The trunk of the World Tree was as thick as a wall, and Clear Sky and Theresia stood very small on the surface of the lake beneath the tree.

Standing still, Theresia folded her wings and saluted the World Tree very solemnly, and then she looked up at the big tree and said in admiration: "Although the new World Tree is far less huge than the World Tree that once stood here, it can still give me a deep shock. Allowing war to spread and destroy the World Tree was the biggest mistake we've ever done, and thankfully you've brought it back to life. ”

"Therefore, we should protect it well and prevent it from happening again," said Clear Sky. One thing I have to tell you, there are a large number of fallen angels in the West, and they seem to be coming towards the World Tree. ”

The Fallen Angel is an unhealed scar in Sky City. During the ancient wars, these angels fell into hell and raised their swords against their former companions. Therefore, the angels hate the fallen angels more than the demons, and once they discover the whereabouts of the fallen angels, they will hunt them down endlessly.

It's just that after the end of the ancient war, the fallen angels knew that they didn't have the strength to fight against Sky City alone, so they hid in the depths of hell.

No trace has been revealed for thousands of years.

This time Clear Sky said that a fallen angel appeared, and Theresia immediately left behind the purpose of coming to Clear Sky this time, and she asked, "Are you sure it's a fallen angel?" Not something else? ”

Clear Sky replied, "It's the World Tree that senses it." This group of fallen angels set foot in the ancestral grassland for a short time without disguise, but they were taken away by Victor, the first apostle of the Abyss Temple, and they should have gone to see the calamity. ”

Theresia asked, "I've heard a little about the Abyss Temple, but what is the calamity?" ”

So Clear Sky told Theresia the cause of the catastrophe: "This is all the legacy of the destruction of the World Tree by you, and thousands of years have made the catastrophe a mysterious energy that cannot be eliminated, unless the World Tree is destroyed." ”

Hearing that Cataclysm was such a powerful existence, Theresia was very surprised: "You mean, Cataclysm, the Abyss Temple, and the Fallen Angels may join forces to attack the World Tree?" ”

"This probability is very high, there is no second target in the Western Realm that requires them to join forces. I've sent someone to investigate them, and the Moonlight Court is about to mobilize an army to deal with an invasion that may come at any moment. ”

Whether it's protecting the World Tree or exterminating the fallen angels, the angels have a responsibility to assist the Moonlight Court in stopping the invasion.

Theresia spread her angelic wings and said to Clear Sky, "I'll go see Archangel Gold now, the Moonlight Royal Court Sanctuary will fully assist Her Majesty in protecting the World Tree." ”

Clear Sky also spread its wings of light: "I'm also going to meet the Shimmering Gold People, they also have an obligation to protect the World Tree." ”

Theresia and Clear Sky flew up and flew away from Moon Lake in different directions.

Harmutu Basin.

After a long journey, Luke, Quicklegs, and Nightingale finally arrived at Sunshine City.

At a time when all the nobles of the Western Frontier were living a life of tight clothing and food, Count Ould of Sunlight City became an outlier, and his assets had skyrocketed instead of decreasing. He was able to mix so well, all thanks to that assassination night to instantly turn the tide and sell the nobles of the Western Realm and the Abyss Temple cleanly.

Luke also fulfilled his promise to Count Ould, spending a lot of money to build a large number of factories in the city of Sun, and also designated it as a future western trade distribution center. Count Ould has a good relationship with the barbarians, and now with the help of Angry Wave City, he really sits on the golden mountain.

The construction of the Sunshine Castle railway station is underway, and some of the railroad tracks have already begun to be laid. One section connects the Crescent Oasis and the other connects the Moonlight Court, and the railroad tracks stretch out in the desert towards the distance of hope.

Luke, disguised as a merchant, paid the entrance tax and entered the city of Sunday, which was even more prosperous than the last time they visited. At the same time, there are obviously a lot more troops under Count Ould, most of these private soldiers are barbarians, and Count Ould does not believe in humans as always, especially after he sold the nobles of the Western Realm.

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After entering the city, Quickleg said to Luke, "Count Ould has been completely isolated by the nobles of the West, so he has expanded his army to protect him and his domain. He also allowed the Imperial Intelligence Bureau to set up a branch here, and I heard that the Sheriff's Bureau would open soon.

Count Ould can still be trusted, do you need to see him? ”

Luke, who was riding a camel, looked at the scenery on the street and replied, "Not for now, I don't want too many people to know my whereabouts." First meet Mephesman, then go to Slave's Horn and look for the Gnoll Howl, who has more channels than you do, and maybe more of those black-winged guys. ”

"Yes, sir."

Quickly leg to the front to lead the way, and the nightingale retreated.

During the journey, she learned the purpose of the trip and the existence of the catastrophe through the chat between Luke and Fast Legs.

She couldn't help but ask Luke curiously, "My lord, as far as I know, there is a powerful Moonlight Knights in the Moonlight Royal Court, and it can also recruit soldiers from the entire Western Barbarian Clan. If you want to attack the World Tree, you must have a stronger army.

And if such an army exists, it is impossible for so many people to eat without being discovered. ”

Luke replied, "Cataclysm is a mystical energy, perhaps mixed with other powers, and in addition to demagoguery, it is also good at summoning attacking monsters with its own energy. Victor, the first apostle of the Abyss Temple, is a very powerful mystic and can use abyssal energy. When the two of them come together, they can definitely form an army of summoned monsters.

This one-time army of summoned monsters doesn't need supplies, it only needs to be released when the time comes, and let them attack the Moonlight Court.

We need to find out where this monster army is hiding and how big it is. ”

When Nightingale heard that there was such an army, she couldn't help but be a little frightened: "This is like the legendary sea of the undead, where endless undead form a tide of advancement, killing and using corpses to replenish their own losses. ”

Luke smiled and said, "The Sea of the Undead doesn't exist. Summoning the undead is not a simple spell, and the largest number of recorded undead events are about a thousand undead who are summoned for a short period of time and then quickly destroyed. In the face of modern armies, the low-intelligence undead have no chance to fight back at all, so there are fewer and fewer undead incidents. In fact, necromancers prefer to make high-level undead, which have intelligence and strength, and are much easier to use than low-intelligence undead.

The monsters summoned by the cataclysm are indeed very similar to the low-level undead, not afraid of death, only attacking. If the Northern Legion is in the Moonlight Court, I don't need to worry too much. However, the moonlight knights and barbarians have a big gap with the regular army in terms of weapons and equipment, as well as combat quality, and are far from meeting the standards of modern armies. ”

Nightingale blurted out: "Alec's Western Legion is in the Crescent Oasis, you can mobilize the Western Legion to protect the Moonlight Royal Court." ”

Luke looked at the nightingale, who thought the other party had misunderstood him, and defended, "I don't mean anything else, I just think I should do it." ”

Luke looked back at the road ahead: "I don't mean anything else, I just don't think you understand military affairs." The railroad was not repaired, and it was difficult for the heavy equipment of the Western Frontier Army to be transported to the steppe of the ancestors. If the Imperial Army could easily enter the Western Frontier, the Western Frontier nobles would have been settled long ago. ”

"Ah, I see." The nightingale was ashamed of her ignorance.

As they spoke, the group of three marched through the streets and alleys, and finally the caravan was ushered into a courtyard.

The camels and pack beasts were taken care of by special people, and the fast legs arranged for people to keep watch outside, and then took Luke and the nightingale into a tunnel.

In a basement surrounded by torches, Luke meets Mephesman, the leader of the Demon Hunters.

At this time, Mephesman was surrounding a table with several demon hunters, looking at the map on the table.

Luke entered the basement, and Mephesman immediately greeted him and saluted, and then said: "Listen to the quick legs, the first stop after serving as the first assistant of the empire chose to patrol the western border, and it seems that something big is going to happen in the western border." ”

"There's something big going on." Luke walked to the side of the map, looked at the terrain and saw that it should be a map of the West, and said, "There is news that Cataclysm has received strong foreign help, and he will soon launch an attack on the World Tree. ”

Hearing that the World Tree was in danger, Mephesman's expression immediately became serious: "My lord, this is the dereliction of duty of the Demon Hunter Group, and we have failed to fulfill our duties to make the catastrophe stronger and stronger. ”

"The calamity hasn't gotten stronger, it's just that there are a lot of people who want to use the World Tree to do things." Luke didn't want to put too much pressure on the Demon Hunters, so he said easily, "But there are more people who want to protect the World Tree!" The Demon Hunters don't fight alone, so I'm here......

How much do you know about the Scourge and the 'Resentment' organization? ”

Luke's words put Mephesman at ease, and she told Luke about the Catastrophe and the 'Resentment' based on the markings on the map.

The Calamity itself has no offensive power, and its ability is to inspire hatred of the human heart towards the World Tree and give the person great power. Therefore, the demon hunting group does not have much pressure to deal with the catastrophe, after all, the people who believe in the World Tree far exceed the people who hate the World Tree, and the demon hunting group can easily obtain information and find out the people who are confused by the disaster.

But when the "resentment" joined in, the situation was reversed.

The Demon Hunter Group has been established for too short, the internal system is immature, and the members are reckless. As a result, he encountered the "resentment" of the old spicy, which damaged many people in a short period of time, and the scope of activities was greatly suppressed.

"The 'Resentment' is secretly supported by some nobles from the West, who will deliberately release false information for us to investigate, and then take the opportunity to set up an ambush. In the aristocratic control zone of the West, except for the Oasis of Sun, everything else is dangerous. ”

Speaking of resentment, Mephesman couldn't help but grit his teeth.

Luke said, "Most of the nobles of the Western Realms are already hostile to the Moonlight Court, so the more likely they are to be bewitched by the calamity. I believe there are some nobles in the West who have accepted the power of the Calamity and become its minions. It seems that the enemy army attacking the World Tree needs to add the private soldiers of these Western nobles. ”

Fast legs exclaimed: "This is to fight the entire Western Realm!" ”

"Yes, the whole Western Frontier will fight." Luke could only predict the worst, and after a moment's consideration, he said, "We can't fight at the enemy's pace. The Demon Hunter Regiment immediately dispatched a full force to investigate all the nobles in the Western Realm to see which nobles' armies showed signs of being ready for war. ”

Mephesman replied, "Yes, my lord, I will send everyone out at once." ”

Luke then said to Quickleg, "It seems that I have to see Count Ould, you go and arrange it, and try not to let too many people know that I am in Sunshine City." ”

"Yes, sir." Quickleg took the order and turned and walked out of the basement.

Luke turned to Nightingale and said, "You accompany me to Slave's Corner." ”

"Yes, sir."

Luke also calculated the time, if the First Apostle Victor left the Abyss Temple and came to the Western Realm, then he had already arranged it in the Western Realm for a long time.

The attack on the Moonlight Court is really ready to start at any time.

Luke, who didn't dare to waste time, assigned everyone out, and then took the nightingale straight to Slave Point.

The jackal howls from the sand thief steward to the great steward of the merchants in the Western Realm, and the accounts he takes from his hands every day are many times more than before, and the money is getting more and more.

Therefore, when he heard that the meteor was suddenly coming, he immediately ran out to greet him.

"The gnoll screams to meet Shousuke-sama." The shriek saluted Luke in style, and then respectfully welcomed the person into the main hall.

When Luke sat down in the right seat, the gnoll stood respectfully at the bottom: "Lord Shoufu, you have come to the slave corner in such a noble capacity, is there anything I need to do?" ”

Seeing the gnoll man screaming like this, Luke didn't say nonsense: "Someone saw a group of people with black wings in the sky above the Western Desert, do you have accurate information here?" ”

The gnoll shrieked and was stunned for a moment, and then asked tentatively, "Lord Shousuke." Although some people say that it was a group of people with black wings, most witnesses say that they are black swans or black eagles, so how do you assume that those are people with black wings? ”

The man with black wings is a fallen angel, and no one dares to draw such conclusions lightly.

Luke said, "I said yes, don't ask, just answer." ”

What a fallen angel who has disappeared for a thousand years!

Seeing that the Falling Star Shousuke was so sure, the Jackal Man knew the seriousness of the problem, and he immediately told the information he knew: "Back to Shousuke-sama, those with black wings fly very high, and only people with excellent eyesight can barely see it.

At first, these men with black wings circled for a long time in a sand dune area southwest of Harmutu, and then they were seen flying slowly in the direction of the ancestral steppe.

Whereas...... And the other day someone watched them in the sky near Sunlight City. ”

This surprised Luke: "These guys are coming to Sunshine City?" ”

The gnoll screamed in fear, "Shousuke-sama, please tell me, are these people with black wings fallen angels?"

I'm going to run away as soon as possible! ”

Luke looked at the luxuriously decorated room and said with a smile, "Scream, the richer you are, the less daring you are. The Fallen Angels appeared near Sunlight City a few days ago, and they wanted to slaughter the city long ago.

Besides, I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?

If you have any other information, tell me! ”