Chapter 54: Cataclysm (Part II)
Such a dramatic change had taken place in the city of Laiming, but most of the royal troops who had been caught up in it were unaware of it, and were still dancing for joy at the approaching "victory".
The red mist enveloped the humans in the same pincer pattern, wiping out all the humans in all the places it covered and strengthening the demons.
Although there seemed to be few demons left in the city of Laiming, the red blood mist that gradually spread and grew like a gaseous nest that could move, and new demons were born from it.
As the red mist progressed, some of the more sensitive humans gradually discovered the anomaly.
"What? All members of the Sixth Legion are out of touch?! In the hinterland of Dongcheng District, a commander said in extreme surprise, and the messenger next to him showed a helpless expression.
"Yes, sir, we've tried to contact them six times, but there has been no response." The messenger bowed his head and said.
The commander frowned, he was the commander of the Third Legion and a decent enough general to attack the rest of the city of Laiming with the Second Legion.
"They were previously garrisoned on the edge of the East City district...... That is, not far from the city wall. The commander pondered.
"Send a cavalry squad to them to find out what's going on, and send a magic squad to cooperate!" The commander gave the order.
The messenger quickly left, and the commander thought for a moment, but shook his head.
Victory was in sight, and no matter how hard those demons jumped over the wall, it would be useless.
Thinking of this, he got up from his seat and walked out of the tent to inspect his troops.
Near the city walls of Dongcheng District, where the Sixth Legion was located earlier, it had long been covered by a red mist, shrouded in the slightest human breath.
The two red balls in the red mist were particularly conspicuous, and a rich and huge amount of blood-red energy continued to overflow from the red balls, and these rays gradually dissipated in the red mist, and soon, a group of red humanoid demons appeared in the red mist.
These humanoid demons were extremely tall and burly, two meters tall, the two horns on their foreheads were very conspicuous, and the two arms could still be seen in the shape of human hands, but they were also shaped to tear.
Their faces are extremely hideous and vicious, and a pair of blood-red eyes seem to penetrate the souls of their enemies.
As soon as these demons formed from the red mist, they rushed to the place where the human army was stationed not far away, ready to deal them a heavy blow.
In the center of the city, in the black hole in the sky, a large number of demon legions continued to pour out of it, still those skeleton cavalry, fire demons, and ghosts.
However, even if there is only this, the human army will be difficult to deal with, and the price paid by the humans in the previous battle is as high as 50,000, and 50,000 people died in the battle against the demons.
In this way, a large-scale counter-offensive organized by the demons gradually unveiled, and most of the human army was unaware of it.
The red mist continued to spread, and the number of legions that had been wiped out had reached five, with a total of 30,000 people engulfed by the red mist.
In the hinterland of Xicheng District, the 10th Army Corps is stationed here, and it is also one of the most powerful regiments.
At this point, they also completely lost contact with the Legion of the Rim, and at the same time engaged in fierce battles with the demons.
The fire of hell, which had been extinguished, seemed to sense that the time was coming for it to burn again, and the wisps of black smoke in the ruins became much more disturbing.
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Bai Xuanyi and the others had been walking around the city for a few hours, and the sky had darkened imperceptibly, and the sun in the west was about to set with twilight.
"Where have we been?" Bai Xuanyi couldn't help but ask, she didn't feel tired, but it wasn't a good idea to go on aimlessly like this.
"Who knows? Maybe after a little walk, we'll be out of town. Huang Yao said half-jokingly, causing Bai Xuanyi to glare at her fiercely.
Xu Mingjian, who was walking in front, suddenly waved his hand and motioned for the people behind him to stop.
"There seems to be a demon up ahead!" Xu Mingjian drew his long sword and looked vigilantly at a tall building in front of him that had been cut off in half.
It seemed that five or six skeletal cavalrymen were watching below, as if they were preparing to sneak up on the humans passing by.
"If only the brother who wielded the bow and arrow was still ......," said the noble boy, clutching his great axe, sadly.
Hearing this, Bai Xuanyi silently lowered her head, she knew what happened to that young man, and she also expressed regret about it.
"So do you have any good way to deal with them now?" Huang Yao said with a little disdain, "If you want to rush straight forward, you can't afford to charge those skeletons. ”
Xu Mingjian turned his head to look at Huang Yao angrily, and the young man on the side also turned his head to look at her dissatisfied.
Huang Yao clasped her arms in her hands and stopped talking, and Arenas beside her slowly walked to the front.
"Hey...... What are you doing? Xu Mingjian said in surprise.
Arenas summoned his purple sword and aimed it at the skeleton cavalry on the roof in the distance, making a cross-cutting stance.
He swung a sword at an extremely fast speed, and a huge purple blade rushed there, and in the next second, a huge explosion sounded, and the skeleton cavalry was wiped out in an instant.
Except for Huang Yao and Bai Xuanyi, the expressions of the others were extremely surprised, especially the frightened Hall, who trembled again at this time and leaned on Salo's body.
Arenas withdrew his blade and returned to the team, Xu Mingjian looked at him deeply a few times, and put back the long sword he had drawn.
The group continued to walk in one direction, and soon they were forced to stop again.
"Is it something like this again?" Bai Xuanyi looked at the overwhelming red mist in front of him in disgust.
"A few of us can get over, but ......," Huang Yao looked at his companions around him, "these mortals can't say for sure. ”
"Don't we have a protective barrier?" Bai Xuanyi said puzzledly, "With my strength and you, it should be enough to protect the others?" ”
Huang Yao shook his head and looked at the thick red mist in front of him, "The power contained in these blood mist is no longer the same as it was at the beginning, and it can even be said that it has changed dramatically. ”
"Our barrier is indeed strong, but this is no longer a matter of keeping the blood mist out."
Bai Xuanyi listened intently, since Huang Yao said so, then these red mist had indeed changed.
"What can I do about this?" Bai Xuanyi touched his head, "We only have one way left, or we can go back the way we came." ”
"We've just wiped out those skeletons." Xu Mingjian said, "According to their instincts, a large group of demons will soon come after us. ”
"That'...... So what to do...... I don't want to die here......" Hall's legs went limp, and he almost fell to his knees.
"I have a way to ......," said the silent Salo suddenly, "I have a treasure that will protect us from this strange fog." ”
Under the surprised gaze of everyone, Salo slowly took out a crystal purple gem from his arms, attracting the attention of Bai Xuanyi next to him.
"This is ......" Bai Xuanyi felt bursts of delicate flowing energy coming from this gem, making her feel very comfortable.
Huang Yao blinked in surprise when he saw this gem, and then looked at Salo again.
"You're not going to use it to protect everyone, are you?" Huang Yao asked.
Salo nodded firmly, while Huang Yao was silent for a moment and shook his head slowly.
"Ahh Master! I forgot you still have such a treasure! Hall's eyes lit up, as if someone who was about to fall into hell had suddenly been pulled.
Salo ignored him, but stepped forward with a steady stride and placed the jewel on his chest.
"Let's go! Anyway, my old bones are of no use, so let's just think this is the last time. Salo walked forward, followed by the crowd.
Soon, everyone walked into the red mist, and the miraculous thing is that the red mist did not have any sense of oppression at all, although it was still in place, but it seemed to have become harmless to humans and animals.
The intensity of this red mist is not low, and the concentration is also high, and it takes a long time to walk inside to get out.
Salo was still straight-backed, staring straight ahead, but his hand holding the gem was trembling slightly, and sweat was constantly dripping from it.
Bai Xuanyi, who was walking behind, cautiously scanned her surroundings, and with her enchanted eyes, she could easily see the invisible enemies hidden in the red mist.
"Strange...... It stands to reason that this place should be full of ghosts...... Right? Bai Xuanyi muttered.
Huang Yao glanced back at her and made a silent gesture to signal her to stop talking.
Bai Xuanyi quickly closed his mouth, although he didn't know why Huang Yao didn't let him speak, but listened to her ...... It doesn't seem to be harmful.
The red mist around him was extremely thick, and everyone, except Bai Xuanyi and Huang Yao, could only rely on the light of the gem in Salo's hand to see the way forward.
There were no more demons attacking along the way, and everyone walked out of the red mist smoothly and came to a fork in the road.
"Great!" Hall excitedly shouted, "We'll be able to get out of this place soon!!" ”
Bai Xuanyi glanced at him with disdain, and through her own distant view, the fork in the road seemed to lead to the city center.
At this moment, Salo, who was trembling all over, suddenly collapsed, which surprised everyone.
"Old Mr. Sallo! What happened to you?!! Xu Mingjian hurriedly stepped forward to gently help Salo up, and asked anxiously, and the young man next to him also helped him.
"I ...... I've done my last thing. Something seemed to change in Elder Salo's voice, "I'm going to hell......"
Bai Xuanyi, who stepped forward, was extremely surprised, why would he say such a thing? For the True Universe Sect, this is a big taboo!