At the same time, at the entrance of the abyss on the ground, hundreds of mercenaries gathered at the entrance of the valley, in small groups, and they were discussing.
Not far away is the interception checkpoint set up by the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group.
But now, the Juma lying on the road has become fragments scattered on the ground. A group of thunderstorm mercenaries showing off their power and arrogance are lying on the ground in a mess, groaning, all of them bruised and bleeding. Some of them are not injured.
, and hid aside like quails, not even daring to say a word.
What caused all this was a group of knights guarding a heavy carriage.
A few minutes ago, this carriage drove into the valley. When this group of blind thunderstorm mercenaries stopped the carriage like others, the other party started fighting without saying a word. Only two or three knights, with bare hands,
He knocked a dozen Thunderstorm mercenaries to the ground.
Originally, these thunderstorm mercenaries were not without strong men. Not to mention anything else, just saying that Schwartz, who arrived not long ago, was a notorious Great Bright Knight. When many mercenaries saw this guy, they
Stop when you are far away, and do not want to get into trouble.
After his men were beaten, Schwartz naturally wanted to take action. But just when he was about to take action, a woman stepped out of the carriage and gave him a cold look.
Then, Schwartz and several other high-level knights swallowed back all the curses that rushed to their lips, and stopped quickly. They looked like lambs that could only see a tiger.
I was afraid that if I took a step forward, disaster would befall me.
The carriage stopped at the huge entrance. The figures of the woman and the tough knights under her command had disappeared into the billowing black smoke. Seeing the miserable situation of the Thunderstorm mercenary group, the mercenaries were all gloating about their misfortune.
"That's right! These guys bully the weak and fear the strong."
"Look at that Schwartz guy, haha, does he look like a frightened chicken?"
"Evil people will find their way. Someone should have taught them a lesson a long time ago. But who do you think those guys are? Even the people from the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group dare to beat them up."
"What is the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group? They are just showing off their power in front of us. If they really meet someone more powerful than them, they are just a bunch of cowards! Didn't Princess Scarlett go in before this woman?
?And those guys in black clothes, did you see who they intercepted?"
"Princess Scarlett will not tell you, but who are those guys in black clothes?"
"I heard that he seems to be the Dark Executioner."
Hiss. There was a gasp of cold air all around. This name, like some kind of taboo, made the lively crowd suddenly become quiet.
After a while, one person said: "Hey, speaking of which, this woman is not simple. Look carefully and look at the footprints beside the carriage. Hey, did you find it?"
"What, what is it?"
"Footprints! Idiot! That woman's footprints! Didn't you see that when the woman got off the carriage, the carriage became a lot lighter?"
"Yes. I noticed it too. When the carriage came in, I thought it was carrying an elephant. The ruts were so deep. But I didn't expect it to be a woman. She looks very slender."
"Of course a person is not that heavy. What is heavy is the knife on her back."
"Knife? What kind of knife? Why do I only see a handle? I was still wondering at the time... Wait, the handle... I think of a person. Could it be that she is the hand of the Blood Demon..."
"Hey, isn't it her?"
"Oh my god. She's here too."
"No wonder Schwartz saw her like a mouse seeing a cat."
"It's exciting this time."
The crowd was talking a lot.
Most of those who are still staying at the entrance of the valley are low-level mercenaries from some small mercenary groups and some weak free knights. The main purpose of coming here is to try their luck and see if they can get in.
The abyss, on the other hand, is not too important.
After meeting so many legendary characters, and seeing with my own eyes the defeat of the Thunderstorm mercenary group that intercepted me, everyone was in high spirits and foaming at the mouth.
These sounds of gloating about others' misfortune naturally reached Schwarz's ears.
However, just when he was angry and wondering if he was killing the chicken to scare the monkeys, suddenly, a horrifying voice came to his ears.
"Oh my God, look at it."
Schwartz turned his head to look, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
I saw that the black mist at the entrance of the huge abyss at the bottom of the valley was quickly disappearing. It dissipated in just a few seconds.
The huge hole that was originally shrouded in black mist shrank rapidly like a healing scar on the earth. After a while, the huge hole with a diameter of more than three kilometers completely disappeared. The place where it used to be was just an ordinary place.
of ground.
There are rugged rocks, trees, flowers and even a stream.
No one would believe that this is the entrance to the abyss unless they see it with their own eyes.
At this moment, all the sounds disappeared. Hundreds of mercenaries were stunned, and the entire valley was as silent as a tomb.
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Sitting in the office, Lingxuan held her chin and stared out the window, thinking about Roy, whom she had just reunited with.
That guy is still alive!
If it weren't for the fact that Roy had been declared a heretic by the Holy See, she would have rushed home right now to tell her parents the good news, and also bring it to her two younger sisters who were far away in the imperial capital and were preparing to participate in the competition between the three major colleges.
I don't know how he is doing now.
Ling Xuan thought.
Based on his own understanding, Landro is a very stable and reliable old mercenary who has explored the abyss many times and has rich experience. The other members of Landro's team are also good. Following such a team, Roy found the Abyss Dragon
Root, there should be no problem.
However, the only thing to worry about is the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group.
Ling Xuan frowned. This notorious mercenary group is best at doing some despicable things behind the scenes. The top management of the Mission Hall asked several times to remove the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group, but the final result was due to insufficient evidence or
There are various reasons why nothing happens.
This has made the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group become more and more rampant. In the south of the empire, their existence has seriously affected the order of the mercenary world.
This time, Roy had a direct conflict with the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group. The Thunderstorm Mercenary Group and the Ice Star Mercenary Group are currently in a well-known state of hostility, which means that if they encounter each other in the abyss, a fight between the two sides is likely to break out.
Fight to the death.
Ling Xuan stood up a little uneasily and walked back and forth in the room.
The ruins of the abyss have become the hottest topic at present. No one knows who left the ruins. Are they the terrifying demons who lived a long life and finally sank to the bottom of the abyss, or were they the ones who explored the abyss thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago?
The strong one.
In addition to demons and humans, there are also elves and giants who ruled this continent before humans. Although these races have declined and even disappeared in the long river of history, many of them have also been born.
An amazingly talented person.
If the ruins belonged to one of them, how precious it would be. And today, when humans are driven by demons to save the continent, how lucky they would be if they could get the inheritance of these powerful people.
Now, all the major forces in the empire are taking action after hearing the news. If the ruins were not located in Saint Solan, Ling Xuan believed that even the forces from other empires would come.
However, the news has not been out for a long time. Currently, the only ones who can enter the abyss to explore are the local forces in Lulian and some mercenary groups with roots in the south.
First come first come closer to the water. The host of this exploration is none other than the Munich City Mission Hall.
The well-known mercenary groups that usually come into contact with Ling Xuan have tried their best this time. The most elite teams sent out are all in a hurry. Everyone is rushing to complete this exploration before the Imperial Capital and other forces intervene.
, hold the ruins in your hands.
In the past few days, Ling Xuan, who is the supervisor of Munich City Mission Hall, has personally sent off many mercenary teams. She is also full of expectations for the results.
But now, these bastards from the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group are holding us back!
Not long after sending Roy away, Ling Xuan received news that the Thunderstorm mercenary group had blocked the entrance to the abyss. Many mercenaries who rushed behind were blocked from the entrance. I heard that several people were already fighting against Thunderstorm.
Killed in the conflict with the mercenary group.
For this reason, Ling Xuan immediately sent a deacon and a squadron of mission hall guard knights to Qingshui County.
But until now, the news has not come back.
Looking at the time, Ling Xuan was a little anxious. Logically speaking, after such a long time, there should be some news coming back.
Could it be that there was an accident ahead, or that the Thunderstorm mercenary group dared to risk the world's disapproval and attack the knights guarding the mission hall?
Soon, Ling Xuan shook her head to dispel this speculation. The mission hall has a unique position among mercenaries. Although the mission hall itself does not have much power, as long as you raise your arms, there will be countless mercenaries.
The group declares war on the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group!
For mercenaries, not having a mission hall is unimaginable. It would be equivalent to destroying their lives. But without the Thunderstorm Mercenary Group, I am afraid that many mercenary groups would be happy to see it.
If the Mission Hall hadn't strictly adhered to neutrality and easily refrained from interfering in the affairs between the mercenaries, I'm afraid some people would have long expected the Mission Hall to take the lead.
Just wait a little longer.
Ling Xuan walked to the bookcase and took down a book. Just as she was about to turn two pages, she suddenly heard rapid footsteps coming from the corridor.
Ling Xuan was stunned. Before she could recover, she saw the door of the room being pushed open violently. A deacon who was usually steady and gentle rushed in in a panic, uncharacteristically.
Ling Xuan's heart skipped a beat, and she had an unknown premonition. She asked, "What's wrong?"
"Miss Lingxuan, something happened," the deacon reported. "Our people sent back news that the entrance to the abyss was suddenly closed!"
Ling Xuan felt anxious and asked anxiously: "When did it happen?"
"Just now!" the deacon replied.
Ling Xuan frowned.
It is not a strange thing that the entrance to the abyss is closed. Almost every few years, the entrance shrouded in black smoke disappears.
According to the personal experience of many people and the research of scholars, the occurrence of this situation usually means that a large-scale cloud storm will erupt inside the abyss. It does not last long, usually only three to five days. It feels like an abyss
A self-cleaning of the world.
Maybe the demons living inside will suffer, but it will have no impact on the continent of Avalon.
But why, now?
You know, there are more than 40 of the most elite mercenary teams in the abyss now. Plus some strong men who went on their own, the total number exceeds 800 people.
These people are the wealth of the empire. Many of them even participated in the ragtag army and made great contributions in the Lulian Defense War. Once there is a loss, whether it is to the mercenary community, the major mercenary groups or the empire
It's all a disaster!
Of course, things may not necessarily develop in the worst direction.
Ling Xuan knew that the cloud storms in the abyss became more powerful the further down they went. On the second level, the scale of the cloud storms was not large. If it reached the first level, there would be no storms at all.
This means that if something is wrong and they return to the first level in time, most people can survive.
However, just when this thought flashed through his mind, the deacon had already reported: "In addition, we just got news that the two guys who reported the ruins..."
He paused and swallowed hard.
Ling Xuan asked: "What happened to them?"
"Dead...dead..." the deacon stammered, with an almost eerie fear on his face, "He was burned alive by the flames in his body. His whole body was charred..."
Ling Xuan felt a buzzing sound in her head and went blank.
Faintly, the deacon's voice seemed to be far away: "Witnesses all said that these two people were tempted by the devil! Now, the news has spread."
Ling Xuan supported the table hard to prevent herself from falling.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the abyss demon will always live in the abyss, and is prohibited from coming to the mainland. It is a creature from another world that has nothing to do with itself. Most of the legends are just people's fictions and
Just fantasy.
However, only those who truly understand the Abyss Demon know how terrifying this thing is.
The stronger they are, the higher their intelligence, and the more cunning they are. At the same time, the stronger their desire to get out of the shadow world and come to the main world.
If it were simply that the entrance to the abyss was closed, Ling Xuan would not be so panicked. But at this juncture, the bizarre deaths of the two mercenaries who discovered the abyss ruins pointed all this to a frightening fact in the legend——
Devil's trap!
The devil's trap is a little-known secret that has been recorded by all major races.
It is said that more than 10,000 years ago, a group of demons seduced and controlled several human mercenaries who were exploring the abyss, planted demon seeds in their bodies, and then used them to release information about the discovery of the abyss treasure to the outside world, seducing
A large number of mercenaries and strong men went to explore.
Human beings have no way of knowing when the cloudburst in the abyss will appear, but demons have a strong premonition of such disasters in the abyss. It was during the period when the entrance was closed that these demons massacred the strong men in the abyss, and with the help of the powerful
Qi and blood broke through the restriction in one fell swoop and descended on the mainland.
It was a history full of blood. In the past twenty-three days, the abyss demons attacked six towns in total, causing the death of more than 200,000 people. In the end, the strong men of all major races worked together to encircle and suppress them.
Drive these demons to an end.
And if the reaction of the major races at that time had been slower and delayed for a while, by the time the abyss demons became the climate, I am afraid that mankind would have been extinct long ago without waiting for the demon invasion.
It is said that it was precisely because of that painful memory that humans called the race that invaded later the Demon Race. In fact, the Demon Race has nothing to do with the Abyss Demons.
More than 10,000 years have passed, and such historical secrets have long been forgotten by people. Only a handful of people who deal with the abyss have heard of it. Naturally, as the director of the mission hall, Ling Xuan and her deacons, who must be proficient in all aspects,
Also one of them.
"Report to the main hall immediately." After a moment of confusion, Ling Xuan quickly forced her brain to start working and gritted her teeth. "At the same time, contact the Grand Duke's Palace and the major mercenary groups, summon the mission hall guards, and send troops to the Lulian area.
All super mercenaries issued a call letter..."
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A bar called Parrot on Bravestrasse in Munich is already crowded with people. The owner and several waiters are being interviewed by the police with sad faces.
In front of the messy bar, people could see two burned corpses that were not humanoid. Or to be precise, two piles of black ashes.
The flames did not affect other people, and even the stools they were sitting on were not damaged at all. But they burned these two people like this. This made everyone shudder while talking about it.
The witnesses in the crowd recounted the horrific scene with lingering fear.
In their description, the two men were drinking while telling people about their adventure experiences. As the only survivors, they discovered the abyss ruins and received a large reward from the mission hall. Everyone was
Envy their good luck.
Just as they were talking happily, black flames suddenly emerged from their mouths and noses. The crowd around them was horrified, but the two of them were completely unaware. Almost in the blink of an eye, the flames enveloped their bodies.
There was no scream or struggle. After a few seconds, the bodies of the two men collapsed like weathered sculptures.
"This is the temptation of the devil," someone in the crowd said, "They must have been deceived by the devil."
"right!"
"Have you heard that the entrance to the abyss has been closed?"
"Oh my god, could it be..."
"Shhh. Don't talk nonsense. We Lulian will not be so unlucky!"
"Look, the Grand Duke is here."
The crowd parted. Everyone watched as Adolf, with a solemn face, walked into the tavern, accompanied by several lords.
"It's the breath of the abyss demon. That's right." Fano squatted on the ground, carefully examined the two piles of black ash, and nodded heavily to Adolf.
"Immediately report to His Majesty Edward," Adolf said with a livid look on his face, and turned around to leave, "Issuing an emergency martial law order. Evacuate all residents within a thirty-kilometer radius of Qingshui County. Mobilize the Munich City Guard, the Fire Bee Hall and the Bavarian Knights to surround.
Qingshui County, just in case!"
"Yes!" Fano responded, hesitated, and asked in a low voice: "Roy..."
Adolf's face became even more ugly. He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth and said: "We can't help him now. However, I believe he will be fine. This kid's life is very hard. Even the punishment from heaven can't do anything to him.
, I will definitely come back alive this time!”
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The news of the closing of the entrance to the abyss and the mysterious deaths of the two mercenaries had spread to all directions in a very short period of time.
Everyone was shocked by this terrible news. There were people talking in the streets and alleys everywhere. Businessmen ignored business and talked with customers; mercenaries gathered in groups in the mission hall, looking solemn.
The nobles and gentlemen prepared their cars and went out to inquire around.
The city of Munich, which had been peaceful for a long time, was operating at high speed like a war machine.
People saw that groups of heavily armed knights were the first to leave the military camp and head south. There was a forest of lances, and their iron hoofs beat on the bluestone of the street in an endless stream. Cavalrymen carrying flags on their backs were galloping back and forth.
.The officers’ commands, shouts, and the neighing of war horses came and went.
After the knights, there were groups of infantry. Their numbers were larger and their speed was slower. After a few prayers, the long groups were still passing through the south gate that was under martial law. Under the watch of pedestrians, they looked like a long queue.
Head to the south.
The evacuation work around Qingshui County has already begun. Everything within a radius of dozens of kilometers has become a restricted area that can only be exited but not entered. The residents of each town, under the leadership of their respective lords and with the help of the troops sent by Adolf,
Set foot on the road to the north.
The long motorcade and the people walking silently were like long dragons, meandering across the vast land.
Most people didn't know what happened. But they all understood that it must be a huge disaster that they could not resist.
For them, this is painful.
You must know that as a war zone, or even one of the main war zones, the people of Qingshui County have already lived a life of displacement during the two-year war. Many people died under the butcher's knife of the Feili people.
People fell on the way to escape.
Now we finally hope for peace and return to our homeland. Just after a few days of peace, disaster strikes again.
However, since it was the order given by Archduke Adolf, everyone had no choice but to obey it.
Everyone was grateful from the bottom of their hearts for this beloved Grand Duke and did not want to cause him any trouble.
They have become accustomed to this kind of life. When they set foot on the road away from home again, they are all in an orderly manner. Just walking, they will look back. They are nostalgic for their half-built house and the crops in the field.
The vines that have climbed up...
"Are we going back?" A little boy sat on a bullock cart and looked up at his father with a clear voice.
A smile appeared on my father's tired face.
"We will go back," he patted his son on the head and turned to look in the direction of home. "Just like before, our knights will defeat our enemies. No one can stop us from going home."
"You promise!"
"I promise!"
A letter falcon flew over the heads of the father and son, flew along the long line of refugees for a while, and then flew over the forest and hills to the southwest where the entrance to the abyss was.
Looking from the air, on the vast land, in addition to Lulian's army, there are countless knights who are rushing towards the entrance of the abyss. They are wearing different clothes and have the badges of different mercenary groups on their chests. In a hurry, with anxious eyes.
And in the direction they were heading, the silent valley was like the center of an invisible but extremely destructive storm, quietly accumulating power.
The atmosphere has become increasingly tense.
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