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Chapter 1344 1342. Ah, Glorious Death - Monthly Tickets and More [1010]

When the first ray of sunlight fell from beyond the torn night sky, the entire city of Banks seemed like a different world.

The incomplete streets filled with the smell of war were filled with kneeling and crying civilians. They felt the touch of the sun on their bodies, recalled the despair of the past three days, and let the tears drip from the corners of their eyes.

Although they were blind for only three days, for all those who survived in East Prussia, they were truly survivors who had crawled out of hell.

They also have enough reasons to praise today's sun. Although the huge steel battleship floating high in the sky makes people uneasy, compared with the endless night, no matter what happens next, it will be a blessing from fate.

The same goes for the soldiers of the Pioneer Corps.

Many of them could fight those crazy monsters fearlessly in the dark of night, but when the sun came out again and announced the end of the nightmare, these strong warriors dropped their weapons like kobolds whose toes were stepped on, covered their eyes and let out weak cries.

They also have enough reasons to be sad.

In the past three days of fighting, everyone had lost something, enough to affect the rest of their lives.

Just outside the city of Banks, at the edge of the area previously covered by the glorious artifact, Loren was panting, leaning on his battle axe, as he watched the remaining darkness in front of him being ruthlessly torn apart by the light that fell from the sky. The monsters hiding in the darkness fled in terror but were then enveloped by the light that followed them like a shadow, then fell to their knees with screams, and were chopped into meat paste by the warriors who rushed up.

Even the most ferocious creatures of Chaos would be afraid of the sunlight that has no lethal power against them, because it means that the time when Chaos was rampant has ended, and Order has regained the land where they could roam freely.

But before Marshal Loren could catch his breath, a black halberd pierced through like a sharp arrow and pierced accurately under his feet.

Looking in the direction where the halberd was flying, the half-dwarf marshal saw Count Xi Kemaier riding on the eight-legged night terror.

The latter raised a finger to him and said:
"I'll give you one day to make arrangements for your final resting place. Tonight at midnight, you will be on the gallows. You can summon your army and find all the helpers you can. It's up to you. You just need to prepare a few more coffins.

Cherish your last moments, Recruit Loren."

After saying this, the powerful Earl of the Underworld turned around and disappeared on the battlefield outside the city of Banks, escorted by several great corpse wizards. The undead also followed their leader to leave the gathering place of the living, as well as the soldiers of the pioneering corps who were resurrected in the battle.

They were called, and they had no right to refuse.

As the Dwarf Marshal watched in silence, an undead warrior who had lost his left arm staggered in front of him.

He was wearing the uniform of the Pioneer Corps but without any military emblems or medals. The marshal recognized that this was the officer who had been deprived of his honors before, which made Loren feel mixed emotions.

This young man was no coward, he fought for this city till the very end and gave his all.

Compared to him, I am more like a coward.

"marshal."

The undead officer said in a hoarse and ominous voice:

"The warriors are waiting for your leadership. Whether in life or in death, we will always follow you! But if you don't want to step into death, then run away, away from the battlefield and territory of the Xike Hades Army, hide in your home and pray that death will not find you.

We don’t blame you.”

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Loren took out his dwarven pipe and sat on the body of the giant ratman who had been hacked to death. He blew out a smoke ring and looked up at the undead officer, saying:
"Come pick me up at midnight today. Remember to prepare weapons, protective gear, and a mount for me. I want a military emblem and supplies that match my status, an independent office, and independent command of the disciplinary battalion.

Pass my request on to the Hades Army!"

"Yes! Marshal."

The officer saluted with one arm, then turned and walked into the ranks of the dead.

They lined up to evacuate the battlefield, but some living soldiers were still struggling with their dead companions. Many tough guys were unwilling to let their brothers who had lived and died together leave. However, death was a ruthless line that separated the two worlds and made it impossible for them to maintain their previous ties.

Of course, death is generous enough, and one day they can meet again in another world.

"Loren, do you want to go back to Silver Castle?"

The Earth Priest who had participated in the battle came over and said to Loren, who was smoking his pipe in a dull manner:

"This is your last chance! I beg you, please consider my proposal carefully! Although it is shameful to avoid this thing, it really works. Don't you want to see your child born with your own eyes?"

"Just because of this, I'll give up my persistence and change from a glorious soldier to a weakling protected by my wife, and I'll have to live in that city I never liked until death finally comes knocking on my door?"

Loren blew out a smoke ring and said:
"No, I refuse! But I should report to my wife when I am about to die, so I ask you to go to Silver Castle and bring my wife to Banks City. I hope she can stay with me until the end."

"Zhao! You cold-blooded bastard."

The Earth Priest who had watched Loren grow up could no longer bear it, and slapped Loren in the face, knocking the Marshal's pipe flying.

But Loren did not resist.

He simply picked up the pipe in silence, causing the Earth Priest in front of him to stamp his feet in anger, but he still quickly left the battlefield using the Earth Walking Technique.

What happened here is not known to most people. Banks City has a lot of problems. The nearly one million refugees in the city alone is a big problem that must be properly handled. This kind of thing cannot be done by the army.

But the good news is that before the veil of eternal night dissipated, Earl Lyon had already led the people of Holy Light to Banks City.

The Earl is a true administrator and he will always find a way to handle everything.

After Loren returned to the city's command center and wrote a few letters, the guards came to report that General Soros had already arrived in Banks City on a wind eagle, which made Loren immediately stand up and go to greet his most trusted adjutant.

Then he saw Soros, who was leaning on crutches, appear in front of him.

General Soros seemed to have aged dozens of years in three days. His right leg had completely disappeared. Just from this injury, it could be judged that the general who went south to lead the troops to support Banks City was not derelict in his duty.

They also fought very fierce battles during the march, leaving their highest commanders seriously injured.

But the dark humor is that Colonel Ron, who is accompanying General Soros, also has a missing leg.

He lost his left leg in the black disaster, and now his father lost his right leg. Well, the father and son together can make a pair of good legs.

"Marshal! I'm sorry, I..."

When he saw Loren, General Soros, who had been sullen all the way, finally couldn't hold it anymore. He lowered his head and said with great shame:
“I failed to bring soldiers to Banks City for support as planned. I also heard from General Maxim about the agreement you reached with the Xike Hades Army. I’m sorry. If I could get here in time, you wouldn’t have to sacrifice yourself.

It's all my fault!

I have let you down."

"What does this have to do with you, old man?"

Colonel Ron, who was wearing a combat leather jacket, couldn't help but retort:
“You led 16,000 men out of Dorod Fortress, but after two battles, only less than 9,000 men were left. If General Maxim hadn’t led us to rescue you, you and your soldiers would have been wiped out in Barclay Town.

Mortal warriors are not trained to fight the creatures of Chaos!

This is not a problem that can be solved by a firm will. If you really had to break through and come to Banks City, the result would be nothing more than a few thousand more tombs on this land.

I know you want to be strong in your life.

But that’s the problem. If this isn’t your fault, don’t take it upon yourself!”

"Shut up! Rebellious son."

General Soros was annoyed by his youngest son's retort, and was about to strike with his crutch, but was stopped by Loren. The marshal did not care about General Soros's failure to march, on the contrary, he said to Soros with a serious expression:
"I am dying tonight, Soros.

This is my own choice, but I must ask you to continue leading the Pioneer Corps after my death, which is what we agreed upon before.

We were so busy fighting before that we overlooked some details, but now if we think about it carefully, it is not difficult to find that Count Lyon's series of actions have a very terrible plot! The pioneering army must stay in East Prussia and defend this territory for the king!
You must gather the remaining warriors and return to the Fortress, Thoros. Hold on there, no matter what Count Lyon plans to do, you must hold on to the end."

"It's too late, you two."

Colonel Rowan snorted and said:
"The establishment of the Grand Duchy of Capet is a foregone conclusion. No matter how well you arrange it, as long as the 'Shadow Chaser' is still cruising here, no one can stop the Capet family from dividing the land and establishing new territories.

Even Fraser himself has given up on stopping his father, and it's not just the Capet family that's working behind the scenes. If you say Transia is not involved, no one in their right mind will believe it. The emergence of a new country in the Old Continent is a foregone conclusion.

The best option now is for my father to lead the pioneering army to evacuate East Prussia, so as to avoid Count Lyon turning against us.

This is the advice I received from Fraser, who recommended that you evacuate immediately to the Anjou region."

"Well, that's the thing, Ron."

Loren whispered:
“The Pioneer Corps cannot leave East Prussia, because the soul contract made by Hades affects not only me, but all members of the Pioneer Corps have been affected by the contract. When death comes, we will be transformed from warriors of the Pioneer Corps to recruits of the Xiko Hades Army.

No one is immune.

So is Soros, and so are you, Ron!
Even Fraser, we all participated in the Sikor War, and this is the curse and response of the dead."

"I don't think this is a curse, it's just the ending we deserve."

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Ron has now completely let it go.

In front of his father, he took out a crumpled pack of cigarettes from his pocket, smoked one, and then said, with his hands on his hips:

“Fight while you live, serve after you die!

This is by no means a punishment or torture, it simply gives us a reason and qualification to participate in a larger war.

The moment I retired from the army, I had already decided how to plan my second half of life. What makes me most satisfied is that I have been walking on the path I planned. I am a member of the order camp.

I feel proud of what I do now, which is enough to dilute the guilt I felt in the past.

Now I know that after I died in a battle, I can come back as a dead body. To borrow the crazy words of those foreigners, how can this be a punishment?
This is clearly a benefit.”

At this point, Ron blew out a smoke ring and said to his father:

"So I think you don't have to think about serving the king after you take over as the marshal. Wouldn't it be great if you could just join Lord Murphy and fight for order?"

"Shut up! Rebellious son."

General Soros scolded, looked at the marshal in front of him, and said in a deep voice:

"Be it a curse or a contract, please rest assured, Marshal! I will lead our warriors to guard the Fortress until the last person dies of old age. I regard it as an honor to serve, and I wish you a safe journey!"

"Well, I feel relieved to leave it to you."

Loren let out a long sigh and turned his head to look behind him. Several earth priests came out from underground, and then the dwarf princess of the Silver Castle also appeared from the transfer of the Mother Goddess's protection with a big belly. When she saw her husband, she immediately ran over in tears, asking Loren to drop his pipe and go to meet him.

Sister!
You run so fast without even looking at your situation! Although dwarves have special physiques, they are not fearless.

"Sorry, Soros."

Loren supported his wife and turned to his adjutant and said:

"I really want to talk to you again, but please allow me to be selfish for once in this last moment. I want to give the rest of my time to my family."

"Ah."

Soros nodded, turned around and left on his crutches.

As he walked out of the headquarters, the old general looked at the devastated Banks City, sighed, and then looked at his heartless little son beside him. After a few seconds of silence, he said:

"Your leg."

"Ha, I knew you would never be able to stand having to live on crutches for the rest of your life."

Ron grinned, rummaged through his pocket, took out a folded card, handed it to his father, and said:

"Take it to the First People's Hospital of Scarlet Castle and find Doctor Martha in the prosthetics department. She's my new girlfriend. She will help you choose the prosthetic that suits you best, but don't get it installed in the hospital! The prosthetics there are all legal and reliable, but they can't be modified.

My suggestion is that after Martha gives you the diagnostic information, go to Under Armour Hills to find those crazy priests of the Mechanicum. I also have a way to get you an illegally modified prosthetic body for a racing boat.

I heard that those guys have already started installing gold-in-fuel missiles in their prosthetic bodies.

If they can afford the price, they can even get the single-molecule wheel blade and improved mantis knife produced by the Songhai Empire. They are real battlefield killers and are definitely suitable for veterans like you. "

"This"

General Soros looked at the card in his hand, then looked at his son who was beaming with joy.

He didn't say good or bad.

The old soldier, who had been rigid all his life, just snorted in dissatisfaction, then put away the card and left under the escort of the guards.

His warriors were still waiting for him in Barclays.

He couldn't abandon his soldiers.

As for the soul contract that the marshal mentioned, that is indeed a problem.

But for General Soros, who had just escaped death, he didn't want to think about these things.

Tonight he would take time to mourn the passing of an old friend and comrade. Although he did not die as a soldier, in General Soros' heart, Marshal Loren would always be the best soldier and commander.

He was a role model for the Plantagenet soldier.

Of course, don't learn from him and use plague weapons. The sin that would result from using that thing once is enough to warn the world.
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Bankstown was still busy when midnight came, but that didn't affect Loren.

He had changed into a decent suit, taken off his military badges and medals, put on his marshal's battle axe, and then put on his military boots. Before leaving, he handed a few letters to his wife and asked her to deliver them to the recipients.

Then, as his wife looked on with tears in her eyes, Loren opened the door, smoking a pipe.

Outside the door, Afeng, who came on behalf of the Underworld Army, had a serious and indifferent expression. Holding the soul-stealing scythe in his hand, he made a "please" gesture.

Further away, in the cleared area of ​​the city wall, a black gallows had been erected under the moonlight. Count Sicamere himself served as the executioner, and next to it was a vampire-style coffin, which was the last "gift" that Murphy prepared for Loren with his own money.

"I'll see you again, ma'am."

Seeing that the dwarf princess wanted to make a final attempt to keep him, A Feng said softly:
"Death is not a farewell forever. One day, you will still be able to fight side by side as comrades in arms on the battlefield where order fights against chaos. So keep your sad tears and bless your husband on the battlefield of another world."

"Don't cry, you're making me want to cry too, this is so undignified."

Loren turned around, waved goodbye to his wife, and said:
“When the child is born, tell him my story, both the good and the bad! Let the child know that his father is not a cold-blooded bastard but also not a glorious hero. Don’t let him spend a childhood filled with anger like mine, and don’t let him harbor resentment towards the world.

We will meet again, my love.

I will protect you until I die!

Ah, glory, it was long dead, but death has brought it back again."

(End of this chapter)