Listening to the outside of Chaocheng, there was a lot of chills.
The imperial army had already retreated, and only the traces of the huge camp outside the city, as well as the desolation in the city, silently recounted the great battle a few days ago.
Even in the daytime, the city is still lifeless, the doors of every house are closed, and only a few pedestrians can be seen on the street, and they all pass by in a hurry. Only a few people are still working. They transport the carloads of corpses outside the city and dig pits for burial. No one followed along the way, and no one cried. These were unclaimed corpses. In the end, there was no one who was willing to cry for them.
Pedestrians on the side of the road and people standing by the windows all looked at the corpse truck with indifferent eyes. Occasionally, there would be sadness and hatred in their eyes, but most of the time they were indifferent.
I heard that Chaocheng's city guards had long since been disbanded, and the surviving soldiers all took off their military uniforms and hid in their homes, refusing to reveal their identities. The morale of the people in the whole city has been blown away. Even Luo Bingfeng, whom they regarded as a god, was killed in battle, not to mention there were rumors that in Luo Bingfeng's death, Heavenly King Zhang Buzhou also had a secret hand. Therefore, the reliance in people's hearts collapsed just like the holy mountain at this moment.
The imperial army retreated very suddenly, almost within half a day, and all the equipment that was too late to take away were destroyed on the spot. In Tingchao City, there has been a power vacuum in the past two days. However, there was no major commotion in the city, and there were no looting or rape.
This is because during the first battle that day, not only the city guards in Chaocheng were fighting, but also many enthusiastic and brave citizens took up arms and participated in the defense.
But in the face of the empire's superior firepower, especially the rain-like artillery fire from the battleships overhead, all the fortifications that were considered solid were vulnerable. Those mercenaries who were not looked down upon at all were armed to the teeth by Song Zining, and with some clumsy but firm tactical movements, they squeezed the defensive space of the city guards until they completely destroyed their defenses.
Song Zining used unprecedented support from warships and heavy artillery, short-term but extreme training, and flawless command and coordination of various military services. He taught the major forces in the neutral land a good lesson and made them understand what a regular war of the empire is.
After entering Tingchao City, Song Zining used iron and blood methods to clean up the order in the city. Anyone who disobeys the control and takes the opportunity to cause trouble will be killed on the spot without deliberation. So up to now, some of the good people in Chaocheng were killed during the defensive war, and another group was killed after the empire entered the city, and there are not many left.
Those who are still alive still remember Song Zining's cruel methods. Although the imperial army has left, no one knows whether they will return or what they will do after they return. Therefore, in the past two days, no one came out to organize order, let alone re-call the city guards. The largest city of the human race in the past is now in an undefended state.
When the battleship of the Eternal Night Alliance Army appeared, it was such a city in front of the Eternal Burning Flame.
At this moment, the demon descendants have joined the troops that arrived earlier, and their strength has greatly increased, and they are already on an equal footing with the vampire and nerubian troops. After seeing the space channel at the holy mountain, Eternal Burning Flame only said one sentence: "The channel will be opened in the future, and it will last for a day."
Eternal Burning Flame's words were naturally correct, and the entire Eternal Night Alliance immediately boiled over, reorganized and set up camp at the fastest speed, and sent troops to take over Tingchao City's defense.
The whole takeover process was extremely smooth, there was no resistance or expected attack, and the control was handed over calmly. So much so that the Demon Duke who was in charge of taking over was a little confused, and kept asking the left and right, whether this city used to be the territory of Eternal Night instead of the human race.
After taking over the city, the three clans had no intention of further controlling it, they just set a curfew and it was over. After all, there is only one day before the opening of the passage, and the time is extremely tight, and no one is in the mood to trouble the townspeople.
The powerhouses have a lot of things to do, such as detecting the situation on the other side of the passage, deducing future risks with the secret technique, observing the situation of the passage, and so on. The most important thing is how many people can be sent in, and the order.
The maelstrom channel was opened, and Yongye knew about it later than the empire. The demon descendants who came earlier and the Lin Jiaer fleet itself were the troops closest to the neutral ground. As a result, Lin Jiaer's fleet was disabled by Qianye, and the demon descendants who arrived earlier were suppressed to death by the force displayed by Song Zining, and they did not dare to stand out. They didn't expect Song Zining to be so decisive, brazenly gathering all his forces, taking down Tingchao City in one fell swoop, and sending people into the maelstrom first.
What Yong Ye faced now was a difficult problem. Those who go in first are likely to be ambushed by the empire, and everyone knows that the moment they pass through the passage is the weakest. But if you go in late, the passage itself will become unstable. At that time, you may die in the process of crossing before the empire ambush.
And because of the haste, the Yongye clans didn't have time to discuss a plan acceptable to all clans. They just roughly set their respective quotas and hurried to the neutral place. Neither the blood race nor the nerubians expected the Eternal Burning Flame to appear suddenly. This also means that things that were originally discussed about the same, but also have side variables.
Although the Eternal Burning Flame is strong, the Blood Clan and Nerubian Clan are not weak either. If it comes to famous spears, they both have one. So a little concession is still negotiable, if you want the blood race and the nerubian to make a big concession, then don't even think about it. Although Medanzo and Roxar were not in the neutral place, they were almost as if they were on the scene.
With so many things to deal with in one day, it is even more difficult.
Outside Tingchao City, the mountains have been covered with ice and snow, black rocks and white snow piled up layer by layer, drawing a natural ink painting.
On a rock, stood a thin and thin figure. It was a young girl with messy long hair flying in the cold wind, her small face was a little pale from the cold, and the tip of her nose was a little red. Her exhaled breath turned into white mist, and some frost accumulated on her eyebrows and even eyelashes.
She was wearing a dilapidated linen cloak, and whenever the cold wind blew, she would subconsciously wrap the cloak tightly. But the sackcloth is naturally ventilated, and it is really lackluster in terms of warmth retention. She will still shiver from the cold.
Behind her, there is a rectangular protrusion, what it is, completely covered under the cloak.
She stood on the rock, looking at Tingchao City in the distance. From this position, you can also see several floating battleships hovering over Tingchao City. At this moment, the sky of Tingchao City is covered with overcast clouds, and the thick clouds are slowly rotating around Tingchao City, like a huge inverted sea vortex, which makes people breathless.
Those who are a little more sensitive can feel the surging power like mountains and seas in the center of the celestial vortex. Even the duke would tremble before such a terrifying force. That is the Flame of Eternal Burning. He is exploring and stabilizing the channel of the maelstrom with his own power, and the huge and terrifying cloud vortex in the sky is nothing but the response of heaven and earth to his power.
The girl looked at Yunzuo for a while, then suddenly turned her head and looked down the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, a young man was climbing to the top. His movements are light and flexible, and he looks like an ordinary person, only a little more agile. But on the snow-covered steep hill, he climbed extremely easily, and stood in front of the girl in a short while.
"We meet again." He greeted the girl with a smile, his smile was as pure and penetrating as sunshine, and even the cold and gloom around him were dispelled by his smile.
The girl looked at him with a thoughtful expression.
The young man said again: "My name is Anwen, have you forgotten me?"
The girl shook her head, "No, it's just that I... think things a little slowly now."
Anwen glanced at the huge swirl in the sky, and said relaxedly: "This is normal, anyone within the range of that His Highness's power will be affected. Come on, put this on, and you will be fine. "
As he spoke, Anwen took out a necklace and handed it to the girl. The necklace was simple in style, with a drop-shaped bead made of black crystal hanging from it. The girl put on the necklace without thinking too much, and she seemed much relieved.
A gust of cold wind passed by, and Anwen seemed a little cold. He rubbed his hands and said, "I didn't expect you to come, but you have always been very courageous, so it's not surprising." He looked at the girl and saw She was still barefoot, stepping on the snow-covered rocks like that, her skin was as white as snow.
"Is it cold?" he asked.
The girl nodded, then shook her head again.
Anwen sighed, caressing a ring on his hand, the surrounding temperature immediately rose slowly, and there was a feeling of spring in the blink of an eye.
As soon as the temperature here rose, several black shadows flew out from Tingchao City, flying towards this side like arrows, and surrounded the two of them in a blink of an eye. When the three demon generals saw Anwen, they all changed their colors and bowed to salute. Anwen waved his hand and said, "I'm fine, didn't you see that I'm meeting friends? You go, and don't let other people bother me again!"
"Yes, young master." The three demon generals had heard Anwen's displeasure and left quickly.
When they left, Anwen smiled wryly and said: "You have also seen that if you want to make you warmer, you will have so much trouble. Why don't you wear more clothes? This is the range of His Highness's power, I feel It's really cold when it's cold. Can't you feel it?"
"cold."
Anwen shook his head, "Forget it, I can't do anything about you. How about this, I'll give you clothes and boots, and I'll have someone prepare them right away."
"don't want."
"Why? Don't you like it? Although they can't be considered top-notch, they should be good. There are many functions, you will know after using them." Anwen scratched his hair and added: "When the things here are over, I'll go order another set of top-level equipment for you. I still have some share in hand, which should be enough to pay the bill."
"No." The girl still shook her head.
"Why?" Anwen was really distressed.
The girl finally said a few more words: "The body is the best eyes. If I wear too much equipment, I won't be able to feel the movement of the prey."