Paladin

Evan took two captives riding with him, and the figures of the two horses quickly disappeared into the darkness of the night.

When Hugo watched him leave, he saw shadows in the sky, with the red brilliance before dawn... However, when he looked carefully, he was a little uncertain that it was dawn, because the color was more like fire.

What kind of fire can illuminate the entire eastern horizon?

The paladins continued to ride south, and Hugo led them all the way to another church outpost a few miles away, but they were intercepted and killed on the way.

The soldiers of the Snow Wind Sect are elusive, and they are more like a pack of wolves when walking on the snow field... Snow wolves are pack creatures full of dangers. These highlanders are just like snow wolves, insidious, agile, and quick to move. They may not be able to fight head-on. Shattered the Knights Templar, but good at guerrilla and harassment.

Hugo was injured.

On the road they rescued two old men, half frozen to death, and allowed them to ride on a highland horse until they reached the next town.

These two old men are old enough even by the age of the highlanders. When they hugged each other on the side of the road, their expressions were numb and desperate. Heart—but it was this old couple who scratched Hugo's right hand with a dagger without hesitation after finding the opportunity.

The dagger contained the toxin extracted from the snow scorpions by the highlanders. It was rough but very effective, but no matter how effective it was, it was no match for the holy knight's magical ability. Hugo quickly removed the toxin.

The old couple were just civilians and had no combat training at all, as the paladins could tell.

Hugo questioned them: "Why do you hate us? We are only here to prevent a war... Even if the war will break out in the end, we have no intention to embarrass the civilians here. Why do you take the initiative to assassinate us?"

However, under the eyes of the paladin, the two old men embraced silently and kissed each other on the cheeks.

Before Hugo realized something was wrong and separated the two of them, they had no way to recover. They had already prepared the props to kill them, and even the blade had already reached their chests.

Hugo also tried to save the life of one of them, but the other party didn't appreciate it. He struggled and said, "You...can't escape Nestor...the descendants of the goddess want you...to die here without a sound..."

"Goddess? Cariser? You respectfully call that woman a descendant of the Snow Goddess?" Hugo wanted to ask more, but the other party was already dead.

They are already so old, yet they are still working so hard for the Xuefeng Sect.

When the paladins lowered their heads and made the sign of the cross, Hugo thought in his heart: The Snow Wind Sect must have been hiding much longer than the intelligence said...

The paladin team was quickly chased and intercepted by a large number of troops. The tens of thousands of highlanders living on this snowfield... have all become the goddess of snow wind—no, they are the minions of Keriser.

The team of more than [-] people led by Hugo was quickly forced to retreat, and they took a defensive position at the turning point of the upper reaches of the Agate River.

The army of Snow Wind Sect faced them across the river.

Hugo can see from his rich combat experience that the opponent's army has assembled nearly 2000 people in a short period of time.

Don't underestimate this number. When the number of troops exceeds [-], it is difficult to see the margin from the perspective of the battlefield. Their number is completely enough to encircle the Paladin team and weaken the mobility advantage of the cavalry to the greatest extent.

Hugo decisively decided to defend along the river. When the number of people was at an absolute disadvantage, he at least guaranteed that he would not be surrounded by enemies from all sides.

At this time, it was morning, and the long dark night in Nestor Province finally came to an end, but the glow of the morning sun was still covered by heavy clouds. When Hugo looked back towards the White Dragon Valley, he couldn't help feeling worried: whether Evan would be safe return?Can we find a chance to break through, or wait for reinforcements?

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Evan returned to the Dragon's Maw with two captives.

At this time, the wind and snow had subsided a little, but there was still a strong wind in the mountain path of Dragon's Throat. The highland horse still refused to move forward, so Evan had to dismount and lead the two on foot.

This terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and for the highlanders, there is also an advantage of being able to climb. Evan couldn't help but tentatively said while walking: "You can build a fortress in this valley... it must have been prepared for a long time Bar."

The highlander captive looked blank. After talking to Evan, he seemed to be suddenly at a loss for his purpose.At this moment, he looked at the familiar mountain road, and said after a long time: "This place is called...'Dragon's Throat'."

After he finished this sentence, he paused for a long time. Just when Evan thought he was lost in memory, he suddenly said: "Because this place is like the throat of a giant dragon, swallowing frost and many lives. ...Since a hundred years ago, the tribes near the White Dragon Valley have had a tradition. All children of the Dusa bloodline will be thrown into it when they reach the age of ten, and they must climb out of the dragon's throat with their own strength..."

The wind and snow here are so violent that even adults can't get through at all. How could the highlanders throw a ten-year-old child into it?

Evan couldn't help being shocked, only to hear the captive continue: "The children who couldn't crawl out died inside, and no one felt sorry for the children who couldn't even climb out of the dragon's throat, because they were destined to not live long The mountain was covered by heavy snow for eight months... Every year, at least a dozen or as many as hundreds of children are sent in, and about half of them can finally climb out... All our soldiers here crawled through the throat of the giant dragon. come out."

It seems that all highlanders have a strong ability to withstand cold, and some warriors even admire it.

But this much-talked-about racial trait is not a talent bestowed by the gods, but a memory of suffering that has been passed down from generation to generation through cruel elimination over a long period of time.

Evan can understand that the highlanders want more land and more fertile plains—even if they just move the children away from this snowy field, getting more land with a mild climate can save more immature lives.

They built fortresses, trained troops, and prepared for war; Ms. Cariser was brewing a shocking blizzard, causing floods, and even deliberately imprisoned the ancient phoenix, trying to use these miracles to develop the Snow Wind Sect...

Thinking of this, Evan sighed, but in the end he still didn't answer.

Although understandable, it cannot be condoned.

Evan thought silently: How should I tell these independent people in other worlds, "Although all living beings are suffering, don't do any evil"?

They quickly came to the gate of the fortress. This time, Evan did not cover up at all. The Snow Wind Sentinel immediately spotted him, and countless longbows were aimed at them with arrows.

Evan stood in front of the door and said in a deep voice: "I'm Evan Paladin, and I'm here to ask Ms. Cariser. I have two of your companions in my hand, and I want to exchange one of my companions."

A non-commissioned officer quickly walked out from behind the archer, and shouted: "Ms. Keriser will not see you! Return our people immediately!"

Evan frowned, and heard the captive beside him say indifferently: "They won't care about us, just kill me."

At this moment, not one of the longbows facing them was put down, and Evan knew in his heart that they really didn't care about the life and death of their two companions.

With his strength, he actually didn't care about these bows and arrows, but he undoubtedly lost one chip in his hand.

At this moment, the non-commissioned officer on the gatehouse suddenly heard the whispered conversation of the soldiers next to him. After they exchanged a few words, the non-commissioned officer suddenly asked, "Are you Evan Paladin? Which Paladin? It's Dawn who walked out of Moa City in Sabillon Province." Saint?"

Stories and legends always spread faster than people expected.It took about two months to reach the snowy field in the northeast from the province of Sabiron in the east of the empire, and even the soldiers of the Snow Wind Sect began to know the news of the revival of the Saint of Dawn.

Evan replied, "I am."

As soon as he answered, the Xuefeng Sentinels suffered a huge blow. They couldn't help but start to have doubts, and even whispered to each other, and the bow and arrow pointed at Evan suddenly began to droop; He said in horror: "You! Are you really the saint 1 years ago? No, this is impossible. How could the saint of dawn appear here like this?"

He didn't confirm it again and again, but he seemed to be incoherent. After a while, he strode down from the gatehouse and said, "I'll report to Ms. Keriser!"

The impact of this news on everyone in Xuefeng was greater than expected. When they carefully observed Evan, they could especially feel the extremely powerful and restrained aura of the Paladin, and they almost completely lost their fighting spirit.The sentries were even more shaken. When the first person put away his bow, all the others put down their bows and retreated in fear.

They were numerous, but all felt: We had no chance.

Evan shook his head unobtrusively... When the door was opened and the sergeant invited him in to meet Ms. Keriser, Xuefeng's soldiers lined up on both sides in surprise, all involuntarily moved because of his strong aura. Get out of the way and put your head down.

Evan walked slowly towards the depths of the fortress. When he looked around, he saw the figure of Gao Shan.

He and Hugo once guessed that Gao Shan was captured by Xuefeng's soldiers when he was attacked for the first time, but now it seems...it doesn't seem to be the case.

Gao Shan had already changed into the uniform of the Xuefeng Sect, and stood at the end of the line stupidly, and after looking at Evan, he suddenly remembered something, and shouted: "Ah, I forgot about the sir! "

Xuefeng's soldier was shocked and said: "What! You are the paladin who wants to exchange back...their companion? You...you were not caught by them?"

Gao Shan said stupidly: "I... I forgot."

This highlander with an abnormal IQ seems to have mixed up with the Xuefeng Sect—he is simply born with this ability, mixing with the most holy knights and down to the bear children, and now standing in the Xuefeng team is not the slightest sense of violation.

He was a Highlander, after all.

"You guy...wait here for me first! Go back and deal with you." Evan heaved a sigh of relief, but he couldn't help crying and laughing. He immediately untied the two captives in his hands and said: "You guys Free, let's go."

The highlander captive had a complicated look on his face. He looked back at Evan, and finally disappeared into the crowd without saying a word.