newbobooks Chapter 819 - 373: Request for Reinforcements (2)
Chapter 819 - 373: Request for Reinforcements (2)
The spine bones have good magical conductivity, making them very suitable materials for magic staffs and wands.
Of course, it’s impossible to collect every one of these mountainous ghoul corpses.
The wizard apprentices are searching for ones that are hard and rich in magic power.
The black pus oozing from the ghouls is also being collected.
These materials are imbued with magic and can be made into enchantment materials.
A small amount of these materials is added to the enchantment potion.
This does not affect the enchantment itself and can save certain costs.
Once the wizard apprentices finish collecting the materials, the soldiers will light the firewood and burn the corpses.
The ghoul bodies are rich in fat and low in moisture, making the flames burn exceptionally fiercely, brightening the night.
If not for the nauseating odor and the poisonous black smoke during the burning, these would make excellent dyes.
"Let’s go, to the next corpse pile."
The wizard apprentices turned and walked toward the hillside.
There are at least ten thousand ghouls attacking Mist Town; there are more than a dozen such corpse piles.
However, after taking only a few steps, a wizard apprentice suddenly realized something was amiss.
"Wait!"
He immediately stopped, raised his head, and stared intently ahead,
"There seem to be magic fluctuations ahead!"
With his reminder, the other wizard apprentices also noticed something was off and cautiously looked toward the corner ahead.
"Alert!"
The soldiers responsible for guard duty immediately drew their longswords, aiming forward.
The magic fluctuations were growing stronger.
The air began to twist, forming a vortex.
The next second, a figure appeared awkwardly, stumbling and kneeling on the ground.
Similar to the wizard apprentices, it was a woman in robes.
Only, the woman’s robes were tattered and stained with blood.
Her face was as pale as a corpse at the moment, her forehead covered in cold sweat.
"Long-distance teleportation!"
One wizard apprentice widened his eyes, his hand immediately flickered with flame and lightning.
The other wizard apprentices also readied themselves for battle.
"Don’t attack!"
The woman struggled to suppress her discomfort loudly, "I am, I am the witch under Duke Ancient Wood, Korali Greenbranch."
The woman raised her head with difficulty, "The ghouls are besieging Ancient Wood Castle, I’m here seeking aid!"
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Black Flame’s figure swept through the sky over the city, and countless civilians below knelt to salute spontaneously.
These are refugees saved by the Flame Dragon Empire army.
There are those from the Ancient Wood Duchy and others from previous duchies, nearly seventy thousand cramped in a border town of the Ancient Wood Duchy.
Some of these people serve in the legion here, while others will be arranged to move to the rear in the future.
No matter who they are, they all know clearly in their hearts that they have been saved by the Emperor who sits on the back of the black giant dragon.
So each time the black dragon flies overhead, everyone kneels automatically until the silhouette of the black dragon disappears.
A moment later.
Black Flame flapped his wings, landing in the castle behind the city.
This was originally the lord’s castle, now it’s the military command center.
"Your Majesty!"
Row upon row of guards saluted respectfully.
Luo De waved his hand, walking straight into the castle’s main hall.
Chris was standing in front of the long table, looking at the map.
Seeing Luo De’s arrival, he immediately straightened up and saluted, "Your Majesty."
Luo De nodded slightly in response, his eyes falling on the map.
Gray flags represented cities completely destroyed by ghouls, red ones were on the verge of danger.
"Your Majesty, you shouldn’t be on the front line,"
Chris said seriously, "You should stay in the rear."
"If I don’t come here, who knows how many would be dead or injured."
Luo De still looked at the map, "Those dragons are the keys to destroying the ghouls’ offensive, only I can command them."
"Even so,"
Chris stated firmly, "I still hope you stay in the rear."
Luo De raised his head, looked at Chris with a smile and said, "Don’t worry, this place is the same as the rear for me."
"If those necromancers truly want to kill me, you wouldn’t be able to stop them."
He paused, smiling.
"Lucas and Linda are by my side, and besides, I won’t land, no need to worry."
Chris sighed and didn’t insist further.
"What’s the overall situation on the battle line now?" Luo De asked.
"We have already seized seven small towns on the outskirts of Ancient Wood City,"
Chris pointed at the marked locations on the map.
"We’ve saved everyone we could, and they’ve all been moved to the rear."
"Currently, only three towns serve as our forward observation posts,"
Chris paused for a moment, then said, "These three towns all have vantage points, offering wide vision and making defense easier."
"As for other small towns around, which haven’t been attacked, we also have troops dispatched to have them withdraw," Chris added.
Luo De nodded, looking at the position of Ancient Wood City on the map, where gray and red flags overlapped.
"Has Ancient Wood City completely fallen?" Luo De asked.
"The situation is dire."
Chris’s face turned solemn, "Our people observed inside using eagles."
"It’s a purgatory, corpses and ghouls everywhere, not a single living soul in sight."
"The only sign of any living beings is in the Duke’s castle."
"Ancient Wood Castle?"
Luo De was somewhat surprised, he asked, "What power does Ancient Wood Castle have to withstand the siege of tens of thousands of ghouls?"
"Based on information we obtained from surrounding nobility, it’s said he has several people from the Nature and Life Church with him,"
Chris speculated, "Perhaps those church people hold some powerful spells?"
"Looks like they’re not completely useless."
Luo De said with some displeasure.
The Holy Council’s church had been very active in the Western Alliance previously.