Throne of the North.

Chapter 447 Three Days of Darkness, the Dragon Arrives

The riots in the Andara Royal City directly affected the war on the northern front of the kingdom. Perhaps most people have forgotten it, but the war has never been far away from the Andara Kingdom.

Otis Brooks, who arrived with the imperial army, was successful, but with the news of the riot in the royal city, the war on the front line was inevitably affected.

The soldiers of the kingdom were in a panic, and the transportation of war supplies also became a problem. When the Rhinoceros attacked again, they discovered that their food reserves were not enough.

"How could this be?"

Otis angrily questioned the logistics officer, who was also of noble blood.

"I, I don't know either. The kingdom's troops haven't transported any supplies here for several days."

Otis asked questions one by one and found out that there was no problem with the army's transportation, but that no supplies had been delivered from the royal city for several days.

"What on earth is the Andara royal family doing? They actually let a royal family member be invaded by an evil god."

He gritted his teeth. As an ancient and noble bloodline, even though they were down and out now, no nobles would call them wandering nobles. Besides, Brooks was still quite powerful.

He knew a lot. The fact that the Andara royal family members turned into zombie monsters definitely did not mean that the entire royal family had served the evil god, otherwise the Andara Kingdom would have become a hell on earth long ago.

But what happened is that the Andara royal family has not yet dealt with those zombie monsters, which shocked Otis. Is this still the royal family of a kingdom?
"No wonder McReynolds betrayed Andara. The royal family is so incompetent."

With the shortage of supplies, the war could no longer be fought, and they had to retreat and return to the fortress defense line to hold on. However, this place was too close to the territory of the nobles.

The war that seemed to have passed suddenly oppressed the nerves of the nobles again. In panic, the nobles spread the orcs' invasion to the entire kingdom.

The peaceful kingdom was once again in panic, and the turmoil in the royal city made the nobles lose their direction.

"The royal family actually allowed the evil god to invade their bloodline. The legend is true. The royal family has been cursed!"

"The great gods are punishing them. That is why Grand Duke McReynolds betrayed the royal family and the Andara Kingdom."

Suddenly, many people began to reflect on their original choices. When McReynolds was still there, everyone condemned him as a traitor and started a war, but now, they suddenly reflected on who was right and who was wrong.

Such voices were naturally a shame to the Andara royal family, but the chaos in the royal city left them no time to care about anything else.

It was daytime, and they couldn't find where the zombies were hiding.

Daryl is fully responsible for this matter, so naturally he is overwhelmed and under a lot of pressure.

"How can they disappear so completely when there are so many zombies?"

"And what about the bodies?"

"Where are all the bodies?"

This is what Daryl feared. He knew what the royal family had done and who was the object of the sacrifice. It was Hobie the Ghoul, the great being who created death. His power could revive the dead and rotten and turn them into terrible monsters that were fearless of everything.

All corpses that died at the hands of ghouls had the potential to become new ghouls, but after last night, less than 10% of the human corpses that died in the royal city had been found.

It's no wonder that the remaining corpses will become what they are at night.

In a few days, the royal city will become a paradise for corpses. This is where the royal family originally worshipped Hobii. If he returns, the Andara royal family will be the first to be destroyed, and the entire royal city, or even the entire empire, will be buried with the royal family.

"No, it doesn't take a few days. It only takes the same thing to happen again tonight."

Daryl was trembling all over. The power of the Sanctuary was already strong enough. In the eyes of mortals, it was like the power of gods. But at this moment, the Sanctuary was as fragile as an ant. He had felt the legendary power among the corpse ghosts before. He didn't know where the corpse ghosts were hiding, and he didn't know if he could be their opponent if he found them.

The royal family's foundation has been completely consumed in one war after another.

Many people in the royal family were unaware of the disaster that would occur tonight.

"We must kill all those zombies as quickly as possible."

Daryl gritted his teeth and ordered the army to search all the houses indiscriminately.

The difficulty in this matter is not the slaves and civilians, but the fact that this place belongs to the royal city. All the nobles have mansions and estates in the royal city. If you want to search, you must first pass the test of the nobles.

But there is no time to worry about so much now, and the nobles do not live in the royal city themselves.

"Search! Don't miss any corner!"

"Find those damn monsters for me!"

Daryl floated in the sky, and his loud voice suppressed all the disobedience in the royal city. The army brutally tore open every dark gap, causing countless wailing, but still could not find any trace of the corpse ghost.

"Where the hell are these monsters!!!"

Watching the sun gradually setting in the sky, Daryl became more and more anxious about the time of sunset. He even went into the palace himself, deep into the dungeon and the king's palace, trying to find traces of the wights, which also made many members of the royal family feel resentful.

"Do you think there will be ghouls in my palace?"

King Adams yelled at Daryl.

"Your Majesty, I just want to know how the first corpse ghost was born and what happened during that sacrifice."

"If we don't find a way to deal with the corpse ghosts, the Andara royal family will be finished, and the Andara Kingdom will be finished."

"When the royal city is destroyed and people from the empire and the church arrive in this land, they will declare the Andara royal family's faith a heresy and make another noble the new king of this land."

"No matter who it is, it has nothing to do with the Andara royal family."

"We must get rid of these damned zombies, and quickly, before the Imperials arrive."

The Andara Kingdom has already surrendered to the Empire, so it is inevitable that this matter will be noticed by the Empire, and the ambitious Emperor Flor will send people to resolve it, so as to prevent the affairs of the Andara Kingdom from affecting his war with the Holy See.

In fact, Daryl underestimated the Emperor of Flor.

Wing Canyon.

Commander Farrell punched the air, and the ripples of shock broke and broke the trees on the mountain a hundred meters away. After a long time, two figures in the sky finally fell down.

"Hahahaha, Farrell, you really did not disappoint the emperor. The power of the ancient violent elephant actually appeared in you. The war that year was indeed correct."

A magician with a long flowing white beard landed like a feather in the Wing Canyon Fortress. He had delicate features and looked like a god on earth.

"Ivan, your magic has become even more powerful."

Farrell looked a little lonely. The combination of a magician and a knight was very common. The knight guarded the magician while the magician chanted terrible magic. The close cooperation between the two meant victory in the battle.

He and Ivan in front of him used to be such a combination.

The reason for the separation now is that Farrell has different pursuits, and the other reason is very realistic, that is, his knight strength cannot keep up with the magic of Ivan in front of him.

The enemy they were facing was such that Farrell was no longer able to protect Ivan.

After the legend, Farrell thought the gap between the two had been bridged again, but now it seems that the gap has become even bigger.

The difference between legends is sometimes greater than that between people and dogs.

Farrell thought helplessly.

"Where is His Highness Nix Columbus?"

Farrell asked, and Ivan replied casually:

"I went to visit his uncle, who is your commander here. You are really frustrated. You are the commander here, but in name only, you have to let Columbus make the decision."

"He is a member of the royal family after all, and I don't have a title yet."

Farrell said this. He didn't feel anything about this matter. This was the rule of the nobility. However, after hearing Ivan's answer, he felt much more relieved.

It seems that this Knicks Columbus is not as elite as Ryan thought.

Ivan looked at Farrell. No one knew this old friend better than him.

"Why did you keep us here?"

Irwin asked, but Farrell hesitated and shook his head. "It's just that I haven't seen you for many years. I want to see if you have changed."

"You have changed a lot."

Alvin said this, magicians are always mysterious, even in today's empire, magicians are not accessible to everyone, their mystery still exists.

Magician Alvin did not continue speaking, as he had already seen the truth of the matter.

Farrell did not answer him. This was the first time in their lives that the interests of both parties had actually been different since the moment they separated. It was only today that they realized this.

"The emperor asked us to deal with the corpse ghost of Andara Kingdom as soon as possible. The appearance of the evil god has affected the emperor's prestige in the southern land. The church is using this incident to attack the correctness of the empire, believing that the occurrence of this kind of thing in Andara Kingdom is caused by the empire."

"If the Andara Kingdom still serves the Dawn, the Ghouls will never appear."

"Anyway, the Pope of the Holy Mountain is dancing very happily now. I really want to kill him."

Alvin said hopefully that it was not part of the magician's practice to kill the Pope, but Alvin thought this kind of thing was very interesting.

"But the awakened evil god has arrived. This is a very serious matter. When we will continue our journey depends on what that royal family member thinks. He is the first archbishop of the Imperial Church of Light in the Andara Kingdom."

"I heard that the Church of Light there has not been completed yet."

"By the way, if I start from here and take them with me, it will only take me two hours at most to reach Andara Royal City."

Farrell did not respond. The two hours were not the key. What mattered was when the royal member decided to leave Wing Canyon.

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Andara Royal City.

Night gradually fell, Daryl and the army behind him were on high alert, and when the last rays of sunset disappeared into the horizon, wild beast-like roars were heard in the royal city.

"Monster, monster!!!"

Screams of terror were heard from all directions of the royal city, and corpse ghosts appeared.

"Kill them!"

Daryl roared in anger and the army rushed out, but he overestimated this royal army. Their military quality was too poor, and in addition, their combat effectiveness was no match for the growing number of zombies.

Especially in the second half of the night, the chaos coming from the direction of the palace forced Daryl to return to the palace to protect the king's safety.

"Monster, monster is coming in!"

King Adams hid in the palace and trembled, while in the palace, one zombie after another appeared, and they actually still had some human consciousness.

"My nephew, come serve the great Hobie with me. There is a place for you and me in the kingdom of death. We are the first servants of the great Hobie."

"We will gain the power of immortality."

It took Daryl a long time to realize from the hoarse cry of the corpse that this was an old man from the royal family, and in terms of seniority, his uncle.

"You were able to leave the dungeon because you still know who you used to be?"

Daryl said indifferently, holding the sword in both hands and raising it, a brilliant light burst out in the darkness, and the next moment a terrifying force rushed towards the zombies, and dozens of zombies were torn apart, but in front of his former uncle, he was blocked by the other's gray flesh and blood body.

"You see, we have purified the curse in our blood. We are the real Andara. Nephew, come with me. Your power will be favored by the master, and you will become more powerful than me."

"Becoming a monster like you?"

"Are you really still yourselves?"

Daryl asked angrily. The crazy attack finally made the zombie on the opposite side become violent. He no longer concealed his true form. His flesh and blood twisted and he completely turned into a zombie monster. Limbs? The hideous monster with fifteen limbs brought infinite visual horror. The roar seemed to come from the depths of the dark, gloomy and rotten land. He was no longer a member of the royal family. After using the memory of his previous life to deceive in vain, he was finally exposed.

"Kill, kill, kill you all. Hobiyi will cause this world to fall into eternal decay."

Black liquid was flowing on the corpse's body, and it looked down at the stone under its feet. Two terrible forces continued to collide in the palace, but Daryl retreated again and again.

When the next day arrived, the royal city was filled with smoke and the wailing of countless people added more despair to the tragic scene.

On the second day, the people of the royal city finally realized that what happened the night before was not an isolated incident, and that it was not just the people and families who died on the first day who suffered the disaster.

The same is true for the royal family, because last night, some members of the royal family were once again seduced by those zombies, killed, and transformed into Hobiyi's followers. Their blood is noble, but it still cannot change the fact that they have become zombies. They are dead monsters.

"Let's ask Grand Duke Leta to provide support."

In desperate situation, the royal family no longer cared about prestige and dignity. Adams also saw Daryl's fight last night. He was no match for the zombie, and in the end he relied on the extraordinary trump cards that the royal family had squeezed out bit by bit to help him hold out until dawn.

But what about tonight?
Those damned corpses will not let the Andara royal family go, because they are the culprits who awakened Hobyi through the sacrifice. They helped Hobyi, and in return, Hobyi will lead them to death.

Winter was gradually passing, but the royal family members were getting colder and colder. They were afraid that after today, they would turn into monsters with gray and cold skin like those zombies.

Now, only Grand Duke Leta is strong enough to fight against these zombie monsters in the kingdom. There are even members of the royal family calling for the troops on the northern castle defense line to come back to protect their safety.

In fact, a batch has already returned.

When it comes to their lives and deaths, the threat from the northern orcs is nothing.

Time passed little by little, the sun passed noon, and no one in the entire royal city would be able to sleep today.

However, what no one expected was that the corpse ghosts no longer only appeared at night.

At dusk, the zombies appeared silently in the royal city. When the scream happened, Daryl's face inside the palace turned pale.

The wounds on his body were emitting black air, and his flesh and blood were rotting. Even his strong vitality could not stop the power of the corpse from eroding him.

"Come on, come on, let's see who will win!!!"

Daryl let out a desperate roar and tore open the magic seal on his heart. In an instant, two great forces collided with each other.

They all belong to a great being, but they have already undergone mutations.

Around the heart, an inexplicable force was raging. It was the curse from the gods that had caused Daryl to become weaker and weaker from the peak of the sanctuary, and it was also the consequence of the old king's war in another world that had caused the entire Andara royal family to be isolated from the extraordinary.

After that incident, Daryl was one of the few knights among the royal family who used extraordinary means to maintain his own life seed, and he was also the most powerful one among them.

Apart from him, even the legend of the royal family was helplessly transformed into a mortal due to the curse, and turned into ashes overnight.

The curse has always been there, and the Holy Land Knight Daryl Andara feels it particularly strongly. This curse will constantly erode his soul and body, and even continue in his blood.

But now Hobi's power has also appeared, and he doesn't know how to stop a great being from staring at him, so let them fight.

Their power comes from the same source, and perhaps they should both be called Hobie.

The power of the two gods used Daryl's body as a battlefield. He endured unimaginable pain, but because he tore the seal, he regained the peak power of the holy realm.

Daryl was emitting black energy all over his body, and his current state made the surrounding royal members feel afraid, and they subconsciously retreated when he approached.

"I am the knight of King Andara. I will defend the honor and dignity of Andara until my death."

The honor of a knight lies in his sword and armor. Daryl rushed towards the army of zombies with his peak strength.

"Ant—be me!"

The legendary corpse ghost roared at Daryl again. At the moment when the two sides were on the verge of fighting, the wings covering the sky in the higher sky between the dusk clouds plunged the royal city into a brief darkness. Then the roar of the dragon made countless people in the royal city go limp and fall to the ground.

Roar--

The giant dragon roared, and the zombies looked up under the dragon's might. They saw the icy white dragon's breath coming, and in an instant, thousands of zombies were frozen by the power of Areris.

"Ignore the cannon fodder and kill the monster."

Ryan's voice came from above the dragon's head, and the next moment the flames bathing on the legendary sword had already slashed towards the monster with dozens of arms and legs.

"Try the new knight fighting skills I learned."

(End of this chapter)