Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 174 Pre-War Practices - Champion Showdown

After the dragon lord issued an order, people from other kingdoms began to gather towards Caledor, just like the time of the Phoenix King of Caledon in the past, when all kingdoms were under the shadow of the dragon's wings, that is, protected. At the same time, they also lost the right to speak.

The plain near the sea is vast and humid, and the pastures are growing freely. The army formation of Azul is still as neat as usual, with nearly 6 troops marching in dozens of phalanxes. Various military flags and horns are being heard Swaying and echoing on the plain.

This time, Imrik chose the most conservative battle formation, with cavalry and chariots covering the flanks, and infantry in the middle. Since the rear is the ocean, and with the support of two battleships and Amarna, it does not require much force to defend. In the rear, this can also save some troops.

Riding Mortarius and leading the dragon prince forward, he did not choose to step into the battlefield with Minasnir at the first time, because in the Warhammer world, when the two sides start a large-scale decisive battle, there will inevitably be a kind of battle. Ceremony - Champions Showdown.

This kind of duel has a religious nature. Even a race like Druzzi who uses conspiracy and betrayal as the foundation of society can barely show some martial arts in the championship duel. Of course, it is only a little. It's not called Drucci anymore.

The dense army marched towards Azul, but in terms of numbers, it was at least four times the army led by Imrik. A huge number of black shadows appeared in the sky. These lingering dark creatures were like It's rats in burrows, and no matter how many are killed, more will always emerge.

The darkness gradually shrouded the silver-white position. Only by relying on courage and strength can we win the final victory.

The two sides stopped marching at a distance of about 600 meters. This is a fairly suitable position. With the eyes of the elves, you can clearly see the situation of the champion duel, and the bow and crossbow can't shoot at the enemy at this distance.

A Drucci nobleman riding a dark steed ran over with a group of guards, holding a war flag made of delicate spinning, and came straight to Imrik, trying to find superiority from the dragon lord. His demeanor is full of self-confidence and arrogance. This kind of self-confidence does not come from his own strength, but from the cessation flag in his hand, which was a product before the Great Split of the Elves. Malekith has retained some traditions. If Asul arrived at the front of Druzzi with this flag, and no one would attack.

"The king of all elves, the son of the first Phoenix King Enarion, His Majesty Malekith ordered you to obey." The words of the envoy Drucci have been blessed by magic, so that everyone can hear what he said, " Under the watchful eyes of the gods, if there is a champion who dares to challenge His Majesty Malekith, he can go to the duel field by himself and wait for the fate of being killed. My lord does not believe that Asur has such courage The son of Ulthuan has long since lost the spirit of blood courage passed down by the Guardian."

Not far from him, Imrik's serious face suddenly became tense. This guy said that the cross talk was pretty good. If it wasn't for Drucci, he would have to bring him back to the Dragon Palace to be a clown. Then give it to Minasnier as a toy.

All the dragon princes are looking at Imrik. Caledor's military hierarchy determines that this kind of champion duel requires the dragon lord to send a warrior as a representative, and the current prince still has not appointed a champion warrior, which means The next person who clicks on the name will most likely be the future champion warrior.

As for whether people from other kingdoms want to participate in the championship showdown, the Dragon Prince doesn't care at all. Others are only worthy of licking Caledor's heels. At this time, the most valiant fighters in Ulthuan should be responsible.

While everyone was watching, Imrik turned Mortarius' body and looked at the Dragon Prince behind him, and found that everyone's eyes were shining, and they were planning to swallow him alive.

Silently sighed in his heart, "Everyone wants to be a champion warrior, and the Witch King doesn't have that many people for you to kill, right?"

Just when Imrik was about to ask Masnow to play, a voice came from not far away, "I am willing to play."

With a loud roar, a knight holding a spear has stepped out of the battle line and rushed to the Druzzi envoy, "I am willing to fight, your army may be huge, but in my eyes, it is just a sad It's just a slave driven by a guy."

The envoy laughed loudly when he heard this, "You will pay the price for being rude, but it doesn't matter, my lord will give you a merciful release."

After speaking, the envoy rushed back to Malekith with his guards, and the volunteer didn't even say hello to the Dragon Prince, he just drove his horse and ran towards the open space in the middle.

"Who is this guy? He's so brave." Imric asked Randy beside him curiously. Looking at the coat of arms, he seemed to belong to Alion, but Randy shook his head to express that he didn't know, and had no impression of him at all. .

"Your Highness, his name is Ahal, and he is from Tal Ariel. He was invited to Lothern to assist in the training of the Silver Helmets, and then joined the army as a skirmisher." Herald Elvis said beside him. , His job is not only to convey Imrik's orders, but also to collect intelligence and follow the prince to charge into battle. This is a high-risk job, but there is also a lot of room for advancement. If the merits are sufficient, he will even be appointed as the banner officer.

Shaking his head and sighing helplessly, the Dragon Prince thought that this guy was an embarrassment to Azul. He was not up to the level of the duel before the battle, and he came to participate in the championship match. If he had time, he really had to let Gilgalion take care of the irritable people under him. Disrespectful groom, although the Dragon Prince is reckless and arrogant, he has this capital.

After the envoy returned to Druzzi's position, a knight riding a Cold One walked out of the position not long after. They were not the famous figures in Imrik's imagination. Obviously, the Witch King also looked down on the man in the middle of the field. The Ailionites sent someone casually and planned to start the battle. He obviously regarded this battle as an appetizer.

The two elves in the middle of the field exchanged names, then turned around and saluted their own army. This is the custom of a champion duel. However, the Elion named Ahal did not salute the dragon lord. His eyes were very clear. The Eternal Queen in layers of protection.

Seeing this, Prince Long felt a little pitiful, "It's so sad, I want to be a licking dog even when I'm about to die."

Although the life of every Azul is precious, since this Elion chooses to rush forward, he must be prepared to sacrifice. After all, the championship matchup is not a child's play. In many cases, both sides rely on the championship matchup to observe the enemy The formation, the sneaky little tricks, not to mention the impact on the morale of both sides.

The horn started to sound, and the two started sprinting, but the result was just as Imrik expected, the Soul Eater bloomed a flower of blood on Ahal's chest, and was then hung on the lance by the Cold One rider, forcefully shake off.

The ground made a sound under the impact of the corpse, and the sound amplified by magic reached everyone's ears. A feeling of panic began to appear in the Azul army. The championship match started less than a minute ago. The warrior here was killed?

But this was not over yet. The victorious Cold One knight rolled over and landed, and planted his lance on the ground. This was an obvious provocative and contemptuous action. He thought that whether it was horse fighting or foot fighting, Drucci was superior.

Seeing this situation, Imrik curled his lips, really, it's embarrassing to the international community.

Said the pre-booked person, waved his hand, "Masnow is playing."

He has achieved a lot of results before, as long as he can win this championship matchup, he can be promoted to the top of Caledo's management system. That kid Davian has become Caledo's leader in Saffrey. The insider definitely cannot give the champion warrior a place.

Hearing this, Masnow looked excited. He originally thought that the prince would let Davian or Agthel fight, but he didn't expect it to be him, which symbolized the supreme honor.

Then he got off his horse and walked towards the middle of the open space.

Seeing that it was a dragon prince fighting, the Cold One knight also secretly assumed a fighting posture. He gave up his mount and chose to fight on foot because he was worried about those dragon princes of Caledon, because the difference between the upper and lower limits of Caledon's dragon prince was huge. Dragon trainers can also be called Dragon Princes, and those who have just served can also be called Dragon Princes.

If the high-ranking dragon prince chooses to fight, he is not very sure of winning. Fortunately, he chooses to fight on foot. Those Caledor nobles are better at polearms, which is a breakthrough point.

The Cold One knight introduced himself, but Masnow ignored him at all, and stood 20 meters away from him, waiting for the sound of the horn.

In the eyes of the Dragon Prince, a dead person has nothing to communicate with.

After waiting for a while, the horn sounded for the second time, and in the eyes of everyone expecting, the two warriors rushed towards each other.

To the surprise of nobleman Drucci, Masno did not choose a long-handled weapon, but held a shield with a long sword hanging from his waist, but after losing his mount, the two were on the same level...

Just when he had this idea, a sword exuding cold air cut off the magic sword in his hand from the master blacksmith Hagrid Grave.

The moment Blue Wrath touched the magic sword, a layer of frost had spread to the entire sword of the Knight of the Cold One, and then due to the property of steel becoming brittle at low temperatures, the sword that had accompanied him in battle for many years was shattered into pieces.

And what followed was Maslow's fatal blow. After cutting off the long sword, he slashed back, and a human head wrapped in ice fell to the ground.

After winning this victory, Masno did not raise his sword to signal to the dragon lord, but instead looked at the position of Druzzi, greeted the cheers of all Azul behind him, stuck the sword in the ground and supported it with his hands.

It showed that he did not consider this victory a matter of honor at all, unworthy of dedicating it to the Dragonlord.

(End of this chapter)