The flames of war in the border city have started, which means that the demons have occupied the entire dwarves, and the next step will be human beings. This small town, which had always been extremely comfortable even though it lived on the border, finally ushered in the most terrifying hell.
It was not the brave demons who defeated them, but themselves. Because before the demons broke through the gate of the border city, the people in the whole city had lost their fighting spirit and were in a panic, not even knowing where to hide.
The number of soldiers defending the city was scarce. Even if they joined the guard team of the City Lord's Mansion, they were still no match for the demon army.
Qing Yun was escorted all the way into the carriage, and then broke through the panicked crowd to escape from the City Lord's Mansion.
The guests, who were in a state of chaos, stepped aside when they saw the princess's iconic carriage. They looked at the carriage as if they were looking at the flames of salvation.
"Quick! Let the princess escape, and the princess will wake up the dragon when she arrives in the Kerris Mountains!"
"Dragon! For the dragon, we will be saved if we wake up the dragon!"
The existence of the princess immediately made the people in the border city think of their savior. When they struggled out of the panic, the first thing they thought of was not to hide and escape, but to kneel under the statue of the giant dragon in the city and pray.
Sitting in the carriage, Qing Yun passed by the giant dragon statue that was about to fly, and looked at the people kneeling beside the statue devoutly praying, but couldn't make any expressions on their faces.
This border town, which was supposed to be very familiar with Zhan Luan, pinned all its hopes of survival on an illusory giant dragon.
No one knows whether the dragon will come, no one dares to doubt, they would rather believe in those legends, and they don't have the guts to take up the weapons in their hands and confront the demons head-on.
This is the normal state of the entire Kingdom of Stutian, just like the first thing they knew about the invasion of the demons was to find the most beautiful person of the three races as a gift from the giant dragon. They have lost their comfort for tens of thousands of years. The courage to resist aggression.
As the object of prayer in the entire border city, Maurice just swept across the group of praying people indifferently. He has lived for tens of thousands of years, and the entire Studian Kingdom is like his livestock, just to keep the land alive until he finds his lost treasure.
Thinking of this, Maurice swept across the carriage with gentle eyes. Now that he has found his baby, he no longer has any obsession with this land.
Be it the demon race or the human race, Moris has no sense of belonging. The only connection he has with this world is the girl in the carriage.
Of course he could immediately transform into his original form and rescue the border city from the fire and water, but what good would that do? Joyce is still prejudiced against his original form, and of course he doesn't want to scare his baby just because of these humans.
The princess's gorgeous carriage passed through the panicked crowd unimpeded. Wherever the carriage went, people's expectant voices sounded: "Is it the princess? Let the princess leave!"
Seeing that the carriage arrived under the city gate, when Selodi and the others were trying to bypass the magic army and leave the border city directly, a clear and quiet voice suddenly came from the quiet carriage: "Stop."
Maurice was taken aback, opened the small window of the carriage, looked at the girl with a cold face in the carriage, thought he was scared, so he said softly: "Don't worry, I will take you away safely."
"I said, stop." The girl's voice became more determined, and even Tholodi and Hughes were stunned by it.
The carriage stopped, and Selodi looked anxiously at the girl who suddenly became wayward at the critical moment: "Princess! Now is not the time to stop, the demons are about to attack the city, we must hurry up and escape !"
Hughes' expression became more condensed. He originally felt that Joyce was unreasonably quiet these days. When he suddenly escaped from the armor shop, he had a premonition that Joyce would still try to escape, but he didn't expect to make trouble at this time.
He completely put away his pretended respect, and snapped at the girl in the carriage: "Princess! I hope you remember your identity and mission!"
Hearing Hughes' words, Maurice's sharp and dangerous red vertical pupils instantly locked onto the disrespectful human guard.
However, the girl who was still wearing a banquet dress at this time stepped down from the carriage with a large and fluffy skirt.
His face was calm, but his delicate and beautiful facial features showed an indescribable majesty, which instantly suppressed the restlessness of the surrounding guards.
"My mission? To wake up that giant dragon that has been sleeping for so many years?" The girl was calm and broad, like the eyes of the sky after the rain swept over all the guards, "Just because of that uncertain hope, you have to give up this city ?”
"But the border city can't resist the demons at all..." Hughes retorted, "Princess, you are wasting your time here!"
"Yes, the border city can't resist the demons, and the whole of Studian can't resist the demons. After occupying the border city, the demons will quickly attack the imperial capital of Studian. Even if we reach Kerr Reese Mountains, even if we are lucky enough to wake up the dragon, when it comes, the whole of Stutian will be devastated, even if the dragon comes, is it useful?"
The girl's words silenced everyone, it was true. It is because the demons are coming so fiercely that they have no ability to resist at all, so they pin their hopes on that illusory legend.
"However, as long as you can find the dragon, then the sacrifice of the entire border city and even more cities is meaningful." Hughes gritted his teeth and said far-fetchedly. The girl's words almost shattered the faith in his heart, because no one He knew better than him that their trip to the Kerris Mountains was useless, because the real princess was not here at all!
People in the border city are under the torture of demons, but the real Princess Lydia has always been safely hiding in the deep palace...
"Sacrifice?" Hughes' words seemed to pierce the girl's heart. They looked at the princess with lowered eyes, gave up rebuttal, and walked towards the stairs at the city wall step by step with their skirts in hand.
"One person can be sacrificed to protect another person, or one person can be sacrificed to protect an entire country. This is the reason for you to abandon one person, but I will not. They treat me like a princess, and I will never Will abandon my subjects!" With a lonely and sarcastic but firm voice came from the night wind, none of the surrounding guards dared to stop this majestic girl.
Hughes' sword fell to the ground with a "clang", of course he could understand Joyce's words. The people of Stutian are willing to sacrifice Lydia to protect the whole of Stutian, and the great magician who loves Lydia will sacrifice him to protect Lydia.
This poor, pitiful young man was the only victim.
But it was this sad victim who, in turn, wanted to protect those who pushed him into the abyss.
Selodi and the others were also stunned, because no matter how much respect they had for the girl and how obedient they were, all of these were based on one thing, that is, the girl would sacrifice all of herself in exchange for valuable things for them. Peace.
But what qualifications do they have to demand her so harshly
The princess's carriage stopped, and so did the princess' guards.
The people in the border city who were praying looked up and saw a figure flying like petals in the night sky, and quickly ran up the city wall. The huge azure blue skirt carefully decorated by them, like the wings of the most beautiful butterfly, flew towards the flames of war.
Qing Yun picked up a gigantic sword that looked wider compared to his thin body, and swung it down on the head of the demon who had climbed up the city wall.
He held up the blood-stained giant sword, and his clear and majestic voice spread to every corner of the border city through magic, instantly stopping the panic of the guards.
"My soldiers! Look back at your family members. Their safety and happiness need to be maintained by you. I hope that my subjects can protect everything they love with their own hands, and use their own strength to protect everything they love. Protect what you have, the only thing you can rely on is yourself!"
The girl's firm voice pierced into everyone's ears, instantly calming down the flustered city guards and knights, and even awakened the people in the city kneeling and praying to the giant dragon sculpture.
They raised their heads in a daze, standing on the high city wall, holding giant swords in their hands. That figure is thin and weak, but it seems to be able to bear the responsibility of the entire country.
"Take up the weapons in your hands, for your family, for Stutian!"
Maybe it was encouraged by the girl, or maybe it was driven to a dead end, the city guards finally realized their helpless situation, gritted their teeth and raised the sword in their hands, and shouted together with the girl: "For Stutian! !kill!"
For the first time, they exhausted all their courage and rushed towards the terrifying demons.
At the same time, the tip of the huge sword held by the princess on the city wall suddenly burst into dazzling light, and the soft and sacred healing magic instantly illuminated the entire battlefield, gently comforting the pain of every soldier, and giving their abundant courage.
"Kill!" The voice of the city guards became louder.
The sound of fighting sounded again, but it was not the unilateral massacre of the demons before. The women kneeling in front of the dragon statue suddenly woke up. They put away the prayers on their faces, their eyes became firmer, they hugged the crying children around them, and hid them in the safest place.
Despite the rustiness, everyone was ready to fight.
Selodi and the others stared blankly at the entire border city that suddenly became orderly within a few minutes. Everyone was like a city guard, and a sense of pride and responsibility arose at the same time.
"Princess, she..." Selodi looked up at the girl covered in a white halo, her gaze was very complicated.
"Sending him away is the loss of the entire human race." Maurice looked at the shining figure obsessively, "Because he is not a princess, he is a born king!"
But getting him was the greatest luck for him, Maurice, and Maurice's figure reached the city wall in a flash. He did not interrupt the girl's magic, but quietly guarded by his side, isolating all attacks.
He knew what his Joyce wanted, he wanted the border city, he wanted the whole of Stutian, so he would accompany him all the way.
Hughes' face was heavy. He glanced fixedly at the girl on the city wall, picked up his sword, and said to Selodi, "Let's go, this is our battle too."
Every time he took a step, the confusion in his eyes faded away. Hughes can understand what Earl Olson said, because in the face of the invasion of the demons, what they need is not the salvation of the dragon, but the leadership of a real king, leading them to resist the aggression and lead them out of their own way. Instead of praying for the protection of the dragon forever like livestock raised by the dragon.
But... in the beginning, they pushed their king to the end.