Chapter 781: Conquering Saint Bridge Fort
“That’s a pity!”
Johnson and the others heard this and nodded and said something.
They didn't suspect Gervis of lying. After all, such things were only used once or twice during sieges. On normal days, they were not a big threat to the Golden Knights or the White Flag Knights, so they just looked at them as a novelty.
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While they were talking, the battle below was still going on.
Under Alex's command, the artillery fired round after round, and each round of bombardment was able to basically take away three or four crossbows on the city wall.
The natives on the city wall could only watch the crossbow being destroyed without any way to deal with it.
The native leader also tried to keep the crossbow and personally took up his sword to block the incoming shells.
It’s no wonder that artillery shells are nothing to the Red Flag Knights. They can be cut in half with just one sword.
Unfortunately, there were five cannons outside the city, and he could not defend them all by himself. He could only protect one of them at best.
It took more than ten minutes, and finally there were only a few left of the forty or fifty crossbows on the city wall.
At this time, the slave soldiers who were originally hovering in the sky also took action. They directly controlled the swift dragon birds to dive down from an altitude of more than 400 meters and flew directly to a height of 70 to 80 meters above the ground.
"Fireball attack!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! As Long Yi gave the order, more than eighty fiery red fireballs suddenly appeared in the sky above the town.
These fireballs streaked across the sky and bombarded the last three or four remaining crossbows below.
In addition, a blue ball of light was also ejected from the mouth of the Swift Dragon Bird and hit the city wall.
Boom boom boom! "Ah! Ah!"
When the fireball and the blue light ball fell to the ground, rumbling sounds were immediately heard from the city wall, mixed with the screams of many indigenous soldiers.
"Lord Gervis, if we encounter any difficulties in the future, your magician squadron must support us."
Johnson and his companions looked at the eighty-plus magicians eagerly. These magicians were no match for artillery. They were an existence that even they were jealous of.
Although the current magicians are still weak, they can't withstand the large numbers.
When these magicians grow up, they can be comparable to an elite army of five or six thousand people.
"Okay! Okay! If you encounter any troubles when attacking the city in the future, just let me know!"
Naturally, Gervis would not shirk his responsibility. He would have to repay the favor he owed this time if the situation really changed next time.
Moreover, Johnson and others spoke mostly in a joking manner. Unless they encountered something that was truly unsolvable, they would definitely not really ask for help from me.
Boom boom boom! Then, the fireballs and blue light balls in the sky rained down on the city wall one after another, and the artillery outside the city did not stop firing either.
In a short while, this small fortress-like city suffered continuous destructive blows.
"It's our turn!"
Realizing that the turmoil was almost over and that the more than 400 direct guards led by Hayden outside the city had begun to move slowly towards the city wall, Gervis immediately spoke and greeted Johnson and the other two.
"Okay, let's get started! Haha! I'll be the one to open the city gate, don't compete with me!"
Johnson laughed loudly and was the first to control his mount to dive down.
"Okay, then the city gate will be handed over to Duke Johnson! Let's go to the temple and seize the holy relics!"
Seeing this, Gervis and his companions did not lag behind him and immediately controlled their mounts to descend with a smile.
Crash!
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
"Those who surrender will not be killed!"
When Gervis and his men descended from the sky and landed on the temple square of the small town, they immediately shouted and began to persuade them to surrender.
Gervis has learned from Johnson and others that these descendants of God's servants are also valuable, and can be kept by himself or sold.
Because the natives can recover their fighting spirit on their own in the Land of the Fallen Gods, they can be used as coolies by simply locking them up with mithril chains, especially when mining some minerals.
At the same time, as long as these indigenous people are given a fixed time every day to sacrifice the sacred objects, their resistance consciousness will be weakened. Even worse, they can be threatened with the sacred objects and they will submit.
In this way, these descendants of God's servants are also valuable, so it would be best to kill fewer of them.
The reason why Gervis and his men are now in the Temple Square is to capture the leader first and rob the sacred objects in this small town, so that they can force the natives to surrender.
"kill!"
"Kill all these invaders!"
"Protect the holy relic!"
However, it was obvious that the descendants of the servants of God did not agree with the surrender of Gervis and the other two, and immediately a large group of descendants of the servants of God rushed over.
"Duke Bruno, Duke Sole, I leave the native red flag knights to you. I will deal with these soldiers!"
Gervis and the others did not hesitate and rushed towards the temple, waving their swords.
"Okay, Lord Gervis!"
The two city lords had no objection and immediately rushed towards the native leader who was rushing over.
"Absolute Wind Slash!"
The next moment, Gervis used his Whirlwind and Absolute Breath Slash. Facing such a group battle, Whirlwind and Absolute Breath Slash was the best method.
Ding ding dong!
Puff, puff, puff! As Gervis was caught in the hurricane, the natives faced endless wind blades as soon as they entered the hurricane. The hurricane immediately began to make dinging sounds and the sound of wind blades piercing the flesh.
Now Gervis is already a top knight of the White Flag, and no one can underestimate the power of this Gale of Absolute Slash.
The only Red Flag Knight who posed a threat to Gervis had been entangled by the two city lords Bruno and Sole, so Gervis walked directly into the temple step by step like a wolf among sheep.
"Angelina will bring down divine punishment on you invaders!"
Seeing that Gervis was as powerful as a tiger and his subordinates could not resist him at all, the native leader finally roared in anxiety.
"Natives, we have heard this sentence of yours countless times! Your gods have no effect on us!"
Bruno and Sole naturally didn't care about the roar of the indigenous leader. They had heard it countless times along the way.
The practice of driving out and conquering indigenous cities has been going on for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, so such words are just a slogan.
When Gervis arrived at the temple, it was empty without any native soldiers. There was only a woman kneeling next to the holy relic in front of the hall.
"This must be the priest of the small town!"
Gervis immediately put away his Gale of Death Slash and charged straight towards the priestess.
The priestess also noticed Gervis's movements and immediately stood up and turned around to face Gervis.
"This god too, actually uses these beautiful girls as priests."
After seeing the girl's face, Gervis made a slight complaint.
After the priestess looked at Gervis, she clenched her fists together and began to chant softly, with a holy and solemn look on her face.
"You're not going to cast some magic, are you?"
Gervis did not dare to be careless and immediately jumped up and rushed towards the priestess.
Bang! Gervis came close to the priestess and knocked her unconscious with a knife, eliminating the threat from her.
If it weren't for the indigenous captives outside, Gervis could easily kill the priestess with a fireball.
Fortunately, Gervis's judgment was very correct. Even in a city like Saint Ann with tens of thousands of people, the power of the priestess was barely comparable to that of the top knights of the Black Flag, let alone the priestess in this small city.
After knocking the priestess unconscious, Gervis ignored her and immediately stepped forward to pick up the indigenous sacred object enshrined on the platform.
The holy relic of this small town is different from the one seized by Gervis before. This holy relic is not a statue, but a golden staff that is more than one meter long.
The top of the golden cane is carved into a crescent shape with crystal, while the bottom is a golden handle inlaid with various beautiful gems.
"It's truly a work of art. Could it be that a god really used it?"
Gervis held it in his hand and admired it for a moment before thinking no more. The important thing now was to get the cane out as soon as possible so that the natives could surrender.
So Gervis took his staff and walked directly out of the temple.
When the native soldiers who had followed Gervis in saw him pick up their sacred objects, they gritted their teeth and glared at him, but no one dared to step forward. They just surrounded Gervis and kept retreating.
"Move aside and see what I have in my hand. Be careful or I'll drop it."
Seeing the native soldiers in such a state, Gervis immediately felt relieved and strode towards the door with a smile.
"Invade here, you..."
"I just want to ask you, do you surrender or not?"
When Gervis walked out of the temple, the native leader immediately saw the holy object in his hand, roared in anger, and wanted to come over and fight him.
Unfortunately, Gervis simply raised his staff and pretended to destroy it with his sword, and the native leader immediately became obedient.
"Invader, as long as you return the holy relic to us, we are willing to hand over the Holy Bridge Castle to you!"
The native leader was unwilling to give in and wanted to negotiate terms with Gervis.
"I'm afraid it's no longer up to you now!"
"Even if you don't surrender, this town will be mine!"
Gervis shook his head and laughed.
"kill!"
At this moment, shouts of killing were heard on the main street of the town. Johnson and Hayden, with their direct guards, were rushing towards this side.
"I have one last question for you: do you surrender?"
Gervis' tone began to turn cold. He would not ask the same question for the third time. This second time would be the last time.
"We surrender!"
The native leader looked at the holy object in Gervis's hand, then looked at his subordinates with nervous faces, and with a bang, he helplessly dropped the sword in his hand. Then, it seemed as if all his energy and spirit were taken away from him in an instant.
"You made a wise choice!"
Gervis immediately smiled, then put the holy object into the space ring, and took out two pairs of thick mithril shackles.
Click!
Click!
The native leader did not resist, and was directly restrained by Gervis' hands and feet! As the leader was handcuffed, the native soldiers in the square also laid down their weapons one by one. They no longer had any possibility of resistance.
The next thing was much simpler. Hayden and his direct guards began to gather the indigenous soldiers, and then tied them up with mithril ropes.
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"Haha! Lord Gervis, let's go back first!"
In the evening, Gervis took out three barrels of magic wine from the space ring and gave them to Johnson, Bruno and Sole respectively.
The three were extremely happy to receive a large barrel of magic wine. They just held the wine and said goodbye to Gervis.
Today, there are a total of more than 1,500 indigenous soldiers and more than 1,000 civilians in this small town, all of whom have been tied up and guarded. In this way, the entire town fell into the hands of Gervis, and the mission they came to help this time was completed.
"Okay, thank you very much. I will definitely entertain the three city lords next time I have the chance!"
After all, Saint Bridge Castle had just been captured, and Gervis could not hold a celebration banquet to entertain the three people, so he did not try to keep them.
"Okay, we've made note of this. Lord Gervis, don't forget it in the future! Haha!"
"Haha! Definitely not!"
After saying goodbye, Johnson and the other two rode their birds into the sky.
After watching Johnson and others disappear into the sky, Gervis returned to the temple.
"Intruder, what do you want to do to us?"
Gervis walked to the platform in the hall, where there was a soft chair. He sat down immediately.
The indigenous red flag knight below was standing in the middle of the hall with his hands and feet handcuffed.
"Remember, you are my prisoner now, so be honest with me. Let me ask you, what is your name?"
Gervis sat leisurely on the soft chair and spoke to the Red Flag Knight.
"Kill me if you want! You shameless invaders, don't even think about making me surrender!"
Whoosh! As soon as the native leader finished speaking, a fireball shot directly at his head.
However, he was a Red Flag Knight after all, and this lowest-level fireball technique was nothing to him. The native leader just groaned in the end, and his hair was curled a few points.
Gervis didn't continue to pay attention to this guy. He had to think about whether to kill or keep Gervis.
After all, he is a Red Flag Knight. If it is possible to kill him, it is better to sell him for money.
"Miss Priest, what is your name?"
Gervis then looked at the priestess who was also standing beside him with her hands handcuffed.
"My name is Nabel! I'm the priest of the Holy Bridge Castle. What's the commander's name?"
The priestess did not have the bad temper of the commander. Instead, she answered Gervis in a soft voice, without any fear or nervousness on her face.
"You can call me Lord Gervis!"
"Priest Nabel, I wonder if you have anything else to say. If not, today's meeting ends here. Tomorrow I will take you to Saint Ann City!"
Seeing how calm the priestess was, Gervis couldn't help but look at her with a higher regard and answered her question immediately.
"The city of Saint Ann has really been breached by you!"
Although they had such a premonition after knowing that these invaders were heading to St. Ann some time ago.
But now that she had heard it for real, Nabel still couldn't help being shocked.
"Yes, the priestess in Saint Ann City is called Delia! But they are luckier than you, so I let them go!"
Gervais nodded and smiled.
"Lord Gervis, I would like to ask you for a favor. I wonder if you could release the civilians and ordinary soldiers in the city."
When Nabel heard that the people from Saint Ann City had left safely, she immediately had an idea and asked Gervis hopefully.
"Sorry, that's not possible! Because your situation is different!"
"Okay, Miss Nabel, our conversation ends here! You just stay here! Although you are my captives, I am a kind person and will not abuse my captives!"
"Well, of course, there are exceptions!"
Then Gervis turned his attention to the red flag knight.
"Since your bones are so hard, let's starve for a few days to see if you still have that much strength!"
(End of this chapter)
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