The Sovereign Dragon Ring

Episode 264

From Barker and his brothers, at this moment, Barker, Ankh, Boone, and Gates had all reached ninth rank. After transforming, they had the power of a Saint. As for the third brother, Hazer, he was only one small step away from reaching the ninth rank and could break through at any moment. Of the five brothers, Barker, Gates, and Hazer have mastered the art of 'holding something heavy as if light'.

"After my brother's grand wedding, we will head to the Land of Anarchists. With the help of Barker and his brothers, things will become simpler. "Linley's eyes shone with an unspoken light.

Linley was very excited and impatient to start his future life in the Anarchist Land, where he would do battle against the Radiant Church.

Aside from Boone's incredible surprise reaching ninth rank, everyone was also eagerly anticipating the upcoming wedding. Wharton smiled every day.

This time, Wharton and Nina were going to hold their wedding ceremony at the imperial palace. The rush and bustle will far exceed the engagement ceremony.

In a quiet courtyard.

After finishing his training, Linley sat next to the stone table. Flipping his hand, he picked up a bottle of fruit wine. While drinking wine, he looked ahead, pondering. From his appearance, he was clearly thinking of something.

Bebe quietly peeked at Linley.

“Desir. "Bebe suddenly rushed to Linley's table.

Linley was startled by Bebe. "Bebe, what are you doing?"

Bebe stood upright, folding his claws on his chest, staring at Linley with a judging gaze. "Based on my own observation, Bebe, I have discovered that you, Boss .. are thinking of thoughts about love!"

Bebe spoke with an aura of absolute confidence.

Linley did not know whether to laugh or cry. “I was thinking about my brooch. In a few days, it'll be Wharton's big wedding. But Boss Yale, Second Bro, Fourth Bro. .. none of them could come … "

Linley let out a long breath.

“I want to know how the three of them are currently doing. "Yale, Reynolds, and George, Linley's three dear friends, held a very strong position in Linley's heart. Their love for each other is as deep as true brother love.

Reynolds didn't do well. After that short break, he returned to the army. Even after learning Linley's duel with Haydson, he had no chance to watch.

This was because, as a soldier, he had to follow orders and procedures.

Although Reynolds was very careless and lazy, when he became a soldier, he was truly a man who would do what he said he would do and who would obey orders without question.

On the border of the Southeastern Administrative Province of the O'Brien Empire, in the southern region of the city of Neil [Ne'er], was the area where the O'Brien Empire intersected with the Rohault Empire. This is also a pretty chaotic area.

The Rohault Empire was located south of the Anarchist Land and west of the great plains in the far east.

Due to the constant warfare with steppe riders from the great plains, the Spiritault Empire had an extremely ferocious martial spirit, and their mounted knight army was legendary for their prowess. The Rohault Empire and the O'Brien Empire were constantly engaged in warfare in the area near Neil City, and the blood from that countless battle had stained the land itself with a dark red color in the wilderness outside the city.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" A strong wind howled through the weeds, which were half the height of a human. The wild grass bends from the wind. Through it, one could see that there was a small river nearby, where dozens of stallions were drinking water with their heads lowered.

A few dozen knights sat on the ground, resting, while a few others maintained the watch.

Right now, Reynolds was sitting on top of a tree, his eagle-like eyes constantly scanning their surroundings. When he was in the army, Reynolds was very different from how he acted personally. Right now, he was wearing a deep blue armor that had a golden emblem of flame plastered on his chest. It stated that he was a member of the 'Golden Flame Legion', one of the elite legions of the O'Brien Empire.

And the design of his clothes provided proof of his rank; senior captain.

Reynolds pulled the watch from his breast pocket and checked the time. “Three afternoons. By five o'clock, the others should have arrived. ”

"Sir. "A blue-haired knight walked over while laughing. “The current Rohault Empire is not in a state of war with the O'Brien Empire. Don't you feel that we're wasting energy by maintaining a watch for so long? ”

"Tiger, stop talking. "Reynolds frowned.

"Yes sir . "The blue-haired knight no longer dared to laugh.

Commanding this knight squadron was actually a lowered position for him as a senior captain. In total, there were three medium-sized squadrons with a total of nine hundred people. Currently, they had separated into eighteen smaller squads and taken separate routes. The army that Reynolds led was actually his personal army, and was extremely powerful.

He had already been in the army for several years, and Reynolds slowly rose through the ranks from an ordinary warrior to his current position.

“Although the Rohault Empire has not fought an open war for over ten years with our O'Brien Empire, has there always been a small battle? Every year, the Empire suffers over ten thousand casualties from this border battle. "Said Reynolds solemnly. “And based on my calculations, it has been a very long time since the big battle. I imagine the population of the Spiritault Empire has reached its limit, and therefore they will force some battles. So, we have to be careful. ”

The meaning of war is very simple.

When the population increased too much and there was not enough land or food to support the people, the Empire would naturally start fighting each other. Otherwise, the empire would fall into internal chaos. After the two Empires both suffered a large number of casualties, the reduction in population would mean that the amount of land they had was enough to sustain their people. Naturally, they would stop fighting.

In fact, this is one of the most basic principles.

After all, for most commoners, the most important basic requirement was the need for sufficient food and shelter.

"Yes, sir. We'll be careful. "The blue-haired knight laughed.

"really. My lord, you were previously at the Ernst Institute with Master Linley. I heard he fought Lord Haydson to a standstill? ”The blue-haired knight said slowly.

Hearing his subordinates ask him about Linley, Reynolds could not help but start smiling.

“The only reason he suffered such a slight loss was because he did not have enough battle-qi. "Said Reynolds calmly. In his heart, Reynolds truly felt deeply regretful that he could not go watch the life and death battle of this beloved brother.

Turning his head to look west, Reynolds squinted his eyes at the scorching sunlight. His beloved brother Linley was in the imperial capital to the west.

"In over a year, my ten-year commitment will go up and I will be able to leave the army. “Reynolds secretly sighed to himself.

Eight more years of army life have led Reynolds to truly enjoy being in the army, but Reynolds knows that according to his clan's rules, if the clan's descendants can reach the rank of legionary commander or legionary deputy commander, he said, they will be allowed to remain in the army. If not, then they should go back to the clan.

Right now, Reynolds is just a senior captain. He's still one step away.

But even though Reynolds preferred to enjoy the life of soldiers, he did not want to spend his entire life in the army. He still wanted to secretly train his magic in peace. He was already a magus of the seventh rank. If he were to spend another hundred years in grueling training, he would still have a chance to become an Arch Magus of the ninth rank.

While he was quietly waiting, the other troops began to arrive. At around 4:50 p.m., about 400 people had gathered here, with 500 yet to arrive.

He suddenly felt the sensation of impending danger, as if an invisible murderous force, silently crawling towards them. As a magus, Reynolds possessed extremely strong spiritual power, and his premonition was much stronger than most people.

"Everyone, careful!" Suddenly Reynolds shouted coldly.

"Yes, My Lord!" All the surrounding knights replied, but right at this moment, the sound of panic-stricken nail taps rang out, approaching them at high speed.

"Enemy attack!" Enemy attack! "That fierce shout shattered the quiet sky.

Almost all the knights reacted very quickly, snatching their spears and raising their shields as they all charged at high speed towards their horses. But at this moment, sharp arrows started raining down on them from afar ….

"Swish!" "Swish!"

Arrows rained down on them at high speed like a plague of locusts. All the knights immediately knelt down while raising their shields to protect themselves, while moving closer to each other.

The Imperial Shield had a very high quality. In battle, it was rare for ordinary arrows to be able to pierce through them. And indeed, many arrows struck the shield, but the shield would only slightly tremble when the arrow fell to the ground, spent. But about ten arrows passed through the shield, as if it was made of paper …

"Penetrate!"

A fast-moving arrow tore through the shield, then pierced straight into the knight's head. Brain matter explodes.

Reynolds, seeing this, was feeling sad. This knight was his personal army, and had been following him for six years. Six years of living together have produced a deep bond of affection. But Reynolds could instantly say: "To be able to break through the shield from a distance of hundreds of meters meant they were definitely experts of the seventh or eighth rank. And there are some of them. ”

"Rumb. ”As those distant people moved closer and closer, the sound of their horse footsteps became clearer. This group of people were all wearing gray armor, and their horse hooves were covered with cloth.

In front of these people, over ten blood-soaked knights fled.

“Rossi [Luo'xi]. Reynolds' face changed. The ten knights belonged to his army.

"My master, run, hurry! These were the soldiers of the Spiritault Empire, and they were in the thousands! Hurry .. ah !!! ”A bloodied knight ran at high speed, but in the blink of an eye, an arrow instantly pierced through his throat.

"Kill them all! No one survived! ”Cold sounds heard from far away.

"Running away!"

Reynolds shouted loudly. Struggling against an opponent that numbered in the thousands, while he only had a few hundred people? And moreover, they were ambushed, and the enemy had several elite soldiers from the seventh and eighth ranks.

Besides, their job is reconnaissance. They should go back and spread the word.

The lucky survivors immediately jumped onto their war horses. Perhaps because their enemy wanted to obtain those several hundred horses, the arrows raining down on them now only attacked the knights. Not a single war horse was killed.

Escape!

Escape!

The only thing in Reynolds' mind was to escape at high speed. At first, four hundred people attempted to escape, but at present, only a hundred remained. The one hundred that remained was because Reynolds had used magic to intimidate their enemies. While fleeing, Reynolds still muttered those words into a more magical spell.

With Reynolds in the center, eight patches of flame shaped like a huge sword suddenly exploded, scattering in all directions and charging straight towards the pursuing troops.

Fire style magic – Beheading Inferno!

“Crescue, crackle. "The flames burned the bodies of the knights, who immediately began to scream in pain. Their metal armor quickly melted, and in the blink of an eye, they turned to charcoal. The surrounding grass started to light up as well, and the following knights were forced to slow down.

"Pursue, chase!" The blond, disheveled-haired leader stared furiously at the distant Reynolds.

If not for that distant magus, he would have already exterminated this group of people long ago. But because of that magus and therefore the autumn and dry grass, the grass easily started burning and caused a huge fire, blocking their pursuit.

The magical power is endless.

Reynolds did not dare to use an actual spell of the seventh rank. All the spells he used were of the sixth rank. But regardless, almost all of the mageforce in Reynolds' body had been exhausted.

Only one army of three hundred Spiritault Kingdom soldiers continued their pursuit, but this army had more than ten experts of the seventh rank. Clearly, this was an elite army. And in Reynolds' army, there was only one warrior of the seventh rank, and of course himself, a magus of the seventh rank.

“City Neil! I can see Neil's town! ”One of the knights shouted out loudly.

"Neil City!" Reynolds saw the lines of a distant and misty city. His eyes were filled with hope, and he frantically urged his horse forward.

"Swish!" Yet another arrow shot at them from behind, and the weary Reynolds once again frantically dodged while raising his shield to block. With a 'slash' sound, the arrow pierced through the shield and onto Reynolds' shoulder. The powerful might of the arrow actually caused Reynolds' exhausted body to sway, and he nearly fell off his horse.

After running for two hours, it was almost dusk.

Neil's city walls were manned by several soldiers, as well as a number of nobles who were on the walls strolling around aimlessly.

“Open city gate, fast! There is an army of the Rohault Empire behind us. Kill them all !!! ”Reynolds roared furiously.

In the blink of an eye, Reynolds and dozens of wounded survivors reach the outskirts of Neil's town, but the gates to the town don't open.

"Swish!" An arrow shot at one of the nobles on the wall.

"Don't open it! Don't open the city gates! ”A shrill and ear-piercing sound is heard from above. “Foot your arrow! Shoot the enemy to death! ”

The troops that were chasing after the Spiritault Empire stopped right beyond the range of the bow. Ten of them actually descended, then charged straight into the city wall. They easily dodged the arrows directed at them from above, and they were all covered with battle-qi scabbards.

This is a mighty warrior.

“Kill that magus. ”The ten-man leader stared fixedly at Reynolds. They were chased all the way here to kill Reynolds. Magus without mageforce was too weak.

Right now, Reynolds could not fight back at all.

"Open the gate!" The Reynolds knight army was feeling completely desperate now. Although they had several dozen people and their enemies only had ten, just from looking at their opponent's battle-qi, they could tell that their enemy leader might be able to kill them themselves.