Even when viewed from afar, the white monolithic fortress nestled between the mountain portals is spectacular, and the magnificence and majesty of the fortress can be magnified exponentially when you actually step inside. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Hao Ren is not a shallow person, in Halletta, in Tanagus, in the Demon King City and Erim, he has seen a variety of majestic buildings, so he has his own set of aesthetic standards for magnificent buildings, but no matter which standard you look at, the Westland Fortress is a spectacle that is enough to make people marvel: the walls of ten thousand thousand towers stand majestically, and the white boulders sparkle in the light of order, as if the entire fortress was cast with light, Huge magical runes spread from the top of the Flame Tower in the center of the fortress to the top of the city walls, forming a translucent energy barrier inlaid with countless blue words, all of which seemed to embody a single fact:

It is a barrier that embodies the faith and courage of mortals, and it stands here in glory and glory, guarding the frontiers of the ordered world.

The knights led by Princess Veronica received a grand welcome, but in addition to the welcome, more of the fortress defenders actually didn't understand the origin of this group of heavenly reinforcements who suddenly ran from the wilderness: Veronica and the royal knights she led were defeated in the defense line of the Dusk Forest more than half a month ago, everyone thought that this brave princess had died on the border of chaos with her soldiers, and no one thought that she would carry out an epic feat that almost crossed the realm of chaos with that little remnant of the defeated general, So few people can associate today's reinforcements with the princess.

And more importantly, Hao Ren's existence: when a small group of only twenty or thirty people broke into the monster group, the first thing the fortress defenders noticed was those powerful artillery bombardments and bomb explosions......

But after the Little Knights entered the city, the news of Princess Veronica's survival quickly spread throughout the fortress.

They were then invited by the commander of the fortress, the kingdom's western general, Magus.

The ordinary knights were arranged to be entertained in the hall on the first floor of the fortress, while Hao Ren and Princess Veronica and Ser Maurian were taken to a special room on the second floor of the fort. It was a barely decorated reception room, with a large stone room with only an oval table and a circle of wooden chairs, a map of the mountains of the West and the Shadow Jungle on one wall, and swords and armor on the other.

A sturdy old general was already waiting in the room, and at the first glance of the other party, Hao Ren couldn't help but be a little stunned: this is a veteran who can almost be called a giant, his height is probably about two meters and a half, even a little taller than the human form of Yizax, although his hair is all white, but he is still mighty, his face is stiff, the muscles of his body are still sharp and angular even if he is wrapped in a battle robe, and the whole person is full of power like a knife and axe.

The pale hair, eyebrows, and weather-beaten appearance all showed the old general's age, but the straight body and muscles all over the body made Hao Ren a little unsure of the other party's true age: This is really an old man?

"Your Highness Princess," the old general strode up at the sight of Veronica, and then knelt down on one knee without any fuss, "seeing that your life is really the only good news in recent times—the goddess blesses Talos!" ”

"General Magus," Veronica hurriedly stretched out her hand to support the old general in front of her - this scene was a bit funny, the old general was not much lower than Veronica even if he knelt on the ground, and when Her Royal Highness went down to support the other party, it was as if she was holding Magus's arm to hold him up, "You are the general of the West, you don't need to bow to me......"

The old general stood up and asked curiously as he sat down the princess and her group, "Your Highness, how did you survive from the Shadow Jungle?" I've heard that your forces have been consumed by Chaos, and that was more than twenty days ago......"

"We traversed the Shadow Jungle and most of the barren wilderness," Veronica confessed, "and we finally arrived at the Sacred Mountain of Cassuan, where the guardian of the Sacred Mountain of Cassuan saved our lives thanks to the Goddess of Creation. ”

She looked at Hao Ren as she spoke, and nodded solemnly.

General Magus had actually noticed the stranger in strange clothes beside the princess just now, and even earlier, he had seen this stranger's battle scene on the walls of the Westside Fortress - the instantaneous magic filled with fire and explosions was very impressive, and he had seen with his own eyes that the guy who caused the explosion also had good fighting skills: he used a spear that emitted blue light, and could fight more than ten monsters at the same time, The way it fights can be described as fierce: it's not a style that can be achieved through ordinary training or with a single bit of courage.

This is a temperament that must be condensed by having faced unimaginable challenges.

This kind of magnanimity on the earth is called recklessness.

He must have seen the battle between Hao Ren and the demon god Vivian MK-II, then he can understand how this desperate Saburo painting style came about.

In most cases, the enemies that Hao Ren has to face cannot be won by relying on caution and tactical skills, as Raven 12345 once said: the inquisitor depends on luck for three points in his life, seven points for hard work, and the remaining ninety points are basically reckless......

"Hello," Hao Ren took the initiative to say hello when he saw that Magus was silent, "General of the West—I often hear Veronica mention you. My name is Hao Ren, and this name is a bit peculiar, you should easily remember it. ”

He currently holds the title of Ancient Guardian, and he feels that this title will be very helpful for him to walk in the human kingdom, so he decides to try to make his words and deeds as close as possible in this direction.

Magus put away his mind and looked at Hao Ren with doubts: "Then you are ......"

"I'm the 'Guardian of the Sacred Mountain of Kasuan' that Veronica mentioned," Hao Ren nodded, "According to you, I seem to be from the previous generation...... Well, that's what Veronica explained to me. ”

Magus's eyes narrowed slightly.

Obviously, he had some doubts about this "ancient guardian" who suddenly appeared, unlike the young and somewhat reckless princess, this veteran of the battlefield was not only outstanding in force, but also cautious and skeptical for his age.

Much of the old general's worldview is ingrained, and he is long past the age of believing legends and prophecies at will—in Kolo, there is a sea of such mythical babbles, and if every story from a bard and adventure novel had come true, the world would have been destroyed thousands of times, and of course, saved thousands of times.

An ancient guardian who has been holding out in the depths of the realm of chaos for thousands of years, an ancient sacred mountain that only exists in legends, this kind of thing sounds like a story of wonder is quite suspicious, and the old general's suspicion is very reasonable: although the barren wilderness is now a no-man's land ruled by the forces of chaos, the wasteland has not been desolate and uninhabited for the past ten centuries.

In the barren wilderness before chaos swallowed up, didn't anyone discover the sacred mountain of Kasuan?

Taking a step back, Magus also knew that there were indeed areas of the barren wilderness that were forever shrouded in chaos (in Kolo, they were called "ripping points"), and assuming that the sacred mountain of Kasuan was located in one of the rifts, what kind of wind did the people of the previous generation smoke to build a temple in such a wicked place? It is impossible for it to provide any protection to the surrounding territories!

The origin of this "ancient guardian" is very debatable.

But the old general didn't ask much, he just looked at Hao Ren silently for a while, and then took the initiative to shift his gaze: "Your Royal Highness Princess, you have passed through the hinterland of chaos, have you brought any news?" ”

"Of course," Veronica nodded, "and we're seeing some changes taking place in the depths of Chaos, corrupting monsters...... There are also traces of the furnace fire device left in the Chaos Realm that have been transformed by unknown energy, as well as some other information. But before that, I'd like to ask what was going on with the previous monster siege? If I'm not mistaken, it's been less than a month since their last attack, which doesn't fit the general laws of the forces of chaos. ”

Magus nodded, "Indeed, this attack by the Chaos Monsters was very sudden, and in fact there has been more than one wave - the battle you see today has taken place seven times in the past twenty days or so. ”

Veronica's eyes suddenly became extremely shocked.

The old general waved his hand: "Your Royal Highness Princess, there are too many things to say, I have ordered someone to prepare a meal, why don't we eat and talk here." (To be continued.) )