A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

The city of Judas in the dark night is very quiet, and most of the citizens have fallen asleep.

The city gates are closed, and the high walls guard the city.

The torches on the walls burned, illuminating the faces of the soldiers on watch.

Groups of soldiers patrolled back and forth under the city wall.

A general walked over with someone, and the patrolling soldiers immediately put their fists on their chests and bowed their heads when they saw it.

The general nodded and signaled them to continue patrolling.

Then, he took the soldiers behind him up the city wall and walked towards the city gate.

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"From now on, I will protect you."

That sentence resounded loudly.

The echo seemed to still echo in the room.

The outstretched hand paused in the air for a few seconds, and King Kamos slowly withdrew his hand, his golden brown eyes staring at the figure of Garlan who had once again fought with Yunus.

The young man entangled Yunus tightly, stopped the man in front of him, and fought hard to prevent him from getting any closer to him.

King Kamos raised his head and swallowed all the pills in the small cloth bag indiscriminately.

Yunas, who was blocked by Garlan, saw King Kamos's movements, a trace of anxiety flashed across his face, and his eyes flashed fiercely.

Turning around and taking a step back, he withdrew from the battle range with Garlan, stretched out his left hand, and fished out something from the decorative lattice wooden cabinet beside him.

The next second, Yunus raised his left hand, and pointed a cold light in his finger at Garlan.

"Garlan! Get out of the way!"

The roar of King Kamos behind him and the sense of crisis in his heart welled up at the same time. Garlan turned sideways before he had time to think about it.

The cold light in Yunus' left hand brushed across his cheek.

A bloody cut was cut on the side cheek, and a little blood splashed in the air, and the cold light was nailed to the wooden cabinet with a bang.

It was a small crossbow arrow, and the arrow was only half buried in the wooden cabinet.

It is conceivable that if Garlan failed to dodge in time, the arrow would have penetrated his head in an instant.

Seeing that Garlan dodged his trump card, Yunus snorted, but he also took this opportunity to delay the time.

With a bang, the door was knocked open, and several guards rushed in after hearing his signal.

Yunus secretly murdered King Kamos. In order to avoid being hit by others, he naturally arranged for his loyal people to guard outside.

It's just that he didn't expect that the prince who was supposed to be in the palace would appear here, and climb into the room from the half-empty window by an unusual way.

The old man gasped for breath.

Although he was superior to Garlan in terms of force, but after all, he was not young, and fighting with Garlan for so long still consumed a lot of physical strength.

He stood behind the table with a gloomy face, while panting, he waved to the confidant guard who rushed in.

The guards who were loyal to him didn't say much, and rushed towards Garlan and Kamos.

Garlan clenched the dagger tightly in one hand, and stopped in front of King Kamos. His golden eyes narrowed and shone brightly, and then he rushed to meet him.

A face to face, the short sword penetrated deeply into the throat of a guard.

When it was pulled out, blood splashed onto the boy's fair cheeks.

That smear of blood red made those slightly squinted golden eyes even more sharp.

Then he turned around, left a deep gash on another guard's shoulder, and knocked him back.

Yunus frowned.

His confidant guards are all strong ones out of a hundred, but Prince Garlan actually killed two powerful guards and injured the other in an instant.

Against the backdrop of King Kamos, Heymos, Kaihos and other extremely powerful men, everyone always subconsciously believed that Prince Garlan's force was weak, forming an impression of inertia.

But now it seems that this may not be the case.

He gave an order, and the other two guards who were guarding in front of him rushed up, and the injured guard followed closely.

Garlan was still panting quickly, his breathing was unstable, but he had to face the enemy again.

The successive wheel battles exhausted his physical strength a lot, and now he was besieged by three guards, he couldn't resist for a while, and was forced to retreat again and again.

And at this moment, another dozen guards poured in from the open door.

King Kamos at the back watched helplessly as his younger brother helped him block the enemy, but he couldn't move, and his heart was filled with anger. At this moment, when he saw the new enemy suddenly pouring in, his eyes became even more terrified.

There is indeed an antidote in that pile of pills, but the effect of the medicine will not be resolved so quickly, and his limbs are still a little out of control, making it difficult to move.

The dozen or so guards rushed forward, and Garlan was by no means their opponent.

But he also knew that Garlan would never abandon him and run away.

As he watched Garlan being besieged in a dangerous situation, and several new injuries were added to his body in a short time, King Kamos's chest heaved violently, and his clenched teeth were chattering.

Yunus looked at King Kamos and Prince Garlan who had been cornered, his eyes flickered.

Although he didn't know why Prince Garlan was here, it just so happened that these two people were wiped out, and the cause of death was blamed on the Gastads.

His reputation will be intact.

Thinking of this, the corner of his mouth could no longer hide a successful smile.

"Squeak~~"

Suddenly something rushed in through the door, making a creaking sound.

Upon hearing this cry, Garlan, who was almost unable to hold on, was shocked instantly, and looked towards the door with bright eyes.

Living up to his expectant gaze, the next second, a tall figure rushed in from the door.

In just a split second, the person who came knocked the few people closest to the door to the ground.

The blond hair reflecting the light was scattered in the air, and the sword in the hands of the one-eyed knight, whose eyes were full of stern eyes, flashed coldly in the air, and blood spattered everywhere.

The black boots trampled on the blood on the ground, and Kaihos walked past the corpse that was killed in his hands in an instant, and quickly ran to Garlan's side.

"Prince! King Kamos!"

he cried anxiously.

The little black mouse that slipped in before him squeaked, circled around Garlan, jumped up quickly, climbed onto Garlan's shoulder, and squeaked again.

Garlan breathed a sigh of relief. When he went out to fight, Kaihos always kept the little black mouse he trained on him, just in case, when he was hiding outside the window just now, when he saw the situation was wrong, he quickly put the little black mouse away. Let out and find Kyhors.

Fortunately, Keyhors arrived just in time.

The poison was too overbearing, even though there was an antidote behind it, it was only a relief, and King Kamos had been trying his best to hold on.

Seeing Kaihos coming at this moment, he was relieved immediately, and he couldn't hold on any longer, so he just stood against the wall and passed out.

"Brother Wang!"

"King Kamos!"

Kaihos swung his sword violently, and chopped down several guards who were besieging him again.

"Prince, what is the situation now, how can His Majesty..."

"Yonas poisoned Brother Wang."

Grabbing the long sword on a dead body, Garlan blocked the stabbing sword and replied quickly.

Fighting people with short swords is still a disadvantage after all.

In a blink of an eye, he stared at Yunus who was standing on the other side of the room.

"Kayhors, grab Yunus!"

Since Yunus had the intention of murdering the king's brother, heavy troops must be deployed in the castle.

Brother Wang's current situation is very bad. If you want to take him out, you must have Yunus as a hostage.

The dozen or so guards who were besieging had already been killed by Kaihos in this short period of time, leaving only two or three people nervously guarding in front of Yunus.

Kaihos immediately understood Prince Garlan's intentions, he turned sideways, and swung his sword towards Yunus without saying a word.

The situation turned around too quickly.

Yunus's heart tightened.

Rider of the sun.

Although he looked down on this inferior white race, he had to admit that the existence of this knight who was called by many people as the strongest knight in Aaron Landis was by no means in vain.

The guards guarding in front of Yunas had been knocked down by Kaihos one by one, and Kaihos was about to rush in front of Yunas——

Suddenly, a few lights flashed across the night outside the window.

A rocket was fired into the room, igniting blankets on the floor.

And the other two rockets that shot in after them instantly ignited the flammable gauze curtain.

Caught off guard, flames blazed up in the room, reflecting everyone's stunned faces.

The burning flames separated Yunus, Kaihus and others on both sides.

Garlan turned his head, stunned for a moment.

In the dark night outside, countless flaming arrows appeared at some unknown time, shooting towards the castle overwhelmingly.

Noisy sounds resounded throughout the city, as if something ominous was oppressing in the darkness.

"what is this?!"

Also seeing the overwhelming rockets shooting towards the castle in the dark night, Yunus rushed to the window and watched this scene in disbelief.

He turned his head and yelled at the remaining guards around him: "What the hell happened!"

In the roar of Yunus, the fire that ignited the gauze curtain was swift and fierce, and almost burned the entire room in an instant.

"Prince, let's go first!"

Glancing at Yunus, who was blocked by the flames on the other side, he saw that there was nothing he could do. Kaihos made a decisive decision, carried the unconscious King Kamos on his shoulder, and carried King Kamos quickly with a sword in one hand and the other. rushed to the door.

Garlan followed closely, watching both sides of the corridor vigilantly.

Keyhos said while running, "I sent a signal, and the guards guarding outside the castle will rush in immediately, as long as we meet them—"

While speaking, he also slashed the guard who rushed up with a sword while running.

"Well, first protect Brother Wang and go to the barracks."

Similarly swinging his sword to pierce the chest of the enemy attacking from the side, Garlan replied in a deep voice.

Brother Kamos is unconscious now, so he must be escorted to the barracks first.

The First Legion, that is, the Guards of Cayjos, was stationed in the barracks in the corner of Judas City.

As long as you get there, no matter what Yunus thinks again, with the combat power of the Guards, it will be enough to crush the entire city of Judas to pieces!

It was just that Garlan could imagine that on the way to the barracks, he would be blocked heavily by troops loyal to Yunas.

He was already ready to fight his way to the barracks.

However, he and Kayhos rushed out of the castle with King Kamos. Although they were attacked along the way, the resistance was not as great as expected.

The attack felt messy, as if no one was directing it at all.

The rain of arrows shooting towards the castle was still overwhelming, and many servants and maidservants screamed in panic and fled in all directions.

Garlan even saw the guards in the castle fighting with each other—the whole castle seemed to be in chaos, and it was impossible to tell the enemy from ourselves.

Rushing out of the castle in confusion, and standing on the grass in the huge courtyard outside, the scene before him made Garlan's eyes widen.

Flames burst forth, illuminating the dark sky.

The city that was sleeping in the dark is now full of flames. It is not the lights shining from the room, but the fires lit by the rockets pouring down in the city.

Noisy, noisy, shouting, one after another.

The sound of fighting came from afar, and Garlan turned his head to look.

That was the direction of the city gate, and the voice came from the city gate.

The city of Judas was attacked by enemies coming from nowhere.

Vaguely, he seemed to hear the sound of horseshoes, rushing from the direction of the city gate, shaking the ground of the city.

The unknown enemy who came from the darkness has broken through the gates of Judas City and stepped on the city's ground——

At this moment, a cavalry regiment galloped into the courtyard.

The leading knight commander immediately showed an expression of ecstasy when he saw King Kamos being carried by Kayhos.

"King Kamos!"

"His Majesty!"

"king--"

"Your Majesty Kehoes! What's wrong with His Majesty?"

"The crown prince? Why are you here—"

The Knights of the Guards of King Kamos were already guarding outside the castle tonight.

After the castle was attacked, they rushed in nervously to look for King Kamos, but they couldn't find the king. Just when they were nervous, they suddenly received a summons from Caihors, so they immediately circled half of the castle. circle, and quickly rushed to the courtyard on the side of the castle.

The steed black horse running beside the knights neighed, and ran to King Kamos like lightning, neighing again and again, lowered its head and kept rubbing against the unconscious Kamos' head.

This dark horse, which is usually extremely cold, expresses its concern for its master with this behavior.

Kayhos put King Kamos on the back of the black horse, but when he wanted to ride up with him, the black horse resisted fiercely.

After all, this proud king of horses never easily accepts anyone other than his master on his back.

Fortunately, besides King Kamos, there is another person who can make him obedient.

Garlan reached out and put his arms around the black horse's head.

"Tuck, be obedient, this is to save Brother Wang, be obedient, okay?"

He said that at this moment, his voice was a little hoarse.

The black horse stared at Garlan with big eyes, as if he understood his words, and understood the sadness in his words.It neighed softly, and nudged Garlan with its wet nose, as if to comfort him, and then quietly let Kayhos ride it.

Seeing that Tucker was obedient, Garlan also turned over and rode on a horse led by the knight commander.

"Walk."

He said in a deep voice, pulled the reins, and galloped the horse up the road outside.

fast.

faster!

As long as you get to the barracks one step earlier——

The wind whizzed past the young man, blowing his black hair tied into a bundle wildly flying behind him.

Under the leadership of Garlan, these hundreds of cavalry shuttled through the chaotic streets and burning houses, and rushed towards the direction of the military camp at the corner on the east side.

The horse galloped across the avenue, turned a corner, and saw the military camp standing in the dark in front of him——

Suddenly, there was a bang.

The sky was full of flames, and the crimson red reflected half of the night sky.

Huge tongues of flame are swallowing in the night sky, like the hottest color of the setting sun.

The entire barracks was engulfed in flames, the wooden building collapsed, the long pillars were broken, and ashes flew all over the sky in the flames.

The red flames covered the sky and the earth, like a giant beast swallowing this piece of land in its mouth.

The flames reflected on the faces of everyone who was about to rush to the barracks.

They reined in their steeds and stared blankly at the raging fire in the barracks.

Everyone's mind is blank.

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The magnificent hall, where not long ago it was full of excitement and feasts, was eerily quiet at the moment.

Liuli's wine glass smashed to pieces on the ground, splashing the liquid all over the floor.

The table case was overturned to the ground, the incomplete porcelain plates were scattered everywhere, and the food spilled on the ground was a mess.

The hall was in a mess.

And what made the blood in Yunus' whole body cold was that those people who were enjoying the delicious food and wine a moment ago, whether they were the subordinates of King Kamos or his subordinates, fell to the ground in disorder at this moment.

Although there was still residual heat in the body, they were already out of breath.

They fell to the ground, staring blankly at the void with wide-open pupils, as if they were looking at Yunus.

Even those who escaped the poison in the drink and survived were besieged and killed by the soldiers.

In the chaotic castle, Yunus hurried to the main hall under the protection of the guards, trying to find his subordinates.

But what he saw was the scene that made his blood surge straight to the top of his head.

"Juta!"

he growled.

Leading nearly a hundred of his subordinates to stand in this bloody banquet hall and among countless corpses was Yonas's most trusted confidant general, Juta.

"I just drugged you to put them to sleep! What did you do!"

Yunus was not stupid, he wanted to kill King Kamos and replace him, but he never thought of killing those generals who were loyal to King Kamos.

Those are all the generals under his command and the generals of the First Legion, especially the knight commanders in the First Legion. Each of them is one of the elites who are qualified to enter the King Kamos's personal guard. They are all Aaron Lang. The backbone of Diss' present and future.

If these generals were killed, Aaron Landis's military power would at least collapse a lot.

He wants to become a king, he wants to revitalize Aaron Landis, and be praised forever, how could he be so stupid as to destroy the cornerstone himself——

The general named Juta smiled, waved his hand, and the subordinates behind him rushed forward.

Yunas's remaining guards were all killed, and he himself was surrounded.

In the blink of an eye, he was reduced to a prisoner. The old city lord looked at his most trusted subordinate in the past, his eyes were red and his face was ashen.

"Juta, how dare you betray me!"

The way he stares at each other can almost breathe fire.

"Shamash will not forgive you, a sinner who killed the lord! You betrayed me, and there will be no place for you in the entire Aaron Landis!"

Utah smiled again.

"Master Yunus, the person who is least qualified to say this here is you."

He said, "As your subordinate, I am just learning from you."

As if swallowing a needle, Yunus' face turned black and blue.

"As for the foothold you said, you don't need to worry about it. I will definitely get much more in the future than now."

Juta's words moved Yunus's heart, and he suddenly thought of something.

"you……"

Before he could finish speaking, a gust of wind came whistling suddenly.

The door of the hall suddenly opened, and the cold night wind poured into the wide open door.

Surrounded by the crowd, a tall and handsome man in snow-white armor strode in from the middle of the gate.

Fragments of moonlight fell, dancing between his silver-white hair.

The white boots were stained with blood, stepping on the dark carpet and stepping on the moonlight, stepping on the carpet one after another blood-red footprints.

Behind him, there are flames everywhere in the city of Judas.

Prince of Gastard, Tyr.

He came from the far north, bringing fire and death.

When Juta saw the person coming, his eyes lit up.

He left Yunus behind, quickly walked in front of him, knelt down beside him.

"Your Highness, your wisdom is not inferior to Solga, the God of Wisdom. Everything is as you expected. From tonight, you are the new owner of Judas City."

He knelt down humbly and said in an extremely admiring tone.

"Soon, you will become the new owner of Aaron Landis!"

Seeing this scene, what else does Yunus not understand?

His originally tall and straight body bent down in an instant, as if he was more than ten years older.

It turned out to be like this...

original……

A bleak smile appeared on the old man's ashen face.

Greed blinded his eyes.

Desire makes him stupid.

Trying to dance with wolves in vain, but finally lured wolves into the house.

He closed his eyes painfully.

Gods.

I confess to you.

I'm a sinner for the whole of Aaron Landis.

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"King Kamos has escaped?"

Yunus was pressed in front of that Prince Gastad, and was questioned by his former subordinates.

He nodded silently.

Seeing that Prince Tire frowned, Juta hurriedly said: "It's okay, Your Highness, King Kamos must go to the military camp to find his army when he fled. I sent a lot of raw meat in the name of condolences in the evening , and tampered with the well water in the barracks.”

He smirked.

"I sent people to burn down the barracks at night while they were sleeping. Now your highness, your army may have completely defeated them and fled in all directions."

Juta's words made Yunus pale and heartbroken.

When he opened his mouth, he spit out a mouthful of blood abruptly, and his whole body became weak.

He stood there blankly, his eyes glazed over.

Suddenly, lavender eyes fell on Yunus.

Tyre looked at him and asked suddenly.

"Who saved King Kamos?"

Prince Garlan.

Yunas's heart was inexplicably moved, these words rolled in his throat, and he swallowed them.

He said sadly: "...his personal guard."

"Your Highness Tire, don't worry, your subordinates are so powerful, they will definitely be able to capture King Kamos back."

Utah was still chattering around Tyre.

After Prince Tyre's death, even the generals of the Gastadians showed disdain and contempt for him.

"That reckless King Kamos can't compare to your wisdom, he can't escape your palm..."

"His Royal Highness Tyre!"

Juta's spout of compliments was interrupted by a Gastardian hurrying over.

"Just received the news that King Kamos led hundreds of cavalry to break through the east gate, rushed out of our army's encirclement, and escaped from Judas City!"

The words of the visitor were like a slap in the face of Juta. Under the sneering eyes of General Gastad, he closed his mouth embarrassingly.

However, Tire's eyes lit up slightly when he heard the news, and a cluster of flames seemed to ignite in those indifferent pupils.

That was the look he would show when he encountered something he was interested in.

"Come on."

He turned and strode away.

A blood-stained white down cloak billowed behind him.

"I'll go after it myself."

He spent so many years, sending countless spies, and spending countless property to buy insiders, just like this, bit by bit corrupting the interior of Aaron Landis, quietly weaving a big net in Aaron Landis.

Even, in order to lure King Kamos into the trap, not long ago he did not hesitate to abandon tens of thousands of Gastard troops, using them as bait.

Unexpectedly, even in such a situation, that King Kamos could still break out of the trap he carefully set.

King Kamos.

The lion on the battlefield.

Live up to the reputation.

As long as there is this person, Aaron Landis will never surrender at his feet.

He must kill this terrible enemy here with his own hands.

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The sky is gradually getting brighter, and the scorching sun rises from the horizon, driving away the darkness and illuminating the earth.

The sound of horseshoes sounded on the avenue, and hundreds of cavalry were running in the morning sun.

They were covered with dust and blood.

Everyone is more or less wounded.

They rushed out of the east gate of Judas City, broke through the siege of Gastad's army, and fled all the way here.

The horses galloped all night, and the people did not rest once, because Gasdard's cavalry was chasing after them.

Quite a few people had tired looks on their faces.

However, no one showed a sluggish look. Everyone's eyes were bright, resolute, and bright.

No one is afraid.

They are the personal guards of King Kamos, the best of the best.

For many years, they have followed King Kamos in the north and south, going through life and death, no matter how dangerous the situation is, they can't shake them at all.

The early morning wind whizzed by, passing by the brown hair of King Kamos galloping ahead on his horse.

The sun fell and fell on his broad shoulders.

The brown hair blown by the wind swept across his sharp side cheeks, and he pursed his lips tightly, with a serious expression on his face.

As long as you look up, you can see the familiar back of the stalwart.

That one glance can make people feel at ease.

With King Kamos around, they have nothing to fear.

He is like a majestic mountain incarnated by Maghe, the god of the earth, guarding the earth.

Among the cavalry, a young boy who seemed to be the youngest rode behind King Kamos on horseback. His messy black hair was scattered around his cheeks, his beautiful face was mottled with dust, and there was a scabbed bloodstain on his cheek.

Running and fleeing all night, fighting and retreating along the way.

Even at this moment, everyone is still in high tension because of the pursuers behind him.

Because I don't know when, the Gastadians will catch up again, and it will be another fierce battle.

Along the way, they were chased several times by Gasdard's vanguard troops. After several fierce battles, although those vanguard troops were defeated, their side also lost [-] to [-] cavalry.

You know, the cavalry who broke out from the city of Judas with King Kamos totaled only a few hundred cavalry.

And from the information obtained from the questioning of those pursuing soldiers, the Prince Tyr of Gastad was in the rear and personally led the army to chase after him.

There were bursts of tingling sensations from those tiny wounds on his body, Garlan took a deep breath and held back.

After all, the enemy was outnumbered, and they were fighting without sleep. In the continuous battles, every soldier present was more or less injured, even if he was as strong as Kehos.

Serious injuries that would affect his actions could only be bandaged hastily, and such minor injuries on Garlan's body didn't even have time to deal with them casually.

Garlan raised his head, reflecting the sunlight, and looked at the back of King Kamos who was galloping forward in front of him.

fortunately.

he thinks.

Fortunately, his antidote pills worked, and relieved the poison of Brother Wang, so that Brother Wang could wake up when he and Caijos stormed the gate of Judas City.

The awakened Lion King exploded with terrifying power, leading them to break through Gasdard's army with an unstoppable force.

Although Garlan made a decisive decision at the moment when he saw the fire in the barracks and was surrounded and strangled by the Gastad army. The cavalry protected Brother Kamos and broke out from the city.

But when he was struggling to fight at the city gate, he was also full of uneasiness and panic.

And King Kamos suddenly woke up at this time, and led them through the city gate in one fell swoop—at that time, even if there was a loud sound of chasing and killing behind him, Garlan felt a sudden shock It settled down.

Not only him, but probably everyone here, including Keyhos.

As the morning passed, thick clouds blocked the sun, and the sky gradually became gloomy.

Once again, the sound of horseshoes behind him gradually followed, and the pursuers caught up.

King Kamos turned his horse's head, and once again led the crowd to fight with the Gastad cavalry who was chasing up.

It was another big battle, and after defeating the pursuer again, more than a dozen guards fell, and the remaining knights of the guards were less than two hundred.

Everyone is exhausted.

And they learned a bad news from the captured Gastard soldiers. Because of the fierce battles again and again, the time was seriously delayed. Behind them, the army led by Gastard Prince Till was approaching.

I am afraid that within an hour, the Gastadians will be able to catch up.

"Go ahead."

King Kamos said in a deep voice.

After speaking, he took the lead and galloped forward.

Although it was noon, the sky had completely darkened, and the thunder was hovering in the sky, making a roar.

Not long after, the torrential rain fell, and the bean-sized raindrops fell overwhelmingly, splashing mud on the ground.

The sudden torrential rain was terrible, as if a hole had been torn open in the sky, and the water of the Tianhe River poured down, pouring down onto the earth like a waterfall.

The torrential rain actually knocked some saplings to the ground, and the situation one meter away could not be seen clearly through the waterfall-like curtain of water. Each of Garlan and the others was completely soaked, as if they had been picked up from the water. the average.

They rode horses and continued to move forward in the rain.

What made them feel relieved was that this heavy rain could help them stop the pursuers for a while.

The gods of Aaron Landis bless them after all.

With this thought in mind, everyone rode horses and trudged through the heavy rain.

The roar of the water came from the front, and the Enki River, one of the two long rivers of Aaron Landis, was just ahead.

As long as you cross the Enki River, there is a big city with tens of thousands of troops on the other side.

As long as they cross the river, they are safe.

Even as long as there are enough troops in the city, they can counterattack the pursuers of the Gastadians——

The rain gradually stopped, and through the rain curtain, the river flowing in the distance could already be vaguely seen.

Seeing that hope was right in front of them, the exhausted people raised their spirits again. They urged the steeds under them, which were also almost exhausted, to rush to the river in one go.

The moment he came to the Enki River, he took a breath of cold air.

Almost all the knights were sluggish on the spot.

Below their feet, the river rushed down from the upper reaches with a great roar.

Across the river, the outline of a huge city can be faintly seen from the rain curtain in the distance, just on the other side of the Enki River.

But at this moment, everyone could only ride their horses and stand blankly on the bank of the raging Enki River.

Several wooden fences that hadn't been completely broken were shaking violently in the rushing river.

Everyone stared at the broken bridge on the river bank in silence.

The sudden downpour caused the Enki River to swell, and the swollen river broke down the wooden bridge on the river.

The river that used to flow quietly in the past roared at this moment, galloping past everyone.

Above the earth, there was silence.

Only the rustling sound of the drizzle falling on the ground echoed around the silent people.

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The rain is still falling, thin, small, like a layer of hazy mist.

The neighing of horses came from the bank of the river, faintly visible in the rain and fog, a little unreal.

Fighting and retreating along the way, there are less than 200 knights following King Kamos at this moment.

At this moment, they are either holding their swords against the edge of the rock and closing their eyes to rest, or standing next to their steeds, comforting their exhausted mounts after a night of running around.

Their hair was wet and sticking to their faces, the leather armor on their bodies was already torn, and their bodies were even more stained with blood. The blood seeping from the bandages mixed with water stains and dust, dyeing the bandages into an ugly Sauce color.

No one speaks.

Someone was helping his companion to clean and bandage the wound again. Clean water was washing the deep bony scar on the arm. The wounded man clenched his lower lip tightly without uttering a groan.

Someone was quietly swallowing the little dry food left, mouthful after mouthful, chewing slowly, as if they were tasting the most delicious food.

Some people whispered to their companions, and occasionally laughed lightly.

The road ahead is broken.

The pursuit of tens of thousands of troops in the rear is about to come.

They are at the end of their rope.

They should have panicked, should have been desperate, and should have been terrified.

But at this moment, the knights here, the elite of the Aaron Landis army, seemed to be unaware of the fate they were facing, and they still looked calm and chatted happily.

They are preparing for the upcoming final battle.

On a high rock by the river bank King Kamos sat looking down at his knights.

His eyes slowly swept across the crowd.

Then, fall to one side.

On the other side, Garlan was sitting against the rock, his eyes closed as if he was taking a nap, the wet black hair was messily stuck to the corners of his closed eyes, his face looked a little pale.

The blond knight sat beside Garlan, gently helping the prince treat the open wound on his arm.

Looking at Garlan who was tired and taking a nap, King Kamos's eyes were a little dark, as if something was surging in his eyes.

Thin rain streaked across his brown pupils like broken threads.

"Your Majesty, please agree to our request."

The black-haired knight captain kneeling behind him on one knee lowered his head, the bandage wrapped around his thigh was completely soaked in blood.

At this moment, the knight commander who continued to kill the enemy on horseback without changing his face even if a deep and visible scar was cut on his thigh was almost begging.

"I beg you."

The scars at the corners of his eyes were still bleeding, and he fixedly stared at King Kamos.

He said, "...for Aaron Landis, for the Crown Prince."

King Kamos sat on the rock, staring at the sleeping boy below, with indescribable tenderness in his eyes.

He said, "Okay, just do as you say."

……

After taking a nap for about ten minutes, he recovered his energy to some extent, and Garlan woke up quickly.

Keyhos told him that in this short ten minutes, the knight commander found a cave where he could hide, not far away.

It was originally a tidal flat with jagged rocks and piled up with stones washed down by the river.