amaotonovel Chapter 456 Blocking out the sky and the sun
Chapter 456 Blocking out the sky and the sun
"Cheer up, everyone!"
A loud shout suddenly sounded.
The centurion who served as temporary commander shouted at his companions, trying to dispel the fear in the cavalrymen's hearts. This centurion was very tenacious.
He lost his left arm in the explosion, but with his superb martial arts skills, he killed at least three giants that were transformed from trees.
Although he was very dissatisfied with this raid mission——
The real commander, Leon, inexplicably went to duel with an elf warrior and hasn't come back yet;
After entering the depths of the dense forest, they were ambushed by an elven wizard. Large numbers of cavalrymen and their mounts were thrown high into the air, and a large number of them had stopped breathing before falling down.
They finally encountered a large enemy force, but before they could launch a frontal attack, they were blown to pieces by an unknown weapon that emitted a loud roar.
But that doesn't matter.
Those druids even summoned a large tree man and a group of animals to torment me...
The centurion knew very well that the cavalrymen under his command had been worn down to the point where they had no morale left, and even a dragon's roar could scare them into cowering fear.
As a member of the most powerful knight order in the human kingdom, he had never suffered such insults and blows.
"Dragon? Tens of thousands of years ago, there might have been giant dragons with wings that covered the sky. Now, there are only some tiny creatures that are no more than 20 to 30 feet long.
Get your weapons ready!
Remember today, this will be the only time in your life that you can slay a dragon!"
The centurion waved the sword in his hand.
This commander, who was born as a paladin, used his eloquence to the fullest extent.
I have to say, it’s really effective.
At least a few of the trembling cavalrymen were relieved.
But just as the centurion gathered his troops and prepared to charge towards the slope, a pair of huge wings suddenly stretched out above the slope.
The centurion craned his neck, looked at the pair of wings with an exaggerated wingspan, half opened his mouth, and spoke incoherently.
A cavalryman nearby came closer and could only make out one meaning from the centurion's intermittent sentences:
"It blocks out the sun and the sky..."
……
On the south side of the Moon Sea Breath, the turbulent Miral River rushes by.
Lorik is a Tyrian paladin who has just been promoted to a high rank and has not yet taken on the position of centurion.
According to convention, a paladin who was promoted to a high rank would inevitably serve as a centurion in the Kingdom's Knights, and would have priority in selecting troops over warriors of the same rank.
However, just a few days after Laurick was promoted, he received an order for the entire army to assemble and march out.
Laurick, who was enjoying his promotion vacation, reluctantly pushed away the arms of several women, put on his armor and joined the marching team.
Along the way, he was extremely unhappy with the centurion who was still his superior.
After getting promoted, this centurion who was originally a warrior should give priority to improving his own position instead of foolishly following the Fourth Knight's wishes to go to Breath of the Moon Sea.
As a Tyrian paladin who is well versed in war strategies, Laurick feels that his abilities lie entirely in tactical command.
With only a dozen men under his command, he could not gain military merit in this one-sided battle.
Without merit, it means that the reward you get after the war will be much less than it would otherwise be.
Especially when the centurion arranged for Laurik to guard the dozen or so dark elf captives, the anger in the paladin's heart reached its peak.
Even when he saw the centurion fall on the way to the charge, Laurick clapped his hands happily.
If I were to conduct tactical command myself, I would never lose half of my troops so quickly.
However, at this time, he also believes that there is still an opportunity to show himself.
As long as he could shine in front of the remaining centurions, he could easily get their recommendations for the position, or even give him command in the next battle.
Laurick glanced at the dark elves tied to the warhorses. These were the few that had been left alive.
According to the Centurion's plan, this was a backup plan to force the other party to surrender.
I have to say, these black dwarfs look really good.
If that conservative centurion had not insisted on ordering the killing of half of the prisoners to dampen the enemy's morale, he and his men would have divided up the prisoners long ago.
Even if you get tired of playing with them, you can still sell them to other nobles at a high price - you know, after the fall of the Kingdom of Rose and the fall of the largest dark elf city, these dark-skinned people with delicate looks and petite figures are hot commodities in the slave market.
Laurick's eyes narrowed and he made up his mind.
After the other cavalrymen stopped crossing the river, he led his team of ten people, dragging the remaining dark elf captives, and stepped into the icy Miral River.
Lorik drew the long sword from his waist, placed it on the neck of the dark elf tied beside his warhorse, and raised his chin towards the tall dark elf with bare shoulders opposite him.
He had discovered before that before any action was taken, this group of dark elves would intentionally or unintentionally look at the tall woman in the middle.
If he guessed correctly, this was the leader of this dark elf team.
Then, I will use my Paladin's diplomatic skills to make this black-skinned girl with bare shoulders submit...
"Stop! Zhuoer!
Tyr's watchful eye is everywhere, and his justice will purify all evil - including you!
But Tyr's Mercy will give everyone who turns from darkness to light a chance to survive—"
Another prisoner was pulled over, and the sword cut a gash on the neck of the terrified, young-looking woman. Blood instantly spurted into the river, and the red water flowed down the river, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
“If you don’t want these women to die directly in the Miral River, then give up resistance and help us open the passage to the underground!
I will use Tyr's magic to cleanse the filth from you..."
Suddenly, a silvery-white light flashed by, and the words in Laurick's throat stopped abruptly.
He felt that his hands and feet had lost all strength in an instant, and he couldn't even hold the sword steadily, and fell into the rushing river.
Laurick looked at his chest in disbelief. Where his heart had been, there was only a fist-sized hole left. The edge of the pierced armor was extremely smooth, as if it had been polished by something.
The bright red blood flowed slowly along the smooth edge of the armor. Laurik didn't understand why his diplomatic eloquence, which had always been effective, was useless in front of the dark elves.
Could it be that these dark-skinned dwarves don’t understand the common language…
The paladin who had just been promoted to a high rank felt his eyes go dark, and his body fell into the icy Miral River, completely losing consciousness.
In the distance, the "big sister" raised a finger and did not hide her anger at all.
"Dark elves will never be coerced - never before, and even less so now.
And you shouldn't threaten me with Tyr's name, human."