Chapter 9: Cataclysm 1
Oriental Giant Eagle.
The earliest divine creatures active in the era of the Old Gods of Order, their origins cannot be traced back for the time being, but they once served the ancient sun gods, and they were an extremely powerful divine species at that time. After the end of the Age of the Ancient Gods, the number of Eastern Giant Eagles gradually became scarce, especially after the fall and reincarnation of the ancient sun god, almost all the surviving Eastern Giant Eagles lived in seclusion. Their habitat is called 'Eagle Mountain', and they often choose the world's tallest mountain to build their nests, and the pure-blooded Oriental eagles are now so rare that even wizards can hardly find them.
"Prepare to retreat!"
"Zenda's side is ready! Lord Stephen told us to retreat!"
The Banshee closed her eyes and listened, then whispered, "Retreat now." Otherwise, I won't be able to leave if I want to go for a while. ”
A terrible tornado is raging on the battlefield.
After hearing the words of the Banshee, the army from Zenda gradually retreated, and a small number of swarms chased after them from the side, but they were soon stopped by the undead resurrected by the lich.
Meanwhile.
Directly south of the defensive line, thousands of defenders retreating from the Tuling Canyon were gathering, and a Quetzalcoatl God hovered in the sky, and Corrupted Flying Serpents were constantly being shot down. The Flying Serpent corrupted by the Death Omen Star has been almost lost, and now only the sparse Scouting Eye is left on the battlefield on all sides.
The number of swarms is still huge.
After the fall of the Zela Ant Kingdom, the Death Omen Star hatched millions of insect swarms, and although millions had been lost in successive battles, there was still a steady stream of demonic insects coming from the rear of the Abyss Rift. The Ancient Evil Creatures have taken the vitality of the entire planet of the Quarter Moon, and no one knows how many monsters he can hatch. The disgusting dark purple moss blanket could disintegrate the flesh of the corpse, and almost at the same time that the demon worms on the front line were consumed, the flesh eaters of the abyssal rift were also hatching new demon worms. Swarms can last for a long time in a war of attrition, and if they can't completely crush the enemy's rear, they can be replenished with cannon fodder with successive bursts.
"Wrath of the Earth!"
On the frontal battlefield, the mountain giants up to hundreds of meters high stepped out suddenly, and the powerful power of the demigods directly made the earthquake tremble, and then in the midst of the shaking of the ground, a bottomless crack appeared in the center of the battlefield, which was more than ten kilometers long and temporarily divided the huge insect swarm, giving others important time to retreat.
Thousands of survivors began to retreat towards the rear of Chanda, and the mountain giants remained behind the ranks to intercept the enemy.
When the armies had already withdrawn far away, the mountain giant walked towards Zenda with heavy steps, and he stepped out a hundred meters away, and in the blink of an eye, he was separated from the swarm.
Eastern Battlefield.
"Firestorm!"
With the loud sound of the phoenix, the figure of the immortal bird rose into the air, and its outstretched wings set off a flame that covered the sky and the sun, and after circling around the battlefield, it had turned into a sea of fire as far as the naked eye could see. The raging sea of fire temporarily blocked the advance of the insect swarm, and thousands of demon insects burned into charcoal in the flames, and the ferocious fire forced back the enemy in front of them, and the army from Zenda took advantage of this time to quickly retreat.
This similar scene is happening in many places.
The battlefield to the southeast was suddenly filled with sand and rocks, and a terrible sandstorm was set off on the battlefield to the northwest. The demigods intercept the swarm on Stephen's orders, giving the others time to evacuate. It was impossible for Stephen to give up these remaining and broken troops, if it weren't for them to stop the insect swarm for such a long time, I am afraid that the sea of demon insects used in all directions would have already attacked the Great Oasis of Chanda.
The Great Oasis of Chanda.
The bustling city had become empty, with tens of thousands of troops still garrisoned on the walls on all four sides.
Most of the civilians here have been teleported by Stephen to Arantir, but according to the calculations of Taling 1, Stephen has sent away about 500,000 civilians with the help of the Star Spirit - String Moon, and the total population of the Great Oasis of Zenda was more than 1 million, which means that more than 670,000 civilians were brutally killed by demon insects in just one day. Many of the cities around Chanda that had been built on the oases were overrun by the swarms before they could evacuate, and those crazy monsters had no humanity at all, slaughtering all living people they could see without mercy.
Several cities had already been slaughtered by monsters before Chanda's reinforcements arrived.
Once the massive sea of demonic insects breached the city walls, it would only take a short time for them to kill the entire city's civilians.
"Whew!"
Stephen in mid-air slowly opened his eyes, his cold gaze gradually disappeared, and he regained his human spirit, as the effect of the mechanical mind was lifted, Stephen's expression became extremely solemn and angry at this moment.
His mana at this time has been seriously depleted, although there is a star spirit-Xianyue to provide energy, but after sending hundreds of thousands of civilians in one go, Stephen's own mana is almost consumed.
"Open the gates!"
"Let the others in. Stephen said slowly.
With his orders, the heavy gates were opened, and the retreating troops from afar entered. The troops tasked with intercepting the swarm suffered heavy casualties, with tens of thousands of human troops killed, less than 500 dwarven defenders returning alive, and even more severe casualties among the Viku berserkers, with a total of less than 300 alive. Almost all of the warriors who retreated from all sides were wounded, and if it weren't for the demigods intervening to intercept the swarm, they wouldn't have been able to leave the battlefield. The swarm almost stuck behind them and chased after them, and some of the fighters resolutely chose to stay behind when they evacuated, and they sacrificed to buy a little time for the others.
Central Plaza.
Step by step, Stephen walked towards the mountain of gold in the square, a large number of gold gems piled up on the circle, shining dazzlingly in the sunlight. After the army that had intercepted the swarm withdrew, monsters from all directions flocked to the Great Oasis of Zenda, and a black wave approached and surrounded the city from afar.
This is the last city on the Quarter Moon that has not yet fallen, and it is also the last light of civilization on this planet.
As long as you destroy this place, the Death Omen Star will completely occupy this planet!
"Liana. ”
"You and the others are ready to evacuate. ”
Stephen stared with a cold gaze at the sea of demonic insects that surrounded him from all directions, millions of monsters were converging, and they were approaching like a torrent, threatening to completely conquer the city at any time.
He said expressionlessly, "I'll deal with these monsters." ”
After speaking.
Stephen came to the golden mountain, and next to him was a dignified-looking Hagi, the last bloodline heir of the human royal family. She used her own blood to open the treasure house of the Thunder Forge royal family, and carried out the wealth accumulated by the human kingdom for thousands of years. The mountain of gold in front of you is the last treasury of the human kingdom.
Stephen's figure was suspended in mid-air, and silver-white rune marks flew out, and he raised his staff and said in a deep voice:
- "By my real name!"
- "Dragon Covenant!"
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