rune hunter

Chapter 366 Hungry Wolf
The exile team that originally planned to rest and reorganize in Sword Castle suffered heavy losses and was beaten back to its original shape almost overnight.However, no one expected that there would be a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered at a place less than a day away from Sword Fort.

The Royal Guards are not completely lacking in combat effectiveness. Objectively speaking, if Romus is personally in command and leads this army to fight on the frontal battlefield, it will be enough to cause headaches for the people of Istaren.

It's a pity that such an army is full of moths who want to gain military merits, so that after Pallanti seized the city wall, it was impossible to organize an effective defense.If it weren't for the identities of these young masters who were too precious, both the enemy and us, including Romus, would have wanted to strangle them to death one by one.

According to the number of troops led by Pallanti at that time, it is entirely possible that the Guards would regroup after being defeated. Unfortunately, the light cavalry ran away, but the [-] armored shield guards could not escape. After Roms was dragged out like a dead dog They had to disarm and surrender—so there were [-] more men in the team who were stripped of their trousers.

In the eyes of the people of Istaren, who are used to living a life of wandering, these veteran soldiers from the royal capital are simply rich. The elite troops, just the equipment of these 2000 people made all the people of Istaren undergo a major change.

Not to mention the logistics carried by the Royal Guards itself, until now there is no accurate statistics. God knows how crazy those southerners were when they built this army, or it may be for the sake of their own family children. And not spare the cost?
The northerners who are used to being poor can't understand the psychological state of the local tyrants in the south. Timmy said to El directly with red eyes: "Boss, why do we run away with this money? Just turn around and have anal sex with those bones. !"

Of course, it is impossible to fight head-on. Ahmed has come back and rested three times, but he still hasn't been able to completely get rid of the undead scouts behind him.I don't know what kind of medicine those skeletons took wrongly, but they relentlessly followed behind the exile team, no matter how many times they were mopped up, they would not give up.

According to Tiana's estimate, the ruins of Sword Castle are of great strategic value to the undead army, and may be able to delay their progress for a few days.But other than that, there is nothing behind them that can stop the endless undead from advancing.According to the current speed of travel, the exiles may not be able to arrive at Camille Wasteland in time.

The undead and the plague are existences beyond common sense.Without the participation of high-level clergy or spellcasters, it is meaningless to fight against it with the steel and flesh of the warriors.However, the cruel reality is that these struggling survivors do not get the mercy of those above them at all.Even when plagues and natural disasters swept across the northern part of the Oakland Kingdom, the rulers of this country were still addicted to the game with all their might.

Even the Royal Guards, who were ordered to guard the southern line of defense, did not even have a priest.This made El feel very incredible. Since those southerners used their courage to throw their own family's children into the army to gain military merits, did they never consider the real threat of undead?

"The Sect of the Damned seems to have reached some kind of agreement with the Truth Society behind the royal family. The spread of the plague is limited to the northern region, and it lasts for no more than a year... The Lord of Death recruited troops and expanded the army of the undead. The royal family purged the northern warlords and gained A large piece of uninhabited territory seems to be a win-win situation." Privately, Tiana said through gritted teeth.

"Even if the lunatics of the Society of Truth are insane, aren't the southern nobles all mentally retarded?" El gasped, feeling a faint pain in the root of his teeth.

"Although Romus didn't say it clearly, Mr. Andlov has already inquired a lot of information from those noble captives. It is said that the Lord of Death's promise to the Oakland royal family is... as long as he ignites the divine fire, he will provide Auckland with shelter. You also know that Oakland has always been neglected by the Church of the Gods, maybe those southern nobles have finally gone hungry in order to obtain divine protection." Tiana said with a sigh.

"Sure enough, I still can't understand the thinking logic of those big shots, but when it comes to the issue of the gods, what is your identity?" El pouted and asked curiously: "Of course I didn't intend to ask, It's just that even the kobolds are starting to call you His Highness..."

"Actually, there is no secret that I can't tell. I used to be the chosen one of the sun god Pelor. In terms of identity, I am the same as the two holy nuns." Tiana said.

"Ever?" Al noticed the word keenly.

"Well... I am a natural light element affinity person. I was selected by the Sun Temple after I showed my talent when I was three years old. I became a chosen person when I was seven years old. Then around this time last year, I gave up this honor. .”

Sitting in the wheat field with her legs crossed, the girl calmly narrated her childhood life, as if she was telling someone else's story.

She didn't talk about the reason for giving up her voter status. Obviously, it must be her dark history that she doesn't want to be known.

"And then you made up the identity of a light magician and went to Ranstadt's house to eat and drink?" El's mouth twitched slightly, and he couldn't help saying.

"No, it took me three months to obtain a formal qualification as a magician in Sky City. The youngest daughter of Duke Ranstadt was my classmate at that time. The child had no talent, but was very enthusiastic. At that time, I was invited to go to the north for vacation... At that time, I just wanted to go out to relax, so I didn't refuse." The girl lifted the hair in front of her eyes, sighed and smiled bitterly: "You should know the next thing."

What do you mean people have no talent?It's obvious that you are already defying the sky!Even if the country children know that blasphemy will be punished by the gods, you are not killed by lightning if you say you don’t want the gods, and now you can pick up the identity of the voters and use it again... You are Peiluo’s private Do you have a girl?

El just dared to think about these words in his heart. He didn't think he had the ability to defy the sky. He slandered the gods in front of the gods' chosen people, and he was not wronged at all by being struck to death by lightning.

"Actually, I just want to ask... You won't be like Mary Weian, suddenly awakened into some kind of apostle?" El hesitated, and finally expressed his worry.From the moment he learned of the change of the girl's identity, this was the lingering shadow in his heart.

He had personally experienced Maryvian's awakening, and he also got the truth about the "Apostle" from Cyprus.If it is inferred according to the usual practice, then Tiana, who suddenly regained her voter status, cannot rule out the suspicion of hiding an "apostle" who has not yet awakened.

He still remembered the prophecies he saw in Master Stephen's library.

"...the shadow of death descended on the north, the holy light was stained with filth, and he was reborn as an apostle of revenge. Wherever he went, natural disasters followed like a shadow. He is a big snake that feeds on the source of the plague, and produces endless seeds of nightmares... "

He once felt that there was a close connection hidden between those mysterious prophecies and the girl, but what happened later proved that the object of the prophecy referred to the holy nun Maryvian.

But now he began to feel that his original thoughts seemed to have some truth, after all, such things as prophecy have always been vague.

"I want to know too...but it seems unlikely. I have seen the process of Marivian's awakening. The purple flame and the divine power of the God of Life are two completely different existences. Pandora's The black sludge is definitely not a gift from the Moon God. And I... the 'light' in my blood is too pure." Tiana looked at her wrist and smiled wryly.

"But you're not sure, are you?" Al asked again.

"Yes, I'm not sure...but I can only choose to believe in my lord. The history of the sun god far exceeds that of other gods. He is the protector of all things on the earth. God is one of the most primitive beliefs." The girl said firmly: "Under the sun, all living beings are equal. Even if other gods are hostile to humans, my lord will never abandon humans!"

"But he didn't protect the Kingdom of Auckland," El said.

"My lord's chosen people are standing in front of you right now." The girl said seriously.

"Well, you are getting more and more awesome now." El shrugged, ignoring the anger on the girl's face, and quickly whispered: "Actually, what I am worried about now is to let those guys continue to do this , even if we reach the territory of the boar lord Churkin - Dakamir Wasteland, we may not be able to be safe."

"You are right. If the truth is allowed to run amok, they will eventually ruin this kingdom. Perhaps in the eyes of those sages, the sacrifice of a kingdom in a remote area is an acceptable price for the entire human world, but for those who follow As far as our refugees are concerned, they did nothing wrong, so why should they bear such a price!" Since Tiana regained her voter status, her tone of voice has gradually become majestic.

El shook his head uncomfortably, coughed and said, "I have an immature idea - I want a powerful army."

"You already have it." Tiana said, looking at him puzzled.

"No, I'm not referring to the Istaren fighters." El shook his head and said, "It is undeniable that these guys are excellent fighters, and it can even be said that they are the most powerful fighters I have ever seen... But That’s not enough! Just imagine what the hell are the enemies we face? What about our fighters? They’re just ordinary people who have almost nothing but their weapons and their blood.”

"Unless the church of the gods or the mysterious organizations of those spellcasters intervene, it is impossible for you to stop the natural disaster of the undead with human power." Tiana understood El's meaning and couldn't help but said: "I was naive enough to believe We can let mortals stop this catastrophe by themselves, but we all know how powerful the black hand behind this catastrophe is..."

"You should continue to believe now, because in the barbaric era, the dangers faced by human beings were ten times and a hundred times more terrifying than this plague, but today we have become the masters of the land." El said seriously: "I need a pack of hungry wolves !"

　Now it turns out that it's not just a seafood problem... the wife of the toothpaste also suffered misfortune, what the hell did I eat wrong!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)