In the ruins of the ancient city of Bardia, a certain troubled little girl finally arrived here at noon the next day after getting the correct instructions from the bad old man in the small castle, and came to the place where the legendary holy sword was said to be hidden. In front of the ancient ruins of Langulisa.
However, even if it is said to be a ruin, the huge castle does not look too dilapidated. Except for the two bridges built near the lake that were damaged for who knows how many years, the overall building seems to be relatively intact. As for why no one If you occupy this place, you won't know.
"look!"
"We're here, right here!"
"We've finally arrived!"
Grenier jumped off the back of the dragon, and then ignored Matthew who was hugging Almeida after he also jumped down and caught Almeida. He just walked forward and pointed forward. The huge fortress that has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain has not collapsed.
The two or three days of flying really taxed him, and made him make up his mind to never yearn for or envy those boring dragon knights again!
"It's not easy..."
Looking at the familiar castle in front of him, Grenier sighed again.
Although, there is that huge dragon mount that serves as a means of transportation for everyone, but according to Grenier, it seems that they are no faster than coming directly from the ground. As for the reason, of course it is because It was caused by some bad little girl flying around and pointing in random directions.
"Is that Bardia?"
"But……"
"Why does it look empty?"
At this time, Sonia, who was also very curious and longing for the Holy Sword, walked to Grenier's side, frowned and asked in surprise as she looked at the empty ruins of the ancient city of Bardia.
"Of course!"
"Matthew, Almeida, and I have been here before, and there is nothing here!"
"There are no scary monsters, no guardians, no treasures, and no Laoshizi's holy sword."
"But there are a lot of signs of fighting and destruction inside. Maybe it was raided many times by ancient people, and even the guardians were killed long ago, right?"
Grenier said carelessly while holding his head, and turned to look at the giant dragon behind him who was lying on the ground seizing the time to rest.
Only this time, a bad little girl mage not only made the four of them have a very bad experience and impression of flying, but also tormented the originally strong sub-adult dragon very hard. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so tired that he would lie down and not want to move again if he dared to fall to the ground.
However, thinking about flying to high altitude to drink the northwest wind before leaving later, Grenier's mood became a little worse.
"Let's go!"
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"If there is a holy sword, can't we find out if we go in and take a look?"
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It would be nice if there were no monsters or guardians inside. Anyway, Annie didn't want to be like the last time she went to the Holy Land Raidiel, where she had to fight with those messy things before getting what she wanted!
only……
I wonder if the uncles of the Imperial Army and Alvin of Karsus have figured out a way to pull out the fake 'Stone Staff'?
Anne felt a little funny just thinking about such fun things, but it was a secret that only belonged to her, so she definitely wouldn't dare to share it with others.
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"I didn't even go in!"
Grenier obviously has no hope. After all, they are not the first people to come here. This place has been visited by countless people. After hundreds of years, valuable things have been hollowed out. , if there really is a holy sword, where will they get their turn?
“As people say, there is it!”
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With that said, Annie walked forward first.
And the reason why she was so sure was of course because she felt that there was indeed a seal inside, and that kind of magical fluctuations could not be wrong. And since the seal was still there, it meant that the Holy Sword was still there, then It can't be wrong.
"Hello!"
"Annie, wait!"
"The bridge in front is broken, we need to find a boat first..."
"All right!"
Almeida in the back wanted to persuade her, but she was quickly speechless.
At this time, she was shocked to see: in front, under the influence of some kind of Anne's magic, one of the two damaged bridges across the lake actually floated up from the bottom of the lake, and pieces of it were soaked for hundreds of years. Years of bricks and stones from the bridge, and then, as if they were alive, they reorganized themselves into a new bridge in an instant?
"Do you have any other questions?"
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Annie turned around and asked the people behind her with a cute smile.
"Let's go!"
"Elmeda, why don't you think about it, Anne has even taken care of the dragon, so how could she be trapped by a broken bridge?"
"That piece of broken iron is right next to the throne. What if the Holy Sword was there at that time?"
With that said, Grenier stepped onto the wet bridge that had been repaired and walked towards the fortress of the ancient Kingdom of Bardia.
This is his second time here now, and he is very familiar with this place!
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And when Anne's five men and one bear had already begun to enter the ancient city of Bardia, at an empire's border fortress in the south, Alvin and others, who had marched out of the mountains, unexpectedly made a surprise attack on an empire that was seriously short of troops. The border fortress was defeated, and the imperial soldiers who were caught off guard and severely under-strength were retreating steadily, and the entire army was about to be annihilated.
In fact, we can’t blame the imperial army. After all, the empire’s large armies are already launching a comprehensive offensive against Karsus. The main forces of the major armies have been sent to the front line. At this time, they are also fighting with Karsus in the territory of Karsus. The main force of Sri Lanka is engaged in a decisive battle. Strictly speaking, this is the rear area. There are only three to five hundred imperial soldiers on duty in this fortress. How could they have imagined that a thousand people would suddenly appear in the deep mountains and forests? There are Karsus legions on the left and right, and the other party is actually the best of the best?
So, in less than an hour, the empire's defenders were completely fooled.
Not only did they suffer heavy losses, losing all the outer walls and corridors of the fortress, the enemy also easily attacked the core of the fortress, leaving only a few dozen people trapped in the final fortress hall.
At this time, inside the fortress, a bald imperial commander walked up to a strong, bald middle-aged man with a sad face and earnestly advised:
"General Vargas!"
"We have a serious shortage of troops here. Reinforcements won't arrive for more than half a day. It's not a good idea to continue fighting the elites of Karsus here!"
"Besides, Mrs. Alyssa is about to give birth, so we can't lose you at this time!"
"Please leave the secret passage quickly, we are begging you!"
That's right!
At this moment, trapped here and about to be defeated, there is also one of the four generals of the empire, the supreme commander of the Flame Dragon Corps, the bald commander General Vargas, who is known as the 'fierce general'!
Because Karsus's raid came too suddenly, Vargas, who had asked for leave from the front line and was about to return to the imperial capital to visit his family, only rested here for one night. The next day, before he could leave, Vargas was killed by the enemy. It was blocked.
"No!"
"Sorum!"
"I'm Vargas, I will never leave you and run away first!"
"If you want to leave, you go first. I'm here to help you stop them!!"
Vargas stubbornly refused the plea of his loyal subordinate, waved his hand directly, and said in an unquestionable tone.
"..."
Hearing what his general said, the bald imperial commander Sorum was moved, anxious and angry, and didn't know what to say.
They knew the character of their leader of the Yanlong Corps. He looked like a reckless man, but he was actually a thoughtful and stubborn guy. He loved the soldiers very much and was willing to share the joys and sorrows with them, the lower-level soldiers. It's not that easy to persuade him to leave.
Moreover, even if they wanted to use force, no one could suppress the other and fight him off. Therefore, he could do nothing except being anxious and moved.
"General!"
"Lord Vargas!"
"We are begging you, you should leave quickly and return to Mrs. Alyssa, she needs you more than us!"
"We swear, even if we risk our lives, we will never let them pass here!"
Sorum begged again.
The secret passage leads to the back outer wall of the fortress. There are also some enemies there. If there are only one or two people, they will not be discovered as long as they are careful. However, if everyone escapes together, they will definitely be discovered. By then, there will be no Without the protection of the fortress and no one here to attract the enemy's attention, they will probably die faster!
"okay!"
"No more words."
"Only a coward would run away on the battlefield, but I, Vargas, never flinch on the battlefield, and I will never dig into that dog hole!"
"But……"
"General!"
"No buts!"
"Hmph!"
"We have been together for so many years, and I don't believe it. Those Karsus bastards can take my Vargas' life here?"
"go!"
"Get ready to fight!"
"..."
"Go quickly!"
"I guess a new round of their attacks is coming soon. You should pay attention later, be careful of their mage, and try to let our last battle mage contain him!"
"In that case, we might still have a chance?"
Vargas refused the entreaties of his men and pretended to be relaxed.
Then, without waiting for the other party to say anything else, he walked forward with his giant axe, preparing to see if the enemy who would rush from the passage to the last hall of the fortress could take away the weapon around his neck. A bald head.
"..."
"yes……"
Silently looking at the back of the tall and strong man who walked forward, Sorum felt sad at the same time. He could only grit his teeth and responded, then picked up his battle ax and followed resolutely.
"correct!"
"General, your child..."
"Do you think it will be bald?"
Since he couldn't be persuaded to leave, the imperial commander Solum also gave up.
Then, an idea struck him, and he suddenly changed the subject, wanting to use his general's soon-to-be-born child to touch the other party's stubborn heart and see if he could change his mind.
"ah?"
"I don't know now."
"But, I think he will definitely be a gangster with sparse hair by then. In the future, he will definitely be like me, a strong bald man?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
As he spoke, Vargas threw his head back and laughed as if he thought of something funny.
"..."
"..."
However, what he didn't know was that after hearing his words, the soldiers behind him only felt a little sad.
At the same time, they also clenched the weapons and shields in their hands tightly, and were prepared to risk everything to protect their generals, risk everything to block the incoming enemies, and then try to let them The general's determination to survive and return to see the child who was about to be born.
In this way, the last hall deep in the fortress gradually became quiet. No one spoke anymore, they were just thinking about their own things and waiting for the final battle to come.
Otherwise!
After half an hour, there was still no movement outside...
"strangeness……"
"Sorum, where are the enemies?"
"It's been so long. Logically speaking, it's time for them to attack, right?"
Vargas, who didn't know what he was thinking just now and had said nothing, suddenly became impatient, and asked aloud with some doubts and anxiety.
"!!"
"Open the door!"
"I'll go out and take a look!"
"remember!"
"When I come back, I'll knock twice!"
Solum, the commander of the empire, also felt that something was not right, so after saying something hastily, he asked the soldiers guarding the door to open the door.
He wanted to go out and see what was going on outside.
"Sorum!"
"careful!"
Vargas did not stop him. After all, in this situation, someone always needs to go out and take a look.
"Don't worry, General!"
"I know!"
After saying that, while those soldiers quietly opened the door of the fortress hall, and when a gap was opened that allowed him to pass, Sorum rushed out quickly, and then the imperial soldiers hurriedly opened the door. For a moment, the two heavy doors were quickly closed and put up with crossbars to prevent enemies from hitting the doors.
Even though they knew that it might not be of much use and that the enemy's spell or sword energy could blow it apart, they still chose to do it because they just wanted to prevent the enemy from attacking for a while. Speed, even just for a little while.
Another ten minutes passed...
Benedict! Benedict!
When everyone was getting a little impatient and worried about Sorum who volunteered to go out, finally, two urgent knock signals sounded outside the door.
So, Vargas waved his hand, and the imperial soldiers hurriedly took down the crossbar holding the door, struggled to open the heavy door, and then saw Solum running in sweating profusely.
"No need to close it anymore!"
"General!"
"good news!"
"The enemy has retreated!!"
Solum first asked the soldiers guarding the door not to close the door again, and then he spoke loudly and excitedly.
"ah?"
"Retreating?"
"But why?!"
Vargas was immediately stunned, and the two big copper bell eyes on his bald head suddenly widened.
You know, when the battle reaches this point, the other side only needs one attack to kill you and the last dozens of imperial soldiers around you, almost all of whom are injured, and gain the opportunity to annihilate the Imperial Flame Dragon. The supreme honor of the commander of the corps does not take much time, but why did the other party run away at this time?
"have no idea!"
"I just ran to the city wall to take a look, and I found that the elites of Karsus were heading towards the ancient city of Bardia."
"And they were walking so fast and in such a hurry that I almost didn't see their tails!"
Sorum didn't know why, but he excitedly told what he saw.
Anyway, he only knew that their General Vargas no longer had to fight to death here with useless guys like them, and he could go back to visit his wife who was about to give birth.
"The ancient city of Bardia?"
"!!"
"No, it's the Holy Sword..."
"The man we just fought with had a weird hair accessory on his head, right?"
Vargas seemed to have remembered some important information, and then hurriedly asked Solum.
"Seems to be?"
"correct!"
"Princess Shirley of Karsus seems to be wearing one too?"
After scratching his bald head, Imperial Commander Sorum thought for a while and then spoke with some uncertainty.
"Oops!"
"They are indeed going for the Holy Sword!"
"Is it possible..."
"It's that guy Leon, are they already taking action?"
Vargas began to speculate suspiciously.
However, no matter how much he guessed, it was useless, because now they only had dozens of defeated soldiers left here. Apart from sending people to inform the empire and the major legions about the infiltration of small enemy forces, what else could they do? Neither can be done.
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