Looking at the half-demon warriors attacking Cassano's defense line in the distance, Ryan didn't take them seriously. Although the enemies were larger in number and their individual combat effectiveness far exceeded that of humans, their discipline was very poor. , they cannot take advantage of the phalanx of human warriors. In these days, the Cassano people's retreat is more about luring the enemy than defeat.
Since the half-demon could never open the gap in Cassano's defense line on the frontal battlefield, their army had many problems. According to the detection of the scouts sent by Adela, it was found that many half-demon had left Cassano. , turned around and marched in other directions. Originally, the country of the dwarves was to the southwest of Cassano, and the direction of the attack of the half-demon army was naturally here. However, more than tens of thousands of half-demon had already begun to move along the rapids. If they did not If they change direction, they may appear in the territory of Moon Moon City within a few days. Maybe Clifford and the others will start a war with these half-demon people just after returning home.
"You can find the strong ones among the enemy." Ryan asked the question he was most concerned about.
This time it was Sophie who answered for him. This female thief who had mastered some secret power of Cassano told all the information she had during this period. The half-demon from the time he appeared to the present It has been quite a while, and there have been many battles with humans. The humans have also captured a few half-demon prisoners. Fortunately, with the help of Milo, the underground dwarf, many secrets about the half-demon can be sorted out.
Before the underground dwarf Milo came to this continent, he happened to travel through the Netherworld. He was even captured by the two-headed ogre lord in the territory of the half-demon Kuze, and almost became food and was eaten. Therefore, When he saw the half-demon in front of him, he knew his opponent's information almost immediately.
The rule of the half-demon world is that the weak eat the strong, so everyone is trying their best to become stronger, and the level of strength has become the only order in this chaotic world. This is very like a pack of wolves on the grassland, and other wolves will follow each other. Follow the alpha wolf and obey any of its orders, even if you pay for it with your life.
Of course, it would be a big mistake to think that these half-demons are very loyal. They are only loyal to strength. Kuze is the strongest today. He is the wolf. If someone else can defeat Kuze in a few days, , then a new alpha wolf will be born, and those half-demons who were previously loyal to Kuze will turn to obey the orders of the new lord, until the next winner appears,
In this case, those powerful characters will not easily provoke beings who are slightly worse than themselves. After all, if their opponents fight back desperately, they will still pay a high price. When their strength is weakened, it will be easier. As a result, other challengers appear to take advantage of the situation.
As for the weak, they will obey the orders of the strong quite obediently, because if they do not carry out the instructions, they will die. It is better to follow the orders. Even a mission with a narrow escape is not without its benefits. After all, they want to increase their strength as quickly as possible. , wandering between life and death is the best choice, there is no one,
In short, the world of half-demon is completely different from that of humans. This world where the strong make the rules and the weak abide by the rules has lasted for who knows how many years. However, the fact that half-demon can thrive to this day naturally proves that this law exists. The significance of this is that, under the rule of the jungle for generations, half-demon spend their entire lives in poverty. Food, rest, and fighting are everything to them. This also makes half-demon warriors quite terrifying beings. Their single bodies The fighting power is far more powerful than the orcs, the last enemy of mankind. Even if the Cassanos use the phalanx to fight, it is still very difficult. If they fight alone, it is probably difficult for a dozen human warriors to kill an ordinary half-man. Demon warrior,
According to Milo's description, the half-demon army that attacked Cassano this time was the direct force of the half-demon lord Kuze in the abyss of the Netherworld. This notorious half-demon is one of the seven kings of the other world. , the Demon Prince's capable subordinate. It is said that he himself has become a legendary warrior many years ago, and his subordinates are a group of war lunatics. The entire Kuze territory was defeated by this group of lunatics. All the races that refused to obey were wiped out, and what was left was either slaves or food. Now, this group of war fanatics has set their sights on the continent of Eslar,
As for the strong half-demon warriors that Ryan asked about, Vivian and others have seen them several times with their own eyes. Those guys whose appearance is very different from ordinary half-demon warriors have more sophisticated armor and naturally higher combat effectiveness. Far more than ordinary half-demon warriors, and other half-demon warriors similar to free mercenaries are very respectful and even a little afraid of these guys. Obviously, the status of the strong ones among these half-demon is by no means ordinary.
According to Milo's identification, they should be the personal guards of the half-demon lord Kuze, which is the core elite of the half-demon army this time. The half-demon captain Ryan and the others captured alive last time in Black Rock City was one of them. A member, but that guy only obtained this status because of his close blood relationship with Kuze. He is usually mainly responsible for logistics and other sundries. He is not as powerful as the Kuze Guardsmen who appeared in Cassano.
These bodyguards of the half-demon lord only appeared three times in total when they attacked Cassano, and each time the number did not exceed a thousand. However, Cassano's defense line was breached three times and he had to retreat to the back line of defense. Of course, These half-demon guards are also uncomfortable. Every time they are dispatched, they will be sniped by the Windwalking Archer Legion, and more than half of them are lost. Calculating carefully, it is still like what Adela said before: "Half-demon are very strong. But it didn’t take any advantage from Cassano.”
"We must deal with them as soon as possible, because according to the information obtained from Milo's interrogation of the half-demon captain you captured alive, this time the half-demon sent a total of 200,000 elites, plus almost 700,000 to 800,000 free mercenaries. Overall, With more than a million troops, one half-demon warrior is enough to fight against more than 10 human soldiers, but fortunately their discipline is very poor, otherwise we humans would not be able to stop the attacks of these guys even if we have tens of millions of troops." Adela finally said concluded,
"Millions of people, is this number true?" Ryan frowned. These are one million and a half demons, not one million undead. If it were an ordinary one million skeleton warriors, Ryan wouldn't even have the desire to take action. Last time, Bei Lei led the undead army to storm Cassano, using nearly 10 million troops. Even so, he could only rely on the superiority of military strength to bring down Cassano, without taking any advantage in combat effectiveness.
"It's basically true." Sophie, who was in charge of intelligence collection, stood up and replied: "This time, the half-demon army passed through an inexplicable teleportation magic circle and came from the abyss of the Netherworld to the underground of Black Rock City. However, the teleportation magic The array can only transport a few people at one time, and they will feel unusually tired after being transported. According to analysis, the teleportation magic array should consume the life energy of the person being transported to obtain power."
"So the number of the half-demon army was not very large at the beginning, and their offensive below Black Rock City was not sharp. They even started to launch attacks after occupying Black Rock City for several months." Ryan followed Su After Fei finished speaking, she said with some regret: "It's a pity, if I had taken a little more risk..."
"No, Master Ryan, your choice at that time was very correct." Sophie said uncharacteristically: "When you caught the half-demon captain, nearly ten thousand of their elites had come to Black Rock City, and they had basically recovered. In addition, there are many traps set up by the undead army around the teleportation array, and the one you and the Dwarf King discovered is one of them."
"No need to explain, I'm just talking casually." Ryan smiled and waved his hand to interrupt Sophie's words. At that time, he had already vaguely guessed that something was wrong. Since the undead army tried every means to let the half-demon come to this plane, , it would be impossible for Ryan's adventure to be completely destroyed. It would be fine if Ryan didn't go looking for the teleportation magic circle. If he really went down, he would probably have fallen into Nicholas's trick.
"Okay, let me continue." Sophie changed the topic back: "There are about 200,000 half-demon troops stationed on the western front of Cassano, but the elite troops are less than 30,000, especially with that Kuze's guards are the most powerful, but so far, no legendary strong men have been found. Oh, and also, the entire half-demon army is basically made up of warriors or thieves. They are good at fighting freely, and there are few The cooperation between them is pitiful among magicians, but the magicians who have taken action are very strong, about the level of a magister."
"So the main force of the half-demon army is not actually with us." Ryan asked strangely,
"According to the current intelligence, it is like this." Sophie said: "We even asked the three dragon friends to fly and conduct high-altitude reconnaissance, and indeed no more traces of half-demon were found, unless their concealment skills exceeded those of adults. From the Dragon Clan…”
Before Sophie finished her words, she heard footsteps coming from behind, and then a voice that was familiar to Ryan said: "Hey, you guys are finally back."
Ryan turned his head and looked around, and saw at a glance that the three friends from Dragon Island were all walking over in human form. The one headed by him was a slovenly man with a beard on his chin and looked about 60 years old. Just now He was also talking to Ryan. After seeing Ryan, the slovenly dragon man said with excitement: "It'll be good if you come back. When will we go out and kill people? There are many half-demons among them. There are some good guys, although they are not as good as a few of us..."
"Stop talking nonsense, there are a few guys who are as strong as us. Unless we transform into the red dragon form, it will be difficult to determine the outcome even if we fight for three days and three nights." The dragon man dressed as a noble said impatiently,