How come this mage can fight better than a warrior?

Hearing Lian Shoucheng's story, Long Dong felt that something was wrong. Looking at Liu Cheng crying, Long Dong roughly guessed where those seriously injured people had gone.

Lian Shoucheng sighed deeply, as if he had made a difficult decision. He looked at Long Dong firmly and said, "Okay, let's go together. Aren't you always curious about where those seriously injured people went? After you go and see, you will naturally know the answer."

After that, Lian Shoucheng and Long Dong left the tent together and rushed towards the Great Wall. Soon, they arrived at the foot of the Great Wall. At this time, Lian Shoucheng began to perform magical magic, and a door slowly emerged on the originally smooth mirror-like wall. Then, Lian Shoucheng and Long Dong stepped into it without hesitation.

The scene inside the wall was amazing. Long Dong originally thought that the Great Wall was a completely solid structure, but what he saw was completely different. There was a different world here, as if it hid countless secrets waiting for them to explore.

The two walked along the winding passage, turning countless corners and walking for an unknown amount of time. Finally, the Lianshoucheng stopped in front of a huge door.

As he walked along, Long Dong's mind kept flashing with images of the seriously injured struggling in pain. At this moment, the passage was filled with a gray gloom, with only the sound of their footsteps echoing. As time passed, Long Dong felt more and more uneasy, with an indescribable feeling of fear and terror intertwined.

When Long Dong entered the interior of the city wall, a strong smell of blood hit his nose. He frowned, feeling a little uneasy. As he walked deeper into the Great Wall, the smell of blood became stronger, as if the entire space was soaked in blood.

Lian Shoucheng stood in front of a door and said solemnly, "We are here." Long Dong took a deep breath, calmed himself, and approached the closed door with Lian Shoucheng. Through the crack in the door, a strong smell of blood wafted out, making people feel sick.

Lian Shoucheng put his hand on the door, and it seemed that he needed great courage to push it. Finally, he pushed hard and the door slowly opened. Long Dong stood there, his eyes wide open, shocked by the scene before him and speechless.

In the spacious room, the piles of corpses were shocking. There were dozens of these corpses! On each pile of corpses, you could clearly see the broken limbs of various people, which was horrible to look at. None of these corpses were intact, and they seemed to have suffered extremely serious injuries before death. The corpses gave off a disgusting stench, and the smell of decay filled the air, making it difficult to breathe.

Long Dong walked closer and observed the bodies carefully. Their faces were as pale as paper, their eye sockets were sunken, and their expressions were twisted and painful, as if they had experienced endless fear and torture at the moment of death. The condition of these bodies looked like they had been attacked by some monster. Long Dong couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that these dead people were sucked of blood by monsters like vampires when they were alive? This thought flashed through his mind, making him shudder.

Some of the corpses had expressions of fear on their faces, while others looked peaceful, as if they were relieved. Some of the corpses had already bred a large number of maggots and flies. Seeing this, Long Dong almost vomited his dinner.

Some of the corpses were as dry as firewood, some still had blood on their faces as if they had suffered unimaginable torture before death, and some of the corpses were like dehydrated vegetables with very little blood left.

Long Dong had never seen such a scene before. Even though he had guessed something before coming here, he was still trembling with fear after seeing it with his own eyes.

Continue deeper into the room.

An extremely huge altar appeared before my eyes.

Around the altar, there were numerous stone platforms densely arranged. On each of them lay a seriously injured person. Most of them were bound tightly to the stone platform by heavy chains, unable to break free and could only struggle in pain. Only a few lay there with peaceful faces.

These stone platforms seemed to have endless suction power, constantly absorbing the life force and spiritual energy of the injured. These precious energies gathered into the altar like a torrent, and then were transported through the altar to the majestic and magnificent Great Wall above.

It turns out that the reason why the Great Wall can stand firm and indestructible is not because of its own strength, but because of the life force dedicated by these brave and fearless soldiers. It is precisely because of their selfless dedication that the Great Wall can exist for a long time.

According to Lian Shoucheng, the Wu Kingdom was actually founded by a group of civil servants from the former Shenlong Empire. However, this group was mired in corruption from the beginning, and even after successfully establishing the Wu Kingdom, the corruption problem within it did not improve, but instead became worse.

When the Jin Kingdom launched a war, Lian Shoucheng led his army to fight the enemy without hesitation. However, the disparity in military strength between the two sides was too great, so Lian Shoucheng had to resort to the last resort - summoning the Great Wall, which barely held off the surging Jin Kingdom army. However, in order to maintain the Great Wall, an extremely heavy price must be paid. Originally, the Wu Kingdom used some criminals to provide the energy needed for the Great Wall. Later, when the criminals were used up, the top leaders left Lian Shoucheng alone and asked him to find a solution.

The Wu high-ranking officials did not care about the lives of ordinary people, nor did they care about the needs of the army. The equipment, weapons, armor, food and water that the army needed could not be supplied in sufficient quantities. Medical supplies were even more out of the question.

Lian Shoucheng could only think of a way out on their own. Lian Shoucheng sent Liu Cheng and others to collect supplies and resources for the army. If Liu Cheng and others had not been very helpful, the army would have collapsed long ago. Of course, Long Dong also contributed to the armor Liu Cheng got.

The shortage of medical supplies made it impossible for every injured person to receive treatment. In order to save medical resources, Lian Shoucheng personally ordered that the seriously injured people should not be treated. The seriously injured people were directly sent to the altar to provide energy for the Great Wall.

Some people are very reluctant to be sacrificed to the Great Wall, knowing that they will not receive treatment after being seriously injured, while others are willing to sacrifice themselves.

After all, as long as the Great Wall is still there, the Jin army will not be able to enter the territory of Wu. In order to protect their homes, there are always people who are willing to sacrifice everything. However, more people are actually unwilling to do so. They fought bravely on the battlefield and tried their best to protect the country, but in the end, even staying alive became a luxury. In order to maintain the operation of the Great Wall, whether they are willing or not, the United City Guards can only forcibly send personnel to lock them firmly on the stone platform to provide energy for the Great Wall.

In addition, the army also needs a lot of money to raise supplies. The property of these sacrificed soldiers was collected by the Lianshoucheng in exchange for the required funds. The money Liu Cheng gave to Long Dong came from the remains of these soldiers. After hearing these facts, Long Dong couldn't believe his ears. He was so angry that he trembled all over and questioned in a trembling voice: "This, this is all your one-sided words! Why should I believe you..."

However, Lian Shoucheng ignored Long Dong's questioning and walked straight to a corner. In that corner, there were three bodies. A careful observation revealed that the three bodies were very young.

Lian Shoucheng took out a towel with trembling hands and gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. He said with a choked voice: "These three... are my sons..."

Long Dong followed his gaze and saw three bodies lying on the ground, each of them was incomplete, obviously they had experienced extremely brutal battles before their death.

Long Dong's eyes gradually became moist, and his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he couldn't utter a word.

Lian Shoucheng murmured in grief: "My son, your father is incompetent! You can only use your lives to protect our homeland..."

Lian Shoucheng, as a powerful man of the Venerable rank, had come all the way from the end of the Dragon Empire, experienced many ups and downs, and witnessed countless joys and sorrows. In the decades since the disappearance of the Dragon Empire, he had witnessed too many tragedies in the world.

Many people miss the glorious days of the Dragon Empire, but the reality is so cruel. The Dragon Empire has become history, but the evil of war is still with us. Most people live in dire straits, and only those high-ranking officials still enjoy wealth and glory.

When the Jin invaded, Lian Shoucheng, as the most powerful general of the Wu, stepped forward without hesitation and led the soldiers to defend their homeland. His three sons also joined the battlefield without hesitation, fighting for the country and eventually sacrificed their precious lives. If there was no other way, how could he be willing to sacrifice his sons to the Great Wall.

Long Dong stood there, staring at the scene in front of him, with Lian Shoucheng's words echoing in his ears, and endless feelings and complex emotions in his heart. If possible, he would rather choose not to listen to Lian Shoucheng's explanation and not to witness what was happening in front of him.

Long Dong turned away silently from the altar, leaving Lian Shoucheng alone in it. He took heavy steps, climbed up the Great Wall that stretched for thousands of miles, and looked at the distant skyline.

At this moment, the happy mood he had had during dinner had long since disappeared, replaced by an extremely solemn state of mind.

The cold winter wind was blowing, and it was freezing cold. However, the soldiers who were guarding their posts were not afraid of the cold wind and stood on the city wall resolutely. When they saw Long Dong, they all came forward to greet him enthusiastically.

The soldiers were full of love and respect for the young hero, and the leading general said frankly: "Longdong, you need to rest early. We will guard the city wall, please rest assured. We look forward to your help in achieving the most glorious victory!"

Long Dong smiled and responded to the soldiers' greetings, and silently vowed in his heart that he would go all out to help the United Army defend the city and completely defeat the Jin Kingdom. He knew that he had a heavy responsibility, but he also firmly believed that as long as they united as one and fought bravely, they would be able to defeat the enemy and defend the dignity and peace of the country.

The soldiers continued patrolling, leaving only Longdong on the city wall.

Long Dong looked into the distance. In front of him was the location of the Jin army. Behind him was the Wu Kingdom, his home. He could not escape no matter what.