Ten hours ago, it received a report that there was a strange noise and a huge fireball in the direction of the wolf heart, and a supply force was severely damaged, while it was still in a city in the west of Everwinter, accepting the allegiance of the human lord.
To be honest, Hykezord didn't want to pay attention to this kind of sesame-sized matter. If it wasn't for the reporter's repeated mention of the strangeness and unusual destructive power of the explosion, it would not have planned to come in person.
Dealing with humans was annoying enough, but it was the only thing on the Western Front that could do it. Not every subordinate is as smart as Ursuk, always learning something useful or not. Most of the Ascendants regard humans as bugs, let alone learn their language.
Its generals are no exception. All of them are loyal and have undoubted abilities, but they are only limited to fighting. Let these guys negotiate with humans. In a long time, they will violently tear each other into pieces.
However, human beings are extremely easy to tame creatures. Although this ethnic group is weak, its brain is very good. In the early stage of development, they can replace the work of many inferiors, and it is not in the interests of the ethnic group to eliminate them all.
In the end, this is all Vakiris' fault.
It was originally the monarch who was best at this way, but now he is still soaking in the mayfly pool. Hykezord always feels that his patience is getting closer to the bottom line.
But when it flew over Fang City, it immediately realized that something was wrong.
The floating in the city was very thin, as if it had been cleaned up by something. The city was a mess, with washed-out houses and charred wooden frames everywhere.
After the team descended, Hykezord found that the ground exuded warmth, and a pungent strange smell came to his face.
It quickly found the source of the flavor.
A group of odd-looking inferiors curled up and froze on the street. Their skins had turned black and fell off, and they were obviously burned to death by the fire. But the strange thing is that there is no obvious ignition around the inferiors. Except for the bricks and stones, it is difficult to imagine how the flames burned them.
And there's more to it than that.
"Totoloc, you and your subordinates will each take ten people to search for the movement of the human army. If you find anything, report it to me immediately."
"According to the master."
"Ciasis, investigate to find out what's going on, and by the way, find out if there are still guys alive."
"Yes, my lord."
The ascendant quickly took his order away, and Hykezord walked along the long street slowly to the north area, which was the most severely damaged in the city.
According to the report, what was attacked was a supply team of inferiors, these poor creatures who could never be promoted are at the bottom of the group, equivalent to laborers or slaves among humans. They were responsible for transporting a batch of black flash stones and secondary mayfly pools into Fang City, so that they could build a camp here for the rest of the ascendant or the ascendant.
This can also be seen from the wreckage at the scene. The obsidian that has been cut and soaked is scattered everywhere, and some of the inferiors even maintain the appearance when they were transported. The absence of any signs of fighting meant that the humans were not in direct contact with the supply team, and the battle broke out very suddenly and ended very quickly.
Therefore, it is reasonable to infer that the other party has set up a trap here, rather than having assembled a large army under the eyes of the Bogle Winged Beast, and Totolok is likely to find nothing in this search.
But the more so, the more shocked the Vault of Heaven Lord. It would rather the enemy swarm in in droves, so at least it's easier to spot. Hykezord doesn't care about the life and death of inferiors, but the battle on the Western Front cannot be lost. If a trap like this is hit by the main force, the consequences are simply unimaginable.
There is no doubt that the enemy used "fire" as a means of attack. Hykezord is no stranger to fire. In the past war of divine will, they also used flames to capture human cities. It's just that life mayflies don't like high temperatures, so they are rarely seen in the ethnic group.
It was the first time I had seen a flame that could burn an inferior body to death.
Unless you turn the whole city into one giant furnace.
But how is this possible
If humans have such means, they must let the king know that the western front is in danger.
wait... flames
A picture suddenly flashed in Hykezord's mind. It was what he saw when searching for Kabra Dabi's memory in the world of consciousness. A bright fireball burst open, just like the rising sun.
Could it be... that what Kabradabi saw at that time was exactly this kind of flame weapon
It couldn't help but feel a chill.
Just when the Vault of Heaven Lord was in shock, Siasis's voice suddenly interrupted his thoughts, "Sir, the basic situation has been found out, this supply team has a total of 350 inferiors, and there are ten more. Here comes a protist to protect it. No survivors have been found yet, but I think I've figured out what the bugs do."
"Oh? Let's hear it."
"plz follow me."
Hykezord followed Siasis to the vicinity of the northern city wall, and some protozoa were digging into something, and around them, there were a pile of dark metal fragments scattered. In a farther place, several siege vehicles turned over on the side of the road. Since the more powerful and flexible symbiotes were successfully cultivated, these old-fashioned war machines have become special transportation tools.
"Look," Siasis stretched out his tentacles and grabbed a piece of debris on the ground. There were obvious signs of melting at the fracture. "If you put them together, it should be a container. And such things are lined up along the edge of the city, There are probably hundreds of them. I think the bugs are probably stuffed with snow powder and combustibles, and they plan to cut off the back of the supply team, and then attack while the chaos."
Since fighting with humans, the weapons they use are naturally no longer unfamiliar. In the process of chasing and killing each other, Hykezord has also seized a lot. Whether it is "Fire Branch" or "Fire Crossbow", they use explosives such as snow powder as a primer. Compared with magic-driven weapons, it is obviously much more cumbersome. It is precisely because of this that most of those weapons have very delicate structures, and this is also a skill that was not seen 400 years ago.
"If it's just an ordinary flame, how can it cause such damage?"
"My lord, this flame is probably not ordinary. At least the temperature is much higher than that of ordinary flowing fire, but even so, it is impossible to kill all the inferiors in the air. I think the key point may be those siege vehicles."
"What do you mean?" Hykezord asked. Siasis is a psionicist, and most of the ascendants who have evolved from this branch have keen observation, which is why the Vault of Heaven Lord sent it to investigate the battlefield.
"When the snow powder was detonated, it was likely to spread to the siege vehicles that were passing through the city gate at the time. The latter were generally used to transport heavy objects, either mayfly pools or storage tanks. The high temperature caused them to detonate and further aggravated the place. The disintegration of the mayfly of life." The other side's fast-moving tentacles kept hissing, "You know, when the temperature is high enough, anything can be ignited, including us."
The explanation of Siasis made Hykezord a little relieved. Regardless of whether the big explosion was a coincidence or not, at least the huge iron barrel fragments made it a lot more reassuring. The need to bury a large amount in advance and to be able to project at any time are completely two concepts. As long as the guard is strictly guarded, it is difficult for this kind of trap to pose a threat to the large troops in the field.
Of course, it also knows that it is not easy to quickly inspect a human city. Prohibiting the close transportation and stacking of mayfly ponds and storage tanks will not completely eliminate this threat. It does not think that simple-minded protists and inferior The body can do it.
The most effective way is to use human beings themselves.
"Sir, what should we do next?"
"Slow down the speed of entering the city and let humans check for us," Hykezord quickly made a decision, "There is no way to recruit more inferiors from other places for the time being, and this loss will let Xue Yingbao come. Plus, I think Earl Marvin would be happy to play for me."
"In addition, haven't we captured some enemy weapons?" The Vault of Heaven Lord paused, "Many nobles seem to hate the people of Greycastle to the core, so I'll give them a try."