Two days ago.
A fierce battle took place in a large tribe in the "Forest of Ashes" forest.
The tribe was slaughtered by a group of human masters, the new priest was killed, and the tribe's treasure was robbed.
... ...
The patriarch of the West family led a group of high-level transcendent beings and rushed out of the forest. Behind him, a group of barbarians chased them crazily.
The two groups of forces chased and fled, running wildly for thousands of kilometers in the wasteland.
Although they were embarrassed, the Winsters led by Kipling could not hide the excitement in their eyes.
"I grabbed the [Fire Totem] this time. For us, the Winster family, who majors in fire magic, it is even more surprising than finding the [Divine Power Crystal]. With this thing, I can also cross that threshold. , advanced to the Great Mage Realm. Even if it is not as good as Master Cavo, it will still be worse than other legends... "
"Master Patriarch, there is a very bad situation now. Judging from my perception, the large army of barbarians chasing us have formed a large encirclement, blocking all our retreat routes in advance... If we continue like this, sooner or later we will be defeated. Bumped into the barbarian pursuers.”
"There is only one blue-tailed eagle hanging in the sky. Our whereabouts cannot be concealed at all. Those guys will definitely not give up until they get the totem back."
"Unless we deploy a teleportation array to make a long-distance jump, our situation will be very dangerous."
"It will take at least several hours to deploy a large teleportation burst in the wild. Those barbarians will not give us this chance at all."
"Where is the nearest hunting base?"
"Plague Swamp."
"Let's go there. There are magic towers in the Mechanical City, which will greatly reduce the time to set up the teleportation array. Otherwise, if this continues, we will never be able to get rid of those barbarians."
"..."
Then this group of people headed towards the "plague base".
And coincidentally, when they arrived nearby last night, they happened to encounter the priest of the medium-sized tribe controlling the beast tide to siege the base.
A group of top powerhouses from the Glory City successfully slaughtered the barbarians of the medium-sized tribe, although they paid a price.
This is why the "tide of beasts" that besieged the only base retreated inexplicably.
... ...
"Lord Kipling is here!"
Everyone in the plague base was surprised when they saw this group of mages in red robes.
Especially the surviving dignitaries, as if they had seen their backbone, they all smiled and went out of the city to greet him.
In the eyes of everyone, with this group of top transcendent beings, there is no need to be afraid of any beast tide.
But what surprised everyone was that this group of mages did not stay in the base for long, or even stopped to chat. Instead, they went directly to a mechanical city and never showed up again.
... ...
On the Mechanical City, there was originally a mage tower used by the mage group to perform large-scale magic.
Kipling and a group of red-robed mages did not dare to delay and immediately began to set up the teleportation formation.
"Lord City Lord, those barbarians have surrounded us. It will take at least half an hour to set up the formation... What should we do?"
"Let all the hunters come to the Mechanical City, seal the city gates, and prevent entry and exit. Let them help defend the city! With these two Mechanical City, half an hour is enough to contain them."
"But... this magic teleportation array can teleport up to thirty people. When the time comes, the people from these two cities..."
"No but! If we hadn't killed the barbarian priest before, these people would have died in the beast wave. Now that we can buy some time, we have made some contribution..."
"Then... there are still some members of our five major families in the two mechanical cities..."
"There is no way to save it. Pick a few core heirs and give up the rest..."
"yes."
"..."
While the hunters and the dignitaries were still celebrating the arrival of this group of red-robed mages, they didn't know that they had become "abandoned".
They also learned from the mouths of the archmages that the beast tide last night was indeed solved by these high-level extraordinary beings.
Everyone was overjoyed and grateful, praising the Winster family for their life-saving grace.
However, they also received another news at the same time.
Those red-robed mages said that the beast tide was only part of the attacking force of the barbarians, and that the barbarian army might launch an attack on the plague base at any time.
Therefore, we need to call on everyone to work together in the mechanical city to hit the power defense.
Upon hearing this order, no one doubted it.
After all, those red-robed mages are all in the city. Even if there is a battle, it is a great honor to fight side by side with these high-level magicians.
And for hunters,
The red-robed mage belongs to the small group of people who issue orders in Glory City. They must execute the orders regardless of the law.
Because of Qing, people are willing to let their group of hunters, who could only live on the ground, go to the city. This is already "treating them the same" as the powerful people, and even makes many hunters feel flattered.
The surviving hunters went to the Mechanical City one after another.
Even if there are a few people who suspect that there is something wrong with the timing and motivation of those archmages, there is no better choice at this moment.
After all, there are more blue-tailed eagles in the sky than before yesterday's beast wave...
Obviously, the statement that the barbarian army is chasing them is also true. Leaving the base now is definitely not a good choice.
Thinking that with a super master like a fifth-level mage here, Mechanical City will never fall. No one thought that they were just "abandoned children" who were buying time for the archmages.
... ...
that's all.
Rennes and the others, who had just escaped from the "Law Enforcement Team", were blocked in the base again due to the city closure order.
They could force their way out before, but now that the red-robed archmages are here, the injured Bazel may not be able to get much benefit from a head-on confrontation.
As soon as the city closure order came out, they were also rushed to the Machinery City by the law enforcement team.
Originally, Lane thought that his son August was murdered inexplicably, and that Kipling Winter would take the opportunity to cause trouble, but he did not expect that no one would come to cause trouble.
Even after the red-robed mages entered the city, none of them were seen again.
Mechanical City, in an independent cabin.
The four Rennes gathered together.
Ren also noticed that the appearance of those red-robed mages was a bit strange, so he asked: "Senior Bazel, does your sense of crisis come from those guys from the Winster family?"
Bazel also had a serious look on his face as he thought to no avail, and shook his head: "Although the people of the five major families are becoming more and more wanton in doing things, they don't dare to mess around. What I'm worried about is not them, but... "
After a pause, he turned to look at Ren, and then asked: "Don't you think it's strange that those red-robed mages suddenly appeared here? Those people who just entered the city are all famous among the high-level extraordinary ones. The characters... This may be the concentration of the top combat power of the Winster family."
Renn also had a guess and said, "Did they go for that temple?"
To be worthy of this group of "big men" coming together as a group, it is definitely not for ordinary hunting. As for the "Forest of Ashes", perhaps only the legendary "Lost Temple" can attract them.
"I'm afraid it's not that I'm going... but that I'm coming back."
Bazel obviously observed more details and said: "Although those guys deliberately concealed it, I also found that many of them had injuries on their bodies, and each of them looked very tired and sluggish."
After a pause, he continued: "As they said, killing the medium-sized tribe that controlled the beast tide last night would not make this group of people so embarrassed. Unless..."
"Unless they experienced another battle before this!"
Ren vaguely felt that this matter was a bit big. His thoughts changed and he thought: "Maybe... there are more powerful people in the barbarian tribe chasing them? They have to hide in the mechanical city." "
He also understood this.
Those guys may have returned from the "Forest of Ashes" and brought pursuers with them!
The barbarians have high-altitude monsters as "reconnaissance planes". Once targeted, they really can't escape even if they want to.
"Um."
Bazel nodded, looking through the window at the number of blue-tailed eagles in the sky that were several times more than yesterday, and speculated: "Even if those guys didn't find the temple, they were probably poking holes in the 'Forest of Ashes' The big basket must be caught, otherwise those barbarians will pursue them relentlessly..."
After some analysis and deduction, the two came to this surprising conclusion.
They were not interested in thinking about what benefits those in the Winston family had received, but they knew one thing very well.
If a group of great mages could be chased away, it would definitely be a big trouble, or even a disaster.
This "plague base" may soon face a situation even worse than last night.
Having said this, Bazel's eyes flashed coldly, confirming one thing: "Those damn guys, instead of breaking the beast tide and rescuing the base, they brought a bigger disaster here. "
... ...
The situation of several people suddenly became very critical because of these inferences.
Ren frowned and said, "Senior, what should we do now?"
"Let me think about it..."
Bazel squinted his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Obviously, he couldn't understand the situation.
After pondering for a moment, he analyzed: "Looking at the current situation, there must be top-level barbarians chasing us, and they are near the base. If it is what I expected, even if we break out of the wilderness, we will definitely encounter barbarians. A large army of people. Although I don’t know who the barbarians are coming this time, my intuition makes me feel that I am very bad. And if you can chase the people of the Winster family in such an embarrassing situation, I am afraid they still have combat power comparable to the "Legend" 'The existence of..."
"..."
When Ren heard this, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.
He had also heard from the barbarian Udo before that there were very powerful priests in the Coleman clan's headquarters. Listening to her describe her ability to control wind and rain, it is not even weaker than the "Top Ten Legends".
If there were really strong men of that level to attack the city, it would be much more despairing than the beast tide...
"And that's not even worse."
Bazel suddenly thought of something else and said: "If the top-level extraordinary beings of the Winster family plan to fight to the death, with the help of the defense of the Mechanical City, they may still have a chance to repel the barbarians, or they may be able to reach other bases. Rescue..."
After saying this, he paused and changed the topic, "But if those guys have no intention of fighting to the death, we... no, everyone in the city will be in a very bad situation! Yesterday, the beast tide had a chance to break through. By then, I'm afraid there won't even be a chance to break out..."
Hearing this, Ren was a little confused: "Now that we are all trapped here, what else can they do if they don't fight to the death...?"
"hehe."
Bazel sneered, "There is also a magic teleportation array."
He, an old man who has lived for two hundred years, has never seen any conspiracy. He said with a cold look: "Didn't you see that those guys never showed up again as soon as they entered the city? It takes a lot of time to set up a large magic teleportation array in the wild. Time, but there is a magic tower in the Mechanical City..."
As he spoke, he felt more and more that his deduction was correct, and his eyes flickered: "If it is the worst case scenario, it is not a coincidence that they came to this base, I am afraid they came to the magic tower!"
When Ren heard this, he suddenly connected all the clues together in his mind, and then came to a shocking conclusion, blurting out: "Those guys plan to make us 'abandoned'! Help them build a magic teleportation array time?!"
With this analysis by the two of them, the situation was already very clear.
Those in the Winston family couldn't get rid of the barbarians who were chasing them. They must be incapable of doing so!
What's more, with the blue-tailed eagle following them in the sky, they will be tracked wherever they go!
He did not continue to escape to other places, but chose Mechanical City. There are only two possibilities, either he wants to use the defense power of the Mechanical City to fight to the death, or he wants to use the magic tower to teleport away!
... ...
Bazel also thought of this, and finally understood where that "sense of crisis" came from.
right here!
He suddenly stood up and said urgently: "I have a method that can immediately test whether it is the worst result we guessed!"
Ren: "What method?"
Bazel: "I directly revealed my identity and forced myself to leave the city. They had to stop me according to the rules. The top experts from the Winster family would definitely come to stop me from causing trouble. That means the matter is not that bad. But if the top experts don't come to stop me, This means that those guys can't take action at all, they are really just setting up magic arrays... "
After a pause, he narrowed his eyes and said: "If we are stopped, we don't have to leave. It will be safer to stay in the city than to go to the wilderness. If there are no top experts to stop me, it will be the worst result... "
"Everyone in the Mechanical City is the 'abandoned son' of those guys who fled for their lives. If you continue to stay in this city, you will definitely die!"
As soon as these words came out, Ren, Karl, and Tust all changed their expressions at the same time.
... ...
Just do what they said, and the four of them quickly left the cabin.
Bazel no longer concealed his identity and took Ren, Carl and Tust to break into the city gate.
At the gate of the city, a group of guards watched them coming. The leader shouted loudly: "The city is now closed and no one is allowed to go out..."
But when Bazel's "legendary" pressure was released, the expressions of those guards immediately changed.
After all, he is one of the "Top Ten Legendary Demon Hunters". Once he shows his face, everyone will recognize him.