Proof of the Sun King

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After a short rest, the Imperial team stationed on the beach immediately began to study the current situation.

In the camp's largest marching tent, everyone gathered to discuss the next step of the Imperial Lustria Expedition.

Attending the meeting was the Imperial Vanguard Army officer, Imperial Captain Richard.

Imperial General Alaric, from Rikland.

The Imperial Hunter General Eric von Schanger was from the hunting regiment of the famous Imperial Hunter Marshal Marcus Wolfhardt.

Since Marcus Wolfhardt was canonized as Field Marshal of the Imperial Hunter by Karl Franz, he gained the power to recruit his own soldiers, the sanctuary powerhouse considered one of the Emperor's most trusted cronies, and he personally The Marcus-Wulfhart Hunting Regiment was formed.

The elite hunters of this hunting group were all hand-picked by Marcus from the empire. The entire hunting group was filled with excellent hunters from all provinces of the empire, although the hunters in Midden always despised the hunters in Ivey for the simplicity of hunting. , the hunters of Rickland always despise the hunters of Stiylland as a group of hillbillies and no culture, but under the leadership of Hunter Marshal Marcus Wolfhard, these excellent hunters from various empires have been in war and They gradually united in the hunt, and quickly developed a close comradeship between them, thus eliminating mutual dissatisfaction and regional differences.

With their efforts and under the strong leadership of Hunter Marshal Marcus Wulfhart, the Wulfhart Hunting Group quickly became the most powerful monster hunting group in the Empire, be it Steele The sharp-clawed beast of the collar, the ice dragon of the Ostermark collar, the giant horned bull of the Drakwald Forest, the four-armed bull demon of the Reckwald forest, or the Chimera beast entrenched in the black mountains , the Wolfhardt hunting regiment all successfully completed their hunts, which earned them honor and status, and Emperor Karl-Franz more than once rewarded the best hunters of these empires, and promoted some of the best to hunter generals.

In this imperial Lustria expedition, in addition to providing a certain amount of military supplies and summoning some provincial soldiers and militia, these nobles of military merit naturally know that they want to conquer by relying on these basic troops alone. It was very difficult for Lucia to mobilize those elite imperial teams. It was necessary to persuade the emperor to approve and to pay enough real money to hire them. This was an expedition that had no harvest for the time being. It's worth it.

Therefore, the nobles of Rickland decided to form an expeditionary force to explore the road in Lustria, build several outposts, and try to enter the jungle to search for the ruins to get rich rewards, as long as the expedition force can bring richness to the empire. In return, the empire will naturally send more elite reinforcements.

Some Rick Land nobles even pin their hopes on whether the Hunter Marshal can personally participate in this expedition, but this is obviously impossible. How could Emperor Franz have Wulfhart personally dispatched for such a thing?

Only the Emperor or Wulfhart himself had a problem in his head that would send the Hunter-Marshal on an expedition to Lustria.

So they took the next step. The nobles of Rick led a large sum of money to hire a hunter general in the hunting group. The fixed annual salary was as high as 1,000 gold marks, and asked him to go on an expedition to Lustria.

In the big tent, three officers surrounded a huge wooden table and a map on the wooden table.

"Although the expeditionary force has built an outpost here, our situation is still not good." The imperial pioneer Richard pointed to the map and said: "Look, we only have a base on the coast. We have neither sufficient food sources nor sufficient strategic depth, and although the soldiers of the Ash Legion came to terrorize us, some of their words were not without merit."

"How?" Hunter General Eric asked, "How much do you know about the current situation?"

"Since we arrived here, we have sent a lot of scouts, a lot." Pioneer Officer Richard put his finger on the map: "As we all know, our location is called Tokan Temple, but in fact the coast is far from our discovery. The ruins are still 60 kilometers away."

"The east, according to the Ash Legion, is the territory of the vampire pirates. We don't know whether it is because the scouts we sent out have never returned, not a single one."

"In the west, as they said, there are traces of green-skinned tribes. Those greenskins are very special. Some greenskins are blue, and their combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. As for the south, the scouts have only entered the ruins of the temple to search for a little bit. The treasure came out, but we still lost half of our hands."

"As for the north, Fulgan and his Ash Legion currently occupy three coastal towns, namely Skogee City, Marauder's Harbor and Swamp Town, across the sea from us," the vanguard continued: "After many times The Ashen Legion now has nearly 40,000 soldiers and a population of about 100,000. They seem to have reached a tacit understanding with the Lizardmen. They rarely enter the jungle, and the Lizardmen also Safely put these coastal ports under their jurisdiction. The two sides have several trade points near the jungle. The Ash Legion uses seafood, livestock and wood to trade with the Lizardmen, and the Lizardmen provide them with gold, silver, and high-quality goods. medicines and magic jewelry, and even some domesticated cold lizards."

"Damn, **** traitor!" The imperial general Alaric shouted in dissatisfaction when he heard this, and the old soldier hammered the wooden table so hard that his teeth itch with hatred: "Sooner or later, we must include all these places. In the embrace of the empire, we are the ones who brought civilization to these ignorant and backward places!"

The Hunter General and the Vanguard Officer were also jealous of the huge profits. Eric took a few breaths and wanted to say something, but the Vanguard Officer hurriedly said: "No, we must not go to war with the Ash Legion now. Yes, when we first arrived here, they provided us with guides, and we currently don't have enough food supplies, and we also rely on buying from the Ash Legion!"

The two imperial generals Eric and Alaric frowned almost at the same time. Eric hesitated after hearing these words, and told the vanguard officer: "So, can you send someone to the Port of the Marauder and tell the Commander of the Forgan Army, If he is willing to hand over all the troops and towns, I can propose to the emperor to keep him a viscount of the Empire!"

Pioneer Officer Richard smiled bitterly: "General Eric, if this matter is replaced by you, would you like it?"

General Hunter was silent for a few seconds after hearing the words, and shook his head somewhat self-deprecatingly: "Okay, then needless to say, we traveled from the empire to this place by boat for several months, and lost a lot of troops and killed a lot of people. Soldiers, if there is no harvest, how are we going to face the expectations of the nobles and the people of the Empire who support us?"

Think of the astonishing wealth and huge army held by the Ash Legion, and think that when the lizardmen are eliminated, these towns and residents who do not obey the imperial government are destined to be defeated by the imperial army and honestly hand over their wealth, and these people He actually kindly reminded himself of the danger, Eric shook his head, we are the elite imperial army, how can you compare the rabble made up of levies and weak mercenary groups?

"Let's talk about other things for now. The first thing we have to do now is to get enough harvest. In this way, we will take another day off, and then I will lead 2,000 people to the south first, loot the Tokan Temple, and take this All the wealth in the ruins is taken into the arms, and the rest will be discussed later." The Hunter General immediately made a decision.

"Yes!" The military discussion came to an end, and the three officers walked out of the tent.

Pioneer Officer Richard guided the Hunter General to an open space in the camp: "Look at this, General, this thing can be done today, and it will definitely help you in this war!"

Above the open space, the Empire's craftsmen are putting the finishing touches on, and a chariot assembled from wooden boards is undergoing the final test.

"The old imperial chariot has long been eliminated by steam tanks, but I didn't expect it to be very useful in the jungle." Pioneer officer Richard said to the general hunter: "The horses provided by the mainland are really good. Too few, we can't organize a strong cavalry at all, but we can use local materials, use a mix of pack horses and war horses, and let the musketeers stay on the relatively safe chariots, which is conducive to maintaining firepower output and retreat."

"Very good." Eric nodded again and again: "Let's get ready!"

"The only regret is that the expedition knight has left." The imperial general was a little disappointed, he was a legendary powerhouse.

"Don't expect those knights in Brittany, in the long history, we are not always friends." Eric sighed softly: "In this dark age, we can only rely on ourselves."

"This is the Empire!"

...... I am for the dividing line of the empire......

A day later, the forest in the northern part of Lustria, the forest path.

The imperial army of more than 2,000 people is slowly advancing in the tropical rain forest.

Muddy land, humid air, annoying mosquitoes, lush vegetation.

Green, endless green, towering giant trees in the sky, extremely lush shrubs, and sticky wet moss, all made the Imperial soldiers accustomed to the Empire's Black Forest climate extremely uncomfortable. Obviously now November will not be very bad. It was hot and dry, but almost all the imperial soldiers were already sweaty.

Hunter General Eric walks at the front of the line with an enchanted bow in his hand. Behind him are rows of Imperial pikemen, then archers and crossbowmen, and then Imperial swordsmen. and two imperial chariots.

"Attention! Don't try to pick any fruit, don't eat anything that looks edible." The hunter general kept giving orders: "Don't be alone, gather together, and call me if anyone knows what will be in the forest. Get up!"

"Yes!" The Imperial Army was still quite cautious. They looked around cautiously. Many Imperial soldiers had never seen such an environment before, and naturally they did not dare to mess around.

"It's eerily quiet." It's been hours since the march, and the whole army hasn't encountered any enemies, and Eric takes a few breaths, his hands gripping the big bow hard, which makes him feel better .

According to intelligence gathered by the Empire, Lustria has a plethora of carnivorous plants and predators, with edge vines, bloodthirsty spore clouds, and spiky plants all looking for unwary victims.

Big cats, man-eating monkey creatures, and swarms of buzzing giant insects are constantly infesting the jungle, and even more deadly are the ancient beasts of the jungle, reptiles that should have been It has been completely extinct in a long history, but the fact is that they still haunt the jungle and are at the top of the food chain.

As a hunter general, Eric can't wait to get ready for a good fight with these legendary beasts.

However, everything was very quiet. Huge banana leaves, vines and shrubs filled all the sight of the entire imperial team. The difficult climbing with old vines and dead branches, the dampness and hot flashes that could not see the sun, from the eyes to the heart , everything is submerged in green, all levels of very clean green surround this expedition from all directions, the fragrance of trees and the smell of decay are mixed together, in this forest with billions of years of life Inside, time seemed to stand still, and occasionally fine sunlight leaked from the dense leaves, moving slowly in the jungle covered with fallen leaves.

"~" In the depths of the forest, it seemed that something was moving, and an imperial hunter immediately turned around in surprise and pulled a short bow in one direction of the forest: "Who!"

There was nothing, the forest seemed to be quiet again, and there seemed to be fog in the forest, making everything illusory.

"Where?" When the imperial hunter turned around again to check another line of defense, a blowing arrow suddenly flew from the tree canopy in the distance and stuck on his back. The imperial hunter screamed, he was thinking Fighting back, the violent paralysis of his body engulfed him.

"There is... poison." The excellent imperial hunter spit out the last word and died on the spot.

"Enemy attack!!!" The general hunter issued a sharp warning sound, and the imperial army immediately woke up in panic. The spearmen and swordsmen lined up in two rows, and the archers and musketeers immediately moved towards Fired in the direction the blowing arrow came from, hundreds of feather arrows and dozens of projectiles roared toward the depths of the forest.

But nothing happened, they just knocked down a bush and shot through some leaves.

The distant tree canopy swayed from side to side under the attack.

Then, the silence was restored, and there was a faint whisper from the depths of the jungle. The hunter general pulled the big bow in his hand several times but couldn't find the target at all, so he had to put it down: "Go on!"

What he didn't notice was that on the canopy not far away, a chameleon saw the human army continue to advance, sticking out its tongue, holding a hollow branch in its hand, it jumped slightly and took out two pieces from its arms. A poison dart disappeared above the crown of another giant tree in the sky.

"Pfft~"

"Ahhh!" Another Imperial soldier was hit by a poison dart! The poison on the poison dart killed him instantly.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" The Imperial Army fired frantically again in panic, but still found nothing.

In this way, for the next two hours, the entire imperial army continued to be hit by blow darts or poison darts, and died in agony under the effect of toxins. The soldiers were panicked and their morale was low. In this environment, although the losses were not very large, everyone was in danger, and the soldiers crowded together and looked around in fear.

It seems that every tree, every shrub, even every vine, has become a terrifying threat!

"Hsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss"

"Dense formation, pay attention to observe the surroundings!" At this time, Eric was sweating profusely, and he could always feel that there was something in the jungle watching them.

That look is terrifying.

Fortunately, after a long march, the ruins of the lizardmen finally arrived, and the legendary Tokan Temple appeared in front of the soldiers of the Empire, and just like the legend, the ruins are full of gold, silver, enamel and various colored gems. , The ruins are covered with moss and vines, as well as collapsed walls and trees. It can be vaguely seen that this was once a glorious temple, but I don't know why it has fallen to this point.

"Oh! God, a lot of gold, Lady Fortune is on top, I've never seen so much gold in my life!"

"Charlemagne bless us!"

"We got rich!"

"Great! This piece of gold is mine!"

"It's enamel! I love this!"

Seeing such an astonishing wealth, the imperial troops immediately panicked. The soldiers who spent two hours in an atmosphere of depression and suffocation could hardly contain their madness. They desperately held anything of value. Stuffed into cloth bags, pockets, and even armor. Many soldiers threw away their weapons when they found that they could not walk. The neat army formation had now fallen apart~www.wuxiaspot.com~All the soldiers are here Busy looting, and even fighting because of it.

General Hunter had the intention to stop the chaos of these soldiers, but he could do nothing. At this time, only gold and gems were left in the eyes of these imperial soldiers, and even Eric himself couldn't help digging in the ruins. Goutoujin, whose fist is even bigger, made him smile: "Your Majesty will like this."

"Roar~ Roar~" Just as the imperial army was in chaos and greedily took the wealth in the ruins, a wave of roars came from the depths of the forest.

In the next second, dozens of giant beasts rushed towards the ruins from all directions. These giant beasts consisted of dinosaur lizards, ankylosaurs, tyrannosaurs and fire-breathing salamanders!

Behind these giant beasts are thousands of lizardmen army! Unleashing a wild howl, shield and mace in hand, they join the fray!

"Hey~ solve these hot-blooded species, for the big plan!" Surrounded by hundreds of temple guards, the big white lizard brother-Luo Ke and the two skink priests were satisfied to see that the human army fell into the trap, brother - Rock held the ancient sacred artifact Ulumark sledgehammer in one hand and the shield of the ancient sacred artifact in the other hand, pointing to the imperial army who were still busy searching in the ruins and gave an order: "Go forward! For Iraqi Taza, for the big plan, for Lord Crocker!"

What responded to him was the roar of a giant beast that was enough to spread ten kilometers away.

The jungle trembled, and the lush forest swayed back and forth, unable to stop for a long time.

The Imperial Army was surrounded by Lizardmen.

When the first Dread Lizard knocked over and crushed several Imperial spearmen on the spot, the Imperial Army had only just reacted.

Seeing with his own eyes the tidal force of Lizardmen in all directions, the hunter general Eric had only one thought left in his mind.

"The hunter is the prey in the end."