The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

On the eve of departure, Xu Lai held the pregnant Elena with one arm and Su Ya, who had spent more than half a month's vacation in Lionheart City, with the other arm.

"I'm sorry, I promised to accompany you guys, but I have to break my promise again.

I have to make this trip myself because I owe the elf a big favor.

Besides, if I don’t go, it’s hard to say how many members of the Qingfeng Corps will come back.

I have invested so much effort in this army, I cannot just watch them being devoured by the undead."

Xu Lai owes the elves more than just the favor of this world.

Every time humans ask for help, the elves come to help.

It didn’t matter before. Xu Lai was just an ordinary hero who couldn’t decide anything, and the elves didn’t come specifically to help him.

But now that he is a king, he cannot limit himself to the interests of his own family.

Su Ya sighed and said, “It’s nothing for me, I am already very satisfied to be able to stay with you for so long this time.

It's just a pity for sister Elena. If you leave, you will probably not see the birth of your child."

Xu Lai gently hugged Elena and said, “If possible, I really want to be with you.

It doesn’t matter whether you can see the child or not. The important thing is that I don’t want you to be in danger.

During this period, you must take good care of yourself and move back to Qingfeng City with Su Ya.

If anything happens, remember to let me know and I will try to get back."

As a priest and archbishop of the temple, Elena supported Xu Lai in supporting the elves even more than he did himself.

"Don't worry, my husband. I will take good care of myself and the baby. I will go back to Qingfeng City with my sister tomorrow."

Xu Lai nodded and said, "I originally wanted Yu Lan, Giselle and the others to go back and accompany you.

But there must be no one in charge of Lionheart City, so I plan to let Yu Lan be in charge of Lionheart City.

Giselle is an elf, and an elf who has never seen the World Tree and has never lived in the elf area.

Although she didn't say anything this time, I couldn't force her to stay. "

"That's right. I have to say something unpleasant. In this war between the elves and the undead, I think the elves are most likely to be defeated.

If something goes wrong with the World Tree, it will not only have a major impact on the entire world, but will also be a lifelong regret for Giselle, Bai Yang and the others."

Xu Lai nodded and said, “This time, Bishop Durr may lead the team himself, and I don’t need a priest to follow me.

I will let Anna go back with you and let her take care of you."

Elena smiled bitterly and said, "My dear husband, don't forget that I am also an archbishop. What can happen to me?

On your side, Anna is an archbishop after all, and I don’t know how many lives she can save with her group healing skill.

If you leave her with me, it will make me feel uneasy, and it will not be good for me and the baby."

“That’s right, Giselle is such a carefree girl.

You can ask her to warm the bed, but don't expect her to take care of you.

How can you be without someone to take care of you? Anna is very considerate, it’s just right for her to stay by your side.”

The two of them sang the same tune, and Xu Lai had no choice but to keep Anna by his side.

Speaking of which, he married her, but he really didn't treat her well.

Xu Lai doesn't need to carry much with him on the expedition to the heartland of the elves. Su Ya will prepare supplies, food, etc. for him after returning to Qingfeng City.

The only things he needed to prepare in large quantities were items and potions that could quickly restore his mana.

Needless to say, you must use the largest bottle of medicine. After all, this stuff cannot be drunk like water.

In addition, equipment with brilliant auras and items that accelerate mana recovery should also be carried with you.

In comparison, what Lena needs to prepare is far more and more troublesome than Xu Lai.

The rangers wanted to help, but they were outsiders and there was only so much they could do.

Lena needs to select the officers first, and then these officers will go down to select the people.

Because Xu Lai said something extra, and in line with the principle of trying to get the soldiers to volunteer, Lena and a group of Qingfeng Corps officers were busy the entire night.

They had no time to rest during the day as they had to prepare supplies, especially ammunition for the shooters.

The elves' own ammunition reserves need Xu's support, so there is no way of expecting them to provide ammunition.

The bishops were also busy, contacting old friends.

The people in the city are also very busy, but their busyness is destined to be fruitless.

The large-scale ceremony that has been scheduled can only be postponed for a period of time.

Fortunately, the Eastern Empire didn't dare to move. Although the Southern Empire wanted to retaliate, its speed of action was so slow that it was a headache.

Especially Countess Jasmine, she was not originally from the South, but after marrying to the South, she ended up riding on her husband's head.

However, relying on her status as a princess and the most elite infantry and archer regiments under her command, the southern nobles all gave her face.

Now that the empire has collapsed and the capital has been robbed, the identity of the princess is no longer worth mentioning.

The army he relied on was also defeated and captured by Xu Lai, and Count Jasmine’s situation in the Southern Empire is not very good now.

Even if she finally made preparations and sent troops to retaliate, Xu Lai had already informed the commander of the Coast Guard, Rhine, and Avid.

They would organize naval fleets to intercept along the rivers.

Only after crossing the navy’s defense line would the Southern Empire be qualified to land and fight.

In addition to leaving Eric and the new legion to guard Lionheart City, Xu Lai also kept the most mobile cavalry unit.

Before leaving, Xu Lai did not hold a ceremony, but left Eric with an earl's document with the king's seal.

The Eagle Kingdom does not have a noble parliament, and all power belongs to King Xu Lai.

Therefore, this earl's document with his seal was legally effective regardless of whether a ceremony was held or not.

This also means that even though Xu Lai has left, Eric has become a great noble with expertise.

However, the control over all the recruiting of soldiers in the city is in Yu Lan's hands. Yu Lan will also manage the military and political affairs of Lionheart City as the princess, with Jian Yuan assisting her.

Jilong and Eric will be mainly responsible for the political and military affairs of Lionheart City, while military affairs outside Lionheart City will be handled by Tahan.

After a day and a night of preparation, the army finally assembled in the evening of the next day.

The female ranger Cuisili was considerate and wanted to let Xu Lai and the human warriors rest for another night.

Xu Lai waved his hand and said, "The military situation is urgent, let's rest on the way."

After that, he took out the magic book and released the flying magic.

Under the effect of the magic of flying, all the troops selected by Xu Lai flew up, including his knight guards.

And under Xu Lai's magic control, the entire army did not need to make any movements, not even moving their legs, and flew forward automatically. Everyone was like a floating ghost, letting the breeze brought by the flying magic blow them away.

There is no need for any unnecessary movements, even gravity has been ignored, you just need to relax your whole body and mind.

In this state, the soldiers only need to get over the panic at the beginning of the flight and will be able to relax and rest soon.

However, this state is the most dangerous. Being in the air, there is no force point at all, and predators in the air may kill them at any time.

For this purpose, Xu Lai also prepared guards. There were more than 9 royal griffins, and 4 of them were brought out by Xu Lai, guarding the army in the sky on the left and right.

Xu Lai and Ranger Cui Sili were sitting on the back of the holy dragon Xiaolan. Their feet seemed very steady, but they could not relax at all.

The number of troops brought this time exceeded 15, and Xu Lai assigned the Royal Griffins to Elvy.

Otherwise, even with Xu Lai's terrifying spirit, he would not be able to lead an army of nearly 20.

But even so, Xu Lai's spirit was in a highly tense state.

In addition, he had never been to the elves' territory and knew nothing about the location, so he could only find a familiar female elf to lead the way.

Lena gave this good job to Tracy, using the excuse that she had not been back for many years.

Of course, it was impossible for Cuisili to refuse. Even if she took one more minute, it might decide the outcome of the war.

She didn't show any shyness at the moment and took the initiative to let Xu Lai hug her curvy body.

It’s a pity that Xu Lai was too tense and didn’t appreciate the beauty at all.

If he fails to control the situation properly, tens of thousands of people will die. The loss is unimaginable.

These are Xu Lai's dearest ones, and he must not be careless with them.

However, Xu Lai couldn't stay so nervous all the time. Even if his magic power was enough to support him, he would not be able to bear the mental strain.

His flying magic can last about three hours at a time. After that, he needs to rest for at least one or two hours.

This period of time is also a good opportunity for Xu Lai to get a detailed understanding of the current battlefield situation.

But the information that Tracy and the others could provide was extremely limited.

The only thing they could tell Xu Lai was that there were a huge number of undead.

There are so many of them that rangers like them can encounter a large number of undead wherever they go.

In addition, we also need to know the specific number of undead, who are the heroes in the cemetery, where are they stationed, and where is their base for mass production of undead.

Tracy and the others didn't say they had no answer at all, but there wasn't much useful information anyway.

In fact, we can't blame them. The only thing to blame is that there are too many undead, which greatly compresses the elves' activity space.

Xu Lai hopes to win the battle quickly, but the prerequisite for a quick battle is to find the main force of the undead and defeat them in one fell swoop.

Xu Lai is still very confident in the quality of his troops.

But if we can't win the battle quickly, let's not talk about whether the Southern Empire will take any action.

If it continues to drag on, it will be very disadvantageous to Xu Lai.

The undead do not consume any energy, but humans and elves are different. They have to consume energy to live in the world.

However, the living space of the elves is constantly being compressed. They have neither a stable rear area for production nor enough space to produce population.

Once you get dragged into the undead, the end result will be death.

When the undead first stepped out of the cursed land, their strength was not very strong, otherwise the elves would not have had the time to support humans.

But as time went on, the number of undead increased, and no matter how many times the elves defeated the undead, it was always a losing business.

Over time, the elves were compressed into the Emerald Forest by the undead and had to rely on the World Tree for defense.

Cuisili also knew that her answer would not satisfy Xu Lai.

“Your Majesty, although I don’t know the exact distribution of the undead, the druids in my clan must know it very well.

At the entrance of the Jade Forest is the important city of our elves, the Fort of the Gods, where an archdruid is stationed."

Xu Lai nodded and said, "Then we will go to Shenmu Castle, but how do you know for sure that the druids will know?"

Cui Sili smiled and said, “This is the advantage of fighting at home. Every flower and grass in the forest is our eyes and ears.

Although we cannot communicate with these plants, druids are the favorites of nature, so they can."

This is a blessing in disguise. The elves are fighting at home and can find helpers everywhere.

After setting the target, Xu Lai flew all night to hurry up. With the help of his amazing speed, when he took his third break, he had already entered the elves' former territory.

Although Xu Lai had never been here before, he could imagine that the city of barriers should be surrounded by greenery.

Just like Stonefort, it is only inhabited by elves and cannot be considered an elven city, but it is already lush and green.

But all he saw now was a ruined city and withered vines.

From here on, he could no longer use the magic of flying. It was not because Xu Lai had run out of magic power, but because there were signs of large-scale undead activity here.

The ground troops flying in the air have no combat effectiveness at all.

The griffins escorting on both sides can only drive away flying creatures in the wild.

For the undead, any living thing is the object of their hatred.

Ordinary undead are fine, even if they are angry to death, they can't harm air units.

However, Xu Lai was nearby and not only discovered signs of the activities of the undead wizards, he also saw several bone dragons from afar.

Fortunately, this place is not far from our destination, Shenmu Fort.

However, Xu Lai and his team were such a large group, and if he saw others, others must have seen them as well.

If it were rangers like Tracy and the others, it would be extremely easy for them to hide their bodies and pass by the undead.

But it is simply a pipe dream for an army of 20 to cross the battlefield quietly and rush to the elves' territory.

The undead, in particular, are extremely sensitive to smells, and are most sensitive to human anger.

After landing, Xu Lai voluntarily abdicated and handed over the position of legion commander to Lena.

He is tired now, so he needs to have a good rest.

Secondly, he was just a driver, responsible for transporting the troops.

It can even be said that his mission has now been completed and he can retreat and leave at any time.

However, the Qingfeng Legion is his treasure. Now that he is here, it is impossible for him to go back so easily.

Apart from anything else, even the undead wouldn't agree.

If these bone sticks are left unattended, out of hatred for the living, they will attack the living without hesitation, regardless of whether they will die or not.

Now that these bone sticks have not rushed forward, it can only mean that there is definitely an undead hero leading them. (End of this chapter)