Violent reverberations hit the brain, and vague but close murmurs lingered in the ears.
who I am?
What he saw when he tried to open his eyes was a black iron gauntlet smeared with blood. The sharp and ferocious metal protected his fingers, the back of his hand and the outside of his forearm. The inside was made of brown leather and leather straps, firmly binding his wrist.
My arms, wrists and fingers moved slowly, bringing back the numb feeling. Well, this is my hand...
where am I?
The field of vision gradually expanded. On the small wooden table in front of him were placed sharp spears, small bucklers, swords, daggers and maces. There were also bows and arrows and a quiver full of arrows placed against the corner of the table.
The soil is solid and dry, and the iron boots, greaves and spurs forged from black iron are ferocious and evil in shape.
What am I doing?
The loud noise that struck the brain became clearer and clearer, and it was gradually recognized that it was a reverberating horn. Later, a clear voice came into my ears...
"Griffith."
"Griffith Apprentice Knight!"
"Hey! Second level team leader, wake up!"
The tone rose slightly, accompanied by the tapping sound coming from his shoulder armor.
"Huh? What?" The trainee knight who was called Griffith felt at a loss that this was his name, but it was not all of himself. Various chaotic memories were mixed together, making it impossible for him to outline his image.
"What?" Standing next to her was a tall, slender young woman with a bright face. She was wearing a finely crafted golden armor and raised her thin eyebrows, "What what? Why what?"
Griffith regained his consciousness and subconsciously touched his breastplate, then grabbed a weapon and put it on his body: "I'm a little dizzy~"
"Ha?! You're not dizzy anymore, okay?" The girl in front of her shook her head, her flaming red hair tied into a ponytail dangling behind her head, "Wake up quickly, pick up your weapon, and attack!
"
Without waiting for Griffith to agree, the red-haired girl put the black iron helmet into Griffith's arms, raised her right hand, and "smacked" the face of the apprentice knight who was half a head taller than her.
After being hit twice, Griffith immediately took a lot of weapons and followed the red-haired girl out of the tent.
"Level 2 Assault Squadron Leader Valkyrie, take your men to the right wing and hide under the slope behind the infantry." An officer wearing a red woolen cape rode past the two men.
"Order received," the red-haired Valkyrie squadron leader nodded, dragging Griffith, who didn't know what to do, to the two war horses.
"Okay, whether you wake up or not, there is no time for you to adjust slowly now~" Valkyrie held his helmet with one hand, patted Griffith on the shoulder with the other, and tilted his head towards him, "
Mount your horse, grab your spear, and attack as usual. As long as you defeat the guy on the other side, we can go back...ah, it's unlucky to say this before a battle."
Griffith's body moved on its own, and he climbed onto the tall and majestic black horse in front of him as naturally as if he was eating or sleeping. The horse was also covered with a black faceplate and breastplate. There were sharp horns on its forehead, like
It was as menacing as a monster in the dark, waiting silently for its rider to pull the reins and start trotting after Valkyrie and her mount.
Wow~ Although I don't know exactly what happened, everything seems to be going as it should.
The breeze passed through the gaps in the visor, sending the air with a faint strange smell into the nasal cavity. His mind, which was still cloudy just now, gradually became clearer, and Griffith passed through the crowded camp.
White tents are distributed in an orderly manner on both sides of the straight road, and each intersection is marked with the name of the nearby squadron and where it leads. On the five- to six-meter-high wooden tower, soldiers waved green and red flags and stopped.
Or let the passing team pass.
Infantrymen wearing bronze and iron armor were arranged in a neat formation, holding long spears and life-size shields, with short swords hanging on their waists, and walking calmly across the straight road. Their helmets were decorated with bright red, bright yellow and white feathers.
, the journey feels like a colorful ocean.
The trumpet sound that was still echoing in my mind just now has long since ceased. The running horse officers occasionally issued loud and clear instructions. The troops who received the orders simply responded loudly, and then continued to operate quietly.
Griffith followed Valkyrie through the camp. From time to time, neatly armored cavalry joined their team on the road until they reached the exit on one side of the camp. From there, they galloped along a slope for a long time.
Yes, and finally stopped in a large flat space.
Dozens of male and female cavalrymen who were as young as Griffith saluted the red-haired female knight on their horses. Several of them greeted Griffith with smiles on their faces.
"Prepare for battle," Valkyrie waved to one side, "Are the priests here?"
"The trainee sister Krista is already in place. The herald just came to inform that the high priest is staying with the infantry men and there is no time to come over."
"Hmm~" Valkyrie nodded, "Krista, come to the front and give blessings to the front row of the squadron. Skip the rest."
A petite and beautiful girl with blond hair slipped through the crowd and ran to the front of the line. She wore a sparkling silver chain mail outside a blue robe, held a book that was almost as big as her upper body, and softly sang blessings as clear as a stream.
.
Standing in the front row, Griffith suddenly found himself wrapped in warm light, and both he and his mount felt light and airy.
It's amazing. What kind of power is this?
"The elegance of the wind, the protection, the carrying is complete."
The blond girl who sang the blessing completed her work and nodded to the squadron leader. She took a breath and looked in the direction of Griffith with her big emerald-like eyes.
Is she looking at me?
"Hey~ Griffith, after this battle is over, I want to go to Beyeland with Krista," a tall brown-haired cavalryman poked Griffith with his elbow, with a smile on his face.
He tapped his chest six times, "When I have enough merit to be promoted, I will confess my love to Krista!"
Griffith was reflecting on the effect of the blessing. He felt that his movements had become more agile and dexterous, and at the same time his strength had increased significantly, and he felt inexplicably that he would have good luck. He thought for a while
, remembering that this brown-haired cavalryman's name is Golona, ​​and he is one of the admirers of the beautiful trainee nun.
"502nd Cavalry Regiment, take action!" A thunderous roar came from the distance above the slope, followed by shouts and slogans one after another, and the heavy and dense sound of horse hooves rolled in.
At the same time, fireballs dragging long flames streaked across the sky, flying towards the front beyond the reach of the eyes.
A red flag appeared on the slope near the cavalry team and waved vigorously towards them.
"Armored cavalry, move forward!" Valkyrie put on a golden helmet, put down his visor, raised his golden lance and jumped forward. The armored cavalry followed closely behind, wrapping around the overwhelmed Griffith.
They started from the hidden depression in four columns and trotted towards the slope on the other side.
Griffith's eyes moved upward little by little along the arc of the slope, and he gradually saw the entire battlefield.
Thousands of infantrymen lined up in square formations and horizontal formations one after another. The large square shields in their hands formed a city wall-like battle line, as straight and smooth as butter cut with a knife. The huge battle formations stretching for miles were guided by flying flags.
They marched forward. The column at the front held high an eagle flag wrapped in a pure gold wreath. Just casting your sight over it made people more courageous.
A heavy trebuchet as tall as the giant in the story was projecting fireballs like meteorites from behind the battle line. Hundreds of fireballs streaked across the sky one after another, falling to the ground and igniting flames more than ten meters high. Invisible shock waves
It spread from the location of the explosion, sweeping away nearby trees and blurry figures.
The cavalry squadron originally led by Valkyrie and hidden in the depression maintained its column formation and circled towards the right side of the wide battlefield. Many cavalrymen like them were advancing or fighting.
The cavalry of some teams were not as armored as Griffith's. When they approached the enemy, they jumped off their horses, took out their strong bows and spears, and poured death on the opposite side. When the human wall in front of them was struck by bows and arrows,
When the cavalry collapsed, another group of cavalry roared past and rushed towards the gap in the battle line. Immediately afterwards, some giant bison-like monsters with body shapes like jackals rushed from behind the opposite battle line, with humanoid creatures riding on them, and launched
The attacking cavalry collided heavily, letting out bursts of roars and screams.
"Good luck today!" Golona shouted from Griffith's right hand side. The distance between the two was less than the width of a war horse. "There are not many wolf cavalry. It would be great if no one intercepts us.
Got it!"
The armored cavalry quickly crossed most of the battlefield, and no large group of infantry could be seen near Griffith. Hundreds of archers wearing light leather armor gathered not far from the squadron. They nimbly started from behind.
He took out the arrows from his quiver and threw a continuous rain of arrows forward.
The locust-like arrows covered the sky and the sun, and when they landed, there were screams from the opposite position.
Griffith was trotting on his horse while watching the archers' shooting. Suddenly Valkyrie on the far right of the team shouted: "Long-range defense!"
The knights around him all raised the small metal shield of their left hand to protect it diagonally upward, and at the same time, they leaned as low as possible and got as close to the horse as possible.
As soon as he finished speaking, a storm of arrows came over him. Griffith, who was hiding behind the shield, heard the dense sound hitting the shield, like a summer rain hitting the roof.
Our own archers who were not too far away let out a scream. The archers who had been shooting rapidly just now fell down in a blink of an eye, like wheat fields harvested in autumn.
Valkyrie led her cavalry without changing their pace and continued to make a large circle to the right. The heavily armored cavalry indifferently separated from the sparse battle line of archers and advanced deeper.
"Hurrah!" The tsunami-like shouts startled Griffith and his mount, and they saw two waves of people colliding together in the center of the distant battlefield, and many figures even flew into the air.
"Squadron, stop!" Valkyrie raised his lance again, and the cavalry stopped their trotting mounts. At the same time, several cavalry columns came from nearby, gathering like streams converging into a river.
Together they form a dense queue.
"Legion! Prepare to attack!" A commander in a red shirt rode to the front of the queue and pointed his sword at the dark crowd not far away.
The cavalry quickly expanded from column to horizontal formation. Griffith suddenly found a small figure squeezing up from his right rear.
Is this Krista who just blessed us? This slender girl is also wearing armor, holding a saber, and riding a horse with a calm expression. She turned her head slightly to see Griffith's eyes and smiled at him.
To be continued...