An alliance army composed of troops of many races was currently walking in Eeofol.
"Damn it, it's getting hotter and hotter! I hate this place! "
An Orc with a bull-horned helmet and a muscular upper body was grumbling as he rode on a huge Kodo. Although he was grumbling, his voice was so loud that it could be heard from dozens of meters away.
"Gorshak, stop complaining!" The person who answered him was the elven witch, Gem, wearing a green cloak. Her face was covered by a white veil to prevent her from inhaling the poisonous gas drifting from the volcanoes here. "This is the territory of demons. You should have thought of what kind of environment it would be."
"This is what angers me the most. Because even if we can drive the demons out, Mother Earth's wounds won't heal in a short time!" Gorshak said angrily. "These fellows deserve to go to hell!"
"Demons come from hell. Your curse is completely insignificant to them!" Prince Zehir of Bracada teased him in a frivolous tone.
"Bastard, you know I didn't mean that!" Gorshak roared at Zehir.
Gem stopped them in time. "Okay, stop arguing. Cheer up. Further ahead is the demon capital, Ur-Hekal. The real test is right in front of us. Do you still have the mood to argue?"
After hearing Gem's words, Gorshak and Zehir could not help but look much more serious.
Indeed, during this period of time after coming from Aglan Fortress, although the alliance army had encountered some demons, they found that these demon troops were almost only small units, numbering at most a few thousand. At first, they did not understand what was going on. But after conquering several demon cities one after another, they realized that the demons might have abandoned the outer cities of Eeofol.
This led to the alliance army not encountering any decent resistance along the way, and all of them advanced in a crushing manner.
However, this victory did not make Gem and the others rejoice. Instead, it made them even more cautious. They understood that the majority of the demons had probably gathered in Ur-Hekal …
"If my estimate is correct, there are probably millions of demons in Ur-Hekal …" Zehir sighed. "In terms of troops, we can't have the advantage, and it's a siege … I'm afraid we'll have to return without success this time."
"No matter what, I have to at least find a way to kill Demon Osiris!" Jenny said firmly, "Even if he is under the protection of the demon army, we must kill him. This is not only to avenge the two fortresses, but also to stop him, the source of the plague."
"What if he doesn't show up?" Gorshak asked.
"Then keep attacking Ur-Hekal. It's impossible for Xeron to let this new Demon, Osiris, sit back and relax!" Jenny said, "As long as the war becomes more urgent, he will definitely let Osiris lead his troops into battle!"
"Hmm, that's very likely …" Zehir nodded.
However, before he could finish his sentence, a voice suddenly appeared and shouted, "No! I'm afraid he won't appear! "
"Who is it?!" Hearing this voice, the alliance army immediately became nervous. They stopped, gripped their weapons, and became vigilant.
Jenny, Zehir, and the others looked to the right of the voice and saw a figure gradually becoming clear on the top of a charred volcanic mound.
"Invisibility! It's a dark elf?!" Jenny recognized it immediately and gritted her teeth as she gripped her staff tightly.
The forest elves and the dark elves had always been enemies, so when she saw this figure, she immediately thought that an enemy had appeared.
However, what was surprising was that no other Dark Elves appeared. There was only a single silhouette on top of the volcanic mound.
"Calm down, Your Excellency Jenny!" The man spread his hands and panted slightly. "Please restrain your emotions a little because I'm not an enemy!"
Zehir pressed down on Jenny's shoulder and comforted her. He rode the elephant two steps forward and asked curiously, "Who are you?"
"I'm Raelag, the newly promoted leader of the Shadowbrand clan!" the man replied.
That's right. This person was Raelag, who had just escaped from the underground world. His troops had been completely wiped out, and the few black dragons that had escorted him all the way had finally turned hostile and fled. Now, Raelag was alone again.
But he still found a way to find the alliance army …
"Okay, Leader Raelag!" Zehir stroked his mustache and asked, "Why did you appear here?"
"A warning!" Raelag slowly walked down from the mound. As he walked, he said, "A warning that might endanger the entire Ashan world!"
Hearing this, Jenny mocked. "Since when can you dark elves have a prophet of the Blind Brothers?"
"Your Excellency Jenny, I repeat, I'm not an enemy!" Raelag said solemnly. "In fact, my goal is the same as yours. It's just that I was unlucky and encountered Demon Osiris and his troops in advance!"
"Huh?!" Hearing this, everyone finally took him seriously. Gorshak asked impatiently, "You said you encountered Demon Osiris?! Where is he?! "
Raelag shook his head. "I can tell you where he is now, but in my opinion, I'm afraid it's not the time to find trouble with Osiris because there's something more serious …"
"What do you mean?!" Jenny and the others asked with a frown.
Therefore, Raelag told them in detail about how he had come to find Queen Isabel. Jenny and the others listened quietly, but their expressions became uglier and uglier. When Raelag talked about the Dark Messiah, Zehir and the others finally turned pale with fright!
"Damn it, is what you said true?!" Zehir was so excited that he pulled out two strands of his mustache.
"Yes, I swear in the name of Malassa!" Raelag said solemnly. "There's no deception in what I said."
The expressions on everyone's faces changed rapidly, especially Jenny. Due to her distrust of the dark elves, she instinctively did not want to believe this. But what Raelag said perfectly explained the situation they had encountered after entering Eeofol.
With the violent personalities of demons, there was no reason for them to swallow their anger after being invaded. Perhaps it was precisely because of something more important that the demons were so low-key and cowardly.
Thinking back to the various strange administrative decisions of the kingdom of Erathia during this period of time, they had always been the main force against demons, but after the fall of Dendera Fortress and Aglan Fortress, they did not send any troops at all.
Everything corresponded to each other, invisibly confirming what Raelag said …
Seeing that everyone was deep in thought, Raelag continued, "Demon Osiris is very powerful, but what I want to say is that he's only a high-rank demon. And behind Queen Isabel, there's a demon lord controlling it. You can naturally distinguish which is more important."
"Then your opinion is …" Zehir asked Raelag hesitantly.
"I know that you haven't treated me as an ally, and you can't fully believe what I say!" Raelag said. "But I really have no other choice. From Demon Osiris's tone, I'm afraid the Dark Messiah is about to be born. We have to hurry up. How about this? Although my troops are gone, there are still some assassins and spies that I sent out to investigate that I haven't taken back. I'll gather them as soon as possible. When you attack Ur-Hekal, I'll bring these assassins and spies to find a way to sneak into the demon city to find Isabel's whereabouts … If I can't find her, you should withdraw as soon as possible."
"But if I find her …" Raelag took a long breath and said in a deep voice, "Then even if I die in the hands of demons, I hope you can find a way to save her!"
"Of course, if you really find the real Queen Isabel, it means that what you said is true!" Zehir nodded. "At that time, even without your reminder, we have to save Queen Isabel."
Of course, Zehir could tell that Raelag was willing to take the risk, so he actually believed Raelag seventy to eighty percent.
"Then, what about Demon Osiris?" Gem pondered for a while and suddenly asked. "What if Demon Osiris suddenly appears and attacks us during our siege?"
"Don't worry. That demon was severely injured by my spell, and he needs some time to recuperate. As long as we act quickly and leave some troops to guard against him, there won't be too much of a problem!" Raelag said. "What I'm worried about now is that he has returned to Ur-Hekal. In that case, it's equivalent to having a few more powerful high-rank demons and tens of thousands of troops in the city …"
After the discussion was settled, the alliance army quickly set off again. This time, they were no longer slow and cautious. Instead, they rushed all the way toward Ur-Hekal. As for Raelag, he temporarily separated from the alliance army to find his remaining troops.
However, all of this was seen by an invisible Demon Eye …
… …
At noon the next day, hundreds of thousands of troops of the alliance army finally arrived at Ur-Hekal.
From afar, when they saw the densely packed demon troops in this city, even though Gem and the others were mentally prepared, they still gasped in shock.
Not to mention the huge difference in strength, the other party was still defending the city, and Gem and the others were now fighting deep in the enemy's hinterland. Logistical support was extremely difficult, and there were no reinforcements. No matter how they looked at it, there was no possibility of winning this war. If they had not encountered Raelag, perhaps Gem and the others would have retreated after seeing this scene, attacked tentatively, and then slowly retreated.
But now, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and order the troops to line up in formation, pull out catapults and heavy crossbows, and prepare to attack the city.
Only by starting the siege and attracting the demons' attention could Raelag and his assassins sneak into the city full of demons …
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