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Section 272 Analysis

Eshurufat learned about the situation in the central castle of Neustria.

The original plan was to take immediate action as soon as the army was assembled. Even if you don't start a war immediately, at least you must maintain a containment posture to reduce the pressure on Gaohua City and strengthen the confidence in the city. But now, this sudden plague immediately shattered all plans. It is also thanks to the fact that all kinds of materials were prepared in the early stage, and the construction pattern of Neustria itself was reasonable, the city was not crowded outside the city, and some preparations were made to fight the disease. Otherwise, the plague would have swept through the entire army by now.

Although blood plague is not the most dangerous and deadly disease, it can easily disable an army.

“...... Therefore, it is certain that this is the effect of the Chaos Evil Arts. "It was a magician who was with the army who spoke. This is a high-ranking priest of the church, so to speak, the leader of the magicians.

“...... First there is eye disease, then brown leg disease, and finally blood plague ......" Ashrufat muttered to himself softly.

"That's right, before Brownleg turned from a magical effect to a real disease, we used a Demon Breaker Scroll in time to destroy ...... However, the blood plague has an incubation period, and people who have just become ill cannot detect it...... By the time the symptoms appeared, the disease had actually changed from a magical effect to an ordinary illness. ”

"Isn't there a way to sense this kind of magic and stop it?" asked Ashrufat.

"I'm sorry, General. The magician bowed his head.

"Can't stop the Chaos Wizards from approaching our army?" asked Aerufat. If the Chaos Wizard can't be stopped by the external conditions of having Neustria City, then even more so when the army camps in the wilderness.

"I'm sorry. "This time it was Barranca who spoke. Before Ashrufat came, he was the supreme commander here. "General Ashrufat, we sent many troops to search, but that Chaos wizard seems to have a very strong guard. So far, we've lost six squads. ”

"What kind of troops did the search team have?"

"Now it's increased to a group of ten people and carries a magical communication scroll. To increase the firepower, each soldier was also given two pistols...... However, in this way, Cheng's forces were easily annihilated by the enemy. During this time, part of the remains of soldiers killed in battle were found in succession......"

"It's against common sense. Logically speaking, if you can take the initiative to annihilate a ten-person squad and ensure that no one escapes, then there should be at least a force of about 100 people. But the words of a hundred...... It would have to be a specific area to hide the strength of this kind of Cheng dù. However, for the sake of concealment and flexibility, it is impossible for a Chaos Wizard to lead an army of about a hundred people...... But it can annihilate a ten-person squad in an instant. ”

“...... How many of them are particularly strong?" Ashrufat asked softly.

"That's how it should be. We speculate that the Wizard of Chaos has one or two around him...... No more than five particularly strong guards. It should be the guy who sold his soul to the evil god in exchange for extraordinary power...... That is, the Chaos Champion Samurai!"

Everyone knows that these Chaos Warriors from the Northern Wastelands are stronger than the Gruni Soldiers. But if the average Chaos Warrior is only stronger than a normal person, the Chaos Champion is often beyond the scope of the concept of "human". Some accounts point to a Chaos Champion who was able to wield a massive weapon that could barely lift a man in even armor large enough to crush a strong horse. Of course, most Chaos Champions are not so exaggerated, but they are also far stronger, nimble, and more resilient than ordinary humans. When these monster-like warriors rush into the enemy line and start hand-to-hand combat, they cause very heavy casualties.

Thankfully, the number of Chaos Champions isn't too many.

"Chaos Champion Samurai......" Ashruphat thought softly. The enemy moves in a squad manner and is very flexible. They will avoid large forces, but they will be able to annihilate small detachments...... It is indeed a difficult enemy.

"That's right," Ashruphat turned his gaze back to the magician. "After feeling the Chaos Evil Technique yourself, you can perceive it...... Is that the principle of that evil spell or something?"

"There is very little that can be determined at the moment. The magician replied. "What can be believed is that this magic must have very little cost, only one or two magicians can be used, and it will not cause a dangerous backlash. The cast distance is very far and the area of effect is very large......"

"There is no such thing as perfection in the world, is it?" asked Ashrufat, skeptically. If this is true, then the battle is probably lost. A few spells of the enemy are enough to infect an entire army with the plague - or even sit in the camp and watch the coalition die on its own.

"Well, probably the only drawback is that the effect is unstable...... The caster should also not be able to determine the effect of the spell. In other words, even the Chaos Wizard himself is not sure what kind of disease it causes. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"General, the Chaos Wizard has caused three diseases in our army...... Do you think he's just passing by and making a casual move? Of course not, he's obviously coming for our army. If this Chaos Wizard could control the disease, then he would not have had an eye disease, then a brown-legged disease, and finally a slightly threatening blood plague! You know, it only takes a while for an eye disease to heal naturally...... Even if it is a blood plague, it is not a fatal disease. If I were that Chaos Wizard, if I could control the disease, then I would definitely not bring such a gentle disease, at least it would be a 'black whisper'!"

"Black whisper...... "Several people present gasped.

"But, in any case, this magic is very dangerous. Can you tell me a little bit of the details? I mean, can you elaborate on the details of magic? Speaking of which, I know a little bit about magic. Ashrufat asked.

"This ...... Because the casting distance of this magic is too far and the range of influence is too large, the power of the magic has become very small, and the flow of the magic wind is very weak. This makes it impossible to detect the operation of the spell, let alone determine the location of the caster...... We now have a rough guess that this magic is not so much 'spreading' the plague as it is 'inducing' it. That's all we know so far. ”

"I'll make a hypothesis...... If that Chaos wizard could get closer to us...... I mean, the cast range is reduced, does it have an effect?"

"This ...... Hardly. But since the Chaos Wizard was able to cast spells in a safe place and produce good results, presumably he wouldn't venture closer. ”

......

It's dark at night.

Ashrufat sat alone in his room, looking through the window into the wilderness outside the city.

Because of the war, almost all the civilians in the vicinity were evacuated at this time. The northeastern part of Gruni had long been accustomed to war, and whenever the alarm of a chaotic invasion sounded, all the inhabitants would evacuate with food and livestock to fortified castles or large rears - even small remote villages, whose inhabitants were destined not to retreat to safety in time, without exception established corresponding fortifications. In fact, such small villages are even better defended than those of fortified large cities.

In addition, the border lords not only have fortified cities, but also have elite and warlike troops of varying sizes. In a favorable situation, it can even take the initiative to attack a small group of chaotic forces. In an unfavorable situation, it is also possible to hold the fortified city, hold back the enemy, and delay enough time.

In the past, when the Chaos Legion invaded, it had to face such an unfavorable environment where all the people were soldiers and fortified fortresses everywhere. On more than one occasion, they abandoned the hard-to-conquer White Keep and plunged into the depths of the Kingdom of Gruni, but in the end, they all fought siege battles when they had no other choice, exhausted their combat power and time, and were finally defeated by the Gruni people. Those who left the White Fort behind the invasion often ended up with the most tragic - because the White Fort was also on their way home.

It is often for this reason that the church often receives a staggering number of barbarian captives.

It's hard to find that Chaos Wizard...... Large units will be avoided and small units will be killed...... But if you don't find out, then the battle is lost!

Ashrufat pondered. Although he was mentally prepared, he didn't expect to meet such a dismount.

Moreover, there is still a glaring mystery among them. This kind of magic is so easy to use, so convenient, and so powerful, why would Chaos still stand in the way of Gao Hua City? He was very sure that as long as three or five Nurgle wizards took turns to cast spells, Gao Hua City would probably have fallen into the hands of Chaos. Could it be that the Chaos Gods like to die more believers?

Or ...... As Marven who contacted him before said, there are also different factions within Chaos, and some factions don't want to see this war, and the factions that have this dangerous magic are the ones who don't want to see the war, they just have to do it when they are held hostage.

No, there is so little information on the Chaos side! It's no wonder that the Chaos cultists are able to lurk inside Gruni, and some of them have even ascended to high positions. But on the other hand, the spies of the Church of the Gods of the Star Domain have never been able to penetrate deep into the Chaos......

While he was thinking this, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

"Master Ashrufat, there is your letter. Sent by magical communication. The guards outside shouted.

A few minutes later, a letter was delivered to Ashrufat. Ashrufat opened it and looked at the signature, which was written with Akin's name written on it.

"Dear Ashrufat: It is good to see the faith. What you have entrusted me with is done. I took that piece of metal you gave me and asked a lot of people to judge. These include some of the best blacksmiths and engineers in Eagle City, as well as some dwarven metallurgists and even some of the church. Based on their opinions, and some comprehensive evaluations from several engineers, I came to the following conclusion: the metal you gave me was an unknown item. It has almost incredible properties, including deformation, restoration, discoloration, thermal insulation, rust resistance, and more. I have laid out a detailed chart of the specific details and will send it to you shortly. I have to say that many scholars are fascinated by it and call it a real miracle!