Even if you look at the western fortress from a distance, this white boulder fortress located between the gates of the mountains is very spectacular, and when you really step into it, the magnificence and majesty of this fortress can be multiplied.
Hao Ren is not a person with little knowledge. He has seen all kinds of majestic buildings in Holletta, Tanagos, Demon King City and Arim, so he is very concerned about the magnificent buildings. It has its own set of aesthetic standards, but no matter which standard you look at, the Western Fortress is an amazing spectacle: the towering city wall stands tall, and the white boulders shine under the light of order, as if the whole city All the fortresses are cast with light. Huge magic runes spread from the top of the fire tower in the center of the fortress all the way to the top of the city wall, forming a translucent energy barrier inlaid with countless blue characters. It seems to reflect a fact:
This is a barrier that condenses the confidence and courage of mortals. It stands here gloriously and gloriously, guarding the frontiers of the world of order.
The knights led by Princess Veronica received a grand welcome, but in addition to the welcome, more fortress defenders have not yet figured out the origin of this group of heavenly reinforcements who suddenly came from the wilderness: It was half a month ago that Veronica and the Royal Knights led by her were defeated in the Twilight Forest line of defense. Everyone thought that this brave princess had died on the border of chaos with her soldiers. Thinking that she carried out an epic feat that almost crossed the realm of chaos with that little defeated army, few people could associate today's reinforcements with the princess.
And what's more important is the presence of Hao Ren: When a small group of twenty or thirty soldiers rushed into the crowd of monsters, the first thing the fortress defenders noticed was the extremely powerful artillery bombardment and bomb explosions. Hao Ren was alone. The fighting style of the team completely distorted the painting style of the whole team. Who knows what this group of rampage and explosion teams are doing...
But after the Little Knights entered the city, news of Princess Veronica's survival quickly spread throughout the fortress.
Then they were invited by the commander of the fortress, General Magus of the Kingdom of the West.
Ordinary knights were arranged to receive hospitality in the hall on the first floor of the fortress, while Hao Ren, Princess Veronica and Sir Morian were taken to a special room on the second floor of the fortress. This is a reception room with almost no decoration. There is only an oval table and a circle of wooden chairs in the huge stone room. On one side of the room is a map of the mountains of the West and the Shadow Forest. There are all kinds of swords and protective gear hanging on the top, other than that, there are no redundant furnishings in the room.
A strong old general had already been waiting in the room. Hao Ren couldn't help being a little dazed when he saw him for the first time: This is a veteran who can almost be called a giant, and his height is probably 2.5 meters. Left and right, even a little taller than Y'zaks' human form, although his hair is all white, he is still mighty, his face is rigid, and his muscles are still sharp and angular even though he is wrapped in a battle robe. The whole person is full of power like chopping with a knife and an axe.
The gray hair, eyebrows and weather-beaten appearance all showed the old general's age, but the straight body and muscles made Hao Ren a little uncertain about the other's real age: Is this really an old man
"Your Royal Highness," the old general greeted Veronica with big strides, and then knelt down on one knee to salute, "Seeing your birth is the only good news recently—Goddess Blessing Go Talos!"
"General Magus," Veronica hurriedly stretched out her hand to help the old general in front of her—this scene was a bit funny, even if the old general was kneeling on the ground, he was not much lower than Veronica, and when the princess went down to help him, it was as if He held Magus's arm as if to lift him up, "You are the general of the Western Territory, so you don't need to give me a full salute..."
The old general stood up and asked curiously while letting the princess and her party sit down: "Your Highness, how did you survive from the Shadow Forest? I heard that your troops have been swallowed by chaos, and that happened more than 20 days ago." it's..."
"We traveled through the entire Shadow Forest and most of the barren wilderness," Veronica said frankly, "and finally arrived at the Kasuan Holy Mountain. Thanks to the blessing of the Goddess of Creation, the guardian of the Kasuan Holy Mountain saved our lives."
While talking, she looked at Hao Ren and nodded solemnly.
In fact, General Magus had already noticed the stranger in strange clothes beside the princess just now, and earlier, he had seen the battle scene of this stranger on the wall of the Western Fortress—the kind full of flames and explosions. The instant magic is impressive, and he also saw with his own eyes that the guy who made the explosion also has good fighting skills: he uses a spear that emits blue light to fight, and he can deal with more than ten monsters at the same time. It can be described as tough: this is not a style that can be manifested through ordinary training or relying on courage.
This is a demeanor that can only be condensed by facing unimaginable challenges.
This kind of bearing is called recklessness on earth.
If he has seen the battle between Hao Ren and the demon god Vivienne MK-II, then he can understand how this style of desperate Saburo came to be.
In most cases, the enemies that Hao Ren has to face cannot be won by relying on caution and tactical skills, just like what Raven 12345 once said: three parts of the life of a prosecutor depends on luck, seven parts on hard work, and the rest depends on hard work. Under ninety percent, basically reckless past...
"Hello," Hao Ren greeted Magus when he saw that Magus hadn't said a word, "General of the Western Territory—I often hear Veronica mention you. My name is Hao Ren. This name is a bit special, so it should be easy for you to remember." live."
He currently bears the title of an ancient guardian, and he feels that this title will be very helpful for him to walk in the human kingdom, so he decided to try his best to make his words and deeds move closer to this direction.
Magus put his mind away and looked at Hao Ren with doubts: "Then you are..."
"I am the 'Guardian of the Holy Mountain of Kasuan' that Veronica mentioned," Hao Ren nodded, "According to what you say, I seem to be from the previous generation... Well, Veronica is so close to me. I explained."
Magus narrowed his eyes slightly.
Obviously, he had some doubts about this "ancient guardian" who appeared suddenly. Unlike the young and rash Her Royal Highness, this veteran in the battlefield is not only outstanding in force, but also has the prudence in line with his age. and skepticism.
In the old general's world view, many things have been deeply ingrained. He has long passed the age of believing in legends and prophecies at will-in Colo, there are so many such gods and gods, if every bard and adventure novel Every story can come true, the world has been destroyed thousands of times long ago, and of course, it has also been saved thousands of times.
An ancient guardian who has persisted in the depths of the chaos for thousands of years, an ancient holy mountain that only exists in legends, this kind of thing that sounds like a surprising story is quite suspicious, and the suspicion of the old general is very reasonable: Although The current desolate wilderness is an uninhabited land ruled by the forces of chaos, but in the past ten centuries, that wasteland has not always been desolate and uninhabited.
Hadn't anyone discovered the sacred mountain of Kasuan in the years when the barren wilderness was not swallowed by chaos
Taking a step back, Magus also knows that there are indeed some areas in the barren wilderness that are always shrouded in chaos (in Kolo, they are called "tear points"), assuming that the sacred mountain of Kasuan is located in one of the tear points , so what did the people of the previous generation get into to build a temple in such an evil place? It is impossible to provide any shelter for the surrounding territories!
The origin of this "ancient guardian" is very debatable.
But the old general didn't ask any more questions. He just stared at Hao Ren silently for a while, and then took the initiative to look away: "Your Highness, you have traveled through the hinterland of chaos. Do you have any news?"
"Of course." Veronica nodded, "We found that some changes are taking place in the depths of the chaos, corrupting monsters... and the furnace devices left in the chaos realm have traces of being transformed by unknown energy, and there are other things Intelligence. But before that, I would like to ask what happened to the previous monster attack? If I remember correctly, it has been less than a month since their last attack, which does not conform to the general law of chaos forces."
Magus nodded: "That's true. This attack by the Chaos monster was very sudden, and it has actually been carried out more than once. The battle you saw today has happened seven times in the past twenty days."
Veronica's eyes suddenly became extremely astonished.
The old general waved his hand: "Your Highness, there are too many things to talk about. I have ordered people to prepare meals, why don't we just eat and talk here." (To be continued~^~)