Chapter 22 The Kingdom on the Hill - Siege
Domiyar—
Just as several guards standing at the city gate used a sleepy way to solve the bored guard, danger began to spread quietly over the border city.
A guard who was yawning bored noticed the irregular shadows on the ground. When he raised his head, he realized that the dark moon, which had originally emitted a light purple light, had disappeared at some point, and was accompanied by a thick, dark black cloud that made people feel depressed and breathless.
Under the cover of this black cloud, the atmosphere began to become particularly strange.
The originally clear sound of insects is gone, and in the windless night, everything seems particularly quiet - just like the tranquility before the storm.
"Hey, don't you think it's too quiet?" He pushed his elbow to his companion who was also dozing off beside him. First, he found that the abnormal soldier expressed his uneasiness.
"What's there to worry about? Isn't it just a heavy rain?" The fuss about his companions, the guards who were awakened from their sleep looked at the dark clouds in the sky indifferently, and planned to continue taking a nap before the guard captain came to patrol.
"Si..." A black lightning struck not far from the city, splitting a stone that was several people high in half.
Such lightning was constantly released from the black clouds. Seeing this scene, the soldiers who were dozing off realized that perhaps the black clouds that were over the city were not just a layer of clouds.
"What is that..." I noticed that unknown objects began to approach in the sky in the distance. The guards were awakened by sleepiness. They held the weapons in their hands tightly and tried to open their pairs wide, trying to see clearly what was approaching at high speed.
But just after they saw the true faces of those objects flying in the sky like birds, everyone's face couldn't help but look horrified.
"Do!Do!Do!"
The warning bell rang in the quiet night and people were awakened.
Many residents opened the window and complained that the soldiers of the city guard often joked about the bell specially used to call the police, and occasionally knocked on it to scare the residents living outside, which made the people who had been tired for a day very angry.
"Damn, who is knocking!"
"Can't you damn soldiers let us sleep peacefully for a whole day?"
"Don't knock on the city tower!!"
But the bell did not stop with the scolding, but instead became more and more rapid. Even the nobles living in the aristocratic area far from the city gate were awakened by the annoying bell.
"Are those soldiers playing games for the people again?" The city lord Erek was also awakened. No one could continue to sleep in the annoying bell.
"Sir, you have been woken up... I will order the city guard chief to let him discipline his group of subordinates. It's too unreasonable, and it actually woke you up." The general manager in casual clothes was thinking about sending someone to stop the annoying bell, and found that the city lord was already standing in the hall with sleepy eyes.
"It's indeed a bit too much. Even the nobles of the lower level cannot torture the people like this. I will talk to Terrell about it again... Hey, why are they still knocking?" Erek yawned and took the robe handed over by the maid and put it on.
"I don't know. If you usually make fun of someone, you just knock it or not and stop it. Why did this time..." The general manager was also wondering, aren't the soldiers composed of subordinate nobles afraid of being punished by the superiors?
"...Tumu, prepare for me, I want to go and see it myself." Realizing that something was wrong, the city lord decided to go there myself.
"Ah, sir, why do you have to go there yourself? Just let Terrell take a trip." Just as the nagging manager was still persuading the master, the gate of the city lord's mansion was suddenly pushed open.
"Trey...you're..."
Seeing that the city guard captain whom he trusted most rushed into his mansion wearing armor and weapons, the city lord Erek thought of the first thing he wanted was not rebellion.
Did something really happen? Trail, who has always liked casual clothes, actually put on his always complaining about ugly city guard armor.
"Sir..." The captain of the guard, who was still gasping for a long time, took a deep breath before he told him about his purpose of breaking into the city lord's mansion at night; "We have been attacked!!"
"Assault? Was it a robber on the Daiha border? Or is the lizard man crossing the river from the north? Or are the down-and-out nobles of Mingsu?" Erel asked while wearing formal clothes with the help of his maid.
Seeing the captain's face so bad, is it the dark clan that has been in the limelight recently? This is unlikely. Although there are rumors that the priestess of the night elves have crossed the river, there is no country in the south of the Alonso Plain in the south that has seen a large number of night elves.
"It's the undead, a large number of undead gathered in less than thirty calories outside the city."
"What..." The blue shirt that the city lord was going to take slipped out of his hand.
"That's right, it's the undead. The great priest of Frantiya has led the priests above level two to the city gate. Master, please order Faro to ask for help. The number of those undead is really... too many." On the panicked face of the captain of the guard, Erel realized that the undead that attacked Domiya this time was not as simple as a few thousand.
The dead who can alarm the great priests of the Church of Light must be very difficult.
"I'll go and see the specific situation first, and then decide whether to ask Huifalu for help." Grabbing the outer robe that he had not had time to put on, Erek quickly walked out of his mansion.
As soon as he left the official residence, the cold wind blew the city lord trembled.
It's summer now, how could it be so cold?
While trembling, he put on the outer robe that did not seem to be very effective in keeping cold in his hand. Faced with the strong wind and sand, Elek advanced towards the city gate with difficulty under the escort of the guard and a group of soldiers.
"The Grand Priest of Kruger..." Before he could greet the Grand Priest of Light in front of him, Erek was stunned by the scene he saw in front of him.
The dense army of white skeletons outside the city has firmly surrounded the entire city. Behind the skeleton are corrupt corpses with miserable green skin and gray gargoyles. A group of skeletons in tattered black robes floated in the sky, and the dark blue phosphorus fire surrounded their bodies, which had no muscles. The black shadows emitted from time to time cast huge shadows on the ground and people's hearts.
Lich, yes, can't be wrong. Although it's the same as the skeletons on the ground, being able to float in the air means that they have powerful magic power, which is also a proof of being a Lich.
The number of lichs was so large that the breath of peace and tranquility of the Grand Priest of Light completely disappeared, replaced by anxiety and anxiety.
"As you can see, Lord Trek, we, no, this city has been surrounded by the dead." The priest with a serious face told the facts with a serious expression.
"The undead... Why did the undead attack Domiar?"
This is just a lower city on the border, neither rich resources nor a county or province, nor a major transportation route. Why do the undead like this?
Trek, who had just been appointed as Domiar by the king, could not understand why this small town with a population of less than 100,000 was frequently attacked by the undead.
He had heard rumors about this place long before he took office.
"This, I can only tell you that it is a religious secret. What the city lord needs to do now is to ask for help from Faro. It is necessary that they send all the nearby Knights of Light to rescue the siege." The priest refused to answer Elek's question indifferently and ordered him to ask for help immediately.
"Isn't there a Knights of the Holy Light in the city? They are the strongest knights in their country. Why don't they send them to defend the city, but ask for help from other counties?" The city lord did not see a member of the Knights of the "Holy Light" since he climbed the city gate. He had no answer and had more doubts in his heart.
"The Duke of Haken accepted the order from the Holy Capital and had already set out for Saquin yesterday. Your wish to defend the city is destined to be unfulfilled."
"How could this happen? We only rely on our current forces to resist the attacks of the undead outside the city... This..." After looking at the undead besieged in the city again, Erek's anxiety rose a little more.
"Grand Priest, look, it's the Holy Light! Our Knights are back!!" The priest who had been paying attention to the action of the Undead recognized them as soon as the figure of the Holy Light Knights appeared on the other end of the horizon.
"It's the Holy Light..." Seeing the return of the Knights of the Holy Light, the soldiers' nervousness eased.
"Just relying on a small knight, I also want to stop the footsteps of the Messenger of Mora, I am innocent and foolish people." A hoarse voice that made people's ears hurt was heard from the group of skeletons floating in the air.
As soon as the lich Laxis raised his hand, a black lightning fell from the sky and struck straight towards the Knights of the Holy Light that were rushing towards Domiar.
"Shield of Light!"
The head Duke Haken shouted loudly, and the soldiers behind him all raised the shield in their hands at the same time.
The prayer born from faith made the originally smooth shield shine like a layer of gold, and the bright golden shield blocked the invasion from the darkness for the Knights.
"Haha... With your strength, it's not my turn to take action. Misal, go and play with those people. I'm not interested in minions." As soon as Laxis finished speaking, a lich flashed out in the shadow behind him.
"Immortal slaves, obey my orders to destroy those abominable humans, and devour their flesh and souls." Under the pale hands of the lich, a large army of corrupt ghosts on the ground divided into a group and rushed towards the Knights of the Holy Light.
“Line!!”
Under the command of the Duke, the Knights quickly listed a triangular formation, and the Knights replaced their spears. The spearhead with a cold light was aimed at the ghouls who were rushing towards them.
"It is time for you to return to the earth, in the name of Tillian, shine, and expel all the dead and the unlucky things." Under the leadership of the Duke, the knights recited prayers at the same time. The white light gradually spread from them, and the ghoul's bodies quickly corroded after touching the light, and finally weathered into piles of blue-gray dust.
"Oh, Knights of the Templar. Madmir, Harinsar, you and Misar will send all these guys away. I want to enjoy the joy of the massacre." The people who seemed unwilling to dominate Domiar rekind hope because of the arrival of the Knight of the Light. Under the order of Laxis, two more lichs joined the ranks of dealing with the Knight of the Light.
"The Grand Priest..." Seeing that more undead attacked the Holy Light Knights under the command of the Lich, the city lord Elek was about to say something, but the Grand Priest was stopped by the Grand Priest with his eyes.
"The city lord should hurry up and arrange the refuge for the people in the city. I will be responsible for the matter here."
"Okay..." Knowing that he couldn't help staying here, Elek turned around and left the city tower, commanding the guard captain Terrell and other subordinates to appease the people in the city.
At the call of the city lord, men picked up weapons that could defend themselves, while women took the elderly and children to hide in the huge refuge built underground.
"Love Goddess, please bless us from the massacre of the undead. Please bring down the dew of loving dew so that believers who believe in you can escape this disaster."
Under the leadership of the low-level priests, the people in the shelter prayed together, hoping to survive the attacks of the undead safely.
"Assault, you must save Domiar anyway!" Haken looked at the dead in front of him who were far more than his troops, and handed a badge in his arms with the family mark to the priest Lucia; "I may die here in battle... Sister Lucia, if you bring this to your mother, I will go against her expectations and cannot restore the decayed family to its former glory."
“Haken…”
"Let's go!! Go to Faro to report the message, this place is temporarily blocked by the holy light. Even if Domiar falls, you must protect the next seal."
"But..." Lucia looked at the family badge in her hand in embarrassment, and then looked at the dense army of undead ahead. Her reason and emotion were unprecedentedly shaken.
Thinking of the position of the church priest, she must rush to the next seal and inform the church there to do a good job of precautions. However, out of personal emotions, she cannot leave her younger brother.
Although the Holy Light is elite, it is impossible to defeat the siege of the undead in the siege of the city when it is outnumbered.
"Let's go!!" Haken urged again. He was eagerly hoping that Lucia could arrive at Faro. Even if he had already died in battle when the rescuers returned, at least, the city could be kept and the seal could be kept.
"None of you can leave, Mehalu, stop that woman. No living person can be let go in this city." Seeing that someone seemed to be running away from the Holy Light, Laxis pointed his hand and another lich joined the team against the Holy Light.
Chapter completed!