After walking through the mountain forest for three hours, when the sun gradually set towards the distant mountains, Roy, Nicole and others finally walked out of the mountains and climbed the mountain road from the outer mountains to the nearest city of Meiding.
Because of his ability to lead the way, Oliver quickly became the star of the team. Everyone found that all they had to do was follow the fat dog along the way. Any road it chose was definitely the most suitable for people to walk and the safest. Unlike other roads, it was
The hounds will burrow into the grass and bushes as soon as they go up the mountain. Don't even follow them, they can't even see them.
But this fat dog was very reserved. Nicole and Eva surrounded her, petting and praising her, almost eating out the last bit of meat left on her body, before letting this guy wag his tail a little and become more affectionate.
But as soon as it faced Julie and Ryan, it immediately raised its chin and raised its chest, looking uncaring.
Being squeezed out of the crowd by a dog, Julie was so angry that she gritted her teeth.
But when they first encountered the Fujiki ape, she and Ryan did not take action until they finally saw that there was no danger. Therefore, the indifference and vague rejection of their companions was also reasonable.
Julie didn't know what Ryan, who looked indifferent, was thinking. Although she looked arrogant and indifferent on the surface, she knew that the feeling in her heart was uncomfortable.
I don't know why, but I also hate Roy more and more.
On the periphery of the Warcraft Mountains, the mountain forests have become much sparser, and the height of the mountains has also dropped. Large areas of hills and slopes have appeared. Gradually, traces of human life can be seen.
But along the way, all Roy saw was a desolate scene.
The farmland has been abandoned and overgrown with weeds. The piles of grain and hay piled on the roadside have long since rotted, and the bones of dead livestock can be seen everywhere. The originally green pastures have not been taken care of for a long time, and thousands of wild flowers are blooming.
Although it is beautiful, it looks extremely desolate and desolate against the almost ruined houses next to the pasture.
When we passed a small mountain village on the way, from the entrance to the end of the village, we didn't meet anyone. Many houses still had dark traces of being burned by fire, and there was a stench all around. Occasionally a dog jumped out, too.
Skinny and skinny, he timidly walked through the dilapidated fence with his tail between his legs, and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.
"This is?" Roy stared at a collapsed house and stopped.
The house in front of you is built of square stones, with three floors, exquisite windows, blue roof, and a square courtyard outside, all reflecting the wealthy family of the owner back then. The style of the house is very similar to Polabel
, especially the yellow stones mixed with the white walls and the blue roof, made him feel like he had returned to the past.
However, in addition to the familiarity and beauty, there is also desolation and desolation. Weeds grow in the gaps in the walls, and half of the building has collapsed. Things left behind by the owner when he fled in a hurry are everywhere in the courtyard. Maybe there is someone here.
After being stationed, a lot of furniture was moved out, chopped to pieces, and piled in the center of the courtyard, turning into a pile of ashes after a bonfire.
A gust of wind blew, and the weeds swayed at the tip of the gun, and a rusty swing made a squeaking sound as it swayed.
"They're all gone!" Meng Meng stood next to Roy and said in a low voice: "The Fei Lie people have occupied most of the southern coast and once reached the city of Meiding. The Red Leaf Knights and the Fifth Army of the Empire came to reinforce
After that, Archduke Adolf drove them thirty kilometers south, but the civilians in this area were either killed or fled. No one dared to stay any longer."
As he spoke, Meng Meng pointed to a wall next to him and said, "Look."
Roy turned around and looked. He saw large areas of blood stains on the wall. As time went by, these blood stains had solidified into black and red streaks on the wall. The traces of blood flowed straight.
The ground leads to the corner of the wall, and connected with the patterns on it, it looks like a blood-stained forest drawn by someone in a prank.
"Every once in a while, there are battle reports about the front line in the academy. We know much more about the situation than ordinary people." Luke also stopped next to Roy and said slowly: "Archduke Adolf summoned three people from Lulian Province.
All the nobles of more than a hundred large and small territories and their private armed forces formed a legion. They also dispatched the Bavarian Knights, recalled the Coast Mercenary Group, and hired many mercenary groups to support the fifth legion.
Arrive with the Red Leaf Knights."
"Do you know how many people died in the early stages of the war?" Luke tilted his head and asked Roy.
Roy shook his head.
Luke narrowed his eyes slightly and said solemnly: "More than 150,000 civilians died, and more than 20,000 soldiers and knights died on both sides. At least more than 2,000 knights died in the battle."
Roy took a sharp breath. There were two thousand knights. Even if most of them were frontier knights and ordinary knights of the mercenary group, that was still four whole knights.
Luke continued: "If Archduke Adolf hadn't announced that the wives and daughters of knights who died in battle could continue to enjoy the fief regardless of whether they had sons or not, I'm afraid the coalition would have collapsed long ago."
"Huh, even if this is the case, I'm afraid it won't last long." Meng Meng said indignantly: "There's a fight in front, who doesn't know what those guys behind are doing? Let's just talk about Meiding City. If the Feili people hadn't come here to fight back then,
It has become a front line, and I am afraid it has been annexed by the Viscounty of Wenger. I heard that the Feili people have recently retreated to the south, and the tax collectors of the Viscounty of Wenger have begun to collect taxes in the Meiding Territory. If they disobey, they will be removed.
Threats and beatings with swords make people panic."
When Roy heard about Viscount Wenger, his heart skipped a beat, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked, "Does Grand Duke Adolf not care?"
"The Grand Duke wanted to take care of it. According to the wartime rules, it would not be an exaggeration to level the Viscounty of Wenger! But behind him is the Holy Cult and the big tree of Donald. The fifth legion that went south in the early stage is Donald's direct descendant.
.With their support, if these guys from Viscount Wenger don’t take the opportunity to steal money, are they still waiting for the Phillies to come and run away empty-handed?”
Meng Meng said, snorted heavily, turned around and left.
Although they did not participate in the conversation, Nicole and others had been listening. After coming here, everyone's mood became much lower. They just immersed themselves in the road and tried to reach Meding City before it got completely dark.
Stepping on dead branches and rotten leaves, splitting the overgrown branches and thorns, and walking out of a jungle, my vision suddenly became brighter.
Only then did everyone realize that they were on a hilly hillside. Standing on the hillside, you could see a muddy road coming from the south and winding away to the north.
"We're coming out!" Eric and Eva, who have the most lively personalities, couldn't help but cheer.
Everyone looked at each other and smiled. For a moment, they just looked at the scenery in the distance, feeling relaxed and happy.
In this actual combat trial, although I experienced the danger of encountering a super-level five monster, the final result was unexpectedly beautiful. Getting here basically means that I am safe. Just return to Meiding City and go through Meiding.
The city's public carriage returned to Mani City. With a pair of Fujiki monkey's claws and a magic core, the honor of the team's first place in actual combat results was confirmed!
"Let's go!" Nicole patted Oliver on the head, smiled at everyone, and walked down the hillside first to the main road.
As soon as the group of people reached the center of the hilly slopes, they suddenly felt the earth trembling and the sound of rapid horse hooves coming from a distance.
Roy, who had the keenest sense, stopped and looked around, only to see a large amount of dust rising from behind a small hill not far away. A moment later, a dozen fast horses escorted a silver-armored knight covering his shoulders from
The hill jumped out on the horizon and rushed down the hillside. In an instant, the soil turned up by the iron hoofs of the war horses left a black mark on the green hillside.
"It's the Red Leaf Knights!" Eric's sharp eyes saw clearly the flag on the lance in the hand of the knight who was coming at a glance.
Everyone looked closely, and sure enough, on the long white background flag fluttering in the wind, the bright red dragon fire leaves were extremely eye-catching.
Just as everyone was looking around curiously, suddenly, more than two hundred meters behind this small group of red leaf knights, another twenty or thirty knights appeared. The one riding under the five knights running at the front turned out to be
A giant wolf covered in snow!!
As soon as they saw the giant white wolf and the knights grabbing the flag, everyone's expressions suddenly changed.
"It's the Snow Wolf Knights of the Feili people!"
"Oh my god, they are hunting down the Red Leaf Knights!"
After the screams, Nicole and others looked at each other, and suddenly their hearts sank.
The actual training location they originally selected was on the outskirts of the Warcraft Mountains to the west of Meiding City. However, no one expected that after getting lost, they would actually appear in the hilly area near the front line in the southwest of Meiding City.
What's worse is that the hill where everyone is now is located in front of the route of the Red Leaf Knight and the White Wolf Knight. When the other side appears in front of you, your unobstructed side is also exposed in front of the other side.
"What should we do?" The students suddenly became confused.
Save? No one has that ability! Not to mention six or seven students without equipment, even if there are twice as many people, ten times more combat experience and fully armed frontier knights, they may not be able to work.
Not only did the Feili people chasing the Red Leaf Knight have an absolute advantage in numbers, twenty-eight to eleven, but their knight level was even higher than that of the Red Leaf Knight.
The Red Leaf Knights have six armed knights, four brave knights and one injured just knight. The opponent has ten brave knights and one just knight. Especially riding a giant white wolf that is taller than a war horse.
The just knight at the front can probably take care of everyone on this hillside without any effort!
But if they encounter compatriots who are fighting bravely on the front lines and refuse to save them, it will be a lifelong shame for them, as students of the Empire's first training camp and future members of the Empire's military force! What's more, as long as there is one Red Leaf Knight,
If you testify against this team's actions, I'm afraid everyone present will be mercilessly expelled from the academy, and the Knights' Hall may even be notified.
Seeing the fleeing Red Leaf Knight rushing towards them, Nicole and others all turned their attention to Luke, the most powerful among them.
To everyone's surprise, Luke, who had always been the most decisive, turned his attention to Roy beside him.
"What?" Roy met Luke's gaze and narrowed his eyes slightly, "You don't want me to make this decision, do you?"
"In such a situation, only the strongest person in the team has the right to make the decision." Luke said matter-of-factly, "No matter how arrogant I am, I don't think I am more powerful than a four-star mage."
Although Luke spoke to Roy in a low voice, no one knew what he was talking about. However, the way he asked Roy for his opinion could not be more obvious.
"If you insist on my decision, my decision is very simple..." Roy took out his ax and said slowly: "...get ready to fight."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Luke yell.
"Ready to fight!"
Following Luke's roar, Nicole, Meng Meng and Eric gritted their teeth and drew their swords without saying a word.
"What do you want to do?" The pale Ryan jumped up immediately and said in horror, "Are you crazy? The other party is the Field Knights, the White Wolf Knights. We cannot compete!"
Seeing Eva standing next to him also taking off the bow from his back, Ryan's face turned green and white with anxiety. Suddenly he pointed at Roy and shouted to Luke: "Luke, why are you asking for help?"
His opinion. Please wake up, this is not the time to be a hero! We have no equipment and no mounts. How can we fight? They can kill us all with one charge!"
"Shut up!" Luke turned around and scolded.
"Crazy, you are all crazy!" Ryan looked anxiously at the horse team getting closer and closer, took two steps back, glared at Roy fiercely, and suddenly ran up the hill, "You are going to kill yourselves.
Go! I won’t die with you!”
"Coward!" Eric spat viciously and took a deep breath. Although his body was trembling, his legs were like nails nailed to the spot and could not move!
"How to fight?" Luke seemed to have expected Ryan to do this. He didn't even look at him and only focused on Roy.
Did Luke really ask Roy for his opinion?
For a time, Roy suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention.
"What about you?" Roy had no time to be polite. He stood in the middle of the crowd without hesitation and turned to ask Julie.
Julie's expression looked nervous and uneasy. Her eyes were filled with fear, hesitation and struggling. When she saw Roy looking at her, she suddenly bit her lip and pulled out the long sword with a pale face. Then she turned her head and stubbornly ignored it.
Roy's existence.
"What a bad-tempered woman!" Roy curled his lips and turned to everyone: "I have a plan."
"Plan?" Everyone except Luke was a little dumbfounded. He knew his own affairs, and a group of rookie students only had a little strength. Besides rushing down to help the Red Leaf Knight, what else could they have planned?