Viscounty of Ferenc, Belon Castle.
A fortification of varying sizes of walls, towers, and sturdy gates stands on a hilltop overlooking the turbulent river.
The outer moat and drawbridge blocked access to the castle, which was closely guarded by the viscount's soldiers, and a huge gate protected the entrance to the lord's property.
For thousands of years, northern nobles have been engaged in constant wars for land, food, livestock, and population. The intensive wars have led to the nobles building more and larger castles to defend their territories.
The Castle of Belon has been passed down from generation to generation in the Lot family, and its current owner is Viscount Horace Lot.
"what?"
"You mean even the city of Vichy fell? In less than two days?"
"Are you sure the information is correct?"
"Count Horcot is dead in his palace."
Listening to the knight's report, Viscount Horace was dumbfounded and fell into a long silence.
As a noble lord belonging to the Principality of Otto, he knew very well how strong and tall the walls of the city of Vecchi were - at least the Castle of Belon was nothing compared to the city of Vecchi, at most it was just a pile of stones.
In front of the army of the Burning Kingdom, even such a strong city fell in an instant. How long can a fortress like his last?
After a long silence, Viscount Horrace said, "Let's not make it public."
"It's better not to be discovered by those guys."
"Yes, my lord."
Faced with the legendary invincible enemy, Viscount Horace could only bury his head in the ground like an ostrich and pray that he would not be noticed by the other side.
After all, there are many such castles in the North. Even the Burning Cinders Kingdom may not have the energy to clear them out one by one.
"It is said that a wizard who is proficient in teleportation and is willing to lend a helping hand to the nobles has recently appeared in the North. Perhaps we can use his power to leave Anzeta."
Viscount Horace thought so.
But he didn't know that there was a group of tireless and reckless Starfallers within the Burning Cinders Kingdom.
He didn't even know that his so-called "retreat" was a road full of traps and had long been blocked.
"Roar--"
Suddenly, a roar was heard from the sky.
Viscount Horace hurriedly looked up at the sky through the castle window, but was shocked to find several flying dragons flying through the sky and circling over the castle several times.
And there seemed to be human figures on the backs of those flying dragons.
"It's the Redscale Conqueror."
Knight Mitra's face was gloomy and his tone was serious.
Viscount Horis felt the terrifying power in the roar and asked with a trembling voice:
"Then, what on earth is that?"
Knight Mitra half-knelt on the ground and chanted in a low voice: "When the roar of the dragon is heard from afar, the Red Scale Conquerors will ride on huge and brutal dragon vein creatures to attack from the sky."
He paused before continuing.
"Bring endless flames and utter death to your enemies."
This passage has been circulating in the North for many years. It is said that it was first spread by an adventurer who had escaped from the Kingdom of Burning Ashes.
Knight Mitra's expression became more serious: "My Lord Viscount, they are the most terrifying scouts of the Burning Ashes Kingdom, and I'm afraid we have been targeted by them."
"Gods"
Viscount Horace looked at the small black dot in the sky and couldn't help muttering to himself.
"Wuhu, take off!"
At this moment, the Red Scale Conquerors, who were called "the most terrible scouts" and "the knights who bring death" by the Knights of Mitra, were cheering loudly in the sky, without any of the legendary natural disaster style. Even the wyverns were infected by the warm atmosphere, letting out piercing howls, and then were covered with their bloody mouths by the players who could not bear it.
"Finally I found a decent castle. I should be able to make some money."
"Yeah, it's really rare."
"Damn, that baron's shabby manor had nothing but a warehouse full of grain, and his money bag was cleaner than my pocket."
"We have been asked to open the warehouses and distribute the grain to the serfs. It is too troublesome to sell it."
Mantou's face was full of greed. He wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and said viciously: "This time I'm going to rob them hard and avenge my previous shame!"
"I heard that the scoundrel robbed an earl's mansion and stole things worth a total of 100,000 gold coins. It hurts more to see him make money than me not making any money!"
Singo said calmly, "Don't raise your expectations too high. He was lucky that time. He happened to be transferring the property of the earl, so he was caught up in the act."
"It is said that it was originally a sale of magic coins, but was intercepted by a white shark. Charlotte was so angry that she wanted to challenge him in a duel."
The corner of Mantou's mouth twitched slightly: "With Charlotte's dark face that can get hit by a car when she goes out to buy groceries, this is normal."
"But the castle looks pretty solid. Can we take it down with just a few of us?"
Singo said: "We have a lot of foreign players."
"Ouch~~"
He simply squeezed his legs together slightly, and the flying dragon under him let out a roar, circled in the air and landed on the ground.
And Mantou also patted Noodles' neck, and landed on the ground behind the hill soon after.
"A lot of people."
It has become noisy here, with hundreds of players gathered here.
"When will the fight start?"
"Damn it, why is it Brother Shengguang again!"
The players' costumes are out of tune with the surrounding environment, and their styles are all very strange.
Some were wearing armor, some were wearing pink skirts, and some were even completely naked, allowing the holy light to spread over their strong bodies.
There are also various siege weapons from who knows what era, from primitive catapults to magic cannons, mixed together in a rather strange way.
"Hey, you guys are here!"
The natural warrior raised his axe and swung it, and with his other hand he wiped his bald head that was already covered with patina.
Summer Night and Autumn Rain also waved with a smile, creating brilliant flames to signal them.
Mantou skillfully rolled down from the back of the flying dragon and asked in a low voice: "Damn, there are so many people here, too many wolves and too little meat. How much money can we get now?"
Tiansheng Zhan Kuang said helplessly: "It's not me who called them here. They also set their sights on this viscount's castle."
Singo said: "The situation in the Northern Kingdom is like this now. There are players attacking the city everywhere. If you are a little slow, you will not be able to grab anything."
Xia Ye Qiu Yu nodded and agreed, "I heard that Wang Quan's gang has already captured thirteen cities. At this efficiency, I estimate that within two months, all of the northern land will be robbed."
Mantou sighed: "Well, then just drink some soup first."
"I want to rob Kouya!"
"Hand over all the gold coins!"
"To wipe the tail of Lord Cassius!"
The wyverns carrying the knights took off again, and the players pushed those strange siege machines, shouted messy slogans, and rushed towards the Belon Castle in the distance. (End of this chapter)