The necromancer just wants to plant trees

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Forbidden Knight Salinas.

Matthew recognized the leader of the Iron Chariot Legion.

Salinas is not an unknown person. He is the number one general under Iron Archduke Byrne and one of his most loyal subordinates.

Because Byrne himself only likes to prepare for war and does not like to fight.

Therefore, although his prestige is high, it rarely affects many lower classes or devils who live far away from Byrne's territory.

But Salinas is different.

As the largest vassal under Byrne, Salinas has considerable autonomy.

He has his own territory and is not bound by Byrne's own preferences, so he can continuously expand his territory through wars of foreign aggression.

And in the past nearly a hundred years.

Salinas has demonstrated extremely high military literacy and ruthless warfare methods, whether in the conquest of the interior of Purgatory or in the development of other places in the star realm.

Other demon lords in Purgatory usually learn about Byrne's armed status by observing Salinas's army.

in the minds of certain people.

Salinas may be a more terrifying existence than Byrne.

After all, the latter just likes to prepare for war.

And the former will really hit you!

The intelligence collected by Matthew showed that Salinas was born as a great devil and was transformed into the current steel creation with the blessing of Byrne.

after conversion.

Salinas' strength increased greatly. Not only did he obtain a legendary level, he was also able to be immune to most magics, including all kinds of curses.

Transcendental resistance to spells is one of the common denominators of Salinas and his Iron Legion.

On the other hand.

The body structure composed of steel combined with the military qualities inherent in devils makes this alternative devil army not only invulnerable in defense, but also equipped with autonomy and diversified offensive capabilities that ordinary construct armies cannot match. .

"Double immunity to physical and spells, full melee ability, strong command ability..."

"This guy and Xiao Fei are on the same track."

Matthew looked at the huge ruts on the ground caused by the steel chariots, and silently estimated the tonnage of this thing.

In his opinion.

This thing can hardly be called a devil.

But this is also where Purgatory is inclusive.

Under that thick steel.

Matthew could clearly sense the evil nature deep inside his bones, which was the orthodox aura recognized by the will of Blood River.

There is no doubt about it.

In the identification of Blood River Will, as long as they are evil and lawful, they can integrate into the purgatory space and become a member of the purgatory race.

Look at it from this perspective.

Purgatory is actually quite diverse.

Facing the menacing Iron Legion.

The snake demons are not afraid.

The leader of the snake demon was riding the largest one, the fierce one, and let out a deep roar:

"Byrne's lackey?"

"When I tear up the iron skin on your body and soak your soul in the endless pool of venom, then you will understand how difficult it is to cooperate with a disobedient and disorderly person like Gracia today. Something to regret!”

The words just fell.

The fierce one shook his head violently.

Then the left front foot lightly steps on the ground.

When it is.

The fierce white-lighting giant horn of Lord Fierce once again tore through the fragile material layer, and a thick and long black snake suddenly emerged from the dark crack.

The big black snake is entrenched beside Lord Fierce.

When the snake's head was raised backward, its bloody mouth was ready to strike.

The next second.

Endless black water spurted out from the giant snake's mouth.

"Pause progress!"

"Escape yourself!"

Salinas gave the order calmly.

He judged that the black water might cause corrosion to the outer shell of the Iron Legion.

However, the amount of black water spewed out of the giant snake's mouth exceeded the imagination of everyone present.

In an instant.

The endless black water spread across a considerable area on the plain.

The black water blends into the land.

Large areas of black swamp were formed.

at the same time.

The chant of the Lord of Darkness sounded again in the Shadow Castle——

With the help of Beckman's powerful force.

The Black Swamp expands further in the Riven Plane.

It occupied almost one-third of the original frontal battlefield area.

What's even worse is.

Bubbles of acidic gas began to rise upwards from inside the swamp.

These bubbles float into the air and burst on their own.

Soon a layer of light acid mist formed in the sky.

Salinas ordered people to go check the situation.

As a result, the first Iron Devil who passed by accidentally fell into a hidden quagmire on the edge of the swamp before he got close to the acid fog area.

The mire is filled with mud and light green liquid.

Less than twenty seconds.

There were signs of serious corrosion on the devil's body!

And the other side.

The clan of snake demons riding fierce horses gradually entered the swamp area under the cover of acid mist.

The fierce beast walks on the ground in the swamp.

The Purgatory Snake Demon is even more at home here.

Their figures were looming in the fog, and they were moving at an alarmingly fast speed.

Even though there has not been a formal battle between the two sides.

The Snake Demon Clan already has a considerable advantage on the scene.

If the Iron Legion wants to forcefully break through this artificial swamp, it will probably suffer a lot of losses.

Salinas glanced at the friendly forces next to him, then shook his head silently.

Although the air element has temporarily recovered from the attack of the shadow monk.

But it is undoubtedly a pipe dream to expect them to help solve the terrain problem.

At most, they can help blow away the acid mist on the swamp.

However, the current dilemma is obviously not difficult for Salinas.

He shouted in the direction of the Purgatory War Beast:

"Make sure no one comes from the flank."

"I will catch all these little snakes!"

Then.

The tail of the Iron Chariot, which was just retreating, once again emitted flames symbolizing advancement.

But this time the flames were not orange-red.

Instead, they turned into a heart-pounding dark blue!

As the dark blue tail flames lit up.

One to three little devils appeared next to each Iron Chariot, and those little devils tore open the brown scrolls taken out from inside.

Then.

A group spell with a very wide range of influence has been completed.

Anti-gravity flight spell!

This is not a simple floating spell.

It is a powerful spell that can make the steel chariot ignore gravity for a short period of time and rush forward at will.

"Boom!"

Huge roars sounded continuously.

Salinas stood on a chariot and took the lead, and the other devils in heavy armor also drove the chariot directly through the swamp.

The chariot that was previously extremely heavy now looked so light.

The huge wheels passed by the swamp with black water.

It almost did not cause any ripples in the latter!

"Don't even think about passing here!"

The snake demon leader shouted.

At that time.

The fierce rhinoceros lord suddenly rushed out of the swamp and hit the side of Salinas's chariot. The huge impact force directly pushed the chariot sideways, but this scene only lasted for three or four seconds before it fell into a stalemate -

The reason is also very simple.

Salinas jumped off the car, his body ignored the effect of gravity, and directly exerted force in the air, pressing the huge fierce rhinoceros lord to the ground!

In terms of size.

The two are not in the same league at all.

But Salinas showed the extremely terrifying power of the legendary devil after being steeled.

In front of the snake demon leader, he pressed the fierce rhinoceros lord into the swamp little by little!

Of course, the snake demon leader could not sit idly by.

He led a group of personal guards, waving the alien weapon that looked like a meteor hammer and rushed towards Salinas.

The rest of the snake demons also got off the fierce rhinoceros.

They stood in a group with the steel chariot that followed!

The combat effectiveness of both sides is extremely strong.

Although the chariot seems to be invulnerable, the snake demon is also surprisingly thick-skinned.

They were originally high-level devils in purgatory. After being expelled, they stood firm in the Far East, where the environment was even worse. Their bodies were further strengthened by the evil gods from other worlds.

In a one-on-one battle.

A snake demon alone could fight against a steel chariot carrying several devil knights.

What's more, there was a fierce rhinoceros to help.

If it weren't for the fact that the overall number of snake demons was still a little less.

I'm afraid these steel devils would have no chance of winning.

Even so.

After the two sides fought for a while, with the loss of the anti-gravity spell effect, the harsh environment of the Black Water Swamp began to gradually take effect.

Many chariots were deeply trapped in it.

And it was difficult for ordinary devils to continue fighting with snake demons in such an environment.

The only good news is.

Salinas's combat power is indeed terrifying.

He single-handedly involved at least a quarter of the firepower of the snake demon army!

And because the snake demons were quite united and cherished their lives in the battle, they would not easily let any of their compatriots die.

Therefore, in front of Salinas's powerful individual ability.

They often constantly draw other people to assist.

Gradually.

The number of snake demons held back by Salinas increased from one quarter to one third.

And there was a trend of intensification!

Seeing the battlefield in a stalemate.

Both sides subsequently dispatched some troops one after another -

On the Purgatory side, Gracia sent several hill giants, two air elemental teams, and a group of liquefied mayflies to assist;

The shadow side was not to be outdone.

The shadow creatures that had just been repelled re-swarmed the front line near the swamp.

The monks also received Beckman's special blessing and were immune to the negative effects of the swamp.

Coupled with the slow advancement of the shadow field behind them.

This made the defense line in front of the Shadow Castle even more difficult to break through!

The changes in the battle situation tended to be slow.

Matthew observed.

The momentum of both sides actually went through a round of exchange -

"The Lord of Darkness is indeed an old fox who has lived for who knows how many years."

"He obviously understands war better than Gracia!"

Although it was Gracia who attacked from beginning to end.

But the rhythm of the war was always controlled by Beckman.

He obviously had many trump cards in his hand, but he was not in a hurry to show them to the other side.

Instead, he slowly resolved the enemy's swift and fierce attack.

Every attempt of Gracia was easily blocked by Beckman.

He not only perfectly mastered the rhythm.

And he also successfully created an unfathomable image in the hearts of everyone on the battlefield.

On the other hand, look at Gracia's side.

If we cannot attack for a long time, our morale will inevitably weaken.

If it weren't for the flag of recruitment, Matthew suspected that the devil soldiers would defect by now!

"But in the end, this comparison alone is not fair."

"Gracia is obviously under offensive pressure, but Beckmann just needs to delay."

"And the tearing plane was also created by him. This is a home field advantage that cannot be ignored. The way he just cooperated with the big black snake to create a temporary blackwater swamp cannot be replicated under normal circumstances."

Matthew calmly observed the battlefield.

He looked at Gracia's back from time to time.

You should be anxious at this time, right?

Is it time for you to take matters into your own hands?

However, Gracia's back was like a wall standing on the purgatory war beast.

She didn't move.

On the contrary, Matthew was slightly anxious.

He was actually under a certain amount of pressure——

If Beckmann is allowed to collude with the gods of Tongluo and open a portal to another world in purgatory, then a blood meteor incident similar to the one in history may happen again on Irondor.

But the place where it happened was purgatory.

The one who bore the brunt of it just turned into a devil.

Regardless of the standpoint.

Matthew still didn't want to see that scene happen.

If it weren't for the signal from Quinlan's blood book, which meant that the purgatory black merchant Shire was investigating the situation in the shadow core on his behalf, he would have definitely gone to Beckman's territory in person!

After all, this involves trillions of living beings.

It may also be one of the catastrophes with a higher threat index among the odd catastrophes in the mirror universe.

Therefore, what Matthew hopes most now is to see Gracia and Beckman fight quickly.

It would be better if both sides suffer losses!

only.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Gracia didn't move.

Beckman even hid in the shadows from beginning to end, not even a clone appeared in front of everyone!

This made Matthew's balls ache.

He was already thinking about a backup plan.

But at this time.

He suddenly felt a strong sense of appeal coming from his pocket——

That is the Nine Hell Documents obtained from Sandrine!

Matthew sank his consciousness into the paperwork.

In an instant.

A familiar feeling came over me.

That's...

"The Will of Blood River is begging me for help?"

Matthew looked a little surprised.

on the data column.

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"Tip: You obtained the "Guardian Portal of the Will of the Blood River" through the "Nine Hell Documents"!

Guard the portal: Close or destroy the ceremonial ground (in the core of shadow) arranged by Beckmann and the Tongluo gods to stop the upcoming invasion of Purgatory by the Tongluo gods!

Commission rewards: 1. A large amount of XP (exclusively for the Purgatory template)

2. Evil nature (a complete copy)

3.Nine Hell Honorary Devil Title (Purgatory Reputation MAX)

4. An opportunity to enter the sea of ​​​​realms (exclusive to Purgatory)"

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See the last one.

Matthew accepted the commission of Blood River Will without hesitation!

"Sure enough, Blood River Will is staring at me because it wants something from me."

"But why me?"

"He has already called Gracia and Byrne. He is fully capable of controlling other purgatory lords to thwart Beckman's plan!"

"Why did you choose me?"

Even though I have already taken over the task.

But Matthew was not careless at all. Instead, he further thought about this issue.

But at this time.

Gracia's figure suddenly moved!

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