It was already late at night.
The earth was shrouded in darkness, and not the slightest bit of light could be seen. Nocturnal creatures began to appear. Night was the busiest time of the day for them. They were busy hunting, so there would be moving fluorescent lights in the densest shadows on the ground. In this area, the twin-tailed blue scorpions were undoubtedly the overlords of nocturnal creatures. When they appeared, other creatures had to scramble to escape.
However, the atmosphere tonight was a little abnormal.
After a few palm-sized twin-tailed blue scorpions climbed onto a huge rock, they all raised their poisonous tails in the same direction. Then, they dispersed and left far away from that direction.
There was a pile of rubble there.
Behind the pile of rubble, there were many figures.
If Mokedan's men were here, they would recognize that it was an imperial army hiding behind the rubble, and it was the elite trump card of the Berserk Shadow Army. There were still more than two thousand Berserk Shadow Army soldiers hiding in the shadows of various rocks. The iron-blooded killing intent on these people was the key to repelling the Blue Scorpions. Even if they had to march dozens of kilometers during the day, it was nothing to the soldiers of the Berserk Shadow Army. The amount of stamina they consumed was very limited. What was truly worrying was their morale. In the history of the Berserk Shadow Army, they had never retreated in such a sorry state. It could be said that in the era when Bali presided over this army, the Berserk Shadow Army had never known what defeat was. But now that Bali had died in battle, it was as if the backbone of this army had been taken away. It was no longer possible to rely on just one or two imperial generals to support their morale.
The ape-faced general also knew this, so he felt quite helpless when he saw this demoralized army. However, he did not regret the decision he had made during the day. After losing Bali, the Berserk Shadow Army's combat strength had plummeted. Even if everyone fought to the death during the day, they would at most delay the time of breaking through the city. It was true that the Berserk Shadow Soldier could fight against a hundred people, but the number of experts on the enemy's side was terrifying.
Apart from the two who had transformed into an ice storm and dismantled the armor of the city wall to reassemble it into metal cannonballs, there were more than a dozen experts above Level 30. If these people joined hands to attack, the Berserk Shadow Army probably wouldn't even be able to last a quarter of an hour. Compared to a normal army, the Berserk Shadow Army was naturally stronger. However, in the eyes of a Commander Rank, a Level 10 or even Level 20 soldier was not much different from a Level 7 or Level 8 warrior. It was like a beetle and an ant. The former was larger in size, but regardless of whether it was a beetle or an ant, it would die with a single stomp.
The Berserk Shadow Army didn't have many soldiers in the first place. If all 3,000 of them died in Moke Dan, it would be a huge blow to the army. The ape-faced general resolutely retreated in order to preserve the vitality of the army. But looking at the soldiers' low morale, the general couldn't help but ask himself, would such an army still have any combat power to speak of?
He shook his head hard and decided not to think about these unsolvable problems.
Suddenly, the ape-faced general looked up at the sky. The night sky was overcast, and the clouds were moving at an extremely slow speed. From his eyes, there was nothing. But in the ape-faced general's perception, he sensed a trace of energy. Then, in the next moment, a beam of light suddenly shot down from the empty night sky.
It was the cannon fire of a high-energy cannon!
The stream of light hit a corner of the camp and exploded into a fireball, sending a hundred or so Berserk Shadow Army soldiers flying in that direction. More than a dozen people were killed and dozens were lightly injured. Only then did the ape-faced general react and roared, "Watch out for air attacks!"
Waves of flowing lights appeared in the night sky. Dozens of warships deactivated their stealth mode. The cannons and energy rapid-fire cannons on the ships kept firing, blasting streams of light onto the ground and bombarding the rubble area. For a moment, flames were everywhere. The Berserk Shadow Army soldiers weren't slow to react. Everyone looked for cover to counterattack. However, against the firepower of the flying ships, the rubble on the ground had no defense at all. Usually, a single shot would erase a huge rock that was dozens of meters long and wide, leaving a large charred mark after the explosion.
After a few rounds of cannon fire, the battleship's hatch opened and soldiers began to descend, fighting with the Berserk Shadow Army. What made the ape-faced general crazy was that these soldiers were clearly wearing the equipment of the Shadow Army. Needless to say, they were definitely the surrendered soldiers of Moke Dan.
Actually, he was only half right.
Only half of the troops chasing after the Berserk Shadow Army tonight were Moke Dan's surrendered soldiers, while the other half were Bronze Martial's Blood Peak Warriors. The reason why Moke Dan's surrendered army was because Allen wanted to consolidate the captives. After tonight's battle, the empire no longer had any room for the surrendered soldiers that Allen had mixed up, whether they were willing or not. In the future, they could only fight for Allen. After all, the empire had never been kind to the rebels.
There was still a chance to survive fighting for Allen, but if he returned to the empire, he would only be sent to prison. How to choose was already very simple.
The ape-faced general also knew this, but he could not order his soldiers not to resist. Therefore, as soon as Moke Dan was broken, Allen had more than 20,000 soldiers for no reason. Moreover, the ape-faced general had no time to care about anything else. Two tyrannical auras appeared above his head at the same time. Two black dots quickly gathered and landed, causing a pillar of dust to shake up on the ground. In the flames, Ape Face could clearly see that one of them was the bronze martial who had destroyed the armed platform during the day, while the other was a Catu. This surprised Ape Face. He could feel that the Catus' aura was clearly lower than Bronze Martial's, but it was definitely not inferior to his own.
That Catu alone made Ape Face feel difficult to deal with, not to mention a bronze martial.
At this time, Hubble locked onto Ape Face and shouted to the tin can beside him, "He's mine!"
Bronze Martial did not answer. Instead, he turned around and greeted a group of high-ranking officers in the Berserk Shadow Army. His meaning could not be more obvious. Hubble was in a good mood. He had just rushed to the bottom of the city during the siege during the day when the battle was nearing its end. Hubble could only smash a few hammers before withdrawing, causing him to be filled with anger. Now, he could finally vent his anger. The Catus roared and waved their dark stars, rolling towards the ape's face like a chariot.
Hubble didn't even bother to swing his hammer when he encountered the Berserk Shadow Army warriors on the way. The collision of his body, which was wrapped in strong Origin Energy, was even more terrifying than being run over by a real chariot. The soldiers who were knocked away had already vomited blood and died before they landed on the ground. The ape-faced general knew that this battle was inevitable, so he finally threw away all his worries and rushed forward with a low roar. In the blink of an eye, the two of them met. Ape Face's elbow smashed into the side of Hubble's face, while Dark Star smashed into the other party's chest, causing a circle of pitch-black ripples to explode!
When the sun rose the next day, a group of airships landed at the berthing port. Allen had already been waiting there for a long time, and at the same time, dozens of important figures who had been lucky enough to be invited to the City Lord's Mansion yesterday were also "welcoming" the fleet. When the airship opened, a strong smell of blood emanated from the cabin door. As the blood-soaked warriors walked off the airship, the corners of the eyes of the big shots began to tremble. When they saw these warriors throw their backpacks onto the ground and some heads roll out of their backpacks, some of their legs had already gone soft and they almost fell to the ground.
No matter what these heads looked like, they all had a werewolf symbol on their foreheads. That was the symbol of the Berserk Shadow Army. Seeing these heads, no matter how slow the people present were, they knew that this fleet was going to chase after the Berserk Shadow Army that had escaped from Mokedan yesterday. There were so many heads on the ground, it seemed like they had captured all of the Berserk Shadow Army in one fell swoop.
That was nearly three thousand Berserk Shadow Army!
The elite trump card of the empire …
Thinking of this, someone began to groan unconsciously. At this moment, Hubble strode out and threw the ape-faced general's head to the ground. The Catus, who were covered in blood, suddenly roared and squeezed out two words from their mouths, "Great!"
However, when they heard these two words, the dozens of big shots did not feel happy at all. Of course they knew that it was one of the generals of the Berserk Shadow Army. Thinking about how mighty Bali was when he arrived at Mokedan with three generals, an adjutant, and three thousand Berserk Shadow Army warriors. To the people of Mokedan, even if it was the people present, Bali and the imperial general were definitely big shots in the empire.
But now, these so-called big shots were all dead.
Not a single one was left.
So when they looked at Allen, their gazes were clearly very different from yesterday. After that, Allen politely sent them back to the city. Before noon, the threshold of the City Lord's Mansion was almost flattened. These merchants and union leaders threw olive branches at Allen one after another, vowing to work closely with Allen. If the scene in the morning hadn't made them make up their minds, then these people wouldn't have been able to climb to their current positions. Moreover, Allen's conditions were so favorable that they couldn't find a reason to refuse.
Once these people expressed their support for Allen, it would be equivalent to putting Mokedan in Allen's pocket. This was the ideal result that Allen wanted. Otherwise, if he relied solely on force to suppress it, it would probably cause the city's vitality to be greatly damaged. That would not be beneficial to Allen's career. The city of Mokedan was the ideal logistics base. With it, Allen would have the cornerstone to march towards Demonic Ring City. Therefore, from the very beginning, Allen wanted to make this stronghold city as stable as possible. Now, he had finally done it.
In the next few days, people arrived one after another from the other side of the wasteland. Important people like Glise, Zasuo, and the others were naturally brought directly into the City Lord's Mansion. When he stood in the City Lord's Mansion, Zasuo felt as if he was in a dream. He had never thought that one day he would be able to stand in Mokedan's City Lord's Mansion. At this moment, he was finally convinced by Allen.
Therefore, when Allen walked in, Zasuo was the first to kneel down towards Allen. He lowered his head to his chest and said solemnly, "Lord Allen, Zasuo awaits your orders."
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