Outside Tingchao City, there was a scene of solemn killing.
The imperial army has long since retreated, leaving only traces of the huge camp outside the city and the desolation in the city, silently telling the story of the battle a few days ago.
Even during the day, the city is lifeless. Every door is closed, and only a few pedestrians can be seen on the street, and they are all passing by in a hurry. Only a few people are still working, and they transport carloads of corpses outside the city.
Digging pits and filling them. No one followed them along the way, and no one cried. These were the bodies that no one claimed. In the end, no one was found who was willing to cry for them.
Pedestrians on the roadside and people standing in front of the windows all looked at the corpse truck with indifferent eyes. Occasionally their eyes would show sadness and hatred, but most of the time they were indifferent.
The city guards in Tingchao City had been dispersed long ago, and the surviving soldiers took off their military uniforms and hid in their homes, refusing to reveal their identities. The hearts of the people in the entire city had been shattered. Even the soldiers they regarded as gods
Luo Bingfeng had already died in the battle, not to mention there were rumors that King Zhang Buzhou also had a secret hand in Luo Bingfeng's death. Therefore, the reliance in people's hearts collapsed, just like the holy mountain at this moment.
The imperial army retreated very suddenly, leaving almost completely within half a day. All the equipment that could not be taken away in time was destroyed on the spot. In Tingchao City, a power vacuum appeared in the past two days. However, there was no such thing in the city.
There were big riots, and there were no looting or rapes.
This is because during the battle that day, not only the city guards were fighting in Tingchao City, but many passionate and brave citizens also took up arms and participated in the defense.
However, in the face of the empire's superior firepower, especially the rain-like heavy artillery fire from the battleships above them, all the defenses that were considered strong were vulnerable. Those mercenaries who were not valued at all were killed by Song Zining.
They were armed to the teeth, and with some clumsy but firm tactical moves, they squeezed the defensive space of the city guards bit by bit until their defense line was completely destroyed.
Song Zining used unprecedented battleship and heavy artillery support, short-term but extreme training, and flawless command and coordination of various military services to teach the major forces in the neutral land a good lesson and let them understand what the empire's regular war is.
After entering Tingchao City, Song Zining used iron-blooded methods to clean up the order in the city. Anyone who disobeys the rules or takes the opportunity to cause trouble will be killed on the spot without review. Therefore, now, the good guys in Tingchao City are fighting in the defensive battle.
A group of them were killed when they arrived, and another group were killed after the empire entered the city. There were not many left.
Those who are still alive still remember Song Zining's cruel methods. Although the Imperial Army has left, no one knows whether they will come back or what they will do when they come back. Therefore, almost two days have passed, and no one knows.
People came out to organize order, and no one reconvened the city guards. This once the largest city in the human race was now in an undefended state.
When the battleships of the Eternal Night Alliance appeared, what was in front of the Eternal Flame was such a city.
At this moment, the demon descendants have joined the troops that arrived earlier, and their strength has greatly increased, and they are now on an equal footing with the vampire and spider demon troops. After Eternal Burning Flame saw the space passage at the Holy Mountain, he only said one sentence: "The passage will be opened in the future.
, which can last for one day.”
The words of Eternal Burning Flame were of course correct. The entire Eternal Night Alliance immediately became excited, reorganized and set up camp as quickly as possible, and sent troops to take over the defense of Tingchao City.
The entire takeover process went extremely smoothly. There was no resistance or expected attacks, and control was handed over peacefully. So much so that the demon duke in charge of the takeover was a little confused and kept asking people around him whether this city had ever been the city before.
Night is not human territory.
After taking over the city, the three tribes had no intention of taking deep control. They just set a curfew and that was it. After all, there was only one day left until the passage was opened. Time was extremely tight, and no one was in the mood to cause trouble to the city residents.
The strong ones have a lot of things to do, such as detecting the situation on the other side of the passage, using celestial techniques to deduce future risks, observing the status of the passage, etc. The most important thing is how many people can be sent in, and
order.
The maelstrom passage was opened, and Yongye knew it later than the empire. The demons who came earlier and the Lin Jiaer fleet themselves were the closest troops to the neutral ground. As a result, the Lin Jiaer fleet was crippled by Qianye, and the early arrivals
The demon descendants were suppressed by the force displayed by Song Zining, and they did not dare to step forward at all. They did not expect that Song Zining would be so decisive, brazenly gathering all the troops, conquering Tingchao City in one fell swoop, and sending people into the maelstrom first.
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Now Yong Ye faces a difficult problem. Those who enter first are likely to encounter an ambush from the empire. Everyone knows that the moment you walk out of the passage is the weakest. But if you enter too late, the passage itself will also
Becoming unstable, he might die in the process of traveling before the empire ambushes him.
And because the matter was in a hurry, the various tribes in Yongye did not have time to discuss a plan that was acceptable to all tribes. They just roughly decided on their respective quotas and hurried to the neutral ground. Neither the vampire tribe nor the spider demons expected that
The Eternal Flame will suddenly appear. This means that the things that were originally talked about are about the same, but there will be additional variables.
Although the Eternal Flame is strong, the vampires and spider demons are not weak either. They each have a famous gun. So a slight concession can be negotiated. If you want the vampires and spider demons to make major concessions, that is
Don't even think about it. Although Metanzo and Roxa are not in a neutral place, it is almost as good as being there.
It is extremely difficult to handle so many things in one day.
Outside Tingchao City, the mountains are covered with ice and snow. Black rocks and white snow are piled up in layers, creating a natural ink painting.
On a rock, stood a thin and thin figure. It was a young girl, with messy long hair flying in the cold wind. Her face was pale from the cold, and the tip of her nose was a little red. Her breath turned into white.
It was foggy, and there was some frost accumulated on my eyebrows and even eyelashes.
She was wearing a worn-out linen cloak. Whenever a cold wind blew, she would subconsciously wrap the cloak tightly. However, the linen was naturally breathable and was not very good at keeping warm. She would still shiver from the cold.
Behind her, there was a rectangular protrusion. She didn't know what it was, but it was completely covered under the cloak.
She stood on the rock and looked at Tingchao City in the distance. From this position, she could also see many floating warships hovering over Tingchao City. At this moment, the sky in Tingchao City was covered with clouds and heavy
The clouds slowly rotate around Tingchao City, like a huge inverted sea whirlpool, which makes people breathless.
A slightly more sensitive person can feel the surging power like a mountain or a sea in the center of the whirlpool. Even the Duke will tremble in front of this terrifying power. It is the eternal burning flame, and he is using his own
He uses his power to explore and stabilize the large whirlpool channel, and the huge and terrifying cloud vortex in the sky is just the response of heaven and earth to his power.
The girl looked at the cloud vortex for a while, then suddenly turned her head and looked down the mountain. At the foot of the mountain, there was a young man climbing to the top of the mountain. His movements were light and flexible, and he looked similar to ordinary people, except that he was a little more agile.
That's all. But on the steep snow-covered hillside, he climbed extremely easily, and he stood in front of the girl in a moment.
"We meet again." He greeted the girl with a smile, his smile as pure and transparent as sunshine, even the coldness and darkness around him were driven away by his smile.
The girl looked at him with a thoughtful expression.
The young man said again: "My name is Anwen, have you forgotten me?"
The girl shook her head, "No, it's just that I... think about things a little slowly now."
An Wen glanced at the huge whirlpool in the sky and said relaxedly: "This is normal. Within the scope of His Highness's power, everyone will be affected. Come on, put this on, and you will be fine.
"
With that said, Anwen took out a necklace and handed it to the girl. The necklace was very simple in style, with a drop-shaped bead made of black crystal hanging on it. The girl put the necklace on without thinking too much, and she seemed much relieved.
A gust of cold wind passed by. Anwen seemed a little cold. He rubbed his hands and said, "I didn't expect you to come, but you have always been very courageous. It's not surprising." He looked at the girl and saw
She was still barefoot, stepping on the snow-covered rocks, her skin as white as the snow.
"Is it cold?" he asked.
The girl nodded, then shook her head.
An Wen sighed and stroked a ring on his hand. The temperature around him immediately rose slowly, and in the blink of an eye there was a warm feeling of spring.
The temperature here had just risen when several black shadows were seen flying out from Tingchao City, flying towards this side like arrows, and surrounded the two of them in the blink of an eye. When the three demon generals saw Anwen, their expressions changed.
He bowed and saluted. Anwen waved his hand and said, "I'm fine. Didn't you see that I'm meeting a friend? You go, and don't let anyone else bother me again!"
"Yes, young master." The three demon generals had heard Anwen's displeasure and left quickly.
After they left, Anwen smiled bitterly and said: "You have also seen that if I want to keep you warm, there will be so much trouble. Why don't you wear more clothes? This is the scope of His Highness's power. It feels like
When it's cold, it's really cold. Can't you feel it?"
"cold."
An Wen shook his head, "Forget it, there's nothing I can do to you. Let's do this. I'll give you clothes and boots, and I'll have them prepared right away."
"don't want."
"Why? It's not good? Although they are not top-notch, they should be good. They have many functions. You will know after using them." An Wen scratched his hair and added: "When things are over here,
I'll order another set of top-notch equipment for you. I still have some shares on hand, which should be enough to pay the bill."
"No." The girl still shook her head.
"Why?" Anwen was really troubled.
The girl finally said a few more words: "The body is the best eyes. If I wear too much equipment, I won't be able to feel the movements of my prey."
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