Chapter 58 30. The child is still young and ignorant
Daxus suddenly became clever. The Tyrannosaurus tooth he had bought at the market was too long to wear, so he simply made it into a dagger that could be stuffed into his boots.
Kallion went back to Krakalondra again to bring back four cold lizards. Most importantly, he brought back twenty magic-breaking arrows for Daquus. They were enchanted by a dark sorceress from the Hellsbane family. The arrowheads had been sacrificed with blood and engraved with runes. These arrows had a chance of penetrating magic barriers.
After making preparations, Daquus set out with five followers, four Scourgewalker chariots, and forty Dark Riders.
Due to the casualties in the Dusk Tide battle, the Dark Riders were not fully staffed, so two artillery groups were added, each consisting of four Druzis. The Reaper crossbow was split into three parts and installed on the horses' backs, and the crossbows were installed on the Scourgewalker chariot.
Before setting off, Edmund found Dacus and wanted to apply to join the operation.
Dacun looked at Edmund for a long time and decided to allow him to participate.
(Dastan Cold Eyes should still be given a different name, as some readers have expressed confusion with the protagonist, Darkius.)
The team set out before daybreak, heading south, making a big circle in the southern Shadow Forest, bypassing the town of Venom Glade, and heading towards the Stone Ring of Destruction east of the city.
In the evening, they met up with the Cold Eyes family's team. Dastan Cold Eyes brought his younger brother and sister, twenty of the family's Cold Lizard Dread Riders, two Scourgewalker chariots and a high-level shadow sorceress. In addition, the Cold Eyes family also hired five Cain assassins.
The price mentioned before is the Heart Eater family's black ark, the Fortress of Resentment. The Cold Eyes family went all in and spent a huge amount of money for this black ark.
The Mogar family, a die-hard member of the Hellsbane family, also came, led by Cowell's younger brother Thun, with thirty cold lizard fear riders and two high-level beast sorceresses who knew Cardan transformation. They both rode manticores, and it was said that one of them had a close relationship with Malanul.
No sorceress would use Cardan's Transfiguration unless it was absolutely necessary, because if the spell was used for too long, it would be impossible to change back.
Several Druzian nobles and sorceresses who arrived earlier came forward to salute Daquus.
"Is there anyone else who hasn't come yet?"
Dastan Lengyan replied, "Master, Garros of the Godrich family hasn't arrived yet. He should have arrived by now."
The Godrich family is also a die-hard supporter of the Hell's Disaster Family and has a seat in the Druch Council of 100. Galros's brother Elvis is now a squire for Maranul and was the one who wanted to talk to Alyssa on the city wall that day.
Daxus nodded without saying anything. He saw the jewelry on the pointed ears of the sorceress of the Mogar family. He had given that jewelry to Maranul.
Dastan looked at Daquus hesitantly and asked, "Master?"
Darkus turned to look at Dastan Lengyan and said sarcastically, "My Captain, oh no, my Admiral, I haven't seen you for several months. What happened?"
Seeing that Dastan Lengyan didn't say anything, Daxus shook his head and said, "Get ready and wait for him for another hour. If he doesn't show up, we'll set off!"
Several Duruchi dignitaries and sorceresses chatted in the cool breeze.
Daxus admired these three sorceresses from the bottom of his heart. They were dressed in the traditional style of the Druks, with spiked crowns on their heads. They wore no clothes but black metal corsets and tight-fitting trousers with butt curtains in front and back. A noble curved sword was hung on the left side of the trousers, and they wore a pair of leather boots that reached up to their thighs. Their staffs were of strange shapes and could also be used as long-handled weapons.
Aren’t they cold? Another gust of cold wind blew, and although the fur of the wild manticore of Dusk Tide brought warmth to Darkeus, he still shivered.
Half an hour later, Garroth of House Godrich arrived with twenty Cold Ones Dread Riders and ten Black Crossbowmen on dark Pegasus.
When Garroth saw Darkus, he immediately jumped off the Cold Lizard and ran three swords away, kneeling and saluting: "My lord, I'm sorry! I'm late!"
Dacuus looked at Garros, nodded, and asked, "What's going on?"
Garroth swallowed and said, "My lord, when I came out of the Screaming Gate this morning, I encountered a group from the Heart Eater family. We fought for a while. They had over eighty Cold Ones Dread Riders and over a hundred Dark Riders. I saw the symbols of the three families."
Dacus looked at him warily and asked, "No tail behind it?"
Garroth said hurriedly, "My lord, no! After seeing the Heart Eater Clan's troops, I turned around and set out from the Skull Gate in the north, crossing the frozen Sea of Malice, my lord! I promise there will be no tail behind me!"
The mercenaries in the city had disappeared at this time. What happened outside the city a few months ago was now known to all of Clarakalond. The mercenary leaders also smelled the wind and knew that this was not a matter they could interfere with. Many mercenaries headed towards Hag Graves in groups through the Dark Road, and some went to the small town of Stog Cole to hide.
The two brothers of the Hell's Disaster Family were driven crazy and started to show their cards. It was a bit like a fight in the woods after school. If you win, you're awesome. If you lose, you're just a child.
Dacreus snorted contemptuously and said, "Kalyon, you will now disperse with the Scourge Walker Chariot and go find them."
The Heart Eater Clan's trial will be held tomorrow. Darkius has no tactical plans. Just tonight, a direct assault. He knows what he's up to. Once he finds the enemy, a single charge will crush them! Having more people is useless; fighting requires intelligence.
After laying down the bolts of the Reaper Ballista, Kaerion set off with six Scourgerunner Chariots and Dark Riders, each Scourgerunner Chariot carrying a Khaine Assassin.
As night slowly fell, the Dread Cold Ones Knights and their riders emerged from the woods and crossed the high ridge.
Darkeus looked around. Not far ahead stood thirty Cold One Dread Riders led by Thun, twenty Cold One Dread Riders led by Garroth to his left, and twenty Cold One Dread Riders led by Dastan Coldeye to his right. He and his retinue sat in the center, and behind him hung ten Dark Riders: Edmund, a Reaper Ballista Captain, and eight artillery crews. Above them rode twelve dark Pegasus: Alyssa, a High Shadow Sorceress, and ten Black Sharp Crossbowmen. Two manticores, carrying two High Beast Warlocks, flew at the rear.
These Cold Lizard Dread Riders are private soldiers of various families, not knights. They will also be recruited in wartime to form Cold Lizard Dread Rider battle groups.
The night grew even colder. The team had already reached the edge of a cliff on the Sea of Evil and Resentment. Daquus pointed to the frozen Sea of Evil and Resentment in the distance to the left of the team and shouted, "Ryan."
The royal painter, Ryan, looked in the direction he was going, then carefully observed his surroundings and the sky, then nodded slowly: "My Lord, I understand."
Alyssa swooped down with five Black Sharp Crossbowmen and began searching below the sea cliff.
The steep sea cliff on the left meant that the enemy would not attack from the flank. The team continued to move forward and began to turn right. Alyssa still swooped down with five Black Sharp Crossbowmen and began to search under the sea cliff to prevent ambushes in the cliff cave.
Darkius wrapped his manticore cloak tighter around him.
You don't need to remember the names of the characters in this chapter, they are all NPCs _(:з」∠)_