Chapter 82 The Paladin Arrives
The Alchemy City has a tall city gate, which is 30 meters high and made entirely of steel. It weighs more than a thousand tons. This city gate is the symbol of the Alchemy City and its strongest defense. Various mysterious magic symbols are carved on the city gate, which can withstand almost any type of attack.
If you want to break through this city gate, you must first consume all the magic energy stored in the Alchemy City, otherwise all attacks will be offset by the magic defense above.
The alchemists' individual combat power might not be that great, but their alchemical creations were enough to make up for the difference. Even if Gareth charged with all his strength, he couldn't shake the city gate.
But at this moment, this indestructible city gate was slowly opening, and the rotation and collision of various gears made a sound like the roar of a big bell.
James Watson walked into the city gate with his legion of paladins with a gloomy face.
He knew that he had been tricked. When James Watson searched the life boxes around the Ambershu territory and returned to the Alchemy City, he found that the city gates were closed and the entire city's magic defense system had been activated.
Looking at the dozens of magic cannons on the city gate, James Watson didn't dare to get close at all.
Even for a light priest of legendary rank, forcing the city now would only lead to death, as he would be blown to pieces by a round of bombardment.
They had clearly agreed to use the phylactery in exchange for their captured paladin and his son Alan, but these alchemists closed the city gates, clearly trying to renege on their debt.
But James Watson still couldn't understand why these alchemists did this.
Is there anything wrong with this deal for them? Although he doesn't know all the details like Amber, James Watson has been making the highest decisions for so many years. A fool can't control the laws of such a huge empire.
There must be internal problems in the Alchemy City, and it is very likely to be in a state of extreme chaos, so they closed the city.
Thinking of this, James Watson ordered all his men to start praying.
Instead of praying for the Lord of Dawn to come and slap the group of alchemists to death, they simply created a strong holy light effect outside the city through prayer.
A pillar of light shot up into the sky, constantly changing its shape as they chanted scriptures.
Then, there is a long wait.
James Watson waited for the response from the paladins in the city.
Alan and ten other members of the Knights of Judgment have been sent to the Alchemy City. Perhaps they are being guarded and may not be able to see the holy light rising into the sky, but this is James Watson's only hope.
James Watson's bet was right. When the city gate opened, his son Alan Watson knelt in front of him and respectfully welcomed his arrival.
Behind Alan, there were nine other holy warriors and a special army of less than a hundred people.
"Father..." Alan only said this one sentence, and then he was speechless.
Alan was lucky. He didn't suffer much in Amber's castle. He was just beaten by Gareth, but he didn't suffer any serious injuries. He recovered with just a simple healing spell.
Except for Fanxing, the injuries of other captured paladins were not serious and were within the range that could be cured by divine magic.
Because they were rescued, the Alchemy City did not send them to prison. After being sent to the city by airship, the group of paladins were sent to a hotel and given some healing potions, which made the paladins recover faster.
So after seeing the holy light message outside the city, these holy knights discussed how to seize the city gate and let James Watson in.
Although all their equipment had been stripped off by Amber, their fighting power was greatly reduced. But even with bare hands, the paladins were still a profession with amazing fighting power. In a successful sneak attack, Allen knocked out the two governors, snatched the puppets from their hands, and then began the paladins' counterattack.
After rushing out of the hotel, the group of paladins ran to the street. They first found a shop selling armor and weapons. Although the door of the shop was closed, the paladins broke in and bought things for free and armed themselves.
With the equipment, they became bolder and directly captured the governors of the Alchemy City as prisoners and interrogated them about everything in the city. Although these governors didn't know much, they still provided the paladins with a very important piece of information.
That was the undead attacking the city. Most of the power of the Alchemy City was tied up by that group of undead, so the defenses of other areas were empty.
At this time, the paladins were divided into two factions. One faction believed that the undead were class enemies and must be eliminated first. The other faction believed that the water in the Alchemy City was too deep, and they should first merge with James Watson and then consider the issue of purifying the undead.
Alan had little experience and could be considered half the "culprit", so he had no say at all. It was not until the weak Fanxing spoke and ordered everyone to attack the city gate with all their strength that the split was avoided.
Then ten holy knights launched a surprise attack, seized control of the city gate, and opened this indestructible gate from the inside.
Alan was even more brave and fearless in the battle. He was injured in many places. Even after receiving treatment, he still looked miserable with his clothes and armor torn and his face covered with blood.
James Watson showed no sympathy to his son who was covered in scars. He just said coldly, "Paladin Alan Watson, you should call me the Supreme Judge. Your reckless behavior has caused heavy losses to the empire. You will be judged for your crimes after you return home."
Allen lowered his head, without refutation or explanation, but responded loudly: "I am willing to accept the trial, Your Excellency."
James Watson then turned and looked at the strangely shaped army behind Allen. They looked more like civilians.
"Tell me about the situation in the city, and who are these people behind you?"
Allen quickly explained: "Alchemy City encountered a large number of undead attacks, so it fell into chaos. As for the civilians behind us, they are all believers of the Lord of Dawn. We promised to let them join the empire and become our Ryan's people..."
These one hundred people were exactly the civilians and serfs that Fanxing had recruited before. However, after Fanxing was ambushed, all the Knights of Judgment were captured, and no one cared about these people anymore.
Fortunately, Fanxing paid them in advance when they were resettled, so they didn't have to run out of food that day, but after the holy warriors were captured, most of them still ran away. They couldn't go to the Ryan Empire, so they had to find another way out.
Some returned to their former lords to make a living, while others tried to gain a foothold in places like the Alchemy City.
Only a few are still willing to wait for the future promised by the stars.
Geronimo is one of them. After witnessing the power of the Holy Light, he can no longer be content to be a serf. Even though the stars have been captured, he is not ready to give up.
Therefore, when the holy light pillar appeared outside the city and the city was in chaos, Geronimo organized the remaining people. Whether it was to fish in troubled waters or to protect themselves, it was always right to stick together first.
As a result, they met Alan and other holy warriors on the road. The power of holy light was so familiar to them, and Geronimo quickly led his men to follow. The two sides were originally on the same side, and Alan would not refuse their help.
However, the imitation artifacts they brought were snatched away by Amberxiu, and this group of mortals could not help much in the battle. They could only serve as cannon fodder or as a atmosphere group.
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There were many casualties along the way. Some people died, and some were afraid and chose to run away.
The number of people who were able to follow Allen and his team and join the main force was less than sixty.
Allen tried to tell James Watson what happened in the Alchemy City in simple terms. But he didn't know about the sewer ritual magic, so he just thought it was a simple siege by the undead.
But James Watson felt something was wrong.
"If the undead have already entered the city, why would we waste mana to open up the city's external defenses? Moreover, to deal with the undead, why didn't those alchemists ask us for help? This doesn't make sense."
James Watson pondered for a moment. Now he had two choices.
One is to take people out of the Alchemy City directly, no matter how chaotic it is inside, he has this powerful legion of paladins, no one can stop him from leaving. Anyway, his goal has been achieved, Alan and other paladins have been rescued, and going back now is a triumph.
The second option is to choose to wade into the muddy water and join this inexplicable undead siege, and he can only stand on the side of fighting against the undead and work for the Alchemy City.
There seems to be no need to hesitate between the two choices, and any normal person should choose the first one.
But they are undead!
Although the Alchemy City is a city where many different races live together, there are still many humans in it. Allowing the undead to slaughter humans is not in line with the teachings of the Lord of Dawn.
When beliefs conflict with interests, people generally choose to flexibly change the standards of their beliefs.
But from James Watson to any soldier in the legion, they are all fanatical followers of the Lord of Dawn. How could they just leave the undead alone?
No, I can't help it.
So James Watson knew that he was making a stupid decision, but he could only clench his fists and declare loudly: "Holy Light, please protect us and dispel all the darkness! Everyone, follow me and purify those dirty undead souls!"
The dazzling platinum-gold light on these Ryan people was like the sun setting on earth.
The Paladin Corps began to advance towards the place in the city where the aura of undead was the strongest. No matter what conspiracies and intrigues the Alchemy City had, those undead were there!
At this time, Amber was on top of the tower, loudly asking everyone where James Watson and his Legion of Holy Knights were.
Then, the holy light, which was so strong that he could feel it without even seeing it, cleared up his doubts.
This group of religious lunatics were shouting holy light, glory and so on, and rushed towards him.
Amberxiu made a decision as quickly as possible - run away immediately and hide in the sewer first.
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As usual, there are two more chapters to come in the evening 　　 　 (end of this chapter)