Death Knight

Under the hollowed-out dome in the hall, countless slender, smooth and soft stems gracefully incline the solidified multicolored crown; among the blooming flowers, the sound of melodious lingers still, not only giving the air a quiet and peaceful taste, but also making the dead Our souls are purified. The girl in a goose-yellow dress played the harp with an intoxicated expression until the last note slowly dropped from the air.

As if feeling the tiredness of a mortal, Ishtoli exhaled a long breath before standing up to face the long-awaited Roland and Richard. And when his eyes touched the death knight, those emerald pupils instantly passed the expression of joy, and the crooked moon eyebrows suddenly spread out.

"Ishtoli, I'm back." Roland's face smiled nostalgically.

"Welcome back, the road is hard." The black-haired goddess passed over the flowers like a bird and fell lightly in front of the two. However, when she looked up at Roland, she revealed a somewhat complicated look: "Hey?"

"what happened?"

With a subtle accent, Ishtoli's tone: "It seems ... Olin is a little different from before."

"Well, that seems to be the case." Roland's eyes turned dim, "because a lot of things happened during the journey ..."

"Let the gardener who only knows how to weed flowers regain the eyes that belong only to the obsessed, that must have happened something extraordinary." The girl smiled, "It's very curious, if you don't mind, Olin Can you tell me?"

"Actually, I do," the Death Knight smiled embarrassedly. "But ..." At the halfway point, he looked embarrassed, and then turned his eyes to the waiting Lich.

"My opinion is that if you want to interrogate him, you might as well start on the road. From the established duties and positions, there will be no hindrance." Richard Bing's blue eyes were clear and sharp, With concentration and perseverance, "Goddess Ishtoli, Shinto has already begun. Now is the time to leave the snow-capped occlusion to answer the call of the World Tree."

"Are you leaving the Frozen Crown?" The silver bell-like voice was not so much a question as emotion. Ishtoli looked around the hall silently, silent for a long time, and finally nodded to the two with determination, "I always feel very missed and reluctant, but ... the reason why I wait here for hundreds of years is For the moment to come, let's go. "

The Lich immediately called and waited for the seven high-level death knights to come, followed by two other Richard's fellow mages-they were all very familiar with Roland, and they all had superb Swordplay, powerful magic, and unconfused eyes.

"Then I'll help, too," Roland said, taking the lead to go deep into the hall. Under the cover of the curtain, the huge blue crystal placed on the ice seat is emitting a soft light-that is what the army of the undead wants to carry, the stone of Soul of Ischutli.

"Please be cautious," said the former Knight Commander seriously, and then walked forward with the three undead, carefully starting to move the one-man crystal. However, with only a little effort from the four high-level death knights, the crystal has been separated from the ice seat-compared with the volume, the weight of the soul stone is much smaller than expected.

As soft as feathers, is this the weight of Ishtoli's soul? Across the crystal walls, Roland gazed at the dancing flames, sinking into the memory of twenty years. A long time ago, the dark eagle with a burning pupil had left this flame behind, and then desperately put into the arms of revenge, wielding a sword selfishly for one person. But now, the Avengers has kept the promised vows in his heart-at this moment, the sole purpose of his existence is to enable the goddess to achieve God's wish.

That's right, for me, the most important thing is to protect this glass-like heart, and then let Ishtoli embark on the path she chose ~! And after that ... between the gaps, another figure with pure black hair also emerged in my mind, and the pupil of the death knight's eyes suddenly passed the dark trace of confession.

After that, I had to complete the agreement with Cattolic Holland.

The road to the Frozen Crown Palace is as labyrinthous and complicated, but for those who live here for a long time, it is not a problem at all. Two warriors transporting the harp lead the way in front of the team. Behind them are the death knights carrying the Stone of Soul. The remaining three Liches and two death knights are responsible for the guard. Nearly twenty minutes later, the team arrived at the starting point on the ice peak-a vast platform built by solid ice-and five dragons including the white dragon king Claferig were waiting for orders from the goddess. .

After placing the harp and the soul stone on the back of the King of the White Dragons, Roland carefully kneeled halfway between Kraferig's wide wings, next to Ishtoli-the latter still quietly stroking the strings, At the same time, the other ten guards have also boarded the remaining four white dragons, and the goddess Oulin double-checked again to make sure everything is normal, then nodded with satisfaction and shouted.

"Let's go!"

Five undead dragons spread their huge wings covering the sky in this discourse, and then flew on the roaring north wind.

The dragons first formed a diamond-shaped formation and wrapped Claferig with the Soul Stone in the center. And when the carriers reached high altitude, the other 14 white dragons circling quickly came closer, weaving a tighter three-dimensional defense system outside this diamond array-a total of 19 undead dragons, eight A Death Knight and Three Liches-they will use all their wisdom and strength to protect the goddess at all costs until she safely reaches the base of the undead army.

"The aurora has disappeared." Roland looked up, and the sky that was supposed to pour the colorful waterfall was eroded by the thick clouds unique to the north.

"Because I'm no longer there, the light will disappear. The Frozen Crown will soon turn into a mirage and finally disintegrate in a few days." The brunette girl said gently, "Even if No matter how beautiful, those means that are set up only for the purpose will stop if they are confused. "

Ischutli's soul stone is completely unaffected by the magic of this world. Whether it is the transfer square or the gate of darkness, it has no effect on the transportation. In order to ensure that it has absolute control when passing through the area controlled by Luvis. Advantage and security, the death knights spent a full eight years to develop a large territory called "Shinto" in the area belonging to the alliance; in addition, the soul stone will be transported by the dragons-then In the next few days, they will fly along a secret route that has been accurately explored, crossing the coastlines of the Nordson, White Sea, Storm Ocean, and Lorendan continents, and finally enter the Luvis area under the control of the Undead Army. .

For the masters of the sky, the northern continent is not very large under their wings. After just a few hours, the ice-covered Nordson coastline appeared in the vision of the undead. Beyond the winding lines is the endless white sea. Viewed from the height of the dragons, it looks like a huge blue and smooth mirror.

"Is this the vast water area called the" Sea? "It's beautiful." Ishtoli let go of the harp, and held his delicate chin with his fair hands, overlooking the undulating sea, "It must have a surface better than silk To be smooth, its color must be purer than gems, its power must be incalculable, and it must have lasted longer than God. Compared to the illusions I have created, this is what the world really looks like. "

"Ishtoli ... was this the first time I saw the sea?" Roland finally realized it.

"Yeah, because I have been at the northern end of the northern continent for the past hundred years." The girl glanced at Olin with a slightly blameful look. "Although it is not impossible to leave, but for the will body that wants to seal God. Saying that any careless behavior can lead to destruction-especially at the same time as another of his kind who has become a god. "

"Must be lonely?"

"For God, although I can't see the world, I can listen to the world's voice-that is, people's obsessions. And the symphony played by the will is more attractive to me than the pleasing harp. Ishtoli replied with some emotion. "But it was a double-edged sword. Although it allowed me to make a sword called the death knight, it also made Louvis more stubborn. Freezing changes in the world. "

"So it is." Roland smiled slightly. "But speaking, is God the kind of woman who loves rhetoric and parables and speaks difficult words?"

"Compared to God, man is incomprehensible." The goddess also smiled and pointed the front of the word subtly. "For example ... why did Olin hold the girl and even felt contradictory? What about feelings? "

"It's really nerve-racking. Ishtoli's debate is higher than Richard's." The death knight's smile turned to a wry smile, and the burning pupil shook slightly, "But if you must To explain, is it because she has what I long for? "

"Roland and Catoli are very similar, they both had a good past, but were shattered in an instant. In order to allow them to survive without anything, they both chose hatred as their motivation and goal ... but, The differences are here. She denies the dark eagle in a positive way, but I let the hate look completely nailed to Winddam. "Roland suddenly turned his head, staring at the goddess with a gentle expression," I ’m fortunate to be not only qualified to use Frostblade, but also Olin of Ishtoli, a part of the cogs of history. However, the karma of revenge caused the dark eagle to miss many things, and when the flame went out Not only did he not get the peace he was expecting, he became more confused and confused. "

The death knight's pupils gradually dimmed: "Until I met Catori, another Roland in the mirror, then I didn't understand what I had done over the years ... In fact, I can choose a different path and go more Farther, better guarded. "

"Then why did you hurt her to such an extent?"

"It's because I realized that I must guard the most important things at all costs, so the only way is to betray." Roland paused, and finally passed by in an understatement. "But as a knight, I will do that. Compensating accordingly, at that time there was a clear separation between me and her, and no one owed anyone. "

"Will it be compensated accordingly ... that's okay." Ishtoli turned his head and stared again at the vast expanse of the sea, so the expression of the goddess was covered by the flying pure black hair, leaving only in the other's eyes A glamorous shadow of a grace.

"Because, if you don't do that, Roland will no longer be Roland." The last sentence was unheard of, and disappeared in the wind before it passed into the death knight's ears.

On June 26th, the dragon group finally reached the emerald green coastline of Elazia. From here, it belongs to the area controlled by the goddess Lucis. In the previous five days, Ishtoli has been hiding the location of the Soul Stone with his own strength, but no matter what method he takes from now on, he cannot prevent the investigation from the other party, and every movement of the undead will be exposed. Under Luvis's gaze-just three hours after entering the occupied area, a large group of griffins nearby gathered quickly and began to approach the flying formation carrying the faint blue crystal.

"That's the followers of Luvis." The blond girl's face flashed through a haze.

"It is a Gryphon knight, the Alliance ’s highly mobile unit, and most of its pilots are dwarves, with a total of about 5,000. I do n’t know the battle situation in recent years, but Richard thinks they have not been destroyed in a long war. He was right, it seems that these guys have more combat experience. The white dragon troops of our army plus only 76 here, and another 4,000 gargoyles are responsible for supporting the attack, but with 5,000 lions If confronted, the chance of victory is extremely small. "Roland began to explain in an expert tone, but there was no tension in his expression." For a long time, the air supremacy has been in the hands of Luviz. This is also the pioneering of Shinto for eight years. main reason."

"But Olin must have a way to fight them?"

"Of course, this is the best delivery plan after the discussion of the senior Cavaliers. There will be no mistakes." The other party answered in a confident tone, then stood up and made an invitation gesture. "Please see, Yi Xiu Tory. "

On the vast plain of Elazeya, two rows of towering magic towers neatly stand out, as if waiting for review, from Kraferig's wing to the endless horizon. The height of this defensive facility is forty meters, and the top is a tuning fork. The powerful magical power flows back and forth on the sharpened branches, continuously making hissing sounds, and rubbing dazzling sparks from time to time-it looks like this The situation is a bit like a giant street lamp-however, any enemy trying to approach it will be boiled or shredded by the storm of serial spells.

The five-day-old diamond formation was finally dismantled, and the remaining eighteen dragons maintained their cruising altitude and quickly combined with the undead flying forces coming to meet them to form a pyramid-shaped defense formation in mid-air. The King of White Dragon slowly lowered his flying height and eventually entered the Shinto formed by the neatly arranged magic towers on both sides. From a distance, it looks like a delicate flat boat, sparkling alone. Sailing briskly on the river.

As time went by, the number of Griffon troops ordered was rapidly increasing, but in front of the impeccable copper walls and iron walls of the dragons and gargoyles, they had no chance at all-even if they cross the fire network of the defensive tower, Kraferig You can also quickly land on the ground to seek cover at a critical moment, thereby completely destroying the flying force's attempt to attack the stone of the soul.

The two sides looked at each other with twinkling magical brilliance, and threw the fence-like defense towers behind one another. Such a situation might have continued, but the accident happened suddenly-a griffin knight manipulated his mount into the attack range of the defense tower recklessly.

In the next moment, the tuning forks of the five nearby towers became dazzling in an instant. The crackling energy flow was injected from the tops of the towers to the center. Then, a sharp light shouted from the middle tower. The top of the laser shot out, right in the middle of the rushing griffin. While the target was reduced to ashes, this light scattered like a blooming flower into a large halo, and then relentlessly swept over the griffon swarms that were originally visible and out of reach, and the orderly flight formation of the alliance was suddenly chaotic. The dwarves without any thought can only watch the dozens of companions who were hit smoking, and finally screamed and fell from a high altitude into a pool of **** mud.

"They should now understand that they are at risk, not others, and these savvy guys will definitely be far away." Richard lifted the flying spell and landed lightly on Craferig On Roland's back, beside Roland.

"The power of knowledge." Ishtoli said with a smile, "very beautiful guard, if only this masterpiece can be left."

"Don't worry, Her Majesty Ishtoli, I prepared a miniature model for you to collect." The praised Lich couldn't help being complacent. "Two days later, we will see when we arrive at the Legion station, you must be Will be satisfied. "

On June 28, a whole week after the departure from the Ice Crown, the King of the White Dragon, who had flown tens of thousands of kilometers, finally retracted his wings and landed steadily on the hard square of the city of Boridin. This is the border area of ​​Storgard, and the starting point of the undead army's forthcoming march to Fahdot. The new Shinto will extend from here to the foot of the world tree.

"It has been confirmed by many parties that the Undead Army has withdrawn from the glued fronts of Stogad and Alazeia in a comprehensive and planned manner. They are currently gathering in the border city of Borjdin. It is estimated that the undead will be two to three days later. Advancing into Fahdot. "

The voice of the Knight of the Chain Saint Joe's voice echoed in the guarded round table hall of the Holy Capital. During the eight-year undead war, most of the intelligence search was performed by the Knights of the Chain. Including today's highest-level military conference on the future of the Alliance.

The Pope pondered for a while, and then asked: "So we can recover the occupied land without a single soldier?"

"That's right." Joey's tone was not ambiguous. "In order to prevent the Royal Army of the Union countries from occupying the territory without authorization, I have sent the vanguard of the Paladin into the West Ayrazia area, and the management is very smooth."

"Good job, this will stabilize the greedy kings." Julian gave a slight nod, but then his eyes suddenly turned, "But how about the frontline leaders, how do you know that this retreat is not a conspiracy of the death knights?" "

"Because all military facilities have been destroyed." Kadar and Joey exchanged glances, and then took the conversation. "That was what the undead did, including the Juju Towers, Sri Lanka, which had been established in various places before. The fortifications around Togard and Elazia, as well as the magical defense towers used to guard the Shinto, have been completely and silently destroyed. The purpose of the Lich should be to prevent cutting-edge technology from falling into the enemy, but On the other hand, that is the decisive evidence that they are leaving here. "

"For eight full years of fighting, I didn't expect to end this way ..." Nicholas, head of the Knights of the Holy Grail, sighed, but was suddenly interrupted by the other party's serious words.

"Now Nicholas, we must not be a little bit lax now. Don't forget that the recovery of the occupied territories is only one of the side effects of the war. The most important purpose is to win the battle of dawn ~!" The pope's eyes were so cold and unusual, "There cannot be two gods in this world. The rise of one world tree means the withering of the other. This is the truth that even magic apprentices understand. If Ishtoli cannot be destroyed, then the alliance will be slumped and must be spared. Attack at all costs. "

"Yes, Her Majesty, I understand." Nicholas bowed his head deeply to avoid the two sharp eyes.

"But there is another problem, Her Majesty Julian." Kadal's expression was hesitant.

"please say."

"From the current strength estimates, it is very unlikely that the Alliance's forces will win in the Battle of Dawn."

"This is to be expected, and humans in the flesh and blood will never be able to confront the undead for a long time, but that's okay," the pope's gaze turned to the listener on one side, "Louvis has given a prophecy, and when Ishto When Lee is in a deep sleep, the goddesses can be freed from mutual restraints and bring us a very powerful force to fight against the enemy ... that will be enough to defeat the death knight. "

The entire conference hall fell silent for a moment, and the eyes of the participants stopped as if frozen, but the heavy breathing of mortals became clearer. Almost everyone's mind is asking the same question: Will I witness the power of God with my own eyes?

"The specific situation is not clear. In short, as long as the goddess Lu Weisi will do it, I believe that the ultimate victory will be achieved." Seeing his words produce the expected results, Julian smiled with satisfaction. .

The entire meeting lasted for hours, and even when all the key details were determined, even the Paladins were exhausted. With the oblique sunset, the sage Kadar evacuated the items spread on the round table, and finally returned to the original clean and neat appearance, and the hall returned to silence.

"Brother." The listener finally spoke when the August brothers were left in the empty room.

"What's the matter, Loren?" The pope's tone was more casual, and he answered as he poured tea for himself.

"I know you plan to go on your own, but that could have very bad results." Loren's tone was still serious. "The situation in the Holy Capital is very unstable now, and the kings of all countries are also eager to move. I do not intend to What is the speculation about the coming dawn war, but at this time, if the pope can stay in the holy capital, he should make the political situation safe ... "

"So who is going to lead the army?"

"I go."

Julian stopped with the hand of the kettle: "But, dear brother, you do n’t even have the experience of leading a troop. Of course, Kadal and the three regiments are the ones who are in charge of the command. What we have to do in the specific operation is to Not much, however ... The battlefield environment is very dangerous. You should remember that I almost died when the insurgency was settled 30 years ago, not to mention that this time I was facing an extremely powerful enemy, and the death knight was also very good at assaults. "

"Yes, I know them all clearly. Unlike you, I am not an outstanding leader. It was only because I was selected by the goddess Lucis to become a medium for the connection between God and believers. . "The other person shook his head." But it is a critical moment like never before, and I am your brother. Even if the listener has no other obligations from the perspective of duties, if you want to be a good brother, you cannot Always hiding behind his brother and pushing him to do everything. "

Julian did not answer, but stared silently at the younger brother, while the other side was unwaveringly bearing the sight of implication and test. In the end, the Pope finally sighed softly: "I thought that only the knights who had experienced the deathly battle would change in the stormy times. It seems I was wrong."

"So brother?" Loren asked in an uncertain voice.

"Your suggestion is correct. I'll tell the commanders of the expedition." The pope patted the opponent's shoulders, and the vicissitudes of his face stretched out in an instant. "Do your best to do it. Dear brother, the honor of the Auguste family needs us to safeguard together. This was the case, it is now, and it will be the same in the future. "

On July 6th, the alliance's army was assembled at the junction of Stogaard and Mitland. This elite unit includes 1,020 high-level Paladins and 3,100 low-level Paladins. , 5,500 Storm Griffin knights, 120,000 well-trained ordinary knights and infantry corps of the holy sword, holy grail, holy chain knights, and the 100,000 worldly army belonging to the kings, all add up to more than With 220,000, it is the largest and best equipped expedition lineup in the history of the league. Led by listener Loren Auguste, this unit, which is responsible for reversing the destiny of the Holy See and the country, will march towards the city of Boredin occupied by the undead.

At the same time, the dead are ready. During the eight-year war, the cautious style of the Ice Crown Knights reduced personnel losses to a minimum-there are now 2,210 high-level death knights and 5,000 low-level death knights in the regiment. During this period, the number of ghouls increased significantly, reaching nearly 100,000, the number of spider warriors was 32,000, plus 76 undead dragons and 4,000 gargoyles. Air forces, totaling about 150,000.

And when this cricket embarked on the journey in the cold black tide, the thoughtful liches also left the slow-moving 60,000 skeleton warriors at the fortress of Boridin, thereby delaying the speed of human progress and consuming their Energy and the fire of a small amount of it goes out forever.

The dense wet forest, blue ribbon-like rivers, and countless lakes that sparkle the earth. When the beautiful view of the Styrian Hills reflects on Crete's pupils, even the knowledgeable Griffin Knight I have to admit that this is definitely a resort. But the next moment, the green earth under the wing of the mount suddenly changed its appearance—the green peeling off, and replaced by the frozen soil exuding the cold and death outward, as if someone had mischievously covered a large northern continent. Come up, from a high altitude, this barren area is particularly dazzling.

"The roads where the undead army passed did not seem to cover up their whereabouts at all." A clear and sweet female voice passed into the ear of the dwarf.

"Ah, well, I know." Crete responded casually, then looked sideways at the owner of the sentence, the new aide of the reconnaissance squad—for the griffins that have listened to the wind and roared for nearly a decade. For the Cavaliers, the silver bell-like sound really made him a little accustomed.

The girl, named Catoli, arrived at Storm Fortress three weeks ago. When the other party told Crete that he was coming to become a Griffin knight, the dwarf's jaw dropped to the ground several times. After regaining her language ability, Crete categorically rejected the request of the human girl-judging subjectively, she did not have the ability to become a griffin knight at all; judging objectively, after years of battle, there were no extras in the army. Griffins are available to this uninvited guest.

But she obviously didn't mean to stop there. After being asked for almost an hour, the dwarf finally raised the white flag and promised to take Catoli to see a mount that has not been included in the training plan-perhaps the last one in the entire league. Ownerless adult griffon-although he doesn't think that girls can really tame it at all.

The name of the griffin was "Kail", and its only owner was Norder Dylan. This great warrior has an honorary title-"Child of the Storm". In the well-known Dalaran offensive and defensive battle, he broke the purple flame stone hanging around the neck of the White Dragon King, and the undead's offensive was stopped, but Nord also paid the price for his life. Although Griffin Kay survived the battle, since that time, the Griffin has refused anyone to board, and Crete is no exception.

When the two arrived at Keo's lair, the human girl did something that even the stubborn alpine dwarf could not understand-she insisted that the experienced knight stay at the entrance of the cave, and not only that, Katoli also took off his waist. Sabre, intending to face the unrestrained flesh-eating beast that is nearly four meters long and half a ton!

"Why?" Crete asked in confusion, holding Bauhinia in his hand. He had never seen such a terrible guy.

"Because my destiny forced me to march toward the crown of the world tree, using the power of the gryphon is the only way I can take it at the moment, so I must tame it." The human girl with black hair answered in this way, her indecision revealed indelible determination "If I can't finish my destiny with the Dark Eagle myself, what's the difference between dying and dying? I have to go there, so I have to tame Kao, and I have no other choice."

Four hours later, Katori did what the dwarves could not do for years-she became the new owner of Kai. When the griffon griffins followed the girl out of the nest in a docile manner, Crete had to do his best to keep his mouth shut so as not to shout in surprise-so this time it was the dwarf's eyeballs that came out.

This incident was even more incredible than the miracle that Louvis had descended, but Catoli's later results proved that it was not accidental: lack of training time, but she had mastered all the essentials of flying within two weeks; petite body Unable to use a heavy throwing axe, but she was able to move her target with a crossbow shot in a gust of wind; her vision was inherently inferior to that of a dwarf, but she made up for it with far more concentration and reaction speed than others.

All Gryphon knights in Storm City had to look at this thin human girl-she was like a pure and dazzling sword, eager to sharpen in the tempering of the flames, and waving intently for one goal.

"Master Crete, the scout sends a signal that we are close to the Undead. And it seems that the opposing air force has found the reconnaissance team." Cattoli's voice dragged the dwarf back to reality from contemplation. With the pleasant words, the undead dragons and gargoyles circling in the air first entered the sight of the gryphon knight, and they looked like a dark cloud, looking very conspicuous.

"Very well, everyone is ready, but don't get too close. Don't worry, the purpose of those air forces is to protect the soul stone. As long as we keep a certain distance, they will not launch an attack." The reconnaissance team captain was set Calm down and issue martial law to his subordinates through gestures.

But then, the movements of the dwarf and the human girl stopped, and the sight under the griffin's wings seemed like a powerful magnet, holding the two's eyes firmly, and forcing them to suffer a sense of suffocation that could not be escaped.

Within ten kilometers of the Fakhdod capital, Repaka, the plain has been turned into a volcanic ocean by the black tide. With the change of the current, the entire ground is undulating. The death knight's high war halberd overflowed with the cold light of death, and the layers of gunpoints constituted a gigantic steel wave. This wave hit the strong walls of Repaca again and again, every time cruelly. Take away countless lives and hopes.

The entire city looks like a trapped ship, trembling slightly in this vast black ocean and roaring storm, as if it will sink into the bottomless abyss the next moment.

"The Fahdods won't last long, and their line of defense will soon collapse." Crete stated in a dry tone the future that everyone can foresee. "I see that there is no difference between these death knights and killing machines. . "

"Yeah." Cattoli replied lightly, her fair complexion gliding across her complexion.