Chapter 182: Ultimatum
When Shug succeeded in destroying the Black Sun Society's *** and fled to the edge of the Black Forest with the incomparably important Black Sun Scepter, the team that had received the crystallized cannons and the wounded from the Society and embarked on the return journey finally succeeded in reuniting with the company led by Master Klautz.
After learning of the actions of the Black Sun Society, and the series of effects they caused, Krautz's face turned extremely bad.
As the leader of the Fifth Chasseur Regiment and the army's staff officer, Krautz realized the gravity of the matter almost instantly.
The events in and around Fort Black Forest not only mean that the rear of the Fifth Chaulture Regiment is no longer secure, but also that the military system of the Votel Kingdom has been infiltrated, and under the current circumstances, the deployment and operation plans of many legions, including the Fifth Chaulture Regiment, will be compromised.
Although the overall situation of the current situation is that the decision of Shug Ernst has greatly relieved the pressure of the Fifth Chaser Regiment in the next battle, no soldier or commander will be willing to put the terrifying uncertainty of the Black Sun Society behind their backs.
Especially when he shuddered when he learned that this strange group of wild mages had brought a huge magical creature like the Molten Earth Dragon to the Black Forest region.
Although it is difficult for magical creatures such as earth dragons to pose any threat to the army itself in the face of new ordnance and prepared crystal cannon positions, if such a big guy suddenly appears at the rear of the position during the attack of King Deran's *** team, then it is very likely to cause a series of extremely serious consequences.
In the face of these extremely bad and even terrifying situations, the disappearance of a member of the Ernst family with a special identity seems a little insignificant.
When this information was delivered to Alfred, the major officer from the Murch family who had a good relationship with Hug Ernst fell into a brief contemplation.
After carefully studying the terrain of the Black Forest Fort and its surroundings, Major Alfred decisively gave the order to send a company to the area around the Black Forest to search for all traces that might be related to Shog Ernst himself, and the spies and veterans of the Ernst family's An*** Chasseur Regiment were among them.
This was their only chance now to make amends for their mistakes and show their loyalty to the Ernst family.
Afterwards, several specially encrypted magical letterheads were handed out by the letter owls in the hunting regiment - this was the only and fastest way for the hunting regiment to rely on to transmit messages in a magical silence.
Without exception, these letters were signed by Alfred, Krautz and other officers of the hunting regiment, and the letter owls who were responsible for delivering the letters also received the highest standard of treatment in their lives, and under the joint operation of Krautz and Verin, several protective rituals were applied to them that were sufficient to resist crystallized bullets and magic above the stream level.
According to the calculations provided by Wei Lin, in a more optimistic scenario, these letter owls will have the opportunity to reach the area south of the Black Forest between 9 and 10 o'clock in the morning, and successfully deliver the letter to the "60th Infantry Regiment", the "4th Plateau Gunner Regiment" and the "Augustin Royal Artillery Regiment", which has completed the full rearmament of the army.
The main body of the letter was simple and crude, that is, a request for artillery support.
Alfred hoped that the Waterl artillerymen, who had arrived in the Black Forest area, would be able to carry out the most thorough and murderous shelling of each of the coordinates given in the letter.
As for the letters themselves, they do not mention anything related to the Black Sun Society, and in these letters he simply summarizes the incident as "enemy infiltration in the rear of the hunting regiment" and "serious threat to the artillery position".
After the letters were sent by the letter owls, several of the most experienced and experienced heralds in the hunting regiment set out, carrying with them other letters, which, according to Alfred's orders, were to be delivered directly to the frontiers of the Kingdom of Waterl, and delivered directly to the Augustinian royal family through the secret rites.
This was a small privilege that Alfred had as a member of the Murch family.
As a "political animal" who is also from the highland family, Alfred is very clear,
At this moment, it is not beneficial to directly involve the existence of the Black Sun Society into the current military situation, because according to the information brought back by Wei Lin, this mage society has no real faction affiliation at all, it is even a chaotic existence at all, and Deran, Waterl, and even Merlin Lehe are their enemies.
In terms of military intelligence, he only hopes to solve the current predicament of the hunting regiment and complete the predetermined strategic goals, as for the hidden dangers of the association itself, it must be handed over to the royal family and the council to deal with.
Of course, after learning of what was happening inside the Black Forest Fort, Alfred naturally added the coordinates of the Black Forest Fort to the letter, and whether or not the members of the Black Forest Society remained in the Black Forest Fort after dawn, it would be bombarded by artillery fire.
Not only that, Alfred also deliberately mobilized the personnel arrangements in the position, and placed a considerable part of the reserves that were originally in the third line of trenches near the artillery position, and they would also assume the vigilance and defense work behind the position, and as soon as there were any suspicious targets behind the position, these Kalfan heavy machine guns would immediately start to vent fire.
After making a series of arrangements, Alfred wearily lit a cigarette.
He rubbed his temples in annoyance, looked at Professor Mayer, who was full of serious faces in the distance, and sighed helplessly: "Schug Ernst...... Good luck, my friend."
Of course, Xiuge didn't know anything about what was happening in the Fifth Chasseur Regiment.
Even if he knew, he would probably raise his hands in favor.
He wished Alfred could give the order now, and hammer the ground of Fort Black Forest with crystallized cannonballs.
However, at this moment, he had no way to convey his thoughts, because the warning signs in the spiritual world did not stop for a moment, but Xiuge did not know the origin of this warning omen, this plain near the hills of the Black Forest Fort was very vast, and with the help of the magic vision, any figure acting on this plain could not escape his sight.
But there were no pursuers, and even if they were, they should have been thrown away by the Running Rat.
Its speed is completely different from that of ordinary war horses and vehicles.
But even so, that strange sense of crisis still stuck around Xiuge's body like an appendage, which made him feel very bad.
Now, as a magic summon, the strength and magic consumption of the Running Rat have far exceeded the past, even if Xiuge has the support of the "Walking Forest", there is no way to supply it with unlimited magic power, after running for a considerable distance, Xiuge stopped next to a haystack left by the Deranda farmers, he quickly dismissed the Running Rat, the "magic devourer", and then hid in the shadow of the haystack, took out the magic crystals he carried with him, and began to accelerate the recovery of his magic power.
The night was too exciting for Xiuge.
Under the watchful eye of a number of lake-level and river-level mages, he went on a murderous outburst, and after successfully beheading several important members of the Black Sun Society, he fled again......
"I've never thought about this before......
Feeling the ever-increasing amount of magic in his body, Xiuge breathed a sigh of relief, and in the interval between the recovery of his magic, he spread out the magic book again, and turned to the last page, once again observing the strange magic called "Discord Wandering".
Judging from the arrangement of these patterns, Shuge was certain that it must be a spell related to the Lost God, and in Verin's notes, it was mentioned that the mad poet Azifu had used it to avoid the attacks of the "hounds".
Intuition told Shug that the "hound" that the mad poet Azifu was hiding from was most likely the one lying in his own spiritual world, or at least his kind.
"Discord...... Judging by its name, the magic seems to be quite uncertain, and Verin mentions that the magic uses fragments of the user's memories as teleportation anchors...... What does this mean?"
Shug pondered the nature of the magic, "Could it be that it can send me back to some place I've been?"
He thought as he raised his hand
The finger lightly rested on the five-layer ring made of silver magic patterns, as if sensing similar powers, these rings flickered slightly before they had been injected with magic power, and the discs in the spiritual world of Xiuge also seemed to resonate slightly, but it only lasted for a short moment.
"Interesting...... It seems that there is still considerable value in that volume of "Poems of the Night."
Hug removed his finger from the page, knowing that this particular magic had symbolized Verin's hard work and dedication during this time, and most likely even part of her important academic work.
It doesn't feel good for a scholar to use his most important research results as a tool to use directly with others.
Xiuge knew that this was enough to prove how much this magic teacher his age trusted him.
After a short rest, Xiuge's mental and magical states were restored to a certain extent, but he did not rush to leave, but quickly flipped to the middle of the magic book, and found the valley-level magic "Death's Breath" that he had used in the underground of Ernst Manor before.
He was particularly fond of the magic that could form magic bullets and be fired with the guns he carried.
"Since the mages of this world don't like to use wands, let's use guns instead...... It's a lot better than a wand."
Thinking so, Xiuge tore off the pages of the "Breath of Death" magic, and under the infusion of magic power, the pages turned into five black magic bullets filled with the breath of death, and were filled into the revolver he carried with him.
After completing the preparations, Xiuge got up and prepared to set off, but at this time, he saw that a faint magical light suddenly lit up next to a dilapidated house used to guard the farmland not far away.
It felt some kind of ritual or magic operation associated with Mother Earth.
In the next second, Xiuge saw that a large number of strange patterns suddenly appeared on the snow-covered ground, and under the action of these magic patterns, the snow melted away in the blink of an eye, and the fertile soil was immediately exposed, and in the next moment, the land suddenly arched in place, forming a small mound.
A magical cavern appeared above the mound, and several figures stepped out of it.
At the forefront were the three members of the Black Sun Society, who were supposed to be four, but one of the male mages was pierced through the chest by Xiuge's Calon Touch in the melee in the banquet hall, and he died on the spot, so naturally it was impossible to appear here.
The twins from the Decel family of the kingdom of Teresa had grim faces, they held the magic book, and the deadly and devastating magic was brewing beside them, and behind the three of them, Herbert emerged from the shadows.
The second man of the Black Sun Society, and the presiding officer of the Earth Society, had now lost an eye, and Shug could see that a green glow of healing magic was swirling in the socket of his right eye, but the court hound's bites and claws contained a terrifying power that was unusual from ordinary magic, which made Herbert's injuries slow down.
"Mr. Ernst, are you calling Mother Earth's family like this?"
Herbert's voice came, and at this moment, as one of the top spellcasters in Vann, his magic power had been completely spread, and under the influence of the powerful magic power, the snow around him was constantly melting, and the soil under Xiuge's feet was trembling.
However, the powerful mage did not attack Xiuge in the first place, his single eye flashed with a terrifying magical light, but his expression was not hideous, but rather a little peaceful.
Shuge's fingers gently flicked the pistol's wheel, and he asked, "It looks like you want to negotiate terms with me?"
"It's not about conditions, but I'm willing to give you another chance on behalf of the association......
Herbert approached Shug along with the three members of the Earth Society, and as he walked forward, he said, "Your idea is obviously wrong, but the power you possess is very real...... You have indeed been favored by the gods of our faith, but this is not a reason for you to act recklessly and hinder our cause."
He exclaimed, "Return the scepter and follow me back to the Society's headquarters, where I will personally guarantee your safety and recommend you to the Earth Society!" This is your last chance!"