Chapter 1065
The thunder is getting thinner, and the clouds disappear.
In the valley of cold wind whistling, the escaped cavalry were frightened, cautiously raised their heads and looked around; when they saw the torch in the hands of the flag-holder is still burning, the empire's battle flag is still After fluttering, the expressions of "fortunate" were revealed one after another.
The thunder storm, which lasted for nearly a quarter of an hour, seems to have spent a whole life in the memory of many cavalrymen; in the private diaries of many Knights and officers, almost all of them are described in similar writing On this day, a fragment of the Battle of the Valley of Blood Skeletons:
"...When the sun sets, we follow the Duke of Byrne to launch the final charge to the abyss of hell; Fighting in the screams of the heavenly thunder, and in the storms of the heavenly thunder and the collapse of the mountains, holding high the flag of the empire; The enemy hundred, surrounded by as many sands, as dense as ants, and flood-like monsters, there is no retreat;
Until the Duke defeats the devil and tears open the gate of hell with the "Dawn" sword I was able to return to the world..."
But no matter how exaggerated the magnificent and cumbersome rhetoric, it is impossible to describe the cavalry who survived and wept with joy, and the grief of the gradual coldness of the robe beside them, the complex mood of the hybridization of the two emotions. .
And when they looked up with their sorrows and joys, they found that there was no more carrion demons in the entire valley.
Hundreds of thousands of monsters, enough to flood Duanjieshan, disappeared in the Valley of Blood Skeletons without a trace.
Except for the "gravel" everywhere, nothing is left.
"Imperial people, gather--!"
Waving the battle flag left by the fallen flag-holder, the White Horse Peak count shouted loudly in the valley: "I am White Horse Peak. count Regrel, the cavalry commander appointed by the duke himself!"
"In the name of the duke, I order you to gather at the nearest torch to the nearest torch that you can see. Move closer; all the messengers and trumpeters who heard my voice immediately sounded the assembly horn to gather the army!"
"Help the wounded around you, help your comrades-in-arms-whether he is Sack Lan, Boyi or Byrne, whether they are servants or Knights, soldiers or officers, I will order you in the name of the duke to protect your comrades in arms!"
"The last order is also the most Important-any cavalry who finds the Duke must report immediately, obey all his requirements, and give your mounts to the Duke at the same time. This is a military order! Repeat, this is a military order!"
White Horse Peak counts towards the beckons with the hand behind him, letting the messenger cavalry scatter nearby.
"Do you think you can find Lord Loren as soon as possible by doing this?"
Lu Sien turned his head and looked towards Ruigeler anxiously: "The state of mind is relieved, It means that the battle is over-whether Lord Loren won or not, he must be very dangerous now..."
"No matter how you are in a hurry, he is still just as dangerous!" Regal Count snatched: "Calm down, our duke is not that vulnerable; our Knights are more loyal than they seem."
"Don't forget, when the duke rushed down, none of them hesitated , None of them turned their heads back, isn’t that enough to prove their loyalty?!"
The gray-eyed teenager who bit his lower lip really has nothing to refute, so he can only cast his gaze all around and look over. Wherever possible.
At this moment...
"Come on, find it!"
"We found it, the Duke is here!"
"Blow the trumpet, blow the trumpet, report the position of the Duke!"
...The loud words and the chaotic sound of horseshoes made Lu Sien abruptly turned his head and looked at him from a distance. A group of cavalry holding torch and flags.
"Lu Sien, go find some Fiend who is good at medical skills, and give it to the Duke...Hey, Lu Sien!"
I didn't hear Rigeler shouting behind him. The gray pupil boy had already taken the lead and galloped away.
When he pushed aside the attendants who questioned his identity, and knight, who waved his gun and said to protect the Duke, he rushed through the crowd unceremoniously and saw one standing in the wilderness with a sword. , A silhouette with a sad expression on his face.
Before that silhouette was a headless corpse with a bloody body and curled up on the ground; its back arched, its hands hanging on its sides, motionless quietly.
Looking from a distance, it's like kneeling down in front of a black hair wizard standing with a sword, kneeling to acknowledge allegiance.
But Lu Sien didn't care about this at all. He turned up and got off his horse, cautiously approaching from behind the black hair wizard-he had a faint touch. The Lord Loren in front of him seemed to be...somewhat different.
It's not about physical changes, but now he can faintly feel the depths of his consciousness, and he is a little afraid of the black hair wizard.
That kind of fear...like the first time I faced Asriel and "Black Cross" Serio.
"Lu Sien?"
The black hair wizard who slowly looked back lit up, and smiled and shouted softly.
"Master Loren!" The gray pupil hurried forward, his eyes involuntarily stopped on the bloody headless corpse in front of him:
"This...this is the monster and the elves. The culprit of the invasion...that...Xiong Yingwang of the Azores?"
Loren nodded, which means default.
"In this case, isn't this war over?"
The surprised Lucien blurted out, and then realized that his words were simply to the extreme: "Ah...ah I didn't mean that, I mean... if the king is killed, at least the next offensive of the Azores will definitely slow down because of this?"
"At least they will definitely Want to redeem Xiong Yingwang's body, and then recommend a new Xiong Yingwang; both the Empire and Byrne can take this opportunity to rest for a while, or launch a surprise attack on the chaotic Azores."
"Maybe...they will fall into the civil war for the throne because of this, and they won't have time to take care of the invasion!" The gray pupil became more and more excited.
Loren, who couldn't bear to interrupt him, could only smile bitterly.
In fact, Lu Sien's idea of at first is basically similar to that of black hair wizard-if Xiong Yingwang, the lord of the Azores elves, can be captured alive, he must be a very good hostage and prisoner; although I don't expect to rely on this to make the elves surrender, but at least it can plunge them into a brief chaos and fight for opportunities.
Even further, as Lucien said, while they are in contention for the throne or electing a new king, take a break or launch a large-scale raid to completely destroy the momentum of the Azores’ offensive. , To regain the initiative in this war.
But after a brief exchange, Loren found that the situation was not as simple as he thought.
The Azorean elves who have given everything will never accept a failed peace; and the empire that has paid a heavy price also cannot accept that the elves can leave safely after aggression.
At least...the use of Xiong Yingwang's head to gain an advantage for the empire is absolutely nothing to think about.
Of course, there is "Black Cross" Seror.
Loren's heart sank.
Asriel warned Loren that opening the second valve means giving the "Black Cross" Seror a chance to return to the material world again; in other words, that guy may have returned now, just It didn't appear in front of me.
He is curled up in a corner, waiting for his own opportunity.
As for Seror's purpose, Loren is already a little bit eye-catching-but no matter what he wants to do, he must first obtain two nine-pointed grails and destroy the Holy Cross.
The former has a holy grail in Loren's hands, and now he is the only person in the world who knows where the second holy grail is;
the latter must completely dig out the holy grail. The foundation of the cross in this world means that he must help or secretly manipulate the Azores to defeat the empire, or at least let the elves and the empire be perish together.
To achieve both goals, Seror will have the most direct head-on conflict with Loren.
In other words, in the next battle, "Black Cross" Seror will no longer be able to fake his hands—this time, he must be both a chess player and a pawn, and he must even play in person when necessary. Nor can it hide behind the scenes and manipulate the situation.
Such a result... I really don’t know if it is good or bad.
"At least, it's finally over." Loren said with emotion.
"Yes, it's over-the Battle of the Blood Skeleton Valley. For the time being, I don't have to worry about being invaded by monsters in the fortress of Broken Boundary Mountain." Lu Sien was also deeply touched, and his eyes scanned the place. Fragments of carrion demons like sand.
This is also the place where he started, the place where he was glorified, the place where he...choose to abandon the past and follow Loren Torino to the death.
Abandoned the family, abandoned him in the bright future of the empire, but in Loren Torino got a victory in the monster invasion war that even the Grand Duke Wiltz had never won; even defeated one by himself. The apostle of Evil God, completed the glory that the Wiltz family never realized.
But for some reason, Lucien could not feel the joy of victory in his heart, only endless melancholy.
The more I grow up, the more I feel that the world is different from what I imagined. Even if I want to kill my own enemies, it doesn’t seem to be so heinous, even worthy of sympathy, respect and praise. .
At the last moment of the battle with the "tyrant apostle", the gray pupil boy could clearly feel that the other party was still alive; if he really wanted to, he could drag himself perish together.
But he didn't do that-after being ripped apart by the battle axe, he calmly exchanged his dagger for himself, choosing to admit his failure and his victory.
Replace it with himself... Lu Sien feels that he may not have the courage to "give up"... It is not just responsibility and honor, but the desire to live is more likely to dominate him. body of.
"Even you are a very brave and admirable guy."
Looking down at Xiong Yingwang's headless corpse, the gray-eyed boy muttered to himself. Soundtrack.
At the same time as the voice fell, Lu Sien, who was faintly aware of something, turned his head and saw that the black hair wizard was looking at him playfully.
"Ah...Luo, Lord Loren, I am not, that's not what I mean! I, I mean Xiong Yingwang, this nasty spirit..."
"No, you didn't Wrong."
Lifting up his right hand weakly, Loren, with a chuckle, interrupted Lucien’s panicked excuse: "Whether you decide to launch a full-scale invasion, or go to the glacier wasteland alone, Signed a contract with Evil God...Xiong Yingwang is indeed a very courageous guy."
"Of course, he was also cruel and ruthless, with blood on his hands, which killed many of us. People and friends, including Master Harimvan Ashamai, but..."
"These do not prevent us from respecting our enemies, just like respecting our opponents, they do not prevent us from resisting It's the same as revenge and reprimanding their tyranny-because if even enemies like monsters can face failure frankly, they can respect their opponents, admit their tyranny, and their cruelty as a last resort..."
"Then I can't do all of this, and I crazily belittle the enemy, and treat them as if we are useless except for tyranny and cruelty...Aren't they even worse than monsters?"
With that, Loren couldn't help shrugging.
Luzen, who looked thoughtful, lowered his head with a distressed expression.
At this time, there was a constant shouting of bugles and commands; the officers who assembled the cavalry began to gather from all directions in the valley towards Loren.
"Duke, your cavalry has been assembled!"
Rigrel and Lanmalos Count, screaming in deep anger, stood up and dismounted respectfully in front of the black hair wizard : "There is a signal from the soldiers on the high ground, asking you where we are going next?"
Where to go?
The black hair wizard was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but cocked the corners of his mouth.
"Since we are standing at the end of the north of the world, there is only one place left to go." Loren suddenly raised his voice and looked around the excited faces:
"Everyone prepares, the rear team changes to the front team, and heads towards the Duanjieshan Fortress!"
"Empires, let's go home!"
" Go home——————!!! Go home——————!!! Go home——————!!!!!!"
The shouts that shook the valley, Go straight to Nine Heavens.
In the sound of the wave of shouting, the black hair wizard gradually calmed down, and the sound in his ear became as if it was coming from a long distance.
On the hillside in the distance, the daybreaking sun pours the dazzling sunlight on the white snow, glowing with gleaming silver light; from a distance, you can see two huge "dark shadows" spread their wings , Coming from the south direction towards the Valley of Blood Skeletons.
Don't think too much, Loren has already guessed who it is.
The corners of the mouth are raised weakly, and the exhaustion that cannot be described hits the body; Loren only feels that his consciousness is getting more and more drowsy, his eyelids are getting heavier and heavier, his body seems to fall into the cloud, and he can no longer feel a trace the weight of.
"Lord Loren——?!"
"Duke?!"
"Lord Duke!"……
In the ear There was a messy cry of exclamation, but Loren already didn't mind, his body loosened, he leaned back, and he was drowsy and fell asleep.