Chapter 322: Strong Ability, Heavy Tasks
It is indeed impossible for the God of Misty Mountain to come at this time.
After all, the Misty Mountaineers can only pose the greatest threat to Ravenstern in winter. This is more like someone using the name of the gods to cause chaos in Ravenstern.
As for Lord Crow Boris, Leon had actually heard of this person, because Sarah had once mentioned to him this guy who claimed to be the son of prophecy.
Boris is a well-known figure in Ravenstern, famous since childhood because of his two eyes, one black and the other light blue .
His father died of illness when he was just born, so many people said that he was a bad omen and believed that his birth caused his father's death.
Children with heterochromatic eyes and who bring misfortune to their fathers are usually regarded as the devil's children who will bring disaster in the Stern Crow Realm, and most of them will be thrown into the toilet and drowned - this era is so brutal that most children born with heterochromatic visions do not live to be weaned.
But Boris was luckier, because his mother was a local noble, a fierce lady that no one dared to mess with.
Although people were wondering if there were other reasons for his father's death, they were also gossiping about his family behind their backs - most of them said that his mother had an ill-fated relationship with a Mettenheim mercenary.
Boris lived a lonely life as a child because he had no friends - the villagers thought he was an unlucky person and would not let their children keep him company.
So, most of the time, he could only read books or practice sword-fighting alone.
But no matter what, Boris grew up successfully under the protection of his mother.
As an adult, Boris was extremely tall, standing at 7 feet tall, and had immense strength.
But this tall and mighty man is not a simple-minded warrior with strong limbs.
In fact, Boris loved reading very much. He was knowledgeable and cunning, a rare talent who was both civil and military.
Therefore, he was naturally recruited by the Order of Raven Spear, whose mission was to protect knowledge, and became a glorious Raven Spear Knight.
During his time with the Order of Ravenspear, Boris acquired superb martial arts skills and learned a great deal of knowledge, especially in engineering and military studies.
But like many young people with extraordinary talent, Boris gradually became extremely conceited, even narcissistic.
In the Order of Ravenspear, he read many historical and legendary records, one of which mentioned the prophecy of the prophet Madigan: a magical hero will reunite the continent of Pendor.
He believed the prophecy - he thought he was the legendary son of the prophecy, and he would rule over all of Pendor!
Because he himself did have some contact with heresy and black magic.
Because of his natural heterochromia, his mother had been secretly dealing with heretical worshippers and Twilight Knights. There were even rumors that strange noises were often heard from his mother's manor, and there were many blasphemous patterns in the house.
To Boris, he was the magical hero in the prophecy.
He began to preach his vision of the world to the Order of Ravenspear, claiming that he was destined to rule Pendor!
Boris is knowledgeable, charismatic, and powerful. Many Ravenspear mercenaries and even Ravenspear Knights believe that he may indeed be the hero predicted by Madigan!
Afterwards, he gave up the Ravenspear Knights' responsibility to protect scholars and knowledge, formed an army, and began his journey.
Boris led a group of Ravenspear Knights and rogue knights from Ravenstern who followed him, and roamed the North in the manner of the Misty Mountaineers, sometimes serving the monarch as mercenaries for a short period of time.
Because he was well-versed in military books and had many tricks, he often used cunning tactics to defeat enemies that were several times larger than his own with a smaller force.
His expertise in engineering enabled him to gain a thorough understanding of castle structures and construct complex siege devices, making him nearly invincible.
At the same time, his lonely childhood experience made him do things without any bottom line, and he was cruel and merciless.
Many northern lords had been defeated by his cunning strategies and became prisoners, but Boris also received a lot of ransoms and gradually grew stronger.
This made many northern lords fear him deeply and call him 'Sir Crow'.
This is actually because the northern lords feel that Boris is like a crow, always bringing bad omens.
This is indeed the case. Boris's army is cunning and cruel. They will only take away valuable hostages, and ordinary prisoners of war will often be tortured and killed by them.
Boris himself often said: "It is too much trouble to keep the wounded prisoners alive..."
But whether it was simply to torture the captives for fun, or to cover up heretical acts such as human sacrifice, is unknown.
However, under normal circumstances, nobles and noble ladies could still survive if they fell into his hands, but the ransom had to be paid quickly enough.
Because of his cruel style, and in order to redeem their families safely, the northern nobles often agreed to Boris's additional demands, and those noble ladies had no choice but to submit...
Gradually, Lord Raven Boris became the cancer of Stern Ravenland, and the Ravenspear Knights regarded him as a traitor.
It was not until three years ago when Boris's troops suddenly disappeared that the lords of the North breathed a sigh of relief.
Many people felt that Boris, like the villains who had previously claimed to be the Son of Prophecy, was being punished by the gods.
But now, Kelvin and Andonga saw him again.
"My lord, I swear, that is Boris himself. I will not make a mistake - no Ravenspear Knight will mistake Boris."
Kelvin said seriously: "But I noticed something strange... Boris didn't ride a horse before, because he was too tall and too heavy. But now he rides a terrible horse, and that horse is exactly the same as the horse that the 'Devourer' we saw this morning rode!"
Andongjia thought about it carefully and nodded: "Indeed, Wolf Bird, the Omen Wolf, cannot ride a horse..."
"The same demonic steed as the Devourer's horse?"
Leon said thoughtfully: "I have a feeling - the guy you met in the North might be both Wolfbird and Lord Crow Boris..."
"My lord... although Wolfbird is cruel and bloodthirsty, he is indeed the incarnation of God. Although we, the Crowstern, do not recognize the God of Misty Mountain, at least we understand that he is not a mortal. But Boris... how could he become a God?"
Kelvin was a little confused, as he did seem to be knowledgeable - most of the people in the Order of the Ravenspear had a wide range of knowledge.
"God? Ha... Even the main god of the continent of Pendor cannot walk on earth, so how can the gods of Misty Mountain have so-called incarnations on land?"
Li Ang laughed and shook his head: "I think this has something to do with the Snake Cult or the Dark Goddess... This is more like a heretical riot that started in both the Sarleon and the Stern Raven!"
The reason for saying this is because Leon remembered another person, the monster found in the temple of Bretwin, whose chest was cut open and all the internal organs fell out, but he was still able to move freely and with great strength.
Previously, Marshal Kairos chased the monster in the direction of Desha and then disappeared.
Now that I think about it, if the monster had not been released in advance after I smashed the temple, the monster might have also started a similar riot in Bacchus at the same time.
At the same time, Anson also encountered the 'Devoured One' there.
Leon felt that maybe the 'Devourer' was also being cultivated in the Bretwin temple!
I see!
Li Ang suddenly understood...
Bretwen was massacred, and monsters and devourers appeared, less than a hundred miles away from the densely populated city of Boshi.
The village of Gosbul in Stern Crowland was massacred, and Boris appeared riding a demonic warhorse. That location was about a hundred miles away from the densely populated Xiaolu City;
The area around Weird Fox Town was massacred, and heretic Fallen appeared. Then the Devourer riding on the demon warhorse led a large number of Fallen to surround Lion Lake City - Weird Fox Town was only a little over a hundred miles away from Lion Lake City;
And these three cities happen to be the cultural centers of Bacchus, Crowstern and Sarleon Kingdoms!
It seems that Bretwin was the work of the Snake Cult; Gosbur Village will be blamed on Wolfbird, the Wolf of Misty Mountain; and Lion Lake City is obviously a follower of the Dark Goddess...
But in fact, this is probably all done by the same group of people - this group of people doesn't care about any gods at all, they are just using the name of various evil gods to stir up the same riots!
No wonder I have always felt that the 'Devoured' of the Snake Cult and the 'Fallen' of the Dark Goddess Sect are very similar to the same thing!
I'm afraid it's the same thing...
Even the Red Death might have been associated with this kind of riot!
Fortunately, the spread of the Red Death was stopped in advance...
Otherwise, similar heretical riots might occur around other large cities - perhaps the Kingdom of Pendor back then was facing this kind of situation with heretical riots everywhere!
Therefore, the lords from various places are completely unable to support the central government of the Kingdom of Pendor.
But this definitely has nothing to do with the Three Prophets, because the way the Three Prophets operated seemed quite mild compared to this group of people...
The Fallen created by the Three Prophets must be fanatics who fully believe in the Dark Goddess, and will eventually have their skins completely peeled off.
But this group of people just slaughtered them directly and then transformed the corpses into Fallen!
Leon thought of the drunkard he met when he first entered the Fierce Lion City, the unlucky guy who was left with only a skin in the end - this was the way the Three Prophets operated. It was not carried out in the form of a massacre, but the transformation was completed quietly, and it was after the drunkard was accidentally killed.
This may be the way for believers to be resurrected from the dead given by the Dark Goddess, and it is a voluntary sacrifice by the believers.
Just like when the three prophets were facing certain death in Changhe Town, most of their followers ran away, and some of their followers attempted suicide to protect their beloved women, and then became fallen - they were just deceived by beauty and drugs, and believed in the Dark Goddess with all their heart, and thus voluntarily sacrificed themselves.
The Three Prophets did not forcibly transform the corpses into Fallen, as they should not be able to do so.
They just wanted to spread their faith quickly, so they used deception and drugs. Although they were also quite cruel, they were much milder than the other mysterious heretics who committed massacres at every turn.
A warrior made from the pure corpses of a massacre...
This reminded Leon of the Legion of Terror.
Maltis's Legion of Terror is the Third Legion of the Bacchus Empire that was transformed into undead warriors after all its members were killed.
The enemy that the Third Legion of Bucks fought against back then might have been this group of people!
"I didn't expect that... the dark goddess Ereda is also a scapegoat..."
Li Ang murmured, "An Dongjia, let this guy go."
He plans to release Kelvin.
"My Lord, this guy once sold my people to the Red Brotherhood...so I plan to sell him to Singal!"
An Dongjia was a little unhappy. She had a simple concept of fairness.
"An Dongjia, after we solve the trouble we are facing, you can settle the old score with him... Who do you think is more terrifying, the 'bloodthirsty man' you have seen before, or the 'big eyeball' we saw today?"
Leon waved his hand and looked at Kelvin: "I will let you go, but you have to face that 'murderer' or Boris again. After all, you know him, and you have escaped once before, so you have experience..."
"No no no...I'm going to die!"
Kelvin shook his head like he was having the hiccups: "I would rather be sold to Singal..."
"I just need you to lead the way, I don't need you to fight."
Leon turned and shouted, "Sigismund! You have work to do!"
Sigismund came running over from the nearby tent.
"Let this Ravenspear Knight lead the way for you. Go to Stern Crowland with Andonga and lure Lord Crow Boris from Gosbul Village here... Let heretics fight heretics!"
Leon ordered.
Sigismund's face fell. "Sir, I was just chased by heretics for more than 200 miles... am I going to be chased by heretics again now? It looks like I have to collect 1,000 miles?"
"Well... you have more experience in seducing the Fallen. Look, no one in your scout team died. I believe in your ability... Besides, you have to protect your fellow villagers in Stern Raven Territory and fight for the civilians, don't you?"
Li Ang said gently that this was a sign of trust in capable subordinates...
There is no other way. The workers with strong abilities will definitely be assigned the most difficult tasks. Sigismund had previously pulled monsters all the way from Weird Fox Town to Haringosburg, but all his men were safe and sound. This is obviously a typical example of outstanding ability...
Currently, there are two thousand soldiers in the village of Payne where Leon is located, one thousand of which are cavalry from the Royal Guards and one thousand are Fieldsway infantry from Gondor.
This level of strength is definitely not enough to deal with the Fallen army led by the Devourer in a field battle, and if nothing unexpected happens, the soldiers who died in the battle will most likely become Fallen, so Leon really cannot act rashly.
But we can't just sit there and wait - the Devourer is roaming around Lion Lake City, killing civilians and constantly creating new Fallen. If we can't get rid of this terrible guy quickly, its army will snowball!
So now, no matter whether they are heroes or scum, Leon has to find a way to force them to fight against this devil.
Shortly after seeing off Sigismund, Andonga and others, Lisadiran returned.
"My lord, I received news from Sir Roland. He found the guy who was killing civilians everywhere in the woods east of Weird Fox Town. The guy named Oswood."
Lisa Dilan asked, "That guy is coming towards Lion Lake City."
"We finally found that bastard... Looks like the Firthway people are lucky. Vidis may be able to hold on for a while longer..."
Leon looked at the map and gave orders: "Lisadilan, take the Noldor Guards and take a detour from the south. Set fire to the south of the woods in Weird Fox Town and force Oswood's troops to Lion Lake City."
