Chapter 613 Starting

The magical light is so bright, it looks like a huge pillar connecting the heaven and the earth in the dimming sky at dusk. It is impossible for any creature with vision to miss it. Those on the wall of the Rock Fortress are always on guard. The soldiers in the north were certainly less likely to ignore it.

An elite force quickly left the fortress and followed the direction of the magic light into the wilderness on the edge of Pompeii. Before the light dissipated, they found the source of this unusual magic burst.

A "stone statue" made of a mixture of rock and crystal stood upright in the wilderness, holding a long sword and facing the east. Near the stone statue, the soldiers found a huge stone engraved with words.

The news was quickly sent to the Rock Fortress. The commander of the fortress, Sir Walder Perici, arrived at the scene before the sky was completely dark. The old knight looked at the scene in front of him in amazement - he recognized He knew the appearance of the stone statue because he had seen that young face in some information.

"This stone statue is... Marquis Belk Laurent?" Walder muttered to himself in disbelief, "This..."

He first subconsciously thought that It was indeed a stone statue, but he soon became suspicious and had some terrible associations - he found that the stone statue was so lifelike, even every strand of hair and every fold of clothing was clearly visible, a series of crystal clear The crystals that are still shimmering are inlaid on the surface of the stone statue, as if growing out of the "skin" of the "stone statue", which looks frightening.

This reminded the old knight of some recent intelligence coming from the north.

The writing on the huge stone near the stone statue seemed to confirm his judgment.

After carefully looking at the carvings on the boulder, this reliable old knight immediately turned to his adjutant: "Knight Margarita, contact Grand Duke Gawain immediately!"

The news from the deepest part of the northern polluted area... came to me in the most unexpected way.

Berk Loren turned into a stone statue? What has he experienced? How did he come to the Rock Fortress? Why did he undergo that transformation? All this is confusing, but Gawain vaguely guesses some truths.

On the holographic projection next to the desk, a female knight with brown shawl hair is waiting for an order: "Sir, how should we deal with... the situation here?"

Gawain watched He glanced at the holographic projection - behind Margarita, he saw in the wilderness to the north of the Rock Fortress, an upright "stone statue" standing quietly among the gravel and weeds, illuminated by the radiance of the surrounding magic crystal lamps. Illuminating, in the face that had turned into stone and was covered with crystal, Gawain vaguely remembered the scene when he last saw the other person.

“Check whether the ‘Stone Statue’The remaining pollution factors are characterized by mixed arcane energy and unstable life reactions - if not, bring him back," Gawain ordered, not forgetting to remind, "Be careful not to injure him at all. ”

Although he didn’t know what Belk had gone through specifically, he could guess something: a brave knight should not continue to be exposed in the wilderness.

After the communication ended, Gawain raised his head and looked at Amber who was standing next to him. The latter was still in a daze at this time, muttering in a low voice: "The entire Eastern Legion... is it really over like this? "

Gawain shook his head slightly: "I'm afraid it's not just the Eastern Legion that will be destroyed. "

Then he activated the Magic Network communication terminal again and called the emergency line of the military zone: "Philip, come to the Lord's Mansion. ”

The situation in some areas of the Giant Wood Crossing has been clarified, and the current status of the Eastern Legion has been found out. Although further supplements and evidence are needed from Solderin’s intelligence, many things can already be started.

He did not wait too long. Thirty minutes later, Betty's voice came from outside the study door: "Master! Philip Knight is here! ! ”

Philip, wearing a knight’s formal attire, walked into the study. After entering the room, he first saluted Gawain, but before he spoke, the Magic Network communication terminal next to Gawain’s desk suddenly lit up again. It stood up and made a buzzing sound.

"Wait a moment. "Gawain waved his hand to Philip, indicating to him to wait, and then turned on the communication device - judging from the special logo that appeared in the air after the magic network terminal was activated, this is an emergency communication with extremely high priority. If it is not very important, The communication device was activated, and the holographic projection above the device quickly condensed into a clear image, and Solderin wearing a blond wig appeared. In the video, the face is serious: "We have important progress here. "

Gawain nodded: "Say. "

"We have reached the edge of the contaminated area and rescued a group of royal soldiers who retreated from the north," Solderin reported quickly and clearly, "According to them As said, all the control areas of the Crown Prince at the Giant Wood Crossing have been contaminated by the 'Crystal Curse', the city of Boulder has fallen, Earl Thorin died in battle, most of the Crown Prince's main force has been destroyed, and the Duchess of Victoria Wilder and her mountains have been destroyed. The legion is trapped in the north, and the current situation is unknown. Some of the remnants of the royal army are breaking out to the northwest. The current situation is unknown. A large number of crystal cluster giants have gathered into an army and are moving towards Saint-Sunil. "

"The royal soldiers who retreated from the north? "Gawain's heart moved, and what suddenly came to his mind was another piece of information he had just received, a warning from Belk Laurent, "You first check the blood of those people..."

So Although Delin didn't quite understand, he still carried out the order immediately. Gawain got up and went to the Ansu map next to him, making marks and marks on the map based on the situation that Solderin had just reported.deduction.

Soon, the high-level rangers returned to the holographic projection again. Fortunately, the royal soldiers rescued by the Steel Rangers showed no signs of infection.

"Who was leading those soldiers? How did they come to the south of the contaminated area?"

"A knight named Mitchell, he and his team were following One of the teams that broke out to the northwest, but the entire breakout team encountered an ambush by the "Crystal Legion" near the Zishui River Valley. The main force was cut off, and Mitchell and his team were also separated from the main force - due to heading north With no hope of continuing to break out, they began to move south."

"Was ambushed by the cluster army?"

"Yes, those infected by the cluster...although they looked different. They turned into monsters, but we found that they still have reason, but their thinking and cognition have been completely alienated, and they regard normal living people as enemies..."

Solderin and his Iron Rangers We really collected a lot of vital intelligence.

In the next period of time, Gawain asked many more details about the north, about the "cluster infected people", and about the situation in the contaminated area. Solderin also collected information from him along the way. A lot of information was reported in detail and quickly.

Gradually, the situation in the originally foggy Holy Spirit Plain finally became clear. Gawain quickly combined all the known information in his mind. On the satellite map overlooking Ansu, a large number of vague and unknown information appeared. Area after area was filled and improved.

Belk Laurent brought intelligence about the Eastern Territory Control Area and the Eastern Territory Legion, while Solderlin got the first-hand information from the King. All the information corroborated and filled in the gaps. Complete, main contaminated areas, the distribution of crystal cluster "monsters" and their many characteristics, possible hiding spots and escape routes for survivors...all gathered together.

Gawain turned his head and looked at Philip, who was standing in front of him with a solemn expression - the young knight was waiting for orders.

"The First Combat Corps and the attached mechanized corps - attack immediately, target, Holy Spirit Plains."

"Yes!"

After thinking briefly, Gao Wen continued: "This time, I will also go on an expedition."

"Are you going to go on an expedition?" The first person whose eyes widened was not Philip, but Amber, who was standing next to Gawain, "You are not... …”

This elf’s shame stopped abruptly in the middle of the sentence, and at least restrained himself from saying the words “The sudden death on the spot during the last expedition left a psychological shadow.” , but her glaring look clearly revealed what was in her mind.

“The situation is different,” Gawain could guess what Amber wanted to say, but this time he was not angry, just smiled calmly, “In today’s situation, we can only win the war by doing our best to ensure victory. There is hope for the future."

Then he paused and sighed slightly.

"This kingAfter all, the country has turned into a mess that can’t be ended - it’s time for me, the guy who crawled out of the coffin, to clean it up for them. "

Ten minutes later, Philip left the Lord's Mansion. He was going to the military area, summoning his adjutants and staff, reorganizing all the intelligence and formulating a more complete and practical march plan before heading north. Amber also left the Lord's Mansion. She was going to arrange a series of affairs for the Military Intelligence Agency to ensure that all matters such as wartime intelligence and public opinion on the rear were running in an orderly manner. Gawain left his study and came to Tire's room——< /p>

Miss Siren is not soaking in her favorite large pool at this moment, but is occupying the west side of the room, occupying the huge space in circles. When the door opens, she It was wagging the tip of its tail slightly, humming an unknown song.

It was not a sound that humans could make. The melody of the song was mixed with a lot of ethereal echoes and harmonies like ocean waves. , it sounds beautiful and mysterious, but beyond the frequencies that the human ear can recognize, there seems to be a richer and more complex sound range that only the people of the deep sea can hear.

Gawain came here to find it. When the Siren was discussing things, he didn't expect that the other party was not only awake, but even singing. To be honest, it was so rare for her to be able to do something consistent with the racial identity of the "Siren" that Gawain couldn't help it. He asked: "Can you still sing?" "

"I am a siren, this is our instinct, okay? "Tier poked the floor with the tip of his tail, expressing his dissatisfaction with Gawain's question with a "duoduo" sound, and then asked curiously, "By the way, you have something to do with me? Looking at the serious look on your face... I'm afraid it's not a big deal. "

Gawain nodded and got straight to the point: "As for what you mentioned last time, about sensing the smell of 'food' in the northeast, I would like to know more about it. "

"Ah..." Tier sighed softly, his winding snake tail sliding on the floor, and his body moved little by little in front of Gawain, "It seems that things are really not small... …”

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The deepest part of the Fortress of Disobedience, beyond the boundary of the material world, beyond the shadow realm that reflects the real world, is located next to the Fortress of Disobedience in the Shadow Realm. The huge corpse was as silent as it had been for thousands of years.

The giant deer, as tall as a hill, floated quietly among the broken floating islands and rubble, surrounded by countless twisted metal debris. In the space around this divine corpse, around the giant deer, a layer of light filled with a sense of holiness and power floats slightly as if it will never go out. And further away, those inside and outside the Disobedience Fortress that have a history of thousands of years are floating. Most of the ancient magic devices have been extinguished, leaving only the faint glow of runes flickering slowly in the darkness, accompanying the body of the giant deer Amorn that has fallen for three thousand years.

This unchanging state of silence seems to last forever. Go down.

But suddenly, a change happened——

On the huge divine corpse, the light shone slowly.Flow, the closed eyes of Julu Amorn quietly opened a little.