Just as Christian laid out his offensive plan for the third line of defense.

Now.

Inside the war fortress to the south.

Aria arrives with the Guardian Knight.

"Bryney."

"Is there anything going on here?"

Aria asked.

Breney shook his head.

"It's weird to say."

"Whether it's Harvest City or the royal capital, there is no reaction to the attack on the northern defense line."

"They don't seem to care at all about this area being attacked."

"Your Excellency said before that these places are one."

"But now it doesn't seem to be the case."

Questions about Bryney.

Aria said after a moment's thought.

"I don't know yet."

"According to normal inference, they should form a strategic support with the northern defense line."

"But in this era of great destruction, it is no longer possible to analyze things with normal logic."

"But even if they don't attack, we can't let our guard down."

"I'm going to take some of the knights out of the city to investigate."

"Because I came here this time, Your Excellency the Lord also gave me a mission."

"Ask me to escort a team of Windrangers to the Silver Wolf Mountains and find the path to the Plains of Harvest."

As soon as Breney heard this, he immediately said.

"It's just right, you lead the team out to investigate."

"Look at the direction of Harvest City and the direction of Wangdu, is there really no reinforcements."

"Or do they have reinforcements, just lying in ambush outside, waiting for the right moment to attack us."

"I wanted to do this, but I don't have a demon knight in my hand."

"Therefore, I dare not rush out of the city to investigate."

Arya nodded.

"Leave it to me."

While the two were talking.

The Windranger Hunter Squad, who had been assigned by Fang Yuan, arrived at the military fortress.

"Your Excellency, my lord, let us accept your command."

Arya nodded.

"I've talked to Brennie."

"In addition to escorting you this time, I also have the task of detecting the enemy."

"Without further ado, we'll go now."

"Yes."

"Dada~"

A thousand cavalry led by Aria weaved through the hard dirt surface.

Because of the power of the fog.

Even after all this time, the roads built in the Old World era have not disappeared.

Even on both sides of the road, you can see abandoned luggage and horse-drawn carriages.

"Your Excellency, these carriages don't look like items from the Glory Ages."

"They look more like they were from the Race Wars."

Aria shook her head.

"Not necessarily."

"The glory spans too long."

"The morale of the real big change came after the magic industry became popular."

"Before that, except for the Middle-earth continent close to the Law God City."

"Many of the horse-drawn carriages used in the outlying areas are the same as they were during the Race War."

"Besides!"

"After the invasion of the fog, time and space have been distorted to a certain extent."

"It's also possible that the items you see now were teleported here by the distorted space."

Aria steered her horse forward, surveying her surroundings.

When they marched, they used the supplies given by Fang Yuan to dispel the fog.

These things resemble a large torch.

It is an invention of the Bluestar Professional.

Although it looks primitive, it is economical and affordable.

One is less than 10,000 gold coins.

The use time can be one day.

It is necessary to enter the adventurer's hall and complete the quest before you can buy it.

However, there are many lords who make money by reselling these torches.

The Adventurer's Hall sells for 10,000 sticks.

If they take it out, it will multiply it tenfold.

This type of torch is suitable for use on the march.

The amount used is relatively large.

So the sales in the lord are also very good.

Fang Yuan had bought it at a high price before, and it was specially used for the marching of the legion.

Later, after Fang Yuan had the status of a high-level adventurer.

He went straight to the Adventurer's Hall to buy it.

And I bought 100,000 at one time.

Specially equipped with subordinate regiments.

After having this torch to dispel the fog.

They marched deep into the foggy areas, so they didn't need to worry about being eroded by the fog.

In Iria's legion, he carried thousands of torches at once.

Enough to sustain them on the march for a whole year.

At this time.

In the light of torches.

The hard dirt road reflected their slightly lonely figures.

In the Age of the Great Apocalypse, they may be the only living group to appear here so far.

Because of this road to the Silver Wolf Mountains, even in the Old World era, few people would come over.

In addition to the remoteness, there are no towns in this area.

It's basically a wilderness, and from time to time you will encounter attacks from demonic beasts.

And it wasn't long before Iria's legion marched.

There was news from the front.

"Your Excellency."

"There's monsters in the way."

"It's a bunch of bear goblins."

"Did you kill them?"

Iriace immediately stepped forward and made sure that no other monsters had been found except for this bear goblin squad.

He nodded immediately.

"Kill them."

The Guardian Knight, who received the order, charged directly.

However, the knights of more than 100 people slaughtered all the bear goblins who stood in the way.

After that, the legion continued on its way, and did not encounter any monsters on the way.

Soon.

The legion led by Aria appeared at a fork in the road.

"To the left, it's going to Harvest City, and on the right is a small road, keep going inside, you can pass through the Silver Wolf Mountain Range and enter the Harvest Plains."

"My mission is to bring you here, and the rest of the road is up to you."

Aria said to the Windranger Hunter beside her.

And the Windranger Hunter Centurion among them bowed slightly.

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

"Leave it to us next."

Arya nodded, thinking of one more thing.

Then he said quickly.

"In addition to the silver wolf in the Silver Wolf Mountain Range, there is also a kind of monster road demon."

"This monster likes to hide on the road and suddenly attack when someone passes by."

"The behavior is very strange, in the Old World era, it seems to be an invasive creature from another plane."

"Be careful."

"Thank you for reminding us, we'll be careful."

With that, Aria watched as the group of Windrangers vanished at the end of the road.

Then he turned to his subordinates and said.

"The escort mission is complete, and the next step is to scout Harvest City."

"Order the cavalry to speed up the march towards Harvest City."

Harvest City is the city that guards access to the Harvest Plains.

After the founding of the Kingdom of Gondor.

The grain produced in the plains of Harvest was enough to supply the entire kingdom.

It is a famous grain producing area.

It is also a direct domain of the royal family of Gondor.

It can be said that it was with the Plains of Harvest that the royal family of Gondor was able to sit on the throne.

Therefore, in order to protect their direct territories, the royal family built Harvest City.

At the same time, a large number of legions were stationed in it.

It is rumored that he has raised a mage army here at a great expense.

And when Aria appeared outside the city of Harvest Plains with the guardian knight.

But I saw that the whole city was shrouded in a black fog.

"Your Excellency, how can these black fogs look so much like the power of evil gods?"

Aria said as she looked at the black mist of Harvest City.

"It's not an elephant, it's the power of an evil god."

"I've read it in the family's secret books, and it's rumored that the royal family of Gondor was in Middle-earth, but it was actually the bishop of the goddess of harvest in the age of subgods."

"Their sacrifice to the goddess of harvest continued until the Epoch of Glory."

"It's just that it was a secret sacrifice before."

"Later, the harvest city was built, and it was directly a bright sacrifice in the territory."

Someone immediately asked.

"Don't the gods of the Old World era?"

Aria shook her head.

"Because of the suppression of the mage, even if the gods declare the sub-gods to be evil gods."

"But it is not allowed to interfere with what God the people want to believe."

"Especially in small marginal countries, no one cares whether you believe in evil gods or righteous gods."

"Anyway, the gods on the Ring Throne don't need your faith power."

"Middle-earth is where they spread their faith."

"So in the Old World era, there were still a lot of small countries that sacrificed to evil gods."

"And Gondor is one of them."

"It's just that in the era of cataclysm, the evil god should also fall."

"It's the era of great destruction, how can there still be the power of evil gods?"

Looking at the black mist of Harvest City, Arya fell into doubt.

At this time, a knight asked.

"Shall we get closer to investigate?"

Aria shook her head.

"Nope."

"The power of the evil god is very weird."

"Don't come forward."

At the same time, he said.

"Since the power of the evil god has appeared here."

"Then in the royal capital of Gondor, is it possible that the power of the evil god will also appear?"

"Someone, take 100 guardian knights to quickly go south and reconnoiter the royal capital of Gondor."

"As soon as you have the news, return to the fort to report."

"Yes."

After arranging the reconnaissance of the royal capital.

Aria left 10 more Guardian Knights behind to keep an eye on Harvest City.

And she herself, with the rest of the knights, returned to the military fortress.

And inside the military fortress.

When Aria returned, she told Breney about her scouting of Harvest City.

There was a slight surprise on her face.

"Iria, the situation in Gondor is starting to get complicated."

"After the neutral forces here have recovered, they have even awakened with the evil gods."

"It's a big deal, and I think I need to inform my lord immediately."

Arya nodded.

"I think so too."

"The evil gods originally belonged to the civilization of the Old World."

"They didn't die completely, it's a strange thing."

"If you allow the evil god to respawn in Gondor, I am afraid that it will bring unpredictable dangers to the lord in the future."

"This time I went back, in addition to telling the lord about this."

"I also want to persuade my lord that once the war in the north is over, he must immediately concentrate his forces on the south."

"Onslaught on Harvest City, where the power of the evil gods has been revived."

"Whatever conspiracy is behind it, it must be nipped."

Breney gave a look of approval.

"That's how it should be."

"You go back to the Wasteland first."

"I'll leave it to me here, Your Excellency has just sent thousands of demon knights, guardian knights, and some auxiliary legions."

"With these legions here, I'm confident that I can hold this territory."

Aria nodded, not saying more.

Take people back to the Wasteland directly.

(End of chapter)