Chapter 32: The Return of Darkness (I)

"Here we are."

Rhodes stood on top of the city walls and looked out at the darkness in the distance. The world realm is indeed not subject to human will, and no matter how unwilling they are, the undead will not consider their own feelings. The only fortunate thing was that the fortress was relatively calm during this time, and after being told that the Undead Legion was about to attack the fortress, the soldiers were a little nervous, but orderly. According to Rod's covert observations, his own subordinates who had participated in previous battles were obviously much more relaxed. Perhaps because the overwhelming victory in the first battle gave them enough confidence, they were obviously full of confidence in facing the attack of the undead army again. The soldiers brought by Sir Byr were a little nervous because it was the first time in their lives that they had fought the undead. However, this is also a normal situation, just in case, in these days of training, Rhodes has broken them up and mixed them with his own soldiers, trying to make them infected with a little self-confidence of these "veterans" under his command, sometimes, pure speculation is more frightening than the truth, Rod does not want his side to collapse directly because of delusions and fear before the battle begins. On the contrary, the subordinates of the two legions, the Banner of Radiance and the Sword of Glory, showed some nervousness and panic. Perhaps because they had experienced defeat before, the battle against the undead was always subconsciously filled with fear deep inside. And for these people, Rhodes does not have a very good way, facts speak louder than words, no matter how much he says, he can't dispel the fears and doubts in these people's hearts.

The cold night breeze blows, the bright moonlight shines from the sky, and in the clear light, the white snow in front of you looks as if it were a white paper without impurities. Feeling the cold wind of the night, Rhodes couldn't help frowning, and at the same time, he secretly cursed in his heart that the group of damn undead creatures would choose some unpleasant moments to attack. But he also understood. The undead do this both to make their enemies uncomfortable and to think about themselves. As an undead creature with a power from the dark origin, daring to show up under the light of the dragon soul of light without the protection of the dragon soul is an obvious act of seeking death, and the other party will definitely not be watching them being charred here.

Everything will officially start tonight.

Thinking of this, Rod took a deep breath. He understands from now on. Even if this war is completely on track, the only thing for the two sides to do is to compete for patience and resources, and who can stand at the bottom of the line will be able to get the victory they expect. And the side that fell before this will lose everything.

"Captain Bennie."

Rhodes turned his head sideways and looked at the Captain of the War Angels beside him.

"It's up to you next, follow our plan, no problem."

In the face of Rod's inquiry, Beni did not answer immediately. Instead, she closed her eyes and was silent for a moment before she reopened them to look at Rhodes, then nodded firmly. There was no fear, no nervousness, no fear in the eyes of the war angels, they were as clear as ever, but they were burning with the flames of war.

"Of course, Lord Lord. We're all set. ”

"Good."

Hearing Beni's answer, Rod nodded in satisfaction. He looked up at the front, and it was only by this time that Rod's expression finally became serious and gloomy. He just stared at the map panel in front of him, and the darkness that slowly wriggled on it, obscuring the entire space.

The war began.

"The war has begun."

Collund raised his hands and looked at everything in front of him. The lich's eyes burned with frenzy and excitement at the moment, and it clenched its fists so that even its cold body, which was long dead, seemed to burn again at this moment. Collund lowered his head, and in front of it was an untold army of undead. The skeleton soldiers lined up in front of them. On either side and behind them are the Death Knights and the Bone Guards. The skeletal troll stood among them, flanked by ghouls and skeleton shooters on either side of its shoulders. The giant crossbow bolt has already been wound, ready to accomplish its goal and mission. And on the hillside, there are dense gargoyles and soul griffins. At their end, the vampires wrapped in black cloaks stood silent, but their bright red eyes already showed impatient eagerness.

"This will be the beginning of our glorious beginning! From today onwards, darkness reigns over the world, and eternal darkness reigns over every corner of the continent. The dead will be reawakened, and we will be given supreme power and glory! All for the glory of the Night Dragonland, we will let the living taste the true meaning of death, and let them bow down to the undead forever! The supreme glory will be given to the great Dark Dragon, His Majesty, who will lead us to the ultimate victory! ”

With that, the lich reached out and pressed it down, and the soul fire in its eyes throbbed violently.

"Attack!"

With the lich's command, his necromancers immediately got busy, forming a perfect circle centered around the summoning stone. Then, these necromancers began to chant in a low voice, and soon, the tide and power of magic power turned into tangible power under their whispers, and they began to obey the magic circle that had been drawn in advance. Then, as the incantations of the necromancers grew louder and louder, the ten furnaces built around them began to move—the churning magma inside began to become more and more intense, and a rain of hot fire erupted from it, splashing in all directions. Soon, the jets of fire grew higher and higher, and what emerged from it was no longer just a spark that was hot enough to burn or even burn the living. A thick sulfur aura began to spread from it, and then the pillars of fire began to condense into the sky, and the powerful magic took control of those worthy of being summoned, and opened a passage to the main plane for them. Soon, those who were or should never have been here entered the open door, in accordance with the breath of covenant and magic...............

“——————!!”

With a hoarse and unpleasant chirp, I saw those pillars of fire suddenly shake, and then the stream of flames at the top of them began to spread rapidly in all directions, and soon formed a large bright red, scorching "cloud". And then, the "cloud" pushed forward, and swooped straight in the direction of the fortress that was faintly visible in the moonlight. With the movement of the clouds, the originally cold earth also changed, and the already cold and stiff soil began to soften under the severe cold, and the snow layer attached to it was long gone. They evaporated into a white mist that spread through the air. Then the flames in the furnace overflowed, and the burning flames engulfed everything around them, and they moved forward without fear, and then the flames began to twist, condense, and then turn into beast-like forms.

The burning flame pushes forward.

Here it comes.

Rhodes looked at the bright red clouds in the sky, in the silence of the night. The "burning clouds" were particularly eye-catching, they were advancing rapidly, and below them, the brilliance of the wildfire burning on the earth was constantly shining, forming a bright red stream from top to bottom, and it was advancing towards the fortress at such a fast speed.

That's not clouds and wildfires.

Shaped by the flames, the birds flapped their wings, their long tails like three long whips cutting dazzling lines through the air. And on the ground, fire creatures shaped like firewood wolves rushed through the snow in groups. Surrounded by the scorching heat, the snow melted rapidly. Where it is visible to the naked eye. I saw that the white snowfield was disappearing in large swaths, revealing the pitch-black earth below. The flames raged and swept through everything.

"So, what is that?"

Seeing this scene in front of them, many people cried out in horror, and they looked at each other. I don't know what to do. If the undead were still within their acceptable range. Then these terrible monsters, completely condensed by flames, they don't know what to do. Looking at the reaction of the soldiers on the city wall, Rhodes raised his eyebrows and shook his head slightly. However, this is also his own reaction to the encounter, after all, the aborigines are not players. And from the very beginning, Rhodes did not intend to rely on them.

"Master."

A cold, ice-like voice sounded from Rod's side, and Rhodes didn't need to look to know that Agarvi and her men had come to the city wall. Soon, these sea elves walked to the front of the city wall, and seeing their appearance, many soldiers looked surprised, although they didn't know what these sea elves planned to do, but they quickly made room for each other, and then, I saw these sea elves leisurely come to the front, standing there.

"We're ready."

"I know it."

Hearing Agameve's answer, Rod nodded, and then, he stretched out his right hand, and soon, a golden panel appeared in front of Rode.

【Activate the Illusory Passage - Sea of Silver】

“————!!”

"What's wrong? What's wrong? ”

The soldiers looked up in disbelief at the bottom of the city wall, and the sound of waves crashing against the reef echoed, and soon, in the eyes of the soldiers, they saw that the water of the moat, which had been gentle, was now beginning to swim upstream, and they retreated, as if attracted by something, and the next moment the receding river suddenly erupted.

"Boom !!"

In this way, the surging water erupted towards the city, forming a bright and dazzling curtain of water, blocking the city walls, and the icy chill spread out in all directions, and even formed a faint layer of hoarfrost on the walls of the fortress. The waves continued to roll forward, and then the soldiers were surprised to see that in the rolling waves, a beast formed by the condensation of ice crystals all over their bodies flew out, roaring and stretching out their claws, staring deadly ahead. And above, translucent, beautiful and elegant fantasy manta rays float there. They flap their "double fins" happily, and their slender and translucent tails are as beautiful as crystal clear works of art in the moonlight.

"The Holy Soul is on ..............."

Standing on the city wall, Frederick muttered to himself as he watched the scene in front of him, he held the hilt of his sword, but seeing this scene at this moment, the young knight even forgot that he was still holding a sword, although Frederick had been speculating about what this fortress of Rhodes relied on to withstand the attack of the undead army. But at this moment, Frederick felt that it was impossible for him to imagine such a scene even in his most ridiculous dreams. Looking at the silver-white army in front of him, Frederick felt as if he was in a legendary dream story, and only in that kind of story. They can imagine such a scene.

But that's not the end of it.

Rhodes lowered his right hand and looked at the rising numbers on the panel in front of him——— different from the tragic elemental summoning channel of the Necronomicon Army, the illusory tree in Rhodes' hand was more refined and more powerful, plus the summoning of otherworldly creatures itself did not consume too much mana, and more importantly, it was more important to provide these otherworldly creatures with an existence that could allow them to "possess" and establish a stable otherworldly channel. The Improvised Summoning Circle of the Undead Legion was too "temporary" so they needed to use numbers to win, so they built ten elemental furnace portals in one go. But for Rhodes. He didn't need to rely on such numbers to make sure he had enough troops.

Now on the panel, the number of [Fantasy Manta Fish] and [Shadow Phantom Beast] has increased to five thousand, and the overwhelming silver-white clouds and the glow of ice shining on the ground are almost connected, and the only unlucky ones are those soldiers standing on the city wall, the biting cold air is coming from the surface, and even they can't help but shiver.

However, Rodso wanted to ensure that it was not just a numerical advantage.

He lowered his right hand and snapped his fingers slightly.

Soon. I saw a dark aura spread out in all directions with Rhodes as the center!

[Forbidden Ring], activated.

And at the same time, all the elemental creatures in front of Rhodes suddenly moved.

"Roar!!

The Shadow Phantom Beast raised its head to the sky and sent out

With a roar, its body became more and more crystal clear, and even began to grow in size, just in the blink of an eye. Originally the size of a wolf, the Shadow Phantom had become the size of a rhinoceros, and it was on their shoulders. Sharp ice spikes protrude from it, pointing straight ahead. In the air, the beautiful and graceful manta rays were originally transparent, with a thick layer of ice armor attached to their soft bodies, and their beautiful and slender tails now stretched to more than two meters long, and the sharp and sharp ice blades on them shone with a cold glow. The stars spread out little by little. Even the sea elves around Rhodes have changed, their bodies are taller, closer to the form of elves, and the tentacles that originally made up their limbs have evolved into ornament-like ribbons and sleeves tightly attached to the sea elves, and their hair has become more delicate and silky. The constantly moving tentacles look like seaweed swaying in the sea, rising upside down and floating in the air.

Then, Rod raised his head, looked ahead, and gave a brief order.

"Attack."

The next moment, the scorching sea of fire and the silvery waves roared upward, and then hit each other hard.

Fire and water.

There is no need for Rhodes's reminders, or even for him to incite and order, both sides have long regarded each other as their permanent enemies. So, when the scorching torrent rushes by, they are immediately hit head-on by a bitter cold tide. The sea elves chanted loudly on the city walls, and under the promotion of the forbidden ring, the sea elves, who originally only possessed the strength equivalent to a tenth-level mage, could now barely be regarded as a mage at the peak of the outer ring (elite primary), and due to their characteristic bonus as water elemental creatures, the power of the water elemental attribute spells they released could even reach the peak of the elite. This is also the reason why Rhodes asked Agarve and them to come to fight as well. Moreover, as sea elves, they do not need to condense their elements through too many complicated chants like humans.

The sea elves standing on the city wall stretched out their tentacles and made gestures quickly, and soon, with the gestures of the sea elves, a cloud of cold mist erupted on the ground, and they were undulating, and the biting chill even the water elements floating in the air were frozen, and swallowed the flame beasts that pounced on them in one gulp.

What is a mortal enemy?

A mortal enemy is the one who knows your weaknesses best.

After rushing headlong into the dense fog created by the sea elves, I saw that the flames on the fire monsters were weakened a lot, but this was only the beginning, because then, the phantommon roared and rushed forward, fighting them. Although after the bonus of the forbidden ring, the size of the phantom beast has been as large as a rhinoceros, but unexpectedly its movements are not bulky at all, on the contrary, the movements of the phantom beasts are as easy as a fish swimming in the seawater, they quickly swept to the side of those fire beasts with a "lightness" that did not fit the size of their bodies, and then raised their huge claws to shoot down, and then saw that the fire beast the size of a jackal was directly slapped to the ground, Even the flames on its body dimmed to the point of extinguishing in an instant, but soon, it raised its head again, opened its large mouth formed by the condensation of flames, and a fierce flame burst out of its mouth, striking heavily on the Phantommon's body, leaving a shocking trace of melting on its crystal clear body. But the Phantommon was completely unmoved, instead, it leaned down and bit the neck of the fire beast, only to hear a dull explosion, and the fire flashed under the Phantommon's mouth. Then the icy beast raised its head again and roared and pounced on the other prey.

And in the sky, the battle between the fire crow and the fantasy manta fish is also in full swing.

Silver flashes.

The soft, elegant fantasy manta fish flew through the air, and the cold blade behind it cut through the air mercilessly, cutting deep into the body of a fire crow, and soon, a large amount of water vapor erupted, and the fire crow wailed, and without showing weakness, it reflexively stretched out its sharp claws and grabbed the body of the fantasy manta fish, poked its head out to tear its body. The two sides rolled and fluttered among the beasts, and then fell to the earth in a thick vapor,

The soldiers on the city walls were completely stunned.

They stood there dumbfounded, staring at the sight before them. In the air, on the ground, there was a fusion of foggy water vapor and cold fog everywhere, and from time to time you could see the firelight flashing in front of you, and the dull explosion sound rose and fell one after another, and together with the firelight from the sky to the ground, it intertwined a phantom scene.

"Captain Bennie."

Rhodes was not in the mood to appreciate the sight at all, and he turned his head to look at the war angel beside him.

"How's it going?"

"There's no chance yet."

"Hmph."

Hearing Beni's answer, Rod raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly.

"It's okay, I'll see how long they can endure it."

Saying this, Rod stretched out his hand, and with his movements, the waves, which were already high on the city wall, suddenly stretched again at this time. Then, thousands of water elemental creatures poured out of it again and rushed to the battlefield. (To be continued......)