"Your Highness," the old knight leaned over and lowered his voice, "time is running out. ”"I know," Veronica kept her voice low as well, knowing that her knights were brave, but even the bravest had hearts, and in this case she had to avoid demoralizing as much as possible, "and they would attack in about half an hour, and the banner would only have its last two charges." ”The old knight hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask, "Can we really find that mountain?"
”"Do you believe me?"
Veronica asked softly.The old knight was stunned for a moment, and almost subconsciously replied: "Of course ......"
"But I don't dare to be so confident."
Sir Morion, you were my sword master when I was six years old, so I have nothing to hide from you, and the matter of the Holy Mountain was something I found in an old book that was already mutilated, only a few short sentences, a sketch that was better than nothing, and the book was so tattered that it was almost unrecognizable, so it might even be a collection of heroic tales written by some whimsical bard, and then collected by one of my ancestors out of curiosity—so I can't believe we could actually find it. ”The old knight didn't show much shock or disappointment when he heard Her Royal Highness's words, he just sighed softly, as if he already knew the answer.Veronica was a little surprised: "Sir Morion, you ......"
"Your Royal Highness, as you said, I have known you since you were six years old," the old knight shook his head, "You can hide from those young men, but you can't hide from your own teacher."
But even if the mountain doesn't exist, in this case, people really need hope. ”Veronica sighed softly, "But there is always a moment when the ethereal hope is dashed. ”The old knight raised his eyebrows: "Veronica, this dejected appearance is not you. ”The princess knight was a little stunned for a moment, she couldn't remember how many years she hadn't heard her sword teacher call her name so directly, and there was such sternness in her tone."
Don't give up hope so quickly," the old knight frowned, but slowed his tone, "As you said, even if the source of that account is not so reliable, at least there is a record that the Holy Mountain may really exist, and fate will favor the warriors of the kingdom." ”Veronica nodded silently and slightly, her eyes seeming to be slightly determined.And in her mind, she couldn't help but recall the afternoon when she broke into the old bachelor's library many years ago and found the yellowed pages in a pile of dusty old books.I can't remember many things about my girlhood, but perhaps since she was a child, she was particularly keen on those secrets and adventures, and she still remembers the words about the sacred mountain "Kasuan": from the western border of the kingdom, through the shadow jungle, between the arches formed by the twisted twin boulders, you can see the most striking "Unknown Knight Hill" in the barren wilderness, in the direction of the unknown knight's vision, in the depths of layers of fog and chaos, the holy mountain "Kasuan" stands on the earth forever, The ancient temple of Kasuan was built on the top of the mountain.It was a great temple that had existed for the last generation, it carried the power of the goddess, it was, and it still is, as eternal as the earth, and the scorching light of the temple far surpassed that of any tower of fire, and the realm of light shrouded in chaos and retreated......
Veronica silently chewed on these words, and her heart reaffirmed her belief in the existence of the Holy Mountain, and at this moment, she suddenly felt the light around her tremble violently.The old knight reacted almost instantly, he immediately pulled out the long sword at his waist, the magic sword forged by the Talos court shone blue in the darkness, and the knight's shout was like thunder: "Draw the sword!"
Chaos is coming!!
”The well-trained knights immediately responded, a sound of steel grinding sounded from all around, the reflection of the sword seemed to bring a chill, and at the same time, each of them crushed the white crystal that had been hanging from the saddle belt of their mounts: the crystal cracked, emitting a thin mist of light, and under the shroud of light mist, the horses that had been crumbling a second ago immediately recovered their spirits and neighed with high fighting spirit.However, the Morian knight sighed slightly: these military horses that had accompanied the warriors for a long time could not survive the next battle.While the knights were preparing for battle, the golden battle flag in the hands of the flag bearer also flashed for the last time, and then the rune silk thread on the magic cloth burst out with a flash of lightning, accompanied by a crackling overload of magic energy, and the faint light released by the battle flag was finally extinguished.The light of the battle flag was extinguished, and the surroundings were immediately plunged into deeper darkness, but another light source soon lit up the battlefield: the knights activated the illumination crystals on their bodies, and Morian and Veronica chanted incantations, creating several floating magical orbs of light around them in an instant.However, this form of magical light could not dispel the evil minions condensed in the mist, and Veronica heard a sour scream coming from behind her, and she immediately turned around, and the knight's sword in her hand brought a white light, splitting a wolf-shaped shadow monster in half in the air.Under the illumination of various magical lights, what happened in the mist was unobstructed, and one shadow after another was seen condensing from the darkness, some of them looked like various beasts, some were similar to human forms, and some were simply indescribable lumps of ink-colored patches - these strange Chaos Servants let out a piercing howl, and after losing the suppression of the Golden Radiant Battle Banner, they began to frantically attack the defense line formed by the knights!
The Morian knight swung his sword and decapitated the humanoid monster, and the monster's head flew high and howled in the air, and its body twitched and fell to the ground, turning to gray-white dust in an instant.The old knight didn't even glance at the monster he had killed, he just commanded the soldiers in a loud voice: "Protect the flag bearer!"
The Battle Banner can also be activated!
Gordon, Roland, don't get too far from the queue and beware of being consumed by Chaos!
”Veronica's long sword flew in her hand, slashing at the monsters that kept coming at her, while her other hand was constantly forming various magic seals, supporting the team with instantaneous low-level magic: she was not really a magic swordsman, so the spells she could cast at the moment were quite limited.While constantly repelling the monster's attacks, the knight princess was also nervously observing the pale golden battle flag in the hands of the flag bearer: the runic silk threads of the golden battle banner were shimmering in the darkness, indicating that the flag had begun to charge, but it was completely unknown whether the knights would be able to hold on until the flag was lit.What's more important is the mount - the warhorse has already inhaled the crystal dust, and these loyal companions can only hold on for a little longer, and when the dust effect is over, even if the battle flag is lit again, these people may not be able to continue to move far.After quickly completing her considerations, Veronica made up her mind, she raised her sword aloft and swung it in a certain direction: "Knights, break through in that direction!"
Full!
”"The edge of the sword!"
The knights let out a neat roar, turned their horses' heads under the guidance of the princess, and rushed into the darkness without hesitation, and in front of them was an army of monsters that were constantly gathering.The small team began to gallop across the barren wilderness, and the charge in the darkness reminded people of the legendary last attack of the Holy Knights in the ancient crusade, but at this time, Veronica and the Knights of Morian did not have time to sigh the epic: they became the arrows of the Knights, and they were tasked with opening a way out of the monster army!
Two magic swords flew up and down, and the monsters in the dark chaos kept turning to ashes, but at the end of the group, a young knight finally couldn't resist the exhaustion and pain accumulated over the days, and he was slashed through the chest by a scimitar that struck him in the darkness, and he fell heavily from the back of his warhorse.Before his comrades could even come to the rescue, the young warrior had already rolled to the ground, he was quickly engulfed in darkness, only a shout was heard: "Aiken, take care of my ......"
There was a flash of light in the darkness, and the dying souls of humans were consumed by chaos.Veronica saw this out of the corner of her eye, but she couldn't stop at all, she could only raise her head and continue to focus on the enemy in front of her.And it was at this time that a hazy, extremely majestic shadow seemed to suddenly appear in her eyes.A black mountain.Holy Mountain Kasuan.The fog and darkness obstructed the view, so much so that Veronica saw the mountain when it was close in front of her, and the knights behind her also saw it, and immediately someone shouted in surprise: "It's the Holy Mountain!"
The holy mountain that Her Royal Highness the princess said is right ahead!
”Suddenly, the morale of the knights was shocked, as if the appearance of this mountain peak had instantly dispersed the surrounding enemies, but Veronica's eyes fell on the top of the mountain, and her heart gradually began to sink.She had seen the building on the top of the hill, the temple of Cassuan, which had been described in ancient books as "shining and dispelling evil", but the situation there was completely different than she had expected: the entire temple was shrouded in a dark and dreary sky, and the temple was only half left as if it had been destroyed by great force, and only the faint light of order surrounded the ruined holy land.That light wasn't even much brighter than the Golden Radiance Battle Banner just now.Even the great miracles of the last generation are now on the verge of being completely destroyed by Chaos, and the records of the ancient books are nothing more than demagogic words left by some third-rate scholar who likes to exaggerate.Knight Maurion also noticed this, and he immediately moved closer to Veronica: "Your Highness, ......"
"Go on," the knight princess said in a deep voice, "at least there is still light there." ”Morian paused slightly, and nodded.And just when the old knight and the princess were already preparing for the worst of the prospects, an accident happened that no one expected.I saw that a grand explosion of unknown reason suddenly occurred in the group of monsters on the flank of the Knights, and a bright blue flame that was so bright that it was so bright that it exploded, and more than a dozen Chaos Servants were instantly turned into ashes!"
Boom, boom!!"
Continuous explosions rang out from all directions, and the nearby monsters were wiped out in the explosion, and a strange man appeared in Veronica's eyes: the other party rushed down from the holy mountain, and his hands kept throwing bright small balls of light, and each small ball of light landed in a shaking explosion, and the man's loud shout came in her ears: "All dodge, dodge, humanitarian care is coming!"
”(To be continued.) )