It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Lid said to the Abyss Dragon:

"Your body is strong enough, but it is still not enough in front of the power of the void. But in nature, there are always stronger things, or we can always create stronger things. When the strength of one material reaches its limit, we can switch to a second material. When one method cannot defeat the opponent, we can switch to a second method. One day, humans will have a way to fight against the upper three tribes, just like we have created a national defense formation in the past to isolate the middle six tribes and the upper three tribes from the formation.

The Abyss Dragon looked at Lid, and it was obviously moved.

After all, it still wants to go out, wants freedom, and doesn't want to die.

However, after hearing Lid's words, the Abyss Ancestral Dragon sneered, and the nine heads gathered together to ask Lid: "According to what you said, humans are invincible? Should the positions of the top three tribes be left to you?"

Lid shook his head:

"There is no such thing as invincibility in this world. Everything is imperfect, and imperfections mean flaws. Humanity will eventually be destroyed. We will expand endlessly and be blindly confident. Once we have power in our hands, we will think that we can do anything. So if we do not control it and let human beings continue to move forward, they will eventually destroy themselves.

The Abyss Dragon looked at Lid:

"Then why are you so confident? Are you so confident that you think the three tribes above are no match for you?" Lid laughed and said meaningfully to the Abyss Ancestral Dragon:

"Humanity will be destroyed in its own hands, but humans can only be destroyed in their own hands. Other races do not have this ability. They are not worthy, you know what I mean." The Abyss Dragon did not speak.

Its gaze wandered between Reed and Shi Yuan several times, and finally said to Reed: "You said... let me help you do something, and then you give me freedom. What is it?" Reed smiled faintly, like a harmless demon.

He released the hand that was on Shi Yuan's shoulder, raised his right index finger, and said to the Abyss Ancestral Dragon: "Help me kill a dragon."

65. Don’t dare to speak loudly

Eternal Heaven.

The dragons' advancement speed far exceeded everyone's expectations.

A large amount of land in the north and east of Yongtian Kingdom was lost. Although Lingwu was saved, it became an isolated island. The giants and the dragons moving south formed a double-sided situation for it. It seemed that it was only a matter of time before Lingwu was conquered.

Lingwu Lord did not return to Lingwu. The situation outside alone made her upset. Even though she, Fang Shisan and the general of Tiance Mansion were supporting the front line, and Wu Mi was supporting the rear, they still could not stop the front line from advancing southwards.

The demons were at war, the giants were on the streets, and the elves were living in seclusion. If you count them all, humans haven't fought the six tribes in a long time, and have long forgotten the fear that was deeply rooted in their hearts. The fight with the dragons hundreds of years ago became the last straw that broke the camel's back for the Yongtian Kingdom royal family. Even if they won, it was a victory that couldn't be more tragic.

However, nature often designs for mediocre people.

A hundred years have passed quickly, and humans have begun to forget the terrifying pressure brought by the dragons. There are territories like Tiancheng that constantly exploit the people's power, and territories like Huaiwang that constantly engage in civil wars to seek benefits. The thirty-six territories each have their own ideas. When they realize the invasion of the dragons, they hurriedly unite.

It's too late.

Fang Shisan hasn't rested for three nights.

It was summer, but her hands were shaking. She was covered with a thick blanket, and her forehead was covered with sweat. In front of her was a map with many chess pieces of different shapes on it. Fang Shisan couldn't see the map, but she kept stroking the chess pieces with her hands, and her face looked bad.

"The compressed magic cannon has run out of shells."

Outside the military tent, the Lingwu Lord pushed open the curtain and walked in. He took a chair and sat in front of Fang Shisan. Fang Shisan switched the two chess pieces and replied:

"Let's switch defense. The main force should abandon the northern front and go south, there is still a chance of survival."

The Lingwu Lord looked at this talented general who was much younger than himself and rejected her proposal:

"The dragons control the sky, and they will notice any signs of withdrawal. Yi'an City, Wangyan City, and Fuyue City, these three cities can only fight to the death." Fang Shisan said softly:

“I’m afraid people’s hearts will be confused.”

Lingwu Lord stood up and sighed softly. She said:

"There's nothing to be afraid of. It's already starting to get chaotic."

On June 19, 335, the final decisive battle of the human coalition on the northern defense line broke out.

Rather than calling it the final decisive battle, it was more like the last resistance launched in despair by those who did not evacuate. Needless to say, the brutality of this battle was such that almost no one survived in the three key cities, and everyone from soldiers to civilians chose to resist to the end. At the same time, after the end of this battle, it also meant that the strength of the human coalition forces further declined, and the two commanders-in-chief Yu Qingzhao and Fang Shisan had fewer and fewer cards in their hands.

And in a place they had never seen, the Dragon Princess Dong Li also had a solemn expression on her face.

As of today, the income that the dragons have obtained from human territory is only about one-third of what they have obtained from the elves, but the price they have paid has increased several times more than when they attacked the elves.

Dong Li himself also had seven wounds, one of which was particularly serious, which was left in a human ambush. Fang Shisan used firearms to suppress the attack of the dragon clan, which also attracted Dong Li's attention. When Dong Li left the army and attacked Fang Shisan, he was injured by the Lingwu Lord who had set up an ambush in advance.

The flames burned the skin of her lower abdomen almost like charcoal. Fortunately, the dragon race has a natural resistance to flames, otherwise her abdomen would have been burned through. After this war, Dong Li no longer gave humans any chances. First, he kept sending flying dragons to raid various places, forcing Fang Shisan to quickly consume firearms and ammunition. Then he sent flying dragons to persuade the various territories behind the humans to surrender, trying to divide the human's manpower as much as possible.

When Dong Li deployed troops, what she valued most was not the gains and losses of a city or a place, but "momentum". If the momentum was not enough, no matter how many cities were taken, they would have to be returned one day; once the momentum was formed, the rest would just snowball. So her strategy for fighting the elves and humans was similar, both of which was to first try to break the opponent's confidence and kill those who resisted the most fiercely, and then naturally many cities would surrender and no longer resist.

In the process, she met many people who were fearless and courageous.

Although there are many dark-skinned elves in the elves tribe who can launch brave attacks, in Dong Li's opinion, they don't know what they are fighting for. It is a very weak act to sacrifice one's life just to obey the orders of the superiors. And those high elves who should have taken responsibility are hiding in the back, leisurely drinking tea and joking, indifferent to everything on the front line.

On the human side, the situation is different.

Many generals rushed in front of the soldiers, and even when they were burned beyond recognition by the dragon's fiery breath, they refused to retreat. The flesh and blood were burnt, but the bones were still standing, which surprised Dong Li.

The dragon army also destroyed a territory called Yuanfeng. The entire territory was destroyed. The Flying Dragon Army brought Lord Yuanfeng out of the lord's mansion and brought him to Dong Li.

Dong Li asked him if he was willing to be the dragon clan's lobbyist and help the dragon clan persuade those territories that had not yet been affected by the war to surrender.

Lord Yuanfeng had no realm cultivation at all, but he suddenly took out a dagger from his arms and rushed towards Dong Li. Before he got close, his arms were bitten off by Dong Li's guards. Bleeding profusely, he still walked towards Dong Li step by step, his eyes full of anger.

Finally, Dong Li personally picked up the dagger on the ground and pierced his heart. Lord Yuanfeng's last words were:

"I'm talking about your mother."

Dong Li admired these people from the bottom of his heart, but admiration and pity are two different things.

Especially when she knew that Fang Shisan, one of the decision-makers of the human coalition and the one who had caused her so much trouble, was the well-known army chief of Yunyang, Dong Li's desire to destroy the human coalition became even stronger.

The royal family moved the capital, and the supplies sent by Yunyang to the front line were cut off. Several territories chose to be loyal to the dragon clan and even sold out intelligence to the human coalition.

The situation is getting worse and worse.

However, at this moment, an unexpected envoy from the dragon clan arrived.

The fifth son of the Dragon King, Artend, traveled a long way to the Kingdom of Eternal Heaven. At that time, Dong Li was thinking about the next strategic layout, and he was surrounded by the senior generals of the Dragon Clan. The fifth son rushed in, and Dong Li frowned, then took him to a deserted ruin in the distance.

"What's up?"

Dong Li asked coldly.

Artende's hands were shaking. He took a step forward, lowered his head, and whispered something to Dong Li. As if they were alone, he didn't dare to speak loudly.

Dong Li's face suddenly turned extremely bad. She swung out her sword as if to vent her anger, and the wind from her sword cut a ten-thousand-meter-long gully on the ground. She took two deep breaths before she recovered. The first thing she said was:

"Immediately block the news and notify the humans to prepare for peace talks."

66. Killing as before

When Wumi heard the news of the peace talks, he was sitting in a carriage on the way to the front line.

Although he was needed to stabilize the rear, as the Lingwu Lord guessed, things had developed to the point where he could no longer stabilize the situation alone. Wumi's greatest advantage was his keen sense of smell and ruthless tactics, so he was good at reform. Soon after taking office, he used various methods to tidy up the internal affairs.

But he also has a huge disadvantage: no base.

Wumi was born in a very low class, which is why every generation of white-robed ministers rarely had a good ending. In times of crisis, he was able to place the king under house arrest and promote the human coalition in a way that was close to a coup. This was due to his prestige and the connections he made after taking office. But once the war situation became increasingly unfavorable, those who helped him in the past would definitely show strange thoughts. This is human nature. Wumi could only find ways to delay the deterioration of the situation. After all, he was not a god.

The people who had helped him to imprison the King gradually realized that resistance would lead to death, and the dragons would not kill everyone, which gave them hope of survival. So someone secretly brought the news to the King. It was said that the King smashed more than a dozen vases in the palace and denounced:

"He wants to drag all of us to death! I will never agree to that!"

The attitude of the King of Chao was soon spread to the outside world by interested people, and many people with quick minds found that a great opportunity was right in front of them. It is better to help someone in need than to add icing on the cake. At this time, the King of Chao was sidelined, so helping him out was naturally a timely help. With this achievement, they are likely to become the core contributors of the "Royalist Party" in the future, and benefit for generations to come.

Just like the continuous retreat of the front line cannot be blamed on Lord Lingwu or Fang Shisan, because the huge gap had already doomed the difficulty of this war; when people in the rear began to become restless, Wu Mi also tried to contain it, but a mantis cannot stop a chariot, and the strength of one person is always so insignificant in the tide of history.

When the Huaiwang territory was the first to propose the idea of ​​"serving the strong and seeking survival", the idea of ​​seeking peace and security spread unconsciously, and most of the surviving territories tacitly accepted this.

Who will implement this? Of course it can't be Wumi, Wumi himself will not agree. Then it can only be the king of Chao.

Wu Mi knew that he could not change anything, so he carefully delivered the last batch of relief food, and then went to the front line with the White Guards who were willing to follow him.

For Wumi, the end of this road is death, and only death is more suitable for him.

However, not long after they left, news came from the front that the Dragon Princess Dong Li was grateful for the courage shown by humans and was willing to give

A chance for human peace talks - as long as

Humans acknowledged that the northern part of Yongtian Kingdom belonged to the Dragon Clan. Although ceding land in exchange for peace did not sound good, given the current situation, if ceding land could bring peace, it would seem to be something worth being grateful for to many people.

At that time, countless people took to the streets to protest, demanding that the human coalition immediately negotiate with the dragons and accept this hard-won peace.

However, Wu Mi smelled a hint of

Sensing something was not right, he immediately stopped the carriage and returned to the new capital without even having time to ask Lord Lingwu and Fang Shisan for their opinions.

King Chao originally thought that he would successfully get out of prison and take back power, but he didn't expect that Wumi would come back again, summoned the pro-peace generals in the name of peace talks, and poisoned them all. He imprisoned King Chao again with an almost brutal iron fist, and then wrote a letter to the Lord of Lingwu, asking her not to negotiate easily.

When the letter was still on the way, Lingwu Lord sat opposite Fang Shisan and said calmly: "The Dragon Clan wants to negotiate."

Fang Shisan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said calmly: "Oh."

The Lingwu Lord did not ask for her opinion, but just calmly stated his thoughts:

"Judging from the battlefield situation, the dragon clan is already in full force, and the demon clan in the west is also launching a massive attack. Even if almost all the forces, including Wanze Territory and your Yunyang, are invested, they still cannot fill this gap."

"In this situation, if I were Dong Li, I would not advocate any peace talks. I would destroy all the coalition forces in one go, and then I could ride on the shoulders of the humans and do whatever I want."

"There is only one possibility for peace talks. Something has happened in the rear of the Dragon Clan, and Dong Li must go back immediately. Peace talks are meaningless to us. Now is the time to head north and recover the lost territory."

Fang Shisan listened quietly.

After Lingwu Lord finished speaking, Fang Shisan just nodded and said:

"I agree."

Both parties were silent for a moment. The Lingwu Lord stood up and asked, "You don't look surprised at all."

Fang Shisan closed his eyes, smiled at her and said, "Because our lord is there."

Lord Lingwu was stunned for about a second, then snorted coldly and pushed the curtain open.

The human coalition was naturally overjoyed to learn that they could negotiate. Everyone discussed how to withdraw their troops and return to their respective territories. This was the most chaotic period in Yongtian Kingdom. Most of Lingwu’s troops were killed or wounded, the power of the royal family further declined, Wanze Territory suffered heavy casualties in the confrontation with the demons, and the situation in Xiqin and Nanchu was still confusing.

This is an era where everyone has opportunities.

As long as peace comes and the army returns to the territory quickly, we can take the initiative in the fight for the world! Even if the world is in ruins, the throne is real.

No one wanted to continue fighting. The atmosphere in the army was restless and everyone was waiting for peace to come.

However, in such an atmosphere, Lingwu Lord stood up and said that there could be no peace talks now and that the war must continue. Naturally, no one agreed with this, but Lingwu Lord still relied on her powerful aura to calm the situation, which was also due to her residual power. However, under such high pressure, there were naturally people who could stand up and refute. Many people argued and protested:

"We don't have enough soldiers now..." "If we anger the dragons, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Even Lingwu has no right to force us to take such a risk..."

Lord Lingwu ignored these words, but he had no intention of releasing anyone.

It dragged on for another three days, during which the generals held meetings every day, not daring to leave without permission, nor to go to fight the dragons.

After the Dragon Clan issued an ultimatum, each

When the generals of the territory were discussing forcing the emperor to abdicate, Fang Shisan brought someone with him.

It was a girl with all white hair. She was as beautiful as a colorless porcelain doll, except for her bright eyes. She stuck the knife in her hand into the map in the middle of the tent and said calmly:

"I came here today to tell you something. For those who advocate war, we, the rebel army, will help you. For those who advocate peace, just leave the tent and I will not stop you." The general of the Huaiwang territory ran away. After all, the idea of ​​"serving the strong and seeking survival" was proposed by their family. However, just after he took two steps, something fell off his body.

The people in the military tent looked closely and saw a head rolling on the map. Huang Yan shook off the blood on his knife and said to the rest of the people:

"Don't stand there. I repeat. As long as you can leave the tent, I won't stop you."

67. Tenth level

The general who reacted first stood up and roared fiercely: "Rebel general, you little brat, how dare you--"

So his head moved too.

Huang Yan had a strong evil spirit, so strong that the whole room was gloomy and everyone could hear ghosts crying. Huang Yan said:

"The Lingwu Lord didn't kill you because she didn't have enough troops and needed you to fill the gap. I'm different. I still have a lot of troops left. If you're willing to stay and fight, go to the front with me. If you're not willing, we'll meet again in hell."

Having learned from the lessons of the previous two generals, another general from another territory stood up and said in a gentle tone:

"In my opinion, although the rebels are against the Eternal Kingdom, they are also my fellow human beings. Now that humanity has a chance to continue, you want to extinguish this spark with your own hands. Is this reasonable? No matter how the world changes, no matter who the next emperor is, power must ultimately be in the hands of our own people.

Huang Yan pulled out a knife from the table and said calmly:

"If people like you really get the throne, it won't be much better than the current Eternal Heaven Kingdom. I don't know what kind of life you lead, but I can tell you that the reason we want to revolt is because the world has forced us, the lower-class people, to the point where we can't survive. Even humans can force others to this extent, what will happen if the dragons rule? For you, kneeling down means life, but for us, kneeling down means death."

Huang Yan did not kill anyone this time. After all, she did not feel any obvious malice from the other party.

The other party probably believed from the bottom of his heart that only peace talks could save humanity, and Huang Yan was too lazy to kill such a person. But she still looked at everyone present, and everyone was looking at her.

In the human coalition, although the rebels sent troops, their people were not taken seriously and were excluded by the generals. In the end, they were merged into Yunyang's army. These generals did not know whether the rebels were strong or not, but they knew one thing: the rebels were not seriously injured at present. Their foundation was originally in the southernmost part, and the leaders of each region had a strong foundation.