Andesa Wendell frowned tightly as she looked at the infiltration troop soldiers returning from the dark mountains.
The infiltration operation into the Dark Mountains failed. Although Andersa also considered the possibility of failure at the beginning, she did not expect it to be so fast, nor did she expect that the powerful elf ranger failed to come back. .
According to the intelligence brought by the withdrawn soldiers, the first half of their infiltration operation was extremely smooth. It can be said that they easily bypassed the "Dark Mountain Pass" on the eastern defense line of Ansu, but in The situation took a turn for the worse when approaching the legendary pioneer territory in the southeast of Ansu - a small team suddenly lost contact. Based on the clues discovered later, it can be determined that they were attacked by the Ansu army and were annihilated. The home team led by Solderlin went to investigate, but contact was quickly lost.
No one had time to send back any news - not even the messenger bugs had time to release. This would only happen when encountering an instant devastating blow.
So the other teams quickly withdrew, not even staying for a quarter of an hour.
The soldiers made the right choice. If even the main team led by Solderin would be wiped out in an instant, then the lower-level team with weaker strength would only be a dead end if they continued to act. They could still save by withdrawing. Some effective forces can bring the ascertained information back to the commander. However, this does not make the young General Wolf feel better in the slightest - rather, after confirming the existence and threat of the pioneer territory, Her mood got worse.
That developed territory is real. Judging from its strength, that Gawain Cecil is also real - even if he is not a real ancient hero, at least he was cultivated by Anzu. A powerful figure comparable to the Duke of the Three Realms. What was originally thought to be the weakest link on the Ansu border has now turned into a thorny problem. The decaying and slow Ansu royal family is not as unbearable as first expected. ... They were promptly aware of the major problems on the homeland defense line and had begun to remedy them.
It just happened to be before Typhon officially attacked.
Andesa asked the soldiers to go back to rest, and then she came to the desk and spread out a huge map in front of her eyes.
Based on the information that the infiltration team finally brought back, she could probably deduce the location of the pioneering territory - right at the end of the lower reaches of the White Water River, near the starting point of the eastern extension of the Dark Mountains, with the Dark Mountains in the background. , there is a river in front, with large open plains and dense forests on both sides. It is indeed a very good place, and "Gawain Cecil" has a good eye for choosing the territory.
This mysterious pioneer territory seemed like an abyss in Andersa's eyes. She knew it was there, but she couldn't find out what was in it. This made the always competitive General Wolf feel particularly... Unhappy, but as the outstanding heir of the Wendel family, Andesa quickly suppressed the restless mentality of young people. She exhaled softly and took the paper from the side.pen, and began to write a letter:
"As reported by Winter Wolf Fortress...there is indeed a weak point in the Dark Mountain Pass, which can bypass the Ansu Eastern Defense Line...Cecil's pioneering territory does exist, and should be There is a strong military deployment, but the specific situation is still a mystery... Everything in the rest of the defense line is as usual, and there is no more movement from Ansu. In recent days..."
A burst of noise came from outside. Interrupting Andesa's writing, the young General Wolf frowned and raised his head, asking loudly: "What's going on outside?"
The heavy wooden door of the room was pushed open, and a trusted guard walked out came in: "Commander! There is... a strange thing approaching on the plain in front of the fortress!"
"Strange thing?" Andersa was very dissatisfied with this statement, "Speak clearly. "
"Well...it seems to be a huge humanoid monster running out from the direction of the dark mountains!"
The loud bells are ringing, and the bells are mixed with sharp horns! With the loud shouts of commanders at all levels, Winter Wolf Fortress made the most correct response to the unknown - the city gates were quickly closed tightly, and soldiers came to the city walls to prepare for defense, scalding hot oil and heavy The rolling log was pushed to the edge of the wall stack, and on the vast snowfield facing the city wall, groups of unknown red clouds were gathering.
Andesa came to the city wall, and the sharp vision of the high-ranking knight allowed her to see clearly what the monsters on the plain looked like. This was the first time for the youngest female Winter Wolf commander in history. He showed a surprised look: "What is that?!"
Huge bloody humanoid creatures were swaying on the plain. They were like ancient giants in myths and legends, with powers far superior to human beings. They were huge in size, but there were no details of human facial features or limbs. It was like blood-colored mud-like things were squirming and flowing on their bodies. The faceless heads were so terrifying that even Andersa saw a large group of them. The giant couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling as he walked towards the fortress!
That was truly the look of the most blasphemous, twisted, and terrifying nightmare, and yet they appeared here, in front of the Winter Wolf Fortress!
"Push up the trebuchet quickly! Monsters of this size must be dealt with by trebuchets!" Andesa immediately shouted, "You, and you, go and call the magician Group, let them go to the Battle Mage Tower!"
While Andersa was quickly setting up defenses, the huge humanoid monsters shaking on the plain also began to speed up - they seemed to have finally "smelled it" "Inspired by the smell of living people and magic power, they suddenly became excited from the hazy wandering state. These terrifying monsters roared silently, lowered their heads and launched a fearless charge towards the Winter Wolf Fortress, and some of them had the ability to cast spells. The powerful monster raised its arms high during the charge. A bunch of chaotic energy arrows with an unknown black and red light emitted a piercing scream in the air, crossed a long parabola, and hit the winter wolf hard. The strong walls of the fortress.
SturdyUnder the corrosion of this inexplicable energy, the wall tiles quickly weathered and cracked like fragile sand!
Even if there is no direct hit by the energy arrow, the surface of the city wall still shows an obvious tendency to be fragile!
Andersa immediately noticed the corrosive effect of those chaos energy arrows, and realized how terrifying these things were - although with the thickness of the walls of Winter Wolf Fortress, the damage caused by these energy arrows was within a short time. They are not fatal within a short period of time, but their effect of "transforming" the rock weakens the overall strength of the entire castle!
"Stop them!" Andersa pulled out her long sword and struck out a silvery white shock wave, killing the spell-casting monster rushing forward. "Don't let them get close to the city wall!"< /p>
A chaotic and strange fierce battle broke out in front of the Winter Wolf Fortress.
At the same time, in Cecil’s newly built arsenal, Byron solemnly presented a one-handed sword with a strange shape and wonderful beauty to Gawain.
"Sir, the first finished product of the Melting Sword has been successfully tested."
Gawain carefully observed this brand-new sword that has been the result of countless efforts of technicians and forgers. weapons, my heart gradually filled with joy.
It is a beautiful weapon, beautiful and deadly - it has a deep tone as a whole, and the almost black blade and handle embody the precise beauty of industrial products. It is a single-edged sword. In Gawain's opinion, it is more like a combination of a combat knife and a cutting sword: its spine is straight and strong, and an array of runes with functions of heat dissipation and reinforcement can be seen on the black metal. The blade is slightly curved at the front end and appears a deep blue color. The hilt of this sword appears thicker and more complicated than an ordinary one-handed sword. On the inside of the guard, you can see a less obvious trigger structure. Its position and size are specially designed to ensure that it can be used by soldiers. The sword will not be affected when fighting, and a toggle safety device can be seen next to the trigger - this can prevent the sword from being accidentally activated and injuring the wearer while being carried.
Gawain reached out and picked up the melting sword as a sample, and waved it casually twice: this sword was slightly lighter for him, but it was still very easy to use, and it was obviously designed The craftsmen carefully listened to the advice from the knights of Byron when making this sword.
“I reduced part of the weight of the sword and adjusted the center of gravity so that it still has good balance,” Knight Byron explained beside him. “A lighter sword can save soldiers’ physical strength. , and because the melting sword itself relies on the high-heat blade to kill, rather than relying on gravity and inertia to break armor like ordinary slashing swords, the weight reduction will not affect the lethality of the sword itself. "
Gawain nodded, then activated the high-temperature blade.
With an extremely slight sound in the hilt of the sword, the energy stored in the magic capacitor was conducted to the heating runes buried inside the blade, and the burning runes originally used to create magic traps began to take effect. Gawain sees Na YuanThe dark lavender blade quickly began to glow red, and became hot and shiny in just a second or two, covering the sword like a solidified golden-red flame.
Its heat did not escape, so standing around the melting sword would only feel a slight heat, but Gawain tried to press the blade of the sword against an iron plate nearby for testing. , almost easily cutting the iron plate into two pieces - the feel is similar to cutting a relatively hard piece of butter.
Gawain did not wear a gauntlet. He carefully felt the heat of the sword hilt and curiously asked the magic technician next to him: "How did you solve the heat insulation problem and the stability of the melting sword itself? ”
“Lord, the purple steel blade of the Melting Sword and the sword body are not one piece. We added a heat insulation layer mixed with quartz sand and crystal dust in the middle, and relied on the penetration The purple steel rivets on the sword spine complete the connection. The rivets will still transfer some heat, so we added a rune array around the rivets to enhance high temperature resistance, and added a heat dissipation structure on the sword spine, so that all the heat will be dissipated in time. Diversion will not burn the melting sword itself, nor will it hurt the user."
"Wouldn't the strength of the sword be reduced as a result?"
"Will it be a little bit? decline, but because purple steel itself is a very strong and stable magical material, and the refined steel we forge now is stronger than the previous steel, so the strength of this sword is still sufficient - and most of it There is no need to 'go head-to-head' at this time."
At this time, Byron Knight mentioned: "Of course, if the energy is exhausted or other unavoidable situations, soldiers can still use this. Fight the enemy to the death with the sword - the purple steel blade itself is sharp enough and can be used as an ordinary sword for a short period of time."
"Very good," Gawain gently waved the molten sword in his hand. Cutting the sword, the sharp blade containing astonishing high temperature created a dazzling stream of light in the air. "The security of the territory has another guarantee."