Beast Throne

Chapter 585 The Siege ([-])

As the sun sets and night falls, the lights and sparks respond accordingly.

Although the demon army has already appeared on the border of the empire, the residents of the border live in fear day and night.But in the imperial city, the safest city on the continent, it is still thriving.

As the saying goes, when soldiers come, they will block the water and cover them with earth, and when the army of demons comes, naturally there will be troops to exterminate them. For the dignitaries of the imperial city, this is just another opportunity to gain military exploits and add a few strokes to their family's honor.

Therefore, when the darkness enveloped the land, the nobles still enjoyed themselves to the fullest, reveling in their luxury.Not only that, but even the legions stationed around the imperial city have lost their good style in the past, and their discipline is getting worse day by day.

When they first received the order to deploy defense, almost none of the soldiers did not complain secretly in their hearts.Let them leave their homeland and go to the imperial city to defend against the possible arrival of the demon army. As long as their brains can function normally, they will immediately have the idea of ​​whether His Majesty Su Bolai is too cowardly.The army of demons is not the army of other empires. They have strategic goals and battle plans. The demons have always been a scorched earth when they pass by. Instead of stationing in the imperial city, the sergeants feel that it is better to go to the frontier and fight the demons to the death.

Even if he died in battle, at least he died well, at least he died as a warrior.

But after they really arrived in the imperial city, the soldiers' rebellious mood faded day by day with the passage of time, and they even developed an unprecedented favorable impression of Su Bolai.There is no other reason. It is really that the dear emperor treated these foreign troops very well. Not only did they entertain them with good wine and meat every day, they were paid a year's salary in advance, and they were not forbidden to go to the city to find fun.

For these soldiers who came from remote areas, the imperial city is like a paradise, and these days are like heaven and earth.It is precisely because of this that the number of police officers is increasing day by day, and people who are in charge of city defense like Ortega are also having headaches day by day.Even if these troublemakers are caught, they can't do anything to them. After all, they have no right to punish these foreign soldiers.But those with real power always turn a blind eye and let them do whatever they want.

But on the outskirts of the imperial city, in a slightly remote and mysterious military camp, it was different from other places, filled with a lingering sadness.

This is the camp of the Royal Knights. The proud griffin in the past has broken its wings and cannot afford to fall.

"My lord, we are back."

On one side of the camp, in a simple but very practical barracks, several armored knights knelt down on one knee in front of an old man.These knights all looked haggard, their eyes were bloodshot, and they seemed to have not rested for several days, their cheeks were covered with stubble, and their hair was covered with dust.

"Really, I'm back." The old man was none other than the famous Griffin Grand Duke Bulveda.Different from the honor and luxury of the past, the current Bulvida has completely become an old lion, completely lost the power to look down on the world and control everything, and what is left is just a shell.

Ogg's death is unknown, and the other royal knights naturally dispatched a large-scale search. Even if Ogg is really dead, they must find clear evidence.It's a pity that after several days, the knights and griffins were exhausted, but they still didn't get any clues they expected.

"Get up." Bulveda said in a low tone. Although the knights hadn't reported yet, he seemed to know the result already, and he didn't have any expectations.

"My lord, we..." The knight hesitated to speak, but was stopped by Bulvida.

"It's not your fault, it's really not your fault...it's all my fault, my fault." Bulveda repeated these words repeatedly, with an uncontrollable sadness and loneliness in his tone, as if a night Lost everything.The relationship between Bulveda and Ogg has always been a mystery.Not to mention outsiders, even members of the Royal Knights rarely saw the father and son appear together, as if the two of them had no common language.

Even in some grand occasions, the two had to appear at the same time, but Bulveda was always by Subrai's side, while Ogg led the other members of the Royal Knights.

But after the bad news came, Bulveda acted as if his faith had collapsed. The sadness was definitely not feigned, and it even exceeded the pain of a white-haired person sending a black-haired person. This made those who usually have a relationship with Bulveda The good nobles didn't know how to comfort him.Afterwards, Burveda plunged into the barracks of the Royal Knights, never came out again, and refused anyone to visit.

"My lord, what should we do now?" One of the knights couldn't help asking.If Ogg is not around, Bulveda will be the master of the Royal Knights. The current situation is rather chaotic, and someone needs to command them.

"What to do, what to do..." Bulveda seemed to be suffering from Alzheimer's disease, and could only repeat what others said.But after repeating it several times, Bulveda seemed to wake up from a dream, and suddenly asked, "Where is Nanna, I want to see her."

Several knights looked at each other in blank dismay, not daring to speak for a while, and finally the knight who spoke first said, "Your Excellency, Captain Nanna has not returned."

"Didn't come back, why?" Bulveda was surprised, "Could it be she too?"

"No, don't worry, my lord duke." Knowing that Bulveda might have misunderstood, the knight quickly said, "Captain Nanna is fine. According to several people who acted with her, although they were attacked by unknown enemies, But Mr. Yigu, the mentor of Captain Nanna, finally appeared to save them, and then Captain Nanna and Mr. Yigu left together without returning to the team."

The reason why the knights were reluctant to tell the truth at the beginning was because at this moment, the Royal Knights were facing an unprecedented crisis, and Nanna, who had been vigorously trained, did not return to the team, but left instead. the meaning of.However, because they were already very familiar with and understood each other, the knights didn't think that Nanna was evading, so they wanted to cover it up for her.Of course, that's not the only thing I want to hide.

"That's good, that's good." Only then did Burvida feel relieved, there was still some hope left, but after seeing the embarrassed expression on the knight's face, Burvida immediately realized that he didn't Totally honest.

"Lucien," Burvida regained a little bit of his former style, and called the knight by his name, "Lucien, I watched you grow up, you are not a liar, what are you hiding?"

"Uh..." The knight was speechless and struggled for a long time, but in the end he still couldn't overcome his honesty, and said in embarrassment: "My lord, in fact, the only ones who rescued Captain Nanna and those knights were Mr. Yigu. In addition, there is another person, that is, that..."

"I see, you don't have to say it." Bulveda decisively stopped the knight Lucian.The other person he mentioned naturally refers to Wu Tong, but Wu Tong has always been the primary target of the Royal Knights, and his identity is unknown except for a few people.

Judging from the words of the rescued knights, Nanna and Wu Tong obviously knew each other and had an unusual relationship, which made it a bit unacceptable for the other knights.For the knights who strictly abide by the rules of discipline, this is much more serious than the consequences of leaving the team without authorization. Basically, it can be judged as collaborating with the enemy, which is an unacceptable behavior anyway, so Cavalier Lucian has never told the truth.

It's just that Lucien didn't expect that Bulvida and Wu Tong had known each other for a long time, and had only met each other not long ago.

Lucien waited quietly. He didn't know why Bulveda could guess who was with Nanna at once, and he didn't know how Bulveda would deal with it.If Nanna was identified as an enemy because of this, Lucian really didn't know how to explain it to the royal knights outside.

But then Lucien realized that he was thinking too much. Bulveda didn't say anything, but quietly raised his head and looked at the ceiling, and even the deep sadness faded a bit, which made Lucien a little confused.

"Forget it, forget it, until now, there is nothing to hide." Bulveda sighed heavily, as if he was about to tell some shocking secret, but in the end he didn't reveal anything, instead he stood up and took the lead to tell go outside.

"Lucien, you guys come with me. Everyone has their own destiny. I should choose my own path and do something." The moment the door curtain was pushed open, facing the cool night breeze, the very old Bulvie Da Que seemed to have left behind all his burdens and looked decades younger.

"My lord duke!" Burvida regained his strength, and Lucien and the others also found the confidence of the royal knights. The haggard look on their faces disappeared immediately, and their strength returned to their bodies.

But things went against our wishes, just when Lucian was about to stand up and follow Bulvida, the ground shook violently, and all the griffins in the barracks who had already rested were awakened for a moment.These well-trained griffins, who never know how to retreat and only fight harder and harder, seemed to have seen something that made them dare not resist. Regardless of the comfort of the knights, they broke free from their restraints and flew screaming. into the night sky.

Boom, another deafening bang.Without warning, the originally flat land in the Royal Knights' camp began to collapse rapidly, and after a few breaths, a huge unfathomable black hole was formed.A powerful attraction swept over, and even the griffins flying in the air couldn't control their bodies, and were pulled closer to the black hole little by little.

"Is it too late?" Bulveda raised his head in horror, but saw dozens of huge meteorites burning with green flames falling from the sky, pointing directly at the imperial city.

The catastrophe has begun...

(End of this chapter)