Chapter 393, The Burning Empire

The emperor's reinforcements have arrived!

Hemgart is saved!

As the new force joined the battlefield, the situation changed instantly. The cunning Skaven warlord Ossed immediately gave up the fight. The rat man warlord immediately ran away with his tail between his legs, leaving behind a group of people who lost their command. mob. Kuangsha Literature Network

Emperor Karl Franz was determined to pursue the Skaven warlords, but in the end the emperor ordered to support those survivors who were desperately resisting.

Now is not the time to be greedy for credit. Rescuing survivors is the most important thing.

Ryan himself stood in front of the human line, and the last struggle of the Ratman was completely destroyed by him. Afterwards, the group charge of the half-griffin knight and Rickwei completely defeated the Ratman.

The Skaven were kicked out of the Church of Justice, and the survivors could finally catch their breath. Many soldiers and refugees fainted on the spot.

The war continued, and the emperor's army marched into Hemgard, sweeping the town thoroughly under the command of Karl Franz.

With the great swordsmen joining the battle, the defeat of the Ratman was inevitable, and it was not Ryan's turn to do it himself. The champion of the fairies in the lake let out a sigh of relief.

Lane single-handedly defeated Gray Seer Spaat and his entire army in Hemgard, including the Plague Monk Legion, Ditchrunning Rat Army and Warp Lightning Cannon.

It was because of Ryan's efforts that the Skaven lacked the support of long-range troops and siege weapons when they besieged the Church of Justice, and the refugees persisted until now.

"Really? Both Veronica and Teresa were injured?" Ryan heaved a sigh of relief after learning the cause and effect. He took Suria's little hand and sat down. However, the plate armor he put on was as bright as new, and it didn't seem to be affected at all: "What about you? Suria? Are you injured?"

"I'm fine." The female knight shook her head again and again: "The Ratman can't break through my defense, I'm just a little tired, I'm fine, you'd better go and see Miss Teresa, she was the most injured and was poisoned. "

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. I'll go see Teresa and Veronica." Ryan patted Suria on the shoulder. He didn't say much. The two are already husband and wife. What does Surya emphasize again.

Pushing open the door of the inner chamber of the church, Ryan frowned at the oncoming smell of blood. There were several dead Skavens on the ground.

Veronica in a fiery red leather coat leaned back on the chair. When she saw Ryan coming in, Witch Garland said with a half-smile, "I knew it, you're coming."

"I'm definitely coming." Ryan smiled wryly. Veronica's teasing eyes always made him feel very uncomfortable: "Is Teresa okay?"

The sorceress was already asleep, and she was seriously injured. Veronica's potion could only temporarily stop the bleeding and stabilize the injury, and suppress the toxin. To fully recover, she needed a long time to recuperate.

"I really don't know what drug you gave this little princess of Jialan? How many times? She really did her best for your sake." Veronica stretched out her hand to tie her dark brown hair At the back of her head, her tone was sour: "I just went out for an adventure with you once."

"Veronica, don't be so harsh, I know you are willing to do your best for me." Ryan reached out and hugged Witch Garland, onto his lap, and on her lips Kissed: "You just don't say it, but I understand."

Veronica snorted softly, but the blush on her face could not fade away. She let Ryan hold her and paused for about five seconds: "Okay, hurry up and detoxify Trovik, the dimension stone is poisonous. Yes, we all know this, otherwise Mrs. Suria would not have taken such a big risk to pull out the Dimensional Stone dagger."

"I know." Ryan nodded, the dimensional stone has strong poison and chaotic energy.

"You go, I'll hold the door for you... It's a strange thing to say,

I really wonder if Trovik did this on purpose? "Veronica pushed Ryan away, stood up and walked towards the door.

"She doesn't know." Ryan shrugged.

"But she got her wish!" Veronica closed the door of the room, Witch Garland seemed to have released a little trick, and the voices outside suddenly fell silent.

Ryan walked to the head of the sorceress and sat down, with a strange smile on his face: "Okay, Teresa, I know you have been awake."

The sorceress with a pale face and a bandage on her face opened her eyes. There was a trace of panic in her silver eyes: "Sorry, Ryan, I..."

"I'm the one who should say sorry." Ryan reached out and stroked the sorceress's long black hair, and said softly, "Now, let me detoxify you."

"Detox...detoxification? Then...what is it going to do? I heard what Veronica said..." Theresa blushed instantly, and the female sorceress said hesitantly: "Could it be..."

"That's right, that's what you think." Ryan squinted his eyes and continued to laugh, he whispered, "It's okay, I will be very gentle, and, haven't you been looking forward to it for a long time?"

"But I don't want to be here, what kind of place is this!" Teresa complained softly, "I'm still hurt!"

"There is no way, your body can't wait, the poison of the dimension stone needs to be removed quickly." Ryan held Teresa's left hand: "I know you want to have good memories, and I don't want to, but you don't want to either. Leaving sequelae, or leaving scars?"

"Then... that's fine." Teresa hesitated for a while, and finally closed her eyes.

In her mind, countless memories flowed like water in the long river of memory.

From Winter City to Kaltzenhaven, from Mijodenhaven to Marienburg, from Skydome to the Earl of Glamorgan, from Brunswick to Hemgard...

She couldn't recall it anymore, because Lane kissed him gently.

The whirling feeling overwhelmed the will of the sorceress.

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It was already noon when Ryan settled everything and came out of the church.

Imperial Emperor Karl Franz is leading an army to station in Hemgard. The purple-gold four-corner tent is fully equipped with various settings, and stretches of tents cover the open space in front of the church and the city wall.

Half-griffin knights and Rickguards guarded the emperor's big tent. The atmosphere in the camp was very tense. The soldiers brought water and food to the refugees.

In addition to the joy of the rest of the life after the catastrophe, what is left is endless sadness.

Hemgart is close to destruction. The fire in the whole city has submerged the prosperity of the past. Less than 10% of the hundreds of houses have not been destroyed. There are human and ratman corpses everywhere. The prosperous market a day ago has been destroyed. All the goods in the city were looted, and when the imperial army swept the city, all they saw were bones.

The clean white bones eaten by the Ratmen.

The earl's castle has been razed to the ground. The skaven took everything they could from the earl's castle, and destroyed what they couldn't take away. The great swordsmen were looking for any possible descendants of the earl or surviving Relatives, but all they could find were corpses and the wall that was riddled with holes.

The shack-built slums have become a huge cesspit and stinking ditch, piled with excrement and silt, and the poison of the warp stone belonging to the Skaven rat people, the shops of the merchants and the row houses of the rich have been destroyed. Destroyed, the refugees are looking for their relatives and property under the guard of the army, and the whole city is full of cries.

After the search is complete, the imperial army will completely "purify" the city, that is, burn it to the ground, and then consider whether to rebuild it.

Ryan walked towards the emperor's big tent in silence. He noticed that the two Rickguard recruits, Rudolph and Wagner, received heroic courtesy. Fulfilling their mission, they not only completed the task of protecting Ryan's family, but also gathered the remnants to resist tenaciously and waited for the reinforcements to arrive. They proved their abilities. This battle was their battle of fame. Field Marshal Helberg, with a straight face, patted Rudolph and Wagner on the shoulders twice: "Good job!"

Rudolph and Wagner barely recognized Helberg, and both were flattered.

Empire Captain Huber also received preferential treatment, he is currently the highest survivor in Hemgart.

"Your Excellency Ryan, you are finally here. The emperor is waiting for you in the tent." Seeing Ryan appearing, Helberg put away his admiration, and said seriously: "Please hurry up, Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time, please come with me." I come."

"Sorry, my female courtier was injured and poisoned." Ryan explained a little.

"That's not important. What's important is that His Majesty has been waiting for you. I don't intend to find out why you have delayed." Helberg didn't take it at all. Very fast: "As soon as possible."

Ryan shook his head, and he followed Heilberg quickly. He noticed that Heilberg had the Elector's Holy Sword Runefang "The Hater" hanging from his waist.

The Hater is the Holy Sword of the Elector of Solland, the province of the former empire. However, in the era of the Three Emperors, the famous green-skinned warlord "Iron Claw" Gorbad invaded the empire from the Black Fire Pass and fought all the way to the city of Brunswick. Duke Edrid, the elector of Thorland, died in a duel with Gorbad. Both the elector's crown and the rune tooth were taken away. Thorland's entire army was annihilated, and the entire province was razed to the ground.

Gorbad was finally defeated under the city of Brunswick. After the inheritance of Solland was cut off, the entire province was merged into Wessonland, and has since become part of Wessonland. It was accidentally discovered during an assault on a greenskin stronghold in the Roof of the World, and was sent back to the empire.

Since then, the Runefang Hater has become the status symbol of Marshal Rick. The Holy Sword of the Elector is not only a status symbol, but also an extremely powerful artifact. The important reason for the failure of "Iron Claw" Gorbad at that time was Adolphus, Elector of Brescia and Grand Duke of Aviland, pierced Gorbad's chest deeply with the rune fang "Mother of Destruction" in his hand before he died in a heroic battle, severely wounding the strongest man in history. The green-skinned warlord, the wound caused by the Holy Sword of the Elector, even a creature like the greenskin, could not heal after a long time. Gorbad, who was troubled by the injury, not only lost his strength, but also could no longer effectively integrate the greenskins. The army was finally defeated.

Thinking far away, Ryan shook his head, and he tried to ask Helberg: "I didn't expect the empire to react so quickly. The rapid gathering of knights is simple, but the great swordsmen are so fast?"

The Emperor and his army set out from Brunswick, and reached Hemgard by a forced march of a day and a night.

"The Griffin Great Swordsman Regiment is not the city garrison of Brunswick. This Great Swordsman Regiment is the private army of the Emperor's Franz-Friedrich family. It is supported by His Majesty's private wealth, so as long as An order from the emperor, these soldiers must be dispatched overnight, otherwise the emperor will expel them from the army, this is your majesty's personal pocket, and you don't raise waste." Helberg said roughly: "Brunschweig's royal demi-griffin guards are also .”

"Internal money?" Ryan nodded. Any elector has his own private guard, and the emperor will have it of course.

Opening the tent with the golden Griffon family crest, the emperor Karl Franz was already present, and he was talking to Ernst, the supreme mentor of the witcher.

Ernst, the Supreme Demon Hunter, is more than four hundred years old. He was born in the era of the Three Emperors. He has experienced vampire wars and participated in the Great Holy War. The Supreme Demon Hunter, who appeared in front of Ryan, is tall and full of hair. With white hair and a bottomless complexion, only those cloudy eyes hide a deep murderous intent: "My lord, I still don't understand why you let those refugees live, you should kill everyone Burned at the stake, so as to ensure the purification of the city."

"Calm down, Master Ernst, someone has vouched for the refugees. He believes that the remaining refugees have established a firm will when fighting against the rat tide, and they are not so easy to be corrupted. The refugees in the country are basically healthy." The emperor sat on the chair, his face very ugly.

Just under his own eyelids, the Skaven actually destroyed an entire city in his territory, which is really shameful. According to what we know, if it wasn't for Ryan and his party who happened to be staying in Hemgard, he and his army wouldn't be able to survive at all. Before reaching here in time, the entire city has been destroyed.

"Guarantee? Who?"

"I." Ryan walked in under the leadership of Helberg, and he said to the Supreme Demon Hunter: "I guarantee that the remaining refugees have been purified by my power, and those with problems have been cleaned up by me." solved."

The Demon Hunter Supreme Master wanted to say something, but Rickwei came in to report: "My lord, Earl Reinhardt has found it."

"Where is he?" The emperor stretched out his hand to signal Ryan to wait a moment, and Karl Franz had a faint anger on his face: "I gave Hemgart to him, and he gave me back such a city?"

"He..." Rickwei pursed his lips, and the veteran of many battles lowered his head: "We only found his body, and, my lord, we agreed that there is no need to bring it here."

"why?"

"Count Reinhardt's corpse was stuffed into a pipe with a diameter of more than ten centimeters by the Ratman, and it was stretched to a length of more than ten meters... We only identified the dead body as Earl Reinhardt through the ring." Rickwei's face twitched a little, and he continued to report the situation.

"Okay, let's find a place to cremate him. He and his family have become history." Emperor Karl nodded helplessly, and he motioned for Rickwei to go down.

Rickwei just walked out, and within a few seconds he opened the curtain and came in again: "My lord, a group of dwarves have come, and they said they want to see you and Your Excellency Ryan."

"Dwarves? Let them in!"