The Lion King of Middenland, Warhammer

Kislev's winter day is short, the sun that quietly illuminates the wasteland has sunk into the sky, and the blue-black night sky covers the earth like a low silk curtain.The cold wind whizzed across the battlefield criss-crossed with bones, stirring the blazing funeral pyres, scattering sulfur and burnt smells everywhere, with a howling sound of sorrow.

"May the noble soul of General Holt von Nicholas rest in eternal peace, may His Majesty the Holy Emperor Sigmar be with him, and may Tal, the supreme ruler of the great wilderness and forest, guide his noble soul!"

Following Hyde's solemn voice, Mirmidia's holy seal rose brilliantly from behind him, reflecting the huge fire in front of him.The raging fire turned his young face red, casting undulating shadows on the armor full of scars and holes, as if responding to his prayers.

"May His Majesty the Holy Emperor Sigmar be with him, and may Tal, the supreme ruler of the great wilderness and forest, guide his noble soul!"

Dozens of voices echoed heavily, and the flames and holy seals refracted warm light on their battle-hardened armor.These people are the remaining officers and knights of the Northern Imperial Coalition Army. Under the leadership of Hyde, they are holding a simple mourning ceremony for the several senior officers who died in battle.In fact, Hyde, who is the captain of the third brigade and the temporary captain, is currently the only remaining supreme commander of this army, so he must perform the funeral ceremony.

The results of this battle were astonishing. The Chaos Kugan army with 3000 elite cavalry was almost wiped out. More than [-] people were either killed on the spot or caught up and killed during the rout, including more than a dozen trolls and several Ten Chaos Knights included.But the price was also tragic, because the captain of the imperial coalition army, the general, was killed, the deputy commander of the regiment, Fischer, was seriously injured, two captains of the four combat brigades were killed and one was seriously injured. The total number of deaths in the troops exceeded [-], and one-third of the carriages were lost. .In a certain sense, it is no exaggeration to call this vicious battle a fight to the death.

The uninvited guest that changed everything was the army of Midenland. Although this powerful cavalry regiment arrived at the battlefield very late, it almost completely destroyed the resistance of the Chaos Kugan in an instant, just like the thunder that descended from nine days.During the whole fierce battle, the number of enemies they wiped out was close to half of the total battle results. Thousands of Kugans died under their devastating charge, while their own losses were only 40 or [-] casualties.When two fighters fought to the point of injury and fatigue, even a child's surprise attack from behind would be fatal, not to mention that the attacker was another stronger fighter?

Thanks to the appearance of Lisa, a high-ranking battle mage from Middenland, the God-favored of Sarya, many wounded soldiers of the coalition army were rescued, including Fischer, the deputy commander of the coalition.The Blessed One of Moore had five ribs broken and one leg broken by Analair's blow, and suffered serious injuries to his internal organs, but he was still lucky enough to survive.Although he couldn't recover in a short period of time, the empire finally didn't lose two divinely favored people in one day, which can be regarded as a blessing among misfortunes.

"According to the provisions of Section 26 of Chapter [-] of the Imperial Military Code, I hand over the command of the Northward Wing to the brave Captain Hyde of the Third Death Battalion. He meets all the qualifications required by the Holy Military Code." [

This was Fischer's first words after waking up. The indifferent Raven Knight still maintained his calm demeanor, even when he was seriously injured and unable to move while lying on the carriage.Mor's favored ones have always taken death and injury lightly, because there are always purple roses of death beside the black raven wings, and they are the servants of the god of death.

So Hyde became interim supreme commander of the wing, which was a nuisance.Because of counting losses, setting up defenses, sending out messengers, organizing remnant soldiers, presiding over funerals, etc., a series of tasks immediately weighed on the young man's shoulders like a mountain. Various reports caught him off guard, as if he was about to welcome another The battle was so tense.

But at the critical moment, Lisa extended a helping hand. She and old Loren helped Hyde sort out many problems.Marshall also got involved, so the matter had a rough idea, and Hyde's heart calmed down temporarily, ready to face the next test, whether it was the army of chaos or something else.But first of all, as the new captain, he must attend the funeral of his comrades-in-arms, which is an indispensable ceremony.

The cremation ceremony after cleaning the battlefield is the law of the Holy Military Code, which is not only for mourning, but also to avoid the enemy's tricks, because the corpse of a warrior is the best treasure of the necromancer.In order to prevent the souls of brave comrades from being desecrated by the enemy and the remains from being used by the enemy, the first baptism of the holy fire is essential.As long as the war situation has the slightest permission, the funeral must be held on the same day, because this can best cut off the enemy's conspiracy.

The cremation ceremony on the battlefield was simple. The remains of two thousand comrades were roughly divided into ten pyres.All the remains, as long as they belonged to comrades-in-arms, were piled together regardless of their identities. Only a small number of identifiable middle and senior officers were placed on top, poured with oil and wine, and then lit a raging fire.They once fought together, and they will return to the dust together. There is no time and energy for meticulous pretentiousness in the perilous wasteland.In fact, this is also in line with the original intention of Moore, the God of Death, because the great Lord of Death will never pay attention to the secular identity.

"May every soul who died heroically on the battlefield be blessed by the holy war god, and may the great white wolf god bring their warriors rest!"

As the representative of the friendly forces, General Chris also used Ulrich's prayer to pay tribute to the war dead. This powerful champion fighter who always had a smiley face suddenly became very serious at the funeral.Ten cheetah knights and white wolf knights lined up neatly behind him, their thick fur cloaks and shining swords rustled in the cold winter night wind.Because of the heavy casualties of the imperial coalition forces, Middenland's army was temporarily in charge of the peripheral investigation and defense, so not many people attended the funeral.

"May the souls of the warriors rest in peace forever, and may the flags of the Empire and Kislev always triumph! The loyal bones of the martyrs will forever become the pillars of the motherland!"

With the heavy and solemn cries of hundreds of people, the short ceremony ended in this way, and most of them returned to the temporarily built trenches and walls, leaving only a few people responsible for collecting the ashes of their comrades in arms.In fact, they also serve as the outer cordon, and the consideration of the Imperial Military Code is always very thoughtful.Etiquette is never used, power is never wasted, and everything must have its extra meaning as much as possible, because luxury is not allowed on the cruel battlefield.

"Your Highness Hyde, it's already late at night, why don't you go back to the camp?"

Following this unexpected voice, Fleur gently leaned into Hyde's arms.The dark-haired girl was wearing a thick fur scarf and one hand was hung on her chest with a bandage, but she was in good spirits, and her slender body was full of youthful charm.

"I am here to mourn our comrades-in-arms for the last time, and at the same time be alert to the movements around me. The current manpower is insufficient, and I must do something that should be done."

Hyde gently stroked Fleur's cheek, the young divinely favored one looked quite relaxed.Although he suffered a lot of skin trauma during the fierce battle during the day, and his physical strength was once exhausted, but under Lisa's healing magic power, he recovered surprisingly quickly, and now he is completely like a normal person.In a sense, this blond youth likes fighting more than he likes documents and reports. He was afraid of hemp paper and parchment after learning the alphabet for a long time.

"I'm fine. My strength has improved a lot in today's fierce battle. But you, why did you run out? How is your injury? Do you think you are that strong?"

"Miss Lisa... No, Aunt Lisa's magic power of Salya has completely healed my injury. Her magic power is much stronger than Mrs. Greenhill, so I'm fine. I'm also Aunt Lisa means, she wants me to ask you to go back, she knows that your body needs to rest.”[

Fleur's face turned red, and she held Hyde's strong hand tightly, her slender fingers moving nervously.

"If I go back, should I let Grandpa Loren stand here? You should understand his character. Now the powerful people in our army have lost too much. One of His Excellency Cicero's hands was broken, and his sternum was also broken." His Excellency Fischer couldn't even move, His Excellency Fred was killed, and Tenen's internal injuries were also serious. Now I am the most powerful person. Of course, this is not counting the situation of the Middenland army Down."

Hyde frowned slightly, and involuntarily clenched the hilt of the lion's tooth sword. His deep voice carried a layer of love and a hint of blame.

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