The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

The appearance of rows of towering catapults outside the city not only shocked the demons guarding the city, but also frightened Eric, Emilia and others.

However, in addition to these catapults, there are actually two siege towers that are more than 30 meters high.

You know, even though the walls of Briston have been reinforced and raised, the highest tower is only more than 20 meters high.

The height of the battlements and city walls basically remains at around 15-18 meters.

The height of these two siege towers is enough for our archers to shoot down the demons on the city walls.

However, even though he had a siege tower, Xu Lai did not start using it immediately.

This kind of big thing cannot be stuffed into the warehouse, so it can only be divided into several sections and stuffed in, and then assembled by yourself.

Making this thing is time-consuming and laborious. If it is easily pushed to the front line and damaged, a third one cannot be replaced in a short time.

Before the logistics troops arrived, the crossbowmen of the Qingfeng Legion joined the siege battle by pushing catapults.

Behind them was a group of priests who were responsible for treating the crossbowmen of the Qingfeng Legion.

As long as you are not directly hit by the catapult on the city wall and are not destroyed directly, but are hit by the fragments and suffer some splash damage, you will be healed immediately.

The demons on the city wall could only endure the impact after being hit by the huge rock fragments.

After a few rounds of bombardment, Briston's counterattack weakened.

The demons operating the catapults suffered heavy casualties and could not be replenished in time. They were also outnumbered and their numbers became fewer and fewer.

But the demons were still able to replenish the catapults very quickly.

Dozens of abyss demons carried a large catapult to replace the one that was smashed by Xu Lai.

A large number of winged demons flew directly onto the city wall, carrying ammunition of varying sizes.

With the help of these flying troops, the speed of replacing catapults and replenishing ammunition is no slower than Xu Lai on the ground.

The siege lasted a whole day, but Xu Lai rarely achieved any decent results.

Of course, when the final battle report comes out, it will definitely be the human side that wins a great victory.

The injured crossbowmen received treatment when they were injured. Except for some who were very unlucky and had their bodies smashed into meat paste, they could be resurrected even if they died.

At last count, Xu Lai lost about 70 people during the whole day, most of them were recruited crossbowmen, and less than 30 people were actually killed in battle.

However, this was still considered the heaviest loss Xu Lai had ever suffered in any battle.

In addition to the casualties, more than 50 catapults were destroyed and a much larger number, more than 60 were damaged.

Fortunately, the logistics team arrived at night and brought a large number of craftsmen from Graycastle.

If the repairs are carried out overnight, these more than 60 catapults can basically be repaired.

In addition to these more than 60 catapults, Xu Lai will continue to move new catapults from the warehouse in the second half of the night.

With the cooperation of the entire city of Qingfeng, the number of catapults that can be provided will definitely not be small.

Although not all of them are advanced catapults, the replenishment speed is at least far better than that of Briston.

After all, Briston is a city controlled by demons. Even if there are some human craftsmen, their number will not be too large.

What's more, the treatment of these craftsmen is self-evident. It is impossible to compare with those craftsmen in Qingfeng City who are stimulated by high prices.

In fact, by evening, Briston was already having trouble getting supplies.

After a night of repairs, there was no telling how many catapults they could build. I was afraid they would have to be removed from other city walls tomorrow.

Moreover, under the fierce bombardment of catapults, the durability of Briston's city walls was also greatly damaged.

The enemy's craftsmen had to repair the catapults and the city walls, and they didn't dare to light the lights, for fear that Xu Lai would continue to attack, so their efficiency would definitely not be high.

In addition to the bombing during the day, a lot of demons died. A conservative estimate is that there are several thousand of them, and this can still be counted visually.

In fact, even more demons would have died, especially since Patton used fire demons to ensure the hit rate and did not dare to use low-level demons.

Only for the tasks of replenishing and placing ammunition did Patton use the horned demons with higher endurance and strength.

But even if there were only more than 10,000 fire demons and horned demons killed, the death rate was still far different from that of humans.

The demons still have the upper hand on defense.

Patton and his men did not dare to announce such battle reports to the demon generals under them, for fear that they would seriously affect morale if spread.

Of course, even if the news is not announced, the morale of the wizarding world will still be affected.

Since the first day of defending the city, when a Hellboy general and hundreds of demons were killed, the morale of the demons has dropped below 80.

On the other hand, although dozens of humans died, after their compensation was announced, their morale did not drop but instead increased and remained at full value.

That night, Patton could no longer bear it and chose to report to Kerrigan.

At this time, Kerrigan had already captured the Lionheart Palace and dug deep into the ground to find the heart of the Lionheart castle.

What he could not have imagined was that the Castle Heart of Lionheart City was completely unable to control the City of Holy Angels.

The City of Holy Angel was actually built up bit by bit, brick by brick, by humans, without any help from the Heart of the Castle.

Now that Briston was under siege, although the other three walls had not been attacked by the main force, they were still surrounded by cavalry and horse archers.

Therefore, Kerrigan couldn't use the time and space gate to return directly, and Lionheart City, as a human city, did not have the castle gate of Hell City.

Now, he could either wait to transform Lionheart City into Hell City and then teleport back through the castle gate.

Xu Lai was only attacking the city from a long distance, and his troops had not yet officially approached, so strategic spells could not be used at all, and the Gate of the Abyss naturally could not be blocked.

Otherwise, Kerrigan would have to lead his troops back to provide support himself.

However, even if he abandoned the slow troops in the legion and only took troops like the great demons, it would still take at least a day and a night to arrive.

But once he leads the demon army to attack, there will be no superhero in Lionheart City who can stay there, and no army strong enough to resist the angel army.

Although the main force of Lionheart City had been defeated by him, many of them still escaped into Holy Angel City.

In addition, his troops also suffered heavy losses in their efforts to defeat the human cavalry.

If he took the demon away, Lionheart City is a human city with a large number of mercenaries capable of fighting.

With the cooperation from both inside and outside, it probably won't take long to retake Lionheart City.

This is equivalent to him abandoning all of the Burning Legion's hundreds of thousands of demon troops, and losing a human capital that he had just captured.

How could Kerrigan accept this?

Therefore, he gave Patton a death order, saying that he could ignore Tren's death, but Patton had to defend him for at least a week.

Without completely destroying the City of Holy Angel, Kerrigan really couldn't leave like this.

Because if we bring those slow-moving troops, it will take at least three or four days to return to Briston.

One week was Kerrigan's lowest bottom line.

If he couldn't hold out for even a week, he vowed to make all the demons in Briston never reincarnate. It took him two months to capture Lionheart City, and his base camp was breached by humans in less than a week.

Only imprisoning those people's souls and torturing them day and night, Kerrigan felt that he was too kind.

In fact, he was not sure that he could rescue Briston within a week.

But being able to hold out for a week at least gave him a chance for rescue.

Instead of getting any rescue from Kerrigan, he received a death order.

Patton could sense that Kerrigan was suppressing his anger, and he didn't even ask any questions after learning that Tren had died in the battle.

Patton prepared a bunch of witnesses, but Kerrigan didn't even ask any questions.

But because of this, Patton knew that if Bristone failed, his fate would not be good.

After thinking about it, Patton ordered people to temporarily close the gate of the abyss.

The gate to the abyss is open, and there are at least hundreds of thousands of demons born and recruited in countless cities in hell every month.

Without such a huge support, Kerrigan would not have been able to break through Lionheart Castle despite a series of defeats and the need for a large number of subordinates to defend it.

Patton's order to close the Gate of the Abyss meant giving up the support of this force.

The reason why he gave up was that Hell Town could only recruit once a month, and a large amount of support would require a month to arrive.

Closing the Gate of the Abyss not only cuts off all support, but also cuts off everyone's retreat, especially Mendis.

The rest of the demons, even if they pass through the gate of the abyss, will escape back into hell.

But as long as Kerrigan is still the Lord of Hell, he can deal with these escapees when he returns to Hell, or even without waiting for him to return to Hell.

Therefore, most demons would not dare to escape even if the gate to the abyss was open.

There is only one exception here, and that is Mendis, who can find the protection of the Abyss Demon.

Hell is so vast that it only requires a demon-level being willing to provide protection.

Even if this demon cannot defeat Kerrigan's real body, it is very easy to prevent Kerrigan from finding Mendis.

Moreover, as long as the Gate of the Abyss is there, the other demons will all hope for the best and will not try their best.

What Patton has to do is to cut off all the devil's thoughts.

After all, a big shot like Kerrigan might not have the time to care about those unknown demons and whether they have escaped or not.

But the person he designated, Patton himself, would have no chance of escaping or resisting.

Barton ordered the gate of the abyss to be closed. Less than five minutes later, Mendis rushed over and asked:

"Barton, why do you want to close the gate to the abyss?"

Demons are not a good race to begin with, and the anxious Mendis is too eager to maintain superficial peace.

Patton had anticipated this scene before he ordered the closure of the Gate of the Abyss.

He replied calmly, "Sir Mendis, if I remember correctly, I am the mayor of Briston.

I have the final say over all of Briston's buildings and defenses.

Whether the gate to the abyss is closed or not, I think I don’t need your consent first.”

Mendis paused for a moment and said, "During the day, I have tried my best to cooperate. Do you really want to push me into a desperate situation?"

If Briston is breached, it seems that Mendis can still fly to other demon cities.

But Mendis knew very well that Kerrigan would never let him go at that time.

As long as the city is breached, his only chance of survival is to pass through the gate of the abyss and hide in hell.

And obviously, Patton had already anticipated his idea and his way out.

"Mr. Mendis, what are you talking about?

The number of demons in the city is several times more than that of humans. Even if we have to exchange ten for one, we can afford it.

You said I pushed you into a desperate situation, so it seems that you have already determined that humans will definitely break through Briston?"

Although Mendis did think so, he really couldn't say it.

"Patton, don't forget that His Majesty Kerrigan appointed me to command all the troops in the rear, and you are also under my command!
I now command you to open the gate to the abyss immediately."

The flames on Patton's head, which was made entirely of flames, suddenly jumped.

"Really? Lord Mendis, please produce His Majesty Kerrigan's warrant.

If you can't produce it, I will sue you for false orders and I will report it to His Majesty Cregan."

Mendis choked and was completely speechless.

The authorization given to him by Kerrigan was only for the troops of Ferris and others. It was impossible for him to mobilize the troops of Briston or Grey Valley.

After a long while, Mendis pleaded, "General Patton, keep the Gate of the Abyss. We can get support from Hell at any time.

Besides, even if His Majesty Kerrigan wants to come to support us, it is quickest to go through the Abyss Gate."

Barton smiled coldly and said, "His Majesty Kerrigan just gave me an order. He ordered us to hold out for more than a week no matter what.

One more second a week, and he won't blame us if the city falls.

If one second is missing from a week, he will drain the soul of each of us and throw us into the abyss to whip us for a thousand years.

Mr. Mendis, from now on, the warehouse will be completely open to you.

All the mana potions and recovery items stored in it will be at your disposal for you and your lords to use.

I have only one request, to hold on to Briston, if only for a week.

I promise you, once the week is up, I will reopen the gate to the abyss."

After taking a deep look at Barton, Mendis snorted coldly:

“General Patton, I have always underestimated you. At the critical moment, you are more ruthless than anyone else.

I should have been alert when Teren died."

Are you kidding? If Mendis had known that Barton would close the Gate of the Abyss, he would have returned to Hell through it long ago.

But he still held on to hope and was reluctant to leave this colorful main world.

"It's not too late for you to be alert now, but if you are still unwilling to contribute..."

Barton paused deliberately, and then continued:
"Believe me, I will drag you down before I suffer too much."

Mendis never doubted this.

"I need it now. Please bring all the mana potions in the warehouse here. I will summon the Abyss Lord to cast a spell now." (End of this chapter)