Fimbert, the Mountain City of the Mists, is the capital of the San Antonio del Amu Mountains. It is civilized with spices and gemstone processing industries and is located in the mountains surrounded by mountains.
Its history is quite legendary. At first, it was just an unfertile mountain village, but the most dangerous thing is that there are dangerous beasts among such mountains. According to legend, among the mist-shrouded mountains,
There are also demons who are omnipotent but prey on humans.
According to legend, as long as someone goes into the mountains, no one can come back. People often disappear in mountain cities. Mountain people say they were taken away by demons.
But more than 700 years ago, there was a brave young man, Amu, who took the initiative to go into the mountains, battled wits and courage with demons, and obtained the spice called "Longai" that made his hometown rich.
Seed and gem mining, processing technology.
And Amu himself, who used to acquire a large amount of wealth to build this Burnbert transfer station, commercial bazaar, and military fortress, not only became the first generation lord of this city, but also became a hero passed down from generation to generation among the tribesmen, and even gradually continued to
This mountainous area is also named after this.
Because the history is too long, no one has taken such legends seriously for a long time. After all, demons and other things are unreliable in the first place. Nowadays, there are no disappearances. As for those explorers who walked into the mountains but did not return, considering
The roar of beasts that occasionally echoed in the mountains, and their ending have more reliable explanations and conjectures.
%∷,w≥, Although the times have changed the surrounding environment beyond recognition, and even the gem mining areas that the Amu Mountains rely on for a living have been exhausted, the Longai and gem processing industries are still important in the Amu Mountains.
economic pillar.
Every year, countless caravans cross the mountains. They bring precious jade and raw gemstones, and take away spices and finished gemstones. Especially some magic gemstones that require special craftsmanship. The super gemsmith here is the master.
A family with a face.
But probably no one in the Amu people at that time thought that legends would one day become reality. The legends of their ancestors seven hundred years ago would become a burden to their descendants.
"Hello, we are debtors. Please fulfill the agreement between Amu and us back then. Please return half of the wealth we got because of him. If you don't have money? Then use land to pay for it."
Ogre monsters really exist. The hero Amu actually signed a contract. The treasures and technology he got from the monsters were not free. There were actually part of the monsters in those gains. Now these monsters have returned to the human world.
, became a creditor.
Well, at this point, I'm afraid everyone knows the true face of these monsters.
"Trolls, many trolls, including jungle trolls, snow trolls, fire trolls..."
When those trolls with hateful faces came out of the misty mountains, they even brought the contract with them many years ago.
Even if it was well kept, the handwriting on the dim paper that had been used for hundreds of years was already unclear. What really prevented the contract from becoming a waste of paper was the army of trolls that followed. More than 20 people actually walked out of this mountainous area.
An army of thousands of trolls.
At this point, I'm afraid everyone can guess the whole story. The trolls, the losers of the holy war, fled deep into the mountains here, and the so-called monster legends came into existence. However, they could not make a single move for so many years.
There are no rumors, but it is enough to prove the perseverance of the troll family.
According to historical records, these trolls who are good at witchcraft and primitive shamanism have records of using potions and magic gems in a variety of religious and magic rituals. In pursuit of the origin of the soul, their attainments in herbalism are far more advanced than at the same time.
For the elves of the early days, knowledge is power and wealth. It is very possible for their unique knowledge to make a remote mountain town prosperous again.
As for why they chose Amu to sign such a contract that was obviously impossible to fulfill...
"...As long as a warrior who has crossed countless dangerous scenes and reached the depths of the mountains can save his life in a competition with our warriors, it doesn't matter if we give him a small gift. Our tribe is not a barbaric tribe, and we respect bravery.
Man. After so many years, Amu is not the only one who has signed this 'half and half' contract, but he is the only one who has truly fulfilled it to this point. Amu is indeed a true brave man."
No one knows whether this is true, but the words of this strange "neighbor" at least make many people feel a little better. After all, Amu is also a hero in the clan, and is so respected by outsiders.
Gained some face.
Of course, what really made these "creditors" arrogantly leave behind was their powerful legions. A famous warrior in the mountains was cut in half by a troll squad leader. The militia organization, which totaled no more than three thousand, was destroyed in just three hours.
The entire army was destroyed, and since they couldn't fight or resist, they had no choice but to believe whatever the other party said.
The Amu Mountains are close to uninhabited mountains, and there are no imaginary enemies at all. The only permanent forces are the guards and militia of the mountain city. The former can probably deal with the troublesome mountain people, while the main imaginary enemies of the latter are the wild beasts in the mountains, and reinforcements need to be organized.
If so, I am afraid that the lords of several other provinces will be mobilized together, which will not happen in a short while.
However, the Templar Church and the Paladins, who should have actively responded to this kind of thing, have fallen into their own troubles, at least in the short term. Therefore, in just two days, the people of the Amu Mountains have
The mountain people cut off contact with human society and became vassals of the trolls.
This is no longer hundreds of years ago when there was no communication in the mountains. Merchants have also brought the culture and common sense of the new era. Trolls have a bad reputation. Their nature of feeding on other intelligent creatures makes the mountain people extremely afraid.
Even though they say they have changed this habit, the skull ornaments on their necks and the sharp teeth make people uneasy.
But they took their time and used practical actions to change ordinary people's understanding of it. They took the initiative to distribute food in the streets, sent long and good-looking troll women to play with the children, and let the old hunters and mountain hunters talk about those things.
Survival experience in the mountains.
Of course, considering the sensitive pride of their opponents, they also have heroes who admire the unique culture and legends of the mountain people.
Those rations called "bread fruits" were very delicious and suddenly became popular in the city. And the jewelers, herbalists, and alchemists of the upper class of the mountain people obtained a large number of new formulas and precious materials. What "
Various promises such as "a gemstone city of the future" and "a city of art ruled by merchants and craftsmen" are also exciting to people's imagination.
I have to say that the trolls did a good job. This is much more effective than any forced invasion. There must be capable planning and a complete set of strategic support behind it.
As strangers who are "familiar" to the entire plane, their first appearance has a very important impact on the world. If it were the same cannibalism as in the story, I am afraid everyone would fight it to the end, and if they could
There is a slightly softened image, such as a friendly alien who plans to integrate into the world. At least it will save a lot of trouble.
Of course, not everyone among the mountain people accused this of being a disguise, but as a result, these "smart people" disappeared inexplicably soon.
A large amount of daily necessities were suddenly "transformed", and the free food and gold coins benefited all the mountain people. The trolls who were willing to throw away money almost completed their strategic deployment, and even the goblins hiding in the shadows
, and have also prepared extra manuscript paper.
Yes, almost. The problem is not that some brave or conqueror suddenly jumped out. San Antonio itself has a lot of troubles. This worthless mountain area will not be ranked for a while, something is wrong.
It's the trolls themselves.
"Kill them and bring their heads to the altar."
At a certain point in time, the amiable troll uncle last night suddenly turned into a ferocious villain. The troll warrior who had frowned and forced a smile just now was now throwing deadly missiles with bloodthirsty brilliance.
of spear.
The killing came very suddenly and ended very quickly. In less than twelve hours, when hundreds of thousands of trolls started the killing competition, only a few of the 170,000 people in the mountain city could survive or escape.
Thousands of people, on the altar made of skeletons, countless dead heads were placed on it. They still can't figure out why this happened, why they had a good conversation yesterday, but today they are killing people.
The entire city was shrouded in blood and stench, and bloodthirsty trolls hunted back and forth like demons. However, those survivors who were concentrated near the city gate were lucky enough to witness what happened next.
All the altars were lit up one by one, and the red light pillars ignited the clouds in the sky. Even during the day, the sun disappeared without a trace. When the night and the red blood moon in the sky suddenly came, all the altars were lit up.
The blood begins to boil,
Move and eventually merge into a purple-red blood pool.
Under the words of the troll witch doctor and shaman, the blood pool had an inexplicable relationship with the blood moon in mid-air. The blood-red light fell down, but the blood pool seemed to be transformed into a living thing, getting bigger and bigger, and the blood became more and more.
It became thicker and thicker, and eventually expanded to nearly ten times its area, swallowing all the remaining living people.
Those who remain at the end are either young and strong brave men, or wise and mature old men. They will become the best sacrifices.
And when the first blood-red ram-horned demon walked out of the boiling blood pool, the exhausted great witch doctor Hallet finally breathed a sigh of relief. For the scene in front of him, the trolls destroyed the entire strategic plan. If
If he still fails, even as the leader of the Poison Spear Tribe, he still has no chance of survival.
One by one, the goat-horned demons walked out of the blood pool. They were not very tall, but their triangular sheep faces were a bit funny. The hooves of their lower limbs were also similar to those of satyrs, but the upper bodies of satyrs were purely human.
There is no such thing as form
Paine, the leader of the goat-horned demon, is a giant gray goat-horned demon. He just came out, shook the blood on his body, and casually put the incomplete flesh and blood of the surrounding sacrifices in his mouth to chew. After hastily feasting on the blood food, he ran away
Returning to the blood pool, he pushed the troll's caster away, stood on the edge of the blood pool, tore open his own arm to bleed, and kept chanting incantations to expand the area of the gate to the lower plane.
They are scythe-horned demons. It is said that they were once a special demonized form of fallen satyrs and bull demons. They are also a group of demons who are good at casting spells. Let them become the first pioneers, which already explains a lot of problems.
With the help of the goat-horned demon, the blood pool became larger and larger. However, the goat-horned demon, which had exhausted all its magic power in advance, was directly thrown back into the blood pool by Pan's order. It turned into a pool of blood while wailing, and became a blood pool.
Seeing the scene in front of him, the horned devil could only step up his spell casting. He even began to mutilate his own limbs as sacrifices, hoping to stabilize the plane gate as soon as possible.
Finally, when the horned devil had not jumped out of the blood pool for more than 20 minutes, a red ghost claw suddenly poked out of it. He accidentally touched the city wall, and then grabbed a few of them casually.
The trolls and horned demons were then thrown directly back into the blood pool.
While those unlucky ones were still wailing in mid-air, the blood pool suddenly retreated rapidly, as if the portal was about to collapse. But Pann showed a smile that was uglier than crying. While retreating quickly, he was still screaming to the sky.
, seems to be happy?
"Ahhh!"
Before the unlucky ones caught by the giant hands could fall to the ground, the huge mouth that swallowed half of the blood pool swallowed them all in one bite, and the last miserable howl was from the gap between the teeth.
The bloody sacrifices are still going on, but the Abyss Lord incarnated by the giant mouth has already come to the world. What enters this world now is only the abyss lord that is more than thirty meters wide.
"Blood food, more blood food! Delicious...delicious...devour...evolve!"
But this being, who was at least at the level of a demon earl, seemed a little confused and couldn't even speak clearly.
"Beculus, the Devourer of Purgatory? How could it be him?"
Hallett, the great witch doctor, recognized that evil and noble existence. However, he quietly hesitated. The original expectation of negotiating with the demon boss was canceled. In front of this demon lord, even if he could save his life, he still didn't want to die.
Already.
Beculus, the Devourer of Purgatory, is an extremely senior demon lord. Although his individual strength is considered to be top among the demon counts, he regards his appetite more than anything else, so he is undoubtedly the worst reinforcement.
Hallett's army of trolls isn't enough for it.
And Beculus seemed to be stuck in the gate of the plane. He kept roaring, and the goat-horned demons were busy running back and forth, trying to rescue their monarch.
Obviously, these sacrifices were not enough for such a demon boss to come to the main plane. However, the impatient Beculus had no habit of waiting. Paine, the leader of the horned demon, spent a lot of time persuading and explaining.
After that, Beculus finally retracted a little, at least part of the blood pool space leaked out, but those eight blood eyes with appetite and desire to kill clearly showed their desire.
So, the demons jumped out of the blood pool again, but this time they were not "weak" ones like the Ram-horned Demon.
, but the killing demons such as the mad warrior demon, the dragon-tailed demon, the devourer demon, etc. Some of them are tall and powerful, and can crush the giant's head with just one punch, while some have poisonous stinging wings.
Start looking for your new prey in the sky.
Although there are general classifications of demons that are good at evolution and devouring, the evolution of each individual is strange and the abilities vary greatly. It can be said that there is no identical demon in the world. If you insist on finding a similar point for analogy, the uglier one will be.
The stronger the demons become, the more ferocious they become. All demons are the most unwelcome guests in every plane. They can do nothing but create ruins and no-man's land.
The demon warlord waved his whip in mid-air, but there was no need for it, because the eyes of the demon lord with appetite and desire for killing were more effective than any other means of supervising the battle. The demons completed the reorganization with extremely high efficiency, and then went directly to kill the outside world.
, they want to find enough sacrifices for their master, and a new round of killing night has been staged in advance.
"It's finally done."
Hallet, who had been hiding in the corner, breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the demon lord has arrived, he and his tribe will naturally retreat. No, it should be said that if they don't leave quickly, he and his tribe will probably become the demon lord's subordinates in front of him.
dessert.
Agreements? Plans? Allies? High-level demons don't think so much. In their brains filled with muscle instincts and reflex nerves, plans and other things are executed smoothly when they remember them. If they forget, forget it.
The losses caused by not executing the plan and the punishment from superiors? First of all, demons rarely consider the battle situation and strategy. Secondly, the demon lords who can occupy a plane of the bottomless abyss alone are the second largest in the world.
, the so-called superiors did not exist from the beginning. Rather than being a companion who came together for a common goal, they were more like bastards who hurried over to have a dinner when someone called for them to enjoy killing and flesh and blood in the main plane.
But this extremely simple thinking model gave them the most suitable evolutionary route. Demons will always grow in killing, but in terms of the overall combat power of the group, the demons with unlimited stamina will definitely be the most powerful demons in the multi-dimensional world.
The strongest existence.
As for whether eating allies will cause losses to the plan? Most hungry demon lords will think about it after eating them, but for the trolls, it is completely too late.
"Damn it, I obviously support the original plan, why did you send me..."
Yes, the trolls who lost everything in the Holy War have long chosen the Chaos God and the Chaos Abyss as their new masters. Even many purgatory trolls have lived in the lower plane for a long time and can no longer return to the main plane through normal means.
plane.
The original plan of the trolls was completely different. They should win the recognition of the human world at all costs, at least not be regarded as a major threat, and then gradually encroach on the surrounding city-states and lands, secretly becoming the outpost of the demon army, and
It's not as simple as just coming up and killing them.
But sometimes plans just don't change as fast as they do. After all, the sudden change in the trolls' strategy actually has a lot to do with Roland.
Although there is no timetable for the holy war, there are still some unspoken rules. Mortal races have opponents who are also mortals. The gods of order have the sworn enemies of the evil god of chaos. Soldiers face soldiers, adversaries and generals. Only when the opposing generals are pulled out can they start killing the other side's soldiers.
.
This unspoken rule is based on the actual situation and the capabilities of both parties. Today's elemental tide is still far from its peak. Sending powerful combat forces to the human world is expensive and not cost-effective. Especially the demons will suffer a lot.
Therefore, now should be the time for the agent-led outpost battle.
But now, this unspoken rule and tacit understanding has been broken by the main god of light on the order side. Not only has he incarnated as the main god, but a large number of low- and middle-level angels and slave god incarnations used in battle have descended to earth, which has undoubtedly broken the balance of power.
, accelerated the progress of the Holy War, so, as a reciprocal response, Chaos Abyss also sent out its own ferocious beasts and demon legions. The result was that under the influence of the butterfly reaction, the high-level combat power of demons and angels were comparable.
Much earlier than expected.
Fortunately, the low-level elemental tide still restricts the demons. A city-state's sacrifice only brought half a demon count and half a legion. Even if the demons came to the main plane, they wanted to expand their combat power and obtain more.
The results of the battle are not easy. After all, there is definitely a problem with the supply of their soldiers.
If the Holy Church organizes an expeditionary force at this time, they may not be able to quickly eliminate this trouble, but considering their current difficult situation, it is better not to think too much.
And when the butterfly effect makes the trouble bigger and bigger, the disaster in the main plane is getting closer and closer, but at this time, Roland is doing the same evil behavior as summoning the devil. He is summoning the devil!
