Rising from the mountains are magical creatures shaped from rocks into powerful flying monsters. They have sheep heads and human bodies, with steel-like claws on their limbs, a wingspan of more than seven meters, and stone skin.
It shines with a light cyan luster under the cold winter sunlight, and is covered with slightly luminous magic runes, while two dark green gems form the eyes of these magical creatures.
In fact, they are not the most primitive gargoyles, but a type of rune golem - rune gargoyles. Brando wanted gargoyles, and Tanya, a competent aunt, got them for him directly.
The best kind, as he said, these things are nothing to the Buga people, so the craftsman wizards are happy to help Brando as much as possible without crossing their bottom line, so good
Ask him to retrieve the Azure Spear for them.
The griffins of the empire soaring in the sky never thought that they would face such a battle one day. Dense gargoyles were rising into the sky from the mountains, and in the blink of an eye they filled the sky above the mountains. These magical creatures
Screams came one after another, coming from all directions, as if they were surrounded. But the griffons all let out a clear chirp, as if there was a kind of pride urging these brave and fearless raptors to spread their snow-white wings to fight against them.
Enemies, this is the symbol of the empire. They took the initiative to attack enemies dozens of times their size, like straight silver lines thrust into the dark clouds. But in an instant, their wings flew away and their swords were broken.
The soldiers of the empire watched this scene almost blankly, watching the ferocious imperial raptors they were proud of disappear into thin air in an instant. After a while, a dry warning came from the observation room:
"It's... it seems to be a gargoyle..."
Although there are still a hundred gryphon knights on standby in the fortress, at this moment everyone has roots under their feet, and no one runs down to the top of the city to inform others because it is too late.
The gargoyle cluster was like a dark cloud on the horizon. After engulfing the griffins, it spread across half of the sky like a flock of migrating birds. When they came over the fortress, the soldiers of the empire still raised their heads in confusion until the third day.
When a rock fell from mid-air and shattered the battlements, these people screamed and realized that a disaster was coming. Under the instructions of the pre-set command, the gargoyles split into three parts as soon as they entered the fortress.
, divided into three huge arrows in mid-air pointing in different directions. The first arrow composed of two hundred gargoyles points directly to the direction of the city wall, while the second arrow composed of three hundred gargoyles points to the inner city.
The largest arrow composed of all the remaining gargoyles went straight to the headquarters of the Griffin Knights in the Black Sword Barrier, as if they had known that place for a long time.
When the Cruz knights on the city wall saw two huge arrows in the sky crossing the city wall without stopping, they immediately understood what was happening.
Their faces turned pale as they realized that this was definitely a premeditated war.
The inner city is falling into chaos——
Those soldiers who are not on duty in the fortress area are being picked up door to door from their stations in the inner city, from various entertainment venues - from bars, hotels or even lovers' homes - or in groups of two or three from the streets.
They rushed out of the alley, hurriedly put on their shirts, put on their helmets, picked up their weapons, and formed an organization or rushed towards the fortress to gather reports. If it was in the era of returning glory, or in the chaos
era or during the half century before and after the Walnut Rebellion, you would never see such a scene. In that era, even in the most lax period, the Black Sword Barrier had more than two-thirds of its soldiers at any time.
In a state of war readiness.
But now, this fortress has not experienced any war for nearly a hundred years. Even the bandits of Eruin do not dare to commit crimes in the area ruled by the empire. The long-term slack has long developed their arrogance.
, the habit of being arrogant.
The soldiers of the empire are gathering from all walks of life. Although they are not worth mentioning compared to their predecessors, the last trace of honor and discipline as imperial soldiers prevents them from completely turning into a mess. Generally speaking, their
The worst reaction is much better than the noble soldiers in the south of Eruin, and even no less than the Black Blade Legion and the Hong Kong Guards that Brando saw in Ampelsel. These Roman soldiers wearing red and white shirts
The Zerlian soldiers gathered under the urging of bugles and were about to enter the fortress area soon.
It was at this time that they ran into the gargoyles rushing from the sky.
"Look to the sky!"
I don’t know who shouted first, and then the bustling red and white crowd on the street slowly stopped and looked up in the air. The dense black dots that formed the huge arrows were dispersing, and then they started to swoop down.
As if in an instant, hundreds of gargoyles swooped down.
"Gargoyle!"
"Martha, the Bugas have launched a sneak attack on us!"
The crowd was surprised and stunned at first, and then turned into a commotion and restlessness. They started to retreat as they got closer, and finally turned into a mad dash under such a shrill scream.
"Take cover!"
"These damn cunning wizards!"
The Cruz people screamed in panic while trying to find a place that could provide cover. At this moment, the quality of the imperial soldiers was also fully revealed. They were not so frightened that they buzzed around like headless flies, or evolved into what they were today.
The noble soldiers in the southern border of Eruin fled like a mass; once the Cruz knights found eaves, low walls, stacked boxes or other temporary fortifications along the streets that could provide concealment, they immediately drew their weapons,
Be prepared to wait for the first wave of attacks by this unknown air force to launch a counterattack.
The empire has a military tradition of more than ten centuries. Their enemies come from all over the world. Whether it is the air force, navy, monsters, living creatures or the dead, this army has experienced hundreds of battles and has a profound tradition.
They were used to it, so after a brief commotion, they immediately calmed down and entered a battle-ready state under the command of the nearby knight commander.
If Brando were to see such a scene in person at this moment, he would definitely sigh, not only at the strength of the Cruz people, but also because this is exactly the same as the imperial army he has seen before.
An empire is an empire after all, and Cruz's eagle does not just soar in the sky with arrogance and arrogance.
But the tragedy of the Rozelia soldiers comes from the same reason - Brando has seen them before, in another era.
Therefore, these soldiers soon saw that the swooping of the gargoyles was just an illusion. They immediately began to slow down after approaching the sky above the inner city, and then landed head-on on the rows of rooftops throughout the inner city. "What are they going to do?
!?" The Cruz knights looked at the scene in amazement. As the name of the Air Force implies, the sky is their domain. If these gargoyles want to fight them head-on on the ground, it is obviously impossible.
Their doubts were finally answered when they saw the first wizard wearing a robe and holding a staff jumping off the back of the gargoyle.
"wizard……"
In the nearby streets, every knight sergeant with command authority felt his teeth become sore when he saw such a scene. He immediately understood what the other party wanted to do.
When Mordenkainen jumped off his gargoyle with his duck in his arms, he saw the stunned Cruz Knights, and his heart was filled with pride. He turned around and saw almost every roof on the nearby roofs.
There were three to four wizards on the ground who were getting ready. As if in an instant, an army of wizards descended on the inner city of the Black Sword Barrier. He turned around again, and at this time, the Cruz people below seemed to be coming from
After reacting in a state of shock, the knights immediately commanded the soldiers around him to rush to the roof - although he knew that the other party could not pose any threat to him, he still couldn't help being a little nervous - let the wizard come
Fighting face to face with enemy soldiers on the front line, what a bold idea this is.
Not to mention that he had never heard of such a battle before, and had never even thought about it. Naturally, so-called wizards should be as far away from danger as possible.
However, although he was nervous and his palms were full of sweat, he still raised his staff and began to recite incantations to the Cruz army below. The average strength of the soldiers of the Imperial Border Guard Corps was at least above the middle range of Black Iron, and the inner city was low
The short roof was not a difficult obstacle for them, but within a short moment, some imperial soldiers climbed onto the roof using the terrain. Mordenkainen saw that the nearest soldier was only twenty feet away from him, and he could even see
Seeing the ferocious face of the other party and the cold light flashing from the sword in his hand, he had a thousand thoughts in his heart that he wanted to throw the spells he had prepared directly at that guy, but at the last moment, he still forced himself to do it.
Opening the target, he raised his staff and cast a spell at the imperial soldiers crowding on the street.
"Stillness, the law of sluggishness, confinement!"
Mordenkainen shouted, as if an invisible wall descended in the direction he pointed in his hand, the air vibrated slightly, and all the imperial soldiers on the street were immediately imprisoned there motionless as if they were possessed. And with this,
At the same time, about one-third of the hundreds of wizards who descended with the gargoyles completed the same control spell, while another third failed to cast the spell because they were too nervous, and the remaining third couldn't help but
He threw the spell on the few soldiers closest to him.
But even this one-third success caused almost half of the streets in the entire inner city to fall completely under the control of the spell in an instant.
After Mordenkainen cast the spell, he turned around with sweating profusely, only to see that the soldier who had climbed up had been slapped down by the gargoyle. He breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a sense of pride in his heart——
Because he knew that at least he was the first wave of wizards to cast spells under this tactic. Based on this alone, he could get rid of his apprentice status and step into the ranks of official wizards.
The inner city was falling into a special kind of dead silence, as if time had been imprisoned - the imperial troops who gathered and crowded the streets soon lost the room to fight back under the control of the wizard. Did they not think about it?
They tried to counterattack, but the formation was so densely exposed to magic attacks that the result was predictable. Almost immediately, they lost more than two-thirds of their men. And then, the wizards only
It was only necessary to subdue the fish that slipped through the net one by one. During this period, the Cruz people organized sporadically to carry out long-range strikes, but they had almost no effect under the protection of spells. The commando team formed by the imperial knights was protected by hundreds of gargoyles from the wizards.
However, there was no achievement at all. Instead, one by one they threw themselves into a trap and became prisoners.
Of course, there are wizards in the empire, but wizards in twos and threes are basically no match for hundreds of wizards gathered together. After sporadic counterattacks, they soon realized that the situation was over, and either surrendered or simply found a place to hide.
Seeking self-protection.
As if in just an instant, Black Sword Barrier lost most of its support.
…
Maria, the leader of the Black Sword Bastion Griffin Knights, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of his office, silently watching the gargoyles in the sky leave. On the other side of his sight, the Griffin Knights headquarters was already in a mess. This building was in a mess.
The Griffin Fortress about two centuries ago, unfortunately, did not build upper-level defense fortifications or construct magical protection according to the standards of this era. The take-off channel of the Griffin Cage was still directly exposed according to the air force tradition about two hundred years ago.
Because everyone understands that the enemy faced by the Black Sword Barrier is the Eruin people, and the Eruin people's weak sub-dragon knight air force is unlikely to pose any threat to this fortress.
However, it is this traditional understanding that has brought it an almost devastating blow.
Maria still hasn't figured out where those damn gargoyles came from. He was originally sending messengers to find out what the loud noise on the other side of the city wall was about, and then ordered some knights to prepare to take off, but he also
I didn't expect the attack to come so quickly. Before the first batch of warm-up gryphon knights could release their beloved gryphons from the cage, the black cloud in the sky had already flown over the knights. Next,
What happened was a nightmare, and such an attack was unheard of in Maria.
The gargoyle began to dive, and then dropped pieces of shining crystals. Most of these crystals hit the passage of the griffin cage, and a small part hit the warehouse of the Knights. What happened next was as he saw now, the entire griffon cage.
The passage has been completely destroyed. There are about 160 griffins and more than 30 knights sealed inside. It is hard to say how many can be rescued. As for the warehouse, Maria looked at everything she looked at with a heavy face.
Those two big holes.
For a moment he was unable to speak a word.
At this time, outside the ruins of the Knight's Gate, Rovac was pointing his sword at Brando. Obviously he didn't know that such a wonderful thing was happening in the fortress behind him, but even so, his expression was not visible.
He had to see where he was. Above his head, the soldiers of the empire were fighting fiercely with the gargoyles. The wizards in the fortress had already joined the battle, and the longbowmen and crossbowmen also began to form formations. It could be said that they were barely stable.
The situation; behind him, more than a hundred dragon knights had completed their preparations. These Cruz knights were wearing heavy armor and raised their spears one after another. The small triangular flags on the spears fluttered in the wind, like a fiery red ocean.
The Earthly Dragon was adjusting its steps uneasily, facing the uninvited guests outside the city gate, as if with just a command, the knights would come out in droves.
But at this moment, Rovac didn't feel safe at all.
Because in his field of vision, Brando was approaching him step by step. The Earl was alone, holding a sword in one hand. However, his momentum did not seem to be at a disadvantage. He was alone, facing the Cruz people's behavior.
The dragon heavy knight has a calm face, as if these knights who have been described as extremely glorious in the past history have long been ignored in his eyes. Rovac has seen such indifferent eyes before, the Black Crow Principality
When the bear warrior charged at that man, the scene of that man standing proudly on the field with a sword was still in front of him almost all the time.
Could it be that in only sixty years, the Eruin people have another sword master like this?
Rovac was covered in cold sweat, and another possibility suddenly occurred to him.
Behind Brando, Medissa was looking at the back of her lord. She silently called out the unicorn and got on her horse. White City Pioneer Tiger Bird, Fro and others naturally lined up behind her on horseback.
, outline the charge formation and prepare to follow and attack.
But it was at this time that Brando turned back and said: "Medisha, you go and subdue that imperial team and rescue the refugees."
"Lord Lord."
Brando did not answer her, but said to Charles: "Char, the city wall is handed over to you."
"no problem."
Then Brando turned around, and the Imperial Sword Rovac was charging towards him.
"Follow me to attack, dragon knights!" Rovac shouted loudly.
The next moment, he could no longer make such a heroic voice, because he had already seen Brando split into two in front of him.
He watched dumbfoundedly as the two Brandos walked around him on the left and right as if strolling in the garden. Both Brandos raised their swords at the same time - without any tricks, they just held the swords flat and slowly.
Stepping forward, this sword seemed to be easily dodged even by a kid who was just learning swordsmanship. Rovac lowered his head to dodge without exception, and at the same time tried to distinguish between the 'two people' which one was Brando.
Come in true form.
But just as he lowered his head and leaned over, a scene that shocked him happened. He clearly saw that he had dodged the opponent's sword, but when he lowered his head, he saw that the shining sword blade was still on his chest.
.
"This is impossible!" As soon as this thought came to Rovac's mind, he felt a slight pain in his chest, and a long hole had been pulled out of his armor. He only felt that his eyes were black, and his knees were almost out of control.
The ground softened and he fell to his knees.
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