Blue Dragon Emperor: Lord of Thunder

Chapter 238 Heading to Sigil City

"Master, the Devil Legion has evacuated to a place thirty kilometers upstream of Styx Castle."

Kugma's communication technique rang in the ears of Long's demon incarnation, and Long also secretly sent a message:

"Very well, you can find a chance to return to the devil army yourself. Don't arouse the suspicion of other devils. Except in emergencies, don't take the initiative to contact me at other times."

Taking advantage of the good opportunity Kugma created for himself with the labyrinth technique, Long came directly to his true will and enslaved Kugma's soul with legendary spells. Although there was no visible change in appearance, there was no change in his thinking logic and personality. But now Kugelma has turned into the shape of Long, and he obeys Long's orders.

Of course, Ron, such a useful chess piece, will not just be used as a thug. He also has a legend under his command. Only by allowing Kugelma to hide and return to Baator Hell can greater value be created.

After the maze was lifted, Kugelma pretended to be seriously injured and was defeated. He could only abandon the devil on the bank of the River Styx and quickly took a boat down the river and escaped into the Castle of Styx.

And Long En led the selected powerful demons to board the ship "accidentally" left by Kugma, and continued to pursue it along the River Styx. After a "hard" battle, he captured the ship that had been "accidentally" deployed. Styx Castle, but was still "accidentally" escaped by the supreme commander of the devil's side in Styx Castle, the hell fiend Kurgma.

Although there were many coincidences, they all made sense, and except for Long and Kugelma, the other devils and demons involved in the battle for Styx Castle were completely unaware and fought extremely hard, leaving Long and Kugelma unprepared. The scene played by Gema seemed extremely real, and he can be called the most dedicated extras.

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On the banks of the River Styx, the heavily damaged demon army was marching and evacuating neatly along the River Styx. Although they were defeated, they were not in any disorder at all, which was in sharp contrast to the demons chasing behind them.

Although the Abyss side was victorious, internal conflicts continued to break out during the chase, slowing down the march, and the distance between them and the demon army became farther and farther.

It is no longer possible to catch up with the devils and completely eliminate them. The most the devils can do is drive the devils to the next fortress and push the battle line back from the area near the Molten Iron Lake and Ferrag.

The fortress-level military building that can now allow the devil to regain a foothold is undoubtedly the Styx Castle in the lower reaches of the Styx. Once the devil's army enters the Styx Castle, the demons can only temporarily evacuate.

If you want to capture a fortress as large as Styx Castle and with enough devil defenders stationed there, you need at least ten times the number of devil defenders in the fortress.

This time the demon lords were summoned by the demon archdukes for the purpose of guarding the Molten Iron Lake and Ferrag. By driving the demons into the Styx Castle, they had already overfulfilled their mission. As for the siege, that was for the next military operation.

A hell fiend quickly evacuated to the top of the army and looked into the distance. When he saw chaos erupted in the pursuing demon army and slowed down, a disdainful and sarcastic smile appeared on his face.

Although this war failed, its arrogance and contempt for the devil increased.

Most of those who died after entering the war were other races they enslaved or hired in various forms. The devils themselves suffered only more than [-] casualties. For a brutal and bloody battle involving nearly ten million creatures (although most of them were They are demons, and nearly half of the demons are fighting each other on their own side), so the casualties are almost negligible.

Moreover, the souls of the slaves and mercenaries who died in the bloody battle were also captured by the devils. As long as they return to Baator Hell and immerse the souls of these creatures in the Styx, countless evil demons will be born. After the high-level demons Their continuous promotion can quickly recover their losses in this bloody battle.

But look at those barbaric demons with low intelligence. Even though their strength is several times theirs, the number and proportion of deaths far exceeds them. The battle losses on both sides are almost one to ten!

Looking at the way they are chasing now, it is simply ridiculous. They are obviously chasing the enemy, but they have lost more than [-] troops in the conflict between their own sides.

As long as it returns to Styx Castle, it will be absolutely sure to repel these stupid demons. It can even use Styx Castle to counterattack the demon army and tear off a piece of flesh from these demon army.

He looked away from the demon army behind him and turned his head, but the Hell Fiend saw a familiar figure.

"Kugma? Damn it!"

Kugelma looked extremely miserable at this time. His whole body was bathed in blood. His hard scales were cracked everywhere, revealing the flesh and blood underneath that had been eroded by heavy blows. Many of his limbs had broken bones and were twisted out of shape.

Seeing Kugma's current appearance and the dozen or so high-ranking devils left around him, the pit fiends who already knew that Kugma had escaped early and returned to Styx Castle immediately guessed what was going on.

"You idiot! Did you lose Styx Castle!?"

The furious Hell Fiend was covered in red flames and looked like he wanted to eat Kugelmar alive: "Didn't you bring [-] troops back to Styx Castle!? How could you lose Styx Castle!? I need an explanation! "

Kugelma, who was severely injured by Long after performing all the tricks, was not afraid of being suspected by other devils, and his condition completely withstood inspection.

Kugelma put on an angry and cold look: "Kusage, pay attention to the way you talk to me! My rank is half a level higher than yours! Even if I want to be held accountable, it should be done by the Grand Duke himself. Not you!"

The raging flames burning all over the body of the hell demon Kusage suddenly went out. He stared at Kugelma with cold eyes and a sarcastic smile on his lips: "You can just be tougher for a while. When you return to Dis, the Grand Guild will Let your life be worse than death!"

Kugelma's expression turned even more grim in time, but he still did not lower his head. He snorted coldly and stopped talking to the other party.

Several other pit fiends who commanded the Demon Legion also gathered around and quickly figured out the current situation. Although they were all angry and furious about Kugelma's loss of Styx Castle, they did not punish Kugel who was at the same level as them. Ma's rights.

At this point, the original plan to return to Styx Castle and re-establish a front had to be abandoned.

The Castle of Styx has strong weapons and various defensive formations inside. Now that Castle of Styx has been taken away and firmly controlled by a legendary demon, they want to retake Castle of Styx with the pursuit of troops. It was impossible, and he would even be attacked from both sides by the demons in Styx Castle and the pursuers from behind.

The bridgehead into the abyss has been lost, and they can only choose to bypass the Styx Castle, leave the Abyss Plain, and retreat to the Carceri plane of the Exile Abyss.

This means that among the several armies of demons that have invaded the Plain of Abyss, this one has been completely driven out of the Abyss, and the battle line has been pushed back to the Abyss of Exile Kaserli outside the Abyss. They want to regroup and fight again. Entering the Wanyuan Plain has to spend a lot of time and energy again.In the dim dragon's nest, the sapphire-like dragon scales were smooth and shiny, as if they had been cut and polished, reflecting the swaying firelight, making the real blue dragon lying on a pile of gold coins look like a huge and exquisite sapphire sculpture. .

Ron raised his head and looked at Golangesus, who was dressed in blue dye, walking in from the cave.

"Lon, I have completed all your tasks."

Gorangesas handed several storage rings to Ron, because of the existence of the contract between them, Gorangesas could not hide the loot from the robbery privately.

But Ron's promise to share one-tenth of his gold coins gave Golangesas the motivation to work.

Ron's mental power swept through several storage rings, and after dividing Golangesas's share, he took all the gold coins and gems, as well as a bunch of messy gold and silver ornaments and jewelry that Gorangesas had snatched. Artifacts, as well as magical armor and weapons, fell to the ground.These gold coins were more than the reward Long received from Ren and Miserv, making the pile of gold coins under Long double the size.

According to Lon's order, Golangesas ran to the north to plunder the human nobles. The unlucky ones included two viscounts, seven barons and several knights.

There are a total of 38 gold coins, including gems and various miscellaneous things, the total value should be around 43 gold coins. Long helped Golangesus wipe a zero and generously gave him [-] gold coins.

After receiving the storage ring with a few thousand gold coins missing, Golangesas added another grudge against Long En, and then immediately diverted his attention, excitedly putting away the storage ring.

Forty thousand gold coins are enough to cover a thin layer. For Golangesas, who has lived on the inaccessible, snow-filled mountains for more than 80 years, he has never been so rich in his life.

"Bring it." Ron looked at Golangesus and said.

Golangesus asked as if he didn't know what Ron was talking about: "Ah? What? What are you bringing?"

"Don't play dumb, my lightning staff."

Golangesas smiled awkwardly, opened his mouth obediently, and took out the Lightning Staff with his tongue.

Ron released several spells at the Lightning Staff in disgust, cleaned the saliva on it, and then picked up the Lightning Staff and put it into the storage ring.

"Can't you change the bad habit of putting everything in your mouth?"

Waving the tip of his tail, Ron signaled Golangesus to leave: "Hurry up and wash off the paint. The nobles in the northern border should be ready now, and you don't have to go out in this look for the time being."

Ron summoned Kaino, Sauta, Golden Foot, Blue Ear, Scar, and Brass Hammer after Grangathas left.

"Great Master, Lord of the Storm Mountains, Lord of Thunder, your servants are at your service."

Ron looked at the copper hammer who did not kneel down like Blue Ears and other family members, and asked, "Can the production of armor and weapons meet the predetermined goals?"

Copper Hammer nodded, but tugged at his beard in some confusion: "Ah, respected Lord Long, dwarves always keep their promises. For your orders, our great guys work in the forging room from morning to It's late, but wine, you know, a dwarf without alcohol is like a shriveled ball, always a little bit uninterested."

Ron signaled that he understood, and then asked, "How did the things I asked you to try do?"

"Iron tube cannon? A sample has been made, and the test results are not bad, but there are still some problems with the formula of gunpowder."

Ron nodded and said, "Tune the cannon well, the alcohol you need will be in place soon, Blue Ears."

Blue Ear, who was kneeling on the ground, crawled forward a few steps.

"After the population growth in Blackstone Town and the territory, how long will there be enough food in terms of food reserves and production?"

"Great master woof! There are too many new people in the territory woof, and our food can't last until the next ball potato harvest woof!"

During this period of time, Blue Ears has been in contact with Glengo to deal with the grain dispatching issues in Blackstone Town and the territory. The gathered family members and refugees have consumed a lot of food. Even though the territory is also producing at the same time, it still cannot keep up with the consumption speed.

Ron looked at Sauta, Kaino, and Golden Feet.

"Did you hear that? Looks like we need to borrow some food from our neighbors."

"Sauta, Kai Nuo, each of you lead your available fighters, coordinate with the Golden Feet's dragon-blood kobold army, follow Scar's command, and launch an attack on the target."

Long threw out a map of the western border of Bolun, and pointed his fingertips at the territories of several nobles near the northern border.

It is not far from Blackstone Town, only two Viscounts are separated in the middle, and it has already been ransacked by the expeditionary forces of the Fasciti Kingdom. The refugees fled in all directions. Ron is happy to help others and help them consume the food.

"Obey, great master, the Horn tribe will crush all enemies according to your will." Sauta clenched his fists and beat his chest.

The kneeling golden feet raised their heads: "Great master woof! The kobold tribe is your claws, your teeth woof! Your will will be as unstoppable as thunder woof!"

Kano: "Me too!"

……

Two days later, a team composed of [-] kobolds, [-] dragon blood tauren, nearly [-] mutated goblins, and [-] chanting dragon kobolds assembled in Heishi Town, and under the watchful eyes of the townspeople Head northeast.

Each of them is dressed in well-fitting black armor, and holds sophisticated weapons such as flails, maces, and maces in their hands.

The equipment made by the dwarves is of high quality, which has at least doubled the combat effectiveness of the entire army, making it look like a well-equipped and well-trained elite division.

The refugees who had just been accepted and were still in the newly established refugee concentration camp in Heishi Town, working according to the orders of these "monsters" in exchange for food, watched these powerful "monsters" walking towards the direction they fled with complicated eyes.

Under Glengo's publicity in advance, all the refugees knew that the purpose of these "monsters" was to buy or rob the food in the hands of nobles who were unwilling to give alms to the civilians and turn them into refugees.

As human beings, instead of being protected by human lords, they suffered even more brutal exploitation.

On the contrary, when they came to this "monster's territory", those "vicious, bloodthirsty" monsters took out their meager food to help these refugees, which has to be said to be a great irony.

(End of this chapter)