Knight and Wand

Chapter 331 The Antlers Are Broken
In the royal palace fortress where armor and weapons were displayed, Leon put on the exquisite and majestic prince's armor and straightened his collar.

Queen Ines handed over the winged helmet, raised her hand, and fastened the medal chain of Leon's cloak. She felt a little regretful in her heart. At this point, her original idea was indeed shaken.

"I know you are in trouble with Olivia right now. You don't need to fight the golden lion head-on. It's okay to abandon the Kalanta Fortress if necessary. As long as your existence can be known to the golden lion's army, you can take her around in Upper Beso County." She said softly with concern.

The level of force that the other party confessed to was something Ines had never expected.

Li Ang is now not as strong as he used to be. Could it be that the person in front of him is really not the one he loves?
"The main force of the southern army is confronting the Barbarian Alliance outside the Eastern Frontier. The offensive from Duwana and Lesin is just a feint. She rushed to Haven so recklessly, probably to test whether the rumors of your disappearance are true or not.

But although the Golden Lion Queen's army is strong, as long as they hold out until the northern army completes the encirclement, then even if they can't keep her, they can still keep the elite troops she brought with them and inflict heavy damage on the south."

After saying that, Queen Ines bit her lip and looked up at him: "Only you can delay her, but you don't have to defeat her. Just delay her for a few days and I can force her to retreat. General Trosa and Duke Ackerman have already headed south from the west. I will make her pay the price for her recklessness. As for Upper Beso, don't be stubborn when necessary. If it's too dangerous, just withdraw. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have forced you."

Regardless of whether he was her own Le Ang or not, he was still Le Ang after all. Knowing that the other party was not strong enough at the moment, she still sent him in front of the powerful enemy. This feeling made Queen Ines feel a little flustered.

Leon grabbed the knight's winged helmet, which was exactly the same as his interest, and then lowered his head to look at the worried eyes of the girl in front of him. Perhaps he couldn't bear to see such a charming girl worried?

He couldn't help but raise his hand, inexplicably wanting to touch her hair to comfort her.

As soon as his arm moved, it suddenly froze. He quickly suppressed his impulse, put his left hand on the sword at his waist, and pursed his lips to comfort him: "I know my own weight and I will give priority to my own safety. If you can't beat me, I will definitely turn around and run away."

Although he was determined to take responsibility for the disappearance of another self due to his arrival, he did not want the girl in front of him to regret it.

Besides, he had already passed through the almost mortal realm of the demons several times, and now all he had to do was stop Olivia.

Although she is a little older, at least in his eyes, she is still his wife.

There's nothing to be afraid of when seeing your wife.

"When I come back, we'll discuss where your guy is and how to send me and Ines home."

After saying this, Leon straightened his expression, quickly entered a calm state of "playing" another self, and left the inner hall of the palace.

Passing by the front porch, he saw little Ines with her arms folded, her pretty face full of depression that had not faded since last night.

After knowing that he would be involved in this war last night, the girl was extremely opposed to it and was angry with him for the first time.

"Idiot, why are you trying so hard to show off? Miss Olivia here doesn't know you. If you are killed or captured by her, don't you think about what I will do when I am alone?" The girl in the blue skirt looked over, frowned and complained sullenly: "Besides, the other Miss Olivia is still waiting for you."

Although the girl was scolding, Leon still heard her concern and worry, so he had to spread his hands:
"If I'm really captured by her, I believe you're so smart, and there are two of you, you will definitely be able to think of a good way to save me. Besides, if I really can't use my name to bully others, I'll confront her."

If it really comes to an extreme situation, confessing to Olivia in this world that he and her were husband and wife in another time and space might be unwise and might even anger her.

But if he just said they were friends, and he knew about her childhood and Lina and others' past in Selva, he might be able to use this as evidence to save his life.

"Besides, didn't I promise? We are friends, I will protect you, no matter which you are." Leon said with a smile.

Ines was slightly startled.

Leon patted the girl’s shoulder: “You won’t hurt Olivia, and I will never hurt you, and I will never let Olivia hurt you, no matter which one of you.”

Thinking of what Saint Eagle County said under the tree that night, the girl's brows slowly relaxed, and helplessness appeared in her blue eyes.

"Okay, be careful, we still have to go home together." Ines sighed.

Leon nodded when he heard this: "You also wait here for me to come back."

Without further delay, he said goodbye to Ines and walked quickly towards the knights outside the palace.
From the northern border Hecha dynasty, generals of the kingdom, some whom he had seen in his original world and some whom he had not seen before, came to the army gathered outside the city.

Apart from the routine pre-war encouragement and the command of the army by qualified generals, Leon did not interfere in the internal affairs of this army, about which he knew nothing.

Just as Great Ines said, even if he did not personally command and fight, it would be enough for him and his flag to appear on the battlefield.

Just by appearing in front of the soldiers, the army cheered and was excited.

The reputation accumulated from his repeated victories in this life made the warriors of the Hecha Dynasty extremely confident that the prince could lead them to repel the invading Golden Lion Queen once again.

Tens of thousands of Haven County troops assembled and marched out in a mighty force, quickly rushing to the Upper Beso battlefield. They were divided into several parts and rushed southeast along the ancient kingdom road.

However, despite having acted quickly enough, the central army still received urgent military intelligence from scouts at the Kalanta Fortress the next day.

The dusty cavalryman galloped at full speed, and when he arrived at the marching army, he stumbled and almost fell off his horse. He ran to the generals, his voice trembling, his eyes full of fear:

"——Queen of the Golden Lion, Queen of the Golden Lion split the outer wall of Kalanta's fortress with one sword! Your Highness, the fortress is in a tough battle and is in imminent danger! Please rush to help Lord Kalan as soon as possible!"

When the cavalryman reported, even he himself sounded unbelievable in what he said, let alone the northern generals who heard the military intelligence.

The soldiers around were in shock, and everyone suspected that there was something wrong with their ears.

"Nonsense! The Kalantar Wall is strong enough for twelve people to stand side by side! It is indestructible. Even the war magic of the warlocks and the flying dragons of the kingdom cannot shake it. You can split it with one sword? Do you think it is the earthen wall of your farmhouse?!" roared a hot-tempered Sea Eagle Knight.

Leon raised his hand to stop the knight from cursing, but his eyelids twitched wildly with fear.

In the past in the original time and space, he had heard a little about the "Kalanta Fortress" in the Ostania Territory. It was the old capital of the ancient Ostania Kingdom and was extremely tall and magnificent. Now before setting off, he quickly went through the battlefield intelligence and understood the strength of Kalanta even better.

Although the fortress has fallen in wars before.

But. Can one sword knock down a wall tall enough for twelve people to stand side by side?
Even if I expected Olivia's power to the maximum, it was still too exaggerated.

Can that still be a human being?

Even a giant beast like a flying dragon cannot do it.

Before setting off, no one had ever mentioned that Olivia in this life had such inhuman powers.

Looking around and seeing the reactions of the surrounding Northern Territory soldiers, it was clear that the Golden Lion Queen had never displayed such terrifying power in the past.

But he knew that the cavalryman who was delivering the message would certainly not lie.

Is it some kind of magic?
Did they use some powerful magic to destroy the city wall? And deliberately let the northern soldiers mistakenly believe that it was Olivia who did it, in order to undermine their morale?

This is possible, but even if it wasn't Olivia who did it, the destructive power of this magic is too shocking.

What's more, in this time and space, not only did Atias not intervene in the disputes in the Western Continent.

The Warlock Society of the Northern Kingdom even sided with Ines's Hecha Dynasty during the civil war.

Where did the Golden Lion Dynasty get such a powerful spellcaster as foreign aid?
After all, the general was a veteran of many battles, and the brief unrest was quickly quelled.

Leon had a brief exchange of views with the actual commander of the army and did not reject the old general's decision. Following the military orders, the cavalry units of the entire army broke away from the team, leaving the infantry behind and rushing at full speed towards the direction of the Kalanta Fortress.

The bright sun slowly crossed the midday sky.

Thousands of cavalrymen rushed to the rescue with the rumbling of horses' hooves, and finally arrived outside the city of Kalanta in the afternoon.

As far as the eye can see, the shouting and killing on the battlefield has not stopped.

The huge gap in the fortress wall ahead came into the sight of the soldiers.

In the core of the battlefield where people were fighting, on the collapsed rubble, there were smooth cuts on both sides that seemed to be completely opened, as if to confirm that what the cavalry who asked for help said was true.

At this moment, the gap that seemed to be opened by some unimaginable magic had become a vortex of death between the defenders and the attackers. The red and white knights in heavy armor brandished swords and axes, shouted and charged, trying to break into the fortress, while the blue-robed soldiers in the city in the distance fought back the attacks.

Blood splattered all over the ruins and dyed the scorched earth beneath their feet red. Shields broke, weapons collided, and soldiers screamed. Some were pierced by sharp blades and fell down, while others continued to fight on the corpses of their companions. Both sides were red-eyed and vowed to crush each other. The corpses piled up like a ladder to victory for the Golden Lion Flag Army.

The Seahawk soldiers who arrived at the battlefield held up their flags and the attack horns were blown in front of the battle.

Hearing the towering lances and the clanging of armor beside him, Leon had no choice but to draw his sword.

Do not hit?

If the strong wall was still there, perhaps we could have negotiated based on our identities, but that is no longer possible.

The army could not sit idly by and watch the fall of Kalanta, and the brutal battle would never stop easily until one side won a complete victory.

“——For the Queen!!

——For the Lion!!!"

The roar of war like a tsunami roared from the mouths of the northern warriors.

The veteran commander of the army swung his sword, and the Northern Army rushed behind the Golden Lion flag.

The roar of galloping horses trampled the grass like waves hitting the shore, and joined the army of the Southern Dynasty, trying to rescue the Kalanta defenders who were fighting hard.

Entering the battlefield surrounded by dense Sea Eagle Guards, Leon was carried by his horse into the army formation, but he did not take action. Or rather, he was in the center of the battle formation and no enemy could reach him yet.

Riding his horse, trapped in a battlefield and killing that did not belong to him, Leon looked up at the battle flag in the distance, trying to find any figure that might be Olivia.

After the North's most elite Sea Eagle Guards joined the battle, the pressure on the fortress defenders who were fighting hard was relieved.

Leon followed the army, fighting and advancing, until they reached the city wall where the fighting was most intense.

Several deafening roars and sounds of collapse and falling, which once drowned out the noise of the battlefield, were heard from far away inside the fortress.

".Your Highness! Your Highness!!"

A northern knight, who was leading his troops to block the collapsed city wall, with his battle robe almost stained with blood, saw the flag symbolizing the commander in the distance. He seemed to see hope, swung his battle axe to chop down the enemy who was rushing towards him, and shouted desperately: "—Over there! Lord Kailan is fighting against the golden lion!"

Leon looked in the direction the knight was pointing.

The top floor of the towering crossbow tower collapsed with a loud bang. The brick and stone tower seemed unable to withstand the impact, and the top two floors turned into shattered ruins and fell down.

Amid the smoke and dust of the collapsed tower, a figure flew across the sky like a kite with its string cut off, and fell outside the western city wall.

With his extraordinary eyesight, he caught sight of the figure flying backwards in a panic. The unique silver armor and burly figure made Leon recognize it immediately as the Baron of Antlers, the Great Knight Kailan, who had saved his life from the sword of the Peacock Knight.

Looking back at the defense tower, only three floors were left.

The diffuse dust and fog gradually dissipated, and the white cloak surrounded by golden mane fluttered in the autumn wind.

Under the dazzling platinum-colored battle robe, the angular steel boots stepped on the broken walls of the tower.

The platinum-colored figure, holding a gorgeous knight's lance upside down, with his golden hair flying up, allowed Leon to see his figure from afar. The figure instantly turned into a golden meteor and chased after him.

——Boom! ! !
The layers of huge bricks on the ground collapsed along with the cracked center that was stepped on by the combat boots.

The roar was even louder than the platinum-colored figure leaping out of the air with a gun in hand.

That is--she? ?
With a tense heart, Leon frowned and anxiously put the sword back into the sheath. He could not hesitate any longer, as Baron Kailan was in danger!
Even if it was a parallel world, he couldn't just watch his wife kill her savior with her own hands.

"Tereya, hold my flag steady! I'm going to help Lord Kailan!"

Throwing an order to the general's guards, Leon ignored the guards' astonishment, pulled himself off the horse, stepped on the saddle and jumped up, throwing out air and thunder with his right arm.

Gungnir——!
The wind and clouds suddenly changed, and above the clear sky, the atmosphere was shaken by thunder and lightning.

The magic spear roared like a divine thunder and struck the city wall. The impact arc shocked the soldiers who were attacking the city and knocked them away.

The traction spell was activated in reverse, and Leon, whose body was wrapped in lightning, was pulled diagonally and stepped on the city wall with a thud.

He ran wildly along the force as if he was walking on flat ground, with lightning flashing everywhere as he ran along the wall all the way to the top of the towering fortress.

He climbed over the battlement and waved his hand to summon the magic wand. The heavy Gungnir flashed with lightning, spun backwards, and was caught with a bang.

Leon, holding the lightning spear, took a step forward. Just as he was about to charge straight through the Confederate soldiers on the city wall in front of him, he heard a mixture of terrified shouts and cheers in front of him.

"——Prince Jonson!!"

“——It’s the snake slayer!! It’s the snake slayer——!!”

Looking at the burly champion knight holding the legendary Thor's Spear, teams of Confederate soldiers rushed to retreat like a tide towards any stairs and towers that could provide them with an escape route.

No one among the first to arrive is afraid of death, but no one wants to die meaninglessly. Even the bravest soldiers still need to hide when facing natural disasters.

He looked at the scene in front of him in surprise, surprised that he had such a deterrent power, but Leon quickly put away his wild thoughts, ignored the people around him for a moment, ran over the city wall with rumbling footsteps, and rushed towards the western section at full speed.

Hearing the earth-shaking roars outside, Leon looked around, searching the river mudflats west of the fortress.

The traces left by the fierce battle between two knights of the Order of Arms who stood at the pinnacle of the world were very conspicuous.

Huge gullies and sinkholes caused the surging river water to flow back onto the destroyed tidal flat embankments.

Seeing the antler knight's armor cracked and falling miserably into the deep pit, Leon took a left step forward, raised the magic spear in his right hand, and the magic pattern that gathered the atmospheric elements wrapped around the staff along his arm.

He threw Gungnir with all his strength towards the golden figure that was rapidly approaching Kailan.

Leon turned into a flash of lightning and flew out. In an instant, he and the magic spear fell to the mudflat at the same time.

The air pressure shock released before the figure fell stirred up dust and sand all over the sky.

The cloak fell down, and he bent down to absorb the terrible force of falling. Leon held the magic spear deeply inserted into the ground, his eyes fixed on the figure that stopped.

A figure that is extremely familiar at this moment, yet also slightly unfamiliar.

Even though they were 20 to 30 meters away, his magical perception as a spellcaster still made it difficult for him to breathe because of the huge magical field surrounding the other party, which was like a heavy pressure.

".Olivia."

The cloak with golden mane edges fell as the figure covered with white and gold royal armor stopped walking.

The knight holding a dazzling golden spear in the sunlight wore neither a helmet nor a crown, and her dazzling golden hair seemed to be her crown.

There is no need for any symbols to embellish her. Just facing the majesty emerging from those captivating golden eyes, no one would question her identity.

The indifference and coldness in those beautiful gem-like eyes at this moment made Leon smile bitterly under his mask.

This opponent only showed coldness when facing an enemy, and he had never experienced it from his own perspective.

(End of this chapter)