Doomsday Code

Chapter 808 Defense

The old man who took the lead came to Chen Cheng with a long sword made of armor-piercing steel in his hand. When he got closer, he could see a hint of excitement on his old face.

Chen Cheng knew what the veteran was going to ask without him even opening his mouth.

"Are you sent by the Empire?"

Chen Cheng did not directly tell him the news that the empire had collapsed, but asked:

"Why do you think so? Could it be that we are just ordinary people who strayed here by mistake?"

When the old general heard this, he smiled, revealing his nearly fallen teeth and said:

"Young man, you are quite humorous. This is a vast desert. His Majesty has already ordered the entire desert to be sealed off. Therefore, the only people who can come here alive are people from the Empire."

Chen Cheng looked at the smile on the veteran's face, and then saw the excitement on the faces of the old, weak and sick people behind him, and he also smiled.

"Yes, we are here with His Majesty's highest order. His Majesty is very grateful for your guarding here."

Hearing Chen Cheng's words, the old general immediately straightened up, put on the helmet in his hand, and then saluted Chen Cheng with his sword raised:

"salute."

Although the veteran was old, he still spoke these words with great force, and the old, weak and sick people behind him all stood up straight and saluted Chen Cheng.

After the ceremony, the sword was put back into the scabbard, and Chen Cheng bowed in return. Then he waved his hand and released many supplies from the space ring.

Seeing the bags of food on the ground, the veteran smiled happily.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and store the grain."

The old general gave orders to the old, weak and sick.

Then he made a gesture of invitation to Chen Cheng, inviting him to go to the oasis in the center of the city.

The smile on the veteran's face disappeared instantly until he could no longer see everyone. Before Chen Cheng and the other man could react, his sword was already on Chen Cheng's neck.

At this time, Sheli's knife was also placed on his neck.

However, the veteran was not afraid at all, but stared at Chen Cheng and said:

"You absolutely cannot be the empire's envoys. Tell us who you are."

Chen Cheng didn't know how he was exposed, but he didn't want to hide it anymore at this time. He grasped the hilt of the King's Sword worn at his waist. Seeing this, the veteran pressed the still sharp sword edge down an inch, and a trace of blood appeared on Chen Cheng's neck.

"Do not move."

Chen Cheng spoke quickly.

He was not asking the veteran to stop, but asking Sheli not to be impulsive.

"I believe that the Emperor has trusted you to stay here. I believe that the General must have sworn an oath before the symbol of the Empire, the Sword of Kings."

"What do you mean?"

The veteran felt even more uneasy at this moment, as the feeling of uneasiness that had lasted for hundreds of years, and his hands began to tremble slightly.

However, Chen Cheng pulled out the King's Sword from his waist with a clang.

When he saw this divine sword that symbolized the imperial power, the old general staggered back several steps. He stood on the ground leaning on the sword, looked at the sword in Chen Cheng's hand, and then looked at Chen Cheng again.

With a thud, he fell to his knees.

"His Majesty."

Chen Cheng knew that the "Your Majesty" he was calling was not for him, but for his great-grandfather, Thorn Flower XIII.

Perhaps when they had waited here alone for month after month, year after year, he had already suspected that something was wrong with the empire.

However, the empire was at its most powerful period at that time. Even if he had doubts, he would never believe that the empire would be gone.

In his heart, he only thought that this was temporary and that people from the empire would soon come to comfort himself and the guards.

However, a hundred years have passed. When someone stepped into the city again, he knew in his heart that the question that had been bothering him for hundreds of years would finally have an answer.

But the appearance of this answer was too cruel for him and everyone else.

Chen Cheng did not go to help the old general, but listened quietly to his crying.

Perhaps he was the last person to know that the empire had collapsed.

After the heartbreak, the veteran needs to consider more practical things.

It is obvious that the empire is gone, and there is no point in them staying here.

The first step he needs to take the elderly, weak and sick here away, and then find a place to stay outside. After that, he will give everyone a choice. Those who stay will have to live for the restoration of the country in the future.

No matter what you do, the first step is to go out, and the young man in front of you who brought the news and the magic sword is the top priority.

When he thought of this, he suddenly discovered a more important point.

The Excalibur is the symbol of the empire, and only the emperor can touch and hold it.

But why can the young man in front of him carry the magic sword with him?

As for forgery, although he is old, his perception of the magic sword at this level cannot be wrong. This is the magic sword he swore allegiance to.

Thinking of this, the veteran raised his head and looked at Chen Cheng with his eyes blurred by tears.

Perhaps because of his blurred vision, the appearance brought by Chen Cheng's bloodline inheritance in this life gradually began to overlap with the familiar figure of the emperor in the eyes of the veteran.

Chen Cheng had no doubt that the veteran could recognize him, because with the veteran's strength, he would immediately come to his senses after suppressing his inner sadness.

"You, you are His Majesty?"

The veteran asked with some doubt, caution, and even excitement, but with a little fear of Chen Cheng's answer.

"I am Thornflower XVI—Brown Hopps."

Chen Cheng did not act pretentiously and directly revealed his identity.

Since he has shouldered the responsibility of restoring the country, the veterans and the old, weak and sick under his command are extremely valuable assets.

What Chen Cheng needed was not their ability to go to the battlefield and kill the enemy, but the most orthodox imperial army training program they knew.

Although the King of Beiping already has a trainer named Bourne, their methods are still more inclined towards the imperial emperor's secret guards.

The real strength of the empire lies in its invincible army, and the veterans are the last batch of purest imperial soldiers.

"I, Carmela Mondolf Doyle, swear an oath to the Sword today. I, Carmela Mondolf Doyle, swear allegiance to His Majesty the Sixteenth King of Thornflower, Brown Hopps, from now until death. The Sword spirit bears witness."

Chen Cheng accepted his oath while leaning on the sword of king, and then raised the sword to complete the final oath for him.

"General Doyle, I will call you that from now on. The changes that have occurred in the empire were very sudden. I will explain this matter slowly in the future. Before we came here this time, we did not know that there was a team like yours holding out here.

But you can rest assured, although the empire is gone, the current King of Pingbei has also established a base outside. You can go there first after you get out."

Chen Cheng was also trying to comfort him and tell him about some of the situations in advance.