Shen Muyun's quiet eyes were scanning the wooden texture growing on the command platform and the brass nameplate nailed on it. The strong wind outside was sweeping the clouds and waves, coming like an overwhelming sea, and the ice rain washed over the deck with a roar. ring.
The air is filled with the breath of a cold and choking sea breeze. It is the unique smell of ether above the empty sea of Etalia, and is filled with strong and active wind elements.
In his ears, the subtle and noisy sounds in the crystal crystal gradually merged into one, making a rustling sound, but the sound gradually became clearer and turned into low calls:
"Call the 573 ship, call the 573 ship."
The communications officer raised his head in surprise. There was a small silence in the cabin, and then everyone couldn't help but cheer - communications were finally restored, and some even high-fived each other.
Shen Muyun just picked up his communication crystal and responded in a calm voice: "This is ship 573, Stargate Port. Got it, please speak."
…
Then there were more sounds, like messages transmitted by magic passing through the vast sea of empty. The encrypted bytes were gathering at every point through the network covering the world.
"Arquette, Arquette," Merifan was pushing open the door, the inscription ring on his beard was trembling, and his eyes were wide open, "Why are you still here? Pack your things and leave quickly. They are about to attack. Come in."
"I know, didn't you see that I'm cleaning up right now?" Arquette's beard and hair were messy, holding his hair with his hands. He held a large roll of parchment documents in one hand, and also carried a An unfinished flexible structure, his round eyes swept around the room, as if he was thinking about something he had forgotten.
"Oh, Plan No. 14, Plan No. 14, let me see where it is..."
Arquette was wandering around the room, but Merifan from outside the door had already rushed in anxiously, dropped the things in his hands, and said angrily: "What time has it been? I don't have time to bring these for you. Just hold on tight to save your life!"
With that said, he dragged his old friend out of the house.
"You're crazy," Arquette screamed immediately: "Those are my treasures, my blueprints, and the final plan for the second type of Battle Goblin. No! If you let me go back, I will fight even if I die. They die together!"
"No one will care about your things. You should care about the present first. If they succeed, the entire Northern Territory will be reduced to ashes, just like back then..."
Melifan closed his mouth, as if he didn't want to mention those three words, and said in a low voice: "In short, if the worst happens, your things are worthless, and you can't take them anywhere. .”
"No," Arquette grabbed his hair. Of course he knew this: "Those are all my hard work. Don't we have nothing to do? Why can't we suddenly defend ourselves? Where are our people?"
"They have taken control of the city guards, as well as the Gray Knights, and the Silver Wind Knights have gone crazy for some reason. They haven't moved yet. I think it's the end of the road." Merifan replied: "Some people have appeared in the city.
I think they were the cause of the monster. The front line can no longer withstand it. The combat department of the Federation only has a hundred or so people. The top craftsmen only have you and me. Plus the manpower of the Chamber of Commerce, and
The men and horses from all the major temples combined only have this amount of manpower."
"These damn humans," Arquette flew into a rage and cursed angrily: "I had known that those idiots in the Knights of the Silver Wind could not be trusted. I wanted the Silver Helmet Guards to come to this place and wipe out these clowns. How dare they attack this place?"
Place? This is the territory of the Ithurian dwarves!"
"They are just being controlled. Besides, that little guy is not human yet," Melifan reminded him at the right time: "And you can't wait for the Silver Helmet Guards. They are still in Eldron. There will be at least one or two of them when they get here."
months.”
"In the name of Talos' hammer, these people and I are incompatible," Arquette punched the wall grumpily, "Why didn't that kid warn us earlier?"
"Ed is already having a hard time..." Merifen shook his head, "He got into some trouble before, and we couldn't help him. Listen, Arquette, this is an order from above.
, now they no longer have the energy to defend the Craftsmen's Association. They are now going to gather everyone together to see if they can break into the city hall before they hold the ceremony. This is a desperate move and our only chance."
"What!?" Arquette was shocked: "Abandoning the headquarters, no, no, no, isn't that a joke? The dwarves of Corin-Ithurion have never abandoned any headquarters in their hundreds of years of history.
,there has never been!"
"But that's none of that now, old man."
"Where are our reinforcements? Didn't that little guy send a broadcast to the entire North from the Tower of Stars and Moon? Didn't they know that the remaining crystal was here? Where are the others, where are the reinforcements from other places?"
Merifen shook his head and corrected: "It's the entire Corin-Ithurian, but it's of no use. There are no reinforcements. The entire northern border is in chaos. The Gray Knights have been operating here for a long time, and now Crow's Claw
The Temple is mobilizing forces from across the North, and they have declared war on the Chosen Ones."
"Declare war!?" The old dwarf's eyes widened.
He hadn't heard this term in years.
Merifen took out a dusty crystal and said, "Listen and see for yourself."
The crystal shone slightly in his hand, and a noisy voice immediately came from it:
"...This is the Knights of Zealous Heart. Our guild has been attacked by enemies of unknown origin. Our location is in the south of Traveler Swamp, near Olpeka. Is there anyone nearby who can support us..."
"Brothers of the Knights of Zealous Heart, please hold on, we are moving closer to you. This is the North Wind Howl Guild, keep in touch..."
"Everyone, an army was found at coordinates a829431 and h218000. Its movement is unknown. It may be a garrison from the direction of Traveler's Rest."
"There is no response to the call. The purpose of the other party is unclear. Be careful because it may not be a friendly force..."
"North Wind Howl Guild, the other side has jumped another fleet to the north of you. Can you see it?"
"Where is Yuechen's fleet?"
"Call not answered..."
"This is the 11th detachment of the Silver Forest Spear. We may not be able to arrive at the scheduled assembly area on time," the rustling voice was followed by a curse: "nmsl."
Arquette was startled for a moment, then pointed out: "Wait a minute, I've heard this sound."
Merifen rolled his eyes: "Now is not the time to care about this. Haven't you noticed? The North is already in chaos. They opened the passage between the two worlds, and those monsters... By the way, what are they called...
…”
"Shadow Man."
"That's right, Shadow Man, those monsters have passed through this passage and temporarily teleported their fleet to this world." Merifan waved his hand and said: "There are no reinforcements left. The Chosen Ones are too busy to take care of themselves. They may not be able to make it in time.
Arrived."
Arquette was stunned for a long time: "Then wouldn't my research be completely finished?"
"Damn it, you still care about this," Merifan tugged at his beard angrily, "Now the only one we can count on is ourselves."
"...Maybe that kid will come to help us," Arquette said blankly: "Do you still remember what he did in Fenris?"
"Shut up, Arquette, the dwarf has disgraced you."
"Okay, okay," Arquette saw that his friend was really angry, and he quickly raised his hands in surrender: "But do we really only have this little power in our hands? Did you forget someone?"
"A person, who?" Merifen's face suddenly changed: "Arquette, are you crazy?"
But the dwarf nodded his chin in that direction, "No, he's here."
A black shadow flew in from the window in front, flapping its wings and stopping on the windowsill, raising its long eyebrows and tilting its head to look at the two people.
"Good evening, Miss Ji Side."
"It's madam, Ms. Jiside," the owl sitting on the window sill said in a weird voice: "It's really strange. You dwarves always get other people's titles wrong. This is very impolite."
She lowered her head, used her sharp beak to untie a piece of paper tied to her anklet, and then threw it over: "This is a letter from that adult to you. It's really strange. Why should I be sent to deliver the letter? I
Not an owl messenger."
No, you are.
The two dwarves thought at the same time, looked at each other, and then bent down to pick up the letter.
…
"boom--"
"boom--"
The sound of banging against the door was getting louder and louder. With each hit, the wooden board groaned in pain and dust fell, as if the door and the furniture blocking it would collapse at any time.
"bump--"
There was another heavy impact, which made the little girl hiding behind the magic mango tremble. The young man holding the sword turned back to comfort the little girl, and looked at the others in the darkness with his bright eyes.
The male host's family of three were hiding in the corner, leaning on each other. His wife and eldest daughter were shivering, but the man was still looking in the direction of the door quite calmly.
Magic Mango touched the little girl's head and whispered: "Go to your family."
The little girl looked extremely pale and looked at him hesitantly.
"Don't worry," Magic Mango softened his voice and gestured to the sword in his hand: "We have weapons and we will protect you."
The little girl looked at him, then bit her lip and nodded, then started running towards that side, but her legs were so weak that she could hardly stand. Magic Mango gently supported her behind her.
"When the battle breaks out later," Magic Mango first looked at his companions, and then said to the male host's family: "You find a way to escape from this place, and we will try our best to buy you time..."
"Sir..." The male host protected his daughter with one hand and said in a low voice.
"You don't have to ask why," Magic Mango replied: "...We have caused you a lot of trouble on weekdays, but this is your home and it is also ours. We have not brought you any good memories, but at least
This time, maybe we can do something about it."
"mango……"
One of the other people couldn't help but speak.
But Magic Mango looked over and shook his head slightly: "Do you think we can escape? But we can at least go back to the star gate, but what will happen to them?"
He paused: "Look in their eyes. Don't you have the answer in your heart?"
The man fell silent.
At this time, there was another heavy muffled sound, and the door made a heartbreaking cracking sound, as if the door frame had deformed under the impact.
A chair blocking it rolled down from above.
Magic Mango glanced in that direction, paused, and then said in a deep voice: "The Gray Knights killed everyone, did you see the fire outside? They are going to turn this place into a white field.
When the rebels stood up, we failed to stand up, but now these demons are outside, do you think they can let us go?"
Magic Mango's tone softened: "Enough people have died. Everyone, don't you want to be a hero for once? We may have lost all those things long ago, but in the end we are still a little unwilling."
He raised his sword and threw his sword over, "The mediocre experience of being a selector is enough. I at least hope that many years from now, you can still remember our choice at this moment. This may also be a reflection on our choice.
Our own responsibility, we were chosen, and we must leave something behind."
The long sword fell to the ground with a clang, carrying a sonorous and powerful sentence:
"We can respond to the call at the last moment, and we will die in this battle, but it will be an honor to die..."
The man was silent for a moment, then bent down and picked up his sword.
Magic Mango pulled out another dagger and held it in his hand, then stared at the emblem on his collar. He seemed to still remember his excitement when he received such an emblem, but that was all in the past.
He raised his other hand and lightly wiped his Chosen Emblem.
The other people in the room looked at each other and did not reply, but just made the same action.
All the things that once seemed extremely precious to them seemed to be less important at this moment, but everything they were pursuing in their hearts seemed more and more real.
Some people may have forgotten why they came here——
But they will at least remember why they left.
That's just a choice.
But making a choice requires courage.
The sound of banging on the door was heard again, a gap was opened in the door, and angry curses were heard from outside the door. The shadowy figures outside were the Gray Knights and the followers of the Crow Claw Temple.
Among the people, some noisy voices were echoing in the communication channel, which seemed like a distant dream:
"Quilin's Sword, this is the Northland Hunters Guild, are you still there?"
"Please hold on a little longer. We are already very close to your direction. Please hold on a little longer..."
Magic Mango shook his head, unable to hold on any longer.
The Crow's Claw Temple was well prepared, but as soon as they received the recruitment order, they were dealt a devastating blow.
The opponent directly besieged the resurrection point, and was well aware of the weaknesses of the Chosen Ones, so they did not give them any chance from the beginning. The adventure group established by the previous group leaders was lost in his hands.
The alliance must have betrayed everyone, otherwise it would be impossible for the other party to know every guild's stronghold so clearly.
With so many guilds being hit at the same time, Magic Mango can no longer imagine what the situation in the North is now.
How many more people can respond to the call and arrive at El Paxin?
Is there still hope for the North at this moment?
But that has nothing to do with him anymore——
Now is the final battle for the Sword of Quillin, and after this battle, this little-known guild will be removed from this world forever, just like it has never been.
Magic Mango clenched the sword in his hand, and a bright light came into his field of vision.
It was a sharp blade that cut into the wooden door and came in from the outside.
The wooden door made an overwhelmed sound, and finally slowly fell down among the flying sawdust.
…
The Red Queen's hull rumbled as if it was passing through thick clouds.
Kaka lowered his head and glanced at the communication crystal in his hand. He was somber that he didn't react at all. The fleet had actively cut off external communications and was in a state of silence.
"What are you going to do?"
A somewhat dissatisfied voice came over.
Bai Ju turned around and looked at the face in front of him that was a bit unbeatable, his brows knitted together.
But in comparison, Liu Ying, who was watching their group from the side, was more curious. The girl was a little curious because she didn't expect that her partner could really convince the other party easily.
However, in the face of Bai Ju's sudden questioning, Kaka seemed a little disapproving: "You should also realize that something is wrong. This mission has been full of doubts from the beginning, and the broadcast just now... Where are we going now?
Who fights? Aren’t you curious?”
"Don't talk nonsense," Bai Ju said while grinding his teeth: "We have seen the situation on the bridge, just tell us what to do."
"What should we do?" Kaka shrugged: "Of course we need to rescue Boss Guzhou and the others first. You don't think we little minions can really do anything, do you? The most important thing right now is of course to find someone to take responsibility——
"
Everyone's eyes widened, but only Liuying was not surprised by this argument - she had long been used to it.
"You guy," Bai Ju said angrily: "Do you mean that we just go to the bridge and rescue people?"
"Otherwise?" Kaka replied: "What plan do you think we have to divert the tiger away from the mountain and secretly infiltrate Chencang? It's not that complicated. The more complicated the plan, the more likely it is to go wrong. Simpler is better. Even if we are caught by surprise, we can still
There is a high probability of success.”
He looked at everyone present: "The Six Shadows and I, plus your people, are almost two groups, which are more than enough as an assault force. But you don't dare to go up, do you? Hey, yes
Yes, it’s not impossible. After all, you just shaved someone’s head down there before, so it’s understandable that you have little morale.”
Before Kaka could finish his words, he was grabbed by someone. "You bastard," Bai Ju was so angry that veins popped out from his head. He cooperated with the Skyfire Guild people in Snow Stone Castle and even got shaved by them.
No one in the team even dared to mention such a trivial matter, yet this guy actually said it without any hesitation.
But the person next to him hurriedly separated the two people, and persuaded Bai Ju to cross the gap and said: "Okay, you don't need to be familiar with him. Don't you still know what kind of virtue this guy has?"
Bai Ju took a few breaths before nodding. He and Kaka were born in the same youth training camp, but the reason why they dislike each other so much is because the other party can make him jump every time.
He understood that now was not the time to argue. Their actions in Snowstone Castle had made a big fool of themselves, and if it was true as the other party said, now was the best time to make amends.
After Baiju calmed down his anger, he asked: "Seriously, okay, even if your plan is feasible, what should we do after that?"
"What to do, of course you have to listen to the boss of Guzhou," Kaka replied matter-of-factly: "If the sky falls, there will be tall people who can hold it up. You don't know this truth, right?"
"you--"
He was about to have an attack, but when he saw the young man in front of him let out a rare sigh, he couldn't help but be startled.
Kaka spread his hands and said: "Everyone, in fact, there is no point in asking so many questions. For us right now, it is just a matter of taking one step at a time. The entire fleet is now under the control of the other party. As for what will happen after we capture the Red Queen? , then who can know?”
He looked out the porthole, and his dark pupils reflected the firelight burning in the distance. It was the Skyfire Fleet that had not yet completely sunk.
"At times like this, just expect a miracle to happen."
"Because there is nothing we can hope for except a miracle."
"Do your best and listen to fate——"
…
On the noisy bridge, the voice coming from the communication crystal seemed majestic and steady.
"Captain Shen Muyun, we now require your ship to move closer to Charter City immediately. This is an order from the Stargate Command."
"Many hostile forces have appeared in the skies above the northern border. I order you to ensure that the Charter City-Elpaxin Corridor is clear. Other combat units will fight together with you."
"receive."
Shen Muyun silently put down the communication crystal in his hand and looked up. The commands from various departments on the command bridge were coming one after another. A messenger was running towards this direction and said:
"Captain, the detection department has detected multiple unstable space passages to the north, northwest, west and southwest of our ship. The elemental layer in the entire northern territory is extremely active. At the same time, there are a large number of wind elements in the north and south of Charter City. reaction."
The other party paused for a moment before saying again: "The intelligence department has analyzed that there may be more than one fleet teleported to the sky above the northern border through unknown means."
"What's the scale?" Shen Muyun asked.
"It's very big," the messenger replied: "The size of these fleets is at least A or B level, that is, each fleet has more than fifty sailboats, and there are also two large fleet clusters, at least more than Three or more flagships, that is, second-class or first-class battleships or above."
Shen Muyun raised his knuckles and tapped the command podium lightly, then muttered for a moment and said: "Send a signal to the other ships, and the entire fleet will turn towards Charter City and enter the first level of combat readiness."