The devastation in Stronghold 176 far exceeded everyone's imagination.
In just three short hours, the entire stronghold was littered with corpses.
Just a month ago, Stronghold 176 had also fallen into enemy hands. However, Yan Liuyuan restrained his subordinates and did not go on a killing spree. The tribe that carried out the massacre was also hanged by Yan Liuyuan.
But it was different this time. This time, the northern tribe went on a killing spree in Stronghold 176, reaping all lives in a manner that was close to a massacre.
Amidst the wailing, Stronghold 176 turned into a living hell.
In the past, the factories in the stronghold would always have chimneys spewing white smoke. But today, there was no more white smoke. Instead, it was replaced by the ubiquitous black smoke drifting in the air. Fires were breaking out everywhere in the stronghold.
More than a hundred years after the emergence of the Barrier Alliance, something like a massacre finally happened.
The Wang Clan's garrison troops did not fight the northern tribe to the bitter end. They only had time to see the other party raise the white bear flag at the highest point in the center of the stronghold before immediately retreating south in an attempt to rendezvous with the Wang Clan's main reinforcements.
There were not many garrison troops in Stronghold 176 to begin with, so the speed at which the Wang Clan mobilized their troops to the north was still a step too slow.
In the north, the burly man in charge of commanding the expeditionary army's vanguard troops walked into the city with his giant axe in hand. He looked at his deputy commander next to him and said, "Where's Black Robe? Why don't I see him?"
"He's in charge of providing support in the stronghold, but we haven't seen any sign of him since we entered the stronghold. Later, even the death row prisoners under his control disappeared," the deputy commander said.
The burly man, who was nearly two meters tall, sneered, "He's so secretive. I wonder what the general sees in him that he's so indulgent."
The deputy commander reminded him with a serious expression, "Commander Valentin, please don't question the general's decisions in public again."
"Go and find him." Valentin said, "Yegor, if you can't figure out what he's doing before sunset, return to your company."
Yegor did not say anything else. He picked up his giant axe and left with a group of people. Meanwhile, Valentin sat on a pile of rubble and admired the ruins of Stronghold 176. This was the work of the expeditionary army.
At this moment, there were too many casualties in Stronghold 176, so no one noticed that the gray Experimentals did not kill everyone they encountered. Instead, they captured some of them and brought them to an underground laboratory.
The incandescent lights in the underground laboratory flickered. An Experimental covered in a black robe was standing in front of an operating table. Hundreds of humans were tied to the ground and were screaming in fear.
But no one could hear their cries for help, and the Wang Clan's garrison was also defeated. Even if they heard it, no one would come to their rescue.
Dozens of strong Experimentals were crawling around the huge laboratory to prevent any humans from escaping.
Black Robe was a little surprised. He did not expect to find such a well-equipped laboratory in Stronghold 176. But from the looks of it, the factions in this stronghold only had the equipment, and the research they conducted was worthless.
But it was different now. This laboratory had become important because of his arrival. In Black Robe's eyes, this was probably the only thing praiseworthy about the useless stronghold overseers.
He picked up a syringe and slowly pushed the small bubbles out of the syringe before walking towards a young woman.
Black Robe crouched next to the woman and said with a hoarse laugh, "As a new subject of my kingdom, you should feel honored."
The woman begged, "Please let me go. I still have my parents to take care of. I don't want to die."
"It's alright. You'll soon forget about these human emotions," Black Robe said.
Suddenly, the woman saw the gray face under Black Robe's eyes and shrank back in horror. But because her hands and feet were tied up, she could only struggle in vain. She shouted, "Monster! You're a monster too! "
Black Robe slowly got up. The word "monster" sounded especially harsh to him. He allowed the woman in front of him to keep struggling, but he did not say a word.
Finally, he waved his hand. The Experimentals next to him immediately pounced on the woman and tore her to pieces. Blood splattered all over the laboratory floor. It was a terrifying sight.
Meanwhile, Black Robe silently walked over to the next person.
One by one, he injected the drug into all the humans. Then, their blood vessels slowly turned gray, like there was a strange gray worm crawling in their blood vessels. Then, their skin started to turn gray as well. Under the incandescent light, they looked abnormally sick.
Suddenly, an Experimental came in through the door. It crawled up to Black Robe and growled. Black Robe frowned and said, "Take them out of here through another exit and wait for my summons in the wilderness."
With that, he walked out of the laboratory and returned to the surface. When he saw Egor walking over, he asked hoarsely, "Were you looking for me?"
"Commander Valentin needs to know what you're doing," Egor said coldly.
Black Robe calmly explained, "I'm just taking a look around."
"Is that so?" Then Egor ordered his subordinates to search the laboratory behind Black Robe and the underground building. However, they did not find anything.
After Egor received a reply, he said, "Commander Valentin said that you'd better not play any tricks under his nose."
Black Robe laughed hoarsely and said, "Don't be nervous, you don't have to be so afraid of me. The general trusts me very much, doesn't he? Instead of coming to look for me, why don't you go after the Wang Clan's garrison troops that have escaped? I think that's the biggest mistake you've made. That's because they'll spread the news as quickly as possible and bring more Central Plains people back here. At that time, even the powerful expeditionary army will bleed like a river. It'll be a tragic battle. "
Egor turned around and left. To be honest, he did not want to stay with Black Robe for even a second longer. Whenever he spoke to him, he would feel like his skin was wrapped around by a venomous snake. That sticky and cold feeling was disgusting.
…
The Trinity Institute's convoy successfully escaped from the chaotic area of Stronghold 31. When they arrived at the western gate, it had already been opened at some point. It looked like Kong Erdong was not the only one who had escaped. A large number of stronghold overseers had also become deserters.
Ren Xiaosu looked at a map in the front passenger seat and said, "It's best that we don't go back the way we came. I suspect we'll encounter a large number of Kong Clan deserters there. Since the Pyro Company can reach Stronghold 31, Stronghold 32 is definitely done for. At this time, the Kong Clan deserters will probably number in the thousands, and that'll cause a lot of trouble for all the escapees. So let's take another detour to the south and try our best to avoid the route that the deserters can easily take. "
But just as he finished speaking, Yang Xiaojin, who was next to him, stepped on the brakes. Instantly, the Trinity Institute's convoy came to a halt.
Ren Xiaosu looked up and was surprised to see the Pyro Company surrounding them!
The Pyro Company had already surrounded Stronghold 31 at some point in time!
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