novellk Chapter 1169 The Smoke of the Ancient Arena Clears
Chapter 1169 The Smoke of the Ancient Arena Clears
Chapter 1169 The Smoke of the Ancient Arena Clears
In the audience seats of the ancient arena, which was instantly filled with flames of war, smoke and arrows were intertwining wildly.
Under Lei Xiao's command, dozens of burly warriors exuding a powerful fourth-level aura advanced steadily and soon cleared a large area around the VIP seats.
These burly warriors, with grey metallic luster all over their bodies and blue-black magic patterns engraved on them, held a giant metal sword in one hand and a giant metal shield in the other. Every time they chopped or slashed, they were able to use unstoppable momentum to cause rows of enemy soldiers to bleed on the spot.
The attacks of the enemy soldiers could only leave a shallow scratch on the bodies of these burly metal warriors, and could not cause any substantial damage at all.
Needless to say, these fourth-level metal warriors are the guardians of the earth.
While the Earth Guardians launched a fierce attack from the ground, accompanied by the strong winds fanned by their metal wings, the Sky Guardians, like falling stars, also attacked and cooperated in mid-air. Every dive was able to pierce the hearts of a string of enemy soldiers.
Under the fierce attack of 50 fourth-level guardians, although the enemy was huge in number, the width of the aisles in the arena's audience seats was limited, and they were unable to deploy a formation at all. They had to retreat step by step due to the sudden attack.
"From the perspective of combat power alone, 50 fourth-level guardians are enough to fight against five ordinary legions. It is no problem to deal with these small soldiers and crabs. Moreover, this narrow terrain is obviously more advantageous to us."
Amidst the chaos, Lei Xiao's gaze moved and fell on our army that was attacking the enemy from behind.
At the forefront of our army, a heroic female knight in silver-white knight armor was holding high the battle flag of the Demon Shadow Lord and wielding a knight's sword, bearing the brunt of the attack.
This is none other than Xiao Zhao, the stone elf of another [God's Stone], and this legion is naturally self-evident, it is the legion of puppet soldiers summoned by Xiao Zhao.
As for our ranged forces occupying the high ground of the arena and raining down arrows, they appear to be equipped with a variety of equipment and are often organized into squadrons.
There were all kinds of magicians, archers, crossbowmen, javelin throwers, and even slingers and axe throwers, at least two legions in size, surrounding the ancient arena.
The one standing in front of the soldiers and giving orders was Wu, whose flame robe was fluttering.
The origins of these soldiers are some of the first- and second-order low-level summoning scrolls that Lei Xiao accumulated when he was upgrading the spoils of war recently. These summoning scrolls are more common in the Kingdom of Grimm.
Since these summoned soldiers only exist for a limited time, mostly only a few dozen minutes, or even one to several hours, they have never been of much use. After all, there are the summoned legions of Thor and others in the front.
However, at this moment, these summoned soldiers who are usually difficult to use are undoubtedly the best choice to supplement combat power.
Of course, although Lei Xiao distributed a considerable portion of these summoning scrolls for our commanders at all levels to use at their discretion, the reserves he had were more than that, and were still enough to summon several more legions.
"But judging from the current situation, these three summoned legions plus 3 guardians are enough to make the other side suffer."
Lei Xiao looked at the bloody storms on the battlefield and nodded with satisfaction.
Since these minions are already busy taking care of themselves, we can focus on dealing with the new Holy King.
“What, what is this…?!”
Seeing that he, who had been prepared to attack from both sides, had instead become the target of attack from all sides, Hall's hand holding the sword began to tremble uncontrollably.
In the huge ancient arena, the golden flags symbolizing the Holy King were breaking quickly, while the black battle flags symbolizing the Demon Shadow Lord Lei Xiao were fluttering back and forth in the bloody storm.
"Do you still think that I can't do anything to you when I stand in front of you?"
Lei Xiao had reappeared in front of Hall and said lightly.
"Despicable alien, don't forget that I am protected by the absolute defense barrier."
Hall was frightened and his face suddenly darkened. He said grimly, "According to His Excellency the Chief Cardinal, this small self-contained absolute defense barrier is enough to resist the attacks of ten fifth-level warriors. Do you think you can break it easily?"
"As long as I hold on until the Chief Cardinal kills your remaining defeated troops and comes to support you, you will still be dead!"
At this point, Hall's shoulders trembled again, and he sneered: "No matter what, sooner or later I will sit on the Cold Flame Throne, enslave your people, and let your queen Ariel..."
Before Hall's arrogant words had even finished falling, a slender white hand covered with scars had already touched the absolute defense barrier covering the chief VIP seat.
Along with a surge of energy, the indestructible absolute defense barrier shattered as if it had never appeared.
The owner of the white and slender hand was the stone elf who had just been rescued by Lei Xiao.
"I'm sorry, this absolute defense barrier was built by me personally."
The stone elf glanced at Hall expressionlessly and returned to Lei Xiao's side.
"This... strike first to gain the upper hand!"
Seeing his last support disappear in an instant, Hall was stunned at first, and then his face was filled with murderous intent. He swung his sword and stabbed towards Lei Xiao who was close at hand.
But before he, with his ferocious face, could get close to Lei Xiao, a dazzling flash of lightning suddenly fell from the sky, accompanied by a loud "bang".
Along with the deafening sound, the arena stands that were originally difficult to shake with ordinary fifth-level spells were suddenly shattered into rubble, stirring up a cloud of dust.
When the dust settled, Hall, who was so murderous just now, had turned into charcoal on the ground, leaving only half of the mottled sword on the ground, emitting wisps of black smoke.
Lei Xiao stared at the charred black mass expressionlessly. The lightning in his palm slowly dissipated. He said calmly, "Except for me, no one can take advantage of her."
Seeing Hall die on the spot, the Grimm generals turned pale immediately. They no longer had the slightest thought of resistance and fell to their knees, begging for mercy from Lei Xiao.
Lei Xiao's gaze moved and fell on the two generals Heng and Ha. Lei Xiao had been paying attention to these two for a long time. They were obviously Hall's confidants and lackeys.
Noticing Lei Xiao's gaze, the other Grimm generals reacted immediately. The burly old general in the lead took advantage of the skinny man's inattention and stabbed him in the chest with his sword.
The short and fat lackey did not escape the disaster either. He was chopped to the ground with a scream by the other generals and soon died.
After seeing this scene, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction and began to examine the remaining few Grimm generals who had submitted their letters of surrender.
Since Lawrence and Jared had already listed the remaining generals of the Grimm Kingdom many times and even provided detailed descriptions of their characteristics and magical portraits, Lei Xiao was not unfamiliar with these people.
Including the burly old general named White, these people were all neutral generals of the Kingdom of Grimm. They were not too close to William and his son or the Temple of Light. They were also the targets that Lawrence had mentioned as possible candidates for winning over.
"You can choose to fight for me, or die here."
Lei Xiao's voice was calm, yet revealed an irresistible majesty.
"In order to gain the favor of the Holy Temple of Light, Hall and his lackeys have abandoned the entire kingdom and countless people. Although we have long been unable to tolerate this, we cannot resist the royal power because of the honor of our family."
White's old face was full of helplessness, but then a hint of excitement emerged. He knelt down in front of Lei Xiao and said, "And now, His Royal Highness the Prince of the Holy Lion has come with dawn and hope. How can we not obey him?"
"That's right. Although the Holy Temple of Light appears to be the embodiment of justice, it has been secretly infiltrating the Kingdom of Grimm, causing the deceived royal families and nobles to sell out a large amount of their interests, causing the kingdom to become increasingly weak and the people to suffer unspeakably."
Another middle-aged general also knelt on the ground and echoed, "And His Royal Highness the Saint Lion Prince has not harmed the people along the way. We have already heard about it. If it weren't for Hall's intervention, we would have already prepared food and drink to welcome the king's army."
After that, all the Grimm generals said in unison: "We are willing to fight for His Royal Highness Prince of the Holy Lion!"
"Remember, you are not just fighting for me, you are fighting for your future and the future of your children and grandchildren."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and ordered: "Tell your soldiers to give up resistance."
"As you command, His Royal Highness Prince of the Holy Lion!"
The Grimm generals received the order and immediately dispersed.
It didn't take long before the other Grimm soldiers laid down their weapons without any hesitation.
Before this, after a series of blows from Lei Xiao, their morale had already fallen to the bottom, and they were even more afraid of Lei Xiao.
Now, after learning the news that the new king Hall and his cronies had died, these soldiers were not angry or had no thoughts of revenge, but instead felt relieved.
"Your Majesty, Prince of the Holy Lion, no one is your enemy anymore."
White with a head full of white hair quickly returned to Lei Xiao, and Wu and Xiao Zhao also rushed over.
In the huge ancient arena, the shouting and screaming had completely stopped, leaving only the lingering smoke still rising slowly.
Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at the Grimm soldiers who were reorganizing, and began to examine them.
Apart from the large number of wounded soldiers, there are still about 10 legions that can still fight, which is considered a considerable fighting force.
Of course, they still need to further prove their loyalty and value before they can gain their own recognition.
After instructing the lightly injured to stay and bandage the seriously injured and taking out some healing potions, Lei Xiao gathered the grateful Grimm generals together again and began to inquire about the situation of the underground city.
"Your Highness, I only learned about the existence of this place three days ago. I didn't expect that there is such a huge underground city of the ancient human kingdom under the capital."
White touched his chest and saluted, and responded truthfully: "As for the specific structure of this place, I and others don't know it either. We have been staying in the area where the arena is located and are not allowed to go to other areas."
“Is this place really divided into different areas?”
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask: "General White, are you saying that this is an ancient human underground city?"
"Yes, Your Highness, this is what I overheard Hall and Gustav say."
White still maintained a respectful posture, and then said helplessly: "To be honest with you, Your Highness, let alone us, Gustav didn't reveal anything to Hall. He just treated us as a pawn. On the contrary, Hall was wishful thinking and thought he had become a part of the Holy Temple of Light."
"It's expected. How could the Holy Temple of Light treat that puppet as its own? Isn't William a living example?"
Lei Xiao shrugged and then asked, "Besides you, where are the remaining Grimm soldiers? And where are the residents in the city?"
"Your Highness, there are still 20 legions stationed in the palace on the ground, where there are nobles, their families and servants who are weak in combat."
White responded without hesitation: "The residents should have been taken to other areas of the dungeon. Hall did not allow us to ask about this."
"Understood. Soldiers who are reorganized and able to fight are ready to be deployed by me at any time."
Lei Xiao nodded to White and the others, then set his eyes on the thin stone elf and asked, "What's your name?"
"Your Excellency, my name is Xiao Jie, and my specialty is creating various types of absolute defense barriers and confinement barriers."
The stone elf blinked her clear blue eyes, knelt down in front of Lei Xiao again, and said with gratitude: "Thank you, sir, for removing the shackles from my body!"
"It's just a small favor, don't take it to heart."
Lei Xiao smiled slightly, and then asked: "Xiao Jie, you should know that you are the spirit of the [God Stone], right?"
"My Lord, I know that as a creature created by God, I have fallen to such a state. Father God will definitely blame me, right?"
Xiao Jie's thin shoulders trembled slightly as she responded, "It is I who brought shame to Father God."
"No, I think your Creator Father God would be proud of your strength and perseverance."
After comforting the other party for a few words, Lei Xiao asked the question that had puzzled him for a long time: "Xiao Jie, as long as you complete the recognition of the master, you will stand with your master, why does the other party still cast the obedience curse on you?"
"To be honest, sir, my master is no longer my master."
Xiao Jie lowered her eyebrows and trembled for a while. Then she bit her lips and said, "My master is just a terrible demon now."
Hearing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but look at each other with Wu and Xiao Zhao. It was obvious that neither of them understood the meaning of the other's words.
After thinking for a while, Lei Xiao asked again: "Xiao Jie, who is your master? What do you mean by master is not the master?"
"To be honest with you, my master is none other than Ganelon IX!"
Xiao Jie took a deep breath and said something shocking.
(End of this chapter)