Chapter 1659 The Arrival of Reinforcements

The magic furnace inside the wicker body continued to burn, producing thick smoke, flames and heat waves continuously, seeping out through the gaps in the wicker, making this huge monster radiate extremely high temperatures, making it look like it was burning.

However, the wicker man will never be burned by the furnace in his body, and the wind and rain in nature cannot extinguish the flames in his body. The fire magic attack from the outside world will not only cause no harm to the wicker man, but will enhance its vitality and energy .

The wicker man swings countless branches to whip his prey, and the scorching branches can instantly set houses and trees on fire.

What's even more frightening is that this monster can also flexibly manipulate the branches, capture prey and stuff it into the furnace in its chest as fuel.

If the wicker man captures a humanoid creature, the soul after death will not be freed, and will be fused with the coke made from his own bones to transform into a monster called "Fire Boy".

These little monsters parasitic in the wicker man's body, just like the ghosts killed by the evil tiger in the legend, all became the puppets of the wicker man and his master Elson, who set fires everywhere to satisfy Erson's perverted pleasure and burned all living beings.

Neither Haakon nor Slude had ever seen the fire boy, but Scala had. Unfortunately, she spoke upside down and her logic was confused. Joan could only speculate that the "fire boy" should be a A small fire element creature with a physique similar to coke or lava, which can cause severe burns to creatures that come into contact with it, and quickly ignite flammable objects.

In addition, the fire boy seems to have a supernatural ability. The scorching magic power radiated from the body forms a circle of "flame aura". All creatures that enter the radius of the aura envelope are like being in a blazing furnace, and continue to suffer from burning damage.

About Elson, the wicker man, and the fire boy, that's all Joan knows, and more detailed information remains to be inquired into.

In addition to the Volsunger family who had conflicts with Elson, another source of news for Joan was Scala.

Ever since she invited the nine-headed troll to enjoy a sumptuous "Goblin Buffet" on the top of Mount Bailun, Sister Scala regarded Joan as her bosom friend and kept nothing from him.

It's a pity that although Sister Scala has many brains, she is not very bright, and she is really not suitable for the work of collecting information.

Joan also felt puzzled. The "informants" he had placed in the Calydon Mercenary Corps and the Conquering Cult Corps, Todd's little brother and Scala's big sister, were either stubborn or crazy.

Qiao An couldn't tell whether it was just a coincidence, or whether he had a special affinity with this kind of guy who was simple in nature but unfortunately not very good at thinking.

At the same time that the army was preparing its troops, Sir William Nichols, the governor of the Midgard colony, was also busy seeking assistance.

In fact, Governor Nichols had already sent more than one letter of appeal to the Imperial Cabinet, and he had written to the Governor of Alfheim, Sir John Norfolk, many times, requesting the Governor of Norfolk to send troops north to help.

However, before June this year, all these letters were like kites with broken strings, failing to bring any comfort to Governor Nichols.

Just when he almost gave up seeking outside assistance, the victory at the Battle of Lake Aosta changed the isolated and helpless plight of the Midgard colony.

This victory not only greatly enhanced the confidence of the army and people of Midgard in fighting against the Fizen invaders, but also prompted the indecisive Sir John Norfolk to make up his mind to mobilize 1,000 militiamen from the southern front and hand them over to George Vaser The colonel led the team and sent it to Midgard urgently to support the northern compatriots.

The wily Governor of Norfolk made this decision mainly based on two considerations.

First of all, the victory in the Battle of Lake Aosta made him realize that the fighting power of the Midgardians was far more tenacious than people expected. Deepburg, drive the invaders back to Jotunheim.

Now that the Midgardians' chances of winning the war are improving, the Governor of Norfolk has to think about the situation after the war.

If you ignore the help of the northern compatriots now, it is inevitable that the other party will hold grudges. If Alfheim faces the same predicament in the future, can you still count on the Midgardians to provide assistance?

It's fine if people don't add insult to injury!

In order to maintain the friendship between the two colonies in the North and the South after the war, the Governor of Norfolk must respond to Sir Nichols' request for help.

Now that you decide to support, you can't be too stingy, or simply refuse to help, if you want to help, you must help to the end.

The Governor of Norfolk believes that instead of sending a small amount of troops symbolically and giving the other party a perfunctory impression, the favor will not turn into hatred, and it is better to spend enough money and provide enough assistance so that the northern compatriots will remember this. A gift of kindness in the snow.

Now the war in the south has not subsided yet, the governor of Norfolk did not hesitate to offend General Gates, and dared to deploy a thousand troops from the front to aid the compatriots in the north. A sign of fatigue.

The battle at Duringtown this spring was a turning point in the war in the South.

Prior to this, General Jumonville's troops headed north from the Brass Pass, sweeping through the Derlin Valley all the way, and pointed directly at the port of Leiden, the capital of the Alfheim colony.

However, in the battle to attack Derlin Town, General Jumonville's Sea Blue Corps, as well as Sea Blue's allies - Gnolls and Hobgoblins, suffered their first defeat since going north to invade.

The Vasa Corps stationed in Delin Town, with the assistance of the local militia and the Asa and Lizardman allies, completely smashed the ferocious offensive of the Jumonville Corps against Delin Town and caused great damage to the invaders.

After the Battle of Delin Town, the severely weakened Jumonville Corps slowed down their siege, and the war entered a stalemate.

Later, General Gates re-emerged to replace Colonel Vassar to take over the front-line command, and continued to follow the idea of ​​defending the town of Delin to avoid confrontation with the enemy. The human supply line caused a lot of trouble to the Jumonville Corps.

Hailan people worked hard on an expedition to fight in this strange and hostile land. It was difficult to supply materials and soldiers, and they had to divide their troops to suppress the spontaneous resistance of the people in the occupied areas. They were gradually dragged into the quagmire of "security war".

Up to now, the strategic intention of going north to seize Leiden Harbor has basically been declared bankrupt. The reason why General Jumonville still insists on refusing to withdraw his troops is all hope that the war launched by the Fierce Lord in the north can achieve a breakthrough, thus bringing the sea blue corps that is mired in the quagmire. turnaround.