It was early morning, and the sky was already dimly lit.
pat.
A stone rolled down the mountain wall.
He fell to the ground, rolled twice, and lay down quietly.
The slave grounds of the royal palace are at the rear, which is the closest to the mountain wall.
At this moment, Nuer looked a little strange at the rolling stones under his feet.
After staying in this place for more than a year, it was the first time he saw a stone falling from it.
pat.
A companion not far away suddenly groaned in a low voice.
Nur saw the companion holding a larger stone in his hand and asked around, "Who among you threw a stone at me?"
This man thought that his companions had been waiting for a long time, and because he was in a good mood for regaining his freedom, he threw stones at him on a whim to tease him.
At this moment, there was a crackling sound.
Many people noticed that another stone fell from the sky and fell to the ground.
Subconsciously, everyone looked up at the sky.
Heimos also instinctively looked up.
In the next second, the golden-red pupils contracted violently into a little.
The huge shadow formed by the overwhelming rubble and broken wood that fell from the sky shrouded his entire figure—
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The King City of Kanal is built on the mountain.
That mountain, also known as Mount Kanal, is hundreds of meters high.
Behind it, there are endless huge mountains.
Because the last palace building was embedded on the mountain wall, before that, the craftsmen of Kanal spent a lot of energy to smooth the originally uneven mountain wall a little bit, and then paste the white slate on the mountain wall. .
In this way, from a distance, the mountain wall seems to be artificially built, and even the meandering arc of the gurgling water flowing down the mountain wall is designed just right.
Over the years, there has never been an earthquake in the royal city of Kanal, and the streams flowing down from the mountain walls are all very thin springs. Floods are not possible.
Therefore, this white palace has been standing under the mountain wall steadily and peacefully.
The people of Canal believe that this is a place blessed by the gods.
However, at this moment, no one saw that nearly a hundred Gastadians were busy on the slope here on the mountainside about a hundred meters up from the mountain wall.
Gurgling spring water flows down from the top of the mountain wall and flows into a depression here.
Originally this depression was very shallow, less than half a meter deep. On weekdays, the spring water would continue to flow down from this full hollow.
But now, the thick tree trunks were tied together by strong ropes and stopped at the opening of the cavity, raising the originally extremely shallow cavity to several meters high.
Apparently someone did it on purpose.
The ropes tied to the tree trunks extended from both sides, divided into several strands, and were tied to the thick tree trunks on both sides from a distance. The huge bearing capacity had stretched the ropes to their limit.
On the inner side of this tree row, a lot of stones or wood blocks were thrown into small pieces.
They were piled up in one place, almost completely blocking the flowing spring water.
After several days of accumulation, the spring water has filled the artificial depression several meters high, and even overflowed from it.
The long night has passed, and it is already early morning. On the high mountain, you can clearly see the distant horizon, and the fiery red morning sun is slowly rising.
A burly Gasdadian stood here, looking down at the white palace at his feet.
It was him who, with nearly a hundred soldiers, artificially created such a dangerous situation in front of him in the past few days.
He looked down at the ant-sized Aaron Landis and the tiny palace at the foot of the mountain.
At this time, he saw a black flag sticking out of the window on the highest white tower in the palace and waving constantly.
His eyes became fierce by the way, he turned around, and waved his hand.
The people standing near here retreated far away.
Someone was already standing beside the roped tree trunk, holding a sharp blade.
When their leader waved, they swung their sharp blades and slashed the ropes in front of them.
A loud bang.
The raft of tree trunks blocking the mouth of the hole fell with a bang, and the huge tree trunks tied together scattered in the air.
The huge flowing water spurted out fiercely.
Countless large and small stones piled up in the depression were held up by the terrifying jet force of the flowing water and poured out together, falling from the sky.
They followed the flood from the top of the mountain, smashing down countless trees and boulders.
swept down.
The first to be swept away by the black flash flood was the white tower leaning against the mountain wall, and a small black flag could vaguely be seen swept into the flood and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
The boulders and trees that fell from the mountain wall smashed the ingenious buildings embedded in the mountain wall one by one.
The cracked building collapsed forward and was eventually caught in the torrent of rubble.
The huge roar caught the attention of everyone in the royal city.
When looking up, everyone's face showed a look of horror.
They saw countless boulders and collapsed buildings tumble down the mountain walls like a flood, instantly submerging the huge white palace.
The gravel group devoured the palace, smashed the ground, and then merged with the river surrounding the palace to form a larger mudslide, which rushed towards the entire city without stopping.
For a time, screams in the city came one after another, accompanied by the neighing of frightened horses.
Without time to think, the instinct to survive made everyone flee forward desperately.
The mudslide chased after them like a god of death.
Large swathes of buildings were smashed to pieces.
Countless people who couldn't escape took a step slower and were swallowed in the black torrent, and there were no bones left in an instant.
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After a long time, the rock finally stopped collapsing, and the earth finally returned to calm.
The sun has risen high in the sky, and the people who escaped from the dead looked at the ruins buried by the mudslides in front of them with lingering fears.
Cayhorth stood before this vast ruin.
The hand hanging by his side clenched hard, and he gritted his teeth so hard that the muscles in his face were convulsing and beating.
Jade all burnt.
No one would have imagined that the Gasdadians would be so maddened.
The ruins in front of him covered almost a third of the royal city.
Houses in a large area near the palace were crushed under rubble and soil, and hundreds of thousands of Kanars were buried alive in their homes.
And the palace closest to the mountain wall has been completely smashed and buried deep into the ground.
Although some escaped, many Aaron Landisians who were too late to escape from the palace were killed.
This includes... Aaron Landis' coach, Heimos.
According to the soldiers who escaped, Heimos was in the deepest part of the palace, closest to the mountain wall.
His eyes swept darkly at the ruins in front of him, Kaihos's nails pierced deeply into the palm of his hand, and he closed his eyes tightly.
No one can escape such a dangerous situation.
Before the roar and majesty of nature, human power is so small.
He knew he couldn't do it.
Even someone as strong as that person can't do it.
Although he has always been against Heimos, at this moment, Kaihos is actually uncomfortable and has a feeling of being unable to breathe.
He never thought that that person... would die in this way.
And he felt so sudden and unacceptable.
Then, if Prince Garland, who is closer to Heimos than anyone else, learns of Heimos's death, then...
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Far to the southeast, golden palaces stand by the sea, gleaming in the rising sun.
The autumn and winter seasons of Aaron Landis have just passed, and spring has arrived.
The warm spring breeze blows from the sea, with the moist breath of the sea.
White seagulls spread their wings in the endless blue sky.
The teenager who had just woken up stretched and got out of bed.
The bright sunlight came down from the skylight and fell on his eyes.
There was a short cry from the open floor-to-ceiling window, and Garlan lifted the thin veil and walked to the balcony outside.
The black eagle Anu stood proudly on the bird stand, with black feathers shining in the sunlight, with a high-cold attitude. After seeing Garlan, he gently flapped his wings.
Garland reached out and teased it.
"Don't worry, your master will be back in half a month at most."
he said with a smile.
Gently pecked Gallan's finger, Anu stared at him with a pair of bright black eyes, revealing the peculiar spirit of a bird of prey.
It exudes a fierce aura that is very similar to its owner.
Inadvertently remembering that person, Garlan turned his head and looked west.
That's where Canal is going.
In the military report he received yesterday, it said that the attack on the royal city of Kanal had already begun.
With the abilities of Heimos and Kaijos, it shouldn't take too long to break through the royal city.
The person who used to follow him all the time suddenly disappeared without a trace, which made him very uncomfortable.
During the time when Heimos just left, there were several times when he was lost in thought and forgot about other things, when he wanted to talk to someone, he almost called out the name of Heimos.
Fortunately, in those few times, except for one time when Tapti heard it, there was no one around him, or he responded in time and closed his mouth.
Otherwise, if Heimos came back and heard this, the guy didn't know what to say.
Maybe he will say something that he misses him a lot too...
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All right.
When the big deal came, he admitted frankly that he did miss him.
After all, that guy is the commander-in-chief of the first army, so it's normal for him to think about it all the time as a king, isn't it
Garlan pursed his lips slightly and lowered his eyes in thought.
He teased Anu absently, but there was a smile on the corner of his mouth that he didn't even notice.
However, he also thought that, according to Heimos's character, I am afraid that after finishing the war with the king of Canal, he will throw all the troubles after the war to Kaihos, and he will come back quickly. .
So maybe if you don't need it for half a month, you can come back in a week.
Um.
Well, he asked Tapti to prepare the banquet earlier. After all, as a just king, his subordinates made such a big contribution, and he had to give some rewards.
Of course, if that guy made any... excessive demands, he would never agree.
Garland was thinking about something messy.
Suddenly, an eagle chirped beside him, sharp to the extreme, revealing a strong mournful meaning.
His heart jumped in shock.
A dark shadow suddenly passed in front of his eyes and shot straight into the sky.
"Annu?"
Garland shouted in surprise.
The black eagle Anu, who had been resting quietly on the bird stand just now, suddenly rushed into the sky, spread his wings and circled over him, and let out a long, shrill cry again.
Garland suddenly panicked.
He had never heard Anu make such a cry.
"Annu!"
After that mournful cry, the black eagle circled around him again, then unfolded its black wings and flew towards the west like lightning.
It flew so fast that in the blink of an eye, only a black spot could be seen in the sky far away.
Garlan stood on the balcony, staring blankly at Anu who left him and flew away.
The bright sunlight fell on him, but he felt a chill all over for some reason.
An indescribable sense of panic welled up from the deepest part of his body.
He stared blankly in the direction Anu was leaving.
The west.
canal.
A gust of wind blew from that direction, and a strand of blond hair swept across the shadow-shrouded eyes of the boy.
Something disturbing came from far away.
As if something terrible is happening in the distance...
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[it is good.]
[I will bring the throne of Canal, along with your people, back to Aaron Landis.]
[I swear to you.]