Chapter XXVI: Evacuation
"That's the Lizardman Priest?"
Darius couldn't help but ask, but seeing the lizardman's transcendent status and strong aura, he already had the answer in his heart. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"This is no ordinary priest, it's the soul of the clan, the scourge of the mountains, the uncrowned king of the lizardmen, and the great elder of the Shatterclaw tribe, the Black Flame Priest Angela Shatterclaw. By the time I was still babbling, its name was already ringing throughout the Γ lsto mountains. It is a nightmare for the mountain people, pointed by the Broken Claw Soldier Peak, the black flames sweep through, death and destruction follow. I have seen the terrible condition of the tribes destroyed by it, the black flames in the sky are like maggots on tarsal bones, once touched, no one can escape, and everything will be charred under the black flames. This is how the title of Priest of the Black Flame came about. It has supreme majesty and power among the lizardmen, and is behind every war between the legion and the lizardmen. β
There was a hint of unconcealable fear in Laika's resentful voice, its name alone had already dampened the spirit of a battle-hardened warrior, and Darius could not imagine how desperate its strength was.
Angela Shatterclaw held a huge staff in his left hand, and a black light swirled up from the bottom of the staff, wrapping the staff, and its right hand stretched forward, and the earth-shattering cheers instantly fell silent, and the huge army of countless clans and countless lizardmen immediately fell silent. Darius felt a chill in his heart from a distance, it was a terrible execution, and only those who had been in the army knew how difficult it was to do what it was to order and prohibit.
Do the soldiers of the garrison have such good execution? Not necessarily, the soldiers of the Legion relied on long-term training and combat to cultivate excellent military qualities, and Angela Shatterclaw, relying solely on fame and prestige, did this.
The low, obscure voice spread out from the direction of the altar, not high, but full of inspiring power, and Darius could hear it clearly from far away in the Blue Man Tree, it was probably the effect of some kind of spell, but he couldn't understand the language of the lizardmen.
"What, are these lizardmen still mobilizing for war? Vest, can you understand what they say? β
West's eyes were full of helplessness, and he said to Darius: "[Proficient in language] can only be mastered by wizards above the seventh ring, if I have that ability, will I be here to accompany you to monitor these lizardmen here?" β
Seeing Darius' unkind face, West suddenly realized his gaffe, "No, chief, I didn't mean that......"
At this moment, Angela Shatterclaw suddenly let out a shout, and Darius only felt a surge of blood all over his body, and he finally suppressed this boiling feeling, but saw the tide of lizardmen army carrying things and began to move slowly.
Darius immediately took out the warning crystal in the leather armor,
Pressing the thumb of his right hand firmly against the crystal, Darius squeezed it hard, and the red crystal turned into countless fragments and floated in the air, and then the shattered pieces quickly gathered and reformed into mysterious runes in front of Darius.
He didn't know how effective this spell was transmitting, so he could only shout as loudly as he could: "The lizardmen have left the Rhodes corridor, and the four detachments will return immediately." β
After a few moments, the runes made up of crystal shards faded away, leaving no trace.
Darius took one last look at the desperately numerous lizardmen, and then said to the other three, "Hurry up and go back to our first battalion, I don't want to fight with so many lizardmen in the mountains and forests." β
This is obvious, normal people would not want to entangle with so many enemies in the field, as the side with a numerical disadvantage, strong walls and barriers are the advantage of the legion, so West and the other three hurriedly followed Darius to evacuate here.
By the time Darius led them back to the camp on the riverbank, everyone had packed their bags and was ready to evacuate.
Darius was pleased with the efficiency of his men, and just as he was about to give the order for his men to evacuate together, it suddenly occurred to him that there should be one more person in the team.
"Where's Andrea, Dermons?"
"Who?" Deemmons was confused by the unfamiliar name, but he immediately realized who Darius was referring to. "You mean the Shadowwalker? It turns out that her name is Andrea, and she has been in the tent, and I don't know what to do with it, so I have been waiting for you to come back and give instructions. β
Darius deeply felt what it means to plan to keep up with the change this time, he thought that he could get a powerful assistant, but he didn't expect it to become a somewhat tricky trouble at this moment, he thought for a while, but still couldn't make the decision to go like this, so he motioned his men to wait in place and walked towards the tent.
There was no lighting in the tent, so the light was extremely dim, and Darius stood for a moment, allowing his eyes to adjust to the darkness, and then slowly walked towards where Andrea was lying.
"Darius?"
Andrea's weak voice came from the darkness.
"You're awake, ma'am?"
"Staying vigilant at all times is the most basic quality of every shadow walker, I don't think you're here to talk to me, something happened, right? I can't see it, but I can feel the movements of your comrades, you burned the other tents, packed your bags, are you preparing to evacuate, right? β
As a shadow walker, he had already guessed their intentions with his own perception. Darius was silent for a moment, then decided to tell her the truth.
"Our mission is to monitor the movements of the lizardmen in the Rhodes corridor, and just now, their huge army has already begun to depart, and our mission is over, so we must rush back to the station."
"So our deal is nullified, isn't it?"
"Yes, how are you recovering? Can you go? β
A sneer came from the darkness, "I'm a Shadowwalker, not a Templar. β
The Templar was a warrior with divine powers, known for her resilience, and by saying this, she was clearly telling Darius of her current situation.
"Since our deal is nullified, then I don't have to worry about how to work for you, and that saves me a lot of trouble. Let's go, I don't want to owe favors to others, if you have a chance in the future, you can go to the headquarters of the Dagger of the Mist to find me, and I will pay you for saving me. β
"Ma'am, being stubborn is not a good quality, it is difficult for you to stand up now, and this is a necessary place for the lizardman army, if you don't go with us, it is really extremely dangerous."
"Huh, let's go? The Shadow Walker's greatest skill is to hide, I don't need you to worry, my self-esteem doesn't allow me to be a burden to others. β