I will be crowned king

The cold wind whistling beside her ears awakened her consciousness, which was so weak that there was only a glimmer of consciousness left. The tightly closed scarlet eyes opened again, and the silent night once again came into view of the elf girl.

Staring at the darkness that was rapidly approaching her, Freya thought a lot clearly.

I was fooled, right from the start.

The gravekeepers of the Land of Rest obviously know the power of the Yser Elf bloodline, and their purpose of irritating them is to increase their power regardless of the cost, until they completely lose control.

The huge power will inevitably lead to backlash, and he who distorts the laws of nature will also have to bear the corresponding price: he concentrates all his energy on targeting the Shadow Demon, but forgets that he is still a flesh and blood body, and it is impossible to adapt to the environment above the cloud top. …It was a blessing that he was not instantly frozen into ice and suffocated to death.

If it was a normal situation, of course he would have countless ways to avoid it; but at that moment, he was so angry that he was obviously completely out of control, and there was no way he could be distracted by "little things" like coldness and difficulty breathing.

Naturally, the tombkeeper would not let go of such a fatal weakness.

Thinking about it this way, the cursed undead that suddenly appeared at the end is probably the true form of the Shadow Demon... It's so insidious. Who would have thought that the undead cursed by the Shadow Demon would eventually become the same as the Shadow Demon; like this Even if all the shadows for hiding are destroyed, as long as all the undead are not completely killed, it will only temporarily weaken Him.

Of course, the elf girl is actually very clear that there is actually a big gap between herself and the opponent; even if she is not calculated, it is only a matter of time before she loses in a single fight.

The other party is willing to take the risk of being killed, and must use any means to defeat itself as quickly as possible, which is actually far weaker than them... It shows that they are quite urgent and are unwilling or unable to waste time any longer.

If this is the case, then the most beneficial tactic for them should actually be to fight with all possible means, and even take Anson Bach away in advance; in this way, they can either pursue desperately, or they must give up and find another way to open the door. Opportunity for resting land.

Unfortunately, there is no if.

The elf girl thought so, with a regretful smile on her lips.

The cold wind was still whistling by my ears, and I could vaguely see the figure of that guy in my gradually blurred vision... He was still so brave, so desperate, and it was clear that doing nothing was the safest, but he still stood up and helped a group of people. Wouldn't thank him for fighting the scum at all.

Yes, just like him before.

He could have walked away completely, he had nothing to do with him at all, but just because of a promise to fight with the enemy, he rushed to the palace and took him away at any cost.

This is him, this is...the knight.

It's just that this time, Freya may not be able to fight with you to the end.

As her consciousness gradually faded, the elf girl felt more and more tired, and her eyes felt heavier than ever before; but she still tried to open her eyes, tried her best to look at the figure standing in the darkness holding a sword, and held him deeply. The place is engraved in my mind.

boom--

The thunder that shook the earth rang in my ears, which was the falling figure of the flaming spear; the indescribable darkness quickly faded away, no longer able to cover the light.

At this moment, countless undead wailed in pain, the darkness dissipated from the air like a receding tide, and the howling blizzard became gentler than ever before... Thousands of lights once again illuminated Beluga Harbor under the starry sky.

At this moment, Freya smiled with satisfaction.

……………………

Beluga Harbor, harbor pier.

After an unknown length of fighting, the "port" defense line jointly constructed by the second and third infantry regiments began to shake.

The long coastline has been covered with the corpses of swarms of insects. The burnt flesh and blood have even built a short "dam". Countless worms have been burned by flames, impacted by ice and snow, and beaten by rocks. You need to climb over this increasingly higher embankment to climb closer to the shore.

When they swarm up the embankment, they will be waiting for hundreds of breech-loading rifle volleys; the hot lead bullets rush out of the gun barrel and penetrate them as easily as shooting water balloons, becoming part of the high embankment.

But this is still not enough, far from it.

Countless insect swarms struggling in the sea of ​​​​fire were still crossing the embankment in large areas, even faster than the speed of volley fire; the officers had to increase the firing queue to two rows in order to barely keep up with the enemy's increasing speed. .

And it's quite reluctant.

Seeing the increasing number of insect swarms getting closer and closer to them, the soldiers who had already fallen into numbness were breathing more and more rapidly; many experienced veterans even made mistakes in loading steps, which is what recruits do. mistake.

Frequent mistakes in turn increased the pressure on others...cursing, beatings, recruitment, riots and contradictions, conflicts and quarrels began to appear in various positions from time to time.

For this kind of problem, Alexey, the commander of the Second Infantry Regiment, had a simple and crude solution - shoot the troublemakers to death indiscriminately.

This straightforward and direct attitude once made Norton feel that he must have something in common with another genius general.

"The mines and explosives have been filled, it just depends on when we set off."

Suppressing his irritability, Alexei said in a hoarse voice: "If we are lucky enough, we should be able to get fifteen or thirty minutes of rest time."

"If we're lucky enough to hold on until Fabian and the others come over, there's probably still hope of pushing these monsters into the sea; if we're not lucky... we'll have to retreat to the parliament - the strength of the nearby buildings can't be matched at all. bunker."

"I have also notified the battalion commanders of each battalion to retreat according to plan No. 2." Norton nodded slightly, his lips trembling slightly:

"Over there with the reinforcements...how much hope do you think there is?"

"It's hard to say. It's best not to count on it."

"Why, do you have so little confidence in our deputy commander?"

"On the contrary, although I hate this guy, I still have no doubts about this kind of thing."

Alexey shook his head: "It has been quite some time. If he hasn't arrived yet, it means something happened at the headquarters. If things go wrong, the trouble he will encounter is not much less than us."

Norton said no more. In fact, he had a similar premonition.

Although the headquarters is very close to the Beluga Port, there is still some distance after all. It is extremely difficult to lead thousands of people to approach the city in the completely blind darkness. If they encounter the enemy again, then I am afraid……

Boom——

The roar of the waves and the wall of fire interrupted the conversation between the two. Thousands of worms took advantage of the shaking of the wall of fire to cross the coast and attack the position with piercing screams.

"We might have to move faster."

Alexey stared at the milky white "spray" irritably: "These bugs seem to not only have full vitality, but also affect our sanity - if this continues, even if we are not eaten by them, the more than a thousand of us will probably... Gotta go crazy.”

"To be honest, this is the first time that I suddenly feel regretful...I regret that I didn't listen to those scary fairy tales seriously when I was a child, and remember how the heroes dealt with these monsters in my mind."

"Maybe it's useless to remember it." Norton couldn't help but smile:

"We are not heroes, we are just ordinary people who want to live a good life."

"Really? Uh... I actually kind of want to be a hero."

"Heroes all have to sacrifice. We are struggling to stay alive, how much more can we sacrifice?"

"...Norton Crosell, you are a professional killjoy."

"Thanks for the compliment."

"You're welcome, and... don't make any further progress."

At this moment, a dazzling light suddenly flashed from the corners of their eyes.

Alexey was the first to react and looked behind him suddenly, and then Norton also turned around and followed the other person's line of sight.

Beluga Harbor is so peaceful at night. If you ignore the screaming monsters and the boiling sea behind them, the whole world looks so peaceful and comfortable... everything is normal.

The stars in the sky, the quiet streets, the faint sounds of commotion, the sparse firelight... Norton, who didn't notice any problems at all, turned to look at Alexei, but the other person's expression was extremely shocked.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"What's wrong...don't you feel anything is wrong at all?" Alexey was so surprised that he even shouted out excitedly:

"Light...light is back!"

"Light?"

Norton was stunned for a moment and looked around again, and then his eyes suddenly widened.

It's the shadow...The power of the Shadow Demon has disappeared! Even the snowstorm stopped along with it!

The magic aura in the air was obviously much lighter than before. Although I didn't know what happened specifically, it was certain that the Shadow Demon had disappeared or had been severely weakened.

This result left Norton dumbfounded. At first, he didn't believe that the Elf Queen Ysel could really defeat the Gravekeeper... The ages of both parties were so great. The elf who had just gained power for more than a year, no matter how pure his blood was, could It couldn't be the opponent of the evil god who had spent thousands of years and still had the home field advantage.

Could it be that some accident happened, or is the power of the Ysel elves far greater than I imagined?

Just before the two of them recovered from the surprise in front of them, there was another violent roar in their ears.

"boom----!!!!"

With the sound of shaking the earth, the wall of fire standing in front of the coast suddenly began to collapse; patches of flames turned into steam under the impact of the waves, dissipating with the wind in the night sky; or turned into rain of fire flying all over the sky, falling from the sky. .

The two people who just had a hint of joy had their smiles frozen on their faces before they could get excited.

Not only them, but the soldiers in the entire port position stopped what they were doing, looked up in the direction of the sea of ​​​​fire, and stood there blankly, motionless.

The flames dispersed in the wind and disappeared in an instant.

"Is this...what a joke?"

Alexey murmured with a trembling voice, and Norton's expression on the side was even more ugly, and his body was shaking constantly.

Without the wall of fire left by the Elf Queen as a line of defense, it was simply wishful thinking to rely on more than a thousand of them to block thousands of insect swarms.

Almost at the same time, the boiling sea water suddenly seemed to become more excited.

"Dong——dong——"

Huge waves broke through the water, rolled up countless seawater and rushed to the sky, turning into a heavy rain without warning and pouring on the shore.

The soldiers on the position felt as if a large basin of cold water had been poured on their heads. They were soaked all over in an instant, and some were knocked down by the spray... For a time, countless screams with bruised noses and swollen faces were heard one after another on the position.

However, what really made the two of them freeze on the spot and tremble all over was not the sudden wave.

Under the starry night sky, three extremely huge tentacles, at least fifty or sixty meters long, broke through the water and shot straight into the sky.

Even the so-called length is only the height measured by the two people's eyes...because the position beyond that is completely dark and cannot be distinguished at all.

Compared with it, the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Regiments on the position...no, even the entire Beluga Port looked so insignificant, completely worth mentioning.

Looking at the huge body, a name, a terrifying name, appeared in their minds at the same time.

………………

"Flea——!!!"

The heart-shaking shouts echoed in the blood-soaked streets.

The young knight with red eyes waved the blood-stained sword while rushing straight towards the end of the target; the sea knight's blood power was fully opened at this moment, and even if the corpses of the heretics had blocked the road, he could not deal with it. He poses no influence whatsoever.

Although it was very weak, even though it was only a little bit...but at the moment when the elf girl fell, Louis Bernard, who was in the darkness, quickly caught her breath; without hesitation for even a second, he decisively rushed in the direction of her fall. past.

More and more pagans poured out of the streets, blocking the way of the young knight.

"Anson Bach!"

"coming!"

Almost at the same time as the response sounded, the golden-red [Rising Fire] swept over; while clearing the obstacle, two lead bullets imprinted with [Gathering Flame] directly exploded a gap in the middle of the street, clearing the way. obstacles to progress.

Anson, who was following the young knight, had a complicated expression... He actually didn't want to leave the parliament so impulsively, but on the one hand, Louis could not be persuaded with words at all, and on the other hand, the Elf Queen was the highest authority in Beluga Port at the moment. As long as she is still there, she can pose a certain threat to the tombkeeper.

At least until Thalia finds a way to come back, or other reinforcements arrive, there is absolutely no room for failure!

But at this moment Louis Bernard obviously didn't think as much as he thought.

Wielding the long knife wrapped in water vapor, corpses gushing with blood fell in pieces in front of the young knight; blue-green pus and plasma had already soaked into his eyes, leaving more or less traces of them all over his body. He suffered some injuries...but still couldn't stop him:

"Wait for me, Freya!"

"I am coming--!"