Chapter 416: Legion Commander

Chapter 416: Legion Commander

Chapter 416: Legion Commander
Ash Academy, center of the lawn.

The masterpiece, Abyss Rise, which took the academy ten years of accumulation and was created by the alchemist master.

Two silver stone pillars carved with exquisite patterns rose from the ground, releasing light from their inner sides at the same time and connecting with each other, and a colorful light curtain appeared.

As the energy subsided, the Abyss Gate was stabilized, and the image of a rusty iron fortress suddenly appeared on the other side of the light curtain.

"The academy does not require you to form a group or act alone. You are responsible for your own life and death."

"The guards sent by the nobles are not allowed to enter the core area of ​​the fortress and must obey the command of the Holy City Legion."

"Everyone line up and pass through, with the combat instructor leading the way and the medical instructor bringing up the rear."

On the rebuilt stone pedestal, the Imperial Sword disappeared, and Principal Ashes stood beside it to give orders.

Compared to the students themselves, the guards are the main force of this support. The total number of people is as high as tens of thousands, and they are all well-trained, carrying a large amount of military equipment that the parliament and the fortress do not need to be responsible for.

The Obsidian Council chose to send out students, and the so-called training was only one aspect of it. When it comes to national war, mobilizing the power of local nobles is extremely necessary. The students who are able to enroll are usually of excellent quality. As long as the nobles behind them are reluctant to see their children die in vain on the battlefield, it is foreseeable that they will provide support and help.

The old priest looked around and passed by first.

Green mingled among a group of students and guards, and had the air of being the second-in-command.

Lady Ashes came directly to someone and whispered, "The mentor suggested that we work together, with you as the main player and me as the auxiliary player. Every time we kill a hostile gold, he will take time to give me a little help."

Jiang He nodded slightly. As the baroness was made of gold, she was certainly not a burden. As for the alchemy master's special lessons, if they were all the "true teachings" that lasted for several hours in the classroom, their value would certainly not be as good as the secret recipe, but it was definitely not cheap either.

Seeing that the other party agreed, Lady Ash hesitated for a moment, then took out a perfect-grade revolver and six alchemical explosive bullets of the same quality.

"Greeting gift. Your mental weapon is most likely a revolver. Get used to it in advance."

"You're welcome." Jiang He reached out and took it.

Lady Ash: "..."

Aren't you supposed to say thank you?
It was the turn of two people in the forward queue. Jiang He stepped across the light curtain. The strategic significance of this normal long-distance transmission was self-evident. The transportation costs and non-combat casualties saved during the period were enough to offset the huge cost investment.

The moment the footsteps touched the ground, a strong wind blew.

Jiang He felt like he was standing in the sky.

The height of the Rusty Iron Fortress reaches 300 meters. Under the observation of the All-Seeing Eye, it is divided into three parts. The lower base is completely solid, with an unprecedented sense of heaviness, like a huge weight pressing down on the ground.

The middle part is the internal military camp, with rest areas, entertainment areas, and meeting areas everywhere. The upper part obviously bears the defense function, and various military equipment are displayed in order. The entire fortress has a rust-like color and is constructed entirely of memory metal.

At this moment, the Holy City Legion stationed here, seven legions with a total of 210,000 people have almost no empty pay. The legion commanders are standing in front of the Abyss Gate, negotiating with the two golden mentors, and everyone is staying in a square.

Jiang He came to the edge of the city wall. The light below was dim like an abyss. In front of him was an endless plain forest. The black trees were lush to an eerie degree, covering an area of ​​thousands of miles.

Beside him, Baroness Ash was fully armed, with the Blade of Betrayal hanging around her waist. She had changed into a rubber combat suit, which had a smooth surface but was filled with special toughness. It was a universal ultimate-grade armor and was also a treasure of inheritance in the eyes of many nobles.

"In front of us is the legendary Lightless Forest. At the end of the horizon is the Theocracy's Fortress of Atonement. I've actually been here before. If you walk far to the left, you can see the ocean. It is said that a long time ago, the name of the Rusted Iron Fortress was Vancouver..."

"Who is Amber Ash!"

In the crowd, the commander of the First Legion, Miles, shouted.

No one answered, but the students all looked at the young figure on the top of the city wall.

The commander of the First Legion, Miles, took a big step forward and came directly behind the opponent. His size looked like a wall, and he was surrounded by the smell of gunpowder.

Myles's face was grim, and he said, "I heard that you can repair the extraction tower and bring the pregnant woman on the train back to life?"

"So what?" Jiang He turned around.

"Then follow me." Myles stretched out his hand to grab the other's collar. "It's a waste for a talent like you to go to the Lightless Forest. There are countless disabled brave soldiers in the logistics department waiting for you to save them."

Still no answer.

Jiang He stood there motionless.

Myles frowned and increased the strength of his hands, causing the other party's high-quality college uniform to be torn.

Jiang He said calmly: "Any ability has a price, and the same is true for the miracle of restoring the extraction tower."

Myles was furious when he heard this and said, "You mean, my soldiers who were injured while serving the empire loyally are worse than a pregnant woman?"

Jiang He was too lazy to argue. The Final Time Ring was his life-saving skill. It was okay to use it once in a while, but when he arrived at a battlefield surrounded by a large amount of gold, he could not use it at will. After all, the Ninth Angel, the Gun Sin Mage, who was an ordinary gold, would eventually take his life.

"What on earth do you mean!"

"Live and die at your own risk."

"You two, there is no hierarchical relationship between you." Lady Ash stepped forward to smooth things over. When it came to relationships, she was of course on the side of her junior. Since Amber chose the mentor, her direct superior would only be Akartli, and she would not need to obey the orders of the fortress commander.

"Do you think this is a school?!"

Myles glanced at Lady Ash with a grin, then suddenly punched someone in the face. The power of the Gravity Ghost in his body was activated, and a white light surrounded the tip of his fist.

The students who were watching all changed color.

Lady Ash couldn't help but tighten her grip on the long sword at her waist, three inches out of the sheath, with a cold look in her eyes.

But before everyone could react, Jiang He calmly opened the gap in time, his arm disappeared in an instant, and the afterimage hit the opponent's neck at a faster speed.

boom!
Myles suddenly felt that he had lost his balance. The huge force sweeping through his body contained destructive power. His cervical vertebrae shattered into powder and his body flew hundreds of meters away, smashing the metal wall and causing it to collapse. The ground in the original place was left with marks like those cut by a strong wind knife.

The miraculous speed demonstrated absolute advantage.

Lady Ash was bewildered at first, then helpless, and finally put the sword back. Compared to when she was in Carmel City, someone's strength seemed to have increased significantly.

There were faint cries of surprise from the crowd of students. Bullying the silver students and repelling the gold students in the field were two completely different concepts. Perhaps because they did not want to make things too awkward with the garrison, everyone tacitly refrained from making any comments to avoid getting into trouble.

The gravel fell down with a crash.

Myles propped himself up from the ruins, the anger in his eyes almost uncontrollable, he stared at someone and was about to transform into a half-ghost and fight desperately.

The two gold instructors saw this and quickly stopped them. The medical instructor advised earnestly: "Your Excellency, the cadets are watching us. This war requires close cooperation between both sides. It would be too bad to fight to the death right at the beginning."

The old priest quickly chimed in, "If the cooperation breaks down, the casualties among the Legionnaires will only be greater. Your good intentions will turn into a disaster. You must not let this happen."

Both of them spoke loudly, so that the students and soldiers around them could hear them clearly, which gave the legion commander a way out. He stopped at this moment not because he was cowardly, but to consider the overall situation.

Myles snorted coldly, and in full view of everyone, he shook off the two men and left without looking back.

At the top of the wall, Lady Ashes whispered, "You didn't say a single harsh word. It seems like you really hate me."

Jiang He said casually: "He probably didn't come here for the soldiers."

"What do you mean?" Lady Ash turned her head and stared.

"The golden medical instructor is right in front of us. He is a real master. Isn't he more reliable than rumors?"

……

After half an hour's visit.

All the students came to the meeting area on the middle floor of the fortress, where the secretary of the regiment commander introduced the situation.

"Between the two fortresses is the lightless forest."

"From left to right, there are three battle zones, namely the First, Second, and Third Battle Zones. Each zone is managed by two legions. The war has already begun from the moment you arrive."

"Everyone needs to be in combat order before dusk at the latest. This is also the requirement of the Council and the Academy."

The secretary pushed up his glasses. He looked to be about thirty years old, well-dressed and gentle.

"Now I will focus on the battlefield environment."

"To the west of the Sunless Forest is an ocean filled with hatred, and to the east are the Howling Blood Mountains, filled with active volcanoes that could erupt at any time. Both are forbidden areas for living beings."

"In fact, the Lightless Forest is not much different. It has another name - the Lazy Forest."

"Once you enter the forest, don't think that your sin energy can be automatically restored. Unless you use replenishing potions, the inertia of energy will be enough to make you dumbfounded."

"In addition, all sensory abilities at or below the Undying level are rendered inert and ineffective. Every step you take forward may bring you into contact with the enemies of the Church."

"Finally, the plants in the Lightless Forest heal themselves very quickly. It's not because they are lazy and have difficulty growing, as you think. Instead, they become inert and are infinitely close to their original appearance."

The secretary smiled mysteriously at this point and said, "The biggest problem is that the original lightless forest contains the fortress areas of both the enemy and us. Of course, you don't need to consider this."

Among the participants, most of the students were digesting the precautions of combat, while a small number of students looked suspicious.

The medical instructor's face did not look good. In fact, a war would break out between the Theocracy and the Empire every once in a while. The attack on Carmel City was just a fuse. One of the real purposes of the war was to limit the spread of the Lightless Forest.

Whether soldiers or trainees, they are all consumables of war. This kind of fundamental inside information must not be circulated on a large scale.

This secretary is simply playing with fire and getting burned.

After introducing some combat experiences, the secretary clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Then let's adjourn the meeting. I wish you all a happy death."

A moment of silence.

The students even thought they were hallucinating.

The medical instructor immediately said angrily: "Watch your words! Just because the Grand Commander has been away from worldly affairs for more than ten years doesn't mean that no one in the empire can deal with you!"

The secretary did not refute, but apologized with a smile: "Sorry, I am used to being out of tune with you. Then... for the empire!"

The medical instructor left the meeting angrily.

The meeting ended in a weird atmosphere.

The secretary narrowed his eyes and looked at the two S-level people who left side by side in the crowd, his eyes flickering.

Not long after, Miles, then commander of the First Legion, walked in from the side door with a calm face and a stack of reports in his hands. It seemed that the embarrassment he had just experienced in public had no effect on him at all.

"Sir, some information about Amber Ashes has come out, and now the Abyss Ghost has been re-imprisoned." Myles flipped through the report and said, "The target's pure physique is roughly equivalent to that of an ordinary gold who specializes in physical training, and he is one of the top few."

"Strength, the key is striking power, which is slightly more important than physical strength."

"The most important thing is his speed. When he uses the power of the Abyss Ghost, his speed can be comparable to some of the strongest in history. Whether he has other speed abilities is unknown."

"Based on the extent of my injuries and the situation at the time, Yuan Gui's comprehensive judgment is that the target's initial combat power is qualified to fight against gold. Considering the rumored spatial movement ability, hunting gold is not unrealistic."

Miles touched the side of his neck and said with emotion: "If you are not careful, you will really die. I realized face to face that this guy's life level is actually only that of an A-level student."

The secretary shrugged and said with a smile, "He was able to kill Emperor Yuan Gui and trick the Imperial Sword into his hands. He must have some strength."

Myles bowed his head and said, "By the Emperor, you will eventually get the Imperial Sword."

In the blink of an eye, the light in the conference room seemed to dim.

The secretary had a blank expression. "Got it? The Imperial Sword is mine, a relic left by my father. How could anyone touch it? It's simply laughable. Ramanov deserves death the most, followed by Amber. I will never forget this humiliation."

"An empire without an emperor, huh."

"Try to find out the information about Amber's spatial ability. I won't act rashly until I'm sure he'll be killed with one strike."

The secretary looked solemn. Facing such a young man with unlimited potential and already showing his potential, he had to admit that he did feel some pressure.

Spatial ability means mobility. If you act rashly and let the opponent escape, thinking about the days of constant harassment in the future will be a headache for anyone. The most important thing is that the purpose is exposed, and you may lose the Imperial Sword forever.

Myles seemed to remember something and asked tentatively, "My lord, Lady Ash Sylvia, her father's family was once the Tommen family of the Regent Empire, and her mother's family inherited the position of Grand Justice of the Theocracy Inquisition. She seems to have a very good relationship with Amber."

"I know." The secretary waved his hand and said, "Don't worry. Sylvia won't live for more than a few days."

Before the total war seven years ago, the Empire and the Theocracy had a honeymoon period due to the rapid development of the Society of the End. However, due to the decline of the royal family, the two sides could only marry through the House of the Chancellor and the House of Tommen.

“Understood,” Myles replied.

(End of this chapter)