Chapter 256 254. Eastern Expedition
“Helena, run.”
"Accelerating..."
Su Hong controlled the wind direction and pushed the off-road vehicle.
Without the obstruction of the wind, the convoy accelerated in a direction away from the army.
He looked back at the illusory army under the sun, "Ghost Army... Helena, do you know their identities?"
The triangular magic array of the arm armor lit up, "There are no biological characteristics for analysis. The largest source of armor worn by knight soldiers is the Knight Temple, followed by the major noble forces in the Sun Kingdom."
"Based on the historical inference of disasters, there is a 95.34% probability that this army is the Eastern Expedition led by the Paladin."
"Eastern Expedition Legion?" Su Hong was stunned, "Why did they appear here?"
Because of the Eastern Expedition, the Paladins were jointly used by the royal family and the Holy See of the Kingdom of the Sun. After being imprisoned in the Dark Under Prison, the Eastern Expedition Corps should have been disbanded. How come they appeared in the world as wandering ghosts.
Helena: "According to the "Chronicles of the Kingdom of the Sun" written by alliance historians, after the Paladins were imprisoned in the Dark Hell, the Eastern Expedition Corps disappeared without a trace and completely disappeared from the Kingdom of the Sun."
"Some historians speculate that perhaps because of the existence of the Paladin Calamity, the Eastern Crusade Legion was unable to escape its mission and fell into a never-ending journey."
"The disappearance of the Eastern Expedition took away most of the young knights of the Kingdom of the Sun, causing the kingdom to lose its resistance to the Order of Original Sin, which indirectly led to the destruction of the kingdom."
Su Hong recalled the conversation with the paladin. The paladin did say that the disaster was harmful to the kingdom, and hoped that the knight would embark on the journey to the east and never return.
"In other words, these knights from the Eastern Expedition are back?"
If these knights want to come back, they should come back long after he and the Holy Knights resolve the disaster and end their mission and destiny, instead of waiting until now.
And he had never seen these ghosts in the previous simulations.
The convoy gradually drove away from the direction of the army. Su Hong looked at the giant city in the distance - Shuguang City. An accident that he didn't know must have happened there.
Because the Order and the Holy City are the only variables in this simulation.
"Dong dong dong!!"
Golden horses galloped, armies and convoys passed by, and Su Hong could clearly see the soul matter floating in the sun. He and these knights seemed to be on different levels, and ancient times and the present world met here.
The closer he got to the ghosts, the louder the shouts from some souls became in his heart.
"Eastern Expedition! Pioneering!"
The group of riders shouted: "Eastern March! Pioneering!"
The soul's cry is deafening, making people's hearts palpitate and their blood boiling.
The horses, armored robes, lances, swords and fluttering cloaks, even though they are illusory and only exist in the phantom light of the rising sun, are still extremely vivid.
Su Hong couldn't help but have a misunderstanding in his heart, as if he was not facing unconscious soul matter, but living people, heroes who fought for the country and burned their blood for mankind.
"Dong dong dong..." The army gradually moved away, and the convoy did not conflict with them.
After breaking away from the magnificent and shocking momentum, Su Hong breathed a sigh of relief.
The Eastern Expedition Legion was as majestic as the rising sun. He felt that as long as he faced this army directly, he would be crushed by the charge, which put too much pressure on him.
Looking at the back of the army, while he felt relaxed, he also felt regretful. It would be great if they were real people, maybe we could chat with them.
As soon as this idea came to him, he didn't know if it was Su Hong's illusion. He always felt that there were some changes in the galloping army. A knight actually turned around and rode towards the convoy on his horse.
The knight opened his mouth, and the solemn voice of his soul penetrated into his heart, "Knights from a foreign country, we are the Eastern Expedition Legion of the Kingdom of the Sun, the first legion under the Holy Knights."
"In this world of darkness, why not join us in the eastward expedition, reach the far east, rekindle the tree of the sun, and bring new life to the world."
Su Hong was shocked when he heard this. He lowered his head and looked at the gauntlet, as if asking Helena what was going on.
Su Hong moved his mouth slightly and whispered: "It seems that you never said that ghosts can talk to people. How should I answer? I should remain silent."
"..." Helena was silent for a moment. She had indeed never heard of ghosts talking to humans. The problem she encountered as a manager was so strange that her mind and body stopped functioning for a moment.
The data ran for a moment, and she responded cautiously, "Managers, please remain silent and wait for the ghost to disappear to avoid more accidents."
Hearing this, Su Hong turned his head and looked at the knight warily, but he remained silent and did not respond to his words.
The golden horse shook its head impatiently and snored. The knight with a blurred face comforted the horse and said, "It seems that we are not traveling on the same journey."
"But please remember, those who are equal to me in ideals are brothers in the world. If you change your mind, you can find us as long as you keep going east."
"We firmly believe that the Eastern Expedition will lead to victory, and then all living things will return to the embrace of the sun."
"Hush!"
The knight reined in the reins, turned the horse's head and chased in the direction of the army. The figure gradually disappeared in the sun, and finally only the sunlight falling on the snow was left.
Su Hong looked at the empty snow field and sighed: "It's a pity that the Eastern Expedition has already failed."
"Helena, let's go. We still have our own way to go. The Eastern Expedition is too far away from us."
"It's accelerating."
The sun had risen above the horizon, and they no longer encountered ghosts on the way back.
Two hours later, the convoy passed through Shengshi. The sun was shining brightly and the ice and snow melted, but it felt surprisingly cold.
However, there is no normal person in their team. They are either powerful undead people, artificial intelligence without bodies, or rough-skinned corpses. None of them are afraid of the cold.
After leaving Shengshi City, the convoy drove straight to Shuguang City.
Along the way, he passed by the Dawn Camp in the previous simulations. Both Franny and Thrall the Blasphemer had disappeared on this ice field, and there was no trace of any believers.
However, the Alliance people are not on this ice sheet either.
Su Hong estimated that he might have to go to Xie Dong City and Cangnan City to meet the Alliance people, but this would require a detour, so he might as well go directly to Dawn City.
More than an hour later, the sun's light dimmed and was about to go out. Su Hong and his team arrived at Dawn City just as the sun was about to go out.
Looking forward from the deserted driveway outside Shuguang City, under the afterglow of the setting sun, a giant city covered in ice and snow appears. Its towering frost walls are like tall mountains, blocking the prying eyes of outsiders.
"Get off the car, there is no road ahead." Su Hong and the corpses jumped out of the car and walked towards the Frost City Wall.
(End of chapter)