PFC Chapter 1162 Empty City
Chapter 1162 Empty City
Chapter 1162 Empty City
"The opponent's absolute defense barrier has collapsed!"
Seeing this scene, Thor, who had been ready for battle, brightened his eyes and shouted, "Send three more rounds of magical bombardment to clear out the enemy's manpower on the wall, and then attack the city immediately!"
Under Thor's command, neat and dense footsteps sounded, and our camp on the south side of Huangyao City quickly began to change its formation.
The magician corps responsible for building the magic bridge and many infantry corps flew their battle flags and began to advance in large numbers. The archers deployed around the magic cannon positions also drew their bows and arrows, ready to support the siege troops at any time.
Not long after, when the magic bombardment completely stopped, magic bridges mixed with earth, plant, and even ice attributes sprang up from the ground like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and finally built on the walls of Huangyao City.
"Everyone, we are the main force of this siege. We must not disappoint the Holy Lion Prince's high hopes and let him have a good taste of the wrath of the mad lion!"
Thor raised his sword high, the gleaming tip of the sword pointed directly at the city gate tower, and waved his hand, saying, "Level 5 warriors, follow me and charge forward. Let's carve out a path to victory!"
After saying that, Thor let out a low lion's roar, and then took the brunt of the attack, flying towards the towering city gate tower.
Behind Thor, a group of kings and powerful men who guarded the country also showed their abilities and took out their weapons one after another. The tremendous momentum that erupted was extremely shocking.
However, when our fifth-level warriors were the first to rush up the city wall, they found that there was nothing but broken bricks and broken flags, and not even a shadow of an enemy soldier.
"Could it be that the other side knew they were no match for us and they all took the initiative to withdraw before the absolute defense barrier was broken?"
Thor looked at the vast empty city wall with suspicion, and then said to Abner who was in charge of communication: "Tell His Royal Highness the Prince of the Holy Lion everything!"
After the other party touched his chest and accepted the order, Thor immediately began to make the next deployment and ordered: "The current situation in the city is unclear. First occupy the area around the city wall and open the south gate. Don't continue to advance!"
In the eastern area of Huangyao City, Lei Xiao quickly received news from Thor.
"Did the other party actually abandon the city wall? Although they didn't open the city gates directly, it does seem like an empty city plan."
Lei Xiao gently stroked his chin and instructed the messenger, "Tell our troops on the south side to continue to stay on standby and guard, and wait and see the situation in the other three directions first."
Not long after, as the armies from all directions climbed up the city walls one after another, similar news came from both the east side where Lei Xiao was located and the other two sides where Catherine was in charge.
"Your Highness, what tricks are the enemy playing?"
Under the fluttering flag of the Demon Shadow Lord, Bert's old face was full of confusion, and he asked Lei Xiao with a frown.
"It is indeed incredible. What is the purpose of the other party doing this?"
Lawrence's old face was also full of doubts. He pondered and said, "Could it be that the other party has set up a trap in the capital and wants to lure us into a trap?"
"It is possible. If the enemy converts all the residents of the capital into puppet warriors, and then surrounds us after we enter the city, it will indeed pose a great threat to us."
Hood nodded thoughtfully and frowned tightly, obviously remembering the crazy scene during the siege of Sunset Fortress.
"At present, the other party is unlikely to use the puppet warrior as a trump card. Now everyone knows that it is the Holy Temple of Light that is helping the Kingdom of Grimm defend the city. Just now, the figure of the black-robed man No. 1 appeared on the city wall. Although he used his superficial identity this time, he is the chief cardinal of the Holy Temple of Light, Gustav."
Through the intelligence summary and Esther's confirmation, Lei Xiao obviously knew about Gustav's situation. He waved his hand at Hod and said, "If the Temple of Light plays this trump card now, it would be equivalent to directly admitting the connection between itself and the Black Abyss Brotherhood."
"After all, before this, he only admitted that it was the believers who initiated the chaos within our organization, and he has been pushing the matter of the puppet warriors onto the Black Abyss Brotherhood and Saint King William."
"The entire human world is watching this battle, including the other two neutral organizations. If Ganelon IX admits now that he is the mastermind behind the Black Abyss Brotherhood, I'm afraid the other two neutral organizations that are still watching will become our helpers."
Having said that, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly.
During this period of time, through the offensive of innocent priests in the Kingdom of Grimm and other human countries, he had already spread the whole story to every corner of the human world.
Although most of the forces have not yet believed our one-sided statement and are in a wait-and-see state, as long as Ganelon IX reveals a little clue, the answer will naturally be self-evident.
In other words, the other side once attempted to isolate us from the entire human world and was condemned by everyone. Now, we are using the same means to lower the other side's prestige in the human world.
At the same time, it will also make the other party use the power of the Black Abyss Brotherhood more cautiously to ensure that their own image will not collapse.
Thinking of this in his heart, Lei Xiao smiled faintly and said: "So, at least before the other party is forced into a desperate situation by us, they will only use the superficial power of the Holy Temple of Light, so as not to arouse the suspicion of other forces."
"Your Highness is right. Ganelon IX has been using the Black Abyss Brotherhood to carry out his unspeakable evil deeds. Now he is finally restrained by the Black Abyss Brotherhood and can no longer attack us recklessly."
Lawrence nodded heavily and said to Lei Xiao with respect.
Hearing this, other generals also showed signs of excitement and were filled with rejoicing.
However, although Lei Xiao appeared calm and kept encouraging everyone, he knew clearly in his heart that no matter what, the other party was a behemoth that had stood in the human world for three thousand years.
Even if we do not touch the power of the Black Abyss Brotherhood for the time being, it is still an extremely difficult existence for us to shake at the moment.
"Okay, let's talk about the next countermeasure. Although the enemy won't use the puppet army yet, we still can't rule out the possibility of an ambush in the city. At present, we are on the verge of a fight and cannot be tied down here."
Lei Xiao hesitated for a moment, then ordered: "Let Thor lead 30 summoning legions into the city to check the situation. The troops from the other three directions will be divided into two groups. One group will occupy all the city walls and surrounding areas for alert, while the other group will stay on the spot to establish a defense line and be ready to support the summoning legions in the city at any time!"
"At the same time, our sky knights are divided into two groups. One group, led by Duke, monitors the outside of the city to prevent the enemy's other troops from coming to support. The other group, led by Sean, enters the city to guard and explore the way for Thor's summoned army in the air!"
"Finally, Shirley will cooperate with Thor's actions to detect possible illusions to prevent the other party from playing any tricks again."
After saying that, Lei Xiao took a deep breath slowly.
Even if the summoned legion suffers some losses, including Thor and others, they will be able to regain vitality after a period of time, so letting them explore the way is undoubtedly the best choice.
At this point, the huge war machine of 130 million troops immediately started to operate at full speed and began to move under Lei Xiao's command.
Among them, 30 summoned legions led by Thor and others began to enter the city from the south gate of Huangyao City.
As for the remaining 100 legions, half of them climbed onto the city wall and took control of the entire wall and the surrounding areas within the city, while the other half stayed on standby and established a defense line to prevent possible enemy forces.
In the shining sunshine, the shadows of the pterosaur knights in the sky flashed across the ground of the street.
Immediately afterwards, the rumbling sound of the Summoning Legion's vanguard cavalry appeared at the end of the block like a shadow.
This is the legion of earth dragon knights led by Perrin. These knights, clad in heavy anti-magic armor and riding on powerful earth dragons, can charge at extreme distances and break through any obstacles, or they can dismount the dragons and become heavy infantry to form an indestructible line of defense. They are undoubtedly the best choice for exploring the path.
The heavy footsteps of the dragon riders echoed in the empty streets. Through the fully enclosed observation port of his heavy helmet, Perrin was quite surprised to find out.
Not only is there no trace of fortifications or traps here, but there is not even a hint of murderous intent, no, not even a hint of life, as if it were an empty city.
"How is this possible? Just now there were so many people on the wall, how come they suddenly disappeared?"
Perrin lifted the visor on his heavy helmet, his tan face full of confusion, and asked thoughtfully: "Is it another illusion?"
"No, there is no trace of any illusion. The other party has indeed disappeared in the physical sense."
Shirley flashed to Perrin's side and frowned, "General Perrin, let's go forward and take a look."
After saying that, Shirley's slender body merged back into the air and disappeared in an instant.
Along with the footsteps of the leading cavalry, the infantry corps following behind, under the command of Thor and others, began to gradually spread out to the surrounding areas and penetrate into the entire city.
It was not until Thor and his companions approached the inner city where the other party's palace was located that they came to an incredible conclusion.
That is, in this huge city that can easily accommodate millions of people, not only were there any enemy soldiers, but there was not even a shadow of any residents. The whole city was eerily quiet, as if it was really just an empty city.
In the blink of an eye, the news reached Lei Xiao's ears outside the city.
"Until we were close to the palace, we didn't even notice a single person? How is this possible?!"
Hearing this, Lawrence's old face was full of confusion, and he blurted out: "During the time when we were advancing, there was no large-scale movement of residents in Huangyao City, which was under martial law. If it makes sense that Hall and his soldiers retreated to the palace to defend it, then where did such a large number of residents go?"
"You know, even if there were ten palaces, they wouldn't be able to accommodate the entire population of the capital."
After the old prince said this, the other generals were all confused and looked at each other.
"Remember there have been cases of residents disappearing in other cities?"
Lei Xiao frowned, nodded thoughtfully and said, "Perhaps there is some connection between them."
"Your Highness is right. Things are really getting weirder and weirder."
Lawrence was surprised and asked again, "What should we do now?"
"I have asked Thor to check the other side's palace. Let's see what the situation is first. We currently have too little information."
Lei Xiao nodded to Lawrence and said seriously, "The other party is obviously setting up a big plan. All we can do now is to remain unchanged while exploring the truth. Only then can we have hope of breaking the situation."
After hearing Lei Xiao's words, all the generals nodded thoughtfully and waited quietly for new news.
However, after only a moment, what Lei Xiao was waiting for was not Thor's report, but the surprised voice of Sean, the captain of the Pterosaur Knights: "My lord, His Majesty the King of Bravery and his huge summoned army have all disappeared!"
"what?!"
Lei Xiao was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise: "What on earth happened?"
"My Lord, I am also confused. The army that was originally surrounding the palace disappeared in an instant, and the generals including His Majesty the Brave King who had been commanding the battlefront also disappeared!"
Sean's voice was filled with disbelief and panic, and he stammered, "In the blink of an eye, everyone is gone!"
"Continue to conduct aerial reconnaissance and don't miss any clues."
Lei Xiao turned off the telepathy and immediately began to try various means to contact Thor and others.
The result was just as Sean had said. Not only were the magic communications and communication scrolls unable to communicate, but Shirley and a dozen or so heralds who were following the summoning legion also all disappeared.
Lei Xiao even tried to contact Thor and others through Ariel, but still to no avail.
"Through Ariel's visit to the Lion King Palace, we can confirm that Thor and the others are still alive."
Lei Xiao looked at the summoned legions of the Phantom Spirit Clan that were still guarding him and clenched his fists.
Although Shirley handed over the command of this summoned legion to me before she left, in the blink of an eye, 30 elite legions and 21 fifth-level powerhouses disappeared inexplicably, which was undoubtedly a huge loss.
Just as Lei Xiao suppressed his inner anger and confusion, frowning and thinking about what to do next, something strange happened again.
"Look, my lord! All our soldiers on guard on the city wall have disappeared!"
Hong Ye's surprised voice suddenly reached Lei Xiao's ears.
Following the sound, Lei Xiao indeed discovered it.
Our soldiers with flags flying on the city wall have disappeared, as if they had never appeared.
Before Lei Xiao could react, more reports came in like snowflakes. Not only the city wall on the east side, but also the soldiers on the other three walls and the surrounding areas disappeared inexplicably, making the entire wide city wall empty again.
For a moment, the entire Huangyao City was like a huge bottomless black hole, ruthlessly swallowing up everything that entered it, making people feel trembling in their hearts.
(End of this chapter)