Cole also walked up the city wall. Accompanying him was Emily, the eldest daughter of the regiment commander Harrov. She became a formal member three years ago and is now twenty-five years old. She has the same black and green eyes as her father.
Perhaps it is a family inheritance, and he is more talented in divine arts than Cole.
The difference is that Harrov is usually stoic, while his daughter... is a chatterbox that will never be empty.
"Tonight's stew didn't have much meat at all. I'd rather they were a little more expensive instead of filling it up with a bunch of leaves—"
"I heard that the empire's general...that one named Kailo or something, escaped secretly with his subordinates. He's a coward, but I quite like him."
"Captain, how much did it cost the Federation to hire those dragons? Can we also hire a few so we don't have to be afraid of them!"
Cole looked at the bottom of the city wall, answering the words one after another. The West Fran River was dark at night, and the moonlight reflected a silvery white on it, as the water waves dispersed and reunited.
Originally, during this season, there would be many merchant ships sailing down the river; there would also be occasional cruise ships, the most famous of which was the 'White Rose' - she was powered by magic, and her speed was close to that of a normal running horse, and was not affected by the wind.
He still remembered the magical lights that covered the sides of the ship, as well as the scene of passengers in pairs, enjoying the cool air and chatting on the deck.
Unfortunately there is nothing now.
Emily's clear voice was accompanied by the night wind, blowing into his ears from the right side, "I always thought that if someone looked over from the cruise ship, I would wave to him hard... and then blow him a kiss!
It’s a pity that I missed it every time last year…”
There is still a chance, Cole thought. But he suddenly realized something was wrong. There is no monsoon in the southern part of the empire at this time of the year. Even if there is, it will not rise and fall like waves, with a faint roar——
The young knight raised his head, and the light of the silver moon fell into the distance, reflecting several tiny black shadows, gliding from the sky.
The black shadow quickly expanded in his sight, allowing Cole to clearly see the strong body covered with scales, the broad wings, and even the slowly swinging long tail. They were still hundreds of meters away from the city wall, and the oppression felt like a mountain.
Lin Yuan almost made him unable to breathe.
Cole tried his best to open his mouth and speak the first word that came to his mind.
"Dragon!" he yelled, grabbing Emily's shoulders with force to help the female knight regain consciousness, "Notify the Grand Master immediately! I'll call the rest of the group members -"
The female knight nodded desperately, turned around and rushed into the fortress. Cole ran along the city wall at the fastest speed in his life. He must quickly gather the rest of the squadron to face this battle with almost no chance of winning.
Dragons roared past his head, and fear froze Cole's legs, causing him to fall to the ground. He struggled to stand up, feeling as if his blood had solidified into ice, and he completely lost control of his hands and feet, and his whole body was shaking desperately.
.
Those terrifying creatures didn't notice - or didn't bother to pay attention to him at all. They flew over the fortress, lowered their heads, and roared with their breath of death, descending on the entire fortress.
The flames turned everything it came into contact with into charcoal, and even melted the soil into red glass; the acid swept across the bluestone outer wall of the castle, leaving scars several feet deep; thunder and lightning jumped along the entire atrium, shattering doors, windows and people hiding in it.
All the creatures behind him; a dazzling flash of light passed over the bell tower of the fortress, cutting it into two pieces - the upper half slowly slipped off, fell suddenly from twenty meters, and turned into a pile of debris.
They raised the height, reorganized the array, and slowly drew a semicircle in the distance.
Cole barely counted and found that there were seven 'enemies' in total - less than one percent of the number of people in the fortress. But it was not the numbers that determined victory or defeat at all. He gasped for air, drew his long sword from behind, and tried to stand on the wall.
Straight body.
If he could attract the dragon's attention, maybe... the many priests stationed next to the magical cannon would have a chance to fight back, he thought.
"Come on!" he yelled, "Damn dragon, let me be your opponent!"
The dragons didn't know if they heard him - probably not. They glided past again, and various spells that Cole couldn't name were thrown at the fortress from high altitude. The two cannons were hit by meteorites falling from the sky, with roars and flashes.
Afterwards, only a huge pit as tall as a person remained.
But the other two doors finally opened fire.
Purple lights pierced the sky, one of them penetrated the air, and the other luckily hit a wing. Cole heard a deafening roar of anger and unwillingness, and saw a giant beast breaking away from the team and falling straight down.
Towards the wall where he stood.
He turned around with all his strength and ran in a direction away from the visual impact point. There was a muffled sound and tremor behind him. He turned around and saw the giant dragon falling more than ten meters away, with its body stuck on two battlements.
In between, the head was facing him.
The giant beast opened its mouth, and a faint green flashed through it, turning into a surging light.
Cole suddenly threw himself to the left, trying to avoid the spit. However, the dark green acid mist still passed by his side, engulfing his right arm and shoulder, as well as the clothes on them, eroding them completely.
Melting. The light continued to move forward, sweeping across the entire city wall vertically, and finally scattered without a trace.
The heartbreaking pain made him scream out, and his eyes were dizzy and black. The young knight instinctively looked at the injury, and found that there was only a dry black bone that seemed to have been burned -
There was no bleeding from the wound. The acid melted the flesh into a ball and blocked the broken blood vessels. This did not mean that he survived. Severe pain was felt from everywhere in his body, taking away the remaining strength of his body. Ke
He didn't know the specific reason, but he knew that he was heading towards death.
Two rows of knights rushed up the city wall from the other side, holding swords and shields tightly, and rushed towards the dragon behind him. It was useless, the young knight thought sadly. Even if he could kill a dragon, his fate of failure was still over.
Destined. He moved his lips slightly and prayed to the gods who were always following him.
"Please grant me... eternal sleep, and please... save us, Mother Mal."
The dragons glided over for the third time, slowly lowered their heads, and opened their huge mouths filled with fangs——
However, something extremely deep and extremely dazzling appeared in the sky above the fortress. Cole instinctively raised his head and stared at the figure that he had never seen in person, but was extremely familiar.
She wore a long skirt that covered her whole body. The folds of the skirt flowed slowly, as if it were made of dark mercury. The black silk hung down to her waist, and there was no reflection under the silver moon. A blue fragment pierced her chest.
In front of her, soft light emitted, reflecting her bloodless face and arms. Even though she was nearly a hundred meters away, Cole could clearly see the expression on that face, as well as the gaze she cast -
Love, compassion, and ruthlessness.
Tears fell from the corners of his eyes, but Cole didn't notice it. He pursed his lips tightly, and there was only one thought left in his mind -
His mother heard his prayer.
The woman raised her arm, and the dark light instantly engulfed the giant beast on the city wall, turning it into nothingness within a few seconds. The six breaths fell at the same time, and the purple light curtain flashed, and they completely disappeared into nothingness.
The giant dragons that felt threatened increased their height and spread out in all directions. Cole heard a long, low groan, which was not in a language he understood, and the meaning was poured directly into his mind.
"This is a mortal war, Tiana, what are you doing here! If you still remember the original agreement, stop meddling in your own business——!"
The woman shook her head slightly and answered in the same language——
"To me, that agreement is meaningless. And when it comes to mortal wars, you shouldn't participate in them." She paused for a moment, lowered her head and looked at her chest, "At least this time, I want to protect you... trust me.
's children."
She put her hands together in front of her chest, and the dark purple light flickered, suppressing the brilliance of the fragment for a while. The air seemed to be stagnant, and all the creatures still in the square, city walls, and even the sky stopped fighting and focused their gazes.
to women.
The pain in his body became lighter, and the feeling of weakness was like a heavy blanket, covering Cole's whole body. Time no longer passed sequentially, and he was unconscious for an unknown period of time, until the long groan came from the top of his head again.
"Okay. If you insist on this, we have nothing to say." The young knight tried to raise his eyelids and saw the dragon turning around and fluttering its wings away into the distance. "Allow me to say one more thing - if I were you
, I will definitely take good care of myself, Tiana."
The dragons left. The woman in black looked at Cole again - or maybe everyone else, and her body melted into the night, and eventually she was no longer visible.