Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

204 Young Man

There were some things that one did not know the reason for unless they had personally experienced it.

For example, Kang De finally understood why the army was unwilling to fight at night.

With just the torches, braziers, and illumination spells of the mages, it was impossible to create light as bright as day.

Darkness was darkness, hiding everything outside their vision. The fear of darkness was branded in the genes of every intelligent creature, causing a huge sense of oppression and fear. Darkness hid the unknown, and darkness meant danger. That was why people yearned for light and used flames.

War was terrifying, but war that began at night was even more terrifying.

Because you could not see clearly, because other than the enemy, there was also suppressed and deep darkness. In the dark background, the fear, oppression, and madness brought about by war multiplied. You could only hear the roars of your companions as they looked at the enemy who had fought his way out of the darkness. Blood splattered as death attacked. The elves invaded from the darkness, not knowing how many they had or how long this battle would last.

One only fought with all his might and was afraid, because precise cold arrows continuously shot over from the darkness.

Fighting in such a depressing and terrifying atmosphere, one did not know when death would arrive or when the war would end. It was very easy for humans to become wild beasts and become crazy.

Stomps, accidental injuries, and chaos. His ears were filled with roars. The reason why it did not evolve into a storm that swept through everything was only that the soldiers finally knew that the enemy came from under the city.

Kang De breathed heavily and reached out to touch nothing. The bundle of spears had already been thrown.

Not long after he participated in the city battle, he was dragged away by Hong San for his life. Everything was as the Cathayan had expected. Since the elves knew his identity and had formed a death grudge, they would definitely pay attention to his concerns. When Kang De’s iconic attack method shone and shook on the city wall, the precise strike team of more than 50 people quickly launched an attack. Fast arrows covered the area, and magic attacks fell like a waterfall.

If Kang De stayed where he was and continued to use his firearms, not only would he attract danger, but he would also implicate the surrounding soldiers. He could only listen to Hong San’s suggestion and be the spear thrower, using his powerful physical strength and enchantment techniques to attack from afar… However, the pressure this brought was the same.

This was an even crueler battlefield than yesterday.

It was not only night but also people’s hearts. The people who defended the city in the day were united. People would do anything for their families. Now, more and more soldiers were already driven by fear and pressure and kept becoming crazy.

Human lives were like grass, disappearing every moment.

Hong San had been protecting Kang De. His gaze was vigilant and wary of everything.

His iron son swam along the bottom of the city wall. Kang De reported the location. A large number of enemy troops gathered or the siege vehicle approached, so he jumped high and took the time to shoot. However, the elves were experienced after all. After suffering a few losses, they sent specialized people to defend and be on guard.

Once the Autobot appeared, it would attack from afar like a storm. Although his iron son had a steel body, he could not underestimate the spells and special armor-piercing arrows of the elves.

In the end, Kang De was unwilling to let the Autobot take too much risk and ordered it to reduce its combat participation. Moreover, the remaining green-skinned shells were already quite limited and had to be used sparingly.

In this cruel night battle, the role Kang De could play was already increasingly limited.

After all, this was war.

Moreover, it was such a tragic and chaotic night battle. It was no longer a competition of tactics, equipment, and courage, but the will of the commanders of both sides and an unpredictable fate.

“Catch—Kang—De—”

On the top of another ladder cart, a rain of arrows flew. The brave elf soldiers rushed up with all their might. The spears on the city wall were raised and stabbed desperately. Death ran rampant on the chaotic city wall. The so-called command system and tactics all failed. The soldiers fought bravely, but the evil intentions and vicious schemes of the elves followed like shadows.

As the warriors of the two sides fought to the death, as the Valentine soldiers became even crazier, the public opinion battle of the elf mages in the distance continued. A neat and deep voice was whistling over by the magic wind.

“Valentine, this is all Kang De’s fault!”

“When you fight bitterly and die like dust, your families will cry bitterly and suffer endlessly!”

“It’s all because of that Cathayan!”

“Don’t you know who the true enemy is?!”

“As long as we kill him, no matter who kills him, the war can end!”

“Kang—De—”

“If you’re a member of the Tedrell family, as long as you have a trace of responsibility and courage, use yourself to end this suffering and save the people of this city!”

“Otherwise, these people will die for you!”

The elf reserve team outside the city was roaring. The elves who had killed their way up the city were also roaring. Their hysterical roars echoed in the walls of Valentine and entered the ears of the soldiers, letting the increasingly crazy and extreme people hear.

An extremely despicable psychological attack was shameless, but it was effective.

The Dusk Legion had already torn apart its noble and elegant appearance, revealing the ferocious face of a top-notch predator who had killed his way out of the large forest, destroying and forcing this city.

There was another person.

All the elves were fighting desperately for the Empress’s order and their honor.

All the humans were also fighting desperately to protect their families and home.

They were enemies of each other and there was a tragic bloodbath. The elves were no longer noble, and the humans were no longer lowly. Their lives were the same and they died with the breeze. Every life had its own enemy and persistence. They picked up their weapons and welcomed the outcome of the warriors.

However, there was one exception.

He stood there and carried the weight of both sides of the war.

Hong San became even more vigilant of his surroundings, but his voice subconsciously trembled, “Master…”

He tried not to cry.

In this situation and desperate situation, the elves’ ferocious attacks were in front and the plan to kill them was behind. Once the string of rationality in the minds of the Valentine soldiers snapped, they would be planted by the elves’ brainwashing. When people went crazy, their judgment and self-control would decrease greatly.

What would happen then?

The person behind him had stayed in Valentine and saved this city at least twice. He could clearly have left, but he still stayed now. He was naturally someone who could carry the name of a hero…

—Perhaps he would face the malice of the elves and the hostility of the humans who had lost their minds.

No one should have encountered this.

Especially the completely innocent heroes.

When he thought of this, Hong San’s heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife. He said in a trembling voice, “Let’s go. We can’t defend it anymore.”

In fact, if Valentine could not hold on first, the pressure of the defenders would rise to the limit and suddenly explode. That would not only mean the collapse of the city wall.

Kang De would also face huge danger.

He could not let this happen.

This was because the reason why Kang De was trapped in this city was because of him, Hong San.

Hong San gritted his teeth. “Master, please leave. I’m not afraid of death. I’m not leaving, I’m not leaving…”

Before Kang De could answer, a few elves attacked the city wall not far away and killed wantonly.

The soldiers around were howling and fighting separately. No one discovered that a gap had already quietly opened here. The chaos and ineffective command caused by the night battle had attracted such a bad result.

Kang De raised his hand and threw two axes, killing the first two elves before rushing forward.

Hong San’s eyes were red as he raised his spear and followed. He rushed in front of Kang De and the tip of the spear was like a poisonous snake biting. It became even more ruthless and stabbed the few elves who had snatched it to death. However, some elves jumped up again below. The surrounding soldiers discovered the abnormality here and consciously attacked. All of them revealed sick excitement and madness.

They were all red-eyed from killing.

Around this small entrance point, the bloody killing continued. Blood, broken limbs, screams, and wild cries sounded. Be it humans or elves, they died in a miserable manner. Intestines flowed, limbs were broken, and a huge gap opened in their bodies. The winner laughed wildly.

When he covered them and attacked, Kang De shattered the head of an elf. He pulled out his gun and shot a magazine down. After killing the climbing elves, he pressed down on the ladder.

His ability was activated, and the ladder vehicle disintegrated with a bang. However, the observers who had been paying attention to the battle below finally heard the gunshot and saw the abnormality of the object disintegrating in the air. They shouted, “Kang De is here!”

At the same time, a soldier opposite Kang De also killed his opponent. The soldier with bloodshot eyes kicked down the dead elf. Another figure appeared in front of him. Without thinking, he slashed.

With a buzzing sound, the axe blocked the blade. An illumination spell descended from the sky. A brilliant light flashed, and the strong light temporarily called back some of the soldiers’ rationality, causing the crazy people to see clearly who was in front of them. Time seemed to have stopped. The surrounding soldiers watched this scene and looked at the Cathayan, Kang De, who held the blade and slashed.

Hong San had just killed another elf. When he turned around and saw this, without thinking, he raised his spear and stabbed. However, before the tip of the spear broke into the other party’s body, it was grabbed by Kang De’s left hand and forcefully pushed back.

Then, Kang De retracted his axe and said to the person opposite him, “This is a mistake.”

In front of everyone, at least the surrounding soldiers were watching. If they killed this person or allowed him to be stabbed to death by Hong San, the consequences would be obvious.

Moreover, Kang De could see clearly that it had indeed been a mistake.

He was about to leave when he saw the confusion and dullness on the soldier’s face gradually fade. In its place was not calm, but another emotion.

The intense war had almost destroyed the other party’s rationality. Even now, the spiritual fire could not burn. Extreme and crazy ruled this body. The other party said hatefully, “It’s all your fault…”

Kang De’s figure froze.

He looked at the other party’s face and pursed his lips. A strange light flashed in his eyes, and complicated emotions surged in his heart. Tonight’s chaotic, barbaric, and painful battle did not only destroy the hearts of the warriors on both sides, but it was also an extremely difficult battle for Kang De.

This was because what he endured was not only this but also an even more painful vision. It was something that could not be changed by predicting the future. Sometimes, it was very painful. Although Kang De did not have the ability to predict, he could deduce what would happen soon… After all, the elves had done such a thing.

At this moment, he looked at the soldier in front of him. The other party was crazy and spoke evil words. He was sad and pitiful. In an instant, Kang De’s mind wandered with his thoughts and vision of the future. If this person said such a thing, he might attack again and be killed by him. However, killing this soldier might stimulate the surrounding warriors who had almost reached their limit, causing their emotions to suddenly erupt, causing it to turn into chaos, allowing the elves to take the opportunity to rush to the city wall.

A series of crises and collapses finally evolved into the fall of this city. Nick’s bold words had stopped tonight. He would bring Hong San and his iron son to run through the chaotic Valentine. He would pick up Leona and the others and rush out of the city with the green-skinned people who had built the motorcycle.

Then, he would leave everyone in this city to the elves.

As for the revenge operation he carried out after leaving and the preparations to return to Earth, he had long listed out the vicious and crazy plans. They were all things for the future. Even if he killed all of the Dusk Legion and even poured endless pain curses on the territory of Twilight, he could not change the fact that the Dusk Legion had taken down this city or save the fate of many Valentines after that.

“No.”

Kang De said softly, “It’s not me. You’re wrong.”

However, humans could not understand each other.

Just as the soldier did not have the slightest confusion and hesitation when he heard this, he revealed a resentful and crazy expression. He held the knife in his hand tightly and was about to move.

Kang De sighed silently for his last effort.

However, in the next moment, a cold arrow swept over from outside the city like the wind and pierced the soldier’s neck, causing him to widen his eyes and mutter as he fell to the ground in pain.

Kang De looked at the struggling person on the ground in a daze.

In the next moment, the elves’ attack intensified again. They must not know what they had done and missed. The pressure from the foreign enemies pressed the soldiers together again, causing them to temporarily shift their attention away from Kang De. There were shouts behind them as another batch of fresh troops came to help.

Preston led his personal soldiers to rush over. After finding Kang De, he lowered his voice and said, “My brother asked me to persuade you to go down. It’s too dangerous for you to stay on the city wall… for everyone!”

Kang De lowered his eyes and said softly, “Alright.”

After being quietly escorted down the city, Kang De stayed with his iron son. Preston’s personal soldiers acted as battlefield investigators. Wherever the defense line was tight, they quickly called for firepower to attack and let the Autobot do it. Kang De stayed in the car in silence and spaced out.

Hong San had already wandered the battlefield. He held the DV that Kang De had given him and filmed everything he thought he should record. The Cathayan secretly prayed, hoping that this would become evidence to clear Kang De’s name.

Although he did not say it, he was already extremely pessimistic.

Could this city last until the day the Sword Orchid Army rushed over?

He looked at the dark area in the city worriedly.

Compared to this, he was more worried about Kang De.

When they met in Glory Sand, he was not sure who this Lord Kang De was, but with Valentine’s daily interaction these few days, with Hong San’s vision and experience, how could he not see through Kang De?

This extraordinary person who had a strange ability and had protected Valentine several times and even treated the Dusk Legion as a powerful enemy, and who would definitely shock the entire continent in the future, was actually only a young man who was inexperienced in the world.

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