Chapter 543: The Descent of Red Moon Purgatory
On the way, they were ambushed by the Wisteria Kingdom.
Rand captured several prisoners for interrogation, but he didn't get anything out of them. It seemed that their mental health was affected.
The soldiers and knights from the Wisteria Kingdom who came to block the attack had moderate combat effectiveness and were not weak, but they were no match for the elite legion currently led by Rand.
But it did hinder their progress.
"The Wisteria Kingdom has become a traitor to humanity." Rand complained helplessly.
This is really hard to understand.
It is understandable to betray a country or a force, as the reasons are mostly to gain more power and more money.
But betrayal of humanity.
The Wisteria Kingdom is a human country, and they themselves are human. Isn't betraying humanity betraying themselves? Do they think that after Grand Duke Vladimir comes, he will not suck the blood of the people of the Wisteria Kingdom?
The blockade formed by the Wisteria Kingdom's military force is quite troublesome, and Rand, the White King and Ellie are not in a good position to leave as a trio again.
The reason is simple. The Wisteria Kingdom is a kingdom of considerable size. It is very unrealistic for the three of them to directly attack the royal city of this kingdom, especially when the Wisteria Kingdom must have a large number of forces of Grand Duke Vladimir.
It is now truly spring, and there is still some chill from winter, but it is spring after all.
The snow layer is gradually melting. It will not be long before the auspicious snow turns into nourishment, making the fields and earth green again.
And just after defeating several teams of crazy soldiers from the Wisteria Kingdom.
Just before arriving at the Wisteria Kingdom.
Rand encounters the orcs.
The leader of the orcs.
The orc leader has white hair, but his body is still strong.
Since the orcs had long been listed as enemies that Rand would have to deal with sooner or later, Rand had some understanding of their culture.
The flag on his back and the tattoos on his body mean that this strong, somewhat old orc is the chief of a tribe of orcs. Considering the current integration of the orc tribes, the orc in front of him is very likely the leader of the orcs.
The other side did not launch an attack immediately.
Rand was not in a hurry for the moment. Under the protection of the White King and Ellie, he walked up to the suspected orc leader.
The orc leader looked at Rand's black hair and black eyes and said slowly: "Rand Nicholas."
"Yes, I am. It seems you know me. So, are you planning to surrender?" Rand said seriously.
The orc leader had a complicated look in his eyes, but he still said slowly: "We want to surrender."
Rand laughed.
The laughter shattered the silence before the warm spring when everything began to move forward.
"Was it your plan to launch the landing campaign in the Takagi Kingdom?"
"right."
The old orc admitted.
Now Rand felt somewhat familiar with this old orc.
The first orc king, the white-haired wolf, Titus.
If Rand had not come into this world, the orcs, under the leadership of this orc king, would have broken through the northern defense line, broken through the White Kingdom, and turned the Northern Alliance into a mess.
Then, on her road to restoring her country, Ellie Karant died at the hands of the new Queen of the White Kingdom.
A lot of history that should have existed has become completely different because of Rand's appearance.
Rand glanced at the handsome man beside him, the White King, Buran Calant, who was so handsome that it was difficult to tell whether he was a man or a woman.
Rand was satisfied with the changes he had made by coming into the world.
Then he looked deeply at the old orc.
Rand still looks as young as a teenager, but this strong orc has entered the middle and late stages of his life.
The orcs wanted to surrender, but Rand would not accept it.
The White King Bolan will not accept it, and the Northern Union will not accept it.
Rand admired the orcs for their bravery, fighting skills, determination and fierceness.
But the orcs also have bad qualities that Rand absolutely cannot accept.
In the cool early spring air with a faint scent of grass, Rand said slowly, "In the history of humans and orcs, there have been times when they coexisted peacefully."
Of course, Rand had already made up for lost time on the history of this world.
Of course, the orcs were not driven to the north from the beginning. In the past, orcs and humans lived together in the snow and wind of the north.
There has always been friction between the two races, but it is very normal for them to compete with each other for living space in order to survive, and the same is true between human countries.
But humans soon discovered that orcs were a race that liked to gain something for nothing, or in other words, they preferred hunting and plundering to farming and grazing.
On the same piece of land, humans can get enough food by farming, but orcs need to plunder or enslave humans to produce supplies for them.
In this way, the conflict between the two races became increasingly irreconcilable.
During this period, humans have accepted the surrender of the orcs several times, but after the orcs settled down and their population grew, their inherent law of the jungle and brutality would cause them to rebel again. The orcs are a race that cannot be tamed.
When the orc leader heard Rand mention history, he knew that surrender was impossible.
The white-haired orc drew out a sharp blade. It was a giant long sword that exuded an ancient atmosphere. The long sword was almost as long as Rand's height, but it seemed a little light in the hands of this white-haired orc.
Rand looked back at the knights he was leading.
These knights broke through the army blockade of the Wisteria Kingdom one after another along the way.
The fighting during this period did not make them tired or weaken their morale. Instead, they seemed to become sharper than a knife sharpened by a whetstone.
Most of these knights of the Northern Alliance have hatred towards the orcs, and now they are apparently also hating the demons in Purgatory that caused the orcs to be transformed into hell.
Rand ordered calmly: "Kill them all."
The knights drew their swords.
There is no need to mention the result of the battle. Although the orc blocking team is individually powerful, they are no match for the White King Boran, the Archmage Ellie, the super assistant Rand and a large, loyal and powerful order of knights.
From this point on, there seemed to be no obstacles on the road to the Wisteria Kingdom.
We marched on for a few more days.
It was clearly daytime, but the sky was already very dark.
You will meet many fleeing villagers and adventurers along the way.
Rand asked several villagers and adventurers, and the answers he got were that the kingdom had bad omens, so he decided to flee even if it went against the lord's will.
Villagers have no right to leave their land without permission.
But now everyone knew that something big was about to happen in the Wisteria Kingdom, and some of the more far-sighted villagers chose to flee without hesitation.
As we walked a little further, we encountered more and more fleeing groups. Sometimes we would also encounter some knights or soldiers of the Wisteria Kingdom who were chasing and intercepting the fleeing villagers, and some even drew their swords and started killing them.
At this time, Rand's team could already see the royal city of the Wisteria Kingdom from afar, where the situation was beginning to change.
If we use an ancient poem from Rand's previous life to describe it, perhaps the dark clouds pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it, is somewhat in line with the situation.
Black clouds were hovering over the royal city of Wisteria Kingdom, and thunder was everywhere in the clouds.
The black clouds formed a huge vortex, floating above the royal city.
Ellie said she could feel the surging magical power and evil aura from it.
It is obvious that the Wisteria Kingdom has completely betrayed humanity.
It should be mentioned here that the Wisteria Kingdom only refers to the nobles and royal family of the Wisteria Kingdom, and does not include the civilians of the Wisteria Kingdom.
Unfortunately, the common people of Wisteria Kingdom are not qualified to rebel against the rulers here.
"The Wisteria Kingdom is really seeking death." Bolan said coldly.
Rand and Ellie both agreed.
In fact, Rand and the White King Bolan had planned a military plan against the Wisteria Kingdom a long time ago.
Kicking the Wisteria Kingdom out of the Northern Alliance was the first step in starting a war.
But unfortunately, the orcs and other troubles in the north have never ceased, and there are also undead and vampires in the south of Rand.
As for the Wisteria Kingdom, there has been no significant movement in the Northern Alliance's plan to ease the paralysis, and things have been delayed.
But no one would have thought that the Wisteria Kingdom would choose to bet the entire kingdom and launch a betrayal against humanity.
Rand was sure that there must be many vampires among the high-ranking officials of the Wisteria Kingdom, just like the Senate of the Kingdom of Lensa.
But having reached this point, Rand could be equally certain that the king of Wisteria Kingdom must have eaten shit.
The group has arrived in front of the capital of the Wisteria Kingdom, which is shrouded in dark clouds.
Now the team had to light torches for illumination. The sky had completely dimmed, with only the occasional flash of thunder briefly illuminating the world.
"Are there any plans for a siege?" Rand asked.
"I'll lead the way." It was not Ms. Boland who spoke, but Ellie.
Then Ellie slowly raised her staff.
This staff is originally a rare magic item. After the magic technology of the Holy Land forces gradually developed, it has been enhanced several times and now it has become a very powerful magic weapon.
And Archmage Ellie.
The brilliance of Archmage Ellie will always be overshadowed by her "brother", the White King Boran, but that doesn't mean she is weak.
Ellie is the protagonist of "Deep Moon". She possesses powerful powers, but that is in the original history.
When the world collapsed and her "brother" the White King Borlan disappeared, she was the one who was able to restore the White Kingdom even when Rand did not appear.
Rand knew this very well, so he never doubted Ellie's talent.
When Ellie raised her staff, there was a dazzling flash of light, which was comparable to the surging magic power of a group of mages casting a spell together.
And Ellie also possesses terrifying magical control and creativity.
When the origin of the arcane cracked at the top of the Archmage's staff, the air began to show spider-web-like cracks. Of course, it was not an ordinary light, but a silver torrent compressed by pure magic power, with purple mist steaming at the edge as if the air was collapsing.
The moment the ray left the magic wand in the wizard's hand, the magic power within a hundred meters radius began to flow backwards in the wizard's field of vision, and the dust in the air was torn into spiral powder.
The solid black iron gate, which had been silent because it did not welcome visitors, suddenly opened.
Now the road ahead is smooth.
"Let's go, let's end this...conspiracy." Rand ordered again.
The knights who followed him would also recover from the terrible power of the Archmage's spell and said in unison: "Yes!"
Horse hooves stepped on the bluestone streets of the royal city of the Wisteria Kingdom.
The layout of this royal city is no longer the lower city, upper city, houses, market administrative buildings and royal palace.
Instead, there was a sickening smell of sulfur, boiling earth, and frenzied demons everywhere.
Rand has sensed something.
Because of Grand Duke Vladimir's disgust, Rand can sense the presence of vampires nearby, and now Rand can vaguely sense the existence of ancient vampires from another world.
Rand could even vaguely feel the gaze of Grand Duke Vladimir, who was far away in Purgatory.
Rand couldn't accurately sense the moment of the so-called opportunity, but now it seemed that the opportunity had arrived.
Rand has successfully destroyed many of Grand Duke Vladimir's plans. The atmosphere of purgatory here is not very strong now, and the amount of sacrifices needed to open the door to purgatory is probably far from enough.
As for the "skeleton" needed to break the rules, Rand had of course already stored them in a safe place in the territory.
In theory, Grand Duke Vladimir's advent should have been close to failure.
And now Rand is about to deal the final fatal blow to this evil plan.
The reason is simple. If all this is not ended, even if Grand Duke Vladimir's advent fails, Grand Duke Vladimir in purgatory can still cause serious impact in this world.
And as everyone entered the royal city.
The dark sky also changed. It was originally dark and flickering with lightning, but now it slowly changed from dim to blood red.
It was almost like the scene depicted in the drama woven together by Rand and King Malchus - Scarlet Night.
The terrifying ancient vampire is about to come.
The surrounding demons have begun to rush over here.
But they were stopped by the knights' swords, the mages' magic, and the archers' arrows.
The people move forward.
They came here and defeated the blocking Wisteria Kingdom army, defeated the orcs, and now defeated the demons.
What will come before them next?
He is the king of the Wisteria Kingdom.
The red clouds rolling in the sky brought down bloody light, making the vampire king, who already had sharp fangs, long ears and red eyes, look like a bloody demon.
Neither Bolan nor Rand had any intention of judging the king who had betrayed humanity.
Their arrival was timely. Although the current scene was horrific, there was clearly room for improvement.
In fact, Rand even felt that Grand Duke Vladimir was just making a futile struggle. After all, he had ruined the conspiracies of so many vampire dukes.
It's all like a woven drama.
The evil enemy is already making his final struggle, and He is on His last legs.
And the light of justice will penetrate their final resistance.
Will it?
Rand took a deep breath.
The mouth was filled with a sickening faint taste of sulfur.
"What does this king want to do?" Rand wanted to know what exactly they were going to destroy now.
"It's obvious that he wants to use the lives of the people of the Wisteria Kingdom as a sacrifice to open the way for Grand Duke Vladimir to come." Ellie replied.
"Then let us destroy the altar and the evil demons that preside over the ceremony." Rand said loudly, and he also drew his sword.
The sharp sword also reflected blood, and the sword light was scorching, just like Grand Duke Vladimir's greed for mankind and his hatred for Rand.
(End of this chapter)
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