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The long and desolate horn sounded in the endless desert. Just when the Lord of Horchim was hesitating whether to fight or surrender, or to abandon the city and run away, the troops of the six city lords had arrived outside the city of Horchim. Surround this oasis city.

The gates of the city are closed, and there are no shepherds waving whips outside the city, only the wind blowing over the sand dunes.

On the top of the city, the knights and tribal warriors holding long knives and bows and arrows have cold hands and feet. On the endless sand dunes, the army with distinctive armor is like a black-brown dragon. .

"what?!"

Upon receiving the news that the whole city was under siege, the mayor of Horcim sat down on the ground, his face full of disbelief.

too fast!

Cut in half the time expected!

How did the army of tens of thousands of people get supplies without bypassing the oasis?Is it true that, as the rumors say, the oracle came to Pulan and could ask the gods to send rain and create an oasis in the desert?

"My lord, what should I do?"

The ministers and patriarchs who gathered in the city lord's mansion also panicked. Their loyalty to Horcim City and their belief in the temple were compromised when their lives were threatened.The Lord of Horcim and the Lord of Ariel formed an alliance and were loyal supporters of the temple, but they were not, especially the tribal chiefs who were subordinate to the city of Horcim. Nine out of ten had other plans in their minds.

There is no war, and the result can be expected. The reinforcements from Ariel City have not arrived for a long time, and it is still unknown whether they will come. The army outside the city is several times that of the army defending the city. Even with the protection of the city wall, it is only delaying the time to break the city. .

When the city is broken, the fate of everyone can be imagined.

Herdsmen and warriors may be able to survive by luck, but the city lords, ministers and patriarchs who resist to the end cannot escape death. This is the rule of war.

The Lord of Horcim stood up slowly, looked around, and could see everyone's expressions.Up to now, it is impossible to stick to it.If he dared to say this, I am afraid that the army outside the city would not need to do anything, and these people would end him first.

"Everyone, the enemy is coming too fast. It's better to kill a bloody road than to sit and wait!"

Everyone's heart moved, but none of them took the lead in agreeing. Who knows if the city lord is probing?

Obviously, the Lord of Horcim didn't want to get a response right away. He tried his best to be fearless, as if the person who just sat on the ground was not him, "Now, we can only fight with all our strength! Go to Ariel City , Maybe you can meet the reinforcements sent by Ariel on the way!"

The voice fell, and after a brief silence, the dignified atmosphere visibly relaxed.Regardless of whether this plan is feasible or not, as long as the Lord of Horcim will not force everyone to die together, everything will be fine.

The great men of the city are planning to escape, but the knights and tribal warriors above know nothing about it.

Outside the city, the horn sounded again, and the attacking army separated like a tide. The knights struck the round shield with their long knives, and the clanging sound was like a war drum, hitting the hearts of the Hoshim people one after another.

The sound of rumbling footsteps shook the ground.

The gigantic mammoth, with its proboscis and terrifying tusks swinging, walked towards the city gate step by step along the road separated by the army.

"Roar!"

Ito stood on the back of the mammoth, holding his spear high. The mammoth flapped its huge ears, curled up its long trunk, and let out loud elephant calls one after another, piercing the sky, almost piercing a person's eardrum.

"Mammoth!"

"God!"

"It's a barbarian!"

The city was in chaos.The general who was ordered to defend the city had to draw his sword and shout, "Bow and arrow! Don't retreat!"

With the roar, the mammoth speeded up and rushed towards the city of Hoshim like a chariot.

Under the violent impact, the city gate and the city wall kept trembling, and dust and gravel kept falling. The knights and tribal warriors on the city wall took turns to shoot bows and arrows, and threw swords and spears, but it was useless.

The mammoth's biggest weakness lies in the joints of its limbs. Even if a bow and arrow is aimed at the back of its head, it cannot pierce the hard skull. The cut wound will irritate the giant beast, and it crashes into the city wall like crazy. Dozens of holes were poked out on the gate and the city wall.

Seeing that the city gate was about to be knocked open by the mammoth, the knights and tribal warriors in the city had to use logs and their own bodies to block the gap. The logs were broken, and the knights were pierced by ivory, and ended their lives in screams.

The general on the city wall held up his long sword, and the knights defending the city pulled out the only two giant bows in Horcim City. The bow strings could only be drawn by thirty strong men, and the bows and arrows embraced by more than a dozen people, even if they were mammoths. will also die.

The first huge arrow was shot out and hit the besieging army fiercely. The knights gripped the reins tightly and drove the camels away. Death was still inevitable.

The blood soaked the yellow sand, and from this moment on, the battle entered the cruelest stage.

The lord of Horcim and the ministers and patriarchs secretly summoned their confidants, planning to escape in the chaos when the battle was at its height.The defenders on the city wall were doomed to become deserted pawns, and they were ordered to defend until the last moment.

The herdsmen, women and children who were unable to fight were all hiding in the city, and they were also abandoned. Some patriarchs wanted to take them, but others resolutely opposed them. If they insisted, even the patriarch himself would be abandoned.

The huge arrows flying from the city wall caused instant confusion to the attacking army. Moody stood on the back of the black lizard, raised his right arm, and the chirping of goshawks came from the sky. The knights and tribal warriors of Hoshim City His eyes widened, and three goshawks descended on the city like black clouds. Siculus, the lord of Bithia, stood on the back of Sim, his longbow fully drawn. Be with Siculus.

The wind blew up Siculus' turban, gray scales covered his cheeks, his brown eyes turned into vertical pupils, and there was a cruel smile on his mouth.

"go to hell."

The bow and arrow fell, and the general on the top of the city had no time to dodge. There was a sharp pain in his chest, and the sharp arrow pierced his chest. He lowered his head slowly, and his strong body collapsed like a mountain. Blood gushed out of his mouth. Kneeled on the ground.

At the last moment of his life, he raised his head vigorously and widened his eyes, trying to see the person who killed him clearly... The sound of breaking through the air came again, and a sharp arrow pierced his forehead, and everything was over.

The general fell, and the city fell into chaos. The huge goshawk flapped its wings and set off gusts of wind. Amidst the sharp screams, the hooked beak and sharp claws ended one life after another. The knights who controlled the giant bow No one was spared, the bowstring broke, and the arrows that hadn't been shot were stained with blood.

The blood stimulated Goshawk and Siculus, and the brutal side of the blood inheritance was fully revealed.

He was fascinated by the smell of killing and blood, and the handsome face, at the moment when he released the bow and arrow, had an unspeakable strangeness.

The chaos on the top of the city continued. Under the city, more than a dozen land beasts joined the siege sequence. Under the impact of the mammoth and the land beasts, the city gate finally broke and the city wall collapsed. The knights on the head had no time to dodge, and suddenly fell from mid-air. Fortunately, they were not killed by the fall, and they had to face the bloody mouth opened by the ground beast...

The screams and the sound of limbs breaking were mixed together, drowned by the sound of the city wall collapsing.

Among the dust and yellow sand thrown up by the smashed stones, the knight of Horcim was no longer seen.

Moody raised the golden long knife, and the black lizard let out a loud roar, and the three goshawks on the top of the city flapped their wings and flew high. Several other city lords also mounted beasts and gave the order to attack.

The army of tens of thousands of people beat the shore like a stormy wave amidst the sound of horns, hitting the crumbling city wall.

Amidst the shouts of killing, the Hoshim people showed their last courage.

The attacking army rushed into the city, and the city lord and generals were the first to bear the brunt.Wherever the black lizard passed, the golden saber light swept all life.

The Hoshim people became at a loss during the fight. Where are their city lords, their patriarchs, and the adults who gave them the order to stick to it?

Why can't I see their shadows?

They are fighting for the city of Horchim, the city lord and the clan chief, but where is the person who should stand in front of them and lead them in battle? !

As the sun sets, the city of Horcim will surely be stained red with blood.

The city fell into a chaotic battle, but outside the city, a team was quietly leaving. They didn't even look back. Guilt or guilt?Whatever it was, it no longer mattered.

They abandoned their subjects, their clansmen, and everything they should have protected with their lives.

"Mudy Pulan!" The Lord of Hoshim, riding on a camel, cursed the coalition forces that captured Hoshim City. He vowed that one day, he would wash away the shame of today!

Just when they thought they had escaped from the sky and accelerated towards the direction of Ariel City, there was a sudden rustling sound behind them, like thousands of birds vibrating their wings densely.

The sound was getting closer and closer, and the patriarch and his cronies who were walking at the end of the line couldn't help turning their heads back, and suddenly let out a terrified cry.

In mid-air, dense gray sparrows followed like black clouds. On top of the gray sparrows was a dark green giant beast with wings spread out and a flame-like breath from its mouth. There was a person sitting on the giant beast's back. , couldn't see his appearance clearly, only the black hair fluttering in the wind, shining like satin in the sun.

"God!"

"monster!"

"Help!"

He Ning whistled, and the leading gray bird uttered a sharp call. The melodious bird song in the past was heard by everyone, as terrifying as the coming of death.

Long knives and shields can't resist the sharp beaks and horned claws at all, and even the ground beasts are afraid of the flock of gray finch, which made the lord of Horcim and the patriarchs who fled before the battle feel that life is worse than death.

He Ning sat on the back of the green lizard, looking at all this indifferently, violence flashed in his black eyes, and his nails grew violently. He had to restrain himself so as not to jump off the back of the green lizard and kill these people himself. shredded.

The patterns on the robes and boots of the Hoshim people are very familiar. They have been hunted and killed several times in the desert, and there are many shadows of the Hoshim people.

Kill, kill them all!

There were voices clamoring in his mind, and there seemed to be a cold, snake-like gaze, looking at him from a distance, with greed and murderous intent.

He Ning shuddered suddenly, the silver ear button of his left ear was stained with blood, his eyes were sharp, who is it? !

Miya rode on a camel and followed He Ning. Seeing the death and injury of Hoshim City Lord and his party, He Ning's expression was not quite right, and he asked tentatively, "Master?"

The crisp voice flowed into the ears, but it was like a drum beating, instantly pulling back He Ning's sanity.He squinted his eyes and looked in a certain direction, it was definitely not an illusion just now!This chilling feeling that made him feel cold had happened before, but it was never as strong as it is today!

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

After Mia, the knights who were responsible for protecting He Ning's safety also arrived one after another. Seeing the Lord of Horchim and others who were besieged and attacked by the gray finch, their expressions were full of surprise. Perhaps they had never thought about it. Lord, you would abandon the city and run away during the fiercest battle.

It's a shame!

With a single finger raised to his lips, He Ning whistled again, and the gray sparrows chirped twice and lifted off like clouds, leaving behind the dying Lord Hoshim and the ministers and patriarchs who fled with him them.

"Grab it and bring it back."

He Ning didn't have much expression. He traveled all the way. In order to speed up, the coalition forces did not take the oasis and could only rely on He Ning, the "artificial water generator".This move also had an unexpected effect. Tens of thousands of knights and tribal warriors became loyal followers of He in the rain.

But He Ning also paid the price. When he arrived outside the city of Hoshim, his witch power was almost exhausted, and he refused to feed him blood from Modi. Naturally, he missed the battle of the siege, but discovered this by accident. A team that fled from the city also caught a big fish.

Sitting on the green lizard's back, He Ning took a deep breath, his body was still agitated, and the spy lurking in the dark made him worry.

Many speculations were rejected, and only one remained in the end.

If this guess is true, perhaps, big trouble is coming.

He wants to see Moody quickly, as soon as possible!

The green lizard flew in the air, and the battle in Hoshim came to an end. When Mia and the knights returned with the escaped Hoshim lord, the people of Hoshim were all stunned.

betray!The city lord and the patriarch betrayed them!Ditch them!

The courage to fight, the determination to sacrifice his life, disappeared in an instant.

All the anger towards the enemy turned to the city lord and patriarch who betrayed them. The patriarch and ministers who died under the gray bird's claws were lucky, at least they didn't have to be torn apart alive by the angry subjects.

After killing the city lord, the Hoshim people stopped resisting and put down their weapons. Fighting was meaningless. The Hoshim people's loyalty and faith were betrayed on the same day and at the same time.

They no longer trust the Santo, and have doubts about everything they fought for, and now they just want to live.

Blood stained every inch of the city, and the Hoshim people who were still alive became helpless and dazed.The woman and the children walked out of the hiding place, and the Lord of Hoshim will betray his citizens, but Mudi and the allied Lords will not lie, and they will not be killed if they put down their weapons. They swear in the name of the gods, Hoshim The Mu have no choice but to believe.

Some knights were left behind to count the remnants, and Moody withdrew from the city. He was not interested in the wealth of the City Lord's Mansion.

It is no secret that the owner of Pulan is rich and powerful. Several other city owners thanked Modi for his generosity. When the city owner Hoshim escaped, he only took a very small part of his belongings. A large amount of gold and precious stones were left in the city owner's mansion, which is not a small gain.

Back at the camp, He Ning jumped off the green lizard and almost rushed in front of Moody.

It is rare for He Ning to appear so anxious. A look of surprise flashed across Modi's expression, and he signaled the civilian officer accompanying the army to step back temporarily, wrapped his arm around He Ning's shoulder, and raised his chin, "What's wrong?"

"She has come back."

"what?"

"If I'm not wrong..." He Ning held Modi's wrist, his palm was cold, "The witch who stole the heart of the great witch for 400 years is back."

As soon as the words fell, the azure blue reflected in the black eyes instantly turned into a piece of red gold.

ariel city

On the third day after the arrival of the great witch, news came that the city of Horcim had been broken.

Mayor Ariel was anxious and paced outside the door of the room where the great witch was resting. He wanted to knock on the door a few times, but hesitated to put down his hand.

Unexpectedly, the door of the room opened at this moment, and the big witch, wearing a long robe with only a pale chin, came out, said a few words to the anxious Santo Ariel, the duo's face changed immediately, he bowed respectfully, and followed the big witch. The temporary altar built yesterday.

The door was closed, and no one saw a few withered corpses in the room. They were tribal witches summoned by the great shaman. They had an audience with the great shaman this morning. They entered the door and never came out again.

The gate of Ariel's city was still closed, and those who were forced to stay in the city gathered in front of the altar. The Great Witch Otiramus stood on the altar with his arms raised high, reciting shamanic inscriptions with strange rhythms.

Wamu stood in the crowd, looking at the great witch on the altar with an inexplicable expression.The wording was long, and after a long time, Wam suddenly felt a touch of coolness on his face. He raised his head and showed the same surprised expression as everyone else.

It's raining? !

The great witch Otiramus performed a miracle and rained on the city of Ariel.In an oasis closest to Ariel City, the clear pond is slowly disappearing, and the plants are also withering instantly.

A terrible disease began to spread in the two northeastern border cities allied with Pulan City. People who contracted the disease would die after struggling in pain, and the doctors in the cities were helpless.

If He Ning was here, he would definitely find that the death conditions of these people were very similar to those of the dead in the City of Witches four hundred years ago.

They are not sick, but poisoned.

As long as you drink the water in the oasis outside the city, you will not be spared.

Just as the two cities were in panic, Ariel sent envoys.

"This is the punishment from the gods, the punishment from the devil." The witch's emissary raised his chin arrogantly, "Only by believing in the Otiramus witch and being loyal to the temple can we save them!"