Chapter 23 The Kingdom on the Hill - Reinforcement
"The stars shining on the sky, fall and burn. I pray under the starry night, and in this silence, open the sky and drop the red destruction fire."
The clear singing sound was particularly loud in the tense confrontation. A huge meteorite fell rapidly from the sky with the end of the speech, and with the hot high temperature, it smashed a big pit in the army of undead without self-thinking.
"boom!!"
The burning red flames not only transformed the nearby undead spirits, but even the lich floating in the air could not avoid this scorching heat wave.
"Is there a new reinforcement from the Church of Light?"
The lichs were discussing, wondering if there were new reinforcements.
"No, although it is not a reinforcement from the Church of Light, she is indeed our enemy." As last time, Laxis sensed the divine power coming from behind him; "……… It's still here, Dark Night High Priest."
In the Eastern Continent, no, in the current earthly realm, who can have such strong divine power except the one favored by the God of Chaos?
The divine power possessed by bloodline and the two artifacts is definitely something that ordinary priests cannot achieve.
Even he, a great wizard who has lived for thousands of years, is still beyond his reach.
"The priest of the night elves? How could he come here?!"
A lich who was dressed in rags, but could still be seen as a gorgeous robe, aimed at the black magician who was known as the strongest in a thousand years.
"I haven't had time to tell you that I met her in Saquin half a day ago." Laxis told the God of Death who had met Moya before, who was in the first class of his death; "And... the Nasudga Priest, I have to remind you one thing. This one is not an ordinary priest."
Nasudga is one of the high-level priests of the God of Death, one of the priests who had just been awakened by Laxis from Saquin Camp.
As a high-level priest, Nasudga quickly became involved in the fight to lift the seal of his master.
"Are the priests of war?" The priest of the death god who was staring at the woman who was sitting on the back of the demon dragon that was gradually flying closer, and who had a black magic head on her back, completely transformed into a lich, flashed with his eyes, "The Truks... are the successors of Sisia?"
"It's not a good thing that is the high priest. I guessed her identity so quickly. The high priest of the Dark Night is indeed the new high priest after Sisia. However, you still want to miss a little. This one has now been promoted to the highest priest of the clan." Laxis's words once again shocked the Death God Priest.
"Dual-held artifact..." The supreme priest, who represents the favor of the Lord God, holds two positions on both sides, which means that she holds two artifacts - the Ring of Passion and the Authority of Curse.
"Yes, I thought she would fight with the group of church knights, but I didn't expect that they would not fight, and they miscalculated." Laxis, who used manipulation spells to complete the awakening of the priest and a group of lichs, certainly could not know where Moya was going with the Church of Light. He would never have thought that just when he was in an evil conspiracy, the two leaders of the Church of Light and the Night Elf were negotiating and forming an alliance.
"Good opportunity, let's rush into the city!!"
Seeing that the undead army was smashed into a gap by a meteorite, Haken's command rushed toward the large pit that was still emitting steam. The lich, whose attention was attracted by the newly emerged reinforcements, had no time to stop it, and could only watch the Holy Light Knights return to Domiar City.
"It's okay, since the High Priest of the Dark Night has appeared and is in an alleged posture, there is no need for us to stop the cavalry." Laxis did not blame his subordinates for their dereliction of duty. What he is concerned about at present is the alliance between the Night Elf and the Church.
Did these two forces that were incompatible with water and fire let go of their prejudices and formed an alliance after I left?
Things are a little short. If the Church of Light is truly willing to cooperate with the night elves, it will definitely pose a serious threat to the resurrection of our Lord.
Just as Laxis was contemplating, the Knights of the Holy Light had successfully returned to the city.
"She finally arrived..." Duke Haken breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the black magic dragon flying in the sky.
In this way, even if the undead is huge, there is enough time to ask for help. The power of the war priest who holds the dual-held artifact should not be underestimated, especially a Truk, who also has extraordinary power.
After all, it is a clan known as the "descendants of the Gods" and has magic power beyond humans.
Walking quickly towards the Grand Priest who was staying on the city tower, the Duke must report the latest progress on the alliance.
"Is it a reinforcement from the church?"
"It doesn't look like it..." The soldiers on the city wall narrowed their eyes and watched the demon dragon flying in from afar, and the two people sitting on it.
"Has it been successful?" Seeing the black-haired woman sitting on the back of the demon dragon wearing a black priestly robe, Priest Kruger knew that the alliance proposed and executed by the Emperor himself was successful.
Otherwise, how could the priestess who was rumored to hate the church extremely deeply and would stand on the side of the church and fight against the dead together?
"Yes, although the process was a bit torturous, the other party finally agreed, but..." Haken replied respectfully, and his words stopped when the magic dragon Moya was riding flew to Domiar's wall.
"Ye'an, High Priest of the Dark Night, on behalf of all the members of the church, I sincerely thank you for your assistance to this city."
"No need to say anything polite. I don't have any good feelings for church members. Instead of having unnecessary greetings, it's more practical to discuss the dead." Although he had agreed to form an alliance with the church, Moya would not give the other party a good look.
"Well... well. I am Kruger, the Grand Priest of the Temple of Frantia, and I am the highest commander here to fight against the undead here for the time being." Kruger was a little embarrassed by Moya's merciless words, so he had to reduce some gorgeous words and briefly introduce himself.
"Moya-Fasi-Truk, the highest priest of the Dark Night, since our clan does not have a high priest, you can just call it a high priest." Pointing to Sistale beside him, Moya's words once again embarrassed the Great Priest; "No need to introduce this, you all know who he is. Since it is an alliance, I also hope that the Great Priest can restrain himself and other subordinates and try not to make any excessive statements. After all, Sistale has been the new Night Elf King recognized by the Goddess of Dark Moon. In order to maintain a fragile alliance relationship between us, it is best to avoid unnecessary titles and inappropriate words."
"You darkness..." A priest next to him was about to open his mouth, but Kruger was immediately stopped severely.
"Shut up!! Sangil, retreat to the back."
"Very good, Priest Kruger, you are a sensible person. Of course, you know that now is not the time for the Church of Light and the Night Elf to blame each other. It's still a long time. It's not too late to settle the old accounts between our two factions after the matter of Death is resolved." Just as Moya said this, he heard that the city lord who returned to the Knights of the Holy Light returned to the city.
Seeing that there were two strangers whom I didn't know in the crowd, and I realized that the priest was very polite to them, the middle-aged lord couldn't help but ask questions in his mind.
"The chief priest of Kruger, the women, children and the elderly in the city have been resettled."
"I'll trouble you in the work of appeaseing the citizens, lord." Cruge nodded slightly, and then introduced the identity of the lord to Moya; "High Priest, this is the lord of this city, Elek."
Obviously, the reaction of the night elf high priest was very cold. After just nodding politely, he turned his eyes back to the army of undead outside the city.
"City Lord, she is actually..." Knowing that such an almost rude behavior would certainly arouse the dissatisfaction of the nobles, Priest Kruger whispered a few times in Erek's ear.
Sure enough, the city lord's eyes changed from anger and shock, and his mouth was opened wide because of surprise for a long time but couldn't close it.
"How does the church view this undead attack?" Putting aside prejudice, Moya asked the reason for the undead raid.
Why do lichs who believe in the god of death Moral gather so many undead to attack this not-so-large border town?
"Because... the temple of light in the city Frantiyari sealed the 16th God of Death." Kruger's words did not exceed Moya's expectations, but Moya felt strange about the fact that there were two ancient seals hidden at the same time in the same place.
Should it be said to be coincidence or intentional?
Let the two seals check and balance each other or...
"How many days can the food in the city support?" Knowing that once Domiya is helped, it is impossible to solve the problem in a short period of time when fighting the undead. Moya naturally has to ask about food.
As a place that is often attacked, food reserves should be sufficient.
"It's absolutely fine to stick to one month." Elek dared to make sure of this. Although he was not in the prime location for grain production, according to the explanations and experiences of the city lords of all generations, sufficient grain reserves are the pre-aware conditions that every city lord must abide by, and it is also his greatest relief for his political achievements.
Domiyar's grain reserves are the most in the nearby counties.
"That's good, we have enough time to waste our lives with this group of undeads." Knowing that there is no problem with food, Moya is naturally worried about the rescue; "Have you asked for help from the nearby main city?"
"Yes, Faro, Gadi and Landoru are all well-trooped and will definitely be able to help us solve the siege."
However, it was obvious that Lord Erek's words did not satisfy Moya and Kruger.
"No, Gadi and Faro are too far away. Moreover, Faro is still the next seal and must not mobilize any church troops. As for Landoru... isn't the new lord the Duke of Karen who has been rumored to be suspected of rebellion recently?" Although Kruger is a clergyman, he is still very familiar with the internal news of his country.
"Where is Slan, isn't there a Temple of Destiny there?" Haken remembered the nearest temple nearby.
"That's not OK. Yesterday, the priests and priests of the Temple of Destiny all ran to Domiar. They said that it was a rebellion of the priestess, and the barrier of the temple had collapsed..." Speaking of this, Krugert cast his eyes on Moya.
"Hmph..." Knowing that the priest of the Light Church would never dare to say anything even if he had any complaints. Moya only snorted coldly and said nothing.
"This is a problem. There is no temple nearby that can free up extra troops..."
"Didn't there be a temple in Kaqiu in Daiha?" Just as Kruger and Haken were searching for where reinforcements were available nearby, Moya reminded them that there was a large temple in Kaqiu, a small mountain town not far from Domiar, and the guards were definitely more elite than Slan.
"Not there!" The Grand Priest Kruger immediately rejected the proposal.
Duke Haken also looked embarrassed.
"Haha..." Moya smiled when he knew why they were so embarrassed; "Because is it a temple dedicated to the Dark Gods? Even if it is usually hostile, it is not a shame to ask them for help at this very moment. Or do you think that the people of the Light Church regard face as more important than the people in this city?"
The sarcastic words immediately made the two highest commanders of the church blush, and in the end, the sleek Duke Haken first recovered from embarrassment.
"Ah, it's not the case. After all... we both fought a small battle a month ago because of territorial issues. The Church of Light reclaimed a large area of land north of the Depphar Mountains, and the Temple of Kandel should not respond to the church's request for help..."
"It's okay, let me come forward. The God of Fraud and Haas are both one of the Lord of Dark Gods. I, the Supreme Priest, ask for support. I believe they will also believe in the sincerity of the church." Moya specially emphasized the word "sincerity", which made Kruger want to find a hole to drill into it.
"Okay, let's find Kaqiu to send troops to help for the moment. I believe that before waiting for the royal capital and other reinforcements, the night elves' large army should also arrive."
"What... High Priest, when did you mobilize the troops of the Night Elf? Ah, this is not important anymore. The key is that even if you set out from Merri half a day ago and you will reach Domiar, it will take half a month no matter how fast it is." Haken calculated the journey. In half a month, he could never resist the attack of the undead by relying on the Holy Light and Kaqiu's Shadow Knights.
Even the war priest who is a dual-held magic weapon can exert limited abilities. Her advantage is her abundant magic power. Once she is engaged in the battle, as long as the first wave of magic attacks fails to completely annihilate the undead army, the subsequent battle will be said to be completely completed by Domiar's defenders.
Isn’t the undead party just taboo to the magical artifact she has not used yet and has not launched an attack for a long time?
"Hmph, if I don't have strong enough strength and chance of winning, how could I easily agree to help teach Domiar to defend? Although I am confident, I am not arrogant." Knowing the Duke's concerns, Moya said with a confident expression and words. She was not unprepared.
"I didn't say that I asked Merry for a half day ago. The troops I trained had arrived at South Gilcock Hill half a month ago."
"What!!"
This sentence surprised both the priest and the duke.
"Half a month ago... why didn't the border reconnaissance troops find it..." Hakken immediately shut up when he noticed that he had lost his words.
"Haha, it's a unit I've trained secretly. Even the elders in the clan don't know it, and it's normal for the church to not know it." Moya certainly knew what Haken's words meant.
As a spy, of course she knew that the church had installed some spies disguised as merchants in Merri.
However, this army was secretly trained with the support of the Chief of the Ji and the Nine Great Family, and even the low-level night elves nobles were not aware of it. How could those church spies who had been discovered long ago make them discover?
"Long before I arrived at Domiar, I had already summoned them with magic communications. I could arrive in at most three days. This army is my secret weapon. If it weren't for this alliance, I wouldn't have let the world know so early." After thinking about it, Moya still felt that he had been following behind to watch the show. Although his position was very embarrassing, he had an obligation to deal with the Death Dragon Clan.
"Hey, Shadas, when do you want to be leisurely? Don't try to use the second rule to dissuade me. You know, Mora is also the enemy of your master. Besides, when the Simpulati Treaty was signed, your dragon clan was also involved." Moya shouted to the empty corner behind her. Her move made everyone around her puzzled, but a figure gradually appeared in the corner explained their doubts.
The soldiers stared at the man who suddenly appeared in surprise, wondering what method he used to lurk in.
"Do you want me to join the war?"
The somewhat awkward common phrase made Kruger and Haken exchange glances at the same time - this guy with a human male appearance is definitely not a human, especially the bright red hair, which humans cannot have such a hair color no matter what.
"Don't think about the second law of ghosts. Even the gods broke their own oath to never enter the earthly realm in a fighting manner. Why should you worry? Besides, even if you join the war, you are just fulfilling your obligations."
"I should have guessed it long ago... When you sent the little devil Arisha to inform you of the cavalry team you were training, I should think of you to use me." Shadas, who was forced to appear, stared at Moya with a sinister smile on his face.
I should have guessed that she had sent Arisha away just to make me concentrate on dealing with the dead.
"Okay, if you want to complain, I will give you enough time to protest when you see Rafa. Now, should Lord Dragon King calm the undead outside the city who has been impatient? The howling is so ugly." Indifferent shrugged, Moya signaled that the red dragon, who was a little embarrassed, could vent its anger on the undead who had already planned to launch a small attack.
"Sooner or later I will tear you into pieces!! You, a cunning and abominable Truk!!" Amid the unwilling curse, the red dragon Shadas floated into the air, revealing its hill-like original form.
"dragon……"
Both the lich and the humans were stunned by the scene in front of them.
This giant beast with the same color as flame flapped its wings and blew a whirlwind that could not open its eyes. Its roar that even the earth was trembling, even the thoughtless skeletons and ghouls retreated involuntarily. Under the pressure of a powerful creature second only to God, the undead army began to be in chaos.
Chapter completed!