Chapter 1005 - 228: Advance, Advance!

Chapter 1005: Chapter 228: Advance, Advance!

The speed at which the Crusaders seized Rahba exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Because when the Crusaders arrived under Rahba, this fortress, which even with complete siege equipment would require a massive amount of time to break through, had already lost most of its organization.

Disguised as a caravan, the Shadow of Darkness infiltrated, led by Chelina, and almost purged all the upper and middle-level officers in the fortress, and opened the gates.

Basking in holy radiance, the invulnerable Monastic Knights followed Jeanne in single file.

The Undead Army soldiers, fragmented into fighting for themselves, couldn’t organize effective resistance and were divided and surrounded in various corners of the fortress.

In the end, the Undead Army, known for their elite status, the Sassanid Royal Forbidden Guard, became the first fully organized army to surrender in the "Fifth Crusade" against the Sassanid Dynasty.

Three thousand Undead Army warriors, nearly two thousand chose to lay down their weapons.

The valiant female general removed her helmet and urged, "Hand over this fortress to our Shadow of Darkness brothers, don’t worry about the captives, take all the horses in the stables, and pack your saddlebags with as much supplies as possible. We don’t have time to rest. Before the Sassanids react, we need to swallow their border army whole."

Seizing Rahba is merely an appetizer; the real main course is the Sassanid western border forces, stationed at Hades City just beyond Rahba.

If Rahba is the throat of the Sassanid Dynasty, then Hades City is like the heart’s valve.

Once this city is taken, the Crusader Cavalry riding along the Euphrates River can reach the outskirts of Baghdad in a maximum of three days.

Although Baghdad is not the capital of the Sassanid Dynasty, its status is not much lower than Tarsus. Each year, the King of Kings of the Sassanid spends a third of his time there.

The two cities, a mere thirty kilometers apart, have in years of development gradually formed a pair similar to Hungary’s "Buda" and "Pace" cities, perhaps even merging into one administrative unit in the future, possibly called "Bata".

The Frankish Cavalry quickly gathered the spoils, with the massive cavalry group kicking up dust clouds as they galloped across the plains, leaving behind just over a hundred Shadow of Darkness members, nervously guarding captives that outnumbered them more than tenfold.

"Don’t move!"

A Woodland Archer from the Shadow of Darkness suddenly shot an arrow like lightning, pinning that sneaky Undead Army soldier trying to approach the Holy Fire Altar to the ground, with the soldier letting out a piercing wail.

The captives glanced at each other, and the atmosphere instantly became delicate.

"If you want to live, stay still! Our people are on the way!"

"Ms. Chelina, what should we do now?"

The Shadow of Darkness members grew cold and indifferent, many of them being dark creatures recruited by Kurs, and even vampires and blood servants personally transformed by him. Their conduct was far from the word "merciful".

"Leave it to me."

About to make an intimidating move against the captives, Chelina suddenly felt something and looked up.

In the clouds, a massive Demon Dragon spread its wings wide enough to block out the sky — it was Demon Dragon Ladon who had already advanced to Tier Two, now far more powerful than when attacking Constantinople under Mahmud II’s command.

Two mini-sized female dragons shadowed it closely; they had laid dragon eggs for Ladon, kept in Alexander’s Dragon Nest, guarded by specialists, although unhatched, whether the hatchlings can inherit Ladon’s unique bloodline is unknown.

Chelina slid her half-drawn pair of swords back into their sheathes.

With her current strength, in a real fight, Ladon might not be her match.

But in terms of intimidation, Ladon far exceeds her.

"Let me tell you, if you die burned by the Demon Dragon’s flames, you’ll end up in the Fire Prison afterward. Our attack on Sassan was invited by your King of Kings’ younger brother, ’Kusru’. Bahram is incompetent, disgracing the nation by letting the court be controlled by the traitor Mustafa. The Eastern Tatars are enemies of civilization. Bahram couldn’t fend off the Tatars, so we’ve decided to replace the King of Kings of Sassan with someone else."

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For lacking supplies, procure locally; if insufficient, Losa will personally deliver using the Emperor’s Treasure Ring.

Resistance encountered along the way was pitifully minimal; after a month’s recruitment, the majority of the Ikta lords of Sassan western regions had already...

In the clouds, a massive Demon Dragon spread its wings wide enough to block out the sky — it was Demon Dragon Ladon who had already advanced to Tier Two, now far more powerful than when attacking Constantinople under Mahmud II’s command.

Two mini-sized female dragons shadowed it closely; they had laid dragon eggs for Ladon, kept in Alexander’s Dragon Nest, guarded by specialists, although unhatched, whether the hatchlings can inherit Ladon’s unique bloodline is unknown.

Chelina slid her half-drawn pair of swords back into their sheathes.

With her current strength, in a real fight, Ladon might not be her match.

But in terms of intimidation, Ladon far exceeds her.

"Let me tell you, if you die burned by the Demon Dragon’s flames, you’ll end up in the Fire Prison afterward. Our attack on Sassan was invited by your King of Kings’ younger brother, ’Kusru’. Bahram is incompetent, disgracing the nation by letting the court be controlled by the traitor Mustafa. The Eastern Tatars are enemies of civilization. Bahram couldn’t fend off the Tatars, so we’ve decided to replace the King of Kings of Sassan with someone else."

...

For lacking supplies, procure locally; if insufficient, Losa will personally deliver using the Emperor’s Treasure Ring.

Resistance encountered along the way was pitifully minimal; after a month’s recruitment, the majority of the Ikta lords of Sassan western regions had already...

In the clouds, a massive Demon Dragon spread its wings wide enough to block out the sky — it was Demon Dragon Ladon who had already advanced to Tier Two, now far more powerful than when attacking Constantinople under Mahmud II’s command.

Two mini-sized female dragons shadowed it closely; they had laid dragon eggs for Ladon, kept in Alexander’s Dragon Nest, guarded by specialists, although unhatched, whether the hatchlings can inherit Ladon’s unique bloodline is unknown.

Chelina slid her half-drawn pair of swords back into their sheathes.

With her current strength, in a real fight, Ladon might not be her match.

But in terms of intimidation, Ladon far exceeds her.

"Let me tell you, if you die burned by the Demon Dragon’s flames, you’ll end up in the Fire Prison afterward. Our attack on Sassan was invited by your King of Kings’ younger brother, ’Kusru’. Bahram is incompetent, disgracing the nation by letting the court be controlled by the traitor Mustafa. The Eastern Tatars are enemies of civilization. Bahram couldn’t fend off the Tatars, so we’ve decided to replace the King of Kings of Sassan with someone else."

...

For lacking supplies, procure locally; if insufficient, Losa will personally deliver using the Emperor’s Treasure Ring.

Resistance encountered along the way was pitifully minimal; after a month’s recruitment, the majority of the Ikta lords of Sassan western regions had already...