The King of Thracian knew that something was wrong, so he rushed directly towards Xerxes.
The giant sword chopped directly towards Xerxes' head.
"Danger--!!!"
Sitalses was just about to stand up and rush over to push Xerxes away.
However, when the sword fell on Xerxes' head, Xerxes stretched out his hand.
He reached out and grasped the sword blade.
The Thracian king's thunderous slash was like a feather in Xerxes' hands, unable to move at all. The Thracian king's eyes widened. He wanted to draw his great sword, but found that the great sword was in Xerxes' hands and could not move at all. In this situation, the Thracian king suddenly felt an absolute crushing despair. That kind of despair was similar to the despair he had felt when he ruthlessly slaughtered those ordinary people.
"Your courage is commendable."
The golden light in Xerxes' eyes became brighter and brighter.
"But your courage is just foolishness if you dare to challenge a demigod!"
“You, you are…”
Before the Thracian King could finish.
A ball of fire immediately engulfed him completely.
At the same time, the firebirds flying in the sky also swooped down, grabbed the Thracian king who had turned into a ball of fire, and threw him out of the city. This scene was smooth and seamless, and everyone, including Sitalses, was shocked. They didn't expect that there would be such a scene. To deal with an oracle that all of them had to risk their lives to stop, Xerxes in front of them strangled him as easily as crushing an ant.
"Your Majesty the Queen..."
Sitalses staggered over.
Xerxes responded with a smile:
"I'm not the queen. I'm Hilde's lover."
"what?"
"Don't you want to think about it? How could a great Persian queen come all the way here to save a Byzantine city that has nothing to do with her? Right? So, my current identity is the Byzantine Kingdom's... princess, yes, princess. Remember, I saved your life today. If I had come a little later, you would have turned into a pile of meat paste, understand?" Xerxes stretched out his finger and flicked Sitalces' nose. "I threw that big guy out of the city, otherwise the flames on his body would probably have set the entire Byzantine city on fire."
"what……"
Sitalses was a little surprised.
"what about now?"
"The King of Thracian? He can't die. This guy is scarier than I thought... Ordinary beings will be turned into ashes directly under my flames. This guy's recovery ability is too strong. His self-healing ability can compete with my burns. However, that blow just now was enough to seriously injure this guy. Next, the credit of killing the King of Thracian will be handed over to my dear Hilde!" At this point, Xerxes asked, "Where does Hilde usually live?"
"Your Majesty, Her Majesty Hilde is staying in the King's Palace."
"What did you call me?"
Xerxes raised an eyebrow.
"Ah, Your Highness."
Chapter 4 of the eighth tune: The enemy fleeing in panic
The Thracians outside the city didn't know what happened inside the city. They only knew that the drawbridge was closed after the Thracian king rushed in. Faced with this situation, they all began to evacuate from the city wall because the Byzantines on the city wall had been attacking continuously, and they couldn't stand it.
Although the Thracians did not like the Thracian king, they knew that after the powerful Thracian king rushed in, the next victory would belong to them. Because the Thracian king would not be destroyed, he was an oracle and a hero of the Thracians. In this case, the Byzantines could only accept the fate of being slaughtered. They had no way to escape. So, after retreating to a safe area, the Thracians waited outside the city for good news.
However, after about ten or twenty minutes.
There was still no movement in the city.
Some Thracians began to panic.
What on earth happened?
“W-What is that!?”
At this time, a soldier noticed a fire cloud appearing in the sky above the Byzantine city. When they were surprised by this abnormal weather phenomenon, a huge firebird jumped out of the fire cloud and rushed down. Then, everyone saw a huge fireball, which was caught by the firebird's feet and thrown from the sky to the outside of the city wall.
The Thracians had not yet noticed what was happening.
"That is……"
"Could it be..."
Some officers have begun to panic.
After the fireball was thrown to the ground, it quickly rolled on the ground, trying to put out the flames on its body. When his figure slowly appeared in front of the Thracians, all the Thracians suddenly realized that the fireball just now was the Thracian king!
"What on earth just happened..."
"Your Majesty has been defeated!"
The despair of the Thracians suddenly emerged.
The flames on his body continued to burn the Thracian King's skin, burning almost all of his intact skin. The intense pain was something the Thracian King had never experienced before. This feeling made the Thracian King unbearable, and he could only roll around on the ground, trying to reduce the burning of the flames. At the same time, the Thracian King's divine power had been used to regenerate the wound, but this flame seemed to have the effect of restraining the regeneration ability. The Thracian King tried his best, but in the end he could only prevent himself from being burned to charcoal by this flame.
"Retreat, retreat!"
The Thracian king rolled over and rushed towards the Thracians.
"Run!"
"we lose!"
The Thracians rushed to flee in the opposite direction, and the Thracian king was the last to dive into the sea. Under the influence of the sea water, the high temperature flames evaporated the sea water around the Thracian king in an instant, and white water splashed on the sea water. The sea water was evaporated and vaporized by the flames. Until the end, the amount of sea water still defeated the flames. When the Thracian king realized that the flames had been extinguished, he climbed ashore from the ocean.
Now he is almost a broken man.
There was not a single piece of intact skin on his body, and it was covered with charred wounds.
At the same time, the wounds were trying to heal, but there was something on the wounds that would hinder the healing process. The Thracian king's brain had been paralyzed by the pain. Although he was in pain, he could see that the Thracians in the distance had begun to collapse. He realized that he had lost this battle, and completely lost.
He looked back at the city of Byzantium.
Now, I have to go back.
If we go back, there will be no time for anything...
The Thracian king gritted his teeth and fled in the direction where the Thracians were retreating.
When the watchtower in Byzantium noticed the escape of the Thracian king, it immediately conveyed the news to Sitalces. After hearing this, Sitalces breathed a sigh of relief, and his whole body collapsed due to excessive fatigue. The soldiers gave a deafening cheer to celebrate this hard-won great victory. The residents of the city also took to the streets to celebrate the final victory of the war.
But is the war really over?
not at all……
The Thracian king has fled, but the Thracians may still make a comeback.
Everyone knows this.
Xerxes severely injured the King of Thrace. She had the ability to kill the King of Thrace directly, but she did not do so. Because she knew very well that the King of Thrace was not her mortal enemy, but Hilde's mortal enemy. Hilde had to kill the King of Thrace personally so that she could rule the whole of Thrace legitimately. Therefore, Xerxes deliberately let the King of Thrace go, because she believed that Hilde would definitely come back and would definitely deal with Xerxes personally.
So, everything depends on Hilde to solve it.
And on the side of the King of Thrace.
He is now seriously injured, but he is still the king of Thrace.
After gathering the remnants of the Thracian army, the army had been reduced from more than 40,000 to just over 10,000. The rest of the people either died in the Byzantine city or abandoned their weapons and fled to who knows where. Moreover, the Thracian king knew that according to Hilde's policy, these Thracian deserters would soon become Byzantines. In the end, the Thracian king gained nothing from this battle, but lost all the Thracian wealth.
However, the Thracian king did not give up.
Let him return to Adelisia and rest for a few months.
Then you will have the opportunity to make a comeback.
So the Thracian king dragged his painful body and retreated towards the northwest.
At the same time, on the plains of Byzantium, an army with neat military appearance and strong steps was advancing rapidly towards the direction of Byzantium City. Hilde, who led the team, was extremely anxious. She just wanted to develop Byzantium City as quickly as possible. If Byzantium City had fallen when she returned, then Hilde's efforts for so long would be completely in vain...
Thinking of this, Hilde felt a little headache.
"Sissi, calm down."
Sophia rode on a horse and said to Hilde with concern:
"Byzantium will be fine."
"...I don't know if Xerxes will come. If she comes, everything will be easy."
"Sissi..."
Sophia knew it very well.
Xerxes was the Queen of Persia. How could such a queen come to help Hilde? Even if Xerxes had always liked Hilde, it was not for Hilde that he came all the way to support her.
Chapter 5 of the eighth chapter: The army at the end of its rope
And what Hilde is most concerned about now is.
How long will it take to reach the destination?
Hilde has now returned to the heartland of the Byzantine Kingdom, not far from the capital, Byzantium. In some villages that Hilde passes by, he can already see many red brick buildings. These new-style houses are only found in the richer and core rural areas of the Byzantine Kingdom. At the same time, the farmers here have disappeared. Obviously, they have all retreated to Byzantium. Therefore, Hilde knows that the distance to Byzantium is estimated to be less than 30 kilometers. So at this time, we must speed up the march.
However, Hilde couldn't show his anxiety on his face.
She had to calm down, calm down, and calm down again.
Be calm enough that the soldiers and officers don't notice.
So on the surface, Hilde led the army calmly and without any disturbance. Even though the soldiers were a little anxious and worried that something had happened to their families, Hilde was very calm and was not moved at all. It was precisely because of Hilde's calmness that many panicked officers were relieved. They knew very well that as long as they followed Hilde, there would be no problem. Hilde would definitely lead them to victory!
As the troops continued to advance.
A scout came galloping over on horseback.
"His Majesty--!"
"What's going on?" Hilde pulled the reins and asked, "What's going on ahead?"
"Thracian remnants spotted ahead!"
"The remnants of a defeated army?"
"Yes, their army is in a very chaotic state, without even a formation or team. Most of the soldiers have already abandoned their weapons. According to our judgment, they must have suffered a defeat and are planning to return to Thrace from this direction." The scout said this and continued to add, "Also, we saw a black giant in the enemy's team."
"A black giant?"
Hilde was stunned for a moment.
The King of Thracian was actually a black man?
But think about it, it's not likely.
However, no matter what, the defeat of the Thracians meant that the defense of the Byzantine city had been successful. Therefore, Hilde was now more confident. She turned her horse, faced the officers behind her, and announced loudly: "Everyone! We have won! The Byzantine city has defended against the attack of the Thracians. Now, not far in front of us are the remnants of the Thracian army! They are running away, trying to escape back to their den!"
"Great!"
"God bless you!"
The officers and soldiers all breathed a sigh of relief.
And Hilde said with a smile on his face: "Now, let's defeat our opponent in one fell swoop!"
"it is good!"
The current ending is stable.
Hilde was a little surprised that the Byzantine city could hold up the defense. After all, the other side had the Thracian King among them... But think about it, is that black giant burned black? If you think about it this way, everything seems to make sense. After all, if Xerxes really came to support, Xerxes, who has the ability to control fire, will definitely be able to turn the Thracian King into a black man.
Moreover, Xerxes should have been able to kill the King of Thracian directly.
She didn’t do that…
This means that Xerxes intends to give the Thracian Kingship to me?
This thought came into Hilde's mind.
She calmed down and began to transform the troops into combat status immediately. The First and Third Legions under her command immediately began to change their formations. Since they were dealing with more than 10,000 defeated soldiers, Hilde hoped that the enemy would surrender directly. After all, trapped beasts will still fight, and trapped people will still fight. Therefore, Hilde planned to show the strength of her army at the beginning, and then let the Byzantine soldiers of Thracian origin tell them that if they surrendered, they would not die, and would be treated well.
After that, it was Hilde's turn to deal with the Thracian King herself.
With this thought in mind.
Hilde led the troops and rushed forward immediately.
The Thracians had already fled 20 kilometers, and most of the soldiers were exhausted. The Thracian king needed to rest because of the pain, otherwise he would not be able to resist the corrosion of the wound. So he ordered the troops to rest by a stream. He sat there silently, like a mountain of charcoal.
The Thracians looked at the severely injured Thracian king, and they felt bitter in their hearts. They thought that when attacking Byzantium, it would be better for the Thracian king to die there. In this way, the Thracians would not be oppressed anymore. But now, this monster is still alive and has become even more terrifying. Because of his stubbornness, the Thracians suffered heavy losses on the way to attack Byzantium, and now they are only 10,000 people.
