Book3:WereMyDreamIs (第299/327页)

hiteFairy,ifyouthinkIamtobetrusted,pleaseputtheandofyourarmyintomyhandssothatthewarriorsmoveuniformlyasonebody…Evenifwelosethisbattle,whimymindisalikelyoute,wewillfighttothedeathwithfiranddiegloriouslysothatwewouldnothavelivedinvain…”WhiteFairynoddedherheadpositivelysaying,

    “IknowthatyouusedtoandthewholeRomanLegionthatoncesurroundeddom.Ifyouareabletodiresandthousandsoflegionnaires,youaremorethanqualifiedtooverseethissmallbattle.Iwillgoimmediatelyandnotifythemthatyouarenowinfullandofourarmyofwarriors.”Sayingso,WhiteFairyquicklylefttoflyaroulefield,veyingtothewarriorstheheirnewander,Mr.Kaffee.Mr.Kaffeethenstooduponamoundandsaidloudlytothethousandsofwarriorsstandingatattentionbeforehim,

    “Bothersinarms!ItseemsthattodayisthedayweareallcalledtoproveourloyaltytoKingDimitriandtheKingdomofDreams.Letusleaveourlivesonthispiedwealllove…Ifthereisanyoneofyouherewhoisafraidtodie,youarefreetoleavenowandfleeforyourlife.herKingDimitrinorIwillbmeyoandfleeforyourlifenowifyousowill…”Mr.Kaffeestoppedandlookedaround.Thewarriorsstoodtall,straightandunmovingunderhisstare,notohemattemptingtoleave.KingDimitri’swarriorstoamanatriots,notafraidtogivetheirlivesfandtry!

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    “Sineofyouaredeserters”tinuedMr.Kaffee,“letusthenfighttothedeath.Killoneandyouareeven.Killtwoandyouhavemadeagaihisbeyourstabattle!Brothersinarms,we’llmeetagai’shopethatinourinationwewillstillliveonthisfantasticpiedahersindefendingthepeadsafetyofthisKingdomofDreamsandbeloyalservantsofKingDimitri…”

    “KingDimitri!”“KingDimitri!”“KingDimitri!”shoutedthewarriorsinunisontoshowtheirloyaltyandsupportandsuddenlyasifbymagicthemoraleofthesoldierswereboostedskyhigh.Mr.Kaffeethendividedthemintroupseatainingabout250to300men,ledbyRichard,Jamaz,BigOandMr.Fingerwhohadassumedthepersonaofastrongandhuskyman.Separatetheycouldfightasanindividualunitbythemselves;assembledtogethertheycouldbeaunitedwholetotakeontheenemy’sassault.Thewarriorswerewell-trainedandseasonedfightersandbecameeffitsoldiersoheywereanizedunderapetentander.

    Waveafterwaveofbarbariansoldiersledbytheirleaderridingonabcksteedunchedaferociousattackagainstthenativewarriors.TheleaderwasofcoursethebarbarianAts.WieldingKingDimitri’smagicswhintheair,herodeaheadofhissoldiersanddashedstraightintothemidstofthenativewarriors.HismagicswordwasastatetreasureoftheKingdomofDreamswithlegendarypowersandwassosharpthatitcouldeasilytometalsandrocks.Whatevertheswordcameintotactwith,beitknives,swords,orspears,allbrokeaothegrounduseless.Onepowerfulswingofthemagicswordandadozenbloodyheadswereseveredfromtheirbodiesaotheground.Bloodspurtedfromthenecksoftheheadlesscorpseswhichdroppeddownonlyafterafewmomentsasifjustrealizingtheyweredead…afrighteningtributetotherazor-sharppropertiesofthesword.Thebarbariansoldiersrushediheirleaderandbeganmassagtheiroppos.Thenativewarriors,ionprotegtheirndanditspeoplewouldnotgiveaninchofground.Fierdsavagebattlecriesresouheair,makiheearthtremble.Bloodflowedcheaplyandfreelyasifitwasnotworthat.Atsridingonhisbcksteedwasinvincible.Lea