Carry the Ring of Elden with you

"But this kind of barrier has a drawback, that is, when encountering new elements that have never been discovered before, the barrier will collapse on its own because it cannot find the corresponding neutralizing element." Rodia pointed at this. He and the pyroxene mages behind him added: "There are no elements similar to pyroxene in this world. I have read books about this world. The mages in this world extract them from rocks or various gems. There is no concept of 'pyroxene' in the ether attribute, which means that this barrier requires a little bit of pyroxene magic to disintegrate on its own."

Chapter 85: Stonewell in March

Rodia's words made Edgar's eyes light up, and he nodded happily: "As long as there is a way to break the shield, do you need any help? I will ask the exiled soldiers to cooperate with you!"

Rodia nodded: "Of course, I need your soldiers to provide cover for us when our pyroxene mage casts spells. Although theoretically it is possible to use the elements in pyroxene magic to paralyze the enemy's barrier, it has never been possible. I have practiced it. I am only [-]% sure that it will succeed. If this method does not work, I will think of other methods."

Edgar used a slightly gentle tone to signal Rodia not to be nervous: "It is enough to be [-]% sure. You must know that many times when leading troops to fight, only [-]% sure will lead to generals trying. Mr. Rodia, you don't have to There’s too much pressure.”

"No, you misunderstood Mr. Edgar. I'm not nervous. It's just that this is the first battle for the pyroxen mages, so we can't let Lord Roland down." Rodia's tone was relaxed. It was obvious that this group of people had experienced the Broken War. The mage will not become nervous just because of this small scene.

And it would be very difficult to let Princess Rani know that we have embarrassed her.This was what Rodya didn't say out loud.

Just as Edgar and Rodia were discussing how to cooperate on the battlefield, an exiled soldier suddenly came over to report: "City Lord Edgar, the general of the Gunther Kingdom and his soldiers began to attack the central area of ​​the city without permission. .”

After Edgar heard this, he didn't show much surprise. He just nodded lightly: "Ignore them, I have already stopped these people from dying. Our goal remains the same, it is still to help other allies. The soldiers of the army broke through the city wall and entered the city."

On the other side, the general of Gunther who led troops into the city cursed and said with a stinking face: "Humph, a bunch of cowards. They were frightened by just a magic shield. Wait until I cut off the head of the other commander's general." Don’t come and take my credit when you’re on your waist.”

The soldier next to him immediately laughed and echoed: "That's right, the people in the Golden Dynasty are all short-sighted. How can you, a general, know how to seize the opportunity?"

The general nodded with satisfaction: "That's right. Okay, hurry up and convey the order, tell these soldiers to stop dawdling and set off quickly. Once Pulin City is captured, they can vent their anger in the city."

And what are most of Gunther's soldiers doing at this time?The answer is that they are ravaging the civilians hiding at home in Puling City.

All the nobles with status live in the central area of ​​the city, so they naturally live in peace and harmony.But these civilians without any status were very miserable. The Gunther soldiers, who were almost going crazy with hunger, used their weapons to destroy the closed doors of the residents. They went in with a grin, and male screams came from inside the house. Female exclamations and cries.

Occasionally, there would be fierce battles between Pulin City defenders who were hiding in civilian houses and could not escape, and these Gunther soldiers who broke into the room. However, due to their numerical disadvantage, they were quickly wiped out.

These soldiers were like bandits, killing the residents, taking away all the valuables, and rushed into the kitchen to rummage through the cabinets like wild dogs in search of food.Even if it is raw meat, he will not let go of it, taking it into his mouth and chewing it.Some soldiers even fought over a steamed bun.

Having just experienced a fight, after satisfying their appetites, they turned their vicious eyes to the shivering mothers or daughters hiding in the corner, and began to invade like animals amidst their frightened cries.

It wasn't until the general's personal soldiers blew the rally horn that the soldiers who had vented their desires cursed and reluctantly got up from the tortured female civilians, wearing crooked leather armor and carrying a lot of valuables. stuff out of the house.Of course, there are a very small number of soldiers who do not listen to the trumpet call and still carry out their own acts of violence.

"Put all these things here, how can you fight with such a heavy thing on your back?" The personal soldiers of General Gunther took advantage of their superiority and kicked a soldier who was carrying valuable items, and cursed.

Then he raised his hand and pointed at the soldiers: "Hurry up and put everything down. The general said, you can do whatever you want when you attack Puling City! When did you break his words? Didn't you just do that? Have you had a good time? There will be a better time."

The soldiers reluctantly threw away the things they had just plundered, and then picked up their weapons and set off towards the central area of ​​the city under orders.

This scene didn't just happen to Gunther soldiers, even a small group of brave soldiers from Austin country also joined in after seeing the behavior of Gunther soldiers.Although other soldiers from the Austin Kingdom did not participate under the order, they were not surprised by the behavior of their companions.

The destruction of cities and families, taking advantage of the situation, robbery, bullying of men and women, this kind of behavior is very normal in the eyes of the northern highlanders who often carry out robberies.

Obstacles and blocking horses have been arranged in advance on various streets connecting the central area of ​​the city and Xicheng District. Behind them are crossbowmen holding crossbows, archers taking off their bows, and spearmen carrying two or three throwing spears on their backs. , and the mages who arrived were rushing behind, and the soldiers and spellcasters were waiting here under the orders of General Hawthorne.

The street here is wide enough for four carriages to drive abreast.After all, it is located close to the center of the city, and noble gentlemen and ladies have to ride in luxuriously decorated carriages when traveling. It would be impossible not to make the streets wider.

The road was very clean, without any snow. If the defeated soldiers who had just returned from the battle had not made the street look a little messy, it would have been impossible to tell that the city where this street was located was in the middle of a war.

Gradually, they felt the trembling of the ground and the closer and closer shouts of killing from the Gunther soldiers. The originally noisy team immediately became quiet, and only the sound of heavy breathing filled the crowd. .

The crossbowman lightly pressed his finger on the trigger, the archer drew the arrow from his back, the spearman subconsciously clenched the spear in his hand, and the mage stood behind the team with a relaxed expression, chanting some kind of spell to kill the enemy's body later. Torn.

"Kill!!! Occupy the General's Mansion and bloodbath Puling City!"

The morale of Gunther soldiers who had just tasted the sweetness was high. They shouted wild slogans and imagined what would happen after the city was broken. They appeared from the end of the street and around the corner.The wrong leather armor on their bodies hung crookedly, and they rushed towards the seemingly empty obstacle without formation, holding up their already somewhat curled-edged weapons.

"Don't be impulsive." A team leader who hid his body behind the obstacle reached out and held down the soldier beside him who couldn't hold his breath and wanted to stand up and pull the trigger of the crossbow: "Wait until they get closer before fighting."

Soon, the Gunther soldiers who were so excited that they didn't notice anything was wrong rushed to a position less than 50 meters away from the obstacle. The captain in charge shouted through the gap: "Archers, release arrows!"

The archers who had been prepared stood up, bent their bows and nocked arrows. They didn't even need to deliberately aim, because the spacious streets were crowded with soldiers from the Gunther Kingdom.

The Gunther soldiers in the front row were shot on their backs and fell to the ground. Even the soldiers who did not die on the spot were trampled to death by friendly troops who stepped on them later.

"Enemy archers, don't panic! Raise your shield quickly!" Gunther's sergeant shouted immediately.

The Gunther soldiers who reacted raised the round shields made of hardwood and animal leather in their hands, and raised their arms to block them in front of them.The arrows shot by the Pulin City archers were nailed to the round shields, and the arrow feathers trembled slightly.

However, they were able to barely block the archer's attack. Under the orders of the sergeant, the soldiers of Gunther Kingdom began to speed up their running and charging.

"The crossbowmen cooperate with the archers to shoot, the spearmen throw their spears and prepare, let go!"

After the enemy got a little closer, still about 40 meters away, Pulin City's command captain shouted at the top of his lungs.

The crossbowmen stood up and pulled the triggers in their hands to shoot at the enemy's legs and feet that could not be protected by the round shield. The Gunther soldiers who fell in pain tripped up the friendly troops who were running behind them, causing chaos in the front row. group.

The spearman, on the other hand, gripped the short spear used for throwing in his hand, pointed the tip of the spear diagonally upward, and swung the spearman toward the street with the strong muscles of his arm bulging high.The heavy and dark gun body flew in a graceful arc in the air, and then was captured by gravity and plunged into the charging army of Gunther Kingdom.

"Pfft."

The sound of sharp objects piercing flesh could be heard on the streets. The spears were thrown with great effect. Many of them even skewered two or three Gunther soldiers. Some soldiers with whimsical ideas raised their arms in an attempt to block it with wooden bucklers. The throwing spear fell from the sky, but was nailed to the ground along with the shield and the man.

The captain in charge of the Gunther Kingdom was also killed under the successive counterattacks of the Pulin City defenders. The soldiers of the Gunther Kingdom who lost their command began to panic and wanted to retreat, but most of the mages were already prepared to chant multiple fireballs. technique.

Under the guidance of the wizards, the orange-red fireball, which was as big as a mature winter melon, hit the Gunther soldiers who had begun to retreat hurriedly. They deliberately dropped the fireball in the middle of the retreating team, and Gunther was hit. The soldiers of the Se Kingdom were burning, and the human body became the best firewood. The mages took the opportunity to chant the fire wall technique, turning the streets into two areas of life and death.

The soldiers of the Gunther Kingdom who were trapped by the wall of fire were all annihilated by the counterattack of the Pulin City soldiers. The remaining surviving ones fled back with their faces covered in black ash, which made the general of the Gunther Kingdom immediately look gloomy.

Rodia originally planned to follow these Gunther soldiers, thinking that if they could break through the defense line in the center of the city and attack the blue magic barrier, they could collect more intelligence. Unexpectedly, these soldiers even Can't even get close.

He shook his head and prepared to go back with White, the homeless knight who was arranged by Edgar to protect him.

"Help!!"

But when passing by a small residential house, a girl screamed and cried for help, followed by the sound of cotton-padded clothes being torn to pieces and the maniacal laughter.

Rodia stopped going back and looked at the residential building with interest.

"Your Excellency Rodia, I suggest that we don't care about these things." White guessed Rodia's thoughts and suggested.

Rodia was just acting on a whim. He looked at White unexpectedly, and his tone under the hood was a bit teasing: "Oh, I thought that as a knight, you would take the initiative to prevent this kind of thing from happening."

"If I were a subject of the Golden Dynasty, I would not hesitate to kill these connived soldiers with the sword in my hand, or I would draw my sword to help when encountering injustice in the wild." White replied calmly: "But Now we are at war, and we are still on the side of the invaders. No matter how much you help, it is just hypocrisy. The residents who were saved by you may not be grateful to you, but will take the opportunity to retaliate against you because they think you destroyed their originally peaceful life. "

Rodia's hood was slightly lighter: "Of course I know this truth. No matter how we try to cover it up, we are all invaders. But didn't Lord Roland also say the same thing? We can do whatever we can without endangering our own lives." Reach out when you can.”

White sighed and said: "Okay, but this kind of thing is happening everywhere in Pling City now, and you alone can't save many people. And the resulting conflicts with friendly forces will also have a negative impact on this battle. Impact."

Rodia said in a strange tone: "You seem to have misunderstood something, Mr. White."

"Huh?" White made a confused sound.

Rodia said to White, his gentle voice spoke indifferent words: "I only went back and chose to help because of what Lord Roland said, not because I wanted to help. For me, the life and death of these people are fundamental. It doesn’t matter, it’s just that rescuing them might make Lord Roland’s reputation better, so I acted like this. If I explain it this way, Mr. White, can you understand?”

White suddenly realized that although the person he was responsible for protecting was a mage belonging to the Calian royal family, he was indeed a mage who studied pyroxene magic at Rhea Lucalia Academy.The mage in that academy even had the custom of killing his companions and making them into mage balls to explore the origin of magic. It seemed too ridiculous to worry about his excessive compassion.

Even White couldn't help but shudder at the thought of these pyroxen mages who would kill each other even with the windows.

When he raised his head, he saw that Rodia had walked into the resident's room where the tragedy was taking place, and he quickly followed him.

Rodia took out his academic pyroxene staff and gently tapped the shrugging man on the shoulder.

"Ah? Where are you from? Get away! Don't delay my good deeds!" The Gunther soldier said impatiently without looking back.

Rodia shook his head slightly, the staff in his hand condensed the blue pyroxene magic, and the small magic gravel swayed its tail and penetrated his head.

Chapter 86: Battle for Pulin City [-]

After entering the room, White saw that Rodia had killed the Gunther soldier and shook his head slightly.

"Mr. Rodia, please deal with it as soon as possible." After White said this to Rodia, he turned around and guarded the door to prevent other Gunther soldiers from discovering what happened inside.

Rodia's behavior just now can be said to be an active attack on an ally.

Although neither Roland nor White himself regarded these allies as true allies, the dead soldiers were not people with important military ranks.But attacking an ally is attacking an ally, and the nature of this behavior will not change. It would be quite troublesome if discovered.

Moreover, it is a very common practice in many countries in this era to use the residents of the captured city to reward the soldiers under their command and let their desires be vented.

On the contrary, it was Roland's strict restraint on his soldiers that surprised the Allied generals who had been with him these past few days.

White was standing guard at the door not because he was worried that Gunther soldiers would attack him. He didn't take these low-strength soldiers seriously at all. He was just worried that this matter would cause unrest if other Gunther soldiers discovered it. Necessary trouble.

When the rumors evolve into more exaggerated rumors, such as the Golden Dynasty betraying its allies, it will make many of Roland's diplomatic work extremely difficult.

Yes, everyone knows that the Golden Dynasty did not really betray its allies, but only killed a soldier who insulted civilians, which is also defensible from a humanitarian perspective.

But the fact is that people often don’t explore the truth of things, they just want to know what they are interested in and choose to believe it.

"The Golden Dynasty mage couldn't bear it, so he helped the civilians kill the beast-like soldiers"?Stop making trouble, this incident is not as shocking as "the Golden Dynasty mage openly betrayed and killed Gunther soldiers during the siege".

Having said all that, no one should think that killing all the Gunther soldiers who discovered this can solve this potential diplomatic incident, right?

"Well, please excuse me, Mr. White, please help me look out for the wind." As a mage, Rodia's intelligence is not low, and he quickly understood the meaning of White's guarding at the door.

Master Huishi kicked the soldier's body away from the girl whose clothes were torn and covered in blood, but then he did not reach out to help the girl up and cover her with his clothes to greet her.

Rodia indifferently ignored her delicate body trembling in the cold air, raised the academy pyroxene staff that glowed with blue light, and checked other rooms in the house.

When the pyroxene mage gently pushed open the last wooden door, a sharp knife pierced Rodia's face covered with pyroxene the moment the door opened, but the owner of the sharp knife was faster. He was killed by the pyroxene magic gravel that Rodia had prepared.

"Dang bang."

The sharp knife fell to the ground, and the hiding Gunther soldier's face was pierced by the magic gravel with a ferocious smile that he thought he had succeeded, and his body collapsed heavily on the floor.

Rodya opened the door completely and took a look. He saw that the furniture in the house was arranged in the bedroom where the host and hostess slept.At this time, the body of the male host was lying on the cold floor holding a kitchen knife, while the female host had been stripped of her clothes, but her body was relatively clean. However, the blood still spurting out from her neck stained the bed sheets red. It should be Just expired.

Master Huishi closed the door again and looked at the girl who was kneeling on the ground and crying with her hands on her chest.

He thought about what he would do if it were Roland, and then said: "I have killed the soldiers who broke into your home, but your parents are also dead. For rational reasons, I suggest you get dressed. Then find the soldiers wearing crimson cloaks and silver armor for help."

The girl asked fearfully while sobbing: "Are you the mage who is here to support me? Have you driven away the attacking enemies?"

Rodia shook his head. Master Huoshi did not answer the question directly.Just because he has relatively weak sympathy does not mean that he is a person with low emotional intelligence who cannot speak.

"I still advise you to leave here as soon as possible. That's it." Rodya didn't waste any more time with the girl. He quickly returned to the entrance of the living room door and said to White, who was looking around for the wind, "You can go now. Mr. White."

At this time, there was a slight tremor on the ground, and faint cheers came from the north of Pulin City.

"It seems that the allies in the north have also broken through the city gate with the help of the flying dragon Yaqir. We must seize the time to occupy the city lord's palace in the center of the city, Mr. Rodia. Only in this way can Lord Roland give the gift The blessing teleportation point is set up in the city, so that we can bathe in the blessing of the golden tree and reduce our own casualties." White turned around and said.

But then he frowned and looked at the girl who was secretly hiding around the corner and trying to follow Rodia secretly.

"?" Rodia also felt the gaze coming from under the helmet of the Homeless Knight, and turned around to see the girl with eyes full of disbelief.

The girl's voice was trembling and her pupils were dull: "Are you... the enemies who invaded Pulin City?"

Her eyes became more desperate, then crazy, angry, and filled with hatred.Like a wounded cub, the girl started shouting hysterically, seemingly reprimanding and questioning: "Why did you invade my home?! Why did you ruin my life?! Why did you take away my parents?" !”

"Let me handle it." White stretched out his hand to stop Rodya who wanted to say something.

The Homeless Knight reached over the Magister Pyroxene and drew out his silver-white sword. He sighed slightly and pointed it at the girl: "I will not apologize to you, but for the sake of Roland's ideal world and for the sake of bringing more of you. In this way, people who should enjoy a happy life no longer suffer, and in the process, some unfortunate sacrifices are bound to be made.”

"You damn devils!! Madmen who only know how to kill!! Give me my parents back! Give them back to me!" The girl faced the silver-white sword without any fear, just like a bird crying for blood. cry.

When White stood in front of the girl and raised the sharp sword in his hand, the girl felt afraid.She wanted to run away backwards, but her body, which had just experienced the ravage and was agitated, was somewhat beyond the girl's control. Her feet stumbled, and her weak body fell to the floor.

"Ah——!" The great fear between life and death still made the girl scream in fear, and then the voice suddenly stopped.

Rodia looked at White with some surprise, who knocked the girl unconscious with the hilt of his sword, and said, "I thought you would kill her quickly and neatly. Did you suddenly feel pity for her?"

White shook his head and replied: "She was just an innocent victim in the war. I am not cold-blooded enough to kill an unarmed girl."

Then he quickly walked into the house, found the girl's room and took out some of her clothes and light pink sheets.

The Homeless Knight gently wrapped the sheet around the girl and held her in his arms like a princess.If it weren't for the thick sheets, the cold and hard silver armor on White's body would have caused frostbite if he touched his bare skin in winter.

"We have to go back quickly before Gunther's soldiers arrive." White effortlessly hugged the girl wrapped in sheets and said to Rodia.

Rodia nodded in agreement, and the two quickly left the house, which was a tragedy for the girl.Before leaving, White asked Rodia to throw nearby burning logs into the house. Soon the pure flames engulfed the house, turning it into a burning house like other in the West City.

At this time, Edgar was sending people everywhere to look for Rodia's traces. His brows relaxed after seeing the two people returning, but when he saw the girl holding Princess White in his arms, he asked doubtfully: "What happened? "

"The general of Gunther allowed his soldiers to harm civilians, and Mr. Rodia and I rescued him along the way." White said: "Her parents were killed by soldiers, and she was almost tainted. Before she fell into coma, she was very emotional. Excited, you may need specialized personnel to comfort you after you wake up."

After Edgar heard White's words, he clenched his fists.

The girl was similar in age to Irena, and her haggard appearance reminded him of the helpless expression his daughter might have shown when he was killed by the hybrid.

Edgar, who had lost his beloved daughter because he cared too much about his duties as city lord, was extremely angry at the behavior of Gunther soldiers.He controlled his emotions, slowly loosened his clenched fists, looked at the girl with sympathy and said softly: "Well, you go and put her in the rear first, I will send someone to take you there. The soldiers who were just exiled Some civilians were also rescued, and I arranged for a team of soldiers to guard them."

Then he sighed: "These refugees should wait until Pulin City is captured and see how Lord Roland arranges for them."

"Okay, then I'll be right back." White didn't waste any time, nodded and left with an exiled soldier who was waved over by Edgar.

After White left, Rodia said, "Are we ready to attack the central area of ​​the city, Mr. Edgar?"

Edgar gathered his emotions and nodded: "Yes, Mr. Rodia. Lord Jonson Bloodhoof led the soldiers of the Bloodhoof clan to cooperate with the Troll Knights and the soldiers of the Austin Kingdom. With the help of Yaqir We have successfully allowed the alliance bureau attacking the North City Gate to enter the city. They are currently clearing out the soldiers who are still resisting in the North City area, and will soon be able to attack with us."

"As for the east city gate, the homeless knights I sent to investigate the situation reported that the Allied forces there had been wiped out by the cavalry regiment that Pulin City came to support from the Nancheng District."

Rodia asked: "Cavalry company? The enemy has never sent a cavalry company to destroy the siege equipment at the West Gate and North City Gate. Is it because these cavalry are dealing with friendly troops at the other two gates?"