owlsbooks Chapter 1375: Desperate Situation and Turning Point
Chapter 1375: Desperate Situation and Turning Point
Chapter 1375: Desperate Situation and Turning Point
The magical power shooting from all directions continued to explode, almost illuminating the entire Wangying Canyon as bright as day. Sharp arrows cut through the sky and also poured into the canyon.
The explosions of magic artillery fire and the sounds of arrows flying through the air echoed one after another in the canyon. The waves of the explosions were as dense as a torrential rain falling on the lake, which was shocking to the world.
However, even though the momentum of such an offensive was extremely shocking, the generals of the Tauren and Troll armies, who were covered by the absolute defense barrier, all looked extremely calm.
After the wood elves used the city-building technique to completely block the entrance to the canyon, the enemy army simply stopped advancing very calmly and began to counterattack our siege army under the protection of the absolute defense barrier. It was obvious that they were holding their ground and waiting for reinforcements, awaiting the arrival of the undead army.
"Hahahaha, the dragon-faced people, flower flies, wood flies, tree people, dwarfs, and the most ridiculous human ants are just a bunch of incompetent trash. They actually want to destroy us. They are really courting disaster and overestimating their own abilities!"
In the camp of the troll army, a tall troll general with disdain written all over his rough blue face was laughing wildly and unscrupulously, not fearing the magical artillery fire exploding outside the barrier wall above his head.
He is the boss of the Troll Tribe Alliance and the leader of the Bone-Erosion Tribe, Xirik.
Among the five major tribes of the Troll Tribe Alliance, the Bone-Eroding Tribe is the most brutal one. Now its leader is the boss of the alliance, which is evident from this.
"The leader is right. We have the barrier crystal provided by the lich, which contains the secret necromancy that greatly enhances the absolute defense barrier. It also matches the absolute defense barrier of our Bone Erosion Tribe. After all, the root of both is the forbidden power, but we are more covert!"
A skinny troll general with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks stepped forward and nodded in agreement, "A great war just ended not long ago, and the surrounding area is filled with deathly aura. As long as this aura has not dissipated, those useless people around here will never be able to break through our absolute defense barrier!"
"You're right. Thanks to the leader's foresight, he reached a cooperation agreement with the liches in advance and used them as reinforcements. That's why we can be so comfortable. The leader is simply the light of us trolls!"
Another burly troll general was not to be outdone, and flattered him, "As long as there is a wise leader, the ancient mine will be in our pockets sooner or later. How could it be the turn of ants like humans to get involved!"
"Of course. How could this trap set by the other party make this leader fall into trouble?"
There was an extremely proud look on Xilike's rough and ugly blue face, and he said with a look of contempt.
Although these troll generals said it so lightly, it is not actually the case.
At the beginning, the Tauren and Troll army were deceived by us and thought they had an opportunity, so they fell into the trap we had set long ago.
However, the opponent's undead reinforcements and the sudden strong absolute defense barrier were beyond our expectations, which led to the current situation.
"The leader is mighty! The leader is mighty!"
Amid the compliments from the troll generals, Shirik's face was full of satisfaction, but soon became gloomy again.
As the supreme commander of the trolls, he naturally understood clearly that whether it was the trap set by the Dragonborn and our side, or the allied dwarves, tree people, wood elves and flower elves, there must be a force mediating in the middle, which made it possible to achieve this step today.
Otherwise, how could the dwarves, tree people, and wood elves, who have always been vigilant and guarding against each other, have the ability to drive away the giant dragon entrenched nearby and then get their hands on the ancient mines?
Not only that, when the flower fairies were besieged not long ago, that sudden divinely favored land had appeared many times in the human territory, so its owner was naturally self-evident.
In other words, it was because of the appearance of the human emperor that not only did the troll army suffer its previous defeat, but the trolls also had so many more opponents!
"It's just the side dish I was waiting for, why are you so arrogant!"
Shirik's rough blue face was filled with hostility, and he said ferociously: "When we meet up with the army of undead, we will first wipe out these ignorant forces around us, and then point our swords at the human territory!"
Xilike's face began to become more and more distorted, and he grinned: "When we control the human race's territory, we will have a natural granary, hahahaha!"
Hearing Sirik's laughter, the other trolls around him also looked eager to try, and laughed wildly without restraint.
However, farther away from Shirik and the others, there was a group of troll generals whose armor textures and robes textures were obviously different. They looked at each other in silence, all with helpless looks.
As we all know, the trolls are composed of five major tribes. In addition to the Bone-Eroding Tribe where Jerric is located, the two Dog-Legged Evilthorn Tribe and the Rotten Wood Tribe, there are two other tribes, namely the Giant Tree Tribe and the Mountain Abyss Tribe.
These two tribes usually live deep in the mountains and forests, worshipping the power of nature. They are not as brutal and violent as the other three tribes led by Erosion Bone. They also do not practice forbidden spells and have never caused any harm to humans.
However, compared with the other three tribes, they are obviously no match, and have always been suppressed by the other three tribes. Therefore, they have no say in the Troll Tribe Alliance at all. They can even only be regarded as reserve forces to prevent them from stealing the credit of the other three tribes.
Including this time, the Giant Tree Tribe and the Mountain Abyss Tribe also tried to stop Xirik from being so unscrupulous, especially cooperating with the treacherous and unpredictable lich, but the result was obvious and it had no effect at all.
And those troll generals who looked helpless and couldn't even enter the core command system came from the troll tribe where these two people had little influence.
"He actually planned to make enemies with all the surrounding forces, and even tried to get involved in the rapidly rising human race. He is simply crazy!"
An old troll general's face was full of indignation and powerlessness, and he slammed the wooden staff in his hand heavily to the ground. This old man was Hanershu, the leader of the Giant Tree Tribe.
"Giant Tree Leader, calm down. Be careful of the ears of others. That guy is in full swing right now. We can't compete with him at all."
Another strong female troll leader lowered her voice and said, "If that guy finds out, our tribe will be in calamity."
"Chief Shanyuan, I know your concerns, but if we continue like this, even if we win this battle and destroy the surrounding siege army and the human army, Xirik will only become more arrogant, and these are all precursors to destruction."
Hanershu's old face was full of sternness. He responded, "Besides, there are liches watching covetously. They are only after profit and will never really stand on the side of the trolls. If you try to use such a powerful force, you will probably be backfired by it."
"I know all this, but there's nothing I can do now."
The female troll general also looked solemn, and shook her head helplessly, saying, "I hope things will turn around."
While the giant tree leader and the mountain abyss leader were whispering, Xilike obviously noticed something. He first glanced at the former two with disdain, and then refocused his attention on the battle situation.
A murderous intent immediately emerged from his blue face, and he said grimly, "Human Emperor, when we join forces with the Undead Army, it will be the end of you. No one will leave this battlefield alive today!"
After that, Xirik's twisted face was full of mockery again, and he sneered: "However, the human race actually intends to face the undead army of the liches alone. Even if you have the land of God's favor, it is just like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. It seems that there is no need to wait until the troops are united, the human army will be destroyed first, hehe."
On the other side of the troll army is the Tauren camp. Because of their cooperation with the trolls, they are naturally under the protection of the absolute defense barrier.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the trolls are planning to completely break off relations with all the surrounding besieging forces, and even intend to wipe them out one by one. What should we do?"
In the center of the Minotaur army, a middle-aged Minotaur general with meticulously trimmed hair touched his chest and saluted, then asked another Minotaur wearing a crown.
"We are only here to obtain the resources from the ancient mines. Other matters have nothing to do with us."
The crown on the Minotaur King's head shone brightly, making his huge black horns shine brightly. He said calmly, "If anyone dares to stand in our way, we will not let them go."
"Your Majesty, but the trolls have actually contacted the lich, which is an extremely ominous force."
Another tauren minister leaned on his staff and frowned, saying, "Fighting together with the lich will probably ruin our reputation."
"That was sent by the trolls. What does it have to do with us?"
The Minotaur King remained calm and expressionless as he said, "I just said that we are only here to obtain the resources in the ancient mines. No one can stop me from moving forward."
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"How dare a mere human to stop us alone? You must think you are dying too slowly."
In the vast army of undead, a lich wearing a black hood was hidden among a group of hooded skeleton mages, with a scarlet and cunning light flashing in his empty eye sockets.
He unscrupulously took off his hood slowly, revealing a hideous and emaciated face.
The skin on his face had shriveled and decayed, with only a small amount of muscle still clinging to his skull, making him look like a mummy. But this did not affect his arrogant smile.
He even gave up hiding himself as a manipulator in the army because he did not feel that he would be in any danger.
Directly in front of him, 50 legions of the Undead Army were deployed under the Ice Stone City. Countless dark magic artillery fire was pouring down on the crumbling city like a violent storm.
Although the magical artillery fire and arrow counterattacks on the city were also very impressive, in his opinion, they were just like playing house and did not pose any threat at all.
"Fortunately, the leader let me serve as the vanguard commander this time. When the city is breached, I will naturally be the first one to rush into the city. I can finally choose the spoils first. Those light half-elves are very good. I must make them my playthings first. As for those insignificant human soldiers, I will just treat them as small seasonings."
"Besides, I am also very curious about how this divinely favored place is run. Could it be that the self-confident human emperor did it? It is really intriguing. Well, everything will be clear soon. Of course, the premise is that there is no living person in the entire city."
"As for after this, the leader has said that the entire area will be ours. We are going to turn this place into a world of the dead, which naturally includes the human territory. Although those ants are weak, they are huge in number after all, hehe."
The smile on the lich's haggard face grew more intense, and he looked grim and expectant.
The moonlight shone on his hideous face, revealing several scars deep enough to see the bone.
Around the Scarred Lich, other liches that looked no different from mummies all had expressions of contempt and ferocity on their faces, and were commanding their skeleton mages to pour increasingly fierce fire towards the Ice Stone City.
"Your Majesty, the energy of Ice Stone City is about to run out."
On the ice and stone city wall where the sound of explosions continued, Old Bing reported to Lei Xiao with a serious expression on his face.
"I've seen it."
Lei Xiao withdrew his gaze from the barrier wall above his head that was already covered with cracks, and took a deep breath.
At present, the reinforcements from the flower fairies, wood fairies, dwarves, tree people, and even the human territories and territories are all ready. It seems that we can only gather reinforcements from all places and fight a desperate battle with the enemy.
But Lei Xiao clearly understood that not only were the strength of these reinforcements relatively limited, but many of them were wounded. It was obviously difficult for them to exert their due strength. In front of an Undead army of such a scale, it was simply no different from sending their heads off.
What's more, the strength of the Undead army was further enhanced by the blessing of the night, and it was controlled by the lich, which undoubtedly made it almost impossible for him to see any hope of winning.
Not to mention that while we are gathering reinforcements in Bingshi City, the enemy may very likely take the opportunity to directly break through the rear of our besieging army.
Just as Lei Xiao was frowning and thinking about a countermeasure, Xiao Jing flew over under the guidance of Xiao Huan.
Seeing the figures of the two stone elves, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
Before this, he had been focusing on the battlefield and forgot about the girl he had just met.
But no matter how strong Xiao Jing is, she is just a sixth-level stone elf and obviously cannot provide any help in the battle.
However, just when Lei Xiao was thinking about this, Xiao Jing stepped forward, blinked her big eyes and asked calmly: "Sir, Xiao Huan just said that we are currently facing a major crisis. Is this true?"
"Yes, things are a little beyond our expectations."
Lei Xiao forced a smile, and then seemed to have thought of something, and blurted out: "Xiao Jing, do you have a way to solve all this?"
(End of this chapter)