"We're devils, not damned demons."

Outside the West Gate, two demons hid behind the hill, looking at the city from a distance, and one of the bone ghosts whispered in the abyssal language: "Signing a contract with humans and harvesting their souls is what we should do." ”

"Running so far with these red-robed mages and helping them kill and destroy is a huge waste of resources."

The other devil was obviously of a higher rank, a horned demon, he just glanced at the bone demon and said, "This is the decision of the superiors. ”

"And, who told you we're going to kill and destroy?"

"Isn't it?" The Bone Demon pointed to Ximen City: "A large number of little devils have been dispatched, and I can almost hear the screams of those humans. It's a pity for those souls. ”

"It's just for show." The Horned Demon smiled disdainfully: "If you really want to attack those humans, how can you just send those little devils?" The two of us were already in the West Gate City. ”

"Huh?"

"There are a lot of things you don't know, don't ask." The Horned Demon's voice was lowered a little: "You just need to know that this time, we will not enter Ximen City. ”

"Huh?" The Bone Demon didn't react: "Then the contract we signed with those red-robed mages is written to help them plan a piece of territory." ”

"It doesn't mean it has to be here, does it?" The horned demon patted the bone demon's shoulder: "Your business ability is not up to par, being a devil is as sincere as you, and you still want to climb up?" ”

The Bone Demon was suddenly a little embarrassed: "I thought it wasn't time to harvest these red-robed mages yet. There is still a lot to be done in this plane, and perhaps the power of these red-robed mages is still needed. ”

"Stop making a fuss." The Horned Demon shook his head: "Serre is just a springboard, I can only tell you that this time, we are involved in a big plan, a big plan that has never been seen before!" ”

The Horned Demon said this, and his tone began to get excited: "Although I don't know the whole picture, this is definitely the only chance to be promoted quickly!" ”

"I can't tell you the specifics, the water is very deep here, and you can't grasp this level."

The Bone Demon was silent for a moment, then asked, "So, what exactly are we waiting for here?" ”

"Wait for a human." The Horned Demon said mysteriously.

"A human?"

"You'll know when you see him." The Horned Demon just said, "When the time comes, you just need to pretend to be scared, wait for my instructions, and then turn around and run." ”

"Pretending to be scared?" The Bone Demon showed an incomprehensible expression: "Why do you want to do this? As a devil, afraid of a human being? ”

"Orders from above." The Horned Demon was worried that the Bone Demon would not do well, and nodded: "That human is special, and in a way, it is in the same group as us. ”

"He made a pact with a certain devil?" The Bone Demon was stunned.

The Horned Demon pointed to it, "Trust me, his contract level is higher than you think. ”

"In short, all the devils who come to Ximen City only need to cooperate with him fully."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The sound of a huge drum sounded, and the two devils suddenly lifted their spirits.

"The final assault has begun!"

I saw that the dense Searle knights formed a battle formation, gathering towards the plain in front of Ximen City, countless devils hovered above the battle array, so that the sky was dyed with a layer of dim red, and at the back of the battle array, hundreds of red-robed mages were pulled into a horizontal row, and their bodies had begun to exude the light of magic.

Outside of Ximen City, there are only a few hundred people, which is already all the priests and paladins that Ximen City can muster, and some of them are adventurers who have not escaped and plan to live and die with the city.

This is not a close war.

Everyone knew that the fall of the West Gate City was at this moment.

"I feel like we can bulldoze this human city with just one face." The Bone Demon muttered.

"So, we can't let that happen." The Horned Demon flew up: "Let's go, go and look at those red-robed mages, at least until that human appears, you must not let them attack." ”

Looking at the overwhelming war on the opposite side, the entire Ximen City was shrouded in an atmosphere of despair.

Can't stop it, of course can't stop it.

This is everyone's consensus.

The walls of Ximen City can't bring everyone any sense of security, although the walls here are still tall, but its role is basically only used to block those ordinary monster invasions or soldiers with average strength, and on the other side, even those Searle knights, and have the ability to climb the city wall with their bare hands.

Not to mention those red-robed mages, and those devils who are born to fly.

But what can you do if you can't stop it?

The people who should have run have already run, and those who remain here are those who can't run away or don't want to run.

For example, the holy warriors of the temple must not be able to run, and in the face of the demons about to invade the human city, but they flee with their backs, it means that they have violated their own creed, and for the holy warriors, justice needs to be defended to the death.

The only thing they can do is to give their last blood for this city or the world.

"Tyr is on top." A paladin rubbed the emblem: "Today is the time for us to return to the kingdom of God." ”

The priest next to him shook the flail in his hand and said, "Justice will eventually triumph over evil, even if these devils take possession of Simon City, and soon, justice will come back and drive these evil guys back to their purgatory." ”

"Comeback." The holy warrior sighed: "By that time, how many people will be left in Ximen City?" ”

"Lives are in misery, corpses are everywhere." He looked sad: "When I think of this kind of scene, I can't wait for it. But in our power, we are powerless. ”

The priest looked at the battle array on the other side and said, "Unless a miracle happens,"

"Don't expect miracles." The holy warrior said: "Only death, kill one more devil, the people in the city, and the people in this area, the possible danger will be less." ”

"Miracle. It's not entirely impossible. The pastor paused: "In the past few days, I have heard some news. ”

"There are some rumors in the city, especially in the civilian areas. They said that the prophetic hero appeared. ”

The paladin frowned: "Prophecy? As a believer in Tyr, I have not heard any related oracles, whether it is the so-called prophecies of the destruction of the world, or the prophecies of salvation, although they are widely transmitted, but if these prophecies are true, how can the goddess not give us a revelation? ”

"I think the so-called prophecy is nothing more than a ploy played by those devils to take over this world."

"It's impossible to say for sure." The priest hesitated: "Goddess. You know, the situation in Neverwinter is even more important. ”

"In short, assuming that the prophecy is true, and those rumors are also true, that hero really appeared in Ximen City, maybe Ximen City can still be saved."

The paladin's face was cold, and he just said, "Instead of looking forward to this, let's think more about how to kill the enemy." ”

"They're already here!"

The troops in front had begun to approach the city of Simon, but it was not the Searle knights, but the overwhelming undead.

This is the usual method of the red-robed mages of Serre, the undead are inexhaustible, although most of them are not powerful, but they are very good cannon fodder, and the red-robed mages like to use the undead to consume the enemy's physical strength first.

"Tyr is on top!" The holy warrior raised his two-handed giant sword, jumped with a jump, and jumped directly into the group of undead, the giant sword in his hand emitted a dazzling light, and there was no need to swing it, this pure holy light purified all the surrounding undead.

The priest also raised his emblem, and took out a pinch of sulfur from the bag of spellcasting materials, and with the light of the magic, a pillar of holy fire came down from heaven with a roar to the place where the undead creatures were most concentrated, and the holy fire and light turned all the undead creatures within its range to ashes.

These undead are indeed very weak, even adults are enough to deal with them, but there are too many of them, and the first wave of attacks only wiped out less than one-tenth, and in the end, the two sides still have to fight hand-to-hand.

With a beast roar, the body of a druid adventurer swelled violently, turned into a giant bear, and ran over the undead, sending skeletons flying everywhere they went.

The red-robed mages in the distance naturally did not sit idly by and watch the people of Ximen City empty all the undead creatures, and began to touch their spell casting material packs, but at this time, an order came - stand still.

Standing still?

So what are we doing in Simon City? If you can easily deal with these people when they are dealing with the undead creatures, why bother to let the Searle knights fight them in a short battle and consume Searle's living force when the time comes?

But the strict system of red-robed mages doomed them not to get this answer, and they wouldn't know that next to the chief red-robed mage, standing was an abyss alchemist.

Legendary-level abyss alchemy.

"General Alchwell, what the hell does this mean?" The Chief Red-robed Mage's face was a little displeased: "We have already signed a contract-"

"Human, the contract only includes helping you seize a piece of territory." The Abyss Demon Refining interrupted him: "It's up to me to decide what to do. ”

"However, the city in front of you is at your fingertips!" The chief red-robed mage roared, "I don't even need your help, and I don't need to engage in such a big battle, just with such a few people, I can directly sweep through it myself!" ”

"And you, but you have been blocking me, even if you don't allow me to make a move, even my subordinates are not allowed to make a move!"

"Don't question me, human." The Abyss Demon Refining looked down at the red-robed mage: "If it weren't for the Duke's decision to cooperate with Serge, a humble existence like you wouldn't even have the qualifications to stand next to me." ”

This sentence is indeed true, for a legendary-level abyss alchemist, the strength of the chief red-robed mage is really a little weak, although everyone is at the legendary level, but there is also a gap between legends.

"You-" The chief red-robed mage's withered skin wrinkled, he took a deep breath and said, "At least, General Alchwell, I have the right to know why. You devils, you can't be out of pity for these human beings, right? ”

"No, you don't." The Abyss Demon Refining Demon said without any expression: "I can only tell you that according to the information we have received, in this city, there is a human-"

"We can't afford to mess with it."

"Can't be provoked?" The chief red-robed mage was taken aback: "What do you mean?" ”

He really couldn't imagine that such a word actually came out of the mouth of an abyss alchemist of the legendary class, you must know that a demon of this level has already stood at the upper level of the nine-layer purgatory pyramid, even in the entire multiverse, he is not a small person.

What's more, it is in a place where an ordinary legend like Faren is famous all over the world, and the other party is just a human being.

In the impression of the chief red-robed mage, there were few humans he feared in Feren, and the most fearful of them was probably Ilminster, the chosen one of the goddesses of magic. However, even if it is Ilminster, who is known as the strongest spellcaster of Faerun, the abyss demon refining does not need to be so jealous, right? Behind the other party, there was the Devil Duke.

"Literally." Abyss Demon Refining: "In short, if that human is in Ximen City, the devil will not make a move."

There was a warning in his tone: "It's better to be honest." ”

"It's almost time to get on the stage."

Townsend stood on top of the city walls, looking at the battlefield below.

The combat power involved in Ximen City is indeed brave, although there are extremely many undead creatures, but in addition to digesting their physical strength and spell casting positions, they have not caused much trouble, and they are about to be cleaned up at this time.

And the Searle Knights are also ready to start the first and final round of charge.

There is no doubt that even without the participation of the red-robed mages, there would be no such a large number of elite enemies in Ximen City.

Townsend looked at Arthur next to him.

The other man's stance was quite stiff, and he was obviously very unaccustomed to this posture with his head held up, and even trembled a little—he was really terrified of the slaughter on the battlefield below.

If it weren't for the golden mask on his face, I'm afraid his cowardice would have been exposed in front of everyone.

And this person, in Tang Sen's plan, will become the hero of the entire West Gate City in the next stage, and even take West Gate City as a starting point and begin to radiate the entire Dragon Coast and even the entire Faerun.

This is a play performed by Townsend and the Devil together.

When Arthur appeared, the devil fled from the wind, Serge collapsed, and with the other party's skin and the prophecy, it was able to give people the most profound shock, and the image of Arthur was deeply engraved in everyone's heart.

Of course, this guy must not be able to speak, nor can he fight, but this is a small problem, Townsend can speak for him, or fight for him, anyway, no one will perceive his existence, for others, he is like Arthur's invisible doppelganger.

As for Arthur himself, he only needs to stand as a target - with the ability of the artifact, even the attack of the legendary mage will not hurt Arthur in the slightest, but will further promote the demeanor of the "hero".

"Arthur, remember what I told you."

Tang Sen said: "What I want you to do is very simple, don't speak, don't move, you will do whatever I ask you to do. If you mess up, you should know the consequences. ”

"Yes, I know, I'll be obedient." Arthur replied timidly.

"Then prepare—" Before Tang Sen could finish speaking, suddenly, in mid-air, a huge portal appeared.

He suddenly stopped.

All plans are subject to surprises. And now, the unexpected happened.

Everyone on the battlefield noticed the appearance of this portal, after all, this scene was so big that it didn't look like a scene created by magic at all, but more like a miracle.

Moreover, I am afraid, it is not a miracle of the gods of justice.

After all, the door was inscribed with twisted and uncomfortable inscriptions, and at the top, there was a jawless skull with a black glow as a background.

"Dark Sun!"

The paladin of Tyre clenched his greatsword tightly: "It's the emblem of Ciric, the god of deception!" How did this evil god's minions come here? ”

"It won't be for anything good!" The priest also had a gloomy face.

Followers of Tyr, the god of justice, naturally don't have a good impression of Ciric, and the reputation of this chaotic and evil god in the multiverse is too bad.

Townsend also noticed the emblem, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"Ciric, the god of fraud?"

"It seems that my actions in Faeron have finally attracted the attention of this evil god who occupies most of the deceptive priesthood?"

He wasn't surprised by this kind of thing, but Ciric was moving faster than he expected.

The plan has just begun, and the other party is already planning to intervene?

"It can only be said that he is worthy of being a god of fraud, and he is indeed more sensitive."

Tang Sen's thoughts turned quickly: "There is no doubt that the other party's purpose is to deceive the priesthood, that is, to come to my plan. ”

"He doesn't want to see me continue to draw on divinity through the deception of the priesthood."

"I didn't have any contact with Ciric before, the other party shouldn't know my specific identity, and now I'm wearing 'new clothes', and he can't find my true body, so if you want to stop me, you will definitely start with my plan, that is, those prophecies."

Tang Sen would not be naïve to think that the other party could not see the essence of the prophecy in order to deceive mortals, let alone underestimate that god, thinking that the other party's god had nothing to do with him by such a coincidence here.

"Therefore, he will find ways to weaken and even destroy mortals' trust in the prophecy of the end of the world."

Townsend tried to put himself in Ciric's shoes and think about what the other party would do.

"It's reasonable, and it's the most basic action."

"The progress of the prophecy is only now in the first step, that is, the so-called devil ravage, which has happened, even Ciric can't change what has happened, so he can only find a way to reduce the influence of the devils."

Tang Sen's heart moved: "Does this guy plan to expel the devil?" ”

Although it may sound strange how a chaotic and evil god could help mortals exorcise demons, in Townsen's speculation, it is more likely.

Of course, there are other possible solutions, but it is definitely not a coincidence that the other party's portal is directly here, opened when Simon City is about to fall, after all, it is not good for Ciric to destroy Simon City, and it is even less good for Ciric to save Simon City - his reputation is so bad that even if he is saved, he will not be grateful to anyone.

He doesn't need to be grateful, He just needs fear.

"Interesting." Although it is not completely certain, Townsend has no time to think about it anymore, and the planned changes will not leave much time for the planner to react.

Tang Sen noticed that several figures had already walked out of the portal.

Those are the oracles of Ciric.

As a divine envoy, he naturally has divine power, and divine power means that even a few people are by no means something that the chief red-robed mage and the abyss alchemist can resist.

These oracuses can easily crush Searle's menacing invasion.

"Since you want to play, then I'll play with you."

Tang Sen's invisible figure quickly walked towards Searle's military formation, "The duel of the essence of fraud is never a test of whose divine power is stronger. ”

"This is Faerun?"

The leader of the Celestial Messenger looked condescendingly at everything below: "This is the first time I have come to this plane, and sure enough, as the Supreme Dark Sun said, the demons of Purgatory have wreaked havoc here. ”

"This city should be the city we want to save and plan, right?"

There is really no way for the Divine Messenger to say such a word as salvation, not kidding, salvation is a downright derogatory term for the followers of Shirek.

"That's right." An oracle behind him said, "What we have to do is to expel these demons and tell those mortals that the so-called prophecy of the end of the world is a lie. ”

"There's no need to communicate with those mortals." The main oracle shook his head: "The essence of the prophecy is because of the fear of death of those mortals, and that thief took advantage of this to make these mortals believe that the so-called end will come. ”

"We have dispelled the demons of Faeron, and mortals will naturally have no fear. Communicate with them, do you still plan to get their gratitude? ”

It was a good joke, and all the oracles laughed.

"The strongest seems to be just an abyss refining demon, kill it directly?" An oracle asked.

"Just go back to purgatory." The main divine envoy shook his head: "We still have a chance to cooperate with the devil, these guys from the Nine Layers of Purgatory are useful, there is no need to be too stiff." ”

If there is any race in the multiverse that can be a blessing for Ciric, the Devil is definitely at the top of the list, after all, these guys don't mind what Shirek used to do, they only care about trading.

The main envoy looked at the army formation of Ser and the devil, and was about to speak, when suddenly, he noticed that the abyss alchemist flew forward in front of everyone, facing several divine envoys.

Then, with great respect, he bowed.

Messenger of the Gods: "????? ”

When did the devil become so polite?

Before they could react, the Abyss Demon Refining had already spoken: "The Great Messenger of the Dark Sun, is it here to convey the oracle of the High Dark Sun?" ”

His voice was extremely loud, and it was heard throughout the battlefield and even throughout the entire West Gate City, using the lingua franca.

"Oracle?" Based on the Abyss Alchemist's address to Ciric, as well as the impeccable respect in the other party's tone, the main messenger nodded reflexively: "That's right, I brought the oracle of the Supreme Dark Sun. ”

"The devil should get out of here and stop harassing these mortals."

He politely used the word "leave" rather than "expel from".

The Abyss Demon Refining Demon showed a look of embarrassment: "Great Messenger of the Dark Sun, we are absolutely and unconditionally obedient to the Oracle of the High Dark Sun, but-"

He paused, and his voice became louder: "This conflicts with the oracle I got earlier. ”

"We came to Feerun, occupied Serre, and created panic. Isn't it the oracle of the highest dark day? ”

Messenger of the Gods: "Huh? ”

Everyone below: "Huh? ”

"Wait!" The Lord Divine Envoy was a little unresponsive, "Oracle of the Most High Dark Sun? How can it be? ”

"I've always served by the side of the Most High Dark Day, and he never—"

Before he could finish speaking, the Abyss Demon Refining had already interrupted him and said, "I understand. ”

"Great Messenger of the Dark Sun, since it is the new oracle, then of course we obey."

He commanded downwards: "All the devils, get out of here!" ”

The devils moved quickly and scattered in one swollen manner.

The red-robed mages looked at each other.

A red-robed mage whispered, "It turns out. Were these demons instructed by Ciric? I'll just say that if it's just a nine-layer purgatory, there shouldn't be enough courage to enter the main material plane with such fanfare. ”

"Sure enough, there are powerful gods behind you."

"Ciric, the god of lies and deception?" One lich was meaningful: "I have experienced the chaos caused by Ciric, and it seems that the evil god is starting to get a little restless again, and he tells the devil what he wants to do is definitely not as simple as aggression. ”

"Wait. That prophecy! ”

As soon as these two words came out, everyone closed their mouths in unison.

They already had some guesses in their minds, but no one dared to say it.

And the main divine envoy also realized that something was wrong at this moment.

"Damn it!" His eyes widened sharply, "We seem. . . Blamed? ”

"According to the devil, who wouldn't have thought that the so-called prophecy of the end of the world was the plan of Lord Ciric?"

"Wait, let me take care of it." An oracle behind him said, "Does it matter? ”

"For the Supreme Dark Sun, it is normal and happy to stir up demons, spread rumors, and destroy the plane, right?"

"That's right. In this way, what that guy did in the early stage didn't make a wedding dress for the Supreme Dark Day? Another oracle suddenly laughed: "Moreover, the truth of the so-called prophecy of the destruction of the world is self-defeating. ”

Everyone knows that if Ciric is in charge, then the prophecy is definitely a conspiracy.

"Laugh ass!" The Lord God made a thunderous storm: "You don't understand at all! ”

"Now, it doesn't matter if the prophecy is true or not!"

"Prophecy was originally just a deceptive means to make those mortals believe. And if the mortals think that it is a prophecy spread by the Lord of the High Dark Sun to plan something, then—"

He gasped, "Mortals would think that prophecy is no longer a prophecy, but the plan of Lord High Darkday!" There is no doubt that the High Dark Sun can do what the prophecy says! ”

"They will be even more convinced!"

All the oracles were stunned.

"That. Damn thieves! ”

The Lord Divine Envoy gritted his teeth:

"This is yet another layer of fraud. And the name of the highest dark day is also included in his fraud! ”

(End of chapter)