Chris's Faith of Fire

Then the vision gradually blurred...

The door was opened, and the deafening footsteps gradually accompanied him into the darkness.

Chapter 373 368. Gray Castle——1

The people in the inner city seemed to have adapted to the darkness, and materials would be extremely scarce during the war, but for Mel, it was only now that he realized the seriousness of this matter.

No one has replaced the crystal of the magic lamp. When I asked the housekeeper, I only got the answer that gems are not available in the city now. Lord Asha's castle... The originally luxurious and magnificent castle has now become extremely cold, and the redundant decorations have been Withdrawing, she turned up the stairs. Half of the top part of the castle collapsed due to the battle between Nefera's real people and Lilim. Now they only used emergency measures to repair a shape with wooden boards. It is estimated that complete repairs will have to wait until When this war is over, of course we have to make sure that we still have enough workers by then.

But can our war ever end?Mel asked herself. She was holding a boy by the hand. This boy named Ollie came to the city with Fermina's army. The orc girl has been emphasizing that he has extraordinary magical abilities. These days, he has been Busy enchanting gems and scrolls, perhaps for war, it is necessary to use all available resources, but for this young child, he has reached his limit and cannot continue to work.

After turning up a flight of stairs again, they saw the orc girl padding her steps impatiently.They arrived at the door of the storage warehouse on the west side of the city, where Fermina was waiting for them. Her eyes were looking out the window, as if she had been looking at the situation in the outer city.

"Why did you come?" She said slightly reproachfully, "We don't have much time left."

Mel looked around. In addition to Fermina, there were some orc warriors standing here, about 20 of them. They held scimitars in their hands. Their dark, strong skin and black leather armor showed that they were good at fighting.When Fermina saw that people had gathered, she motioned for the two of them to follow, and they walked to the inside of the storage warehouse. There were many boxes here. Firmina touched one of them, pushed it away, and touched the box with her hand. where it was, and then punched the floor.Soon a rumbling sound was heard and the wall in front of him opened.

"I know you want to ask what happened." Fermina said first, "Let's talk as we walk, time is urgent."

"Yeah!" Mel nodded and followed Firmina.

The orc warriors walked in front. After passing through the secret door, there was a long circular staircase, which seemed to lead to a bottomless abyss.And when everyone entered, Fermina dismantled the entire mechanism inside the door, seemingly to lock the city down.

"Be careful next, the light here is very dark." The orc girl lit a torch to illuminate the road beneath her. Only then did they dare to move forward, leading to the underground. Two orc warriors led the way, and the others After the palace, Fermina breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Lord Lian, he failed. We thought we could defeat Alexia with the help of the power of elves, but we didn't expect that her power was far beyond imagination. Lord Lian is not He did not expect this situation, so he asked me to take you out of this city to meet Duke Asha and the others."

"Duke Asha? I remember that he went to Xidelin to seek help from the King."

"That's true, but coming back without knowing Lord Lian's failure is asking for death. I want to avoid letting them break into the city directly as much as possible."

The little maid Mel seemed to have understood what had happened. Her hand holding Ollie was covered with sweat.We are now forced into a desperate situation. This city will soon be bloodbathed by the Four Heavenly Kings. We have worked hard together to protect this city and defeat the No. 2 Four Heavenly Kings here, but now it seems that it is no longer possible. It's possible.She had never thought about the huge gap in strength. She thought that the true people of Nefera were really as great as gods. They could touch the stars and the moon with their hands and turn day and night upside down. Why did he lose to the Demon King's army?

Complaints kept swirling on the little maid's golden head, but she also felt her own incompetence... I can't do anything. Why should I blame the true people of Nefera? Even if I protect this little boy, it's hard for him. His face was full of exhaustion, as if he was about to fall asleep in this darkness.

"Then, why are we only allowed to leave... I saw Lady Zelotia and the knight leader also withdrawing, as well as other soldiers, maids, and..." I heard that Akagi and the thieves He also left the battlefield midway. When the voices of the citizens in the city reached the city, everyone was uneasy.These attendants are people who can't do anything, but they are in the safest place.

Mel wanted to speak but couldn't. If she had known about the escape plan to leave the city from the beginning, she would rather have stayed and let Zelodia leave with Ollie. They could help the city. , do something for mankind.

"Lord Lian thinks so too, but I know that woman cannot be trusted."

"Can't be trusted?"

"It's a long story, and I can't tell you all of it now. But everything she did was for herself, for the orcs, not for humans. When she learns that humans can't deal with demons, she will I was very sure and tried to dissuade Ren-sama from defecting to Alexia. When we couldn't defeat her, we had to leave her sight... No, if I could, I would have chosen to kill her right then and there, but that knight captain He has been protecting me so that I can’t do anything.”

Mel didn't know how to answer when he heard this. It turns out that companions can't be trusted either?Obviously when facing a powerful enemy, we thought we should unite and overcome the difficulties together. This is what the story says.Chris often talks about these things, the legends and myths of the true people of Nefera, but those beautiful things feel out of reach now.

The darker they went down, the surrounding walls were covered with moss and looked wet and smelly, and the soles of their feet would slip accidentally. An orc warrior caught the maid Mel who was about to fall, and she turned around and said thank you. The other party still has a gloomy expression. Is it because he doesn't understand Common Language?Mel wanted Firmina to say thank you to her, but now was not the time to say this... She felt that she was so stupid that she could do nothing but sleep with Lady Asha. Thinking of this, her Tears jumped out of his eyes.

"Cry if you want." Firmina seemed to be aware of this, "My mood is also very complicated. None of us know what will happen tomorrow."

"I heard from people that demons are cruel and ruthless. They will kill human men and then rape women...and make them pregnant with demon children."

"You are probably talking about part of it. Those orcs, guys with pig-like faces. They are an inferior race, so they have a very strong desire to reproduce and kill. The dragon army led by Alexia has strict military discipline. She should We will not kill innocent people indiscriminately.”

"Really……"

Firmina was silent for a moment, then smiled, "Of course."

She didn't know that she heard these words from Lian. Although Alexia was the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan, she was a Dragon Clan herself.Although they have been assimilated to a certain extent, they still retain the noble blood of the ancient dragon clan. Alexia pays attention to the spirit of chivalry and never kills those who cannot resist. She is even unwilling to attack weak people. It is precisely because of this integrity that she She has always been questioned in the Demon King's army.

Lian felt proud every time she talked about these things, as if she was talking about her own things.

Chapter 374 369. Gray Castle——2

The road in front of her was so dark, and the unclear stone bricks seemed like their future.Firmina told herself that she was the only one who could change the situation now, and she had to deal with it calmly. Lian was bearing everything alone, and now all expectations are placed on her. I have to persist, Firmina. thought. "I have already asked some soldiers to wait outside the city, probably a little more than half."

"I remember you had 1 people at the beginning?" Mel asked her. Ollie seemed to react when he heard this sentence, and whispered, "10540 people, there are 5100 soldiers." The maid was shocked after hearing this. Jump, "Little Ollie, how did you know? Did you count them one by one?"

The little boy shook his head, "No... I took a look when they were standing in line in front of the city."

"You can tell how many people there are just by looking at it? Ha..." Fermina's laughter was a bit funny, but after seeing the cute little boy nodding, she could only shrug, "You are really a hidden little boy. Genius. In short, that's it. Although I don't know how the civilians will be treated, I must keep the soldiers outside. They are the hope of Her Majesty Chris's future.

There were too many knights in the city, and their advantages could not be used in the defensive battle. But going out to fight directly would be courting death, so I asked them to stay outside and wait for the opportunity to attack. "

"That's it..." Mel murmured in a low voice. She thought to herself that although Fermina believed in Alexia's chivalry, it was not easy to make such a decision, not to mention that she planned to take back this city in the future. If the city is a city, then all the citizens in the city are her hostages.Of course she wanted to save the people in the city, but her mother-like thoughts couldn't even save her own life. If it weren't for Firmina, she would have to face the Dragon Queen now.

Following this road, the orc warriors descended to the bottom of the tunnel with them. This place seemed to be connected to the mountain on which the castle relied. According to what Loren said before, entering from here will lead to exiting from the west of the city. They will meet Phil. If the soldiers prepared by Mina are lucky, they will encounter Duke Asha and the troops borrowed from Xidelin.

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When Zelodia woke up, she had already heard the news of the city's destruction. Her eyes were staring blankly ahead. The knight said nothing, as if waiting for something.

"We were teased by the poor little bat... He has no strength, no sense, and he didn't even prepare a way out!" Zelodia reached out and grabbed the crystal cup on the wooden table, threw it to the ground and smashed it to pieces.She still felt a little dizzy, and although her right hand that had been shot by the arrow had been healed, it was still shaking.

"But you have already thought that this would be the result." Taylor reminded her that she was the one who promised Firmina to help Lian. Although this judgment was not wrong, Lian is a true citizen of Nefera. Lilim, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, was great... I almost let myself see the dawn of victory.It was precisely because of this problem that she believed in him too much and put the entire orc clan in danger.

"How could I possibly imagine... After all, he is still a real citizen who lived thousands of years ago. I never thought that he would be such a paper tiger. If he lacks strength, he will use his brain to make up for it. I admit that he can play some tricks, but in A leader who can play tricks on the battlefield is like a third-rate bard."

"Then what should we do now? Should we continue to resist her? Or use the secret door to escape. Duke Asha told us that way before leaving."

"One way is to let my people die, and the other way is to let my people die. Which one do you think is better?"

"You shouldn't be..."

"I want to surrender."

"No." The knight seemed to suppress his shock and anger, "If you stand with the demons, you will be the enemy of the entire continent..."

"Continent? How can the land be an enemy of the living people?" Zelotia turned her face and frowned, "The only enemy of people is always people, and you think that when the demons conquer Eogard, there will still be a place for the human race. What? What do you want to do with that stinky face, resist me?"

"If they occupy the mainland, they won't let you stick to your own territory."

"Can humans know how to do it..."

The Beast Queen didn't want to talk nonsense anymore. She pushed open the heavy wooden door of the room angrily, and walked out quickly through the corridor to the terrace.

The Dragon Queen in the city led a group of dragon soldiers to walk on the city's avenue in neat steps. The citizens hid aside and shivered. Many people rushed to the city gate and tried to leave the city. He tripped and fell into pieces.On the contrary, the dragon clan did not kill anyone. They followed Alexia who was riding a flying dragon. Her noble appearance was as if the real city lord had returned to her city and the bandits who had occupied it fled.

"Look, Taylor... the human race has no dignity and shame compared to us." She looked at the city gate avenue. It was still her orc soldiers who were resisting the dragon people. Of course, most of them had given up when they saw that the situation was over. Weapons, but they didn't panic at all, as if they were already waiting for their own death.

"The result is the same." The knight leader replied helplessly, "Okay, you can surrender, but will Alexia let us live? Will the Orcs survive?"

Of course, Zelodia thought to herself, because I am the incarnation of the elemental spirit, so as long as I am alive... I am valuable to everyone.

She didn't intend to say this.

The knight leader followed the beautiful queen to meet another beautiful queen. Why are these dangerous women ruling this world?Taylor thought, staring at her graceful back and slender hair. Even if she was defeated, her steps were still graceful.She is a beautiful yet dangerous woman, loving yet unrighteous.Taylor thought of his wife Sarah. He looked at his ring finger at the moment. The golden ring still had his wife's name on it. Sarah had long blond hair with beautiful curls at the ends. Taylor liked her the most. s hair.

But...she died, passing away at a woman's most beautiful age, and there was no heir left between them.The knight is left with nothing but rivers of tears and sad memories.For some reason, seeing Zelodia's back made him think of his dead wife. The middle-aged knight shook his head and tried to drive this thought out of his mind. There was no way this woman could compare to her.

At this time, they had arrived at the city. The Queen personally lowered the suspension bridge in the inner city. Looking at the majestic Alexia, her shoulders were shaking unconsciously. The scene of the spear nailing her to the wall just now was still vivid in her mind. This alone made it impossible for Zelothia to visit her.

"Are you the one who shot me with an arrow just now?" The Dragon Queen was riding high on the back of the flying dragon, and Zelodia had to look up at her.

"That's right, I... I am Sylph's host, Zelothia."

The knight even wanted to snicker when she heard this brief introduction. She always introduced herself at a long length, but before Taylor could react, the queen quickly knelt down on one knee and forced him to follow.

She will always be just a slave cursed by her bloodline... Taylor bent his knees while thinking.

Chapter 375 370. Gray Castle——3

Another city, it was effortless to capture them. Almost everyone resisted symbolically for a while when they attacked the city. When they took the city, this group of people started begging for mercy and apologizing again. The belief in the goddess that had lasted for thousands of years seemed to be on their knees. The moment you hit the ground becomes less important.Alexia was sitting in the meeting hall of Yasha City, looking at the map that had not been cleared away and the chess pieces scattered on the ground.

She killed most of the people begging for mercy, especially men... because men are all capable of fighting, the only difference is whether they have the will to fight or not.But this city is an exception. They killed nearly 800 earth dragons and more than 100 flying dragons. Although the main dragon force did not suffer much damage, this was the biggest drain on the dragon queen so far. In this battle, Lian is indeed very strong. Although he is not as good as himself, he has tried his best in terms of words and tactical arrangements. If his own martial arts were more outstanding, and if he faced the Phantom God or the God of War, he might only be able to One defeat remains.

Alexia looked out the window and saw the stars decorating the indigo night scene, drawing the curtain on the battle.Zelodia surrendered and Lian died. Although it was said that he could be resurrected long ago, Duke Sajavir died of the ugly betrayal of his own people. An orc archer ended his pain with the mercy of an arrow. However, those humans Cut off his head and offer it to the Dragon Queen, who cut off the flatterer's head with a gentle swing of her sword.There seemed to be a red-haired woman who resisted him before. That guy ran away to some unknown place. Forget it, now that he has occupied the city, should he think about how to attack Xidelin?But she didn't feel that she needed to expend much energy there.

"Zerodia." When the Dragon Queen called this name, the Beast King opened the door and walked in. It seemed that he had been waiting for a long time.Seeing her beating ears, her elegant demeanor and beauty despite the defeat, Alexia no longer planned to kill her and her people. "I always hate surrender, especially the surrender of powerful warriors. I often only give them death."

"I can't die yet." Her tone was still natural when she said this, but the fear emanating from deep within her body was clearly smelled by Alexia, "That arrow you shot was very beautiful. I couldn’t see the arrow and could only hear a little sound, so I wasn’t completely sure when I caught it.”

Zelodia's eyes widened when she realized it was a compliment. What on earth was this woman talking about?She caught her own arrow with one hand, and then grabbed the spear to fight back in an instant. No matter how many times she fought with her, she was destined to fail. The gap in strength was too obvious. Alexia made her suffer for the first time in her life. I felt the terror.

"No, my lord, you are too generous... What I did was just a sneak attack. I didn't expect that method to be completely ineffective."

"That's enough. Since you are willing to surrender, then do a few things for me."

"Follow your orders." She lowered her body, with a bitter look on her face, but now Zelodia could not even resist her words, not to mention that she wanted to be an enemy of Alexia.Her strength and beauty, her wildness and elegance in battle are deeply imprinted in Zelothea's head. She has betrayed the human race, all in order to allow the orcs to survive and occupy a place on this continent. .Everyone in the orc tribe hates the demon tribe because they believe in Nefera. Many people want to challenge the dragon tribe's warriors but are defeated one by one. Zelodia angrily teaches them not to risk their lives again.This approach made some clan leaders very dissatisfied, but in the face of absolute power, they could only choose to obey or die. Of course, there were many who chose the latter.

Whenever this happens, Zelodia will be glad that she has half the blood of the elf family, which prevents her from becoming so stupid.

"Our army has captured Anatolia, so both the land in the west and the land in the east have been captured."

"But... there is also Xidelinle, and Ladia, the first princess of Garnet, has also been regaining lost ground recently."

"Garnet's side will be handled by the Demon King personally, and the human race has no chance. As for Xidelin, it is like an empty city, and it is not even worthy of my personal crusade."

In her words, the Beast Queen seemed to understand what Alexia meant.Glancing at Zelodia from the corner of her eyes, the Beast Queen felt a hint of contempt and a sense of expectation, and she hurriedly bowed. "I will take care of you for you."

"Okay, if you capture Gilkern, you can become the king yourself. This land has always been the dream of your family, hasn't it?"

"Ah... of course, Lord Demon King."

"The Demon King is not a stingy person. The original demon clan was only the great demons of the Abyss Demon Clan. However, now there are hundreds of demon clans. We grew up on the desolate and desolate soil and became stronger. It is precisely Because of this, the human race is vulnerable to us. You can also become part of the demon race, if you are willing."

Alexia remembered what Lian said before she turned into particles of light. That man identified with the demons. He did not regard us as man-eating monsters or the evil beings that humans say. He personally said that he wanted to create In terms of coexistence conditions, it sounds very naive even now, but his enthusiasm and his courage to bet everything on this always made the Dragon Queen unable to let go for a long time.

The betrayal of the demons was for humanity, but now the fight for humanity is said to be for coexistence...

"I understand, sir... I will offer the capital of the Kingdom of Wind to the Demon King."

"I will lend you the flying dragon and leave 1 people to guard this city... After that, I will summon Behemoth to attack the southern continent. I don't know if the people of the empire and the holy city of Nefrait will be with this place. People are just as interesting." From what she knows, people in the church are boring and rigid, and she may never have such an experience again.

Zelodia thought for a long time before slowly raising her lips.

"But, sir... Brave Noel and Princess Crystal of Garnet haven't..." Of course Alexia is very strong. When all the true people of Nefera are sealed, she can call herself defeat.But everything is in vain when facing the braves. They have been blessed by angels in the past generations and have the power of the goddess. It is not an exaggeration to call them the incarnation of the God of Order. The braves of the past generations have single-handedly defeated the entire Demon King's army.What's more, Crystal is also an elf, and the flaming Salamander is the strongest and most vicious elf. Her fighting ability should be on par with Undine, and may even be stronger than her.

When anxiety appeared on Zelotia's face, Alexia did not answer her question directly.

She raised the Beast Queen's chin, "Are you afraid of them?"

"No...no, but..."

"Are you afraid that I will lose to them?"

"of course not."

"You are such a liar, Miss Queen of the Beast Tribe."

The Dragon Queen just smiled and put her face down.

"Do your own thing, Her Majesty the Queen."

Chapter 376 371. Sail with the Wind——1

The ship that has been sailing for a week is approaching the southern continent. We have been very lucky these days. I don’t know if it is because of the brave man’s blessing.There were neither storms nor big waves along the way, and the calm sea of ​​mist was as calm as a tank of water.Noelle stood on the bow of the ship. He seemed to be slowly adapting to the darkness as he could no longer see. He never left his hand with the holy sword because I told him that the holy sword was the source of his power.

I looked at the sea and watched the barracudas sneaking past the shallow water. I wanted to call Noel... but what's the use of calling him?He couldn't see it, so he had to pretend to be happy to deal with it, which made me feel really bad. I was already sorry for him.

Alves came to the deck. We rarely saw him during this period. "We can reach the Holy Capital in about three days." He brought the chart and we went back much faster than when we came. "Very good. I wonder what the situation is now. Do we still have enough food?"

"After taking the food from the fairies, I can survive for another month." Not only is there a shortage of food for humans, but there is also no shortage of fodder for the unicorn Xiaowu. "This way, don't dock and continue sailing north."

The holy city of Nefrait made me feel uneasy. Last time Cardinal Patricia let us go without telling the other cardinals. If we go back this time, it will not be so smooth.I can't trust the people in the church, especially after the hero awakens, and I can't let them know that Noelle is blind.They will definitely try to put Noelle under house arrest, and they have been very cautious about this uncontrollable power legend.

"But..." Alves' face showed confusion, "...Is your body okay?" It took him a while to say such words of concern. Why did he say this suddenly?As he saw, I am in great shape now. Even though I no longer have the power of Salamander, I have the awakened warrior. One of the Four Heavenly Kings has fallen. We are in a great opportunity. His trembling look only makes me Think of a possibility.

"Hehe." I couldn't help laughing, "Are you worried about me or Jimena?"

"Ah, no." He denied reflexively, but lying made Alves' cheeks turn red. He was exactly the same as Sophie in this regard, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty Chris."

"No need to apologize." I responded to him, "Men will subconsciously protect the woman they like. Jimena just left Irene, she was so stimulated, and now she is forced to embark on a long journey." This poor goblin girl She vomits over and over every day, and she is already a lunatic and useless person. Now we know that this girl will faint if she leaves the island by boat for fifty lar. Some sword slave sailors even said that they would throw her away.When Alves heard these remarks, he immediately raised his magic sword and said that he would kill anyone who dared to touch this girl. "You are such a great lover. You were just dumped by the Queen and you were replaced by a fairy girl. Why did I teach you swordsmanship instead of finding someone to train you as a pimp?" Ma Kai whistled and sarcastically said when he heard this.

Ma Kai’s classic remark is, “It is said that men are interested in two things, one is money and the other is women, but never spend time and energy on women, because they can be bought by money, so you Just go and make money." Not only me, but also Noelle and Alves scoffed at these words.In particular, Alves did the opposite. He tried his best for Jimena and took on the dual duties of bodyguard and nanny. Of course, his true job was still my knight.

"But let Jimena endure it. There are still people in front of us waiting for us to save, a large group of people."

I don’t know if she has received the letter I sent to Firmina. Even if she has received it, there is no guarantee that Alexia will not attack them now. I delayed it for too long and it is very dangerous for everyone now.Lian also has a sister, and Zelodia said she would not interfere, but it was really hard to predict what would actually happen.The Fengming Arrow she gave me is still in the cabin. I don’t know why every time I see that arrow, it makes me feel uneasy. I try to treat it as an arrow, but what she said when we parted that day The words have been engraved in my mind, "For once, you have the authority to command my army."

"I understand, I will do my best to take care of her."

"please."

After saying this, Alves returned to the cabin. He dipped a towel in water and wrung it out, probably to reduce Jimena's fever.

Noelle was still on the deck at this time, leaning against the hull of the ship and holding the holy sword in his hand. He looked into the distance even though he couldn't see it. He had always been like that since Irene left, rarely having close contact with me. He was adapting to the darkness alone and didn't want me to support him. Noelle once reminded me softly, "We are not lovers." Yes, we are not lovers.

I took a deep breath while thinking silently in my heart, and there is no chance of becoming lovers again. People cannot be capricious.

I have confirmed my intention, and now I want to destroy the demons and restore peace to the continent.After finishing this thing, I will think about my personal belonging. Maybe I can't help myself at that time, and I can never go back to the past, because I have grown up, and as Chris, I have also grown up.