"Carl Franz, Lord of the Empire, today you will die at the hands of Malago, the father of the Ravens, and your heart will be the best sacrifice to the Chaos Gods!"

The crow father roared again, and then waved his hand to scatter a large area of crow-like energy light and shadow, occupying thousands of square meters of space, and at the same time, the crow soldiers behind it also seemed to have received an order, followed behind these energy crows, and launched a downward dive, while they dived, their bodies all exuded a faint light, maybe they were originally just some 2nd and 3rd order troops, not much stronger than the harpy, but at least at this moment, under the increase in the crow father's ability, their strength has been strengthened a lot.

At the same time, behind many beastmen, dozens of beastmen, large and small, with unique shapes, who did not look like ordinary cannon fodder, also came out one after another, leading their respective troops, roaring and charging towards the imperial army.

Even in the Talabek River, there were whirlpools of flowing water with a diameter of more than ten meters, and then some strange types of troops with heavy carapaces or scales on their backs quickly drilled out of it, their characteristics are so obvious that people can see at a glance that they are truly elite aquarium troops.

Monsters such as giant crabs, lobsters, and tortoises began to invade the river under the command of the Aquarium troops, and formed a fairly neat formation.

The beastmen who were fighting with the Imperial cavalry and infantry on the shore were actually separated, and they turned around one by one and began to try to step on the carapace of these Aquarium troops, treating them as free boats or simply pontoons, and began to move towards the Imperial Warships in the middle of the river, and these Aqua troops did not resist in the slightest, but took the initiative to cooperate under the command of the Naga, obviously there was some kind of agreement between them and the Beastmen!

There are also some aquarium troops wrapped in a layer of natural heavy armor with crocodile characteristics, carrying all kinds of rusted iron tools, or simply weapons made of bone and rock, guarding some Naga sacrifices holding staffs, from a huge, door-shaped whirlpool of flowing water, with the swing of the staff of the Naga sacrifices, countless translucent water elements separated from the river, forming an independent individual, and for a time even the water surface of the Talabek River suddenly dropped.

Emperor Karl, who was originally in his chest, couldn't help but change his face after seeing this scene, although he had made preparations in advance, carried out many deductions, contacted many forces, and spent a lot of time on preparations, and finally decided to carry out this operation.

Regardless of the strong opposition of many ministers, he did not hesitate to use himself as bait to publicize that he was going to launch an expedition, of course, he was not simply to help the Nord Territory repel the Norscar pirates, his real purpose was to attract all the beastmen within the range of Rick Territory and Tarabek Territory, and then catch them all, otherwise those beastmen would gather in large and small forests, even he could not do anything about them.

You must know that although he is the honorary director of Rick Territory, in fact, there is only a small part of the territory where humans are active, and most of the territory is covered by primeval forests, which is the natural soil for the survival of beastmen and all kinds of evil aliens, and it is impossible for him to send troops to exterminate them, because it is an impossible goal to achieve!

But now his plan has gone a little wrong, although he has tried to overestimate the strength of the beastmen, but he didn't expect to really attract such a strong army of beastmen, and even the famous father of the crows and dozens of beastman heroes, it seems that at least half of those guys who were driven away by the wood elves have run to his territory!

He was originally there to fish, but he didn't expect that it was not a carp or grass carp, nor a catfish or a black fish, but a ferocious man-eating shark!

But fortunately, he was not defenseless, and Carl Franz was never one to sit still!

Although the chief of the guard and the generalissimo had some contradictions with each other, but at the moment of crisis, they did not hesitate to put aside their prejudices and began to join forces against the enemy, and gradually began to use their real strength, but in the interval between battles, they still couldn't help but look back a little frequently, not only worried about whether the enemy would carry out a sneak attack on their lord, but also waiting for the order of His Majesty the Emperor, the order of the counterattack!

Seeing that the enemy launched an unprecedented fierce offensive, not only the beastmen screamed and rushed up, but the Aqua troops in the Talabek River even broke several large warships one after another, and once approached his flagship Wilhelm III, the Emperor finally issued the latest order: "Send a signal for all reserves to enter the battle at once!" ”

At the same time, the Emperor also turned behind him, where there were many Praetorian Guards and mage units, but among them were two mysterious figures who were covered up from top to bottom, but they did not attack from beginning to end of the war, and the others around them kept a safe distance from them, out of respect and awe.

Noticing the emperor's movements, the two mysterious black-robed men unfolded their hoods and revealed their true faces.

One of them was a middle-aged man covered in fiery red robes, with a striking hooked nose and a majestic face, but what was more striking was his much stronger body than that of ordinary soldiers, and the billowing red light and heat waves that could not stop emitting from his body, indicating his identity as a fire magician.

Although the air was getting hotter and hotter by his presence, and the hair of the soldiers who approached him began to curl, the wooden deck beneath his feet was unaffected, showing his precise control, he was the previous head of the Magic Guild and the current chief fire magic master of the Empire, Senus Gelman!

The middle-aged man bowed slightly and saluted the emperor, "Your Majesty, it's time!" ”

"That's right, Gelmanqing, show your enemies your fiery wrath!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the enemies in the sky will be handed over to me!" The chief fire magic master shouted with some excitement, he had already seen his blood boiling just now, and now he was finally able to take action in person!

But at this moment, another man in a mage robe next to him let out a chuckle full of metal trills, which made the chief fire magic master glance at the other party with some annoyance, but the other party didn't pay any attention to him, but also saluted the emperor, "Your Majesty, I will let these filthy beastmen taste the power of my metal torrent!" ”

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the chief fire magic master next to him demonstratively, but because a golden mask covered his entire face, people couldn't see any of his expressions, but it is conceivable that behind the mask must be full of provocative smiles, because it was he who turned the chief fire magic master into the former president of the Magic Guild, and it was he who successfully defeated each other and replaced him according to the challenge rules jointly formulated by the eight magic academies.

So in a way, the enmity between the two is much deeper than that between the chief of the guard and the generalissimo, and the hatred between the two warriors is only a battle of will, but the hatred between the two magicians is much more than that!

But what they have in common is that all four of them are among the most powerful heroes of the empire, and being able to bring all four of them under his command, and who are willing to temporarily abandon the contradictions between each other for him, put business first, and serve him loyally, this is where the emperor's own skill and charm lie!

Emperor Karl turned his head to look at the other party, this magic genius who defeated the most powerful fire magic with metal magic, and the current supreme alchemist of the empire, "Baier Shazeqing, then please, as long as the reinforcements arrive, we can defeat these guys, and then wipe out all the beastmen entrenched in the Rick Territory and the Talabek Territory, for the glory of the Empire!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, for the glory of the Empire!" ×2

At the same time, the Chosen Heroes of all the Imperial camps, including Levi, popped up a system prompt in front of them, which was a new mission.

Hold your ground: Although the Beastmen may seem menacing, in fact, His Majesty Karl, the Emperor of the Empire, has long anticipated this, and the Northern Expedition is important, but it is also a trap he has set in order to destroy the endless Beastmen in the territory, please try to hold your ground and wait for reinforcements to arrive before launching a real counterattack.

Note: The merit multiplier in this battle is 1.2x.

Except for Levi, who had long been expected, the Chosen Heroes of the other Imperial camps were in an uproar, and then they all shouted excitedly, because since the emperor of the empire dared to play so big, then he must have all the certainty!

Moreover, the emperor also temporarily increased the multiplier of meritorious service, so what else do they have to say? Then fight hard, anyway, there is no shortage of enemies on the scene!

So even though the enemy looks menacing, many of the Chosen Heroes of the Imperial camp still roared, because before the battle, the emperor had already shown them some top-level task rewards very intimately, as well as the merit points needed to redeem them, so each of them knew what they wanted, and they also knew how many merits they were left to get the rewards they wanted, and they naturally took out twelve points of strength when they were fighting.

At the same time, the two magic masters who followed the emperor also made a move, and they had already been recuperating for a long time, and as soon as they made a move, they were all big moves.

The former president of the Magic Guild and the current chief fire magic master directly approached Marago, the crow father, and with his spell casting, the entire sky became fiery red for a while, and a large number of fist-sized fireballs appeared in mid-air, and quickly expanded like a blow, blocking the wider sky.

Occasionally, a harpy or manticore bumps into them, triggering a series of small-scale explosions that will leave the thick-skinned manticores bruised, and the fragile harpies reduced to charcoal.

In the face of such powerful magic, even the menacing Raven Father had to avoid the edge for a while, it is not the Shadow Moguer that can be constantly resurrected and reborn, it will bleed when it is injured, and it will die if it is seriously injured!

The crow father was still so cautious in the face of the magic of the chief fire magic master, and the crow soldiers under his command had no resistance at all, they continued to fall from the sky with a wail, and were quickly burned to ashes by the fire element that was free in mid-air, and the powerful aggressiveness of the fire magic was undoubtedly revealed, and some magic elves burning with flames were slowly summoned, and began to wait for the order of the chief fire magic master to prepare for the next attack.

And the current president of the Magic Guild faced a group of water tribe troops, under his magic, hundreds of meters long river was directly plated with a layer of metallic luster, the original turbulent river, but now turned into a red-hot iron liquid, these liquids cleverly avoided all the imperial camp troops, and for a time those were scalded to death, melted water tribe troops were countless, and even directly transformed into statues emitting golden light, which is the top skill in metal magic, The ultimate alchemy that completely destroys the enemy's vitality directly from the inside out!

After casting this magic and temporarily relieving the critical situation of the flagship being besieged, the Supreme Alchemist of the Empire whistled, and a pegasus with a faint silver light suddenly flew out behind him, which was his exclusive mount - Pegasus Swiftsilver!

"How can a mere flame compare to a torrent of metal?! Your Majesty, go and kill those two special cyclops! ”

Without waiting for the emperor to respond, the Empire's supreme alchemist had already turned over and stepped onto his own pegasus, and flew straight into the distance as he was trying to condense the boulder and flew towards the cyclops who had launched a stone-throwing attack on his side.

As he progressed, he continued to sprinkle large swaths of hot metal fluid along the way, and when the metal fluid was sprinkled on the Imperial soldiers, they quickly transformed into a solid layer of armor, strengthening their defenses, and when sprinkled on the bodies of the beastmen, some of their metal armor cracked into small pieces and flew away with the wind; Some of the weapons in their hands were wrapped in large chunks of hard, rough metal, and became so heavy that they could not even be lifted; Many of the beastmen were directly corroded by the hot metal fluid, even the bones of the belts, bringing with them a wail, and even a stench of burnt flesh wafted in the air.

After seeing such a powerful hero participating in the battle, many of the indigenous people of the empire immediately cheered, because they all recognized each other's identities, that is the current strongest magician of the empire - Lord Bairshaze Gaert, and the former president of the Magic Guild, Lord Senus Gelman, plus the words of the chief of the imperial guard and the generalissimo, this time His Majesty the Emperor is accompanied by four legendary heroes, not to mention that there are so many barons and viscounts who lead the team, and the victory must belong to their side!

But the chief fire magic master in the back turned pale, his face was originally fierce, but now he looked even more terrifying, while casting magic against the crow father in the distance, the chief fire magic master couldn't help but complain to the emperor, "Your Majesty, Baier Shaze is really too rude!" ”

The Emperor sighed lightly, feeling that his head hurt a little again, although Barshaze was an unborn genius, without any guidance from a famous teacher, he single-handedly defeated Gelman in front of him and became the head of the Magic Guild, which should theoretically be welcomed a lot.

But the truth is just the opposite, because the other party's personality is too extreme, and sometimes even the emperor himself is a little slanderous, since you have already defeated others and robbed them of their honor and position, why should you be so aggressive?

But as an emperor, he naturally can't communicate with his loyal courtiers like this, and the two magicians are both the strongest mages in the empire, and they are both loyal to him, the palms and backs of his hands are full of meat, and having those two guys who want to fight all day long is enough for him to worry about, if he adds such two more troubles, he, the emperor, will also be irritable!

So he could only pretend to say to him, "Gelmanqing, I guess you have also heard about the big explosion, since that day, Baier Shazeqing has been covered with that metal mask, and has never shown his face, he actually has a hard time... ”

Speaking of which, the emperor wanted to speak and stopped, in fact, as an emperor, he should not have said bad things about his courtiers behind his back, but he had tried many methods, if he didn't say so, he really didn't have any very effective methods...

The chief fire magic master suddenly showed a look of understanding, that guy suddenly covered his face after the magic experiment accident, he had already guessed about it, but now from the mouth of His Majesty the Emperor, he really confirmed his guess.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly feel proud, although you are a genius, but you are a disfigured genius, Lao Tzu is much better than you!

But before he could speak, the emperor's voice had changed, "But this matter is indeed something he did wrong, and when the war is over, I will persuade him again." ”

Although the Emperor said so, the Chief Fire Magic Master knew that this was most likely the Emperor to appease him, if it was so easy to persuade, he would not be Baier Shaze, this was just a step down the Emperor's Majesty gave him.

But it's okay, thinking about the situation when the kid was disfigured, I will generously forgive him this time, and next time as long as he doesn't take the initiative to provoke, he will treat it as invisible!

"Yes, Your Majesty, I see!"