Andesha Wendell frowned as she looked at the soldiers returning from the Gloom Mountain Range.
The infiltration of the Gloom Mountain Range had failed. Even though Andesha had considered the possibility of failure, she did not expect it to end so quickly. She also did not expect that the powerful Elven ranger would not return.
According to the information brought by the soldiers, the first half of the infiltration was exceptionally smooth. They easily bypassed the Ansu's eastern defensive line, the 'Gloom Mountain Range Pass'. However, when they approached the rumored territory in the southeast of the Ansu, the situation took a turn for the worse. They suddenly lost contact with one of the squads, and according to the clues they found, they were completely annihilated by the Ansu's army. The main squad led by Solderin went to investigate, but they quickly lost contact with them as well.
They did not even have the time to send back any information. They did not even have the time to release their communication bugs, which would only happen when they encountered a devastating blow.
Thus, the other squads quickly retreated and did not even stay for a quarter of an hour.
The soldiers had made the right choice. If even Sordling's team could be wiped out in an instant, then the weaker teams would be doomed if they continued to move forward. If they retreated, they would still be able to preserve some of their strength. They could also bring back the information they had gathered to the commander. However, this did not make the young wolf general feel any better. In fact, after confirming the existence of the territory and the threat it posed, her mood became even worse.
The territory was real, and judging from its strength, that Gwen Cecil was also real. Even if he was not a true ancient hero, he was at least a Duke nurtured by the Ansu. Andesha originally thought that the Ansu was the weakest link in the defense line, but now it had become a thorny problem. The rotten and slow Ansu royal family was not as weak as she had expected. They had noticed the major problem in the defense line and had begun to remedy it.
Moreover, they had done it before Typhon officially launched his attack.
Andesha had the soldiers return to rest while she went to her desk and spread out a large map in front of her.
According to the information brought back by the infiltrators, she could roughly estimate the location of the territory. It was at the end of the White River, near the eastern extension of the Gloom Mountain Range. The Gloom Mountain Range was at the back, and the river was in front. There were large plains and dense forests on both sides of the river. It was indeed a good place. 'Gwen Cecil' had a good eye for choosing his territory.
This mysterious territory was like an abyss in Andesha's eyes. She knew it was there, but she could not find out what was inside it. This made the Wolf General, who had always been competitive, extremely unhappy. But as the outstanding successor of the Wendell family, she quickly suppressed her youthful restlessness..... She sighed softly, took a pen and took a pen and paper and began to write a letter.. a.....
"Winterwolves Fortress reported that there is a weak point in the Gloom Mountain Range that can be bypassed by the Ansu's eastern defense line. Cecil's territory does exist, and there should be a strong military deployment, but the specific situation is still a mystery. The other areas of the defense line are normal, and there are no movements from the Ansu.
Andesha was interrupted by a commotion outside. The young Wolf General frowned and raised her head, asking loudly, "What's going on outside?"
The heavy wooden door of the room was pushed open, and a trusted guard walked in. "Commander! There are … strange things approaching from the plains in front of the fortress! "
"Strange things?" Andesha was dissatisfied with the way the guard described it. "Speak more clearly."
"It … It looks like a huge humanoid monster! It's coming from the Gloom Mountain Range! "
The loud sound of a bell rang, and the sharp sound of horns and the shouts of various commanders could be heard. The Winterwolves Fortress made the most appropriate response to the unknown. The gates were quickly closed, and the soldiers were ready to defend the walls. Boiling oil and heavy logs were pushed to the edge of the battlements, and on the vast snowy plains opposite the walls, groups of ominous red clouds were gathering.
Andesha came to the top of the walls, and the sharp eyes of the high-ranked Knight allowed her to clearly see the monsters on the plains. The youngest female commander of the Winterwolves Fortress showed a look of surprise for the first time. "What … is that?!"
Huge blood-red humanoid monsters were moving on the plains. They were like the ancient giants in the legends, and their bodies were far larger than a human's. However, they did not have the facial features of a human, and they seemed to be covered in blood-red mud. Their faceless heads were so terrifying that even Andesha could not help but feel her scalp tingle when she saw a large group of them approaching the fortress.
They were the most blasphemous, the most twisted, and the most terrifying of nightmares, but they were right in front of the Winterwolves Fortress!
"Hurry up and bring up the catapults! We need the catapults to deal with monsters of this size! " Andesha immediately shouted. "You, and you, go and summon the magicians. Get them to the battlemage tower!"
While Andesha was quickly setting up the defenses, the humanoid monsters on the plains also started to move faster. They seemed to have finally 'smelled' the scent of living humans and magic, and instantly became excited from their wandering state. These terrifying monsters roared silently, lowered their heads, and charged fearlessly at the Winterwolves Fortress. Some of the monsters with the ability to cast spells raised their arms high as they charged, and balls of chaotic energy arrows with unknown black and red light whistled in the air, drawing a long parabola in the air and heavily hitting the sturdy walls of the Winterwolves Fortress.
The sturdy bricks of the walls were quickly weathered and cracked like fragile sand under the corrosion of the mysterious energy.
Even the parts of the walls that were not directly hit by the energy arrows showed obvious signs of weakness!
Andesha immediately noticed the corrosive properties of the arrows and realized how terrifying they were. Even though the walls of the Winterwolf Fortress were so thick that the damage caused by the arrows would not be fatal in a short period of time, they were able to 'denature' the rocks and weaken the strength of the entire fortress!
"Stop them!" Andesha unsheathed her longsword and slashed out a silver-white shockwave, killing the frontmost spellcaster. "Don't let them get close to the walls!"
A chaotic and strange battle broke out in front of the Winterwolves Fortress.
At the same time, in the newly built arsenal under Cecil, Byron solemnly presented a strangely shaped one-handed sword with a wonderful beauty to Gwen.
"My lord, the first product of the Melt-Cutter Sword has been tested successfully."
Gwen carefully observed the new weapon that was the result of countless efforts by the technicians and blacksmiths, and his heart was filled with joy.
It was a beautiful weapon, beautiful and deadly. It had a deep hue, and the almost black blade and handle reflected the precise beauty of an industrial product. It was a single-edged sword, and Gwen could see that it was more like a combination of a saber and a sword. The spine of the sword was straight and strong, and there were runic arrays on the black metal that could dissipate heat and strengthen the blade. The tip of the sword was slightly curved and had a deep blue hue. The hilt of this sword was thicker and more complex than ordinary single-handed swords. On the inner side of the guard, there was a trigger structure that was not very obvious. Its position and size were specially designed to ensure that the soldier would not be affected when he fought with the sword. Beside the trigger, there was also a toggle-type safety device that prevented the sword from being accidentally activated and accidentally injuring the wearer during the process of carrying the sword.
Gwen reached out and picked up the sample Melt-Cutter Sword. He first waved it casually. The sword was a little lighter for him, but it was still very easy to use. Obviously, the technicians had carefully listened to Byron and Knight's suggestions when designing the sword.
"I reduced part of the weight of the sword and adjusted the center of gravity so that it still has good balance," Byron and Knight explained. "A lighter sword can save the soldier's physical strength, and because the Melt-Cutter Sword itself relies on the high-temperature blade to kill, unlike a normal sword which relies on gravity and inertia to break armor, the weight reduction will not affect the lethality of the sword itself."
Gwen nodded and then activated the high-temperature blade.
With a very slight noise in the hilt, the energy stored in the magic capacitor was transmitted to the heating rune buried inside the blade. The burning rune, which was originally used to make magic traps, began to work. Gwen saw that the originally deep purple blade quickly began to turn red, and in just one or two seconds, it became hot and bright as if a solidified golden-red flame covered the blade.
The heat did not dissipate, so standing around the Melt-Cutter Sword would only feel a slight heat. But Gwen tried to press the blade on an iron plate next to him, and it was almost easy to cut the iron plate into two. It felt like cutting a piece of hard butter.
Gwen did not wear the guard. He carefully felt the heat of the hilt and asked the magician next to him curiously, "How did you solve the problem of heat insulation and the stability of the Melt-Cutter Sword?"
"My Lord, the blade of the Melt-Cutter Sword and the body of the Melt-Cutter Sword are not one piece. We added a heat insulation layer made of quartz sand and crystal dust in the middle and used the rivets of the Melt-Cutter Sword to complete the connection. The rivets will still transmit some heat, so we added a rune array around the rivets to enhance the high temperature resistance. We also added a heat dissipation structure on the ridge of the sword. In this way, all the heat will be channeled in time and won't burn the sword itself or hurt the user. "
"Won't the strength of the sword decrease because of this?"
"It will decrease a little bit. But because the Melt-Cutter Sword is a very strong and stable magic material, and the refined steel that we forged now is stronger than the previous steel, the strength of the sword is still enough. Most of the time, it does not need to 'meet force with force'."
At this time, Byron Knight said, "Of course, if the sword runs out of energy or other unavoidable situations, the soldiers can still use the sword to fight the enemy. The Melt-Cutter Sword is sharp enough that it can be used as a normal sword for a short time."
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