Chapter 162: The Fall of Sand Shadow City
Alan was forced into a corner by the combo of Katherine's Oath and the Life Box.
The lich was seriously injured, his life box was lost, and they still had the assistance of the legendary Elf Queen... If they didn't send troops, they would be scolded for the rest of their lives, and they would most likely be sent to the court, where they would be sentenced to at least ten years for cowardice.
But, would that terrible lich make such a big mistake? How could a phylactery be stolen? Wait, phylactery? Alan remembered something. When they returned from the Alchemy City, his father brought a car full of stuff. He seemed to hear him mutter: "This lich is outrageous. How could he have so many phylacteries?!"
Alan was a criminal at the time and didn't dare to ask more questions. He thought he had heard wrongly.
Now that I think about it, that full carriage couldn't be filled with life boxes, right?
Alan couldn't help but ask, "Is this life box real?"
When Catherine heard this, she became a little flustered.
From the moment she entered the city, Catherine's heart beat fast and her voice trembled.
It’s not that I haven’t tried to lie before, but Amber Xiu was always by my side, so there was someone to back me up at the critical moment.
But now she has to rely entirely on her acting skills, and she still uses her original identity, and she cannot use her creativity and imagination... It's really too difficult.
The haze concealed not only Catherine's charm, but also her red face due to nervousness.
Fortunately, Amber helped her make up a "true" lie that even the gods could not find fault with and could only help her prove it.
In addition to being nervous, Catherine also felt excited. It is more interesting to defeat the opponent with wisdom than to crush him with simple strength.
"This guy can even use the gods, it's really amazing."
Hearing Alan's doubts, Catherine suddenly became nervous, fearing that he would discover her flaws. However, before Catherine could explain, Knight Simon standing by could no longer bear to watch.
"Alan Watson, you keep making excuses. Are you scared? If you are really scared, hand over the command to me and you can stay in the city."
Alan clenched his fists, but he was powerless to refute. Even he himself could not tell whether he was cautious or afraid. He could only say that Amber was his nightmare, a shadow that he could not get rid of.
Alan looked at the others and found that every Ryan person had ridicule and contempt on their face. He immediately realized that he had no other choice.
Even if he insisted not to send troops, others would unite to deprive him of his command authority.
Allen said helplessly: "In this case, I will hand over the command to you, Simon. But I hope you can take half of the people to guard the city, and I will follow the troops."
This Saint Simon is the one with the best family background and the highest status besides Allen. If Allen goes to war, he is the only one who can control the Sand Shadow City. Allen is still worried about falling into Amber's conspiracy, so he hopes to leave some people behind to ensure the safety of the Sand Shadow City.
Simon said firmly: "Don't try to take away my glory."
In the eyes of others, Alan was already a complete joke, and Simon didn't want to listen to him at all. A seriously injured lich who had even lost his life box was simply a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
How many paladins can complete the task of killing legendary undead before being promoted to legend? Simon saw with his own eyes how seriously Amber was injured, and he would never allow anyone else to take away this honor.
Allen gritted his teeth and said, "Shadow City is the most important. There are tens of thousands of people in it!"
Simon said unyieldingly, "As long as we kill this lich, Sand Shadow City will be safe! If you want to stay here, stay by yourself. I believe everyone else will agree with me."
No paladin can resist this temptation. They are heroes who have returned with honors and now they want to add another glorious chapter to their credit.
When the two were arguing about this, Catherine said, "I heard that the Ryan Empire can turn the people's faith into real power. Sand Shadow City is indeed very important. Why not let them protect themselves? If we can mobilize everyone in the city, the combined power should be enough to deal with any accidents, right?"
Simon said quickly, "Yes, the Holy Light Magic Circle can absorb everyone's faith. As long as they pray sincerely, it will continuously provide power to the magic circle. Even a legendary lich will not be able to break through. It only takes one night. Let them hold on for one night and wait until we come back!"
Faith conversion is the most powerful means of the Ryan Empire, transforming people's faith in the Lord of Dawn into tangible holy light power. Every city in the Ryan Empire has such a magic circle prepared.
If they are not devout believers, this transformation will consume their lifespan. Just like those serfs of Geronimo, it is impossible to become a true believer by endorsing in just a few days, and they can only be transformed by vitality.
But the Sand Shadow City has been recovered for some time, and there are a large number of immigrants migrating from Ryan's homeland. It is impossible for these devout believers to not be able to hold out for a night.
"Simon, don't you think this is too much?!" Alan said, suppressing his anger.
It’s a good thing that these people can come back, but why did it suddenly become a desperate gamble, gambling with the fate of the entire city?
"Shut up, Alan Watson, you coward. Don't forget, we don't need to listen to your orders. I will go out with other brothers to defeat the lich now. You can wait here. It is up to you whether to mobilize the residents to strengthen the magic circle!"
Simon turned around and left with his men, not giving Alan any face at all.
Allen wanted to stop them, but when he looked back at the soldiers around him, he found that their eyes flickered and they didn't dare to look at him. This group of people can't be relied on at all.
The time Alan took over Sand Shadow City was too short, and he had no time to establish his own prestige.
Catherine followed Simon and left, finally breathing a sigh of relief. At the same time, she sighed in her heart, "That guy really has everything figured out. No wonder he acted so hard and pretended to be so miserable before. It turns out they really quarreled over this."
When "rescuing" Simon and other Ryan people, Catherine and Amberhu staged a very exciting drama, fighting from the ground to the sky, and from the sky to the underground desert. In the end, Amberhu "fled seriously injured", and Catherine was also "seriously injured", but luckily she snatched the life box he carried with him.
This was a battle between legends. Simon and the others had no idea what was real or fake. They felt that they would have been killed if they had been hit by even a single blow.
It was precisely because Amberxiu's acting was so realistic, with his bones falling to the ground, that Simon firmly believed that this was an excellent opportunity.
And it was precisely because of this that such a fierce conflict broke out between Alan and Simon, forcing Catherine to complete another task assigned by Amber Shu - to make every citizen in the Sand Shadow City a soldier.
"This lich will do anything for money." Catherine sighed.
When Amber discussed with the Silver Moon Knights, the militia was counted as one thousand gold coins, and other ordinary people were not counted. But now, if ordinary people are allowed to join in the city's defense, they will become militia.
At that time, Amberxiu can use the population of this city to settle accounts with the Silver Moon Knights.
There are tens of thousands of people in this Sand Film City.
I guess Silver Moon Knight's face will be very ugly by then.
Catherine couldn't help but smile. Ryan and the elves were obviously allies, but for some reason she felt excited when she thought about this. Maybe it was because she had contributed some effort to this plan.
Simon's determination left Alan with no other choice. He couldn't let the Sand Shadow City be at risk of falling. He could only blow the warning horn to awaken the people in the city, let them start praying to the Lord of Dawn, and take over the work of those holy warriors.
Although many residents had some complaints, most of them cooperated and began to pray at various altars in the city.
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Holy light shone brightly in the city, and dozens of holy warriors rushed out of the city with almost all the soldiers, chasing in the direction of the "seriously injured lich".
Catherine naturally mixed in with the team and left the city, but before leaving, she walked around the city a few times and quietly left some small gifts.
Alan had completely fallen out with Simon and the others, so he simply stayed in Sand Shadow City.
He didn't care even if he was called a coward. The uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger, and the best option was to stay in the city.
Watching the team leaving Sand Shadow City, Alan couldn't help but think that it would be great if this group of people suffered a great loss at the hands of the lich. At least they would then know who was right.
But as soon as this thought came to his mind, Alan punched himself.
As a holy knight, how could I have such dark thoughts? Those are my compatriots.
"This lich is so terrifying. Even if I have never met him, just thinking about things related to him will make me dark."
Alan hurriedly recited the teachings silently, trying to completely expel the darkness in his heart.
Time passed minute by minute, but there was still no news from the holy warriors who were out.
Alan was getting more and more uneasy. Could it be that the lich had escaped? It didn't matter if they got nothing, as long as they could return safely.
We waited until it was almost dawn.
A small golden dot appeared at the edge of the desert in the distance, and then grew bigger and bigger.
By the time Allen saw it clearly, the worry in his heart finally died.
It was a huge golden throne, and the terrible lich was sitting on the throne, waving at Alan.
"Sure enough... everything is a trap! It's all a trap set by this lich!"
Alan pounded the city wall hard, his fists bleeding, but the severe pain in his hands could not hide his inner resentment.
Hundreds of holy warriors and two thousand soldiers are probably in great danger.
Allen couldn't help but feel lucky that he was still in the city. Luckily, he had called all the people in the city to pray to strengthen the Holy Light Magic Circle last night. Gathering the power of faith of all the people in the city could at least stop the lich for several days.
By that time, reinforcements from the imperial capital should have arrived, right?
It had been almost a day since he had asked for help, but how come there was no response? Allen was thinking about how to respond, when he suddenly heard a burst of exclamations from the city.
Allen quickly turned his head to look at the city, and saw more than a dozen bright lights in the city. These lights, which contained powerful magic, broke the perfect operation of the Holy Light Magic Array.
As if it had been prepared long ago, the moment the holy light magic circle of Sand Shadow City was disturbed, the golden throne had already teleported above the city.
Alan only felt a darkness before his eyes, and he was completely enveloped by thick black fog.
Not only him, the entire Sand Shadow City fell into complete darkness. Pious prayers were interrupted, panic descended on the city, and shrill screams rang out one after another.
Alan slumped to the ground helplessly.
"It's over! Sand Shadow City is completely finished!"
(End of this chapter)