The City of Hope.
The moment the dark races rushed out of the earth's surface, the distant City of Hope also sensed that something was wrong.
The efficiency of the city organized by the three sisters was still very high. They soon caught a hint of danger.
Under the leadership of their leader, Lorry, the City of Hope quickly entered the highest level of alert.
Scouts were constantly sent out, and information flowed into the City of Hope.
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On the city wall, the purple-haired little girl gazed into the distance.
The Stony Mountain shrouded in dark clouds still had a trace of dim light.
But the damage these lights caused to the dark races was very little.
Her gaze could see very far, this was her unique ability.
A pitch-black blockade had been completed.
It was like a black poisonous snake, entangling between the City of Hope and the peripheral towns such as Lion Town, strangling many fleeing refugees!
"The dark races … Lion Town has been breached."
She murmured in a low voice.
The knight captain beside her had a solemn expression.
As the supreme leaders of this city, the three sisters had the supreme right to speak. But this power was usually very stable. After all, they had Jessica's powerful strength as their backing.
But now, even the City of Hope was in a bit of chaos!
The dark races were attacking!
When this news spread, people were immediately panicked.
Because there was no powerful legend overseeing the City of Hope now!
Jessica, the most powerful of the three sisters, had recently been capturing a black dragon that often harassed the Stony Mountain at the edge of the Land of Chaos.
And Kate, who gradually showed a stable spell-casting ability, also brought some attendants to the dangerous areas in the west to investigate the meteor incident.
Among the three sisters, only the youngest Lorry was left.
Although the residents were very fond of Lorry, this girl was too young. Few people were willing to pin their hopes on such a little girl.
If it wasn't for the suppression of the city defense team and Jessica's previous prestige, perhaps the City of Hope would have long been in civil strife.
Even so, a kind of uneasiness still spread in the City of Hope.
The merchants packed up their belongings and tried to escape further west; the poor huddled together at a loss, they wanted to know more information.
For a moment, the city was in chaos.
But all this was immediately alleviated after Lorry appeared.
This seemingly young little girl was actually quite intelligent. She had extraordinary management and command skills.
As soon as the incident happened, she mobilized the most loyal city defense team of the City of Hope.
The Knight Captain Terry beside her was the most loyal follower of the three sisters.
A series of orders came out of Lorry's mouth, and the City Defense Team solemnly carried them out!
He mobilized the reserve militia, enlisted adventurers, quickly deployed the city defense force, and transferred the residents of the villages near the City of Hope, summoned the exiled warlock group [Devil's Hand], opened the refuge, and sent the old, weak, women, and children, opened the arsenal, and distributed weapons to the young and strong civilians …
Orders were carried out in an orderly manner.
Unknowingly, everyone's hearts had calmed down quite a bit.
They looked at the short figure standing on the city wall, and an unprecedented sense of reverence welled up in their hearts.
Before this crisis, the little girl had always been obediently hiding behind her two big sisters.
She was adorable, mischievous, and innocent.
No one knew that she could be so calm and rational in the face of war.
It was the first time that the knight commander beside her had seen Miss Lorry give orders so frequently.
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"The endurance of the Ankhegs is average. Even if they are driven by spells, they have always been lazy and won't work for long."
"But without the Ankhegs, it will be very difficult to break into the City of Hope. The commander of the dark races must understand this. "
"So, the general attack on the City of Hope should be in three days. During this period, their goal must be to clean up all the surface humans nearby. After all, in the eyes of the dark creatures, surface creatures are prey. "
Lorry murmured to herself, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes. "Uncle Terry, those people, can we really not save them?"
The knight commander was speechless.
The City of Hope was ready for war. He was confident that under Miss Lorry's leadership, they could repel the hateful dark races.
Besides, the dark races had made such a big movement that the powerful Lady Jessica would definitely notice.
Once the Apocalyptic Warlocks returned to the City of Hope, under the absolute suppression of the Legendary Warlocks, the army of the dark races would not be able to withstand a single blow!
But the people that Miss Lorry mentioned, the people living between the City of Hope and the peripheral towns such as Lion Town, might really not be able to be saved.
Looking down from the city wall, even though the sky was dark, one could still see very far.
The dark blockade line was clearly visible. Though the blockade line was uneven, it was filled with Underworld monsters.
Goblins, Gnolls, and Kobolds formed the main force of the blockade line. Although these creatures were not strong in combat, they won in numbers.
The more powerful Bugbears and Swamp Devils were the real nightmare!
They were in the middle of the blockade line, and no matter which section of the blockade line had an opening, these monsters would fill in the gap.
Just now, they had witnessed with their own eyes the failure of a rather elite cavalry squad's assault.
They were people from another small town near Lion Town.
More than twenty knights had forcibly broken through the blockade line.
Unfortunately, they were caught red-handed by the Swamp Devils who came over after hearing the news!
The size of the Swamp Devils was comparable to that of the Ogres, and their intelligence was even lower. But most of the Swamp Devils had very high magic resistance, and were proficient in one or two kinds of spell-like abilities.
This was the most troublesome part.
Because you did not know what kind of spell-like abilities they had. When fighting with a big monster in close combat, suddenly a tongue of fire or an icicle would be very troublesome.
In short, when those knights had just broken through the blockade of the goblins, they were swept away by a few Swamp Devils.
These monsters were strong enough to annihilate an entire troop of cavalry with their strong physique.
Moreover, they had other helpers.
Whether in terms of quantity or quality, there was no way to compete with them.
This blockade line was the line of death for the surface humans!
"Go and see how the refugee work is going."
"If it's almost done, then close the city gate."
Laurie sighed.
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"The nearby residents have been evacuated and taken in. Fortunately, when the city was built, the number of shelters was enough, or else it would not be able to fit. "
After a while, Knight Captain Terry reported.
"The city gate can be closed at any time. Currently, all the Rangers have been recalled. "
Lorry nodded.
She was about to give the order.
Who knew that at this moment, a bustling commotion suddenly appeared in the north of the blockade line.
Her eyes narrowed slightly.
There was movement.
…
It was a village slightly north of Lion Town.
Because they heard the alarm of Lion Town, they reacted before the invasion of the dark races.
Although most of them still died in the mouths of the dark races.
But there was still a small number of people who managed to escape.
Among them were many innocent villagers.
There were about a few hundred of them, and they were escorted by a large mercenary team.
The entire mercenary team had about eighty people. They were advancing very slowly, but because of the large number of people, when they tried to break through the blockade line, they seemed to see a glimmer of hope!
As long as they could break through this blockade line, they would be able to reach the City of Hope.
Therefore, everyone was working very hard.
"There is such a dedicated mercenary team?"
Terry also saw this scene.
That mercenary team had the flag of the Silver Fox, and could be considered as one of the few famous mercenary organizations in the Land of Chaos.
This mercenary team was quite trustworthy. Some time ago, they seemed to have taken over the defense mission of the northern village.
Now that they were retreating, they were still guarding that group of villagers with their lives.
In fact, if they could abandon those villagers who had no fighting power, their chances of breaking through the blockade line would be higher!
But they did not do so.
For the first time, the long blockade line distorted and protruded.
The mercenary soldiers attacked with all their might, they formed a V-shaped formation. Leading them was an expert with a two-handed greatsword.
That was the leader of the mercenary team. Alone, he killed a bloody path, leading the people to break through!
"No, we have to save them."
Laurie said with a frown.
Terry, the leader of the knights, gritted his teeth and said, "Although our cavalry is not damaged, if we attack now, we will easily fall into the monster tide."
"We might even lose our own cavalry before we can save them. After all, the number of monsters is too large. "
Laurie was silent.
The little girl knew that Terry was right.
It was unwise to sacrifice a cavalry team for a few hundred people, and at the same time, cause the survival of thousands of people in the City of Hope to greatly decrease.
But to her, life was not a simple and indifferent exchange.
She clenched her fists and said, "Rangers, send them out."
"We must save them."
"No matter what, we have to try."
Terry looked at her for a long time, then finally made a knight's salute:
"Yes!"
"I will personally lead the team!"
The little girl was shocked: "Uncle Terry!"
But this time, the leader of the knights didn't even look back and walked down the wall.
…
The gates of the City of Hope slowly opened.
A cavalry squad consisting of more than 30 people quickly headed towards the north of the blockade line.
Very quickly, they reached the edge of the blockade line.
Under Terry's lead, they forcefully tore through the line and successfully met up with the mercenary team.
"Follow us, charge out!"
Knight Captain Terry roared.
Everyone worked together and followed the cavalry westward.
But at this time, five swamp devils had already surrounded them.
Following behind the swamp devils were a group of bugbears and a squad of dark elves!
Kobolds and gnolls were also squeezing towards the center.
The pressure on the human side increased sharply.
"Not good." Laurie's expression showed a hint of worry.
Terry was a Grade 3 expert, but he was outnumbered.
If they couldn't deal with the swamp devils, the cavalry team would be in danger!
"Uncle Terry …"
Laurie silently prayed: "You must return safely …"
However, at this moment, a somewhat lazy voice rang in her ears.
"Don't worry so much."
"They will definitely break through."
A fat creature sat on her shoulder.
"Oh, Dumbass?"
Laurie nervously looked north of the blockade line.
The swamp devils were quickly encircling them. If they couldn't break through before they arrived, the cavalry team would probably be stuck in the mud.
The current City of Hope didn't have the ability to fight against the underground creatures.
But the ordinary villagers greatly slowed down their advance.
Some of the women were even carrying children!
Many of the mercenary team members had also fallen. The leader of the mercenary team had just been stabbed in the knee. He was limping and needed help to move forward!
The fate of this group seemed to have been decided.
"I was too careless!"
The little girl grabbed her beautiful lavender hair in frustration.
"No, you made the right decision."
Dumbass squinted his eyes and said: "I can feel that there is a familiar guy hiding in the team."
"What is he waiting for?"
…
What was Ma Wen waiting for?
He was waiting for the right time to strike!
After leaving the windmill warehouse, they quickly met the Silver Fox mercenary team. The enthusiastic mercenaries treated them as ordinary refugees and pulled them into the team.
They advanced all the way and were about to break through the blockade line.
During this process, Ma Wen took turns using shotguns and dual pistols in order to not attract the attention of the dark races' commander!
"A little deeper!"
"A little closer to the City of Hope!"
He was waiting for that moment.
Once he made a move, Lady Tess would definitely notice and send more powerful creatures to stop them. This group of people really had no hope!
So he had to endure.
He had to catch them off guard!
The cavalry team's rescue made him overjoyed. It seemed that no matter who was the commander of the City of Hope, the commander still valued human lives.
The group of people advanced along the blockade line and were about to break through it.
At this moment, the five Swamp Devils finally surrounded them!
Everyone's face showed a hint of despair.
The Swamp Devils were all huge creatures that were more than 2.5 meters tall!
The cavalry slowed down as well.
"Let's fight them!"
The Silver Fox captain was impassioned.
This fellow was indeed a man who valued comradeship.
The rest of the mercenaries also raised their swords.
The villagers hugged each other silently and looked at the mercenaries gratefully.
They knew that if it was not for them, these mercenaries would have broken through the blockade line.
These people were truly worthy of respect.
"I can no longer lead the charge."
The captain raised his sword high. "So, lads, let's charge together!"
"Kill!"
The crowd roared in anger, with a tinge of unwillingness, they charged towards the five Swamp Devils with an unflinching gaze!
However, at this moment, a figure as fast as lightning suddenly rushed to the front of the team from the flank.
"Let me lead the way."
He said so.
Even in the chaos, Ma Wen's voice could be heard clearly.
They were almost at the gate of the City of Hope. He did not need to hide his strength anymore in case he attracted stronger monsters.
Now was the time to break through the blockade line in one go!
He charged forward crazily. Under everyone's shocked gaze, his body began to expand!
Magical Warlock, beast form activated!
The terrifying shadow of the Azura Brown Bear descended instantly and slapped eight or nine goblins away!
Everyone was stunned and then ecstatic.
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