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Chapter 542 Chapter 540: Flat push (12 more updates)

On the straight asphalt road, the Imperial Guards were marching, forming a long column that seemed to have no end.

Luo Yi stood in the void, his fighting spirit radiating, his holy fire burning, transforming into a great sun that rivaled the blood moon, proclaiming his existence and giving the soldiers of Flower Territory boundless courage.

At this moment, at the center of the Great Sun, Luo Yi slowly lowered her head.

That's right, the reason he made such a big fuss was because he sensed being watched from afar.

Whatever their intentions, Luo Yi didn't want a fight during the march, so he showed up to intimidate them.

Of course, he also knew that this was the Blood Moon Forest, the home ground of the Dark Clan.

In a sense, the flower-themed company is playing its cards openly, so it's not a big deal if it's being spied on.

He received news of the battle at the front, but he didn't really take it to heart.

Given the poor performance of the Dark Race, he even thought it was just a private attack by a few small tribes and didn't think much of it.

When he looked down, he saw the large teleportation portal pulling him forward.

how to say?

This sudden idea came about by chance; under normal circumstances, the portal cannot be moved.

After all, the anchored spaces are different. If they are moved, the spatial position changes, and the space channel must be redesigned, the spatial rifts must be reopened, and the space channel must be stabilized again.

In any case, it's impossible to drag it along in the prime material plane.

But this is a demiplane!

Most importantly, what opened the spatial passage was actually the fragment of the Blood Moon, and within this demiplane, the radiance of the Blood Moon enveloped every inch of the land.

In other words, what was being dragged away this time was not a spatial rift, but the fragment of the blood moon, which ensured that the large teleportation gate could be opened at any time.

In fact, right under Loy's nose, magicians were coming and going.

Each of them carried seventeen or eighteen dimensional bags, each containing specific supplies.
Upon entering the demiplane, someone immediately stepped forward, took the dimensional bag, recorded and registered it, and then distributed it to different people and places.

Here, there is fresh food and clean water, weapons and ammunition, fully charged pearl magic stones, and various supplies.

Of course, the majority of the materials used are actually pebbles and tar refined from pine trees, which are the main materials consumed in road construction.

Although they couldn't be considered a mechanized unit, they could still cover a distance of thirty li (approximately 25 kilometers) at a very fast pace.
By noon, they had arrived at the second forward war camp.

Here, the trees have been felled and the land leveled, and the most basic steel fence has been built.

After the main force arrived and had lunch, they immediately got to work.

A group of soldiers who had practiced breathing techniques were all incredibly strong and had exceptional stamina. When they used specially developed magical tools, they worked with incredible speed and efficiency.

Of course, asphalt roads were also built along with the campsite.

In fact, there are more people stationed along this road than at the rest camp. Luo Yi doesn't demand speed, but at least ten miles of road need to be laid every day.

The lead exploration team even pinpointed the location of the third war camp.
Forty miles away in a straight line, there is also a relatively flat and open area.

In Loy's plan, the construction and establishment of this second camp would only last for six days.

Six days later, they would embark on a second march to the third camp, repeating this process until they reached Blood Moon Castle.

Of course, these constructed camps were not abandoned; rather, they would become the rear base during the war.
It also serves as an airport, a griffin's nest, a field hospital, a supply depot, and so on.

It can be said that Luo Yi has perfectly demonstrated the wisdom of the saying "When the army sets out, it opens up roads through mountains and builds bridges over rivers."

He was also telling Grand Duke Toledo frankly that he wouldn't play any fancy tricks with him; he would simply rely on his strength to crush them head-on.

In fact, after the Royal Guard moved its camp for the third time, advancing over a hundred miles, the Grand Duke of Toledo could no longer contain himself.

He commanded his dark race to launch a fierce attack.

At first, they attacked during the day, relying on their superior numbers to charge haphazardly.

They are just scattered soldiers, nothing more!

After being thoroughly beaten and rendered powerless, they began to try various tactics.

For example, the night raids that the Dark Race is most familiar with!
In the Blood Moon Forest demiplane, although there is always a blood moon hanging in the sky, there is still a distinction between day and night.

During the day, Herka's sunlight is refracted by the Blood Moon and enters the demiplane, making the entire plane extremely bright.

This is also why the plants in the demiplane are exceptionally abundant.

At night, the light dims, and the world becomes shrouded in darkness.

For the Dark Race, this is the time to be active, as most of them possess dim vision, which does not affect their combat ability at all.

However, while they could put up a fight against mercenary groups, they were no match for regular armies.

The flower-covered area released a few flares, which made the night as bright as day.

With superior firepower, they swept the area in all directions, turning the so-called night raid into a joke.

Of course, this group of dark races did try to find a solution, the most obvious of which was to learn from successful experiences.

That's right, Grand Duke Toledo spent a lot of gold on the Magic Eye Alliance, digging up the Battle of Verdun again and studying it frame by frame.

Then, they formed a dark mage order, and under the leadership of the incredibly old and frail vampire Grand Duke Bruch, they successfully summoned a legion of undead.

Please note that this time they did not seek out the undead.

Skeletons, zombies, bone dragons, death knights, and other undead creatures with physical forms—they are all undesirable.

Instead, they were all replaced by ghosts and vengeful spirits without physical form, commonly known as: ghosts!

That's right, they wanted to take advantage of the fact that these ghosts and vengeful spirits had no physical form, and directly kill the crew members inside the magic tank through its armor.

To be honest, even the immortal king who accepted their sacrifices was stunned, because he had never encountered such a strange request before.

However, seeing the abundant offerings given by these dark races, He naturally chose to satisfy them!
To be honest, it did have some effect. At least at the beginning, it looked quite intimidating and caused considerable damage to the infantry.

These possessed spirits make it difficult to kill enemies quickly, especially strong people; they need to gradually wear down their vitality.

However, the wailing of vengeful spirits is quite deadly, directly attacking the soul, and is best used in confined spaces.

Just as Grand Duke Toledo and his men launched their attack with great confidence, they were shocked to find that diamond-shaped defensive force fields rose up around the magic tank.

The sudden rise of the magical shield sent these ghostly spirits crashing into it, bumping into it all over.
Then, in a moment of surprise, the Imperial Guard had already finished reloading.

The uniform holy water bombs had limited harm to ordinary people, but they were extremely lethal to these undead creatures.

The summons, which came at a great cost, and the meticulously planned attack, were dealt with just like that, leaving the three legends speechless with anger.

However, this battle thoroughly enraged them.

Grand Duke Toledo, in particular, saw the roads being laid and the camps being built normally, and the human army getting closer and closer to Bloodmoon Castle.
He completely lost his mind. He no longer tolerated casualties, but instead summoned all the dark races and rushed them onto the battlefield.

Undoubtedly, this time, he plans to use overwhelming numbers, relentless harassment and attacks, to slow down the construction and progress of Flower Territory.

At the same time, it also diminished the fighting spirit of the Imperial Guard soldiers.

In his opinion, even a five-for-one or ten-for-one exchange wouldn't be unacceptable!

The Flower Territory only sent 20,000 troops, while the Dark Clan of the Blood Moon Forest definitely numbered over two million.

It can be said that this is a battle fought with abundant resources, and no cost is spared.

To be fair, this time, the Imperial Guard soldiers really broadened their horizons and witnessed the diversity of the Dark Race.

Putting aside vampires and werewolves, there are also trolls, gargoyles, ghouls, barbarians, cannibals, werewolves, dark elves, grey dwarves, and so on...

What surprised Luo Yi the most was that there were also Teflin, who had the blood of a devil, and a fallen angel who had fallen from heaven.

Neither tribe was large in number, but each was powerful in its own way, even causing some trouble for the Imperial Guard.

Among them, the Fallen Angel's absolute power made Loy take notice.

They were few in number, but their combat strength after adulthood was basically around the fourth rank. When they cooperated with a group of vampires to play a sneak attack tactic, they were really hard to defend against, which gave Luo Yi a lot of headaches.

This forced Luo Yi to transfer most of the powerful warriors from the Flower Territory.

Half-giant Bane, Iron Knight Phil, Faceless Killer Ulysses, Mechanical Monster Nehemiah von Braun, and Great Alchemist Benito Freud were all summoned.

In addition to the already arrived King of Fury Silas, the Flame Sword Saint Otto, the Water Calamity Lady Palacios, and the Grand Knight Alfonso Zeke,
And the three vampire marquises of the Karen family.

These powerful beings from natural disasters are enough, not to mention that Luo Yi can personally take action.

Don't forget, he's not a legend, just a fourth-tier one. Even if it's about negotiating an agreement, it's understandable that he would take action.

The leader of the fallen angels was struck by his holy spear and fled for dozens of miles, but his body was still pierced and then burned to ashes by the holy fire.

From then on, these fallen angels behaved themselves.

As for Teflin, it's a completely different style.

They inherited the absolute order of the devil, and the dark legion they formed launched attacks with great skill and hierarchy.

They first had the gray dwarves launch a sneak attack from underground.

These close relatives and fallen beings of the dwarves, wielding a magical conch-like device, were able to burrow underground.

The sentry posts and fortifications set up by the Imperial Guard were mostly outward-facing.

Therefore, when these gray dwarves emerged from the ground, they did cause some chaos.

Then came the Dark Elves' magical arrow attack. Not only did it have a long range, but it was also concealed by the trees. A barrage of arrows also had a suppressive effect.

Then, ghouls and trolls lead the charge, followed by werewolves, barbarians, cannibals, and half-werewolfs.

The sky above was a battlefield between vampires and gargoyles.

For a moment, it truly felt like the enemy was surging like a tide, both above and below the sky.

But feelings are just feelings, not reality!
Trouble is just trouble; it's easily solved!
On the side of the Imperial Guard, Roy didn't even show up, simply letting the commanders of each unit do their job.

First, several rounds of tracer rounds caused panic among the dark race.

Then, a third-tier transcendent being intervened, wiping out a group of gray dwarves and quelling the internal strife.

Then, the heavy machine gun positions opened fire, creating a network of interwoven fire to prevent the dark race from getting closer.

Once the internal artillery adjusted the angle of the field guns and began indiscriminate bombardment, they stunned a group of charging dark race members.

After three rounds of bombardment, the magic tanks finally appeared, charging around with their diamond-shaped defensive shields.

The main guns of the tanks were rarely used; instead, two heavy machine guns were used to fire indiscriminately, or the tanks would simply run over people, leaving them mangled and bloody.

When it came to the final infantry entry, they were mostly doing battlefield cleanup work, and they didn't feel much of a participation even while holding their guns.

As for the aerial battlefield, it goes without saying.

The flight squadron has a need for airports, and it will take some time from takeoff to arrival at the battlefield.

The Griffin Knights, on the other hand, had far fewer restrictions, and a group of Griffin Knights charged forward with howling cries.

It's worth mentioning that, as stubborn as they are, they no longer stand there yelling with cold weapons.

Instead, each person was armed with a heavy machine gun, firing holy water bullets in various postures. Dozens of bullets would burst out in an instant, which even vampires transformed into a sky full of bats could not withstand.

This is a victory in terms of attack frequency and killing range; no wonder they don't uphold the honor of the old aristocracy.

Once they close the distance, the griffins will also demonstrate their formidable melee combat abilities; their sharp claws and beaks are so powerful that even a gargoyle's body cannot withstand them.

So, some troubles are just troubles.

Even with the most ferocious initial attacks from the Dark Race, this still failed to slow down the Imperial Guard's road and bridge construction.

After that, the Imperial Guard simply swept through the enemy lines.

Battles took place every day, and the sneak attacks from the dark race never stopped, which maximized the training effect.

Furthermore, Luo Yi adopted a rotation system, drawing over the last garrison of Imperial Guard soldiers to expose these new recruits to the brutality of combat.

Well, actually it's quite cruel to people of dark races.

If the Imperial Guard soldiers perform to their usual training and pull the trigger, very few Dark Race members can get close to them.

They continued forward, pushing forward until the asphalt road was repaired to a distance of two hundred miles, and finally encountered the first city they entered in the demiplane—Crimson City.

However, to Luo Yi's surprise, although the rulers of this city were vampires, the majority of its residents were actually humans.

To be precise, they are all livestock kept by vampires.

They not only had to provide labor, but also build houses, grow crops, weave cloth, tailor clothes, and brew wine for the vampires.

It can be said that the exquisite and elegant aristocratic life of vampires is not because they know magic and blood arts, but because they have these slaves.

At the same time, these slaves were also their food, and their blood was regularly drawn for them to drink.

Grand Duke Bruch arrived with a group of Bruch vampires, and the pure virgin girls used for hospitality were selected from within the city.

The problem Roy is facing now is to first capture this city.

Let's avoid it and continue forward. We can liberate this city after we've taken Blood Moon Castle.

This was a headache for Luo Yi, but before he could make a decision, the war situation outside changed again.

P.S.: Yesterday's post was actually bonus chapter 11, I made a mistake, I'm correcting it!
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