Chapter 474: The Edge of the Cliff

Noticing the strangeness at the foot of the mountain, Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly out of curiosity, and looked down towards the direction of the thick smoke.

As far as the line of sight is concerned, there are thick black smoke rising up, just like a giant black palm, constantly churning back and forth.

However, since the billowing black smoke was coming from behind a mountain, it was impossible to see exactly what happened.

After all, the current location of the group is a mixed area of ​​mountains and hills, and the terrain is extremely complicated.

"Could it be that the Holy Night Army started attacking the city?"

Chao Yan blinked her characteristic big eyes, and her small face was full of nervousness and curiosity.

"The mountain fortress is not in that direction, but farther away."

Lin shook her head at Chaoyan, frowned slightly and said, "According to the latest information, under the constant pressure of the Holy Night Army, the Lengyan Army, which was at an absolute disadvantage, withdrew in a hurry and even lost A lot of land and local people.”

Speaking of this, Lin sighed softly, and then added: "For example, the area we are in originally belonged to Lengyan's territory, but now it is under the control of Shengye."

"So, the only ones still active in this area are the unarmed Lengyan residents and the heavily armed Holy Night Army?"

Lei Xiao nodded silently, frowned.

I remember that when I first came to the border battlefield, I went to a small border town called Yaxiang Town.

"At that time, that small holy night town was often ravaged by the flames of war, especially the scene of thick smoke and crying. I still remember it vividly."

Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath of the slightly anxious air, and murmured in his heart: "Now, although the battle situation has completely reversed, the residents on Lengyan's side who have no time to retreat may be in a worse situation than they were then. Not much."

"So, this black smoke is a signal that the holy night army is doing evil in my Lengyan land?"

Ariel raised her brows upside down, with anger written all over her fair face, she said urgently to Lei Xiao, "He's from another world, follow me to have a look!"

"Dear Your Highness the Fifth Princess, have you forgotten the three chapters of the covenant between you and me so soon?"

Naturally, Lei Xiao would not be led by the nose by Ariel, he turned his head and said calmly: "When do I need to obey your orders?"

"But……"

Ariel was about to refute, but her star eyes dimmed in the end, she muttered in a low voice: "As Leng Yan's fifth princess, I will do what I say, and I will not be ashamed for the royal family."

"It's good to know."

Lei Xiao smiled faintly, and then said solemnly: "Everyone put on the invisibility cloak, let's go and have a look."

"Obey! Your lord!"

All the subordinates bowed in unison and said in unison.

"Very good!"

A gleam of joy suddenly appeared on Ariel's fair face, and she nodded quickly.

Under Lei Xiao's command, the group of chasing wind and electricity moved forward along the winding mountain road. It didn't take long before they came to the back of the mountain peak that was emitting thick smoke.

When the view of the mountains in front of him broadened again, Lei Xiao noticed.

What caught my eyes was a small town built on the hillside.

Looking from a distance, you can see low wooden houses standing everywhere in the town, connected by country roads, surrounded by orchards and a wheat field, which is very rural.

A trickling mountain stream and clear spring interspersed through the middle of the town, adding a bit of fresh and natural atmosphere to this land.

However, due to the distance between my group and the small town under the mountain, and the black mist in front of me, I couldn't see it very clearly.

"Go ahead."

Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and then ordered to his subordinates.

It didn't take much time, when Lei Xiao and his group got closer, they saw another picture that was completely different from the first one.

There were people in the small town, and blue-patterned armored soldiers scattered everywhere. Many houses had been severely damaged, and the orchards and wheat fields had been destroyed badly.

And the thick smoke seen just now came from the burning barn and barn at the gate of the town.

"It really is the Holy Night Army!"

Seeing this devastated scene, anger surged onto Ariel's delicate cheeks.

She clenched her fists again, frowned and said: "These hateful guys are running rampant in my cold land like this!"

However, after only a moment, Ariel's tightly clenched hands loosened and hung down unconsciously.

This Lengyan fifth princess clearly understood in her heart.

With her current weak strength, even though she can wipe out the small Holy Night Army here, she can't really change anything.

The opponent will still be raging like a hurricane, and I can only watch the disaster intensify.

Thinking of this, a strong sense of powerlessness rushed into Ariel's mind.

"There were no screams in the town, and the Holy Night soldiers were relatively lazy. It seems that the residents here have already evacuated early."

I saw Lin standing on a soil slope, observed intently for a moment, and said: "The reason why the Holy Night Army will light the barn is to demonstrate to the Leng Yan Army, trying to attract the attention of the Leng Yan Army."

"Very good."

Ariel let out a long sigh of relief, and said happily, "It seems that these guys are just bluffing..."

However, before Ariel finished speaking, a series of helpless screams suddenly came from the forest not far away.

"My lord, there are a lot of soldiers moving in that area, the number is on the scale of five squadrons."

The rough voice of the knotweed immediately rang in Lei Xiao's ears: "Also, in this small area, there are more than 2,000 opponents in total, and there are as many as a dozen third-tier powerhouses."

"My lord, these auras are scattered everywhere, almost covering the entire area, and they seem to be searching for something."

The crisp sound of Hong Ye also reached Lei Xiao's ears.

"The helpless screams, coupled with the extensive search operation, it has become very clear."

Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully, and analyzed: "It seems that the residents here did not evacuate to the back of the fort in time, but fled to the surrounding forest."

"What the lord said is very true."

Ye Cang pushed the golden eyes on the bridge of his nose, bowed and said in agreement: "Thinking about it this way, the reason why the Holy Night Army set fire to this place is probably not only to attract the Lengyan Army, but also to attract hidden residents to show up .”

"For such a large-scale search operation, the Holy Night Army obviously has malicious intentions."

On Lin Sa's angry face, it suddenly became clear: "The Holy Night Army wants to use the local residents as bargaining chips to lure the Lengyan Army who can't hold out in the fortress to dispatch!"

"What a vicious scheme!"

Ariel, who had just calmed down, became excited again: "We must teach these guys a lesson!"

After speaking, Ariel's starry eyes flickered, and she looked at Lei Xiao cautiously, and said tentatively, "What do you think is from another world?"

"You, Leng Yan's fifth princess, have finished talking, what else can I say?"

Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows, then nodded to his subordinates and said, "Let's take a look at the place where the scream came from first."

At this moment, Lei Xiao understood clearly.

With the Holy Night Army already occupying an absolute advantage, the Lengyan Army will never be lured out of the hole because of this kind of calculation.

However, if some strong commanders of the Holy Night Army can be eliminated along the way, it will undoubtedly damage the morale of the Holy Night Army to a considerable extent, and can also destroy the opponent's command system.

In addition, if you, as a third party, show a strong combat power, it will also make the opponent more or less afraid of the next action.

After all, what I need now is not to eliminate one side, but to let the strength of both sides ebb and flow, and return to balance.

Only in this way can we achieve the effect of mutual containment between the two sides, making it easier for ourselves to carry out the next actions.

Lei Xiao just came here thinking secretly.

Accompanied by a rustling sound, the group of people had passed through the forest on the mountainside and arrived at the place where the screams came from.

On the edge of a cliff, a pair of boys and girls about eight or nine years old were standing there helplessly, trembling all over.

Judging from their thin bodies, sallow faces, and dirty clothes, it is obvious that they have been struggling outside for a while.

And not far in front of the two, there were several groups of soldiers of the Holy Night Army in light armor. The sharp blades in their hands reflected the piercing cold light in the sun.

For a moment, there was undoubtedly a stark contrast between the forty or fifty heavily armed burly soldiers and the two unarmed thin children, which made people sigh with emotion.

"Leng Yan's little brats, have you thought about it?"

I saw the captain of the Holy Night Soldiers at the head, first shaking the sharp battle ax jokingly, and then said with a gloomy face: "Either tell me the hiding place of the others, or let me die here!"

"Stop dreaming! We won't say anything!"

The older boy stood in front of the girl despite his expression of fear, and summoned up his courage to say, "Lengyan people have nothing to fear, don't waste your words in vain!"

Immediately afterwards, the girl who was guarded by the young man also trembled and added in a low voice: "Victory will definitely belong to Lengyan. Our soldiers of Lengyan are the most powerful fighters!"

Hearing the words of the young girl, the captain of the Holy Night Soldier was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed with the surrounding Holy Night Soldiers.

It seemed that standing in front of them were nothing but two ridiculous clowns.

After a while, the soldier captain managed to stop his smile, and while looking at the two with great interest, he jokingly said, "Don't you still expect someone to rescue you? They all turned into shrinking turtles, hiding in the fortress and not daring to come out!"

"Hey, the captain is right, they are really two naive little bastards!"

Another skinny Holy Night soldier swung the long sword in his hand, and echoed: "Let's not talk about Lengyan soldiers, even those stupid princes of Lengyan are still biting dogs, fighting each other with great joy." Huh!"

"Yes, yes, not to mention that old foolish king who doesn't know whether he is dead or not!"

All the Holy Night soldiers laughed wantonly again.

"You guys are talking nonsense!"

Facing the sharp sword blades, the young man tried his best to raise his head to make himself look more intimidating, and retorted: "Mother once said, our Majesty the King, His Royal Highness our Prince, and our Your Royal Highness, they are our protectors! They will definitely come to save us!"

"That's right, they're just busy now!"

The girl on the side also put in all her strength and echoed loudly: "They are all our protectors, and they will definitely come to save us!"

Lei Xiao, who was hiding in the dark, could clearly feel the two boys and girls saying this.

Ariel beside her, with her slender body, began to tremble slightly.

But because she deliberately turned her head away, she couldn't see the expression on her cheek.

"The members of your royal family are planning how to seize the throne and save their own lives. How could they come to such a place where you don't shit, and care about the lives of you lowly commoners?"

The captain of the Holy Night Soldiers took an ax flower in his hand, and put the long-handled ax in his hand heavily to the ground. While stirring up a burst of gravel, he sneered: "Don't dream, I've given up on this idea! Bar!"

"The captain is right. How could those high-ranking members of the royal family condescend to save two lowly civilians?"

Just listening to the skinny Holy Night soldier, as if he heard a big joke, he echoed: "If this is the case, how did you cold-faced bastards end up in such a state?"

The thin Holy Night soldier's tone became more and more vicious, and he threatened coldly: "If you are sensible, tell me where other people are hiding, or don't blame me for being cruel!"

"You are talking nonsense, you liar! You will definitely come to rescue us when His Highness the Prince and Princess finish their work!"

The girl summoned up her courage again, and retorted loudly: "Because they are all our protectors!"

And the boy is also tightly guarding in front of the girl, his eyes reveal determination and unwavering.

"They are really two disgusting little brats."

The captain of the soldier looked gloomyly at the increasingly determined eyes of the two, and the murderous intent on his body began to skyrocket, obviously he had run out of patience.

The captain of the soldier picked up his battle ax and slowly approached the two on the edge of the cliff, saying ferociously, "Then, with this stupid and naive idea, let me die here together!"

Seeing the burly opponent approaching, the thin young girl was startled and couldn't help trembling and took a step back, only to see the stones rolling at their feet and falling straight down the cliff.

After that, there is a vast abyss, and the two of them have no way to retreat.

However, the pace of the captain of the holy night soldier still did not stop, and the killing intent on his face skyrocketed to the extreme.

Just when the opponent raised his battle ax and was about to swing it down fiercely.

Accompanied by a dazzling arrow of light passing by at a high speed, the battle ax exuding a cold glow fell heavily to the ground together with the astonished master.

"who?!"

Seeing this, the other soldiers of the Holy Night Army raised their weapons in shock, and looked vigilantly in the direction of the light arrow.

There was a dense forest, and a slender and slender figure stood proudly.

I saw her delicate and fair face, with a touch of pride and firmness: "Leng Yan's fifth princess, King Ariel!"