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The Gulf Leader army, which had captured the outer fortress, did not stop its advance, but continued to advance.

They still move quickly, and can even rush to the next battlefield before the mind flayer can react.

Wait until the Mind Flayer troops, fortresses, and strongholds are attacked.

Faced with repeated bombings by violent winds and rain, as well as the indestructible torrent of steel, it was almost impossible to mount an effective resistance.

The slave warriors fell quickly, and the mind flayer could not hold on for long and could only flee desperately.

But they often can't escape very far before they are killed by the assault team that surrounds them.

Some legendary mind flayers also released terrifying legendary mind magic against the team of dragon warriors who rushed over to fight in an attempt to deal with them.

The well-prepared dragon warriors all activated psychic magic protective barriers on their bodies, used various protective scrolls, and also conducted psychic protection skills training in advance.

Even if he is directly hit by the legendary psychic spell, he will not be seriously injured.

With their strong recovery ability, they can recover in a few minutes and then continue fighting.

The entire battle process was very fast, and as the combatants became more proficient, it went faster and faster.

The Gulf Territory advanced rapidly and captured mind flayer cities and fortresses one after another.

In just half a day, 30 cities and fortresses were captured, almost cutting off half of the mind flayer army's retreat.

It seems that the first phase of the combat objective has been achieved, and the combat plan has been implemented very smoothly.

Angela quickly made subsequent deployments and adjustments:

"Thera led the team to advance to the rear, Jifan led the team to block the retreat of the Mind Flayer army, and Alice led the team to continue the attack and connect the defense line with the Gray Elf Fortress."

"In addition, notify the gray dwarf forces and ask them to prepare to intercept the mind flayer's support force."

"There is no need to bear it hard, just destroy the way they advance..."

After a simple arrangement, Angela continued to pay attention to the advancement of the troops.

After understanding the slave army controlled by the Mind Flayer and understanding its social structure and system.

Angela already knew clearly that the opponent's current military strength was no match for the Gulf Army.

This is not a quantitative gap, but a huge difference in systems, technology, cooperation, and technological development.

The existence of the mind flayer is quite primitive.

With their current size, they are completely unable to promote the continued development of civilization and institutions.

The speed of civilization development in the Gulf Territory far exceeds that of the other party.

Just as Angela expected, even as time goes by.

The Mind Flayer Empire has been aware of the Gulf Territory's attack and has decisively dispatched multiple troops in an attempt to retake the fortresses and cities controlled by the Gulf Territory.

However, the various troops they dispatch will be attacked by various long-range bombings before they reach the combat area.

Often we have already suffered heavy losses before we have gone very far.

The Mind Flayer, who was very afraid of death, acted very cautiously in the face of the ambush and raid in the Gulf Territory and the bombardment of various rockets.

They often use various means to detect, and will not continue to move forward until they have detected other people's information and data and confirmed that they can defeat them.

If no information is found, the process will be repeated.

But they will not repeat it forever. If there is no information for three or four times, they will choose to retreat without hesitation.

In the view of the mind flayers, if the other party can block the information, there may be a terrifying trap ahead that can kill them.

Mind Flayers who want to live longer are unusually cautious and patient when it comes to preserving their own lives.

Faced with the retreat of these guys, the Gulf Territory combat troops naturally wanted to pursue the victory.

They will firmly contain the opponent and cause more damage when the opponent retreats.

Even if the opponent is brave enough to cut off their wrists and prepare to preserve more combat forces, they will continue to be entangled by the Gulf Territory combat forces.

Even if they cannot be completely eliminated, their intentions and thoughts of going to other areas must be destroyed.

Those who accept such combat missions are often adventurers who fight with the Gulf Leader's army.

They are very skilled in this area and have very rich combat experience. They can protect themselves well and complete the mission smoothly.

Under their endless harassment, the Mind Flayer Empire had to send more and more reinforcements to support the fortress captured by the Gulf Territory.

Unfortunately, they underestimated the adventurers of the Gulf Territory.

They are not ordinary small-scale harassing adventurers.

They possess combat effectiveness and weapons and equipment that are no less than those of the regular army in the Gulf Territory.

Moreover, their fighting style is more flexible and changeable.

Dig all kinds of traps.

There are mines buried in the ground.

Weight-triggered underground bomb.

Quantity counting sensor bomb.

Launch and detonate bombs from a distance.

The sensor-type directional explosive bomb can be quickly activated to collapse the passage when the mind flayer army passes through it.

When there were relatively few adventurers at the beginning, they used more various methods.

Wait for a steady stream of adventurers to be sent to these areas.

They use various means, but there are relatively few.

Because they tried to kill more slave warriors through direct combat.

Faced with the provocation from adventurers, the increasing number of mind flayers had no intention of backing down, and they couldn't wait to attack.

The two sides launched relatively fierce battles in various areas.

Thanks to the crushing force of various weapons and equipment, even though the number of adventurers in the Gulf Territory was relatively small, they still gained a huge advantage.

They rarely suffer damage unless they are greedy and fail to break out in time after being surrounded by the enemy.

Or if you are very unlucky and push forward rashly, you run into a legendary mind flayer who takes action personally.

The advancement and support of the mind flayer army has been terminated!
The Mind Flayer Empire realized the power of the Gulf Territory and began to quickly gather troops.

At the same time, a warning was also issued to the army of mind flayers that were currently engaged in combat.

By the time the Mind Flayer army reacted, the three-pronged Gulf Territory combat force had already blocked their retreat.

It was only then that the advancing mind flayer army realized how powerful it was, and decisively chose to retreat.

The mind flayer army tried to take advantage of the Gulf Territory's unstable foothold to catch them off guard, recapture the captured city, and tear apart the blocked defense lines.

Unfortunately, they encountered dragon warriors.

The dragon warriors who have obtained new magical combat armor are preparing to find a suitable opponent to test their new weapons and equipment.

Facing the attack of the mind flayer army, they only fired a few rounds of rocket bombing and then launched a reverse charge.

The dragon warriors, covered with thunder, have reached 2.7 meters in height, and are even more burly than the ogres.

Moreover, the dragon warriors are extremely fast, and having activated their perfect bodies, they can withstand even stronger bursts of power.

In his left hand he holds the Sword of Destruction that can cut through lightly armed enemies, and in his right hand he holds the Chaintooth Greatsword that can easily tear apart heavily armed enemies.

Just by swinging the two swords continuously, almost all slave warriors could be easily cut in half.

The slave warriors were completely unable to stop their advance.

Some were even left behind because their speed was too slow and they couldn't keep up with their killing pace.

They tread in vain on the bloody path they left behind, "luckily" launching pursuit.

The reason why these slave warriors are lucky!

The main reason is that after the dragon warriors kill the mind flayers, they can basically get rid of their control.

Although many of them have suffered mental damage, most of them have been able to regain some thinking ability.

If they are lucky enough, after joining the Gulf Territory and subsequently improving their strength, they may be able to regain their sanity.

However, the Mind Flayer in the team is in big trouble.

They are the targets of the dragon warriors' hunting, and the Gulf Lord does not need ordinary mind flayer captives this time.

Even if it is a legendary mind flayer that is of great experimental value, the Gulf Lord's combat principle is to consider the issue of prisoners only after ensuring absolute safety.

Therefore, the first few Mind Flayer troops that launched counter-encirclement operations were directly defeated head-on by the Dragon Warrior Legion.

Even though the number of dragon warriors in each city is only 200.

But the terrible killing power brought by these 200 people can easily destroy most of the Mind Flayer army.

These dragon warriors even complained a little, thinking that the reaction speed of the mind flayer army was too slow and needed to be faster.

The growing number of Mind Flayer armies began to turn around and attack the Bay Lords.

Unfortunately, although there are many of them, only a few of them can launch an attack at the same time.

However, the strength of these Mind Flayer troops is not enough, and they cannot rely on hard power to break through the defenses of the fortress after the strengthening and transformation of the Bay Territory.

Therefore, the army of millions of mind flayers was blocked by the Lord of the Gulf.

Even if a part of the Mind Flayer army tried to bypass the city's radiation range and rushed into the nearby passage despite various attacks.

They will also hit the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and even more layers of defense.

In the rapid consumption layer by layer, the slave warriors of these mind flayer troops died quickly, and soon only a few hundred or thousands were left.

In this situation, the Mind Flayers, who had nowhere to escape, soon became the prey of the Gulf Lord's raiding force.

Without the protection of large-scale troops, the mind flayers are like meat on a chopping board and can be slaughtered very easily.

Seeing that the first few groups of Mind Flayer troops had rushed through the defense line and never returned, the remaining Mind Flayer troops did not continue to be stubborn.

In order to prevent themselves from being surrounded, they quickly retreated and returned to the familiar battlefield area.

There, they still have at least 20 more cities to rely on.

They hoped to rely on the defense of the city fortress to hold out until reinforcements arrived.

But the besieged army of mind flayers never expected this.

The Gulf leader's army, which had already mobilized a large number of troops, completely blocked their retreat route.

The reinforcements that they had placed high hopes on were also badly beaten by various long-range artillery and Gulf Territory adventurers.

The powerful advantage of attack range was fully demonstrated in this narrow and dark space.

Even though the Mind Flayer army paid a huge price, they were unable to move forward under the intensive firepower attack.

The huge cost of the battle made the adventurers happy and distressed.

They knew very well that it was almost impossible to recover the cost of killing the enemy with rockets, and instead they would have to pay a considerable amount of money.

However, the astonishing casualties caused by this could bring them considerable merit. The longer the adventurers stayed in the Bay Territory, the clearer it became.

Gold coins are just a tool for the Gulf Territory to maintain operations, and only merit can help them get anything they want.

If it was just an ordinary battle or mission adventure, the accumulation of merits would often give them a headache.

Only by assisting in this kind of indicative mission can one gain a large number of merits by killing a large number of enemies.

Basically, it is equivalent to using gold coins and resources to exchange for more merits and combat experience.

They knew very well that this would be a good deal!

As the combat forces of the Gulf Territory exerted their strength, both the surrounded Mind Flayer army and the Mind Flayer troops that came to support were hit hard.

Not only did the slave warriors suffer huge losses, but the number of mind flayers was also decreasing.

The actions of the Gulf Lord immediately changed the situation in the underground world.

Their sudden appearance naturally attracted the interest and attention of the surrounding forces.

Many forces were clearly wary of the sudden appearance of the Gulf Leader.

The reason is very simple. The powerful and large army of Mind Flayers is so vulnerable in front of the Gulf Lord's combat forces. How can they not be vigilant?

It’s different in the past.

The Gulf Lord, whose strength has been greatly enhanced, is no longer bothered to pay attention to the suspicion and vigilance of various forces.

They focused on their goal, tightening the encirclement of the mind flayer army little by little.

The Azshara tribe of grey elves, which had been very quiet and had not shown much desire for expansion, also took action under the watchful eyes of many drow elves.

They were surprised but relieved to find that the combat style of the Grey Elf combat troops was exactly the same as that of the Gulf Lord.

They had long guessed the relationship between the Gray Elves and the Bay Lords, but there had been no clear evidence.

Now that the truth has come to light, they feel a slight fear.

From the battle between the Gulf Territory's combat troops and the Mind Flayer army, most of the drow nobles and grandmothers could see that the Gulf Territory had gained an absolute upper hand.

They were already being suppressed by the Mind Flayer army, so they would definitely be in a worse situation when facing the Gulf Leader's army.

Unspeakable panic spread among the drow cities.

They feared the Gulf Lord and the Gray Elves as well, but they also wanted to get more information, so they often watched from afar on the outskirts of the battlefield.

They saw the overwhelming rocket fire.

They saw the advance of the steel vehicle.

They saw the artillery bombardments that continued one after another.

They saw the Gulf Territory warriors wearing metal combat armor.

They saw grenade launchers and light and heavy machine guns with extremely long range, great lethality, and particularly astonishing attack speed.

They also saw a magic army formation that could withstand legendary spells without being destroyed.

A completely different way of fighting, a shocking and incomprehensible battle process.

The drow elves watched in horror as the Bay Lord launched an annihilation battle against the army of mind flayers.

The Mind Flayer army, which was large in number and protected by city walls, did not hold out in the fierce battle.

The city walls were destroyed.

The slave army was blown into chaos.

The defensive line was torn apart.

All the struggles were in vain.

The Gulf army captured each city.

They will be repaired and strengthened immediately, and equipped with various long-range artillery and weapons and equipment.

The powerful defensive ability made the drow elves who were watching the battle lose all desire to attack at just one look.

Then, they lost the opportunity to continue observing the advance of the Gulf Leader's army.

Because the encirclement of the Gulf leader's army is getting tighter and tighter.

Sensing trouble, the Mind Flayer army tried to avoid the main force of the Gulf Lord's army and rush out of the battlefield where they were fighting with the Drow elves.

They would rather fight the drow than have any contact with the Gulf Lords.

In this situation, the drow elves did not notice anything unusual at all.

Because the Gulf Lord has completely surrounded the Mind Flayer army, blocking their routes in all directions.

What followed was a quick and efficient encirclement and annihilation operation.

The number of slave warriors in the mind flayer army was reduced, and when they could no longer pose a threat to the dragon warriors, the mind flayers controlling the army would be quickly killed.

Every time a mind flayer is killed, the Bay Lord can gather a large number of slave warriors.

Most of them, although their brains are damaged, are still alive.

The Gulf will provide them with positions and jobs suitable for their survival, allowing them to spend the most comfortable time possible in their lives.

As for their contribution, it may be that they have unknowingly provided the Gulf Territory with more intelligent creatures, which can be regarded as their own contribution to the development of the territory.

The Gulf leader's army's advance was not particularly fast, but it was very efficient.

Once you occupy a piece of land, you can control it firmly.

Destroying a unit of mind flayers will completely remove them from the battlefield.

The Mind Flayer army is dwindling in numbers fast, as are the number of Mind Flayers themselves.

The huge army of mind flayers was dismembered bit by bit by the Lord of the Bay, and they showed no power to resist.

The Bay Lord cleared out the army of mind flayers that had been causing turmoil in the underground world for a long time, just like he cleared out the kobolds.

When the battle was completely over, the Gulf Army began to move to the surrounding cities.

Only five days had passed.

The drow elves, who had been squatting on the outskirts of the battlefield, had no news of the battle at all.

It was only after Sera specifically informed them that the battle was over that they suddenly realized what was happening.

"Is it really over?"

"That's impossible. Even if there are millions of pigs, they can't be cleared out so quickly, right?"

"Perhaps in the eyes of the Gulf Lord, millions of pigs are more difficult to clean up than an army of mind flayers."

"That's right. For the Gulf Territory, millions of pigs are a very useful fortune and need to be properly managed."

"The fighting power of the Gulf Leader's army is truly terrifying."

"How are so many magic combat armors produced, and of such high quality?"

"It can't be possible that every Bay Leader is a forging master, right?"

"Even the former Dwarven Empire would have taken hundreds of years, and would have spared no expense, to create it."

"Have you not been paying attention to the news on the surface? The names of the Lord of the Gulf Territory and True Dragon Fang have been well-known in recent years."

"That's right. Even the Elf Kingdom of Cole has suffered a lot at the hands of the Lord of the Bay."

"If nothing unexpected happens, both the dwarves and the gray dwarves will now be attached to the Gulf Territory..."

"And these gray elves, they are the same..."

"Speaking of these gray elves, how do they have such strong power?"

"I heard it's a reconstructive surgery..."

"..."

The drow elves kept discussing, but still could not come to an agreement on how to treat the Gulf Lords and the Gray Elves in the future.

They are now a little confused and a little bit at a loss.

However, Sera soon gave them some surprises.

She displayed the magical image of the Bay Territory clearing out the army of mind flayers without reservation.

Especially when the drow see it.

Several legendary mind flayers have rarely united and are preparing to escape.

However, Matthew, who dropped from the sky, froze them directly, walked over nonchalantly, and chopped off their heads with his sword.

The whole process was very peaceful, and the legendary mind flayer didn't even put up a decent resistance.

Their hideous and twisted heads just fell off so casually.

Matthew waved his hand again, taking away all their bodies, leaving only twisted clumps of blood.

Facing Matthew's calm yet frightening eyes, the drow elves who were watching the magical images subconsciously turned their heads away, not daring to look him in the face.

Having completed the annihilation war, the Gulf Lord quickly cleaned up the battlefield and planned to further strengthen and upgrade the occupied cities and fortresses.

The adventurers who had made great efforts could now retreat temporarily and conduct a more detailed exploration and cleanup of the area occupied by the Gulf Leader Army.

Such tasks often come with lucrative rewards.

Once the lucky adventurers find some large resource points or rare metal veins.

They can achieve financial freedom immediately and focus on improving their strength step by step.

Bay Leader is never stingy in this regard and sincerely hopes that everyone can earn more and more.

The more everyone earns, the more the Gulf Territory will get, and everyone will have a better future.

call!call!call!
A raging wind blew from the eerie cave.

The surging fluctuations of mental power almost condensed into substance in the continuous collisions.

The ferocious blow from the Gulf Lord caused the Mind Flayer Empire to feel extremely painful.

They never imagined that the Gulf Leader, who had absolutely no contact with them, would actually kill them.

Why is this?

The mind flayers don’t understand!
However, the Shadow Council troops of the Kor elves, who were heading deep into the Mind Flayer Empire, learned of this situation by chance.

They did understand it very well, but they were increasingly troubled and helpless by the Gulf Leader's ability to attack everywhere and win every battle.

After learning more about the great achievements of the Bay Territory, Carrie, the leader of the team, suddenly had a rather strange thought in her mind:
"Perhaps, even if the Netheril Empire is destroyed, the Gulf Territory will not be affected at all..."

"Perhaps, after obtaining the legacy of the Netheril Empire, the Gulf Territory will become even stronger..."

Carrie had a vague premonition of this, but she also thought the idea was absurd.

As she looked at the huge ruins getting closer and closer, the expression on her face became more and more solemn.

The Cemetery of Civilization, Here We Are! (End of this Chapter)