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Chapter 897 Demon Army
At this time, Nanling is already a sea of ​​gunpowder and flames.

Except for Xiahui Territory, other territories and cities have all suffered extremely high-intensity attacks, and the methods are different.

Some territories were attacked by self-explosive convoys—an audited, theoretically harmless convoy carrying a full load of high explosives rushed into the center of the city and detonated.

A black mushroom cloud soared into the sky, and the resulting shock wave crushed all the bewildered people around, and the subsequent screams and howls also resounded throughout the world.

In some villages and cities, they encountered some brand-new plague attacks.

The originally quiet mountain village was covered with dark blood and human bones, and the human corpses on the ground were rapidly 'rotting'... No, that wasn't decay, but melting.

"Help, help, is there a doctor..."

A festered man struggled to get out of his house, but before he took a few steps, he spit out big mouthfuls of black blood, and his whole body rotted on the ground like mud.

In the village near the mountains, the mud walls were knocked down, the fences were swept away, a fierce tiger confronted a giant bear, and in the middle of them were the mutilated corpses of human beings who had been eaten.

Most of them resisted, which can be seen from the traces of crossbow arrows on the edge of the village, but in the face of the power of berserk monsters, villages without sublimators are just fish and meat.

The child holding his breath was hidden in the closet by his parents, holding back tears and covering his mouth, but a hungry wolf gradually approached, its eyes were blood red.

No one survived.

Such scenes appear everywhere in Nanling, even in Nauman City, although the inner city is safe, but the outer city also encountered a "airship fall" - the psykers stationed and a second ability of the knight order The class resisted with all its strength, but the wreckage still fell into the port, destroying fifteen ships, large and small.

For a time, gunpowder smoke was everywhere, the city was bloody, and fear and confusion pervaded the land.

By recovering data and iterating technology, Flameland's special combat technology has made another leap forward.

Moreover, because of the use of the new technology 'fusion demon', except for the Yinfeng Territory, all the key city territories of Nanling north of Indigo Mountain have encountered attacks that are more intense than before.

Theoretically speaking, Nanling should not be so heavily infiltrated. Even if there are fusion demons, not all fusion demons are fusion shadows, and they can fully obtain the memory of every soul they swallowed.

Not to mention, other territories don't have souls, even if they devour people, they still can't get all the information in the brain.

But let’s not talk about the “fusion demon” who is just a spy, except for the Yinfeng leader who has the heart of Terra to guard the Void, other places are basically equivalent to being undefended... There are also many nobles in Nanling who are also secretly connected with Feiyan Land .

It may be that they have cooperated before, they may have been in contact recently, and they may even have joined forces for a short time, intending to deal with the rise of the Yinfeng leader.

After all, a local overlord like Ian is more terrifying than the blocked Flying Flame Land far away in the western war zone.

If Ian's Silver Peak leader's development can be slowed down and they are given a chance to breathe, they don't mind giving way to Feiyandi.

But it's a pity.

Flameland's appetite has never been just one Earl of Silver Peak - the entire South Ridge is their target.

But these imperial nobles who have stayed in the remote frontier for too long have long forgotten this. The path they let is the path that they were crushed into ashes.

And...Flying Flame Land was not blocked in the western plains.

They have already started marching.

The former leader of the Grand Duke Suolin is now the "Forest of Lost Soul and Mist".

After Grand Duke Sorin used the power of the entire Principality to become the king of the dead, and escaped into the center of the earth to create the kingdom of hell, the original Grand Duke Sorin completely turned into a world of fog.

The original cities, villages, mountains, and forests were all shrouded in pale white mist... But any life with self-awareness would lose its sanity and become unconscious after a short time if it stepped into it.

It's okay to not have a soul, as long as you pull it out, you can wake up, but if you have a soul but can't resist the invasion of the fog, then the moment you lose your sanity, the soul will be forcibly stripped away, causing serious damage to the brain.

Those who enter must die, forcibly absorbing soul and mind, so the original Grand Duchy of Sorin has become another restricted area on Terra.

On the edge of the foggy forest covered in white, there are blockades and fortresses set up by the empire, as well as observation points that are extremely close to the fog and are specially used for guarding.

There has been no abnormality here for two years, and the imperial soldiers guarding the foggy border have become a little lax.

"Do we really want to stay here all the time, looking at the white and foggy area for half a day every day?"

A scout stared at the seemingly unchanging white mist country, his eyes were like salted fish, and he complained: "And I need to write three reports every day, I would rather go to the western front and fight the flames to the death!"

"Be content." His partner is a veteran in his 60s. He has experienced several armed conflicts between the Empire and Flamingo. He joked: "In such a peaceful place, writing reports every day can Taking military pay is already a blessing, I believe you will never want to go to the real battlefield, where there is nothing but meat sauce and people who will be bombed into meat sauce in the future."

"Bolognese?"

The scout was a little shaken, he was indeed a young man, and he decided to join the army out of enthusiasm: "But at least it has to be a bit challenging, right? We are soldiers..."

The veteran patted his partner on the shoulder: "The highest glory of a soldier is that there is no war. You have to understand that our duty is to defend our home and country, not to kill and see blood."

The veteran sees it very clearly, and he perfectly understands the meaning of a soldier.

But obviously, these words containing survival wisdom will not be easily listened to by young people: "But without glory and military merit, we can't be promoted."

He couldn't stand being a sergeant for decades like a veteran.

And the veteran who had already retired a long time ago, but re-enlisted because of the emergency warning order in the Western Territory, didn't say much.

At least this silly boy can still imagine some glory, blood and passion in a safe place, instead of dying in the mutual artillery bombardment of a certain fortress, which is considered a good thing.

not to mention……

"Our place is not that safe after all..."

The veteran narrowed his eyes and looked at the pale white mist in front of him.

As a soldier who really participated in the Terra war, even if it was only a regional conflict, he knew very well that the recent confrontation between the Empire and Flameland was nothing more than a test of each other, a threat of the beast showing its fangs before it really attacked.

If it is really an all-out war between the two countries - not a 'doomsday war' in which the fourth and fifth energy levels are fully dispatched to destroy both sides indiscriminately - then at the very least, there will be more than a few hundred armored squads gathered into a dozen A large army carried out lightning strikes on cities in the enemy's territory, destroyed roads and farmland, and completely eliminated the possibility of supply and support for the enemy's fortress.

But there will only be one chance of such a surprise attack, so before the attack, both sides must grasp the intelligence of all the key areas of the other side, so intelligence warfare is extremely important.

Grand Duke Sorin is located on the border of the western border, and it was the only way for Feiyandi to enter the empire. Although it is basically impossible for anyone to pass through this dead land, if Feiyandi really has something special What about technology?

Then these "small strongholds" that report information three times a day are living warning lights that remind of this "possibility".

Just like underground prospectors bring mice or canaries, they threaten with life warning.

Veterans do not reject this kind of duty. Every soldier has his own glory, but sometimes this kind of glory does not require fighting to achieve... It is best not to have fighting and glory. good.

But this beautiful wish has never been realized.

As everyone knows, no one can pass through this land because of Lord Thorin's realm of the dead.

But what if it's not human?

Some kind of... demon?

Suddenly, there were waves of ripples in the originally calm foggy area, just like the concentric circles of rainwater dripping on the calm lake.

Seeing this scene, the young scout was taken aback for a moment, and then showed a surprised expression: "An accident happened!"

And the veteran on the side stared wide-eyed, looking at the foggy area with the eyes of a ghost: "An accident happened!"

When the young scout was about to do something, the veteran grabbed the shoulders of his colleagues and retreated without hesitation—in the backyard of this small stronghold, there is a small flying shuttle, which is more like a rocket than an aircraft The boosted escape capsule can launch a person to an altitude tens of kilometers away, and then land with a parachute.

This is the escape method that all imperial strongholds stationed in dangerous areas will have, and it is the only feasible escape method for them today.

"Wait, what are you doing..."

The young soldier didn't understand why his senior ran so fast, and he didn't see what was behind those ripples, so he was taken away in a daze: "We must at least see clearly what is coming, Can we go back and report?"

"idiot!"

The veteran roared angrily, "Is it too late to see it?"

"No matter what it is, as long as it appears, it means that something is wrong!"

This is true.

Boom—buzz!
When the number of countless ripples reached a limit, accompanied by a bang, a violent explosion appeared on the edge of the originally silent foggy area.

The pitch-black smoke and dust scattered in all directions, and the flying embers flickered with sparks in the mid-air. Just at the edge of the original fog, a huge crimson virtual portal appeared in the real world.

Blood-red brilliance flowed out of it, like a river condensed by death, and countless twisted and strange shapes, not so much monsters, but strange-shaped monsters that came out of nightmares climbed from this portal. out, along the river into the human world.

right.They are the monsters that came out of the nightmare, the agglomeration of the evil and chaos of human nature in the void, the embodiment of all blood and evil.

demon.

The demons lined up neatly on the ground in front of the portal, like an extremely efficient army. Even if there was an escape rocket flying away from here not far away, they did not move at all before receiving the order.

If scholars who specialize in demon research come here, they will find that the demon troops that came to the side of the misty area through the virtual portal are not fusion demons or real demons, most of them are It is a 'wicked devil' who does not have spiritual power and special abilities, but only has a physical form.

But even so, it is very scary - lemures are pure virtual life, and ordinary troops have no resistance against them. Although they don't know what method Fei Yandi used to control these demons, they seem to be strictly prohibited. Already a disciplined and orderly army!

【General, do you really want to let the imperial escape shuttle go away】

Among the demons, a 'Fusion Demon' who is the leader and has a nearly human image is called a general by other fusion demons who are officers.

Hearing his subordinate's report, he glanced at the accelerating rocket in the distance, and showed a cold smile: [This is our purpose... Let the people of the empire know that we are coming, and be terrified by it]

[Let them escape, it is best to record all our next marches and spread them... As long as the war continues and blood spreads on the ground, our goal will be achieved]

He raised his hand, and the evil demon army stood at attention: [you despicable man-made demons, if you want to take shape, you should have undergone several years of testing and adjustment...but the kings need you to sacrifice your life and take blood]

[Go to kill, release your nature——promote your nature, and elevate yourself! 】

[When you get enough souls and fear, enough resentment and despair, you will become real demons]

[And the 'Evil Demon Legion' will become the real 'Immortal' legion! 】

Extended from the Dead River Project, the Artificial Demon Project and the Artificial Psyker Project are "outside and inside" of each other. After the research in other directions suffered setbacks for some reason, resources were poured into it and the development process was accelerated. .

If the Dead River Armed Forces hadn't been taken away from the Avak lab, and there were a little more research data left, this road might not have developed so quickly.

But now, a different path appeared in the world.

Countless monsters from nightmares poured out from the blood-red portal, and then rushed towards the back of the Western Plains.

Terra 775, June 6st, the Flamingo Summer Offensive began, codenamed 'Scorched Earth'.

On June 6, the Evil Legion cut off the supply line of the Western Front Fortress Group, and the local militia tried to resist and was massacred.

On June 6th, the 5rd Legion of the Empire and the Evil Legion confronted each other on Morphy Avenue in the western border. After exchanging firepower, the two sides retreated respectively. However, the army of the Empire was stronger, and the follow-up legions regained the occupied area.

But the legion that followed up the attack said that they found that the lemur legion had burned and slaughtered all the cities and villages along the way. Wherever these demons passed, they did not leave a single living creature, only a piece of scorched earth.

On June 6th, the psykers of the imperial military were astonished to discover that a pitch-black flame was burning in the virtual realm of the western provinces of the empire—all souls, resentments, hatred, and despair were condensed and brewed there, turning into pure black poisonous wine , spreading on the soil of the void.

The Void has been corrupted, and all the source matter and psionic fields have been corrupted by the black resentment and turned into soil that amplifies the power of demons.

Vaguely, in the dark mist that has covered half of the Western Region, among the flesh and blood and despair where many lives have disappeared...something weird is being bred.

Its shape is like a dragon, like a giant, towering like a god, and hideous like a demon.

This is... the Void Mech God.The power of the abyss spark restored by the virtual machine god technology, the beginning and end of all demon technology.

[With blood and tears as eyes, despair as bones; resentment as flesh and blood, lamentation as breath]

Watching this scene, the fusion demon general 'Death Knell' smiled and watched the giant that was gradually perfecting in the depths of the void: [Our desire is the soul, our hatred is the wings-for hundreds of years, the empire has flown against us We will pay back all the death that Fireland inflicts! 】

【So let’s get empty——】

[Our dragon of the abyss! 】

In the deepest part of the pitch-black mist, six scarlet eyes gradually lit up, with the light of lava and blood in them, like dim suns.

The pitch-black wings lifted slowly, covering the sky and the sun.

And in the far south.

Another sun stared at the other side from afar.

(End of this chapter)