"Well..." Lily touched her nose, "Never mind it. No matter how bad it is, it can't be worse than the Lord of the Abyss?"
She thought she was ready for anything, and even if she encountered the Balrog again, she would not be surprised or scared.
However, on the ninth day of the Winter Moon, what they greeted after having been busy for a long time was the Imperial Guards Corps of the Oren Empire.
Those warriors wore sharp steel armor, held extremely strong heavy swords, and hung silver-white steel shields on their backs, with a golden two-headed griffon engraved on them - the royal emblem of the Oron Empire. Everyone's expressions were filled with excitement.
Covered under covered steel helmets, from their neat formation and steady footsteps, it is certain that they are a troop with high morale. A soft white light shrouds the entire guard, bringing a vague sense of holiness and oppression.
The commander of the legion slowly walked forward and stood opposite Shireen Feier - and Lily and others. Compared with the neat lineup of the Guards soldiers, his armor looked a little worn, and there was no light on his body. But it seemed that he had experienced
Qian Zhan's sharp momentum made everyone couldn't help but focus their attention on him.
Lily recognized him at a glance. One of the former members of the brigade, Imperial General, Undertaker of the Black Crow Knights, "Wolf Shepherd" Barak Einhardt.
"In response to the order of the Emperor of the Empire, Rogman Optron III, we declare here." The man spoke calmly and indifferently, without giving Lily a second glance, "The Kingdom of Elders used forbidden laws to deliberately summon demons to the world.
, resulting in the death of thousands of people in the empire, which was a disaster for the continent." He paused for a moment, looked at the silver-haired commander, and said in a low voice, "The Oren Empire declares war on the Kingdom of Elders from today."
Lily felt a chill creeping up her spine - the man's words were serious. The scene of the Black Crow Knights' destruction was still vivid in her mind. This time... no matter what the outcome was, what he wanted to defeat was the entire Elna kingdom.
?
"Wait a minute!" She couldn't help but retorted, "We... Erna didn't summon anything deliberately! Rather, on the contrary, we finally managed to—"
"No need to say more." Barak interrupted her coldly, "For the sake of fighting together, I allow you to leave just this once."
There was no emotion in that voice, and he was completely different from the one who once praised her growth. Lily suddenly thought, if she was still standing on the side of the empire and fighting alongside Barak, would his attitude be different?
There is a difference.
This is a meaningless assumption. Along the way, they have formed friendships with many people, overcome difficulties and dangers, and even relied on each other for life and death. What's more, the Elna people may have indeed made mistakes, but they should be used to make up for their mistakes.
It was never such a war.
"This is your answer...Is this what you want? You must use everyone's blood to add to your record!" Lily gritted her teeth and glared at the man, "It's a shame that we still worshiped you.
Pass you - Alphonse!"
She threw away the obsidian giant sword, fixed her eyes on Barak, and ran forward at full speed, leaving the sound of the wind and Amberley's exclamation behind.
The distance between the two of them was fifty meters. To Lily, it was only a dozen steps or a few seconds.
The slightly older man raised his heavy sword and swung it down casually. The blade flashed with light, and then crossed the space of tens of meters and slashed towards the female mercenary's body. Barak knew Lily's potential, so from the beginning,
He didn't hold back.
Several blue walls of light appeared one after another. Alphonse used magic power to amplify and build an invisible barrier between the two. The magic sword collided with the wall of the force field, and the three walls of light shattered one after another, but ultimately weakened it.
Most of the power left only a shallow blood mark on the female mercenary's right arm.
The attack was not over yet. Balak took a step forward, and magic instantly filled the heavy sword. There was still thirty meters between Lily and him. She knew that it would be difficult for her to dodge this blow, but she could not stop, even if she died.
It will come in the next moment.
Then, she heard a familiar voice again.
"——No harm, Lilinono!"
There was no need to look back, she also knew what Al had done. The machine man who should have been overloaded and temporarily unable to move still cast a spell that was threatening enough, forcing the man to change the target of his attack.
The magic blade passed through less than one meter away from Lily, splitting the space further away. Even the solid mithril body could not withstand this blow. There were harsh twisting, breaking and heavy objects falling to the ground from behind. Al
Feng Si's words never came out again.
However, he bought enough time for the female mercenary. Taking advantage of the gap when the man sheathed his sword, Lily arched her body and instantly transformed into a giant wolf more than ten meters long. She roared deeply, and her body was like a bolt of lightning.
Ahead, the sharp claws aimed at the man's head with great force.
An unbelievably strong hurricane rose from the ground, roaring with dirt, sand and scattered dead branches. Like a moving wall, it forcibly pushed her away from Barak. Lily dug her claws into the soil and tried to maintain her body.
The shape stabilized - then, the storm condensed into a solid white palm, which patted her side as if it was light but heavy.
The female mercenary was thrown several meters away by this blow and rolled over, but she was not injured. She rolled over and got up, and was about to pounce again, but a bolt of lightning with sharp killing intent came directly in front of her, making her instinctively
Arch your body and switch to a defensive posture.
A strong-looking woman walked through the air. She was wearing loose casual clothes and had short black hair. Her left hand was casually clasped behind her back, and her right hand pointed at the eyebrow of the giant wolf. Lightning jumped between her two fingers together. She was not tall enough.
One-tenth of the female mercenary, but Lily looked at her figure and couldn't find an opportunity to attack.
""Wind Whisperer" Jill, with her personal will, assisted some people to achieve this war." With a smile on her face, her brisk voice spread to everyone's ears with the soft wind. She lowered her head and stared at
Lily's eyes said, "I didn't intend to kill you. Being impulsive is not a good thing."
"You are... the person who was with Annawell?" Lily almost squeezed out these words from her throat, "Have you betrayed your oath?"
"No." The smile on the black-haired woman's face persisted, "All I want to pursue is power, just like you. Also, thank you for Annawell's matter."
Lily glared at Jill. The woman's attitude was so frank that she couldn't refute it for a moment. In the final analysis, helping the Elna people was just her personal decision. Perhaps it was as Leo said, and she had seen it in many worlds
Yes, from the beginning of the war, there was no justice at all.
The Imperial Guards set up their swords and shields and slowly approached. The Golden Lily knights who were still capable of fighting climbed on their mounts and gripped their spears. The two sides faced off nervously, both waiting for the commander's next order.
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"Ms. Gil." Yuffie walked slightly closer to the two of them and asked calmly - she couldn't understand why the girl could still be so calm. "Is this the same situation in your hometown?"
The black-haired woman tilted her head slightly and her eyes flickered.
"That's right. Only by having strength can we survive. This is the truth where we live." She replied, "Because our hometown is not favored by the gods."
"No matter what, you are not welcome in the forest." Shireen Feil finally spoke, and the magic power formed a vortex around her and merged into the earth, "Please leave."
The sky was suddenly overcast with clouds. The sunlight was almost completely obscured by the clouds, and the forest fell into darkness. Only the imperial guard's light shone as usual. Faint thunder rolled between the clouds, and a dazzling thunder struck down, just in time.
Where is Barak.
Lily turned her glowing green eyes and saw the man taking a step back, his expression unchanged. At the same time, Shireen Feil's slightly painful groan sounded together with a lively voice.
"Hey, the little girl who can turn into an ogre, long time no see." The little black man withdrew a gray dagger from the silver-haired woman's back, waved to Lin, and shrugged, "Don't be angry, I
I know what you want to ask - well, all I can say is that I am just doing a 'small favor' according to the orders from above?"
The dark clouds covering the sky dispersed, and the sun shone in the forest again, but it couldn't bring any warmth.