The sound of war drums encouraged people to move forward. The almost transparent magic light curtain gradually rose, like the deep winter frost that spread rapidly in the sky. Finally, the light curtain tightly covered the entire city. The city gates opened wide and the order was given.
Amidst the sound, the three troops rushed out as quickly and orderly as the rapids of a canal - with bright armor, neat steps, and every shout was full of belief in victory!
The black cloud has been suspended outside the north gate. The distance and direction are full of hostility. It continues to rotate. The center is like a closed one eye, turning up and down, as if something is brewing.
Soon, the troops leaving the city formed a formation under the city wall. They were standard city defense regiments, with cavalry and infantry, and they were also packed with large equipment.
On the city wall behind them, more equipment has been prepared - Cohen Keda and a group of his officers are in the command post on the city wall.
"Your Majesty." Standing on the watchtower, Moya asked softly: "What do you think this is?"
"I think it doesn't matter what it is, the key is what it thinks we are." Cohen stared at the clouds with interest: "But it is obvious that we do not have the strength to attack or resist now."
"Your Majesty." Haiert was a little unhappy: "Let's not mention the attack, but we should have some ways to resist..."
"I said, we don't have it now." Cohen turned around and looked into Geert's eyes: "We don't have it!"
"Okay, then why are we standing here...or, how long are we going to stand here?"
"It's really disgusting and necessary to stand up when both sides feel the need to change." Cohen said a little irritably: "Tell those who keep the images to be careful. A historic moment is coming soon.
Don’t be so scared that you wet your pants!”
The emerging Sibiya Empire, or rather the group of people under Cohen Keda, had the experience of being attacked in the middle of the Dark City's construction, and they had a minimum estimate of the emperor's ability to stir up trouble, so they were waiting for the city.
During the construction of the city, everyone worked very hard to defend the city. Even during the critical war, the city's defense strength was still half. In the period when there was no war, the three defense layers were even more unbreakable - against ordinary offensive methods.
In terms of.
If the opponent's attack comes from the sky and is a large mass of insubstantial clouds, then there will be a situation where the three defense circles are useless. Even a large number of anti-aircraft troops can only watch helplessly.
Unable to help: After a group of winged men approached the cloud, they sadly found that the airflow was too strong and could not continue forward. The only thing they could count on was the defensive magic array in the city, or...or maybe the cloud suddenly realized that it had a conscience.
Withdrew.
But everyone knows that that is definitely impossible!
No matter what this thing is, it won't retreat on its own once it takes a stance. To send a wild dog away, you either give it a slap in the face, or throw a bone or something to it - but it's best not to
Take it from yourself, otherwise next time it will directly take away the food that "belongs to you" from you.
No one knows what the strange object in front of them wants to get in the city. The only thing they know is that this thing is very difficult to get rid of. The three troops standing outside the city wall are not so much blocking its progress as they are standing.
No one who was reviewing it outside, including Cohen, thought of sending troops to charge and kill them. They were just trying to stabilize the situation before appearing.
"Reporting to Your Majesty." A leader of elves' magicians came over and told Cohen the analysis results of several of his subordinate brigades: "Your Majesty, we cannot confirm that this is magic used by humans or other races. In fact, from the scale and height,
Judging from the speed, this is very similar to the background magic when the dark demons officially appeared - according to the data, this is only the demon general level."
"When will the Demon General come out?" The analysis of the magician leader is not far from Cohen's estimate: "Is the turning ball in the middle the place where the Demon General will come out?"
"The information is not sufficient, and we are unable to judge its next intention. Please handle it with caution, His Majesty the Emperor." The leader of the magicians saluted Cohen, then returned to his command position, flipping through the book with half-squinted eyes, until
Until the black cloud outside makes further movements.
There was no warning, no sign of preparation, not even the slightest sound. The black cloud expanded a little, and a dozen huge swirling patterns were torn from the inside. Black lightning flew in all directions, and then was destroyed according to a certain pattern.
They gathered together and bombarded them along the left and right wings. The ground no longer seemed to actually exist, but looked like a layer of smoke penetrated by black needles!
The next moment, the bombarded mud pillars on the ground soared into the sky - black flames were burning on the splashed fertile soil, and strange purple light was reflected in everyone's pupils!
"Your mother!" the little hooligan shouted: "Are you going to make a grand appearance?"
After soaring in the sky for a while, the jumping black flames gradually calmed down, like a wide and truncated waterfall slowly falling to the ground. When the last flame was exhausted and dusted, a strong brilliance was projected from the sphere in the center of the black cloud.
Coming out, a pair of huge black wings emerged from the black flames on the ground, and stretched out in the air with a "Boom!" sound!
At the intersection of the two wing roots, there floated a demon woman wearing armor and holding a long blade. She half-closed her eyes and pointed the long blade, but a strange sense of oppression swept over her. In Cohen's eyes,
In her eyes, she looked so strange at this time. The gleaming metal on the surface had completely covered up her body and soul. Only a few long hair flying behind her shoulders still had a slightly familiar smell.
The black wings have taken away all the darkness between heaven and earth, but the gently swaying wingtips are emitting light outwards, and...and this light does not look evil at all, even a little...well...holy.
"Didn't your parents tell you that fire is very dangerous? If it burns my people, let's see how you end up!" Cohen, who was looking upstairs, sighed: "Bring the little crow here, the real master is about to appear.
!”
After stretching, Cohen was about to take a step, but his hand was held by someone. When he looked back, it was the man in armor, Crow: "Do you have anything to say?"
"You." Crow looked at Cohen with a rare look of concern: "Are you sure?"
"Are you sure? Brother, tell me you are sure?" The smile on Cohen's face was the kind that would make historians grit their teeth. It was definitely not the smile of a positive figure: "I'm not going to fight or discuss business, I'm
Go take advantage!"
"I'll go with you." Crow said without a word of nonsense, "I'll stand behind the city gate."
"You take the initiative to worry about my safety, which makes me very proud." Cohen patted Crow's helmet and regained his serious expression: "I don't know your entanglement with those things, but I don't allow you to step out of the command post.
, there is no need to negotiate, you know I can do what I want you to do but in fact you are not willing to do it - I know I didn't explain it clearly, do you understand? "
"Understood, be careful." The crow returned to his seat.
From the crow's gaze, Cohen saw that he had thought about it.
"The dark demons have arrived in the city. Emperor Sibia, why don't you welcome them quickly!" A cold voice vibrated in the air outside the north gate.
Cohen shouted in a hoarse voice: "Here we come!"
With the sound of the mechanism, the large iron-lined suspension bridge outside the city gate slowly lowered, and finally reached the position with a "pop!". A short horn sounded at the top of the city, and the troops guarding the city gate were divided into two, in a tight formation.
A passage was opened that led directly to the city gate. At the end of the passage, Emperor Sbia was riding slowly on a little crow - without any followers or guards.
Passing over his own troops and passing through the open space in the middle, Cohen Keda leisurely came to the intersection of black wings - if his arrogance in meeting the dark demons was excluded, as if he was out of town for an outing, then he is now,
He only possesses a ceremonial sword whose decorative function is far stronger than its cutting and stabbing function.
All attention.
"That..." Emperor Sibia looked at the Demon General floating not far away, and seemed to be searching for the right words. Finally, he finally found a particularly simple greeting: "Have you eaten?"
After this unprecedented greeting was spoken, the solemn and solemn atmosphere on the scene froze in an instant - and then collapsed. Although he was still a mortal, and although the demons he faced had the ability to destroy everything, when the armies inside and outside the city continued again
There is no trace of inferiority, but many people strain their facial muscles because they have to hold back from laughing.
"The dark demons have summoned Emperor Sibia, and the door of grace is now open to you."
The demon general floating in the air stretched out his left hand, and the small lightning twined on the glove gathered into a ball, slowly falling down, and when it approached the ground, it opened with a "Zhi..." sound, turning into a simple door.
, it seems that they want Cohen to go in.
"Um... suddenly talking about this kind of thing..." Emperor Sibia glanced at the door of grace in front of him with suspicious eyes: "I, I haven't eaten yet!"
"You dare to disobey!" The vibrating voice in the air suddenly intensified: "This is the will of the dark demons!"
"Kind words, those are polite words!" Cohen chuckled, clearly trying to please him, but there wasn't even the slightest expression of flattery on his face: "After all, I'm still the emperor of the Sbia Empire, and I entered without even showing any signs of it.
If I open the door of your house, someone will come back to trouble me... This person is quiet and soft-spoken, so it's not easy to live... I'll go in! Isn't it okay for me to go in? "
As Emperor Sibia finished speaking, the purple lightning faded from the long blade in the Demon General's hand.
Cohen turned around, waved to the troops behind him, straightened his clothes, and stepped into the door of grace - the light curtain rippled with water, and his figure disappeared.
Surprisingly, there is nothing strange about this door. It just blocks sight and sound, forming a relatively closed space. It does not transport Cohen thousands of miles away, and there are no bizarre scenes. It is still outside the north gate of the city.
The distance did not change even an inch, and the time did not change for a moment. There was even a small crater in front of Cohen caused by the previous explosion...
Not far from the front, there is a huge obsidian chair, and a demon woman wearing a crown and a purple dress is sitting on it. Her appearance is stunning, and her temperament is quite worthy of the audience, but...
Even her expressionless face is a compliment... In short, this woman is overlapping with an image in Cohen's inner memory, the princess of the dark demon clan!
This was supposed to be a high-level meeting, but there was no suitable intermediary at the scene. In other words, Emperor Sibia would not be able to fully use his ability to adapt to the situation and adapt to the situation... For the above reasons, Cohen prepared
Through his own efforts to create some atmosphere, the expression on his face gradually became richer.
"Xiao... Xiaoqiang!" The little hooligan seemed to have discovered something, and he threw himself sadly at the small pit in front of him.
"Crack!" Before the little hooligan could pounce, a bolt of black lightning fell from the sky, turning the small pit into a large pit.
"I am not the eldest princess of the Light God Clan. I don't like people, especially humans, acting like clowns in front of me." The demon woman sitting on the obsidian chair put her left hand back to its original place: "You should hold your breath.
Be attentive and fearful."
"These are the rules of the game for the Dark Demon Clan?" Shaking the dust off his body, Cohen Keda sneered twice: "To be honest, the Sbia Empire has no intention of abandoning its belief in the Light God Clan, so I don't intend to join either.
A game of dark demons.”
"I appreciate your actions in maintaining Sibiya's dignity, but at the same time, I despise your attitude of self-deception." The Demon Clan Princess replied: "Sibiya expelled all the priests of the Temple of Light. In addition to abandoning your faith, you
Is there any other explanation?"
"In fact, I just have a reasonable explanation - the Temple of Light is in urgent need of repairs and the construction period is long. It is a good opportunity for the priests stationed in Sbia to return to Paradise Island for a vacation." Cohen nodded and said:
"So, the priests of the temple are leaving temporarily and are not of the same nature as the priests of the Demon Exorcist Temple of the Sbia Empire."
"In fact, I came here precisely because of the expulsion of the demon temple priests from the Sibia Empire." The Demon Clan Princess also nodded slightly: "It's rare that you are willing to admit it to yourself, but it saves me a lot of trouble.
.”
"What? Do the dark demons think that I am a person who dares to do something but not be worthy?"
"What? Are you someone who dares to do something?"
"Let's discuss it. Don't go too far for a consistent answer." It was obvious that Emperor Sibia was slowly changing the subject.
"I don't need your unanimous answer." The demon princess calmly brought the topic back, "You are the emperor, and you should have seen that expelling the demon temple priests was a mistake. I, now, want you to correct this mistake.
.”
"Although I am the emperor, everyone knows that I am a half-hearted person who entered the emperor's circle halfway. I am not very familiar with the emperor's business." Cohen laughed at himself: "Besides, I can't see that the priest of the Demon Exorcist Temple is a
Error, you have to know..."
"You must know that I am not interested in your reasons. All I want is a result." The Demon Clan Princess interrupted Cohen's words appropriately: "This is why the Dark Demon Clan has summoned you so formally."
"Let me use my imagination." Emperor Sibia put his hands behind his back and walked back and forth: "Suppose, the so-called correction of this error means that the Sibia Empire cancels the order to expel the Dark Demon Palace?"
"You should understand that simply canceling the expulsion order is not enough to express the sincerity of the Sbia Empire."
"Although it's a bit embarrassing, I still have to confess that I am very stupid, and I am not generally lazy. I always only know what I am thinking and never know what others are thinking." Cohen shook his head in distress and said, "So
, I will be embarrassed to tell others, if you have requests, it is best to tell me directly, otherwise... I will not know."
"The dark demons never do anything that is not absolutely certain, and they rarely come to the mortal world officially. No matter who is summoned, he must pay a price commensurate with this honor." The eldest princess of the demon clan said plainly.
The tone said: "Today, the only price Emperor Sibia can pay is to promise that the Dark Demon Palace will be free to spread its faith anywhere in the Sibia Empire in the future."
"The Dark Demon Temple wants to spread faith throughout the entire Sibia Empire?" Even Cohen Keda was shocked by this request: "I'm not crazy yet. The Sibia Empire still has faith! Could it be that there is still faith in the Sibia Empire?
Are the dark demons going to war with the light gods?"
"You don't need to know about the dark demons and the light gods." The demon woman replied.
"I will lose my head! There are many other people who will lose their heads!" Cohen could hardly suppress his burning anger: "When the Light God Clan comes to visit, what can Sibiya explain to the Light God Clan?"
"That's Sibia's matter. I don't need to know." The demon woman replied slowly: "As you asked, I have told you what I want. Now, it should be you who pay.
It’s time to pay the price.”
"It can't be done." Cohen shook his head gently: "If we agree to this, the Sibia Empire will be destroyed in an instant."
"You must also know that what happens to the Sibia Empire in the future is not of my concern. What I want to do is just the matter in front of me." The Demon Clan Princess remained unmoved: "Today's formal meeting is certainly possible.
It can bring supreme glory to Sibia, but it can also bring endless suffering to Sibia. The choice is all up to you, you are the emperor of Sibia."
Cohen's expression was a little cold, and he was stunned for a while. After he recovered, he slowly said: "Please allow me to digress, because I don't understand the rules of the dark demon clan at all, so I want to ask
Let me tell you, what is the purpose of today’s official meeting?”
"I think you have heard clearly outside that this advent ceremony is the door to grace."
"If I understand correctly, the Gate of Grace means...as a summoned person, what will I get? Yes, people with the demon attribute should feel honored, but I am not a demon person, so
Honors are not included." Cohen's tone was slower, and in the end he was almost considering it verbatim: "But, I didn't see anything but disaster."
"It is true that according to the convention, the reward comes first." The demon princess replied: "Because Sibia is not a demon empire, so I have changed the order. Well, since you mentioned it, then let the reward come first.
It doesn’t hurt to take a look.”
Hearing this demonic woman finish speaking in a rigid tone, Cohen couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Although he knew early on that this was a business, if he indulged himself too deeply in the role he played, he would sometimes worry too much about it.
And uneasy. Now that the general scope of this business has been determined, the next step is to see what price the dark demons offer.
The Demon Clan Princess lazily raised her left hand, and a small black dot appeared on the horizon behind her. As her finger moved, the small black dot quickly flew towards Cohen's foothold, and its size was also small in this short time. It increased in time! At the last moment, this thing stayed less than five arms away from Cohen - exactly where the finger of the demon princess was pointing.
The airflow that followed it almost knocked Cohen over.
After removing the hand that was blocking his eyes, Cohen saw clearly that it was a sphere that was two people tall and made of dark red vines. There were delicate flowers blooming on the surface. Every color on the petals was delicate and delicate, and it also emitted It has a faint fragrance. If you look closely, there is a faint blood-like liquid flowing out from the inside of the sphere along the vine branches, but it is absorbed cleanly every time, as if it is nutrients.
"I have to say that the dark demons have a really unique way of appreciating plants." Cohen really couldn't see anything special about this plant: "But in my imperial garden, there are already many exotic flowers and plants... …”
The Demon Clan Princess smiled slightly and stretched out the fingers of her left hand. The two-person tall vine ball opened up in layers like a blooming flower, revealing the core wrapped inside - the hair sticking to the beautiful face and the slender eyelashes. Trembling slightly, the perfect body was hung upside down in the air by countless tiny vines, and blood was flowing down the vines - she was, she was, she was...
The first demon general!
"I will give you this sinner as a gift." The Demon Clan Princess smiled and said, "What do you think?"
If you want to see the idiot-looking emperor, please come to the north gate of the city. (To be continued)