Chapter 165 Prisoner
After roughly arranging the defense of the troops and the production schedule of each factory, I set off with a squadron of soldiers. Think about it, the Kingdom of Yan and the Empire of Mokast are now under the threat of the undead and they are busy, and the tribes of Andriel are also under my surveillance. In this case, I bring too many guards, even I find it troublesome. In order to learn more about the undead army, I asked about the specific situation of the undead on the way.
"Sir, as far as I know, the Land of the Dead refers to the easternmost area of the East Continent, which borders the Kingdom of Yan and the Mokast Empire. According to historical records, the Land of the Dead was originally the territory of the Kingdom of Yan. 1,100 years ago, a great magician who was exploring the ruins accidentally obtained an ancient crystal ball. When he poured his magic power into the crystal ball, the magician accidentally discovered a magic spell hidden in the crystal ball... So driven by curiosity, the magician finally couldn't bear the temptation and recited the first sentence of the spell... So, the necromancer appeared in this vibrant world.
At the beginning, people did not pay much attention to this type of magic, and no one deliberately studied the application of this magic. People only knew that this magic had weak attack power, but it had unexpected effects in auxiliary attacks. In addition, the biggest special effect of this magic was to drive the bones, which could make the bones of animals and even humans fight, and wave various weapons at their sides to attack the enemy under the command of the magic caster. But at the same time, people also found that the combat capability of the skeletons summoned by the bones was far lower than their combat capability when they were alive. A normal warrior is fully capable of dealing with the two summoned skeletons independently. As a result, the magic of the dead became a joke in the magic world, a third-rate magic that no one wanted to ask about.
Unfortunately, decades later, a magic student who was abandoned by the Kingdom of Yann due to his average magic power in all attributes, after being discriminated against by other magic students, finally pushed himself onto the road of revenge regardless of everything. After stealing the academy's necromancy magic and learning to summon the dead, he immediately ran to the mass grave. . . . . . . What frightened and excited the magician was that thousands of skeletons were summoned by him on the mass grave, densely filling the entire hill. At this time, the magician's heart was no longer just a feeling of injustice and resentment, but now he was filled with the fanaticism of a nouveau riche. He wanted revenge, not just to injure or kill the student or teacher, he wanted revenge on all those who had discriminated against and hurt him. For a whole night, the magician ran through all the mass graves, cemeteries, and ancient battlefields outside the small town. . . . . .
The next morning, when the early risers in the town were preparing to leave the city to make a living, they were horrified to find that the area surrounding the city was already densely packed with skeletons. . . . .
After an almost one-sided massacre, more than 40,000 people in the entire town, including 400 magicians in the small magic academy where the magician studied, all turned into skeleton soldiers or puppet wizards.
Soon, the news spread throughout the entire Kingdom of Yan. In horror, the magicians of the Kingdom of Yan immediately discovered that the army of hundreds of thousands of skeleton soldiers was controlled by just a young senior wizard.
So, someone suggested to find a wizard to learn the magic of the dead, and use the same troops to deal with this terrifying army of the dead. . . . .
Just as the wizard who was assigned to learn necromancy and fight the dead with the dead summoned skeletons, things changed again. When people discovered that the kingdom's respected magicians were harassing the souls of their ancestors, unrest spread throughout the Kingdom of Yan.
Finally, under pressure from the people, King Yan ordered to stop summoning skeleton soldiers and sent magician troops to destroy the corrupted necromancer. Soon, under the siege of a large number of magician troops, the necromancer was immediately swallowed up by tens of thousands of magician troops.
However, things are far from over. Perhaps it is because of the fear of the necromancer's power, or the anger of the civilians after seeing the wizard summon the corpses of their ancestors. Countless people demanded that the wizard be executed as well.
Under pressure from the public and with the help of some people, the upper echelons of the kingdom finally issued an order to secretly execute the wizard. However, when the secret execution team arrived at the wizard's home in the suburbs, they were greeted by a huge bone dragon. . . . .
After all, a wizard with status and position is different from a magic student from a remote town. After the wizard gathered his students and friends, a long-lasting undead war that swept across the entire East Continent finally broke out.
But what puzzled everyone was that the Undead War, which lasted for 57 years, swept across most of the East Continent, and killed as many as 120 million people, ended with the mysterious death of the magician. Not only the East Continent coalition forces could not explain it, but even the magician's disciples and friends could not figure out how the magician died. The only thing left of the magician was his headless body. The entire body above the neck seemed to have been turned into ash by the high-temperature flames.
After the wizard died, the continental coalition immediately and frantically invested all its forces, and cruelly chopped off the heads of their own casualties to prevent them from being transformed into skeletons. And after every battle, all the corpses would be cremated and then smashed. . . . .
After that war, necromancy became a taboo on the entire continent. Not only did learning necromancy become a taboo for magicians, but even the necromancy books that were previously openly stored in various magic academies were all destroyed.
Finally, the Kingdom of Yann designated the place where the magic crystal ball was found and the final battle with the army of the dead as a death restricted area, and sent a large number of troops to completely block it. Unfortunately, after 1,000 years, the necromancer still appeared...
A week ago, a troop from the Mocaster Empire was preparing to go outside the Forest of the Dead to take over the blockade of the Forest of the Dead from the troops of the Kingdom of Yan. However, what made them panic was that there was no living person in the garrison castle. All that was left were human remains. … What frightened them even more was that among all the remains, except for the flesh and blood, all the bones of the people seemed to have disappeared. … … …
When the commander of that army realized that something was wrong, he immediately sent his trusted confidants to light a beacon on the top of the castle. He then rushed out of the castle with the rest of the troops, prepared to split up and inform the nearby troops of the two countries.
Just as they rushed out of the castle, countless skeleton soldiers were already surrounding the castle. Fortunately, the soldiers of the Mocast Empire were not pure infantry like they were half a year ago. After experiencing the war with the Kastek Empire, a large number of war horses were assigned to the various troops of the Mocast Empire. Although the proportion was still pitifully small, it was enough for this team that knew their lives were in danger and only wanted to report the news!
From the mouths of the surviving soldiers, the upper echelons of the two countries in the East Continent have now heard the news, and the two countries are also quickly mobilizing their own troops to prepare to wipe out the undead. But according to reliable information, the undead there have gathered more than 100,000. If the coalition forces of the two countries do not fight the undead within a week, the number of the undead army is expected to increase exponentially. . . . . . "
"If it's a blessing, it's not a disaster. If it's a disaster, it's inevitable! Since we have decided to help the East Continent, then don't worry about those things. Anyway, we are only prepared to provide them with some weapons and equipment. As long as there is no direct battle, I think the safety of our own people can still be guaranteed."
Looking at Musa with a worried look on his face, I had a lot of things to say. He was a member of the royal family of the former Mokast Empire, and through his words, he inadvertently revealed his nostalgia for the Mokast Empire. I didn't want him to know what I was thinking.
Hehe, die! Die! As long as the undead army doesn’t become uncontrollable, I won’t be really sad even if all the people in your East Continent die.
"I hope so. I am just worried about the war situation in the Western Continent. If the Kasidek Empire suddenly counterattacks at this time, it will be troublesome..."
"Trouble? What kind of trouble is that? This is actually the best situation. Think about it! If the Empire sends troops over, then as long as the East Continent Coalition can make concessions, the East Continent Coalition might even have one more ally... Of course, the premise of this possibility is that the two countries in the East Continent have to pay a considerable price. Everyone, pay attention, get ready to rest on the spot! Teams 1-8 will search the area nearby, teams 9-10 will prepare dry food and water, and execute immediately!" After teasing Musa a few times, I looked at the scorching sun and gave the order to rest.
"Who is it!" As soon as I got off my horse and prepared to lie down for a while, I heard the screams of my subordinates behind me. Almost instinctively, the magic ring in my hand was activated immediately. As I whispered "Earth Shield", a translucent earth-yellow round ball immediately covered my whole body.
In just this moment, dozens of arrows hit my body. They hit the magic shield one after another and fell to the ground. At this moment, I also saw the group of people who were attacking me. . . . .
"Stop, everyone stop!" Looking at the thousands of soldiers surrounding me from all directions, I had no choice but to order the soldiers around me to stop fighting back. Looking at Musa, who was holding a slender rapier and looking puzzled, I smiled bitterly and slapped his weapon away. Within a range of 200-500 meters, there were only 100 of us, surrounded by thousands of Fire Phoenix Legion soldiers, most of whom were officers. Now we can't even raise our hands, let alone resist. Looking at the group of senior officers of the Fire Phoenix Legion approaching me from all directions, I can only gamble now, betting that the damn roast chicken will not kill me immediately.
"You've got this day... You didn't expect it, did you? How many of my subordinates did you kill in Andreel Canyon? Even... Even Weimar... All died there... Tell me! How do you want to die?" Suddenly, a stream of fighting spirit passed by my side and directly smashed the magic shield outside my body into pieces. At the same time, a gloomy and trembling female voice came from behind me.
"Let my subordinate go. If you want to avenge your subordinate, just come to me directly, not their business... If there is anything, just come to me... Uh!" Without making any moves or making any distinctions, he took all the problems. But before I could finish my words, he hit me hard in the waist. I squatted on the ground in pain, sweating profusely.
"You are really stubborn, huh! It's none of their business? Did you kill thousands of my subordinates by yourself? You are really amazing... You said to let you go, but I won't, I want you all to die!" As she said that, Feng Ya actually kicked me hard with her boots.
"They are soldiers of the empire. They didn't know who you were at the time, and I was the one who gave the order to attack. Do you want to kill each other again?" I endured the pain in my body. I knew that if I didn't let those soldiers leave, my life might really be over.
"Hmph, killing each other? Do you still want to say that my killing you is killing each other? Humph, I want to see, after I kill you, who will dare to say a word for you..." After hearing what I said, the woman suddenly paused, and then suddenly ravaged me even more crazily.
"Sir...you...you bitch, was it our fault in Andrel Canyon? Who attacked first? Who didn't even recognize the flag of their own country? You are weak, but you slander us...throw your mother! I am also a soldier of the Empire, and you are also a soldier. It was an accidental injury caused by your own problems, and you dare to treat your friendly forces like this, bah!" Seeing my miserable state, one of my soldiers suddenly stood up and scolded Feng Ya fiercely. When a soldier of the Fire Phoenix Legion went up to push him, ready to make him shut up, he scolded him instead, but he couldn't find a reason to talk back.
"Let them go... Let them all go! I don't want to see them again..." After hesitating for a long time, Feng Ya finally gave in. The biggest reason why she chased after me was not because of the death of the soldiers, but because of the explanation, an explanation to the living and the dead.
"I won't leave unless we adults leave with us!" Almost in unison, hundreds of soldiers took a step forward at almost the same time, expressing their position in a firm tone.
"Fuck you, get out of here, go back. When you go back, immediately tell Matthew to take out the plan I left for him to sneak back to the empire. Don't stay in this crater anymore... Damn it, did you hear me? Do you want the remaining 8,000 brothers to die in a foreign country?" Without waiting for Feng Ya to speak, I immediately yelled at the soldiers until they lowered their heads, then I slowly mounted my horses and galloped away.
"Huh! What a touching scene. I wonder if they will observe a moment of silence for you as the division commander after you die?"
"Fire Phoenix Army, remember this, you have one day to release our master. Otherwise, the 8,000 men of the 6th Division of the Flame Army will search the whole world and fight you to the death!" Feng Ya's cold snort had just fallen, and a voice that made the Fire Phoenix Army change color came out. After running more than a hundred meters, the captain of the squadron of more than a hundred people I brought with me suddenly stopped his horse, watched his more than a hundred subordinates scatter away, and unexpectedly ran back, standing dozens of meters away and threatening loudly.
"Hey, what kind of general you are, what kind of soldiers you will lead, all of them are equally insidious and cunning..." Musa whispered beside me. Damn, this guy is really rebellious, following me, and he dares to say such things. But now I don't have the extra energy to care about him, now I have to continue to fight for my life! (To be continued)