owlsbooks Chapter 1457: Heading into the Depths of the Black Mist
Chapter 1457: Heading into the Depths of the Black Mist
When the two powerful teams stood still, Lei Xiao looked around and saw that the people coming were the people from the Rainforest Fortress Alliance led by Loris and the people from the Desert Alliance led by Sina.
In Loris's team, Thomas, Old Susan and other people who had participated in the Shadow Market had not changed much, but Sina was completely different. She was surrounded by the cat-man chief Lannis, a powerful female fox-man, and a powerful humanoid who looked quite similar to a cactus.
There is no need to mention the cat people and fox people, and I have also heard of the rather strange humanoid warrior Lei Xiao, who is from the Desert Needle People clan of the Desert Alliance.
From this, it is not difficult to see that after Xina was attacked, many important and powerful people around her, including the masked man, were seriously injured or even died directly.
"Chief Huangsha, you must be careful this time."
Loris had obviously heard about what happened to Xina. His face was full of hypocrisy, and he said, "If we are attacked again, I'm afraid the Desert Alliance will be leaderless."
"Don't worry. No matter how stupid I am, I won't let someone steal my alliance and hand over the entire alliance to someone else."
Xi Na, who also knew the other party's situation, was unwilling to be outdone. She raised her fair chin and responded sharply.
"you……"
Hearing this, Loris was speechless for a moment. Even the usually noisy old Susan was too ashamed to refute and just remained silent.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao smiled helplessly.
Just like before, the two alliances have deep resentment. Even if they stand together temporarily, it will probably take some time to eliminate the barriers between them.
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao coughed lightly and said with a smile: "You two, now is not the time to talk about this, let's focus on the present."
"Your Majesty is right. That lich is extremely evil. We can't wait to get him back."
Loris looked ready to fight, with a fighting spirit on his lion face as he said, "This time, we, the Rainforest Fortress Alliance, will be the vanguard. We must wipe out those liches!"
"We will naturally be the vanguard. How can our Desert Alliance be willing to lag behind?"
Xi Na still refused to give in, and said meaningfully: "We have already gone deep into the enemy camp. If the vanguard is replaced again, our situation will be extremely bad."
"You're not done yet, are you?"
Hearing that Sina was mocking him again, Loris bared his fangs, but eventually retracted them.
No matter how hot-tempered he is, Loris is the leader of the alliance after all. Facing an unknown future, he knows that now is not the time for infighting.
"Let the Human Majesty decide."
Xina, who had the upper hand, glanced at Loris, then decided to stop and looked at Lei Xiao again.
"We will naturally obey His Majesty the Human Race."
Loris nodded immediately, expressing his position.
Not only the two alliance leaders, but also Thomas, Old Susan, Lannis and the other two alliance elders all had no objections and nodded.
After Lei Xiao calmed down the crisis that was enough to put the two alliances in despair and even saved the lives of most of the people present, he had already gained their sincere respect.
Noticing the trusting looks from everyone, Lei Xiao was a little undecided for a moment.
You know, the role of the pioneer is not only to explore the way, but also to detect magic traps and other matters. Its importance is self-evident.
Compared with the other two, our side's strength is relatively limited, and it is obvious that we are unable to act as the vanguard. If any one of them were to act as the vanguard, it would cause displeasure to the other side, and it is likely to have an adverse impact on the subsequent battle. There is only one way left.
"Everyone, as the saying goes, many hands make light work, so why not let each of us select our best and strongest men and form the strongest vanguard team together."
Lei Xiao expressed his thoughts and immediately received support from everyone.
Afterwards, everyone quickly selected a squadron of one hundred level six warriors as the vanguard, gathering our most powerful elite figures. Although the number of people was limited, their eliteness was self-evident.
As for other issues regarding the deployment of troops, under the chairmanship of Lei Xiao, everyone quickly gave perfect answers. Almost everyone present was a commander who had experienced many battles on the battlefield, so it was easy for them to do this.
In addition, the other legions of the two alliances were deployed in the border areas bordering other second-rate forces to prevent the backers behind the Lich from taking advantage of the situation.
Several Shadow Markets were also secretly exploring various places under Lei Xiao's command, and were ready to quickly transfer troops for the two alliances at any time.
"Then there is only one last item left."
After everything was deployed, Lei Xiao nodded slightly and said, "That's the candidate for commander."
"That must be His Majesty the Human."
Loris laughed wildly and responded quickly: "If it weren't for the human majesty's efforts to save the situation, our Rainforest Fortress Alliance would have already become a hotbed of taboos. How could we come here?"
"Yes, I also think that the human king is the best candidate."
Xina nodded heavily and agreed. As she was rescued from deep underground by Lei Xiao himself, she would naturally not have any objection.
"Then I would rather obey your orders than be respectful."
Lei Xiao did not refuse and looked eager to try.
Lei Xiao clearly understood that neither Loris nor Sina would give in to each other and would not easily submit to others, so he was obviously the most suitable choice for this position.
After that, Lei Xiao symbolically appointed Loris and Sina as deputy commanders. An army of nearly 10,000 strong men then set out in a mighty manner towards the howling land shrouded by the black room.
……
"Did you really come?"
In a vast palace of bones deep in the Howling Lands, the Lich Leader stared at the crystal ball in front of him. A playful and expectant look appeared on his withered face covered with strange runes.
Then, he looked at the unknown black figure at the top, and with a rare look of respect, he asked, "Sir, the other party is coming with great force, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with them."
It is not difficult to see from the lich leader's respectful attitude that he is obviously the backer behind the lich.
Moreover, this is a literal backer. The body of the unidentified black shadow is extremely huge, almost filling up the back half of the entire skeleton palace, just like a mountain.
"You still have 80 third-tier legions and 20 fourth-tier legions of a million undead troops here. Those ants only have tens of thousands of people. Even if they are all above the fifth tier, they can be easily worn down to death."
The giant unknown black shadow said in a low voice without any ups and downs: "Don't forget that this is your home ground. These miasma can not only weaken the strength of those ants, but also increase the strength of you and the army of undead. With the increase of one and the decrease of the other, the other side will not be a big deal."
"Sir, even though that's what you said, don't forget that the human emperor is also among them. Compared to the two alliances, although his power is the weakest, he is undoubtedly the most difficult one to deal with."
The lich leader's face darkened, and he added: "As long as the other party is here, things may change."
"After all, they are just ants. It's no big deal. Both the human territory and the two alliances will soon turn into a purgatory."
The giant black shadow's voice revealed a hint of disdain, and responded: "Don't forget that our plan is perfect. Even if that ant really tries to jump a few times, I will deal with him personally."
"Haha, hearing what you said, I feel completely relieved. Compared to you, those guys are nothing."
The lich leader smiled grimly and said, "Since those ants are here to die, let them get what they want."
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Accompanied by a burst of lightning-fast gallop, Lei Xiao, Loris, Sina and others were the first to bear the brunt and soon rushed into a dark fog.
It is worth mentioning that before entering the Howling Land, Lei Xiao took out tens of thousands of fifth-order mobility potions and other high-level items, and added a lot of buffs to every strong man in the army. Loris, Sina and others looked at each other again. Even with their background, it would be impossible for them to achieve such a level.
After the Movie Market, the two once again witnessed how unfathomable Lei Xiao was.
Under the respectful gazes of the crowd, the moment he entered, Lei Xiao felt a slight stagnation in the energy flow of the two energy vortices in his abdomen. Although this stagnation was not obvious, it undoubtedly meant that this black fog was even stranger than he had imagined.
Looking around, under the influence of the thick black fog, the sunlight could not penetrate at all, making the surroundings pitch black, as if the day had suddenly turned into night.
Not only that, the field of vision is also greatly affected. One can only barely see things within a hundred meters. Even though there is a complete blockage of the energy barrier, a pungent fishy and rotten smell still hits you in the face, almost suffocating you.
"It's really not a place for ordinary people to stay."
Lei Xiao frowned slightly and tried to activate several sixth-order sacred and light magic scrolls of purification, but it was like a stone sinking into the sea, without causing any ripples in the black fog.
"Your Majesty, it's useless."
Xina shook her head helplessly and said, "Back then, our Desert Alliance gathered all the strong men who were good at purification magic to try to dispel this strange miasma and black fog, but it didn't have any effect. The fog seemed to have merged with this dead land and could not be controlled at all."
"That's right. We can only move forward bravely."
Loris had obviously tried similar methods before, and he immediately said with a face full of fighting spirit: "However, back then, our Rainforest Fortress Alliance could not do anything to the other side, so we had no choice but to retreat. Now we are marching together, and with the command of His Majesty the Human Race, we must completely eliminate the other side!"
As soon as Loris said this, the strong men from the two alliances around him were all ready to go.
This howling land is sandwiched between the Rainforest Fortress Alliance and the Desert Sand Alliance. It has often taken advantage of the two alliances' lack of time to commit crimes, and even directly destroyed an entire village or even a city. It has owed a lot of blood debts. Now that there is a chance to wipe out the other side, everyone's morale is naturally high.
"Let's move on."
Feeling the high morale, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction and took another step forward.
After walking for a while, the originally desolate scene around us changed, and a large number of broken walls and ruins full of cracks appeared.
Under the black fog, the ruins along the road all appeared gray, mottled and weathered. In the distance, there were even a large number of tombstones lined up, which looked awe-inspiring.
Lei Xiao looked carefully and found that although these ruins were old, they did not seem to be from the same era as the ruins left over from the blank era.
"Your Majesty, more than 2,000 years ago, there was an alliance of third-rate forces in this Howling Land, and it was full of greenery. But one day, for some unknown reason, it suddenly became the world of liches, and it became the barren land it is today."
Xina flew not far from Lei Xiao and introduced: "These are the ruins left behind at that time. The people there also became the main force of the undead army."
“So there is such a past.”
Lei Xiao frowned slightly and looked at the densely packed tombstones in the distance again.
It seems that after the lich ran rampant here, the remaining forces did not surrender, but fought to the last moment.
The result is obvious. In this land where the strong prey on the weak, the weak are destined to be destroyed.
Just as Lei Xiao was thinking of this, a huge blurry shadow suddenly appeared in front of him. Looking carefully, he found that it was a huge fortress that was completely white, emitting a strong aura of death.
"Your Majesty, that is the lich's bone fortress."
Loris's solemn voice sounded, introducing: "The Howling Land is full of cities made of countless skeletons, all of which are guarded by a large number of undead armies, making them extremely difficult to deal with."
After Loris finished speaking, the expression on the lion's face became more solemn.
Back then, although he led his men to destroy several skeleton fortresses in succession, he eventually had to retreat due to energy depletion, as there were still many skeleton fortresses ahead.
And now, those destroyed fortresses are standing here again. How can he not feel awe?
"We have limited military strength. It would be a waste of time and extremely unrealistic to wipe out each one."
Lei Xiao did not hesitate at all. He nodded to the people around him and said, "Capture the leader first. Everyone, bypass the fortresses along the way and head straight to the enemy's hinterland."
After hearing Lei Xiao's order, all the strong men nodded in agreement and quickly bypassed the entire giant white fortress.
Next, the group continued chasing the wind and lightning, discovering more ruins and tombstones along the way, bypassing more skeleton fortresses, and the black fog in the air became thicker and thicker.
However, no one noticed that shortly after we bypassed the first skeleton fortress, a huge confinement barrier quietly condensed, covering the entire Howling Land.
When we walked away, the undead armies of the Skeleton Fortress that had been bypassed filed out one after another, quietly followed our footsteps, and slowly surrounded us. (End of this chapter)