After a long 40 seconds, the Doomsday Judgment finally ended.
The red clouds in the sky dispersed and the sun shone again.
All the armed airships, accompanying spaceships, and the magic crystal cannon were completely destroyed by the attack of the Doomsday Judgment.
Even the gold and diamond men with magic resistance were turned into scrap metal under the attack of the legendary hero Doomsday Judgment.
The gold powder that gilded the golden man was fine, but the iron sheet inside had been melted into a ball by the fireball.
The treasure crushed by Qi Ge is only effective against living things.
Gargoyles, golden men, diamond men, and armed airships are all inanimate magical creations, and the damage they suffer cannot be borne by the Seven Pigeons.
The charred iron sheet is still burning, and one or two explosions may be heard from time to time.
From the blazing ruins, Qi Ge and Serena emerged.
Serena hugged Qi Ge excitedly. She didn't expect that Qi Ge could actually be immune to magic damage!
This is simply a way out of a desperate situation.
Serena asked excitedly:
"Qi Ge, how did you do it?!
As far as I know, the only treasure that can make a hero immune to magic is the Dragon King's power, right?
Do you have the power of the Dragon King?
Or are you actually a black dragon or a golden dragon?
No, you are so pretty, so you are a phoenix? Immune to fire magic damage?"
Qi Ge smiled and patted Serena on the head, saying, "Don't make blind guesses. Keep it a secret. Let's rescue them."
"good!"
Serena's expression became serious and she quickly began to give orders.
Under Serena's command, the wizards and djinn who were still able to move quickly began the rescue work.
As a great hero who turned the tide, Xingfeng's name quickly spread among the standing army.
Under Qi Ge's order, the fairies who were no longer in the rescue sequence were also rescued.
Even with the final effort of the Seven Pigeons to turn the tide, the standing army suffered heavy casualties.
More than 60% of the standing army was killed in this Doomsday Judgment.
Two master heroes died.
Six regular heroes died.
The deaths of soldiers were even more horrific.
Most importantly, all the armed airships and Silver Wind City’s companion airships were destroyed.
Qi Ge listened to the report of the battlefield mage and was still frightened.
This is the deterrent power of legendary heroes.
The entire army was almost wiped out because of a doomsday judgment that Hoff had prepared in advance.
If it weren't for this accident, Serena might have died in this attack.
No, if I hadn't come, Hoff might not have attacked Serena's support troops.
So did I kill them or save them?
emm……
I can’t calculate it, so forget it.
"Lady Serena, Lady Xingfeng, given the current situation, should we continue to send reinforcements?"
The war mage's question came from Qi Ge's side.
Qi Ge remembered that he was also responsible for the inventory work at the airship square.
It seems that he was lucky. He actually survived.
Serena turned her head and looked at Qi Ge.
Of course you have to go.
The arrow is on the string and must be shot.
I have prepared everything, and it's not my style to just go back like this.
But how to convince them?
Qi Ge thought for a while and said to Serena very rationally:
“Serena, I suggest you report to your superiors first, and then continue to reinforce.
Since the enemy appears here, it means they don’t want us to reinforce. If we withdraw, the front line will most likely be besieged by the enemy.
We are still alive and can even maintain our organized combat capability, which is something the other side could never have imagined.
If something really goes wrong on the front line, we may very well become the surprise force that breaks the deadlock!
And this time, we were ambushed by Hoff.
The enemy came well prepared, while we were totally unprepared, which is why we suffered a great loss.
In a head-on confrontation, Serena would not be inferior to Hoff in terms of combat power."
Serena looked at the War Mage, who nodded vigorously, his face also full of indignation: "Yes! Lord Serena, our sacrifice cannot be ignored like this!"
Serena nodded and said, "Okay, I'll report to Thunder City right away."
"Wait a moment." Qi Ge held Serena's hand and said:
“Don’t report the status of our troops to the parliament. Report only to Chief Escher and your teacher, His Majesty Somla.
I suspect that Hoff's appearance was not accidental."
Serena's pupils shrank, and she immediately said, "I understand."
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"The standing army encountered a surprise attack from the Wealth Church's Pope Hoff. The other party was well prepared and waited in advance at the place where the standing army had to pass, and recited the Doomsday Judgment magic.
The standing army suffered heavy losses.
Two masters died.
Six regular heroes died.
More than half of the ordinary soldiers were injured.
The details are as follows:
..."
"Why didn't Hoff show up earlier or later, but just happened to show up at that location?
There must be an insider who leaked the information!
Pickle Jim? Could it be him? "
After receiving Serena's report, Escher felt both relieved and doubtful.
If it weren't for Xingfeng, standing armies might have become history.
The Thunder City Standing Army is under the jurisdiction of the magic faction and is one of the core forces of the magic faction.
Right now is a sensitive period for the election of the Grand Speaker, and Xingfeng is so close to our magic faction.
Pickjam had every reason to get rid of Starbreeze while attacking our faction.
"snort!"
Escher groaned.
"Assholes! Some people have reached the point where they do whatever they want. If they are not disciplined, the consequences will be disastrous."
[Dear Permanent Escher.
The message from the Tower Spirit Sky contains information from the Star Wind, please check it out. 】
Just as Eschel was about to give an order and take countermeasures, he received a message from Qi Ge. He quickly opened the message to check.
[Chief Escher.
Your half student, Xingfeng, sends you his regards.
I believe Serena has already explained the situation of the standing army to you in detail.
We are heading to the front line, ready to stop the enemies from the Church of Wealth.
If possible, please, Chief Escher, keep the information about our survival secret.
It would be best if we could publicize the news that we were completely annihilated.
My mentor once said that the more proud the enemy is, the easier it is for him to show his true colors.
In addition, Serena only informed you and Demigod Somla of our news. 】
Escher raised his eyelids slightly and revealed a deep smile.
Sure enough, Xingfeng and I are both smart people.
He tapped the table lightly and said, "Taling, help me send a message to the demigod Somla."
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Treat the wounded, evacuate quickly, repair on the spot, and distribute food.
Under the command of Qi Ge, the regular army of Thunder City was finally able to adjust safely and restore a certain level of combat effectiveness.
Although the gargoyles and golden men were completely lost, most of the wizards and djinn still retained a certain structure.
This is good news.
However, the death of a large number of heroes caused the morale of the troops to be very low.
Qi Ge abused his power for personal gain and persuaded Serena to divide all the troops.
"Serena, you are a legendary hero of the mage department, and you should bring the two main combat spellcasting arms, the mage and the djinn.
I will help you manage the remaining goblins. I am a logistics hero."
Qi Ge could lie without blushing or getting nervous.
Yes, I am a logistics hero with architectural and design skills!
As for luck, tactics, wisdom, magic prayer, and training, they were all cover-ups to conceal my identity as a late-stage hero.
Serena thought about it and felt that what Xingfeng said made a lot of sense.
Managing the wizards and djinn was already very exhausting for her, and she really couldn't take care of the fairies.
In this way, under the persuasion of Qi Ge, he successfully transformed from Serena's servant to a commander who controlled 14,000 fairy-like soldiers.
Since all the armed airships were destroyed, Qi Ge and his companions had to walk the entire journey.
Therefore, the disadvantages of NPC troops were revealed.
When morale is low, the marching speed of the troops will be greatly reduced.
This happens to be the Silver Wind River Basin, which is a wild monster area.
From time to time, some soldiers would be ambushed by wild monsters, causing the entire army to be caught in battle.
With Serena around, the battle always ends quickly, but this is not a solution, which gives Serena a headache.
At the critical moment, Qige stood up again.
"Look, Serena, there's a rally flag ahead!"
Due to the death of a master hero in charge of reconnaissance in the standing army, the reconnaissance work was successfully taken over by Qi Ge.
With his magic eyes, he found hidden monsters for the standing army many times.
"The rally flag can dispel the haze in the hearts of the troops, boost morale, and increase the marching speed of the entire army."
Serena said excitedly, "Xingfeng, well done. Let's quickly take down the assembly flag."
The wild monster guarding the assembly flag was no match for Serena and was easily defeated by her.
Seven pigeons approached the rally flag.
【Assembly Flag
You can rally your troops around the rally flag, boost their strength, and lift their spirits so they can go further today.
The rally flag dispels all temporary morale debuffs.
For example, [Defeat], [Hero Death] and so on.
However, permanent morale debuff effects such as [There are Undead in the Army] and [There are soldiers from more than two forces in the Army] cannot be dispelled by the rally flag.
Serena and Qi Ge led the troops into the assembly flag. The tattered assembly flag emitted a bright light, which quickly healed the shadows in the hearts of the troops.
As the light flashed, the entire standing army was no longer dejected, but became energetic.
The large number of deaths of heroes had caused the morale of the standing army to drop very seriously, but now it has finally recovered.
The effect of morale recovery is obvious, the movement speed of the entire army has suddenly increased significantly.
In addition, the assembly flag also has a marching speed bonus, so the movement speed of the standing army can barely catch up with one-fifth of the armed airship.
But it's still not enough.
Qi Ge opened the map and estimated that it would take about 7 hours to reach the front line, but in another 5 hours, it would be dark.
We must think of a solution.
Qi Gejiang secretly told Serena about the problem he had discovered.
Serena thought for a moment and said, "Xingfeng, how about we find a mine in the wild and stay there for the night?"
Qi Ge shook his head and said, "No, if we delay too long on the march, the front line is likely to be attacked by surprise."
"What should we do then?"
"stable!"
"stable?"
"Yes ! I know a special use for the stable.
We take a detour.
I have traveled in this area with my teacher, and if I remember correctly, there is a stable nearby."
Serena nodded and said, "Starwind, I trust you. I'll listen to you."
"good!"
Qi Ge summoned Shion, who was disguised as a warhorse. He rode on Shion and shouted:
"Notify the entire army, follow me!"
Qi Ge led the standing army around and went from the level 4 monster area to the level 5 monster area.
He led everyone over the steep hills and arrived at an endless wilderness.
The horizontal screen of green rocks surrounds a vast grassland, with evergreen cypresses as the sky, and the winding Silver Wind River flows with a chilly feeling.
In the wilderness, surrounded by a group of wild monsters, there is a small house.
With its brown roof, white brick walls and fenced backyard, it looks inconspicuous.
Serena said in surprise, "There really is a stable?! Xingfeng, you have a really good memory."
How can it be bad?
I have spent a long time studying the terrain and key outdoor buildings around the City of Riches.
Under the leadership of Serena, the standing army easily cleared out the wild monsters and arrived at the stable.
Qi Ge asked Serena to wait first, and he led the goblins to knock on the door of the stable.
[System prompt: You found a stable in the wild.
The owner of the stables pops his head out of the window and tells you that he can provide horses to your army to increase their movement points for the week.
Hmm? Windows?
There are no windows in the stable?
Shouldn't it be normal for [the owner of the stable opens the door]?
Qi Ge was wondering when suddenly a thunderous sound came from above his head.
"Hey! Little guy over there! Is that you who needs a horse?"
"Wow!!"
“Oh my God!”
There was a sudden wave of hesitant shouts from the army behind Qi Ge, and many goblins were so frightened that they sat on the ground and trembled.
Qi Ge quickly raised his head and saw a huge head popping out from the top of the stable.
The head had only one eye in the middle of the forehead, and the top of the head was almost bald, with only a small tuft of hair tied into a straight pigtail!
hiss.
Qi Ge took a breath of cold air.
The NPC stationed in this stable is actually a Cyclops.
Cyclops are strong, stubborn, emotional, and extremely impatient.
Qi Ge did not dare to delay and quickly shouted: "My strong lord, it is I who need the horse and I need your help."
The Cyclops rolled his eyes, looked at Qi Ge, and said:
"Then come in!"
His head shrank back, and with a creak the stable door burst open.
Qi Ge said to Serena: "Wait for me here."
"Then be careful."
Serena replied with some concern.
"Um."
Seven pigeons left the stable.
From the outside, it looked like a stable that was only the size of a small house, but inside it was a vast grassland that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The entire boundless grassland seemed to be sprinkled with golden dust.
Large diamond-like dewdrops trembled everywhere on the lush green grass, flashing colorful spots of light.
A large group of horses were running wildly on the grassland.
There were so many horses that seven pigeons could not count them at all. They were vague and hazy, as if the whole earth was moving.
Bang!
Bang!
The Cyclops walked slowly across the grassland.
The seven doves were only as big as an ant in front of him.
He stood far away and whispered, "Little guy! How many horses do you need?"
Even though he lowered his voice, it was still deafening to Qi Ge.
Qi Ge opened his mouth and shouted at the top of his voice: "Master One-Eye! I am willing to pay 5,000 gold coins to rent two super giant elemental horses!"
"Speak louder, I can't hear you."
"Master One-Eye! I am willing to pay five thousand gold coins to rent two super giant elemental horses!"
"What did you say?"
Seven Pigeons "…
He knew that it was not that the Cyclops was hard of hearing, but that his voice was too soft.
In desperation, Qi Ge had to take out a treasured amplification device, crushed it, and shouted:
"Master One-Eye! I am willing to pay five thousand gold coins to rent two super giant elemental horses!"
The Cyclops heard it clearly now. He waved his hand and said, "Super giant elemental horses are only provided to heroes working for the stables . They are not loaned out."
The Seven Pigeons shouted: "Sir! I am willing to donate twenty strong Pegasus as my contribution to the stable."
When the Cyclops heard this, he was overjoyed:
"That's fine! Where's Pegasus?"
Qi Ge was a little embarrassed.
"It's in my territory. I didn't bring it out."
"No? No, what did you tell me about Behemoth?
Huh? Are you kidding me, little guy? ! "
Qi Ge quickly explained:
"Master One-Eye, I can use a level 4 treasure as collateral. If I don't deliver the Pegasus within a week, this level 4 treasure will belong to you."
"A level 4 real treasure?" The Cyclops thought for a moment and said, "That's not impossible, but it depends on the quality of your treasure."
Done!
This treasure must be given with care.
A bad deal may fail, and the Cyclops will not have the patience to give the Seven Pigeons another chance, and they will most likely be kicked out.
If the gift is too good, the Cyclops may take it for granted. Given the character of the Cyclops race, they are likely to do such a thing.
Qi Ge thought for a moment and took out the Werewolf King Shield from his backpack.
"My Lord! Look at this!"
Buckler of the Gnoll King
Treasure Level: 4
Equipment position: Shield
Basic attribute: Hero's defense +4
Special Skill: The werewolf troops led by the hero gain unlimited counterattacks and the enemy cannot counterattack when attacking. 】
The Cyclops pinched his nose and said with disgust:
"Damn swamp smell. Stinky, awful stinky.
But this thing is indeed precious, so you passed the test.
You put it on the ground and I will go get you the horse."
Huh, perfect.
Qi Ge pretended to be overjoyed and shouted, "Thank you, Master One-Eye."
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Outside the stables, Serena and the standing army waited anxiously.
The war mage of the standing army asked doubtfully:
“Lord Serena, I remember that it costs 10 gold coins to rent a horse at the stable.
A rough calculation shows that we still have more than 20,000 soldiers left in our army, which means 20 gold coins.
Does Lord Xingfeng have so many gold coins on him?
How about I recruit some from the army?
The fairies definitely don’t have money, but can they still afford the 10 gold coins to rent the wizard and the djinn? "
Serena shook her head and said, "Xingfeng asked us to wait for him. Let's wait until he comes out."
boom!!!
Just then, the stable door suddenly opened.
A Cyclops came out leading two horses.
The sizes of the Cyclops and the horse gradually grew as they walked. In the end, the Cyclops' head even reached into the clouds, and each of the two horses in his hands was as big as a mountain.
The shadow cast by the Cyclops could even obscure an entire standing army!
hiss.
Serena gasped, her pupils suddenly dilated.
This size?!
A giant soldier? Or a demigod-level hero like the teacher? !
"Little guy, these two horses are in your hands. Take good care of them."
The Cyclops roared and went back into the stable.
Everyone's ears were buzzing from the Cyclops' roar, and before they could respond, they heard the cries of the seven doves.
"Hey! Serena! Bring the troops here!"
Qi Ge stood on the head of the super giant elemental horse and waved vigorously at everyone.
"Look, it's Master Xingfeng!"
"Master Xingfeng has a horse! Master Xingfeng is on the horse's head!"
"Oh my god! What a big horse!"
Serena was delighted. Xingfeng was really powerful. With these two horses, the troops would be able to reach the front line in time.
The two super-giant elemental horses slowly squatted on the ground, and under Serena's command, all the troops climbed onto the horses' backs.
Those who need to grab the horse's hair should grab the horse's hair, and those who need to change the magic lamp should change the magic lamp.
The mobility problem of the standing army was easily solved by two super-giant elemental horses.
"Charge! Target, the City of Plenty!"
Yulu~~
At Qi Ge's command, the two super-giant elemental horses began to run quickly.
As they ran, their bodies gradually turned into elements.
One horse turned into a fiery red fire elemental, and the other turned into an aqua blue water elemental.
The two horses wrapped the standing army and each entered the elemental world, running quickly in the elemental world.
In just twenty minutes, Serena and Qige arrived near the front line of the City of Riches!
Yulu~~
After putting everyone down, the two super-giant elemental horses snorted, turned around and disappeared into the elemental world.
Serena pulled Qi Ge's sleeve and asked, "Xing Feng, what should we do next?"
Qi Ge answered seriously:
"We will hide our troops first, and then we two will reunite with them separately, and lie that all our troops have been wiped out.
I suspect PickleJam has some tricks up his sleeve for us.
Hiding the troops can serve as our trump card and surprise force."
"Okay!" Serena nodded vigorously. "Xingfeng, I'll listen to you."
"Wait a minute, Lord Xingfeng, but where can we hide so many troops?"
The War Mage asked in a very unromantic way at this time.
Qi Ge pointed to the ground and said:
“Before I came here, I checked the Geography of Bracada. There are many complicated tunnels under the rich city.
These tunnels were dug by cavemen who once lived underground in the rich city. They are interconnected and intricate.
You will be very safe hiding in there.
We can leave the communication treasure behind and call you when we need you.
You guys go ahead and wait for orders."
"Tunnel? How do we get in there?"
Qi Ge smiled mysteriously and said, "Follow me!"