The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

Wild grasses have strong vitality, but when the land on which they depend is eroded by the abyss, they can no longer survive.

But human beings are very fragile. Not to mention the devil, even a minor illness or disaster can directly crush or even kill an entire family.

But even such fragile humans can never be destroyed by demons.

Or it could be a stinking ditch that even demons wouldn't go near, or a basement so deep that even hellhounds couldn't smell it.

There are also deep mountains and old forests that the demons have no time to patrol, and cold rivers and water islands that they dare not approach.

In short, although this earldom was occupied by demons for quite a long time, humans have never become extinct.

Even those patrols that go out to hunt humans are occasionally attacked by humans, otherwise the number of patrols would not increase.

Ordinary campfire smoke may not attract these hiding humans.

However, someone will definitely be able to recognize the smoke rising from a farmer's home, and someone will definitely come to check it out.

Although Xu Lai is not from this world, he still has great trust in the characteristics of human beings.

The demons have occupied this land for less than half a year. Even if they are given another three or four years, they will not be able to reach that level.

He ordered all the flags that could be found in the camp to be taken away, whether they were the original imperial flags or the eagle flags representing the Eagle Kingdom.

All the flags that can be found should be planted at the highest point.

Of course, even so, others will not trust you easily.

But as long as they could send someone to take a look and see that all the people moving around are humans, that would be enough.

It’s not like demons haven’t used humans to deceive people before, and people who are afraid of death have existed since ancient times and have never ceased to exist.

However, finding so many humans, and even angels, to act together was almost impossible.

Sure enough, less than an hour after Xu Lai moved into the farm, someone came stealthily to make contact.

What Xu Lai didn't expect was that the man actually emerged from the farm.

It turned out that a large hiding hole was dug under a manure pit on the farm.

Because of the smell of the manure pond, the hellhounds have never been able to search this place, leaving the 20 or so refugees here to survive by relying on stored food.

At first, the people hiding underground thought they were demons from hell, so they searched back to the farm.

But this time, they felt that the demons were searching for too long and were worried that the underground passage would be discovered, so they cautiously came out to explore the situation.

As expected, these people were brought to Xu Lai.

When Xu Lai told them that he was neither from the Western Empire nor from the Imperial Empire, these people seemed very surprised.

In their impression, the empire has a vast territory, and there is a feeling that the whole world belongs to the king.

Seeing that Xu Lai was nobody, these people seemed very reserved and dared not say anything.

Until Xu Lai told them that although he was not from the Empire, he came to reclaim the human homeland.

The land beneath their feet, no matter which empire it once belonged to, has always belonged to mankind.

They didn't care where Xu Lai came from. The moment Xu Lai and his army appeared, they were recognized as their saviors.

These people had no idea how long they would stay underground, and they dared not eat much of the stored food, only maintaining the minimum necessary to avoid starving to death.

Now that they have been rescued, Xu Lai doesn’t need them to do anything. He just wants to let them eat first and then think about other things.

After all, these people are the indigenous people of the surrounding area. They know where there might be Tibetans and may even have connections with refugees from other places.

According to them, everyone around was making preparations in advance long before the army of hell arrived.

They dug this tunnel a long time ago, otherwise the army of hell would have been too late to get here.

The people in the city can still defend the city, but those outside the city have to either pack up and leave their homes, or find ways to hide.

Hiding in the city is not a good idea. This is the main target of the Hell Army, and the nobles in the city are still trying to find ways to escape.

Some mayors, nobles, and knights in the countryside were all thinking of ways to deal with the situation, and many mercenaries in the city also took advantage of the chaos to escape.

These people are now the main force to resist the demons of hell, but with the continuous hunting of the demons, the rebels have rarely come out to carry out activities.

The demons have the advantage in the sky, so even if they sneak out at night, the demon army will have the advantage.

When the demons from Hell first occupied this land, small groups of troops would launch surprise attacks almost every day. Today, almost half a year later, few people have heard any news about the resistance army.

Although the hope is slim, there is still hope of recovering more refugees even if the rebels cannot be found.

It was easy for Xu Lai to defeat those demons, and even restoring the terrain that had been transformed by the demons was not difficult to do.

The most difficult thing is that large tracts of land have become barren because there are not enough farmers.

The small population not only causes the land to be abandoned, but also leads to many other problems such as no one occupying the land, the inability to defend the land if occupied, and the inability to defend the land.

Insufficient population is a rigid problem that requires sufficient time to be resolved, and this time span is at least about 15 years.

Moreover, the population can grow exponentially. Every time a person is found and saved now, the population can be increased in the future.

Xu Lai demolished the Thorn City, but he couldn't immigrate too many people from the other side of the Hanjiang River.

First, the problem of hell has not been fundamentally solved, and ordinary people are not willing to return to the tiger's mouth.

Secondly, immigration from only one or two cities cannot solve the fundamental problem.

Just when Xu Lai was thinking about future plans in Huihuang City and the Earldom, around one o'clock in the afternoon, battle reports from all over had basically gathered here at Xu Lai.

First of all, the Brilliant City that Xu Lai was most concerned about had been successfully captured by Brandi, but it took a little longer than Xu Lai expected and was the last battle report to arrive.

The casualties were not serious. The morale of the demons in the city was extremely poor. If there were not some fire demons, fire trolls and other mid- to high-level demons, Brandy might have taken them down without any damage.

However, the total number of casualties is less than 200, so we can arrange for the Angel Legion to be resurrected at night.

Many demons in the city escaped, and about 3000 were killed, but about 5000 were captured.

In addition, many living humans were found in the city. Some of them had already defected to the Hell camp, and most of them were slaves and imprisoned sacrifices.

The devil's sacrifice, once started, cannot be easily stopped, because the most resource- and energy-consuming stage is the stage when the sacrifice starts.

It's okay if the process is slow, so there will always be a considerable number of sacrifices in the dungeon of the Glorious City to ensure that the sacrificial ceremony will not be interrupted.

The sacrifices will first be humans captured outside. If the number is insufficient, slaves will be used.

The slaves in the city are responsible for providing various services to the demons, as well as being food and spare sacrifices for the high-level demons.

Only those humans who defected to Hell from the beginning would take up some management positions.

After all, the number of demons is far less than that of humans, and most demons are chaotic creatures, lacking logical ability, and management is a mess. This is very good news, there are still a large number of living people in the city, who will help Xu solve many problems.

Among them, there are even many who were originally from the resistance army and have not yet been sent to the altar.

There is no doubt that after Brandi occupied the city, he destroyed the altar and released these people as soon as possible.

However, once these people were released, the first thing they did was not to chase down the escaped demons, but to capture the humans who had taken refuge in hell.

At any time, traitors are the most hated.

Xu Lai thought about it and sent a message to Brandi, asking him to control the situation in the city and not let the conflict escalate.

It's not that he was reluctant to see these traitors die, but he was worried that they would not be able to control their emotions when they first came out, causing the situation to escalate, or they might be used by someone with ulterior motives.

You know, a stampede caused by a large number of people can cause the deaths of hundreds of innocent people.

Now, the most important thing is to calm the people and prevent innocent people from being sacrificed.

At the same time, he also instructed Brandi to completely open the city and let the rebels leave, and it would be best if he sent representatives to talk to the leaders of the rebels.

The rest of the battle reports came from Tahan, Roland and Jian Yuan.

Following Xu Lai's orders, they led the cavalry to hunt down the demons to the greatest extent possible within Xu Lai's specialized coverage area.

These battle reports are relatively simple, recording the number of demon patrols killed and the number of demons that escaped.

However, the battle report showed that the one who killed the most enemies was not Tahan, who was the strongest, but Jian Yuan, who was weaker.

It wasn't that Tahan wasn't fast enough, nor that he wasn't strong enough, but that the demons were in a state of total collapse and had no will to fight at all.

A demon who is only concerned with escaping has no fighting power at all.

Not to mention the top brave knights, even the ordinary knights led by Roland and Jian Yuan, or the nomadic army composed of herdsmen who joined the army not long ago, are equally invincible.

At this time, the competition is no longer about the ability to kill the enemy.

Anyway, Tahan and Charles' troops are elite, while Jian Yuan's troops are more than ten times in number, so their efficiency in killing the enemy is not low.

On the contrary, as a scout knight who was promoted to a general and gained special abilities similar to pathfinding, Jian Yuan was able to more easily spot the fleeing demons.

In addition to the devil, Jian Yuan also brought Xu Lai an unexpected surprise.

Not only did he discover the fleeing demons, he also discovered a rebel base.

Compared to outsiders like them, the rebels are more familiar with the demons' patrol routes and where they often stay.

Sulfur is a necessity for demons, and transforming terrain and cities also requires a large amount of basic resources such as wood and ore.

There must be demon garrisons and a large number of human slaves near these mines.

At the same time, high-level demons are not used to resting in civilian houses. They each have different habits.

For example, fire demons and flame demons like to soak in volcanic magma, while winged demons like to stay near volcanic craters.

High-level demons are not used to doing everything by themselves, and they must be accompanied by low-level demons who are responsible for guarding and serving them.

Only about one-third of the entire earldom has been renovated, and the major cities, especially castle cities like Brilliant City, have basically remained the same.

Brandi did not encounter any decent resistance in the Glorious City because most of the few high-level demons were on vacation.

It was because Xu came so quickly and hastily that Matthias didn't have time to fully assemble his troops.

Therefore, there are many demons who want to rest and vacation in the wild.

With the help of these rebels, Jian Yuan was able to accurately find the volcano that was home to a large number of demons among the volcanoes one after another.

According to the battle report, Jian Yuan killed nearly ten thousand demons in the morning and noon alone.

Even though the cavalry is more efficient, many demons still maintain good morale because they did not participate in the war.

Therefore, Xu Lai reported Jian Yuan's performance directly to the entire army and commended him, recording a great merit.

At the same time, Jian Yuan's battle report also made Xu Lai realize that speed is of the essence in war.

Although he was confident that he could defeat the enemies in the entire earldom, he still needed to attack one city at a time after the enemies were prepared.

It would be better to launch a big attack now while the demons are leaderless, confused among themselves and their morale is low.

So, in the afternoon, Xu Lai sent a message to Jian Yuan, ordering him not to return, but to take the rebels he found and be responsible for annihilating the demons in the entire earldom.

After Xu Lai was upgraded to level 43, his hero ability covered a very wide range, but it was impossible to cover the entire earldom.

Giving Jian Yuan such an order would inevitably put him in some danger.

Therefore, Xu Lai gave orders to Elvi and Tahan, ordering them to lead their troops to meet Jian Yuan.

Among Xu Lai's three generals, except Elvi who sometimes gets hot-headed, Tahan and Jian Yuan are calm enough.

Elvy was just an assistant, responsible for providing them with air cover, and had to return to Brilliant City to report at night.

Even if Elvy was impulsive, she didn't have the time to act on it.

The appearance of the Angel Legion did not surprise Jian Yuan. He had long known Xu Lai's character and was unwilling to let his own people take risks easily.

But for the rebels, the appearance of the Angel Legion not only boosted their morale, but also brought them real hope.

They were accidentally discovered by Jian Yuan before. After they learned of Jian Yuan's intentions, out of hatred for the devil, they were naturally willing to cooperate.

However, they did not acknowledge Jian Yuan's leadership. After all, although Jian Yuan had a large number of troops, they were not of the same force as them, and could not even be considered to be in the same camp.

The resistance army is a force of its own, and there are even two human heroes among them.

At most, they are now cooperating with Jian Yuan to eliminate the demons near Brilliant City.

As for what to do next, the leader of the rebel army needs to talk to Xu Lai first.

If we can't come to an agreement, we might have to take people to other places to work on our own.

But as soon as the angel army appeared, most of the rebels simply knelt on the ground.

Angels are the warriors of the god of war and are often considered to be the embodiment of the god of war's will.

If it were normal times, everyone could still think rationally, and the angels would be loyal to others.

At this time, most ordinary people would subconsciously think that these angels came to help and save them.

In fact, what Elvy and the others did was almost the same thing.

Jian Yuan brought these rebels with him, not because he expected them to have any fighting power, but because he hoped their intelligence could help him find more demon strongholds. (End of this chapter)