The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

As night fell, the sky above Graycastle was still brightly lit.

Several bishops joined forces to release the Holy Light, which illuminated every corner of Graycastle.

Under the effect of Holy Light, demons cannot hide anywhere except in buildings.

The infantrymen of the Qingfeng Legion have already occupied all the important positions in Graycastle.

Eric led the soldiers of the vanguard camp to search room by room, determined to find all the demons.

The blood feud between the people of the Western Empire and the demons of hell makes them want to drink their blood and eat their flesh.

Moreover, they not only did not let the demons go, but when they knew that Xu Lai suspected that there were succubi hiding among human craftsmen and their families, they did not let those craftsmen go either.

Of course, having experienced it in Little Gray Castle, they did not make things difficult for the craftsmen, but simply asked them to identify each other.

Succubi can certainly transform into human appearance, but they have never lived in human society after all.

No friends or relatives, no acquaintances, not even anyone I know.

Even if several succubi can identify each other, they must always give an origin. It is impossible for them to pop out from a crack in a rock.

Graycastle is much larger than Little Graycastle, and there are more craftsmen and their families imprisoned here.

There were more than a thousand craftsmen alone, plus more than three thousand family members, a total of five thousand people.

With so many people, there must be someone who can provide clues.

Eric and the others didn't need to interrogate them in detail. They just needed to roughly screen out some suspicious targets.

They can't tell the difference between humans and succubi at a glance. Can't those senior priests and bishops do the same?

They just don't have such eyesight. Once the holy light shines, no matter how powerful the succubus is, it will not be without any reaction.

Eric and Emilia seemed to cooperate very well during the day, and they did not let each other go at night.

Taking Emilia and her Naga Guards with them, they launched a massive sweep and screening operation.

Under Xu Lai's strict order, Brandi blocked all entrances and exits on all sides. Without Xu Lai's order, she would never let anyone pass through Graycastle.

Xu Lai didn't know whether the demon hero reported the fall of Graycastle before his death.

He also knew that Briston was not far from here, and if he was careful, it would not be difficult to travel there every day.

But Xu Lai still had to keep the news of Graycastle's fall a secret. Every day the demon knew about it, the more time he had.

In this battle, Xu Lai was prepared for casualties, but when the casualty figures came out, he still found it hard to accept.

Compared with the Qingfeng Legion and the Xiandeng Battalion that charged in the front, the troops led by Xu Lai undoubtedly suffered the least casualties.

However, they were blocked in the valley by the Longhorn Marshals, unable to advance or retreat. They could only grit their teeth and endure the continuous fire from the catapults and crossbows on Graycastle.

The good news is that there aren't many people blocking the road, most of them are machines.

Among their part, more than 300 logistical personnel died, but more than 20 catapults were lost, and except for the two high-end ones, no battering rams survived.

More than 300 people died, and they were logistics soldiers of not too high a rank. For Elvy and the others, the pressure was not that great.

But if we add the first batch of brave warriors who climbed up to the inner city first.

He was instantly teleported to the top of the city wall and was besieged by countless demons, but he was able to break through the siege and kill the Qingfeng Legion promoted by the demon hero.

This number of casualties was a number that Xu Lai could not accept.

"Excluding the injured, no matter how serious their injuries were, as long as they were not dead, how many people were killed?"

Reina was silent for a moment and then said, "Even if we don't count the soldiers with broken limbs and those who were seriously injured, the Qingfeng Corps alone reported that there were more than 1,800 people.

Most of them have already advanced to high-level warriors. It’s very expensive to train one, so if they are sacrificed like this, isn’t it a bit unfair?”

The Qingfeng Legion alone had more than 1,800 casualties, and including the Xiandeng Camp and the Nagas, there were at least 3,000 people killed.

This does not include those who were seriously injured, slightly injured and burned.

The fireballs of the Fire Demon and the Fire Troll both have a deflagration effect, and can burn over a large area and continuously.

Even though Xu Lai could get timely treatment from the priest, the healing spell could only restore HP but not health.

Even after this battle, and several more archangels advance to become Seraphim, the number of resurrections is still far from enough.

It can be said that these people in the Qingfeng Legion, especially the infantry, were trained by Lena alone.

Moreover, in siege operations, in order to capture the city walls, she directly deployed the elite of the elite.

His defensive skills were not as effective as before in the fight against demons.

Xu Lai knew that Lena was heartbroken, but he had no choice. As a commander, he had to be careful and maintaining balance was the minimum thing to do.

“Let’s discuss it after Eric comes back.

We will revive some people before 12 o'clock, and revive another round after 12 o'clock. Elvy has already prepared with the angels."

It was so late at night, but Xu Lai and his men did not rest yet. They wanted to discuss what to do next with their most trusted subordinates.

With the Angel Legion's ability to resurrect, the losses will undoubtedly become greater and greater as they fight one after another.

Especially since we have to deal with the demon's lair, the defense must be tighter than that of Graycastle.

The key is that there is still the Gate of the Abyss, and endless demons from hell are walking into this world through that gate.

Of course, if the devil wants to leave hell, it is not without cost.

Maintaining the Gate of the Abyss requires a huge amount of resources at all times.

Furthermore, when a demon dies in hell, it is only to return to the birth pool and start over again.

But once you die in battle in the main world and your soul cannot be led back to hell, it is equivalent to complete death, and there will be no chance to start over.

With this gate to the abyss, it can be imagined that there must be a large number of demons in Briston.

In addition, a large number of catapults and battering rams were destroyed, and they did not build enough ladders and siege towers.

Not to mention capturing Briston, even in a real battle, only a few flying units could be used.

In fact, even if they surrounded them at this time, they could only surround them. At most, they could stop the Gate of the Abyss from functioning and control the number of demons.

However, once they surrounded Briston and failed to quickly capture this demon city, Xu Lai would most likely face being attacked from both sides.

To put it bluntly, with Xu Lai's current strength, if he was surrounded by Kerrigan from behind, he would basically be dead.

Even if he could escape, most of his troops would be destroyed here.

Once he loses his troops, how many of the officials he appointed will be loyal to him? I'm afraid the newly established Eagle Kingdom will fall apart immediately.

This is the consequence of having no accumulation. The foundation is too unstable and there is no opportunity or conditions to start over.

This concerns the destiny of the Eagle Kingdom and his own future fate, so Xu Lai has to be cautious, cautious, and cautious again.

Lena, the person Xu Lai relies on the most and the de facto second-in-command of the army, has remained silent after reporting the casualties.

Reina was very clear about her position. She was different from everyone else present. They had no way out, but she did. After repaying the favor, or failing to make it, she could still return to the barrier.

Moreover, given Bi Li's current situation, as long as she returns, she will definitely be reused.

Even if I can't hold a high position like in the Eagle Kingdom, I can definitely enter the core layer.

There was no way, her talent became stronger as the level increased, and thanks to Xu Lai, she had fought some great battles.

Everyone else has no way out except her, and she will never be able to fully integrate into it.

Moreover, as an elf, an immortal species, his values ​​and habits are very different from those of humans, so there is really no need to force himself to integrate.

No matter what Reina said at this moment, others would think that it was easy talk.

If we advocate attack, we will be gambling the future of the entire Eagle Kingdom and everyone present.

It's better to be conservative. After all, the demons are now encroaching on human territory.

Furthermore, if such a great opportunity was missed, then what was the point of them going to such great lengths to capture Graycastle within a day?

If it wasn't so urgent and we only used long-range power to consume the demons bit by bit, although it would take a little longer, there would definitely not be the casualties like today.

Therefore, no matter what Reina said or did, it would be inappropriate, so she simply kept silent.

Xu Lai had no intention of forcing her. After all, he was the owner of the bet, and only he could decide whether to place the bet or not.

Given Xu Lai's personality, he doesn't like to go all in.

But the current situation is that he either doesn't play or he has to place all his bets.

"My dear, why don't we just forget about it? I think we should consolidate Graycastle's defenses before Kerrigan's army returns.

As for Briston, we will send a detachment to launch a feint attack to scare the demons.

If Kerrigan gets the news, he will definitely lead his army back, and we will be able to save the City of Holy Angel.

Even when Lionheart City was besieged, other forces in the empire did not send many people to help. We have done our utmost to this extent."

As soon as Yu Lan finished speaking, Yan Feng stood up and challenged for battle, saying, "Your Majesty, when it comes to harassment, no one can be better than our archers."

If it was just for the purpose of resolving the situation, then Xu Lai had indeed done his utmost.

However, what Xu Lai was worried about was that he had done too much and attracted too much hatred from the demons.

The Western Empire has become a barren land for thousands of miles and seems to have no value anymore.

But if Xu Lai himself were to take into account the current Kerrigan would probably not hesitate at all.

“Your Majesty, please think twice. We are facing Kerrigan, the Northern Empire, the Eastern Empire, and the Southern Empire. It is impossible for them to send reinforcements to help us.

It's like we're fighting alone against the entire Hell camp. Even if we win, both sides will suffer losses, and they will take advantage of us for nothing."

Roland, the commander of Xu Lai's guards, also stood up and expressed his opinion.

During this meeting, Xu Lai deliberately did not call Eric and Emilia.

Emilia is just an ally, not one of our own, and Eric and the others are so blinded by hatred that they may not be able to make calm judgments.

Therefore, those present tonight are all Xu Lai’s old team.

Xu Lai's eyes swept around and finally, unexpectedly, stopped on Wang Chao's face.

Wang Chao chuckled and said, "Brother Xu, I think what my sister-in-law said is absolutely right, you don't have to worry at all now.

We have only been in this world for a few days. Do you know what the average level of heroes counted by the Mercenary Guild in Qingfeng City is? Hey, it’s less than level 10?

We are now in the process of laying the foundation. Although we have taken down Gray Castle, it has suffered heavy damage.

Kerrigan is the commander of all hell, he's not a fool.

At a time like this, how could he possibly give up the imperial capital that was within his grasp, the wealthy south, and the vast north, and fight against us who were so poor?

I think our top priority now is to be prepared for defense.

If Kerrigan dares to come, we will severely discourage him once, and he will not easily provoke us again in the future."

Xu Lai smiled bitterly. He also hoped that Kerrigan would not be such a fool and could see the situation and the gains and losses clearly.

However, it would be better for him to go back home and have a rest than to expect a devil to remain calm.

Seeing that the only person present who came from the same hometown as him did not support him, Xu Lai was silent for a moment, but suddenly gave an order:

"Wang Chao, you are right. Your troops don't need to follow us in this siege. Just stay in Graycastle.

I have a few requests for you:

First, do everything possible to restore Graycastle to its original state and deploy more city defense weapons.

Second, you must keep a close eye on everyone in this city. I don’t want any traitors or devil’s spies to appear here.

When necessary, if you kill someone by mistake, don't let him go.

This is our only way out. You have tens of thousands of soldiers under your command, and their ranks are not low. I hope you can guard it well for me."

Wang Chao's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Xu Lai had made up his mind. He immediately put away the smile on his face and responded seriously:

"Yes, Your Majesty the King."

“Yan Feng, you lead the cavalry archers, bring enough supplies and rations, set out overnight, and raid Briston.

Remember, you are going to besiege and harass the enemy, and never engage in a head-on confrontation with the enemy.

I'll give you a few speed-up scrolls later, so don't be reluctant to use them.

You don't have the support of hero specialization and logistics skills, so you may not be able to kite those demons."

Yan Feng nodded and asked, "But what if I am too far away from the city and cannot form a siege, and Kerrigan and his army return from the Abyss Gate?"

Xu Lai took a deep breath and said, “That’s God’s will.

If he gives up even the Lionheart City which is within his grasp, don't hesitate, run away immediately.

I believe that such a large-scale transmission would not be silent, but for the sake of caution, you should take Jian Yuan with you."

Yan Feng and Jian Yuan both bowed in response.

“Reina, you lead the Qingfeng Legion, Xiandengying and Giselle, and rest tonight and tomorrow morning.

Have lunch early at noon, set out after eating, and reach Briston before sunset."

Lena nodded. Since Xu Lai had already made the decision, she would not have any objection.

Xu Lai finally said to Charles and the others: "You should also go down and rest early.

We will set out tomorrow morning after breakfast, and everyone should pack what they need to bring tonight." (End of this chapter)