"What the hell is going on?"
In the central tent, the atmosphere was rather solemn. Commander-in-chief Iron Axe stared at the map on the long table, his brows furrowed into a deep furrow. "There's neither a red line nor a sign. Did so many demons appear out of thin air?"
Although the alarm had been sounded and the combat troops of the First Army had taken their positions, confusion and uneasiness still pervaded everyone's mind.
After all, this had happened while Sylvie was on guard. If there were no witches, this battle would be pointless. If the demons could suddenly appear from eight kilometers away, would they appear directly in the camp next time?
No one could rest assured if they did not find out the answer to this question.
Outside the tent, the Longsong Cannon, which had been silent for half a night, once again roared and increased its firing rate to its peak. Now there was no need to save shells. The most important thing was to reduce the demons' strength as soon as possible.
"Even if they appeared out of thin air, it's impossible," Agatha said firmly. "The Red Mist is a necessity for the demons to survive. This hasn't changed. Otherwise, they would have already swept the world. Now the number of demons is close to 10,000. Without the red line, the demons can kill them if they run over, let alone fight! "
"According to the previous intelligence, the scale of this outpost can support the activities of more than a thousand demons at most." Iron Axe pondered for a moment. "According to you, there's another supply point nearby, but the Eye of Magic hasn't discovered its existence?"
"I can only think so..."
"No, there's another possibility," Edith interrupted. "Since we can make the supply line disappear from the surface, the demons may also think of this."
"Dig a tunnel from the ruins of Taquila?" Agatha shook her head. "Not to mention whether they have a worm carrier or not, it's not a small project to build a tunnel for more than 10,000 demons. This doesn't match the time when they first appeared in Taquila. Moreover, with such a big movement, Sylvie must have sensed something unusual. "
"I don't mean from your hometown." Edith leaned forward and pointed at the target marked as an "X" on the map. "What if they just started from the outpost?"
"What do you mean?" Iron Axe asked in a low voice.
"Don't you think … the location where the demons appeared is a little strange?" "Think about it. If we were a regular army — whether it was the human nobles or the witches' army — what would the situation be like now?"
Following the Pearl of the Northern Region's question, everyone shifted their attention to the map.
Those who were able to enter the central tent were either officers of the General Staff, military commanders, or representatives of the allied forces. None of them were slow. Soon, everyone thought of a possibility.
Gasps could be heard in the tent.
But this commotion was soon covered by the rumbling cannon fire outside the tent. As the earth trembled, everyone in the meeting saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
The Light Of Dawn broke the silence after the bombardment subsided. "You mean... the outpost is a bait set by the demons?"
According to the deduction of a conventional army, if they wanted to destroy this outpost, they would have to get close to it and launch a siege. This also meant that they had handed over their escape route to the demons. If the demons appeared at this time, they would form a natural pincer with the Taquila Ruins. Under such a pincer attack, the First Army could easily imagine what would happen to them.
The two-kilometer battlefield was just big enough to accommodate both sides. From the map, it looked like a huge pocket.
"Why are they so sure that we will come?" Iron Axe asked.
Edith did not answer. Instead, she looked at the ancient witch representative — Zoey.
Compared to most people, Zoey's expression did not change much. Her face was always cold. "If it's the Union, they will definitely take action. Allowing the demons to build their outposts is tantamount to ignoring the expansion of the blood line, which is suicidal for the witches — the fall of a city always starts from the inability to stop the enemy's expansion. "She paused." But, they have never done so. "
"Times have changed." The Pearl of the Northern Region spread out her hands. "In this way, it can explain a lot of problems. The demons did not think that the common people could wipe out the Devilbeast team that went to threaten them. Therefore, Neverwinter must be a city of witches. Therefore, they set up this trap. If they were lucky, they could even catch all the combat witches who went out of the city. In order to let us enter the ambush circle, the demons not only gave up on attacking us halfway, but also took the initiative to shrink their detection range. They were waiting for the moment when the pocket closed. What do you think of this hypothesis? "
"Even if it's true, how did the demons avoid Miss Sylvie's detection?" Sir Schilt expressed his puzzlement.
"You may not know this, but her ability is not omniscient and omnipotent." Edith replied. "If I remember correctly, there is a considerable gap between her vision and the range of her X-ray vision. Coupled with the existence of the Devilbeasts, she can only observe from a limited distance. Under such circumstances, I'm afraid that the Eye of Magic has overlooked a large area."
Hearing this, everyone had vaguely guessed the answer.
"Of course, I'm not blaming Miss Sylvie." Edith sighed softly. "It's just that we rely on her too much."
Magic power was always a problem that witches could not ignore. In order to grasp the enemy's movements as much as possible, Sylvie had to be vigilant at all times and carefully use every bit of magic power. Moreover, it consumed a lot of magic power to see through the stratum, even more so from a bird's eye view of the sky. Therefore, it was obviously impossible to dig three feet into the entire Fertile Plains.
According to the principle that the demons could only lurk in the area of the Red Mist, she should have only scanned the stratum around the outpost. Also, limited by the range of vision, the depth of the stratum should not be too deep.
Agatha frowned. "We can verify this now." She then activated the Sigil of Listening. "Sylvie, can you see the situation below the ground of the Army of Demons?"
"Underground?" Sylvie, who was guiding the bombardment, was slightly stunned. "I can try, but the magic power..."
"It's okay."
"I got it." The voice on the other end of the Sigil was silent for a few seconds. Then everyone heard her exclamation. "Strange... the vision of the Magic Eye is blocked. I can't see anything. There's only darkness below!"
Everyone could not help but fall silent. This result was equivalent to confirming Edith's speculation.
It was obviously not a good feeling to be tricked by the enemy.
For a moment, only the roar of the cannons could be heard in the tent.
"Clap, clap, clap."
At this moment, Iron Axe suddenly clapped his hands.
"My lord?" The Light Of Dawn said aloud.
"I see. In this case, I can rest assured." He slowly grinned. "In the end, who will be the prey will be decided by this tough battle."
"You're right, Chief Commander," Edith said with a smile. "Although they guessed the wrong opponent, the result coincided. I can only say that both sides have good luck. In other words, our luck is better. Isn't facing the enemy head-on on the preset battlefield the battle we wanted? The bombardment in the evening prevented them from taking action immediately. Now, not only have the demons lost their bait, but they also have to face a well-prepared interceptor. No matter how you look at it, it's a good start. "
The Pearl of the Northern Region paused for a moment. "In fact, as I said at the beginning, we don't have to care about the enemy's intentions. No matter what they want to do, we just have to kill all who dare to show themselves. This is what the First Army is good at, isn't it?"
At the same time, the ear-piercing alarm sounded in the camp again, but this time it was much more urgent.
"Air raid warning. "
Everyone knew that they were coming.
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