Carry the Ring of Elden with you

"Bring your blessing to this city, Golden Tree."

As Roland called softly, the golden tree far away in the Endless Forest immediately set off a storm in the etheric sea. It projected its body that had grown into half a giant through the blessing teleportation point set by Roland in the sky above Leiden City. .

The shadow of a huge golden tree appeared over the entire Leiden City battlefield, attracting everyone's attention.

The black clouds above Leiden City that were originally released by Faulkner's undead natural disasters were illuminated by the light of the golden tree, and immediately dissipated like winter snow illuminated by the blazing sun.

The clear sky returned to Leiden City again after many days. The residents of Leiden City who were still alive looked at the sky that had seen the light of day again, and tears suddenly fell from their panicked faces.

But even the sun's rays couldn't compare to the golden light emitted by the golden trees, and the whole city seemed to be plunged into a golden ocean.

After seeing the projection of the golden tree, the king's army silently prayed to it in their hearts. D even fanatically stretched out his hands and called out the name of the golden tree, leaving Roger on the side wondering whether he should stop his overly excited old friend. .

Melina looked at Roland with soft eyes. She stretched out her hand to caress her chest and silently blessed Roland in her heart.

Is this your current power, Lord Roland?Even my mother cannot be so loved by the golden tree as you are. My king, I sincerely wish you can realize your dream.

Faulkner's undead did not pause because of the appearance of the golden tree projection. They were still controlled by the instinct of preying on flesh and blood, and pounced on the stunned human soldiers and residents.

Those iron cans of the Holy Wing Legion that looked like battle angels quickly came to their senses. While slaughtering the tireless undead, they couldn't help but look at their companions around them.

As a legion of the Holy Empire of France, they must know exactly what happened in Duogu City.

They were naturally aware of the huge golden tree above Duogu City, but they didn't take it to heart at all.

Because the Songyue Dynasty of the elves next door was a country established on a more majestic World Tree. The golden tree only covered a border town and could not be compared with the elves' holy tree.

Even though their faces and those of their companions were all wrapped in helmets, they could still feel that the other person was thinking the same thing as themselves.

The golden light emitted by this golden tree seems to contain holiness, tolerance, justice and order... all of which seem to be purer than the holy light I have been lucky enough to witness?

With this thought in their hearts, they suddenly broke into a cold sweat, and their extremely firm belief actually wavered.

The movement and frequency of killing the undead in the hands of the Holy Wing Legion suddenly accelerated, as if this was done to cover up some inner uneasiness, and at the same time, they believed more firmly in positioning the Golden Dynasty as their mortal enemy.

They originally came to Leiden City to conclude a deal with Charles' empire, but now it has become a battle for survival about faith.

But the epic-level devout believers like the Holy Wings didn't know that deep down in their hearts, they even had a hint of envy and jealousy towards the people of the Golden Dynasty.

Because according to the scenes described by the soldiers who returned home, the people of the Golden Dynasty should be bathed in this holy light all the time, and they need to spend a lot of time and money to be allowed to see that ray of holy light. Light.

The golden halo emitted by the golden tree shines on the undead with rotting bodies and hideous faces.

The Golden Tree disliked these undead souls that exuded the aura of death and plague. With Roland's acquiescence, the Golden Tree intensified its persecution of these undead souls.

They wailed and tried to cover the dazzling light with their hands. Their skin was burned and white smoke emitted.

The residents of Leiden City who were fleeing in embarrassment found that the undead in front of them were in extreme pain and could not move. They looked at each other and then ran in the direction of the west city wall where Roland was.But when they saw the phalanx of Wylis soldiers stopping again, they hesitated in fear.

"Ah ah ah -" Faulkner was also in great pain when he was illuminated by the golden light of the golden tree. A rich green undead plague rolled out of his body, and he summoned the lich and other high-level undead around him to stand beside him and bear it for him. The light of the golden tree retreated hard toward the sewer where the undead had dug their holes.

Every step he took, a lich or a high-level undead died, and Faulkner's heart was bleeding. This was his capital and effort for revenge.

Faulkner cursed and cursed: "Roland, Roland!! You deserve to die! Why can I only live like this and survive while you can live in the light!! I curse you! You will also die of betrayal!" !”

The curse of the Undead Lord was not just a mere insult, but a substantial malicious curse emerged from Faulkner's body and quickly flew towards Roland.

But before the curse could touch Roland, it was resolved by the golden tree in the air.

Roland felt the anger from the heart of the golden tree, and this anger was also transmitted to all the king's army and "Hunting Death" D present.

"Don't worry, there is indeed an account to be settled between me and him." Roland softly calmed the angry emotions of the king's army and the golden tree.

So he ordered to absorb the souls of those who died tragically and were enslaved by Faulkner in Leiden City.The spiritual fire in the Lich's eyes gradually extinguished, the Banshee's slender figure became transparent, and large streams of white painful souls emerged from the bodies of the hateful butchers pieced together from corpses.

The souls emerging from these undead bodies, their illusory and sad faces gradually become peaceful under the light of the golden tree, return to the embrace of the golden tree, transform into the purest ether and enter reincarnation.

The ether energy stored in the Golden Tree now reaches 38 points.

Roland was not surprised at all that he could obtain so much ether energy, because so many people died in Leiden City.

The city of Leiden had a total of 24 residents, and before Wylis' army entered the city, there were still about 17 residents alive.

However, after the riots in the safety zone just now, the 17 people who were saved by Eliot, the former commander of Leiden City, now have less than [-] alive.

Nearly 20 people died tragically, and the results of three days of desperate defense were easily destroyed by a few words from Wylis.

The ether energy required to summon the tree guard was 8000 points, which surprised Roland.

Because the ether energy required to summon Yaqil is only 5000 points, and the big tree guard is higher than Yaqil, then it will really be more powerful than Roland imagined.

In fact, for the sake of gameplay, the value of the first big tree guard that players see has been adjusted.

Many players should still remember the double tree guards on the steps of the avenue leading to King Rodel in the Yatan Plateau. Defeating them will drop a golden shield and a hero rune.

In the past, there were heroes on the battlefield──they received the powerful blessing of the golden tree, made meritorious deeds, and faced death.

This is the description of the heroic rune, which is enough to prove that the big tree guard is the heroic elite unit of the Golden Dynasty.

[Whether to summon the 'Big Tree Guard', summoning prerequisite: 8000 points of ether, recognition of the golden tree (excellent completion)]

Roland pressed confirm.

At the same time, the body of the golden tree far away in the endless forest swayed its crown happily. It hung down one of its branches and fell off automatically. The massive golden blessings and the tree roots together turned into the appearance of a big tree guard.

A golden helmet with a hint of green canopy, golden armor that is so thick that it is difficult for ordinary people to move, a sharp and heavy golden halberd, and a golden shield that can cover his body.The horses under their crotches are also covered in gold armor, and silver scales hang down around the strong horse hooves to protect them.

When the royal troops who stayed behind saw the appearance of the big tree guard, they immediately knelt down to pay their greatest respect to the golden hero.

The golden tree communicated with the hero who had just been summoned from the border area. The big tree guard was silent, then nodded slightly, the horse under its crotch made a cheerful cry, and was transmitted to Leiden City through blessing.

He did not teleport directly to the blessing point because there were too many royal troops around and the west city wall was too small to stand the next big tree guard.

So he directly chose to appear in the direction constructed by Wylis.

As the golden light slowly dissipated, Wylis's soldiers, including the half-dragons from the Dragonborn Legion, were frightened by the aura guarded by the big tree, and subconsciously took a step back.

There is no other way. When a behemoth, wrapped in golden armor and seven meters tall including humans and horses, suddenly appears in front of them, everyone will be frightened.

"It's the great big tree guard! Lord Roland, you summoned him!" Ikosela, a knight of Rodel, couldn't help shouting. Becoming a big tree guard was her dream. She put these The golden hero has been training himself as a role model.

There was also a commotion among the royal army serving Grek behind him. The big tree guard was also a hero worthy of respect in another sense to them.

"Lord Roland, what do you mean by this! Haven't we already formed an alliance?" Cold sweat broke out on Wylis' forehead. He had been feeling that the situation was out of his control ever since he came out of the golden tree just now.

The huge golden tree, the undead souls that were inexplicably suppressed, and the golden heavy cavalry in front of them exuding the aura of a strong man.

But after the big tree guard appeared, there was no movement. He just stood there with his golden halberd and golden shield, silently watching the soldiers of Wylis.

He was waiting for me to give the order.

Roland suddenly realized that the silence of the big tree guard was waiting for him.

The summoned tree guard was instilled with a fondness for Roland by the golden tree, and this tree guard also regarded Roland as his master.

"You know what I mean." Roland replied to Wylis's words: "If you had the intention to save Leiden City, you would never be in this tragic situation. Then what is the purpose of your legion, which is much stronger than normal soldiers? Do you still need me to tell you who prepared it?"

Roland looked at the Holy Wing Legion that had come over from the undead: "And the Holy Empire of France is also involved. Your two countries are fighting life and death. You can't tell me now that you are conducting military exercises between the two countries. Let’s have a friendly exchange of military culture, right?”

You [mua], what weird things are you talking about?Wylis really couldn't help cursing.

"I think this is a misunderstanding, Lord Roland. Can you please come down and let me explain it to you?" Wylis waved his hand behind his back to signal others to prepare for battle.

Roland shook his head: "It's better to wait until I go to the capital of the Charles Empire in person before I go to your house to explain to your tribe."

Then he raised his voice and issued an order: "The King's Army, follow the big tree guards and charge! Defeat the enemy!"

No.16: Big tree guard

"Keep the [Crozov] formation! Don't panic! The countless records in the textbooks you have studied prove that this formation is the best choice to deal with heavy cavalry charges!" Wylis drew out his noble sword, and the mage behind him They are also using spells to force calmness on the soldiers at the front, especially those dragonborn legions who are becoming increasingly restless.

They felt the strong sense of oppression on the big tree guard, and the dragon blood in their bodies was uncontrollably stimulated, and the hands holding the weapons clenched involuntarily.

After hearing Roland's order, the Gray knights jumped down one by one, landed on the platform Roland had mentioned before, summoned their horses, and came to the back of the big tree guard again.

They said nothing, only the sound of armor clashing sounded, making the atmosphere on the battlefield more solemn.

Everyone knows that this is the calm before the storm.

"D, you and Roger will lead the Grik soldiers to annihilate all the undead who want to escape into the sewers. Remember that the undead king named Faulkner left him alive. I have an account to settle with him. Roland ordered.

D nodded happily and agreed: "I will bring the undead soul who dares to blaspheme you and curse him to you so that he can personally accept the trial of the Golden Law!"

"Roger, keep an eye on D for a moment, don't let him get too carried away and fall into the enemy's trap." Roland told Roger with some worry.

In the game, D was too confident in his own strength and was caught off guard by Feiya, who used the 'Fiya Smoke' curse to kill him, so Roland was also worried that D would be overturned because he wanted to carry out his orders too much.

Roger showed a confident smile. He adjusted his magician's hat and bowed elegantly: "Please rest assured, Lord Roland. I will pay attention to D's safety and prevent him from being too aggressive."

When D heard Roger's words, he retorted with an unyielding tone: "When you are really in danger, it's not necessarily who pays attention to whose safety. Roger, your sword is not very good at fighting the undead that don't have fatal wounds. "

Roland heard the conversation between the two people and smiled knowingly at their awkward friendship.

Then he looked at the battlefield. Although most of the undead were suppressed and unable to move, their number still far exceeded the 255 Grek soldiers.

What the undead are best at is winning with numbers. Roland is worried that if Faulkner has any trump cards that allow these undead to break free from the suppression of the golden tree in a short period of time, he will really feel heartbroken if something happens to his soldiers.

The advantages must not be wasted!

Roland adhered to this spirit, and large numbers of the King's Army were summoned. Knight Commander Grek and Knight Commander Grek were summoned at a ratio of 1:4. The golden light emitted by the summons even covered the sun, and 1000 brand-new King's Army Generals were summoned. The vast area near the west city wall was filled with the green and gold colors of their armor.

Immediately after they were summoned, they found themselves in a smoky battlefield in the city. The huge golden tree crown shone above their heads as if it were the Shattered War. A big tree guard was preparing to lead the knights behind him to charge.

These royal soldiers subconsciously thought that they were back in the war that had just broken out, but they soon discovered that the city buildings in front of them were very short and not the majestic royal city of Rodel.

Soon, a piece of information conveyed to them by the golden tree appeared in the minds of these kings' troops, allowing these kings' troops who were still in a dazed state to quickly enter a fighting state.

The golden tree was their greatest belief. After so many years, they were able to fight against the enemy under the light and blessing of the golden tree. This excited the hearts of these royal soldiers under Grek who had always longed to return to their hometown.

Wylis, who was facing the sword of the King's Army, was also a little dumbfounded. Why could he not feel any fluctuations in space magic but an enemy with a thousand-man legion level appeared in front of him?

As a strong man who has been promoted to legend for many years, Wylis responded quickly and immediately gave orders.

If you really wait for the enemy in front of you to prepare an offensive formation, your victory rate and losses will be greatly increased.

"The first team of mages, use water mist! The second team of mages, use chain lightning to paralyze the enemy's large heavy armor units!!" Wylis immediately issued an order.

The surrounding area guarded by the big tree was suddenly surrounded by a thick stream of cold water vapor, and even the Gray Knight behind him was also covered.There were little drops of water condensing on the armor on their bodies.

The next second, multiple lightning bolts were about to touch the water mist, dragging their silver tails like venomous snakes preying on prey.

According to the direction of Wylis's shot, if it hits, the paralysis effect brought by the lightning will cause the group of knights wrapped in water mist to fall into temporary paralysis.

However, the guard of the big tree moved quickly to protect the big golden tree shield in his hand. The mark of the golden law appeared in front of the big shield made of gold. The lightning was struck by the mark of the golden law before it hit the shield. Absorb it, and then turn it into more pure golden ether to return at a faster speed.

The Golden Tree Shield comes with the combat skill - Golden Return, which can eliminate the power of magic and prayer and return it with golden power.

The golden aether cannon hit the mages who did not react, and the second team of mages who released the chain lightning were directly bombarded by the returned golden energy, and their bodies were shattered to pieces.

"What——?" Wylis's eyes trembled. This was the first time he had seen a technique that could convert ethers of different properties so lightly.

The big tree guard will not let the opposing mage continue to attack. He can also use the golden tree shield to fight back against offensive spells.If the enemy commander reacts and inflicts some negative spells on himself that cannot be repaid, he will be disgusted even though he is fine.

"Obide by the ancient oath, I hereby swear an oath to the golden tree." The guard of the big tree raised the golden halberd in his other hand high. The tip of the golden halberd, also made of gold, pointed at the golden tree in the sky. He swore loudly: "We will fight for the Golden Tree and destroy the enemies who dare to invade the Golden Tree!"

The golden halberd comes with the combat skill - Golden Tree Oath. Point the weapon to the sky and swear to fight for the golden tree.Increase the attack power and defense power of yourself and surrounding characters.

The big tree guard once taught the knights of Rodel that to fulfill their duty of protection, the first thing to raise is not the sword, but the shield.

However, in the face of these enemies who actively provoke the golden tree, the tree guards will also raise sharp golden halberds to make the invading enemies bleed like rivers.

Behind the guards of the big tree, the golden light of the oath of the golden tree beats on the bodies of the Gray Knights.The light he introduced into his eyes made the big tree guard think in a daze that he was followed by the group of Rodel knights who looked up to him as their descendants.

The golden tree at the junction no longer exists, so I will become the strong shield of this new golden tree.

"King's Army, charge with me." The golden halberd raised by the guard of the big tree fell suddenly and then steadily pointed the tip of the halberd at the restless Dragonborn Legion in front of Wylis. He suddenly saw the exposed body of the Dragonborn Legion soldiers. His skin revealed twisted dragon scales, and a surge of anger filled the chest of the big tree guard.

Don't get me wrong, the big tree guards were not angry because they desecrated the power of the dragon, but recalled the memory of the "Great Ancient Dragon" Gulan Sanks breaking through Rodel's wall and rushing towards the golden tree.

But now, among the enemies he had just sworn to protect the young golden tree, there were actually people with the power of dragons, which made this big tree guard so angry.

"Kill—!" he roared angrily.

"Kill!" the Grek knights behind them shouted.

"Kill!!!" The one thousand King Grek troops who had just been summoned were shouting.

The big tree guard took the lead, and the Gray Knight behind him immediately followed. The newly summoned King's Army also charged in the direction of the enemy.

The ground of Leiden City trembled slightly due to the group charge of more than 400 soldiers. Even though the soldiers of the Dragonborn Legion relied on the mages to continuously use their magic, they could not suppress the ferocity in their hearts. The dragon blood in their bodies Uncontrollably inspired, he transformed into a half-dragon.

"The first row raised their shields! The pikemen raised their guns! The archers fired their arrows!" Wylis immediately shouted: "Their numbers are not as good as ours! Let these knights who dare to rush towards the [Krozov] formation be filled with hatred on the spot!"

The pikemen and archers, all soldiers from other legions, immediately executed Wylis' men.But the heavy armored soldiers in the front row were all soldiers of the Dragonborn Legion. Most of them had now entered a violent half-dragon state and did not obey Wylis's orders at all.

As a legendary strongman, Wylis himself also jumped high in the air. The noble sword in his hand burned with blazing fire again, and the scorching flame blade turned into sharp sword energy and flew towards the charging Golden Dynasty soldiers.