mesbooks Chapter 1445: Joining Forces and Advancing
Chapter 1445: Joining Forces and Advancing
Looking at the lifeless body of the scarred werewolf, the shock on the faces of the powerful catmen, including Lannis, was obvious. Their eyes were wide open, and they could not believe what they saw.
The notorious scarred werewolf was killed instantly by the human emperor in one move!
You know, in their extremely limited impression of the human race, that is a weak existence with only fifth-level strength and equipment that is respected as a national guardian. When did their emperor become so powerful?
Even in the latest intelligence, the human emperor was just a fifth-level peak powerhouse who had not attracted anyone's attention at all. How could he have entered the sixth-level palace in such a short time?
Looking at the powerful aura emanating from Lei Xiao, Lannis and the cat-people's faces were even more shocked.
It was originally believed that the human emperor was just playing both sides, and had reached this point today with the assistance of foreign forces such as the dwarves, wood elves and tree people, and his own strength was almost negligible.
But now it seems that this young human king is undoubtedly much more unfathomable than they imagined.
Feeling the gazes from the powerful cat-men, Lei Xiao remained calm and composed.
Before coming here, he had used a large number of rare sixth-level scrolls and potions in advance, adding dozens of buffs. With the help of the power of God and sixth-level equipment such as Rolandel, it was easy for him to deal with ordinary strong people of the same strength or even slightly stronger than himself.
Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, Lei Xiao did not put away Rolandel in his hand. Instead, he looked at the remaining Moon Wolf warriors and said to Lannis, "Your Excellency Chief, I do have all the answers you want to know, but the most urgent task right now is to clean up this place first."
"Your Majesty is right. It's fine if these guys are arrogant and rude, but they actually openly tried to make us kill each other. This is indeed a heinous crime."
Lannis nodded slightly, and then ordered the cat elders and guards around him: "Capture them all!"
The remaining Moon Demon Wolf warriors were all frightened by Lei Xiao's actions just now, and after hearing Lannis's words, they became completely panicked and completely lost their previous arrogance.
A powerful Moon Wolf pretended to be calm and shouted coldly, "How dare you! We are the special envoys of Lord Lucas. If you attack us, you will be a slap in the face of Lord Lucas!"
"I hit him in the face!"
Lanis snorted coldly and rushed forward with the powerful cat-men, even their long and thin tails were blown up.
With the assistance of Lei Xiao, and the fact that the cat-men warriors had been filled with anger since just now and had an absolute advantage in strength, in the blink of an eye, they wiped out some of the Moon Demon Wolf warriors who intended to fight to the death with us, and the rest all surrendered.
"Second Elder, see if you can get some information out of them."
When everything was settled, Lannis nodded to the female elder, then turned to Lei Xiao again and said, "I'm sorry for making a fool of myself in front of His Majesty."
After Lannis finished speaking, the other powerful catmen all looked at each other with respect. Even if they put aside their strength, the courage of the human emperor who went deep into this place alone was enough to make people admire him.
"You are too polite, Patriarch. The situation is urgent, so I will make it short."
Lei Xiao went straight to the point and described the agreement reached between the Shadow Market and Xina and her group, as well as the subsequent discovery of the masked man Emily.
"That girl is still alive, it's really great."
Hearing that the seriously injured Emily had received proper treatment, Lannis's frown relaxed a little. He first showed a touch of gratitude to Lei Xiao, and then quickly gathered his eyebrows again and said solemnly: "I didn't expect that the lich would be the real mastermind behind this!"
"Yes, I had already made a plan with Chief Huangsha and Chief Yulin to wipe out the lich, but the other party obviously would not sit still and wait for death."
Lei Xiao's eyes were equally solemn, and he continued, "If we don't take action now, not only us, but also the people here will surely suffer."
"Lucas and Belinda actually secretly cooperated with the lich and attacked the leader and his entourage. This is simply unforgivable! No wonder they were so anxious to take over without finding the leader's body, and declared that the leader was dead, taking advantage of the situation to attack the human majesty's territory. It turns out that everything was premeditated!"
The cat-man elder with a white beard couldn't help but growl in his throat and agreed, "Your Majesty is right. The lich has kidnapped many people from the Desert Alliance to use as firewood for practicing forbidden magic. If the Desert Alliance really reaches a cooperation with them, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"That's right, the Desert Alliance must not be controlled by black sheep like Lucas and Belinda!"
The other powerful catmen present also echoed and said in unison.
"So, the only way we can hope to resolve this crisis is to go to the Gorgon's holy land immediately and rescue Chief Huangsha before the coronation ceremony is completed."
Lei Xiao nodded to the powerful cat people and concluded.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we, the Cat People, will definitely assist Your Majesty with all our strength."
Lannis clenched his fists and spoke firmly to Lei Xiao. The other powerful catmen also had the same expression and nodded.
"Thank you for your support."
Looking at the determined faces of the powerful cat-men, Lei Xiao took a deep breath slowly. With the support of this new force, his confidence in rescuing Shina was undoubtedly increased a lot.
While Lei Xiao was excited, he looked at Lannis who had already started to deploy troops, and couldn't help but wonder: "Sir Patriarch, do you trust me so much?"
"The fact that you have received support from so many foreign forces shows that your Majesty is definitely not an ordinary person."
Lannis obviously maintained considerable respect for Lei Xiao, and responded, "Besides, Your Majesty is the person Emily entrusted everything to. Although that girl has a bad temper, she is cautious and smart, and she is very good at judging people. The people she trusts are of course the people the cat people trust."
Lannis had just finished speaking when the female elder came over and frowned, saying, "Chief, from the depths of the minds of the powerful demon wolves in those few months, we did find some footage of Lucas's contact with the lich. However, these guys were of low status and were only responsible for guarding the surrounding area. I don't know what kind of agreement Lucas reached with the other party."
"It doesn't matter. This alone is enough. Your Majesty is right. The most urgent task is to rescue the leader as soon as possible."
Lannis waved his hand and ordered: "Mobilize all the forces that can be gathered around to assist His Majesty the Human Race to advance towards the sacred land of the Gorgon!"
Not long after, outside the magnificent capital of the cat people, an extremely impressive army assembled under the night sky. Through Lannis's introduction, Lei Xiao further learned that there were a total of 20 third-level legions and 2 fourth-level legions.
The desert area where the cat people live is a complex environment, with villages and strongholds scattered all over the place. Many soldiers are scattered everywhere, and a considerable number of them have been mobilized by the alliance to the other side to defend against nearby second-rate forces, so this is all the troops that can be assembled.
During this process, Lei Xiao also showed the Ice Stone City. The huge outline of the city was looming in the darkness, which made Lannis and others stunned.
After all, in the impression of most powerful people, only the Misty Shadow Market, which has a transcendent status, can drive such a huge place of divine favor left by the gods.
Lei Xiao smiled helplessly and signaled Lannis to lead the army into the city. Originally, Lei Xiao would not show up the Ice Stone City casually, especially since there were only 10 third-level human legions and dozens of weak second-level legions left in the city. The defense was undoubtedly extremely weak, but the situation was urgent and he could not care less.
Only with the instant teleportation of the Ice Stone City can we reach the sacred place of the Gorgon at the fastest speed without being discovered by the opponent in advance.
Not long after, as the entire army entered the Ice Stone City, the entire city disappeared in an instant.
The night was dark and the stars were shining. When the Ice Stone City appeared again, they had arrived at the center of a desert with no end in sight.
Standing on the city wall and looking around, all you can see is a sea of sand with howling winds everywhere. Only in front of the city there is an oasis of moderate size, which looks extremely abrupt.
However, the entire oasis is full of natural atmosphere. There are no buildings and no people, and it looks peaceful.
"Your Majesty, that is where the sacred place of the Gorgon is."
Lannis pointed to the oasis ahead and introduced to Lei Xiao: "Most of the Gorgon cities are located deep underground in the desert and are as complicated as ant nests. So to be more precise, our destination is underground."
"I see. According to the information Emily provided, the passage leading to the depths of the sacred land is right there."
After observing for a while, Lei Xiao pointed to the rocks next to a circular lake in the center of the oasis, nodded and said, "Let's set off now."
"Wait, Your Majesty, we, the Desert Cats, have an old saying: the more peaceful a place is in the desert, the more deadly dangers it hides."
Lannis's ears swayed left and right, apparently subconsciously sensing everything around him. He then nodded to Lei Xiao and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, please move the city forward a hundred meters."
"understood."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and then nodded to Bing Lao beside him.
In the blink of an eye, when the Ice Stone City reappeared, Lei Xiao was surprised to find that what was in front of him was no longer an oasis with great natural scenery, but a heavily guarded fortress standing on the oasis.
"It turns out that everything that happened just now was just an illusion."
Lei Xiao looked at the giant snake flag on the other side's towering city wall and frowned tightly. That was the symbol of the Gorgon. As for the lake just now, it was surrounded by the fortress and was difficult to see at all.
But it can be clearly seen that the entire fortress is made of sand and emits a faint magical fluctuation. It is obviously a temporary construction using city-building techniques.
"No wonder Emily didn't mention this fortress. It seems that the other party has made a lot of preparations."
Lei Xiao stared at the Gorgon soldiers guarding the city wall, his brows furrowed further and further. It seemed that a battle was inevitable if he wanted to successfully enter the fortress.
"Your Majesty, since this is a temporary magical creation, it is difficult to have a solid and stable absolute defense barrier. If we concentrate our firepower, it should not be difficult to break the opponent's defense."
After observing for a while, Lannis nodded to Lei Xiao and said, "As long as the absolute defense barrier is broken, the opponent will not be a threat. And judging from the scale of the fortress, there are no more than 10 Gorgon legions stationed here, and there should be no fourth-tier legions. After all, the fourth-tier legions of the Gorgon are all directly under the command of Chief Sina. Belinda has not yet firmly established her throne, so she should not use that power here."
"But Chief, although that is what I said, I arrived in a hurry and lacked magic cannons and other siege equipment."
The cat elder with gray beard frowned and reminded, "For the Gorgons who are all magical, even though we, the cat people who are more physical, have the advantage in numbers, we are not much stronger than them in terms of magic."
Through Lannis' introduction, Lei Xiao has learned that this old warrior with white beard is the chief elder of the cat people.
"Please don't worry, Great Elder. Although my main force is not here, I still have enough magic cannons, and my elite soldiers are all magicians."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and looked at the human soldiers around him who were on high alert.
The ten third-level legions that he left behind were indeed the most elite magic legions of the human race, and they were also the ones that he wanted to train into fourth-level legions first.
However, even with an ample supply of precious magic potions, it would take a process for the soldiers, whose original strength was mostly at level three and one star, to advance to level four. It was definitely not an overnight achievement, so they still remained at level three.
"Then we will mainly rely on the human race's magic cannon and human soldiers."
Lannis nodded heavily and began to deploy troops with Lei Xiao.
During this process, the Great Cat Elder originally intended to remind Lei Xiao that the low-level magic cannons of the human race might not be able to play a role. After all, the high-level magic cannons would definitely be used to defend the border against the alliance army.
However, when the human soldiers quickly deployed tens of thousands of magic cannons of level three or above, the Great Elder of the Cat People could not close his mouth. With such a number of magic cannons, let alone their own Cat People, probably only the main force of the alliance could produce it!
In addition, the well-trained human soldiers also greatly exceeded the expectations of the cat generals. At least in terms of the third-level magic legion, these human soldiers were even better than them! How could this still be a weak human race? It was simply an impressive force that was enough to make them stand in awe!
"Okay, let's make it quick and decisive."
When everything was quickly deployed, Lei Xiao did not hesitate and directly issued the order to attack. (End of this chapter)