Crown of Chaos

In November 1362 of the Valley Calendar, in the dark forest, the army of the Sunset Leader was slowly advancing. The forests on both sides were covered with dense shadows, and creepy sounds could be heard from time to time.

This will be Aaron's last offensive against Hurek Forest this year.

After that, the cold winter would come, and Aaron did not confidently believe that his newly formed legion and the temporarily recruited adventurers could brave the cold, rain, snow, and black forest environment to fight. Before the snow comes, get rid of the "Sacred Forest" of the extreme druids and the monastery of the Hui people.

However, even if Aaron can successfully break through the defenses of the Druid's Sacred Forest and the Huimin Monastery, this will only be the beginning. In the future, Aaron may need a lot of time and energy to carry out a long security war against the forest. , until all races completely surrender.

This is a country where wild monsters are rampant. Hurek Forest is an area that has been theoretically included in the territory of Cormyr. After the conquest of Assan IV, Aaron still has to pay a huge amount if he wants to conquer and take over this territory again. energy.

We must work hard!

Aaron, who was sitting on the Tzeentch survey chariot, felt calm. There were strange noises in the black forest. Eleanor and Nestia, who were sitting next to him, had different expressions.

Eleanor was a little nervous. Miss Priest may have been involved in wars before, but this was her first time to go to war in the name of commander. She was wearing the magic equipment Aaron gave her - the elf commander's cloak, which symbolized leadership. The cloak of power was accidentally obtained by Aaron during his expedition to Myth Drannor. It was given to Aaron by the elf lich Bielsa - the Unreasonable. Also given to him was Bielsa's research on the Supreme Ladder, as mentioned above. However, Aaron planned to build his own supreme ladder and name it the Star Dome Railway.

However, the dwarf craftsman Jin Mugong said he was helpless, and he was even a little angry.

You asked us dwarves to make drawings of pointed ears?

Find your own pointed ears!

Kim Gong’s subtext was immediately clear to Aaron—they couldn’t read it, and they couldn’t do it.

Of course, Aaron asked Barrel Moonflower for help, but the fat Sun Elf did not refuse, nor did he agree immediately. He said that he would write a letter to Queen Moonflower for consultation after finishing the matters at hand.

Eleanor, who was wearing a beautiful purple priest's robe, an elf control cloak, and a mithril armor skirt, looked around nervously. The priest lady said to Aaron: "Aaron, I feel something is wrong. There seems to be something in the forest."

"Grrrr~ In the forest?" The bloodthirsty dark elf sister Nastia is dressed in a light leather outfit, hot and bold. The silver zipper on the back of a pair of knee-high leather boots is like a jewel in the crown. Shining, her chest was tightly wrapped with cloth strips to facilitate movement, and her standard long silver wavy hair was tied into a ponytail to prepare for war at any time. After hearing Eleanor's somewhat unconfident words, the dark elf sister used it nonchalantly. Her tongue licked the tip of her beloved weapon: "Whatever is best in the forest, no matter what comes, just kill them all. I am annoyed that this war did not have a bloody battle." Woolen cloth!"

Eleanor rolled her eyes when she heard this. The priest lady didn't want to look at the dark elf sister anymore.

Nestia saw Eleanor shrinking back and was about to pursue the victory. After thinking about it, she closed her mouth. She knew the weight of Eleanor in Aaron's heart. When they first met, the little half-elf priest was already worried about her. She is a Diamondback, and Diamondback also likes her very much, maybe she likes her the most.

Aaron frowned. He also vaguely felt the strange atmosphere in the forest. He was about to call Barrier to ask. Before he could ask the soldiers to find someone, he saw Barrier running over panting. : "Your Excellency, be careful."

"You feel it too?" Aaron looked at the forest in the distance, and his chaotic magic had touched some not-so-peaceful atmosphere.

"It's Wild Hunt, Your Excellency." The Sun Elf Arcane High Priest wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand. Barrel also put away his usual greasy and honest smile at this time, and his face became very serious: "Your Excellency, we may have to We are facing a very powerful enemy.”

"What a coincidence, the Wild Hunt likes to haunt the ancient forests in late autumn, and we happened to be at the right time." Barrel grabbed the window of the survey chariot with his hand: "But it's not surprising, the Fairy Princess' Flower Knight, the only problem is that the Wild Hunt doesn’t come to you.”

"Wild Hunt? What is Wild Hunt?" Aaron asked in confusion.

He only remembered that the Wild Hunt seemed to be a part of Norse mythology, and that some of the games he had played in his previous life included predators called the Wild Hunt.

"Have you not seen the Goblin King Oberon and Queen Titania of the Joyous Royal Court?" Barrel said casually: "Then you should also know that in the Fairy Wilderness, in addition to the Joyous Royal Court, there are A Royal Court of Sorrow and Wrath also has a quasi-divine power named Queen of Sky and Darkness, which is in opposition to the Royal Court of Joy, right?"

Aaron nodded.

"That's it, Your Excellency, our elves have many groups living in the Fairy Wilderness. Since these compatriots have been integrated with the power of the Fairy Wilderness, they are also called 'Ella Spirits'." Barrel-Yue Hua narrowed her eyes: "But most of the Yalings belong to the Royal Court of Joy."

"And those elves who belong to the Royal Court of Wrath and live in the ice fields and snowlands of the Fairy Wilderness are called the Wild Hunt."

Barrel-Moonflower told Aaron what she knew about the Wild Hunt.

The Wild Hunt are elves from the Feywild. They are knights riding giant stags, wearing snow-white armor and tattered capes. They have pale skin under a death-gray mask, and their eyes are burning with will-o'-the-wisps, like dead people.

Every time after the autumnal equinox, the King of the Wild Hunt will lead his army of wild hunters across the night sky. In the summer, the power of the Joyous Court is strong, and the people of the Queen of Sky and Darkness just fly high into the sky, while in winter , when the power of the Queen of Sky and Darkness is strong, the ride of the Wild Hunt will be even more terrifying. They will come to the world and bring an evil breath. The wind will be mixed with screams, restless livestock, and lightning and thunder.

The Wild Hunt would kidnap humans, dwarves, and even fellow elves while riding. This has not been uncommon for many centuries. These people have since disappeared from the sight of others and been taken into the Elf Wilds, where they may not be found until the end of the world. Thrown back to the original world, only an empty body is left, and the soul has long been devoured by the greedy wild hunters and fairies.

"Be prepared, Your Excellency, the Wild Hunt is definitely coming for you." Barrel-Moonflower covered her face in pain: "Do you still remember your title? The Fairy Princess' Flower Knight? Since you If you side with the Royal Court of Joy, then your soul and head are definitely what the Wild Hunts want most."

Aaron's answer surprised Barrier. Not only did the Flower Knight of the Fairy Princess not look nervous, fearful or uneasy, on the contrary, Aaron's face was filled with a bloodthirsty halo: "Bariel, do you mind if I slaughter your fellow elves?"

"Compatriots? Who are my compatriots?" Barrel was amused by Aaron, and the elf arcane high priest clapped his hands: "Are the drow still elves? Are they my compatriots? The men, women, and children of my Yuehua family, my beloved relatives and friends Which of the brothers doesn’t hope that all the drow, from the Spider Queen to the Spider Transformers, will die? Of course... we are still willing to give them a chance for the drow followers of Father God’s daughter, the Dark Maiden.”

"Remember, Your Excellency, only the sun elves, moon elves and star elves are my compatriots of Barrier. The rest, you can do whatever you want." The Arcane High Priest said meaningfully: "If you don't mind, your Excellency, please order all Military alert!"

Barrier's attitude made both Eleanor and Nestia frown. Miss Priest felt a little chill in her heart. She knew that Barrier looked down on her bloodline and usually only respected her because she was Aaron's girlfriend. , but some things are ugly when put on the table.

It doesn't matter, she doesn't identify as a member of the elves anyway. She is Suellen's pastor and Aaron's real girlfriend.

Nestia sneered, thinking, do you think I regard you as a compatriot?

The children of the Moonflower family, even the Spider Queen of Menzoberranzan, are quite heavyweight sacrifices.

"I finally understand why there are always rumors of being haunted in Hurek Forest." Aaron touched his chin: "Very good, pass my order and the entire army will be on alert!"

"It seems that we are not just facing druids and Hui people this time."

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After Aaron sent the order to the whole army, the soldiers' advance gradually slowed down. Everyone put on their armor, put their hands on their weapons, and advanced slowly through the forest.

Yes, normally, when the army is marching, except for the scouts in front, most of the soldiers do not wear armor, because the armor often weighs more than 20 kilograms. Wearing such heavy equipment, the soldiers are considered elite warriors. Everyone will feel the burden.

Although theoretically speaking, it is not a big problem for an elite junior warrior to walk for more than ten kilometers wearing dozens of kilograms of armor. However, according to the authoritative data research of Candlekeep, such a warrior enters the army after walking in armor for a long time. The explosive power and reaction speed of the battle have shown a sharp decline, and the combat power displayed is naturally much inferior.

Because of Aaron's advance warning, the soldiers were mentally prepared, and the adventurers were even more excited.

Fighting the legendary Wild Hunt?

Even if there is no rich loot now, there will still be something worth bragging about in the tavern!

"Hoo~ho~ho~"

The cold wind passed through the forest, blowing a dense whistling sound on the edge of the armor. The forest seemed to become dark in an instant. There was the sound of demon spirits crossing the sky in the sky. The sunlight quickly disappeared, and what followed was It's a strong wind.

"Didi~didi~didi,didi,dah,dah,dah,dah~"

The first drop of rain fell on the armors of the Orc Sword Master Doherty and the Guards Knight Fiolena. Doherty couldn't help but smile, while the Guards Knight Fiolena had a serious expression and silently approached. The patrol chariot holds his hand on the handle of the sword.

A steady drizzle fell from the sky, and there was lightning and thunder.

"Boom~" The army stayed in place. The soldiers raised their heads and watched the raindrops as thin as hair grow larger with each roar of lightning, from drizzle to light rain, from light rain to rain, and then from drizzle to light rain. The thundershowers turned to torrential downpours.

The sun was still shining in the sky not long ago, and the temperature began to cool down rapidly. A deep chill gradually penetrated into the soldiers' bodies as the rain seeped into the seams of the armor.

So cold!

The deep chill penetrated into the joints of everyone's bones, the sound of demon spirits in the distant sky became more and more clear, the downpour gradually turned into a blizzard and the moment it descended on the earth, the Wild Hunt descended here!

A black rider wearing a helmet with oversized stag antlers stepped out of the forest. Karius, the wild hunting general of the Wrath Court in the Fairy Wilderness, led his army. The tail of the phantom horse beneath him was burning with black flames, and the surrounding area was surrounded by black flames. , four Wild Hunt hounds bigger than a brown bear surrounded Karius, and the Wild Hunt general with a skull mask on his face waved and pointed towards Aaron's frame.

The enemy is there!

"Du~wu~duwuwuwu~"

The desolate and violent horn sounds resounded through the forest, and the blizzard falling from the sky immediately swept across the entire military formation of Sunset's army, immediately freezing the entire army in a snow-white world!

With the sound of horns and the thunderous sound of hooves, hundreds of Wild Hunt knights rushed out from the forest. Without exception, they rode phantom horses and were fully equipped with heavy weapons. Their figures were walking on the ground in the chaotic forest. Each knight was followed by at least two wild hunting hounds. Their bodies were larger than bears and their fangs were spread out, enough to make anyone tremble.

The knights marched straight into the sunset to lead the right wing of the center.

"This is the legendary Wild Hunt." Aaron, who was sitting in the chariot, pinched his chin and looked appreciatively.

The four-level chain tactics of magic, cavalry, dog, and foot can often catch mortals off guard. Every Wild Hunt knight is a high-level professional. If they are attacked like this, the army will most likely be defeated. Crash immediately.

Fortunately, I was prepared.

"Eleanor!" Aaron yelled.

"Understood!" Miss Priest stood up immediately, grabbed the magic book on her waist and flicked it.

Twilight realm, five-ring magic—power halo!

The halo of the moon, as warm as a mother, passed through the entire battlefield, and Su Lun's magical brilliance was embraced by the frozen soldiers. The priestess raised Salian's military flag and maximized her energy blessing: "Sunset Soldiers who lead us! I am with you!"

The chills of the Sunset Leader soldiers faded away in the light, and they realized what kind of predicament they were in. Under muscle memory and prior warning, and under the scoldings of the Purple Dragon Knights and troop sergeants, the spearmen and halberds The soldiers immediately formed a solid shield formation, preparing to meet the charge of the Wild Hunt Knight.

However, some people reacted faster than ordinary soldiers, and the snow elves from the High Ice Fields had escaped the influence of the Wild Hunt before Eleanor raised her aura of power.

"How can we subdue our snow elves with this little bit of coldness?" Under the leadership of Leerta, the magic archer battalion bent their bows and set arrows. More than a hundred magic archers drew their bows like the moon, and drew their bows to full length in the blizzard.

"Explosive Arrow!"

Locust-like arcane shots passed through the blizzard in the air and fell directly into the charging Wild Hunt knights. The force field energy explosions blew up snowflakes one after another. The twenty or thirty Wild Hunt knights rushing at the front fell on their backs. In front of the spear-shield formation, the Wild Hunt hound behind him also suffered disaster during the shooting, and was swept away along the way.

"Ready, shoot!" The dwarf musketeers fired in formation. Under the explosive barrage, even the Wild Hunt Knight wearing mithril armor was blasted with holes one after another, and a stream of fire shot out from the wound. Strings of bright blood flowers look so dazzling in the snow-white forest.

"They are living people!"

"The Wild Hunt are creatures too, don't be afraid of them!"

Seeing that the killing was effective, the officers and the Purple Dragon Knights roared excitedly, and the steel torrent composed of the remaining fifty or sixty Wild Hunt Knights hit the gun formation, and a large hole was immediately torn open in the formation. Standing at the front Almost all the soldiers in the platoon were killed on the spot or suffered serious fractures and injuries, but there were also many Wild Hunt knights who were pierced by spears.

The hound finally followed, and the creature, bigger than a bear and more ferocious than a wolf, searched for its target and began to enjoy its meal.

The forest in the blizzard immediately turned into a battlefield of flesh and blood.

A world of white and bright red.

Wild Hunt General Karius looked at the scene in front of him with dissatisfaction. He realized that his surprise attack did not work. There might be someone in the human army who knew about the Wild Hunt.

Was it the Fairy Princess Buyel who taught her the Flower Knight?

Without time to think, General Wild Hunt waved his hand, and hundreds of armored infantry slowly marched into the battlefield.

"Send a signal, it's time for our allies to come to our aid." Karius said coldly. He was checking his black longbow. Today he will use it to shoot the Explosive Knight in the head.

As soon as the signal for the Wild Hunt was sent out, Aaron's side immediately got the news.

"Your Excellency, there are enemies in the rear!"

"Your Excellency, there are enemies ahead!"

"Instruct all armies to secure their defenses." Aaron was not surprised at all. He sat firmly in the center of the army with a calm expression.

"Use the blood of the Wild Hunt to tell everyone that we Cormyrs are back."

"After today, the territorial sovereignty of Hurek Forest will once again belong to us Cormyrs!"

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