Chapter 336
The Holy War (23)
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There was a lightning winding in the purple black sky, and the clouds were boiling like porridge . Suddenly, a red dot appeared in the center like a stone hitting water, a red circle rippled out half a mile in diameter .
A soft bzzt sounded .
"Brendel, this is . . . " Orthylss carefully spoke .
"I know . " Brendel expressionlessly observed the scene .
The soldiers beside the princess in the forest had finally noticed the change above their heads . They stiffly raised their heads and saw a huge shadow appearing under the red circle .
It was a battleship .
A huge ship with a four-layered gun-deck and a towering stern was slowly revealing itself from the shadow . On its side, three smaller red circles spread out in turn and three miniature frigates appeared in the storm .
The twelve red dots flashed in the sky . Knights in golden red attire holding long flaming swords formed a circle around the fleet .
"It's the Holy Cathedral of Fire!"
"The fleet of the Holy Cathedral of Fire!"
The sudden appearance of the unknown army had affected the whole battlefield . Even Adega could not help but raise its huge head and look at the unexpected guests who suddenly broke into the air . Then the soldiers of the Northern Coalition Army also lowered their weapons one after another and looked up .
More and more red dots flashed in the storm like dancing red butterflies . Every time a red light flashed, a fully armored knight riding on a silver Pegasus appeared .
Then a wider red dot spread out miles away in the sky . The light spread out and a huge group of warrior monks appeared halfway up the sky . Each warrior monk had flaming wings on their back just like golden angels .
There was a moment of silence on the battlefield .
"The ship’s figurehead is in the shape of the Flame Goddess . It has thirteen wind sails, four-layer gun-decks, 110 artillery . " Brendel could not help but shake his head when he saw the scene before of him .
Ash class’s first-class battleship, Pelan .
Paladin Squad .
The subordinates of the Holy Cathedral of Fire were armed and were called the "Staff of Flames" .
The thirteen teal coloured sails spread out like a pile of teal clouds in the rainstorm . The giant ship in the middle of the sky was slowly turning .
The half naked goddess was glittering in the storm . It was the ship’s figurehead of the Flame Goddess .
The four battleships turned round in sequence with one side of the shipboard aimed at the Elemental Storm, Adega .
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Adega had been sleeping for nearly a thousand years . It had never seen such a thing a thousand years ago and it was at this moment that it became keenly aware of the great danger that surrounded itself .
The wind carried the call of the Kirrlutz .
"Mages, standby!"
"Open the gun port!"
in the next moment, the four battleships shook vigorously at once . Then one side suddenly shot out several flashes of fire . "Ah!" Before anyone could react, Adega the Rager uttered a scream that shook the whole world .
A bright explosion suddenly lit up the night sky .
The Kirrlutz used up all their firepower against this huge monster . The more advanced Magic Power and Disintegrated Crystal in this era had yet to be used and the power of the old-fashioned magic canons designed by the Hazel people was far from enough to pose a real threat towards the Elemental Storm . But the intense pain had caused Adega the Rager to subconsciously raise his head .
It was at that moment .
Eleven Paladins raised their swords at the same time, aiming at Adega's throat . Eleven golden flames extended from the flame swords in their hands . Instantly, Adega was pierced through . The monster was pinned to the ground by those eleven golden swords .
Compared to the flashy firepower of the previous four warships, this was practically fatal for Adega . It would not dare to fight against eleven Element Activation masters even during normal times, much less during a critical moment .
Adega let out a miserable howling . The lightning in its body was flashing and its body became so bright that it was frightening . It seemed like it could collapse at any time . But this monster was the number one BOSS in the previous version of The Amber Sword . Even if it was seriously injured, it would not die immediately . Instead, it’s ferocity was raised and it fought back by sweeping its huge palm in the air .
The Elemental Storm was huge . Its palm attack almost covered half of the aerial battlefield . The eleven Paladins did not dare to go against it and quickly scattered . But the three frigates behind them were not so lucky .
One of them was directly swept away by Adega . The teal colour protective cover had turned into white light just after it managed to light up . It was shattered and swept away from midair into the distant hills by Adega’s slap .
After a few seconds, a bright fireball rose from that direction .
Just right at this moment .
The thick clouds in the sky shifted . The clouds seemed to move towards the same direction and converge in a whirlpool . In the middle of the whirlpool, a golden red light shone brightly . Bang! A red beam of light dropped down from the sky . It was like a red sword stabbing towards the top of Adega's head . In an instant, it was pierced through and nailed to the ground .
The storm in the middle of the battlefield suddenly froze .
There was a faint sigh from within the wind and rain . Then in the blink of an eye, countless lightning bolts spread out from Adega’s body and it scattered along with its body, turning into clouds and dispersing into the storm .
Only then did everyone on the battlefield see a tall knight in a long cloak appear in the clouds . The tall knight then pulled out his sword in a flash of lightning .
That was Williams the Golden Flame Sword, the deputy head of the Paladin Squad .
The Northern Coalition Army abruptly gave a shout of joy .
Everyone was shocked .
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The deputy head of the Paladin Squad, Williams the Golden Sword, calmly looked at the ant-sized people on the ground . There was no extra expression on his face, only a few Gold Lines of Laws surrounding his long cloak, turning his eyes gold .
He held a longsword and looked down . The rain didn’t enter within three feet of him before turning into white smoke and then merging back into the rain around him .
He did not speak a word .
The ground also soon fell silent . After the Elemental Storm Adega had dissipated, there was only a patch of embers left on the ground from the explosion . Those small Elemental Winds also scattered and escaped, no one would try to retain them .
Williams quickly saw the young lady in a silver dress in the forest .
Princess Gryphine also saw him . The young woman stood in the middle of rain, her face was pale and her silver eyes reflected the rain . But inside a blazing fire burned brighter .
At that moment, Williams felt as if he had seen those bright eyes again . He shook his head and laughed at himself .
"Little Princess, I will give you a chance to lead your men out and surrender . I can spare you all from death . " Williams spoke softly but his voice seemed to spread throughout the entire battlefield and everyone was able to hear it clearly .
"How could you do this?" Princess Gryphine clenched her fists and gritted her teeth . "The oath you made in front of the Covenant of the Gods, what was it? You said you will treat every country under the Holy Cathedral equally . But today, all I can see is the Holy Cathedral of Fire that belongs to the Kirrlutz . . . "
"On the day the Holy Cathedral of Fire betrays everyone, aren’t you afraid of being betrayed by everyone too?"
Brendel saw her hands were shaking .
Williams did not speak and he did not even bother to find excuses . He replied lightly, "Is this your reply, your Royal Highness, Princess? It's a pity . No matter what you say, you can't change the fact and consequence of belonging to the losing side today . "
"Because this is the determination of the Holy Cathedral . "
Princess Gryphine was froze as if she was struck by the lightning . Her silver eyes were filled with anger .
Williams took a look at her and shook his head in disdain . "Your Royal Highness, Princess, you can either surrender or to let them all be buried with you . You have only half a minute to think about it . "
A sound shook the mountains .
Mephisto the Ash Sword Saint who was carrying a longsword stopped suddenly . He looked up and saw a golden red gate was opening not far from him . An old man wearing a priest's robe stepped out from it .
Then nine doors of light opened beside him . Nine Paladins came out one by one .
The group of people instantly surrounded him .
Mephisto found this funny . "I just killed a priest and here comes another one . The number of high-level priests of the Holy Cathedral of Fire is even more than the number of dogs . "
This obvious provocation did not seem to annoy Wood . Instead, the old man smiled and said, "You don't need to show off to me that you killed Archbishop Moros . Rather, aren’t you afraid that the little guy will be killed by Williams if you travel so slowly?"
Mephisto gave him a dirty look . "If I said I was worried, would you make way for me?"
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"I'm sorry, that won't happen . "
"There you go, then . "
The two both stopped, looked at each other, and smiled at the same time .
"Thank you for giving me a way out when I was in Kirrlutz . But today, I'm not who I was . It's not impossible for me to kill you, Wood," said the Ash Sword Saint .
"That’s mean you really plan to fight me?" Wood asked .
"Not necessarily . You have your dreams to realize and I have my homeland to revive . As long as you don't block my way, I won't do anything to you . Besides, you already understand that . Otherwise, if you were just delivering heads to me, there would be no need to bring so many people . "
Mephisto took a look at the Paladins and spoke without care, "Just dealing with you alone is already difficult . Adding on so many dogs would make it even more troublesome . "
The Paladins became angry at his words but no one dared to do anything . Maybe they were under some kind of orders or they were afraid of his power .
"So it's better to stop and have a look at the scenery, then you go your way and I go my way . Not being able to catch me isn’t just a recent thing, the Holy Cathedral probably will not bother you for that . " Mephisto mocked, "They've just lost a priest, they wouldn’t want to lose another,"
Wood shook his head and looked in the direction of the cliff . In the distance, black clouds were above the sea . In the storm, waves formed into white crests which were broken when it hit the reef .
"Although I don't know what relationship is between you and him, it seems that you really don't worry about that little guy . "
"No . I didn't believe it at first, but I believed it when you appeared . " Mephisto shook his head and laughed, "I'm here, which means his goal has been achieved . Do you understand?"
"Oh?" Wood was surprised . "He knew that I was in the back? Is that guy Tuman also in Ampere Seale? Did he tell him?"
"No, no," the Ash Sword Saint laughed . "He just guessed from the beginning that the Holy Cathedral of Fire was involved in secret . It's not because of you, it's because of Archbishop Moros . "
Wood frowned and looked at the guy with suspicion . For certain reasons, he once let this opponent off in Kirrlutz . But he also understood that this opponent would never appreciate it . The other man seemed to be very pleased that the Holy Cathedral of Fire was suffering .
"Archbishop Moros killed Princess Magadal . He thought he could hide this from the world but nothing can conceal the truth . He must have never dreamed that his identity had been revealed . " Mephisto smiled and said it word by word .
"That young man is really perceptive . "
Wood raised his eyebrow and his expression suddenly changed .
"Time is up, Royal Princess . What is your answer?"
There was silence on the battlefield . It seemed that after the noise of fighting faded away, there was only the sound of the rain . After a moment, Williams's voice rang again .
Arrogant and contemptuous .
Brendel saw Princess Gryphine was standing in the rain . He was just about to walk over there . Unexpectedly, the Royal Princess turned around first .
In the heavy rain, a trace of determination was reflected in the silver eyes of the half-elf girl . "Mr . Brendel, I decided to surrender to the northern nobles . "
Brendel could hardly believe what he heard . He looked stunned at the Royal Princess . But Princess Gryphine said softly, "After I die, there is another person in Aouine who can strive for this ideal . I believe in that person . I believe he did not lie to me . "
She looked up at everyone in the forest and said, "If these people manage to survive today, they will one day be the hopes of Aouine in the future . "
"Royal Princess . "
"Mr . Brendel, I only have one request . "
She looked at Brendel with her startlingly bright eyes, "Please, you must save my brother . Even if he may not be a king one day, I hope he can at least live a good life . This is my only wish, Mr . Brendel . "
She took out a crystal and put it on Brendel's hand, "This is the Anchor Key . Only it can provide the anchor for the Royal Fleet . Father built this fleet by himself and personally gave it to me . Now I entrust it to you . "
Princess Gryphine suddenly smiled . Drops that could be either tears or rain flowed down her cheeks . "Mr . Brendel, I hope you remember that there was once a princess of Aouine who had fought with you . . . Hoping that the kingdom will last longer… Hoping that one day our dreams will come true . ”
I wish your sword would shine forever, Aouine .
Brendel looked at the princess who was in tears before him . This was the second time he saw her crying . She no longer had that strong image of history . This was the real Royal Princess .
He covered her mouth with his hand .
There is no need to say anything .
Time seemed to pause in that moment . Brendel drew out his longsword and took a step past the startled princess . He raised his head and replied softly, "There is no need to say anything, your Royal Highness, Princess . "
"Please carry on with hope . "
"Don't give up on your ideals . "
"Because today, history will not repeat itself . "
"I will change the future of this kingdom by myself and let you witness it . "
"From this moment onwards, all of history will disappear . There will be no more Tears of Bucce and no more Crimson Grief . This kingdom has not left the path of glory . There is still hope to turn things around . "
Not far away from him, the female knight, Maynild, who heard his words, raised her head like she had been shocked . Brendel raised the Halran Gaia in his hand and pointed to the man in the air .
"Williams," Brendel shouted . "Forty years of debt, I'm going to collect it today by representing the people of that day . Are you ready? "
There was silence in the forest . It seemed that there was only a single man in the air of the battlefield .
And in front of him was Kirrlutz's huge fleet .