??
In a blur, Fang Yu felt a pair of hands groping for his face. After struggling to hold up his eyelids, he felt a dull light filtering through between his eyelashes, which made his eyeballs tremble and tears well up in his eyes.
??In the blurry field of vision, a bright gaze became clear first. It was the beautiful eyes of the ship officer, looking at him as if she could talk, stable, clear, and restrained.
Sylvide looked at the captain's cheek covered with blood scabs with a little worry, her hand gently caressed it, and looked at his slightly opened eyes, which could not help but shine with surprise.
??She lowered her head and touched his chapped lips lightly.
??Fang Plover groaned in a daze, not knowing whether it was because of his blushing or the dizzy and burning pain in his head.
??"The sand pirates were repelled." Sylvide looked at him and said softly, her voice a little rusty.
??"So have we won?" Fang Yu asked, still a little dazed and a little confused.
??"Not entirely."
??The field of vision gradually became clearer. Through Sylvide's shoulder, the sky behind was completely bright. In the distance is a tower, only half of the tattered structure remains, with empty shelves and light shining through.
??It seems to be still in the inner city.
????There are still thick clouds hanging in the sky, low and heavy, and occasionally there is lightning lingering. A bolt of lightning pierced the vast sky, a bright red color that was dazzling. The lightning shot straight through the sky and the earth, and it was like dazzling blood dripping from the clouds.
??Then, more lightning fell from far and near.
??Looking at these lightning bolts, Fang Plover seemed to remember something. He felt dizzy and the scene before Mahazar's death suddenly flashed back to him.
A bolt of blood-red lightning hung from the clouds, beating the King of Sand Thieves to ashes; among the scattered feather dust, there seemed to be a dark red mark, covering the other person's ignorant soul, rising straight into the sky.
??He had a splitting headache and groaned again.
??The ship officer lady gently placed her cold hand on his forehead. Feeling the tenderness here, Fang Yu felt that his headache seemed to be relieved a little.
"What's going on?" He asked hoarsely. The feeling returned from his right shoulder was empty, and then he remembered the previous injury.
"The Sand Bandits are dead, but it can also be said that they are not dead," Sylvide gently pressed his forehead. "Those red lightnings turned them into undead monsters, and now the whole of Questac is covered with these things."
"monster?"
??Fang Plover looked at the red mist floating continuously into the sky in the distance. They rose from every corner on the battlefield, from every corpse of the sand bandit, rose into the air, and gathered into pillars of smoke.
??Blood-colored smoke pillars rose into the sky, and under the low-hanging clouds, they were like tentacles, grabbing the city.
Some black spots seemed to be flying between the smoke pillars.
??He suddenly understood what the previous scene represented.
??That's a soul contract.
Dark legends often describe greedy and ambitious people who sign contracts with evil beings, thereby giving up their souls in exchange for something they deem valuable on the other side of the scale - usually power, wealth and power. Endless power.
And such things actually exist in Aitaria. The methods used by the dark saints to confuse mortals are just that, but for those who are unable to calm down, they are quite powerful. efficient.
Obviously the sand pirates are exactly this kind of people. In their opinion, souls and lives may not be as valuable as a bag of gems, a happy killing, or a woman. They despise the lives of others, including their own.
From the beginning, the targets of the blind followers' ritual sacrifices were not the residents of this city, but the bewitched sand pirates. They had signed a contract with Descartes before they knew it.
And now, it is harvest time.
"Where's Ye Hua?"
"He's out there, dealing with those monsters, but it doesn't mean much, it just prevents them from rushing in and hurting you."
"What about the rest?"
"They're all in Kashan Palace."
It seemed that as Sylvide said, the battle with the Sand Bandits was over and everyone had gathered at Kashan Palace. However, the current situation was still a bit unclear to him.
Fang Yu whispered: "Let's go there too."
The ship officer lady nodded slightly. "Well, the people sent by Her Highness the Princess should be arriving soon."
…
Walking through the streets of the inner city, it is not difficult to see the mess left by previous battles. The tall and majestic buildings were burned into ruins and rubble. The remaining charred beams and columns were still warm, white smoke curled up, and there were still dark red sparks under the ashes.
The fire could start again at any time, but no one was paying attention at this time.
The knights sent by Her Royal Highness the Princess made a simple stretcher. Wrap a flag between two poplar trees and let him lie down on it.
Sylvide was on one side, holding the Pride of the Lone King, and followed closely behind.
Theoretically, the lost right arm can be restored using advanced restoration techniques or prayers, and Bishop Farris should be willing to take action. Even if he couldn't, Fang Yu wasn't too worried. Anyway, he still had a chance to be resurrected.
Soon after, he came into contact with those 'monsters'.
Everyone was walking through the rugged ruins when suddenly a sharp cry came from mid-air, and a shadow seemed to block the sunlight. Fang Plover raised his head and saw a giant beast flapping its wings through the ruins. Its body is very strong, its bones are tall and red like fire, one horn sticks out of its scalp, a faint light flashes in the eye socket, and underneath it has a huge mouth with rows of fangs, as sharp as sharp knives.
The tall monster spread its fleshy wings and landed on a remaining beam with a 'swish' sound. It kicked its strong claws on the stone wall and then turned towards them.
The knights unsheathed their scimitars and turned in that direction. But before it made contact, an arrow shot through the air, hit the monster in the chest, and drove it to the stone wall behind with a bang.
The stone wall made a low muffled sound and collapsed. The ground trembled slightly, raising a cloud of dust.
Ye Hua put away his long bow, and the knights looked over in awe. But in the smoke and dust, the monster was still alive for a while. It struggled and screamed for a while, and then its voice gradually became lower.
Fang Yu looked here silently, Ye Hua made eye contact with him, and both saw the silence in their eyes.
This monster was nailed to death by Ye Hua with one arrow. But that was an arrow from the Ten Kings. Even so, it did not die immediately, which shows how strong its vitality is.
What would happen if ordinary people faced each other?
After the monster died, its huge fleshy wings fluttered feebly on the ground. The dark red blood vessels on them were like lava flowing on volcanic ash, glowing red and flowing slowly downward. The muscles and skin along the path also melted in turn, turning into tiny sparks that scattered and flew into the air.
As if in the blink of an eye, all that was left of the huge corpse was a pile of blackened bones. And the withered bones quickly disappeared with the wind.
Looking at the embers rising into the sky, Sylvester told him that the dust would soon turn into new monsters. "They will not be completely killed, they will be resurrected on this battlefield soon——"
The knights told him that there were two kinds of monsters here, and that was just one of them.
And Fang Plover soon met another one.
He has actually seen that kind of monster before, the blood servants he saw in Tansnir. They emerge from the alleys in groups, and encountering them means experiencing a fierce battle.
Fortunately, the Blood Servant's combat effectiveness is far inferior to the previous monster, and the knights can deal with it calmly. But these monsters are also indestructible. Even if their heads are cut off, they will be resurrected quickly.
"They were sand pirates in life," a knight said to him.
Fang Plover remained silent. It seemed that the blood worms cultivated by the blind followers in Tansnir were first used on these sand pirates. Although they deserve their punishment, the unpredictable methods of blind followers are still disturbing.
The deeper we go into the inner city, the traces of the battle gradually disappear. Lying on the stretcher, he actually saw the living Sand Bandits prisoners for the first time. They were strung together by a rope, and there were many knights in silver helmets standing beside them.
Looking at the knights and the flags on the opponent's spears, Fang Plover couldn't help but be startled. If he read correctly, those were Kaolin people.
The previous knight explained to him that it was the Corinthians who joined the battle at the last moment and defeated the sand pirates. The gratitude in his tone was beyond words.
Fang Yu was a little surprised when he heard this. The Kaulin people have an envoy here, but he knows the alliance between Kaulin-Ithurian and Istania. In the absence of the King of Sand, the other party will generally not intervene in Istania. In the midst of internal strife in Stania.
A Kaolin knight in the distance saw their team at this time, and suddenly left his own people and walked towards this side.
The knight came closer, lifted up his visor, revealed a pair of eyes and looked at them, and made a loud voice under the helmet: "Everyone, can you help us find someone? Have you ever seen such a girl, about nineteen years old? Early age, blond hair, light blue eyes, unusually beautiful——"
There was a necklace tied to his gauntlet, and a round pendant hung at the end of the necklace. The knight moved it a few times to open the pendant, revealing the photo in the crystal below.
He gestured to the little girl above and said to everyone: "That's it, but she's a little older. Have you seen her before?"
The knights of Istania shook their heads.
The moment Fang Plover saw the pendant, he turned around unexpectedly, only to find that Sylvide had put on a headscarf and veil at some point, and looked like a maid from the palace.
Only then did he remember that the other party also had beautiful silver hair and was dressed exactly like he had in Grande.
Sylvester faced his gaze, winked at him playfully under the veil, stretched out her hand, and quietly held his hand.
"Did you call the Kaolin people here?" Fang Yu immediately understood what happened and wrote in her hand.
Like a child who was caught playing a prank, the noble daughter's eyes were crooked and she smiled very nicely.
"But they're looking for you too."
"Don't worry," Sylvide gently gestured on the palm of his hand, making his palm feel a little itchy. "It won't be a problem."
Fang Yu was still a little worried, worried that Sylvide would be noticed by the Kaolin royal family. Here they are just marginalized people, but in that palace dispute, the noble daughter is the center of the whirlpool.
Fortunately, the knight did not pursue the matter. After asking politely, he said goodbye to them.
The atmosphere in the Kashan Palace was still extremely tense.
"The sand bandits have retreated."
"To be exact, most of them turned into those monsters..."
"Those monsters have no intention of attacking Kashan Palace yet, but they are lingering outside the defense line, and the range is obviously getting closer..."
Secher's tone was calm, but it was not difficult to hear the anxiety hidden in his tone. "More importantly, Beicheng..."
"Her Royal Highness the Princess moved most of the civilians to the north, but only some of them escaped from Questac. The rest are now gathered in the North City area..."
"Beicheng is currently the area that suffered the least damage in the previous battle, but there is no guarantee of what will happen next. The guards have confirmed that people attacked and killed by those monsters will also become their kind..."
"But those monsters can't be killed," a noble said angrily: "Are we just waiting here and there for them to turn us into the same kind?"
He gestured vigorously: "In my opinion, we should break out."
"But what about Questac?"
"We moved everyone out, leaving Descartes with an empty city. As long as people are still there, we can build another Cuestaco."
The eldest princess sighed. "Everyone, it's not that easy. When the Sand Bandits attacked the city before, their number was several times that of ours. At that time, we still had an advantage in combat effectiveness, but now it's gone."
She looked through the high platform to the black smoke billowing city in the distance, feeling a little unbearable. "Now they are more numerous than us, and they are stronger than us. Those monsters surround the entire city, and it is impossible for us to break out."
"When will His Majesty the King of Sand return?" someone asked.
But no one can answer this question.
Maybe it was before noon, maybe it was evening, but the question is, even if the army returns, what will happen? Everyone's discussion has intentionally or unintentionally ignored a question: What is the blood-red halo in the sky pregnant with?
"Where is the Evil God Deska?" Only a calm voice asked everyone.
Princess Rupert looked towards the voice, but she didn't need to look to know that the person who said this must be that person's cousin.
"If the twisted incarnation of the evil god comes, not only Questak, but the entire Istania will be implicated." Tang Xin looked at the crowd and said, "Who knows how long its power will last. In history, There have been records for several months, you must not want to know what kind of tragedy happened at that time, right?"
There was silence in the hall.
Ai Xiaoxiao's upper and lower teeth were chattering, but he couldn't help but tug on his friend's sleeve to stop her. She was afraid that these Istanians would become angry and kill them before the evil god came.
But those who can stay at this moment still have some courage, at least no one has said such ridiculous things.
"What should I do?" someone asked helplessly.
Fighting against a dark god, even a twisted incarnation, is enough to bring despair.
"Androma and Lord Marland will not give up on us," the eldest princess said quietly: "As long as hope still exists, we will hold on to a glimmer of opportunity."
"But where is the hope?" Even facing the princess, the man couldn't help but ask.
At this time, the communication crystal in Tang Xin's hand lit up.
She raised her head and looked at Her Royal Highness the Princess: "My brother is back."
The eldest princess's eyes lit up. She still remembers everything that happened the night before. The incredible blow between the Kaolin and that man completely broke the courage of the sand pirates.
They were in such a desperate situation at the time, but they still grasped a glimmer of opportunity. Maybe the miracle won't happen again, but at least she learned not to give up hope easily.
Speaking of which, whether it was the Kaolin people or the Sand Bandit King, they were both brought by the other party. This gave Rupert a sense of unrealistic expectations.
Maybe the other party has something else to do.
However, when she saw Fang Plover's first words, Her Royal Highness the Princess' wish came to nothing. Facing the questioning gaze of the other party, Fang Yu shook his head slightly: "I just woke up and learned about Questak's current situation, Your Royal Highness."
Princess Rupert bit her lip, but looking at the other person's missing hand, a trace of apology flashed in her eyes. "Captain Ed, your hands..."
Fang Plover didn't care too much. "Don't worry, Your Highness Princess, I am the Chosen One, this injury is nothing to me." However, he did not say that he did not have much starlight left.
Princess Rupert knew that what he said was true, so she didn't mention it anymore.
Besides, the Penelope royal family and the temple can also help in this matter.
On the other hand, Tang Xin was on the side, looking at her cousin's miserable state. Although she knew that everything here would not affect the earth, she still couldn't help but frown.
Fang Yu couldn't help but feel a little funny when he saw his cousin's appearance, and whispered in private: "Tangtang, you look so ugly like this."
He originally thought that his cousin would be so angry that he would just roll his eyes, but he didn't expect that the latter would only blink his eyes, and his eyes would turn red. Fang Yu was so frightened that he lost his mind and hurriedly shouted: "Crybaby, you're not coming again..."
Tang Xin wiped the corners of her eyes and said quietly, "Just wait, I'm going to file a complaint."
Fang Yu suddenly lost his soul. If his aunt knew that he was in such a miserable state, she would probably grab his ears and take him back to the earth.
It was just that their brother and sister communicated privately, and the hall became unusually quiet for a while.
Fang Yu noticed the external changes and turned around. He looked at the worried Princess and Aleph beside him, and then said: "Your Majesty, although I can't do anything, but Maybe someone can give us a solution."
As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall couldn't help but cast their eyes in this direction.
Princess Rupert even lost her voice slightly: "Captain Ed, are you telling the truth?"
Fang Yu nodded slightly. He pressed his remaining left hand on his communication crystal and felt the slight tremor there. After a while, he opened his mouth and said:
"They're here."
A weak voice came from outside the hall at this moment:
"Mr. Ed?"
That was the voice of a certain mystic girl.
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