Chapter 59: Fire Alliance

In fact, the plan of the God of War was even crazier than I thought. After going around in circles for a few times, the Army of Light began to consider other methods to determine the direction. First, they tried to rely on the angel's flying ability to fly to high altitudes to determine the direction. As a result, they found the forest. The top was completely covered by an endless layer of fog, and it was impossible to tell the difference between east, west and north. Angels can fly out on their own, but not all of the army is angels. Once the angels fly out, they will not be able to find their way back, and the people inside will really be trapped and die.

In desperation, the Legion of Light began to study the stupidest method, which was to start opening a way out as arranged by the God of War. No matter the southeast, northwest, as long as they could leave the forest, it would be easy. But the people who opened the way became a big problem. Paladins are not lumberjacks. They can chop down people and chop down trees hands-free. The angels are all big bosses, commanding them to chop down trees? What kind of international joke are you kidding? priest? Is that labor? The last ones left are the mages. Everyone can only shake their heads when they look at these mages.

After much discussion, they still had to let the paladin take on the job of a woodcutter. If he didn't have an ax, he would use a sword to chop. Anyway, they had practiced when repairing the siege equipment, but now they needed to chop more. Then an astonishing scene appeared in the forest. Dozens of paladins lined up in a horizontal line, and under the command of the captain next to them, they executed a row of fighting spirit slashes neatly. The big tree in front fell down in response. The knights went up and pushed the big tree to the side to restore their fighting spirit. The knights in the back row rushed up and slashed with fighting spirit again, and then went up to lift the tree and restore their fighting spirit. Tens of thousands of high-level paladins just blasted a path forward with fighting spirit. The speed was actually not much slower than the scorpion wood saw of our guild, but it was a little harder for people.

While the Paladins are working hard to clear the way, we are not idle here. The strategic computer of the God of War cannot increase the combat effectiveness of the army. Its function is to maximize the effectiveness of the limited troops and make full use of everyone and everyone. Every piece of equipment plays a role. Because of this characteristic of the God of War, none of us can even think of being idle. Even now the army of light is trapped. We still have no time to spare. I was assigned to start planting trees outside the forest with a large number of people.

There are our reconnaissance mosquitoes near the Legion of Light Temple, so we know their movements very well. The request of the God of War is to expand the forest outward in the direction they cut down and increase the time they cut down. In addition, the water and fire mages in the guild were also gathered together. The task of the water mages is to extract water elements from designated areas in the forest and throw them elsewhere. Anyway, they only need to reduce the concentration of water elements in the designated areas. The mission of fire mages is exactly the opposite of that of water mages. Their mission is to temporarily extract fire elements to fill designated areas in the forest. In addition to these two types of mages, the God of War also prepared a large group of air archers and wind mages. I can probably guess that the God of War is going to set fire, but why he prepared so many horse archers is not too clear. Maybe he wanted to 'shoot' the enemies who escaped!

Everything went smoothly. The tree felling in the Temple of Light went smoothly, and we planted the trees smoothly. Of course, the group who prepared to set the fire went smoothly too. The Army of Light finally broke through the original forest on the morning of the 23rd. If we hadn't replanted outside, they would have already left the forest. However, they are still surrounded by a large number of trees, because a large area of ​​rapid forest has been newly planted here. There will be so many dryads in this business. They can plant trees faster than they can cut them down. Isn’t it easy to create a small forest?

These newly grown trees are all forcibly produced in a high-concentration fire element environment. They are completely different from naturally growing trees. Although they look similar, you can see the special features when they are actually burned. At this time, the high priest Kohomer and the bosses like Constantine have noticed the change in the situation. They had no impression of the size of the forest. I just feel the imbalance of elements. The elements in nature are roughly average. There are at most a little more water and earth elements in the forest. There should not be such a high concentration of fire elements. Now in this environment, the fire element is so strong that a fireball spell can create a giant fireball with a diameter of thirty meters. This is obviously not right. In addition, the mages of the Temple of Light also found that the water element seemed to be missing, and the air was restless, obviously due to human factors.

Although he has been fooled by the God of War so many times, it is because his computing power is not as good as that of the God of War. It does not mean that the people in the Temple of Light are idiots. After discovering the abnormal fire element, everyone immediately realized that someone wanted to set a fire, but it was a little too late. Even if such a large army discovers a problem, it will not be able to react immediately. Just as they began to retreat urgently and prepare to clear a fire break, the situation began to change.

First, several griffin knights said that the griffins smelled something strange. Later, it was determined that the smell came from the fog above the forest. These fogs have been there since the army entered the forest, and the height is very alarming. The angels once flew upwards trying to fly above the fog, but it was all in vain. The fog prevented the angels from seeing their surroundings clearly and blocked the sky. At the critical moment when the magnet compasses all over the forest failed, the Legion of Light could have relied on the stars to determine the direction, but with this layer of fog blocking them, let alone the stars. Not even the moon can be seen. but. Although this fog is annoying, it does not attack sex. So everyone didn't pay much attention to it, but the fog now is obviously very different from before. It seems that it is not the white water vapor before, but a yellow-green color with a lot of odor. Strange gas.

After receiving the report, Constantine took a few sharp breaths and felt it. "It's strange, I seem to have smelled this smell somewhere before!"

The high priest and the elders on the left and right also sniffed, and then hesitated together. Suddenly, Elder Zuo's servant shouted. "I remembered."

"You know?" Everyone turned to the servant.

The servant immediately said: "I'm telling you, sir, this is the smell of lamp oil. Every night when you work, I change the lamp oil for you. Because the lamp oil has a smell when it burns, everyone feels that they have smelled it somewhere. "

"Oh, it turns out to be lamp oil!" Elder Zuo said calmly at first, and then suddenly realized that he jumped three feet high. "What? Say it again? Is that lamp oil?"

Just now the leaders of the temple had realized that we might be setting fire to it, and now they suddenly found lamp oil, so it was strange that they jumped in a hurry. But it was too late to jump in. A large area of ​​fire oil vapor cloud has completely covered the sky above them, and half of the forest will be blown into the sky with just a small spark.

These kerosene were a plan devised by the God of War. He planned to use cloud explosive bombs, but there was no such high-tech weapon in the game, so he had to use homespun methods. First heat the fire oil in a large pot, and then form fire oil steam. This process is basically equivalent to frying dynamite in an iron pot, which is purely life-threatening. Fortunately, we have a large number of water mages who can use water elements to stabilize these fire oils and make them float. But it won't blow up. After finally finishing the gas cloud, it was the work of the gas mage. They used the breeze to control the cloud and gradually replaced the ordinary mist created by the little dragon girl and the mythical beasts using their magic. The mythical beasts cannot be idle at this time, they must carefully control the weather. This large cloud of fire oil vapor is an air fuel bomb that has completed its explosion. As long as there is another small spark, no one can escape. The mythical beasts must control the lightning in the sky, and there must be no cloud discharge. Let alone land mines, even the static electricity between the clouds can ignite and detonate it.

The Legion of Light realized something was wrong. The protective shield was immediately propped up, but the protective shield that was hurriedly propped up was not tight. Many people were not protected, and even if they were protected, it may not be safe from such a large area of ​​burning cloud. The power is not ordinary.

Ten minutes before the Guangming Temple reacted, the command of the God of War rang out from the communication stones carried by the guild's personnel outside the forest. "Clear the area and evacuate all personnel as soon as possible. Report your location as soon as you reach the safe area."

All our people began to retreat, no matter whether they were reconnaissance units or sneak attack personnel, no one was left behind. The scouts were all highly mobile units and retreated very quickly, running away cleanly within ten minutes. This was the moment when the Legion of Light discovered the smell of the gas cloud.

"The final verification confirms that all reconnaissance units have evacuated from the forest. Those who have not evacuated should report to me within ten seconds, otherwise they will be responsible for the consequences." Ten seconds later, the military god continued: "Confirm that the clearance is complete. Please look for all personnel near the detonation area to search for outstanding points. The cover on the ground is hidden. Please keep your body as close to the ground as possible. It is best to use a protective cover if possible. Please close your eyes and face the ground. Do not open your eyes, and do not look directly at the explosion area to avoid being burned by strong light. Lying down When pouring, you should cover your ears with both hands and open your mouth to prevent eardrums from rupturing. Give everyone three minutes to prepare."

Three minutes passed quickly. I simply asked the rose vine to help me dig a hole in the ground. Then got in. The destructive effect of cloud bombs on underground facilities only affects the explosion area, and there will only be airflow at such a distance. There won't be too strong underground shock waves, and the cloud is not a ground-penetrating bomb.

Three minutes passed after I hid, and the voice of the God of War rang again. "Confirm concealment is complete, countdown to the last ten seconds. Ten... three, two, one, detonation." Two reconnaissance mosquitoes hidden in the clouds and mist collided together at this moment, and a small spark was created.

Even though I covered my ears, the sound was still unimaginably loud. The hole that the rose vine helped me dig almost collapsed during the shaking. Fortunately, the rose vine kept wrapping me around and helping me hold up against the nearby soil. A large crystal ball was sent out of the ground after being covered with a protective cover. It was my video equipment. I planned to record this video and go back to enjoy it.

The entire underground cave shook for more than three seconds before completely quieting down, but the surface was not so calm. The power of the gas cloud explosion was firstly the high temperature, and secondly the gas shock wave. The typhoon-like shock wave was weakened a lot in the forest, but the overall power was still very strong. Some of our players underestimated the power of the explosion and did not find a suitable bunker, and were almost blown away by the wind. My rose vine caught a sloppy guy who was blown from the front. This guy stood there boldly and watched the explosion. His eyes flashed and he was blown away. If I hadn't happened to be here, he would have been in vain. Hanged once.

However, although many people on our side were accidentally injured, this indirectly shows how powerful the explosion is. All the trees in the forest fell outwards from the explosion point, forming a strange circle. A few minutes after the explosion, there was still deathly silence in the forest, but the casualties of the Light Legion were not heavy. Only the people in the middle of the explosion center were all crushed into meat pies, and the people slightly outside were almost not killed. Those temporarily supported protective shields withstood most of the explosion power, but the shock wave only injured many people. So it looks like everyone fell to the ground, but it's not that serious.

It took more than ten minutes for people to get up in the center of the forest one after another. If it weren't for the people in our guild running too far to avoid the power of the explosion, we would have killed many enemies in these ten minutes. It's a pity that it can't be done now. But we are not worried, because the God of War's serial plan is not over yet.

The real means of annihilating enemies in Military Godland should be forest fires that had been planned long ago, but the Legion of Light is different from ordinary troops in that they have a large number of priests. No one can compare with them in this regard. In addition to priests, they also have a large number of mages and angels. Mages can create protective shields, and angels and priests can restore magic. The defense of such an army is very powerful. Although forest fires are powerful, forests are not matches after all. It will take a long time to really start a huge fire. Although the Legion of Light was trapped in the forest, as long as they were prepared, they were not afraid of fire at all. That's why the God of War planned this explosion.

The explosion of a fire oil cloud can produce a strong shock wave. Its function is not to kill people, but to injure and disrupt order. It is not easy for the Army of Light to organize a defense when everyone is injured. In addition, the most serious damage caused by the explosion is the mage. The mage cannot support the magic shield if he is injured. The Legion of Light would not be able to resist the fire. In addition, the power of the explosion will destroy the forest, and the fallen trees will be judged as firewood by the system. In the game, the burning effects of firewood and big trees are different. Large trees converted into firewood are easier to burn.

The explosion just now did not ignite the forest. The flames of the explosion were momentary and would not ignite the wood. Moreover, the mist-like fire oil was detonated in the form of cloud explosions. They consumed all the oxygen here. An oxygen-free environment appeared above the forest within ten seconds, and the fire naturally could not burn.

During the time when the Legion of Light people got up again, the airflow had returned oxygen to the area, and now was a good time to set fire. Following the order from the God of War. Players and dragons at thousands of ignition points around the forest immediately began setting fires. Wood that has absorbed a large amount of fire elements is particularly flammable, and there is an extreme lack of water elements nearby, so the flames cannot be suppressed by anything. Several ignition points caught fire together, and the wind mage immediately began to fan the flames, and the flames jumped and burned.

The people of the Legion of Light soon discovered the flames, and their first reaction was to let the water mage put out the fire. Unfortunately, the nearby water elements had been basically drained away. Those water mages summoned a few drops of water with great effort. Almost like tears. Not to mention putting out the fire, there is not enough to drink. Water mage has no effect. Marshal Constantine immediately thought of supporting the protective shield, but after searching around, he found that most of the mages were injured, and there were not many people who could support the protective shield. Fortunately, there were more earth elements in the forest, and he could also rely on earth magic. Create a firewall. However, this method is obviously not enough. Many people actually don't know the power of forest fires. The fires that appear on the news on TV are almost extinguished. In the central area of ​​​​the real forest fire, the fire intensity is very large. Sometimes the flames can rise more than a hundred meters high, turning half of the sky red. In such an environment, a wall is of no use. Although the flame cannot pass through the earth wall, the flame can transmit the high temperature. The inside of the fire wall soon exceeded the 500-degree mark, and the trees lying on the ground began to spontaneously ignite without encountering an open flame.

Constantine saw that the first fire wall could not stop the flames, and immediately ordered the earth mages to summon clay men to put out the fire. Earth summoned creatures are not afraid of fire, at least the fire here has no effect on them. Although the forest inside the firewall kept starting to spontaneously burn, the clay men were always able to put it out in time. Later, Constantine simply ordered everyone to come up and dig up the soil to cover all the trees on the inside of the firewall. This way it won't burn.

After a night of hard work, the fire was not completely extinguished until the morning of the 24th. The Legion of Light fought hard all night, and finally nearly 10 million people survived, and more than 4 million of them were angel troops, which meant that the Angel Legion had almost no losses. But at this time, both angels and paladin looked similar, they all looked like black people. Except for the teeth and eyes, there is no other color on the whole body. Everything is pitch black, just like a group of miners. However, they were already very satisfied with the current situation. Compared with the charred corpses lying on the scorched earth, curled up in a ball, they felt that they were lucky enough. Four million people died in the fire, and there were corpses all around. The air was filled with the smell of burnt human flesh, which made people want to vomit.

Speaking of which, the fire was not all disaster, at least there was a way out. The forest has been burned into a plain, and you can see the end at a glance. There is no need to look for the next road. From here, you can already see the location of the collapsed mountains in between. Constantine had a headache when he saw the mountain range. If the mountain hadn't been blown down a few days ago, the more than 20 million troops of the Legion of Light would have razed Tianyu City to the ground long ago. But just this mountainous distance caused the Legion of Light to travel several days longer and lose more than half of its personnel. When they came out, the 25 million army was mighty and majestic, but now there are only 10 million wounded soldiers like black monkeys left. Such a big gap was unacceptable to Constantine, and he felt like he was in a dream these days.

However, despite the heavy losses, Constantine quickly recovered. As the highest military commander, if even he is defeated, how can the soldiers fight? Constantine quickly found the left and right elders and the high priest. At present, the entire army is as black as briquettes. It is really a lot of trouble to find these three people. After discussing together, they felt that there was still a lot of hope for conquering Tianyu City.

The Legion of Light also has some information, and mentioned in detail the strength of our guild. They know that our military strength is only about 10 million, and they are slightly more numerous. In addition, they also know that our defense forces are all newly purchased soldiers, and they are not very high-end. Their combat effectiveness is not as good as the Angel Legion, and can only be on par with the Paladins. Although their army has been trudging hard in the past few days and its military strength has declined, since it was originally higher, a tie should not be a problem now. And under the premise of numerical superiority, overall victory can be guaranteed by not falling behind in a one-on-one duel.

With this perspective in mind, the Army of Light immediately regained its fighting spirit after taking a short rest. They first returned to the river before entering the forest, washed away all the black ash on their bodies, and then collected the edible food from the fire scene. It's quite interesting to say that after a fire, all the corn brought by the Temple of Light turned into popcorn. Although ordinary rice has not turned into fried rice, it is at least cooked and can still be eaten, but it is a bit toothsome. As for dry food such as bread, most of it became toasted bread and baked biscuits. The vegetables have become dehydrated vegetables, carrots have become dried radish, and Chinese cabbage has become rolled cabbage. They are all dried anyway.

Despite the harsh conditions, Constantine still commanded such an army to form a formation in front of Tianyu City before dark on the 24th. The decisive battle should be tomorrow morning. However, the situations on both sides are completely different. The Legion of Light looked exhausted, but the guild players and NPCs here in Tianyu City were doing whatever they were supposed to do. They had no intention of fighting at all. As for the reason...! It's a secret.