Chapter 523 524 Strong Support

Chapter 523 524.Strong Support

"The Dark Land is far wider than we imagined. In that land full of deathly silence, our expeditionary force lacks material supplies. The main reason is that a large number of material supply convoys can easily lose their way after entering the Dark Land. , the vanguard of the expeditionary force could not be found. Although the expeditionary force set up at least hundreds of temporary camps along the way, the supply troops still could not avoid getting lost in the dark place..."

Byron Thor picked up the wine glass and took another sip of orange wine.

He looked a little depressed.

"Although there are specialized search and rescue teams that have been searching for the whereabouts of lost supplies, as long as they are lost... they are basically impossible to find."

Byron Thor recalled the battlefield in the Dark Land.

"In the dark land, we are invaders. There are strong and weak dark creatures there, and some will attack us from the front. The most common ones are some dark creatures called fearful evil spirits. Some are They often launch sneak attacks on us, like the Shadow Demon and the Death Scytheer..."

Although Roy had never seen the Shadow Demon, after listening to Byron Thor's description, he felt that there were shadows of ghosts appearing behind him.

"Over there, every battle is like the last battle. I can never figure out where the danger comes from. In that oppressive environment, every soldier is like a tightened hunting bow. Who can I don’t know when the bow string will break, and then the whole person will completely collapse and go crazy.”

When he said this, Byron Thor's pupils shrank, his expression was a little painful, and some sweat broke out on his forehead.

He drank the orange wine in his glass.

"We met High Priest Reed at Camp No. 98 in the Land of Darkness. It is the forefront of the expeditionary force's front and belongs to the eastern war zone."

As he spoke, Byron Thor dipped his fingertips into a little orange wine and drew a simple map on the table.

This simple map has two outlines, just listen to what he said:

"After the expeditionary force entered the Dark Land, they achieved brilliant results at first. However, as the battlefield slowly spread, a large number of priests penetrated into the depths of the Dark Land, and the battlefield gradually became larger. The first batch of expeditionary forces invested The strength of the troops seemed to be stretched thin, so the first batch of expeditionary troops stayed on the battlefield until the second batch of expeditionary troops arrived, and then the battle situation was slowly stabilized. However, what followed was the second expansion of the battlefield, and when the third batch of expeditionary troops entered When we arrived in the Dark Land, the dark creatures in the Dark Land had already assembled a large number of troops and began to raid the expeditionary army camps everywhere..."

Byron Thor narrowed his eyes and said:

"High Priest Reed followed the third batch of expeditionary forces into the Dark Land. I was the first to see him. He was holding a Holy Grail of Wisdom that was shining with sacred flames."

At this moment, Byron Thor seemed to have fallen into deep memories, and his face was full of bitterness.

"At that time, a big battle had just ended in Camp 98. Two members of my mercenary group died in that battle, and almost all the members were injured. When we returned to the camp, High Priest Reed was treating other members. The wounded man, it could be seen that he was very tired. When he saw us returning to the camp, he took out a bottle of spiritual power potion from his pocket. After drinking it, he hung the Holy Grail of Wisdom at the entrance of the tent and used Holy Light to treat our injuries. ”

After a pause, Byron Thor lowered his head and said:

"That night another dark creature attacked the camp. Our tent happened to be right next to High Priest Reed's tent. High Priest Reed held up the Holy Grail of Wisdom and used holy light to shine out the dark creatures emerging from the darkness..."

"The light of the Holy Grail of Wisdom reflected his unusually thin face, and his face was as pale as paper. After a night of fighting, I felt that High Priest Reed had aged at least ten years."

Roy knew that some magical spells were cast when the sacred power was exhausted, in order to absorb the life force of the priests.

When Priest Andyson was forced to advance, he died due to exhaustion of his vitality.

"Is this battle won?" Roy asked.

Byron Thor shook his head and said in a low voice:

"We held on until daybreak and then withdrew to Camp 97. Four members of my mercenary group stayed on the battlefield of Camp 98 forever. Several other members dismantled their tents and built a stretcher. , carried me back from the battlefield. I will never forget the look in the eyes of those members who came forward to look at me, and kept repeating: "Captain, take everyone home, we should go home." It's...'"

"The third expeditionary force entered the Dark Land. The high-ranking officials of the legion still sent the most elite priests to the depths of the Dark Land. Many mercenaries are not optimistic about this holy war."

"High Priest Reed retreated with us from Camp 98 and was treating injured soldiers along the way. Although the situation was very bad at the time, he continued to comfort every soldier around him and encouraged everyone to persevere. After a while, the injury will slowly get better."

"Later, we retreated to Camp No. 97. Because I was too injured, I followed the logistics supply team back to Golfito. Soon after, our mercenary group was disbanded in Golfito."

After Byron Thor said this, he untied the silk scarf tied at his collar. A claw mark extended from his left neck to the right side of his chest. Although it had become scarred, the pink scar still looked a bit shocking.

Roy could clearly feel a hint of darkness in the wound.

He stretched out his right index finger, and a ball of sacred flame appeared on his fingertip. When the sacred flame came close to the scar on Byron Thor's chest, the dark aura immediately disappeared.

Roy didn't expect to dispel the dark atmosphere so easily...

But when he took back the sacred flame on his fingertips, the dark aura emerged again.

Roy was a little surprised. He quickly drew the divine pattern and recited a prayer quickly.

Although Roy's voice was not too loud, the prayer still attracted a lot of attention in the tavern. In full view of everyone, a sacred beam of light fell from the roof, covering Byron Thor in it.

'purification'

In the holy light, traces of darkness continued to dissipate.

Roy could feel that although the dark aura had become very weak, the last trace of dark aura could not be dispelled...

Roy tried to use Holy Light on Byron Thor again, but he still couldn't dispel the last bit of darkness.

"I can only temporarily suppress this dark aura, but I can't completely purify it." Roy said to Byron Thor.

He was a little worried about the safety of High Priest Reed, because according to what Byron Thor dictated, the situation of the expeditionary force in the Dark Land seemed to be very bad...

But he can't help now, so he can only pray silently here: Great Priest Reed can do everything smoothly in the dark land!

"Thank you for the news you brought back!"

Roy's heart was a little heavy. He thanked Byron Thor and prepared to leave the tavern...

A supply ship was leaving for Partington Island in the evening, and Roy prepared to board that ship.

At this time, you can still stroll around in the market in Xiacheng District and buy whatever you want.

Byron Thor waved his hand and said casually:

"Some things will feel much better once they are spoken out, but for me, there are very few friends who can act as listeners."

"I remember you came to the tavern to look for me yesterday. Why...have you encountered any trouble recently?"

Byron Thor asked proactively.

Roy said a little embarrassedly:

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just... I met a sea beast priest at the Sun Island Bay in the Partington plane. If we want to occupy the Sun Island, we must find a way to get rid of the sea beast priest. Originally, I asked the senior military officials I applied for assistance, but there was no response from the military department, so I decided to ask the Castletown Mercenary Union to issue a bounty mission."

Byron Thor stared at Roy:

"The island occupied by the Sea Beast Priest...are you not going to abandon that island?"

"Yeah." Roy nodded. He really didn't want to give up the fishing ground in Sun Island Bay easily.

Byron Thor stared at Roy and said:

"Once you choose to be an enemy of the Sea Beast Priest, even if you defeat this Sea Beast Priest, there will be a second and third Sea Beast Priest coming out of the deep sea one after another to seek revenge on you. You have to fight against those who came out of the deep sea so early. Aren't you afraid that the strong person will become your enemy?"

Roy spread his hands and said very casually: "There's no point in being afraid. If someone punches me, I'll just give it back."

"That's right!"

Byron Thor didn't expect that Roy looked soft and weak, but what he said seemed very tough.

"High Priest Reed helped me once, but I couldn't return the favor in the Dark Land, so...it doesn't matter if I help you once."

"I'll go with you to the Partington plane to see if I can deal with that sea beast priest!"

"I can only try. Once I can't beat him, I will turn around and leave without any hesitation."

Byron Thor emphasized again at the end.

"I know."

Roy agreed quickly.

…

In the evening, Claire ran to Castletown Port to see Roy off, only to find out that Roy had convinced Byron Thor and asked him to go to the Partington plane with him.

"It's really you who actually convinced Byron Thor!"

"Roy, I may not be able to go to the Partington plane with you this time. At the end of the year, I have a concert in Buenos. This is important to me and I can't miss it." Claire was a little apologetic. said.

"What's the matter! You can practice piano well in Castletown and help me take care of the alchemy workshop, and Woods... I think it's best for you to stay in the alchemy workshop." Roy put his arms around Claire and Woods shoulders, the three of them huddled together.

All supplies on the supply ship have been loaded.

The crew members stood on the side of the ship, preparing to wait for Roy to board the ship before withdrawing to the sampan...

"This time I am going to the Sun Island Bay no matter what." Woods rejected Roy's proposal and insisted on following everyone to the Sun Island Bay in the Partington plane.

Sabrina and Moira have already boarded the ship and are now standing on the observation deck on the top of the ship building, looking at the beautiful seascape against the setting sun.

Byron Thor was also wearing a magic pattern outfit, carrying a long bow wrapped in linen, and stood on the bow of the ship.

He is a second-level expert who is good at archery. According to the information in the mercenary union, he is an abyss walker.

It's a pity that Roy is a priest, and his friends are not very good at using bows and arrows. Sabrina is a sword dancer, Moira is an assassin, and Woods is a druid. None of them have any knowledge of archery. Interest does not require the teachings of Byron Thor. Speaking of which, it is really a waste in a sense.

In the Elf Kingdom, if there are no archers in an adventure group, then the adventure group is definitely incomplete.

…

The supply ship arrived at Partington Island, and Roy took everyone down the pier, and then headed to the shelter of the three-masted sailboat.

The second magic airship is being transformed in full swing here. The floating device and propulsion device of this magic airship have been installed. The magic airship is currently undergoing the final installation and debugging.

Seeing the ten three-masted sailing ships anchored here, all the half-blood elves would respectfully call Roy "Boss Roy" when they saw him.

Byron Thor only then figured out that Roy actually had such a ship on Partington Island...

In the following two days, Roy stayed on Partington Island, waiting for the transformation of the second magic airship to be completed.

It must be said that the old dwarf Mags was very active under the temptation of fine wine. He transformed the second three-masted sailing ship into a magic airship in just over a month.

During the two days that Roy stayed on Partington Island, the Green Empire Merchant Shipping Federation sent 100 floating devices and 18 propulsion devices to Partington Island.

Next, it depends on the old dwarf Mags to work day and night to transform these magic airships one after another.

As the test flight of the second magic airship ended, Roy took a team of half-blood elves who had learned to fly the magic airship on board and entered the Partington plane from the Partington Island portal.

This time, the dwarf apprentice did not set off on the ship, and the entire magic airship was full of half-blood elves.

In recent days, the portal of Partington Island seemed a bit congested, and a large amount of supplies were even stockpiled in the square. Many elf merchants heard that the Partington plane was about to be lifted, so they brought a large amount of supplies and waited in the town of Partington.

The second magic airship entered the Partington plane and caused a sensation in Padstow again.

This time, after the magic airship glided out of the portal, it immediately flew to the airport terminal in Padstow.

Under the supervision of Captain Berkeley, the airport terminal in Padstow has been built, but there is only one berth at the airport terminal.

The magic airship docked smoothly and was suspended in the air, which was still very impactful visually.

The magic airship will stay in Padstow for nearly a day to load a lot of food and daily necessities and then transport them to the plateau city on the Padstow Plateau.

Recently, Padstow has become very lively. The news of the lifting of the ban should have spread. Many closed shops on the street are preparing to reopen, and some even put up rental information.