Death Knight - Chapter 1

“Even the holy capital cannot cover the beauty of Elazia.” This is a word often said.

As the well-known God’s Landing, the center of the Luvis Alliance, each building in the Holy Capital is carefully designed by excellent architects, and the detail of the entire city is no less than the hollow jade carvings. But even so, the natural beauty of the Great Plains still makes the residents of the Alliance look forward to it.

Elazia, famous for this, has fertile land and gentle sunshine. The winding coastline brings abundant precipitation and humid and warm sea breeze to the land. The plains and hills make up most of its geographical environment. The only special place is the huge mountain range that runs across the entire Lorendan continent-the Naga Mountains, which is famous for the cold and steepness that is not proportionate to the local area.

The mountain that peaked into the clouds became the natural barrier for the enemy in the Plain of Irazzesi, and the only gap was the Nile River, which went east-west. The source of the Nile River, which is far inland, travels thousands of miles across the vast Plain of Irazea, irrigating the people on both sides. Therefore, this river is also called the Mother River by the Irazeyas.

Wendell, an important border city in Elazia, is located near the estuary of the Nile River.

The city’s lords have never felt invaded by the enemy since taking office. Indeed, who would dare to attack the city of the second largest country of the Luvis Alliance? But when the wounded scout broke into the lord’s mansion in the middle of the night, he had no time to complain.

The enemy has broken through the gate.

Ice magic tore the thick wooden gates from the inside with a destructive force. After the fragile wall defense collapsed, the death knights rushed in in a dim and cold night. The black tide lightly ran over the guard’s body, and then quickly rushed to the vital parts of the city without any hesitation. When the city defense team finally organized a counterattack, they were completely separated.

The death knights who acted as openers held five-meter-long rifles in their hands. The jagged steel gun head increased its weight dramatically, but for the untiring undead, this weight was nothing at all. The sharp tip relies on huge inertia to run through the flesh and blood. The corpses with large holes in the chest and back were hung on the jet-black rifle and dragged fishy marks on the slate. The distorted and painful expression of the dead added to the intruder’s horror.

The weapon in his hand trembled violently.

The fourth … The death knight glanced at the rifle in his hand, and the flesh hanging on it had not stopped twitching and screaming.

Then there was a crisp sound of breaking things, and the rifle with four people hanging on it could no longer load the huge moment, and it broke with a snap. He shook it away casually and drew out the great sword on his back. The friction between the sword’s blade and the metal ring produced a crisp sound, and the ice debris poured down from the wide blade of the wake, and the unknown night was cast a strange atmosphere.

Several knights stood in front of the sword-holders. The death knight’s goal is the lord’s castle. He didn’t want to waste time here, but before jumping on the roof, Moonlight reflected the emblems engraved on the knights’ breastplates. Affiliate of the Knights of the Elazia Rose. The undead sneered, and he changed his detour.

The three knights looked closely at the enemies in front of them, and they let the horse move forward slowly, and carefully kept a distance from their companions. These youths have no experience in fighting the undead, but from the flawless posture and blood-stained armor, it will be an extremely difficult battle.

“Who the **** are you?” The leading human captain finally asked.

“I’m not interested in telling the mortal name.” The death knight answered coldly.

The face of the high-level knight suddenly turned red with insult, and he immediately attacked, and the two next to him tightened the reins.

“Since you’re not interested in answering, let’s use the sword to talk and charge ~!” He shouted and urged the mount to step down. The three immediately slammed the pistol flat. This is a standard knight spike, with a small attack surface, but has a strong penetrating power, which is very suitable for use on the street.

The death knight also moved, and the black man and horse broke away from the still restraint for a moment and launched a counterattack with smooth and incomparable movements. The three-handed knight’s pike was like a silver snake, which attacked his first level from different angles. However, the precise attack of the big sword cut off all the silver light at the same time.

The blue-lighted weapon was very heavy, but it was too fast in the hands of the death knight. When the two sides of the confrontation passed by, the undead waved two swords in succession, and the sword light passed over the sides. Knight’s skull. The next moment, the two surprised first-rankers flew up into the air with blood tails, and then fell heavily to the ground, making a sound of broken bones.

The last survivor looked at the lance that was cut off in his hand, then looked at the two bodies sitting crooked beside him, and finally fixed his eyes on those two heads. The young face was gradually distorted by fear.

“I’m right, right?” Death Knight asked the expressionlessly.

“Devil ~! You must be a demon ~!” The knight shouted incoherently, he dropped half the weapon in his hand, suddenly tightened the reins, and ran away in the opposite direction, regardless of the exposed back.

Just a few seconds later, the escaper also became a dead body, and a mount was planted. In his back heart, the black arrow feathers were still shaking slightly.

“That’s really a waste of time.” The death knight lifted his longbow and hurried forward. Nightmare stepped on the young head with an iron hoof, then jumped lightly onto the roof of the house, and disappeared quickly In the night.

When the first defense of the inner city collapsed, Wendel’s garrison had just emerged from the chaos caused by the enemy’s attack and began to gather troops to reshape the situation. But it’s too late. Individual fighting power is a relatively important link in street fighting. The death knight’s fighting power is far above ordinary soldiers, not to mention the 2,500 high-level death knights. Under that ruthless and precise knife light, human soldiers have no room to fight back, but can only be slaughtered.

The overflowing blood soon reddened the streets.

“What’s going on?” Wendell’s lord asked the mage around him anxiously, and circled back and forth in the room. Since the beginning of the battle, there has been only one scout to convey the battle report.

Is it all dead? The lord trembled at the thought.

“It’s bad.” The mage just shook his head.

“Can’t you even keep this castle? How could it be …” The lord still had a last hope, but the shout from the window interrupted the inquisitive inquiry and made the lord’s heart meanwhile. Shen reached the bottom. “Damn, where have those mages gone?”

“Most of them were killed, and the remaining ones used transfer squares, but I don’t know where they retreated.”

“The cowards, they all fled at the critical moment, thanks to their usual arrogance ~!” The lord looked desperate, “When I find you, all of them will be punished ~!”

“Master, now is not the time to discuss this …” the mage on the side reminded kindly.

“So, do you know who these invaders are? Actually, even our army of Elazia cannot resist it! By the way, is there any way to negotiate with them?”

“Negotiations are totally unworkable, sir. Those guys are the most terrifying warriors of the undead-the death knights, and they don’t seem to have any plans to stay alive.” The mage lowered his voice as he spoke the word, as if Afraid of being heard by others. As soon as he recalled the scene of the street fight just now, cold sweat came from his back.

At that time, dozens of assaulting death knights actually jumped over the refusal array set by the soldiers. The newly set forward position was breached in an instant. If you did not activate the transfer square in time, I am afraid I must lie with those horrible bodies now.

“In short, judging from the current battle situation, the possibility of counterattack has been lost. I will use a transfer square to take you away from this city ~!” The mage who returned to God judged.

“But if you just abandon the city like this, maybe there will be some dissatisfaction in the capital …” The lord was hesitant.

“There is no other way. The king’s punishment is better than losing his life here, and we must take the news of the undead army raid out of the city.” The mage said, forcibly holding the lord’s hand. “I will now start the transfer of the square, first go to Desac, the city closest to Wendel.”

The mage’s mouth began to sing wonderful and pleasant words, and one hand was proficient in complex seals. The pentagram emerged from under his feet, and the marvelous power stirred in the room, but he never had the chance to complete the magic …

The powerful shock wave wrapped in the breath of death, and the whole redwood door was suddenly broken into pieces. The undercurrent did not stay a bit for this, and then immediately whistled and hit the mage.

At the moment of the hit, the dark enchantment exploded, and countless dead spirits gushed out of it, rushing for the mage that was torn into pieces. Blood splattered, brain plasma, and pieces of meat with broken bones splashed half the room into a scarlet scarlet color. The unfinished magic words were scattered and fluttered, and finally melted in the solidified blood.

The blood-stained lord had lost his ability to think, his body twitched, and then fell to the carpet with a bang. The **** smell immediately attracted the dead, but before the lord was killed, the death knight in a cloak shot to disperse the hungry ghosts.

The lord was struggling to get up, but he hadn’t regained control of his body, and the **** sword blade was pointed in front of him. The cold radiated through the blade made his teeth tremble involuntarily.

“Don’t talk nonsense or ask for mercy here, otherwise I’ll cut your head off and hear clearly?” Said the death knight with a sword.

“Yes, yes, yes.” After a long while, the lord finally regained his language ability.

The other person nodded indifferently: “Tell me your name.”

“I, I am the lord here. My name is Kam, Kam LaSavis.” The lord tried to keep his words from the cold, but apparently failed.

“Really useless guy, but this way, I can also save effort.” Death Knight’s expression was disgusted, and then he lowered his sword, “Don’t be afraid, you will live. Just do as I say. You can live. “

“What do you want me to do?” Kam’s pupils were full of fear and confusion. The undead was an enemy never touched by the veteran in the political arena, and even worse, his life was being held at this moment. The hands of the impenetrable enemy.

“It’s very simple, as long as you bring a message to Windham.” He bent down and rushed into the lord with a cold smile on the corner of his mouth.

But the lord was obviously frightened by the opponent’s actions, because the gush of the water-colored pupils was the cold silver flame. Kam didn’t dare to think about what would happen if he was ignited by the flame, but facing the big sword, he couldn’t make any escape.

“When you get to Daralla, go and say to Windham, ‘Roland Strive is back, and he brings the blood offering greetings.’” The knight’s distorted smile faded away, “Don’t forget, Otherwise I will make you die terribly. “

The lord chicken nodded forcefully.

“Give him a horse and send him out of Wendel City.” Roland waved his hands, and the two silent death knights dragged the still-paralyzed lord out of the room.

“Richard, what’s going on outside?” Roland put the Great Sword behind him.

“Everything is under control, but I still want to say that the scene just now is really wonderful, as if it was a declaration of war between the thieves’ guild.” The talker who walked into the room had a refreshing short hair, ice blue The colored pupil is under the gray background, looking strangely enchanting and weird, while the corner of his slender mouth is with a cynical smile. The mage’s black robe had no signs-it showed that he was a Lich, and his actions without a staff and amulet were obviously showing off his powerful magic.

“If it hadn’t been planned in advance, I would have his head cut off immediately,” Roland replied gloomily. “Moreover, such a stupid way of threatening was not what I thought of.”

Regarding the expected counterattack, Richard just shrugged: “But the effect is good, isn’t it? The Knights alone cannot intercept the messengers who use the transfer square, so only by doing so can the other side follow us After all, you have a headache from the outset of the undead in terms of quantity, after all, you do n’t know.

“The situation will turn around very quickly, as long as we are fast enough, I guarantee that.” Roland’s eyes fell on the wall, and the King Arazea Banner hung there-guarded by pegasus on both sides. The two long halberds crossed, but the golden pattern became a huge meatloaf due to the contamination of plasma and human meat debris.

“Soon, the owner of this banner will pay for his cruelty and stupidity, and so will the enemies blocking me.” The death knight clenched his fist subconsciously.

“I hope you can look at the situation from a long-term perspective. The war will continue for a long time. The current blitz is just the foundation laid for the undead, but it is still far from victory.” Richard shrugged.

“I’ll coordinate these.” The other sighed, and then switched the subject. “Alsace has completely occupied the city, hasn’t it? What about the civilians?”

“Of course they are hiding at home,” the Lich smiled slightly. “Who dares to act on the streets where the undead haunts the cruise? But letting things go is not enough.”

“I’m going to talk to the surviving chief immediately, and they will definitely cooperate.” The death knight’s tone cannot be questioned.

“Of course, humans are very clever creatures. In addition, Lord Commander, the second step of the landing operation has begun smoothly.” Richard said, motioned to Roland to watch by the window.

Outside the city, the majestic frame towering into the clouds has long stood up, and the emerald-colored transparent shell is looming under the night sky. The magical words condense into a dazzling wheel print along the flow of precision and huge power. Layers and layers surround the illusive contours. Each rotation drives waves, and matter is born under that force. Pulled out of the ground, reorganized after disintegration, and finally poured into the original void silhouette to form a real entity.

“You didn’t even complete the defensive belt, and you have already started?” Roland frowned, feeling that such a thing was not in line with the other party’s cautious style.

“In fact, the Lich has already started to build the tower of magic when the death knight siege.” Richard explained, “This is a war, we must race against time, even for the undead, time is precious. “

“That said, sometimes do you trust everything to your destiny?” Roland’s tone was maliciously ironic.

“Ah, my old friend,” Richard responded with a knowing smile, “our tiny creatures are actually not qualified to discuss what fate. After getting the results, complain a few times. The most economical way, if you are not willing, is to find some compensation at the cost of life. “

“Unfortunately, this compensation is not much better.” The death knight’s eyes were blurred, “It’s just … that’s the only option, the last thing an undead like me can do, so be sure to do everything possible to complete it. OK. “He said, subconsciously pressing his left hand against his chest. The familiar and gentle breath immediately passed down the palm of his hand to the depths of his heart, causing the uncontrollable cold fire to overflow with his memories.

The city defense officer was the highest surviving official of Wendel. Although he had long been eager to be promoted, he now wants to be an honest civilian in order to hide in the most inconspicuous corner of the city’s slums.

Now, a high-level death knight is standing steadily opposite him. The existence of this guy has reduced the temperature of the entire room by nearly ten degrees, and the high-grade cashmere rug under his feet has been reduced to a rag. The flame-burning pupil of the undead and the huge weapon he was carrying were daunting. Not only that, the other party seemed completely uninterested in listening to his opinion-although this was a “negotiation”.

“The city is now under the control of the undead, and if we want, a tea vandell will be ruined.” Roland looked around at several Arazaze officials in front of him.

“So, what do you … want?”

The death knight waved his hand: “We have no desire for humanity itself, and during the war, gold coins are not very useful. You only need to swear to the undead and destroy all of the churches here. Who fears being punished by the goddess, I suggest that he first go and see the rest of the mage in the lord’s office. “

“Congratulations,” Richard smiled aside, “the taxes that the city needs to pay are all waived, and you only need to make a monthly strategic payment.”

“In addition, any attempt to contact non-undead jurisdictions is forbidden. We will also detain all the priests and monks of Luvis, and the priest will be executed on the spot, and the hiders will be handled together. You can refer here for details. The demon added, handing over a manual, the city defense officer hesitated for a long time, and finally took it carefully.

“If you do it, you can get hope, otherwise there will be only death. Before the sun goes down, the decision of this negotiation must be implemented in the city. Hurry up and start working, everyone.” The death knight said, and strode out.

“They will do their best to appease the people. The sweet-spoken deception that politicians excel at, coupled with the human’s extraordinary ability to adapt, I believe that as long as one or two months later they will be used to walking on the streets where the undead is infested. In short, casualties It has been reduced to a minimum. “Out of the Lord’s Castle, Richard summed it up concisely.

“This way, Ishtoli will probably feel at ease.” Roland’s tone remained the usual cold, but when he said the name “Ishtoli”, he brought an inexplicable and delicate tender.

“Soon, the army will withdraw from the city. In addition to the strategic supplies, other people will be allowed to manage freely, but …” The signature smile reappeared in the face of the Lich, “It is necessary to leave a memorial for them before leaving Lest these forgetful guys have stupid thoughts. “

Although the doors and windows were closed tightly last night, the screams of soldiers and knights during the battle were still brazenly buried in their hearts, and I’m afraid I can’t forget this life. It wasn’t until noon the next day, after the herald proclaimed the results of the negotiations aloud, the disturbed citizens of Wendel finally dared to open the door of their home, but many people fled back to the room after coming out-just flushed On the passing streets, there are heavy bloodstains everywhere, and some neglected corners still occasionally have broken limbs and skulls.

The death knights were scattered all over the city. Rather than patrol or search for repression, it was better to show off their strength. Under the influence of the cold atmosphere, the fountains quickly condensed into ice sculptures, and a thin layer was formed on the stone path. Frost. The undead not only clouded Wendelmeng, who had just ushered in the early spring, but also filled his eyes with fear and unknown.

The tavern was full of people, but there was no a la carte. Everyone looked at each other in a horrible manner. The death knight in front of the street and the huge tower standing outside the city were heart-warming. There is no peace at all, and no one knows what the future will look like.

At the castle, the banner of Elazia had been ripped off. It is replaced by a banner with a black background and a bright blue pattern. The four corners of the flag are embroidered with the sun, moon, stars, and snowflakes, respectively, and the top is an ice crystal crown without a top. It symbolizes the crown of victory with infinite power in the center of the sky.

That is the logo of the Knights of the Ice Crown, belonging to the knights of Ishtoli.