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Zhang Mu responded verbally, his attention fully focused on the cavalry behind him.
Five hundred high-level knights, five hundred level five monsters, no wonder Lagu's professionals couldn't even escape into the forest dozens of meters away, and were all killed halfway.
This should be the Royal Guards of the Kingdom of Lake, the Griffin Legion.
Of course, the mounts they rode were not griffins, but a new species bred by mating griffins with other magical beasts.
"We have met once."
kindness?
Hearing this, Zhang Mu looked up curiously at the cavalryman riding on the "horse": "Really?"
He took off his helmet and tucked it under his armpit, with a charming smile on his handsome face: "Although my reputation is far inferior to that of my eldest brother and third sister, can't you even recognize the second prince of the Lake royal family?"
Second prince?
Senior’s brother?
Zhang Mu muttered to himself, pretended to be surprised, and quickly performed a knight's salute.
The second prince was probably joking, and didn't care that his posture was not standard, and recounted the whole story of why he appeared here.
After receiving the information from Sauron that Lagu's army was invading Gol, the royal family did not take it seriously. After all, it happened once a year and they had become numb to it.
Finally, the second prince accidentally learned about this and wanted to use it as an excuse to go out and relax.
After meeting the king and obtaining his promise, he led the Griffin Legion on a forced march to Ghor.
He originally planned to rush to Gul, take a look around to make sure nothing happened, report to the capital, and then travel around on the way back.
When he arrived outside the city today, he went into Gul City and asked, and learned that the city lord had fought a fierce battle with high-level professionals of the enemy army outside the city yesterday.
After being shocked, he immediately led the Griffin Legion and rushed towards the Silent Forest at full speed.
Fortunately, their "horses" were fast enough. Not only did they cross more than ten cities to reach Gul in a few days, but they also rescued the remnants of the First Army in time.
After listening to it, Zhang Mu suddenly understood.
So that's why Brando ran away so decisively.
You know, Lake's Griffin Legion is not simply of high level.
The inheritance of the former First Empire of the Sol Continent is a special kind of knightly law. Knights who practice this knightly law can establish a network of magic power connecting each other.
The effect is simple. The knights can gather their strength, sublimate and transform through the network, and fight across levels.
Five hundred high-level knights and five hundred high-level monsters, with the amplification of the magic network, are enough to bury the magician in one blow.
This is also the reason why Brando escaped so decisively.
Because if you run slower you will really die.
The only shortcoming of this chivalry is that it places high demands on the practitioners.
The Kingdom of Lake has accumulated for more than a thousand years, but there are only five hundred people.
Zhang Mu also heard Potter vaguely mention that the demise of the former First Empire of the Thor Continent seemed to be closely related to this knight's magic.
"Mr. City Lord, the weapons you used... I have never seen them in the Gift."
Coming back to his senses, he nodded: "Yes, I got it by accident in the maze."
"So that's how it is." The second prince didn't know whether to believe it or not. He pulled the reins and the wingless griffin turned around. "When you arrive in the capital to receive the award, I hope you can spare your precious time to attend the celebration banquet I will hold for you."
"must."
"I have to return to the capital immediately to report the details. Then, I look forward to seeing you again."
The second prince whipped the "horse" at its buttocks, and the "horse" raised its front hooves high, landed on the ground and galloped forward wildly. Five hundred cavalrymen turned around and followed in unison.
Looking at the silhouettes of the cavalry troops gradually shrinking and disappearing on the horizon, Zhang Mu raised his elbow and asked Mi He: "Have you heard of this cavalry corps?"
"Well, everyone in Lake knows it."
"Hiss——" Zhang Mu stared at him, "How dare you start a resistance army?"
There was no response. Mih turned silently and walked into the forest. The teasing smile on Zhang Mu's face slowly faded.
So, this person just doesn't know how to appreciate a good person.
He sighed and glanced towards the open space on the left. The more than a thousand surviving soldiers of the First Army had already stood up and formed a formation.
The military uniforms were no longer as clean as they were at the beginning of the war. They were now dark red in patches, covered in traces of dirt and had many cuts from sharp blades.
It looks a bit like a defeated army.
Zhang Mu stared at them silently, with a bit of determination in his eyes.
sacrifice.
The inevitable heaviness of war.
After a long while, Zhang Mu said softly, "Go and bring your comrades home."
"Yes!"
The soldiers hung their rifle belts around their necks, formed a long line, and marched towards the Silent Forest.
The scorching sun is fleeting.
In the evening, Mih returned.
He brought back the news that the Lagu people had gone to Yingkong, and that Brando and Mahamuda should have retreated as well.
Zhang Mu said nothing, with his hands behind his back, his eyes focused on the bodies in the forest and the long line in front of him.
It was getting dark and Domit came over.
First, he orally recited the comprehensive battle report of this war, and then returned the Potter head badge representing command.
Finally, he joined the team carrying the body.
The team was very long and Zhang Mu was walking at the end. Their destination was Moza Village.
Halfway through, Domit in front asked in a low voice, "Should we deal with the bodies of Lagu's army?"
The answer I got was - just throw it there and feed it to the monsters.
Zhang Mu will show enough courtesy to opponents who deserve respect.
But the Lagu Army is clearly not "respectable".
When we returned to Moza Village, night had already fallen.
With torches lit, Zhang Mu picked up a shovel and led everyone to bury the fallen soldiers behind the village.
He then gathered the soldiers and held a farewell ceremony.
Logically, the Marshal was supposed to speak, and he did.
He didn't say anything else, but simply explained to the young soldiers what comrades-in-arms meant.
The soldiers were dismissed and went back to their rooms to rest.
The next day, it was just dawn.
Dam's figure appears in the cemetery.
He shuttled between the graves and stopped in front of a tombstone.
Unlike Domit, he was not familiar with all the former members of the Resistance and current First Army.
He couldn't name most of them.
But he recognized the name carved on the tombstone in front of him.
This man was his neighbor in the magic circle of the Silent Forest, his roommate in Moza Village, and his comrade-in-arms when he fought against Lagu as a soldier of the First Army.
Oh, it’s a comrade.
The Marshal said that soldiers who share life and death are comrades.
He recalled the Marshal's speech last night and changed his address.
As for why Dam came, he himself didn't know.
I couldn't sleep. I felt anxious as if I had forgotten something important and couldn't remember it.
I always feel that I can calm down here.
It feels right.
Dam sat cross-legged, his chin resting on his hands, staring at the stone tombstone, lost in thought.
The morning sun rises behind the mountain, climbs high into the sky, and falls on the back of the mountain on the other side.
To night.
Dam, who was in a trance, suddenly heard soft footsteps behind him.
He turned his head subconsciously and jumped up: "Marshal!"
"No need to be polite, I am Mr. Zhang Mu now."
Zhang Mu thought he was quite easy-going, but strangely, Dam's face showed some displeasure and his eyes were full of disappointment.
Is this person a masochist?
Could it be that if I scolded him harshly and whipped him severely, he would feel excited?
Shaking his head to get rid of the bad images in his mind, Zhang Mu sat down on the ground in front of the tombstone, patted the mud beside him, and motioned him to sit down too.
"Yuan...Mr. Zhang Mu, why are you here?" Dam, who was sitting on the ground, asked.
"What about you?"
"I...want to come and see."
"Well, me too."
After that, the two of them were silent for a while, and then Dam asked: "Mr. Zhang Mu, why did Lagu come to Gul?"
"You haven't heard about the feud between Lake and Raghu?"
"I heard it from my mother."
"Like your mother said, there is a blood feud between the two countries, so they are coming."