Chapter 23: 023 Battle of The Last Resort (1)

Chapter 23 023 Battle of The Last Resort (1)

“Ta ta ta ta…”

As Knights Bliss led the cavalry out of the River Bay, the entire camp was suddenly plunged into a state of panic.

The news that the troll wolf cavalry was about to catch up had long spread. The people were already in a state of panic, and now they thought that Bliss and the others had fled at the last minute. This time, they had even stirred up a hornet’s nest.

Many people had already quietly gathered together, packing up their things and preparing to escape.

At this moment, Vera and Colin appeared in front of everyone, allowing them to temporarily settle down.

Seeing that the two nobles with the highest status in the entire camp had not left, everyone felt that there was still hope. They felt that they had not been abandoned.

However, the news of the departure of Knight Bliss and the approaching troll cavalry still made everyone’s faces fill with unease and anxiety. Everyone’s nerves were stretched to the limit, and they could no longer withstand the anticipation.

They stared at the figures of Vera and Colin, hoping to get some good news from them.

The civilians of this era were mostly a group of confused lambs. They were dull, ignorant, and timid. They were unable to control their fate, and they did not even dare to control their fate.

Therefore, they placed their fate in the hands of the nobles, hoping that the nobles would guide them toward wealth and glory.

Though what they didn’t know was that the nobles’ guidance often came at the price of slavery.

At this moment, Vera could see the confusion in everyone’s eyes. Of course, she wouldn’t let them down with this desire.

She didn’t speak.

With just one move, she completely stunned everyone in the camp.

She lifted her veil.

The faint rays of the morning light scattered down, outlining the beautiful face under the veil.

Time seemed to have stopped.

The originally restless crowd held their breaths at this moment.

It was as if they were afraid of disturbing the beautiful, determined, but also slightly shy girl.

However, before the crowd could enjoy this beautiful scene, Vera spoke.

The rushing sound of the river could not hide her gentle but steady voice:

“My name is Vera St. Hilde. I am the adopted daughter of the Lord of the Northern Territory, the Duke of St. Hilde.”

Adopted daughter!

So she was the adopted daughter of the Duke of the Northern Territory!

Colin’s eyes widened, and great waves rose in his heart.

One had to know that in this world, adopted daughters had the right to inherit!

Unlike those illegitimate daughters who were spurned by the nobles, adopted daughters were the legitimate heirs who had been approved by the empire’s senate.

Their inheritance rights are second only to those of the direct line of descent.

Therefore, to be adopted by the nobles, one must first have a pure and noble bloodline.

If either of their parents is a commoner, then he or she can never be legally adopted by the nobles.

Secondly, if one wants to adopt an heir, one must pay an adoption tax to the senate of the empire in exchange for the senate’s recognition of the adopted children.

In order to prevent the nobles from abusing the right to adopt and disrupting the normal order of the succession of titles, the adoption tax was extremely high.

Ordinary small nobles would not be able to pay this amount even if they were to go bankrupt. Even for a large noble like the Saint Hilde family, paying an adoption tax would be painful for a long time.

Therefore, the nobles were extremely cautious about the adoption.

Generally speaking, only nobles who were rich and had no direct descendants would choose a descendant that they liked as an adopted child in the family’s collateral line. To prevent their titles from falling into the hands of people they did not like.

Although Colin did not understand why the Duke of Saint Hilde, who had three sons, would adopt Vera and even send Vera to Javier to be trained as a mage.

However, this did not affect Vera in the slightest in becoming the fourth successor of the Duke of the Northern Territory! That was why she had obtained the sworn loyalty of Knights Bliss.

Sworn

That was why she was qualified to say such words as “my people”.

That was why when she revealed her true identity at the bend of the rushing river, the soldiers who were originally panicking would be so shocked and excited.

Most of them had even gripped the hilts of their swords tightly and were prepared to die on the spot for her!

They were only waiting for her to say those words.

“I know that you are all very scared, very panicked.” Vera’s gaze slowly swept across the crowd and looked at them one by one.

“I am the same. Scared, panicked.

“However, I did not despair, even if there was no way out now!

“I know that you will not abandon me.

“Just as I did not abandon you.

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“No matter how critical the situation is, I will always remember my mission and my duty to you.

“As the adopted daughter of the Duke of St. Hilde, I have sworn to protect the people of the north forever!

“And as the people of the north, I hope that you will have the courage to take up arms with me and defend the north against the invading enemy!

“I promise that I will fight with all of you until my last breath!”

“For Lady Vera!” Colin saw the opportunity and stood out to shout.

Originally, he had prepared a long speech to use his identity as the son of a baron to win over the hearts of the people, but now it seemed that it was no longer necessary.

He did not even need to emphasize his identity anymore. Vera’s identity was enough to arouse the fighting spirit of these soldiers.

The St. Hilde family had ruled the northern region of the Empire for thousands of years, and their prestige was unparalleled.

Vera’s noble identity, her peerless beauty, and the kindness she showed along the way had made her the goddess in the hearts of these soldiers.

They would never allow those dirty and ugly trolls to blaspheme this goddess!

Even if they had to pay with their lives.

“For Lady Vera!” “For Lady Vera!”

“Fight to the death!”

“Fight to the death!”

“Rumble!”

A bolt of lightning tore through the sky, followed by the sound of thunder.

Before the rising sun could wake up the sleeping earth, it was covered by dark clouds.

At the bend of the rushing river, the human soldiers were ready for battle.

They held their breath and looked forward, letting the raindrops fall on their bodies. They were motionless like statues.

The rain was getting heavier.

The wind was getting stronger.

A gray line appeared on the horizon and spread out rapidly. Like a surging tide, it swept toward the human position at the bend of the river!

“Awoo!”

The troll wolf cavalry arrived!

“Kill!”

“For Lady Vera!” “For Lady Vera!”

Facing the terrifying troll wolf cavalry, these human soldiers burst out with courage akin to that of the elite regular army.

They knew that they had no way out.

Since there was no way out, then they would fight to the death!

Moreover, Vera’s existence gave these confused soldiers a boundless fighting spirit and firm conviction.

They believed that even if they died in battle here, tales of their heroism would still be spread in the Northern Territory.

Everyone would know that they had sworn to protect Vera St. Hilde to the death!

Even if the worst happened, they would be fortunate enough to return to the embrace of the God of Light with the goddess in their hearts.

“Kill!”

Colin took the lead and stood at the forefront of the formation.

At this moment, he could not back down.

Hundreds of sharp spears were coming at him. It was like a suffocating forest of death.

“Bang!”

Colin and the leader of the wolf cavalry collided heavily.

Colin felt as if he had crashed into a tank.

“Argh!”

Colin only felt his vision go black. The immense pain almost made him lose consciousness.

He could even clearly hear the cracking sound of bones breaking all over his body, as well as the sound of a spear tearing through his chest.

The world turned upside down. He did not know how far he had been sent flying. When he landed, he spat out a mouthful of blood. At the same time, he felt depressed,

He originally wanted to pretend to be a hero, but he didn’t expect what followed.

He met a high-level troll warrior as soon as he arrived!

F*ck! Wasn’t this “death” a little too fast!

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