Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 235: Gail Regon's Horrible Memories Under the Hesse Castle

The destruction of Ugma's river troll warband and the giant river troll witch had a greater impact than Su Li and Orstein expected.

When the remains of corpses and blood on the bloody battlefield were thrown into the Blackwater River by humans like the corpses of wild dogs, in the forest sanctuary east of the Blackwater River Plain, the leaders of the monster army broke out into fierce quarrels and angry roars.

The Green Dragon's Throne of Thorns is actually very close to Hesse Castle, in the Emerald Garden Forest east of the Bauhinia Noble Ranch. Beech, oak, and pine trees once grew here, making it an important source of wine barrels for the territory.

The remaining ancient ruins inside have been cleared away, and the giant scorpions, night zombies, and animal-skin men that once hid inside have all been cleared out.

Then the high-level druid Edmund used the divine spell [Creation of Sacred Forest] here to build a beautiful holy land of the Goddess of Dawn.

When the Green Dragon Legion attacked, the priests and nuns of the Church of Dawn commanded the people in the suburbs and pastures to evacuate to the city, while this beautiful religious holy place remained in place.

The druids believed that the monsters from the forest would not destroy this beautiful holy place.

They were indeed half right. After the dryad Gail Regon's troops arrived here, they built this place into a perfect forest camp. After a large number of vines grew, this place became the dryads' most solid and reliable camp. In the sacred forest, the frontal melee ability of these dryads might even be as good as that of a formal knight.

There are more than 5000 of these tree demons in this sacred forest alone.

Therefore, if humans enter the forest and fight in the monsters' specific home turf, it is not easy for them to win. The difficulty is no less than that of monsters attacking human castles. After all, each race has its own unique defensive advantages.

Fortunately for humanity, these monsters are deeply conflicted among themselves.

This beautiful forest and the powerful fortress of the dryads was destroyed in a large area when the Chaos Monster Chimaera Skaros entered. Simply because the vines pricked it and it was uncomfortable, Skaros's dragon head spewed out flames, burning a large area of ​​forest, vines and grass into chaos. The surface was covered with magma-like flame embers to meet Skaros's need for a comfortable sleep.

While in the forest, Galeregon and Skarros had a fierce dispute over it burning trees.

Now this beautiful [Sacred Forest] has been regarded as the precious palace of the tree demon Gairlegon. After a large area of ​​it was destroyed by Skarros, coupled with his dissatisfaction with Skarros's performance on the battlefield today, Gairlegon's anger directly erupted.

This huge and resentful tree demon had no patience and did not give anyone any face. In this sacred forest, it was the master with the home advantage, so it roared and started to fight with Skarros.

"You vile reptile! Your vile aura makes me sick. You were clearly on the battlefield today, so why did you stand by and watch the river troll warband being annihilated instead of helping? You were timid in front of humans, yet you acted so recklessly in the forest. Do you think I can't rip your wings off?"

As it roared, thick vines bound around Skarros like iron chains, almost penetrating its hard scales and tearing off its wings alive.

In this sacred forest, the magic of the dryad was greatly enhanced by the wind of Gilen. The chaotic monster Skarros roared in pain, but could not break free from the shackles of these vines.

The severe pain ignited Skarros's anger. It stretched out its three heads regardless of everything and bit Galeragon's body madly. A large number of branches and vines were torn off the tree demon's body alive by it.

Then, Skarros's raptor head directly drilled a big hole on the bloody wound of Galeregon. Then the lion head bit the body of the tree demon, and let the dragon head directly aim at the wound, and violently spit out a terrible dragon breath into it.

Even a monster of the God's Chosen level could not withstand the lethality of this flaming dragon's breath. It seemed as if flames were on fire inside Galeregon's body. He fell to the ground with a loud bang, raising a large amount of rubble and dust, and even knocking down more than a dozen giant trees.

Then Skarros decisively used the [Gift of the Ancient Dragon], giving it a body of steel for more than ten seconds, and forcibly broke the dozen or so thick chains that bound it.

But it didn't dare to stay on the ground anymore. It flapped its huge wings and flew up, avoiding the huge vines rushing towards it from all directions of the forest.

In the Sacred Forest, Galregon is almost invincible. When he steps on the ground, it is as if he has obtained an enhanced version of the God-chosen-level [Blood of the Earth], which can continuously heal his injuries.

But there is an interval between the uses of Koskaros's [Gift of the Ancient Dragon], so it would be at a great disadvantage if it were to be attacked.

The green dragon Alyria and her loyal lackey, the elemental giant bear Ostanka, watched the battle between the two of them coldly on the Throne of Thorns.

This was an almost unimaginable scene for humans. An extremely important decisive battle had already broken out, but the most important generals in the army not only failed to unite as one, but instead fought each other in front of all the monsters, causing the earth to shake and a large number of trees to fall.

It was like a war was about to begin, but Hilde and Orlstein were fighting each other, and Su Li was sitting in a chair, indifferent. It was a ridiculous scene.

But the monsters are very indifferent to this. They are used to fierce struggles. As long as they win the battle, the strong will automatically gain the support of everyone.

After the two had determined their superiority, the green dragon Alyria raised her golden eyes and looked at Skarros, demanding coldly, "You lowly insect, it's time for you to explain why I sent you to support the river trolls, and you just stood by and watched. Are humans so terrifying that they've frightened you?"

Skaros immediately roared angrily, "Let me go, why don't you? The humans have just produced one Chosen One, and there's another hiding behind. If I go in, won't I get smashed to pieces like the river troll witch?"

Although the green dragon's style has always been like this, it is used to hiding behind its minions. Only when it has an advantage will it reveal its sharp fangs and deal a fatal blow to the enemy.

But to Skaros, this was a manifestation of injustice. Why should it hide behind, conserving its strength and waiting to reap the fruits of victory, while questioning others' actions and forcing them to fight humans head-on? It had always harbored ambitions to assert control and suppress the green dragon, so naturally, it felt resentful.

Ailiriya was instantly enraged by its questioning and jumped directly from the Throne of Thorns. Her huge wings covered the sky and the two terrifying beasts confronted each other in the sky.

"Damn reptile, it's been too long since I taught you a lesson, and you actually dared to roar at your master!"

With a dragon roar, the dragon language magic [Entanglement] was instantly activated, and vines grew out from the ground, directly pulling Skarros from the air to the ground. The monster's huge body fell to the ground with a bang, smashing a deep pit dozens of meters wide in the ground and raising countless dust and broken wood.

Even if this magic is cast by a powerful green dragon, it can only bind the Chaos Monster Chimera for a few seconds.

But these few seconds were enough. The giant elemental bear Ostanka, as huge as a hill, jumped up from under the throne of thorns, and pounced on Skarros who was tied up and fell to the ground. Its head, which was bigger than the room, bit off Skarros's raptor's head in one bite. The raptor could only wail in pain, with only a layer of flesh barely connecting its head and neck. A large amount of flesh and blood was swallowed directly by Ostanka.

The severe pain made the dragon head and the lion head roar and scream wildly. The reckless dragon head still wanted to fight back, but Ostanka's huge bear paw directly pressed its neck, pressed its head into the ground and rubbed it, and then its bloody mouth bit the back of the lion head's neck again.

In terms of close combat, this chaos monster is obviously no match for the elemental giant bear, especially since its body is bound by the green dragon's dragon language magic. It is equivalent to a person challenging a giant bear with only his neck, and it is only a matter of time before he is killed.

Ostanka's rough head obviously didn't think too much. Since Sister Alyria had started fighting with this monster, it would tear apart all of Alyria's enemies before Alyria could even open her mouth.

Fortunately, Ailiriya knew that it could not lose this chaos monster again.

If Skarros was really killed by his own side, the humans' wanton laughter in the castle would be able to be heard all the way to the Blood Pine Forest.

And as the entanglement spell ends, this chaos monster will struggle to get up.

If they really try their best, even if they can take it down, Ostanka may suffer heavy damage.

By then, the ambition of the tree demon Galregon will be unstoppable!
Irelia was certainly aware of Skaros's ambitions. However, each of Skaros's three leaders had their own opinions, making it difficult for them to reach a unanimous decision to launch a deadly rebellion.

But Galeregon is different. Its rebellion is almost obvious, and it is only a matter of time.

There can only be one master of the western part of the Blood Pine Forest. It and its army of tree demons have long been dissatisfied with the rule of the Green Dragon, an outsider.

Now it was just afraid of Ostanka's threat, so it didn't turn against him and challenge him to a duel.

But if Ostanka were seriously injured, it would undoubtedly launch a deadly rebellion, commanding tens of thousands of dryads to swarm the Throne of Thorns. So after the entanglement ended, Alyria felt that it had been taught a lesson enough, and she cast the spell [Scare] on it.

This is a standard Gilen spell, used by green dragons, druids, emerald mages, and others. It can be used against any single or group of natural animals, including mounts. The affected creature will flee from the wizard uncontrollably as quickly as possible out of fear.

Combined with the Dragon Might talent, the effect of this scare spell is extremely significant.

Scarros was so frightened that his tail curled up and he rolled away, no longer daring to challenge the green dragon.

Alyria snorted coldly at the right moment: "You lowly servant, remember today's lesson. If it happens again, I will bite off your head and devour it myself!"

The three heads of Skaros were drooping, the dragon head was growling and whimpering softly, like a hound with its head lowered and teeth bared, but the lion head didn't dare to raise its head, glancing sideways with guilt. The most frightened one was undoubtedly the raptor head. It was naturally timid, and this time it suffered the most serious trauma, so it was particularly weak and docile. Now it just wanted to find a place to lick its wounds quietly.

"My beautiful, powerful, and noble dragon master, we have realized our mistake today. After I have healed my wounds, we will go all out in your next attack and respectfully carry out all your orders."

Its weak and submissive appearance made Alyria very satisfied. Teaching it a lesson was also a powerful deterrent to Galeregon.

At least it could clearly see how easily it would be taught a lesson if it dared to resist. After all, just now, it had suffered a small loss at the hands of Skarros.

In the next battle, Alyria needs Galeregon and his subordinate dryads to serve as the main force.

So, after Alyria sat on the Throne of Thorns, she raised her golden eyes and said to Galregon, "That useless Skarros needs to recuperate for a while. I'll give him a potion to help him recover quickly. The next mission of attacking the human town is up to you."

Galregon didn't question Irelia furiously like Skarros did. His style was always sinister. "Of course, I have no problem leading the attack. But from which direction? How will we deal with the human knights? If these are not resolved, I don't think our attack will be effective, and my descendants will only die in vain."

Gal'regon was essentially throwing the problem back to Irelia. If it couldn't resolve the issue of the human cavalry's attack, it shouldn't put the blame for not being able to capture the city on the dryad.

No army can capture a city by force while being constantly harassed by the enemy.

Galeragon's sinister words made Alyria furious. Few dragons were gentle. She stared at Galeragon with cold eyes and roared, "Do your job! Idiot, I know how to fight better than you."

The rage in Galregon's resentful eyes was about to overflow, but when he heard the low growl in Ostanka's throat, as if he might attack it at any time, he still restrained his impulse.

This is not the right time to turn against the green dragon. If they really fight here, it will be difficult for it to gain the upper hand.

So it still had a gloomy face and turned away. This battle was the best opportunity for it to use human hands to weaken the green dragon.

The minions, followers and monsters under the Green Dragon have been almost completely wiped out. In the long siege that is coming, as long as it can conserve its strength, it will soon be able to turn the tide!
So it could only take its troops and prepare to attack the city. The tree demon army was very suitable for this kind of frontal battle. They could hide in the forest, and the enemy could not detect their figures unless they came into close contact.

At the same time, dryads are vicious creatures with hearts of stone and cold. Their souls harbor no mercy or compassion, only unwavering devotion to the forest, a devotion that pales before the most sincere oaths of elves and men. Anyone who dares to harm the forest in the slightest will incur their terrible vengeance, with no room for negotiation but death.

When they gather together and become large enough, they can even set up vines to resist the charge, and then the tree spirits hidden in the formation will attack and wreak havoc on the opponent.

This was a more advanced forest dryad, comparable in size and strength to a troll. While they lacked regeneration abilities, their attacks were magical! Even the knights' steel armor was of limited use against the dryad's attacks.

Galregon believed that as long as he was more cautious, he would be able to inflict heavy damage on the enemy, not to mention taking the city.

As long as the tree demon dies less than the other green dragon minions, it will soon have a more powerful military force against the green dragon.

But soon, reality taught it a terrible lesson.

In just three days, Galregon, who had walked out of here full of confidence, had to return to the Sacred Forest in a miserable state with scars all over his body and ask for help from the Throne of Thorns.

"My respected master, we must find a way to restrain these human knights!"

Its voice was filled with boundless resentment, endless humiliation, and gnashing hatred: "These despicable humans have already chopped down three of my dryad legions!"

"Our armies surrounded the city from all sides and launched a fierce attack, but every time we gave our all and were exhausted, this legion of knights would appear on the battlefield under the leadership of the Human God-Chosen Knights!"

Speaking of this, Galregon still felt a lingering fear. It was a truly terrifying scene.

Beneath the walls of Hesseburg, the sky was dyed blood red by the war, and the air was filled with the strong smell of gunpowder and the pungent smell of blood.

The dryad army of Galeragon fought a desperate battle with the human army in the castle fortifications. The performance of the dryads was nothing short of heroic. They attacked all the human defense lines fiercely. Both sides tried their best and killed people in a sea of ​​blood.

However, just as the Dryads, with their immense strength and tenacious vitality, were about to repel the human defenders, human cavalry stormed out from the other side of the city. Clad in armor gleaming like golden sunlight, wielding sharp swords and riding majestic warhorses, they resembled divine warriors descending from the heavens. Led by a valiant human knight, they charged at the Dryad army with lightning speed.

The result is beyond doubt!

Galregon only remembered the Chosen Knight, raising his holy sword high in his hand, and letting out a deafening cry, as if summoning the forces of justice from heaven and earth. The holy sword, gleaming in the sunlight, shone brightly, like a bolt of lightning piercing the darkness, piercing the heart of the Dryad Legion. The knights followed closely behind, swinging their swords like a violent storm, each swing bringing with it a gust of blood.

Although the dryads were brave, they were particularly powerless in front of these well-rested elite human knights. Their vines were easily cut by the knights' swords, and their trunks were mercilessly trampled by the iron hooves of the war horses.

Galeragon watched helplessly as his dryad soldiers fell one by one, his heart filled with anger and despair. But under the command of the Chosen Knights, the human knights were like an unstoppable torrent, breaking through the dryad army's defenses and forcing them to retreat.

Even Galregon was severely injured by the human knights, and one of his arms was almost cut off. He could only lead the remaining tree demon soldiers, cursing the humans' despicableness and lack of martial ethics, and fled back to the depths of the forest in a hurry.

This same scene has happened at least three or four times. From a macro-strategic perspective, the Dryad Legion has suffered a series of crushing defeats.

Although they numbered tens of thousands and marched towards the human fortress in a mighty force, they fought extremely hard and were in a mess in command.

Their attacks were firmly blocked by humans and dwarves between layers of fortifications, and their tactical offensives failed to achieve any breakthrough.

But strategically, they suffered a crushing defeat, because during their massive siege of Hesse Castle, they encountered sudden attacks from human knights in several directions. These knights recuperated in the city and then launched a surprise attack when the dryad army was most exhausted.

They had actually hacked entire armies of attacking dryads to pieces at least twice, and few of them had managed to escape. The human knights, leveraging their mobility, completely defeated their opponents one by one, creating an advantageous situation on the battlefield where they outnumbered the enemy and outmatched the weak. Once the dryads' morale collapsed, facing the pursuit of the cavalry, only one in ten could escape, given their exceptionally poor mobility.

There were one or two other times when the cavalry corps defeated all the green dragon minions in an entire direction. When the cavalry corps launched a charge, fear spread greatly, and all the tree spirits and monsters that were attacking the city collapsed in morale. They retreated from the fortifications all over the mountains and plains, and dense crowds of defeated soldiers covered the battlefield.

This made Galregon's resentful heart almost jump out. He was filled with uncontrollable anger and panic.

This was very disadvantageous to the monster army. Their attacks were always unsuccessful, but the legions attacking the city were defeated again and again, and were completely wiped out one after another. The blow to morale was unparalleled.

At least now the dryads have reached a consensus! If they can't restrain these human knights, they will never be able to break through the current human fortress.

Even many dryads have refused to take such a huge risk to continue the siege. When the human knights appear, it means that they are almost certain to die. They demand that Geerregon reject the Green Dragon Queen's cruel order, or at least ask the Green Dragon Queen to come up with a plan that can win, and then they will continue the attack.

The sound of human knights charging has become a terrifying nightmare that all monsters can't get rid of at night!
(End of this chapter)