"Sir, we are now in the territory of the Mokast Empire. As long as we march another 20 kilometers, we will reach the location where the undead army is entrenched. I will first arrange the guards in the front and on both sides, and also let the other combat troops prepare for battle." After leaving the temple, I had an assistant by my side. And along the way, he kept explaining the basic situation of the Kingdom of Yaen to me, and also took charge of various affairs of the coalition.
After I was officially appointed as the third-class earl of the Kingdom of Yann and the commander of the Dragon Legion of the Kingdom of Yann, the next battle will truly become my own stage. Through the explanation of my deputy, I learned that the undead army actually split the entire undead army into two in a desolate canyon in the Mokaster Empire. About 600,000 undead troops rushed towards the Canglang Defense Line in the Mokaster Empire, while another undead army of about 400,000 was ready to block our army's advance in that canyon.
But as I got closer to the canyon, I felt more and more irritated. It was as if something was wrong with my body, and I felt indescribably uncomfortable. When I cast my eyes on the magicians flying in the air, my feeling of uneasiness became even stronger. In my eyes, those magicians seemed to have almost exhausted their magic power and were about to fall.
"The entire army stops advancing, and the search team continues to spread out in all directions. Go ask those magicians if they need a rest or something?"
Looking at those listless magicians, I decided to find out what was going on. From morning till now, we have only marched for half a day. According to the strength of the magicians of the Kingdom of Yan, through magic resonance, their magic power can at least support them to follow the infantry of the Mocast Empire for a few days.
Of course, this is subject to their physical strength. But with this kind of movement, they will definitely have no problem persisting for at least a whole day. After combining their performance with my own situation, I feel that it is better to be careful.
"Sir, we don't know what's going on. We've been feeling a little uncomfortable since we were dozens of kilometers away. We always feel that our magic power can't resonate with the magic power of the outside world, and we always feel that after our magic power is consumed, we can't recover it... So, the magic power that could originally support a whole day, now it's almost exhausted in less than half a day..."
When the magician who was summoned by the messenger explained it to me, I was in tears. It was so rigid, so rigid. He only knew how to passively accept orders, and didn't even know how to ask questions or make requests.
If I hadn't discovered my problem and investigated it in time, I'm afraid those damn magician troops would have gone to that cursed land to engage in hand-to-hand combat with those skeletons. . . . .
Wait, Cursed Land? Why is the name so weird? Is there some hidden secret here... Or is the weird situation happening to the magician now related to this damn cursed land
"Please ask Corps Commander Parker to come here and tell him that this is a matter concerning the safety of 600,000 troops in the entire army!" Although I don't want to deal with Parker, I still have to ask him about the strange situation in their country.
"Mr. Shen, what do you want to do for me? If you have any questions, I will tell you everything I know." Not long after, Parker arrived. To my surprise, he did not take out his anger on me because of the dispute with Queen Yaen. In addition, his words, attitude and actions showed that he was quite respectful to me. This was a world of difference from when I first met him. It seemed that I needed to reevaluate my evaluation of him.
"Lord Parker, all the investigations now show that the Undead Army has split into two groups. One group is attacking the Canglang Line of Defense, and the other group is staying behind to stop us in the narrow valley in the Cursed Land. In order to achieve better results, I think I must have a better understanding of the relevant situation in the Cursed Land. I wonder if you can help me explain it a little bit?"
"Hahaha, I don't know much about this place. To be honest, the area within hundreds of kilometers is simply a desolate place with no one living there. If this was not the only way for the Kingdom of Yan and our country to reach the Canglang Defense Line, I'm afraid our country would have abandoned this area long ago... But Mr. Shen, don't worry, I have someone here who may be able to explain something to you. After all, he is also from this land." Just when I was feeling frustrated after listening to Parker's words, Parker's last words gave me some hope.
"Sir, we actually have some understanding of this place. But it's just a rough idea..." When Parker turned around to look for someone, several senior wizards from the Kingdom of Yan came over. After getting my permission, one of the wizards with a higher status came over.
"My Lord, the Cursed Land was a relatively prosperous place on the entire continent 1,000 years ago... before the undead plagued the entire East Continent. This land was the first to be occupied by the undead because it was close to the Mysterious Forest.
After that, almost all the residents and large creatures here were killed by the necromancers and summoned into skeleton soldiers. After that, the necromancers used this place as a base and began to launch a crazy extermination war against the entire continent.
With the joint efforts of the entire continent, the invasion of the undead army was suppressed and gradually driven here, until the final decisive battle with humans took place here.
But for some reason, after humans wiped out the entire undead army, this land seemed to be cursed, and no crops or livestock could survive. Even after the war of the undead, those residents who migrated here began to die gradually, eventually turning this place into a deserted dead zone.
At the same time, no matter whether it was the magician troop of the Kingdom of Yan or the legion of the Mokaster Empire, as long as they tried to pass through this land, once they spent the night near the canyon, that night would become the most terrifying night of death. Generally speaking, if a legion of the Mokaster Empire passed through here, hundreds or thousands of people would die in one night. . . . .
Therefore, if the armies of our two countries want to pass through here, under normal circumstances, the troops of the Mocast Empire rely on long marches to force their way through here. And the magicians of our Yan Kingdom rely on powerful magic to fly over the mountains on both sides of the canyon. Unless they have no choice, they will never approach the Cursed Canyon.
So for nearly a thousand years, although we all know this legend, we have never learned the specific circumstances. "
"Damn it, all this talk is in vain!" After hearing what the magician said, I secretly cursed.
"Mr. Shen, this is Miao Wen, the division commander of the Imperial Sacred Heart Corps. He was injured during the expedition to the Western Continent and was originally planning to return to the imperial capital to recuperate, but the military situation is critical and he can't care about that. He had to be sent along as well. He originally came from this area, so if you have any questions, just ask him directly. I'll be leaving for now! Miao Wen, you must answer any questions Mr. Shen has, otherwise you know the consequences... Humph!"
Just as I was secretly cursing those officers and mages of the Kingdom of Yan, Parker finally arrived with his men. But after he introduced himself and left, I looked at this heavily armored warrior who was wearing full armor and even had his mask on, and I trembled for no reason. It felt so familiar. Who was he? Why did I always feel like I had seen him before? A big question directly blocked the topic I was asking. (To be continued)