Chapter 348 The Current Situation of the Town

When he heard that the monsters had broken through the defense line of Leighton Town, the first thing Big Beard was concerned about was whether the Holy Lake was being invaded. After all, the group of stone giants had already washed up on the lake shore. Although no one knows how those stone lumps intend to attack a lake, it is obvious that they cannot be allowed to continue moving forward. The knight captain had a strange expression on his face when he heard what the bearded man said: "This... we can't figure out what's going on. The ultimate goal of the stone giants is a mystery. They seem to be aimlessly heading towards the holy lake. Gathered, but did nothing after gathering - just wandered around the Twisted Woods and Lakeshore areas."

"Didn't you try to pollute the lake?" Big Beard was very surprised. He couldn't imagine what those monsters gathering at the holy lake could do besides destroying the water body. "Is the sanctuary in the center of the lake okay?"

"It's all fine," the knight captain shrugged. "The sanctuary in the middle of the lake was not even affected at all. However, the Rector of Girton believed that no matter what these stone giants wanted to do, they could not be allowed to gather like this, so he sent We're constantly cleaning them up in this area."

The bearded man nodded, indicating that he would have no problem going forward.

At this time, more hoofbeats came from the forest, and several other knights summoned by the signal flare had gathered. Hao Ren saw the light of the torches in the twisted woodland floating everywhere like a swarm of fireflies forming a river. I was surprised by the number of these knights. It seemed that in order to clear out the stone giants that broke through the defense line, Beinz Parish really invested a considerable amount of troops.

The knight captain admitted that it was not safe around the Holy Lake now, and the entire Beinz Parish could be said to be a battlefield. Therefore, he suggested that everyone withdraw from the Twisted Woods to Layton Town overnight to return the orb as soon as possible. Of course there are still a lot of monsters in the Twisted Grove, but now they are no longer a big problem compared to the stone giants wandering around. The four ascetics were also eager to escort the orb, so they immediately agreed.

Hao Ren and the others mounted the military horses brought by the knights (except Yzaks) and headed straight to Leyton Town along the official road in the Twisted Woodland. They were escorted by the Church Knights and the Kingdom Knights along the way. Others along the way were fine, but Betsy was really excited. She was just a little mercenary and had never been so prosperous in her life. At this time, surrounded by a group of knights, she felt as if she had saved the world. . Betsy rode her horse and ran at the front of the team, trying hard to keep a straight face and adjust her posture to look majestic. It wasn't until she ran for two hours that she suddenly remembered that no one was looking at her with a straight face in the middle of the night, so she became frustrated. The knight slowed his horse down to the same speed as the knight captain, and asked loudly: "Will there be a welcome banquet when I return? Will there be a patrol on horseback? Will the canonization ceremony be carried out back to the royal city?"

The knight captain looked at Betsy with a strange expression, and was stunned for a long time before turning back: "I didn't know!" Then he smacked his lips again, without lowering his voice at all: "Tsk, tsk, mercenary... he is really a guy who only cares about money. You should pray more and let the goddess’s holy thoughts wash your mind.”

Betsy was not annoyed at all, but cheered even more happily: "I'm going to become a rich man!!"

Hao Ren was observing the knight troops around him all the way. The official road in the Twisted Woodland was a long road, passing through several patrol spots of the knights. Therefore, at this time, the knights guarding the knights on both sides had already changed two or three times. Calling people, he found that 80% of these knights were members of the church knights wearing smocks. The kingdom knights only had a few teams, and they were just patrolling outside every time. Not only did they not serve as the main force, they even seemed a bit like The forced foil made him a little concerned: "Why are the church knights who are destroying the stone giants here? Isn't the Kingdom Knights the main force here?"

The knight captain replied smoothly: "Marshal Ofra's soldiers mainly set up defenses outside the Leighton Line of Defense and patrol the Dragon's Back Mountains. They are responsible for cleaning up the monsters that have just separated from the mountains and preventing them from invading the inland. In addition, they also The mercenaries who are responsible for commanding the outside line. Within the Layton Line of Defense is the important territory of the Church, and our Church Knights should be the main force. Don’t worry, the Church Knights are enough to guard this holy land, and our firm faith is the guarantee of all this."

The other party is indeed a clerical warrior who believes deeply in the goddess, and he always talks about his own beliefs. Hao Ren nodded when he heard the knight captain's explanation. What the other party said made sense. The two knights deployed two layers of defense lines according to their own characteristics. This was not surprising.

There was no talk after this trip, and they were escorted by a large number of Knights masters. Hao Ren and the others did not encounter any monsters in the Twisted Woods. By the time they walked out of the big forest and arrived at the valley where Leighton Town was located, they were already in second place. It's early morning.

Along with the rising sun, the first ray of sunlight in the morning shines onto the earth from the gap in the Longji Mountains, awakening this mysterious holy land with a long history from the unstable night of yesterday. The radiance emitted by the protective barrier in Leyton Town could be seen from a long distance away. When they saw the radiance, the members of the Knights obviously breathed a sigh of relief. The fighting here has been going on for half a month. In the meantime, the defense line was broken, the troops were attacked, the outposts were destroyed, and the Cavaliers were even removed from the organization. The soldiers standing here have gone through many battles and have become Tired and under tremendous mental pressure, the shining light emanating from the fortress in Layton Town was one of the biggest motivations for them to continue fighting.

The cavalry slowed down, and Hao Ren observed the surroundings as he walked. He noticed that traces of fierce battles could be seen everywhere in this area: huge stone pits and burnt bushes could be seen everywhere on the outer edge of the twisted woodland, and there were traces of burnt bushes on the roadside. I saw many temporary fortifications made of fine steel and boulders. Almost all of these fortifications were damaged. I don’t know how many times they had been destroyed and rebuilt. Protective stone slabs engraved with runes can also be seen everywhere along the road. They were originally supposed to set up magic barriers to resist the stone giants, but now that the magic power has been exhausted and the runes have been broken, these stone slabs can only be used to prove one failure after another. Of course, there is also a lot of evidence at the scene to prove that the stone giant's progress is also not smooth: piles of lifeless black boulders are scattered near the forest land, and some of the black boulders have traces of being cut and dug. I am afraid that the defense line The soldiers simply dragged these enemy remains back and used them as building materials.

The knight captain sighed: "I don't know when these monsters will be killed... The rector has been studying the secrets of the Dragon's Back Mountains, but he still doesn't know how the stone giants split apart."

While talking, they had arrived at the entrance of Leyton Town, and the towering and somewhat dilapidated fortress walls appeared in front of everyone.

"...It seems that it was a tough battle before," Yzaks couldn't help but muttered after seeing the situation in Layton Town, "The stone giant passed directly through the town?!"

Layton Town is a "town" in name, but it is actually the largest military fortress on the border of Beinz Blood Lake. It has extremely thick walls and sturdy buildings within the city, but now this fortress has obviously suffered heavy damage. Everyone could see that there were several horrifying huge gaps in its outer wall. In the direction of the town towards the Twisted Woodland, even the city gate had disappeared, leaving only a gap nearly a hundred meters wide. The holes, broken wall bricks and rubble have not yet been cleaned up. Groups of soldiers patrolled nervously inside and outside the city wall, and there was an atmosphere of imminent battle everywhere.

Hao Ren could directly see the current situation in Layton Town. Wherever he looked, collapsed houses could be seen everywhere.

Speaking of what happened that day, the knight captain seemed to be a little frightened: "Yeah, I can't believe we were able to save the town later. At that time, the highest peak of the Dragon's Back Mountain Range collapsed, and soon there were hundreds of thousands of rocks. The giant rushed down from the avenue and the mountain road next to it. At that time, half of the town's defenders were entangled with the monsters to the north. There was no time to come back for help. The stone giant quickly smashed the outer barrier... and then ran directly through the town. Twisted Glade.”

Finally, the knight captain spread his hands to everyone: "In the end, fortunately, Marshal Ofra led the reinforcements that had just come from the interior of the kingdom to intercept the stone giant from behind. We were able to secure the town under the leadership of the Rector of Girton. Come down. But as you can see, there's a lot of damage here."

At this time, the soldiers patrolling at the entrance of the town had noticed the large troops returning early, and a strong man who looked like an officer ran over on horseback: "What happened?"

The knight captain looked solemn: "Inform the rector immediately that the Holy Orb has returned!"

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