owlsbooks Chapter 1452 Return and Roar
Chapter 1452 Return and Roar
At the edge of a desert, smoke was everywhere and the constantly surging energy waves swept through like a hurricane, causing all the magical beasts living nearby to scatter and hide in the corners, trembling in fear.
Dense magical artillery fire that resounded through heaven and earth shot in from all directions of the giant city, illuminating the entire night sky as bright as day.
Under repeated heavy bombardment, the already dim absolute defense barrier wall of the giant city has already shown obvious cracks, and is only one step away from breaking.
This is none other than our desolate fortress. Surrounding the fortress, the sand-colored battle flags of the Desert Alliance stretch for hundreds of miles, sealing off the entire fortress.
"Chief, the magicians in all the magic towers of the fortress who are powering the absolute defense barrier can no longer hold on!"
On the fortress wall, Kate's face was filled with solemnity as she reported to Hanershu, "Many magicians, including the flower fairies, dwarves, and minotaurs, have exhausted their magic power and fallen down due to magic backlash. The blood they spit out has dyed the walls and tiles of every magic tower red."
After Kate finished speaking, she looked at the soldiers on the city wall who were ready for battle. There were trolls, dwarves, and tauren, as well as heavy infantry equipped with giant anti-magic shields and archers with arrows on their strings.
Faced with the absolute defense barrier that could collapse at any time, and the dense artillery fire that kept exploding on the barrier walls, although many people were already sweating profusely, they still held the sharp blades and longbows in their hands tightly without any slackness.
"Tell everyone to hold on. His Majesty will surely come back and calm everything down."
Hanershu's rough old face was full of determination. He nodded heavily to Kate and said, "Even if we can't hold on until His Majesty returns, we must do everything we can to support their footsteps and buy as much time as possible for His Majesty!"
"Don't worry. Everyone has already made preparations to fight to the bitter end with the enemy. In addition to the soldiers defending the city walls, all physical army corps are already on standby at the gates of various fortresses. As long as the enemy dares to attack the city, we will rush out!"
Kate clenched her fists and said in a firm voice: "Your Majesty has saved and forgiven us with a generosity as vast as the sea. Now it is time for us to sacrifice our lives for His Majesty!"
As Kate finished her words, Broy, Cornet, Fanny, Bruno and others who were commanding in various places in the fortress all had the same look on their faces, and they were obviously ready to fight for Lei Xiao until the last moment.
But in the enemy camp outside the desolate fortress, the situation was completely different.
"Mr. Deputy Chief, those ants are about to give up!"
In the Moon Wolf Tribe’s hostile camp, a burly Moon Wolf leader came up to Lucas with great joy and bowed to report: “We can start a killing spree right now!”
However, before the burly Moon Wolf general could finish his words, he was slapped away by Lucas and rolled more than ten meters on the ground.
Lucas' wolf had a gloomy face and said coldly, "Where is the deputy leader here?"
Hearing this, another skinny Moon Wolf general beside him quickly echoed the voice, and kicked the burly general a few times, scolding him: "Asshole, when the troops were sent to the Desolate Fortress, the tribe leader had already taken over the leader's banner, watch your words!"
After the burly general was carried away, the skinny general came to Lucas again and said very respectfully: "My Lord Chief, except for my Moon Wolf Legion and Belinda's Gorgon Legion, the other main forces of the alliance, such as the Desert Fox People, Desert Needle People, Swamp Fish People, etc., have been attacking weakly. Obviously, they are not going all out. The Desert Cat People have not responded to your call until now. They are simply looking for death!"
"Don't worry. When the human emperor is eliminated, they will all know my methods. All they need to do now is obey me."
Lucas had a blank expression on his face, but there was a hint of murderous intent in his wolf eyes. He said calmly, "As for the desert cat people, this leader has long wanted to completely eradicate them. This is just the right reward for the lich. I believe this ally of this leader will like it very much."
Lucas's mouth curled up in a dangerous arc, and he continued, "As for these ants in front of us, they will naturally become slaves of the lich. By then, with the assistance of the lich, not only the Desert Alliance, but even the Rainforest Fortress will become the prey of this leader!"
"The leader is mighty!"
The skinny general immediately took the opportunity to flatter the emperor, nodding and bowing.
When the skinny general retreated, Lucas looked at the hooded man next to him and said with a smile, "Mr. Lich Deputy Leader, are you satisfied with this? These ants who are resisting stubbornly in the fortress will all become your undead slaves and firewood for practicing forbidden techniques."
"Haha, you are too polite, Chief Huangsha. We are just seeking mutual benefit and win-win results."
A hoarse voice sounded, and the hooded man took off his hood, revealing a ferocious lich face. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord Wild Sand Leader. We will definitely fulfill our promise and help you control all areas of the Wild Sand Alliance and the Rainforest Fortress. Of course, the prerequisite is to completely eliminate the stumbling block of the human emperor."
"And now, the human emperor is beyond redemption."
After saying that, the Lich Deputy Leader's unbridled and sinister laughter began to echo, but soon merged into the deafening sound of magical artillery fire until it completely disappeared.
At the same time, in other camps of the Desert Alliance that were besieging the city, just as the skinny general had just said, the morale was not that high.
"Deputy Patriarch, is it true that the Human Emperor attacked the leader and the Patriarch?"
In the desert fox camp, a fox general touched his chest and saluted a middle-aged female fox warrior, frowning and saying, "But they have never done anything to us."
"This is indeed a bit strange and has many suspicious aspects, but according to the remaining Moon Wolf Guards and Gorgon Guards, the attackers are indeed the human emperor and his powerful men."
The deputy fox tribe leader frowned and responded, "Lucas has already forcibly ascended the throne of the leader. In addition, the leader and the tribe leader are missing. We can only obey him. Otherwise, with his violent temper, no one knows what he will do."
"That being said, I always feel that things are not that simple. Why would the emperor of the human race attack the leader and the clan leader? This doesn't make sense at all."
The fox general sighed softly, shook his head helplessly and said: "If it wasn't done by the human emperor, then aren't we being used as guns by the real black hand?"
"This is exactly what I'm worried about. Not only me, but also the leaders of the fish people, needle people and other tribes have some doubts, but that's all. Without any evidence, no one can raise any objections. After all, the leader is missing, and all the evidence points to the human emperor."
The fox deputy chief also shook his head helplessly and responded: "All we can do is to slow down the offensive as much as possible. I hope that during this period of time, the human emperor can do something. Otherwise, if the city is destroyed and people die, it will not be our fault."
Before the fox deputy chief had finished speaking, a giant blue city appeared out of thin air behind the Desert Alliance's siege army. It was Ice Stone City.
On the city wall, Lei Xiao looked at the crumbling Desolate Fortress, nodded to Xina and said, "Chief Huangsha, it's up to you from now on."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best."
As Xena finished her words, her slender body was once again magnified by the special spell, and her awe-inspiring voice resounded throughout the battlefield.
"Soldiers of the Wild Sand Alliance, in the name of the leader of the Wild Sand, I order you to stop attacking Ice Stone City. Our magic cannons should be aimed at the rebel Lucas who is in league with the lich, not at our friend, the human king!"
As soon as Xina said this, the entire battlefield suddenly became quiet. Except for the Moon Demon Wolf camp that was still attacking frantically, the other camps all stopped their magical artillery fire one after another. Countless pairs of eyes were cast over, some excited, some surprised, and some confused.
Among them, our soldiers, whose pressure was suddenly reduced, looked at the magnificent walls of Ice Stone City with tears in their eyes. His Majesty really did not break his promise, but returned as a king with hope and dawn!
For a moment, not only our soldiers were in high spirits, but the foxmen, fishmen and other camps were also in high spirits, and they all looked towards the Moon Demon Wolf camp with vigilance.
"Soldiers, don't be deceived by the other party. That is definitely not the real former leader, but a cunning trick of the human emperor. The former leader has already died at the feet of the human emperor, but he is still trying to humiliate the former leader!"
Lucas also used a similar projection spell to project his burly body into the air, and bit back, "The one who really allied with the lich is the human emperor, who intends to sacrifice us and turn the Desert Alliance into a purgatory. This is also the reason why the human emperor took action against the former leader!"
After Lucas said this, the foxmen, murlocs and other camps that were eager to turn the muzzles of their magic cannons became a little uncertain again.
If what the former said is true, then the human emperor does have a reason to attack the leader. In addition, all the evidence currently points to the human emperor. Is Lucas really seeking revenge for the leader?
Just when all the forces in the desert were a little unsure, Xina's voice resounded through the battlefield again: "Everyone, you are all comrades who have fought side by side with me for hundreds of years. Some of you were even born and raised by me. We are all very familiar with each other. You can recognize my aura, right?"
As Xina finished her words, a gentle yet firm wave of energy surged out from Ice Stone City and quickly spread to every corner of the battlefield.
It stands to reason that, given the extremely chaotic atmosphere on the battlefield right now, especially with such a large scale involving all the third-level legionaries and above, let alone the sixth-level strongmen, even Bing Lao in his prime would find it difficult to spread the aura.
The reason why Xina can do this is because this is one of the functions of Ice Stone City. As a place favored by God, Ice Stone City undoubtedly has many special features.
"This is indeed the chief's aura! There is no doubt about it!"
The eyes of the fox deputy chief lit up, and he said excitedly, "Great! The leader is still alive!"
Not only the fox people's deputy chief, but the fish people and needle people's camps also issued similar shouts, and once again became extremely alert towards the Moon Demon Wolf camp.
At the same time, the gate of Ice Stone City opened, and the catmen soldiers came out one after another, displaying the battle flag of the Wild Sand leader and the cat's claw flag, which further allowed the forces of the Wild Sand Alliance to confirm Xina's identity.
"Everyone, the culprit who attacked us was Lucas. They even petrified and killed your clan leaders and elders without mercy. Now follow me to end this farce!"
Xina's fair face was burning with anger, and she ordered, "Attack!"
After hearing Xina's order, all the forces of the Desert Alliance, who were already eager to try, immediately began to act with angry roars, and soon surrounded the Moon Demon Wolf Clan's camp. Countless magical artillery fire mercilessly fired at the opponent's absolute defense barrier.
The cavalry and infantry were ready to go, ready to break through the enemy's formation once the defensive barrier was broken.
During this process, no matter how Lucas argued, it was all in vain, and he could only roar and curse angrily.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, even the Gorgons who had been standing beside the Moon Demon Wolf Tribe chose to glare at us and joined our attacking team.
Although they all obeyed Belinda's orders, since Sina appeared, it naturally meant that Belinda had already lost, so how could they continue to be accomplices? Only in this way could they get Sina's forgiveness to the greatest extent.
"Chief, we can't hold on any longer!"
The skinny Moon Wolf leader was panic-stricken. He crawled to Lucas and asked in panic, "What should we do?"
"That damned human emperor! Belinda is a complete loser. How could she let this guy escape?"
Lucas was still roaring angrily, looking frustrated.
He never imagined that he was only one step away from success, but ultimately failed.
Feeling angry and knowing that he was powerless to change the situation, Lucas had to turn around again and try to seek help from the powerful lich who was accompanying him, but found that the other party had disappeared without a trace.
"In the end, has this leader become nothing more than a discarded pawn? These damned liches!"
Lucas' wolf mouth opened wide and he growled madly, but that was all.
Before he could finish his words, the absolute defense barrier above his head had already shattered, allowing countless whistling magical artillery fire to fall in unhindered. Balls of shining magical light rose up and completely covered it in an instant, and the roaring sound came to an abrupt end.
"The crisis of the Desolate Fortress has finally been resolved."
On the wall of Bingshi City, Lei Xiao watched as the Moon Demon Wolf Clan's army was completely engulfed in the magical artillery fire, but his frown did not relax.
Because at the other end of the world, our other fortress is still in danger. (End of this chapter)