The first battle was obviously a bit tragic, which also changed Dio's view of Reggie. Reggie's weapons seemed not that powerful, especially the musket, which in Dio's opinion was not as useful as the mountain monster's stone hammer.
In the past few decades, the mountain demons have killed countless rock demons with their stone hammers. In Dio's view, stone hammers made from the hardest rock on the top of the mountain are the only nemesis of the rock demons.
Reggie was too lazy to have such a boring argument with Dio. Even if the rock demon's body was really as hard as rock, it would still be vulnerable to artillery.
What makes Reggie even more troublesome now is the habits and quantity of the demons.
The number of Frozen Demons is not that large, only about two to three hundred, but in the ice and snow, they can hide their bodies at any time. If they have to face enemy raids in every battle, I am afraid that the artillery will not be able to show its due effect.
power.
The situation of the rock demons is even more special. They can freely shuttle through the gaps in the rocks, which means that they can appear in any corner of the Lost Mountain, and their number is astonishingly large. According to Dio's estimation,
There may be more than two thousand rock demons in the mountains.
"We must find a way to force them out and fight a decisive battle on a suitable battlefield."
"If there really was a decisive battle, I would have driven out all these damn demons long ago," Dio sighed, "They are like fleas on a mountain, they can never be killed cleanly."
"That's not necessarily true," Reggie laughed, "I don't have fleas on me."
Dio looked at Reggie and said with a slightly mocking smile: "It's almost there."
Reggie looked at Laduca in the distance. He was rubbing his head happily on the stone with a face full of intoxication. It was indeed not easy to kill all the fleas, and the rock demon was even more difficult to deal with than the fleas. They
It does not live on the surface of the mountain, but lives in the body of the mountain like roundworms. If you want to kill roundworms, you cannot rely on violence, but you must find a suitable anthelmintic drug.
Hurley gave a good suggestion: "Catch a live rock demon and give it to Swindell. It won't take a few days to find their weakness."
"You want to capture the Rock Demon alive?" Dio's expression was extremely serious. "It's too difficult. Even we have never captured a Rock Demon warrior alive."
"What are rock demon warriors?" Reggie asked in surprise, "What is the difference between them and ordinary rock demons?"
"I know you have fought against rock demons before and won, but the gray-white rock demons you encountered are the weakest. They are also called predators. Their mission is to find food for other rock demons."
"The rock demon warrior is the black rock demon we saw yesterday?"
"That's the Rock Demon Sentinel. It's stronger than the Predator, but far inferior to the Rock Demon Warrior. The real Rock Demon Warrior is not inferior to the Snow Demon you met yesterday. Their bodies are made of rocks, even if they are used
Even if the war hammer smashes their heads, they will not die, and they can even continue to fight."
You can still continue fighting after having your head blown off? Are there monsters of this level in this world? It's really hard to imagine what kind of life Dio and the mountain monsters have lived in the past few decades.
"You have to catch one alive no matter what," Hurley seemed to be more interested in the rock demon. "Give Swindell three days, he will definitely think of a way."
"But where can we find the rock demon warriors?" Reggie looked at Dio, "They shouldn't show up easily, right?"
Dio remained silent, and Hurley said: "You have been fighting them for decades, and you will definitely be able to find a suitable bait to lure them out."
Reggie smiled bitterly and said: "Do you think this is fishing? There are so many suitable baits."
Dio coughed: "There is still bait..."
Tortosa, who was sitting aside, almost jumped up: "You can't do this, it's of no use!"
Dio hesitated to speak, and Reggie understood what he meant. But Reggie was not in a hurry to tell the truth, but turned his attention to Tortosa: "Sit over here and come to me!"
Tortosa looked at Dio nervously, and Dio whispered: "You are his woman, so you should obey his orders. This is our promise."
Tortosa sat respectfully next to Reggie. Reggie looked at Samantha again and said, "And you, don't look away, I'm talking about you!"
Samantha looked at Reggie angrily and said, "I'm not your woman, why do you yell at me!"
"You are his woman," Dio said, "I have given you to him."
"This is so ridiculous. I traveled thousands of miles to find you, and you actually..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Reggie shouted, "Go get us a drink, hurry up!"
Samantha picked up the wine can with an angry look on her face and poured a glass of Ricotta for Reggie and Dio. Reggie raised the glass and said, "Cheers to the great Turitu!"
Dio was silent for a long time: "It seems you already know what bait is."
"You are the bait. Someone once told me that only you can control the demon king Mandassa. The rock demon will kill you at all costs."
Dio raised his glass and drank it down, looked at Reggie and said, "If I die, will you fulfill your original promise?"
"Don't worry, I will bring all your people to Shattering Snow City. I will do my best to protect them and fight the evil spirits to the end."
Tortosa said angrily: "Just to capture an evil spirit alive, do you want my brother to give his life?"
Reggie looked at Dio and said: "One day, you and I will both die, but please don't worry, at least this time, I can guarantee that you will come back alive."
"What guarantee do you have? You have never seen the Rock Demon Warrior at all!" Tortosa shouted, "So what if you succeed? Swindel is just a madman! Is he more intelligent than our ancestors?"
"He is not a madman. He is my Grand Master of Magic. Don't speak so loudly, otherwise I will teach you a lesson with a whip." Reggie pinched Tortosa's cheek, "But what you said makes sense. I can't
All hope is pinned on Swindell."
Reggie had eight artillery pieces brought from Shattering Snow City. Before finding the Rock Demon's weakness, a head-on battle was the only way to solve the problem.
In addition, Reggie also asked Natalie to rush to Zhilin City and invite Batchelor to the Mountain of the Lost.
In the face of unknown things, Reggie misses his Grand Maester especially. If Swindell fails to find the weakness of the Rock Demon, Batchelor may be able to provide Reggie with some useful information.
On New Year's Eve, Bachelo arrived at the Lost Mountain. He originally had a lot of things to do in Zhilin City. The Dongsang people's New Year had not yet arrived. It was a good time to go to the market, but there was nothing to do.
It's more important than the Lord's call, and Batchelor also brought very important news.
"The spies from the Bayer Kingdom sent news that Sophia is in a bitter battle, but the Bayer Country has not fallen. Sophia still controls at least two-thirds of the territory."
Since the Bayer Kingdom was not captured by the Frost Demon, where did the Frost Demon on the Lost Mountain come from?
According to Dio's speculation, this should be the spell of Demon King Mandassa.
"Mandasa used magic to summon the Frost Demon, but the foundation of the Frost Demon is not here," Dio said with confidence. "When winter is over, the Frost Demon will naturally roll back to the north, and the Lost Mountain will return to peace.
"
"Great Dioturito," Batchelor saluted Dio respectfully, "The devil's ambition is never-ending, and he will never be willing to live under your majesty. There will eventually be a fight between you and the devil.
Decisive battle, why not take this opportunity to eradicate him completely?"
Dio said: "I once heard Regituritu say that you are a rare wise man in this world. Please tell me, what can you do to end this long war?"
Batchelor smiled humbly and said: "My wisdom cannot compete with the devil, let alone the great Turitu, but there is a great wizard who is willing to help you, and he is willing to work with you to eradicate the source of evil.
"
"Great wizard? Can you tell me his name?"
"He is your old friend. He lives on Camel Island. I don't think I need to say his name. You should also know that there is only one wizard in the world who can rival you."
"This really flatters me," Dio looked a little strange, "Maybe it's because I'm old, I really don't remember having such a friend."
I don't know whether Dio really didn't remember or was deliberately pretending to be confused. His attitude made Batchelor a little embarrassed.
"The wizard's name... is Sagatonantita."
"Saga, the underworld wizard." Dio smiled, and there was a cold murderous intent in his laughter, which made Batchelor shudder.
Reggie was looking forward to the help of the Hades Wizard, but now it seems that Dio's impression of the Hades Wizard is not very good. He quickly changed the subject and said: "We are preparing to lure the rock demon out of the ground. My great bachelor,
Do you have any good ideas?"
Just as Batchelor was about to speak, he saw Dio standing up and said: "There is no need to embarrass this wise man, and there is no other way. I will use myself as a bait, and the rock demon warrior will naturally appear when the time comes. Mandasa and I will
After fighting for a lifetime, if I die because of this, please fulfill your promise, protect my people, and turn all the demons in the Lost Mountain into clay!"
Batchelor knew that he had offended Dio, and he shouldn't say another word, but he didn't want this matter to implicate Reggie. They were fighting the devil, and they must not destroy Reggie and Dio at this time.
relationship.
Batchelor chased him to the door and whispered to Dio: "I have no intention of offending you. This is all my own decision and has nothing to do with my lord."
"Why speak so quietly for fear of being heard by the Hades wizard?" Dio sneered, "As a wise man beside Regituritu, you should have more courage. If you are willing, tell me for me.
Saga told him to never come close to my territory. If he dares to set foot on the mountain path of Lost Mountain, I will never let him leave alive."