I became the master of the alien world

Chapter 462 Shadow (4)

Instead, they chose to continue to exist in the Free Alliance as mercenaries, but in return for being taken in by the Free Alliance, they were willing to provide services to the Free Alliance unconditionally until the end of the war.

Regarding their request, the members of the Supreme Council of the Freedom Alliance, after deliberation for several days, finally agreed to Bogosi's request, and also provided them with camps and the necessary resources to establish a mercenary union.

"Then when will we set off? It can't be now." Complaints are complaints, and Edward actually understands the position of the Freedom Alliance very well.

They have indeed reached the final moment now. There are not many cards on hand to play, and naturally they have a team with strong fighting ability to use them to their maximum effect.

"That's no need.

I plan to let everyone fix it up and set off the day after tomorrow.

Let's go to the Dragon Soul Mountain Range and join the Second Army of the Western Legion stationed there before making plans." "Really? Then you have to prepare." Edward nodded, then put the sword in his hand back into the sheath behind his back,

Then he turned around and planned to leave.

"Wait a minute, Edward!" Bogosi stopped Edward when he just turned around, "Why don't you inform her? Without her, our strength will be reduced a lot." "No, I'll return it.

I hope she can live in peace and contentment.

We can handle things like war." Edward shook his head, then strode out of the playground.

However, there was still a big gap between Edward's expectation and reality. On the morning of the third day, when he packed his things and opened the door to leave, he found that she was already standing in front of his door, with a look of blame in her eyes.

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"Jie, Ellie.

You, why are you here?" Seeing Ellie's sudden visit, Edward's tongue seemed a little uneasy.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Ellie ignored Edward's words and directly brought the topic to the topic.

"What, why didn't I tell you?" Although he already knew that the matter was exposed, Edward still bit the bullet and planned to deceive him.

"Of course it's about the expedition!" Ellie frowned, her words filled with resentment, "If Xilan hadn't accidentally mentioned you guys yesterday, you would have really kept me in the dark.

." "I, this..." Facing Ellie's question, Edward didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"Does Edward not want Ellie to be around anymore? Doesn't he think Ellie is annoying and burdensome?" Seeing Edward's hesitant expression, tears quickly flowed from the corners of Ellie's eyes, and she threw herself into Edward's arms.

, hugged his waist tightly, and said with sobs, "No, don't leave Ellie.

Ellie must not cause any more trouble for Edward. Ellie is not a burden.

So, please..." "Okay, okay.

Stop crying.

Otherwise, you may not know what others will think if they see her." Seeing Ellie's crying look, Edward could only coax him with a wry smile, as he was the least able to do anything about this situation.

"Then why didn't you tell me about your plan to leave?" Ellie raised her head and looked into Edward's eyes with tears in her eyes and asked.

"I...I just hid it from you because I didn't want you to get hurt." Looking at Ellie's appearance, Edward couldn't help stroking her blond hair lovingly and said, "This time our opponent has been plotting against us in the Mercenary Kingdom in the past.

Desdael Lancelot.

To be honest, that person is really strong.

This time, unlike in the past, we are no longer facing a third-rate garrison, but the most elite heavy infantry regiment in Phylicia.

By then, I'm afraid even I won't have the confidence to be able to protect you absolutely.

That's why I hope you can stay out of it. If anything happens to you, how do you want me to explain it to Merlin?" "No, I don't care.

No matter what happens, I will be with Edward.

I have already lost my teacher, and I don't want to lose you again.

Do you know? How did I come here during the time when you disappeared? I..." As Ellie spoke, she replaced all the rest of her words with tears.

Seeing this situation, Edward seemed helpless. He sighed and said helplessly: "Okay, okay.

It's my fault.

I shouldn't have left you alone.

Okay, stop crying.

Can't I bring you with me this time? My eldest lady!" "Really?" After hearing Edward's concession, Ellie immediately stopped crying, then looked up at Edward, and after receiving Edward's nod to confirm,

She immediately threw herself on Edward with excitement.

She put her arms around his neck and kissed his face excitedly, which made Edward feel very embarrassed for a moment.

A moment later, when Bogosi saw Edward, who looked embarrassed, and Ellie, who was hugging his arm tightly, leaning her head on his shoulder, and showing a look of victory, he was stunned for a moment and then immediately turned away.

He was shaking constantly, and it goes without saying that he was trying his best not to laugh.

On the side, Xi Lu also kept looking at the two people with meaningful eyes, and finally stared at Edward with a smile that made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

But what was most intolerable to Edward was that Red, who had always kept his expression of joy and anger, couldn't help but shake his head and sigh after seeing the two of them appear.

In any case, after Edward rejoined, this mercenary team that had gone through many trials and tribulations once again embarked on a journey.

But they didn't know what the outcome of this expedition would be for them.

The Dragon Soul Mountain Range is located in the west of the Free Alliance, only about two days away from Gale Canyon. It and the Layton Mountain Range that are vertically aligned with it form an important route into the Mador Plain.

However, this mountain range with not steep terrain was originally an inconspicuous small mountain range located in the north of the mainland. It was not until the Demon Suppression War a hundred years ago that this mountain range became tragic and majestic.

This is where Timaros, the supreme king of the dragon clan, fought against the five-headed evil dragon god Abyss.

In that tragic fight, in order to defeat the almost invulnerable evil dragon god, Timaros used the most powerful and also the most taboo method of the dragon clan - the flame of the dragon soul - at the cost of his own life.

Under the green dragon's breath at the cost of his life, the five-headed evil dragon god Abyss, one of the three giants of the demon clan, was finally burned to ashes by the soul flame that contained all the power of the dragon king.

And Timaros finally died here because he exhausted all his power.

The remaining dragon clan did not take their king's body back to the Dragon Clan's Resting Valley for burial. Instead, they followed his dying request and buried him on the same spot.

After the war, in order to commemorate the sacrifice of this dragon king, the mountain range where he was buried was named Dragon Soul Mountain Range.

Seven days after setting off, Bogesi and his party had arrived at the foot of the Dragon Soul Mountain Range, with less than half a day left to the Western Legion's base camp here.

However, no one relaxed at all during the next section of the road, because the terrain of the Dragon Soul Mountain Range was not complicated and the mountain roads were not rugged, which made the march not a big obstacle.

In addition, the vegetation in the mountains is quite dense, and there are many places for ambushes. Although the area where they are now is still under the control of the Free Alliance, it cannot be completely ruled out that the opponent can infiltrate the ambush of their rear team.

After all, a team of a thousand people is a lot less, but it is absolutely impossible to say it is a large one.

Moreover, it is not easy for this team to operate covertly in the mountains and forests, and it is easy to be discovered by opponents.

Therefore, for the sake of safety, after entering the mountainous area, Bogosi immediately slowed down the marching speed of the team and arranged for scouts to conduct continuous reconnaissance to ensure the safety of everyone's march.

Fortunately, we didn't encounter any trouble along the way. At dusk, the group finally arrived at the Western Legion's camp.

However, when they first appeared, what greeted them was not the greetings of their companions but rows of strong bows and crossbows pointing at them.

"Who are you? Report your whereabouts immediately! Otherwise, we will kill you!" A soldier dressed like a centurion shouted at them.

"We are a mercenary group ordered to come for support." Bogosi answered loudly with his hands raised in the air and walked towards the camp gate.

When he walked to the gate of the camp, he immediately handed the token and related mission letters he carried with him to the centurion.

After the other party looked at the token, he immediately nodded to the companions around him, motioning them to put down their weapons, and then said to Bogosi: "Please wait a moment, I will report." After watching the centurion trot away,

Bogosi also retreated to his companions.

At this time, Edward immediately approached him and said, "What's going on? Isn't this still within the control of the alliance? Is it necessary to be so vigilant?" "Who knows.

I also think they are a little too guarded.

It feels weird." Bogosi shook his head and replied softly.

Not long after, the centurion leader ran back quickly.

He quickly ordered something to his companions around him, and soon the other soldiers opened the gate of the camp.

Then the centurion immediately signaled to Bogosi that they could enter the camp.

After the centurion helped settle Bogosi and his party, he said: "Captain Bogosi, our deputy commander Barron would like to ask you to discuss the current situation first." Bogosi and other companions communicated with each other.

After looking at him, he immediately nodded.

Then, except for Red and Ellie who stayed to help settle the other companions, West Road and Edward followed Bogosy into the tent in the center of the camp.

"I am Barron, the deputy commander of the Second Western Army. Thank you very much for coming." After seeing Bogesi and his party, the man who was sitting in front of the sand table and meditating immediately stood up with a happy look on his face.

I wonder how many reinforcements the parliament has sent in total this time? You must know that the activities of the Phylicians in the Dragon Soul Mountains have become more and more frequent, and I am worried about whether we can still support them."

"It's like this. Our mercenary group of 1,200 people set off in advance to come for support. In addition, the Central Reserve Corps of about 20,000 people should be preparing now. I believe they will be here in the next few days." Borg.

Xi 1510 conveyed what he knew to Barron.

However, after hearing Bogosi's words, Barron's face obviously became a little gloomy, and he seemed to be very disappointed with the news brought by Bogosi.

The shrewd Bogosi naturally saw something strange about the other party, so he simply asked directly: "Deputy Captain Barron looks not in good spirits. I wonder if the battle situation has not been good recently?" Barron stared at Bogosi.

After looking at it for a long time, he finally sighed heavily and said with some frustration: "Since Captain Bogosi asked, I won't hide it.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that the Phylician Empire is ready to launch an attack in the Dragon Soul Mountains.

In the past few days, signs of large-scale Phylician activities have appeared in several important locations in the Dragon Soul Mountain Range.

Now the Second Army has been completely dispersed and is firmly guarding each stronghold, otherwise they will have the opportunity to infiltrate.

But depending on the situation, the force assembled by the Phylicians this time may exceed 50,000 people. I really don’t know how long we can last.” “Fifty thousand people?!” After hearing Barron’s words, Bogosi and others couldn’t help but think.

Taking a breath of air, it was now impossible for the entire Freedom Alliance to mobilize an army of 50,000 troops to annex the Mercenary Kingdom and the Odu Alliance.

And on the battlefield of the Central Mountains on the eastern front, the Phylician Empire, which is still fighting fiercely with Brandt's Starry Sky Knights, can actually still devote 50,000 troops to attack this weak defense line?

"Deputy Commander Barron, with all due respect, has the Phylician Empire really assembled such a large army here?" After thinking about it for a moment, Xi Lu, who stood aside in silence, still expressed his doubts.

came out.

"Are you doubting my conclusion?" Barron pushed back Bogosi's words with a gloomy look, then pointed to five places with dangerous terrain on the sand table and said, "Our legion is currently stationed in these places.

The local people have been attacked by the Phylicians.

Judging from their returns, each point encountered several times the Phylician attacks of its own.

Just this morning, our corps commander set off with the last reserve column to support the front line.

You said that it can launch attacks on five different important places at the same time, so how can the Phylician army do it without fifty thousand troops?" After hearing Barron's rebuttal, Bogosi moved his lips as if to say something, but

I could never say it out loud.

But at this moment, Edward, who was standing behind him, suddenly spoke and spoke out his words completely as if he had read Bogosi's mind.

"What if the opponent uses a small number of troops to bluff four of your five points, and then concentrates on attacking one? Use suspicious soldiers to distract the opponent's attention and strength, and then concentrate on defeating them one by one. This is a bandit.

I think the legion commander should also know the usual methods."

"You...you..." Barron almost got angry after hearing Edward's words. In his opinion, this young boy who was definitely less than half his age actually directly denied his own judgment and even took advantage of himself.

To compare with the bandit, he felt that the other party was pointing his nose at him and scolding him for his incompetence.

(End of chapter)