Chapter 4 Determination and the Spear of Longinus (4)
For Berengar and the Praetorian Guards he trained, the combat effectiveness of the army does not lie in a single charge, but in the continuous attacks with the coordination of various units. He watched the pirates' chaos with cold eyes. Hestein has already
With no time to pay attention to the spear of Longinus, Berengar waved his finger upward, and the spear flew back to his hand.
He began to let the Spear of Longinus gather strength again, and at the same time kept a close eye on Hestein's movements on horseback. He wanted to throw the Spear of Longinus at the moment when Hestein was most vulnerable.
, to end the legend of this beast king.
The bloody crow flag in Hestein's army was obviously swaying. Hestein was struggling to maintain the morale of the army. At this time, another pirate came to report in a panic: "Old
, Boss! Those horse archers suddenly put on lances and rushed towards us! Each of them is dressed like an iron can, and the brothers are almost unstoppable!"
Ironclad Paladins are a new unit tentatively established by Berengar in the Guards. They are heavy cavalry that can use bows and arrows. Compared with ordinary horse archers, they can use lances without hesitation.
Charge towards the enemy's front! Hestein mistook them for ordinary horse archers and made a huge mistake in his command!
The pirate troops suffered an unstoppable rout. Knowing that the situation was over, Hestein sighed, took another long breath, and shouted: "Retreat!"
Not all armies are as well-trained as the Praetorian Guards. For most armies, "retreating" means defeat and escape.
Ella saw the eagle flag symbolizing the Seven Hills Empire approaching her. The Imperial Guards were chasing and killing the retreating pirates. The heroic tribesmen from the north dropped their armor and weapons one after another. Many of them
She was trampled to death by her companions. She heard the command to "charge" came from the armored holy cavalry who came around behind them, and the cavalry began to expand the results of the battle as quickly as possible. The entire battlefield was like a surging tide.
, she is like a lone stone, overwhelmed by the tide.
It turns out that the Seven Hills Empire can repel the pirates without her having to do anything.
It turns out that her self-righteous sacrifice means nothing to the Qiqiu Empire.
It seemed that she had not made any contribution to the Qiqiu Empire in the end.
It turns out that the Seven Hills Empire doesn't need a Baselisa like her at all.
She saw densely packed javelins being thrown into the air, and one of them flew straight towards her, becoming bigger and bigger in her eyes. She couldn't dodge or escape.
If she could possess more powerful power, this wouldn't be the ending.
In her last moments, she saw the eagle flag of the Seven Hills Empire swaying in the strong wind. The eagle on the flag was majestic and majestic.
She didn't dare to look at the javelin anymore and closed her eyes. Her face was mixed with smiles and tears at the same time:
The Qiqiu Empire is still invincible.
I only hope that its glory will remain forever.
Suddenly, a strong hand pushed her away. Ella opened her eyes and saw the beast named Hestein standing in front of her. He grabbed the flying javelin and broke it with both hands.
She heard the grizzly bear say to her in a deep voice:
"I told you to retreat, didn't you hear me?"
Ella bit her lip. The second time, this was the second time Hestein saved him. He clearly robbed her country and was an absolutely unforgivable person!
Hestein killed five or six approaching Janissaries in a row. Then he raised his sword high and concentrated all his strength on his sword, just as Bjorn did when he attacked the city wall.
Amidst the shaking like a collapse of the earth, the battlefield was divided into two by a huge trench he drew. The trench about five meters deep blocked the advance of the Guards, and Hestein also used up all his energy.
With all his strength, he fell to his knees, using only his sword to support his body.
Another wave of javelins flew in the direction of Ella, and Hestein cut them all in the air. He blocked the rear of the entire army, like an insurmountable high wall.
Hestein accidentally noticed that Ella was still behind him.
"You haven't left yet? What is this? The glory of the Shieldmaiden?"
He said to Ella in an almost mocking tone:
"I don't know what Dan is thinking. But you are not a warrior to begin with, are you? Do you think you can enter the Hall of Valor after you die in battle? Are you stupid?"
Ella's body began to tremble:
——You are the one who is stupid, right? I want to assassinate you, do you know that?
——Do you think your taunting will be effective at this time? Can you look at your actions for yourself? How can the general stay behind when the whole army retreats? What kind of good person are you?
——But why do you want to set fire to my territory? Why do you want to loot all the meager property that people have worked so hard to accumulate!
A dazzling light suddenly flashed in the sky - it was the Spear of Longinus thrown by Berengar, taking advantage of Hestein's weakness. Hestein suddenly showed an extremely tired face and half-knelt down.
The sword in his hand was deeply inserted into the soil. The tone of his words to Ella also suddenly changed:
"Let's go. Ordinary people also have ordinary people's ways of living. My pirates will run to the beach first, because our ship is there. You can get rid of them by running in the opposite direction. After that, find a place far away from the coast.
Or settle in a place with a big river!"
After saying these words, Hestein closed his mouth. The light baptized Hestein like a holy light. Under it, Hestein knelt motionless, as if he was repenting, and as if he was just a man.
sculpture.
Ella's eyes slowly swept across the other side of the ditch, to Berengar, to the Praetorian Guards, to the eagle flag, to the distant horizon with the shadow of Constantinier. On that side, she was deep in the sky.
The Qiqiu Empire loved her but discarded her like trash.
"I want to be a bad boy for a little while..."
Ella stretched out her hand towards the falling Spear of Longinus. The purple robe on her body fluttered so violently for the first time. In the increasingly dazzling flash, she calmly recited:
"eli, eli, lama sabachthani! God, God, why did you abandon me!"
This is a spell that has been passed down from generation to generation among the royal family of the Seven Hills Empire in order to contain the commander of the Imperial Guard, which can make the Spear of Longinus lose its power. Its power does not come from the protection of the gods, but from the
The Spear of Longinus is the blood of the royal family that has made a contract. Anyone with royal blood can use it.
This is also the only magic that Ella can use.
In full view of everyone, Longinus's spear suddenly lost its light and fell into the ditch with a "clang".
--sorry.
——I'm really sorry.
——I don’t want to die in the rebellion, nor do I want to remain trapped in Constantiniya and become a canary in a birdcage.
——Farewell, Empire of Seven Hills.
Ella helped Hestein up and stepped back step by step. For some reason, the Guards never made any move. Ella accidentally turned her head back, only to see that Berengar had dismounted at some point.
He walked to the front of the entire army, and then gave a long military salute in the direction she was leaving!
Tears suddenly overflowed from Ella's eyes.
Ah - well, if the Qiqiu Empire encounters a crisis, I will come back to help.
At that time, what you will see will be a Baselisa who can support the entire empire.
