Chapter 982 A Coincidental War

"What exactly is going on?"

In the central tent, the atmosphere in the air seemed quite solemn. Commander-in-Chief Iron Ax stared at the map on the long table, his eyebrows furrowed into a deep groove, "There is neither a red line nor a warning. Could it be that so many devils just appeared out of thin air?" Did you conjure it up?"

Although the alarm was sounded immediately and the combat units of the First Army were already in place, confusion and uneasiness still pervaded everyone's minds.

You know, this was an accident that happened under Sylvie's warning. If there were no witches, wouldn't this battle be unnecessary? If the enemy can suddenly appear eight kilometers away, will he appear directly in the camp next time?

If this issue is not investigated clearly, no one can feel relieved.

Outside the tent, the fortress cannon, which had been silent for a long time, once again made an earth-shattering roar, and the rate of fire increased to its peak. Now there was no need to save artillery shells. The most important thing was to reduce the enemy's effective strength as soon as possible.

"It's impossible even if it's a conjuration," Agatha said decisively. "Red mist is a necessity for devils to survive. This has not changed. Otherwise, they would have swept the entire world. Now the number of enemies is close to ten thousand. , there is no red line of supplies, let alone a battle, it will kill them if they come over!"

"According to previous intelligence, the scale of this outpost can support the activities of more than a thousand devils at most," Iron Ax pondered for a moment, "According to your opinion, there is a supply point near us, but the Magic Eye has not discovered it. exist?"

"I can only think so——"

"No, there's another possibility," Edith interrupted. "Since we can make supply lines disappear from the face of the earth, maybe the devil can think of this too."

"Dig a tunnel from the ruins of Taquila?" Agatha shook her head repeatedly, "Let's not talk about whether they have obtained the worm carrier. Just a passage for tens of thousands of devils to move is not a small project. This is different from their initial appearance. The time in Taquila is inconsistent. Besides, with such a big movement, Sylvie must be able to detect something strange."

"I'm not saying start from your hometown," Edith leaned forward and pointed at the target marked as a cross on the map. "What if they just start from the outpost?"

"What do you mean?" Tie Ax asked in a deep voice.

"Don't you think... the location where the devil appears is really strange?" She pulled up her hanging hair, "Think about it, if we were a regular army - whether it was a human noble or an army of the Witch Empire, now What will the situation be like?"

As Beidi Pearl asked, everyone present turned their attention to the map.

Those who could enter the central tent were either staff officials, military commanders, or representatives of the Allied Forces. No one was slow to respond - soon, everyone thought of a possibility.

Suddenly there was a gasp of air in the big tent.

However, this commotion was quickly overshadowed by the rumbling artillery fire outside the tent - in the tremor of the earth, everyone attending the meeting saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

It wasn't until the sound of shelling subsided that the dawn broke the silence and said, "You mean... the outpost is a bait set by the devil?"

According to conventional army deductions, if they want to destroy this outpost, they must get close and launch a siege. This also means that they leave their retreat in the hands of the devil. If the opponent shows up again at this time, it will form a natural outflanking formation with the Taqila ruins. Under attack from both sides, the fate of the First Army can be imagined.

The two-kilometer battlefield can accommodate both sides of the battle. From the map, the formation looks like a huge pocket.

"It's certain that we will definitely come?" Tie Ax asked.

Edith did not answer, but looked at Zoe, the representative of the ancient witch.

Compared to most people, Zoe's expression has hardly changed, and there seems to be a permanent indifference on her face, "If it is the Federation, then it will definitely take action. Allowing the devil to establish an outpost is tantamount to ignoring the expansion of the bloodline. , is a suicidal move for a witch - the fall of a city always begins with the inability to prevent the enemy from expanding." She paused, "It's just that they have never done so."

"Times have changed," said Pearl of the North, spreading his hands. "This can explain a lot of problems. The devil doesn't think that mortals can annihilate the team of terrifying beasts that came to threaten them, so Neverwinter must be a city of witches. That's why we set up this trap. If we're lucky, we can even catch all the fighting witches leaving the city. In order to let us enter the ambush circle, the devil not only gave up the attack halfway, but also took the initiative to shrink the scope of the investigation, just for this moment when the pockets are closed—— What do you think of this hypothesis?"

"Even if this is the case, how did the devil escape Miss Sylvie's detection?" Sir Sirte expressed confusion.

"You may not know something, but her ability is not omniscient and omnipotent." Edith replied, "If I remember correctly, there is a considerable gap between her viewing distance and perspective distance. Coupled with the existence of the terrifying beast, she usually Observation can only be initiated at extreme distances - in this case, the Magic Eye may have ignored a large area."

After hearing this, everyone had vaguely guessed the answer.

"Of course, I'm not blaming Miss Sylvie," Edith sighed, "but we rely too much on her."

Magic power is always an issue that witches cannot ignore. In order to grasp the enemy's movements as much as possible, Sylvie needs to remain vigilant at all times and use every magic power carefully. Seeing through the strata consumes a lot of money, especially when looking at it from a long distance from the sky. Therefore, it is obviously impossible to dig three feet into the entire fertile plain.

According to the principle that devils can only lurk in the red mist area, she should have only scanned the strata around the outpost - and due to the limited sight distance, the depth was not estimated to be too deep.

Agatha frowned, "We can verify this now." Then she activated the listening sigil, "Sylvie, can you see what's going on beneath the ground of the devil's army?"

"Underground?" Sylvie, who was guiding the bombardment, was slightly startled, "I can try, but the magic power..."

"It doesn't matter."

"I know." The voice on the other end of the talisman was silent for a few seconds, and then everyone heard her exclamation, "Strange... the sight of the magic eye is blocked - I can't see anything, there is only darkness below. one slice!"

Everyone couldn't help but be silent. This result confirmed Edith's guess from the side.

The feeling of being plotted by the enemy is obviously not pleasant.

For a moment, the only sound left in the camp was the roar of artillery.

"Pah, pah, pah."

At this moment, Tie Ax suddenly clapped his hands.

"Sir?" Dawn Dawn said.

"I see, this way I can rest assured." He grinned slowly, "Who is the prey in the end will have to be decided by this tough battle."

"You are absolutely right, Commander-in-Chief," Edith said with a smile. "Although they guessed the wrong opponent, the results coincided. It can only be said that the luck of both parties was not bad. In other words, ours Even better - facing the enemy head-on on the preset battlefield, isn't it the battle we want? The evening bombardment prevented them from taking action immediately, and now the devil not only lost the bait, but also faced preparations A perfect blocker, it’s a good start no matter how you look at it.”

Pearl of the North paused for a moment, "Actually, as I said at the beginning, we don't have to pay attention to the enemy's intentions. No matter what they want to do, we just need to kill all those who dare to show their heads. And this is That’s what the First Army is good at, isn’t it?”

At the same time, the piercing alarm sounded again in the camp, but this time it was much more urgent.

"Air raid warning."

It was clear to everyone - they were coming.

As the vanguard, the Terror Beast Herd has broken into the attack range of the First Army.