The mountain path is steep and unusually steep, but demons are born warriors, and the Flame Demon is no exception.

Although among the demon races, the Flame Demons belong to a lower species. However, in the harsh environment of the abyss, they have gradually evolved strong physique and agile skills, so they can continue to move forward in this environment.

The team of fifty people consisted of pure fire demons, including forty-six flame demon warriors and four flame demon wizards, led by the leader of the fire demons, the second-level wizard Erwin.

Flame Demon Warriors are born with extremely strong hand-to-hand combat ability and sorcery resistance, and are immune to fire, while Flame Demon Wizards are naturally proficient in fire sorcery, although they are a bit monotonous in terms of offense, not enough to face complex combat situations in multiple terrains, but they can still exert great power on the frontal battlefield.

Their leader, Erwin, was a very cunning fellow - not only was he highly skilled in witchcraft, but he was also very scheming, unlike his reckless compatriots.

Under his command, the Flame Demon Clan has continued to grow and develop since joining Lord Morgan's command.

Today, the Flame Demon Clan has become an indispensable force under the command of the Demon Lord Morgan. So after accidentally observing the fog disappear in the eastern mountains of the Flame Canyon, Erwin was the first to report to Lord Morgan, and was given the authority to lead the leading detachment to inspect it.

In addition to fire sorcery, Erwin was also proficient in divination, and as soon as the fog cleared, he used it to try his hand at detecting the eastern mountains.

He was overjoyed by the result, for Master William's arrangement had failed. This batch of areas was no longer able to resist the detection of witchcraft by intermediate spellcasters, so Elwin soon discovered a hint of the aura of the magic stone mine.

He didn't tell Morgan about this news, because if he did, then the advance team might not be able to get his turn this time.

"If we complete the exploration of the eastern mountains for our lord and 'accidentally' discover a new magic stone mine, then Lord Morgan will definitely be overjoyed, and the newly discovered magic stone mine must have a share of our Flame Demon!"

The little abacus in the heart of the Flame Demon leader clanged. Only in this way can he get the maximum benefits.

However, the premise of this qiē is that they can explore the entire mountainous area along the lì.

Although in the detection magic. He didn't find any other creatures in the mountains. But the mysterious legends about this mountainous area have been going on for many years in the eastern stretch of the Marseille Line, and although Erwin may not be willing to believe those seemingly absurd legends, the fog before is always in his eyes.

"The fog is gone. There must be a reason. If you can find the source. to really let your guard down. ”

He thought so in his heart.

It was noon. It had been half a week since dawn, three days before their departure. However, due to the ruggedness of the mountain road, the speed of the Flame Demons' progress was affected by Yan Zòng. And even at such a rate of advance. They also lost one of the Flame Demon Warriors - a bottomless abyss, because they didn't have a map of the mountains at hand, they walked in a completely unfamiliar area, and could only be detected by simple detection methods, which was very ineffective.

Especially in the first two days, when the fog was still relatively thick.

As he deepened, however, Erwin's worries became much lighter, for as his divination had predicted, the fog that had shrouded the mountains of unknown origin was fading and disappearing.

In a day at most, there will be no more fog here, and when the time comes, he will be able to pick up speed with confidence.

Crossing a cramped moat, the road ahead became even rougher. Suddenly, a Flame Demon warrior in front of him let out a shout.

Erwin, who was walking a third of the way through the line, reacted immediately, and he jerked down a purple stone, and the whole person suddenly became light.

With a slight force on his right foot, he suddenly jumped directly from a third of the line to the front.

"What's wrong?" Erwin looked ahead, only to see a craggy area between the mountains and rocks, and his vision was greatly hindered.

The warrior immediately reported respectfully, "I seem to smell a human being." ”

"Are there signs of human activity around here, could it be that the enemy has taken the lead in getting there?" Elwin frowned.

The warrior shook his head blankly: "There is a human smell here, but it is not dense, of course, it may have been deliberately erased by them in some way. The only thing that is certain is that we are not the first visitors to this mountainous area. ”

The wrinkles on Elwin's forehead deepened, and he muttered a few words in his mouth, trying to restore some images using divination, but unexpectedly failed.

However, he didn't pay much attention to it, divination witchcraft was inherently very accidental, and often failed.

He thought for a moment and asked, "Marcus, can you trace this smell?"

The Flame Demon Warrior named Marcus was the leader of a squad, physically strong, and had a natural gift for smell, making him the best hunter on the team.

He shook his head and said, "It's too light, maybe I can find it a little thicker, but not now." ”

Erwin hesitated even more.

He didn't expect that his movements were already so fast, and those damn humans were actually faster than himself.

The two sides entered the mountain from the north and south, and according to Erwin's calculations, he had barely explored one-fifth of the northern part of the mountain in the past three days, but the other party had searched all the way to this place from the south, and his progress was inevitably too fast.

"Could it be that the fog is dissipating from south to north?"

The thought popped into Elwin's mind.

In this case, it can be said in one qiē. The human side should have discovered the anomalies in the mountains earlier than they did, and at the same time acted decisively, so that this situation was created.

"If that's the case, I'm afraid that the magic stone mine has already reached the hands of humans. ”

Erwin pondered cautiously, "I wonder how many troops this group of humans has, should we return to the territory and report to Lord Morgan?"

At this moment, Marcus's voice came from the front again: "My lord, a human corpse has been found here. ”

When Erwin heard this, he immediately leaned over.

......

"My lord, a demon's corpse has been found here!" a young voice shouted.

"How many times have you said it, Kara, don't shout in an unknown area. This bad habit will kill you - and several times. ”

An older brown, long-haired wizard walked gracefully with a slender staff in her hand.

Kara sneered, "I'm not afraid of you in the team. ”

The sorceress smiled with satisfaction and looked down at the demon's corpse.

"It looks like he fell to his death by accident. Carla added.

"I trust your expertise. The witch nodded and said, "So it seems that there is nothing wrong with our previous guess. It is true that the fog dissipates from north to south. ”

"In other words, by the time we found the fog dissipating, the demons had already searched the area deeply!"

"I can't imagine that the legendary magic stone mine has been occupied by demons, but we may not be without a chance. The Flame Demons are a naturally offensive race, and they never know what defense is. As long as we kill these Flame Demons, we will be able to retake the Magic Stone Mine, and when the second batch of reinforcements from the Eastern Council arrives, the demons will not have the ability to turn the tables. ”

The sorceress finally thought about it, picked a clever wizard and two warriors from the followers behind her, and ordered the three to return to the Marseille Line to report the information.

The rest were given new orders:

"Full speed ahead!"

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"Full speed ahead!" Elwin scolded, "If you want to live a good life, don't be lazy." Humanity is already one step ahead of us, and we must take the magic stone mine before Lord Morgan's troops arrive, otherwise we as the advance party will have no meaning. ”

The Flame Demon Leader's concerns were not unreasonable. The factional struggle between the demons is also very complicated, and this time Erwin took the lead, and he himself withstood a certain amount of pressure. If you don't do this well and let the reinforcements take the credit, it will be a big trouble.

As early as the moment he found the human corpse, he immediately sent two powerful flame demon warriors back to Lord Morgan's territory to report the news, and this time it would take at least a little more than a week.

He still has a chance to regain the initiative, and what he lacks most at the moment is time.

......

"Everywhere, information is one of the most important factors that dominates the course of war. Using information asymmetry to solve the enemy is the simplest and most effective way. ”

Lance stood on top of a rock, the chameleon obscuring his form, and the demons didn't even notice that there was a sinister human hidden among the strange rocks.

There were still two corpses lying beside him, the same two warriors that Erwin had sent a day earlier.

Neither the cunning Elwin nor the human side could have imagined that a new master had appeared in this mountainous area - at least Lance thought so.

He had all the maps provided by Mark XLVII, and was very familiar with the terrain of this mountainous area.

That's Reims' biggest chip.

"Neither humans nor demons will see their reinforcements. ”

Lance buried the bodies of the two demons, and then flashed down the rock.

At the same time, the constructed body pudding continues to track this demonic force in flight mode. In this way, Lance can control the demons' every move even in the Greystone Tower.

On the human side, the task of tracking and reconnaissance was given to Mark Forty-Seven. As the steward of the Greystone Tower, his authority is higher than that of Lance, and he can mobilize eight reconnaissance-type constructs, which is completely enough to meet Lance's needs.

From the very beginning, Lance had no intention of dealing with these enemies head-on.

Instead of doing it yourself, let the two sides fight first. (To be continued......)