#284 - Section 284
When Allen and the others landed, cheers that could no longer be suppressed erupted from the walls of Sphyt City, and people cheered for them.
“Long live the Grand Duke!”
“Long live Grand Duke Allen!”
Chapter 410: The Fall of the Norton Kingdom
“Long live the Grand Duke!”
Allen looked at the excited soldiers below, very satisfied. It seemed that his idea was right. Nine dragon knights and ten dragons were indeed a significant boost to their confidence.
“Soldiers, are the dragon knights of our Allen Duchy powerful?”
“Powerful! Powerful!”
The soldiers below shouted with all their might, seemingly venting the anxiety and fear that had been building up in their hearts for days.
“Do you have the confidence to defend Sphyt City?”
“Yes! Yes!”
Looking at the excited soldiers below, Allen suddenly said, “But do you know that the surrounding duchies have been defeated by those undead, and now only our Allen Duchy is still holding on?”
Sparrow and the others below turned pale, not knowing why Allen would suddenly bring up this matter. After all, if this news spread, it would be very detrimental to morale.
The voices below also stopped abruptly, and many people's expressions changed.
Allen's decision to say such things was naturally after careful consideration.
In the past few days, more and more people in the army had been discussing this matter.
It was unknown how it had spread, or perhaps they had guessed it themselves.
However, Allen could not allow this situation to continue, so he simply stated this point directly.
Of course, he was not a fool. Since he had said it, he naturally had his own plans.
“Now, not only the other coastal duchies, but also the Ryan Duchy, the Hilton Duchy, and the Jomony Duchy have all been defeated. Now, only our Allen Duchy is fighting alone,” Allen continued.
“But now, are you still afraid?” Allen pointed to the nine dragons behind him, asking the soldiers.
Seeing this, the eyes of the others immediately lit up. That's right, the Allen Duchy was completely different from before.
Not to mention anything else, just those ten dragons alone were something that no other duchy on the continent could compare to. Perhaps it was not too different from the Norton Kingdom.
Seeing their expressions, Allen continued to speak.
“Not only that, but also shields, turrets, and you, four hundred thousand Dragonblood Warriors.”
“All of this is not the strength of an ordinary duchy. We have now defended the city perfectly for half a month. Now, tell me, do you have the confidence to continue defending it?”
“We have the confidence!”
“Very good, you must also have confidence. Think about the Allen Duchy behind you, your parents and children are all here.”
“If you fail to defend it, think about those ferocious monsters. You are not only fighting for yourselves, but also for them.”
“Yes, Grand Duke!”
This time, the voice was higher than ever before.
Seeing this, Allen retreated with satisfaction.
Inside the hall in Sphyt City.
Since the situation became dangerous, Allen and his ministers had been holding a routine meeting every day to discuss the defense of Sphyt City.
At this time, the hall was filled with joy. Many ministers looked at the few people at the front with disbelief.
They had been talking and laughing with them before, but how could they have become dragon knights in the blink of an eye?
The situation today had shocked them. Now that they were in the hall, they still couldn't believe it.
“Marco, Thomas, you guys have kept us in the dark!” Marquis Copper Mountain patted their shoulders and said with a smile.
After all, they were the five marquises appointed by Allen, and the five of them spent the most time together. They were a little unhappy that Thomas and Marco had been hiding it from them all along.
“Marquis Copper Mountain, we are really sorry.” Marco and Thomas could only apologize with a wry smile.
“Alright, Copper Mountain.” Allen couldn't bear to let them take the blame for him. After all, he had asked them to keep it a secret.
“I asked them to keep it a secret, after all, this matter is very important. It would not be good for the Norton Kingdom to know. If it were not for this crisis, they would probably continue like this.” “Grand Duke, I was impulsive.” Copper Mountain was a little embarrassed, and then said excitedly, “Grand Duke, are there any requirements for becoming a dragon knight?” Hearing Copper Mountain's words, the others couldn't help but prick up their ears. After all, this was a dragon knight, and no one would not care.
How wonderful it would be if they could become a dragon knight themselves.
Especially after seeing Thomas and Marco, who were originally similar to them, become dragon knights, this idea was even harder to suppress.
“You!” Allen glanced at the people below. As expected, most of them looked eager, so he simply said it directly. “I don't have any dragons in my hands right now.” Seeing their sad faces, he said again, “But-”
He lengthened his tone. Seeing that several people were stretching their necks, he said unhurriedly, “Before long, I will have another batch of dragons in my hands. Then, it will depend on your performance.” “Thank you, Grand Duke.” They hurriedly saluted. Although they knew that this hope was very slim, this was a dragon knight, and no one would not risk their lives for it. “Well, after this battle, I will see who has made the greatest contribution. The few people who have made the most contributions can become dragon knights.” With such a good thing, Allen naturally wanted them to risk their lives. “Yes!”
Sure enough, the people below had different spirits, and they looked high-spirited.
“Alright, go back!”
923 Early the next morning, Prince Lynarsen came to ask for an audience.
Hearing this, Liesel also excitedly followed Allen over.
“Brother.” Liesel excitedly went over as soon as she saw Lynarsen, grabbing Lynarsen's hands.
“Liesel, it seems that you are doing well here.” Lynarsen glanced at Liesel, and was very satisfied to see that she was doing well, and showed Allen a grateful expression.
“Lynarsen, do you have any urgent business coming here now?” Allen said curiously. Then, Lynarsen thought of something and said urgently, “Grand Duke, the Norton Kingdom has been destroyed!” “What? Lynarsen, what are you joking about!” Allen couldn't believe it.
This was the Norton Kingdom, second only to the four great empires. Under normal circumstances, it was a kingdom that would be difficult to destroy even for hundreds of years. How could it suddenly be destroyed? “Grand Duke, what I said is absolutely true. This is because we have been paying close attention to the intelligence of the Norton Kingdom recently that we were able to obtain this information.” “Before long, Grand Duke, you will also know.”
Allen believed him, just like Leineson said, he would soon know the situation himself. This couldn't be concealed, and he had no reason to deceive himself.
Chapter 411: Resolving to Investigate
"What exactly is going on?" Allen asked after a moment of silence.
Leineson, also pale, said weakly, "We don't know much either. It's said that the Jomeli Duchy and the Hilton Duchy behind us were successively defeated and retreated to the Norton Kingdom, which eventually led to the war front pushing to the border of the Norton Kingdom."
"The Norton Kingdom had sufficient foundation at first, and it was not at a disadvantage in the battle against the undead."
"However, as the number of undead increased and their strength grew, the Norton Kingdom suffered heavy casualties and retreated steadily."
"In a few days, the Norton Kingdom lost hundreds of thousands of knights and millions of soldiers."
"They couldn't bear the losses, and in the end, His Majesty the King of Norton had to lead a team of dragon knights out of the city to fight. In the first few days, they achieved good results."
"But later, during an expedition, several Saint-level powerhouses suddenly appeared among the undead."
"They hid among the many monsters and suddenly launched an attack, causing considerable damage to His Majesty the King of Norton, but fortunately, they reacted quickly."
"In the end, they also eliminated those monsters, but at the very end, they spat out a puff of black smoke, and no one knew what was inside. Immediately, they were affected."
"Abyssal power!" Allen exclaimed.
Leineson looked at Allen with some doubt, "Does the Grand Duke know about that?"
Allen nodded, "I know something about it. It's a terrible pollution."
Hearing this, Allen already understood what would happen next.
Sure enough, he heard Leineson continue, "Later, His Majesty the King of Norton returned to the city, but the situation became more and more serious, and even the others were the same. Even the eldest prince, the second prince, and the third prince who came to take care of him were infected. Before long, they all fell ill."
"This morning, I received news that His Majesty the King of Norton and the three princes, as well as several dragon knight lords, have died. The entire Norton Kingdom is in chaos and may not last long," Leineson said with a mournful face.
Allen couldn't believe it. His Majesty the King of Norton, who was so majestic, and the eldest prince, who was so shrewd, had died just like that?
And so many dragon knights. I'm afraid the Norton Kingdom is really finished now.
"Leineson, are you really sure what you said is true? Would those guys be so smart?"
Allen thought of this. In his impression, those skeleton soldiers had almost no intelligence and would only die in vain again and again.
This may be because they had died once, and their brains had rotted away, leaving only bones.
After all, their strength was so strong, and their numbers were an absolute advantage. Not to mention anything else, as long as they changed their tactics slightly, Allen and the others would definitely not have been so relaxed.
"Grand Duke, every word I said is true. Please believe me. This time, I mainly came to remind the Grand Duke. After all, the Allen Duchy is our only ally now." Leineson looked anxious, fearing that Allen would not believe him.
Hearing Leineson's words, scenes that he had overlooked many times flashed through Allen's mind.
On the first day, there were only a few hundred thousand skeleton soldiers under Spith City, and the numbers weren't too large, as if they were just cannon fodder to test them.
The next day, the skeleton soldiers increased several times, and their strength was also different. In terms of strength alone, they could have wiped out the 400,000 dragon blood warriors.
But unfortunately, they encountered Allen's prepared turrets and shields, and suffered heavy casualties.
In the following days, they desperately attacked as if they were sending themselves to death, piling up a lot of bones under Spith City.
Later, the abyssal pollution in the bones became more and more intense. Fortunately, Allen had met Cecilmina and knew about abyssal pollution.
He destroyed all the bones, so they began to attack frantically again, and the energy blocks in Spith City were almost exhausted.
Yesterday, Allen had to lead several dragon knights under his command to attack, perhaps this was unexpected by them, and there was only one Saint-level powerhouse.
However, he still attracted Allen's attention and deliberately approached Allen, and when he relaxed, he spewed out a mouthful of abyssal power.
It can be said that all of this is the same as everything in the Norton Kingdom.
However, they didn't expect that Allen had already met Cecilmina and knew about the power of the abyss. Moreover, Allen also had a Mind Dragon, which could perfectly avoid abyssal pollution.
These scenes kept flashing, and Allen couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
He was actually being played around by those skeleton soldiers he looked down on.
If it weren't for Leineson, I'm afraid he still wouldn't know that they had intelligence, and would only think that they were a group of brainless fools.
If he hadn't been lucky and had a system, I'm afraid they would have succeeded long ago!
Each of these things, linked together, was chilling. It was unbelievable that this was done by those seemingly unintelligent guys outside.
The Norton Kingdom obviously didn't have such good luck as him, and now it was completely finished.
Thinking that Duke Will was still negotiating with him a few days ago, it's really unpredictable.
Leineson looked at Allen's expression and couldn't help but whisper, "Grand Duke?"
Allen came back to his senses, "Thank you, Prince Leineson, for the news. We will definitely be careful."
"Grand Duke, we actually came to ask for help." Leineson said to Allen with a wry smile.
"Ask for help?" Allen said, "Haven't we already supported you?"
"I'm sorry, Grand Duke." Leineson looked ashamed, "We really can't hold on anymore. That's why we came to ask for help."
Allen thought for a while, "Now the entire South only has the Allen Duchy left. It can be said that this is the most dangerous place. Why don't you continue to retreat to the North?"
"Our Leon Duchy has been defeated repeatedly and has already let down the people of the country. How can we abandon them and escape alone now?" Leineson looked at Allen with a firm expression.
Allen didn't expect Leineson to be so bloody, and couldn't help but think highly of him.
"I misspoke."
"Hehe, actually, that's not the whole reason." Leineson suddenly showed a smile that was extremely inconsistent with him.
