Chapter 335
The Holy War(21)
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The creationalism poem of the Kirrlutz people, “Poetry of the God” claimed that the four elven kings and their subordinate elements were the guardians of this world . However, this agreement was only between them and Marsha . These elements were violent and ferocious and human beings rarely got along with them peacefully, just as the situation now .
After the lightning cage failed to work, Adega the Rager directly moved to the third stage . Brendel immediately became alert and lost interest in observing the fight, instantly turning around toshout, "Your Royal Highness Princess, please immediately order all divisions to return to the south of Anker Mountain . "
Before anyone could process the words, there was a muffled noise coming from underground . It was like the sound of a building collapsing . They looked up and saw countless furious Elemental Storms bursting out from beneath the ruins of the holy cathedral where the slit where Adega was at . At the same time, the purple black thunderclouds surged in the sky and began to crash down lightning storms .
The scene was like “The Final Judgement” described in the Black Prophecy that went:"Between heaven and earth is the scene of the end of the world, electricity and fire descends from the clouds, the Twilight Knights ride across the fire rain, finally burning everything . " Everyone turned pale . The private soldiers of Count Audine were frightened to the point where their limbs went weak . Her Royal Highness the Princess also paled but she remained calm . She immediately placed an order, "Count Audine! The sergeant of Royal Cavalry Academy requested to retreat immediately to the direction of Anker mountain . Mr . Brendel, please lead our Naga team to retreat . "
Brendel looked back at the scene of disaster . He was probably the only one among them who did not feel afraid, instead feeling familiar with the scene . His blood boiled with a player’s eagerness to explore and take risks . He turned again and added, "And remember not to leave beyond the area of this valley!"
Princess Gryphine looked at him and nodded .
In fact, there was no need for an order as the Dragon Cavalry of Southern Legion had already started to retreat . The last to leave was Grey Fins after everyone had entered the forest . Bridget the Sea Demon glanced at him with beautiful bright yellow eyes as she passed Brendel and said in a rustling voice, "You may not be a good commander but you are a good prophet . "
Brendel's heart was pounded and looked at her with uncertainty .
"You don't have to be surprised . The water tells me everything . " Bridget the Sea Demon, saluted him, then slid into the forest with her ritual long blade, her long tail like a snake .
"What did she say to you?" Sani came up and asked curiously . Bridget the Sea Demon, was considered high leveled among the Grey Fins Nagas . It had never seen her tempted by a male creature regardless of if it was a Naga or a human .
"She said I am like a prophet . Do you think I look like that?" Brendel looked back and smiled .
Sani thought for a moment and replied earnestly, "I think you are a bit similar . "
He was very similar . To the point that Princess Gryphine waited until everyone went up the mountain and then waited for Brendel to finally come up . She looked at the man with her silver eyes and asked, "Mr . Brendel, have you known for a long time that that monster was sealed below the Ruins of Mar Highland Cathedral?"
She asked what everyone wanted to know . If that was not true, it would not explain why he insisted on fighting against the Northern Coalition Army here . Moreover, he was also the one who commanded the production of the Disintegrated Crystals . The fact that he had ordered a group of Lizardmen to ship large amounts of crystals underground could not be hidden from others .
Additionally, the underground tunnel was also found by Brendel .
Too many coincidences meant that they were not coincidences .
Brendel knew that he could no longer hide it, so he nodded . "Yes . " A black wolf the size of a pony passed by him and intimately rubbed his shoulder with its head and Brendel touched its furry forehead . A group of wolves were passing by the two people . Her Royal Highness thePrincess had only heard of such miraculous scenery in legends . Now that she was experiencing it firsthand, she could not help holding her breath .
"Arreck Plateau used to be the holy land of the Silver Elves and hides many secrets there . This cathedral is one of them and the other is just by Frao where the ruins are much larger . The ancient war buried a lot of history underground but these histories are still recorded in the Book of Witchcraft . " Brendel replied .
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The Royal Highness Princess went silent for a while . She already knew that Brendel knew many secrets, but no one knew how he learned this knowledge . It was as if he was born with all knowledge and was omnipotent .
She thought for a moment and asked, "Mr . Brendel… No, descendant of the Sword Saint, you said that you know nothing about your grandfather's deeds, but your experience seems miraculous to us . You have overcome the difficulties that ordinary people can’t imagine before you came to this step . Your future is unlimited . If you want it, status, power, and even bedwarming women, all of it can be easily gotten . So why did you choose to help me? "
There was one thing she didn’t ask . Looking back today, it was not hard to realize that Brendel's every action since he left Fortress Riedon was prepared for today . He had confessed without hesitation of his favorable impression to her, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Aouine, and gave unconditional help when the Royal Family was in dire need .
If Brendel came upon Darius the Sword Saint’s legacy, she might not have found it strange . But it was not so . The legend of Brendel was his own epic . He did not even know that his grandfather was the famous Sword Saint of Aouine .
Princess Gryphine didn’t believe that there would be love without a reason in the world, just like there would not be hate without reason .
This question has finally been asked . Brendel scratched his head . It was not that he had never thought of this question but this question was really hard to answer for him . It’s not like he could say that it was feelings he carried over with his soul from his last life, right?
"Er . . . It's probably because some people are naturally worth being helped . Besides, You Royal Highness the Princess is so beautiful, aren’t you worth helping?"
"Is Mr . Brendel going to use this answer to put off everyone? I think even your subordinates need a reason, right?” Gryphine asked calmly .
This really hit Brendel’s blind spot . He turned around and saw that Carglise and Amandina were silently observing them . It was true that what he had done in the past would not cause those who gathered around him to question him because they believe that he could lead them to create miracles .
But saving an aging kingdom required more than miracles . One day, they would need a goal to fight together .
" . . . Actually I also don't understand, Your Royal Highness, Princess . But I think kingdoms can be revived, even it it is fleeting . A couple of strong people can't change history . What the Kingdom needs is not only a strong power but also a purpose for the power to serve . "
"Is it being determined to eradicate all the mistakes of this kingdom or is it just to maintain its decaying rule . Your Royal Highness, Princess, don’t you already know the answer? And your answer is the same as mine . " Brendel replied slowly .
He closed his eyes . Those who were listening thought he was talking about the second rejuvenation of the kingdom but what Brendel was talking about was actually the last greatness of Aouine . It was the last battle of the Kingdom, yet it ended with a regrettable outcome .
Princess Gryphine stared at Brendel and clenched her fist . She actually had thought of the answer . She closed her eyes and held back her tears of agitation .
She wanted to maintain the rule of the kingdom .
It was not that the Royal Family had to continue on forever . It was to inherit the formor king and her ideals to recreate the most glorious era in the history of Aouine . Her glory did not belong to the nobility but to the whole kingdom and all the people . Even if the Royal Family no longer reigned, she wanted to leave behind its glory .
And then, Aouine would be remembered as a glorious nation in the history of Vaunte instead of being a servile stage for nobility, just like the promise made by founding King Erik on this land . The Lionheart Sword was not to prove that the rule of this land would last forever but that the glory belonged to the people of Aouine .
Only then would this ancient country be strong in every aspect, able to create new life and vitality .
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The Holy War(22)
Brendel silently looked at the weak girl who never had a companion in history . Except for a few players, no one knew the real ideals of the Royal Princess . Even the nobles who supported her did not understand what she persisted after .
In order to win the support of the Royal Faction and Duke Arreck, she had to compromise again and again . Some players even stigmatized her as a political prostitute, but she had to retain the aristocratic rule in order to maintain the most basic requirements to achieve her ultimate goal .
But the development of history was hard to predict . This was the tragedy of the Royal Princess .
She had to go against her ideals again and again . Although she had tried to offset it, it eventually became impossible to turn back . When she finally decided to give up the past and move forward, those new aristocrats who once supported her immediately abandoned her .
Maybe she should have left behind this decadent thinking right from the start and win the help of the people who would have supported her . But she was a princess born in the Royal Family, thus deeply afraid of the power of the aristocracy .
But at last, someone had stood up to support her .
Brendel thought quietly that maybe this was a change . Let her know that the aristocracy of the kingdom were not the only ones that she could rely on . In this ancient kingdom, there were many who hoped for change such as Freya, Amandina, and even the descendants of Carglise’s aristocracy . It was just that they could not express themselves and could not see past the fog of history .
But he could see through everything . He did not even need to guess, history and the future were all within his reach . Brendel understood what was right and what was wrong .
The northern nobles were addicted to the authority of the past . All their efforts were to continue the current situation . However, there were some people determined to get rid of the malpractice of the past and understood that this ancient kingdom could only be reborn on its ruins .
He looked back and saw Carglise was lying on a simple stretcher, winking at him from not far away . Whereas Amandina smiled and nodded to him, as if she felt a sense of relief .
Princess Gryphine took a deep breath .
She looked over Brendel's shoulder . The scene of Adega plundering the Northern Coalition Army in the valley was reflected in her silver eyes . She sighed gently .
"Thank you, Mr . Brendel . "
"Aouine’s people still inevitably fought against each other but having lost half of the Black Blade Squad’s armies, the northern nobles will reconsider their positions . If the Holy Cathedral of Fire doesn't want Aouine to be trapped in a long lasting civil war, they may turn to compromise with us . "
"The kingdom must experience the pain of rebirth . It is better to do it all in one battle at the Ampere Seale than to bleed slowly . Mr . Brendel has changed the future of Aouine and saved many from the war alone . I represent this ancient kingdom to thank you . "
Her words were sincere . Aouine was in a precarious situation bit it was also a situation full of opportunities . The Royal Faction, the northern nobles, and herself were all looking for the catalyst to break the situation . The northern nobles had taken the lead as the participation of the Holy Cathedral of Fire was unexpected to her and the Royal Fraction . It seemed that the situation was irreversible .
But at this time, Brendel had changed the whole situation by himself .
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She had met many people, but this young man was different . He had power and strength, but there was not a sense of tactful cunningness that a noble would have . Even she had that kind of personality . That was why she would treat herself and others as political pawns .
But Brendel was not like that . Although she only knew him for a short time, she was clear about this . She could not understand that kind of natural, unrestrained yet firm temperament . It might seem ridiculous and childish to the aristocrats, but perhaps only such a person could change history .
The Royal Princess seemed much more relaxed .
Brendel shook his head and could not help to refute her, "Your Royal Highness, Princess, I'm afraid it's not that easy . The Holy Cathedral of Fire is not as simple as you think . "
He was not speaking hearsay, he had personally witnessed the greed and arrogance of those people . The people of Aouine had lost their honor . Was it not the same as the descendants of the King of Holy Cathedral of Fire? It was just that the Kirrluz Empire had a lot of money while Aouine was just so-so .
Princess Gryphine frowned a little and said, "Mr . Brendel, are you saying that the Holy Cathedral of Fire will go against the Covenant of the Gods and interfere in the civil war of Aouine? This . . . is impossible, isn't it? "
Indeed, this was something that had not happened in thousands of years .
But now was different from before .
Brendel knew that the Great Demonic Wave was coming soon . Many prophecies had mentioned this great upheaval . The Holy Cathedral of Fire had been inherited for countless generations, it was impossible that they were unprepared for this . In fact, the next holy war was just one of a series of chain reactions brought about by this change .
This was why the Holy Cathedral was so serious about this holy war . They would never compromise with the vassal state at this time . Not to mention that the fragments of the Flaming Blade were still attached to his body .
Although the Flaming Blade was not a necessary thing, of course it was fascinating to get a divine artifact . But there was not only one divine artifact in the world, it was not worth losing their lives for it .
But the choice was out of his hands .
Orthylss had told him that it was bound to him . In short, unless he was killed, the flaming blade belonged to him .
It sounded wonderful, but in fact, it was really dangerous .
Brendel looked at the princess and nodded . The Royal Princess did not know that they were at a crucial and revolutionary moment in history . It was excusable to misjudge the situation . Moreover, Aouine had been ruled by the Holy Cathedral for centuries, no one would dare to belittle the sanctities of the Holy Cathedral .
Princess Gryphine was silent for a moment . She did not know how she would resist if the Holy Cathedral intervened . Although there was also a Holy Cathedral of Wind, Sanorso's Wind Elves would never make a move as long as the Kirrlutz did not intend to annex Aouine .
She bit down on her lip so hard that her lower lip bled .
Brendel looked up .
The sky was gloomy . Adega was fighting hard with the Northern Coalition Army in the valley below . At this moment, Brendel felt an unusual aura from the sky .
It was as if a stone had been dropped into a calm lake, rippling all over the battlefield .
"Brendel, that's a reaction from the Teleportation Gate . " Suddenly Orthylss’ voice sounded in his heart .
"I know . " Brendel nodded .
He was very familiar with this . In the future battlefields in Vaunte, mass teleportation was one of the most commonly used battle tactics . When the large-scale Teleportation Gate opened, it would cause everyone on the battlefield to feel shaken .
Brendel felt worried about teleportation above the sky .
That was . . . the Door of Flame .
At this moment, above the sea of Ampere Seale was a world full of water .
A navy quietly docked over the sea outside St . White Bay . On the first-class battleship of Royal Aouine named Victory, the sergeants of the Royal Navy lined up under the heavy rain, as if waiting to be spot checked .
A clear bird cry came through the rain from a distance . An Eruya Dragon shook its wings and was revealed under the rain . It approached the battleship and landed on the deck of Victory .
The dragon flapped its wings twice and a person jumped off from its back .
"Captain!" The sergeants shouted in unison .
"Well done . ” Count Janilasu, the commander of the Royal Navy looked at his subordinates and said solemnly," Bring me my coat . "
"Captain?"
"Ampere Seale has entered a state of war . The Royal Princess ordered the first fleet to be prepared . "
There was a burst of excited cheers on the deck .
Count Janilasu raised his head . The battleship became a busy scene and the magicite began to charge and spin . Several magicians in silver robes were on standby at the magic rudder located at the top of the Victory .
"The coordinates, Count Janilasu . " The first helmsman of the Victory, the leader of silver robe mages, David the Silver Flame calmly asked after confirming that his apprentices had completed all the procedures .
Count Janilasu looked back and stared at the rain .
"Fixed coordinates: 128, 22 . Have the full fleet in place, first priority . Activate the secret anchorage of St . White Bay, codename The Battle of St . White Bay . Prepare to jump on my order . "