Zhang Tie sensed something as he turned around and saw Reinhardt in colonel's uniform walking towards him.
Since they met in Mocco City last time, Zhang Tie had not seen Reinhardt for a long time. At this moment, Zhang Tie found that there was a scar longer than 2 cm on Reinhardt's left face. The scar had not recovered yet. Reinhardt's temperament became even colder.
As for Reinhardt, he almost couldn't recognize Zhang Tie at the sight of him. It was not only because of Zhang Tie's change in look, but also his qi. When he saw Zhang Tie last time, Zhang Tie was still LV 9 and didn't feel oppressive. However, this time, Reinhardt had already felt the oppressive qi from Zhang Tie's qi. This oppressive qi originated from the mutual induction between the two of them who cultivated Iron-blood Battle Qi of the same attribute. Those who didn't cultivate Iron-blood Battle Qi would not feel it as clearly as Reinhardt.
Zhang Tie revealed a smile towards Reinhardt. Reinhardt then sat on his side.
"Buddy, one more glass of beer!" Zhang Tie ordered another glass of beer for Reinhardt.
Reinhardt glanced at Zhang Tie carefully, "I almost couldn't recognize you!"
"I can't help it. It's better this way in case of trouble!"
Although they had not seen each other for a long time and many things had happened during this period, the two people talked like friends who had not seen each other for a few days. They didn't feel distant at all; instead, they just chatted with each other like talking about their daily lives.
Zhang Tie didn't say anything; therefore, Reinhardt just attributed Zhang Tie's change in look to the use of disguising medicament.
"What happened a few months ago?" Reinhardt gulped down the beer that was pushed in front of him. After signaling the bartender to give him another glass of beer, he asked Zhang Tie.
"From the beginning, it was a trap. The others had long been waiting for me. I barely survived. Finally, I escaped out of there by luck!"
Based on his understanding of Zhang Tie, Reinhardt didn't even ask whether Zhang Tie had surrendered to demons or not. Because it was impossible for him to do that. Anyone who knew Zhang Tie would know that it was a plot of demons.
"Those b * stards!" Reinhardt swore ferociously. He knew that Zhang Tie was telling the truth. He also knew that Zhang Tie was framed. However, even though he knew it, he couldn't change it. Because not everyone understood Zhang Tie. Most of the commoners were easily influenced by public opinions and propaganda. Therefore, in Selnes Theater of Operations, Many people had been influenced by the propaganda of demons and Three-eye Association and treated Zhang Tie as a traitor who had surrendered to demons. They started to despise and curse the former Selnes Eagle. This event was indeed a great strike to the morale of the frontline troops in Selnes Theater of Operations. Even if many people did not believe it, they would still doubt it. Once they doubted it, they would waver. Once they wavered, it would be difficult to maintain their high morale. If Zhang Tie showed up with his original look, he would definitely cause trouble.
The bartender pushed another beer over. Lionheart gulped it down again and slammed the glass on the bar counter. "Have you booked the room?"
"Not yet. I didn't expect you to come so soon!"
"I met Lieutenant Colonel Stevenson on the way. The moment he told me about it, I ran over here!"
"It's a coincidence. On the way back, I met them being chased by demonized puppets. Therefore, I helped them!"
"Let's go, I will take you to another place. It's a bit noisy here!"
Zhang Tie nodded as he bottomed up his beer. After dropping some gold coins, he stood up in front of the bar counter and followed Reinhardt out of the Demon Hunters Bar.
Reinhardt didn't drive over here. Therefore, they just chatted on the way. After leaving the bar, Zhang Tie found there was nobody on the surrounding streets. Therefore, Zhang Tie could learn some sensitive things from Reinhardt.
"Why did the troops of Jinyun Country evacuate from Selnes Theater of Operations?"
"Do you know what happened in Volv City?" Reinhardt didn't answer Zhang Tie's question directly; instead, he asked him.
"Hasn't Volv City been collapsed?"
Reinhardt revealed a solemn look, "Common fighters might not know the details about the collapse of Volv City. Actually, the demonized puppets corps almost broke into Volv City without encountering any resistance. The real battle started inside the city."
Zhang Tie was shocked by this news, "How could that be?"
"Before the demonized puppets corps rushed over here, the alliance command had adjusted the garrisons of the two corps outside the city in the name of changing garrisons. In the new garrisons' zoning maps that the two corps had received, there was an overlapping region. However, the two corps' zoning maps showed that the overlapping region was guarded by the other corps. In this case, the two corps didn't station their troops in that region. However, the demonized puppets corps directly broke in from that region and broke into Volv City." "Before the demonized puppets corps rushed over here, the alliance command had adjusted the garrisons' positions of the two corps in the name of changing garrisons' zoning in the name of changing garrisons' zoning. When the demonized puppets rushed into Volv City, the two city gates of Volv City were open. The defensive equipment on the city wall almost didn't work at all! "
"Three-eye Association?" It was out of Zhang Tie's imagination that Volv City was collapsed in this way. When he recalled that he was assassinated in the Demon Hunters Bar of Volv City, Zhang Tie understood that Three-eye Association's hidden power in Volv City was much greater than that he imagined.
Reinhardt nodded ferociously, "After the collapse of Volv City, the allied human forces lost three corps. After the collapse of Volv City, the two corps outside the city were surrounded by over 4 million demonized puppets corps. Only less than 100,000 people broke out of the encirclement. After the collapse of Volv City, we investigated the reason and found that the garrisons division maps that were distributed by the alliance command had been replaced. In the original garrisons division maps, the overlapping regions were clearly demarcated. However, after being replaced, there was a mistake. One of the subjects of the investigation had even died in Volv when the city fell, and it was the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Alliance Command who had made the decision to coordinate the defense of the two armies. All the reasons seemed to be sufficient and flawless. General Howard, the person in charge of the Alliance Command, had resigned from his position as the Chief of Staff of the Alliance Command after the incident, and his two sons had also died in Volv. Besides General Howard, after such a major event, we couldn't even find out who was responsible for it. However, nobody could be found. After Volv City collapsed, the airship troop of Jinyun Country left Selnes Theater of Operations! "
After hearing such a result, Zhang Tie felt chilly inside. In Selnes Theater of Operations. What was really terrifying was not the demons rushing here from the north, but the strength of Three-eye Association which was hiding in the human team and serving demons. Three-eye Association had hidden itself so deeply that it could not be separated from the local forces in Waii Sub-continent. Three-eye Association excelled at sticking to the local forces in Waii Sub-continent like maggots on bones. Three-eye Association's specialty was to hide their darkest side in the brightest place. Zhang Tie knew that the power of Three-eye Association was right there in the alliance command and those b * stards were doing that; however, he couldn't find out who they were. That was really terrifying.
Even Huaiyuan Palace and the other major clans of Jinyun Country couldn't find out the power of Three-eye Association in Selnes Theater of Operations. Therefore, after losing the Crystal Battle Fortress, in order to avoid being schemed by Three-eye Association, the airship troop of Jinyun Country directly left here.
In Zhang Tie's opinion, the departure of the airship troop of Jinyun Country indicated that the defense line of allied human forces in Selnes Theater of Operations could not stand too long.
"Have the airship troop of Jinyun Country returned?"
"No, although the airship troop of Jinyun Country has left Selnes Theater of Operations, it's not completely out of the holy war. The airship troop of Jinyun Country is helping Norman Empire to complete the migration of population towards the south."
It seemed that even Norman Empire was preparing to evacuate. Based on the quantity and quality of the airship troop of Jinyun Country, over 1,000 fury-level battle airships could transfer over 500,000 people at one time. If the human defense line in Selnes Theater of Operations really collapsed in the near future, it was equal to losing one corps of demonized puppets. From a certain perspective, it meant exterminating a demonized puppets corps indirectly. Perhaps, Jinyun Country's airship troop transferred to the second line from the frontline.
The dozens of demonized puppets corps pouring in from the north awakened all the people in the frontline of Selnes Theater of Operations. They knew that demons could produce demonized puppets. If humans wanted to win this holy war, they had to try their best to cut off the source of demonized puppets from now on. Additionally, they had to clear those b * stards of Three-eye Association from the human camp. If they couldn't do the above two things, humans would be defeated by their own strength.
"Where's Lan Yunxi?"
"Before the airship troop of Jinyun Country left Selnes Theater of Operations, Lan Yunxi had already been dispatched back to Huaiyuan Palace. I don't know the reason. The commander of the airship troop of Jinyun Country is called Wang Hu!"
'Wang Hu?' Zhang Tie had a bit impression about him. After hearing that Lan Yunxi was safe, Zhang Tie became completely reassured.
"Are there still people of Jinyun Country in Selnes Theater of Operations?"
"It's said that only a few of them are elites and powerhouses above strong fighters of major clans of Jinyun Country. However, all of them have taken off their military uniforms. They stayed in Selnes Theater of Operations as paladins instead of soldiers. Nobody knows their whereabouts."
"How about those people of Hoorn Republic? They have a glider base outside Mocco City. Have they escaped out of there?"
After thinking for a short while, Reinhardt recalled that it was a small country like the Hoorn Republic, "When demons besieged the Crystal Battle Fortress, all the garrisons of airships and gliders between the Crystal Battle Fortress and Mocco City had already evacuated. They might have already moved to the rear of the Crystal Battle Fortress. Thanks to the Crystal Battle Fortress which stalled the main force of demonized puppets corps, those garrisons in the rear bases could evacuate rapidly! "
"The reason why I fell into the trap of demons and Three-eye Association last time was that Major General Ford of the alliance command might have played a dishonorable role or colluded with Three-eye Association. Is that guy still in Mocco City? " At the mention of Major General Ford, Zhang Tie couldn't help gritting his teeth. 'That guy definitely knows something useful.'
"Major General Ford died not long after your accident!"
"Dead?"
"Yes. He died. Your incident had a huge impact. The Alliance Command specially organized people to investigate. Major General Ford was under a lot of pressure. Then one day, news of Major General Ford committing suicide suddenly came out. Of course, we all know that. It was very easy for a civilian officer like Major General Ford to commit suicide! After Major General Ford's death. The Allied Command won't be able to find anything else. "
After hearing the news of the death of Major General Ford, Zhang Tie gave up a thought. Previously, after returning to Mocco City, Zhang Tie prepared to catch the clue of Major General Ford and dig out the b * stards of Three-eye Association in the alliance command. Once the line was broken. Zhang Tie had no choice.
"What about the Alliance Command? Who's in charge now?"
"Since Volv City was collapsed, the Alliance Command has only existed in name. At this moment, there's only a plate in the encampment of the Alliance Command."
Zhang Tie sighed with emotions about the current situation of the Alliance Command, "What about the troops in Selnes Theater?"
"There are still over 2 million human troops in Mocco City and Sladic City. Besides the remaining airship troops and some troops that have retreated to the rear, all the other troops in the frontline have occupied their own territory!"
"Ahh? Won't it be a mess? "
"Almost. The situation in Mocco City is a bit more complex. More troops are gathering here. By contrast, Sladic City is a bit better. There are two trump card corps of Norman Empire there. Although they suffered some losses, it's not a great loss. After Volv City was collapsed, our crown prince has already taken over the control of Sladic City. Some small human troops from other countries have already been asked to leave Sladic City by the crown prince! "
Zhang Tie knew that Reinhardt could not ask the troops of other countries to leave Sladic City so easily. As the corps of Norman Empire had an advantage in number in Sladic City, of course, they could make some powerful actions at the critical moment in order to control the overall situation. However, this action was not without consequences. Given the current situation, the troops of other countries in the frontline of Selnes Theater might be in a state of disunity. If not the army of demons was glaring at them, these human troops might have started internal strife.
At this moment, although there was no internal strife, the troops of other countries didn't have much trust in each other. They were even afraid of each other. Because of the existence of Three-eye Association, everyone was afraid that the other party was a member of Three-eye Association and might join hands with demons to stab them at the critical moment. Therefore, the commanders of each troop were very meticulous in case of being schemed by others. How could such a bunch of troops cooperate with each other loyally to fight demons together?
After hearing this, Zhang Tie had a deeper understanding about the departure of the airship troop of Jinyun Country. The main force dispatched by Jinyun Country was the airship troop. The airship troop could not fight demons alone without the support of ground troops. Therefore, the airship troop had to rely on the ground troops in many key aspects such as supply and protection. In the current situation in Selnes Theater of Operations, as long as the ground troops failed to coordinate with each other, the entire airship troop would be exterminated in a split second. Perhaps, due to various considerations, the airship troop of Jinyun Country was forced to leave the frontline of Selnes Theater of Operations.
After changing a perspective and thinking about the problem from a higher position, Zhang Tie almost grasped and saw through some things that he had not considered before. As for those decision-makers of Jinyun Country, they dispatched troops to Selnes Theater of Operations to fulfill their duties and train their troops. No matter what, those decision-makers didn't want to sacrifice so many Hua disciples in such a place which was far away from Jinyun Country. Perhaps only those extremely cunning and vicious clan elders could make such a decisive decision. Even though the airship troop was assigned to help Norman Empire to complete the population migration and evacuation, there might be some secret trade behind it. Perhaps there were some unknown transactions.
"How many airship troops are there in the theater of operations? When I escaped from Titanic Duchy, I saw a lot of grave tower demons in the north of Selnes Plain. I saw a lot of grave tower demons. Those grave tower demons could create a lot of demonized puppets every day. If not destroy them, Mocco City and Sladic would never stand too long! "
"In the battle to destroy the grave tower demons outside Tokei City, the airship troop of allied human forces suffered a great loss. In the following two months, they were ambushed by the large troop of wing demons for a few times. After losing a few battalions of airships, the overall strength of the airship troop is not as good as before. Humans have completely lost their air supremacy in Selnes Theater of Operations. At this moment, there are only over 3,000 airships left in the theater of operations. These airships have already evacuated to the airship base in Symbian Republic. They could barely guarantee the safety of the rear airspace of Mocco City and Sladic City and provide limited air support to the two cities. They couldn't even cross the middle line of Selnes Plain now! "Reinhardt couldn't stand letting out a sigh when he finished his words.
The holy war had just broken out. In Waii Sub-continent, demons and Three-eye Association had almost beaten humans to a pulp. What a pessimistic feeling!
Zhang Tie also became silent. He didn't expect this either. He had not imagined that the overall situation facing Selnes Theater of Operations would deteriorate to such a degree in only a few months. Compared to demons, the allied human forces here were not only weak but also scattered, which could barely be unified. Even if they were united, various problems would arise. The fact that the headquarters of allied human forces only existed in name actually indicated that the allied front of all the countries across Waii Sub-continent failed for the first time in the 3rd holy war.
Zhang Tie didn't know how the other countries would fight demons. Neither could he think of any effective method. Unavoidably, Zhang Tie became pessimistic about the overall situation facing Selnes Theater of Operations. The problem was, how long could Mocco City and Sladic City stand?
Reinhardt directly led Zhang Tie into a very classy garden-style apartment in the city. When they entered the apartment on the 5th or 4th floor, Reinhardt stretched out his hand and touched Reinhardt's hand. Only after a few seconds, Reinhardt uttered a muffled harrumph as he moved back 3 steps unconsciously. His face turned a bit pale. After over 10 seconds, his face recovered a bit.
"How much of your strength?" Brand Reinhardt asked Zhang Tie.
"80%!"
"Come on, tell me the truth!" Reinhardt turned solemn as he glared at Zhang Tie.
Only at this moment did Zhang Tie reveal a bashful smile as he scratched his head, "60%!"
"Ha... ha... ha, that's more like it. It seems that our Iron-Blood Camp of No. 39 Division is going to have a powerhouse!" Reinhardt didn't mind it at all; instead, he burst out into laughter.
"Boss, you're not jealous?" Zhang Tie also called him Reinhardt, which was what all the members of the Iron-Blood Camp of No. 39 Division called him before.
"F * ck, there are so many people who are more powerful than me in the world. I'm happy to see my brother being more powerful than me. How could I be jealous? I think you might be a knight in the future." Touching his prickly mustache, Reinhardt glanced at Zhang Tie seriously, "I might be struck by a lightning bolt after a few days and see whether I could improve my battle strength!"
The two people burst out into laughter at the same time.
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Zhang Tie saw Reinhardt walking downstairs. Not until Reinhardt left the apartment did Zhang Tie look at his hand as he muttered inside, "I'm sorry, boss, actually I only used 30% of my strength just now..."
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After opening the door of the apartment and entering the room, Zhang Tie found that everything in the room was very elegant and clean. It seemed that nobody had lived in it recently. Besides the furniture and sofas which looked a bit luxurious, there was nothing wrong with the room.
After taking a bath, Zhang Tie lay on the bed and put his hand on his pillow. Watching the crystal chandelier, he started to think about his next plan.
After knowing that those people whom he cared about were safe, Zhang Tie became reassured. It was really out of his imagination that the battle situation in Selnes Theater of Operations could deteriorate to this stage. However, after knowing that he had tried his best and done what he should do, Zhang Tie didn't feel stressed at all; neither did he have any groundless worries. Instead, he felt a sense of relief. As the airship troop of Jinyun Country had already evacuated, Zhang Tie would be free here. In the remaining time, no matter how long the human defense line in Selnes Theater of Operations could stand, Zhang Tie only needed to consider how to improve his battle strength in the theater of operations and how to find trouble with Senel Clan. No matter how the battle situation collapsed, Zhang Tie could still escape away.
'Perhaps, it's not bad to be a paladin in Selnes Theater of Operations! ' 'During this period, I will find a chance to fly to the seaside and increase the energy storage of Castle of Black Iron.
'Oh, after killing some more wing demons, the 1st fruit of source on the small tree will become ripe. As long as I can find the shelter of wing demons, I will have such a chance. '
Additionally, it seemed that he could only control a thunder hawk and a mouse with his soul-based animal-controlling skill. As of now, he didn't find any side effect of soul-based animal-controlling skill. It seemed that he could find some more incarnations for backup so that he could deal with more situations.
When he thought about incarnations, a strange whim occurred to Zhang Tie's mind, causing him to quiver on the bed. According to the Great Wilderness Sutra, besides humans, all the living beings could be incarnations of soul-based animal controlling target.'Does it mean that... demons can... '
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Being thrilled and scared by various weird whims, Zhang Tie fell asleep...
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Zhang Tie had a sound sleep. He almost slept until daybreak. After waking up, Zhang Tie washed up and prepared to leave the city. However, he found that he could not leave the city overnight. The city gate of Mocco City had been blocked. The atmosphere inside and outside Mocco City became more than 10 times more intense than that yesterday.
At the first sight of over 1 million demonized puppets corps outside Mocco City, Zhang Tie felt goosebumps all over his body.
With a long and sharp horn sound, the demonized puppets started to march towards Mocco City. At the beginning, the demonized puppets in the front started to walk; then they started to trot; finally, they started to surge like tide...
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