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#418 - Chapter 152: Fighting the White Walkers (Part 2)

Around her, a group of R'hllor priests in red robes were gathered. They looked solemn, holding torches that illuminated the surrounding darkness. Kinvara and Melisandre, still dressed in revealing outfits, stood at the very front of the wall, like two bright stars. Suddenly, a biting cold wind swept through, whipping Kinvara's black hair. She narrowed her eyes and stepped forward. Her lips parted slightly, and her voice was low and firm: "The aura of the dark god, they are coming."

Just then, a Night's Watch officer rushed over, his face pale, panting as he reported to Daenerys: "Your Grace, the Lord Commander sends word, large armies of White Walkers have been spotted outside the Nightfort and Eastwatch-by-the-Sea. The exact numbers are unknown."

Daenerys's eyes sharpened instantly. She clenched her fist, a determined expression on her face. "Send word to all soldiers to enter battle readiness, prepare to meet the White Walker attack. We must go all out in this war, and protect this land." She took a deep breath, then shouted, "Warriors of the realm! We must believe that we can defeat the White Walkers. I will fight alongside you, to defend our home." Her voice echoed in the night sky, inspiring every warrior's heart.

Daenerys turned to the generals beside her and issued orders: "Order all positions to strengthen their defenses, we must not allow the White Walkers to breach the Wall. We must defend this land with our lives, and protect the safety of the people." Her eyes gleamed with determination, as if telling everyone that no matter how great the difficulties, she would not back down.

As previously arranged, Robb Stark was stationed at the Nightfort, and Bran Stark was at the Shadow Tower, commanding the Northern army and the Fire Deer army. They were responsible for defending the section of the Wall west of the Nightfort. Their soldiers had been stationed at the Wall for some time and were familiar with the situation there.

Jon Snow personally commanded the garrison at Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, mainly consisting of reinforcements from the South, with Night's Watchmen scattered throughout the army as lower-ranking officers, responsible for imparting their experience.

Suddenly, a blizzard descended without warning, growing stronger and quickly obscuring the entire night sky. At the same time, countless white figures loomed in the darkness beyond the Wall, slowly approaching like ghosts. The wights emitted mournful howls, as if hell itself had descended, causing fear and trepidation.

Standing on the wall, Jon Snow frowned, realizing that this blizzard was no ordinary one. Kinvara beside him also looked solemn, she reminded him: "Your Grace, please step back. This blizzard is not a natural phenomenon, but formed by magic, and may hide unknown dangers."

The White Walkers drew closer, their howls echoing in the wind, like a symphony of death. Daenerys unconsciously gripped the short sword at her waist. She turned to Kinvara and Melisandre and said, "Two priestesses, since that is the enemy's magic, as apostles of the true god, can you show me the power of the Lord of Light?"

Kinvara and Melisandre exchanged glances. They were quite helpless. The Dragon Queen was not as easily fooled as Stannis. But in this situation, they had no choice but to comply. The two simultaneously began chanting, and the R'hllor priests around them chanted along. Immediately, clusters of red flames rose up, instantly igniting the torches on the wall. The flames stubbornly flickered in the blizzard, illuminating the entire wall.

"Very good." Liu Yuan nodded, then whispered to Daenerys, "It seems our queen is becoming more and more like a true ruler." His voice had a hint of teasing, but more of admiration.

Kinvara and Melisandre's spells contained effects similar to courage encouragement and fear dispelling. The light of magic cut through the darkness, bringing hope and courage to the soldiers.

The lighting effect of these flames was extraordinary. The warriors standing on the wall could see the dense army of wights below, already approaching the wall. These lifeless monsters, wielding tattered weapons, with empty and indifferent eyes, marched towards the Wall step by step.

The Night's Watch officer looked solemnly at the distant army of wights, took a deep breath, and then raised his hand sharply, shouting: "Catapults, prepare! Light them! Target the wight army, smash them hard!" With this order, shouts came from the wall, and the soldiers quickly took action.

Under the command of officers at all levels, the catapults on the wall began to attack. Huge stones were lit, flying towards the wight crowd with roaring flames and whistling sounds. Many wights were hit and fell to the ground, but they did not die, but continued to crawl forward. These stones were mainly used to illuminate the dark earth below, so that the soldiers could better see the enemy's position.

However, the number of wights was too large, and the catapult attack seemed a little weak. So, the catapults turned to launch wildfire bombs. These wildfire bombs were made up of multiple jars tied together. After falling into the wight crowd, they made a huge explosion. With a loud "boom!", the shock wave spread out, and flames splashed everywhere, igniting the nearby wights. However, these attacks were only a drop in the bucket for the continuous tide of corpses. The unconscious wights began to climb the smooth ice walls, approaching the wall.

The officers issued the order again: "Release the arrows!" The soldiers drew their bows and fired their arrows, and the burning arrows fell like rain into the wight crowd. These arrows not only caused damage, but also ignited the clothes and hair on the wights, causing more chaos. Nevertheless, the tide of corpses could not be stopped, and the wights moved closer to the wall step by step. In the process, many wights fell from exhaustion, but other wights still rushed forward without fear.

Just then, many ghostly blue spiders suddenly appeared on the edge of the forest, and the White Walkers finally appeared in people's sight. Under the protection of these spiders, a huge spider carried a tall White Walker wearing an ice crown slowly walked over.

"It's the Night King!" Someone cried out in horror. It turned out that there were still some soldiers on the wall who had fought against the White Walkers, and they recognized this terrifying enemy at a glance.

After hearing this, Daenerys immediately raised her telescope and looked into the distance. Sure enough, she saw the legendary Night King. The Night King seemed to have noticed Daenerys's gaze, and he stretched out his hand and made a strange gesture towards the wall. At the same time, a large group of White Walkers followed suit, as if casting some mysterious magic.

With their movements, a large number of magic elements began to gather, and a faintly visible magic circle appeared on the ground. Soon, countless ice crystals condensed together, forming a huge monster. The shape of this monster has initially appeared, and it looks more like a dragon - an ice dragon!

Missandei widened her eyes, looking at the distant sky with a look of astonishment, her lips trembling slightly, and she shouted with a bit of stuttering: "That's... a dragon? An ice dragon!" She was loyal to Daenerys and had been by her side, so she was no stranger to dragons. She quickly recognized the true identity of the ice beast in front of her.

Daenerys followed Missandei's gaze. The ice dragon's shape became more and more complete, and even details such as scales and horns were outlined. A flash of excitement flashed in her eyes, and she issued an order without hesitation: "Where are the ballistae? Get ready, shoot it down!"

After hearing Daenerys's order, the soldiers on the wall quickly took action. They operated five huge ballistae, aiming them at the Night King in the air. At the same time, some warriors were adjusting the angle of the catapult, preparing to launch an attack on the enemy.

These siege crossbows were originally weapons mounted on warships. They had triple bow arms, which could provide powerful kinetic energy to the crossbow arrows, enough to easily tear through the hull. Now, these crossbows were dismantled and used for siege warfare. Facing the ice dragon below, these crossbows could also exert great power.

With an order, five huge crossbow bolts shot towards the ice dragon like lightning. Wherever the crossbow bolts passed, the wights in front were instantly torn to pieces. In the blink of an eye, five crossbow bolts had arrived in front of the ice dragon.

The crossbow bolts slammed heavily into the ice dragon's body, making a crisp cracking sound. The ice dragon's body was pierced, and several bucket-sized holes appeared. Half of the dragon's wings and most of its body shattered into countless ice blocks, which fell one after another.

The ice dragon seemed to feel something, and roared to the sky. The White Walkers increased the infusion of magic power, and the light of the magic circle flourished. Like a siphon, the shattered ice slag and the surrounding ice fog quickly filled the gaps. Soon, not only was the ice dragon's body repaired, but it was also a circle thicker, and even more lifelike.

"Whoosh ~!" Accompanied by several sharp sounds of breaking wind, several burning wildfire bombs were accurately thrown here. This was launched by the soldiers operating the catapult, who seized the opportunity. "Boom ~!" The wildfire cans slammed heavily on the ice dragon's head, and the flames exploded suddenly, burning all the way along the ice dragon's huge body.

"Roar ~!" The ice dragon let out a shrill roar in the flames, the sound was deafening and creepy! Immediately afterwards, another sound of breaking through the air came, and a dozen fire meteors fell from the sky. They streaked across the sky like meteors, instantly covering the area around the ice dragon, burning it into a sea of fire.

However, despite the fierce fire, it did not cause much damage to the ice dragon. It struggled painfully in the sea of fire, but due to the limitation of the magic circle, it could not leave the shrouded position.

The cold light in the Night King's eyes became more and more intense, and a cold chill emanated from his body. More than a dozen White Walkers who were casting spells on the periphery suddenly trembled violently, and then burst open to become a cloud of ice mist. Then, these mists poured into the ice dragon's body continuously along the magic channel, and the ice dragon's body swelled a circle violently. It flapped its wings forcefully, and the fierce cold wind generated quickly extinguished the flames on its body like a storm.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh ~!" More than a dozen fire meteors streaked across the sky above the wall again, rushing towards the Night King and his ice dragon below with long tails of flames. The Night King drove the ice dragon unhurriedly. The dragon raised its huge head high and spewed a mouthful of blue breath at the incoming wildfire bombs.

"Boom ~ Boom ~ Boom!" Ice and fire erupted in a violent collision in the air, flames splattered, sparks splashed, but in the end, the icy breath prevailed, annihilating all the flames in mid-air.

"Damn it! The wildfire bombs are ineffective against them. Immediately give me wildfire! The ballistae are also ready, and the archers will replace the dragon crystal arrows!" Seeing that the previous attack failed to work, the officer on the wall became extremely gloomy and quickly issued an order.

With the officer's order, the soldiers on the wall immediately took action and began to adjust their tactics. In the distant forest, the White Walkers who were affected by the shock wave suddenly stopped their movements, and the magic circle that was looming in the air gradually dissipated. The White Walkers who were previously in the state of casting spells softened and fell to the ground. But soon, more wights rushed forward and dragged these White Walkers back into the forest.

The Night King stared at the top of the wall with cold eyes. He raised his arm, stretched out his finger, and pointed to the wall. "Roar ~!" The ice dragon raised its head and let out an angry roar, and the wings made of ice crystals suddenly fanned, bringing up a powerful hurricane. The ice dragon's body rose into the air and pounced towards the wall at an astonishing speed. It didn't need to run like ordinary dragons, but directly relied on its own powerful strength and the flapping of its wings to quickly rush towards the wall.

The soldiers desperately manipulated the long-range weapons to attack, and the ballistae and catapults were not idle, and they were launched under the command of the officers. However, the ice dragon's defense was several times stronger than before, and those attacks such as arrows, crossbow bolts, and boulders could hardly cause any damage to it, and they were either bounced off or shattered. The crossbow bolts that should have penetrated the body only sank in halfway at this time, and the dragon crystal arrows that should have played a huge role did not produce the expected effect.

Seeing that the ice dragon was getting closer and closer, its huge body was suspended more than forty meters above the wall. At this moment, the garrison fell into an embarrassing situation. Those heavy weapons used to defend the city were fixed on the wall with shooting angles, and they could not reach the ice dragon that was flying high.

The ice dragon's icy shell flickered with blue light, indicating that terrible magical power was brewing in its body.

Daenerys was a little anxious. Familiar with dragons, she knew that this was a sign of dragon breath. If this ice dragon could not be stopped, none of the people on the wall would survive. The towering Wall would also be breached by the White Walkers.

Just then, a warm hand tightly grasped her small hand. "Don't be afraid, I'm here." Liu Yuan said to her gently, and gave her a reassuring smile. Instantly, Daenerys's tense emotions gradually dissipated.

"Jialong..." Daenerys leaned her head gently on his chest, feeling his powerful heartbeat, and a burst of sweetness and dependence rose in her heart.