The sun is moving towards the West. When the sun is gradually blocked by the peaks of Longji mountain, the cold wind from the tundra howls to bring here into winter again. At this time, a large number of torches will be erected on the wall of Xigu city. However, under the influence of sulfur smoke in the air, the flame on the torch is faintly green.


    "My Lord," the soldier, whose face was strangely lighted by the torches, came to Marcus. From his clothes, the soldier belonged to the royal order. It''s just that not all knights are in the order. The servants and servants will join the battlefield together with their masters. "The cleaning of the outer city area has been completed. But there is too much resistance to move in, the smoke obscures our vision, and we can''t provide support from a distance


    "What are the casualties of the knights?" The king put his hands on the bulge of the city wall, overlooking the city. The closer you get to the valley castle, the more smoky it gets, but so far no one has been able to tell where the smog with the strong smell of sulfur came from. The soldiers under the walls patrol in small teams to clean up the devils who have escaped the net. After an afternoon''s fighting, they have taken initial control of the outer area relying on the southern wall.


    "The Knights of Kyra, Aldo, and ente were killed, and ten others were injured in varying degrees. Thirty four people died in the battle, and the wounded are still in the statistics, but they should be more than 50. " The herald stated that the knight he served was also one of the ten wounded. Otherwise, he should have been patrolling the city with his master at this time, and would not come back to do this kind of mission.


    Marcus snorted. The proportion of casualties at this level has accounted for 70% of the soldiers entering the city. And he knows that with the arrogant Knight''s temper, there will be more people who don''t report injuries. The war had been so severe that the knights were badly weakened. You should know that although it seems that only three knights were killed in the battle, it means that their subordinates are also seriously injured. Otherwise, the Knights under protection will not die easily.


    "Have all the bodies of the war dead been recovered?" Knights and their retinues are traditionally sent back to their families by the order after their death. This is a very serious matter in Cang lion. Those returning teams are strictly divided according to the status of the dead, which is the last glory they can enjoy. After that, their bodies will be cremated or put into coffins under the witness of their families, and then returned to the capital by the delivery team, and buried in the Cemetery outside the royal castle to sleep with the Knights of all ages.


    "Most of them, my Lord. Only the body of the paladin Kyla was destroyed in the battle with demons and could not be recovered It is said that in order to cover the retreat of the troops, he faced the huge enemy alone and was swallowed by the whole devil. Later, after the support forces killed the demon, they cut open its stomach and found only some illegible things The soldier''s face turned as green as the torch in his hand when he said this, obviously thinking of the terrible scene.


    The king''s hand nodded, and there was this problem with the rat man. After all, their opponents are not human beings. No matter how much the Kingdom attaches importance to glory, it is impossible for those monsters not to gnaw at the remains of soldiers. "I will personally go to the house of the knight Kyla to apologize. It is my dereliction of duty to let the soldiers not rest in peace."


    "Another thing, I''m afraid I''ll trouble you too." The soldier hesitated to look at Marcus. After waiting for about five seconds, he finally summoned up the courage to tell him the terrible thing. "Although the remains of Knight ente have been recovered, there are traces of blasphemy on her body. Since she was robbed by evil spirits from the subordinates, we can''t be sure..."


    "I see. Separate the remains of Knight ente. I''ll have the pharmacists'' Association identify it later. Before that, I don''t want more people to know about this news. " The female knights in the royal order were killed in battle and their bodies were desecrated by demons. I''m afraid that even with the reputation of Atticus, the Knights'' order will be disgraced. Marcus gnawed his teeth and gave orders. Now that the order of knights is the largest force group in his hands, he can''t let it have any problems.


    "You don''t seem to be in a good mood? Is it in silence for the knights who died in battle? " An untimely question interrupted the conversation between the herald and the king''s hand. Andrea, the Duke of Krogh, came over with a sharp hammer still dripping blood in his hand. Judging from the corrosion of his armor, he should have gone to the battlefield to fight the devil at close range. In the face of opponents enough to kill all the regular knights, Andrea''s manner at this time makes people can''t help but sigh at the injustice of the creator, and let the extraordinary force and towering power gather on one person.


    Marcus waved to the herald to leave, then turned to meet the Duke who came by. "Thank you for your blessing. Do you know you shouldn''t have taken the lead?"


    "What? I have heard that you told your majesty that all the nobles who did not participate in the battle should pay the price. " Andrea chuckled and gave his weapon to his servant. He glanced at the river valley city within the city wall. His eyes seemed to have gone through the thick smoke and saw the castle which was destined to be again decorated with the royal flag.


    "At one time or another, the ruler of the kingdom should sit in the rear, which is for the sake of his people. It''s just like your majesty didn''t walk up the wall during the defensive battle. " Marcus said in a deep voice. He knew that the other side wanted to hear that, and the king''s hand was not stingy enough to admit that Andrea was indeed entitled to the throne. At least the Duke had the courage and the ability to fight the devil, better than the cowards who hid outside Xigu city and handed over the command of the army to others.Prince Kroger''s mouth, of course, flashed a smile for a moment, and then disappeared. "I think it''s time for all the troops to withdraw. We can stick to this wall. It''s too risky to camp in the city at night. It''s not too late to explore the inner city until the engineers put up their crossbows tomorrow. "


    "Your will, my Lord." Marcus nodded, and he had no objection to this point, so soon the bugle of the withdrawal sounded on the wall, and the teams began to climb the wall in the prescribed order. More torches and bonfires began to be built on the city wall. Thanks to the original purpose of Xigu City, which was a military fortress, its wall width was enough to accommodate the temporary garrison of Cangshi.


    But just as the croger family soldiers, who were finally in charge of the rear of the hall, were about to leave the outer city, the sound of alarm bells sounded on the wall.


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