When he heard that the monsters had broken through the defense line of Leighton Town, Big Beard's first concern was whether the Holy Lake was being invaded. After all, the group of stone giants had already rushed to the lake shore. Although no one knew how those stone giants planned to attack a lake.
But obviously they couldn't be allowed to move forward. The knight captain had a strange expression on his face when he heard what the bearded man said: "This... we can't figure out what's going on. The ultimate goal of the stone giants is a mystery. They seem to be just
They gathered aimlessly towards the Holy Lake, but did nothing after gathering - just wandering around the twisted woodland and lake beach area."
"Didn't you try to pollute the lake?" Big Beard was very surprised. He couldn't imagine what those monsters gathering at the holy lake could do besides destroying the water body. "Is the sanctuary in the center of the lake okay?"
"It's all fine," the knight captain shrugged, "The sanctuary in the middle of the lake was not even affected at all. However, the Rector of Girton believed that no matter what these stone giants wanted to do, they could not be allowed to gather like this, so he sent
We are constantly cleaning them up in this area."
The bearded man nodded, indicating that he would have no problems going forward.
At this time, more hoofbeats came from the forest, and several other knights summoned by the signal flare had gathered. Hao Ren saw the light of the torches in the twisted woodland floating everywhere like a swarm of fireflies forming a river.
I was surprised by the number of these knights. It seemed that in order to clear out the stone giants that broke through the defense line, Beinz Parish really invested a considerable amount of troops.
The knight captain admitted that the area around the Holy Lake was not safe now, and the entire Beinz Parish could be said to be a battlefield. Therefore, he suggested that everyone withdraw from the Twisted Woodland to Layton Town overnight to return the orb as soon as possible. Of course, there are still many monsters in the Twisted Woodland. But
Now it is no longer a big problem compared to those stone giants wandering around. The four ascetics were also eager to escort the orb, so they immediately agreed.
Hao Ren and the others rode on the military horses brought by the knights (except Yzaks). They headed straight to Leyton Town along the official road in the Twisted Woods. They were escorted by the Church Knights and the Kingdom Knights along the way. Others along the way
Fortunately, the girl Betsy was really excited. She was just a little mercenary and had never been so prosperous in her life. At this time, surrounded by a group of knights, she felt as if she had saved the world. Betsy Ce
The horse ran at the front of the team, trying hard to keep a straight face and adjust her posture to look majestic. After running for two hours, she suddenly remembered that no one was looking at her with a straight face in the middle of the night, so she slowed down the horse in frustration.
He quickly caught up with the knight captain and asked loudly: "Will there be a welcome banquet when I return? Will there be a patrol on horseback? Is the canonization ceremony going back to the royal city?".
The knight captain looked at Betsy with a strange expression and was stunned for a long time before turning back: "I didn't know!" Then he smacked his lips again without lowering his voice at all: "Tsk tsk, mercenary... he is really a guy who only cares about money.
You should pray more and let the goddess’s holy thoughts wash your mind.”
Betsy was not annoyed at all, but cheered more happily: "I'm going to become a rich man!!"
Hao Ren was observing the surrounding knight troops along the way. The official road in the Twisted Woodland was a long road, passing through several patrol locations of the knights. Therefore, at this time, the knights guarding the knights on both sides had already changed two or three.
Calling people, he found that 80% of these knights were members of the Church Knights wearing smocks. The Kingdom Knights only had a few teams, and they were just patrolling outside every time. Not only did they not serve as the main force, they even seemed a bit like
A forced foil. This made him a little concerned: "Why are the church knights killing the stone giants here? Isn't the Kingdom Knights the main force here?"
The knight captain replied smoothly: "Marshal Ofra's soldiers mainly set up defenses outside the Leighton Line of Defense and patrol the Dragon's Back Mountains. They are responsible for cleaning up the monsters that have just split from the mountains. They prevent monsters from invading the inland. In addition, they also
The mercenaries who are responsible for commanding the outside line. Within the Layton Line of Defense is the important territory of the Church. Our Church Knights should be the main force. Don’t worry, the Church Knights are enough to guard this holy land. Our firm faith is the guarantee of all this."
The other party was indeed a clerical warrior who believed deeply in the goddess. He always talked about his own beliefs. Hao Ren nodded when he heard the explanation of the knight captain. What the other party said made sense. The two knights were divided according to their own nature.
There is nothing surprising about deploying two layers of defense.
There was no talk after this trip, and they were escorted by a large number of knights' masters. Hao Ren and the others did not encounter the monsters in the twisted forest. By the time they walked out of the big forest and arrived at the valley where Leighton Town was located, they were already in second place.
It's early morning.
Along with the rising sun, the first ray of sunlight in the morning shines on the earth from the gap in the Longji Mountains, awakening this mysterious holy land with a long history from the unstable night of yesterday. The protective barrier of Leyton Town emanates
The light emitted can be seen from a long distance away. When they saw the light, the members of the Knights obviously breathed a sigh of relief. The war here has been going on for half a month. In the meantime, the defense line was broken and the troops
The outpost was attacked, the outpost was destroyed, and the Cavaliers were even removed from the organization. The soldiers standing here were exhausted after many battles and were under great mental pressure. The fortress in Leyton Town exuded
The shining brilliance is one of the biggest motivations for them to continue fighting.
The cavalry slowed down, and Hao Ren observed the surrounding situation as he walked. He noticed that traces of the fierce battle could be seen everywhere in this area: huge stone pits and burnt bushes could be seen everywhere on the outer edge of the twisted woodland, and there were traces of burnt bushes on the roadside.
I saw many temporary fortifications made of fine steel and boulders. Almost all of these fortifications were damaged. I don’t know how many times they have been destroyed and rebuilt. Protective stone slabs with runes engraved on them can also be seen everywhere along the road. They were originally supposed to be used to set up magic barriers.
To resist the Stone Giant, but now that the magic power has been exhausted and the runes have been broken, these stone slabs can only be used to prove one failure after another. Of course, there is also a lot of evidence at the scene to prove that the Stone Giant's progress is not very smooth: the lifeless black
Piles of huge boulders were scattered around the forest. Some of the black boulders showed signs of being cut and excavated. I am afraid that the soldiers on the defense line simply dragged these enemy remains back to be used as building materials.
The knight captain sighed: "I don't know when these monsters will be killed... The rector has been studying the secrets of the Dragon's Back Mountains, but he still doesn't know how the stone giants split apart."
While they were talking, they had arrived at the entrance of Leyton Town, and the towering and somewhat dilapidated fortress walls appeared in front of everyone.
"...It looks like it was a tough battle before," Yzaks couldn't help but muttered after seeing the situation in Layton Town, "The stone giant passed right through the town?!"
Layton Town is a "town" in name, but it is actually the largest military fortress on the border of Beinz Blood Lake. It has extremely thick walls and sturdy buildings inside the city, but now this fortress has obviously suffered heavy damage. Everyone can see it
Several horrifying huge gaps were cracked in the outer wall of the town. In the direction of the town towards the Twisted Woodland, even the city gate had disappeared, leaving only a hole nearly a hundred meters wide and a broken wall.
The bricks and rubble had not yet been cleared away, and groups of soldiers patrolled nervously inside and outside the city wall, creating an atmosphere of imminent battle everywhere.
Hao Ren could directly see the current situation in Layton Town. Wherever he looked, collapsed houses could be seen everywhere.
Mentioning what happened that day, the knight captain seemed to still have some lingering fears: "Yeah, I can't believe we were able to save the town later. At that time, the highest peak of the Dragon's Back Mountain Range collapsed, and soon there were hundreds of thousands of rocks.
The giant rushed down from the avenue and the mountain road next to it. At that time, half of the town's defenders were entangled with the monsters in the north. There was no time to come back for help. The stone giant quickly smashed the outer barrier... and then ran directly through the town.
Twisted woodland."
Finally, the knight captain spread his hands to everyone: "In the end, fortunately, Marshal Ofra led the reinforcements that had just come from the interior of the kingdom to intercept the stone giant from behind. We were able to secure the town under the leadership of the Rector of Girton.
Come down. But as you can see, the damage here is very serious."
At this time, the soldiers patrolling at the entrance of the town had noticed the large troops returning early, and a strong man who looked like an officer ran over on horseback: "What happened?"
The knight captain looked solemn: "Inform the rector quickly that the Holy Orb has returned!"
(On the last half day of this month, I have nothing to do but ask for some monthly passes and check if I have any monthly passes on hand!) (To be continued...)