Blood tax

The ground was shaking slightly, just like the dull rumble of drums! Even the internal organs of all living things resonate in horror!

It was the roar of the powerful beasts with the blood of dragons that dominated the southern world. It was the thunder of them trampling on the earth and running past at high speed!

The leader is a three-story-tall Stegosaurus covered in heavy armor. The four thick hooves were more majestic than the pillars of the Senate, and the sword stabs at the tail were sharp and cold, each one more terrifying than a battering ram. It even carried twelve troll spear throwers on its broad back.

Under the city wall-like plate armor, the majestic muscles bulged one by one, full of explosive oppressive power. The "rumbling" echo of its huge hooves trampling the earth can be heard even from several kilometers away. It is like a dull and shocking war drum, causing an unbearable bloody resonance in one's internal organs!

This is a living fortress! Moving castle!

Following Stegosaurus, the roaring Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus and other terrifying behemoths formed a sagittal formation and broke through bravely. Commodus threw this hidden heavy force into the battlefield precisely because the battle situation had reached the final decisive moment and it was worthy of committing the reserve team to attack with all his strength.

Griffith's eyes swept across the front of the battlefield... The power of the terrifying giant beasts breaking through the formation was extraordinary. As soon as they entered the battlefield, the defense line of undead creatures blocking them collapsed like an avalanche.

When he looked back at the sky behind him... In the strong wind, the huntress with wings on her back raised her hands and held them empty, and another bolt of lightning shrieked and took shape...

The stalemate battle turned into a one-sided crushing in an instant!

Overwhelming power and irresistible combat power, one after another. Once Zul'Haka's defenses were breached and the assembled army destroyed, a total collapse was inevitable. Griffith will completely lose hope of regaining Erza, and even his own rank will fall due to the defeat.

what's the situation? ...Griffith's brain was flooded with countless information, and fell into a brief shutdown state in an instant...

Why did Erza take the initiative to attack me? How did Commodus and her achieve synergy? Is it some kind of high-level sealed object with domination or induction effects? I originally planned to surprise the enemy general, but I was unexpectedly attacked, and I had no idea beforehand... If this happens again next time, how can my army give an early warning?

The stunned blankness only lasted for a short while, and soon the collapse of the battle situation in the front and rear brought Griffith back from the trance of self-examination.

calm……

Griffith's fingers were trembling, and Amber and Alandel could see him trembling. However, beneath the surface of fear, Griffith entered a kind of selfless concentration.

Absolute calmness that abandons all external interference!

Die calmly, retreat calmly, continue to gather troops, and stand on the front line without hesitation. Commodus's army is like setting fire to a prairie fire, but the immortal army is completely calm and ruthless! Completely abandon all emotions!

Facing the imposing flanking attack, the Hand of God crystal was operating at an extremely fast speed, and the released spiritual energy gave birth to rows of eggs in the black mud. They hatched in dense masses, releasing a large group of powerful troops!

The Stitch Monster threw bone chains at Erza in the sky, and the Wild Beast concentrated fire and fired a volley to contain her attack on the headquarters.

The ghouls gathered around Griffith were first eliminated by Erza. Stronger Stitch Monsters filled their positions and stood resolutely. By the time they were cleared by the bombardment from the sky, the wild beasts had arrived. , concentrating anti-air firepower.

At the same time, Commodus's main force defeated the outer defense line and rushed into the swamps under the walls of Zuharka.

"There are still twenty minutes," Diana took out a handkerchief, gently wiped the blood off her face, and said calmly in a soft voice, "Mr. Knight, there are still twenty minutes before your camp will be directly attacked."

The moment she finished speaking, the ground suddenly cracked in the open space below the pyramid, and huge, indescribable black shadows broke out of the ground.

First there was a pile of surging tentacles, growing on the soft and smooth gray-black bag-like body... In addition to the pile of stretched and curled tentacles, there was a lump at the front of this thing... That was a lump for it. A prepared container for the brain, or nerve center, or whatever else controls the morbid organ of this horrific, disgusting creature.

The container tore open, opening its petal-like mouthparts. In the weird roar that penetrated directly into the soul, overwhelming black and yellow spots were sprayed into the sky.

Earth-burrowing demonic insect!

The undead army that Griffith had assembled earlier and dispersed nearby arrived.

The earth-boring demonic insects move underground and pack into large numbers of troops. The huge, strong teeth around their mouthparts can vibrate at high speeds, crush rocks, and dig out an astonishingly long passage underground. They lurk until they are in the right place and at the right time. Breaking out of the ground.

They suddenly appeared from the ground and made a strange and endless sound like chanting. The huge mouthpart seemed to be stuffed with a huge object of staggering size, and it exploded during spraying. Yellow-green slurry splashed, and an indescribable rain fell!

In the next second, a continuous horrifying roar sounded on the battlefield, and a brand new unit appeared in everyone's field of vision.

This is a creature whose size is not inferior to that of a war elephant. Its body is covered with a tough bronze carapace. The huge abdomen surges with endless physical strength, and the ferocious mouthparts grow a pair of giant sickle-like fangs, the length of which reaches at least half of the body.

As soon as they appeared, they silently passed through the gap in the city wall and pressed towards the swamp ahead! Amidst the repression of silence, the breathtaking and chilling meaning is about to come out. The rumble sound made by trampling and galloping on the ground is no less than that of the oncoming rainforest beasts.

The ultimate ground unit of the undead...the Skeletal Behemoth, has finally arrived!

They are war weapons prepared with the genetic template of the Ahai beast that Griffith destroyed in Verona. They are powerful undead beasts covered with hard scales, and their shells have astonishing hardness. The sharp blades on the outside of the mouthparts can tear through rock and metal. Their vitality is beyond imagination. Even if they are violently attacked, the damaged parts can be reorganized and regenerated.

Led by the twelve corpse beasts, groups of ghouls passed through the gaps under their feet and rushed towards the front of Commodus' army.

The giant beasts on both sides collided head-on without fear. At that moment, a shrill thunder roar erupted between the horns and the heavy armor, and the whole world turned their attention to it!

Commodus's Thunder Dragon is unstoppable.

The huge fangs of the corpse beast penetrated deeply into the body of the thunder dragon, and blood spurted out. However, the thunder dragon, which received the hint from the outer god, roared shrilly, and stood up, shaking its mountain-like body with all its strength. The huge fangs of the corpse beast were not able to be pulled out in time, but were broken by the huge force and fell to the ground.

The Thunder Dragon, whose heavy armor was pierced by the giant blade, raised its front hooves and trampled down heavily with pain and anger. Even the one-meter-thick chitin heavy armor could not withstand the huge force, even if it was hundreds of meters away. Everyone could hear the terrifying and shattering sound of the corpse beast exploding on the spot. The dark green body fluid sprayed out more than ten meters high, and then fell like rain.

But immediately three more corpse beasts rushed up crazily! Raising his giant blade fangs, he cut deeply through the Thunder Dragon's body! The powerful mass and impact even knocked the Brontosaurus back alive!

Constructing and gathering this powerful army to counterattack nearly drained Griffith of his psychic energy. The huge emptiness and powerlessness threatened to swallow him up. As his spiritual energy and physical strength were rapidly depleted, he even saw something terrible through the crystal of God's Hand, some kind of abyss, opening a huge mouth to swallow him.

"Fifteen minutes left."

There was no panic or timidity in the eyes of the Southern Princess:

"Mr. Knight, I promised you my full support in the war.

"My promise has never changed."

She raised her right hand, and the Lord of the Rings, who inspired wisdom and imagination, bloomed with brilliance, and unimaginable spiritual energy began to replenish Griffith's almost depleted body.

"Me too," Amber stood firmly beside Griffith, "Tell me, how to do it?"

Alandel drew out the command knife condensed by the waves and pointed in the direction of Commodus's advance:

"When faced with a desperate situation, 100 of 99 generals will be timid and evacuate. This is reasonable. After all, who always wants to risk their lives?

"However, there will always be that one person. Adversity will only inspire his fighting spirit and turn despair into courage. The so-called enlightenment is to open up a way forward in the dark wilderness. Griffith, victory or defeat is close at hand. , let me see your consciousness!"

So……

right here……

Let’s have a showdown with Commodus!

... "We won. The power of the Nightmare Horn is absolute. Even the hand of God transformed from natural disasters will be hinted by the power of the horn...

"I have to admit that I am copying Griffith's tactics. This attack went straight to the Chinese army and shattered his organization of the army..."

In a smooth breakthrough, Commodus was under heavy cover. Entering the battlefield as a general, he temporarily lost command of the overall situation and only led the breakthrough as a fighting general.

The Stegosaurus was slain, but the remaining beasts helped the army break through the breach in Zul'haka's walls.

Commodus stopped at a marsh outside the wall.

"Whether the will comes to organize the troops directly, imitate the self-destructing ball, or assault the general's flag. These are originally Griffith's tricks, his means as a knight," Commodus said to himself, "And I, the rightful monarch of Bijeran, the destined savior of the world, should be the strategist and leader."

In his brief moment of free time, he could watch the Huntress bombarding Griffith's rear.

"Diana is right there, why doesn't she want to stand by my side, but wants to support a knight!?"

"I am the ruler of Beyeland, but I need to imitate the tactics of a knight and have to be entangled with my fiancée!? How unbearable!"

At this moment, Commodus could not help but feel his blood welling up. He raised his right hand and put his thumb up, as if to press something:

"The fate of mankind has been touched by this king! The perfect golden age is destined to begin!

"It's over, Griffith, a full blow from my army will end this war!"

The army that had just been blocked by the corpse beast went from slow to fast, and its momentum once again increased to unstoppable. Whether humans, trolls, or behemoths, they all swarmed in through the walls of Zul'haka with burning life!

Punctured!

After all, the quality of the undead army cannot match that of Commodus's army. The earth-boring demonic insects that were still spitting out reinforcements were destroyed one by one, and the corpse beasts and suture monsters were suppressed to the corners of the ruins. Erza Valkyrie was still attacking indiscriminately, and wiped out part of the approaching Commodus army.

But it doesn't matter! The undead have been disrupted and divided! Their backup can no longer be manufactured!

Among the rebels, there was only one knight, riding a skeletal horse and riding a lance from the swamp under the city wall. The sky is blue and the water is shining, and the lonely horse is showing its shadow.

"He is here!" Horus and Lancenis both cheered, "Your Majesty, your enemy is here!"

Griffith's army has been routed, and alone, he is desperately launching a suicidal attack.

He has no more soldiers and is here to die!

Commodus was overjoyed, raised his hand and pressed down: "Musketeer, come forward!"

The forward soldiers and behemoths have already rushed into the ruins, but the Chinese army still has many long-range troops. Just use these musketeers to beat Griffith into a sieve.

"The knight who attracts the scent of darkness and blood, the agent of death accompanied by mourning and despair," Commodus loudly announced the king's sanction, "The brave death knight, Lucius Aurelius Commodus Antony Nus, in the name of the King of Bijalan, grant you a glorious death in battle.”

An entire squadron of musketeers pressed their barrels forward in layers, and the dense barrage of fire and smoke roared like thunder.

Facing the rain of bullets, Griffith flew through the shallow water of the swamp, raising the holy sword in his hand with daunting killing intent and coercion:

"Make me wonder, make me understand,

"Listen to me,

"follow me,

“In the name of war, I bestow upon you extraordinary protection and precious phantom——

"We'll wake to the carnival of life!"

Griffith revealed his trump card.

With the blessing of the extraordinary power of war, as long as the teammates selected by the War Knight are within a certain range, their ranks will be temporarily raised by one level.

A bolt of lightning fell from the sky, and the barrier raised by the arc hit the barrage, exploding into a mist of light that was as bright as the night sky. A majestic woman stood in front of Griffith.

"It's the Sequence 6 Demon Hunter, the Blade of Light and Shadow! Is Erza here to protect him?" Commodus was extremely surprised, but when he turned around to look, the flying Huntress was clearly still over the ruins of Zulhaka.

Is this Amber? How could she...

The surging psychic energy ripples showed her rank, and Amber had clearly surpassed the extraordinary.

During the sudden change, a roar resounded across the sky and the earth soared into the sky, a yellow-brown torrent suddenly surged up from the puddles and wetlands, and a huge wave several meters high rose from the ground, coming like a wall.

In the turbulent waves, there seems to be a thick and crazy breath reverberating, carrying an overwhelming pressure.

Before being affected by the flood, Commodus was already as cold as if he had fallen into an ice cave. Because, among the wild wolves and wild beasts, he clearly saw a huge ship with towering black sails.

The vertical and wide bow, the streamlined hull, the black sails fluttering in the wind, and the terrifying collision angle tore apart the barriers of the plane, crushing over the empty water with unstoppable majestic momentum.

The flagship of the undead, the ghost ship "Alombis" descends on the battlefield.

In the hunting wind, the ghost ship was filled with huge black sails, and a terrifying wailing sound enveloped the surrounding area. Its speed was extremely fast, and it turned the huge and solid hull sideways in the blink of an eye.

On the side of the ship, a slim black-haired woman grabbed the cable and swung the long knife in her hand down:

"Sequence 6 psychic, Nightmare of the Plane, Alandel, gave an order to the flagship of the undead——

"Starboard salvo!"

As the protective panels were lifted up, patches of orange-red light lit up in front of Commodus' stunned soldiers! The thunder rolled, the gray smoke surged, and it was turbulent and powerful. A long whip of flames and steel whipped the earth, and the water surface turned red in an instant.

The sixteen heavy cannons on the side of Alombis fired simultaneously, tearing apart cliff-like auditory faults in the air. The entire battlefield was shaken by this sudden attack and momentum, shaking violently in the dense wind-like roar.

Commodus's mount exploded into a cloud of blood, and Commodus himself was thrown to the ground. A dense barrage of artillery shells swept past the nearby infantry.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, men and horses neighed, and the unprepared infantry phalanx was swept away by artillery fire, causing heart-rending screams and moans.