Chapter 1219 The Knight Princess and the Explosive Maniac

"Your Highness," the old knight came closer and lowered his voice, "time is running out."

"I know," Veronica also lowered her voice. She knew that her knights were all brave, but no matter how brave they were, they still had their hearts. In this case, she wanted to avoid damaging morale as much as possible, "Probably. They'll attack in half an hour, and the battle flag only has its last two charges left."

The old knight hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask: "Can we really find that mountain?"

"Do you believe me?" Veronica asked softly.

The old knight was stunned and replied almost subconsciously: "Of course..."

"But I don't dare to be so confident. Sir Morian, you have been my swordsmanship instructor when I was six years old, so I have nothing to hide from you. I learned about the Holy Mountain from an ancient book that has been incomplete. What I found was only a few short sentences and a sketch that was better than nothing. The book was so tattered that it was almost impossible to see its original condition, so it was even possible that it was just a collection of heroic stories written by some whimsical bard and then used by me. One of our ancestors collected it out of curiosity - so I myself can’t believe we can actually find that mountain.”

When the old knight heard what Her Royal Highness the Princess said, he didn't show much shock or disappointment. He just sighed softly, as if he already knew the answer.

Veronica was a little surprised: "Sir Morian, you..."

"Your Highness, as you said, I have known you since you were six years old." The old knight shook his head. "You can hide it from those young men, but you can't hide it from your own teacher. But even if that mountain is not It doesn’t matter if it exists, in this case, people really need a hope.”

Veronica sighed softly: "But the illusory hope will always be shattered."

The old knight raised his eyebrows: "Veronica, this dejected look is not yours."

The princess knight was in a daze for a moment. She couldn't remember how many years it had been since she heard her swordsmanship teacher call her by her name so directly, with such a harsh tone.

"Don't give up hope so quickly," the old knight frowned, but still softened his tone, "As you said, even if the source of the record is not so reliable, at least there is such a record, and the Holy Mountain may really exist. , fate will favor the warriors of the kingdom."

Veronica nodded silently, her eyes seemed slightly firm.

And in her mind, she couldn't help but recall the afternoon when she broke into the old bachelor's library many years ago and found those yellowed pages in a pile of dusty ancient books. She can no longer remember many things in her girlhood, but perhaps she has been particularly keen on knowledge about secrets and adventures since she was a child. She still remembers the words about the holy mountain "Casuan":

Walking from the western border of the kingdom, passing through the shadow jungle, between the arches formed by the twisted twin boulders, you can see the most eye-catching "Hill of the Nameless Knight" in the desolate wilderness. In the direction where the nameless knight is looking, there are layers of fog and chaos. In the depths of the world, the holy mountain "Casuan" stands on the earth forever, and the ancient temple of Cassuan is built on the top of the mountain. It is a great temple that has existed in the last generation. It carries the power of the goddess. It existed in the past and exists now. It is as eternal and immortal as the earth. The scorching brilliance of the temple far exceeds any fire tower. The realm shrouded in radiance is filled with chaos. retreat...

Veronica chewed these words silently, reaffirming her belief in the existence of the Holy Mountain. At this moment, she suddenly felt the light around her shaking violently.

The old knight reacted almost instantly. He immediately drew the sword from his waist. The magic sword forged in the Talos palace shone with azure light in the darkness. The knight's shouts were like thunder: "Draw the sword! Chaos is coming!!"

The well-trained knights responded immediately, and the sound of steel friction sounded from all around. The reflection of the long sword seemed to bring a deep chill. At the same time, each of them crushed the white crystal that had been hanging on the saddle strap of the mount: the crystal cracked. , releasing a thin mist of light. Under the mist, those war horses that were shaky a second ago immediately regained their energy and neighed with high morale.

However, Knight Morian sighed slightly: These horses that had accompanied the soldiers for a long time could no longer survive the next battle.

While the knights were completing their battle preparations, the golden war flag in the hands of the flag-bearer also flashed for the last time, and then the rune threads on the magic cloth shot out a bolt of lightning, accompanied by a crackling overload of magic energy, and the battle The faint light emitted by the flag finally went out.

The light of the battle flag went out, and the surrounding area immediately fell into deeper darkness, but another light source soon lit up the battlefield: the knights activated the lighting crystals on their bodies, while Morian and Veronica chanted spells, instantly Several floating magic light balls were created around him.

However, this form of magical light could not dispel the evil servants condensed in the fog. Veronica heard a heart-wrenching scream coming from behind. She immediately turned around, and the knight sword in her hand brought out a blast. White light split a wolf-shaped shadow monster in half in the air.

Under the illumination of various magical lights, what happened in the mist was clearly visible, and shadow after shadow continued to condense out of the darkness. Some of them looked like various beasts, some were similar to human shapes, and some were Simply an indescribable mass of ink-colored patches - these strange servants of chaos made piercing howling sounds. After losing the suppression of the golden battle flag, they began to attack the defense line formed by the knights crazily!

Knight Morian swung his sword and decapitated a humanoid monster. The monster's head flew high and screamed in the air. Its body twitched and fell to the ground, turning into gray-white dust in the blink of an eye. The old knight didn't even look at the monster he killed. He just loudly ordered the soldiers: "Protect the flag bearers! The battle flag can still be activated! Gordon, Roland, don't leave the queue too far, or you will be swallowed by chaos!" "

Veronica's long sword flew in her hand, slashing the monsters that kept coming. At the same time, her other hand was still forming various seals, using instant low-level magic to provide assistance to the team: she was not He is a true magic swordsman, so the spells he can cast at this moment are quite limited. While constantly repelling monster attacks, the knight princess was also nervously observing the light golden battle flag in the hands of the flag-bearer: the rune threads of the golden battle flag were flickering in the dark, which showed that the flag had begun to fill up. Yes, but it is completely unknown whether the Cavaliers can hold on before the flag is lit.

What's more important is that the mount, the war horse, has inhaled the crystal dust. These loyal partners can only hold on for a while. After the dust effect ends, even if the battle flag is lit again, these people may not be able to move forward much further.

After quickly completing her consideration, Veronica made up her mind. She raised her sword high and swung it in a certain direction: "Knights, break out in that direction! Full speed!"

"The direction of the sword!"

The knights roared in unison, turned their horses' heads under the guidance of the princess, and rushed into the darkness without hesitation. In front of them, there was an army of monsters that was constantly gathering.

This small team began to run across the desolate wilderness. The charge in the darkness reminded people of the legendary last attack of the Holy Knights in the ancient holy war. However, at this time, Veronica and Morian The knights had no time to express their feelings about the epic: they became the spearhead of the Knights, shouldering the important task of opening a way out among the monster army!

The two magic swords flew up and down, and the monsters in the dark chaos continued to turn into ashes. However, at the end of the team, a young knight finally couldn't resist the fatigue and pain accumulated in the past few days. He was struck by a sword from the darkness. The scimitar slashed across his chest, and he fell heavily from the horse's back.

His comrades didn't even have time to rescue him. The young soldier had already rolled to the ground. He was quickly swallowed by the darkness. Only a cry came: "Aiken, take care of me..."

There was a flash of light in the darkness, and the dying souls of men were swallowed up by Chaos.

Veronica also saw this scene out of the corner of her eye, but she couldn't stop at all. She could only raise her head and continue to focus on the enemy in front of her.

And it was at this moment that a hazy, extremely majestic shadow came into her eyes as if it suddenly appeared.

A black mountain.

Holy Mountain Cassuan.

The fog and darkness blocked the view, so that Veronica only saw the mountain when it was close to her eyes. The knights behind her also saw it, and someone immediately shouted in surprise: "It's the Holy Mountain! The holy mountain Her Royal Highness the Princess mentioned is right in front!"

Immediately, the morale of the knights was greatly shaken, as if the appearance of this mountain peak instantly drove away the surrounding enemies. However, Veronica's eyes turned to the top of the mountain, and her heart gradually began to sink.

She had already seen the building on the top of the mountain, the Cassuan temple that was recorded in ancient books as "brightly shining and driving away evil." However, the situation there was completely different from what she expected: the entire temple was shrouded in darkness. Against the background of the sky, only half of the temple remained as if it had been destroyed by a huge force. Only an extremely weak light of order surrounded the damaged holy land.

The light was not even much brighter than the golden battle flag just now.

Even the great miracles left by the previous generation are almost completely destroyed by Chaos now. The records in the ancient books are nothing more than the deceptive words left by a third-rate scholar who likes to exaggerate.

Knight Morian also noticed this, and he immediately moved closer to Veronica: "Your Highness..."

"Keep going," Princess Knight said solemnly, "At least there is still light there."

Morian paused slightly and nodded.

And just when the old knight and the princess had prepared for the worst about the prospect, an accident that no one expected happened.

A grand explosion of unknown origin suddenly occurred among the monsters flanking the Knights. A ball of bright blue flame that was so bright that it exploded, and more than a dozen Chaos servants were instantly reduced to ashes!

"Boom boom boom!!"

Continuous explosions sounded from all directions, and nearby monsters were wiped out in pieces in the big explosion, and a strange man appeared in Veronica's eyes: the man ran down from the holy mountain and kept throwing his hands outward. Bright little balls of light erupted, and each small ball of light hit the ground with an explosion that shook the earth, and the man's loud shout came to her ears:

"Get out of the way, get out of the way, humanitarian care is coming!!"