Lord of War

  Sigh, the environment of the forest has always been unusually monotonous.

  Although it is called a forest, it does not have a canopy dense enough to cover the sky. Basically all the trees are completely withered or in a withered state, and occasionally a few trees with a little greenery are rare. But what is incomprehensible is that the density of trees in this forest is very high, which seems a bit counterintuitive. However, no matter when, where, and at what position, if you look up at the sky from the forest of sighs, you will only see a gray area, as if there is a huge barrier covering the forest.

  Located by a river in the eastern part of the Forest of Sighs, there is a simple camp.

  The location of the camp is quite good, the ground height is slightly higher than the surrounding terrain, and it is far away from the moist grass, soil, and sewage with heavy moisture. This is a rare pure land in the sigh forest.

  This camp has almost no fortifications—not to mention the wooden fences or log walls built around the camp, not even a guard tower. Although there are so many woods in the forest, they can be seen almost everywhere, but the wood of dead wood itself becomes very brittle, and it is basically impossible to use it as a raw material for fortifications. Moreover, the entire forest is eroded and desecrated by the magic of the undead. Extremely serious, even if the defense function is ignored, it is likely to affect and infect the people in the camp.

  After weighing the pros and cons of various parties, the leader of the camp finally decided to abandon the construction of fortifications, instead adopting a more tiring multi-position and multi-shift rotation.

  In fact, it's not that these people are brave enough to want to play survival challenges in the forest of sighs, but they have to rest here. Because they entered the forest of sighs for a week or so, their losses completely exceeded their imagination and the limit they could bear. This was seriously inconsistent with the assumption they made at the beginning. It's a pity that when they discovered the danger of the matter, they had already lost the opportunity to leave the forest of sighs, and were forced to continue to choose to cross the forest.

   But with the attack of the undead forces in the past two days, it has become more and more fierce. This special operations force finally reached a state where it had to stop and rest.

  In a tent in this camp, a young man in armor waved his hand and slammed the ground. Even if he didn't use the power of vindictiveness, it was purely an act of venting, but the ground was still hammered by this young man. One can imagine how powerful this young man is.

  The armor on this young man's body is covered with traces of swords. In addition, there are a lot of black blood and burnt marks. Judging by these traces. It is not difficult to speculate what kind of cruel battle this young man has experienced, but what is truly shocking is that the strong blood exuded from this young man is enough to show that this is a strong man who has stepped into the realm of legend. So what kind of battle and enemy is it that can leave these battle marks on a heavily armed legendary powerhouse?

Looking at the angry look of this young man, another middle-aged man who is also a legendary powerhouse next to him said in a deep voice, "Please restrain your emotions, Marquis Eugenris."

   "Huh!" The young man named Eugenris snorted coldly. Obviously there is not much respect for this middle-aged man. "When we first encountered those powerful undead knights, you should listen to my advice and give up continuing to cross the forest of sighs, otherwise, you won't fall to where it is today....A total of more than four hundred brothers. , All are buried here! And even after death, their souls and corpses will not be able to rest in peace!... Magellan, you have to pay for it!"

   "I will naturally pay the price for this." The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, the look on his face as severe as a knife. "If we can leave this forest alive, I will resign from your Majesty. I will step down as the head of the Dark Curtain Legion."

   "Humph!" Eugenris still snorted dissatisfiedly.

"But before that!" The middle-aged legendary powerhouse named Magellan glanced at Eugenris, and then said coldly, "You are sent by His Majesty the Emperor to assist me, so I retired from the post of captain. Before you had to obey my orders and commands, Marquis Eugenris.... Besides, if you didn’t underestimate the enemy during the second battle, the strength of the two of us would not be broken by the undead knights. We are fighting in our own formation."

  Magellan didn’t know that the formations that could break through the defenses of the two of them and circumvent straight into the Dark Veil Legion were not powerful undead knights, but abyss death knights. If it was known from the very beginning that these powerful undead creatures were up to the eleventh rank, Magellan would never choose to continue to advance in the forest of sighs. It's just that knowing and knowing are not important now, because they have no turning back.

   Listening to Magellan’s criticism, Eugenius’s face showed an extremely angry look, which was ashamed to anger. However, in the end, he did not speak to refute. After all, he can become a powerhouse in the legendary realm. Whether he is self-control or enlightenment, he is stronger than others. At least they are able to understand the mistakes and omissions they have made. If you face it and admit it, you will not deny or shirk responsibility like most people do.

   "How long shall we rest here?" Eugenris asked in a deep voice.

"It will be tomorrow morning at the latest." Magellan hesitated for a moment, and then said, "The day and night fighting has made the soldiers very tired. If we are on the road now, at least more than half of the people will be left behind. . And we are currently only passing through one-half of the forest of sighs, and there will continue to be attritions here..."

  Magellan didn’t finish his words, but the meaning was already very obvious.

"But if this is the case, our supplies are no longer enough." Eugenris hesitated for a moment, and then he said, his eyes looked particularly helpless, "I thought that if you were near the stream, you could at least make sure that the drinking water was unobstructed. Unexpectedly, the entire stream has been desecrated and corrupted. Moreover, the forest does not have any living creatures, even the most basic self-sufficiency is completely impossible, and our remaining materials can only barely keep us for five days... …"

"So it was decided to implement food control control next." Magellan said in a deep voice, "With the strength of the two of us, it doesn't matter if we don't eat for one or two days, but the soldiers can't do it. So I recommend putting the two of us together. Human food is distributed to other soldiers to ensure that they can maintain a certain level of combat effectiveness."

   "I have no problem." Eugenris knew it too. Only this is the best way at the moment, "It's just that I really don't understand, your Excellency Magellan, why you had to choose to cross the Forest of Sighs? Our choices are obviously many. And if we follow the original plan..."

Before Eugenius could finish speaking, Magellan had already spoken: "Because we are being targeted.... The Marquis of Antas didn't know where we were intercepted. So he prepared a great gift for us on the way. Do you know why the rebel army was defeated? That is because they pressed Baoquan on this side. This led to their defensive line being empty, and His Majesty seized the opportunity to counterattack. But, you have to know..."

"Once they successfully intercept our research results, even if the rebel forces in the empire are defeated across the board, they will be able to turn defeat into victory." Eugenris spoke in a deep voice and took the topic over, "That **** viper! Long ago! It is said that he is in a gang with the rebel party. But His Majesty the Emperor does not hold him accountable at all!"

   "There is no evidence." Magellan sighed softly. "Even if we all know it, how can it be? The Demon Snake Marquis Antas is shrewd and ruthless, and his power cannot be underestimated. Not to mention the three legendary powerhouses under his command, namely the Viper Legion and the Anaconda Legion. Not much inferior to the Imperial Ace Legion. If it weren't for your Majesty's deliberate suppression, he would have been the title of a powerful Duke.... So before there is enough evidence, Your Majesty does not want to tear his face with him."

   "Huh, can you just let him continue to support the rebel army?"

   "It won't be too long." Magellan said in a deep voice. "As long as all these rebel parties are resolved, the old snake nesting in the cave will be dead. Of course. The old snake must also fully know his future fate, so he can't wait to be so impatient.... Because of this, it is even more impossible for us to get this research report. Otherwise, everything is too late."

"I will do my best to cooperate with you, Earl Magellan." Eugenris said in a deep voice, and at the same time stood up and made an internal military salute belonging to the Dark Veil Legion. "For Your Majesty! I am willing to use our flesh and blood to cast your Majesty forever. Weiye! The shadow is immortal!"

   "For Your Majesty! I am willing to use our flesh and blood to create your majesty forever! The shadow is immortal!" Magellan also stood up and saluted Eugenris.

  As a special operation force directly under the Emperor of the Millennium Covenant, the shadow sanction is divided into two parts.

  One is the Dark Screen Legion, the other is the Shadow Army, the combination of the two is the Shadow. They are specifically responsible for solving the inconvenience of some imperial emperors, or the inability to deploy troops from the military department, and some special affairs that cannot be declared. Because this special organization is only loyal to the imperial emperor, and only obeys the imperial emperor’s orders, it is within the empire. No one knows its existence.

The Dark Curtain Legion is a standard legion training and configuration mode, and its combat power standards are stronger than the average seventh-level legion, because these soldiers are selected from the elite legions of the empire and undergo more rigorous and cruel knight training. , And finally became a qualified dark curtain soldier, of course, it is also possible to call it a dark curtain knight. However, due to various factors and conditions, it is already the limit for this army to reach this level.

  Being able to serve as the commander of a seventh-level legion, Magellan’s strength is naturally beyond doubt. It can even be said that to serve as the commander of this legion with the strength of his legendary powerhouse is already a little overkill. However, as the exclusive secret private legion of the Emperor of the Millennium Covenant Empire, only this strength can be worthy.

  As for the Shadow Force, this is a force responsible for intelligence collection and other special tasks including assassinations, diplomacy, and escort. The members of the troops are basically selected and strictly trained before staying. Although the composition of the members is extremely complicated, the strength is beyond doubt, even the lowest strength has the strength of the upper level gold.

  Eugenris, even in the shadow forces, can be regarded as a top-ranked powerhouse, especially his practical experience and skills are extremely rich, which makes him far more dangerous than the ranking in the ranking battle.

  Two legendary strong men who are extremely good at combat lead the team, plus an **** force composed of 7th-level legionnaires from a strong combat unit. This lineup can no longer be said to be luxurious, but should be called terror. This is also the real reason why Magellan dared to sigh the forest in the first place, because he knew that the rebel parties came with a ruined attitude, and it was completely impossible for them to reach their destination smoothly.

   And sigh that the forest is dangerous, but if you only act on the edge, then even if there is danger, it will not go where it is. And if those armies dare to chase over, they can also use the terrain complexity of the Sighing Forest to throw away their opponents, or even use the undead creatures in the Sighing Forest to avoid the enemy. And most importantly, their enemies don't know their destination, as long as they survive the most dangerous sections and leave after crossing the forest of sighs, they will be safe.

  But I didn’t expect that at the beginning, it was a relatively smooth trip, but on the third day, I encountered a terrible blow. After that, as if the goddess of luck chose to leave them because they spit on this dark place, a large number of high-level undead that should have been encountered only in the depths emerged in an endless stream, and they completely defeated their troops in just four days. Can, although this has greatly made the remaining soldiers of the Dark Curtain Legion more elite and extraordinary, if they can't leave this forest alive, everything will be meaningless.

  ……

  Just as Magellan and Eugenris ended this conversation, Cecilia and others also arrived near the army.

  In order to better guarantee the combat effectiveness of the Dark Curtain Legion, Eugenris and Magellan cut down all the dead wood near the camp, exposing a large area of ​​open space. Although this makes the abyss death knights that make them feel tricky, it also provides great convenience, but more is to provide them with enough fighting space. After all, even if there is dead wood blocking them, the abyss death knights and high-level undead creatures The combat effectiveness of the army will not be too weak, on the contrary, the combat effectiveness of the Dark Curtain Legion has been forced to decline.

  At this time, Cecilia and the others were standing about five or six hundred meters away from the camp and watching.

   Both Cecilia and Angel advocated getting closer, but Kozilek stopped them. He knows very well that if he gets closer, he will definitely be discovered by the people in the opponent’s camp. At present, in the absence of observation and intelligence, Cecilia doesn’t want to act so quickly for the time being, so naturally, he cannot let the opponent discover her first. This is why Kozilek will stop Cecilia and others from getting closer.

  After extremely difficult negotiations, Cecilia and others finally figured out what Kozilek meant.

  However, if you observe from this distance, you will not be able to gain too much intelligence and clues, and even the layout of the local camp’s defense line cannot be seen clearly. The only information that Cecilia and others have is the information that Rek has recorded on the bone fragments. It is only because of the previous relationship with Rek that Cecilia does not trust the information provided by Rek. She even Can't understand why Lake told himself this information.

   And out of common sense of the lich, Cecilia thought this must be a trap for the old lich Rek. If he waited for someone to break in, I was afraid that he would fall into the hands of Lake's conspiracy, so Cecilia decided to observe for a while before considering and planning.

  It’s just that she didn’t know that the scene of herself and others being so cautious also fell into the eyes of a crow standing on the treetop behind them.

And through the eyes of this crow, Lake, who was looking at the crystal ball, let out a strange laughter: "Sense, alert, and a heart that will never easily believe in others... Sure enough, you are the best. Yes, but it's a pity..."

  The old lich murmured, regretful emotions were revealed in the soul fluctuations, and he did not know what he was pitying or regretting. (To be continued~^~)