Chapter 251
In front of the endless wasteland, Achilles stood at the border of the North and looked at the thousands of miles of ice in front of him.
In the darkness without sun, the wind and snow continued to blow, and the road ahead was completely buried in the snow, and no trace of the past could be found.
Achilles stretched out his hand, and snowflakes fell on his armored palm.
The snowflakes were neither natural nor magical, and could not be melted by fire or sunlight.
They were the product of this eternal winter.
The soldiers guarding here gradually became haggard under the erosion of the frost, and one of them came to Achilles shivering.
"My Lord... It's too cold here. Most of us are from the capital and are not used to the weather in the north. Moreover, the north is already in winter.……"
The area of the Endless Wasteland is called the North. It is desolate, with no mountains or trees around. If you go beyond the Endless Wasteland, you will reach the Pilgrimage Snow Mountain.
The cold wind comes from the north, and non-local residents are not used to the climate here, let alone now.
Achilles turned his head, and the soldiers who were camping behind him were all sitting around the fire, covered with thick fur blankets.
Their eyebrows and hair were covered with snowflakes, and some people's faces gradually turned purple.
It is not a solution to defend like this.
But if the Holy Sword takes action in the wasteland, with his ability, it will inevitably awaken the ancient gods under the wasteland.
But if the defense line is withdrawn first, this withdrawal will have to be withdrawn hundreds of miles.
If those corpse ghosts take advantage of this time to cross the North Border and scatter all over the world, it will be more terrifying than gathering together.
At this moment, a knight on a black horse suddenly ran back in a hurry!
"My lord, the secret order of the church!"
The knight quickly presented a scroll. Achilles unfolded the scroll and discovered that there were two seals of the church and the royal family underneath.
The Holy Church and the Aaron Empire were bound, but under normal circumstances, they They are two independent political states that do not interfere with each other.
The church has its own decision-making power and army, and the empire also has its own decision-making power and army. Only in rare cases will there be dual decision-making by the royal family and the church.
And this letter was written by the king of Aaron to Achilles, which begins:
"To Sir Zorn Achilles, after the outbreak of the ghoul crisis, worms began to appear within the empire."
"This may not be a new thing for an empire that has existed for nearly seven hundred years, so this time the termites are different."
"I feel that there is an invisible darkness that is seeping into every corner of the empire."
"After just a few dinner parties, I discovered that the smell of the city had completely changed. When I was still young, I had smelled this smell, this smell of iron and blood."
"But this time the taste is more pure, so pure that there is only blood"
"This reminds me of what Queen Susanna told me about Vampire before she died."
"I have been unable to sleep in the past few nights, because every time I close my eyes, I can see pale faces and bloodshot eyes."
"I feel like those things are watching me from the window, and there are rats everywhere in the walls. I don't think it's an illusion."
"This uneasiness and fear is more like a warning from my ancestors to me."
"Maybe the empire has gone to destruction inadvertently. My dearest Lord Achilles, the corpse may not be the cause of our destruction. Please return to the capital as soon as possible.……"
Closing the scroll, Achilles closed his eyes.
After a long time, he glanced at the people around him and said,"Retreat, let's go back to the imperial capital."
Due to internal and external troubles, no matter how powerful the fortress is, it will collapse.
Compared with external troubles, internal troubles are the most terrifying.
For every nation and country, their corruption always starts from within.
But regarding the empire's internal worries, this is no longer a problem that can happen overnight.
This country has been sick for who knows how long.
While the soldiers were working desperately on the front lines, the nobles and landowners could still sing and dance in peace and enjoy themselves in peace at the back.
In addition, being surrounded by powerful countries, the military power of the empire was divided many times by the nobles. Some of them were self-reliant and refused to use any of their soldiers after the war.
As a result, the power of the empire has gradually declined, and now it is difficult to support wars with other countries.
If the existence of Achilles hadn't made other countries wary, perhaps the Aaron Empire would have been destroyed long ago.
And this has also become an excuse for those nobles. Regarding the investment in military expenditures and troops, they will say, anyway, we have the Holy Sword!
But the current situation was such that even Achilles felt powerless.
Their withdrawal was not fast, and Achilles could not return to the imperial capital alone. He had to take care of these soldiers, padding behind the troops to ensure that everyone evacuated.
Otherwise, if the corpses behind him chase after him as soon as he leaves, it is not certain whether anyone will survive.
This is the will of a wolf pack, a wolf pack, or an army. The wolf king and generals are always behind, so that they can have a panoramic view of everything and take care of the overall situation.
But the situation in the imperial capital is obviously dire.
Normally, Achilles should indeed return first to protect the king.
But don't forget, he is not a knight of the empire, he is a paladin of the church.
In his opinion, the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in front of him were more important than the life of the king alone.
His paladin code gives him power, but also gives him a layer of shackles.
Part of the power of the Paladin comes from the creed. If the creed is broken, commonly known as breaking the oath, the Paladin will lose the power of light.
It is even said that if the king does evil, the Paladin should follow the creed and chop off the king's head.
Each Paladin's creed is more or less different, and there are more or less creeds that need to be adhered to.
The more creeds you adhere to, the stronger the Paladin's abilities will be.
The fewer creeds you adhere to, the weaker you will naturally be.
But in turn, creeds are invisible shackles. The more creeds you have, the more shackles you have tied to you.
Achilles now looked like a man whose whole body was tied up in chains.
Every step he takes and every decision he makes must follow the creed he has established.
And the number of creeds he adheres to is the most unprecedented in history!
There are 247 creeds!
A normal Paladin only needs to adhere to the seven creeds.
But in order to gain stronger power……
""Do you miss your uncle, my good nephew?"
At this moment, a sharp and hoarse voice suddenly came from behind!
Hearing this voice, Achilles' eyes focused and saw a skeleton creature wearing a black robe behind him.
Obviously, it was just an undead creature controlled by necromancy.
Achilles stretched out his hand and guided the oath to turn into a sacred golden light attached to his hand.
"You successfully missed an opportunity to sneak attack on me."
After that, the golden light in Achilles' hand turned directly into a spear, and penetrated the skull of the undead with one blow!
Boom!
The light flashed, and the undead instantly turned into black smoke and dissipated!
And at this moment, a strong force The north wind came with cold frost!
Large groups of corpses began to walk out of the wind and snow, followed by a group of white ghosts on horseback, including the Frost King!
"Have you ever heard of absolute characteristics?"
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