A game of cat and mouse was being played in the depths of the Illusory Magic Forest …
In a dark shrubbery, the black soil suddenly burst open, and a large swarm of black beetles surged out from within, gradually forming a strange humanoid shape.
After the insect witch Bliss appeared, he sensed the other 'bait' from afar, and his expression immediately turned ugly.
In order to avoid the pursuit of that powerful elf, he had already sent out four groups of decoy soldiers to escape to different areas. But now, he could only sense two of them.
In other words, during the time he was trying his best to escape, two insect armies of more than 10,000 had been completely annihilated one after another. Along with the annihilation of these two groups of insect armies, there were also six demonized mantises.
After all, the demonized mantises were his standard guards. If he didn't arrange for them to be part of the decoy soldiers, it would have been very difficult to fool the forest elves who treated the Illusory Magic Forest as their home.
Under the intimidation of that powerful elf, the insect witch Bliss didn't dare to show himself. He could only frequently cut off his tail like a lizard, trying to lure the enemy away and escape. Unfortunately, the speed of the insect army moving underground was too slow. Even if the elves were led astray, they would quickly eliminate the decoy soldiers and find new information about the insect army.
Those 'accomplices' of the horned eagle archers usually didn't dare to appear in front of the demonized mantises. Now, they were swaggering through the air above the vast forest, using the Whispering Spell, plant communication, animal communication, and other strange skills to search for the whereabouts of the largest insect army.
The Illusory Magic Forest was the home of the forest elves after all!
Here, they had too many ways and means to find traces of outsiders.
Therefore, after being forced out of the ground, the insect witch Bliss made up his mind. He split the remaining 120,000 insect army and 18 demonized mantises into four groups. They didn't travel underground anymore, but ran through the forest and ran in four different directions.
At this time, the entire Illusory Magic Forest was filled with large groups of insect armies running and hunting without restraint. The demonized mantises that followed the groups all used the Plant Invisibility ability to hide in the treetops. When the elf archers rode on their horned eagles and flew past the treetops, they would suddenly attack.
Relying on this method, the hundreds of miles of Illusory Magic Forest were filled with elven archers being ambushed and killed. Ai Jiaye, the Spear of Vengeance, led an elite team of archers to put out the fire.
Wherever large groups of insect armies or demonic mantises appeared, they would quickly rush there with the help of the Hippogryphs.
Be it the densely packed insect army or the cruel and cunning demonized mantises, they were all ants that could be destroyed with a wave of her hand in front of the Spear of Vengeance. Even if Blitz gathered all the demonic mantises to attack Ai Jiaye, it would only make her slaughter a little easier. It would be difficult to deal any damage to her with such a small number.
It was because of this that Blitz decided to disperse the formation of the demonized mantises, allowing them to fight on their own, avoiding the elves and powerhouses that were in groups, and targeting the lone ones. Although this wouldn't stop the Demonized Mantises from being destroyed, it would at least distract them and slow down their destruction.
After making such a huge sacrifice, the Insect Lich Blitz led a 30,000-strong insect army and six demonized mantises to escape towards the southeast.
During the escape, the insect army had been moving towards the edge of the west coast with all their might. Blitz was worried that his movements were already known by the elves, so he could only send two groups of soldiers in that direction while he led the army towards the southeast.
Perhaps his diversion tactic worked, as a large number of Hippogryphs were indeed confused by the complicated situation of the enemy and focused their main force on a few groups of soldiers.
This gave Blitz enough time to escape. After retreating to a safe area with a group of elves, he suddenly launched an all-out counterattack. With the help of six demonized mantises and the 30,000-strong insect army, the Insect Lich Blitz killed a dozen Hippogryphs that were chasing after him, before escaping into the forest in the distance unwillingly.
When the Spear of Vengeance, Ai Jiaye, heard the news and rushed to the scene, the strange insect army was long gone.
The enraged Ai Jiaye immediately ordered the elves that followed her to return to Sky Water City to report the situation, and sent the nearby elven city guards to stop them. As for herself, she continued on her journey alone, following the traces left behind by the insect army into the forest.
… …
This was a rocky wasteland adjacent to the coastline.
On one side was the raging tides, and on the other was a sparse, low forest.
The Illusory Forest had only extended to this point, and the tall ancient trees were nowhere to be seen. The only greenery that could be seen on the rocky wasteland was the low shrubs and slippery moss.
In an extremely secluded cave at the edge of the coastline, a large group of Vampire Bats were hanging upside down on the cold, damp cave wall, huddled together. Six young men and women sat with their backs ramrod straight beside a fire pit that had been dug out.
Three of them wore blood-colored armor and had blood-colored longswords strapped to their waists. They were the three Blood Knights that had followed Mary for a long time, Soros, Winsol, and Jose. Sitting opposite them were the three Grade 2 Blood Elves that Mary had just recruited, Bonnie (female, archer), Candice (female, archer), and Leo (male, weaponmaster).
As for the Grade 1 ones, they could only cower and hide in the periphery, not qualified to get close to these Grade 2 powerhouses.
As for the ruler of all the Vampires, the Blood Queen Mary reclined on a stone platform with her eyes closed, while the old fox, Winsol, stood respectfully by her side.
The faint sound of flapping wings could be heard.
A Vampire Bat landed in a pile of rocks, and looked around with its beady eyes for a long time. After making sure that no one was following it, it pushed aside a small pile of rocks and entered the cave.
After a series of rapid and bizarre distortions and transformations, the vampire bat turned into a young man. He tiptoed to Venlier's side and whispered a few words into his ear.
After reporting the information, the young man turned back into a vampire bat and exited the cave. He flapped his bat wings and flew towards the nearby forest.
"What's wrong?" Mary asked without even opening her eyes. She rested her head on her hand and lay on the stone platform.
"Master, the scouts that were set up in the periphery have returned. The number of patrols by the elves today is halved compared to yesterday. What do you think? "Winsol hurriedly bowed.
Mary hesitated, and opened her eyes. "What about Bliss?"
"Lord Bliss has already sent three requests for help …" The old fox, Winsol, smiled bitterly. "The Vengeful Spear is hot on his heels. I heard that Lord Bliss's insect army has less than 20,000 left!"
After days of investigation, the Vampires had already figured out the specific details of that powerful elf!
"Do you think we should go and help him?" Mary narrowed her eyes. Her ruby-like crimson pupils flashed with a faint cold light.
"Lord Bliss is also a combat wizard that the master of the family has put in a lot of effort to cultivate. If we let him die in the Magic Forest, it will be a great loss to the Crimson Family's future development." Winsol still had a gentle smile on his face.
"Then, you mean … rescue?" Mary smiled faintly.
"Of course we will!" Winsol also smiled. "But if we go and help him directly, I'm afraid it won't help. It might even attract the attention of the Vengeful Spear."
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"We can change the battlefield. The surroundings of Sky Water City have become a dangerous place. The elves have set up many traps there, waiting for us to fall into them. Instead of that, we should turn around and head north, and let the flames of war spread … "
Mary listened carefully with her eyes narrowed. She did not respond. The old fox, Winsol, could only continue his analysis.
"First, we have to figure out what we are doing here.
"Our main mission in coming to the Calan Continent this time is to help Lady Alice obtain the Scepter of Prophecy. In order to do that, we must mobilize the powerhouses and elite troops in the Central Mountain Range of the Elven Kingdom.
"So far, the Elven Kingdom has only gathered a large number of elites and powerhouses near the South Coast to prevent the pale witch from bringing people into the Calan Continent. So, no matter how rampant we are here, they will not dare to mobilize troops and powerhouses from the South Coast.
"The master of the family has been slaughtering elves on the Southwest Coast for a while to lure the elves out. When there is a gap in the Central Mountain Range, the master of the family's infiltration plan can be carried out. When that time comes, what will you choose to do, master? "
Mary could not help but snort. She straightened her body on the stone platform.
"Hmph, of course I'm going too … The Central Mountain Range is full of powerhouses and oracles. If I don't go and help, how can the few of them succeed?"
The old fox, Winsol, sighed in his heart, but the smile on his face did not diminish.
"Then we should make more trouble … It's best if we can stir up the elves on the South Coast and the pale witch into a fight. By then, the master of the family may face less pressure … "
He could see that his fierce-looking mistress was sincere to the master of the family. She did not care about the danger in the Central Mountain Range, nor did she care about the team of vampires that she had painstakingly gathered. She was willing to sacrifice herself.
Winsol could not help but curse in his heart.
However, with the Bloodline Shackles, he could not have any disloyalty. So, he could only pinch his nose and plan for Mary according to her wishes. After all, he was the one who designed the plan. No matter how the situation developed in the future, he could not let himself fall into a desperate situation.
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