City of Glory.
A group of knights in silver-white armor was galloping on horseback. The armor of the paladins seemed to be shining in the sun. The farmers on the side of the road bowed their heads respectfully when they saw this. This group of people advanced more than 20 kilometers to the south, and soon a figure of a priest appeared, he quickly came to the front of this group of knights, respectfully said to the middle-aged man at the head: "Your Excellency the Silver Hand !"
The neighing of the horse sounded.
Silver Hand reined in the horse, stared at the clergyman in front of him solemnly, and said in a deep voice, "How is the situation?"
The priest quickly replied: "The enemy has been eliminated."
"My lord bishop is checking the surrounding environment. The appearance of these enemies is really weird."
This is the City of Glory.
It can be said that it is the stronghold of the good faction on the material plane. The church of the Lord of Radiance has absolute control over this place. For thousands of years, basically no demons and devils have dared to set foot on this land. But recently, for unknown reasons, not only demons appeared near Glory City, but even the figures of demons appeared frequently. And it wasn't low-level devils that appeared. In a town near the north, the priests in charge of the temple were all tempted and depraved by the devils.
If it weren't for a high-ranking paladin who happened to pass by there, I'm afraid people would not know that there is an evil and depraved demon lurking in this town.
"Take me to see!"
The Silver Hand looked around, and then said in a deep voice: "The matter here must be reported to His Excellency the Pope. Send someone to inform him immediately."
A young paladin next to him responded, "Yes, Your Excellency the Silver Hand."
…
at the same time.
A hundred kilometers to the north of Fallen Leaf City, a vigorous figure was also leaping through the jungle. She had a slender figure and a pair of sharp ears, so one could tell that she was an elf without looking too much. The elf had strange tattoos on her arm, and she suddenly turned into a black leopard after landing. She sneaked cautiously along the grass, and soon discovered the source of the bloody smell.
There are traces of fighting all around, and there are scattered corpses on the ground.
"A demon? Or a devil?"
The black panther turned back into a tall elven druid. The girl picked up the strange unicorn left on the ground and the fragments of dark red skinned limbs, and murmured, "No! You must report to Your Excellency Earthwalker immediately!"
…
On the other side of Fallen Leaf City.
Eugene's burly body stood outside a village that had just been completed not long ago. The withdrawal of the half-elves made him feel much better, because it meant that they had given up this land. Next, he only needed to lead his people to manage the village well. place, it is unlikely that the half-elves will take it back from them in the future. The arrival of winter made life difficult for the half-orcs, so the tribe wanted to collect as much food as possible before the first heavy snow fell in the south.
but!
A very bad thing happened.
A hunting party sent by Eugene was almost wiped out, but the only guy who came back alive was delirious and kept shouting: "Devil!...Damn devil!...Kill you all!... Hahaha!... Come on!... Come eat me!... "
It's gone crazy.
The excessive rage combined with the stimulation of the mind might drive the orc crazy, and the news it brought back cast a shadow over Eugene's heart.
…
Winter is coming.
Before this cold winter completely enveloped the world, some irresistible changes were slowly eroding everything, and many civilians at the lower level were ignorant of this, but the high-level rulers had already noticed this.
The demon appeared.
They not only appear in their own territory, but also frequently appear all over the world.
overnight.
The evil sects hidden in the material plane suddenly became active, especially those believers who developed in the material plane with demon lords and devil princes, and now they are more frequently active in secret, using the power of fear to attract and recruit fallen followers.
Modo City.
Sauron slowly put down the information he had just sent back, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Release all the secret sentries, and there must be no fallen followers in Modo City."
"See one and kill one!"
The drow warrior standing outside the door responded and said: "Yes! Your Excellency Sauron!"
The demon follower appeared.
They use fear to confuse ignorant civilians, telling them that terrible demons are coming to the mortal world, and only by joining them to serve the powerful demon lord, these mortals will not be attacked by demons. In a way, they're right, it's possible that the demons won't attack these fallen followers.
but!
If you want to join these fallen people, you must go through a very evil and bloody sacrifice ceremony. At that time, people can no longer be regarded as people.
Taking advantage of mortals' fear of demons, they grew rapidly, and within a short period of time, even the south coast appeared traces of the fallen.
Da da da.
Sauron tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and he was thinking about a question, that is, whether to inform the public of this news.
In fact!
After the frequent appearance of demons, many people in Modo City have already heard the news, especially those well-informed businessmen, who have spread this matter to many places, but no one has disclosed the news yet. It's just on the surface.
It is inevitable that this incident will cause a certain amount of panic.
Sauron is now thinking whether to tell ordinary civilians in advance, so as to avoid the number of casualties in the future. After all, it is impossible to block the news until the Chinese New Year.
at last.
Sauron still decided to slowly tell the news to the lower class civilians, let some of the smart guys be aware of the situation now.
There is no shortage of smart people in this world.
So Sauron directly issued a decree, ordering Modo City to enter a slight state of war preparation.
— Militia training!
The decree from Sauron was immediately passed on to the entire island through the city hall, and at the same time other places on the south coast also received the news very quickly.
Modo City has entered a state of combat readiness!
The decree clearly stipulates that all adult men (over 16 years old) in Modo City must receive combat training at the militia level every three days.
Training once every three days has reached the training intensity of auxiliary soldiers.
It is well known that Modo City has a very large army, whether it is a fleet composed of pirates or a legion recruited by civilians, the number has far exceeded most principalities on the south coast. Now that Modo City has actually entered a state of combat readiness, and has begun to conduct militia-level training for all adult men, then the hidden meaning is worth thinking about.
I'm afraid even ordinary people can sense something is wrong!
Is this going to war