Verse 122 implies

"What's the matter?"

"According to the captives, there is a special army in the Blood Fortress. That's a whole team of Steel Bull Knights...... The number should not be less than three thousand. This force should be the trump card of the Bloodfang Lord. ”

Ashrufat subconsciously thought of the tribe of the Sons of Plunder. He still has a vivid memory of the strange, steel-clad knight. At that time, there weren't many steel ox cavalry in the Sons of Maraud tribe, so he was glad he didn't have to deal with this kind of tank-like cavalry. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, really he should have come or couldn't escape?

"Magic......" Ashruphat sighed as Gander left. Perhaps this is the most trustworthy force in future battles. He didn't know how many mages there were in the Blood Keep, but he knew that if there were, they would be insignificant.

The Blood God rarely uses magic and rarely gives spells to his followers, and this evil god behaves like a war, not using strange skills/tricks. Therefore, in the midst of chaos, sadistic believers usually think that sadistic people dislike wizards extremely much, and some fanatical believers even hunt wizards and warlocks in order to please the blood god. If you see magic in the ranks of sadomasochists, it's almost certainly not from a wizard, but from a magical item - the blood god is against wizards, not magic tools. And when these things are taken from the hands of their deceased owners, this behavior is all the more worthy of recognition.

But there is no doubt that magic has irreplaceable value on the battlefield. According to some military strategists, a magician was on top of a large battalion of heavy cavalry. A single magic at a critical moment can even turn the tide of an army of tens of thousands.

When Ashrufat and the Bloodfang Lord fought, it was precisely because Marven's wizards did not work hard that it directly had a crucial impact on the outcome of the battle.

Magically dominant...... Be sure to take full advantage of this...... Ashrufat pondered. The Bloodfang Lord was no longer going to take the initiative to attack, but was waiting for him to come to the door, in that case, he must choose a magic wind flow that was the most suitable and the most able opportunity to exert his magical combat power.

It's a pity that he is constrained by logistics and has not much time. Otherwise, he should ask his wizards to take a moment to sort out the flow of magical winds in this area.

As he pondered the question, an unexpected subordinate approached him.

The person who came was none other than Sag.

Truth be told, Ashrufat had always been a little worried about Sag. Sag and his men are all Blood God believers. Although they are all currently obeying the orders of Ashrufat, it is unclear what their attitude will be when they actually attack the Blood Fortress.

Admittedly, from the doctrine of the Blood God, it was entirely appropriate for Sag to follow Ashrufat in attacking the Blood Fortress. Torture demanded that his followers kill as much as they could, spill blood, and that there was little else to ask for. The Blood God welcomes any killing, which naturally includes the slaughter of his own followers - he even openly allows his followers to kill each other without any permission. In other words, from a doctrinal point of view, if Sag followed Ashrufat to attack the Blood Fortress and kill rivers of blood, it would be a great obedience to the teachings of the Blood God, and it was worthy of the Blood God's praise.

But theory is theory - Eshuruphat has now understood that the gods are pragmatists. Although he had not dealt with the Blood God yet, since Tzeentch, Slaanesh, and Nurgle were all like this, the Blood God should be no exception. Doctrine is doctrine, and reality is reality. It is not impossible for Sag to suddenly mutiny in the face of battle.

What will be the result of a general mutiny? You can guess even if you think about it with your toes.

Because of this consideration, how to deal with Sag has always been a thorny problem for Ashrufat. He didn't want to kill Sag and his men, and he didn't want him to go into battle with him.

"What are you looking for me?" asked Ashruphat as Sag entered.

"My lord, this ......" Sag looked like he was about to speak. "I felt the inspiration of the Blood God. ”

"Enlightenment of the Blood God?" Ashruphat had heard of such things. The enlightenment of the blood god is not uncommon, and most of the time, it occurs when a warrior is driven into madness by the heat of battle. It is said that this will cause mortals to quickly descend into complete madness, and thus do many abrupt things - some people even smear their bodies with the blood of ghosts under their swords as an oath of eternal loyalty to the blood god. But if Ashrufat is not mistaken, Sag has not been in the battle recently - because the enemies are all gathered in the Blood Fortress, and the battle has not yet begun.

"Master Ashrufat," replied Sag. "The Blood God is calling you. ”

"Call me?" Ashrufat's voice changed visibly, although he was calm. "This ...... Are you not mistaken?"

"Yes, he's calling you. ”

At present, all the evil gods he has come into contact with have come to the door by himself, or Ashrufat took the initiative to come to the door and was introduced to him by a third party for the first time. Ashruphat was stunned, and then told him that he shouldn't be too surprised. Evil gods are pragmatists, and it's not surprising that they do anything - for evil gods, as long as it works, it's a good way.

Ashrufat pondered for a moment, gathering his thoughts. Perhaps things are similar to Nurgle's choice - if it is really difficult to control the situation, it is better to simply buy Ashrufat. If this is the case, then there is no doubt that the Blood God will fulfill Ashrufat's request. In that case, it may be the best option for Ashrufat.

After all, Ashrufat had no interest in the Blood Fortress - not only the Blood Fortress, but also in the Chaos Realm's supremacy.

"Blood God...... What did I give you?" thought about it for a moment, and decided that it didn't matter if they made contact first. After all, it doesn't cost to do so. He wasn't particularly looking forward to this battle in the future, as he never considered himself a true Chaos believer.

Sag didn't answer, and he pulled something like a coin from his body. It is a small circular ornament commonly worn by Chaos cultists, made of wood, with a sadistic emblem on it. As a magician, Ashruphat was able to perceive the tiny winds of magic flowing around the emblem. Only high-ranking believers can possess such an emblem.

He reached out and took the emblem from Sag's hand. The thing fell into his hand, and before he could even withdraw his hand, he saw the ornament turn into a cloud of flying ash and disappear with the wind. At the same time, there was a faint glow of magic on his ring. Ashrufat turned his hand and saw that the fourth emblem, the badge of Sadism, had appeared on the ring.

What does that mean? Ashrufat didn't understand it at all. He knew that this meant that the Sadist recognized him as a believer, or rather as the Lord of Chaos, but nothing else happened. No dealings, no negotiations, no temptations, no take-offs, nothing.

Sag had a look of awe on his face. There are not many Chaos Lords unanimously recognized by the four evil gods, and only in mythology can there be such characters who are deeply favored by the Chaos Evil God. Often, the appearance of such a figure means a brief alliance of the forces of chaos, expanding outward under the banner of unity.

In this era, the realm of chaos has reached the limit of its geographical advantages in the east, north, and west. The only direction is to the south, that is, the Central Seven, and the first to bear the brunt is Gruni. This suggests that perhaps after occupying the Blood Fortress, Ashruphat will be able to gather a large army from this place and launch a southern invasion, bringing supreme glory to the Chaos Gods.

Of course, Ashrufat was a southerner - but in Sag's view, this was never a problem. Southerners have come to the Chaos Realm to join the camp of Chaos believers, and this kind of thing has never been broken. As long as they become Chaos believers, they will dedicate a qiē to the gods.

Naturally, Ashrufat didn't know that Sag was thinking about such inconsequential things. He was still amazed by the recognition of the sadomasochism. What surprised him even more was that the other three evil gods were silent, and seemed to have acquiesced in the practice of terror. After a long time, Ashrufat's gaze finally moved away from the ring and fell on Sag's face.

Even those who were not good at reading words and emotions could see obvious confusion in Ashrufat's face.

"Sag, what's going on? Blood God give me ......"

"My lord, whoever is willing to kill will be blessed by the blood god. Sag replied immediately. Not everyone acknowledges the doctrine of abusiveness, but as long as they are willing to kill, the Blood God is happy to include them among believers. For the blood god, the sound of blood gushing and bones breaking is the best prayer sound. "Presumably it was your previous battle that won the favor of the Lord of War. ”

"I?, but I ......," said Ashrufat, who was about to speak. But he didn't want to care about it right away. He doesn't care what the Blood God wants to do, anyway, as long as the Blood God doesn't hand over the Star Carving, the Blood Fortress will be settled.

"Sage, I plan to set off at dawn the day after tomorrow, so that in the afternoon of the day after tomorrow, I should be able to fight a decisive battle under the Blood Fortress. Ashrufat said. "I want you to command the right wing. ”

Because at this moment, he had already thought about it. Regardless of whether this matter was a ploy of the Blood God (although in the legends of Chaos, Sadism rarely uses tricks), but no matter what, he can't give up such a good combat power as Sag. As long as he can put Sag in the right position, it should be fine.

After Sag left, Ashruphat examined his ring again. At this moment, the ring was already full of the emblem of the evil god, and there was not even much room left.

It's funny...... The gods are all in my favor. Ashruphat turned the ring so that Nurgle's emblem was facing upwards. It was just an unintentional move on his part, but he saw that on the ring, Nurgle's emblem was shining more clearly than the others.

It must be noted that although Nurgle's emblem is brighter, it is only a little brighter. It is imperceptible unless you look closely.

What does this mean? Ashrufat looked at the emblem with interest. He didn't want to look at the emblem of Slaanesh and Tzeentch anymore - he was tired of Tzeentch's lies and the temptation of Slaanech. But he seems to have been ignoring the Father of the Plague.

Well, in fact, strictly speaking, it's not about ignoring, it's about deliberately ignoring it. Although the Father of the Plague was the most generous of the evil gods to Ishrufat, the fact that the believers were covered with sickness and stench was unappetizing. Ethrufat instinctively didn't want to have much to do with Nurgle.

This light, slightly brighter than the others, seemed to be a hint from the Father of the Plague.