Just when everyone was looking around the train, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded in the west!
"Woo — — woo — —"
Everyone could not help but be stunned in place.
It was the highest level of alarm!
Vendy was the first to react. "Your Majesty, please return to the castle immediately!"
To Roland's surprise, Tilly and Ashes quickly came to his side. The Extraordinaire stood in front of them, and Tilly grabbed his wrist.
He suddenly felt a cold metal touch on his wrist.
He looked down and saw that the ring on Tilly's finger was full of blue light. Obviously, if the situation went wrong, she would fly him directly to the mining area.
For some reason, although it was a critical moment, he felt a little absent-minded and paid more attention to the owner of this hand.
Unlike Nightingale, who trusted him wholeheartedly, he knew that Tilly did not really treat him as a brother.
It was difficult to hide a lie from a smart person.
Even if she would call him that, it was just to maintain the current relationship.
In fact, the relationship between the two of them had always been like covered with a layer of gauze, so vague that it was difficult to define, not to mention that Ashes had always been lukewarm towards him. Although he had nothing to do with the grudges formed in the palace, it was impossible to explain this black pot even if he wanted to. Since he lied to her first, he could not ask for more. Now he could not help but feel that the dust had been lifted.
Perhaps for Tilly, even if they were not blood-related, as an ally, it was enough to be trusted and affirmed.
"Yes, this place is too close to the border wall. Please leave quickly!"
"Guards, where are the guards?"
"Come and clear the way for His Majesty!" At this time, the others also came to their senses and shouted.
With the echoing alarm in the air, the scene was quite chaotic for a while.
Infected by the nervous atmosphere, Roland finally came to his senses. He could not help but frown... Did the guards find the traces of the demons?
He looked to the west of the North Slope Mine. Now that Sylvie was in charge of the defense, the possibility of a false alarm was very low. It was most likely the demons that made the border guards sound the highest alarm. But weren't they in a dormant state because they lacked the Red Mist? Or did the Taquila Ruins send new supplies?
Although he wanted to personally go to the city wall to take a look, now that Nightingale was not here, and the main force of the First Army was still on the way back, it was better not to increase the burden of the defenders.
On the way down the mountain, he called Vendy and instructed, "No matter what happens at the city wall, inform me immediately if there is any news."
"Yes," the latter replied with a solemn expression.
…
Sylvie stared at the approaching enemy, her palms involuntarily sweating.
This was not the first time she had seen a demon, but the oppressive feeling it gave her was like a shadow following her.
One, two, three, four, five, six — a total of six Devilbeasts lined up and rushed toward Neverwinter from the direction of the grassland. Under the observation of the Magic Eyes, every detail of the enemy was clearly discernible. Just as Ercha had mentioned, not every Devilbeast carried a Mad Demon on its back. Two of the Devilbeasts carried a pile of bone containers that looked like dirt bags on their backs. They looked like pack horses.
If she zoomed in, she could see the surging Red Mist in the containers.
Obviously, they were carrying enough gas tanks to carry out this long-distance attack.
But... why did the demons attack so quickly?
Shouldn't they be guarding around the God's Stone mine in the ruins, waiting for the arrival of the Bloody Moon?
To Sylvie's relief, the First Army responded quickly after hearing the alarm. The cannons on the city wall took off their jackets and several teams of soldiers also entered the battle zone. If the enemies did not suddenly change their direction, the two sides would meet in about seven minutes.
"Miss Sylvie, the people over there asked if you could predict the blocks that the enemies might pass through if they intend to invade the city," the guard in charge of communication said.
To facilitate the transmission of the enemy's information, Roland moved the prototype handset from the backyard of the North Slope Mountain to the city wall. Apart from the direct line to Longsong Stronghold, this was also the first handset in Neverwinter to be put into use. However, due to the length of the line, the other end of the handset could only be set up at the entrance of the Third Border City. Therefore, in addition to a special contact person, Sylvie also arranged for two God's Punishment Witches to protect the handset.
"Road No. 5 or Road No. 9." Sylvie wiped the sweat off her hands. "But they may also be heading toward the square. The people there haven't been completely evacuated yet."
If the Devilbeasts rushed into the market, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"I see," the guard repeated into the phone.
"Wait!" Sylvie's voice suddenly changed. "They're climbing higher!"
"Are they going to cross the city wall?" The guard also became nervous.
"But the Devilbeasts are also slowing down. The people on the city wall should be able to see them from this distance!"
Before the guard's voice died away, the faint sound of gunfire came from the receiver.
The soldiers on the city wall were undoubtedly the elites of the First Army. Most of them had participated in the exploration of the snow mountain, so they did not panic when facing the demons. Several teams took turns to open fire, and at the same time, they maintained a relatively low firing rate. They did not shoot all the bullets in their hands at once.
However, Sylvie soon found a problem.
That was, it was much more difficult to hit a target in the air than to shoot down a demonic beast or a God's Punishment Army charging at them.
The soldiers did not know how to adjust the angle of the Devilbeasts' attacks. After several rounds of shooting, the Devilbeasts remained unscathed and were only about 150 meters away from the city wall.
The height of the Devilbeasts had also climbed to more than 100 meters. The soldiers of the First Army had to raise their spears to aim at the enemies. Although the gunfire became more intense, they still could not achieve any results.
At this moment, the Devilbeasts stopped moving and hovered in the air like a giant bat.
The Mad Demon's arms also rapidly expanded.
"No!" Sylvie could not help but scream. "Ask them to retreat from the city wall!"
"What?" The guard was stunned. "Retreat?"
However, it was too late. The demons instantly threw the bone spears in their hands. Four white shadows fell from the sky and pierced through the defenseless soldiers on the city wall in the blink of an eye. Once the attacks came from the air, the earthen wall raised by Lotus lost its purpose.
Unexpectedly, the demons did not continue to attack. After their arms withered, the Mad Demon uttered a series of strange cries and threw several animal skins to the ground. Then it turned around and flew back to the grassland.
The attack ended as quickly as it started. After a while, the demons disappeared under the skyline.
Sylvie could not help but look at the city wall. The soldiers who had been hit by the bone spears had already lost all signs of life. No matter how hard their comrades shook them, they could not open their eyes. The blood flowing from their chests gradually formed a dark red pool under their bodies.
The animal skins slowly fell to the ground. They were not empty, but there were several crude patterns drawn on them.
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