Wuguan City, West Craftsman Street.
Heavy roars would sound continuously every tens of seconds, as heavy as a huge hammer striking the earth.
The houses on both sides of the road were trembling, residents fled in fear, and the entire street was in chaos amid heavy gunfire.
"Ah, the Hoof Fire Empire is coming!"
"Run quickly!!"
"Crownless City is going to be destroyed!"
In the atmosphere of panic, several figures approached the west city wall against the crowd. The leader of the group had dazzling blond hair and stood out among the crowd.
Ryan did not stop, avoiding the large number of demons fleeing to other neighborhoods, and kept his eyes fixed on the west.
Rumble——
More than a dozen magic cannons hit the barrier on the city wall, causing the ground in the city to tremble, and many people fell to the ground unsteadily.
"Is evacuation guidance in progress?"
"Yes," Elufa, Queen of the Lake Elf, responded to him, "Let the elves protect the demons who have invaded us. If we had known in advance that today's crisis was in the XC area, we would never have agreed."
"……Feel sorry."
"You don't need to apologize. Who would have thought that the Hooffire Empire would take action at this time? Are you really sure it's Marcus?"
Lane didn't answer the question.
Just like Elfa said, they had made many assumptions about what might happen today, but among the first few options that were eliminated was the attack of the Hoof Fire Empire.
He took a deep breath and looked back at the dwarf king Kamesh: "I'll leave it to the dwarves for the first wave of offensive."
"You can always trust the dwarves, old man." Kamesh replied, "The most brave and fearless warriors have already stepped out of the military camp, and the cowardly invaders are waiting to be split in half by the axe!"
Based on consideration, Ryan finally only told the lake elves and dwarves the truth.
All preparations are made for this.
But these two are not the only ones participating in the war. Jutman and the others have already conveyed their requests to other forces. The elves and dwarves are only taking initial precautions.
If nothing else, at least Queen Qinglong would never sit back and watch the Hoof Fire Empire take over Crownless City.
Getting closer to the city wall, Elufa and Jas, who had good eyesight, saw something unusual there.
"Why was the city wall blown open?" Jas said coldly, looking at the gap.
"It looks like the barrier was deployed after being bombed first." Sherrond frowned.
Currently, only the two of them were following Ryan. They looked at the direction of the city wall. The barrier was clearly not broken yet, but the city wall was shattered into pieces. Only half of the height was left, and huge rocks fell everywhere.
The ring-shaped city wall of Wuguan City is a work that the craftsmen are proud of. It is not only high and thick, but the energy barrier should be maintained for a long time to ensure that the defense line can be stable in the face of continuous bombardment.
But now the barrier is fine, but the wall has collapsed.
Seeing this scene, it would be strange if the residents of West Street didn't panic.
"It looks like someone on the inside closed the barrier first." Ryan said with a lowered gaze.
Is this also a conspiracy of the Hoof Fire Empire?
At this moment, several oriental-looking people came to them.
"Ryan, right?" the man said, "We are from Yingsu, and we just came from the west city gate."
"What's going on?" Kamesh said with his eyes widened.
If the city wall was still there, the dwarves would have lined up on the wall, patting their butts and shouting, and even had a few sips of beer. Now that many of the city walls have been destroyed, the effect of the barrier will also be damaged.
Doesn't that mean that in the worst case scenario, they will go out of the city and start a war with the Imperial Army...?
"The barrier was never opened from the beginning," said the man at the movie hostel. "If our people hadn't risked their lives to open the barrier in time, you guys wouldn't have seen that the city wall was still there."
"I know, thanks."
Ryan's expression tightened.
In any case, they are not considered the original army of Crownless City. Those who really guard the city wall should be the city defense army affiliated to the Craftsmen's Guild, and they also control the opening and closing of the barrier.
That is to say.
Was it not opened on purpose?
"I didn't expect such a thing to happen," Elufa couldn't help but trembled, "Ryan, don't you think it's ironic? We are trying to protect the city, but the owner of the city is opening the door to let the enemy in."
"No matter what, what we should do will not change." Ryan closed his eyes, "Kamesh, I will fight side by side with you."
The dwarf king stood there stunned, his beard trembling.
"D-dwarves will never be afraid! It's just the largest country in the continent, but my ax is still very sharp! El... Elufa, don't just guide your troops to evacuate, the other side has magic cannons, I need them Fire support!”
Xie Lunde touched his head in embarrassment.
Why does the momentum seem to be much weaker than before...
Saying goodbye to the people at the movie hostel, Ryan led a few people to rush to the city wall. On the way, they encountered another bombing from a magic cannon. The entire city wall seemed to be crumbling.
"careful!"
Stabilizing his body, a continuous stream of gravel fell from his head in the concussion. Kamesh swung his ax and wanted to chop it into pieces, but Elufa used a magic barrier to block them all.
"Magic and magic are not the specialties of dwarves!" Kamesh explained, shaking his beard.
Several people climbed to the top of the ruined city wall, and their field of vision suddenly broadened. The complex terrain of the wild west of Wuguan City was clearly visible before their eyes.
Due to the disorder of the earth's veins, the forests, plains, hills, deserts and other landforms here are spliced together in an uncoordinated way. To the north are the snow-capped mountains of the Broken Ridge Plateau where the Arashi Temple belongs, which at first glance does not look like the scenery of the real world.
The armies of the Hooffire Empire were gathering and marching in the distance.
The total number of people was estimated to be around 50,000, and Kamesh was stunned for a while.
"They have no road." Jas reminded, "The road that was bombed twice by Lion Garden has not been restored yet."
"But no one is stopping them from advancing now," Elufa expressed concern. "As long as they climb out of the valley, it will be a plain."
It was impossible to avoid such a build-up, and two groups of twenty-four long-range magic cannons were used to alternately bombard them in advance. Probably by the time the Imperial Army stepped onto the plains, the barrier of Crownless City would no longer be able to hold on.
By then, if support cannot arrive in time, they will have to rely on this half of the city wall to contend with the empire's 50,000-strong army with more than a thousand dwarves and elves.
"Can you see their commander?" Ryan asked.
Neither Jas nor Elfa spoke. They just used magic to search the valley in the distance. Their eyesight was not particularly good. It would be great if Jutman was here at this time.
But for the Night Demons and Wild Elves, that guy has to go, and there's nothing we can do about it.
"Found it." Jas suddenly spoke in a deep voice, pointing to somewhere coldly, "On the second peak on the left side of the valley."
Several people narrowed their eyes as hard as they could and looked around, barely able to see a majestic figure standing there at the location where Jas mentioned.
"I didn't expect it was really him..."
Elufa used magic to open the image of the lake, and the opponent's figure was vaguely reflected in the circular water waves.
Rough white hair, a mighty body, and a petite figure with red hair floating behind him.
"Marcus, why?"
Ryan frowned, expressing extreme doubts about this, but the facts were right in front of him.
There is no doubt that that is Marshal East, Marcus Carendale, one of the four marshals of the Hoof Fire Empire.
"I don't understand either." Elufa sighed deeply.
Because actually, Marcus this morning—
Still acting with them.
…
The ruins of the God War, the underground manufacturing site of the Craftsmen Guild.
After listening to Athetana conveying the news from the movie host, Luo Wei fell into silence for a short time.
The Hoof Fire Empire's invasion of Wuguan City has become an ironclad fact. Since even the magic cannons have been used and the army is crossing the cordon, it is impossible to just promote the country's power.
"Are you sure the person leading them is Marcus?" Ayi Ning asked calmly.
"Not sure. In fact, people from the movie hostel saw Marcus still with Ryan and the others this morning."
"Probably it won't be anyone else," Luo Wei said coldly, "No one else is qualified to lead this battle."
"That……"
Vermeer wasn't sure whether she should speak.
No matter how you look at it, this is too hasty.
Moreover, is it really beneficial to have the army first cross the dangerous terrain and then engage in siege warfare? Although that man gave off an extremely dangerous aura, he could also feel the majesty of being a commander.
Would such a person, because of his superior numbers, allow himself to lose part of his advantage before the war and confront the enemy head-on?
Luo Wei thought for a while and looked at Shaye who was standing there, "As the commander of the army, what do you think?"
"I...?" Shaye was stunned. She had indeed led the Angel Legion into many battles, but she was not sure whether it was appropriate to express her opinion at this moment.
"Don't worry about anything, just say whatever you think."
Shaye closed her eyes.
"I think this offense is stupid."
She explained: "If you put aside the factors of the Craftsmen's Guild, the Hoof Fire Empire is preparing to take over Crownless City by force. There have been many opportunities that were beneficial to the situation before, such as the war between the Demon Kingdom and the Lake Elves. Now at this point, Ming All the forces on the surface have united together, and even he himself has joined the alliance. I can't see any favorable motive for his sudden change of heart."
"Although he himself is very strong, each force also has outstanding divine beings. At this time, he declares that he is an enemy of everyone. He may not be able to survive the encirclement and suppression, unless..."
Luo Wei looked at her calmly.
"Unless what?"
"Unless Marcus secretly instigated other forces to do this with him."
"Is this possible, Athetana?"
"Currently... none," Athetana responded. "The news just came from Shadow Station. Only the elves and dwarves on the lake took action immediately, but they were on the side of guarding Crownless City."
"is that so."
Luo Wei's face turned grim.
Ryan's efforts during this period are not in vain. Even if there are forces that Marcus can win over, it will not be enough to change the situation of the war.
At such a moment, the troops of the Hooffire Empire stood on the opposite side of all forces, regardless of interests or morality.
"What are you going to do?" Ayi Ning looked at him. "Are you going back to rescue Wuguan City?"
Even though he was asking this question, the meaning behind his words was obvious.
They do not deal with the public forces, which also means that they have no military power to rely on. The only one they can entrust is Lovely's Wings of Heaven, and the princess's troops are not in the alliance, and whether they will take action is still to be determined.
It would be child's play to intervene in the war in one's own name.
"No," Luo Wei heard what she meant and affirmed, "What we have to do is find out the reasons behind this war. The Hooffire Empire will not march rashly. There must be a plan behind it."
"If you combine it with the Craftsmen's Guild..." Wei Mier raised her gaze, "I said war was a sacrifice before, could it be that now..."
She didn't dare think about that possibility.
The army of the Hooffire Empire attacks just to serve as sacrifices for the creation of gods...
"Don't underestimate the madman," Eluse said briefly after being silent for a while, "but it's not good to make assumptions before finding out the facts."
"Then let's leave as soon as possible." Luo Wei said with a serious expression.
Ryan's performance also shows that this time, unlike during the beast tide, both sides still have room for change. Even if the truth comes to light, the Hoof Fire Empire may still advance as usual.
At this point in time, it was almost as if the chess piece was deliberately thrown away because of their intrusion.
If this was really the case, craftsmen would be behind it.
Why, what reason does the Hoof Fire Empire have to agree to such a ridiculous request?
…
The sky in Wuguan City was so gloomy that it seemed to be pressing down.
The dwarves stood one after another along the steep and uneven city wall, and the elves stood beside them, having taken off their bows and arrows.
The treatment team is also on standby and is ready to treat the wounded in a relatively safe location.
Vanessa Sheila, the Lord of the Mountain of Wariness, landed next to Ryan, and the green dragon queen coldly looked down at the Imperial Army marching onto the plains.
"It's time to make them pay for their ignorance about magic weapons."
"Thank you for coming to support in time." Ryan nodded slightly to her, but he didn't feel excited at all.
No matter how you think about it, this war is too deliberate.
It took a lot of time for the imperial army to cross the valley. In addition to the dwarves and elves, the dragons and wild elves have also arrived on the battlefield, and many forces from other races and countries are also on the way.
The situation that he was worried about, that many forces were instigated by the Hooffire Empire to rebel, did not happen.
Now, Ryan is more concerned about why Marcus started this war.
The enemy of all forces, the biggest threat to the Lion Garden, Prime Minister Randall's information is unknown, but it doesn't take much to think about it, but he knows that with the plan of that dangerous person, he will definitely cause heavy damage to the Hoof Fire Empire in unexpected places.
What is the point of a war that brings no benefits?
Ryan couldn't help but look up. In addition to the dragons standing by in the sky, the succubi and other capable personnel from the XC area also spontaneously joined in to form a militia group. Higher up, the battleship of Lovely, the fifth princess of the Lion Garden, casts a shadow.
He knew that Her Royal Highness and Luo Wei had a close relationship, so there was nothing to worry about. They were not enemies at all. Looking at the distance, it seemed that they planned to help when the situation became unavoidable.
"call……"
Ryan breathed the heavy air and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"My dear friend, is this the outcome you predicted?"
"Or is this just the beginning of the fate of Crownless City?"
Woo————
There was very little left of the barrier under the bombardment of the magic cannon.
As the wailing horns sounded for a long time, the imperial troops on the plains launched a charge.
(End of chapter)
