Twenty hours ago, Hackzord received a report that there was a huge fireball in the direction of the Kingdom of Wolfheart. At that time, Hackzord was still in a city in the west of the Kingdom of Everwinter, accepting the allegiance of a human lord.
To be honest, Hackzord did not want to pay attention to such a small thing. If it were not for the fact that the reporter repeatedly mentioned the strange explosion and the unusual destructive power, Hackzord would not have come in person.
Hackzord was annoyed enough to deal with human beings, but he was the only one in the entire western front who could do this. Not every subordinate was as smart as Ursrook, who would always learn something useful. Most ascendants regarded human beings as bugs, let alone learning their language.
Hackzord's generals were no exception. They were all loyal and capable, but they were only limited to fighting. If Hackzord asked them to negotiate with human beings, they would tear the human beings into pieces in less than half a day.
However, human beings were very easy to tame. Although they were physically weak, they were very smart. In the early stage of development, they could replace many Inferior Demons. Therefore, it was not in the interest of Hackzord to kill them all.
In the end, it was all Valkries's fault.
Valkries was the senior lord who was good at this, but now she was still immersed in the Red Mist Pool. Hackzord always felt that his patience was running out.
However, when Hackzord flew over the Tusk City, he immediately realized that something was wrong.
There were very few floating monsters in the city, as if something had cleaned up the city. The inside of the city was a mess. Houses that had been washed away and charred wooden frames could be seen everywhere.
When the team landed, Hackzord found that the ground was warm and a pungent smell came to his face.
Hackzord soon found the source of the smell.
A group of strange-looking Inferior Demons curled up on the street. Their skin had turned black and fallen off. Obviously, they had been burned to death by the fire. What was strange was that there was no obvious fire starter around the Inferior Demons. There were only bricks and mud around them. It was hard to imagine how the fire could reach them.
There was more than one such scene.
"Totolock, you and your subordinates will each take ten people to search for the human army. If you find anything, report to me immediately."
"Yes, master."
"Siacis, find out what's going on. Also, find out if there are any survivors."
"Yes, my lord."
The ascended person quickly accepted the order and left. Hackzord, on the other hand, walked along the long street and slowly made his way to the northern part of the city, where the damage was the most severe.
According to the report, it was a supply team of Inferior Demons that were attacked. These pitiful creatures that could never advance were at the bottom of the race, equivalent to human laborers or slaves. At that time, they were transporting a batch of obsidian and secondary Red Mist Ponds into the Tusk City so that they could build a camp for Junior Demons or Level-Ups.
This could also be seen from the wreckage at the scene. The cut and dyed obsidian was scattered everywhere, and some of the Inferior Demons were still in the same state when they were moved. There was no sign of fighting, which meant that the humans did not have direct contact with the supply team. The battle broke out abruptly and ended abruptly.
Therefore, it was reasonable to infer that the other party had set up a trap here instead of gathering an army under the nose of the Bogle Beasts. Totolock's search this time was likely to be fruitless.
But the more it was so, the more apprehensive Sky Lord felt. He would rather the enemies come in groups, which would make it easier for them to be discovered. Hackzord did not care about the lives of the Inferior Demons, but he could not afford to lose the battle on the Western Front. If the main force ran into such a trap, the consequences would be unimaginable.
There was no doubt that the enemies had used "fire" to attack. Hackzord was no stranger to fire. In the past Battles of Divine Will, they had also used fire to conquer human cities. However, because the Red Mist did not like high temperatures, it was rare to see it.
However, it was the first time for Sky Lord to see a fire that could burn an Inferior Demon to death.
Unless the whole city was turned into a huge furnace.
But how was that possible?
If the humans had such a means, Sky Lord had to know that the Western Front was in danger.
Wait … Fire?
An image suddenly flashed across Hackzord's mind. It was the image he saw when he searched Kabradhabi's memory in the Realm of Mind. A bright fireball suddenly burst out like the rising sun.
Was it this kind of fire weapon that Kabradhabi saw?
Sky Lord could not help but feel a chill run down his spine.
Just as Sky Lord was feeling bewildered, Siacis's voice suddenly interrupted his thoughts. "My lord, the basic situation has been investigated. This supply team has a total of 350 Inferior Demons. At the same time, there are more than ten Primal Demons as guards. We haven't found any survivors yet, but I think I've figured out what those bugs are capable of. "
"Oh? Tell me about it. "
"Please follow me."
Hackzord followed Siacis to the north of the city wall. Some Primal Lifeforms were busy digging something. Around them was a pile of black metal fragments. Further away, a few siege vehicles were lying on the side of the road. Ever since the Symbiotic Demons were successfully cultivated, these old war machines became specialized transportation tools.
"Look." Siacis stretched out his tentacles and picked up a fragment on the ground. There were obvious traces of melting. "If you put them together, they should be a container. There are hundreds of them lined up along the edge of the city. I think the bugs probably stuffed them with snow powder and combustibles. They planned to cut off the supply team's escape route and then launch an attack during the chaos. "
After fighting with humans for so long, Hackzord was no stranger to the weapons they used. In the process of hunting down the enemies, he had obtained a lot of them. Whether it was the 'Fire Branch' or the 'Fire Crossbow', they both used explosive materials such as snow powder as a primer. Compared to magic powered weapons, it was obviously much more complicated. Because of this, the structure of these weapons was very exquisite. This was a skill that had not been seen 400 years ago.
"If it was just an ordinary flame, how could it cause such great damage?"
"My lord, I'm afraid these flames are not ordinary. At least their temperature is much higher than ordinary Flowing Fire. But even so, they can't kill all the Inferior Demons. I think the key lies in those siege vehicles. "
"What do you mean?" Hackzord asked. Siacis was a Psionic Warlock. Ascendants who evolved from this branch had sharp observation skills. This was why the Sky Lord had sent him to investigate the battlefield.
"When the snow powder exploded, it probably affected the siege vehicles that were passing through the city gate. The latter are usually used to transport heavy objects, such as Red Mist Ponds or storage tanks. The high temperature caused them to explode and further aggravated the disintegration of the Red Mist. " Siacis's rapidly swaying tentacles made hissing sounds. "You know, when the temperature reaches a certain level, anything can be ignited, including us."
Siacis's explanation made Hackzord feel slightly relieved. Regardless of whether this explosion was a coincidence, at least the huge fragments of the metal bucket made him feel more at ease. Needing to bury a large number of traps beforehand and being able to launch them at any time were two completely different concepts. As long as they took strict precautions, these traps would not pose a threat to the large army in the wild.
Of course, it also knew that it was not easy to quickly inspect a human city. Forbidding the Red Mist Ponds and storage tanks from being transported and stacked together could not completely eliminate this threat. It did not think that the simple-minded Primal Demons and Inferior Demons could solve this problem.
The most effective way was to use the humans themselves.
"My lord, what should we do next?"
"Slow down the speed of entering the city and let the humans inspect for us." Hackzord quickly made a decision. "We can't transfer more Inferior Demons from other places for the time being. Let Snow Reflection Castle make up for the losses. I think Earl Marwayne will be happy to work for me."
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