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Chapter 446 The Battle of Verona: Spring Awakening ([-])

Professor Salorian is waiting for Griffith.

The war knight sent his sister back to his residence, and went to see his mentor alone.

After the hermit returned, the mysterious gathering was still going on.But Griffith had many questions and did not dare to raise them at the meeting, and urgently needed guidance.

The new ability "Static Cage" he mastered not long ago can create a powerful spiritual barrier that surrounds the target, and the target placed in it will be deprived of five senses, loss of judgment and ability to act.This must be the powerful control technique he mastered on the way to shake the barrier of Sequence 5, an ability honed in countless battles.

Griffith originally thought so...

but!Saya has also mastered the same power!

Saya's trip was not just for exams.She got a new extraordinary ability at the beginning of the year, very similar to Griffith's power.However, she has never participated in a real battle, and has not undergone relevant training.This ability was given to her as if born out of thin air.

Therefore, this is not the power of the lawbreaker.

"Mystery is deeply hidden in our blood. A person's talent will produce similar peculiarities among brothers and sisters. From the perspective of mysticism, when each other's abilities are awakened, there will even be unexplainable premonitions."

Saya said so.At first, it was just the moment when I tried to catch the flying ball during the game, the moment when everything seemed to stand still.

At first, Saya thought it was her hallucination, just like a specially trained boxer or a person who fell off a cliff, the short moment was stretched into a few seconds.Saya thinks so.

However, in that still space, she not only dodged the ball, but also moved her whole body freely, and then, she reached out and grabbed it!

This is not an illusion!
This mysterious ability happened to be adjacent to the time when Griffith obtained the "Static Cage" ability in the Anok Ruins.But its effect is almost like controlling time, even everything.She can even use this ability to tease Desai of the lawbreaker path.

"If this power comes from a miracle, then Griffith you can control the static time will be longer and longer!" Saya revealed her secret, "This power is with us, it is as natural as breathing, It's as easy as opening a can and eating a yellow peach! You can take it for granted!
"What matters is your 'knowledge' of this matter, the power that flows through our bodies, the blood of the inhabitants of Neopolis. How much you believe it is a matter of course, you can really feel the time and you tightly bound together."

There is a saying on the island of Neopolis where Griffith once lived——

Having left home as a young man, memories of life on the island of Neopolis will bring you back here.Maybe it's because it's so different to live here, or maybe it's because it's different.

Is it a gift to control time, and even the ability to control the world?

No, from the very beginning, Griffith's blood has buried the foreshadowing of the gods.As a resident of Neopolis, within him resides the power that Arendelle fears.In normal times, this power is lurking, as if it does not exist.

But when Griffith is close to a miracle, of any value, the power awakens in him and his family!
This is strength, but also shackles.

……

Griffith came to the mage tower of the Supreme Magic, and Salorian was in the deep study.After returning from the Sacrifice of the Chosen One, Griffith reported immediately, and often came to ask for advice and study.

"Good evening, Master."

"Good evening, my student," the kind and wise demigod raised his head, "I feel that some interesting changes have taken place in your body."

Griffith bowed in greeting: "I have three emblems of the chosen ones, and I feel that I will break through Sequence 5 at any time."

"Very good," Salorian nodded, "but I'm afraid you will soon have to pay the price for this unexpected power. The final battle of God's Hand is about to begin. Where are you going?"

Griffiths replied: "Verona, there's Naira. He's just come to Homewarts to meet his sister, what audacity. He'll be in Verona, probably hiding among the rebels , increase strength, but he has the support of the Deathrattle Religion, I think his plot should be crushed as soon as possible."

The demigod was silent for a while, then stood up and walked towards the astrology room.

According to the previous agreement, Thalorian will provide a method to pry into the mysteries of Extraordinary characteristics, so as to dig out the key clues.He placed the characteristic crystal of Plunus killed by Griffith in the Battle of Odessa on the observation instrument.The delicate and slender mithril frame is like the upper and lower poles, and the vertical axis is aligned with the center of the earth, holding up the crystal of the extraordinary wizard, and connecting it with the observer's line of sight and a certain star in the sky.

"I'm ready. You can take a look at the promises that the life weave of the Void Realm has made to its believers. There must be hidden clues to defeat the elves who are always denying. But before you look, Tell me about yourself."

My business... Griffith didn't know where to start for a while.He had just noticed that the ancient god might have laid an ambush on him, but he hadn't figured out where to start.

"Tell me about that girl," the demigod said with a warm smile, "the one you lost in Odessa and never left."

Krista... Thalorian is asking me about Krista.Why is he saying this?
That's right, Krista is the core link in a series of intrigues in the Void's life weaving. It was through her that the Odessa ceremony was opened and the first God Hand was born.

Griffith pondered for a while, slowly talking about Christa in his memory, about their war and sacrifice in the East, about Revan's plot and return, until the end of that day.

"You're very frank, my student. She's a, nice girl."

Salorian nodded in relief.He seemed completely absorbed in the sad story, his wise, deep eyes hesitated, recalling his own affairs.

For a while, Griffith even forgot that he was facing the most powerful human being in the world, and was just talking with an ordinary teacher and friend.

Soon, Salorian retracted his sentimentality:
"I think you've learned enough from her tragedy—

"The gods give us gifts, otherworldly, but they will put us in eternal chains; if they will, the price will be paid.

"I see determination in you, and will in your actions.

"It is their honor and privilege that the warriors of the gods call for miracles for this troubled world. We, the unchosen, can wait and wait for the miracle to come, and all will be well as usual.

"Those who are willing to wait will be rewarded. I can wait, and you can too, but can the lovely Elf lady wait?"

These words made Griffith tremble slightly.After what happened to Krista, he was more worried than this.

He lowered his head, lost in thought.

Salorian noticed his worry and said gently:

"The Battle of the Gods has been unveiled, and the actors of the first act have already appeared on the stage. The audience in the audience is looking forward to a special, very special heroine at the climax of this script.

"Are you ready? The answer is not on your scabbard, my student."

"Please teach me the way to victory, mentor." Griffith said sincerely, and then talked about Naira's actions in the garden.

The demigod listened quietly, and then replied:
"All the weapons you need are in your hands, aren't you?

"The first principle is simplicity. Read Marcus Aurelius—"

"Ask everything: what is it? What is its nature.

"You are facing this man, what is he doing?"

"He's fighting, miracle," Griffith replied.

Salorian shook his head:

"No, that's secondary.

"What was his original intention for doing this, and what wish did he want to achieve?"

Griffith looked back at Naira's clues and replied, "Anger, revenge..."

"No, that shouldn't be. He desires," Thalorian shouted, "that's what he is. How do we begin to desire? Do we seek what we desire?"

"No, we're not looking, we're just..."

"That's right, we start with what we see every day," Salorian said, "Along this way, you can find a way to defeat him."

……

In order to eliminate the Dark Lord and his servants, the Senate of Byelan mobilized Extraordinary and Extraordinary people from all over the world to assemble a reliable army to encircle and suppress the rebels who haunted the barren hills, rocks and woods.These cunning locals stalked and attacked Baiyeran's regular troops at every opportunity until they collapsed in a chaotic mess, and then the rebels gathered to destroy them as if they had grown out of the ground.

Since last summer, this bad situation has not improved in the slightest.During the autumn campaign, after the armies of Chalon and Earl Lamor were transferred away, the armed forces of Bayerland and the local allies only controlled some important strongholds, towns and nearby villages.It is difficult to tell who is in control of the more distant mountains, forests, and villages and towns.

By April 1445, Spring Camp at Homenworth had begun.The first and second graders participated in the clean-up activities with the local army, and accumulated experience for the public security war that they will participate in sooner or later.

Ophelia, Nona, and Kulala are here for this.Because of their exploits in the autumn campaign, all three were awarded medals and commissioned ranks, and became the reserve assault squadron leaders of the official assault cavalry unit.And the other well-known second-year storrals of Homenworthy, Griffith, Lana, Murat, Russell, have all received orders to prepare for the upcoming battle with the Kingslayer , no time to look around.

Earlier, Earl Dupont, a local nobleman, received a request from the lords for help and mobilized [-] troops to wipe out the rebels.The rebels who had been wandering in the wilderness and hills like ghosts gathered suddenly, defeated Earl Dupont and his army, and besieged the earl's castle.

It is rare for a rebel army to defeat a local powerful faction.According to the agreement with Verona, Bayeran, as a protector, has the unshirkable responsibility to rescue the local nobles.General MacDonald, commander of the 4th Army, who had been waiting for a fighter plane since the New Year, was determined not to miss this opportunity.

The general set off from the base camp in Old Town, with [-] heavy infantry and [-] cavalry under his command. The local auxiliary legion in Verona sent [-] auxiliary soldiers and [-] archers, as well as many porters and chariots to support the army. He serves.These auxiliaries and chariots were all requested by MacDonald, and were necessary for his rapid crossing of the plain.

The other three legions were not yet ready. General Macdonald had already played his decisive role in using armored cavalry to suppress the veterans on January 1444, 1, and ordered the 20th legion to quickly deploy along different roads.He dispatched his own cavalry commander and ordered them to spread out in small groups near the road to collect precise and detailed intelligence-the rebels' garrison, number, weapons and equipment, and action plans.

Soon, he got the information.The number of rebels besieging Dupont's domain and army numbered in the tens of thousands.They were well equipped, and soldiers had pistols, bucklers, mail or leather armor, and could be formed in formation like regular troops.There are also hundreds of rebel cavalry, which can engage in small-scale encounters with official cavalry.However, the rebels didn't seem to have heavy siege machines, and there were few Extraordinary ones, so they could only build a wall outside the unlucky Earl's castle, trying to force him to surrender.

After getting this information, MacDonald acted immediately.In order to deploy the army to the battlefield as soon as possible, he decided to divide his forces into three parts, march along three almost parallel roads, keep in touch with each other, and prepare to attack the enemy from three sides at the same time.

"When camping, turn the whole into parts, and when marching, turn the parts into wholes," the general explained to his commanders as in a classroom. "We must not only rescue the count, but also seize the main force of the rebel army and stop them before they escape." Eliminate them before entering the mountains."

(End of this chapter)