Warlock Fortress.
The city wall was covered with cracks and burn marks of flames. The broken arrow towers and fortresses witnessed the fierce battles these days.
The outer wall of this fortress, known as the strongest fortress in the Demon Realm, was quite broken and looked crumbling. In fact, under the almost crazy attacks of the Bloody Empire Army in the past few days, the Warlock Fortress was in danger several times, but it always stood firm.
Not only because of the solid fortifications that had been operated for many years, but also because of the command and deployment of General George. More importantly, there was a flag flying on the Warlock Fortress.
The Red Blood Flame Flag.
This invincible king's flag that once followed the Lord of Midnight Sun disappeared after Regent Obsidian came to power. The granddaughter of the Lord of Midnight Sun, Princess Royal of the Empire, Shea, once again raised the once dusty king's flag and defeated Obsidian to ascend the throne. The Red Blood Flame Flag was re-designated as the emperor's flag.
Now that this flag was flying over the Warlock Fortress, it explained one thing: The Fallen Angel Emperor, Jía, had personally come to the Warlock Fortress to supervise the war!
The enemy faced by the Warlock Fortress was extremely powerful. Although the first round of exploratory battles had won a beautiful victory, many trump cards had been revealed. The subsequent second and third rounds of attacks were extremely difficult.
The Bloody Empire Army adjusted their tactics and measures to greatly weaken the lethality of the new weapons of the Warlock Fortress. Under the crazy attacks, the outer walls and fortresses of the fortress were seriously damaged, and the loss of the defenders was also increasing rapidly.
The forces of both the offensive and defensive sides were being consumed at the same time, but if this continued, it was quite disadvantageous to the defensive side with insufficient forces.
At this time, the arrival of Jía not only replenished the supplies and troops in time, but also raised the morale to an unprecedented high. Although these troops could not be compared with the 6 million elites of the Bloody Empire, this was a fortress not a plain. Due to the limitations of the terrain, the number of troops that the Bloody Empire could put in at one time was also limited, so the 2 sides were still in a stalemate.
The attack frequency of the Bloody Empire Army did not stop because of the arrival of Jía. A new wave of attacks began again.
Jía did not stay in the command tent, but she came to the front line of the city wall in person. This move undoubtedly gave all the soldiers a boost in morale.
The Bloody Empire Army approached step by step. The army at the front erected a special giant shield, forming a giant shield array. This kind of giant shield was made of iron. It was heavy and huge, and there were wheels at the bottom that were easy to push. There was a support at the back, and it needed three soldiers to support and push it. Although the giant shields reduced the mobility of the soldiers, their defensive capabilities were greatly increased. Even the explosive crossbow bolts shot by the ballistae had difficulty penetrating them. The large area of protection was also able to block the explosive toxic fragments.
The structure of the catapult behind the Bloody Empire had been completed. They began to throw fire meteors at the Warlock Fortress, and the Warlock Fortress also threw stones to intercept. The stone bullets had been consumed a lot in the past few days. Fortunately, a large number of ammunition transported by the White Feather Lord Sicali was already in place this morning.
After all, it was far more difficult to intercept the meteors than to launch them. Many huge rocks that escaped the net flew towards the fortress, and one of them went straight towards the tower where Jía was.
Jía's expression remained unchanged as she continued to order the lamp spirit forbidden guards. The speed of the fire meteors was very fast, but Stiller, who was next to Jía, was faster. With a wave of her hand, the flaming stone slowly stopped, then it flew back to the Bloody Empire Army, smashing a scorched hole in the giant shield array.
The stones and fire meteors in the air whistled, and the soldiers below did not stop moving forward. They soon crossed the moat that had been filled up early and approached the city wall. The siege equipment this time was twice as much as the last time. There was also the magician legion specially protected by the giant shield behind. These magicians were specially selected to be good at fire magic. The purpose was to eliminate the extremely destructive gluttonous vine in the Warlock Fortress. The actual combat in the first 2 days showed that the gluttonous vine was most afraid of flame attacks.
Siege equipment was pushed up against the rain of arrows. Although the defenders of the Warlock Fortress had the geographical advantage, the Bloody Empire's counterattack using the well chariots and bows and arrows was equally sharp. Especially the well chariots which were a great threat.
In the last wave of attacks, the Bloody Empire added a large number of new siege equipment which was a great threat. They almost broke through the city wall, causing the casualties of the defenders to increase sharply. If it weren't for Idu's prompt decision to send the most elite soldiers to form a suicide squad to destroy a considerable part of the siege equipment and finally turn the tide, those brave soldiers were all sacrificed without any survivors.
The terrifying siege equipment approached again. This time, they were obviously prepared for the tactics of the suicide squad. This time, the Bloody Empire invested more troops and siege equipment than the last time. Under the fierce attack, the defense of the Warlock Fortress gradually tightened. Many Bloody Empire soldiers had already climbed the city wall, and the casualties of the defenders were also increasing.
At this moment, rows of forbidden guards appeared behind the defenders. They were all women. Not only were they powerful, but they could annihilate all the soldiers who climbed the city wall. They could also cast buff magic. The effect of these magic was extremely strong, far better than ordinary magicians. The defenders were suddenly refreshed. At the same time, the strange machinery of the new structure behind the fortress was ready.
"Swoosh swoosh …"
Golden objects were thrown out in the direction of the Bloody Empire's siege equipment. When they were about to land, the things suddenly stretched out and turned into human figures. These human figures were about two meters tall. Their bodies were made of metal and glowed with a dark golden light.
These metal figures were invulnerable. They didn't know what fatigue and pain were. As soon as they landed, they began to exert terrifying combat power. Wherever they passed, they were invincible. The magicians who were originally prepared to deal with the suicide squad and gluttonous vines immediately launched magic attacks. However, those high-temperature fireballs landed on these metal figures and didn't even leave a mark on them.
The scene left the mages dumbfounded. They watched helplessly as the Metal Humanoids destroyed the siege weapons one after another as if they were crushing dry weeds and smashing the giant shields one after another.
These were the goldmen invented by Rolla. In addition to strong offensive and defensive abilities, they also had strong anti-magic attributes. The only drawback was that they were slow, but in the dense Bloody Empire Army, this drawback could be ignored for the time being.
This batch of goldmen was Jía's secret weapon. There were a total of 3,000 of them assembled using the production line "invented" by Chen Rui. Although they were not as powerful as those made by Rolla herself, they played a huge role with their immortality and anti-magic characteristics. Unfortunately, due to the problems of time, materials, and craftsmanship, the number of 3,000 was already the limit.
"Damn it, what is that thing?"
Aleus saw the siege vehicles destroyed by the goldmen in the magic mirror of the Black Cloud Town command center. He slammed his palm on the table, and the table suddenly fell apart.
He had already received the news of Jía's arrival. This time, he mobilized a large number of siege equipment and dispatched the elite magician legion. He wanted to defeat the garrison led by the Fallen Angel Empress personally. As long as this battle succeeded and the Warlock Fortress was breached, he could naturally march straight in, break through the White Feather Estate, and attack the Fallen Angel Capital.
However, the change in the battle situation was far beyond expectations. The opponent dispatched a surprise attack to destroy most of the siege equipment. In the past few days, the loss of the Bloody Empire Army had far exceeded expectations, but they still couldn't take down the Warlock Fortress. In fact, he boasted in front of his father, Raizen, that he would take down the Fallen Angel Empire within a month, but now he stopped at the first pass, the Warlock Fortress.
If he failed again this time, Raizen, who was in the rear, would probably be furious. He might even revoke his position as the commander-in-chief.
Aleus had a deeper concern. Now that Edmund was dead, his only competitor was the young prince, Teris. Although Teris and he had the same mother, and they had a deep brotherly relationship, Teris took the blame for him and helped him defeat Edmund. He could be regarded as the most capable assistant.
However, the last time Teris took the blame and entered the [Dark Furnace] to reflect, he actually broke through the bottleneck inexplicably and reached the level of Demon Overlord. The only weakness of his younger brother, who was regarded as the top genius of the Demon Realm since he was a child, was also made up for. He had become the biggest threat to compete for the throne.
This time, Teris was appointed as the deputy commander, and many of the tactics proposed were rejected by Aleus. Aleus's purpose was obvious, which was to curb Teris's performance. If he was dismissed by Raizen because of his poor performance, Teris would justifiably replace him as the commander-in-chief.
Teris's military talent was extremely outstanding. Once he took down the Warlock Fortress and even the entire Fallen Angel Empire, then his prestige and military merits would far exceed that of his elder brother. The position of the empire's heir would most likely fall on Teris.
There was only one throne. Even if it was a brother, as long as he stood in the way, he would be completely crushed.
Teris was quick-witted. How could he not understand his elder brother's thoughts? He sighed and did not persuade further. At this time, Aleus saw the Bloody Empire Army in the magic mirror begin to retreat, and he was taken aback, "Who gave the retreat order?"
"It's me." Gustav's voice sounded at the door.
"What right do you have to order?" Aleus said angrily, "I'm the commander-in-chief!"
"Not anymore." Gustav took out a magic communication token, "I just received an order from Her Majesty to remove you from the post of commander-in-chief and let me take over. You are ordered to return to the capital immediately."
"Impossible!" Aleus grabbed the token and listened to his father's familiar voice in it. He couldn't help but be shocked. This moment came far earlier than he thought, and it was somewhat unreasonable. "Why!"
Gustav said coldly, "Please execute Her Majesty's order, Your Highness."
"Elder Brother, I'll go back with you."
Aleus didn't expect Teris to be willing to give up a great opportunity to earn military merits and accompany him back to the capital. Looking at his brother's serious expression, his eyes were a little complicated. He snorted coldly and walked out the door without looking back.
Teris and Gustav looked at each other with a faint smile on their faces.
In another place, Chen Rui was sitting on the sofa in the hall of the magic house, looking anxious. He hadn't closed his eyes since last night because Catherine had started to launch the 5th Nirvana.
If she failed, there was only one result, being annihilated.
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