Summoning Total War

Chapter 7 Steel Fortress!

How powerful is the power of the abyss?

Until now, Murphy has no specific concept in his mind, because the most powerful demon he has encountered so far is just a high-level demon. But from his limited understanding of the abyss, he knew that high-level demons were not actually such amazing creatures in the abyss. Because above the high-level demons there are demon nobles and the legendary demon king!

There are no countries in the abyss.

The social system in the abyss is composed of demon legions one after another!

There is also a huge gap in strength and level between the demons! To use a simple analogy, in a demon army of about 10,000 people, for every ten low-level demons, there will be an intermediate demon at the level of a squad leader, which means a demon with 10,000 people. Within the legion, at least a thousand intermediate-level demons will be born.

This is the lowest level of intermediate demon, the kind that has just advanced.

In the Demon Legion, for every one hundred demons, a centurion-level captain will be born. They are also mid-level demons, but they are much more powerful than the squad captain level. They are equivalent to mid-level officers in the legion, responsible for directing the battles of low-level demons. There are only about a hundred demons of this level in the legion, maybe even less.

On top of these centurion-level demon officers, there will also be senior officers at the thousand-centurion level. They are also mid-level demons, but they are the most powerful ones. However, unless they can obtain a trace of noble demon blood, or are given power by a high-level demon, it will be difficult for them to advance into high-level demons throughout their lives.

High-level demons are the commanders of the legion. They have complete control over their subordinates. They can use them as cannon fodder to die, or they can use them for pleasure (succubus, succubus, etc.). Among high-level demons, they will be divided into middle and middle noble classes based on their noble bloodline and strength. The outside world does not know much about their noble titles, so most of them use the summary of title levels inherited from the material plane.

The world hierarchy of demons is very strict, with a direct superior-subordinate relationship. All demon army leaders are loyal to the demon king.

And there can only be one demon king in an abyss plane.

If the second one appears, it means that a shocking battle will break out in this abyssal plane until a complete winner emerges!

At present, arcane mages have only explored the thirteenth level of the abyss. This is still an achievement during the glorious period of arcane magic. In other words, there are at least thirteen demon kings in the entire abyss, as well as countless large and small demon kings. Demon Legion. They peer into the entire universe, looking for worlds that can become their goals, whether it is the material plane, the elemental plane, or the demiplane in it. For them, as long as they can transform it into a part of the abyss, Will become the target of their attacks!

In the vast multiverse, there is a plane under attack from the abyss at every moment.

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How powerful is the invasion of the abyss?

In the world where the Kingdom of Athens is located, the demons were unable to break through the space barrier, so they injected the power of filthy chaos into the earth, causing the food production in the entire plane to begin to decrease. Resurrected dead souls appeared on the earth. It turned out that more and more creatures were destroyed. The breath of the abyss was polluted and demonized, and demonized individuals appeared among many races, and they became minions of the abyss invasion.

The plane where Murphy is now is much more serious. Although he doesn't know much, the demons can actually detonate volcanoes and use the raised volcanic ash to cover the sky and cover the clouds on the entire continent. Above, you can see how strong they are!

At the same time, how cunning!

The devil's tactics are no longer just tactics used in war in the simple sense.

Their targets are not limited to the species living on a plane, but also include the power of laws of the entire plane, plane rules, beliefs of gods, etc.! Because, their real goal is to completely smash a plane, break everything, restore it to the most essential energy, and then drag it into the abyss, use the power of the abyss to swallow the entire plane, and destroy this plane Become part of the abyss!

Ambition?

In the face of the demons' huge ambition to devour the plane, the desires of other people are really too small.

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The seventh day.

Murphy had traveled nearly three thousand miles, and finally there was a glimmer of light in the distant sky, which was no longer the gray color. This undoubtedly made Murphy breathe a sigh of relief. At least there should still be a well-preserved part of this world, instead of everything turning into what it looks like here, with the gray sky, the sky full of wind and sand, the corrupted bones, and the remains after the flames. traces, and the faint smell of sulfur.

After walking for such a long time, Murphy finally had a new concept of the size of this bone burial ground.

According to his estimate, this bone burial ground is probably several times larger than the entire southern plain, because he only saw one huge volcano along the way, but there are ten other bones on this bone burial ground. An active volcano! It is impossible for the demons to gather all the detonated volcanoes together, which means that the territory of this land of bones is actually astonishingly large, and can even cover the territory of a country!

One man and one horse entered the edge of the Boneyard.

Murphy could already see the rolling mountain peaks in the distance. Although it was still extremely desolate, Murphy could see some traces of the tenacious survival of some trees. That touch of green soothed the depression in his heart and made him feel a bit of life.

"Let's go." After the death knight arrived here, his mood seemed to have changed slightly. "There's a fortress ahead."

She turned around and looked at Murphy before continuing to move forward.

fortress?

Is it used to defend against demon attacks?

Are we finally reaching the back of this world?

Murphy breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed the death knight in front. In this burial place of demonic activities, the pressure in his heart was too great. Although he was protected by the death knight along the way, the road was covered with yellow sand and bones, with no trace of life in sight, and he could encounter ferocious demons and ferocious monsters at any time, which still made Murphy feel very tired.

Not just physically, but mentally too!

The wind and sand were getting smaller, and the color of the soil gradually turned dark. Murphy saw some tenacious grasses growing in the cracks of the rocks, bringing a touch of life to this desolate land. After entering here, Murphy found that the death knight walking in front became very cautious, even more cautious than when he encountered the devil before. The thing that made her extremely cautious was actually the stubborn grass on the ground. The death knight turned over and jumped off the horse. He held the reins of the undead horse with his hands, restrained its movements, and carefully avoided those grasses. A little fragile life.

Why is she doing this?

Murphy was full of doubts, but he didn't know how to speak.

Keep moving forward.

There are more and more grasses on the ground, from a few to sparse. The death knight became more careful as he moved forward, trying his best to avoid the fragile green on the ground. But as the grass on the ground increased, there was no way to avoid it. In the end, the undead horse she was holding stepped on a grass.

The emerald green grass withered quickly, its leaves turned dark yellow, and in just a short time, it completely lost its vitality!

"The power of death!?" Murphy was stunned.

The death knight walking in front paused. She stared at the withered grass at the feet of the undead horse, and gently picked it up, as if she remembered something. There was a hint of blue light in her eyes. Silk sadness. She looked forward, staring at the green vitality with fascination, then turned the horse's head, came to Murphy's side, and said slowly: "Climb the mountain in front, and you will arrive at the Steel Fortress."

"You'll be safe."

After saying that, she took off a ring from her hand, a broken gemstone ring with blood stains, and handed it to Murphy. Her voice was hoarse, as if with a trace of emotion, and she said quietly: "Help me put it Give it to a man named the Silver Hand, and he will reward you.”

Her blue eyes flickered, looking far south.

Murphy reached out and took the broken ring, with a serious expression on his face and nodded gently. No matter what the reason is, the other party has escorted him all the way here, and he should not refuse her request. Without her protection, it would be difficult for Murphy to get out of the Bone Burial Ground with his own strength. He might never be able to get out because the Bone Burial Ground is so big.

The death knight showed a smile. Although Murphy couldn't see it, he felt it.

She slowly stretched out her withered fingers and gently touched Murphy's face. The fingers with a hint of rotting smell touched Murphy's cheek, and a biting cold breath suddenly spread throughout. Murphy's whole body! That is not the cold of the material world, but the cold from the soul, the chill brought by death!

Murphy shuddered.

The death knight seemed to have remembered something. She quickly retracted her finger, with a hint of apology in her eyes.

"Live well!" The death knight's hoarse voice contained some deep emotions. Then she turned over and mounted the undead horse, heading towards the burial ground filled with yellow sand, white bones, blood, war, demons and the smell of sulfur. He rode away.

Riding away.

The wind and sand swept past, and it was clear and cold.

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"Live well!……"

Murphy watched the death knight leave and murmured in a low voice.

This is the second Death Knight to say this to him. This sentence seems to contain some deep emotions. Whenever it is said from their mouths, it always makes Murphy feel sad and depressed unconsciously. .

Murphy knew why she didn't move on with him, because the power of death in her was too strong.

Those fragile lives, those sprouting vegetation cannot withstand the power of death on her body. As long as they touch her even a little bit, these vegetation will quickly wither and completely lose their vitality and vitality.

This was originally the purpose created by the abyss demons, to use them to completely wipe out the life in this world.

Murphy also began to understand why these death knights wandered in the desolate Bone Burial Ground, because they had no other place to go. Even demons would be frightened by the powerful power of death in them, not to mention It's other creatures! The earth cannot bear their strength, and the plants will wither on the road they pass. They don't want to continue to destroy the world, so they can only stay in the bone burial ground!

Wash away their hatred and sins with the blood of demons!

My heart felt a little heavy.

Although he was just a passerby in this world, Murphy still felt very heavy.

Some unspeakable emotions made him feel depressed, but he was also shocked and moved! At least from these death knights, Murphy saw a lot of things, a lot of brilliance that shined like stars!

move on.

When Murphy climbed over the mountain in front, an extremely steep natural fortress appeared in front of him.

——Steel Fortress!

Both sides of this fortress are cliffs hundreds of meters high, and in the middle is a magnificent city wall made entirely of steel, hundreds of meters long and more than fifty meters high, equivalent to The height of a twelve-story building!

There are raised barbs on the front of the fortress, which are stained with blood. The entire fortress has experienced countless battles. The walls made of steel are covered with the dark red color of dried blood! On the wall of the fortress, every twenty meters, there is a huge cannon with a caliber of more than fifty centimeters. There are waves of terrifying elemental fluctuations coming from it. It is obviously different from the cannons on earth that Murphy remembered!

From the side of the cliff, a low dragon roar came. When Murphy was several kilometers closer to the fortress, he saw a huge green dragon circling up!

There was a knight in full armor sitting on the dragon's body. When he flew over Murphy's head, he paused for a moment, and then drove the sitting green dragon to fly towards the east!

The cry of the gryphon echoed.

Before Murphy could recover from the shock of the legendary dragon knight, several griffins on the other side of the high cliff soared into the sky and quickly approached his location.

These griffins are huge and more powerful than those sent by barbarian humans!

They are covered in armor made of extremely high forging technology, protecting their vital points. At the same time, the knights they carry are also heavily armored. They look like an invulnerable piece of iron. At a glance, they are full of energy. Suppressive and intimidating momentum!

"Human?" The griffin landed in front of Murphy's eyes, and a majestic voice came into his ears.

Dwarvish?

Murphy raised his head in surprise. Only then did he realize that all these griffin knights were dwarves. No wonder the griffins could still carry their heavy armor. Murphy has a high level of knowledge in Elvish, but only knows a few words in Dwarf. As an arcane mage, he has never encountered the problem of language barrier when he came to this world, so he tentatively used High Elvish replied: "Yes."

"Huh? A human who understands high elven language? Are you a noble?" The dwarf knight's tone slowed down a lot, obviously reducing some of his hostility.

noble?

That should be considered right?

Murphy's expression was a little weird, but he still nodded.

"How did you get here?" The strong dwarf knight looked at Murphy curiously. The human in front of him was not too strong. At most, he was at the level of a senior swordsman. He was still quite far away from the level of a great swordsman. From such a distance, he absolutely did not believe that such a person could come out of the Bone Burial Ground alive. "No living person has come from that way for a long time."

Murphy thought about it and felt that there was no need to hide this.

So he told the story that he was escorted by a death knight, but he still didn't mention some things, so as not to cause more trouble.

"A female death knight? Is there a rose flower on her armor?" The strong dwarf knight pondered for a long time after hearing this, and then asked.

Rose flower?

After Murphy was reminded like this, he actually remembered that there seemed to be a flower on her armor.

But he didn't notice what kind of flower it was.

He nodded and said slowly: "There seems to be a rose flower, but I didn't notice it."

The dwarf knight took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Yes, it should be Lord Saint-Annal!"

His expression showed a hint of respect, and the eyes he looked at Murphy were much friendlier. The dwarf knight waved his hand, and there was a roar on the high cliff, and then a gryphon landed in front of Murphy. He said, "Go in first. I have something to ask you."

Murphy nodded and followed them into the Steel Fortress.

"Are you from the east?" The dwarf knight seemed to have a high status. Many soldiers in the fortress saluted him.

Murphy noticed that his skin was white, with a bit of silvery sheen, which meant that he inherited part of the bloodline from the Mountain Lover King. Most of the dwarves who can awaken the ability of the gods to descend to earth will have their skin. With a touch of silver like this.

East?

It should be considered so.

Murphy thought for a moment and nodded.

"Since the last holy war, the imperial capital has become the current burial ground. It has been many years since we saw humans in the east." The dwarf knight gave a general impression, and then asked: "What is the situation in the east? Now everywhere The demon army of all races has been dispersed!"

"It will be difficult to gather together again."

What's going on in the East?

Murphy said bitterly to himself, how could he know anything about the situation in the East.

"The situation in the east is also very bad. I was preparing to go to the south with a caravan, but I didn't expect..." Murphy said a few words casually, then seized the opportunity and quickly asked a question. "Who is that Saint-Annal?"

The dwarf knight did not suspect anything, because occasionally some caravans would come over. Although many places had been occupied by demons, many intelligent species on the continent still survived tenaciously in every corner of the world. Although the former capital of the empire has become the current burial ground, there are still complete political systems in the south, east and north of the continent, resisting the invasion of demons.

Among them, the strength of the south is the most completely preserved!

The reason is because of the existence of these death knights. Twelve groups of death knights active in the Boneyard are killing demons all the time. Their presence bought enough time for the entire southern defense line!

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