Chapter Nine: The Betrayed and the Battle of the Storm
After being transferred to a trainee knight, Li Ran became more motivated to participate in the defense of Starwind City. On the one hand, he could gain combat experience, and on the other hand, Eureka was paying more and more attention to him.
Li Ran can clearly feel the changes brought about by the increase in attributes. The overall improvement in strength, physical strength, and agility, combined with Li Ran's powerful energy attribute, has brought unprecedented mobility flexibility.
Coupled with swordsmanship training, Li Ran's combat prowess achieved a complete transformation.
Li Ran continued to practice swordsmanship with Hart every day, and went out to explore resource points and neutral buildings, striving to improve Griffin's swordsmanship to a proficient level as soon as possible.
On this day, the horn sounded three times in a row from the sentry tower of Star Wind City.
Enemy attack.
Three horn blasts mean the highest level of alarm, and a powerful attack that is difficult to withstand is about to come.
Li Ran's heart sank, and he ran towards the city wall with Hart.
Captain Evan shouted loudly in the camp:
"Starwind City will never be breached today, boys, prepare for the battle according to the plan!"
The undead warriors picked up their weapons and rushed to their posts.
Li Ran climbed up the city wall and happened to meet Eureka.
"Eureka Inspector."
Eureka nodded: "Get ready to fight."
Where is the enemy?
Was it the Starbreaker Servants that launched the general attack?
Li Ran walked to the battlements and saw only a few skeleton soldiers wandering on the snowy plain.
A soldier poked his head out from the sentry tower:
"It's coming!"
After the psychic cold wave passed, the clouds above the castle became extremely low.
A thick shadow was scurrying in the clouds.
"What the hell is that?"
No matter what it is, it is definitely not something ordinary people can contend with.
The soldiers stood ready.
The attack was faster than anyone imagined, heading straight for Eureka.
boom!
Something hit Eureka hard in front of her.
Li Ran was hit by flying rocks and fell to the ground, while Eureka's hair was only messed up.
Her face was solemn, and she faced the behemoth in front of her with a fighting posture.
Sharp claws, powerful body...
Li Ran looked up and met the yellow eyes.
And the curious eyes of the black dragon with its head tilted.
"Big black?"
"Li Ran?"
Eureka: "?"
The two of them looked at each other in confusion, and the soldiers around them did not dare to move rashly.
"I am Salina, the envoy of Black Cliff City. Mother Yibesi asked me to say hello to you."
Black Dragon broke the silence first. She nodded slightly to Eureka: "Inspector Eureka, the courage of you and the soldiers is admirable."
Eureka did not relax her guard, and the surrounding soldiers gradually gathered around:
"A powerful black dragon. I thought the dark elves had disappeared after the Starbreaker invasion. Why are you here?"
Under Eureka's surprised gaze, Li Ran pressed down his sword: "Eureka, this is a misunderstanding, I know her."
"Yes, Li Ran is my friend." Salina added.
At this time, not only Eureka, but also all the surrounding soldiers were extremely surprised.
They just thought they were going to have a decisive battle with the powerful black dragon!
Salina was a little embarrassed: "My flying ability has deteriorated, and the way I landed was a bit rough."
She coughed and said, "I brought the will of Mother Ibeth. The dark elves are willing to form an alliance with humans."
...
Two cities that were close neighbors but had no contact with each other came into contact for the first time.
Eureka chose to receive the black dragon at the city lord's palace, which was in line with the identity and specifications of a future ally.
In view of Li Ran's special relationship and key role, Eureka specially invited Li Ran to attend this closed-door meeting.
This is the first time Li Ran has entered this important area that represents the highest power of the castle.
This is a fort-style building with majestic shape and sharp lines, equipped with exquisite floor-to-ceiling windows. The entire reception hall on the first floor is very spacious, and the huge black dragon has enough space to rest here.
When Li Ran arrived, Eureka and Captain Evan were already seated on one side of the long table, and Li Ran found a seat on the opposite side.
Selina didn't notice anything and sat down next to Li Ran skillfully, which made Li Ran very awkward.
Captain Evan sighed in a rough voice: "I really didn't expect that there are other living creatures on the Wind Spirit Plains, uh... they should be underground in the plains."
Eureka looked at the black dragon, smiled and said: "Welcome, Selina, Li Ran has briefly told me about the situation in Black Cliff City, but I am still curious about how the dark elves established a city in the Griffin Principality.
"
Selina tilted her head, and it seemed that she wanted to explain the matter more simply: "We originally lived in Yigchiwo, you know... just northwest of the Unicorn Principality, in Ai
When the Roland elves were massacred by the Machine Tribe, we suffered serious misunderstandings and accusations. They believed that the arrival of the Machine Tribe was a world-destroying conspiracy by the Dark Elves."
The history of the Dark Elves is full of similar moments.
In the Day of Tears of Fire, the sacred tree of the elves was burned down. It was originally the work of the devil, but the dark elves suffered injustice.
The black dragon continued: "But we are also victims. The great patriarch Leilage led the dark elves to evacuate Yigchiwo. The various tribes gradually split on the way to escape. Black Cliff is only a small branch among them. You will do the rest.
Got it, Queen Farida assembled her army in Jorvik and fought a decisive battle with the Starbreaker Legion. The battle turned into a massacre, and the Starbreaker marched straight in..."
Eureka asked: "Then what is the alliance you are talking about?"
"The Starbreaker is about to return," Black Dragon's words were filled with a shuddering chill: "The Starbreaker's minions are still active on the earth. Mother Ibeth has judged that after the energy of the Well of Souls reaches the critical point, it will
It will be transformed into a stable space-time gate."
Li Ran couldn't help but ask: "Time and Space Gate? Where does it lead to?"
"It may be the underground purgatory where demons live, it may be Hellesh, the country of the dead, or it may be... the outer plane. The spiritual energy accumulated in the Well of Souls is very huge. We cannot imagine its actual role after it is built.
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Eureka worriedly said: "This is hard to accept. The alliance has paid a huge price to defend the pioneer zone. If the main force of the Broken Star Legion regroups through this time and space gate, more blood will be shed in the pioneer zone.
It is not impossible that Kenridge could be captured directly."
Selina said: "There is no doubt that the assembled Starbreaker Legion will completely tear this land apart and use it as a stronghold to march to the south."
Eureka frowned: "Company commander, what do you think?"
Captain Evan said seriously: "I think what Black Dragon said is true. We can feel the increasingly powerful space fluctuations. The undead in the wild are becoming more and more active and are gathering towards the Well of Souls, obviously wanting to protect them."
what."
"I also want to believe you and Mother Yibesi." Eureka looked at the black dragon and said seriously, "How is the strength of the Well of Souls' military strength?"
"There are probably more than 4,000 skeleton soldiers and shooters, dozens of corpse witches, and their master, the Star Breaker priest who has reached the super level of strength."
"Where is Black Cliff City?"
Selina said: "We have a group of well-trained spies and stalkers, but the number is not large. In addition, there are forty bull-headed guards and twenty lizard cavalry who can participate in the battle. Mistress Yibes and I also
Will join the war."
"This will be a hard battle, and we are likely to face failure. We need to formulate a detailed battle plan."
Salina added: "Time waits for no one. According to calculations, the space-time gate will open within half a month."
"...I understand, maybe it's a good time to be in front of the two armies." Eureka sighed, "Captain Evan, please summon the undead battle group immediately."
After Eureka and Captain Evan left, only Li Ran and the black dragon Salina were left in the empty hall.
"You don't have to participate in this war," Salina looked at Li Ran and said, "This is not your war. You are a player, aren't you?"
Li Ran nodded, convinced: "Indeed, I don't have to participate. It would be too unworthy if I died."
Selina's tone relaxed: "You players only care about profits and endless pursuit of power and wealth. If you die in Ashan, you will go back to the original world at the worst."
"But we are different. This is our home. Ashan destroyed us and we have nowhere to go. We have to fight for it."
Li Ran raised his head and looked at Selina's golden eyes: "Is this why you didn't hesitate to deceive me and return to the occupied area from the south?"
Selina said with a guilty conscience: "I'm sorry. Although Black Cliff has spent all its resources on war mobilization, Mistress Yibesi still gave out some gold coins as a small reward for you saving me."
Li Ran accepted 500 gold coins.
This money is only a drop in the bucket compared to the value of the level 7 black dragon, but now that the decisive battle is approaching, Black Cliff has no spare time.
Selina handed the gold coin to Li Ran, which was a worry. Black Dragon lowered his head and said: "Mother Yibesi is still waiting for me, I'll leave first."
Before Li Ran could ask further questions, Salina had already spread her wings and flew towards Black Cliff City.
...
Captain Evan issued an assembly order, and the soldiers of the Undead Legion were rushing to Elrath Cathedral.
The square was crowded with people.
This place is no longer as cold and dead as usual. The arrival of the soldiers has restored the place to its past glory.
The Eureka Overseer, fully armed, stood in front of the legions.
The sun shone on her light golden hair and light griffin armor, which was brighter than the divine light on the church roof. She said loudly:
"Soldiers of the Third Guard Company!"
"The capital Jorvik fell, the coalition forces were defeated, Talengard was massacred, but we did not retreat."
"The Wind Spirit Plains was cursed. Each of us became undead. We did not retreat."
"Yes, we have had those moments."
"All the five principalities in the northern part of the empire fell. Among the dukes and nobles who fled to the south, after Falkenridge's victory, no one marched north to recover the empire. Instead, they split the earth and became kings, clinging to what was left of them."
"traitor!"
"shame!"
The soldiers roared.
Eureka continued: "They have slandered our perseverance and sacrifice. As long as we still have a little bit of strength, we will raise the flag of the resistance and regain every inch of the empire."
"But now, there is a more severe test before us. The Well of Souls is not only the source of the curse, but also a terrible conspiracy."
"They want to use the Well of Souls to open the door to time and space and summon the Star Broken Legion again!"
The soldiers exclaimed:
"How can this be!?"
Eureka glanced at her colleagues and continued:
"This time, we will not retreat!"
"The difference is." Eureka paused, and her tone suddenly rose: "We will attack!"
"Before the traitors can regain our land, we must solve the catastrophe of the Well of Souls."
"Let the nobles in the south enjoy the shame of being saved by the people they betrayed! Let them be free for a while longer! Someone with insight will stand up and deal with them."
"The decisive moment has come. Kill the Star-Shattered Priest! Destroy the Well of Souls! Lift the curse of the Wind Spirit Plains to protect the traitors who sing every night in the pioneer area...and all the creatures in Ashan!
"
"Let us once again protect this broken country. We have nothing to lose."
"There may be no more Starwind City in this battle, and the undead war group will also perish, but everything will be worth it."
Eureka unsheathed her sword and stabbed towards the south:
"March to the Well of Souls, for the Empire!"
"For the Empire!"
A hundred throats roared in unison.
This time, Star Wind City had no reservations and all went out.
The soldiers returned to the camp, put on heavy plate armor, carried spears, halberds, swords and shields, and walked towards the enemy in the south with firm steps.
They have been waiting for this moment for too long.