Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 268: Finally on the big stage

Levi took the orange and ate it in one bite. He didn't know if it was because it looked so good or something else, but this orange was not as sour as usual. Instead, it was unusually sweet.

He looked at Sophia like a devil scaring a naughty child, and said in a deep voice: "Something happened. Hundreds of thousands of demons have surrounded Colen. I just exchanged a few moves with them. Among them are the eight-armed snake demon and the Balor Flame Demon. I'm sure you all know these two kinds of demons. They are really terrifying. In the era when the ancient elven empire ruled the earth and the elements were rich, these two guys were real legends."

When these words were spoken, the silver dragon girl's heart trembled with fear. She was a real dragon who had received inheritance, and the inheritance naturally contained information about demons. She knew that Levi was not lying.

Only adult dragons could fight against these two creatures. She was still a teenage dragon and there was no way she could be their opponent.

"I don't know how those two demons knew that there was a dragon in Cologne, so they planned to catch a dragon, make soup with dragon bones, and fry and roast dragon hearts..." The lord pretended to be puzzled, but he was interrupted by the silver dragon girl who left her seat when he was halfway through his words.

The other person trotted over and squatted in a corner, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to sort out something. Soon, a small cashmere shoulder bag embroidered with a gold coin was hung around his waist.

"What are you doing?"

The lord was stunned.

"Of course we should run away!" Sophia said as a matter of course, with her hands on her hips. She even tried to persuade the Lord earnestly: "Levi, I advise you to run away with me. We cannot deal with these two demons. If we stay, we will only become a part of their soup pot."

"Only the adult giant dragons or some legendary dragon species on Dragon Island can deal with this kind of creature. I will take you back to High Cliff Castle, and the other party will never be able to catch up with you!"

She was even afraid that the lord's self-esteem would be damaged, so she comforted him: "This is not called running away, but a strategic retreat. When I grow up, I will definitely eat them all!"

Heather, who was watching this scene, pinched her thigh to hold back her laughter, which made her look a little bit amusing: "Lord Levi, why did you scare her when you said you had nothing to do."

I'm afraid only this naive Dragon Vein girl would believe these words.

As far as Heather knew, if the other party was really that powerful, Levi would definitely be the first one to run away.

The opponent seemed to be rushing forward all the way, but Heather knew that this was just an illusion caused by the opponent's excessive strength. Every time she attacked, she would make the final move only after she was sure that she was stronger than the enemy.

Especially now, I still have the leisure to eat here. It doesn't look like I'm surrounded by an army of demons at all.

Levi looked at Sophia, who had gone through ups and downs over the past 30 years, and had a lot to complain about, but he didn't know where to start.

After a long explanation, Sophia finally understood that the demons had indeed come, but they were only some lowest-level demons, the kind that could kill a large group of people with a breath of dragon's breath.

Her cheeks suddenly puffed up and she angrily hid the small bag back under her sleeping quilt.

She made up her mind to ignore the lord for a few days, but looking at the silver coin that fell on the table in a parabola, she suddenly thought that it was not impossible to deceive herself, and quickly stuffed it into her wallet happily like a little hamster.

Then he took the initiative to massage the lord's shoulders.

Unfortunately, her technique was quite poor, and she was just pressing randomly. Fortunately, her hands were strong, much stronger than those boneless goat-man maids.

Levi, lying on the chair, raised his eyebrows proudly at Heather. No one knew how to control this little silver dragon better than him.

……

When the dark sky was torn apart, Colen, who had been sleeping all night, began to wake up.

First, the entire city was under martial law, and residents were strictly prohibited from going out. Residents in the city center had no idea what was happening, but residents near the city walls were so frightened by the shrill screams and wails at night that they could not sleep all night. Even if there was no martial law now, they would probably not dare to go out.

However, they all prayed in their hearts that if there was a war, then let it be fought, but they must not bring harm to the unarmed common people.

Today, the south has begun to gradually warm up, and all things are reviving. The birch trees in the woods are lush and green, and the tulips planted near Cologne have begun to bloom.

Unfortunately, this beautiful scenery was completely destroyed by the corpses of demons lying on the ground outside the city.

In addition to the corpses near the city wall, the grass farther away was covered with traces of blood.

Obviously, most of the demon corpses were pulled back by their companions, and the end result would definitely be that they were fully utilized and became food.

After all, demons are creatures that have no moral concepts, and eating their own kind is common to them.

The sudden bad news obviously kept many people awake all night.

The most obvious symptoms were found in the two frail women, Leah and Onaya, who looked listless and yawned from time to time.

Of course, it was nothing compared to Heather with her bloodshot eyes.

Since arriving at Highcliff Castle, her daily task had been to study spells and meditate to increase her magic power, but when she came across a card game made by someone.

She was hooked and soon fell in love with the game.

Last night someone who couldn't sleep dragged me into a card game, which lasted the whole night. As I kept losing, my mind is now full of how to win the next game.

She glanced resentfully at the energetic person.

"Ms. Leah, didn't you sleep last night?" The lord stretched and greeted her in a lively manner.

With his current physical strength, not sleeping for a night would at most be considered a warm-up, and would make him more energetic.

"How can anyone sleep after hearing this news?" Leah nodded, and then looked at Levi with envy: "Levi, you are in such good spirits."

"I'm full of energy, not to mention I've been practicing the Holy Words you brought. As far as I know, even if those fourth and fifth level paladins don't sleep for ten days and ten nights, they'll just feel a little sleepy at best."

Not to mention that his physique was far superior to that of ordinary people before, and now after practicing the "Book of Holy Words", his physique has become even more inhuman.

If sleeping wasn't a habit and hobby of his, he would probably only need to sleep once or twice a month.

"My Lords, Duke Flinna has been waiting for a long time."

Regni came trotting over from a distance, holding her sword.

When the few people arrived at Florina, the nobles from the North had already arrived.

But unlike them who were still talking and laughing, these northern nobles had a hint of sadness on their faces, and the atmosphere seemed a bit heavy.

I guess it was Florina who told them the news that Ando had died heroically.

Although the northern part is divided into two factions, Earl Ando is a good guy and has good relations with most of the nobles.

They were drinking and talking about women a few days ago, and they were discussing finding a few tall women from the Northern Territory to cool down after returning home.

Unexpectedly, when he heard the news from the other party again, he had become food for the devil. "Old Fu, what did Lady Flinna say?" Levi patted Fujiro's shoulder.

Since Ando died, Tess has become paralyzed on one side of his body. The only people he knows and has a good relationship with in the North are him, Sikai, and Panta.

However, Skye is still guarding the supply line in the Dreadfort, and Penta is probably also in the barracks.

"My lord has already sent people to investigate the movements of this demon army." Fujiro sighed, obviously not in a good mood.

The North has already lost three earls, which is a heavy loss that anyone can feel.

"Until now, the scouts have not seen any traces of these demons. Most people speculate that this is just a small group that suddenly bypassed the Bone Fortress."

"Because if it was the main force, it would be unreasonable to just leave Colen alone like this."

"So Lady Florina decided to send troops to wipe them out completely."

Fujiro stroked the ring on his thumb and looked at the lord: "And the lord intends to choose you and me to serve as the vanguard."

Levi thought for a moment before nodding slightly: "Of course there is no problem, but the premise is that Miss Leah agrees."

Now that Leah has become the Grand Duke, things are different from the past. The High Cliff Castle team no longer directly listens to Florina's orders.

This is of course something that no one can refute. Leah is his true feudal lord and has the right to mobilize military forces against him.

"Levi, I have already discussed with Aunt Florina that you and General Fujiro will serve as the vanguard."

At some point, Leah, who had discussed with Florina, came behind the two of them. She patted the back of the lord's hand with her little hand and placed a ring in his palm.

"Magic equipment?" The lord took it in his hand and looked at it carefully. Just by looking at the intricate patterns engraved on the ring and the exquisite magic stone, he knew it was not an ordinary item, not to mention the magical light flowing on it.

Heather's gaze had already been moved to it. She could feel the strong elemental fluctuations in the ring. It was obviously an extremely powerful magical item.

"How do I use this?" the lord asked without hesitation, not caring that this would expose his unsophisticated nature.

As an out-and-out melee warrior, although the noble wizard is the profession he most wants to become, God does not give him this job.

Therefore, although I knew a lot about magic, this was the first time I had seen expensive magic items.

"There is a small mechanism next to the ring. If you press it, within a few pulses you can be randomly teleported to a location hundreds of miles away, allowing you to escape from the enemy." Leah explained patiently, "This is the coronation gift Saint Smod gave me."

"Why isn't it some powerful magic item that can summon meteorites?" The lord smacked his lips, looking like a snake that is unwilling to swallow an elephant.

"How is that possible? Even if there are any powerful magical items left, they have probably been used up long ago, or have been preserved as the church's heritage. Only these rarely used items are left and can be given to outsiders." Leah rolled her eyes.

Although the concentration of magic power has begun to recover, it is still not as good as before, so powerful magic equipment like this are all left over from the past.

After tossing it in his hands for a few times, Levi returned it to Leah: "I'll give it back to you. I don't need it."

"If I have to run away, then the opponent must be incredibly powerful. I don't think I can escape with just a ring."

It's not that Levi is bragging, but how many pulses does it take to transmit? For a master, this amount of time is enough to kill the enemy.

Let alone him.

"Okay." Although her kindness was taken as an insult, Leah didn't care too much and just put the ring on her hand like a miser.

In her opinion, this magic equipment is extremely practical. If she had it, her mother would not have been trapped in Cologne.

Moreover, the ring itself is of great value. If it were someone else, she would not be willing to give it to him.

Since the decision had been made, the Lord did not hesitate and shouted, "Gus, Hogg, prepare for battle. The rest of you stay in Colum to protect Miss Leah."

This time they are just acting as the vanguard, investigating the enemy's specific situation. If they can defeat them, they can wipe them out on their own. If they cannot, they will call on the main force.

Therefore, there is no need to bring two-legged orc warriors and Fed archers, just bring the werewolf scouts and centaurs.

"Be careful." Leah reminded someone tirelessly.

"Don't worry. We didn't even see the shadow of a six-armed snake demon. They must be a makeshift group." Levi comforted him, and then said, "When I'm not around, Leighton will be in charge of the High Cliff Fort team. You know him, so if you have any problems, just go find him. Or you can let Orak take charge."

Levi was relieved to hand Highcliff Castle over to Leighton. This earth elf was very smart and could handle things perfectly. If it was Zat, he would probably worry that this guy would use his sandbag-sized fists to talk if he disagreed with something after he left.

"Okay." Leah nodded.

This is a tacit understanding between the two. Now Highcliff Castle is still a small wretch in the wilderness, but with Grand Duke Leah at the helm, many things will become much easier.

Therefore, Leah's safety is much more important to Levi than Onaya.

The two of them are mutually beneficial and have a community of interests. Of course, there is no need to elaborate on the emotional entanglement.

Orak, a shaman orc, sighed inwardly when he saw that the war had started again and his name was not called. He felt a bit like the loss of a king in the Far Eastern court who was losing every time when he was selected.

He knew that his job as a guard would probably not end until he left Cologne.

Ever since centaurs appeared in the public eye, this natural heavy cavalry has attracted too many people's attention.

Anyone who is not blind can see that once these strong men, with an average height of about three feet and weighing several thousand pounds, put on armor and charge, they will be absolutely unstoppable.

However, the battles before had only been siege battles, and there was no chance for the centaurs to perform. Instead, the orc warriors came to the fore, making people realize that Highcliff Castle was not a strong army consisting of only the centaurs.

Now this little-known team finally has the chance to take the stage.

Levi held his sword and walked towards his waiting men.

The centaurs were like dark ancient warriors, stepping rhythmically with their strong front hooves. This was not because they were uneasy in the face of the demons, but because they were excited. They had long been eager to fight.

This is the indelible will hidden in their blood.

Rainier never needs a tombstone, they will run wild on the grassland until they rot!

A well-known flag was raised, and the red sun shone on the flaming mountains and fluttered in the wind.

(End of this chapter)