Section 118 Accident

Ashruphat rode atop a Chaos warhorse.

Chaos Warhorses are not much different from their southern counterparts, of course, they are stronger than normal horses and can tolerate harsher environments. In addition, their hooves are larger than their southern counterparts, which allows them to adapt better to the terrain and avoid many of the conditions that can damage a horse's foot. This breed of horse has a more aggressive temperament, which makes them fearless in the face of battle. They are called "Chaos War Horses" mainly because they can only live in the Chaos Realm.

Speaking of which, in the long years of fighting, many Chaos Warhorses have fallen into the hands of Gruni. Their peculiarities naturally aroused the interest of southern traders, and more than one tried to breed such horses. But unfortunately, it seems that they can only survive in the Chaos Realm, and any Chaos Warhorse that comes to the south will degenerate - into ordinary horses that are extremely mediocre in every way. Based on this, some people believe that the Chaos War Horse is a blessing from the evil gods to the Chaos believers, and outsiders cannot share this power.

His army had grown in size during this march. The gods fulfilled their promise - and on this march, countless people offered to join his army. Nor did Ashrufat refuse, for he knew very well that he needed soldiers—countless soldiers. Even then, he may not be able to capture the Blood Fortress. However, with the arrival of the soldiers came logistical pressures. Ashrufat had tried his best to carry as many supplies as he could, but in fact the consumption rate was much greater than he expected.

The closer you get to the north, the more perceptible the terrain becomes, and the more unsuitable the soil and landforms are for human life. Before you know it, the end of the field of vision has become a mountain with a grotesque shape. The ground beneath his feet wasn't much better, with rocks poking out of the soil like broken bones everywhere. Even without the harsh winters, the terrain is no longer suitable for farming and grazing. The wilderness was no longer roamed by normal animals—like the wolves that Ashrufat had encountered when he first arrived—but monsters mutated by Chaos.

Here, only a handful of Chaos tribes survive. These tribes live by hunting those monsters. The tribes that Ashrufat encountered were basically the same: they had a small population, but each member was unusually strong, and individually, much stronger than those Chaos Cultists in the south. At the same time, lacking resources, they are much more belligerent and more ruthless than their compatriots in the South. Ashrufat recruited some men from these tribes, but was unable to receive any decent supplies.

The situation is different with the Blood Fortress ahead. Behind the Blood Fortress is the core area of the Sadomasochism. The site is surrounded by mountains. Similar to Dangerous Peaks, this specific geography caused the cold air from the north to be blocked by the mountains, creating a valley plain suitable for cultivation and grazing. It is precisely because of such a rear that the Blood Fortress can support and maintain a large army.

Now, Ashrufat was convinced that he could not arrange a siege - a siege rarely solved the problem with a single wave of attacks, and usually meant a long, long tug-of-war. And the Chaos Legion's actual combat results in Gruni show that in fact, the Chaos Legion's siege ability is also very average. If this really happens, it won't take too long for the besieging side to collapse automatically due to logistical supply problems. No matter how good the Chaos Believer's physique is, it has not reached the point where Ashrufat does not need to eat.

Fortunately, sadistic believers should not choose to defend the city. Probably not.

"My lord," a Chaos horse galloped in from a distance, and the soldiers split up in formation wherever they went. For everyone saw the rider waving a smaller Blood Dragon banner - a sign that the man was a member of the legion and should have been a scout.

Ashrufat had long recognized the man as Gander, his captain of scouts. In this respect, the division of the Chaos army is actually similar to that of the southerners, although the scout captains are usually marauders, but they are eligible to meet the main generals directly and participate in military meetings at the highest level.

"Your Excellency. Gander stopped his mount a few steps ahead of Ashrufat. "An ancient battlefield was discovered in front of me. ”

"Ancient battlefield?" said Ashrufat, repeating the word once. He's not an archaeologist and is not interested in anything like that. However, Ashrufat knew that Gander was not an archaeologist either, and he would not rush to report on the discovery of an ancient battlefield. There must be something special about this ancient battlefield.

"Ancient battlefields. Gander said. "But that's the best place to camp in the neighborhood. The terrain is open and there are groves to provide timber and a source of water. ”

"Okay, let's camp there. Ashrufat said. "Found anything else usable?" he asked.

"My lord, I found a bunch of 'meat'. Gander said. The 'meat' he meant was the Chaos monsters that roamed the wilderness. These monsters are usually huge. But no matter how big it is, it is only prey in front of such a Chaos army. "I've already informed the wizards, though. The wizards said they would solve the problem. I also found a very fertile area where there are many prairie rats. It would be helpful to arrange a hunting party if you wished. ”

Ashrufat nodded. "Go and sue Sùtarek," he said. "Tell him to arrange for manpower. He knew that the prairie rats couldn't provide much for such an army, but for now, any little replenishment of supplies would be good.

At dusk, Ashruphat arrived at the ancient battlefield.

Although this is the warmer time of year according to the season, the temperature is still very low. At least one ordinary person from the south could not wear single clothes - that was in danger of freezing to death. But for the Chaos Cultists, things are much better. At this moment, the sky is overcast, and it seems that a snow will fall.

In this uninhabited wilderness, there stands an apparently artificial Stonehenge, and a large number of half-human-high stone towers with skulls are stacked around Stonehenge.

Just as the armies of the South often erect monuments on the battlefields after their victories, the Cultists of Chaos do similar things. These megaliths are the monuments that inscribe their victories. The small stone pagodas where the skeletons are housed have obvious religious sacrifice significance.

The cratered surface of the boulder is a record of the bloody deeds of the victors – of course, it can be seen that the victors, the people who built these monuments, were the high-ranking believers who feared abuse.

This is also normal, this place is already very close to the Blood Fortress. The battle here must have broken out between the garrison of the Blood Fortress and those who tried to attack the Blood Fortress. And, if the stories that circulated among the Chaos tribes weren't told, every Legion of Horror had the last laugh.

The work of encampment no longer required Ashruphat to be done by himself, so he spent this leisure time carefully examining the boulders that recorded the glory of the victors. Then Ashruphat was surprised to discover that in fact, the content recorded on each stone was actually different.

In other words, there have been many battles on this ancient battlefield. Each stone in this Stonehenge is the result of a separate battle.

"It seems that a lot of people have chosen this place as a campsite. Ashruphat whispered to himself. Of course, such a suitable camp, every general will not miss it. Although the cultists of Chaos worship evil gods, they do not care about superstitions such as "luck". That's why there are so many boulders here. He turned his head and saw that the snowflakes had fallen.

In this land, there have been scenes of slaughter and death, and some warriors who have dedicated themselves to the evil gods of chaos have traversed this nightmarish and desolate wilderness again and again, trying to find unparalleled glory here. But unfortunately, every attempt they made ended in failure, leaving behind only a monument to the victory that the sadomasochists boasted of glory. Snowflakes dance and sway on the snow on the battlefield, just like the souls of those warriors who are unwilling to die.

The scouts of the army had already gone out to find out what was going on around them. Although it is not suitable for human life, it is not a dangerous place in terms of military affairs. The wide field of view made it impossible to carry out an ambush.

According to the news brought by the scouts, the Blood Fortress ahead had already received news of the arrival of Ashrufat. Judging from the various clues observed outside the city, the entire Blood Fortress has been fully mobilized, just waiting for the next day to attack Ashrufat under the city. The sadistic believers were so confident that they didn't even bother to hunt down the scouts. Ashrufat had asked Gander to find a way to capture a captive - at least he needed to figure out who was now ruling the Blood Fortress.

In particular, this is not a failure of Ashrufat's preliminary work. Rather, the defender of the Blood Fortress is really a position that changes frequently. The Blood God never minds cannibalism between believers, so don't look at the Blood Fortress as impregnable, but the Supreme Leader of the garrison has never ruled for long. According to some rumors, the shortest record for ruling a Blood Fortress was half a day - the unfortunate guy had just usurped supremacy from his predecessor in the morning, and in the afternoon he lost the reign of rule forever - and with it, of course, the life of the unfortunate man. Because when this guy killed his ex in a solo fight, he himself was so injured that he couldn't deal with the next challenger.

Ashrufat finished browsing the megalithic inscriptions, and when he wanted to turn back, he unexpectedly ran into Tarek. In the past six months, if anyone has changed the most, it is undoubtedly Tarek. When he first met the Silent Panic Horde and Ashrufat, Tarek was a wizard apprentice - and the kind of wizard apprentice with no future in sight. Otherwise, he wouldn't have panicked the tribe speechlessly, and followed Ai Xiurufat out on an adventure.

There was nothing wrong with Tarek's choice. Now, he has been favored by Tzeentch to become a full-fledged wizard with a magic disk.

However, Tarek has only been able to get the magic disk for a short time, so he is not very accustomed to using this very convenient means of transportation (in particular, it should be noted that the magic disk is such a thing, even Ashrufat has to express envy), and often uses walking.

"My lord, Gander is back. Tarek said. "He's hurt a little bit, and he wants to see you. ”

"Did he bring back the captives?" asked Ashrufat.

"Nope. He was only one man. However, he said that he now knew who the defenders of the Blood Fortress were. It is said to be an old acquaintance of yours. Tarek said.

"An old acquaintance of mine?" said Ashrufat, curious.

"It's the Bloodfang Lord...... Moreover, he seems to have been promoted to a demon prince. ”