On the outskirts of the town of Itarica.

At the end of the vast green plains is lush primeval forest.

The sky was rather darkened by heavy dark clouds, and the dense ranks on the ground cast a shadow over the place.

The mobilization and command of an army of more than 50,000 branches of the armed forces is not an easy task, and when they are gathered together by efficient commands, the strength and majesty displayed are enough to make anyone daunted.

Especially for the people of Gatulé and Durga, who were originally natives of the fantasy world, such scenes were unheard of.

The vast portal of time and space stood in the air, like a fluctuating inky blue curtain of water.

From within it, a steady stream of steel behemoths of various shapes emerged.

In addition to the common reorganized Pioneer Mecha Corps, there are not only manta ray transport vehicles that are more than ten meters tall and hundreds of meters long, but also Grizzly heavy tanks the size of mountain titans and equipped with composite multi-barrels.

What followed was a dense, swarm-like floating laser matrix formation, as well as a succession of sand scorpion armed vehicles.

Basically, these pieces of equipment are the first to appear in another world outside the wasteland, and after they are produced, they have been selecting soldiers from the wasteland and blue stars for rigorous training.

If it weren't for the sudden appearance of a swarm of insects, Shen Sen estimated that he would only have the opportunity to dispatch these hard-won treasures after the battle with Neon or Blue Star.

The new weapons are all made of Adamantite for their high-powered engines, armor, and firepower platforms, and only Adamantite can withstand the heat of their full load, and the rain of bullets when they are not afraid of enemy attacks.

Therefore, from the perspective of long-term solutions, the fantasy world is an existence that cannot be discarded, and losing it means losing hard-won materials and new weapons production lines that have only been established for a short time.

Whether to go or stay, it all depends on the battle with the swarm in the near future.

The army of the fantasy world has already been assembled, and after waiting for more than an hour, the troops of the wasteland world have finally completed the final army.

Torrents of black steel flew in the sky, and the earth galloped with a roar, the voice of truth and civilization.

All of a sudden, the birds hid, the beasts avoided, and the imperial princess and the nobles who were invited to watch the army departure ceremony were already dumbfounded.

Thousands of troops, majestic mountains and rivers!

They had never seen such an army, not even the neon that defeated the forces of the empire and the kingdoms, but it was not so majestic.

"Iron Army, invincible enemy!" A military nobleman's face turned pale, and he made his judgment on this categorically.

"If they attack the empire now, I'm afraid it may only take five or six hours to get straight to the gate of the Imperial City Senate." The princess Pinna's voice trembled as she saw the facts that terrified her.

"Yes, but we are not their enemies now, on the contrary, we are still in a cooperative relationship, as long as we seize the opportunity, we will never stand opposite them."

"...... right"

"...... right"

"We should feel honored."

"It's their opponents to worry about."

Everyone responded one after another, and when they thought of this, their faces were no longer so ugly.

But no one cared about their expressions or thoughts at the moment, because almost everyone's eyes were focused on the most noble person in the field.

Containing fanaticism and excitement, Shen Sen, the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces and the head of the empire, walked to the high platform made of black and red under the gaze of all people.

Looking around, the surging spiritual energy raged out, like a tornado that stirred the heavens and the earth, in tens of thousands of pairs of extremely reverent eyes, Shen Sen firmly stretched out his right hand and hit his left chest hard.

This action ushered in everyone's imitation and unanimous shouts.

"Loyalty!"

"Loyalty!"

"Loyalty!"

Shen Sen waved his hand, and the deafening sound stopped abruptly.

"All of them, start grooming, check equipment." He commanded again.

After receiving the order, all the units of the army straightened out their clothes and adjusted and inspected their equipment.

After all the pioneers were inspected, Shen Sen officially began today's pre-war mobilization.

"All the soldiers, it is time to raise troops for a thousand days, and now the time has come for the empire to need you.

As your leader, I stand here and repeat to everyone one more mission goal - to find the swarms in the Schulz Forest and annihilate them with all my might. ”

"Got it!"

"Understood, understood!" All the soldiers responded in unison.

Shen Sen's gaze swept over the buy a formation under the high platform: "Very good, I hope that during the celebration banquet, I can see each and every one of you." ”

Then, all the soldiers put their right hands into fists to their hearts, and the sound of mountains and tsunamis resounded in the sky:

"For the Führer!"

Mission begins!

In just a few seconds, the black shadow-like troops were neatly divided into several units and began to advance forward under mutual cooperation and cover.

The small stream of infantry separated, trotted into the transport aircraft, and as the hatch closed, the dark blue ionic light flickered, and then gradually soared into the air, stopping at an altitude of thousands of meters in an instant.

This was followed by the accompanying Night Owl helicopter gunship and the central command aircraft.

The Armoured Fighters and Grizzly Tanks formed a formation, advancing in unison under the night of a floating laser matrix composed of black shadows above them.

The army is out!

The dark clouds in the sky became darker and heavier, and finally even a thin line of rain drifted down.

The troops marched according to the plan, resting and hurrying along the way, and the biggest trouble encountered at present was the terrain problem.

High in the sky, in the flight command center.

Shen Sen opened the electronic map and confirmed the direction he was going to go next.

"The current location is PDG?3RE249.487311."

Since the latitude and longitude of the special place have not yet been determined, a line is drawn on the aerial photo instead, and the location is confirmed accordingly.

As a reference for the direction of progress, Shen Sen asked Yao about the path he took when he traveled to Itarika.

From the village of Modabadan, it goes south around the foothills of Kolro Mountain, and then passes through the plains of Tellilia, Metabaru, Gremina, Hebraje, and Tungut.

After connecting the place names in the mouth of the black elf Yao, a zigzag route was drawn on the map, and Shen Sen and the others were following this route back to the black elf's hometown.

If it is a straight line distance, it is not very far, but once the mountains and valleys are encountered in the middle, the troops still have to advance in a roundabout way, and it is impossible to advance in a straight line.

However, Yao's path from the vicinity of the border of the Forest of Schulz to Itarica, after a detailed analysis, still made a large detour, so it took an extra four or five days to arrive.

"I can't help it, because I didn't know where Itarica was at first, and I just followed the rumors of the Psionic Academy."

Du Jia and Lei Lai next to him looked at Yao with dumbfounded eyes.

To put it this way. It took her almost three weeks to gather rumors from the streets and villages, and then to get to Itarica, day and night, which should have been a short time.

"The current location is the Plains of Tellia, and Shen Sen marked it on the electronic map.

"Again, we don't know the situation of the swarm yet, so in order to detect the information and not be discovered by the other side, we should choose to bypass the foot of the Korro Mountain or advance along the Gharbang River. Although no matter which side you choose, the condition of the road is very poor. ”

The distance traveled from morning to evening is quite limited. In any case, it is impossible to drive at high speeds where there are no roads.

Even this Terilia plain is not as flat as the map, and I was expecting to increase the distance I could advance, but because there are large rocks everywhere, I have to turn left and right every now and then, and in the end the speed is only slightly faster than riding a horse.

In order to calculate the time to arrive at the destination and select the terrain that is more suitable for the future, Shen Sen needs to have the reconnaissance drone dispatched every day to survey and draw high-precision topographic maps.

"Yao, the location of the swarm is the Forest of Schulz, right?"

Shen Sen pointed to a point on the map and asked, Yao nodded and traced a circle around the place Shen Sen pointed out.

"Strictly speaking, when I set out, their range of activity was the southern part of the Schulz Forest."

"So wide?"

The area of the thousands of insect swarms was so scattered that Shen Sen's idea of using helicopter gunships to bomb and attack a wave first disappeared.

"If you're looking for a swarm, head south from the Forest of Schulz to Roludom Gorge, where we can ambush it." Yao Exit said.

Roludom Valley is where the Yao and their family hide.

"Our goal is to wipe out the swarm before we have a chance to save your companions, and I won't let my soldiers risk their actions without knowing the specific situation."

"However, there are people there who know the movements of the swarm."

"If that's the case, your people are indeed eligible to be saved first."

Shen Sen agreed with Yao's statement and decided to move towards the valley where the black elves lived.

Yao smiled contentedly, but Shen Sen still reminded her ruthlessly.

"In the front, just like in the rescue process, because I didn't have accurate information about the swarm and encountered difficulties that could not be solved, I would let the troops return in time."

"I know and understand that no one should die, and if that happens, I won't embarrass you." Black Elf Yao said calmly.

Seeing the black elf's performance like this, Shen Sen was a little curious.

"I haven't asked you, I've thought it's incredible since before, can't your tribe choose to escape?"

Just like the villagers of Gota Village who met Yanlong who abandoned their village, they obviously had such a choice.

But the black elf Yao told Shen Sen: "Although humans can do it, elves can't do it. Because elves can only live in lands suitable for elves to live in.

Moving on the fly like a human, building streets and settlements is not possible for elves. That's why he won't leave the Forest of Schulz, where he is used to living no matter what. Hiding in the valley of Roludom from being discovered by the slave traders of the kingdoms caused considerable physical and mental fatigue. ”

"It's okay if it's just a trip, but when the black elves appear in other areas on a large scale, even if they are lucky enough to adapt to the environment, they will still be expelled from other kingdoms, captured, killed or sold."

"It's a lot worse than being eaten by bugs." Yao smiled as if he was laughing at himself.

Listening to the black elf's explanation, Shen Sen felt that it did meet the requirements of biological species for environmental habitats.

From a certain point of view, black elves live in a specific area, just like a fish can only live in their hands, and they all meet the needs of survival and development.

Compared to the Black Elves, some other creatures have stricter requirements for the living environment, such as the temperature of the humidity, the integrity of the food chain, and even emotional factors can cause their own death.

If you think about it, the blonde fairy Durga is also very careful to live in the forest at the foot of the Arnus Hill, which is a necessary environment for them.

After determining the route and having conveyed the message to the armies, the troops again moved out and continued in the direction of the Schulz Forest.

The Forest of Schulz has a vast area known as the Sea of Trees.

The depth is far beyond imagination. The deepest fallen trees were buried by piles of rotting leaves, and on top of them were the roots of the giant trees.

The roots of the trees are intertwined so that you can't see the earth below, and the sky is covered by the canopy of trees, making it seem like a space from another world.

Of course, it's hard enough to get in on foot, and it's even more impossible to get a vehicle in.

Moving west around the sea of trees, we finally reached the valley of Roludom.

The Black Elves live in seclusion in the caverns here.

It also looks pretty good.

Just like the name valley, the flat earth is cut by the stream, creating a narrow deep valley.

If you can get the swarm to the bottom, you might be able to ambush it here, but it's too narrow for a huge flying machine to get into.

After all, this is where the black elves hide to protect themselves, and it would be nerve-wracking if the swarm came in.

The valley floor is quite narrow. There are many large and small stones brought by the river, so it would be fun to be able to fish here.

However, it is impossible for the Black Elves who live here to obtain enough food in this terrain. So you have to leave the valley anyway, and the swarm is always watching for this kind of time.

This, coupled with the occasional rain, caused the river to rise and flow into the caverns where the black elves lived. Every time, he was desperate to prevent his property and food from being washed away, and he continued to suffer every day.

The green forest that elves love, but they can't be seen here at all.

There were only rocks and gravel on the cliffs, and only a few shrubs and weeds that could be called plants could be called plants. With plenty of food outside, this is one of the areas that the swarm doesn't like to visit.

In the deep cavern of the valley where the light does not shine, the black elves who are still breathing are like refugees fleeing, and they are staying in the gloomy clouds.

"Elder, let's go out and find food again!"

A black elf man with a large scar on the surface of his body held a bow and arrow, and pleaded resolutely.

The black elf standing next to him looked unusually tired, hesitant in the face of the man's request.

"More than thirty people have died in the past few days, and if you go, if you are eaten by those devils, we will no longer have a defense force that can be organized."

"However, our tribe hasn't eaten anything for two whole days, and if we continue like this, we will only wait for death in vain, so it is better to let me try."

A hint of awe flashed in the man's eyes, and he knew that fighting those bugs, he and the others would definitely die for the rest of his life.

The last time I encountered a bug, I made the team of black elves who went out to find food fight to kill each other at half the cost.

The scars on his body are the result of his narrowly escaped after being corroded by the acid spewed out by the other party last time.

But the problem is that the black elves now have no choice, and it seems that they will not escape death.

Either fight and lose the last remaining armed force if you fail, or hide here and wait to starve to death.

The Elder of the Black Elves also understood that the situation facing the village at this moment was fundamentally a dilemma.

What made him even more desperate was that the rescue team he sent out had not heard any news so far, and it was really difficult for people to make a choice.

After a long time, he sighed before he said slowly.

"Wait for the last half day, if nothing changes tomorrow, I'll go with you."

The Black Elf does not succumb to death, and even if it does, he will make his enemies pay the price of bloodshed......