Chapter 469 (1/2)
In order to cover us, or several other teams with the same mission as us, the human kingdom launched a feint against the demon army.
Ironically, if you can find the world of olavia and go to the planet where I once lived, you may know all this from the aborigines there - later, the war was called the battle of dawn, and almost everyone believed that it was the beginning of human counterattack against the demon army.
Until I left that world, people showed the highest respect for the soldiers and officers who died heroically in that war, and even their respect was much higher than the awe of the royal family.
This is not too much. People who have not lived in that dark era will never understand what a desperate environment it is.
Human beings have lost more than 90% of their territory, while other Asians are even more miserable. There are many foreign families who have lost their homes like Gewei. Only the goblin family has survived because most of the Dili plus people live in space cracks.
At first, I thought that the United goblins against the demon king army was the last resistance of human beings.
In fact, not only me, but also the commander thought so, and he also said that if the goblin king agreed to the alliance, so that the final battle against the demon king army really started, they would certainly participate in the war.
This is the bottom line as a human being.
The day before the operation, I met an unexpected guest.
The princess of the human kingdom is also the one who called me to this world.
Unlike her headstrong father, the princess is a very kind girl. I can't remember her name clearly. It seems that her name is duomi'er or something. She has long honey curly hair, beautiful appearance, amber eyes and matches that curly hair very well.
She has a good reputation among the people, and seems to have been guilty of calling me an ”ordinary man” to this world that is about to be destroyed.
Therefore, she is also the only person in the palace who often chats with me. When I was driven out of the palace, she also raised an objection, but it is obviously useless
To guess with a slightly malicious idea, maybe it was because she was too close to me. The king couldn't tolerate his daughter's relationship with a waste, so he expelled me from the palace.
Back to business, this time he and she brought me incredible news.
The words in the letter sealed by magic were not an alliance letter seeking unity from the goblins to resist and repel the demon army.
Instead, it is a letter that is willing to give all the resources, treasures and other humans mastered by mankind to the goblin king. It only asks the goblin king to take the royal family and nobles on the attached list to the fairy country where the goblins live, so as to avoid the name of war.
At this point, even the princess, who had never shown her angry face in front of me, frowned. Obviously, she was very dissatisfied.
——At the instigation of those great nobles who are greedy for life and afraid of death, her father, the last king of mankind, actually did something that is equivalent to losing power and humiliating the country.
This is not going to work.
The future of mankind should not be destroyed by a group of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death.
Emerge in its totality with the Royal Highness, and then I would like to make a clear account of the situation, because I am the only mercenary she knows and believes in.
She untied the magic on the stationery and tampered with the content into an alliance against the demon army. Only then did she solemnly give me the stationery and her Keepsake again.
Passing through the jurisdiction of the demon army is a life and death act, but she firmly believes that I can do it. Then if other messengers also do this and have keepsakes, the credibility of the stationery in my hand is obviously higher.
Of course, she didn't intend to stay in the rear and enjoy it.
The next day, when we arrived at the barracks, we found that the princess had launched a pre war mobilization in front of the whole army.
I asked the people in the barracks. Only then did I know that the princess actually came to the front line and fought with everyone as a front-line commander.
Regardless of whether the speech was useful or not, this alone has an amazing effect on improving the morale of the army.
I can't remember exactly what she said, but one sentence still impressed me.
”Even if you tear my body, drink my blood, chew my bones, and let my existence disappear in the world, they still can't erase my courage as a human being, and my soul will guide you forward!”
Courage is contagious. When the first hero stands up, there will be no lack of heroes on the battlefield.
Yes, she violated the feint strategy set by those shrinking turtles and really led the army to war with the demon king army, which made the feint that would have been notorious for thousands of years become the battle of dawn.
That is the beginning of everything, the last line of defense of human dignity, and the origin of human courage.
Interestingly, not only olavia, in my later career, I have encountered similar situations in many worlds. When mankind is forced to a desperate situation, unimaginable courage and strength will erupt.
OK, I know there are some biases. Let's go back to me at that time.
As messengers, we will not be carried to the battlefield by large forces.
The princess arranged a dragon car for us to bypass the main battlefield and sneak in from the side. Not only us, but also other messengers seem to have their own arrangements. In short, it gives me the feeling that the princes and ministers seem to have come up with all ways to make a letter reach the goblin king.
The war is very fierce... No, considering the gap between humans and those monsters, it should be better to describe it with tragedy. It is like a meat grinder, laying layers of flesh and blood and internal organs on the ground.
Even if we did not officially go to the battlefield, but just bypassed from one side, the tragedy and shock are unforgettable.
At the beginning, a young man helped us drive the dragon car. I once saw him around the princess. He should be the princess's escort.
The princess went to the battlefield in person, but not only did she not strengthen her guard, but she assigned her guard to us. We can see her hope for me.
When passing through the enemy's line of defense, we saw many demon armies rushing to the front: bad monsters similar to red Goblin but much stronger in fact, terrible hell demons as high as three or four floors, terrible beholders and inspector great Yan demons like a raging flame dragon.
Obviously, the situation is overwhelmingly unfavorable, but somehow, I think that thin front can resist the fierce attack of these monsters.
Later facts also proved that I was right. The power of determination is really terrible.
Although we were careful enough, we were still found by the enemy in the process of sneaking across the line of defense.
It's a monster called butcher. Its body seems to be sewn up by a lot of corpses, but different from ordinary sewn up monsters, butcher is more calm and cruel and more resistant to magic.
I didn't notice that we were stared at by this monster at all. On the contrary, the young guard noticed this. He pushed me sitting next to him into the carriage, but he was caught by the huge iron hook of the butcher's iron chain.
The barb of the child's wrist pierced the guard's lungs, and I saw blood bubbles coming out of his nose and mouth.
”You must... Finish the princess's...”
Before he finished, he was dragged down from the Dragon cart by the butcher and fell into the smoke raised by the Dragon cart.
At that moment, I really wanted to turn around and knock down the butcher.
But reason told me that without a priest, the young man was hopeless. And the butcher is very strong. I'm definitely not an opponent alone.
Don't show that expression. At that time, I was just an ordinary person. Even if I had some talents in swordsmanship, I only mastered a body sword technique called jackdaw fight back.
Even with Gewei's help, more demon armies must have gathered when the butcher was knocked down. It will be difficult to leave at that time.
In fact, it's not so easy to escape even if you drive a dragon car.
Fortunately, my partner was very helpful at that time. Her shooting magic was very tough and awesome. Although it could not cause too much harm to the enemy of the devil's army, it destroyed her ankle and eyes and made them lose their ability to chase.
After completely escaping the enemy's pursuit, in order to prevent the sudden death of riding a dragon for three hours - although this cold-blooded creature can burst out considerable power, its endurance is very poor, and it is easy to die suddenly if it can't rest in time - I deliberately let it rest for a while, and then continue to move forward at a slightly slower speed.
In the area occupied by the demon army, Gewei and I dare not sleep outdoors. Finally, we simply drive the dragon car in turn and rest in the carriage alternately.
Finally, I only slept for three hours. Gewei was a little longer. Of course, I did it on purpose, because a stable mental state is more important for magicians than soldiers.
When the horizon lit up slightly, we also entered the grassland area.
I thought the crisis had been lifted temporarily, but the fact is not that simple.
In the sky, the giant ghost hawk began to appear. It is a hell creature that looks a bit like the manta rays on the earth. The wingspan is seven meters long. It is the most disgusting detective and eyeliner of the king's army. It can fly to the high altitude for investigation, and can also prey on human training as a hawk for investigation.
In addition, I saw the figure of two headed hounds in the grass more than once.
There is no doubt that the enemy has realized that someone has sneaked into their control area and is digging three feet to find us.
During this period, we also passed through the place that was once a human city - there are almost no people there, and all humans are kept in captivity as livestock.
In addition, mercenaries who performed the same task as us were also arrested and hung on the wall after being processed.
For them, it's a happy thing to die in torture. Otherwise, they have to watch themselves be eaten into a skeleton by those birds in hell, and finally they can breathe in the pain of despair... Those birds from hell seem to have some ability, so that even if there is only one head left, they won't make each other die in a certain time.
We have also encountered deserters. The task of sneaking in is not suitable for everyone. It creates great psychological pressure on people and can easily drive people crazy.
When human reason breaks the bank, they naturally want to escape back to the only territory of mankind.
Unfortunately, from the news I learned in the future, none of those who have become deserters can escape the defense line of the demon army. On the contrary, the survival rate of mercenaries who rush to the goblin country is higher.
Although it's actually not bad
As we continue to advance, the probability of meeting the enemy gradually increases. Probably they have learned the relationship between our destination from the captured mercenaries.