Imperial Crown

The method of quenching thirst by looking at plums is old-fashioned, but old-fashioned usually means effective. The soldiers under Viscount John's command began to speed up their pace.

Raven's logistics troops, that is, the conscripted civilians, had evacuated with their pack horses long ago. Now they have found a relatively safe base. All Raven has to do is to meet up with his logistics troops under Margaret's guidance.

Crossing a stone bridge and bypassing a dead town, when they look back, they can no longer see the skeleton soldiers.

The pace began to become easier, and Raven and others also slowed down their horses.

"Baron Raven, thank you this time for saving my old bones." Viscount John also recovered some spirit: "But you are not the kind of impulsive guy, why do you risk coming back to save me?"

"Viscount John, although I am not a good person, but..." Raven's voice paused: "I am not the kind of bastard who does not repay a favor."

John was stunned, and then laughed softly.

Raven's laughter also rang out, and the old and the young were full of tacit understanding in their hearts.

This laughter made Eric and Volaf feel a little puzzled, but the relaxed atmosphere also infected them, making everyone's mood begin to relax.

However, at this moment.

Behind a hillside, a group of green light spots suddenly rose, like a group of fireflies flying in the air!

But it is winter now, in the winter of the northern country, there should be no insects.

Because it is not a bug, but a row of dead cavalry!

One row, two rows, three rows...

Eight rows of dead cavalry, a total of no less than fifty!

The knights and horses have green fire in their eyes, and they breathe out the icy death mist from their mouths and noses!

The dead cavalry, made of bones, are extremely light, and the horses' hooves step on the ground without any sound, like a group of death messengers rushing towards them!

The soldiers' screams of fear came from behind, and Viscount John's heart fell into an ice cave.

If he faced these undead cavalrymen in his prime, with the cooperation of Raven and others, he could still take them down, but now, both his body and fighting spirit were very weak, and he could not fight against them at all!

"Baron Raven, your subordinates are all cavalrymen, run, don't worry about me."

Viscount John said so, but there was no response. He turned around and saw that Raven had already slipped away with his personal soldiers for nearly a hundred meters!

Raven muttered in his heart that he had tasted the favor, and now there was really no need to stay and die!

Wait, where is Lux?

Reining the warhorse and turning around, Raven saw that Lux was still there, motionless.

This silly girl!

He squeezed his legs against the horse's belly and rushed towards Lux.

At the same time, Lux took off her hood, supported a leather rope with both hands, and tied her waterfall-like golden hair into a long ponytail.

"Little girl, you go too, Raven saved me once, and I will cover him once." Viscount John raised his spear.

But Lux seemed to have not heard anything. She looked calm and indifferent. She took off her white silk gloves, folded them bit by bit, and put them in the horse bag next to her.

Then, she reached into the bag on the other side of the saddle and took out a golden scepter.

The scepter was about one meter long. The base color was golden, which symbolized the sun. It was inlaid with silver lines, which symbolized the moon, and it emitted a soft glow.

Holding the scepter with both hands and holding it horizontally in front of her, Lux's eyes were slightly dimmed and she began to pray in a low voice.

The prayer flowed out from her lips and teeth. It was obviously weak, but the rhythm made the originally frightened Snow Maple Legion soldiers quiet down a lot.

Dots of golden light began to gather towards Lux, flying onto her clothes and scepter. Lux's eyebrows and eyes were dyed with a golden luster.

The golden light overflowed from her eyebrows and eyes like water.

The undead cavalry was getting closer and closer, less than fifty meters away.

The azure fighting spirit began to flow on Viscount John's spear.

Lacus slowly opened his eyes, and his sapphire-like eyes had turned into a majestic golden color!

At this moment, the sky and the earth seemed to be brighter.

The next moment, Lacus changed from holding the staff with both hands to holding it with one hand, aiming at the undead army in front of him!

The brilliant golden light bloomed from the top of the scepter, and a ray of light suddenly went away and fell into the land in front of him.

Whoosh——

I don't know whether it was the wind that blew the light, or the light drove the wind, but infinite light points rushed to Lacus' body, blowing her golden ponytail, making the priest's robe rustle, and turning her whole body into gold.

At this moment, Lacus was like an angel walking on the ground!

The light flowed through Lacus' body and poured into the scepter, and also condensed into a scepter phantom as thick as an ancient tree behind her!

Holding the scepter high, Lacus took a deep breath, let out a cry, and smashed it down!

The shadowy scepter behind her then fell to the ground with a bang!

Dust flew in the midst of the vibration, and the earth suddenly cracked. A golden glow burst out from the cracks, illuminating half of the sky!

It was as if a sun was shining under the earth and could burst out at any time!

The light engulfed the undead cavalry. No matter whether it was a man or a horse, as long as it was touched by the light, the undead aura around them would rise and burn like boiling water. After burning, only lifeless bones fell to the ground, and then decomposed into dust like weathering!

Second-level divine art, Seal of Purity!

With this magical technique, most of the fifty or so undead cavalry were wiped out, and no more than twenty were left standing. Even for the remaining ones, the undead aura on their bodies was extremely weak, and even their originally crystal-clear bones were no longer visible. Become withered and yellow.

Raven, who rushed to Lux's side, was stunned. He looked at the still-smoky battlefield, and then at Lux who was putting away her scepter with a calm expression on her face. A strange feeling arose in her heart.

Why is it that using magic... is as easy as frying a plate of vegetables?

"Lux, you have this kind of magic, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Lux blinked and let down her hair: "You didn't even ask."

Raven was speechless for a moment.

Well, that makes sense.

With Lux's divine spell to suppress the enemy, Viscount John stepped forward to add another slash, and with the charge of Raven's personal soldiers, this group of undead knights finally returned to the dust.

After experiencing such an episode, the soldiers led by Xuefeng, who had been somewhat relaxed and slack due to being out of the siege, regained their energy and continued their trek.

After marching for most of the day, from morning to afternoon, until the sky started to get dark, the group finally arrived at the location of Raven's logistics unit.

This is an abandoned castle. The gate has been breached. Apart from some scattered bones, there are only mottled blood stains left.

The soldiers led by Xuefeng were stationed inside the castle walls, while Raven and John took their own soldiers to the castle hall.

As the bonfire rose, Viscount John took off his helmet, revealing a face full of dried blood. He took off the water bag from his waist, poured half of it on his face to wash away the blood, and poured the other half into his mouth: "Huh... little guy, today Thank you very much.”

Lei Wen smiled when he heard this: "Didn't you thank me before?"

"It's different." Viscount John glanced at Lux who was praying: "This time it's because of her."

Looking at Lux's back, Raven felt a lot more relaxed, but he didn't want Viscount John to see his thoughts, so he changed the subject: "Speaking of which, the priest from Xuefeng led did not follow you this time?"

Viscount John shook his head: "No, in fact, before the transfer order was issued, the priest of Xuefeng leader had already left."

"It's not just the Snow Maple Territory. If you ask Judra or the nobles participating in the war, you will know that all the priests of the Church of Light have been transferred by the Holy See before the war."

Raven was stunned and looked at Lux with an increasingly complicated look.

All the priests were transferred. Obviously, it could not be personal will. It must be based on the decision of the local Archbishop Thomas and even the higher-ups of the Light Church.

Could it be that... Lux actually disobeyed the orders of the Church of Light?

"Cherish the people in front of you." Viscount John's voice sounded in Raven's ears.

Raven's face turned red and he coughed: "Why does the Holy See do this?"

"How can I, an old man, know the secrets of the higher-ups of the Holy See?" Viscount John opened his mouth, revealing his blood-stained teeth: "However, I saw Priest Lux's performance today...hey."

From Viscount John's words, Raven keenly caught a hint of anger, and he also understood the reason for Viscount John's anger.

Lux is only a second-level priest. Although he may be able to use such powerful magic because of his devout faith, other priests, whether first-, second-, or third-level, even if they are not as good as Lux, can always use them. Does it work?

At the very least, add blessings to the soldiers, add magic to the weapons, or simply use magic to heal.

Each item can greatly increase the combat effectiveness of soldiers and reduce losses. Even if there are more than thirty priests in the main camp today to form a priest group, the outcome of this battle is still unknown!

But unfortunately, except for Lux, there is not even half a priest in the entire coalition.

This can only mean one thing, the Holy See of Light does not want the nobles of Nord Province to win so smoothly, and even intends to see them fail!

"Why?" Raven lowered his voice, recalling the numerous bones he saw along the way: "What benefit does this have to the Church of Light?"

Viscount John did not answer, but turned his head and pointed at an oil painting hanging in the hall. It was covered with arrow holes, knife marks, and blood stains, and its original appearance was almost invisible.

"You may not recognize it, but this oil painting shows Baron Petra, a second-level life knight."

"He is now dead. The widow took his young son 'Little Petra' and ran to Hippok County, temporarily staying in Viscount Morgan's castle."

"Baron Petra died in his own territory. He was worthy of his noble status. When the war is over, little Petra will be able to inherit his father's title and return to this castle."

A hint of surprise gradually appeared on Raven's face, but his tone was still a bit unbelievable: "At that time, because he did not have the troops to deal with the possible crisis, he would definitely ask Morgan's family for help and invite the other party's garrison on the condition of profit. !”

Viscount John nodded: "Yes, if you have the grace to take them in, then build a bastion and station them there. Do you think there is any reason to drive them away in the future?"

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