When Meg rushed to the northeast, he only saw a burning orc tribe. The raging flames had already engulfed the entire tribe. The thick smoke was mixed with the smell of blood that had yet to dissipate, making the flames even more demonic.
His ability to sense the black fog was limited. If Irina was here now, she should be able to see some clues, but he didn't feel any special aura.
"System, where is that thing?" Meg tried to ask the system for help.
"It has already disappeared. The host is late, and cannot be tracked for now." The system's voice sounded in Meg's mind.
"Useless." Meg pursed his lips and squinted at the burning orc tribe. Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he waved his hand in a certain direction. The Tian Du sword overturned a stone wall, and at the same time, forced the surrounding flames to disperse.
Under that stone wall was the corpse of a male orc.
From the wound on his neck, he could tell that he died from the standard longsword of the Roth Empire's knights. However, Meg wasn't concerned about that. Instead, he was concerned about his terrifying withered appearance.
All the blood in his body seemed to have been sucked dry, leaving only a skeleton wrapped in skin.
This wasn't caused by the flames, because the flames had yet to burn his body. This wasn't something that a knight's sword could cause.
"What's going on?" Meg asked with a frown as he looked at the corpse.
"It has something to do with the black fog." The system's voice sounded. "His target should be the blood essence and resentment of these corpses."
"So, this Great Old One had already expected that there would be such a war in the Twilight Forest, and after the war, he crazily absorbed the blood essence and resentment of the corpses to strengthen himself?" Meg's frown deepened. Suddenly, a thought flashed across his mind, and he exclaimed, "Or, this war was started by him, so the Northwest Border Military received the order to slaughter the orc tribe. The only person who could do this … is Josh!"
Irina had once said that she sensed the presence of the black fog on Josh, but she gave up because she couldn't find any concrete evidence.
However, if all of this was planned and executed by Joshua, then it would make perfect sense.
Andre and Sean had traveled thousands of kilometers to Chaos City to participate in the peace conference, but they risked being surrounded and attacked the orcs and elves at the same time. That was a very puzzling decision.
When the news spread to the scene of the peace conference, Meg clearly saw a flash of astonishment on Andre's face. Now that he thought about it, perhaps even Andre didn't know that such a thing had happened.
Andre wasn't stupid enough to anger the entire Norland Continent. The Urba Tribe's tragedy back then had a huge impact, and was unforgettable. However, the Roth Empire's military had already created dozens of similar tragedies in the Twilight Forest.
Although Sean had been operating in the Northwest for many years and had deep roots, it was impossible for him to bypass Andre and mobilize the entire Northwest Army to attack the Beastmen, let alone mobilize the Northeast Border Army to attack the Elves.
As for how Josh, who had shallow roots in the military, managed to hide from Andre and mobilize two major military regions to launch an invasion. That probably had something to do with the Great Old Ones.
What is this fellow trying to do? Meg's expression was a little cold as he clenched his fists and looked around.
The sun had already set slowly from the west, and the surroundings were silent. Only the sound of wood burning in the flames could be heard from time to time.
"If Josh's motive is to absorb the aura of resentment, the host should stop more orcs from dying now. Only then can Josh be stopped," the system said.
"I suddenly regret that I only cut off one of his ears the last time, and didn't chop his head off directly." Meg kept the photostone and jumped onto the griffin's back. He glanced at the corpse that was slowly being engulfed by the flames, and solemnly said, "He won't have another chance next time."
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"When can I appear in front of Alex openly and trample him on the ground?" In a dark valley dozens of kilometers away, Josh walked out of the darkness with a hideous expression.
"Soon … Soon …" The devil's whisper sounded in his ears.
…
"Big Sister Anne, do you think Father and Mother have forgotten about us? We haven't even had lunch, and we can't even go through the door. " Amy sat on the steps in front of Amy's with her chin in her hands. She turned to look at Anne, and her chubby little face was filled with sadness.
Anne smiled and shook her head. She reached out to stroke Amy's head gently to comfort her.
"But, I really want to eat roast goose." Amy looked at Ugly Duckling in her arms and swallowed her saliva.
Ugly Duckling, who was lying down peacefully, suddenly widened its eyes and looked at Amy in horror. Then, it slowly moved towards Anne, trying to get away from Amy.
…
General Iman looked at the empty castle in front of him, and couldn't help but chuckle. "The elves are really so weak. They are so weak that I can't even feel that they used to be a race that was stronger than the Roth Empire."
As the military commander of this invasion into the Wind Forest, he was a powerful 10th-tier knight. He led 50,000 of the empire's elite cavalrymen straight into the Wind Forest without encountering any large-scale resistance along the way. It was as if he had entered an uninhabited land, and he was able to directly enter the core region of the Wind Forest.
This neighbor of the Roth Empire was shockingly weak in terms of combat power and defense.
According to this progress, he would be able to lead 50,000 cavalrymen and claim The Wind Forest as the Roth Empire's territory in three days without any support from the empire.
Thinking that his name would be engraved in the history books of the Imperium for all eternity, Iman's ferocious face became even more twisted.
"After passing through this castle, we will march directly to the Tree of Life. Tonight, we will drink the Water of Life, hug the beautiful elves, and sleep under the Tree of Life!" Iman announced loudly.
His words instantly caused a round of cheers. The knights who were exhausted from the rapid march were suddenly energized, and continued to march with Iman.
In the distance, the City of Life, which was built in the forest, could be vaguely seen.
That was the symbol of the elves, and also the elves' last line of defense.
Their unstoppable spirit gradually made these knights arrogant. They thought that as long as they reached the city, it would become the Roth Empire's territory, and the elves wouldn't even have the courage to resist.
The City of Life didn't have tall walls, only a seal barrier.
At this moment, the nobles in the city were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. Bad news came one after another from the frontline. The Roth Empire's cavalrymen were getting closer and closer to the City of Life, but the elves were still unable to retaliate. It was really a headache.
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