Heroes of the Invincible Knight

Dragon's Breath

This grand pass, which strangles the westward advance of the orcs, has always been the most important defense line of the human kingdom. It is not one of them. More than one million troops are stationed all year round. There are three passes at the main pass, and six big castles form a defense system that can echo each other. , there are dozens of other auxiliary small and medium-sized castles.

At this time, a team of more than 200 people was heading towards Longxi Pass from the great plain west of Longxi Pass, and there was still about forty or fifty miles away from Longxi Pass.

Most of this team are soldiers wearing armor and equipped with weapons. The armor on their bodies is a combination of the kingdom's traditional chain armor and leather armor. The main body is mainly made of thick metal armor, and some links are made of hard cowhide. Knot, excellent workmanship, better than the equipment of the regular army of the kingdom, wearing a masked iron helmet, and a piece of chain armor around the neck to prevent damage from the gap between the armor and the helmet.

The team was flying several blue flags with unknown family crests painted on them, which seemed to be the private soldiers of a certain noble.

It is quite normal for such noble private soldiers to go to Longxiguan recently. The kingdom has ordered that the nobles on the entire Great Plains have the obligation to go to Longxiguan to participate in the war. Since Sol sent troops, the number of noble coalition forces gathered at Longxiguan has reached tens of thousands.

The only difference in this team is that there are more private soldiers than ordinary nobles. After all, some baron and viscount-level nobles can only support a few hundred private soldiers in total, and those who can come to more than a hundred That's a lot, especially with such excellent equipment.

But suddenly, the leader took off the helmet that covered his face, stopped, looked at the Observation Tower attached to Longxiguan where the outline could be faintly seen in the distance, fell into deep thought, and the whole team stopped marching immediately.

"Master Pope, why did you stop suddenly?"

Soon several knights behind him came up to ask why.

The leader of this team is the Pope Mixiu of the Rising Sun Religion who has disappeared for a long time, and the people beside him are Hussein, the head of the Knights of the Religion, and several bishops of the Grand Knight Order.

This team of more than 200 people is also composed of elite forces from the God Sect. The so-called thin camels are bigger than horses. Not stiff, as the former largest religion of mankind, the base of believers is too broad, even the nobles have many hidden sons, and the kingdom's officials can only suppress it and it is difficult to completely wipe it out.

With the background of the divine religion, it is not difficult to spend some time to gather some elite forces. With the cover of the nobles hidden in the kingdom, their team swaggered on the central plain without encountering any obstacles .

It's just that at this point in time, their purpose of going to Longxi pass is questionable, it can't be to help the kingdom guard the pass.

"I can't go anymore, this place is just right."

"What's the meaning?"

Several bishops were a little puzzled. It was now noon, and there was no village or shop behind this place, so they shouldn't rest here.

At this time, the number two figure of the Rising Sun God Sect, Archbishop Yoni stepped up and said to Mixiu:

"Your Majesty the Pope, according to the oracle, we should arrive at Dragon's Breath Pass as soon as possible. In order to cooperate with the envoy's next move, the other two teams from the Central Diocese are already waiting for us at Dragon's Breath Pass. Let's hurry up."

The archbishop is second only to the Pope in the Rising Sun God Religion. Even at some times, the Archbishop controls more power. Johnny is much older than Mixiu and has older qualifications. He became Pope in Mixiu. He was already the archbishop of the divine religion before, and only a peerless evildoer like Mixiu could hold him down firmly.

It's just that Johnny has a deep belief in the God of the Rising Sun, and the oracle told them to arrive at Dragon's Breath Pass as soon as possible. Seeing that Mixiu stopped still, he couldn't help urging him.

"Archbishop Johnny, you said that the oracle told us to sneak into the Dragon's Breath Pass to cooperate with the envoy, what exactly are you trying to do with him?"

"This...you will know it when you receive the order from the envoy."

Johnny was taken aback by Mixiu's question, thought for a while, seemed to have something to say but didn't say it, and finally said something nonsense.

It's just that Mixiu obviously didn't intend to just let him pass the test, so he continued:

"Actually, you guessed it in your heart."

"Is that right, Johnny?"

Mi Xiu stared straight at Yoni, facing Mi Xiu's deep eyes, Yoni felt a burst of pressure for no reason, finally turned his head to the side, and did not answer.

"The kingdom is at war with the orcs. From the looks of the soldiers on the nearby castles and beacon towers, I'm afraid the battle situation is not very good."

"We sneaked into the Dragon's Breath Pass at this time, are we going to cooperate with the orcs and open the gate?"

Although Johnny is devout enough to the God of the Rising Sun, he is human after all. When Mixiu asked such a straightforward question, he didn't know how to answer for a while, and finally he could only say:

"Everything awaits the will of my Lord."

"That is to say, I want you to open the gate and let the orcs in. Are you going to do it?"

Johnny paused for a second, then nodded, but in the next second, Mixiu said something that made his expression change.

"But, I don't want to do it."

"Mixiu! You are the pope of the divine religion, how can you question my lord's oracle! Are you going to be an apostate?"

Johnny has already been called Mixiu's name in a hurry. The pope took the lead in refusing to accept the oracle and wanted to be a traitor. What joke are you talking about?

However, Mi Xiu shook his head and said:

"The teachings I teach are equality, love, diligence and thrift..."

"I never betrayed my faith."

"If I help the orcs open the Dragon's Breath Pass, what is the difference from those nobles who forced taxes and starved my parents to death?"

"Back then when the nobles forced taxes, one-third of the people in the village starved to death, but if the orcs were let in, I'm afraid there might not be a single person alive in the village."

Speaking of this, the image of the village in the north that was slaughtered by the orcs flashed through Mixiu's mind. Nobles are corrupt, but normal nobles will not really kill their subjects. If the orcs enter the customs, then humans will really become like pigs and dogs.

"Mixiu, this is an oracle. Have you forgotten the oath you made when you succeeded the Pope? The God of the Rising Sun is supreme..."

Johnny spoke a little excitedly, his voice became louder and his fingertips trembled a little.

From a psychological point of view, the louder you speak, the less confidence you have. Of course, Yoni doesn’t have any confidence when facing Mixiu. The difference in strength between the two sides is like a gap. Mixiu is a top sky-level master, and he must be killed. This peak knight may not even need to use a weapon.

More importantly, Johnny has already noticed that something is wrong, and Mixiu doesn't seem to want to simply question the decision of the Lord of the Rising Sun.

On the contrary, Mi Xiu still said calmly:

"I believe in the god of the rising sun who preaches equality and love, not the god of the rising sun who wants to displace people."

"you!"

At this moment, Johnny didn't even know what words to use to describe his mood. After all, the Pope's apostasy was so new, and he had never seen such a scene.

However, no matter how confused Johnny's thoughts are at this time, his belief in the Lord of the Rising Sun is still very firm. After all, a bishop like him has received brainwashing education from the church since he was a child, and he is a true believer. The existence was also confirmed, which strengthened his belief, and it was difficult to change his mind based on Mi Xiu's words.

"If His Majesty the Pope is unwilling to go, then we will go by ourselves!"

Afterwards, Johnny actually greeted several bishops and Hussein, the head of the Knights, and prepared to take people away directly.

Johnny's prestige in the church was not low, and several bishops around him also heard his conversation with Mixiu just now, and chose to follow Johnny after looking shocked. Some soldiers in the team started to move under their call.

It's just that Hussein didn't follow Johnny and the bishops, but stayed where he was, and even the members of the Knights under him didn't respond.

Although these members of the Knights also believe in the Lord of the Rising Sun, they are not as deep as the bishop. They spend most of their time training and performing tasks. Now that the Pope and Hussein have not spoken, they dare not act lightly. The team seemed to split into two parts.

"etc!"

"You can't leave."

"What's the meaning?"

"boom!"

Before Johnny could react, the scepter in Mixiu's hand had already hit his chest, and the power of this blow directly shattered his heart and lungs. Johnny glanced at Mixiu, and opened his mouth to say something What, he didn't say anything in the end.

"Master Johnny!"

"Mixiu betrayed the Lord!"

"kill him!"

Mi Xiu's sudden attack made the whole scene extremely chaotic, and some soldiers with deep faith even tried to attack Mi Xiu under the leadership of the remaining bishops.

"Hussain, do it."

"Yes, Lord Mishu!"

Mixiu didn't continue to attack, but gave instructions to Hussein, the leader of the Knights.

After receiving the order, Hussein did not hesitate, drew out his long sword with a clang, and led his members of the Knights and some confidant soldiers to fight with the bishop's subordinates.

…

Facts have proved that Hussein and the knights led by him are more powerful than ordinary soldiers, and after experiencing such an outrageous incident of the Pope's apostasy, most of the soldiers' thoughts are a little confused, except for a few bishops and those with deep beliefs. Except for ordinary soldiers, the fighting will of the others is very weak, and they don't even know which side they are on, but the elite knights led by Hussein are carefully selected confidants, and they don't care at all when they make a move. hesitantly.

The battle ended very quickly, in less than half an hour. The bishops were no more than the great knights at best. Facing Hussein, who was on the earth level, it was a bit difficult, let alone Mixiu. All the archbishops turned into corpses and lay on the ground, besides, there were some soldiers who wanted to follow them.

Mixiu and Hussein obviously had some preparations. They took the initiative and directly wiped out most of the senior members of the Rising Sun Sect. Except for the knights and the soldiers who died in battle, some soldiers were in a state of confusion. The state did not join the battle, and it was not until the end of the battle that Hussein ordered to fight the whole battlefield and pack up the corpses.

And Hussein himself came to Mixiu's side and asked:

"My lord, where are you going next? Do you still want to go to Dragon's Breath Pass?"

"No, let's go to the south."

"Yes, His Majesty the Pope..."

Although Mixiu made the decision to betray the Rising Sun Sect, he himself was in a state of confusion. The former Rising Sun Sect, compared to most of the kingdom's dignitaries who regard ordinary people as ants, is simply as good as heaven Yes, the Rising Sun Religion is mostly spread among the low-level people, helping the poor and adopting orphans. Most of the priests themselves are diligent and thrifty, and Mixiu himself is an example of being simple in food and clothing.

In the eyes of Mixiu, it is absolutely just to overthrow the corrupt nobles of the kingdom on the basis of the church, but when the God of God Rand appeared, and the God of the Rising Sun changed from a sculpture to a real living creature, everything changed. up.

Mixiu's prestige has been shaken, and bishops at all levels are vacillating between the Pope's order and the oracle. Some people with stronger beliefs no longer listen to Mixiu's greetings.

That is to say, people like Hussein who have suffered similarly to Mixiu can still firmly stand on Mixiu's side. After Mixiu cleaned up most of the high-level officials in the Central Diocese this time, he has completely torn his face with the Rising Sun Sect. After the news spread, Mi Xiu might not be able to command the Rising Sun Sect.

As for taking refuge in the kingdom, it was also not within the scope of Mi Xiu's choice. Even if he dared to seek refuge with the No. 1 rebel in the sky, the kingdom would not dare to accept him easily.

Going to the south was just a random decision, as if there was a voice in the dark urging him.