No crown city, West Artisan Street.

A heavy roar rang out every few tens of seconds, as heavy as a giant hammer striking the earth.

Houses on both sides of the road trembled, residents fled in terror, and the streets were in chaos under heavy shelling.

"Ahh

"Run!!"

"The Crownless City is going to be destroyed!"

In the panicked atmosphere, several figures approached the west city wall against the crowd, and the person at the head had dazzling blond hair, which was particularly conspicuous in the crowd.

Ryan didn't stop, avoiding the large number of demons fleeing to other neighborhoods, and kept his eyes on the west.

Boom Boom –

More than a dozen magic cannons slammed into the barrier on the city wall in unison, causing the ground in the city to tremble, and many people fell to the ground unsteadily.

"Is the evacuation guide going on?"

"Yes," Elifa the Elf Queen of the Lake responded to him, "let the elves protect the demons who have invaded us, if we knew in advance that today's crisis was in the XC area, we would never have agreed." ”

“…… I'm sorry. ”

"You don't have to apologize, who would have thought that the Hoof Fire Empire would act at this time, are you really sure it's Marcus?"

Ryan didn't answer the question.

As Eluffa had said, they had speculated a lot about what might happen today, but among the few options that were ruled out at first was an attack by the Hoof Fire Empire.

He took a deep breath and looked back at the dwarven king Kamaish, "The first wave of attacks will be up to the dwarves. ”

"You can always trust the dwarves, old fellow." "The most brave and fearless warriors have stepped out of the barracks, and the cowardly invaders are waiting to be split in half with an axe!" ”

Based on consideration, Ryan ended up only telling the lake elves and dwarves the truth.

All the preparations are also made for this.

But these two are not the only ones in the war, the Jutman and the others have already conveyed their request to the other forces, and the elves and dwarves are only the first precautions.

Not to mention anything else, at least the Blue Dragon Queen will never sit idly by and watch the Hoof Fire Empire take the Crownless City.

As they got closer to the walls, Elifa and Jas, who were eyesighted, saw the anomaly at a glance.

"Why were the walls blown open?" Jas said coldly as he looked at the smashed gap.

"It looks like a barrier that has been bombed before it has been deployed." Sherrond frowned.

At present, there are only the two of them following by Ryan's side, and several people look in the direction of the city wall, the barrier is obviously not broken, but the city wall has been shattered, only more than half a section high, and boulders fall everywhere.

The ring-shaped walls of the Crownless City are the work of the craftsmen, not only high and thick, but also the energy barrier that should have been maintained for a long time, ensuring that the line of defense could be stabilized in the face of continuous shelling.

But now the barrier is fine, but the wall has collapsed.

Seeing this scene, it is no wonder that the residents of West Street did not panic.

"Looks like someone inside closed the barrier first." Ryan said with a sinking gaze.

Is this also a conspiracy of the Hoof Fire Empire?

At this moment, several people with oriental looks came to them.

"Ryan, is that?" The man said, "We're from Kagejuku, and we've just come from the West Gate. ”

"What's going on?" Kamash's eyes widened and he said.

If the city wall is still there, the dwarves used to line up on the city wall, pat their butts and shout, and even drink a few sips of beer, but now the city wall has been destroyed a lot, and the effect of the barrier will be damaged.

Doesn't that mean the worst-case scenario, ...... they have to go out of the city to fight the Imperial army?

"The barrier didn't open in the first place," said the man in Kagejuku, "If it weren't for our men risking their lives to open the barrier in time, you wouldn't have seen the walls still there." ”

"Got it, thanks."

Ryan froze.

They are not the original army of the Crownless City in any way, and the real guards of the city walls should be the city defense army to which the craftsmen belong, and the switch of the barrier is also controlled by them.

Other words.

Is it deliberately not opened?

"I didn't expect this kind of thing," Elifa couldn't help but shudder, "Ryan, don't you think it's ironic, we're trying to protect the city, but the city's owner is opening the door to let the enemy in. ”

"In any case, what we should do will not change." Ryan closed his eyes, "Kamash, I'll fight alongside you. ”

The dwarven king froze, his beard shaking.

"Dwarfs, dwarves will never be afraid! It's just the largest country on the mainland, and my axe is still very sharp! Mugwort...... Elufa, your troops don't just take refuge in the guide, the other side has a magic cannon, and I need fire support! ”

Sherond rubbed his head in embarrassment.

Why does it seem that the momentum is much weaker than just now......

Bidding farewell to the people of Kagejuku, Ryan led a few people to the city wall as soon as possible, but on the way, he encountered another bombardment of magic cannons, and the entire city wall seemed to be crumbling.

"Be careful!"

Steady himself, a series of rubble falling from the top of his head in the shock, and Kamash swung his axe to smash it, but was blocked by Eluffa with a magical barrier.

"Magic and magic are not dwarves' specialty!" Kamash explained, shaking his beard.

A few people climbed to the top of the ruined city wall, and their vision suddenly widened, and the complex terrain in the western part of the uncrowned city was unobstructed.

Due to the disorder of the leylines, forests, plains, hills, deserts and other landforms are spliced together in an incongruous way, and there is also the Broken Ridge Plateau Snow Mountain to which the Arashi Temple belongs to the north, which does not look like the scenery of the real world at a glance.

And the army of the Hoof Fire Empire is gathering and marching in the distance.

The total number of black pressure is estimated to be about 50,000 people, and Kamash was stunned for a while.

"There's no way out of them." Jas reminded that "the road that was bombed twice by the Lion Court has not been restored. ”

"But no one is stopping them from marching now," Elufa worried, "just climb out of that valley, and after that there will be a plain." ”

Such an assembly could not avoid the eyes and ears, and two groups of a total of twenty-four long-range magic cannons were used to bombard alternately in advance, and probably when the Imperial army set foot on the plain, the barrier of the Crownless City would not be able to hold on.

At that time, if the reinforcement does not arrive in time, they will have to rely on this half of the city wall to contend with the Empire's 50,000 troops with more than a thousand dwarves and elves.

"Can you see their commander?" Ryan asked.

Jas and Eluffa didn't speak, just searched the valley in the distance with the help of magic, their eyesight was not particularly good, if only Jotman were there at this time.

But on the Daredevil and the wild elves, they have to get that guy to go, and there is no way to do it.

"Found it." Jas spoke suddenly, coldly pointing somewhere, "On the second peak on the left side of the valley." ”

The few of them squinted as hard as they could, barely making out that a majestic figure stood in the position that Jas had spoken.

"I didn't expect it to be really him......"

Eluffa uses her magic to open the image of the lake, and the shape of the other party is faintly reflected in the circular water waves.

Rugged white hair, a mighty body, and a petite figure with red hair floating behind him.

"Marcus, why?"

Ryan frowned, extremely skeptical, but the facts were in front of him.

Undoubtedly, it was Marshal of the East, one of the four marshals of the Hoof Fire Empire - Marcus Karrendale.

"I don't understand either." Eluffa sighed deeply.

Because actually, when Marcus was this morning—

I'm still with them.

……

The relics of the god war, the craftsman will make the site underground.

After hearing Athetana convey the news from Kagejuku, Rowe fell into a brief silence.

The Hoof Fire Empire's invasion of the Crownless City has become an ironclad fact, since even the magic guide cannon has been used, and the army is also crossing the cordon, it is impossible to just promote the national prestige.

"Are you sure it's Marcus who is leading them?" Ayi asked calmly.

"I'm not sure, in fact, the people of Shadow have witnessed that Marcus was with Ryan and them this morning."

"Probably it won't be anyone else," Luo Wei said coldly, "and no one else is qualified to lead this battle." ”

"That ......"

Vimere wasn't sure if she wanted to speak.

No matter how you look at it, this is also too hasty.

And is it really advantageous to have the army climb over the steep terrain first and then enter the siege battle? Although that person gave people an extremely dangerous aura, he could also feel the majesty of being a commander.

Will such a person, because of his superiority in numbers, allow himself to lose part of his advantage before the war and confront the enemy head-on?

Luo Wei thought for a moment and looked at Shaye who was standing there, "As the commander of the army, what do you think?" ”

"...... me?" Shaya was stunned, she had indeed led the Angel Legion in many battles, but she wasn't sure if it was appropriate for her to say it at this moment.

"Don't worry about anything, just say whatever you want."

Shaye closed her eyes.

"I think such an attack is stupid."

She explained, "If you put aside the factor of the Artisans' Guild, the Hoof Fire Empire is ready to take the Crownless City by force, and there have been many opportunities in the favor of the situation before, such as the time when the Demon Nation and the Lake Elves went to war. Now at this juncture, the forces on the surface are all united, and even he himself has joined the alliance, and I don't see any favorable motives for suddenly turning around. ”

"Although he himself is very strong, all forces also have outstanding godheads, and at this time he claims to be the enemy of everyone, and he may not be able to survive in the face of encirclement and suppression, unless he ......"

Luo Wei looked at her calmly.

"Unless what?"

"Unless Marcus secretly instigated other forces to do this with him."

"Is that possible, Artetana?"

"At the moment...... No," Artetana responded, "From the news that Shadowlodge has just arrived, only the lake elves and dwarves have acted immediately, but they are on the side of guarding the Crownless City. ”

"Is that so?"

Luo Wei's face turned cold.

Ryan's efforts during this time were not in vain, and even if there was a force that Marcus could pull in, it would not be enough to change the tide of the war.

At such a time, tearing the skin of the face, whether in terms of interests or morality, the army of the Hoof Fire Empire is on the opposite side of the various forces.

"What are you going to do," Ayining looked at him, "Do you want to go back to rescue the Crownless City?" ”

Although he is asking, the meaning of the words is obvious.

They don't deal with the forces of the bright face, which also means that there is no military force to rely on, the only one who can be entrusted is Loveley's Sky Wings, and the princess's troops are not in the alliance, and it is still to be determined whether they can make a move.

Intervening in a war in the name of an individual is a bit of a child's play.

"No," Luo Wei heard what she meant, and affirmed, "What we have to do is to find out the reason behind this war, the Hoof Fire Empire will not rush into the reckless army, there must be a plan behind it." ”

"If it is combined with the Craftsmen's Guild...... "Vermier raised her gaze, "I used to say that war was a sacrifice, but now I ...... it"

She didn't dare to think about that possibility.

The Hoof Fire Empire's armies are attacking only to serve as a sacrifice to the gods or something......

"Don't underestimate the madman," said Elus, who had been silent for a long time, "but it is not good to speculate until the facts are ascertained. ”

"Then let's get out as soon as possible." Luo Wei said with a sinking expression.

Ryan's performance also shows that this time there is still room for the two sides to turn around like the Beast Tide period, even if the truth comes out, the Hoof Fire Empire may still march as always.

At this point in time, it was as if they had deliberately thrown this chess piece because of their intrusion.

If all this is really what the craftsman would be behind the scenes.

Why is the Hoof Fire Empire justified in agreeing to such a ridiculous request?

……

The sky of the uncrowned city was so overcast that it seemed to be pressed down.

The dwarves stood one after another along the steep and uneven walls, and the elves stood beside them, having removed their bows and arrows from their backs.

The treatment team is also on standby, ready to treat the wounded in relative safety.

Vanessa Sheila, Lord of the Ranges of Caution, landed beside Ryan, and the pale blue dragon queen coldly looked down on the Imperial army as they marched up the plains.

"It's time for them to pay the price for their ignorance of magic weapons."

"Thank you for coming in time." Ryan nodded slightly sideways to her, but he didn't feel excited at all.

No matter how you think about it, this war is too deliberate.

It took a lot of time for the Imperial Army to cross the valley, and in addition to the dwarves and elves, dragons and wild elves had also arrived on the battlefield, and many of the forces of other races and kingdoms were on their way.

The situation he feared was that many forces were rebelled against by the Hoof Fire Empire.

Now, Ryan is more concerned about why Marcus is starting this war.

Enemies of all forces, the biggest threat to the Lion Garden, Prime Minister Randall's information is unknown, but you don't have to think about it to know that with the strategy of that dangerous person, it will definitely inflict heavy damage on the Hoof Fire Empire in unexpected places.

What is the point of a war that does not yield any benefits?

Ryan couldn't help but glance up, in addition to the dragons standing by in the sky, the succubi and other combat-powerful personnel in the XC area also spontaneously supplemented to form a militia group. Higher up, the warships of Loveley, the Five Princesses of the Lion Garden, cast shadows.

He knew that Her Royal Highness and Luo Wei had a close relationship, so he didn't need to worry about anything, how could he not be an enemy, looking at this distance, it seemed that he was planning to help when the situation forced it.

"Hoo ......"

Ryan breathed in the heavy air and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"My best friend, is this what you predicted?"

"Or is the fate of this uncrowned city just the beginning?"

Woo————

The barrier was left under the bombardment of the magic cannon.

With a long whining horn, the Imperial army on the plain charged.

(End of chapter)