In the sky, gray clouds rolled, like a gloomy child, with an increasingly dissatisfied face. The naughty wind was flowing around, gloating at people's misfortune.
Allen and his group had already left the city at this time and were looking at the city from a distance on a hillside outside the city gate of Belgrade.
"Alas..." Tina sighed helplessly. This small town has completely collapsed. For most people, this may be just a nightmare that lasts for decades. But for some people, life
Destroyed...
"There's nothing we can do..." Kevin lamented. After experiencing this nightmare, his usual cheerful temperament had lost a lot.
"Are you okay?" Allen asked concernedly, looking at William.
"It's okay... don't worry..." William reluctantly said. After he woke up, he quickly found Allen and his party. However, he looked difficult and didn't want to say anything more, and so did Kevin and Tina.
He remained silent very considerately.
"Then what should we do now? Where to go next?" Tina asked, she wanted to break the slightly heavy atmosphere now.
"Are we still going to Zurich?" Allen also asked. Their group was originally going to the Alps to hunt monsters. Unexpectedly, they were unexpectedly involved in such a turmoil. The blood disaster they wanted to investigate before
The crisis has also ended. The only clues are from the few words spoken by Daniel.
"I've been out for so long, I have to go back to the Holy See first." Kevin said: "I discovered such a big thing, and I'm going to go back and report it. Besides, I just saw the body of Lieutenant Colonel Dick at the city gate.
, and this entire regiment, and the loss of a colonel-level officer, is not a small matter for the Holy See..."
Allen thought to himself, this is probably Daniel's masterpiece. This person is really unfathomable, and his bloodline ability actually has many wonderful uses. He also expressed concern: "I wonder what will happen to the remaining Templar Knights in the future?"
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"Sigh... I hope they can retrieve their memories and go back on their own..." Kevin answered with difficulty, saying: "I guess the Vatican will not send people here on a large scale anymore. The location here is a bit awkward. It can't be done well.
It will lead to intervention from other forces."
"Then how do you plan to leave?" Tina asked.
"I plan to return to the Vatican and go directly to the Holy See headquarters to resume my duties." Kevin replied.
"Then let's continue to Zurich." William said suddenly. In fact, he benefited the most from this trip. Although it was said that the crazy vampire controlled his memory and massacred him, it was a blessing in disguise that William's personal strength increased significantly. He is now
He is eager to find a place to consolidate and continue to improve his realm. Going to the Alps to hunt monsters is obviously a good choice for him.
"Then let's take the sea route." Allen suddenly suggested.
The location where Allen and his group are located, whether they are going to Zurich or the Vatican, is thousands of kilometers away by land. The fastest way is actually to continue south, all the way to Bosnia, and find a port to take a boat.
From the Adriatic Sea, you reach Venice by sea. After landing there, whether you go to Zurich or the Vatican, the land distance will be greatly reduced.
"That's exactly what I meant." Kevin admitted. Taking the land route requires a long circuit, but in comparison, taking the sea route is much faster.
"That's great, then we can go on the road together again." Tina said happily. From the blood disaster incident to the escape from Paradise Lost, Kevin had formed a deep friendship with them.
"However, if we continue south, we will enter the territory of the Ottoman Empire." Kevin added: "And since the empire lost the big city of Sarajevo decades ago, the empire's forces have basically withdrawn from the Balkans."
"Don't worry, I've heard something about it. The Ottoman Empire is actually quite open to the outside world. It should be fine if we keep a low profile." William said. It seems that he is the most familiar with geopolitics among the group.
After hearing this, Allen secretly speculated that it was really embarrassing for William. This guy probably felt that if his identity was exposed one day, the empire would not be able to tolerate him, so he would flee to a foreign country.
"Then let's get ready and set off!" Kevin said: "Speaking of which, I am very curious about the war puppets of the Ottoman Empire, so I have a chance to see them with my own eyes!"
"War puppet!?"
"Eh? You don't even know?" Kevin said in surprise. The Holy Light Church where he belongs has fought against the Ottoman Empire. For a soldier like him who wants to participate in war at any time, he naturally has a certain knowledge of the military power there.
I understand. On the other hand, Allen and others live in the hinterland of the empire all year round and do some mercenary tasks on weekdays, so it is inevitable that they do not pay attention to these things.
The Ottoman Empire was a country that had risen rapidly in the past century. It adopted a system of religious and political integration. They had their own unique beliefs and did not believe in the Supreme God.
The strong men in the Ottoman Empire neither practice fighting spirit nor change their beliefs to use the power of the Holy Light. They practice pure spiritual power, and then use this spiritual power to drive a kind of weapon made of metal, wood and
A mechanical puppet made of various other materials. It is called a war puppet for short!
In a battle a hundred years ago, it was said that a strong man from the Ottoman Empire controlled a war puppet as tall as a mountain and collapsed a castle with one kick. This level of war puppet is called the Overlord level.
On the side of the Holy Roman Empire, the secular fighting power was divided into hundreds of princes. In addition, the power of the Holy Light Holy See was separated from the secular world. In many cases, the interests were not consistent. This has led to the conflict in the face of religious and political cooperation in the past hundred years.
1. The Ottoman Empire, whose internal national strength was relatively more cohesive, and the Holy Roman Empire were strategically important
They retreated steadily. But fortunately, as the Ottoman Empire conquered cities and territories on the Balkan Peninsula, it quickly ran into the territory of the Vampires. Maybe it was because they didn’t want to provoke the Vampires, or for other reasons. Starting decades ago,
, the Ottoman Empire's upward expansion to the west stopped, and instead turned its attention to the more distant east, Asia.
After Kevin's explanation, everyone roughly understood the general situation of this country.
"It sounds like the war puppet is very powerful. Our empire is too weak." Tina felt a little uncomfortable. Who doesn't want their country to be stronger?
"Not really, we are more disunity here." Kevin spread his hands, and then he said: "But that thing is indeed very suitable for war."
"How about I get one to play with?" Tina said excitedly.
"That thing requires a lot of mental energy. It is said that only a few people out of every hundred people can control it." Kevin explained patiently.
"Just you? You need to practice your fighting spirit first." William said with some disdain. The atmosphere of the group seemed to be back to what it was when they were in the Demon Hunter Guild, noisy and teasing each other.
"Bah!" Tina said dissatisfied: "It is said that when there were martial arts in the past, fighting spirit was very easy to cultivate."
"Okay, okay, let's stop making trouble for now. Let's hurry up and get on the road." Allen tried to smooth things over.
As a result, Allen and his party began to plan their route. Their destination was the port of Niem on the Adriatic coast, and they would take a boat to Venice from there. With the supplies they currently have, they can walk for more than half of the wilderness.
Month. In other words, they need to resupply on the way, and the best choice for them to pass through on the way is Sarajevo, a famous city once owned by the empire and the capital of the province of Bosnia.
"Well! First stop, Sarajevo." Kevin's tone was energetic, and his former cheerfulness began to slowly return.