"That's not necessarily true." Agatha shook her head. "According to the experience of the second Battle of Divine Will, if they want to investigate the situation in the human town, they shouldn't act so casually."
"What do you mean?" the prince asked hurriedly.
"In order to bring back the information, such investigations usually consist of two or three small teams, most of which are equipped with demonic beast mounts, and they won't be too far away — at least within the range of the Mad Spear Throwing Demons," she said slowly. "In order to annihilate these small teams, the Union will often send flying witches to intercept them from behind, and send twice the number of Blessed Warriors to capture them from the front. At the end of the war, the scale of the investigation team will become larger and larger, and even Fearsome Demons and Flying Demons will appear. There's no reason for them to only send two ordinary Mad Demons to investigate until now, and their clothes are really... a little shabby. "
"Could it be that the demons think that Border Town doesn't need them to spend a lot of effort to investigate, and that they can just send two people at will?" Ashes said.
"This doesn't make sense." Agatha thought for a moment and finally denied it. "In the era of the Union, even the smallest town, as long as it was located at the border, would definitely be guarded by witches. It's impossible for the demons to know the changes in the human world in the past 400 years, so the investigation should still be carried out according to the arrangement of the second Battle of Divine Will. "
"You mean... they didn't deliberately investigate the town, but just happened to run into it?" Roland could not help but feel relieved.
"It's very likely." She frowned, as if thinking about something. "I'm afraid the demons don't know that there is a human town here, and they're just investigating the situation around their camp. Their main enemies are demonic beasts, so they don't carry Magic Stones of Concentration, which can't be used continuously — that is, spear throwing. Instead, they choose Lightning Stones, which are more convenient to attack. "
"Wait..." Roland was startled. "You mean the Devil's Town?"
"Of course, otherwise how could they come here from thousands of miles away?" Agatha said matter-of-factly. "Only after establishing a stronghold on the Fertile Plains can the demons use it as a springboard to go to the Barbarian Land... oh, I forgot that it should be called the Four Kingdoms now."
"Damn, this is a big deal! How can we live in the future if the enemy takes a base in front of our home? " The prince widened his eyes and asked, "A camp like the one behind the snowy mountains?"
"Almost. In times of war, an outpost will have at least a few mist towers to store the Red Mist, plus one or two hundred demons stationed there." Agatha nodded. "But considering that the Bloody Moon has not yet arrived, it is unlikely that they will build a new tower fortress on the Fertile Plains. The transportation of the Red Mist is also very inconvenient, so the scale of the camp should not be large."
"What do you plan to do?" Tilly looked at Roland worriedly.
"First find the camp — if it really exists," he paused, "and then … get rid of it."
"A decisive choice." Ashes raised the corner of her mouth and said, "This is the kind of decision a lord would make. Don't worry, we will also lend you a hand. "
If Agatha was right, the demons would not be able to extend their reach to the entire Fertile Plains before the third Battle of Divine Will began. Therefore, after removing the stronghold near the Western Region, they could at least get a few years of peace — even if the demons wanted to retaliate, they would not be able to.
Of course, this was not without risks. At least the demons would know that a group of humans was stationed to the east of the Impassable Forest and had the ability to actively attack the demons.
However, if they allowed the camp to expand, it would only bring more trouble to themselves. After the disappearance of the first batch of scouts, they were likely to send more people, and it was only a matter of time before Border Town was exposed. Moreover, as the stronghold grew larger and larger, the demons would only increase. When the Months of Demons ended, they would have to deal with the demons that would come to harass them at any time, which would be a bit of a loss. If the First Army was pinned down in the town and could not move, how could they complete the planned spring offensive?
When Roland returned to his office, he immediately summoned Lightning and Maggie and explained the situation.
"Remember, this time, you must not fight with the demons on your own. Return immediately when you find the camp. They may have flying beasts, so your safety is the first priority."
"Yes!"
"Coo!"
He paused for a moment, and then added, "If you can successfully find the target, the dessert for the next week will be ice cream bread."
Maggie stretched her neck straight, "Leave it to us, coo!"
…
Three days later, Roland received Lightning's report. In the Barbarian Land, about 130 kilometers away from Border Town, they found a place that was suspected to be the Devil's Town.
After marking the approximate location on the map, he noticed that it was just in front of the Witch Cooperation Association's route – it was less than 10 kilometers away from the place where the Witch Cooperation Association had encountered the demons.
"Why is it suspected?" He asked Lightning, "Did you see the black stone tower?"
The little girl shook her head, with a strange look on her face, "I only saw a piece of … wreckage."
"What?"
"Black stone fragments, broken fences, and … a huge hole." She rubbed her forehead, "It's the same as the scene I saw when I found the ruins of sister Agatha. I didn't continue to follow it, I just circled around the wreckage of the camp twice and then came back. "
"Another hole?" Roland was stunned, could it be that there was also a giant reptile in this hole? If the last time it was the reptile that swallowed the stone tower, then this time … it also took away the Devil's Town?
Between these two matters, did he miss out on some important information?
He shook his head, temporarily suppressing the doubts floating in his mind, "Apart from that, did you find anything else?"
"No … the whole camp was empty, not a single demon could be seen."
"I also didn't find any sparkling magic stones, coo!" Maggie added.
"I know," Roland thought for a moment and quickly made arrangements, he looked at the white-haired little girl, "You first take Nightingale and Soroya to this place, and then take Nightingale and Sylvie to see if there is anything missing."
"Why not just let Soroya and Sylvie go directly?" Lightning asked.
"In case of encountering a flying demon, Maggie won't be able to get rid of it." Roland simply explained, "In this case, Nightingale can use the Mist to cover the witches to escape from the demon's pursuit, and you can directly speed up in the air and leave."
…
Soroya's "photo" was quickly placed in front of Roland.
Just as Lightning said, there was a big hole about five or six meters in diameter in the center of the collapsed fence, and the surrounding snow and mud were mixed together, as if something had stirred it up. Broken black stones were scattered on the side, most of them crushed into the soil, no doubt that only a huge creature could cause such damage.
Sylvie's discovery made him feel even more uneasy — the underground passage led to the snow-capped mountain range, which was exactly the same direction as the hole that appeared in the ruins of the Misty Forest.
They all pointed to the same place.
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