Chapter 24: Expedition (4)
On a chaotic battlefield, Ricci charged back and forth with the Silver Moon flag. The only guard beside him was the guardian angel Delia, and inducing the demon Salina. If there was anything else, it might be that he would circling in the sky, following him, and the two skull dragons Andrevich and Alex Trauma.
He rode a tall bone horse and was fully armed, but among the black dragons and giant elephants around him, it looked like they could be slapped with a slap.
Augustberg's eyes were wide open, and sweat dripped from his forehead: "He is seducing me?"
There is no doubt that this moment will be the best time to kill this "Grey" in front of you.
The black dragon girl next to her looked at Augustberg carefully.
Ricci was still holding a long sword in his hand, interspersing back and forth on the battlefield, galloping. In this battle, Ricci's combat power was not strong, but it was never weak. The sword stabbed out and broke through the dragon scales, especially a sudden attack under the cover of a large number of undead spirits.
In a blink of an eye, a black dragon had already fallen under his sword.
Unlike before, the situation is now beginning to develop in a direction that is beneficial to the undead. The black dragons are being defeated one after another. Ricci, who was not strong, is becoming the last weight to reverse the situation.
The Southern Alliance, which had been a little depressed due to casualties, has begun to cheer for Ritchie.
Augustberg was trembling even his breathing.
This is undoubtedly a tangled moment.
The enemy's commander is right in front of you, almost unprepared. Even if there are a large number of reinforcements in the rear, you may be able to kill the opponent in one fell swoop through desperate battles. After all, if your side moves fast enough, it will not be so easy for the other side to retreat.
As for if the opponent does not have a large number of reinforcements behind him, let alone. With a command, you can establish the victory.
However, if the other party did not have a large number of reinforcements and he did not dare to issue an offensive order, he would have ruined the fifty elite Black Dragon clan members in vain...
"Do you want to send someone again?" the black dragon girl asked in a low voice.
After gritting his teeth, Augustberg finally whispered: "No."
The black dragon girl opened her eyes wide and looked at Augustberg blankly, as if she wanted to object, but she didn't say it. It took a while before she could turn her face away.
...
Time passed by bit by bit. When the sky was gray and dawn, all fifty black dragons on the battlefield were defeated. It was in the way of trapping them tightly and then consuming their strength bit by bit.
At the same time, the outermost city wall was also breached by the Southern Alliance. Of course, with the help of the undead, Gustav's army lost its forefront position.
This was the result of the overnight war on the first night of the Southern Alliance.
The lords in the south were smiling. Although they paid a heavy price, at least they won, right?
"We should pursue the victory. They no longer have much defense. If we can break through the first floor of the city wall, we can break through the second floor!"
Ritchie replied lightly: "No, the armistice."
"Why? We obviously achieved a huge victory! Gustav has no power to fight back!"
"The war has just begun." Scandals to the lords, Ricci whispered: "The Black Dragon is our real opponent, and the Gustav army has never been something we need to consider."
After saying that, Ricci turned around and left, leaving the lords standing there one by one, standing there in a daze.
Someone whispered: "I think His Highness the Lich King has changed. He is different from before. In the past, when we ask questions, he always patiently explains to us. Now... we have fought a night of war until the last moment, and we have no idea what he wants to do."
"So you mean he's becoming silent?"
"No, it's becoming mysterious. He put on his mask again, becoming more mysterious than before. At least I can't figure out what he was thinking. Of course, I still believe that he can lead us to the final victory. It's just that, it may be different from before."
The lords were talking.
Benedict II and Elin looked at Ritchie's departure from a distance.
Benedict II whispered: "Yelin, do you remember what you said to me at Mungis?"
"Remember." Yilin nodded.
"Do you still think so now?"
"certainly."
"I'm also... convinced more and more. But I can't figure out why." As he said that, Benedict II turned his head and looked at the tents in the distance. All those living in those tents were lichs.
...
Ritchie did not order an attack on the second floor of the city wall, but instead ordered the army to rest on the spot.
Not only that, he also allowed the army to celebrate. The soldiers brought out the wine and set up the banquet. The laughter could be heard clearly in the city.
Of course, it was just the rear, and the soldiers on the front line were still on guard. Only when they were moved to the rear could they celebrate unscrupulously.
This move will definitely have a blow to Gustav's morale.
However, the real blow is still ahead.
Black Dragon Richie didn't kill any of them.
He captured all the fifty black dragons, sent undead soldiers to tie them up, and then stabbed them with a long knife, cutting off their muscles, bones, blood and flesh, completely losing their ability to move. Then he opened in front of the city wall in a row for everyone to watch.
Some soldiers even stood above the Black Dragon's head and urinated...
Not only that, Ricci also allowed the soldiers to hang up the black dragon's huge tail, allowing them to see a certain organ of the black dragon up close to satisfy their curiosity...
Soldiers are allowed to use sharp knives to poach the black dragon's scales and take them home for souvenirs...
"He is humiliating our tribe! This is even more excessive than killing them!" The black-haired dragon girl who had been staying beside Augustus was furious: "We can't just watch it!"
"Yes, but what should we do? This is an obvious trap." Augustberg replied softly.
Standing at the top of the castle tower that had just been captured and connected to the first wall, Ritchie whispered: "Black Dragons! I know you are in this city! I knew from the beginning! I want to tell you that you are just a group of lizards without dignity! I will torture you all to death! Yes, torture you to death! Then make it into specimens, place it in a museum, and in a park for people to visit! Because you are not worthy of living in this world! You don't even have the courage to appear in front of me!"
The black dragons all hated each other, but they could do nothing.
"The humans in the capital of Gustav! I hope you can clearly know what your so-called Allies, or Masters, are a group of things! They are just my defeated generals! If you firmly stand with them, then the end will be the same as them! If you are willing to surrender now, I will give you mercy and forgive your past sins! After the war, you can still live here as free. If you miss this opportunity, then... no matter what your identity is, you will only pray to me to make you die more! Before sunset, please give me your final answer!"
As he said that, Ritchie had turned around and left the top of the castle tower.
The people of Gustav and the soldiers were listening blankly.
Yilin and Benedict II were both shocked. The southern lords were all shocked.
It was already noon when Ritchie said these words.
At about one o'clock that afternoon, a group of Gustav soldiers had already climbed over the city wall and tried to escape. However, before they could enter the control of the Southern Alliance, they were all shot and killed by Gustav archers on the rear wall between the two city walls.
At two o'clock, another group of soldiers mixed with some civilians trying to climb over the wall to escape. Most of them died under the cold arrows from the rear, and only a small part reached the control of the Southern Alliance.
Immediately afterwards, at three o'clock, some Gustav soldiers launched a rebellion and directly controlled one of the city walls. The rebellious party had a fierce battle with the rebellious party who firmly supported Emperor Gustav.
Benedict II hurriedly found Ricci and said, "Do you want to send troops to support them? As long as we send troops now, we can immediately take down the second wall."
"No, let them solve it themselves. Our focus is never to take down the wall." Ritchie just stood on the wall and watched quietly.
By nightfall, turmoil occurred in almost every corner of the city, and fires soared into the sky. From time to time, people crossed the city walls and entered the range controlled by the Southern Alliance.
After last night's battle, especially after being destroyed by a giant elephant, the first city wall was already ruined. There was gravel everywhere, and burnt charred land everywhere.
However, at this moment, the rest of Heilong City was worse than the broken walls.
The situation was completely out of control, with crying everywhere, screaming and fighting everywhere.
Faced with the Southern Alliance, the morale of the Gustav army and civilians was much worse than expected. After all, the Black Dragon's control of Gustav was through the royal family and secretly manipulated. Who would truly obey the black dragon that suddenly appeared? Especially in the case of heavy losses in the first battle.
In humans' original cognition, the black dragon is a dark creature like a lich. The reputation of the lich in the south is whitewashed by Grey, but the black dragon in the north does not.
By the next morning, at dawn, Gustav's army in Heilong City had completely collapsed. A large number of civilians came out one after another and entered the protection of the Southern Alliance. Many of them were disguised by Gustav's soldiers, and many of them were firmly standing on the side of Emperor Gustav at the beginning of the turmoil. But what's the matter?
Ricci just arranged a few lichs to use their mental power to sweep the people who left the city one by one. What he paid attention to was whether there was a lurking black dragon inside.
"Our enemy has never been human." Ritchie emphasized again and again.
Suddenly, the entire Black Dragon City became empty, without people, and rotten corpses were everywhere. Apart from the few humans who didn't want to leave for various reasons, the only black dragons disguised as humans were left.
Yes, the Gustav Empire collapsed, and before the last moment, the Gustav Empire, the empire known as the most powerful human being, collapsed directly. People don’t even know where his emperor and the royal family went. In the face of the power of the Bone Holy Light Holy Church, the country composed of human beings is so fragile.
Heilong City became an empty city, and the subsequent strategies began to become very "unpretentious".
Ricci ordered the advancement bit by bit, without being impatient. He used the fifty black dragons on hand to humiliate the Black Dragon clan in various ways, using all kinds of ways. He did everything he could.
Not only did the Black Dragon not be able to see that method, but even the people from the Southern Alliance could not stand it anymore.
For example, Halls in Irene's camp: "I can't believe that these things were ordered by the Paladin. Although he is already a Lich King, I am still used to calling him Paladin. At least the Paladin I know will never do such things. Even if he respects the enemy, he will respect them very much... Of course, it can also be understood as his punishment for evil forces. But I feel it was a bit over."
Halls obviously had no chance to interfere with Ricci's decision. Not to mention Halls, even Elin, or all the Southern Lords combined, it was impossible to interfere with Ricci's decision.
They just saw with their own eyes the collapse of the most powerful empire of mankind.
If they had admired and admired the Lich King more before, then now there is a component of fear here, and even more of fear.
There is also Kamira who has the same opinion: "He seems to be no longer the Lich King I know... The Lich King I know is not like this. He will never do such a thing."
While all kinds of complaints were flying all over the sky, Ricci's authority was growing little by little.
Of course, he didn't care. In his eyes, there was always the black dragon. He always looked cold.
Half a month after arriving in Heilong City, the Dead Legion and the Southern Alliance had completely controlled all the defenses outside Heilong City and surrounded the entire city-state. No one knew when Richie would launch a general attack.
On the day of the successful encirclement, Ricci finally executed fifty black dragons who were tortured by him.
That night, Augustberg finally made a decision: "Break through and leave here. Gustav has completely collapsed, and it is no point for us to stay here. What we have to do now is to leave here safely and return to the top of the dragon."
"Why not make a decision earlier?" asked the black-haired Dragon Clan girl, "If we were to leave, we should have been a little earlier. We shouldn't even come in the beginning."
"He has been provoking us, which makes me very puzzled." Augustberg said, covering his forehead, "I don't know how to express it."
"He wants us to invest more people in battle head-on with him as before. He wants to fight him."
"But don't you think he's doing it too obvious? And if he wants to fight to the decisive battle, he should have surrounded Black Dragon City at a faster speed. As a result, it took fifteen days. The key is that we have not really seen any lich so far. Only himself, he is like a flowing bait, shaking in front of us every day. It's like we can take him down with just one move."
The dragon girl stared at Augustberg quietly.
After a while of silence, Augustberg whispered: "Break through and give up here. Notify the Dragon Top to support him."
Chapter completed!