and slashed directly at Byron. Seeing this, Byron also brandished the holy wall to meet Simon directly, only to hear a loud "bang", and the two swords collided violently. However, after this collision, Simon's whole person was shocked back several steps, and it was obvious that there was still a big gap between him and the Kingdom Wall, who was one of the leaders of the Five Dragon Knights.
"Oops, Uncle Ben's arms are numb. Simon shook his arm, "The strength of this group of rebels is really extraordinary, let's all go together!" Listening to Simon's order, the soldiers of the White Dragon Knights began to launch a general attack on Byron. In the face of opponents who were several times their own number, Byron and the others were fearless and stuck to the Temple of Light. The shielded infantry raised their shields to form a line of defense against their opponents, and the dwarven musketeers used it as cover behind them to shoot at the enemy. The fireballs unleashed by the flamemages in the entire Temple of Light flew everywhere, thwarting the enemy's attacks again and again.
"Griffin, let's go together!" Siruv rode her pet griffon through the main hall, occasionally shooting down some of the White Dragon Knights' Pegasus Knights. However, due to the lack of space for air troops to deploy in the Temple of Light, the battle has been in a stalemate.
"The wrath of the Light is beyond your reach!" Priest Kevin raised his hands above his head and unleashed a powerful spell. Many of the soldiers of the White Dragon Knights fell on their backs under the impact of magic, and only the spellbreakers were still standing.
"Damn, I didn't expect this group of rebels to have such a strong fighting force. At this time, Simon felt that the situation was becoming more and more difficult to control.
"My lord, I'm done with the task you asked me to get rid of those guys. In addition, the rebels of the Golden Dragon Knights have been besieged in the Temple of Light. Now that Lord Simon of the White Dragon Knights is fighting Byron and them, can we take action as well?" In the back garden, the man in the black robe reported the battle to Parsa.
"Let Simon's big mouth suffer a little first. Byron, they have such a small number of troops at their disposal, and they can't win against us no matter what. Parsa smiled as he slowly walked out of the back garden, and his man hastened to follow.
On the other hand, due to the stubborn defense of Byron and others, Geraint and Prince Joshua have successfully escaped from the palace through the secret passage in the Temple of Light. Geraint found a warhorse, jumped and placed Prince Joshua in front of him, and quickly rode towards the gates of the Floating City. Because the news of the other four major knights encircling and suppressing the Golden Dragon Knights in the palace has spread in the royal city, and the sky has not yet dawned, many people in the city are hiding at home and dare not go out, and the streets are very quiet. Since the men and horses of the other knights in the royal city had already assembled and marched towards the palace, Geraint did not encounter any obstacles along the way.
At this time, Geraint was almost at the city gate. He found that the infantry of his Golden Dragon Knights, who were originally responsible for guarding the city gate, were still there, and his heart suddenly felt much more relaxed. But he quickly thought about it again: "Haven't our Golden Dragon Knights been treated as rebels, why haven't the guards at the city gate been replaced?"
Geraint hurriedly jumped off the horse with Joshua in his arms, then carried Joshua on his shoulders with one hand, and slapped his sword on the horse's ass with the other. The horse neighed and galloped away in the direction of the city gates.
"Look, man, there's a horse coming out of here, and we're going to get him back quickly. Several soldiers at the gate of the city hurriedly went to chase the war horse. Geraint crept along the inner wall of the city wall to the gates. He looked around, then slowly opened the gates. But just as Geraint had barely escaped from the city gate, suddenly there was a loud bang behind him, and it fell to the ground like a huge object.
"Geraint, is it His Royal Highness the Prince in your hands?" an old voice asked Geraint.