The murderous words of the holy warrior Ralph made the powerhouses of Amaterasu look at each other.

They exchanged disapproving glances with each other, and secretly pouted in their hearts: "It's easy to say, how to kill?" Then Li Qing and Long Linghan, how could they kill if they wanted to? If one is not good, they have to add a few more names of the powerhouses of the pillar country to their records. Our name might be in it......"

There are also strong people in Amaterasu who are secretly worried: "If you want to kill Li Qing and Long Linghan, you must first enter the mountain fortress." If you want to break into the hilltop fortress, the fleet sailors can't count on it, so don't you have to let us people take the lead as cannon fodder? ”

However, no matter how disapprehensive the strong people of Amaterasu are in their hearts, no matter how secretly worried they are, they don't dare to say their thoughts directly. The words of the Holy Warrior Ralph were clearly instructed by Hopkins. And Hopkins' will is something that these Amaterasukuni powerhouses dare not and are powerless to resist.

Don't look at Hopkins as if he was a kind old man, but in fact, this old man is quite indifferent, even cold-blooded. During the Radiant Cult's raid on Amaterasu, Hopkins cast legendary spells more than once, wiping out the entire cities where the clan army was entrenched, ignoring the fact that there were still a large number of innocent civilians in those cities.

According to incomplete statistics, the total number of civilians wiped out by Hopkins along with the city is as high as more than 240,000. With such cruel methods, it is not an exaggeration to call Hopkins a cold-blooded butcher.

So the Amaterasu powerhouses did not dare to disobey Hopkins' will at all.

They knew very well that if they dared to question Hopkins' decision, then Hopkins would dare to kill them all - with the strength of Hopkins' second-order legendary mage, it would take more time to kill all of them, the thirteen Pillar Kingdom powerhouses with different strengths.

"Ralph was right." When the Amaterasu powerhouses looked at each other, the great priest Seran also slowly spoke under the instruction of Hopkins: "In today's battle, our army suffered heavy casualties, but the results were few. Have you ever thought about it, if you withdraw your troops here, but you don't get the results...... What punishment will Bal-sama, who is in charge of guarding Amaterasu, give you? ”

Hearing the words "Lord Barr", the faces of the strong men of Amaterasu changed in unison.

As one of the thirteen Radiant Knights, Shadow Blade Baal is extremely devout to the Lord of Radiance, but his conduct has nothing to do with the word "Radiance".

The legendary Assassin who always liked to hide in the shadows and never showed his true face, his greatest hobby was collecting human skins.

enemies, apostates, heretics, subordinates who have committed capital crimes...... As soon as it fell into his hands, as long as he thought it was worth collecting, he would spend days slowly peeling off the whole human skin, carefully making a specimen, and displaying it in the collection room.

Half of the Shadow Blade's terrifying reputation in the world stems from his perverted penchant.

Of course, Barr's collection of human skin specimens also depends on the object.

Although he is not limited to men and women, but if he is not strong, he can't look at it, and his skin is not beautiful or special enough, he will not like it. And the Amaterasu powerhouses don't think that Lord Baal can look at his own colors. But Rao was like this, and the thought that Lord Baal might punish them for losing the battle made the Amaterasu powerhouses still feel apprehensive and restless.

Seeing that the Amaterasu powerhouses were shocked by Baal's reputation, Seran smiled slightly and continued: "However, although Lord Baal is strict, he has always been fair, and the rewards and punishments are clear. This is also well-known. If you can win the battle that satisfies Lord Barr, then even if the strategic plan to capture Zhongshan and enter Yingzhou fails, Lord Barr will not punish you more. ”

An Amaterasu powerhouse hesitated, "Kill Li Qing and Long Linghan...... Will you be able to satisfy Lord Baal? ”

"Of course." Seran affirmed, "Long Linghan is a famous young genius in the Imperial Army, a legendary seed, and a mysterious and powerful green dragon bloodline. Once she becomes a legend, then her strength will not be much weaker than that of a legendary caster of the same level.

"Then Li Qing has more potential, his record is clear to everyone, and his bloodline is also mysterious and powerful. According to the information, he may be the bloodline of the two ancient gods of the East, Xingtian and Yingzhao. He can now kill Kyelheimer, the deputy leader of the Silver Shield Knights, and defeat Kylheimer in a head-to-head duel, once he grows into a legend, he will be even more terrifying than the dragon Linghan!

"Therefore, as long as you can kill Li Qing and Long Linghan, the two legendary seeds and potential geniuses, then even if the strategic plan fails, Lord Barr will be very satisfied."

Thran ended there, and there was a moment of silence in the room. Amaterasu's powerhouses frowned, silent, and in the depths of their eyes, there was still a hint of resistance.

They are indeed afraid of Barr, but that doesn't mean they're willing to die as cannon fodder. Whether Barr would actually skin them for this is not certain, but even if he did punish them, that would be for later.

And if you go to attack the fortress, without the support of the army, Hopkins, Therland, Ralph and other strong people of the Holy Light Alliance will not end easily, and they rely on the thirteen of them to attack the fortress, so what is the difference between taking the initiative to send them to death?

You must know that even when the Amaterasu Army had an absolute advantage in strength and the advantage of the strong, the walls of the hilltop fortress were dead and three were disabled. Now there are only thirteen of them, how much can they make waves? It's just a credit to the Imperial Army for nothing!

Seeing that Amaterasu's powerhouses were silent and resistant, Hopkins was secretly annoyed. If it weren't for them, with Hopkins's temper, he would have killed them all.

But since he still wants to use them, Hopkins can't dispose of them at will. After all, they are the powerhouses of the thirteen pillar countries, high-quality cannon fodder, and if they are willing to work hard, they can still play a lot of roles.

However, if you want them to play their best role, you can't let them go into battle with resistance - it's impossible to work without help, and even if they want to work without help, it depends on whether the Imperial Army agrees or not. It's just that if they are forced to surrender before the battle, it will not be very good.

Although these powerhouses of the Pillar Kingdom almost slaughtered the original clan of Amaterasu Province, and the enmity of the Amaterasu exiled clan who defected to the empire was as deep as the sea, if they really made up their minds to surrender, with their strength at the level of the Pillar Kingdom, the empire would not refuse. It's a big deal, just arrange them to the northwest and southwest, two war zones where they won't come into contact with the Amaterasu exile clan.

As for their family in Amaterasu, if they are really forced to surrender, these pillar country powerhouses will not care too much about it.

In order to dispel the resistance of the Amaterasu powerhouses, and in order to let them exert their full strength, Hopkins not only could not continue to force them, but had to find a way to appease them.

He suppressed the anger in his heart, organized a few words, and said lightly: "In tomorrow's battle, I have decided not to take the initiative to attack. Let's withdraw our troops first. ”

Hopkins began to soothe, and hearing his words, the eyes of the Amaterasu powerhouses lit up at the same time, and they looked at him in unison.

"Didn't the Imperial Army cower in the area of the Dead Demon to neutralize our army's magic advantage? Then we will withdraw our troops and draw them out. ”

The legendary mage met the gaze of the Amaterasu powerhouses and said in a deep voice, "As long as they still want to keep our fleet, they have to take the initiative to attack and come to pester us. And once they leave the area of dead magic, the initiative is back in our hands. At that time, with the magic advantage of our army, they will definitely be able to have no return! ”

Hopkins set up a plan to withdraw the troops under the guise of withdrawing troops and luring the Imperial Army to take the initiative, which immediately dispelled the resistance of the Amaterasu powerhouses.

The Amaterasu powerhouses were reluctant to attack the mountain fortress, precisely because of the existence of the Death Magic Zone, which neutralized the magic advantage of the Amaterasu Army. In the area of death magic, the strength of the Grand Priest Therland, the Holy Warrior Ralph and others was all unable to exert themselves, and even Hopkins' spells were banned for most of them.

And they, the powerhouses of the Pillar Country, have the same powerful extraordinary skills as they can't be used, and their combat power has been reduced by at least thirty percent. The low- and middle-level magicians of Amaterasu Province in the army have no room to play.

But if the Imperial Army leaves the Dead Magic Zone......

"Once the Imperial Army leaves the Dead Magic Zone, our strength will be fully utilized. With just thirteen of us, we have a chance to kill Li Qing and Long Linghan! ”

"Although after leaving the Dead Magic Area, the strong men in the Imperial Army can also cast spells and skills, but how many people can they cast? How can it compare to the mana power of our army? Leaving the Death Magic Area, our army will concentrate all the magicians and strong people, and maybe a round of spells will be able to kill them all! ”

"Hey, if they dare to chase them to the sea, our army's sea monster troops such as Isohime and Bull Ghost can also exert their might. Thousands of sea monsters cast spells at the same time, and the legendary female mage could only retreat! ”

The Amaterasu powerhouses were talking one after another, and the resistance was swept away, as if the victory was in hand.

Only Sakamoto was silent for a while, and asked very blindly: "It's good that the master's plan is well drawn, but what if the imperial army is not fooled?" With a small number of troops, the Imperial Army defended Zhongshan Island under the attack of tens of thousands of our troops, annihilated our 20,000 army forces, and killed countless generals. When our army retreats, they just need to watch our army leave, and then cheer for victory, and there is no need to be greedy for merit at all. ”

Sakamoto's question suddenly made the conference room quiet again. The Amaterasu powerhouses, who were talking, closed their mouths and turned their inquiring eyes to Hopkins.

Hopkins glanced at Tokimi Sakamoto, a cold glint in his eyes, then closed his eyes and said nothing.

Grand Priest Therland glanced at Hopkins and smiled, "It's not early, the master is going to rest." Let's all go back and rest, recuperate, and get ready for battle. ”

Hopkins didn't answer, but the Amaterasu powerhouses understood what he meant.

It's just that Hopkins has already taken a step back and formulated a plan to withdraw and lure, and the Amaterasu powerhouses know that this is already the biggest concession made by this cold-blooded and ruthless legendary mage. If they don't know what to do, then Hopkins will kill them now, without waiting for Barr to punish them.

So after Seran spoke, the Amaterasu powerhouses left the conference room in silence with heavy hearts.

After the Amaterasu powerhouses withdrew, Hopkins opened his eyes and said, "Therland, contact the people of the Xuan family." The Holy Sect powerhouses suffered heavy losses, but they watched the show from the sidelines for a whole day. If you want to do nothing and get benefits, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world? Tell the people of the Xuan family that they must make a move tomorrow, and there is no room for refusal! ”

After Therland answered, Hopkins suddenly owed a debt to the paladin Ralph and said, "My lord, you may need to take action tomorrow." ”

Ralph, the holy warrior with a resolute face, suddenly looked dazed, a strange shadow appeared on his face, and a grim smile tugged at the corner of his mouth.