Alien Knights

Standing on the tower of the city wall, Cumberland looked towards the horizon in the far east. A black shadow loomed in the dust haze in the sky, moving slowly.

The adjutant climbed up the stairs, stood beside Cumberland, and whispered: "My lord."

There is no expression on the old faces of Cumberland that are full of ravines: "How many more people are there?"

Adjutant: "Three hundred and twenty-nine people."

Cumberland was stunned, turned around and asked the adjutant: "Three hundred and twenty-nine people? I asked you to pass on the order. Anyone who is willing to leave can retreat to the inner city. Didn't you tell them?"

Adjutant: "I told you...everyone must stay."

Cumberland stood there, silent for a long time, and finally just sighed and stopped talking.

The adjutant lowered his head, looked at the dragon-shaped badge on his chest, and said, "Sir, everyone is already prepared."

Cumberland looked at the adjutant's slightly childish face and suddenly asked: "How long have you been following me?"

Adjutant: "Five years."

Cumberland: "Five years...five years. You have been with me, an old man, for a long enough time. Maybe you should make some considerations for your family."

The adjutant shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "When my grandfather and you were in the Silver Ring Kingdom, we were comrades under Lord Emerson; my father, as your first knight, even treated you like a comrade." Seen as a spiritual guide.”

"When both of them were alive, they both taught me more than once that family and honor coexist, and a knight can never break his oath."

Cumberland looked at the adjutant, and the determination in his eyes made him sigh softly.

"Come on," Cumberland said as he walked down the steps, "let's go see those boys."

Arriving at the square in front of the military camp, Cumberland saw his subordinates preparing weapons and armor.

Three hundred and twenty-nine people, including two knight captains, 42 knights, 115 retinue knights, some soldiers from the Holy Acropolis army, and auxiliaries responsible for meals, stables, transportation and other chores .

These people are the survivors of the entire eastern defense line and the last military force of the Knights' coalition.

Some of them were so scarred that they even needed help to mount their horses; some couldn't find suitable armor and had to hide their hands and feet in their armor pockets; some couldn't even use weapons, just like carrying The sack usually carries a sword and shield.

Facing such an embarrassingly mixed army, Cumberland showed no signs of disappointment or disgust.

He walked among the people, patted everyone on the shoulder, laughed and talked to them.

After seeing everyone, Cumberland jumped on a wooden box in the military camp and said to everyone: "You should all know what it means to stay..."

People nodded, all aware of the implications of Cumberland's words.

Cumberland continued: "We faced enemies that were hundreds of times our own, and we have been holding on here until now. Look at the corpses of the enemies outside the wall! They piled up into mountains and can even cover the sky!"

"Looking at the history of human wars, I dare say that we people have created a miracle, a miracle that has never been done before or since!"

Cumberland looked around and said: "No matter what the final outcome of this war is, we who can create such a miracle are already out-and-out victors!"

"Now, what we have to do is how to put an end to this war."

Cumberland paused for a moment and then added: "No matter who you are, you will die."

"Whether I return to heaven with an honorable soul, or live my whole life quietly...I! I have made a decision!"

Cumberland raised his head, looked at the black dragon flag flying at the top of the tower, and said loudly: "I swear here, for the sake of honor and the king, I will fight to the death until the last moment of my life!"

In an instant, people's shouts resounded over the military camp: "For honor, for my king! Fight to the death and never retreat!"

Cumberland jumped off the wooden box, climbed onto his horse, and ordered loudly: "Open the door!"

The iron gates on the city wall gradually opened, and the endless plain was in front of them.

Cumberland was about to move forward when he heard the rapid sound of horse hooves behind him.

Alfonso rushed into the barracks, stopped beside the surprised Cumberland, and steadied himself.

Cumberland looked at Alfonso and lowered his voice angrily: "You should go back to the city now!"

Alfonso: "Not this time."

Cumberland raised his voice: "You are disobeying orders!"

Alfonso turned to face Cumberland: "If I remember correctly, you gave me the Grand Master's badge. Therefore, as the new Grand Master, the first order I gave was to order myself return."

Cumberland froze.

When he realized it later, he shook his head and laughed.

Alfonso looked at Cumberland and said: "I can understand your painstaking efforts, but there are always some things in this world that are more important than life."

Cumberland looked into Alfonso's eyes and nodded slightly.

The two rode horses and walked out of the gate of the city wall, bypassing the mountains of corpses and arriving on the plain.

The shadows in the distance are getting closer and closer, and the darkness comes like a tide.

Looking around, the entire horizon has been completely covered by the corpses, and its original appearance can no longer be seen.

The knights, composed of three hundred and thirty people, were arranged in a line on the ground. Looking down from a high altitude, they looked like a grain of sand, blocking the front of the black tsunami.

Feeling the earthquake from the earth, Cumberland slowly drew out the sword from his waist and pointed it at the sky.

Alfonso looked at the slowly expanding wave of death in his field of vision and said softly: "I, Alfonso De Cabo, swear this oath in the witness of God!"

"Humility and integrity are my codes; mercy and sacrifice are my honor; bravery and justice are my glory!"

Cumberland suddenly swung his sword forward, and the three hundred and thirty knights began to slowly accelerate forward.

Alfonso urged the horse and raised his voice: "In the face of a powerful enemy, be fearless! Be brave, loyal and worthy of the gods!"

The knights around him followed up and said: "To be honest, I would rather die than lie! It is no wonder that it is natural to protect the weak!"

The enemy in the cavalry's sight is getting closer and closer, and the outline of the undead army can gradually be seen clearly.

Alfonso put down his mask, raised his sword, and shouted loudly: "I swear to be kind to the weak! I swear to fight against rape bravely!"

More and more people followed his voice: "I swear to fight against all wrongs! I swear to fight for the defenseless!"

The forward troops of the undead have quickly approached less than one kilometer away from the cavalry.

On the battlefield, the oaths of the knights became louder and louder, even gradually overshadowing the roar of the undead.

"I swear to help anyone who asks me for help! I swear not to hurt any woman! I swear to treat my friends sincerely! I swear to love the one I love until death!"

The undead strikers and the knights have reached fighting distance.

Cumberland swung his long sword, chopped off the head of an undead dog, and roared forward.

"Knights, charge!"