The sky is blue, and the early autumn sun is light and high.

However, the mood of the soldiers and civilians of the Principality of Anlan was not as good as the weather.

In the past year, the territory recovered by the "Flame Demon Knight" and the An Languang Restoration Army has been reoccupied by the "new army" of the Bright Sect in just a few days. The speed of their advance was fast and violent, overwhelming with absolute superiority in strength, like an unstoppable tide.

Even if there is one or two rocks that are hard to protrude out of the water, it is often a fortified city or fortress. The "Stone Pope" assisted by Inedil unleashed the "Lightcast Hammer" to withstand all siege weapons, easily and completely defeating these obstacles.

Immediately after Onisha rushed to the front, she built a defensive line along the uplift of the foothills of the Cast Iron Mountains, but the open plains south of the rugged terrain had to be abandoned for the time being. The depth of the territory was exchanged for the lengthening of the supply lines of the Holy See's "new army" and the consumption of time, and the "Knights of the Fire Demon" divided into small forces, constantly attacking the grain routes and scattered armies. In this way, Onesha hopes to be able to trade space for time until the moment Snowton's reinforcements arrive.

Refugees on the run spread the news of the war throughout the Principality, and there was a scene of panic everywhere. The fall of the Principality more than a decade ago is still fresh in our minds, and this time it seems that the same scene is about to be repeated.

Autumn September, noon, Violet Tower.

"The situation in the principality doesn't sound good. Brooke looked a little worried, and next to him stood the old mage Herseus.

"Brooke, you're a native of St. Sethetian," Herseus reminded with a smile, "not so immersive, right?"

"Huh," Brooke scratched his head. "But after all, the magic is still here, and I don't have a crush on the Church of Light. ”

"If you can wait for Snowton's reinforcements, the Duchy of Anlan can still guarantee about half of the territory, and it is also the most core area, and the strength will not be affected too much......," Herseus thought and suddenly whispered "Huh?" Turn your head to look north.

Brooke was also stunned, and he looked up after a moment's thought, and found Herseus smiling at him.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Brooke was relieved, "As you expected, it seems that reinforcements are coming?"

Allegri gave the two of them some control over the Magic Tower, so that he would not be able to secure the "Path of the Lightwalkers" while he temporarily left the Violet Tower. The two of them, almost at the same time, discovered that an army in the direction of Snowton was gradually entering the vision of the Violet Tower. They couldn't think of anything else other than reinforcements from the Snowton Empire.

But. Gradually, the expressions of both men became strange.

"Is this a reinforcement......? Thousands, huh?" Brooke said uncertainly.

"Less than six thousand. Herseus was quicker to identify the number of troops and frowned.

"Only six thousand? How could it be? I'll go and see. Brooke shook his head in disbelief, said a word, and hurried north.

It didn't take long for him to come back with a dusty middle-aged official.

"This is an envoy sent by the Duchy to Norman City for help," Brooke said, pointing to Herseus. "This is Master Herseus, Teacher Allegri. ”

The envoy bowed respectfully to Herseus. He had heard the name of Herseus countless times in legend. Because of Herseus's relationship with Anlan, he was a household name in the principality, and his image was very positive.

"Mr. Envoy, this must be just the first vanguard of reinforcements, right?" said Herseus calmly, the most reasonable speculation he could think of.

"It's the first batch," the node nodded. In a low tone, he continued, "But it's also the only reinforcement in two months." ”

"What?!" Brooke said in surprise, "but two months, that's long enough time for the Holy See of Light to reach the Green River Valley." ”

"I hope it doesn't happen," the envoy pleaded, shaking his head gloomily. "I want to see His Excellency the Count Violet, is that okay?"

"Of course," Brooke nodded, turning around, "come with me, and we'll go to the Magic Tower." ”

"Wait—" Herseus waved his hand suddenly, "didn't you notice that Allegri wasn't in the magic tower?"

"Really?" Brooke asked, probing, "Huh, why is there no sign of the teacher in the entire valley?"

"Where did this guy sneak away again?" Herseus also frowned and asked, "Brooke, did he tell you?"

Brooke shook his head suspiciously, "I've been teaching those mercenaries with magical talents these days, and the teacher hasn't been looking for me. I don't know when he left."

"It seems that I had not found him since the night before," Herseus recalled, "Mr. Envoy, do you have anything to look for him?"

"Others can do that," the envoy hesitated, "but it must be at the top of the mercenary group and have the right to decide. ”

"Others?" Brooke, still searching the valley, "let me look for it again...... It's strange that Illo isn't in the valley either, where did the two of them slip away?"

"Then it's not surprising," Herseus shook his head helplessly, and said after a moment's silence, "Brooke, you go and get Dios, I now find that he is the most reliable." ”

There was already a slight amount of moisture in the air, which proved that they were not far from the Misty Swamp.

Allegri and Illoze's horses galloped wildly, hurrying all the way, and soon reached the outskirts of the swamp.

"Illo," Allegri asked, the wind whistling in his ears that he had to shout loudly, "Evangela and they won't have arrived, will they?"

"It's not that fast, and it will take them a while to find the original location of the Stone Tooth Tribe. Illo seemed to be thinking about something, and was stunned before replying.

"But wouldn't it be fast if the raiding team were all riding dragon eagles?" Allegri worried, "and if we get there and everything is late, we'll be really guilty of it." ”

"Flying mounts are not a big commodity, and only a lady like Eveculora has the ability to use them as a means of transportation," Illo said with a smile, "Dragon Eagles are originally a scarce high-level magical beast, they are proud and powerful, even the elven kingdom would not be extravagant to such a degree." ”

"Really?" Allegripo said with a little wistfulness as Evelola soared through the sky on a dragon eagle, "if only I had a flying mount too." ”

"It's not something you want to have," Illo said, "but because of that, you don't have to worry that Evelola will leave us too far behind. ”

"That's good," Allegri nodded, thinking, "By the way, you said last time that before leaving, you used the 'Soul Hunter' to destroy the totem pillar and cut off the power of the 'Evil Spirit King'?"

"Do you want to do this again?" Illo shook his head, "it won't be unguarded, and the strength of the 'Evil Spirit King' should increase a lot these days, and destroying the totem pole won't have the same immediate effect as last time." ”

"How can I know if I don't try it," Allegri nodded, took a deep breath, and instructed, "Don't use the 'Annihilation Thorn' until the last moment, I'm at least a great magician, let me try it first." ”

"Forget it," Illo smiled indifferently, "There is no shortage of great magicians in the Elven Kingdom, but Ephlora did not bring a great magician to fight against the 'King of Evil Spirits'. Because she knew that the Grand Mage was not so useful in the battle against the 'King of Evil Spirits'. ”

"I don't seem to be of any use for saying that," Allegri said with a hurt look on his face, and teased, "Can I be a little retinue for the great hero Irlo?"

"Haluha," Illo laughed, "I'm sorry, you'd better turn around and go home." Because you're so poor, little magician. ”

"Believe it or not, I threw a big fireball in your face?" Allegri snorted.

"Hitting someone doesn't hit your face, slapping your face hurts your self-esteem. The two of them laughed, and with a pat of their horses rushed into the misty swamp.

Violet Tower.

"I see, Mr. Envoy. Dios nodded.

The four of them sat in the hall of the magic tower, and the reinforcements of the Snowton Empire made the Anlan people in the valley happy, but after distinguishing their numbers, they fell into even greater frustration.

"I'll arrange for reinforcements to be stationed first. Brooke nodded at the crowd and led the way out of the tower.

"The Snowdon Empire has sent us a lot of Imperial equipment," Dios mused, "and it shouldn't be a shame to let the mercenaries and the garrisons of the River Valley blend into the regular Snowton Emperor's army." However, you should understand that this is only a temporary expedient measure. ”

"I know it, but there is no way to do it, the confidence of the people of Anlan must not be hit again at this time," the envoy shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The reinforcements of thousands of people are really unreasonable, but we can claim that this is the vanguard of Snowdon's reinforcements-"

He paused, then continued, "When this batch of reinforcements arrives in the Green River Valley, some of them will sneak back in the name of changing guards, hoping that you can send mercenaries to mix in and create the illusion that the second batch of reinforcements is coming." ”

Dios nodded and agreed.

Herseus, who had been standing there quietly beside him, suddenly interjected, "You just said that King Nacini wanted to mobilize all the mobile legions to rush to the Iron Wall Pass?"

"Snowdon's military chief, General Kudran explained to me privately," the envoy introduced, "The Snowton Empire and Silves have reached an agreement to cooperate, and Snowdon Chen has put pressure on the demon legions on the northern front of the Necromantic Wilderness. Silves will be able to draw out the troops of the Tirappes Line and attack the Holy See of Light with all his might. ”

"Is it Silves...... Herseus muttered, "what the hell does he want to do?" (to be continued......

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