Soul of Burning Steel

　　 831, December 14th, in the southern forest area of ​​the Great Aes Mountains, the Black Forest Fortress.

　　 The heavy snow fell in the roar of the squally wind, and the feather-like snowflakes swayed with the hunting north wind, and the gray haze enveloped the sky.

　　 This is Blizzard whose sight is also obscured. Even the elves who claim to be the sharpest gaze can never imagine seeing sights tens of meters away in this situation.

But outside the fortress, in the endless ice field in front of the city gate, dozens of knights in armor stood against the blizzard and snow, standing in an array on the white frost, and a black flag with a gold edge was inserted in the array. Before, fluttering in the cold wind.

These knights wore bright silver full-body armor, a long sword and a throwing axe across their waists, and the head of the winter wolf was engraved on the breastplate. They held their helmets in one hand, and the reins in the other. A tall, sturdy war horse stood quietly beside these knights. They were hung with cold-proof leather pads, underneath were steel light armor, and a silver-gray metal riding lance was hung on the flanks.

These trained northern war horses with the blood of the earth travel dragon are usually bloodthirsty and carnivorous, and have a grumpy personality, but they are so docile and obedient in front of their master... and logically speaking, according to the weight of the armor, most people can't even wear them comfortably. Walking, let alone walking on the snowy field against the wind and frost, but these extremely strong silver knights and half-dragon warhorses did not seem to take this weight seriously, and seemed to not hinder their actions at all.

　　 In the blizzard, there was silence, no one in the array was talking to each other, the knights remained motionless in the freezing cold of Ningbing, as if they were waiting for something.

　　 Finally, after a while, the assembled horn suddenly resounded outside the city, and at the same time, a masked knight standing in the front of the queue also shouted in a dull male voice: "Knights, gather, line up!"

　　 The sound passed through Feixue and entered everyone's ears.

The knights who had already assembled the array heard their commander’s command. Their bodies remained motionless, but their eyes lit up a bit, even some of the younger, unsteady guys rolled their eyes, and then secretly turned their heads. , Looked towards the fortress gate.

　　 Click.

　　 With the sound of iron boots trampling on the ice and snow step by step, two figures, one large and one small, slowly walked out of the snow.

　　 Everyone's eyes were invariably focused on the tall figure.

　　 As he approached, his outline gradually became clear, and he could see clearly that this was a tall man wearing armor. He also held a helmet in his hand and led his black war horse, slowly walking towards the array of knights.

But when the black silhouette really went out of the heavy snow and entered the field of vision of the knights, they couldn't help feeling a sudden numbness of their scalp, a shuddering chill rising from the tail vertebra, straight to the brain, and all the chills along the way. The roots are erected, making people fearful.

Coercion! This is a more terrifying and terrifying pressure than the siege of the Kuroshio and the Golden Giant a few days ago!

　　 Many people were secretly shocked, and their bodies wanted to escape instinctively, but after all, they were all Silver Knights. They restrained this impulse and stood firmly in place to fight their instincts.

And the source of the coercion, the man wearing a black full-length armor with dark red pupils has walked in front of the knights. The primitive Maximilian-style armor is full of heavy majesty, and the death crow is embossed. The shoulders are faintly visible.

In the face of dozens of heavily armed knights and the same number of dragon-blooded horses, he didn't seem to be nervous at all, and his heart didn't fluctuate at all. As someone who didn't know how many times he had seen scenes that were ten times larger than this, he I've long been used to it.

　　 The warrior stood beside the flying black gold flag. He looked around at the fifty knights present, nodded and praised: "Yes, the array is very neat."

Afterwards, he said simply and neatly: "I am your lord, Joshua Radcliffe. Yesterday I issued a convening order on the bulletin board to gather you here today to tell you something. ."

　　 "The battle is not over yet."

"As we all know, we were attacked by the Kuroshio a few days ago. An unprecedented group of wild beasts surrounded the fortress. They used chaotic magic to interfere with communication and cut off the hope for help. Even in the end, the golden beast suddenly appeared assaulted. After breaking through the city wall, the fortress has almost fallen. Fortunately, I arrived in time at the last minute, otherwise, it is estimated that few of you will survive."

Hearing these words, there was a vague disturbance in the neat array of knights, but there was no expression of indignation on their faces, and some even showed expressions of shame, because their lord was telling the truth. As knights guarding the fortress, they Did not fulfill the oath he made.

　　Most of the fear and anger stems from their own weakness. As knights who hold vows and virtues, they will not deny this.

　　The speech is still going on.

"This is not to show off my strength to you, but to state the fact that this Kuroshio is far more fierce than what you have encountered in the past, and if you are not careful, it will lead to the collapse of the whole situation. Once the fortress is breached. , The villages and towns behind you will lose their utmost protection, and they will hardly fight back against the wild beasts."

After a pause, Joshua stared at the crowd in front of him, and said in a louder voice: "Those who live in villages and towns may have your parents and wives, descendants and friends. I believe that you have chosen to become knights and hone your martial arts. And the flesh must be not just to eat more food, but to protect them. Then please imagine if a group of beasts breaks through the checkpoints and gallops freely on the snowy field, wantonly attacking your relatives and friends, and removing them from the house. It is dragged out in the middle, and then devoured... I believe you are willing to give your life for the fortress because of your glory and duty, but are you willing to see such a scene?!

　　No, never!

"I swear to guard the fortress, I will never back down!" Some knights in the array couldn't help but speak. Their brows were frowned and their faces were worried, as if they were following Joshua's words to imagine such a scene, so The vow of resoluteness was quickly taken: "I would rather die before them and be swallowed by a beast than to see such a sight!"

But there was still a questioning voice in the crowd: "But Lord Lord, since you killed the behemoth last time and drove the beast wave away, there is no half of the monster in the surrounding black forest... This dark wave is not over yet. Yet?"

　　 There is a more direct: "Yes, Lord Lord, we successfully defended the fortress, and now the family must be safe, too. What you said...isn’t it a bit alarmist?"

　　 "Of course not." The warrior in black armor shook his head and looked directly at the questioning knight.

　　 "What I said was not just alarmist talk, it has even become a reality. The Moldovan collar, not far from our northeast, is now being besieged by more than 200,000 wild beasts."

Having said that, Joshua stretched out his hand, the red flame burned on the fingertips, and then it lasted for a long time, leaving a red mark in the air, and he used the mark as a pen to draw a picture in the air Simple map: "The four leaders in the North are really one. As long as the Moldova fortress is breached, our plan to enclose the Black Forest in the Great Aspen Mountains will completely collapse, and the raging beasts can easily go around from behind. Through our defense, we cut directly into the rich hinterland and attacked wantonly."

He heavily drew a red arrow at the fortress of Moldova, as eye-catching as blood: "End? No, as I said at the beginning, the battle is not only not over, but just beginning! Don't crush this wave of beasts. , We will never have peace!"

The commotion in the array was even greater, but it was not fear or suspicion. During the discussion, a middle-aged knight with gray hair took a step forward, and he seriously asked Joshua: "Then Lord Lord, What should we do?"

　　 "What to do? It's very simple, we rush over, support Moldova, and help them defend."

What Joshua said was simple and straightforward. He didn’t hesitate to say: “It’s better to fight on other people’s territory than on your own. Although this is not a battle that takes place on our land, it can still protect us. Relatives and children."

"But that's two hundred thousand wild beasts." A knight walked out behind the middle-aged knight. He didn't look weak, but simply sighed and confused: "Fifty thousand wild beasts can push our fortress into desperation. , And two hundred thousand, four times the previous scale, even if it is to move the entire Black Forest Fortress there is no use."

Indeed, even if they occupy the convenience of the city walls and all kinds of magical alchemy equipment, the 3,000-man defender plus the reserve, and doing all they can, is just reluctantly confronting the unwise beasts. Two hundred thousand, summon them fifty. What's the use of a knight? Even if they are all silver-level elite combat power, it is impossible to persist in the endless tide of beasts for long.

　　 But the soldier shook his head, and seemed to disagree with this statement.

"It's different from defending the city." He said: "At that time, you were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, and your average strength did not have any advantage. In terms of high-end standing power, the opponent had golden monsters, and you only had three silver peak leaders. In this case, being able to persist for such a long time is enough to prove that the wild beast is not powerful."

　　 At this point, he showed an arrogant smile: "What's more, this time, I am here and I will lead you~www.novelmtl.com~ so you will surely win."

Such arrogant and heroic words were uttered from the mouth of the man in black armor, but not half of them had any objections. Even those who had doubted before did not raise any questions about this point. The knights naturally nodded, and The first cheer since the assembly was issued: "Sure to win!" "Sure to win!" "Sure to win!"

　　 "In that case, get on the horse!"

"Yes!"

Following this order, all the knights put on their helmets and stepped on the horses at the same time. They hung the parcels with dry food supplies on the side of the horses, and the horses with the blood of the earth travel dragon snorted at this time. White gas gushes out and transpires up.

Joshua also slowly put on his cold and heavy helmet. In the V-shaped gap, two red lights were burning like fire. He turned over and sat on the horse, and then pulled up the fireflies behind him. No one noticed until then. The second figure was a silver-haired girl, but no one cared about it now.

　　The warrior of the black armor issued an order:

　　 "Listen to my orders, target Northeast, Moldova, go forward!"

After 　　 finished speaking, he immediately drove the horse and set off first.

　　Perhaps, only such a person can bring a certain victory!

　　 The flame in his chest was burning, and the knights responded loudly again: "Go forward!"

　　 on the endless snowy field.

Ice dust splashed and horseshoes roared. In this long and heavy snow, the fast-moving knights waved the snow dust, their heavy footsteps shook the ground, and they faced the squally wind blowing from the north, like a sharp arrow tsunami. The distance rushed away.

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