Chapter 573: Contact
Qin Xiaoxia didn't check how fast the ordinary locusts flew in the old era, he only knew that it was definitely not fast, after all, he couldn't rank among the flying insects.
However, due to the evolutionary relationship between the locusts on the earth in the new era, the flight speed is definitely not too slow, and it is even more so after the formation of an exaggerated scale, which seems to be led by some locusts as the leader, and there are some synergistic signals with the entire locust swarm, so that the frequency and angle of many locusts flapping their wings in a certain range are roughly in line with the same range.
The locusts migrated like a tidal wave in the sky, naturally causing widespread panic, and anyone who saw this had reason to panic, but fortunately the calamity in the sky did not fall entirely, even if it was lush all around.
Of course, if the flight altitude is lower and the physical strength is poorer, there will still be sporadic locusts falling to eat, but it is very insignificant compared to the whole insect tide.
The insect tide flew along the way, and the sight of obscuring the sky frightened many witnesses.
News of the Hell Demon Invasion may not have spread from the Gunningsen Empire to other places, but the horror of the locust tide was the first to be felt.
In the past, it was circulated through merchants and some other channels, and a terrifying yellow-gray demon appeared, but this time it was the first time I saw it intuitively.
Calamity and famine, the power of light that devours the heart of the sun, will devour all food......
Rumors of all these kinds spread with the sound of the "buzzing ......" wings, but fortunately the terrifying insect tide did not swoop down on the way.
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"Da Da Da ......"
A galloping pack horse galloped forward along the pipe, ignoring the caravans and pedestrians around him, and for a moment everyone on the road could only dodge, cursing a few words in their hearts but not daring to shout.
This was a messenger, and then, almost with his whole body on his pack horse, he rushed through the gate of the Imperial Capital of Gunningsen, and the red flagpole behind him made the city gate guards dare not stop at will.
Shortly after entering the city gates, the speed of the heralds began to gradually decrease, and then they "slammed" all over their bodies, and the whole man and horse fell to the ground.
The surrounding peddlers and pawns all made way and stopped to watch from a distance.
The herald fell to the side of the pack horse, and the pack horse lay on its side on the ground foaming at the mouth, causing a lot of discussion among the people around him.
"Get out of the way!!
"Get out of the way, all the idlers and others leave!!"
A group of Imperial Forbidden Army hurriedly ran in and took over the place, led by an officer, who rushed to the herald on the ground and lifted his head to see the herald's chapped lips and smudged face.
"Bring water!!!"
The soldier on the side untied the water belt from his waist, pulled out the mouth and handed it over, and then the officer carefully poured the water into his lips and then into his mouth.
"Ahem... Ahem......"
The moisture of the water regained the herald's consciousness a little, but instead of bothering to drink it first, he laboriously pulled a small woodpipe out of his chest.
"Urgent... Army... Feeling...... Evil... Demon..."
After delivering this heavy military information, the herald grabbed the water belt and poured it into his mouth.
Soon, this information spread throughout the upper echelons of the empire, and in the following day or two, such heralds arrived in the imperial capital one after another, and the most serious one died suddenly on the official road before even reaching the city gate.
In just two days, the entire imperial capital of the Gunningsen Empire was already panicked, and the rumors among the low-level civilians that there might be a war, and the matter was definitely not small, as can be seen from the situation of those heralds.
And the upper class is even more panicked, because they have already known more or less the truth from their respective channels, and some of the big nobles have even begun to sort out their finances and prepare to escape.
Even if the Gunningsen Empire has always been known for being a strong country with military strength, this time it is by no means a simple war, the other side is not human at all, several cities and military towns have fallen, and the other side will not occupy the city and does not need to be captured, it will only be destroyed and devoured.
After all, the demons are not conquering cities, they need to be fast, they start from Asia Minor, they will slowly digest the results, whether it is eating or destroying, and some demons will look for some leyline rivers or volcanic abysses, and begin to arrange techniques to extract the elements of this world.
This kind of absorption Qin Xiaoxia didn't see it for the time being, and even if he knew, he hadn't been exposed to similar information, but it made the world consciousness that could intuitively feel something panicked.
All kinds of cruel or strange behaviors have somewhat delayed the demons, otherwise the demons will run openly, and the territory of the Gunningsen Empire will be a matter of a few days.
In the Imperial Capital of Gunningsen and some big cities, many big nobles and magnates have already thought of the direction of their family's retreat, fleeing to the gospel land of the God of Light, the Holy Kingdom of Light, or going further, fleeing directly to the Holy Mountain of Light.
Emperor Bafmant stood in the garden of the palace in a frustrated mood, a steel sword in his hand.
He was a little short of breath after he had just finished practicing his sword, but none of the attendants on the side dared to approach to serve His Majesty the Emperor at this time, and the fool knew that Bafmante was in a very bad mood now.
In addition to the attendants, there were also some civil and military officials standing on the edge of the garden corridor on one side, who also did not dare to breathe.
Bafmant tilted his head with his eyes closed.
The news of those demons was overwhelming, between the situation in Asia and the reminder of the old city lord, he knew that it was very likely to be the truth, and no one dared to falsify this military information.
Of course, unlike previous wars, few remnants of the defeated army escaped, and the military information was also from the heralds who were the first to eliminate the generals in front when they saw the demons.
'Maybe there will be remnants of the army who will escape, but they will flee elsewhere!'
Bafmant looked forward to this, because the third prince, who had high hopes for him, happened to go to the military town on the outskirts of the city of Asia to inspect the so-called "demonic isolated city" on behalf of his father.
Although the emperor's family is cold-blooded, sometimes there are emotions.
"How many people are secretly preparing to escape from the imperial capital?"
Bafmant softened his breath and asked in a low voice, and immediately the minister reported.
"Back to Your Majesty, the powerful families in the imperial capital now basically have similar thoughts, and there are even people who think they are smart and escaped from the city last night. ”
His Majesty the Emperor's gaze swept over the ministers and looked up at the sky.
"You may be slandering, why do I let them run?"
Turning his head to look at the ministers, Bafmant sneered.
"Hmph, go find the Church of Light? let them go!"
I still remember the so-called oracle edict issued by the Holy Mountain a few months ago, referring to the heretical forces led by the city-state of Fanit, but it was precisely this dawn Protestantism that had already reminded Asia of the situation.
During this time, all kinds of evil spirits have appeared more or less in various parts of the world, but the Church of Light in the Holy Mountain seems to have no response to this.
The Protestant religions, defined by the Holy Mountain as heretical, have sent out their men to contact the major forces and forces to fight evil, predicting that the end of the world is getting closer and closer, and no one will be spared.
Bafmant came into contact with a Protestant witcher who had told him in private that the so-called Church of Light, which is now thriving, was a shameful person who had abandoned the glory of his ancestors.
The meaning of "light" is not the so-called omnipotent deity, but a symbol of the light power that fought against the darkness in the dark years, and this power includes the heroes of this world, as well as the strong and great "teachers" of the other world.
After the expulsion of the darkness, the real "light" receded, and the original church slowly degenerated, becoming a tool for centralized pleasure and wealth.
Dawning Protestantism, on the other hand, is the existence of the orthodox will inherited from thousands of years ago.
The old and new churches are juxtaposed, especially at this juncture.
Therefore, Bafmante knows very well that the so-called Gospel Holy Mountain is a group of people who want to run away, in the direction of the city-state of Fanit.
It's just that although the front is dangerous, the dignity of the empire and the royal family does not allow Bafmant to run now, and he even wants to see with his own eyes what the so-called demons really look like.
At this time, a noisy "buzzing ......" gradually sounded, at first very subtle, then gradually increased, and then it became upset.
The sky slowly darkened, and both the emperor in the imperial city and the civilians and soldiers in the city subconsciously looked up.
An endless shadow was obscuring the light of the canopy, and in the next few minutes, the entire Gonning Sendi fell into the night amid the cacophony of insects.
After several days of non-stop flight, the locust tide has reached the territory of the Gunningsen Empire, and the heralds who report this situation on the border are still not as fast as the insect tide even if they travel day and night, so this situation is very abrupt for the major cities along the Gunningsen Empire.
In fact, due to the sheer scale of the Wild Insect Tide, many parts of the Empire have been in a state of darkness for long periods of time.
Bafmante in the Imperial City couldn't help but regret it, he really wanted to see it, but not so quickly.
But at this time, in the darkness, a touch of light is particularly conspicuous.
The Holy Spirit spread its wings woven by the Silk of Magic, and also flew at high speed, dragging more than a dozen people with the Silk of Magic around him, including the Sword Saint Degoni and the Paladin Reit.
The appearance full of a sense of sacredness makes almost everyone who sees it subconsciously regard it as a savior in some sense.
Ten minutes later, the Holy Spirit and the Protestant members of the city-state of Fanit had already met with Emperor Gunningsen and others, and explained the purpose of the trip.
As a well-deserved frontline state, the Holy Spirit needs to carve the magic array directly here, so as not to have to rush to the war when the reinforcements from the earth are obtained.
For the next few hours, the imperial capital remained in darkness, as if the insect tide was completely endless.
In the ruins of a city, wails and screams continued, demons wreaked havoc and destruction, enjoyed delicious food, and some special individuals kept carving the magic array, and as they progressed, magma began to emerge from the ground around the magic array.
They are just one of the scattered demons, and the abundance of "food" has made some chaotic individuals forget about joy.
And on the periphery, some middle demons and a few high demons had already sensed something, and turned to look at the horizon of a mountain range in the distance.
In a few moments, a black shadow spread over the mountains, approaching with that noise.
There were also demons carving magic arrays on the mountains in the distance, and several fireballs rose into the air and exploded, "biting" the dark clouds into a few gaps on the bright side in an instant, and countless dusty charred black insect corpses fell to the ground.
It's just that these gaps are insignificant compared to the entire shadow, and they are quickly filled by the overflowing black shadows.
The demons in the ruins of the city could only see the shadows covering the mountains, and they could see some fires lighting up on the mountains that had been covered in black shadows, but as the shadows grew thicker, those fires were also covered and could not be transmitted.
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