Seeing this, Qianye already had a good idea of the battle situation.
The Yongye side should be led by the Duke. The entire team consists of about ten people, which is the strength of three normal squads. Artois, on the other hand, dispatched hundreds of warriors and was led by a giant. The two sides did not know why.
There was a conflict and a bloody battle.
Judging from their strength on paper, Artois warriors undoubtedly have the advantage. Their average adult warriors are at the level of counts, and first-level warriors are generally close to or reaching the marquis level. Elite first-level warriors like Su Shi can approach the level of strength.
Marquis.
But paper strength is only paper strength and cannot be equated with real combat effectiveness.
Judging from the results of this battle, the generational difference in equipment between the two sides has become so great that it will determine the outcome of the battle. The strong men on Yongye's side killed over a hundred powerful earls at the expense of several injured people and the death of a Marquis of Glory.
A warrior of Artois, and a giant comparable to an archduke.
The wooden spears used by the Artois were almost unable to break through the heavy shield of Yong Ye Qiang, and it was also very difficult to break through the armor. The stabbing on the armor would basically leave only minor injuries. But on the other hand, Yong Ye Qiang
The force bomb of the warrior can create a bloody hole with almost one shot, and the sword and ax can easily cut open the Artois warrior's not too tyrannical body.
Even giants can't withstand repeated bombardments from force guns.
The battle started half a day ago. Artois suffered heavy losses and must have had to retreat. However, Yongye's group of strong men continued the unfinished route.
Qianye restrained his breath and chased all the way. The strong man Yongye was an old acquaintance of his. He was very good at things that Artois warriors couldn't solve.
The world here is very strange. After running for a thousand nights and tracking for half a day, the surrounding scenery has not changed much. It is still those giant trees that block the sky and the sun, those grass trees and boulders scattered in the forest, and those dangerous little beasts. If not
Qianye's eyesight and memory are so amazing that he would be mistaken to think that he has been walking in circles.
If you stay in such an unchanging environment for a long time, normal people will probably become crazy. After a long time, they will lose their judgment of direction and distance.
However, Qianye was already a master of tracking, so he was naturally able to overcome these problems in consciousness. Later, he simply closed his eyes slightly and relied more on perception to judge the direction and distance.
After chasing him like this, Qianye finally saw a trace of something different.
There is a shallow scratch on a giant tree. Although the scratch is very shallow, it looks like it was scratched by sharp claws, and there is still a trace of the undetectable dark force of eternal night.
As soon as Ye looked at it, he knew that it was left by the strong spider demon Jiezu. However, the traces had become very shallow and would disappear after a while. Everything in this world has a strong self-healing ability.
In a force environment, any traces left by external force will gradually be worn away.
Seeing this trace, Qianye knew that he was not pursuing the wrong direction. He suddenly accelerated and his figure disappeared into the distance.
In the forest in the distance, a strong demon-born man looked at the scenery that seemed to never change. He suddenly became irritable. He suddenly drew his sword and chopped off the giant leaves of the alien tree sticking out from the side.
Halfway through the slash, the long sword was suddenly held up by another long sword. The old demonic man who was originally in front of the team suddenly appeared and stopped the strong man's sword with his sword.
"Don't leave unnecessary traces." The old man said slowly.
The demon-born strongman looked at the old man's deep eyes and sweat on his forehead, and explained: "I, I just..."
"No need to explain. However, you have to remember that our enemies are not just the indigenous people, these exotic trees, shrubs, wild beasts and insects, and even the entire outside world are our enemies."
The strong demon-born man was startled, "Is the other world our enemy?"
The old Duke nodded and said, "That's right."
"But they can't move... Could it be that the same is true for those lifeless stones?"
"With the blessing of the world's will, everything will have consciousness, wisdom, and even its own soul."
The strong demon-born man was doubtful, but for some reason, when he looked at everything around him, he felt that the plants, trees, and rocks all seemed to have eyes, silently watching him.
Only then did he realize that the real reason for why he became irritable was actually the underlying uneasiness, the fear of not knowing where the danger would come from.
"Let's go, don't let your momentary loss of control be exposed." The old Duke put away his sword, returned to the front of the team, and continued to move forward.
A spider demon Marquis of Glory came to the demon-born strongman, lowered his voice, and asked: "Lord Peder, what are we looking for?"
Ped shook his head, "I don't know either. All actions this time are under the control of Mr. Li Jia."
The Spider Demon Marquis said: "I also heard what Mr. Lijia just said. This damn place is really weird, but we are already prepared, so it's nothing. Danger? Do you mean those uncivilized natives?
Our army in the other world can easily defeat those natives."
Ped's expression relaxed a little and he smiled and said: "Indeed, those guys were quite scary when they first came up. But they can only howl and charge, which is really the same as dying. It's just a pity for Lori."
The Spider Demon Marquis said: "He is unlucky."
"Let's go, complete the mission early, and go back early. I don't want to stay in this damn forest for a moment longer."
"That's right."
Ped and the Marquis of the Spider Demons quickened their pace and caught up with the team in front. When passing under a big tree, Ped suddenly stopped and raised his head, as if he sensed something, and his body was trembling slightly.
"What's wrong with you?" asked the Marquis of the Spider Demon. It's really incredible that a majestic demon descendant, the Marquis of Glory, would show fear.
"Well, there is a leaf there."
The spider demon followed his gaze and saw a huge leaf several meters long. The leaves were broad and thick, dark green in color, and had fine hairs on them, which were clearly visible under the light. But they were like this everywhere in the forest.
Strange trees, if you look around, there are not a thousand but hundreds of the same leaves in the field of vision. How is this leaf different?
Peder, however, stared at the leaf and subconsciously tightened his grip on the sword hilt.
He suddenly realized that he had lost his composure, said "nothing", and chased the team that had gone away with the spider demon. After taking a few steps, Ped suddenly turned around like lightning and stared at the leaf again.
The huge leaf hangs quietly, just like before. There is no wind in the forest, so it does not move at all. Not only it, but all the leaves are the same, stretched in the air in various postures, and they are all like sculptures.
Looking around, the time in the entire world seems to have frozen. Except for the people walking among them, the surrounding scenery is like a moment taken from a certain period of time, frozen forever.
Peder stared at the leaf for a long time, until the Marquis of the Spider Demon couldn't help but urge him, and then he withdrew his gaze and hurried away.
"It's just a leaf, what's wrong with it?" the Spider Demon Marquis asked curiously.
Ped hesitated for a moment before saying, "I always feel like it's looking at me."
"Looking at you?"
"Yes, when we were passing by, it seemed to move. It was like... turning its head and looking at me."
"These damn leaves can still move?" The Spider Demon Marquis was truly curious. But looking around, apart from themselves, was there anything moving in their field of vision?
"Maybe I'm dazzled." Ped laughed at himself.
The face of the Marquis of the Spider Demon gradually turned ugly. Ped was a famous sniper and killer among demons, and his eyesight and perception were exceptionally good. How could he be dazzled and see wrongly?
However, when he saw that Pade winked at him even though he said that, he understood and nodded: "Maybe I've been too tired these past few days. Just take a good rest."
"Let's go, the team has gone far."
They hurried away. At this time, the leaf behind them slowly bent, as if turning its head to look at their backs.
At this time, under the tower that was about to be completed, Parokia, the Lord of Macefield, stood quietly, overlooking the infinite extension of the inner world in front of him.
Behind him, a devil-born duke was reporting: "All the components have been installed, only the final testing and packaging are left. The construction period will take about three days. There are currently seventy-six subordinates gathered, including
There are thirty count-level ones, and they need to wear necessary weapons and protective gear to move freely here. However, after debugging over the past few days, our armor has become better able to adapt to the environment here. The counts have been able to become quite
Effective combat power."
The Duke paused for a moment, and seeing that Parikia didn't respond, he made the next report: "Currently, a total of one hundred and ten sets of various spare parts boxes have been collected. After building this tower, we still have enough
Use spare parts to build two additional towers. With three towers, the positioning accuracy will be much improved."
"An exploration team has returned with no valuable results. However, they have found some materials that can be used, which will increase the progress of the project by 30% when building the tower behind."
The Lord of Macefield had deep eyes. Hearing this, he suddenly said: "How many exploration teams are there outside?"
"There are two more, one of which has just been sent out and has not yet returned. The exploration team led by Mr. Lijia should have returned yesterday, but there is no news yet. If there is no news tonight, then I
Other teams will be dispatched to rescue."
The Lord of Macefield said slowly: "No need to look for them, they can't come back."
The Duke was startled, "This..."
"Assemble the combat troops and set off tonight. I will personally lead the team. I want to see what secrets are hidden in this world."
"What His Majesty the Demon Emperor means is that he hopes that you can take the next step after reuniting with Lord Eternal Burning Flame."
"There is still no news about the Eternal Flame, and we don't know where it is. And we already have clues, so let's act first without waiting for him."
The Duke was still hesitant, "But as soon as you leave, the defense on this side of the tower will be empty."
"I'll be back in two days."
The Duke was relieved and did not dare to persuade him any more, and left in a hurry to prepare for war.
Palikia's face was expressionless, and he was always staring into the distance. No one could tell what he was thinking, only a faint light flickered deep in his eyes.
In the lava castle, the book in the hands of the Demon King happened to be turned to the last page. He closed the book and said with a smile: "No matter how good the book is, there is always a time to finish it. Mr. Habs, our agreement has been reached.