Sword of Dawn

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"We have lost an important pillar on the Holy Spirit Plain," Bertila continued, "The Cecilians will definitely continue to advance northward, and their aggressiveness, destructiveness, and military strength are shocking. "

After a brief silence, the Grand Priest sighed softly: "Alright... Cecil is stronger than I expected. If our road is blocked, maybe they can be a road... an extra road , there is one more card in everyone's hand."

"...If word like yours gets out, it will definitely cause uneasiness."

"Perhaps, but before I leave this world, I would rather be able to say something as a 'human', rather than a demigod and half-human Grand Priest," the Grand Priest said hoarsely, then turned his head slightly , his face was still hidden under the hood, but a pale hand protruded from the burqa, holding a large heavy book, "This book is in your custody."

"The Ultimate Book..." Bertila glanced at the book with complicated eyes, "All the answers are hidden in the pages..."

"But there may be answers beyond the pages of the book, such as wanderers from outside the territory," the Grand Priest watched Bertila take the book, and said in a low voice, "Let's prepare for the ceremony, Hongfeng has been destroyed, and we don't have enough time .”

The floating platform slowly descended towards the magma lake below, connecting with the large floating island where the priests were. After seeing the Grand Priest walking down from the platform, all the death priests at the scene fell silent in unison.

Hundreds of years of planning have finally come to this point. At this indescribable moment, all the exciting slogans and words are pale and powerless, no one cheers, and no one applauds. These priests who have fallen into the dark side just retreat respectfully , bent slightly, watching the Grand Priest in plain black robe step by step into the air, step by step towards the body of the man-made god.

The ultimate disobedience ritual.

It is the greatest disobedience, the greatest negation and confrontation that man has made against God.

Bertila raised his head and watched as the Grand Master approached the holy giant deer's forehead step by step. The figure in black robe opened his hands, and his hoarse voice echoed throughout the Abyss of Flesh.

"God, open your eyes and prepare to welcome your humanity!!"

Then, the holy giant deer opened its eyes.

Chapter 0631: Divine Disaster

The man-made god opened his eyes for the first time.

Those are a pair of eyes that are difficult to describe in words. They are as clear as crystals, and there are countless brilliance in them. A kind of extreme beauty and purity seem to be concentrated in those huge eyes, but at this moment, these eyes do not contain anything. Emotions - it just watched quietly, watching the mortals floating in front of it and boldly provoking provocations. There was no hostility, no friendliness in its sight, not even the slightest curiosity or concern.

Bertila felt that her eyes and brain were tingling faintly. She didn't meet the eyes of the god, but just seeing the other's eyes from a distance already felt that her spirit was shocked, but she didn't move away Instead, they watched everything that was about to happen as if they were deliberately resisting - including those priests in black robes standing on the floating island, and no one looked away.

The Grand Priest calmly looked into the eyes of the god, and then walked forward, his body was gradually shrouded in a layer of phantom light, as if he had merged with the holy light around the man-made god.

Ultimate disobedience, the ultimate denial and confrontation of the gods, its final step is to inject humanity into the gods, so as to erase the divinity.

Human beings will be freed from the shackles created by divinity and gain the power to develop freely, and a god who will stand in the human camp will be born in the ceremony and become the first weapon for mortals to fight against the gods.

The body of the Grand Priest gradually dissolved in the light, and a hazy radiance slowly sank into the forehead of the man-made god. Bertila felt that the corners of her eyes had begun to ooze blood, but she still stared at all this without blinking. Follow the ritual to the final step.

The dark patriarchs lowered their heads and chanted the ancient prayer in unison. The prayer was once used to praise the supreme power of the god of nature, Amorne, but at this moment, the prayer contained endless depression, It's like a funeral ballad, announcing that one of the gods will come to an end today.

Everything dies, and so do gods—in this world where no one can escape perishment, the druid priests who have fallen into darkness no longer expect any eternal or supreme power. They have abandoned the awe of gods, and naturally They no longer yearn for that god, they don't intend to create a god, and they don't intend to make themselves a god. Their real purpose-in fact, is to turn gods into humans.

Bertila brushed the rough cover of the Ultimate Book lightly with his hand, and said softly: "The throne of the God of Nature will become history, no matter where the giant deer Amoen finally fell, no matter what means the gods rely on Let yourself be resurrected in every reincarnation, and from now on, at least this god position will no longer exist..."

The endless brilliance in mid-air finally completely merged into the body of the man-made god. A low breathing sound broke the silence of the ceremony scene. Bertila woke up from contemplation. She raised her head and saw the man-made god full of surprise and expectation. God is slowly closing his eyes.

After a moment of calm, those eyes finally opened slowly.

There is only endless chaos and madness in it.

……

A barrier of shadowy majesty encircles the borders of the former empire, and within it the wasteland remains as it has always been.

The dark and deep clouds pressed down as if filled with lead, disordered winds howled wantonly in all directions, smoke and dust flew, covering the sky, and energy lightning flashed between the clouds and the dust storm, sending out continuous Low roar and bright flash.

In the "energy thunderstorm" that is often encountered in this wasteland, the prowler who turned into a tree moved his intricate roots, and the entire forest squirmed, climbing up a hill covered with black crystalline stones.

An even bigger arc of energy flashed across the sky, and the strong light almost traversed the entire sky. In the low-pitched boom that followed, countless gigantic distortions hovering around the forest became restless, roaring towards the sky, and flying rapidly Find a safe corner of shelter in the forest.

In the middle of the forest, an old tree swayed its branches, and on the wrinkled bark appeared a shriveled and terrifying face. This face was staring at the far north, at the direction of the Kingdom of Ansu.

Another arc of energy flashed across the sky, and amidst the pale flash, the leader of the prowlers let out a deep and hoarse laugh.

"Infused with humanity...

"Poor Grand Priest, do you think that when you arrive in the kingdom of God and see the knowledge of the gods, what you have is still human nature?"

A rustling sound came from the side, and another giant tree passed by wriggling its roots, and the same low and hoarse voice came from the air: "God...God is not lacking in humanity..."

"This has nothing to do with us," said the leader of the Prowlers slowly. "The shackles imposed on us have been lifted, and we can finally end this endless wandering and self-imposed exile-it is time to start our own plans. .Depart and go to the old imperial capital. The deep blue well has the energy we need, and we will complete the last step to embrace the new world there.”

"Yes, Grand Master."

……

Those monsters that came from the southeast of the plain are crazy.

It seems that some unknown force has affected the minds of all the crystal cluster monsters at the same time, and it seems that the commanders of the crystal clusters have fallen into madness at the same time. wave of beasts.

A seemingly endless number of monsters rushed from the direction of the plain day and night, and were driven by instinct to attack the city defense of Saint-Sunil City. Looking down from a height, one could only see the Kuroshio surging, the earth shaking, densely packed The crystals shone with chaotic and crazy light under the skylight, and continuous pieces of arcane lightning jumped between these monsters, continuously gathering into powerful concentrated spears, bombarding San Sunil again and again like a battering ram The shields and outer walls, the heart-rending roars and explosions spread throughout the outer city, and even into the inner city!

The knights defending the city ran on the high wall, repelling the monsters who tried to climb the wall time and time again. The nervous and frightened soldiers gathered beside the catapults and large ballistas, and continued to blow the burning stones to the ground while the commander shouted. Bullets and crossbow arrows were fired at the enemy tide.

The sky is gloomy and frightening, with sporadic raindrops wrapped in the whistling wind. With the abnormal coldness of this season, the dark sky seems to reflect a heavier heart. Losing morale, even if the knights continue to unleash inspiring extraordinary power, it will have little effect.

But whenever the physical strength and morale of the soldiers dropped to a certain level, a grand light curtain would light up on the city wall, mixed with holy and ethereal echoes. The light curtain seemed to dispel the haze of the sky for a short time, and then disappeared , In the illusory light and warmth like a dream, the knights and soldiers regained their strength once again, and once again rushed to the city wall...

The strong wind howled and blew across the upper floors of the castle. The windows that were not closed were blown open suddenly by the strong wind. The icy raindrops and the cold wind rushed into the house together. Punishment—even if the owner of the room is not present at the moment.

Just two seconds after the window was closed, the door of the room was suddenly pushed open, and two figures walked in quickly.These two figures are fully armed, and they still have a cold breath on their bodies. They stayed in the cold wind for so long that the wind and rain outside seemed to follow them into the room. The moment the door was pushed open, The maid even suspected that the window she had just closed was blown open again by the wind.

"Your Highness, Your Excellency the Duke."

"Well, you can back down."

"Yes."

The maid left the room respectfully and quickly, while the two figures walked towards the desk and the high-back chair.One of the men wearing silver-white armor with gold patterns came to the largest velvet seat, took off his helmet while sitting down, and threw it on the table next to him. Under the helmet, Welsh Moen was revealed. face.

"The barrier has stabilized for the time being. Relying on the additional energy supply from the magic focus in the western district, the large shield of San Sunil should be able to last for a while," Wales Moen looked at the Duke of the Western Territory who followed him into the house, "The cathedral's The group of priests also went up to the city wall in time, and the morale and recuperation problems of the soldiers are being alleviated."

"But those monsters are becoming more and more terrifying." It was Baldwin Franklin, the Duke of the West, who entered the room with Wales. It can be seen that he is wearing a chain mail, which adds a bit of bravery to the somewhat bookish Duke Protector, "They have lost their organization, but they have become more ferocious and fearless. If they are on the plain battlefield , This is a weakness, but at this moment, they hold a huge numerical advantage and create a situation of siege, which becomes very dangerous."

Wales was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked: "When will the Western Territory Legion arrive?"

"In two days—they are already near Pingshui Lake," Baldwin Franklin said. "Don't worry, Your Highness, they will ease the situation."

"I know...but what I'm most worried about is not Saint-Sunil," Welsh said quickly, "please inform your legion, allocate half of the manpower, let them arrange a line of defense along the west bank of the Gorgon River, from the north to South layout..."

Baldwin reacted immediately: "Are you worried about those monsters crossing the river?"

"As you said," Wales nodded slowly, "those monsters have gone crazy, and their actions are no longer logical... When they were still a large army, they would focus on attacking the target stronghold, and they would have clear orders and prohibitions, but now They are crazy... Once the wandering monsters cross the river in large numbers and enter the western part of the Holy Spirit Plain, the consequences will be dire."

"I will arrange it immediately," Baldwin Franklin nodded, and then mentioned another matter, "Your Highness, I have received news that the troops from the southern border left Rock Fortress almost a month ago. They are operating in the southern part of the plain. It seems to be fighting those monsters too—due to poor news, the information is just arriving now, and the specifics are unknown."

"...Cecil..." Wales said the word in a low voice, then shook his head, "It's too far away, we have to rely on ourselves first."

Baldwin Franklin looked at Wales silently for a few seconds before speaking: "Not everyone can remain firm—the nobles in the inner city are now severely shaken, and the nobles in the royal capital have been divided into two factions, advocating sticking to it and advocating abandoning it." Those who escaped from the city were almost half in half, and their quarrel had even affected the stability of the knights defending the city—a large number of knights were not only loyal to the royal family, but also members of various families themselves, and their families were now planning to escape. "

"Abandon the city, abandon the city...Where will the abandoned city flee to?" Wales clenched his fists and said bitterly, "Saint Sunil is currently the last fortress blocking the central axis of the Holy Spirit Plain. Once this is broken, those Monsters can drive straight in and pollute the entire western plain! The western plain is a land of grain, and it is open and undefended. The strongest castle is no match for a tower in Saint-Sunil—abandoning this place is tantamount to abandoning the entire Anzu , Escaping is just waiting to die slowly, do they still plan to seek asylum in the Ogulei tribal country?!"

"...I'm afraid it is, my lord," Baldwin Franklin said slowly, "The Augure Tribal Country, the Violet Kingdom, and even the northern barbarian countries... those who advocate abandoning the city and fleeing may have I packed my bags at home and found a place to stay in these countries."

"..."

For a long time after that, Wales Moen didn't say a word.

Baldwin Franklin just looked at him quietly, looking at the crown prince who had been away from Silver Castle for many years, and also did not say a word.

A few minutes later, Wales stood up, picked up the helmet from the table next to him, and slowly put it on his head.

Baldwin's gaze followed Wales' movements: "Where are you going?"

"Go to the city wall again."

"The crown prince's visit to the front line can really motivate soldiers, but in the current situation, the morale you get from going to the front line too frequently may not be enough to make up for the danger you are facing."

With his back turned to the Duke of the Westlands, his footsteps stopped for half a second, but in the end he left the study without saying anything.

Baldwin Franklin quietly watched the direction in which Wales left, and after a long time, he said softly:

"Of course, if you're not just going to inspect the city walls...that's a different matter."

Chapter 0632 Rapid Deterioration

The drake giants have collectively changed.

On the No. [-] highland in the north of the Hongfeng area, the sky is gloomy, the wind is howling, and the artillery fire is roaring.

A large number of cluster giants roaming from the eastern region are running wildly on the plain. Those swollen and deformed terrifying monsters are moving frantically, skimming the plain, rushing over the hills, some rushing into the distance, and some impacting the legion's defense line. The dazzling arcane arc pierced the air, illuminating the polluted plain in the dim light of the sky, and on the No. [-] highland, which supported the important node of the defense line, the artillery fire was non-stop.

The heavy magic cannon finely adjusted its shooting angle under the action of the mechanical device. The rune track flashed, and the shells wrapped in light blue air mass flew into the distance. The Warhammer I in the tank bunker also fired frequently, more intensively. Heavy shells bombarded the plain on the east side of the highland, interweaving an impenetrable firepower network.

A Captain Cecil in white and blue-patterned armor stood behind the bunker, observing the situation on the battlefield with tactical goggles.

Continuous exploding flashes and shock waves covered the frantic army of crystal clusters, and countless twisted limbs and incomplete crystals were blown into the sky every second, but under the dim sky background, there were still countless monsters Coming from afar, pointlessly falling on the line of death.

The captain closed the eyepiece, turned and left the bunker.

The commander's loud roar with the magic power coming from nearby: "The No. [-] bombardment queue cools down, replace the acceleration track - the No. [-] queue starts firing!" "The burner is warming up!" "The shells have been delivered!" "The Pioneer Arrived at the location!"

The captain quickly walked through the busy artillery positions and supply tunnels. The sounds of weapons firing and instructions filled his side. He passed a sentry post and walked towards a tall man wearing a knight's insignia and a white coat of arms on a black background. Commander with short cape.

Three short muffled sounds came from the side, and three bright flares were shot into the sky, the eye-catching flashes illuminated the camp, and the light sprinkled on the surface of the knight's silver-white armor.

"Sir! The enemy's offensive has been contained, they are suppressed outside the line of defense," the captain saluted the commander in front of him, and said quickly, "But those monsters showed no sign of retreating, and no trace of discipline. It was in a state of utter frenzy."

The commander nodded: "Continue to strengthen the defense line on the east side, no matter how many they come, they must be eliminated on the line of fire - we have sufficient supplies and personnel."

"Yes, sir."

The captain took the order to leave, while the commander glanced at the situation on the battlefield, then turned and walked towards the barracks of the command post.

A low buzzing sound came from the direction of the Gorgon River. In the fading brilliance of the signal flare, two terrifying energy beams suddenly lit up like a long river of light. They pierced the dim sky light, from west to east It traversed the entire battlefield, and then majesticly swept across the plains full of cluster giants. Where the light beam swept, the giants and rocks evaporated together, leaving only a piece of scorched earth.

In the barracks of the command post, the Magic Net terminal was buzzing, and the holographic projection showed a bust of Philip, the commander-in-chief of the ground forces.

The commander stood still in front of the terminal and saluted, with a loud voice: "General, the No. [-] highland defense line has been stabilized, and the calibration beam has swept the eastern and northern extensions. We can deploy the next stronghold."

"Maintain fire suppression, and the next advancing force will enter from the southwest in 10 minutes," Philip said calmly, "How is the cluster giant over there?"

"Out of control, frantic, almost irrational, but showing no sign of fading strength."

"Have you found any cluster commanders who maintain sanity?"

"not found."

"...Understood. Continue with the mission, Commander."

"receive."

In the command post of the main army, Philip came to Gawain, who was reading the information transcribed from the rear at the moment. Before Philip could speak, Gawain had already raised his head: "The crystal cluster army seems to be completely out of control."

Before Philip could ask, Gawain raised the paper in his hand: "A message from Kamel from the Pompeii laboratory, all the commander-level crystal cluster giants imprisoned in the various isolation cages of the laboratory are here. Crazy at the same time - they can't all be subordinate units of the Red Maple node."

"Pompeii Laboratory?!" Philip was startled, "Is everything okay over there?"

"With a fully armed army and a legendary ancient magister sitting in command, there is no possibility of accidents—all monsters out of control have been destroyed, and the infected carriers receiving isolation treatment have also been safely transferred. There is no need to worry about this— —Fortunately, those who were merely carriers of the infection were not affected."

"The situation in front of me is very strange..." Philip frowned and said, "The appearance of those monsters is not the same as the loss of control caused by the collapse of the superior node..."

"That's right, if the out-of-control caused by the collapse of the superior node, those crystal cluster giants will quickly weaken while losing their minds. After an hour, they will be almost the same as ordinary beasts, but now those out-of-control crystal cluster giants are just falling into frenzy. , there has been no decline in power," Gawain threw the documents on the table with a serious tone, "They are not 'out of control', but a new, completely crazy mind has become their highest node."

Philip felt a bit of chills, and Gawain continued: "The only good news at present is that the cluster giants after the frenzy have not evolved in strength, we can still maintain the defense line and continue to advance north, but on the other hand, losing organization The cluster giants of the speed have become more unruly..."

Just as he was halfway through speaking, the nearby air suddenly twisted, Amber's figure emerged from the air, and the half-elf lady handed a transcribed information to Gawain: "There is an urgent message from Maryland. "

Gawain took the information, glanced at it hastily, and raised his eyes to Philip: "The situation is as I expected——Iron Throne Zero is fighting with the crystal cluster giant who suddenly fell into a frenzy at the entrance of the east border. It is indeed the entire crystal cluster that is out of control." Cluster Legion."

In that urgent intelligence report, Maryland reported the situation of the battle at the pass leading to the Eastern Territory: Countless frenzied cluster giants and low-level infected people are spreading blindly, and a considerable part of them has rushed to the blockade line established by the Iron Throne Up——The Maryland Cavaliers have already established defenses relying on armored trains, armed railways, and a large number of temporary walls, bunkers, and mountain bunkers. Currently, he has blocked the portals for those infected by the crystal clusters to enter the eastern border, and is constantly increasing the defensive strength.

Relying on the strength of the Iron Throne and the fact that the armed security forces of White Sands Mining have gone to support, the Maryland Cavaliers should be able to control the local situation and even forcibly expand the defense line to the west—the war technicians are laying down the railway under the cover of artillery , to expand the range of activities of the Iron Throne to the Holy Spirit Plain, the goal of the Maryland Cavaliers is to drive the Iron Throne into Thorinburg through the "defensive push" method-so that he can rely on Thorinburg's strong fortifications to build a new line of defense, and fight for A certain depth, and try our best to ensure the safety of those areas in the east that have not been polluted.

Facts have proved that Gao Wen's original judgment on Maryland was correct - this is a capable person, although he was born in the traditional Ansu noble family, he has the value of transformation.After undergoing advanced knowledge indoctrination and actual contact with the operation of the Cecil Corps, Maryland's original military capabilities have been inspired and strengthened. He is good at exchanging defense for offense, and this tactic will be maximized with the assistance of armored trains. the value of.

"Where is Sonia?" Gao Wen turned to look at Amber, "She should be back soon."

"When I contacted you 10 minutes ago, she was returning from the direction of Tulip Fort. At this time, it was almost..."

"I'm back," before Amber finished speaking, a clear voice came from the door. Gawain looked around and saw the high-ranking messenger in light leather armor appearing in front of him, "The north is all trapped Crazy monsters, east too, and worse... after crossing Fort Tulip, wandering druses were also found in the western part of the Gorgon River."

"Has the pollution really crossed the river..." Gao Wen couldn't help but clenched his fists, "How much?"

"It's hard to judge, I dare not fly too far, but I saw the private soldiers of the local noble organization fighting against a small group of crystal cluster monsters. There should not be many enemies crossing the Gorgon River-after all, our fleet is still there. Blocking the river, most of the monsters trying to cross the river will be eliminated by the coastal defenses, only in the north... the front line of the legion has not yet advanced there, and there is a gap there."

Gao Wen couldn't help frowning, but he had to accept the situation.

In the original plan, he wanted to completely block the Gorgon River, and at the same time seal the entrance to the east. In this way, together with the armored barriers in the south and the San Sunil-Northern Mountain Line of Defense in the north, the Crystal The cluster of infections is completely blocked in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain, so that everything will become controllable, but no matter how complete the plan will be, there will be accidents. From the beginning, he has made psychological preparations for the worst case: the legion's northward The speed may not be able to catch up with the speed of the crystal cluster diffusion, and the pollution may cross the Gorgon River and enter the western part of the Holy Spirit Plain.

Now, the situation is only developing in this expected direction.