our family is gone

Chapter 718 I am the Sun
In sharp contrast to the surging tide of rats and the panic-stricken adventurers, the armored soldiers among the royal guards who specialized in close combat actually stopped and turned around. Without saying much, they just silently drew their weapons.

Those cavalrymen and some of the bodyguards also wanted to stay, but they could not die here. They had to rush out to preserve Hamlet's last maneuverability. They could only charge forward according to orders.

Reason and loyalty are the weapons that Lance left to the army.

Such a scene greatly shocked the mendicant monks, because the candle-lighting priest actually stopped and turned around.

Brother Martin was anxious and angry. Why the hell did you follow him?
If you don't take the opportunity to run away now, do you really think you can stop it?

If he hadn't gotten on the chariot just now to make it easier to cast spells, he would have definitely held back the Candlelight Priest.

What made him speechless was that the legion actually stopped. You also know Hamlet?
Almost at the moment when Leonard turned around, everyone decided who would stay behind to cover the retreat.

They're swatting rats?
Can I win…?
In fact, Leonard is not as relaxed as he looks. His strength, which far exceeds that of ordinary masters, relies heavily on the equipment that absorbs the power of the sun, whether it is the previous sun ring or the new sun cloak.

However, the powerful force will disappear as the sun sets. The alternation of power creates a quirk. He is very powerful during the day, but when the sun sets, he will become weak because his equipment is ineffective.

That kind of weakness was more of a psychological illness. He gradually blurred the boundary between the power brought by the equipment and his own strength, which led to a drop in confidence as his condition declined after he fell into darkness.

This is why Lance does not recommend wearing extraordinary equipment for a long time. Even if there are no obvious side effects, it will gradually affect the user.

Extraordinary power always comes at a price...

This time, there was a strange phenomenon in the world. The sun at noon was blocked by a black curtain, and the entire Hamlet fell into darkness, starting from the ruins.

This greatly shook his confidence. After all, the sun indicated to him that darkness would eventually be dispelled by the sun.

But the scene happening before his eyes made him think more - darkness is so powerful that even the scorching sun cannot defeat it?
This is somewhat pessimistic, as those guys in the Church are constantly shouting, “Has the Holy Light and Holy Flame abandoned me?”

Weakened by darkness and under tremendous psychological pressure, Reynald's condition had hit rock bottom, but even so, when he realized that Hamlet was trapped in the ruins, he did not hesitate to volunteer to lead the cavalry into the ruins to rescue him.

All we can say is that he truly forgot his own life and charged in under great pressure, because he knew that the lord would not allow his friendly forces to get into trouble.

Although the journey was difficult, I was able to deal with the skeleton with some preparation, and the hope of escaping was clearly before my eyes.

But I didn't expect that I would end up in this situation...

Because of his church origin, he had consulted the lord on these issues many times, and finally clarified the concepts of faith and religion, and also placed his hopes on the sun.

But if you believe in the Holy Light, the holy war will lead to massacre and plunder; if you believe in the sun, the scorching sun will destroy the sky, what else can you believe in?
Leonard looked at his brothers and the determined soldiers around him, and he remembered the lord's casual words.

"What you believe in is neither the sun that others talk about nor the sun in the sky, but the righteous and blazing 'sun' in your heart. However, I prefer to call it faith."

I can trust them, I can trust Hamlet, I can trust the lord, and I can trust myself.

"It turns out... the sun has always been in my heart..."

Just as the rat tide was about to drown everyone, at this moment Leonard seemed to realize something. He inserted the sword in front of him with his backhand and opened his arms and raised them high.

Instantly, a blazing light burst out from his body. The source of that power was not the sun that could be blocked by the darkness, nor was it the magic of the mendicant monks, but came from his own...belief.

Embrace the sun!

The bursting light was dazzling, as if the sun was shining brightly in the sky. Not to mention the dimness, even the red mist instantly dissipated under the strong light, and no one dared to look directly at it.

The rats that approached were suddenly covered by the strong light. The rats, which had already gone crazy because of the dark environment created by the black curtain, seemed to be extremely frightened at this moment.

The madness revealed in the blood-red eyes of a large number of rats faded, and instead the consciousness of fear and escape took over.

There were also a large number of mice whose eyeballs were burned because they got too close to the monsters, and they fell into endless darkness. Even more exaggerated, their fragile nerves were frightened to death.

When the light faded, what everyone else saw was Leonard standing there. The front half of the rat tide froze, while the second half began to flee in panic, abruptly interrupting the rat tide's attack.

This scene is undoubtedly hope emerging from the darkness.

The mendicant monk was the most fucking shocked. No, how did you get the protection of the Holy Light?

And how is it possible that in a place like Hamlet that rejects the church, someone would use holy light as a medium to become a champion?

Are you a champion of Hamlet or a champion of the Church?

So many mixed emotions surged up that for a moment I forgot that I was on the run.

The people around Leonard were also confused by the light that just burst out from him, but they were still surprised when they saw the rat tide stagnate and a large number of rats were scared away. They didn't expect that you still had another trick up your sleeve.

However, the darkness and blood mist still blocked part of the light. The rats in the front were frightened, but those in the back didn't know what happened. They tore and devoured their companions who blocked their way without mercy, and then rushed forward.

The power that Leonard unleashed could only slightly block it. It seemed there was no hope this time... right?

Suddenly, Brother Martin, who was running in the car, seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up at the sky above the rat group...

While the melee was going on below, no one probably noticed that two figures appeared on the top floor of a building nearby.

Isn’t the one with white hair and beard and wearing a wizard’s robe the legendary wizard Alvis who was beaten by Lance?

But why does he appear here?
And the person next to him turned out to be Alhazred. How did the two of them get together? When did they come here?
In fact, Alvis has been here for some time. At his age, he is rarely moved by things, but there is no doubt that the scene happening before his eyes gave him a great shock.

Those who were like Hamlet were actually so determined to save their companions at all costs.

As the commander, he actually took the initiative to stand up and choose to cover the soldiers, and such a crazy move actually got support from others.

He could feel that those who stayed behind were very powerful, not to mention the Candle Priests and the Legion. He had also heard about these two recently, but they actually chose to stand up.

However, for the rat tide, it is simply a suicide mission. The only effect is probably to delay some time. If they want to truly break the deadlock, they have to... Alvis couldn't help but turn his head to look at Alhazred, who was holding a skull candlestick and casting a spell with his eyes closed.

As a spellcaster himself, he knew that being disturbed was taboo and could only remain silent. However, he could feel the increasingly terrifying power of the scholar.

At this moment, Leonard below broke through. The dazzling light was so powerful that even he could feel it.

It’s a pity that the huge swarm of rats was only temporarily relieved, and they came back in full force again in the blink of an eye.

Is a champion who breaks through at the last minute and a bunch of good players going to be ruined by those rats?
This time he couldn't help but want to take action, but the power that Reynard burst out broke the real space, and finally allowed Alhazred to seize the opportunity.

He was shouting some incantation that no one could understand, until he suddenly opened his eyes. The skull candlestick left his hand and hung in the air, with the candle flame on it suddenly expanding.

But Alvis could feel that Alhazred's power had penetrated into the void, pulling at something extraordinary.

Arrived!

He couldn't help but turn around and look down. The originally dark sky was torn into an exaggerated crack, and in one of the cracks a swift meteor streaked across the sky and fell into the surging tide of rats.

The move that was hastily performed at the beginning could kill the Lame Man instantly, but now it has been prepared for a long time and its power is many times stronger.

Sea of ​​fire and star river!

The meteorite easily smashed through the rat tide the moment it landed, and created a deep pit on the road covered with bones. The huge roar made the earth tremble, and the exaggerated effect was many times stronger than that of a bomb.

The rat tide was suddenly divided into two halves like a cut-off raging "river", but this was not the most terrifying thing.

What was truly terrifying was that the black flames formed by the power of the void were also thrown out. This was not burning in the physical sense, but a kind of power, a curse from the void.

If anyone is infected even a little bit, the curse will spread throughout the body, burning out the vitality and turning into a mummy and dying suddenly. Perhaps someone can suppress or even dispel this curse.

Unfortunately, they are just rats that are instigated by a strange aura. No matter how crazy they are, their individual strength is too weak. They have no ability to struggle and can only scream in pain. On the contrary, running around will ignite more rats.

The black flames that burned with lives as fuel burst out and spread among the rat tide in an instant like a plague.

This scene was extremely terrifying, even Leonard and the others were stunned for a moment.

There are experts too!

Who cast the spell?
At this time, the two people hiding upstairs suddenly appeared in the team. The only one who had this ability was Alves.

Let’s not talk about whether he is good at fighting, but he is very good at running away and he uses the teleportation spell to perfection.

"Let's not talk about it for now. It's important to leave here. If I get infected, there's nothing I can do."

As he spoke, Alvis was also quite afraid of the rapidly spreading black flames. He paused his staff and a halo appeared under his feet. "Come in quickly, and don't resist later."

The others didn't know what was going on, but when they saw Alhazred seemed to understand something, they quickly stood up and squeezed in.

After all, their lives are the lord's currency, not something that can be given away casually, and they must play a greater role.

As a ray of light flashed, all that was left was a piece of empty space, which was then broken through by the rat stained with black flames in the next second.

By the time Leonard and the others came to their senses, they found themselves behind the main force.

Such a miraculous method left most of them stunned, and even more shocked were the other people in the large group.

Of course, they also noticed the exaggerated movement behind them, but they did not expect that the person who was left behind would suddenly come back.

"Let the two of you get in the car and keep moving forward, let's get out of here first!" Leonard continued to urge without hesitation, because he noticed that the two spellcasters were not in good condition.

Teleporting so many people at once would be a bit too much of a burden even for a legendary wizard like Alvis. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better for him to send them directly back to the town?

After Alhazred finished casting the spell, he put away the skull candlestick and instead held the [Purifying Coral] in his hand and fell into meditation.

It is conceivable that the methods used just now cannot be repeated in a short period of time, and they have to do it themselves.

But the good news is that they have escaped from the outskirts of the ruins. The density of the skeletons has decreased a lot, and they can be cleared by the cavalry with sabers without even the need for bombs. The speed of the team has naturally increased.

But they didn't dare to relax at all, because there were still skeletons gathering behind them, as well as the persistent rats.

After all, Alhazred was afraid of accidentally hitting the middle section of the rat tide, so the ones in front ran fast and naturally cut off the spread of the black flames. Although the number was much smaller, it was still very scary.

No one dared to relax. They ran all the way and finally got out of the scope of the ruins. There were few buildings around and the ground under their feet was not stone slabs but wilderness mud.

Likewise, those skeletons were left behind by the crowd. There were no more in front of them. There was only a flat ground that had been cleared specially.

However, there was a person standing at the junction of the ruins and the wilderness, blocking their way. When they got closer, they found that it was a woman with long green hair, holding a uniquely shaped staff, which looked very abrupt.

Those people in Hamlet naturally recognized that it was Glyndell and immediately slowed down.

Seeing that Greendale had no intention of leaving, they gradually gathered behind her, turned around again and faced the pursuers head-on. Of course, they were also adjusting their state and breathing heavily.

As for those adventurers, they were almost running to death, so they had no time to care about this. They did not stop but continued to run towards the town. It would be best if you guys behind them could stop them.

On the contrary, Martin had to stay because he was in the car, and the legion didn't seem to have any intention of leaving.

But Greendale didn't care about it. Her usually gentle face turned cold and full of obvious anger.

She was already resentful about what happened to Lance, and now something happened in the ruins that ruined her big plan, so is she ready to bear the wrath of nature?