Riding and Slashing

Chapter 225 The Flames of Desperation

The reason why Amy is so active is actually because she heard that a Bacchus beauty came to Changhe Town to ask Li Ang for help.

So she walked with Li Ang all the way, basically inseparable.

Probably closely monitoring the behavior of the lord...

However, according to her own statement, this is called 'protecting the safety of the Earl'.

Li Ang is very helpless now, what kind of earl needs a princess to personally protect him?
And... With Amy's skill, who will protect whom?

"Li Ang, that Alina is really beautiful...and she is the daughter of Governor Justus, if anyone marries her, it will be a step up to the sky..."

On the way to Karen Deer Castle, Amy looked at Alina who was riding a little white horse in front of her, and chatted with the lord without a word.

"Cough... I guess Alina and Justus shouldn't be in the mood to think about these things right now... Wendy! Come with me to explore the road ahead..."

The lord sat on the horse and looked around, planning to find something to do.

"Lisa Dilan has already brought the scouts to explore the way... Speaking of Wendy... Leon, do you think there will be human beings and Noldor elves falling in love in the future?"

Amy looked back, but couldn't find the elusive Wendy Erff, so a new question came up again. The questions seemed unrelated, but there seemed to be some logical relationship.

"Who knows what will happen in the future..."

Li Ang's forehead was already sweating.

"It will definitely be... Teacher Wenda Dier said that there are already young girl rangers who have fallen in love with Lord Li Ang!"

Wendy popped out from nowhere, followed Amy and said something with a smile.

"Ah? Ha! Wendy, that girl ranger, could it be you?"

Amy glanced back and asked with a dry smile.

"Hey? Cough, I'm not yet of age!"

Wendy also answered dryly, then curled her lips and slipped away, and in a blink of an eye she didn't know which shadow she was hiding in.

"Eh... Lisa Dilan is back? I have to ask about the situation..."

Li Ang wiped off his sweat and planned to run away.

"Wait for me, Li Ang, I haven't left the Lion Realm yet, what can happen?"

Amy quickly followed up on the horse, and she really managed to protect her for a moment.

The two passed Alina one after the other, running fast.

Alina turned her head to look, a little puzzled: "Is there an emergency?"

"Yeah, it's quite urgent...the emotional chase between the son of prophecy and the princess knight...can be written as a knight novel."

Wendy appeared out of nowhere again, appearing behind Alina.

"Princess Knight? Son of Prophecy?! Are you talking about Earl Leon?"

Alina's eyes widened suddenly.

"That's right, the Sons of Prophecy are everywhere these days, but only Master Li Ang is genuine."

Wingate shrugged.

Of course she knew that Leon was Madigan's descendant, so he must be the real son of prophecy.

However, other people did not know that the lord had a relationship with Madigan, and this matter could not be spread widely, so she did not mention Madigan.

After all, Madigan belonged to the leader of the rebel army for the Sarleon Kingdom, and was hanged for it. Although more than 100 years have passed, there is no guarantee that it will not have any impact.

However, Alina's expression has become a little strange now...

"The Son of Prophecy...it can't be such a coincidence..."

She muttered to herself, a smile froze on her face.

Arina had always used the phrase 'I will only marry the Prophet's Son' to those who urged her to get married, and she also used this phrase to Emperor Marius not long ago...

Soon after, Leon and Amy returned to the team that had been marching.

But the lord always felt a chill on the back of his neck.

Alina has been observing him frequently, looking preoccupied.

Seeing it, Amy became more and more uneasy.

A few hours later, Amy asked the female soldiers to 'strengthen their defenses' to avoid any 'unexpected situation'.

So a large group of female soldiers surrounded Li Ang and Amy—Amy had been walking with Li Ang all the time, so strengthening the defense naturally meant surrounding the two of them together.

The lord is not a dull idiot, he is still very sensible, not only accepted the 'protection' happily, but also sent Alina away...

In fact, it's not just Alina, Li Ang also sent Wendy away...

He asked Wendy to bring his guards, and protect Alina to hurry up and go to Karen Deer Castle to explain to General Kryon, so as not to cause any misunderstanding about his 'attack on Bacchus'.

This approach is indeed wise...

After seeing Wendy and Alina leave, Amy became normal and relaxed almost instantly, and returned to the state when she was a student with Li Ang...

Two days later, the lord arrived near Karen Deer Castle, arriving at the same time as the food team led by Loris.

The place where they settled was Salem Village, which was located between Karen Deer Castle and Qicha Fortress.

This village has become deserted during the years of war between the Sarleon Kingdom and the Bacchus Empire, because most of the time this is the battlefield between the two countries.

But now it has become a suitable place to stay. After all, there must be no red death in a barren village without people.

This trip Li Ang brought more people, so we must be more cautious.

Previously, Sir Loris set off with 60 carriages and more than 600 pounds of food, which also meant more than [-] bodyguards-this is an overseas combat mission, and those coachmen will naturally not participate, and can only be sent by The bodyguards drive their own cars.

In the entire Pendor Continent, probably only Li Ang can pull out such a large-scale convoy at one time.

The follow-up elite troops include the Noldor troops led by Wenda Dier, the Noldor Ranger Guards of Leon, the Pendor Cavalry led by the former Dusk Knight Jocelyn, and the elite female soldiers brought by Amy.

These are the most elite troops in the territory, with a total of more than [-] people.

In order to ensure the mobility of the troops, Li Ang also brought almost all Gatum horses to ensure that everyone except the bodyguards could have two horses.

A total of more than 2000 horses and 500 people.

The situation in Karen Deerburgh is probably much worse than that of Buyulin Village that Leon and Amy had seen.

Alina and Wendy were already waiting for Li Ang in Salem Village, and they quickly explained the current situation as soon as they met.

Alina had already met with General Cleon, and the communication was actually very smooth. After seeing the Sword of the Orator, Cleon clearly expressed his willingness to cooperate.

But the problem is that at present, more than one-third of the soldiers in Karen Deer Castle have contracted the Red Death.

Karen Deer Castle is now a military fortress with few residents. Before that, Kryon closed the city gates and issued a death order, so the red death naturally did not spread.

As the Sergeant Major of the Radiant Cross Plague Exorcists, General Kryon himself is very good at preventing the Red Death, but more and more soldiers are still infected, and nearly a hundred people have died.

So even though Kryon was willing to cooperate, he didn't cooperate very well.

Kryon was not worried about Li Ang's troops, he was worried that Li Ang would not be able to control the plague due to his inexperience.

"My lord, I'll go in and have a look first... At least we must identify the sick and let those soldiers who are not infected get out of the city as soon as possible."

An Sen took the initiative to ask Ying to step into danger.

"Okay, I'll take someone in with you..."

Li Ang didn't refuse, he knew that Anson would be very active in treating him when he was sick.Moreover, since he wanted to become a Knight of the Glorious Crusader, he would have to face the Red Death.

"Master Li Ang... I now understand why you value him so much, he is indeed a true knight..."

The way Loris looked at Anson changed obviously.

"That's right...he is a real knight...Lisa Diran, we will lead the guards into the city with Anson. The others, follow Sir Loris to block all the surrounding roads. Alina, you wait here and prepare to receive Ke General Leon's troops..."

Li Ang didn't delay, and directly issued a series of orders, which were distributed together with Loris and Alina's work.

"You want to go in? In case you..."

Amy pulled Li Ang back, and asked a little uneasy.

"I have to go in, otherwise if only the Noldor guards are inside, there may be a conflict with General Kryon's subordinates. Don't worry, I won't get sick..."

Li Ang reached out to take the mask that Ansen handed over, and patted Amy's hand: "Listen to my arrangement, Amy, you stay with Alina, and let your female warriors take care of it and come out of Karen Deer Castle soldiers."

Amy glanced at Alina and said nothing.

Afterwards, Amy called a female explorer over: "You lead a team to listen to Miss Alina's arrangement."

When it comes to serious business, Amy is indeed quite sensible.

Arina gave a knight salute to Amy, then reached out and took off the Orator's Sword from her waist, and handed it to Li Ang: "This is the sword of His Majesty the Emperor. If anyone in the city does not listen to your arrangement, You can strike directly, General Kryon will understand when he sees the sword..."

Li Ang took the sword and nodded: "Let's take action, everyone!"

……

Half a day later, more than 700 soldiers of the Bacchus Empire came out of the city.

These were the soldiers who had been stripped of all their clothes by the Noldor guards, and after repeated confirmations by the exorcists and Anson, it was confirmed that they were not infected with the disease.

And in the city, there are four hundred sick Bacchus soldiers...

But these soldiers were very quiet. After Anson confirmed that they were infected, they walked to a military camp very calmly.

Li Ang couldn't use the Sword of the Eloquent, and the soldiers under Kryon were quite qualified.

"Anson, do you think they can still be cured?"

Li Ang stood outside the barracks with his guards. This was the barracks where the sick Bacchus soldiers entered by themselves. There was a lot of wood piled up in the barracks.

"Probably they can only carry it by themselves... My lord, I can only identify people who are infected, but I can't do anything about people who are already infected..."

Anson answered with obvious sadness.

"Being able to distinguish those who are not infected is considered to have saved most of the people...My lord, Anson, you go out of the city, and the rest...Leave it to me."

Lisa Dilan spoke calmly, without any emotion in his words.

"Lisa Diran... what are you going to do?"

Anson stopped the elf killer who was touching the hilt of his sword: "They are still alive!"

"Anson, you are a kind person...but now, kindness can only increase their pain. Since they are destined to be incurable, then giving them a happy life is the real kindness and honor. You are a doctor, and you understand better than me The consequences of the spread of the plague."

Lisa Dilan shook his head at Anson, his tone was still calm, as if deliberately maintaining no emotion.

"...No...you can't do this, my lord...don't kill them!"

Anson opened his hands and stopped in front of the barracks.

"Young doctor, get out of the way, you have done a good job... we are content to let so many brothers leave this castle. This is their fate. Many of them have followed me as plague exorcists. Knowing the end of the disease... let it go, this Noldor is right, and it is true mercy and honor to let them have a happy ending."

From Anson's side came a muffled voice.

It was General Kryon, a Shining Cross plague exorcist wearing a gas mask.

Kryon had sent the uninfected soldiers out of the city, and he himself returned to the barracks.

"No... Although I can't cure it, this disease can definitely be cured! There is always a cure for any disease! Since the Snake Worship Cult can spread the plague, then they must have a cure for the plague, otherwise they themselves How did you survive?"

Anson still shook his head firmly.

"We don't want to enjoy the Snake Cult's cure for the Red Death... boy, I've been dealing with the Snake Cult my whole life. They see the Red Death as a sacrifice to Aziz Dahaka...Sacrifice of life In the end, some people will survive, shed their flesh and blood and gain powerful power, and become flesh and blood monsters that have lost their souls... It's not much different from those fallen people who believe in darkness... I can't let my subordinates become Such a living dead..."

Kryon sighed: "Actually, the Snake Cult can't restore the infected people. They are just using the Red Death to select soldiers. Those who are not affected by the Red Death will be transformed into viper-like creatures by them." The monster...is covered in poison!"

"General Kryon, how would you deal with this situation before?"

Li Ang pressed the sword in Lisa Dilan's hand, turned around and asked Kryon.

"Brothers... let friends in the north see your sacrifices, and let them remember how to deal with the Snake Cult!"

General Kryon didn't answer, but yelled directly into the barracks, and then dragged Anson away from the gate of the barracks.

"General, farewell..."

"It is my honor to fight alongside you, General, I am Marians..."

"I'm Kronlow..."

"I'm……"

A series of voices came from the closed barracks.

Soon after, all sound died away, and the barracks was ablaze.

The fire became brighter under a large amount of wood, and the fire gradually devoured the wooden barracks, burying all these fearless soldiers in the flames.

Tears welled up in Kryon's eyes, and he kept the military salute still.

Anson knelt on the ground and wailed.

And Li Ang knelt down on one knee, using the etiquette of meeting the emperor, bid farewell to these real warriors who set themselves on fire.

(End of this chapter)