"Ding~, congratulations, leader, your wonder: Hero Oracle has been officially activated!"
Li De, who was watching the battle report at the headquarters, suddenly heard such a prompt and was startled on the spot. When he realized what it was, he briefly browsed the detailed description.
'It has nothing to do with force, only those who dare to sacrifice are true heroes. Heroes who dare to sacrifice are infused with souls by the oracle. Heroes will die one day, and even their souls may completely dissipate. But the will of a hero will never be erased.
The fire will be passed down from generation to generation.
As long as the heroism lasts, people in your civilization will awaken and continue to follow the footsteps of the pioneers! (Organize citizens to visit the oracle regularly, and there is a chance that the citizens will awaken the heroic qualities of the current oracle. The current qualities
: Clarify the world·Li De, sacrifice one's life·Chen Kuifeng, work silently·Fan Cleef.
The probability of awakening in different age groups: old people: 5%, middle-aged people: 7%, middle-aged people: 10%, young people: 20%, teenagers: 30%, children: ???)’
After seeing all this, a fire suddenly lit up in Li De's heart. At the same time, he was also keenly aware that something might have happened to Chen Stormstout in Liusha Town, although there was no battle report there yet.
However, Li De was already relieved. As he said before, he trusted Lao Chen immensely.
"Report, report from the direction of Liusha Town!"
Martin Lei trotted over quickly, and Li De took it over and exchanged opinions with Lothar and others.
"Chen Stormstout has fulfilled his mission. They have been entangled with the enemies of the Corruption Nest for eleven hours, which not only bought us time, but also exposed the enemy's intentions."
Krasus and Chen Stormstout were also old friends. They recognized his abilities during the operation to rescue the Red Dragon Queen, but the opponent's performance in this battle still shocked him.
"The news that the Zerg swarm is going to encircle us is not good. As you can see from the battle that just ended, the fighting power of the Zerg swarm is quite terrifying."
Grand Magister Antonidas stroked his beard and pondered. In the recent battle, even he, the highest commander, participated in the battle, which shows how intense it was.
In comparison, Magni Bronzebeard seems much more optimistic.
"Well, no matter how hard you push, you are just a bunch of bugs. The ancient city of Petra opened my eyes, and the power of the elemental messenger is also amazing.
If we stick to the ancient city of Petra, we can destroy no matter how many enemies come.
Aren’t the swarms planning to surround us from both sides? We happen to be right here in the ancient city of Petra, so we can give them a center to bloom and completely eliminate those dirty things.”
Antonidas frowned, he never liked this kind of blind optimism.
"Your Majesty Magni, I admit that the elemental storm was spectacular. It directly wiped out a legion of the insect swarm, but..."
Before the Grand Magister finished speaking, Marshal Lothar gave an explanation.
"It's best to use that level of power sparingly. The central blooming tactic is also ill-considered. The tireless insect swarm doesn't need to consider logistical issues. We do."
"Okay, I take back my previous proposal."
After Magni figured this out, he no longer struggled.
Lothar stood up and walked to the map. What was drawn on it was the terrain northwest of Tanaris. It included Zul'Farrak, Gadgetzan, Quicksand Town, the Corruption Nest, the ancient city of Petra, and a corner of the Clear Spring Plain.
"The fall of Quicksand Town is not entirely a bad thing. Now the situation between us and the enemy is clearer. It seems that the swarm has blocked Zul'Farrak's way south, but in fact we have never thought of using Zul'Farrak as a strategic pivot.
The premature exposure of the swarm plan also resulted in them no longer being able to pose an effective threat to Zul'Farrak.
What we have to do next is to build a line of defense from Gadgetzan - the ancient city of Petra - the Great Pyramid of Qingquan Plain - the Cave of Time, and completely block the enemy to the west and south of the defense line."
The pointing stick in Lothar's hand tapped each point on the map. When it came to the Great Pyramid and the Cave of Time, which were not on the map, the pointing stick also extended out of the map and pointed on the wall. At this time, the orderly
I also added a map to the east of Qingquan Plain in due course, and found that their locations were exactly the same as Lothar's virtual point on the wall.
“One of the important responsibilities of the bronze dragon in the Cave of Time is to guard the Great Rift. The insect swarm is still somewhat wary of the dragon and is unlikely to take the initiative to attack.
We have just had a battle in the ancient city of Petra, and it is unlikely that the enemy will attack the ancient city of Petra again in a short period of time. Master Chen also caused heavy losses to them in the direction of the Nest of Corruption. So I speculate that the enemy's move
The first attack is at: Qingquan Plain, the Great Pyramid."
The commander's pencil drew lines on the map, which eventually turned into the departure of teams.
After resting and reorganizing, the second and fifth columns were sent to the Qingquan Plain because of their good mobility, where Haggard was responsible for the logistics and supply work.
The third and fourth columns were stationed in the ancient city of Petra. The replaced six, seven, and eight columns were still the general reserve team. The remaining column was sent to Gadgetzan, where they met with their commanders.
Convergence.
As the commander of the First Column, Chen Stormstout and Ashkandi were receiving hero treatment in Zul'Farrak. As the acting mayor of Zul'Farrak, Zakaze paid tribute to the two and the warriors behind them.
Highest respect.
However, both of them showed little interest in the celebration banquet held by Zakaze. After politely declining, they took the team down to rest.
Ashkandi could tell that Chen Stormstout was not only tired, but also had something serious on his mind.
"Master Chen, what's wrong with you?"
Lao Chen, who has made great progress, has a more depressed temperament.
"One hundred and eight."
Such a number suddenly came out of Lao Chen's mouth.
"what did you say?"
Ashkandi was confused.
"One hundred and eight, the number of people who died in this battle. I remember every one of their faces, but I haven't remembered their names. Among them, seven of them jumped into the cracks to save others on the way back.
Twelve people. Those who sacrificed their lives are the real heroes."
…
After Lao Chen and the others left, the guards around Zakaze looked unhappy.
"How dare they be so arrogant and rude to your thoughts?!"
Zakaze calmly stopped his cronies.
"After all, he is the hero who saved our people, so how can you, a slave, make irresponsible remarks? And among the 1,000 people they rescued, there were 600 trolls."
Hearing what Zakaze said, the confidant quickly confessed and kept silent.
Another henchman glanced at his companion with disdain. This idiot even had such low-level methods to please adults.
"With the destruction of Quicksand Town, Zul'Farrak's importance has also increased. In the future, your status in the entire Protectorate will become higher and higher."
This sentence scratched Zakaze's itch, but he still said it with a serious face.
"Shut up, don't mention such bastard words next time. Zul'Farrak is a must-pass for Feralas' transportation line. I can be responsible for the transportation of raw meat and other materials because of the trust of the governor and the clan leader.
What status are you talking about?! It sounds like I'm looking forward to the destruction of Quicksand Town?!"
Zakaze's words were so severe that two of his cronies were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness. It took a while before they were forgiven and got up.
It was only at this moment that Zakaze muttered to himself in an understatement.
"But the burden on me is indeed heavier than before, and I have to do my best to make sure nothing goes wrong."
…
While the Alliance is mobilizing its troops, the swarm is also in intensive action.
Lothar's prediction was almost accurate. Five kilometers away from Qingquan Plain, it was estimated that more than 100,000 silithid scorpions were entrenched here, ready to invade the Great Pyramid.
Li De, who rushed to the front line, held a high-powered telescope to observe the enemy. Although there were images created by the mage on the magic sand table, Li De did not intend to abandon the old method immediately.
"Guard Li De, you have seen it. The bugs have this face. It reminds me of the quicksand battle a thousand years ago... I think they will launch an attack soon, these crazy guys..."
Anaclos stood next to Li De and said that because of his experience in participating in the Quicksand Battle, he is now a staff officer of the high command. However, Li De did not comment on the Bronze Guard's words.
"Is there any news from His Majesty Nozdormu?"
In the battle of the ancient city of Petra that ended not long ago, Nozdormu suddenly decided to leave at the most critical stage of the battle. Fortunately, Li De knew something about the mystery of the bronze dragon, and during the planning stage of the battle
The Bronze Dragon King is not included. At the same time, because of the existence of elemental spirits, the overall battle went smoothly.
"His Majesty feels the threat in the shadows, and this threat is likely to come from our old enemy."
"Old enemy?"
Anaclos did not answer Li De, and Li De did not continue to delve deeper, because this matter had nothing to do with the matter at hand, so he returned to the battle.
"I remember you said that bugs have no emotions or consciousness, so they should also have no self-control, right?"
Seeing Li De talk about the battle in front of him, Anaclos breathed a sigh of relief again.
"That's right, bugs have no ability to control themselves at all. They are just a group of greedy monsters that just keep eating and digging."
Li De put down the telescope and turned around and handed it to Anachronos.
"Is this really true? Look for yourself. The mouthparts of the insects on the opposite side are almost ground to pieces, but the formation can still be seen intact. Even five kilometers away, I can feel these things.
Murderous. But even so, they have not launched an attack yet, but seem to be waiting for something. So I am skeptical about what you just said."
Li De's words reminded Anachronos of horror. Even without a telescope, his eyesight was enough to clearly see five kilometers away. When he matched the scene he saw with Li De's words, the conclusion he drew in his mind was shocking.