The wind blowing from the other side of the cliff was unusually cold, and when it swept across the face, it was like a knife.

The normal season is supposed to be summer, but this is not a normal place. It is covered with snow all year round and is known as the "Snow Ridge".

In the midst of these lofty mountains, there is a research institute established by the warlocks. Of course, the research institute is actually a fortress, an outpost, a surveillance center, and a prison. It is said that its existence guarantees the safety of this side, ensuring that the enemy cannot launch a surprise attack from here.

However, according to historical records, neither before nor after the completion of this research institute, the Stygian camp has never attempted to break through in this direction. This requires a big detour, a long and dangerous supply line - the more victorious you are in the early stage, the more likely you are to be trapped in this front.

Although the wind was biting, the soldiers who were lying in ambush at their sides looked a little restless. Everyone knows what they're up against.

It is no wonder that they are so uneasy, many of them have not even received that kind of comprehensive and systematic combat training, and at this moment they have to face an enemy that would have been impossible to fight - the counterinsurgency forces of the warlocks.

Yes, counterinsurgency forces, or so to speak, they are rebels. A few days earlier, there had been a rebellion at the Snow Ridge Institute, which had a reputation for being uneventful—from the warlocks' standpoint. The Brotherhood of the Dark Alliance, which had been silent for many years and had not moved, once again raised the flag of opposition in this remote and desolate place.

Of course, this kind of thing has been done countless times since the Brotherhood of the Dark Alliance was founded. But the end result is no different, as it has always been. This kind of rebellion began as early as the era when people wore armor and fought with cold weapons such as swords. However, if the gap between the two sides was very large back then, then the gap is now greater than narrowing. While on the surface, holding a sword against magic has little chance of winning, a railgun can be equally useful against a normal person or against a warlock. But the true wise know that at a deeper level, the production of weapons, the control of energy, and even the entire technology tree system, the warlocks have an increasing advantage and control ability.

In the past, people could still make weapons and shields without warlocks, but now without warlocks, sorry, even universal rifles may not be able to be made. The technology, especially the energy supply, has always been firmly in the hands of the warlocks. If one day the warlocks and nobles suddenly disappear from this world, then the civilization of the entire world is estimated to collapse in an instant.

Uprisings and riots in the Brotherhood of the Dark Alliance became less and less common, and more often than not, people had to succumb to greater forces. Wait, wait, wait, but now, the light of hope has finally arrived.

"Let the soldiers be quiet!" Han ordered. "Don't make any noise. ”

Several of his subordinates immediately dispersed, and with a series of orders, the entire team was silenced.

Han closed his eyes, put the sacred badge on his lips and kissed it gently. A flurry of prayers flowed from his mouth, and there seemed to be a faint light enveloping him.

"Get ready," he said, opening his eyes, "the enemy is already coming." ”

Just now, a blank suddenly flashed in his mind, and a picture suddenly appeared in his mind.

It was a similar scale as expected, an anti-gravity convoy, a dozen vehicles, about sixty or seventy people. They did not use flying vehicles, apparently understanding that such strong winds in the mountains would pose a lethal threat to flying vehicles. It must be said that the Snow Ridge Research Institute is a special place, but it is really a small remote place where birds don't. It's ridiculous to start a rebellion in such a place - so can the warlocks.

"Chief," a haggard-looking man with a beard growing like a weed ran over. In fact, it's not just the beard, it's the hair. It's just that he doesn't have a beard, but his hair is tied up with a rope. It made him look a bit nondescript. However, this is not because this person has bad personal habits, but because a prisoner rarely has any opportunity to take care of his appearance. "You see?"

God has given me this revelation. He replied coldly. The uprising went well, as the Snow Ridge Institute itself was a prison with a large group of Brotherhood prisoners (although most warlocks saw dealing with the Brotherhood as a waste of time, but when they did have the opportunity, they didn't mind packing up a group), but there were also members of the Brotherhood among the guards. In addition to this, because of the long period of inactivity, they were lax in their defenses and unguarded. On top of that, the nobles and warlocks who were the supreme leaders were all arrogant, arrogant and lascivious, riding above everyone to make a fortune, causing the hearts of the people to be disheartened, and almost no one was willing to die for them. As a result, the uprising was launched with little resistance at all. But there was a big problem in popularizing the faith of Kecha Goyat. Everyone, including those who had just been released from prison, were jealous of this god from a foreign land, and even if they didn't object to it in their mouths, they kept away from ghosts and gods in practice.

It's about the same as the initial cold. In fact, if he hadn't really been desperate and had no choice, he wouldn't have tried to worship such a god, let alone get the hope he has today.

However, it is useless to resist. Because Han has seen it very clearly—no matter from any point of view, the ideals of the Brotherhood are unattainable, and it is not even an exaggeration to describe them as ethereal and airy. The only hope in the darkness of Kecha Goat. There is no other choice, let alone a specific method worth trying, and there is no theory.

Everyone else gathered around.

"The counterinsurgency forces have arrived. Han explained to his subordinates. "It's over there. There are less than 100 people, and there are about 20 cars......"

That's pretty much it, and that's really in line with their analysis and judgment in advance. It is impossible for a warlock not to send an army, but it is also impossible to send a large army. Everyone knows that in terms of combat power, there is an essential gap between professional soldiers and rabble, not to mention that this is not an ordinary army, but a warlock.

Even if it is a low-level warlock, it is enough to deal with the Dark Alliance Brotherhood.

There is only one road outside to the Snow Ridge Institute, which is barely called a road, but for an anti-gravity vehicle, it is indeed a road. Outside of this road, the only way to get here is to use flying machines - as mentioned earlier, the wind in the mountains is a major threat. Of course, it is really a behemoth such as a floating fortress that is naturally not afraid of this natural wind, but dispatching a floating fortress to deal with such a rebel army is obviously a big fuss, killing chickens with a knife. Unless there happens to be a drop-by, it's impossible.

Although the warriors here are all brothers of the Brotherhood of the Dark Alliance, each of them agrees with the idea of the Brotherhood of the Dark Alliance (at least superficially) and is willing to fight for it. But as a professional soldier, Han knows very well that faith cannot replace combat power. If determination alone could have won, the Brotherhood of the Dark Alliance would have overthrown the Warlocks a thousand times.

An army of nearly 100 warlocks...... Han clearly remembered that it was the warlocks who were less than this back then, who easily destroyed the thousands of troops of the Dark Alliance Brotherhood with the momentum of destroying the withering and decaying, and their own casualties were so few that they were not like a battle, but more like an accident on an outing.

And all of them at the moment combined, when they are full, they are only six or seven hundred people. It's not that there are few people in the institute, but there are so many people who are willing to follow the concept, or who are persuaded by the cold and are willing to fight to the death. Many would rather stay in prison than resist, and the shadows of the warlocks are too large.

According to the resistance of the fortress, it is obviously the next resort, and it is estimated that even the resistance to the level of dying struggle will not be able to be made at that time. The only option was what he was doing at the moment: take the initiative, defend the main road, and ambush the warlocks who approached.

Even so, even if they have made up their minds to fight, there are still many people who show wavering and uneasiness on the eve of this battle. It's not their fault. Shibu thought. For hundreds of years, the Brotherhood of the Dark Alliance has never succeeded in revolting.

But there's a first time for everything, doesn't it?

As long as there is a first victory, then the news will be like a thunderbolt, awakening the dormant hearts of all people. Warlocks are also not invincible. Hopefully, it will come back to people's hearts once again.

"Tell the soldiers to check the camouflage one last time and follow my orders...... All exoskeleton armor starts engines...... Be prepared. Commando get ready!"

In the midst of everyone's anxious but frightened eyes, the convoy in the distance has appeared. As Han expected, the warlocks made a lot of fanfare and didn't hide it at all. They have become accustomed to their overwhelming power for so long that even the most basic vigilance has been lost.

The first volley of the electromagnetic cannon knocked the first two cars to the ground. It's a pity that although the warlocks are arrogant and contemptuous, they also have the most basic tactical qualities. Their vehicles are heavily armoured, and the vanguard in front of them is basically equipped with magic rings, so they have a much faster reaction speed than normal people. Perhaps a very small number of people were killed by a frontal hit by the cannon, but most of them managed to escape, and the results of this round of shooting were very small. Of course, this is also expected, and this battle is by no means so simple.

There is no such simple thing in the world.

The angry curses of the warlocks and the roar of their vehicles were clear to the ears of the soldiers along with the wind. Not only that, but even the voice of the officer giving orders can be heard. After being attacked, the enemy troops split up in two directions and tried to launch an offensive from two directions. The Warlocks who carry the Magic Ring are very mobile and can climb any terrain, so they come from the right side as a surprise team. The rest of the warlocks approached slowly from the front and hurled their powerful mana at them.