A stream of arrows flew over Tianlan's head.
Normally, this little girl would have at least screamed out of fright, holding her head and shrinking down. But at this moment, her voice was hoarse and she was really weak. She just watched the arrow pass over her head, fly away, and hit a city wall in that direction, breaking into two pieces.
Her eyes reflected the sky-high firelight, and the swaying light and shadow seemed to project the scene of hell onto the human world. There were several charred corpses under the fire scene, swaying, and they had probably lost their starlight. The raging flames burning on the street illuminated the scene of sand pirate ants attacking the city on the other side. In that peaceful world, she had never seen a real war, with so many people losing their minds.
The sand bandits climbed up the city wall and fought with the few guards. Taking advantage of the terrain and the close proximity of the Andromeda Temple behind them, the palace guards pushed the sand bandits off the city wall more than once. But soon, they had to face enemies several times their own. The tug-of-war lasted for at least half an hour, and the sand bandits had already captured an urn city.
They are advancing towards the inner line of defense. Once this is lost, Cuistak's defenders will lose the second line of defense, leaving only the last line of insurance.
Tianlan looked at the dark tide advancing along the city head, and the tall and fierce man in the distance surrounded by a group of capable sand bandits. For a moment, the other party looked in this direction. Even though they were so far apart, she seemed to feel the other party's cold gaze, and for a moment she felt uncomfortable in her chest.
That's the legendary king of sand pirates, Mahazar, right?
In the past, this name was just like a legend to her. What does a sand pirate with a notorious reputation have to do with her being an earthling and a chosen one? But at this moment, Tianlan couldn't say such words at all. She had direct contact with the sand bandits several times and almost died on the battlefield.
Although she knew it was not a real death, she was still so scared that she cried when she recalled it. She never thought that she would be so weak.
A hand reached out.
The surface looks slender and soft, the skin shows a healthy wheat color, and the hand shape is perfect. The first impression given to people is that the owner is a beautiful person. Tian Lan raised her head with a smoky face and a dirty little face. Her hair was messy like a bird's nest, and at a glance she saw Her Royal Highness the Princess standing in front of her.
Rupert put on a brand new suit of armor, and the horrific wound on his chest disappeared without a trace. There was no trace of fireworks dust on his body anymore, and there was only the heroic spirit of a girl between his brows. Tian Lan looked at the direction in which the other party came, and realized that the princess had just walked out of Androma's temple - even the eldest princess had died once, in the previous battle.
"Are you okay?" The eldest princess wiped the little girl's face and asked softly.
Sky Blue's tears rolled down immediately, and she immediately thought of the situation when the other party blocked the enemy's attack and pushed her up from under the parapet.
"Your Highness, you can't go up any more..."
Rupert smiled: "I still have three chances to be resurrected. How about it? Have you contacted Captain Ed?"
Tianlan shook her head with tears in her eyes.
"Then continue, Tianlan, I promised Captain Ed that I will protect you. Don't worry, the Sand Bandits will not be able to invade this inner city before we completely fail."
But that's what Tianlan is most worried about at the moment.
She couldn't say a word, she only felt a deep sense of powerlessness enveloped her - in the Seven Seas Brigade, it was Brother Ed and the others who protected her, and here, she had to rely on the eldest princess. Your Highness's protection. She thought she could help others, but in fact, she couldn't help anyone.
She suddenly felt that her own safety was actually insignificant, because compared to that, she hoped that everyone here could survive well.
But she was holding the magic harp with a broken corner, feeling that there was nothing she could do.
After Princess Rupert said those words, she turned around and led a group of knights who had also just been resurrected through the city road towards the battlefield. Tianlan looked at the knights who were silent about Andromeda or Malan, and felt an indescribable discomfort in her heart. She couldn't see the body lying quietly on the top of the city not far away, with no one around. Ask about the corpse.
He was wearing armor with the Holy Emblem of Marlan. He might have been a noble paladin in his lifetime - that armor reminded Tian Lan of the Big Cat Man, but she couldn't wait to close her eyes, as if she was afraid of seeing the Big Cat Man. Lying in that place - but she actually knew the knight, had spoken to her in the previous battle, and thanked her for playing music for them during the battle.
But Tianlan actually knew that she was just an incompetent poet, and the morale-boosting magic song would have no effect at all in a battle of this level.
What the other party said was mostly to comfort her.
But the person who said these comforting words also lost his last starlight in a previous battle and lay quietly in that place. Perhaps it would take until after the battle for anyone to notice that his body, which had become cold, rested in this place together with his proud armor.
Such a person was probably a hero in Tianlan's memory in the past, but it was not until this moment that she understood the true meaning of a hero. How she wished that the other person's body could once again have white spots of light emerging from her body. The starlight that usually seemed to her just like a numerical value, this moment was so precious.
But it was all just her fantasy.
The knight's body lay there quietly, nothing happened.
Tears once again blurred her vision, and she wanted to do something in her heart, but even the magic piano given to her by the captain was accidentally broken in the previous battle. Why are you so useless? With tears in her eyes, Tian Lan just held the communication crystal in her hand, and suddenly remembered the words of Her Royal Highness the Princess. As if possessed, she called for a response from the other end of the crystal again and again.
That was about the only thing she could do.
And at that moment, a rustling sound with strong interference suddenly came from the crystal, and among the noise came a questioning voice with some doubts:
"Is it you, Tianlan..."
"What happened over there?"
The voice sounded gentle, but Tianlan almost thought she was hallucinating. She could remain calm at first, but she just shouted in a choked tone: "Is it me, is it Brother Ed?"
But as the voice on the other side of the crystal soon fell silent again, the emotions accumulated in the little girl's heart finally burst out, just like a drowning man grasping at the last straw and losing hope again. She finally couldn't help crying. While crying and sobbing, he said:
"Brother Ed, where are you..."
"Luo Yu, you big idiot, why haven't you shown up yet..."
"The Grand Princess cannot hold on any longer..."
But there was no response from the crystal.
The figures of Her Royal Highness the Princess and her knights finally disappeared on the city wall. In the distance, only the deafening shouts of killing could be heard.
Tian Lan was crying, as if she had dried up her tears. She wiped the red corners of her eyes and stared blankly at the knight's body in that direction. She didn't know where the courage came from. She hurriedly put the crystal into her arms and ran in that direction.
She may not be able to do anything else, and they may lose this battle, but at least they cannot let the hero's body fall into the hands of the enemy.
Especially in the hands of those nasty sand thieves——
At this moment, everyone on the battlefield no longer had the energy to pay attention to the terrifying things between the clouds.
People seem to have forgotten everything, only remembering the instinct to fight. In order to survive, they have to fight to the death - and the blood-red eyes in the air are only watching everyone on the earth silently, watching the mortals struggling with each other, Kill each other. The wisps of power escaped from the starlight and turned into blood-red light, shooting straight into the sky.
…
The entire hall of Kashan Palace fell silent.
There seemed to be only Tianlan's almost hoarse cry in the crystal. All the ministers looked at each other, some speechless.
Aleph's face was as dark as water, and he looked at Seschel aside: "Master Seschel, we have to think of something. My father has left all this in my hands. I can't just watch my sister. Some of my friends are out there fighting for me, and we're just here arguing and arguing and getting nothing done."
The old patriarch of the Oath Keepers clan looked at the others. He understood that His Highness the Prince's words were not so much for him as for everyone present.
The expressions of all the princes and ministers varied. It was hard to guarantee that there was no one among them who was bribed by the blind followers. However, facing the aggressive offensive of the King of Sand Thieves, they could not help but hesitate. Although Seineman said it nicely and the sand pirates would ensure the safety of their families afterwards, looking at the situation at hand, there was still a question of how trustworthy the words of the blind followers were.
What's more, there is no news from the King of Sand. It is said that Seniman's plan should have been successful, and they should also have received the news.
But now, whether it was the thing above Questac or the sand pirates in front of them, they all felt a sense of insecurity.
Although the actions of the Sand King Babartan, his father, and his daughter offended many princes and nobles, everyone still maintained superficial 'harmony' after all. If the sand bandits invade the palace, will the other party also maintain this superficial 'harmony'? In the hearts of all the nobles, the King of Sand is naturally a 'tyrant', but how good will Mahazar be? Do they still have any brains?
"Deploy all the troops in the palace, as well as all your servants, servants and knights," Aleph replied quietly: "Without the inner city, Kashan Palace cannot stop those sand thieves. .The royal family’s wealth is hidden in this palace, and your wealth is hidden in the inner city. You don’t think there will be any difference in the eyes of the sand bandits about our wealth, right?”
This sentence finally shook the confidence of all the noble ministers. Even the die-hards who had insisted at first that they had sent all the servants and knights could not help but hesitate at this moment.
"But Your Highness," a voice said after a while, "several Dukes are already outside, and the rest of us don't have the skills to lead an army..."
"You don't," Aleph said coldly, "I do."
You can hear a pin drop in the hall.
The person who spoke was frightened for a moment. "But Your Highness, you..."
"My sister can do it, why can't I?"
Aleph stood up from his seat and looked around the hall. "...There is no one among the sons and daughters of the Sand King who dares to stand up at this time...and there is no one in Istania who dares not to sacrifice his life for his friends. Have you all forgotten? Here is It is a desert country, and the honors followed by your ancestors are still dared to be fulfilled at this moment - don't you look down on the Penelope family and think that the current royal family is just a group of upstarts."
"Don't be hypocritical and deny it. I'll tell it for you. But look at yourselves. Compared with us, you are just a group of timid and cowardly people."
The young future king looked like an angry lion at the moment, much like his father when he was young. He looked around at everyone and spoke in a rare and unscrupulous manner: "Okay, you stay here and wait for the sand thieves to come and chop off your heads. Those who are still bloody think they are still Istania. Whoever is a descendant of man, come out with me.”
"Even if I die, I will stand and die in front of the King of Sand Thieves."
As soon as he said this, no one in the hall dared to say a word.
The ministers said nothing, but a few people came out of the crowd and came to the young king.
However, Miss Nightingale could no longer stand this scene. She only looked at those who were still hesitant and coldly said: "You guys can find a way to contact Captain Ed. I'll go find Tianlan." ." After leaving these words, she left Kashan Palace alone.
And right behind her, the ship officer also smiled slightly, turned and left.
After the two walked out of the palace, Alyssa looked at the noble daughter with some surprise: "Miss Sylvide, why are you here too?"
In her impression, this noble daughter was not a character who was good at fighting on the front line.
"I asked Baggins and Siesta to go with you," Sylvide smiled: "I don't dare to lose you before Ed comes back. As for me, I will find some other people."
"Some other people?"
Sylvide nodded slightly. "There is actually a force in this palace that we can use. They have been watching the show for so long, so it's time to take action. After all, the Sand Bandits don't care about their identities."
Alyssa looked at her and suddenly realized: "You are going to find the Kaolin people, but they boarded their airship early in the morning, and they will only watch."
Sylvide smiled: "They won't."
Alyssa looked at the other party quietly, and suddenly shook her head.
"Silweid, Ed will never agree to it, and neither will I."
Sylvester narrowed her eyes with a smile, as cunning as a fox. "Thank you, Alyssa, but don't be so nervous. I didn't say I wanted to sacrifice myself. The matter hasn't gotten that serious yet, and I'm not that stupid."
"and you……"
"Leave it to me."
Miss Nightingale looked at the other party suspiciously.
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"Luo Yu, you big idiot, why haven't you shown up yet..."
Listening to the hoarse voice of crying gradually disappearing from the crystal, the deck couldn't help but feel a little quiet for a while, only the whistling of the wind was left.
Fang Yu couldn't help but look at Luo Yu who was standing aside, but the latter only pressed the crystal pillar on the magic furnace and said nothing. He looked at Luo Hao, who was standing in front of him. He had previously said that he wanted to see him for something, but he hadn't said anything yet.
Luo Hao listened to the voice silently. After a while, he turned around and replied:
"Exploding crystal."
Fang Yu was slightly startled, with a hint of surprise in his voice. "Exploding crystal?"
Luo Hao nodded. "A large number of explosive crystals were left on the Daoud. We did not dispose of them at first. Later, after the airship crashed, I asked the people from Rufu's Shield to bring those things out, but Questac City inspected them. Strictly, we will definitely not be allowed to bring these things into the city, so we hid them outside the city, and I can probably still find the place."
This was an unexpected surprise. Fang Yu quickly asked: "How many are there in total?"
"About dozens of kilograms."
Dozens of kilograms are enough to blow up the Daoud to the point where not even a scrap is left. And these things can really come in handy right now. Fang Yu looked at the other party, and suddenly remembered how silent this guy was before, and probably realized that the other party might have a mature idea. He pondered for a moment before asking: "Then what are you going to do?"
"Based on the level of the sand pirates, these explosive crystals can damage them, but they are limited and cannot have a decisive effect." Luo Hao was indeed confident. "But if the sand pirates haven't invaded the inner city yet, they will definitely have a main attack direction, and maybe even the king of sand pirates, Mahazar, is there. If we can airdrop the entire ship of crystals - —”
This is definitely a bold idea, although there are many problems with it.
Fang Yu's eyes flashed slightly after hearing this. "Then go get those crystals back first. I'll let them take Miss Afifah off the ship there first. Then we will take off again and break into the city. But the problem now is how to ensure that the ship is safe after we leave the ship. Falling in the right direction without deviating from the target - and how to set the detonation time for so many explosive crystals in the last period of time?"
Luo Hao couldn't help but fell silent.
This was exactly where he had been having a headache. The former was okay, but there were at least hundreds of explosive crystals weighing tens of kilograms. According to the maximum activation time of the explosive crystals, the time left for injecting magic power was only about two minutes at most. It's not that there isn't enough time, but the problem is how to accurately determine the moment it hits the ground and start?
In terms of the fragility of the explosive crystal, once the magic power is injected into the airship, if it is not started before it hits the ground, the violent vibration will definitely damage its internal ether structure, causing it to be unable to take effect.
It was at this time that Luo Yu raised his head and replied quietly: "I have a way."
After a pause, he added: "I have a way to control the airship and determine the time point when the crystal detonates..."
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