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Zhao Yuanlang made great contributions in recovering lost territory and repelling Sarion's second attack. Among the three castles, Marius generously asked Zhao Yuanlang to choose another one, and Zhao Yuanlang chose Walvenburg.

As for Fort Kalinden and Fort Shieldwind, the kingdom's nobles need to vote and give them to others.

Marius knew that Zhao Yuanlang was now too powerful. Although the situation on the southern front was tight, Marius still did not intend to let Zhao Yuanlang come to support. Instead, he gave Zhao Yuanlang an order to help Archon Kairos destroy the Snake Cult army.

Zhao Yuanlang smiled without comment. Marius' intention was very clear, which was to weaken Zhao Yuanlang's strength.

But Marius had no say now. Zhao Yuanlang had no intention of giving away Shieldwind Fortress and Carindern Castle. His own legions were there, and it was not certain who would have the final say about who would be assigned there.

However, it is still necessary to eradicate the Snake Cult, after all, this can create a good impression in the hearts of the people.

The Snake Cult's army wanted to plunder Seze, but Archon Kairos contracted the defense, making Seze impenetrable. Then the Snake Cult's army had to turn around and march towards Serindir, trying to break into the Issos region.

Of course they knew that there was a powerful archon in the Issos region now, but for the Snake Cult's leading priestesses, they did not think that Zhao Yuanlang, who could only mobilize three legions, could completely annihilate their army.

You have to know that their Snake Cult army has a complete cavalry corps, thirty or forty brave and warlike python knights, and mass-produced cobra warriors.

A legion of Snake Cult warriors who can serve as both infantry and archers.

Emmm, the rest are not up to par, there are fifty or sixty Snake Worship propagandists and a hundred Snake Worship followers.

After the Snake Cult occupied the Old Cubax Empire, it implemented tribal control. The leaders of the tribes were priestesses who were in charge of everything in the tribe.

This army was made up of countless tribes. Although it had a large number of people, it had no commander, which was their weakness.

The two armies met on the plains outside the town of Thrindir, but the Snake Cult's cavalry were simply too numerous.

Fortunately, he led a legion of imperial spearmen and shield soldiers. Under the command of Zhao Yuanlang, this legion quickly formed a U-shaped battle line to protect the heavy crossbowman legion inside, while the Creation Goddess Cult Legion that came with the army was arranged at the rear of the U-shape to block the gap and use mixed forces to defend this only loophole.

The Snake Cult cavalry originally wanted to charge, but after turning around, they found that they had no way to start, so they had to turn their horses around and start retreating.

In this wave of charge, dozens of cavalrymen were killed or injured, and were shot into sieves by Zhao Yuanlang's archers.

Zhao Yuanlang hurriedly commanded the spear and shield soldiers on both sides to move forward and kill the fallen Snake Cult knights.

Is the Snake Cult army powerful? It is indeed powerful, but they do not have a good commander. They only have a leadership group of a dozen or so priestesses. At this moment, there were serious disagreements and the orders were confused.

By the time they reacted, Zhao Yuanlang's army had already advanced 200 meters, and countless heavy crossbowmen began shooting at the Snake Cult warriors who had not yet reacted.

The attack covered a large area, and countless Snake Cult warriors fell in a pool of blood. Only then did the priestesses react and organize a counterattack.

It was too late, too late. Zhao Yuanlang's spearmen and shieldmen were already fighting with the Snake Cult warriors in front. Unlike traditional imperial spearmen, Zhao Yuanlang's spearmen were modeled after Alexander's phalanx. Each man had a 50-centimeter-high shield hanging on his arm. The spear and shield phalanx pushed forward, unstoppable.

When their cavalry turned their horses around and came back, they were hit by arrows before they could charge. The charge was interrupted and the Snake Cult Warrior Legion was divided.

Zhao Yuanlang smiled at Maximian and said, "Tell your cavalry to get ready. We are preparing to encircle and suppress them."

As the trumpets sounded and the banners waved, Zhao Yuanlang and Maximian, who led a hundred or so cavalrymen, split into two groups, bypassed the main army, and rushed towards the Snake Worshiper cavalry whose momentum had weakened.

The Python Knights are the most outstanding war weapons of the Snake Cult. They are extremely powerful, feel no pain, and wear thick plate armor with only their hands exposed. Their hands are covered with dense skin like snake scales to provide them with protection.

However, facing Zhao Yuanlang, the six giant python knights who charged towards Zhao Yuanlang were directly cut in half by Zhao Yuanlang's Demon Sword.

More python knights rushed towards Zhao Yuanlang, and their fate was predictable. Zhao Yuanlang was too powerful. He could easily dodge their attacks and kill the enemies around him.

Soon, this cavalry corps was divided. After Zhao Yuanlang killed more than 20 python knights, wherever Zhao Yuanlang went, people and horses fell to the ground and turned around to retreat.

But the Snake Cult army had not yet fled, because the team of Snake Cult priestesses in the center of the army was dispatched. A dozen Snake Cult priestesses clearly realized that if they did not kill this powerful man, the army would be destroyed.

The Snake Cult priestesses are one of the absolute top forces of the Snake Cult. If the Python Knights are the giant swords of the Snake Cult, then the Snake Cult priestesses are the poisoned daggers of the Snake Cult.

The Snake Cult priestesses were kidnapped and stolen from the countryside when they were young, and then fed with snake venom extracted by their god. Their bodies are full of toxins, and even their kisses are deadly.

Their lives are short. Normal people in Pendor can live to 50, but they can only live to 30 at most. This is the price they pay for acquiring evil powers.

Countless arrows, one after another, shot towards Zhao Yuanlang, but Zhao Yuanlang had already prepared for it. The most important thing for Pande to pay attention to was not to get hit by an arrow in the knee.

Zhao Yuanlang calmly picked up two gorgeous Sindar shields from his other demon charging warhorse.

These were made by the surviving Sindar elves. They are covered with magic and can effectively block most arrows on the continent.

With the sound of clanging, Zhao Yuanlang leaned over the horse, with a shield behind him and another one held in front of the horse's head. One hand tightly grasped the reins, and he controlled the demon charging horse that could not see the road to rush towards the group of priestesses.

Getting closer and closer, the priestesses' eyes became panicked. Was the person on the other side really a human? The shield on Zhao Yuanlang's back was already full of arrows, and even the shield in front was full of arrows.

He looked at the group of priestesses who were less than ten feet away, shouted loudly, stood up suddenly, and threw the shields in his hands out. Two priestesses who were trying to avoid them were unfortunately hit and fell off their horses.

Zhao Yuanlang did not stop, but took off the shield behind him with his backhand, and drew the demon sword from his waist with his other hand. The priestesses put away their bows and arrows, picked up their shields and weapons, and surrounded Zhao Yuanlang.

This was a massacre. The priestesses fell to the ground one after another, their blood flowing slowly on the ground. The air was filled with a sweet smell, which was the toxin in the priestesses' blood evaporating.

Only a priestess who was nearly 30 years old stood on the ground, staggering and hugging her arms. She collapsed and cried loudly: "How is it possible! How is it possible! My sisters! Even when we assassinated Marius and Kiel, we didn't suffer such a great loss."

As a pleasant surprise, Zhao Yuanlang knocked her out directly. This was the best gift for Marius.

The battle was over. After the death of the priestesses, the remaining Python Knights and Cobra Warriors of the Snake Cult lost control and stood there stupidly. Most of the Snake Cult warriors were also slaughtered. The closed spear phalanx surrounded them in the middle and they all dropped their weapons.