Chapter 506 Who is not afraid of death?
In the secret room, Lu Chen sat cross-legged on the ground, holding a red crystal in his hand.
A faint red energy surrounds the whole body, and fighting spirit swims up and down.
What he was holding in his hand was a secret treasure sent from Dragon Valley, called the Heart of the Red Dragon.
For the dragons, this thing is a gem that contains powerful fire energy but cannot be absorbed, because they dragons do not have such a saying, they just need to grow up.
The nameless fighting spirit developed by Duke Godzilla's parents has a certain red dragon feel to it, and it is also a practiceable technique.
As Lu Chen expected, this epic energy stone prop with a full score would be of great help to his fighting spirit training.
He has been to many places in the Aika continent, among which the "spiritual energy" of the Aishil Forest is the most abundant, but it is far less efficient than his cultivation with this red dragon heart at this time.
After returning to the Great Wall with Eri Yi, except for the first night when he performed the family method after Eri Yi slapped him in the face, he spent the following days practicing in the secret room.
Gu Lanting is responsible for the daily training of the Great Wall. When the war comes, Eli Yi will notify him to leave.
A month passed in the blink of an eye, and his fighting spirit improved by leaps and bounds, reaching the fifth level. Now, his attributes without a title are as follows.
Constitution: 75 points
Strength: 75 points
Agility: 75 points
Spirit: 70 points
Not to mention charm, Lu Chen felt a little sad that his charm was lower than that of the Abyss Lord.
However, Eriyi's breakthrough surprised him, and he felt that Eriyi's skin seemed to be better than before. Any high-quality silk could not compare, and only he understood.
What surprised him was that now that he didn't use violent blood, he couldn't even beat Eri Yi...
Eriyi is very proud of herself recently. She finally experienced the pleasure of overpowering Godzilla in a small sparring session. The feeling on top is just good.
Lu Chen opened the door and saw that Eliyi had prepared food outside. Although he was never picky about food, he had to say that Eliyi's cooking was the most delicious.
More than a month has passed, and the Keya Empire has calmed down. Recruitment training in various places is also proceeding in an orderly manner. This difficult winter is about to pass.
The people in the north all praised the new king, and every household was well fed and clothed.
After the disaster was over, Lu Chen issued a decree to allow the common people to allocate their own fields and farm with peace of mind. The people in the north did not need to pay taxes in this first year and could rest and recuperate.
He and Eryi had two "private visits" in private. The happiness index of the people was indeed rising, but it was not without depression.
Because everyone knows that there are only a million defenders on the Great Wall now. After being dispersed over a wide area, there will not be many people left. If the Abyss invades again, even the invincible King of Heroes may not be able to hold it.
Eriyi held her cheeks in her hands and did not move her chopsticks. Her three thousand green hairs were casually draped. Her beautiful eyes looked at the overeating man across the table with a soft smile on her lips.
They are travelers in different worlds, separated and reunited, but they still have a rare tranquility.
She likes adventure, but doesn't like fighting that much. As long as she sees the person opposite eating happily, she will be happy.
"Godzilla."
Eriki spoke softly.
"Um?"
Lu Chen stopped with a kind of beef stuffed in his mouth.
"nothing?"
There was a smile in Eriki's eyes, "I just want to call your name."
Lu Chen chewed twice to swallow what was in his mouth, and said with a smile, "Do you want to go out and see again today?"
"Would they have any objections?"
Eriki hesitated, after all, the commander of the Great Wall can't always sneak out.
"No problem, just spend half a day shopping in Linbei City."
Lu Chen said that Linbei City is very close to the Great Wall, and he can turn back at any time if necessary.
It was such a peaceful day. After retreating, he would occasionally walk around the Great Wall with Eryi, looking at the mountains, water, and people.
When he is not practicing fighting spirit in seclusion, he will practice swordsmanship in the military camp, give instructions to some generals on combat skills, and understand the combat status of each legion in detail.
During these days, Lu Chen finally understood the principle of military formation skills, which was to use a lot of training and tacit cooperation to exert fighting spirit in a unified manner.
This ability is very strong, especially in large-scale wars. A collective burst of fighting spirit, just like the shocking sword he once saw, has the ability to sweep through thousands of armies, and can cause large-scale destruction of enemy troops. .
But there are also certain drawbacks, that is, insufficient lethality on a local scale.
Not sharp enough, not ruthless enough, not fast enough, that is to say, relying on the combined attack of the army, it is impossible to hurt the strong ones above the limit.
He originally wanted to rely on the army to plan a counterattack against the Abyss and obtain the Source Stone, but it seemed unrealistic at this time.
It would be difficult for the Great Wall's army to withstand the next wave of attacks from the Abyss, let alone penetrate them.
There are some things that you can only rely on yourself to break through that boundary.
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The blood moon hangs high in the north of the Great Wall, and the sun rises in the south, as if hope and despair are competing against each other.
At the beginning of the new year, the army of the Great Wall still had not had time to be replenished, but the army of the abyss... came.
The northernmost part of the Great Wall, Lishang Pass, was guarded by Lu Chen with an army of 500,000 and the Sword of Dawn.
The abyssal army is vast and vast, stretching as far as the eye can see. On the red land, there seems to be a steady stream of abyssal creatures pouring out from the end.
What was supposed to come finally came, and this time the abyss attacked one point, there was a strength gap of dozens of times.
Lu Chen inspected the army and stood on a high place. His black cloak was blown by the wind and made a rustling sound. "Are you afraid of death?"
The officers and soldiers of each legion looked solemn and looked intently.
Lu Chen pointed south, "Look at this land, this land that has just been ravaged by the abyss."
His voice was low, but loud enough for the whole army to hear: "Do you want to do it again?"
"It's a shame, I don't want to!"
A commander of ten thousand cavalrymen spoke first with a red face.
"In no mood!"
"In no mood!"
More and more soldiers roared and shouted.
Lu Chen turned around, and Regicide appeared in his hand, pointing to the north, "Then... fight to the death."
He jumped down from the top of the city and stood in front of the city gate, looking at the abyssal army coming like a tide.
The city gate opened, and behind him were thirty thousand Dawn Swords. The soldiers at the top of the city also began to equip the city with crossbows.
The dark clouds in the north were blown away by the wind, and under the sky, a man dressed in white stood at the top of the city with a peerless grace, holding a drumstick, and accompanied by the sound of the horn, the drums were beating!
Gu Lanting will never forget that day for the rest of his life. When the abyss came again, the new king faced the first battle.
The hero king commanded thirty thousand Dawn Swords in the city and led the charge. The then unknown queen in the city came to the world in white clothes and beat the drum herself.
On February 15, 16031 in the Aika Continent Calendar, the King of Heroes went on a personal expedition and fought against the 15 million troops of the Abyss at Lishang Pass on the Great Wall. He beheaded the Overlord of the Abyss and the defenders of the Great Wall, leaving no trace of casualties.
On the battlefield where the smoke had receded, Lu Chen sat on a large raised rock and looked at the blood moon in the northern sky, feeling somewhat silent.
"Commander, the statistics are out."
Gu Lanting was covered in blood and was a little unsteady on his feet. He came to Lu Chen to report.
"how?"
Lu Chen spoke calmly.
"Twenty-one thousand people died in the Lishang Pass defenders, and 80,000 people were seriously injured and disabled. In addition... the leader of the Winter Army, Marquis Quinn, died in the battle."
After Gu Lanting said this, he also paused.
This noble marquis, after all, maintained their family tradition and fought to the last moment. The entire Winter Legion was almost wiped out because of the last time they went out of the city to help relieve the pressure on the defenders at the top of the city.
"I understand, just do as I said before."
Lu Chen waved his hands tiredly.
It was he who gave Quinn the order. It was an almost certain death mission, but the Marquis, who had been pampered and raised since childhood, didn't even frown. He took one hundred thousand brothers from the Winter Legion with him, and less than three came back. thousand.
The manpower is sometimes poor, and the Moon Wolf Clan does not have infinite physical strength. He used regicide to kill to the limit, and it was difficult to recover.
The second stage of his talent awakening mission was completed, and the Great Wall was defended, but he couldn't feel the joy.
He felt the soft warmth coming from the back of his head, and Eri hugged him from behind.
Lu Chen looked at the body of a man who was cut in half on the ground not far away, "I still remember him, Chelsea, twenty years old, living in Hubul Village in the north. He was an excellent scout. He always turned red when he talked to me. He looked very nervous."
Eriyi hugged Lu Chen, very quietly, but her lips were slightly pursed.
"At that time, I had a few conversations with him in order to get to know the people in the Northern Territory. I asked him, you are so young, have you just joined the army? He said that he was originally a hunter. Before, abyssal creatures poured into the Northern Territory, and his family He was basically dead, but later he escaped to Bulun City and was taken in by Quinn, so he signed up to join the army and joined the Winter Legion."
"I said war is very dangerous. Is there anyone else in your family? You are young and have no military experience. Aren't you afraid of death? He said he was afraid of abyssal creatures, but his wife told him to take good care of his young son before she died. He hid in the mountains with his son, and his wife was torn to pieces and eaten by creatures from the abyss.”
"He took his son into hiding and finally escaped to Bulun City. At that time, other cities were not allowing refugees to enter. It was Marquis Quinn who gave him a way out. He felt that he still had some strength left and wanted to escape. Contributing to protect Bulun City is to protect one’s own son.”
"I asked him, now that the northern border has been recovered, has he ever thought about going back to claim the land and live a good life with his son. He just shook his head and smiled, saying that the brat in the family can walk and talk, and the neighbors in the street Everything is fine, don’t worry, just follow me to guard the Great Wall, he doesn’t want that to happen again.”
"I asked him if he was afraid of the creatures in the abyss. He held on a little. It was obvious that he was still afraid, but in the end he straightened his back and said he was not afraid. I asked him, then you are not afraid of death?"
"He straightened his back even more and said that he was not afraid of death. He dedicated his life for humanity, the empire, and to protect his son. He felt very honored to become a soldier of the Great Wall. Finally, he said hesitantly, the military benefits are very good. Even if he dies, his son will be raised and raised. Now there is no famine in the north. He feels that as long as the abyss does not come in, his son will be able to live happily for the rest of his life..."
When Lu Chen said this, he paused and looked at the body not far away, "But when I left the city for the last time, I saw him from the corner of my eye during the battle, just like the look on his face now. , he was extremely frightened before he died."
He inserted the regicide next to him and said in a calm voice, "Who is... not afraid of death?"
The warm liquid fell on Lu Chen's forehead. Lu Chen turned around and wiped away the tears from the corners of Eli Yi's eyes.
Holding each other's hand and walking through the battlefield, he saw those faces he was familiar with.
Some are young, some are old, some have no one at home, and some still have people waiting for them to return.
All good men, all... dead.
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Three days later, fifteen miles south of Shangguan, a dense forest of steles was erected on Wangyue Slope.
Lu Chen held a bowl of wine in his hand, sprinkled it on the ground, and turned to look at the defenders at Lishang Pass, "There are millions of tombstones here, some already have names, and some are empty."
The soldiers below looked solemn, with a touch of sadness in their eyes.
"The rules are the rules. Each of the three tribes has been keeping it for five hundred years. The ancestors can keep it. They can keep it, but we...can't? The war is like this, and the death in battle is like this. If you want to leave a last message, you can come and write it here."
Lu Chen said, turning around, Regicide appeared on his hand, and engraved his name on the tombstone in the center of the front row.
Godzilla Howard, life, none.
Just like the soldiers who died in this battle without leaving any last words.
As the legion commanders began to line up, more and more soldiers joined them, carving their names and last words on Wangyue Slope...
On this day, half of the inscription on Wangyue Slope was filled in.
A few days later, the defenders from several other checkpoints came here in turn, going back and forth incessantly. The forest of steles on Wangyue Slope...each one has a word!
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In early spring, everything grows, and the defenders of the Great Wall finally begin to be replenished. Veterans lead new recruits, training tirelessly every day.
In addition to practicing Wuming Dou Qi, Lu Chen also walked around north of the Great Wall to learn sword skills.
He recently felt that he had another level of enlightenment in the use of the knife, as if he wanted to be more informal.
The sword is a killing weapon, and the law is a killing method, which comes from skills and exists in the heart.
Lu Chen felt that his combat skills had not improved much. At least in his personal details, his swordsmanship expertise was still at the original master level.
But he seemed to feel that something was different, like a seed taking root and growing.
Recalling his past life experiences, his journey in the dragon world, what he saw on the Aika continent, and the warriors who died beside him, a certain emotion in his heart kept growing.
But when it came to his sword skills, he couldn't find that feeling. It was like there was a barrier, like he hadn't figured it out, or something wasn't enough.
He recalled what an old leader of a thousand-year-old sect had said in the world where he was born. All kinds of weapons had a state, a state where the mind could connect with the gods.
When you reach that state, whether you draw a sword or draw a sword, it will bring different changes. Power is no longer just about the technique of exerting force and the strength of the person who uses it.
Even if they are as weak as ordinary people, they can still cut out sword energy and sword light.
He was thinking, was he... fast?