Evening Star, the ruins of the ancient city in the Southern Territory.
All tribal coalition forces gathered here, the three thousand Blue Shield Knights of the Vein Kingdom, five thousand barbarian Berserkers of the Howling Barbarians, one thousand alchemy bombards of the Dibu Tribe, five hundred beast envoys of the Son of Listening, and more The motley army of the southern city-state and the principality, a total of 15,000 people, was stationed in the green grass field outside the ruins of the ancient city, and flags of various colors fluttered in the cold south wind.
There are no clouds in the sky, the sky here has a twilight-like color, and everything is smudged into a deep color. The sun hanging in the sky is very small, very far away from this planet.
In the tent of the commander-in-chief, the commanders of various armies gathered here to discuss fiercely. Only a tall man with light blue skin said nothing. He was the leader of the Blue Shield Knights, Rex, a war hero of the Kingdom of Vein. From a commoner to the ace army commander of the largest kingdom of Evening Star, his deeds were sung by the people of the entire Evening Star.
When everyone was talking about the same, Rex spoke in a deep voice. The commanders of the other tribes respected him very much, and they stopped arguing and listened to him.
"Rezal and his followers are hiding in the ruins at the moment, preparing for the ritual of polluting the source water. We still have about six hours (about two and a half hours), and he spends twenty minutes sleeping in the ruins. There are almost 800 high-level golem giants made in 2010. He has arranged a complicated blocking circle. Only by destroying all golems, the passage to the ritual altar will be opened, which means that we have to do it in a short time. Break through the blockade of the golems, find their location, and stop the ceremony, otherwise, the source water of most of the southern land will lose its vitality, and hundreds of thousands of people will die!"
"The reconnaissance troop sent back news that each golem is more than seven meters high, extremely hard, and blessed with prayers. When the Rhea steel sword is cut on it, it will break and only a white mark can be cut... This information makes us We lost six elite soldiers, and Rezal's order still has one hundred [Defilers], which can corrode our weapons and bodies, and even the most elite warriors can't withstand the Corruption Technique. The situation is too difficult. We have 15,000 It is difficult for a thousand people to rush in in a short period of time. Alas, Rezal has secretly prepared for 20 years. If we could have found out his conspiracy ten days earlier... Oh no, even if we discovered his conspiracy three days earlier, we would not be so passive. Now We can only urgently gather a few people like us." A commander said with a sigh.
Rex said solemnly: "This is related to the purity of the source water and the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. We can't fail. The Protectorate Mage Group has contacted the ascenders from the upper realm. Help us fight..."
Having said that, Rex looked at the corner of the tent, where a human wearing a red technological combat uniform was sitting, which was completely different from the group of armored people. He heard the words and stood up and said, "I'm red. Horned mercenary head Linger, your clan has paid the remuneration, and we will try our best to help you."
Rex asked, "Captain Ringo, are you sure?"
Linger shook his head and smiled bitterly: "To tell you the truth, the situation here is much worse than the description when we accepted the task. Our strength is limited and we cannot handle this level of task. The specific situation has been reported to the employer. Second Foreign aid is on the way, and if they are fast, they should be able to arrive within two hours."
Rex's face sank and his brows were slightly wrinkled, "The time is too urgent, are the reinforcements reliable?"
"You can rest assured that the second batch of supported mercenary groups are much better than us. As long as they can arrive in time, solving the accident here is just a matter of hands. Their stronghold is in this galaxy. If it weren't for this reason, a small Incidents, they usually disdain to shoot."
"I hope so..."
Rex was worried, and Ringo seemed confident.
Twilight Star is located in the Garton Galaxy and belongs to Gedora's jurisdiction. This planet is very far away from the stars. Even in the daytime, it is a twilight-like dusk. The name comes from this. There is no moon at night, it is pitch black, and there are no seasons here. The difference is that every day is very cold. Logically speaking, this should be a frozen planet that cannot give birth to conventional life, and its vitality comes from the rivers crisscrossing the surface and the underground. The natural water of the Twilight Star contains magical energy and has warm characteristics. , dissolves the cold of the entire planet, nurtures plants and creatures, and is also called "source water" by the race of the Evening Star. Source water is the most important resource of the entire planet.
The civilization of the Evening Star is built on the source water. The changes and wars of countries in history basically revolve around the source water. The creatures drink the source water for a long time, and the physique is strong. The Kingdom of Vein is the most powerful kingdom on this planet. The existence of the source water determines that Twilight Star is a magic-based civilization. The technology develops slowly and steadily. It attaches great importance to individuals. The social structure has obvious characteristics of magic civilization. For example, people who can freely manipulate magic power have higher social status status.
Although this is a surface civilization, because it is on the same magical side as Gedora, the affinity is very high, and it has a certain connection with the interstellar. Once a strong person reaches a certain power level, you can apply for Gedora's help and enter the "upper realm" That is interstellar. This kind of powerhouse is called the ascendant. There have been hundreds of ascenders in history. Some people have no news, and some people return occasionally, leaving behind communicators. Contact Ascender.
Not long ago, the Kingdom of Vein discovered the conspiracy of the notorious "Pollution Mage" Rezal. He wanted to use some kind of large-scale magic ritual to absorb the source water of most of the southern territories, so that he could gain unparalleled magic power. The magic power of this source water is enduring, and even if it is consumed, it will recover in the natural cycle, but this ritual will plunder all the magic power of the source water in an area, and the source water that has lost all magic power will be at least It will take hundreds of years to slowly recover, and the magical concentration of the source water of the entire planet will be diluted because of this, causing the temperature of the planet to drop. Even if the source water can circulate, it takes time. If this area loses its blessing, it will be covered by frost within a month and become a dead place, causing hundreds of thousands of people to become homeless or even die. ”, someone performed the same ritual, which is the reason for the formation of the Northern Wasteland of the Evening Star, which has not yet been completely thawed. At that time, all the tribes united and killed the culprit after a tragic war, and destroyed the inheritance of this ritual. knowledge, however, a thousand years later, the ritual reappeared.
Therefore, the Kingdom of Vein urgently convened troops, contacted other countries, formed a coalition, and went straight to the place where Rezal held the ceremony to prevent Dusk Star from repeating the same mistakes. Moreover, the soil in the south is fertile. If this place is also frozen, it will greatly reduce the food production. Thousands of people will starve to death in the future.
Ringo's Red Horns mercenary group accepted the employment of the Ascendants of the Evening Star and came here a few days ago to solve the problem. However, the number of golems exceeded expectations, so they had to apply for foreign aid. Surprisingly, it turned out to be an unexpectedly powerful company. The mercenary group is willing to help.
This mercenary group is a well-known and well-received bigwig in the industry. People on the fringes of the mercenary industry like Red Horn have no chance to interact with such bigwigs at all. Now Linger is relieved that they are there. The mission is stable this time.
Time is urgent, Rex no longer delays, the order goes on, and the coalition forces of all tribes pull out their camps.
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The sound of footsteps and the sound of animal hooves combined into a rolling torrent, the black army moved, and quickly approached the ruins of the ancient city. Across the distance, you could see the secret blue magic colossus densely packed in the ruins, with four arms, holding a giant axe, flickering. With the luster of magic, the texture is like rock and metal, and it is hard to shake just by looking at it.
"Blue Shield Knights, charge in a roundabout way!"
Rex pulled his armour under his armour, his legs were tucked together, and the knight's mount was a creature called a galloping beast, with a snake-necked horse body, four legs turned back, roared, and rushed out, followed by three thousand blue shield knights. Afterwards, facing the magical colossus three times taller than them, every knight's eyes were full of fearlessness.
The golem was controlled by people, quickly formed a formation, and collided with the charging knights!
Bang bang bang! !
People turned and beasts turned, sparks splashed, and the scene suddenly became chaotic. Other tribes also joined the battlefield. Swords and sharp claws slashed on the golem, making a clanging sound, and the roar was louder than alchemy bombs!
Berserkers and knights were standing in front of them. A famous warrior was smashed to pieces by the giant force of the golem, screaming again and again, while the enemy's [Polluter] hid behind the giant statue and released a corruption technique on the warrior.
Only by destroying all the golems can the blockade formation be opened, and people's lives will be used to fight the golems, often at the cost of thirteen to eighteen elite warriors to destroy a golem, even if the Red Horn mercenary group uses firearms and abilities to help , the speed of killing golems is not fast enough.
The number of golems is more than the expected eight hundred, which is simply a wall of despair.
The bright red spreads across the green plain, and the evening sky witnesses the bloody battle.
"Continue to charge, don't stop!"
The knights led by Rex had lost a quarter of their staff and killed the most golems. With a determined face, he walked out of the battlefield and rushed back again.
A spear stabbed the golem's leg, and the tip of the spear containing the explosive enchantment exploded, shattering a small piece of the golem's body. A golem can pacify an army of hundreds of ordinary people. The Blue Shield Knights are the elite troops of the Wein Kingdom. Every knight is a warrior with magical power. hurt.
At the same time, in an artificially excavated space under the ruins of the ancient city, there is a huge altar with a strange shape. Countless believers in black are praying in a low voice, instilling magic power into the magic circle of the altar.
In the middle of the altar is an elderly Vein wearing a bright red ornate robe. This person is Rezal. A mirror with a golden frame is suspended beside him, and the [clairvoyance] has been applied. The mirror shows the top of the head from a bird's-eye perspective. war.
"These idiots really fell for your strategy. Those golems are specially used to consume them. Our magic circle is hidden in the ground of the plain, and blood is introduced here. Only enough blood can be used as fuel to start the ceremony. , hey, you bind the blockade circle to the golem, it's a wonderful idea, so that they have to fight with the golem."
A senior cleric said flatteringly under the altar.
Rezal nodded and asked lightly, "How much blood is there?"
"Fight for another hour, the fuel to activate the altar is enough, you will become the master of magic, the strongest mage ever!" The senior religious looked frantically.
"The strongest, hehe..." Rezal glanced at him with sad eyes, shook his head, and said to himself, "Twenty years of preparations are finally coming to fruition. I've been stuck at this level for so many years. It is the limit of my talent, as long as I cross this step, I can go to the upper realm..."
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The battle on the ground lasted for almost an hour. In order to hurry up, the army almost gave up its defense. Under their frantic attack, half of the golems were blown up, and all the enemy polluters were killed, but the soldiers also suffered heavy casualties and blood flowed into rivers. The rest were exhausted, and battle damage soared at an alarming rate.
"Hold on, according to this efficiency, we can stop the ceremony in time!" Rix roared loudly, boosting morale.
At this time, the top of his head froze, a golem bullied him, and the giant axe fell.
boom!
Rex hurriedly rushed out, the running beast on the spot was split in half by an axe, the blade of the axe was embedded in the ground, and the blood and internal organs of the running beast splattered all over the ground.
He didn't have time to be afraid, the colossus strode forward with the axe, shadows shrouded Rix's head, and the axe was held high.
Rix suffered a sharp pain in his leg. He was swept away just now. He was sweating profusely and tried his best to stand up.
At the critical moment, he suddenly found that the shadow under his feet seemed to expand, followed by a louder and louder scream.
boom! !
An alloy orbital airdrop pod crashed down, right next to the golem, and the air wave swept away both the golem and Rex.
dong dong dong...
Followed by a series of landing sounds, several airdrop capsules of the same style landed around one after another.
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The hatch opened, and a group of warriors in heavy steel armor filed out. The leader was a human man, wearing a black trench coat and many spherical accessories, looking around curiously.
"Could these people be the new reinforcements from the upper realm?" Even though Rex had a calm personality, his eyes couldn't help but flicker with surprise.
At this moment, the golem ran towards the human man, and the axe slammed down. Rex subconsciously shouted to remind him, but the next scene made him hold back his words.
As soon as the man raised his hand, his wrist sank slightly, he easily held the axe that was enough to split a beast, and raised his brows.
"Hey, the way this planet welcomes guests is really warm... We came at the right time, don't be stunned and work."
Ringo, who was fighting, looked over and breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's finally here, Black Star Mercenary Group."