The three hundred and seventieth chapters of its pursuit of the distant XIII
"Ed, the sky seems to be on fire."
"Well, I saw it."
Fang Plover lightly blocked it, covering his messy hair like withered grass with his hands, and blinked his eyes gently, and the dark eyes were reflecting the golden-red firelight that shot straight into the sky. The rolling dark clouds there were like
A huge column of smoke spread out in all directions.
The thick clouds above the head hung low and passed over the airship, as if they could be touched by stretching out one's hand.
Luo Hao's hand pressed against the side of the ship was shaking with the ship's planks below. The back of his hand seemed to be covered with a layer of fire ash, but it was actually just sand. The fat man raised his hand
He grabbed it, but only caught the sparks floating in the wind. Then he spread his palms, and there were only a few embers left in his palms, which disappeared in the wind in an instant.
Luo Hao raised his head, looked at the golden red light in the sky, and asked, "What is that?"
Fang Plover shook his head gently.
From this direction, only the dark red light could be seen between the clouds. Perhaps it was the firelight refracted on the ground, but neither of them paid much attention to it.
At this moment, the door of the cabin was pushed open again, and the former president of the Southern League came up with a long bow on his back, standing between the two of them, pressing his collar with one hand, and watching this scene silently.
Ye Hua suddenly turned around and asked, "I heard that you have thought of a way."
Fang Plover nodded slightly.
"So, what are you going to do?"
Fang Plover turned around and looked at the Ranger King.
In the hearts of the free selectors of the Southern Territory, the other party is the former president of the alliance, the ten kings, the top selector, and even the leader with their sustenance and belief. He has organized more than one battle, and now this is
What may seem like a dangerous situation to you may be nothing at all to the other party.
Although in his heart, the Seven Seas Troupe will definitely become the best adventure group in the future, which is the promise he made to Miss Scarpet. But now that has not happened yet, and he, an unknown little guy, has taken
How to command a Ten King, a top selector?
He thought for a moment and then said: "...I may have to face off against the Sand Bandits later. Master Ye Hua, you——"
Ye Hua smiled and interrupted: "I'm very good at this, so Ed, you just need to tell me where to go and who to kill, that's enough."
Fang Yu looked at the other party in surprise.
But Ye Hua seemed to know what he was thinking, and patted his arm gently, then looked away and looked into the distance. "Ed, everyone has something to look forward to. I don't know if one day, you will
It can reach the level that I hope. But this does not mean that you must do anything, nor does it mean who you have any responsibility to-"
"... Because you will eventually walk on your own road, a road that no one has ever walked... and a road that all of us have walked..."
Ye Hua smiled faintly and looked at him. "And your only responsibility is the responsibility for the identity of the chosen one. Do you understand this?"
Fang Yu nodded slightly, guarding his own conscience was the same as guarding his conscience as a human being - with greater power comes greater responsibility, this is the consensus of the forerunners.
It was such a long time ago, and mankind has already established such a consensus. Power and responsibility have always been divided at both ends of the scale, and the value of the existence of the "Stargate Declaration" may be to protect the glory of human civilization.
When the two worlds first came into contact, they were not destined to return to the wilderness from the beginning, to return to the long history of predatory nature and leading beasts and cannibals.
Because when it moves forward, it will never return to its barbaric origins.
And never—
"So this is your promise to me," Ye Hua asked softly, "right?"
Fang Yu was startled for a moment.
But for a moment, he nodded silently again, this time more seriously.
"... You may not succeed. There are only a few of my fellow travelers in the past... The genius of some of them is actually no less than that of you and me..." Ye Hua always had an indifferent smile.
, but there was a more or less lonely look between that smile, "But in you, I more or less see some shadows of my former self..."
"Actually, I guess Odin is the same. Although they are in the Grand Guild, it does not mean that everyone agrees with that concept." At this point, he changed the subject: "That day Odin sent you from the capital.
Lun took him away, I should have taught you a lot after that, right...?"
Fang Yu nodded silently.
A hint of amusement flashed in Ye Hua's eyes: "Although I don't know what Odin taught you, he certainly can't teach you how to become a qualified leader. After all, only Kun and the others are better than me in this aspect. It's a pity.
That person isn’t here either—and besides, he doesn’t really agree with our philosophy.”
He paused for a moment: "So, let me let you get used to how to give orders."
Fang Plover listened and opened his mouth slightly.
He does not resist the concept of free electors, because free electors are more or less the successors of the forerunners and still maintain the original intention, but there is always some resistance to that statement.
Do the Free Chosen really need a flag?
Is he really qualified to hold this banner?
In other words, is anyone really qualified to hold this flag?
But he suddenly realized that the real flag was actually just in everyone's heart.
Because as long as you have this idea, you will gather under this banner. Ye Hua or anyone else does not actually need to be designated, nor is he qualified to be designated - but with greater power comes greater responsibility.
The bigger the situation, the day will come when someone will reach this point. Just like the former president of the Southern League at this moment.
It was at this time that Luo Hao, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, said, "I found the place."
Fang Plover immediately looked in that direction. The hesitation in his heart had long gone, and he just said decisively:
"Landing in a quarter of an hour."
"Get Miss Afifah ready to disembark, Parker. You will be responsible for taking care of this place and keeping in touch with us."
"Mr. Alfond, Pasha, you should also prepare."
The halfling jumped up, glanced at the burning royal city, and nodded silently.
…
Rupert's voice was a little hoarse: "Sir Aipal, please lead people to block the gap in the west. We must not let the sand bandits capture the tower."
Facing the serious face of the eldest princess, the knight with a smoky face nodded silently, and led the people to walk in that direction. Rupert looked at the backs of everyone leaving, and the hand holding the sword slightly
A little trembling.
The people sent out at this moment are actually just making a final attempt. The sand bandits have already broken through all the key points, and it is only a matter of time before they can fully break through the defense line.
She turned around and looked behind her. Aleph had previously brought out all the remaining guards in the Kashan Palace and said they were coming to support her. To be honest, she didn't quite agree with this approach. She left her behind to the palace.
At this moment, those people are not safe. Among the so-called princes and ministers, there is only one who is trustworthy, Sesher.
But at this time, the princess no longer cares about so much. What's more, a crown prince, the future king of Istania, personally came to the front line to fight side by side with everyone, and also brought a lot of support. This may be
The morale was more or less stimulated, and the originally precarious defense line was able to hold on for a while longer.
It's just that this effect has been quite weak until now.
There are two lines of defense in the inner city of Questac. The first line of defense is in disrepair and is poorly armed, and fell into the hands of the sand pirates early. The second line of defense consists of a total of twelve towers, which has more support.
For a while - the two sides fought back and forth around the three most critical towers, until the seven surrounding secondary towers fell one by one, and then two of the three important towers fell into the hands of the King of Sand Bandits.
The remaining tower now became the center of the battlefield. She asked a group of knights to recapture the gap in the west just to delay the fall of the tower. Once the tower fell, the final outcome of the inner city would be
A line of defense is about to fail, and what they will face will only be a steady influx of enemies.
Those enemies are not even worthy of being called humans, they are just a group of humanoid beasts.
But Princess Rupert was not sure whether the manpower sent out would be effective. She looked ahead silently. The news coming back from the last tower had been cut off ten minutes ago. She even felt a faint sense of uneasiness in her heart.
A premonition, if the sand pirates have broken through the defense line, then where should Questac go?
But the uneasiness in the eldest princess's heart is reflected in Tianlan's eyes at this moment——
The little girl was struggling to drag the paladin's body down from the top of the city, but when she turned back to look for the lost sword, she returned to the top of the city and was suddenly stunned by that
place.
The direction Tianlan was looking at blankly was the last fortress on the battlefield that was originally called the 'Maji Tower'.
There, you could still see the flags belonging to the Andromeda Knights and the Royal Palace Guards, but now, there is only a black mass of sand bandits, crossing the front line that originally belonged to the eldest princess - it was densely packed like countless ants.
There was an overwhelming crowd heading towards the inner city.
Where are the people from Her Highness the Princess?
Seeing this scene, Tian Lan suddenly felt dizzy, and a terrible thought suddenly came to her mind.
The inner city was lost.
And behind that, only the undefended Kashan Palace remained.
With a loud sound, the sword in her hand fell on the top of the city. The last hope left in her heart was suddenly extinguished like a spark.
The belief she has always believed in is that at every critical moment, Brother Ed will surely descend from heaven to solve all troubles. Just like what they experienced in Doriffin, Fenris Island and later.
Likewise, at every critical moment, you can always turn the situation around and turn danger into safety.
But now, even if Brother Ed comes back, what will happen?
She knew in her heart that everyone's only hope was that the inner city had not been lost. Only then would they have a chance to reverse the situation by waiting for the captain to return. But now it was already too late. The sand bandits had already broken through the last line of defense.
It would be impossible for the king to lead his army back before noon.
The only remaining opportunity to hinder the Sand Pirates' attack was lost at this moment.
Tian Lan just wanted to cry at this moment. Of course she did not blame others for coming back too late, because everything was just because of her own incompetence. Miss Attila, the big cat man and Brother Ed were not here, the box and
Luo Yu and the others are not here, and Jita is not here, there is nothing she can do.
We can't even help everyone buy time to reverse everything.
Miss Sylvide and Brother Ed's cousin were just support staff in the Seven Seas Brigade, but she was a real combat member, but nothing could be done at the end of the day.
On the contrary, she, who had always been complacent about the so-called 'housekeeper' title, seemed a little ridiculous at the moment. She knew very well that in fact, without herself, Miss Attila could still take care of everything in an orderly manner.
Everyone just accommodated her.
Tianlan watched blankly as the sand pirates in the distance passed through the tower and rushed in this direction along the city wall.
But at this moment, she didn't feel a trace of fear in her heart, nor did she have any thoughts of turning around and running away. Instead, she silently gritted her teeth and picked up the paladin's sword from the ground.
The respectable knight and Her Royal Highness the Princess all died here to protect her.
Now, it's her turn to protect others. Even though she is weak, if she doesn't have the courage to try, how can she be called a member of the Seven Seas Brigade?
Do I have to choose to escape every time I face such a situation in the future?
What about the moment when there is no escape?
Tianlan thought about all this silently and tightened her grip on the long sword in her hand.
But what she didn't notice was that there was a flash of light on the clouds behind her.
…
The airship has not yet completely entered Questac's airspace, but everything that is happening in the city has basically caught everyone's eyes.
Fang Plover looked expressionlessly at everything that was happening below, as well as the sand pirates who were crossing the tower in the distance. Looking at it from this height, there were just countless black spots.
"The inner city has been lost."
Luo Hao said: "But fortunately, we arrived in time, they just broke through the defense line."
Fang Plover nodded. The sand bandits broke through the defense line, but the attack arrows had not had time to disperse. Their original plan could still work. But when he looked down from this height, it was difficult to see the princess on the battlefield.
On one side, the palace guards were retreating. The flag of the Knights of Malan could occasionally be seen, but in an instant they were submerged in the black sea.
He pursed his lips and couldn't see where the princess was, nor could he find the rest of the Seven Seas Brigade. He was slightly worried, although while the starlight was still there, everyone still had a choice.
He was resurrected in the temple, but what if the temple fell into the hands of the sand thieves?
Moreover, in such a battle, no one can guarantee that just a few chances of resurrection will guarantee his own safety.
There is not much time left for them.
His eyes couldn't help but fall on the tower.
"The sand pirates must cross this tower." Luo Hao also said at this time: "It is the most ideal place to attack this place, but there is a new problem at the moment - there are too many sand pirates. Even if our plan succeeds
...I'm afraid there's no way to completely stop them. Of course, if the inner city hadn't been lost, the situation would naturally be different, but right now..."
Fang Yu understood what he meant. If the inner city has not been lost, they can successfully throw dozens of kilograms of explosive crystals in the direction of the opponent's main attack, which will definitely disrupt the opponent's offensive. But they have to expect to use these explosive crystals to kill all the sand pirates.
, that is definitely unrealistic. In short, the inner city has been destroyed, and even if the sand bandits are temporarily hindered, they will definitely not give up their easy prey.
There is only one possibility at the moment that can reverse the situation.
That is, they happened to blow up Mahazar, the king of sand pirates.
But on the vast battlefield below, who knows where the King of Sand Bandits is?
"We can only make this choice," Fang Plover looked at the tower and replied: "Whether Mahazar is there or not, we can only target this place."
"Then we hope that the gods believed by the Istanians, Andromeda and Lady Marlan, can give us good luck." Luo Hao shrugged.
"What if I have bad luck?" At this time, the box behind the two people asked.
"Then there will only be a bloody battle."
Fang Plover replied quietly.
He then turned back and looked at the elementalists in the team beside the mast.
"Is it okay?"
Luo Yu seemed a little silent, nodded slightly, and then replied: "Leave the number to me, but I will disembark later, and the previous battle will be left to you."
Fang Yu nodded slightly and looked at Ye Hua beside him.
There, Ye Hua took off his long bow, patted the hang glider backpack behind him, and smiled slightly, indicating that he was ready.
Fang Plover stopped talking nonsense, walked to the side of the ship, and grabbed one hand on the side. Everyone followed and put their hands on the side of the ship one by one. Fang Plover looked around, and then said in a low voice
: "Everyone, I'm counting to three, two, one, everyone is getting ready to leave the ship."
"three……"
"two……"
"one."
At this time, Luo Yu gently pressed down the crystal in his hand.
The bow of the small boat pointed downwards in an instant. At that moment, the silver sail opened, and the floating ship seemed to jump down from the clouds. The magic furnace, which was running rapidly, was absorbing all the wind element ether stored in it.
Release it outward——
In the night sky, the surging etheric magic power was like a golden wing pulled out from the clouds. The long golden trajectory was like a golden thread extending slowly forward under the sky, and a few flickering silver lights
, are falling apart from under this golden line.
It's just that the people fighting each other on the ground didn't seem to notice this scene happening.