Welsh Morn was crowned.
At this moment when Anzu is about to collapse.
Part of what happened in the Golden Oak Hall eventually spread. Under some kind of intentional or unintentional control, the nobles who lived in the inner city but were not qualified to enter the Golden Oak Hall knew the general story of what happened. They knew that the king executed the "traitor", that the new king had obtained the allegiance of the royal knights before he was crowned, that Duke Baldwin Franklin of the Westland handed over the king's golden crown, and that Wales personally completed his coronation - ——In addition to these superficial experiences, only a few people know about the purges that took place in the Knights and the imprisonment of several nobles for treason after the coronation ceremony.
In this way, there was finally a king on the long-vacant throne, and the royal knights once again returned to the battlefield in the name of the king. On that day, many pale nobles came out of the Golden Oak Hall. , and the previously noisy voices of various factions were unified into one place. News about the "Southern Reinforcements" began to spread throughout the city, and the new king came forward to confirm the authenticity of the news.
As a result, the soldiers guarding the city were encouraged, the nobles in the various knight orders also settled down, the frightened citizens regained some courage, and the order of the royal capital, which was on the verge of collapse, swayed on the edge of the cliff. After a circle, he finally returned to the safe border - although all this is only temporary, this "temporary" is what St. Sunil needs.
A huge arcane arc split the air, accompanied by a strong flash and a series of explosions that bombarded the southeastern city wall. The huge Saint-Sunil shield rippled, and the The impact of the arcane arc disappeared, leaving only a remnant of electric light licking the shield and dissipating in the air outside the city wall.
The soldiers staggered in shock. A knight wearing a cape with the royal emblem was the first to get up from the crowd, raised his sword and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Ballista - with enchanted arrows." Arrow!”
The knight’s halo of inspiration spread around, allowing the ordinary soldiers to quickly regain their ability to move. The soldiers rushed to the nearest ballista and the platform stacked with arrows, and started Quickly prepare for a counterattack - the so-called "arrows" of the city defense ballistae are actually standard-sized war spears. The steel arrowheads are inlaid with a little bit of fine mithril. The battle mage stood beside the ballistae and saw the soldiers shooting the new ballistae. After the arrows were put into the groove, they immediately injected magical power into the mithril.
The bow string vibrated with a "bang" sound, and huge "arrows" with shimmering arrows shot out of the air. Before the magic contained in the mithril completely dissipated, they had already drawn an arc. Falling into the surging tide of terror on the plain, a flash of light exploded at the point of fall, followed by a medium-sized explosion and fireball rising into the sky.
On the city wall, the knight raised his sword again and shouted loudly: "Reload - aim!" "Let go!!"
The second round of enchanted crossbow arrows fell towards the battlefield, And along with those hugeThe arrows flew out together with the large arcane missiles fired from the battle mage tower behind the city wall. The second round of strikes exploded a more magnificent fire among those monsters, in exchange for an equally grand fire. Fight back - Even the frantic monsters have the instinct to fight back, and the arcane arc like a sudden storm arrives in an instant.
A holy white light came just in time, blocking those arcane arcs before they began to consume the Saint Sunil shield. Veronica, wearing a simple white dress, walked slowly Climbing up the city wall, she opened her hands slightly, and the holy light floated in the air beside her, faintly resonating with the entire priesthood behind her.
"The priests are here!" The knight commanding the defense here shouted in surprise, "Everyone reset, reload, and continue to fight back!!"
A large number of people wearing white robes Holy Light Priests and Holy See Knights in white armor ran up the city wall from behind Veronica. While releasing various magical spells to help resist the attacks of the Cluster Giant, they began to quickly treat the injured soldiers - even with Saint Su With the existence of Nier's large shield, not all attacks can be blocked. The arcane lightning that occasionally penetrates the shield and the shock wave generated when the shield vibrates violently will cause casualties to the defending soldiers, and he has the ability to heal. The priest is particularly important at this time.
All kinds of shouts filled the surroundings, occasionally mixed with the sounds of magic bursts, shield resonances, and bows and crossbows being launched. This hell is full of death and war and the peaceful and peaceful Holy Light Cathedral. It seemed like two extremes, but Veronica was in the middle of it, her face still maintained a calm and holy look, as if she was not affected by the surrounding environment at all.
In fact, there was even a substantive "tranquil" aura surrounding her, as if the peaceful environment of the Holy Light Cathedral had been solidified in her body, and she followed her actions to the city wall superior.
"Just because there is a king on the throne..."
Veronica quietly looked at the scene of united efforts in front of her, speaking in a voice that only she could hear clearly Said softly.
A mid-level priest wearing a white robe with gold edges ran to Veronica: "Holy Lady! There have been a large number of casualties on the western section of the city wall. The priests over there..."
Veronica smiled gently and said in a reassuring tone: "You can bring people to support, and just leave this place to me."
"Sir, your Safety..."
"You are here to protect the city, not me," Veronica interrupted, "Go ahead, I won't be able to protect myself."
"...Yes."
The priests left quickly, while Veronica stood quietly on the city wall where the fierce battle was going on, and the power of the holy light slowly passed from her side. Spreading out, covering all the nearby soldiers and part of the Saint Sunil shield, this steady stream of powerful holy light even exceeded the total power of the entire priesthood. Under the blessing of the holy light, this defense line quickly stabilized. down, even turned intoA powerful counterattack phase.
The knight who commanded the defense cast a grateful look at Veronica, but did not have time to express his thanks in detail - if it were normal, the knight would not let go of this person who could compete with the "Saint Princess" Opportunities to talk and pay tribute, but right now, the task of guarding the city is clearly more important than anything else.
Veronica just nodded to the knight lightly, then lowered her head and looked at the holy light escaping around her.
This power of light is endless. Even without deliberate prayer and guidance, they are naturally emerging and gathering.
"The will to protect... is very strong," Veronica whispered to herself, her fingers stirring a ray of holy light beside her as if fidgeting with something tangible, "Interesting What is surprising is that a small number of non-Holy Light believers on the city wall are also receiving equal protection...
"Will human beings' desire for survival at this moment exceed the constraints planned in the field of faith...
"People are really guiding the Holy Light..."
Veronica raised her head and looked at another section of the city wall not far away.
The new King Anzu, who was crowned just yesterday, stood upright behind the wall. He held the king's sword with both hands, and his armor with complex golden patterns shone in the sun, with a blue background. The royal cloak with gold patterns swayed slightly behind him, while the king's golden crown was still on his head, heavy and solemn.
This is an outfit that is particularly eye-catching on any occasion. From a practical sense, appearing on the battlefield wearing such a bright armor will only make you become the target of the enemy very quickly, but here , only if it is eye-catching enough, the soldiers guarding the city can clearly see where the king is and maintain high morale.
Whether it is the coronation of a new king, the intelligence of reinforcements, or the powerful control of various nobles by the Knights, the fighting spirit and unity brought by all these methods are temporary. This is a besieged city. The city is alone, and there are endless enemies outside. No matter how tough the iron will is, it will be continuously consumed in this trapped situation. Therefore, the king must stand on the city wall to extend this "temporary" as long as possible.
A gust of wind sounded, and Baldwin Franklin used his flying skills to land next to Wales Morn: "Your Majesty, the shield of the western section of the city wall has been recharged, and the wall is repairing itself. The defense line Temporarily stable."
Welsh nodded slightly: "What are the casualties?"
"Three hundred and twenty soldiers were injured, and twenty-seven died on the spot, but the priests were injured. Arriving in time, the casualties did not increase further."
"Where is the western wall barrier?"
"It is still intact, and the shield blocked the most powerful blow."
The so-called western wall fortress refers to the defensive structure formed by the part of the main city wall extending forward in the western section, plus the entire "guard fortress" on the west side. The corresponding east wall fortress is . These two fortress structures are St. Sunil's greatest reliance when facing attacks from the Holy Spirit Plains.
Welsh breathed a sigh of relief and looked back from the direction of the plain: "Keep this situation, we can defend it."
"But we will run out of mages on the fifth or sixth day The energy of the tower and the large shield will be close to the limit. After that, we can only fight with human lives."
"Seven hundred years ago, our ancestors used their human lives to knock down this place. There is nothing wrong with using one's life to defend it now."
Duke Baldwin's eyes stayed on Wales's face for a long time, and finally said softly: "Your Majesty, almost everyone failed to really look at it. Thank you."
Welsh did not look back, but said quietly: "Actually, their judgment was correct."
After two seconds of silence, Baldwin made a sound. Ruoyou sighed, and then said: "Your Majesty, if everything goes as expected, Duke Gawain Cecil's army will arrive in seven days. No matter how they do it, this army has the ability to kill them all. The power of monsters has the ability to quell this disaster."
"I know."
"...So, it seems that this is also in your plan."
p>There was a wordless silence on the city wall for a while. Only the shouts of death in the distance and the whistling and blasting sounds passing through the air came and went. After a few minutes, Duke Baldwin's voice broke the silence. : "Your Majesty, prepare for the worst in everything. If reinforcements do not arrive in seven days, are you ready?"
"Of course," Wales said calmly, "My surname is Moen. ”
“Then, Franklin is with you”
…
The dazzling stream of light formed by the “Calibator” beam gradually dissipated. There was a twisted trajectory left in the air, indicating that the terrible torrent had existed before. After the crystal clusters on the river bank that might threaten the armored cargo ships were eliminated, the entire fleet began to accelerate again, quickly heading towards the north bank of the Gorgon River. keep going.
On the Pioneer, a huge armored griffin landed smoothly on the wide deck. A female griffin knight turned over and jumped off her mount. After handing her partner to the responding soldier, The female knight stepped towards the bridge not far away.
A few minutes later, Amber came to Gawain:
“The Griffin Knight observed signs of large-scale fighting far to the north, on the west bank of the Gorgon River. It seems that someone is organizing to block the river bank to resist the crystal cluster crossing the river - judging from the magic reaction, the party blocking the river bank is not at a disadvantage."
"It seems that the royal capital is not completely paralyzed... At least they still have the energy to block part of the banks of the Gorgon River to prevent the spread of pollution." Gawain nodded slightly and said with relief, "It should be Duke Franklin's Western Army that has arrived - the combat effectiveness of the Western Army is not as good as that of the Eastern Army. And the northern border, but at least one of the protection groups, it is still possible to block a river bank."
Hubo also nodded: "In this way, it will be temporary.We don’t have to worry too much about pollution across the river, and we can get to the north earlier..."
Halfway through her words, she saw a Military Intelligence officer running away in a hurry When he came over, the operator had a strange look on his face, and he still held a piece of information that had just been copied tightly in his hand.
Hubo took the information, glanced at it quickly, and read it with surprise. He handed it to Gawain:
"Two important pieces of information.
"First, it may be because the fleet is approaching the intact relay station in the north. We have just restored communication with the Saint-Sunil contact station. Although the signal is unstable, we can barely communicate.
"Second, Wales Morn was crowned. ”