The Invincible Overlord of Heroes

As night falls, the sky above Gray Castle is still brightly lit.

The Holy Light spell released by several bishops together shines in every corner of Graycastle.

Under the influence of Holy Light, demons can hide anywhere except in buildings.

The infantrymen of the Qingfeng Legion have occupied all important positions in Gray Castle.

Eric led the soldiers who entered the camp first and searched room by room, making sure to find all the demons.

The numerous blood feuds between the people of the Western Empire and the demons of hell made them thirsty for their blood and hungry for their flesh.

And not only did they not let the demons go, but when they knew that Xu Lai suspected that there were succubi hiding among human craftsmen and their families, they didn't even let those craftsmen go.

Of course, given their experience in Little Gray Castle, they did not embarrass the craftsmen, they just asked them to identify each other.

Although succubi can transform into human forms, they have never lived in human society after all.

No friends, relatives, acquaintances, not even acquaintances.

Even if several succubi can identify each other, they will always tell an origin, and it is impossible for them to jump out of the cracks in the rocks.

Gray Castle is much larger than Little Gray Castle, and there are more craftsmen and family members imprisoned here.

There are more than a thousand craftsmen alone, and more than 3,000 family members, a total of 5,000 people.

With so many people, there is always someone who can provide clues.

Eric and the others don't need to cross-examine them carefully, they just need to roughly screen out some questionable targets.

They can't tell the difference between humans and succubi at a glance. Aren't those senior priests and bishops good enough?

It's just that they don't have this kind of vision. When the holy light shines, no matter how powerful the succubus is, there will be no reaction at all.

Eric and Emilia seemed to cooperate very well during the day, and they didn't let anyone go at night.

Taking Emilia and her Naga guards together, they launched a vigorous sweep and screening.

Brandi, under Xu Lai's strict order, blocked all the entrances and exits around him. Without Xu Lai's warrant, no one would be allowed to pass through Gray Castle.

Xu Lai didn't know whether the demon hero reported the news of the fall of Graycastle before his death.

He also knew that Bristone was not far from here, and if he was careful, it would not be difficult to travel there every day.

But Xu Lai still had to keep the news of the fall of Graycastle a secret. Every extra day the demon knew about it would give him more time.

In this battle, Xu Lai was prepared for casualties, but when the casualty figures came out, he still couldn't accept it.

Compared to the Qingfeng Legion and the Xianden Camp that charged ahead, the troops led by Xu Lai himself undoubtedly suffered the fewest casualties.

But they were blocked in the valley by the Horned Warlord, unable to advance or retreat. They could only endure the trebuchets and crossbows on Gray Castle with gritted teeth.

The good news is that there aren't many people stuck on the road, most of them are equipment.

Among them, more than 300 logistics personnel died, but more than 20 catapults were lost, and except for the two high-end cargoes, no one survived.

More than 300 people died, and they were still low-level logistics soldiers. For Elvi and the others, the pressure was not too great.

But if you add the courage to be the first to climb to the inner city's first camp.

Being teleported to the city wall and besieged by countless demons, he was able to break out of the siege and kill the Qingfeng Legion, which was promoted as a demon hero.

This number of casualties was a number that Xu Lai could not accept.

"Excluding those who were injured, no matter how badly they were injured, as long as they were not dead, how many people were killed?"

Reina was silent for a moment and then said: "Even if you don't count those soldiers with broken arms and legs and serious injuries, the Qingfeng Legion alone reported more than 1,800 people.

Most of them are warriors who have advanced to high levels. It is expensive to train one. Wouldn't it be worth it if he just sacrificed it like this? "

The Qingfeng Legion alone lost more than 1,800 people, and including the Xiandeng camp and Naga, there were at least about 3,000 people.

This does not include serious injuries, minor injuries and burns.

The fireballs of the Fire Demon and the Flame Troll both have a deflagration effect and can burn continuously over a large area.

Even though you can get timely treatment from a priest here in Xu, the healing technique can only restore your health, not your health.

Even after this battle ended and several archangels advanced to become Seraphs, the amount of resurrections was still far behind.

It can be said that these people of the Qingfeng Legion, especially the infantry, were trained by Rena.

Moreover, in siege operations, in order to capture the city wall, she directly invested the best of the best.

His defensive skills were not as effective as before in the fight against demons.

Xu Lai knew that Leina was distressed, but he couldn't help it. As a commander, the palms and backs of his hands were all flesh, so keeping a balance was the most basic thing.

“Let’s discuss it after Eric comes back.

Resurrection of some people before 12 o'clock, and another round of resurrection after 12 o'clock, Elvi and the angels are already preparing. "

At such a late night, Xu Lai and the others didn't rest just to discuss with their most trusted subordinates what to do next.

In successive battles, with the resurrection ability of the Angel Legion, the losses will undoubtedly become greater and greater.

Especially what needs to be dealt with is that the devil's lair must be more tightly defended than Gray Castle.

The key is that there is the Gate of the Abyss, and endless hell demons are entering this world through that gate.

Of course, if the devil wants to leave hell, it will not come without a price.

Maintaining the Gate of the Abyss requires a lot of resources at all times.

Moreover, if a demon dies in hell, it is just a matter of returning to the birth pool and starting all over again.

But once you die in the main world, if your soul cannot be taken back to hell, it is equivalent to complete death, and there will be no chance to start over.

With this abyss gate, it is conceivable that there must be a large number of demons in Bristone.

In addition, a large number of catapults and rams were destroyed, and they did not build enough long ladders and siege towers.

Not to mention capturing Bristone, even a real battle would only be possible with a few flying units.

In fact, even if we surround them at this time, we can only surround them. At most, we can prevent the Gate of the Abyss from operating and control the number of demons.

However, once he besieges Bristone and cannot capture this devilish city quickly, Xu Lai will likely face being attacked from both sides.

To put it bluntly, with Xu Lai's current strength, if he was surrounded by Kerrigan from behind, he would basically be dead.

Even if he could escape, most of his troops would be destroyed here.

Once he loses his troops, and how many of the officials he appointed are still loyal to him, the newly established Eagle Kingdom may fall apart immediately.

This is the consequence of no accumulation. The foundation is too unstable and there is no chance or condition for a repeat.

It was related to the national destiny of the Eagle Kingdom and his own future destiny. Xu Lai had to be cautious, cautious, and cautious.

Reina, who Xu Lai relied on the most and was also the de facto second-in-command in the army, remained silent after reporting the casualties.

Reina knew her position very well. She was different from everyone present. None of them had a way out, but she, Reina, had one.

After the humans have repaid their kindness, or they can no longer survive, she can still return to the barrier.

And with the current situation of the barrier, as long as she goes back, she will definitely reuse it.

Even if you don't have the same high position and authority as here in the Eagle Kingdom, you can definitely get into the core level.

There is no way, her talent is stronger the higher the level, and thanks to Xu Lai, she has actually fought some good battles.

No one else has a way out, but she does, and she will never be able to fully integrate into it.

Moreover, as an elf and an immortal species, both outlook and habits are very different from humans, so there is really no need to forcefully blend in.

No matter what Reina said at this time, in the eyes of others, it was just standing and talking without pain in the back.

If you advocate an attack, you are risking the entire Eagle Kingdom and the future of everyone present.

I advocate being conservative, after all, the demons are now occupying human territory.

And if such a great opportunity was missed, then why would they capture Graycastle in one day regardless of the cost?

If it were not so urgent and only used long-range power to consume the demons bit by bit, although it would take a little longer, there would definitely not be such casualties as today.

Therefore, no matter what Reina said or did, it was inappropriate, so she simply kept silent.

And Xu Lai had no intention of forcing her. After all, he was the owner of the bet, and only he could truly decide whether to place the bet.

With Xu Lai's character, he doesn't like a stud.

But the current situation is that he either doesn't play, or he can only place all his bets.

"Lang Jun, why don't we forget it? I think we should take advantage of Kerrigan's army to return and consolidate Graycastle's defense first.

On Bristone's side, we can send a partial force over to conduct a feint attack, just to scare the devil.

If Kerrigan gets the news, he will definitely lead his army back, and we can protect the City of Holy Angels.

Even when Lion Heart City was besieged, other forces in the empire did not send many people to assist. To this extent, we have done our best to be benevolent and righteous. "

As soon as Yu Lan finished speaking, Yan Feng stood up and called for battle: "Your Majesty, in terms of harassment, no one can be stronger than our horse archers."

If it was just to get out of the siege, Xu Lai had indeed done his utmost to be benevolent and righteous.

However, what Xu Lai is worried about is that he has done too much and attracted too much hatred from the devil.

The Western Empire was already in ruins and seemed to have no value.

But if Xu Lai's own head is added, the current Kerrigan may not hesitate at all.

"Your Majesty, think again. When we face Kerrigan, it is impossible for the Northern Empire, the Eastern Empire, and the Southern Empire to send reinforcements to help us.

It is equivalent to us fighting the entire hell camp alone. Even if we can win, both sides will lose, and they will take advantage of us. "

Xu Lai's guard commander Roland also stood up and expressed his stance.

During this discussion, Xu Lai deliberately did not call Eric and Emilia.

Emilia is only an ally and cannot be considered one of our own, while Eric and the others are blinded by hatred and may not be able to judge calmly.

Therefore, those present tonight are all Xu Lai's old team members.

Xu Lai's eyes turned around, and finally stopped on Wang Chao's face unexpectedly.

Wang Chao chuckled and said: "Brother Xu, I think my sister-in-law is right, you don't have to worry at all now.

We have only been in this world for a few days. Do you know the average level of heroes in the mercenary guild in Qingfeng City? Hey, it’s not even level 10?

We are now laying the foundation. Although we have conquered Gray Castle, it has been badly damaged.

Kerrigan is the commander of the entire hell, and he is not a fool.

At this time, how could he give up the imperial capital, the rich south, and the vast north, and fight against us who are poor and white?

I think our top priority now is to make defensive preparations.

If Kerrigan dares to come, we will severely dampen his spirit once, and he will not easily provoke us again in the future. "

Xu Lai smiled bitterly. He also hoped that Kerrigan would not be such a fool and could see the situation and gains and losses clearly.

However, he might as well go back to sleep early to expect a demon to be calm.

Seeing that the only person who came from the same hometown as him did not support him, Xu Lai was silent for a moment, but suddenly ordered:

"Wang Chao, you are right. This time, your troops don't need to follow the siege, just stay in Gray Castle.

I have a few requests for you:

First, do everything possible to restore Graycastle to its original state and deploy more city defense weapons.

Second, you must keep a close watch on everyone in this city. I don't want traitors or demon spies here.

When necessary, don't let go of the wrong ones.

This is our only way out. You have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under your command, and their ranks are not low. I hope you will guard it for me. "

Wang Chao's heart jumped, knowing that Xu Lai had made up his mind, and immediately put away the smile on his face and replied seriously:

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Yan Feng, you lead the archers, bring enough supplies and dry food, set off at night, and raid Briston.

Remember, you are going to besiege and harass the enemy, don't confront the enemy head-on.

I will give you a few acceleration scrolls later, don't be reluctant to use them.

You don't have the support of hero specialization and the blessing of logistics, so you may not be able to kite those demons. "

Yan Feng nodded and asked, "But what if I leave the city too far and fail to form a siege, allowing Kerrigan and his army to return from the Gate of the Abyss."

Xu Lai took a deep breath and said, "That's God's will.

If he even gives up the Lionheart City that is within his reach, don't hesitate, run immediately.

I believe that such a large-scale teleportation will not be silent, but for the sake of caution, you should take Jian Yuan with you."

Yan Feng and Jian Yuan both bowed their hands in response.

"Leina, you lead the Qingfeng Corps, Dengying and Giselle first, and rest tonight and tomorrow morning.

Have lunch earlier at noon, set off after eating, and rush to Briston before sunset. "

Leina nodded. Since Xu Lai had made a decision, she would not have any objections.

Finally, Xu Lai said to Charles and the others, "You should also go down and rest early.

We will set off early tomorrow morning after breakfast, and everyone should pack up what they should bring tonight." (End of this chapter)