The Glory of the Seven Gods of Ice and Fire

Chapter 245 The Final Battle

“Where do the waves come from inland?”

Before being swept away by the flood, many soldiers in the army had such doubts.

The rolling flood came from the east, sweeping away everything in its path. The warring parties were swept away by surprise, or helplessly washed away, or drowned in the water. The battle line was in tatters in an instant, which was a development that neither humans nor the White Walkers had expected.

However, if it was just a flood, it would be fine, but as the ships coming downstream rushed into the plain, the balance of victory tipped to an unexpected side - after a long period of silence, the infamous Tranquility Fleet once again stood in center of the stage, and Euron's huge fleet arrived at the battlefield with the flood and began a bloody show.

The Iron Men and pirates were singing songs of plunder and killing as they drove their ships across the land. Even though the water was as deep as a shoal and enough to destroy the keels of their ships, they had no intention of stopping. When their warships ran over the living and dead struggling in the water, they laughed for blood.

Of course, if you often sail near the shore, you will inevitably run aground. Such crazy actions are naturally risky. Ships often encounter accidents on the battlefield. They may run aground or hit a reef. The lucky ones can still stabilize the ship, but the unfortunate ones have different endings: either the whole ship is destroyed, and all the people on it are thrown out by inertia, drawing a long arc in the sky, or the whole ship capsizes under the push of the water flow, and the fully loaded Ironmen are turned upside down inside, and it is unknown whether they will suffocate to death. But despite such risks, these Ironmen and pirates are still fearless and continue to move forward - or, their fear of Euron overwhelms their fear of death, and they would rather die on the battlefield than disobey Euron's orders.

The most conspicuous ship in this fleet is Euron's infamous Serenity. This large ship with a dark red hull is galloping on the "ocean", and Euron himself is standing on the bridge, spreading his terrifying laughter in all directions. When people see Euron's figure and hear his terrifying laughter, they will involuntarily feel fear, and that fear hits their hearts like a tide.

In addition to the Iron Men, pirates and their master Euron, the surviving warriors also discovered some "people" who were calm in the flood. They wore ancient armor and their bodies were like mummies. After the flood subsided and the battlefield turned into shallow depressions and swamps, they were not hindered by mud and cold like other people. They rushed towards the people who were still standing in the flood as if they were walking on flat ground. The warriors who came into contact with them often thought that this was another kind of wight, but then these "wights" proved their mistakes with their extraordinary agility. They were even stronger than the White Walkers' carefully strengthened servants.

During the battle, people quickly noticed that they were different from the wights. These newcomers had extremely strong fighting instincts, were flexible and maneuverable on the battlefield, and were very good at using tactics. Even the White Walkers could not get any good deal in front of these guys. Their swords were different from those of mortals. The milky white blades of the White Walkers could not crush these weapons. Many White Walkers who engaged in the battle realized the crisis, but it was too late. They fell into the water accompanied by the slaughter. These ancient warriors killed the White Walkers as if they were killing mortals.

"Damn Euron, he knew very well that the Iron Men were not good at land battles, so he used forbidden techniques to divert the flood of the Last River. I arranged a battle in this field, originally wanting to make better use of the cavalry, but now it has become his destiny. Damn it!" Looking at the miserable condition of the rebels at the foot of the hill, Hugo couldn't help but curse. Fortunately, he chose to place the main formation on a high place for command, otherwise who knows where it would be swept away. Although the flood has eased a lot now, Euron can still manipulate the waves to reap the poor people who were alone. The soldiers who escaped by chance had to retreat and regroup because of the collapse of the army. As for the negative effects brought by the mud and cold, that goes without saying.

At present, the rebels who were not washed away by the flood are moving towards the hill where Hugo is, and his generals and officers are trying to restore the army: too many people were washed away or drowned, and many people were unconscious due to hypothermia. Both humans and White Walkers were confused by Euron's unexpected raid, and Euron seized this opportunity to beat the fallen dogs madly. All the organized armies on the battlefield became his target.

Will Euron intervene in the decisive battle like he did in the Battle of the Channel? The rebels had discussed this issue before the war, and most people thought he might do so, but considering that this place is deep inland and the Ironborn are not good at land warfare, no one was too wary of this threat - if he dared to come, the kingdom's cavalry would smash his head like the late King Robert beat his nephew. Unfortunately, the rebel leaders still underestimated Euron. They overemphasized Euron's brutality and ignored Euron's wisdom. They are now paying the price for their negligence.

"My lord, to some extent, we should feel lucky that we chose the Dreadfort instead of Winterfell as our rally point. If we had led our troops to the Stark territory, what awaited us would not be this 'small shallow pond' but a river flowing upstream."

As the captain of Hugo's guard, Eddie Tollett had to try to comfort his lord in his own unique way. "The Iron Men are not good at land battles, so Euron turned the battlefield into an ocean. We came here to fight to destroy the land army of the White Walkers, not to destroy a fleet that can sail on dry land. Now we are several miles away from the Dreadfort, and the crossbows on the city wall probably can't hit Euron. Lord Hugo, since the white walkers and sea monsters are still fighting, let's retreat to the Dreadfort first, so that we can gather the remaining troops along the way. I'm afraid that today's battle will last for a long time."

It has to be said that the current situation of the rebel army is indeed urgent. All the troops on the front line have been scattered because of Euron's huge waves, and most of the survivors are in panic. Looking around, there are fleeing soldiers everywhere, and many nobles and generals who were supervising the front line are missing. The entire front line of the rebel army has been completely shattered.

"No, Eddie, we can't just withdraw like that. The Seven Gods have given me a revelation. They told me to wait for a moment. It will give me a chance, a chance for us to kill those guys." Looking into the distance, Hugo responded to Eddie's suggestion with a hint of excitement in his tone.

Hugo was willing to take the risk and wait, because he was not the only one whose front line was broken by Euron's crazy behavior. The White Walkers on the opposite side were also put on the passive side. The tight formation formed by those wights had been torn apart by the flood. The formation that was impossible to break through no longer existed, and many White Walker masters were washed away to unknown places.

This is a rare opportunity, Hugo thought. Euron shifted his focus to attacking the White Walkers. The scattered rebels were reorganizing, and his real elite troops, the Holy Army, were not lost. If there were no damn water, if there were no damn cold wind, he could rush down the hill in one go and let the White Walkers and sea monsters have a taste of the iron cavalry. This is much more reliable than retreating to the Dreadfort: If he doesn't seize this opportunity, it will be a foolish dream to encounter such a battle next time.

Hugo chose to wait, and the Seven Gods arrived as expected.

Before they knew it, the dark clouds covering the sky dissipated, and the blazing sun stood high in the sky, as if it would never set, shining with endless light. For the rebels, it was extremely warm, drying the soldiers' clothes that were extremely heavy due to being soaked in water, and dispelling the cold wind whistling from the north. Many soldiers who had fainted due to hypothermia gradually woke up, and the morale of the entire army rose accordingly.

The White Walkers and the Iron Men could not feel this joy. To them, the manifestation of the Seven symbolized disaster and death - the scorching sun burned the earth, the wights were dried up, and some White Walkers were "melted", forcing the Night King to try to gather them again. This round of counterattack from the gods was even more deadly to the Iron Men, as the waves and floods that Euron had raised with his divine power evaporated directly, and the fierce storm he was about to create also disappeared under the light, leaving only a breeze - there is no doubt that the entire Tranquility Fleet has become a dead fish in a dry ditch!
"Your Excellency, what should we do?" As the river water evaporated, the fleet lost its legs and all the ships were stranded in the wilderness. The captains were at a loss. They had no way to fight back against God. The quiet ban was broken. They turned to their king, the man who had once defeated God.

"There are too many eyes in the High Heaven looking at this battlefield. They would rather yield to the Seven Gods than surrender to me..." Euron stared at the sun in a daze for a moment, but soon turned his head to answer his subordinates' questions, "Everyone get off the boat. The enemy is coming from two sides. I will only go one way. As long as we quickly defeat the white walkers in front of us, victory will still belong to us."

Euron fell into anger. He cursed the Seven Gods and planned to complete a new revenge after killing everyone, but the rebels would not give him time. After the army was rearranged, Hugo made a final mobilization to them. He scanned the faces in front of him and issued the final order:

"Warriors, believers of the Seven Gods, the Seven Gods have sent down miracles. Euron Greyjoy's infamous fleet has been unable to move on land, and the White Walkers who wanted to destroy everything have been restrained by sea monsters. If we don't move now, when will we move? My friends, my comrades, the enemy chief is ahead. This is our only chance now. Please follow my battle flag and move forward!"

"Lord Hugo, lead us to charge!"

"Long live the Seven!"

"Long live Lord Hugo!"

As Hugo expected, the soldiers agreed with his orders, and the morale of the army was also mobilized by him. Seeing this, Hugo turned around and boarded the warhorse that was led to him. He took a seven-pointed star flag and looked at the battlefield in the chaos. The seven-pointed star mark on his hand was aching slightly, and the Night King and Euron were there.

"Knights, follow me!"

The Seven Gods have blessed them, and now it's time to fight. With the appearance of the scorching sun, everyone realized that the Seven Gods were putting their will into the battlefield. The gods were watching them, and they were using their divine power to deal with those evil gods. This fact boosted the morale of the rebels. Even the soldiers who had been washed away by the flood and collapsed and fled, regained their sanity under the light of the Seven Gods, and returned to the battlefield to fight side by side with their comrades. On the charge path of Hugo's team, whether they were those who held on or those who fled, everyone rushed to join Hugo's team and fight together with the gods' favored ones. No one could refuse the honor of participating in a legendary battle.

Naturally, as the first obstacle on the charge, the pirates and ironmen who were hastily forming a battle line after getting off the ships became the first tributes to the Seven Gods by the rebels. They formed a solid shield wall according to Euron's order, but these shield walls could not stop the charge of the armored cavalry - the Holy Army of Qohor rushed into the front line, tore their weapons and bodies in front of the horrified eyes of the men in formation, and the fanatical Westeros knights surrounded the shield wall from all sides and attacked them from the side and rear; this was not over yet, after the cavalry, a large number of fearless believers of the Seven Gods arrived at the battle line, they entangled and fought fiercely with the defenders, people died and fell every moment, but the pirates and ironmen were definitely the ones who suffered heavy losses.

Euron's men were stunned. They were not good at fighting in formation. They originally thought that they could rely on ships and shield walls to hold off the rebels until Euron returned, but the rebels' saturation attack shattered their fantasy. Many people gave up and began to flee. The rebels did not even bother to pay attention to the collapsed enemy, nor did they bother to chase them - this is the vast and desolate North, not the small Iron Islands. Just run slowly, the cold winter will teach you a lesson.

In this way, the defense line formed by mortals was torn to pieces by the rebels, and even Hugo himself did not see a few Iron Men. The way ahead had been successfully opened, his subordinates had cleared the road, and he continued to advance forward.

As the army continued to move forward, the battle became more intense, and shadows appeared in the sky again. Ice, snow, sunlight and storms were fighting each other, and on the ground, the White Walkers, humans and the dead were fighting fiercely. The White Walkers were not at an advantage against the ancient warriors brought by Euron. Both sides suffered huge losses in the battle. The humans and wights in this area had been eliminated long ago, after all, they were the easiest to be eliminated.

However, with the arrival of Hugo, the situation changed again.

Leading the knights from both sides of the Narrow Sea, Hugo rode his horse through the chaotic battlefield. Comrades were constantly pulled off their horses and killed, pierced by ice spears, and became puppets of the enemy. Even the Holy Army was forced to disperse its forces and leave the team, but humans were still moving forward. They were tearing through the layers of melee before them and heading towards the center of the battle - the closer they got there, the stronger the hints the Seven Gods gave Hugo, and the person Hugo was looking for was right there.

Gradually, the number of knights and followers behind Hugo became fewer and fewer. They either fell on the way to charge or were caught up in fierce fighting in the rear. This place was very close to the core of the battlefield. The storm and heavy snow blocked the sunlight. Hugo himself was lost for a while. Fortunately, the guidance of the seven gods in his palm was still there, and he was about to reach his destination.

"Lord Hugo, I heard some noises coming from behind, not human. It seems something is catching up with us." Finally, when Hugo reached the edge of his destination, only the commander of the Holy Army of Qohor, Belron Auroris, was left behind him. "Their number should not be too large. I should be able to handle them alone. Please continue to move forward. I will buy you some time."

After saying that, Auroris left in the direction he came from, and Hugo was the only one left as far as he could see. He continued to move forward and finally arrived at his destined place.

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In the center of the battlefield, Hugo saw two figures fighting, and he was very sure who those two figures were. The pale knight emitting a cold aura was undoubtedly the Night King, and the one with bloodshot eyes was Euron Greyjoy.

Euron is fighting with the Night King. He is holding a Valyrian battle axe and wearing a light suit. He attacks the Night King fiercely like a pirate on a ship. His posture is like a war dance. As for the Night King, the great enemy of mankind, he is the Chosen One rather than a god, and is retreating in front of Euron.

Seeing this, Hugo didn't hesitate at all. He picked up the crossbow hanging on the saddle and took out a bunch of crossbow arrows from the bag - the arrowheads were all made of Valyrian steel. He quickly loaded the crossbow and shot at the Night King's back. The King of the White Walkers' reaction was indeed quick. He immediately turned around to block the arrow, but the price was that he almost had his arm chopped off by Euron.

The battle did not stop with the sudden entry of the third person. They kept fighting fiercely without stopping. Euron continued to attack with no defense at all, and Hugo shot his crossbow arrows.

As for the Night King, this guy used a white sword in one hand and magic in the other to resist the siege from both sides.

Finally, Hugo's guards eliminated the enemies in the rear and rushed to the battlefield one after another. Many of them were injured, but their morale was still high. Seeing their lord shooting at the enemy, they drew their bows and arrows without hesitation. In an instant, a rain of arrows flew towards Euron and the Night King.

Looking at the rain of arrows coming, Euron retreated violently. The Night King immediately realized the crisis behind him. He distanced himself from Euron and tried his best to block the incoming arrows. But at this moment, Hugo found the right opportunity and rode his horse to the front of the Night King, piercing the Night King's body with a spear made of Valyrian steel.

According to the rebels' previous experience, a White Walker hit by dragonglass or Vartan would immediately turn into a pool of ice water. However, the Night King, as the king of the White Walkers, did not follow this rule. He fell suddenly to the ground after being stabbed by a spear. After realizing that he was fatally injured, he no longer tried to get up, but stared at Hugo. It was unknown what he was thinking under his deep eyes. Then, his body shattered like dust.

With the death of the Night King, the battle on the periphery also took a turn for the better. The White Walkers began to die or escape, and the balance of victory tilted towards the rebels again. But Hugo didn't have the mind to think about those things. He stared at Euron in front of him, looking at this crazy man, and Euron was also looking at him silently. Hugo's guards looked at each other. They did not dare to act blindly and put their master into a passive situation.

"You won, Hugo, and you saved humanity." After a long while, Euron broke the strange silence, "But have you ever thought about whether this is what you want? You have already died once in the Usurper War. Can you guarantee that you will still be the same person after you come back to life?"

Looking at Hugo in front of him, Euron smiled contrary to his usual behavior, and even the blood color in his eyes seemed to soften: "This world is unequal, not only in status and wealth, but also in talent. In my opinion, we are the most similar people in the kingdom: we have both accepted the favor of the gods, and we have both used the favor to achieve hegemony, but I finally chose to resist, while you chose to obey. Why? You also saw the evil deeds of those gods in the East. Are you so sure that the Seven Gods are the only good gods in the world? Is it possible that it is slowly leading you to depravity? Are you so confident in handing your soul to it?"

"You are afraid of me. The most fundamental reason is that you don't know my purpose. When I was young, there were gods who wanted to seduce me and deceive me into serving their corrupt throne. Once upon a time, I became their pawn, but later I understood everything! I deceived them, paralyzed them, and finally rebelled against them. Now the Drowned God and the Storm God have fallen in the waves, and they will no longer bring disaster to the world. Why don't we work together..."

"Shut up, Euron," Hugo interrupted. "You know you've lost. Otherwise, why would you keep talking nonsense and comparing your weaknesses to my strengths? I admit that you are a smart man and a powerful enemy. You are not like your foolish brother. He rebelled against Robert and lost his head, while you served Robert and eventually rose to prominence. But because of this, I am more cautious about you and your nonsense."

"At the same time, I must correct you on one point. The difference between you and me has never been about obedience and resistance, trust and doubt. When I decided to give up returning to the valley and fight for the people, my ideal was to make the world peaceful, so that the good would have their destination and the evil would have their punishment. And you? You are obsessed with killing and succumb to desire. You want to become a new god, but your new body still contains the bones of the Drowned God and the Storm God. Since ancient times, people have always valued deeds rather than the heart. Even if the Seven Gods have evil thoughts, they still guide their believers to do good to the poor and liberate slaves. You only talk about eliminating evil and resisting, but what have you done?"

"I don't need you to remind me to be wary of anything. The Seven Gods themselves know that I am wary of them, but they still treat me well, so I believe in them devoutly. Similarly, for you, even if you are full of sins, I will not go out of my way to humiliate you or harm you. If you are still the Lord of Tranquility who travels across the world, then fight me. A hero should have a hero's ending!" While Hugo was refuting Euron, the sword in his hand also changed quietly: pale flames jumped out from the blade, like a burning fire, as if to turn all obstacles in front of him into ashes.

"You have made your choice, and it has also..." Looking at the opponent in front of him, Euron muttered to himself, "...so be it."

Then, Euron rushed towards Hugo without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)