Chapter 207 A "Evenly Matched" Contest
In Beifeng City, inside the fence wall, a group of professional life players were chatting and complaining.
"MMP, these NPCs are cheating!"
"Bullets can't even penetrate!"
"Hey, I finally know why this world is so backward, the knights of love have nuclear weapons!"
"Magic is really good, I want to change it. Master!"
"Others are obviously warriors, okay."
"I look like a cavalryman."
"Why can't we have both?"
"Envy, I want to practice too."
"You skeleton, practice a hammer! Practice death knight!"
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo yeah, Plan it, let me open up a few more professions."
Since the translation crystal was temporarily turned off, the surrounding NPCs couldn't understand the wolf cries and ghost howls of these skeleton soldiers, and thought they were shouts to boost morale before the war.
Many residents heard the noise outside the city, with panic expressions on their faces, and they exchanged glances anxiously, fearing that the lords from outside would come in with soldiers.
If those lords were allowed to see the Demon King's temple, they would definitely hang these heretics on the city wall!
Different from the anxious residents, the monsters in Beifeng City do not have any fear, especially the little devils in the Nightmare Land.
The ones who attacked previously were just cannon fodder from the necropolis, the so-called "new ones".
As for the regular army under the Demon King, they did not take action at all, including the overlord Octor on the first floor of the maze, who did not even take a step towards the city wall.
If it was really that dangerous, the Demon King would definitely not be so calm, and he would have to bring up a Demon General from the maze.
Most of the little devils are optimistic when they are full.
Perhaps infected by their optimistic mood, the anxious residents finally relaxed and continued to do their own things when they saw that the lord's flag had not appeared for a long time.
As for Robert, who was floating on the street, he was completely in the mood of watching a show.
After all, he is a ghost and has no body. No matter who wins, it will be fun for him.
Although he admitted in his heart that it would be a pity for him who had lived a boring life for so long if these restless undead brothers were gone.
I hope they are okay.
At this time, there was sudden movement from the entrance of the cave halfway up Beifeng Mountain, and a group of monsters with shiny armor and the aura of the netherworld wrapped around their bodies came out.
Most of them are undead, but there are also lizard men, stone men and all kinds of random monsters.
After several months of experience, many players in the "Calamity OL" server have reached the steel level and are competing for silver.
Hurrying to the city gate first, the pig-headed knight stretched his neck and looked out, and said enthusiastically.
"Female Knight? Where is the female knight?!"
During this period, he has been leveling up on the dungeon of Kaa Planet. Now he feels that he is so powerful that even the Demon King dares to touch him!
Looking at this stupid lizard looking around, he took a sip of the chemical pool and said with a playful smile.
"You're late, the battle is over."
The pig-headed knight was greatly disappointed when he heard this, and the villain's smile that had been brewing for a long time suddenly collapsed.
"Gan! Why don't you hold on for a while longer!"
Hearing this, the surrounding professional players were immediately unhappy.
Let me form the head: "What do you mean we hold on for a while? Aren't we always holding on?"
I will form the legs: "The other side has withdrawn, what can we do?"
I will form the crotch: "That's right! It's like we voted!"
The pig-headed knight: "Follow me! I'm afraid of a hammer, but it's cheap for you to resurrect!"
Emotionally stable: "No matter how cheap it is, I will die three times! Okay, okay, scream, you are the noisiest all day, shut up!"
Pig knight: "..."
Tauren warrior: "Pfft."
Stifled the chemical pool in one gulp: "Hahahaha!"
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The battle in the Silver Pine Forest ended quickly, and like the battle in the morning, it did not even last an hour.
Teresa and the two sisters of the Moonblade family had a close contest in the forest, which ended in a draw due to the psychological game played by both sides.
The Demon King's Army did not show its true strength. Even more than half of the undead that attacked were "non-combat units." However, the Principality of Campbell obviously did not show its full strength. The two hundred cavalry were just Princess Campbell's bodyguards.
Looking at the simple fence wall, several professional life players touched their chins and discussed whether to replace the wooden piles with steel bars and pour concrete.
Or, transport rocks from the mountains and stick them together with concrete.
At that time, everyone built this wooden wall so that it could be easily dismantled and could be widened at any time as the city expanded. As for defense, no one expected this thing. After all, the few logs could only block the birds and beasts in the forest. Even the larger monsters were not afraid of this thing.
As for now, the situation has changed, and the nearby human lords have gradually noticed them, and even sent out troops twice in one day.
"It seems that the fortifications need to be repaired."
...
In the south of the Silver Pine Forest, a troop carrying muskets is gathering in the direction of Beifeng Mountain.
Just this morning, this army had just been disorganized, and now it was gathered again under the call of Sheriff Adlai.
After all, it was an order from the royal family. Even if he was reluctant, he would not dare to be vague about this matter.
Happily, by the time he arrived with reinforcements, the battle in the forest had ended, and Eileen Campbell's bodyguards were fighting their way out of the sea of skeletons.
"Cover Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
Sheriff Adlai shouted and pulled out the sword in his hand. The militiamen behind him set up their muskets and pulled the trigger towards the sea of skeletons.
With a burst of crackling gunfire, the skeletons chasing behind the cavalry suddenly shattered on the ground like pieces of tofu.
When he saw this scene, he immediately understood that these were temporarily summoned skeleton soldiers, cannon fodder sent by the Demon King to give him medals.
Adlai, who realized this, no longer held back, but seized the opportunity to show off in front of these lords.
Looking at the undead retreating like a tide, Teresa finally breathed a sigh of relief and put the curled sword back into its sheath.
She spent a lot of energy fighting the two night elves just now, and the most important thing is that the two elves have not been caught yet, and they may be watching in the dark.
If the fight continues like this, the final outcome is really hard to say.
"Thank you, you came in time." Riding her horse to the front of the formation, Teresa gave a knightly salute to the militia commander who came for reinforcements.
Adlai was flattered and returned the salute, nodded respectfully and said.
injury without much talking in a word; instead, she rode her horse back to the team.
At this moment, she heard the anxious voice of Her Highness Irene.
"Where is Mr. Colin? Where has he gone? Didn't I ask you to protect him?"
The guards who were questioned lowered their heads and said nervously.
"We were indeed protecting him... But the situation at the scene was too chaotic. When we came to our senses, he was gone."
Biting her lips lightly, Irene's face gradually turned pale, and her hands wearing deerskin gloves tightly grasped the reins, making a soft creaking sound.
The calm expression became a little loose.
Even when faced with a powerful enemy that far surpassed her own strength, she did not panic at all, but now she heard the news of Colin's disappearance, but she really panicked.
Especially when she thought that the little devil who was as sinister as the little gangster was still in the forest, she wanted to turn her horse around and fight back into the forest.
That guy might have gold-level strength!
But Mr. Colin does not have the blessing of Saint Sith and the legendary power given by the blood of heroes like her. In particular, the little devil who is good at spiritual attacks is the nemesis of the magician.
She simply couldn't imagine what tragic things would happen to that gentleman in the hands of that Sissi.
"I have to save him!"
Looking at Irene who was about to do something stupid when her brain got hot, Teresa quickly grabbed the reins in her hand.
"Your Highness! Calm down! The demon kings in the maze may have noticed us. Even if they are slow to respond, they must have mobilized their troops to the surface. With your current strength, turning back is no different from dying. !"
"But-"
"Your Highness!"
Teresa grabbed Irene's shoulders, looked directly into those red eyes, and said in a sincere and heavy tone.
"I know you are sad, but please put the overall situation first. We must not mess up at this time. Mr. Colin said that his father would be proud of his bravery. Although I don't want to assume that he has encountered an accident, but if this is the case, he certainly does not want you to fall into a dangerous situation to save him."
Looking at Irene, whose breathing was gradually calming down, Teresa took a deep breath and continued.
"This is no longer an ordinary threat. The Demon King has not only built a city on the surface, but also captured us and the nobles of the empire. The top priority now is to inform His Majesty Edward of the situation here, summon the vassals of the Principality of Campbell, and request assistance from the kingdom if necessary. The threat of hell has returned, and we must gather all the forces we can muster to completely eradicate this hidden danger!"
Hearing these words, Adlai, who was standing not far away, couldn't help but beat a drum in his heart.
Are we going to fight an all-out war again?
Not so much...
Although he admitted that the Demon King was very strong, it was hard to say in the face of the encirclement and suppression by the empire and the church.
This is not the New Continent after all, and even in the New Continent where Hell is the most powerful, Hell is beaten on the head...
If things really turn out like that, he has to find an opportunity to escape, and cannot be used as cannon fodder on both sides.
Irene took a deep breath, holding the pocket watch given to her by Mr. Colin in her right hand, her sad eyes gradually became firmer.
At the same time, in the Silver Pine Forest, Yoyou floating next to Luo Yan was chirping non-stop.
「魔王大人，艾琳殿下好像快哭了呢，真的不要紧吗？您真的不出去安慰一下她吗？」
「魔王大人！艾琳好像要冲进来救您呢！」
"Hey! Ms. Teresa stopped her! Damn it, there's no good show!"
"They're leaving! They're really leaving!"
It has been secretly eating melons these past few days.
Although it was secretly amused at first seeing Irene's little "fall", later on it couldn't help but feel sorry for this simple girl.
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What a good person.
Compared to those players who are not human beings, she looks like she stepped out of a fairy tale.
If possible, it would rather have her be the chosen one for itself and the Demon King.
Sure enough, as a godhead, I am still too kind!
"Shut up, it's so noisy, don't affect my thinking." Listening to Youyou's noisy voice, Luo Yan couldn't help but sneered.
Finding that she had annoyed Lord Demon King, Youyou stuck out her abstract tongue and calmed down.
Watching the team gathered outside the forest walk away, Luo Yan waved his magic wand and lifted the magic.
At the same time, the owl standing on the treetop also turned into a tuft of feathers with a "bang" sound, slowly falling on the snow under the tree.
It was a familiar he summoned using magic power and a spell-casting medium. Its main purpose was to deliver messages and detect. Although it would be noticed if you got close, no one would notice it from such a distance.
After finishing these things, he turned around on horseback and returned to the depths of the woods, arriving at the entrance of a cave.
Two hell dwarves are guarding there with dozens of goblins, holding the guys in preparation.
Luo Yan did not say hello to them. He first used the Sleeping Curse to stun the two hell dwarves, and then threw a few rounds of fire bombs at the group of guys shouting "Gob Gob".
They are not professional warriors, or even members of the necropolis. They are just coolies sent by the hell dwarf overseers to help build the railway. They are no match for "Mr. Colin".
Seeing the dwarf overseer sleeping and taking a nap on the ground, they immediately threw away their weapons and ran away after being bombarded.
In fact, these hell dwarf slaves have long wanted to run away, starting from the moment they left the cave and came to the surface.
Some of these guys will run into the mountains, and some will run to the plains, and it won’t take long for the villagers there to catch them with pitchforks and muskets.
At that time, they will naturally explain what happened and complete the story for themselves.
Luo Yan waited quietly for all the goblins to run away, then he held up his wand and cast the lighting spell, and stepped into the heavily guarded cave like an adventurer.
Perhaps he saw a light in the darkness, and a weak cry for help came from the depths of the cave.
"Your Highness Irene...is it you? I am Victor Gus, a baron who has been loyal to the Campbell family for generations, my Majesty Saint Sith...Please send that gentleman to my side, and don't let another demon come."
Yuyou, who was floating next to Luo Yan, could not hold back his laughter.
Although others could not hear its laughter, Luo Yan still gave it a warning look.
Humour is contagious after all.
Luo Yan cleared his throat and lowered his voice.
"Mr. Gus, is that you?"
The dark cave was silent for a while, so quiet that you could even hear the ticking sound of water drops falling.
After a moment, a trembling voice came from behind the darkness.
There was a hint of joy in that voice.
"Mr. Colin...? Is it you? Above, Saint Sis... Praise for your grace! You have indeed seen the piety of the Gus family!"
Although it is not His Highness Irene, Mr. Colin is not bad, or even better!
His biggest regret was that he could not chat more with Mr. Colin during the banquet that night.
That distinguished gentleman seems to have been avoiding him.
Luo Yan calmed down, ignored this guy's nonsense, raised his voice and walked forward.
"It's me! I've dealt with the monsters outside! Here's Saint Sith...Thanks to me for coming here to take a look! Are you okay? Just you? Or are there others? Are you sure they are monsters or humans?"
After confirming the identity of the visitor, Gus finally stopped suppressing his voice and said ecstatically.
"We are all here! I am with my men! They should be locked up in other caves, but I am sure they are nearby! Damn it, those monsters must have sold us to the hell dwarves in the Wanren Mountains! Those evil slave owners, they like to extort ransom from us, thank God you are here!"
Luo Yan was surprised when he heard this.
So there is such an explanation?
Probably he saw the leader of the group of goblins, and Baron Gus used his own imagination to complete the whole story for him.
Humbling about this, Luo Yan felt a pity secretly. If he had known it, he would have found a hell dwarf to be the middleman.
"This must be God's will!"
Luo Yan, holding a wand, stepped into the cave, with a thankful expression on his face, and untied the rope from Baron Gus who was tied into a rice dumpling.
"Just now we were fighting the Demon King's army... I was originally going to help Her Royal Highness, but I was ambushed by little demons on the way, causing my horse to get hit on the head. I couldn't find the way back! I thought it was over, but luckily I saw goblin excrement on the road, and then I followed the footprints and groped my way here! Do you know how to get out of this forest?"
"Yes, this must be God's will... Please don't worry, many of my men are experienced hunters. With their help, we will definitely be able to get out of here!"
Baron Gus, who had regained his freedom, was so excited that he wanted to cry. He moved his sore wrists, wishing that he had wasted the extraordinary power left to him by his ancestors.
He made up his mind that after returning home, he must let his son practice swordsmanship well, but he must not be like him, who was so exhausted by wine, sex and wealth that he couldn't even defeat a little devil.
No...
Swordsmanship still doesn't work, so just learn magic!
Just like the nobles of the empire, this group of people is very cunning. They use good things for themselves, but they coax the nobles of the Kingdom of Lane to become the hometown of knights!
Looking at Baron Gus who had runny nose and tears, Luo Yan suppressed the disgust in his heart and patted his shoulder gently.
"Calm down, let's go rescue others now... Can you use a sword? Or other weapons?"
"I will! But you may have to help me... Yes, that's it! Thank you!" Looking at Mr. Colin who was blessing him with power, Baron Gus nodded happily and regained his remaining courage.
The two of them explored the depths of the cave, killing more than a dozen undead with "no danger" along the way, and finally succeeded in rescuing the other fifty captured cavalry.
These people were also frightened and expressed their gratitude to Mr. Colin for saving them.
Luo Yan readily accepted their gratitude and praise, and silently absorbed the power of faith overflowing from them.
"This is not a place to stay for a long time, let's get out of here quickly. If Her Royal Highness the Princess knows that we are out of danger, it will probably make her feel more at ease."
He did not mention that Eileen Campbell's personal guards had retreated, but only said that he and Her Royal Highness were here to rescue them.
"That's right! We have to get out of here quickly!"
Remembering that he was still in the Demon King's territory, Baron Gus nodded quickly, urging his subordinates to lead the way and take himself and Mr. Colin away from here.
The group of people quickly set off on the road.
As for the hell dwarves lying on the ground snoring, they did not dare to take care of them and only quietly took away the weapons on the ground.
Fortunately, they did not encounter any monsters on the way back, and the battle near Beifeng Mountain seemed to have ended.
It seems that neither side can do anything to the other, and it seems to be a draw.
Looking at the windmills and fields appearing on the horizon, Gus finally breathed a sigh of relief and raised his arm to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
It was only then that he realized that his back was already soaked with sweat...
Luo Yan, who was riding on the horse, put away his wand, looked at him and said.
"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask, what happened to you after you were captured?"
"The humiliation of the monsters! They tried to make me blaspheme my beliefs, but I would rather die than give in. They had no choice but to torture me physically." Gus said this without blushing at all.
Luo Yan couldn't tell him off, so he could only nod perfunctorily, pretending to believe it.
After saying enough, Gus paused for a moment, then suddenly changed the topic and muttered.
"But speaking of it, sir, you won't believe what I saw in their town."
Luo Yan said with great interest.
"Oh? What did you see?"
"Many weird machines! There are even weirder and evil undead! But the strangest thing is that the refugees actually live with the undead and demons... It's really outrageous. Don't those people know? The monsters next to them want to skin them and eat their flesh!" Gus said angrily, thinking of the refugee who sold his soul to the demons.
That guy who can't even afford holy water dares to question his faith! Question the glory of Saint Sith!
The reason why he was saved is the best proof of the kindness of Lord Saint Sith!
Luo Yan smiled.
Luo Yan patiently listened to his complaints and nodded gently.
"Perhaps they are not very smart."
It takes a little wisdom to feel the lord's thoughtfulness.
Unfortunately, that is not available to everyone.