RoleplayNovel Chapter 1160: The Fog
Chapter 1160: The Fog
Chapter 1160: The Fog
Just as the strong men watching the battle on the top of the mountain frowned at the fog that suddenly appeared on the siege battlefield, Lei Xiao, who was in the center of the battlefield, saw a completely different scene.
Apart from the magical artillery fire and smoke that continued to billow on the city walls ahead, the sky here was still clear and everything was no different from before.
"My Lord, if we continue with this fierce attack, it won't be long before the opponent's absolute defense barrier collapses!"
The Iron Cavalry General Hod, who had deployed all his knights in the front, said excitedly, "As soon as the city gate opens, I will lead the army to rush into the city first!"
After Hood finished speaking, several other subordinate generals on standby nodded in agreement, looking eager to take action.
"Something's wrong."
Lei Xiao raised his hand slightly, signaling the generals to be quiet, frowning and said: "Don't you think the other side is too quiet? There is not even a little counterattack."
"My Lord, you are right. According to the latest intelligence, although the main force of the Kingdom of Grim has been destroyed by us, after a series of emergency measures such as the activation of the reserve troops and the conscription of veterans by the new king Hall, the defense force of the other side's capital cannot be underestimated. I am afraid that there are at least 40 to 50 legions."
Prince Lawrence of Yaoguang also frowned and agreed, "Even if the fighting power of these rabble is relatively weak, they are not completely powerless to fight back."
"So, the other party has other plans?"
Hood reacted immediately. A solemn look suddenly appeared on his resolute face, and he began to be alert subconsciously.
"Yes, the other party must be planning something."
Lei Xiao confirmed the middle-aged knight commander's idea and said thoughtfully, "But where will the other party start?"
As soon as Lei Xiao finished speaking, shouts and explosions were heard all around.
What followed were endless screams and the sounds of fierce weapon collisions.
"Your Highness, the army of the Iron Hand Islands to the west of Brilliant City suddenly turned their guns and madly poured magical artillery fire towards our positions!"
A middle-aged herald flew in front of Lei Xiao with a panicked look on his face, kneeling down and reporting: "I also saw that Grimm's army suddenly filed out of the west gate and was joining the army of the Iron Hand Islands in an attempt to encircle us!"
"The Iron Hand Islands are our allies. How could they turn against us in the middle of a battle?"
Hodder's face was filled with astonishment, and he could hardly believe his ears.
Before Hood could continue speaking, another young herald came crawling up to Lei Xiao and reported: "Your Highness, the last 50,000 Grimm surrendered soldiers suddenly charged towards our magician positions, causing heavy losses to our magicians. The absolute defense barrier will soon be unable to hold!"
"That's impossible! Those surrendered soldiers have already surrendered to His Royal Highness under his supreme grace. How could they possibly launch an attack on the magician's position?"
Lawrence's old face was full of astonishment, and he blurted out: "Besides, with their strength and equipment, even if they launched a surprise attack, how could they shake the guards of the magician's position? This is simply unbelievable!"
"Your Highness, I suddenly spotted a large and powerful army behind me. Judging from the flags all over the mountains, they are the Holy Knights of the Holy Temple, which are directly under the Holy Temple of Light. There are probably millions of them!"
This time, the one who appeared in front of Lei Xiao was a scout general with a look of fear on his face.
"What? Our massive scout force is spread across the entire central region of Grimm, constantly monitoring the enemy's movements from both land and air. The enemy's army shows no signs of movement, so how could they suddenly appear?"
General Bert's old face was filled with disbelief. He frowned and said, "As a scout commander, you should understand this better than anyone else. Why are you trying to disrupt the morale of the army here?"
"General, you may not know this. Although I am also very surprised, I really saw it with my own eyes!"
The scout leader looked speechless and could only describe what he had seen again.
Hearing this, just as Bert was about to ask again, he was stopped by Lei Xiao.
At this time, Lei Xiao could clearly feel it.
Although the attacking magic artillery fire was still roaring, the momentum was far less fierce than at the beginning.
The most crucial thing is that, just as Bert had worried just now, our entire camp was disturbed by these sudden and shocking changes, and the morale of the army was unstable and the morale was low.
"My Lord, all of my siege troops in the four directions are, without exception, shrouded in the illusion barrier."
Shirley's slender figure flashed, and she saluted Lei Xiao with her hand on her chest, saying, "All of this is the other party's conspiracy. None of our teams have betrayed us."
"Is that true?"
Hearing this expected answer, Lei Xiao's brows furrowed even more.
Lei Xiao had already realized this in his heart when the inexplicable explosions and shouts of killing were heard.
He and Catherine have long been friends for life and death, and have saved each other's lives. Catherine would never turn against him on the battlefield, which would be of no benefit to the Iron Hand Islands and the vampires.
Besides, Itadori was always by Catherine's side, so it was impossible for him to be unaware of it.
In addition, Lei Xiao also discovered at the first time that the telepathy was in a state of interference and could not connect to other slaves.
The most crucial thing is that Lei Xiao is accompanied by Shirley, who was the chief priest of the Phantom Spirit Clan. The latter sensed the change as soon as it happened.
It was because of the latter's reminder that Lei Xiao ordered him to check the surrounding situation and confirm the coverage of the illusion.
After hearing Shirley's report, the tense expressions of the subordinates and generals not only did not ease, but became even more solemn.
The opponent's illusion array came so unexpectedly that even our fifth-level warriors did not notice any clues, let alone other soldiers.
Burt was surprised and asked, "Since we are deserted in this direction, what about the other directions?"
"What they saw was much the same as what we see here, except that we went from being attacked to being the attackers."
Shirley frowned and responded, "This magic array is indeed quite exquisite. It is not a single illusion, but a realm within a realm. The illusions seen by the front and rear armies in each direction are completely different. This is why the current chaotic scene has occurred."
Upon hearing the sound, our generals all took a deep breath of cold air.
The current situation is as clear as day. The other side is clearly using illusions to guide our side to kill each other.
If we continue like this, our soldiers will become increasingly panicked and will not be able to distinguish between friend and foe, and the result will be self-evident.
"I'm sorry, Lord. If I had noticed it earlier, this situation wouldn't have happened."
Looking at Lei Xiao's solemn expression, Shirley added another sentence with a guilty look on her face.
"It's not your fault. This must be a trick of the black-robed man No. 1. Don't forget that guy is not only proficient in illusion, but also has the power of anti-magic. He can even poke a hole in the illusion array that can trap a sixth-level strongman. This shows his strength."
Lei Xiao nodded to Shirley and said seriously: "The most urgent task now is to break the other party's conspiracy as soon as possible."
Just as Lei Xiao began to study countermeasures, in the siege army camps in other directions, a completely different scene took place.
In the south of Huangyao City, all the summoned legions have stopped their shelling and are on alert everywhere.
"My ancestor, this magic array is too terrifying. It must have been brewing for a long time. I, a junior, have no way to crack it, nor can I find a way to leave the coverage of the illusion."
Esther looked solemn, and shook her head helplessly at Thor, saying, "All the youngsters can do is to try to minimize the impact of the illusion on us. We can't even take care of those chaotic Grimm surrendered soldiers."
"Even you can't do anything?"
Thor's stern face was full of sternness and he shook his head slightly.
"My Lord Ancestor, what should we do now?"
Abner asked with a frown, looking helpless as he had the will but not the ability.
"All we can do now is to preserve our strength as much as possible and not cause trouble to the Holy Lion Prince."
Thor responded without hesitation: "As for what happens next, it all depends on the Holy Lion Prince."
After hearing Thor's words, the kings and the powerful warriors who guarded the country all nodded in agreement, and then dispersed.
In sharp contrast to the Summoning Legion is the Surrender Legion led by Jared, which has already been in chaos.
The soldiers all had terrified looks on their faces, and were dancing and fighting fiercely with the air. From time to time, a soldier would cover a part of his body, roll his eyes and faint, as if he had really been killed by an invisible enemy.
"Master Paladin, those brave and fearless puppet soldiers are coming to kill us!"
A middle-aged surrendered soldier's eyes were filled with fear, and he almost crawled in front of Jared.
"That's impossible. His Royal Highness the Holy Lion Prince will never kill us."
Jared looked extremely confident and ordered, "Tell the soldiers to continue to shrink their formation. This must be a trick of the enemy in the city!"
"Order!"
The middle-aged surrendered soldier gritted his teeth and went to carry out the order.
Looking at the other person's embarrassed back as he left, Jared felt mixed emotions.
With his strength, although he could not see through the illusion at all, he still stubbornly chose to believe in Lei Xiao, even if it would lead to destruction.
"Your Highness, I have entrusted everything to you. I hope you can bring hope."
To the west of Huangyao City, the scene was also extremely chaotic.
"Your Majesty, my left and right wings are being fiercely attacked by the Cold Flame Army! The siege troops in the north have also completely lost contact! The messengers sent out to contact them are simply unable to break through!"
Prince Villentin of the Spirit Staff had a pale face full of confusion, and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, what is going on?"
"The matter is already obvious. Don't forget the fierce methods used by the leader of the black-robed men."
Catherine did not hesitate at all and ordered Valentin: "Order the soldiers to shrink their formation as much as possible. Prince Saint Lion will definitely find a way to break this illusion. We just need to wait for good news!"
"But it's too risky to rely on friendly forces for everything."
Valentine's pale face showed a hint of hesitation, and he asked, "How about I organize elite troops to break through first? At least to keep Her Majesty the Queen safe!"
"Do you think that since the enemy has set up a tight net, they will give us a chance to break out?"
Catherine's tone became more serious, and she frowned and said, "Blindly trying to escape from the illusion will only lead to getting deeper and deeper. No matter what, we will never hold His Royal Highness back!"
"As ordered!"
Seeing Catherine's determination, Valentin didn't say anything else, but went on to carry out the order without stopping.
"Don't worry, no matter what happens, Your Highness will always be my most important ally, and no one can change that."
After Valentine left, Catherine nodded to Tiger Stick, who was anxious because he couldn't contact Lei Xiao, with determination on her fair face.
While our side was in chaos below the city, the new king, Hall, on the city wall, was looking at the illusion image presented by the bishop in gorgeous robes, laughing wantonly and triumphantly.
"As expected of His Excellency the Chief Cardinal of Gustav, he has thrown a million-strong army into chaos in the blink of an eye!"
Hall's laughter gradually revealed a hint of viciousness, and he said grimly: "Although my father did not destroy the Lengyan Kingdom, the Lengyan Kingdom will be destroyed in my hands sooner or later! I will make the Lengyan Kingdom a land of corpses!"
After that, Hall looked at Gustav again and said with a chuckle, "Of course, everything still depends on His Excellency the Chief Cardinal."
"Don't worry. In order to successfully perform this "Killing Realm" illusion array, I used an ancient sixth-level illusion scroll as the base array with the help of the Supreme Lord. It is enough to make a sixth-level strongman unable to detect it and be trapped in it for a period of time. No one in the human world can defeat it."
Gustav looked very pleased with himself, and said calmly, "This 'Slaughter Realm' is even more profound than the one used by the scum from another world in the Eversleeping Canyon."
"Not to mention that most of the illusionary combat power of those alien scums is currently concentrated in the Eversleeping Valley. Even if all of them came here, there is absolutely no possibility of breaking it, including that Rose Queen Esther."
"In other words, that scum from another world will definitely die this time."
Gustav narrowed his cloudy eyes, which were filled with hostility, and sneered and said contemptuously: "Don't think that these stupid guys are just fighting wits and courage with the illusions now. After a while, they will kill each other without knowing it. That's the really interesting part."
"Hehe, I can't wait to see that scene."
Hearing the voice, a hint of mockery appeared on Hall's face, which was filled with hostility, and then he laughed grimly.
(End of this chapter)