The sun is high

Of course, these corpses in the lake were deliberately arranged to look like this.

Xiuge even felt that the person who did this was deliberately showing something to those who came after him, because the arrangement of the corpses seemed chaotic, but in fact it maintained a general symmetry, especially when observed by the Chasseur Regiment. In the central area formed by the station members, not only were the soldiers themselves "arranged" very neatly, but even the other corpses around them were in a posture of guarding the central area.

It was as if someone was loudly reminding subsequent witnesses—the people and things you are looking for are here!

If this distorted scene can be regarded as an alternative "art", then the concentration of this art is as high as hell.

Especially the council mage who was responsible for manipulating the secret ritual - not only was his mouth forcibly torn apart by some force, but his limbs were also in an abnormally twisted state. Shuge could even see the white threads protruding from his joints. Bone stubble.

The most nauseating and uncomfortable thing is that no matter what the posture of these dead people is, their faces are very calm.

Even smiling.

It looked as if they had ended their lives in beautiful dreams and hallucinations and drowned in the pursuit of the best things, including the mage who died in a miserable state, and those who were suspended upright in the lake. Soldier.

There was peace in their brows and eyes, as if they were just asleep.

Out of caution, Xiuge did not touch these corpses. He withdrew his consciousness from his mirror messenger substitute, only to see Weilin looking at him inquiringly - as a lake-level mage, she You can easily see Shuge's state just now and know that Shuge was controlling the magic summons before.

"It's miserable, isn't it?"

"Not only is it tragic, but it's also very weird..."

Xiuge sighed heavily, and then said: "This lake should have been used very high in the past. If there were foreign objects in the lake, there is no reason why they could have been hidden for so long...and the corpses were all very 'fresh' and seemed to be from the recent period." Time was put in.”

The expression on the face of the officer next to him became a little ugly.

He originally thought that the person who did this might be the remnants of the Black Forest Infantry Regiment operating in this area, but from the descriptions of Shuge and the mage, there were actually Delan soldiers and civilians among the dead!

In other words, this whole matter has violated ordinary military logic and entered a field that only mages can discuss.

Facing Wei Lin's gaze, Xiuge lowered his voice and said: "Our previous guess about the identity of the infiltrator may have been wrong. This is obviously not something that the Delans or the infiltrators of the Legal Committee can do. , even the most perverted sword-wielding hermits would never spend so much effort to create such a tragedy of unknown meaning."

The meaning of Xiuge is already very clear.

Since the identities of the deceased include soldiers, civilians and mages from both sides, it means that the person who did this has a conflict in position and identity with the two parties at war, and the other party does not seem to intend to Completely hide your tracks.

The entire tragedy itself was full of demonstration and showoff, not to mention that the scene in the lake looked like some kind of weird sacrificial ceremony.

Everything points to an "old friend" that Shuge is already very familiar with - the Black Sun Society.

"These guys are really haunting...but what are they planning to do this time?"

After giving his own judgment, Shuge speculated in his heart: "Like in Salem City, holding some kind of ritual with specific meaning? Or now, the actions of the Fifth Chasseur Regiment in the Black Forest area The results exceeded their expectations, so the Black Sun Society decided to find a way to intervene?"

"Or...are they just going crazy and planning to engage in some anti-human performance art here?"

Xiuge thought about it carefully and felt that all these conjectures seemed possible. After all, for the Black Sun Society, getting the human nations in Van En into a quagmire of war should be their most important goal at the moment. Any They probably have to get involved in anything that may bring about breakthrough progress or completely change the situation of the war.

The current situation is not easy to deal with - the Black Sun Society can be said to have bluntly stated its existence, but the Fifth Chasseur Regiment has no way to deduce their next move, and there is no way to determine whether these guys will It will exert more influence on the battle that is most likely to take place during the day tomorrow.

After a brief thought, Weilin gave her own judgment very calmly: "Now it is impossible to notify the Chasseur Regiment to abandon their position and move. Many support troops and logistics teams are marching towards the Black Forest area. Once the Chasseur Regiment A sudden change of tactics and withdrawal would undoubtedly put other troops in a difficult situation."

"It's probably too late to notify the Council at this time, right?"

Shuge asked: "The position is in a state of magical silence. Activating the secret ritual will expose the position of the position and attract artillery fire. And even so, we may not be able to wait for Bolden's answer."

As the top decision-maker of this team, Wei Lin asked seriously: "So what is your suggestion?"

"Send a warning signal and hand over the problem here to our large forces. We should believe that Major Alfred and Mr. Krauts will make the most correct judgment and choice... and if we send a warning signal here, even if we stay Even if there are traces of magic power, the position of the position will not be exposed."

After listening to Shuge's suggestion, Weilin fell into silence. She thought seriously for a while, and then nodded.

"I agree, let's send the signal..."

Wei Lin said to an accompanying mage: "Use the silver signal, three consecutive rounds, five cycles."

Hearing these words, everyone nearby showed surprised expressions, including Xiuge.

The emergence of the "Silver Signal" was at the end of the war two hundred years ago. This concept was first proposed by Merlin Lehe, and was subsequently unanimously approved by the Vanen Kingdoms and almost all Deep Sea Mage Towers and Societies.

This is one of the few concrete proposals put forward by Merlinle and the Legal Committee that can implement the concept of "neutrality".

It is precisely for this reason that the Silver Signal has become the most special type of magic warning signals used by various countries. As an "unlimited object", it is just a signal that simply issues a serious warning. Almost all countries will not use it easily.

Silver signals are often used to notify everyone in the surrounding area of ​​potential magical disasters indiscriminately. If in the past, once such a signal was sent, the Legal Committee personnel would immediately intervene in a neutral capacity and coordinate the handling.

But now...the Legal Committee itself is already at war.

Even after the raid in Black Forest Town, a certain military mage from the Ernst family, who did not want to be named, found out that he had successfully killed the head of the Black Forest Castle Legal Committee branch during the battle. Man, this makes his accumulated military exploits even more shining.

Therefore, after hearing Weilin's words, the Walter soldiers present showed a bit of embarrassment on their faces.

However, Wei Lin was extremely resolute in this decision, so under her repeated orders, the mage accompanying the team finally issued a silver warning.

In the rules of Silver Alert, "three consecutive shots" are used to represent that there may be magical disasters caused by the "Wild Mage Society" here, and the five cycles mean that the current situation is close to the highest level. No matter who it is, Sending a signal of this level requires direct responsibility.

But obviously, the moment Wei Lin made the decision, she had already accepted all the consequences that this move might bring to herself.

…

After sending out the warning, the team continued to move towards Black Forest Castle according to the predetermined plan. After all, that was the former stronghold of the Legal Committee branch. It was equipped with a magical secret device that could transmit information. Using it, they could easily Able to convey important information in this area.

What's more, the crystallized cannons stored in the armory of Black Forest Castle must be successfully transported to the rear of the defense line before daylight.

With artillery support, the Fifth Chasseur Regiment is more likely to persevere in the subsequent arduous defensive battle.

However, on the way to Black Forest Castle, more and more bad situations appeared.

According to the careful investigation of a group of military mages, all the observation posts and checkpoints set up by the 5th Chasseur Regiment on this road seemed to have been attacked. Similar to the situation at the first observation post, all personnel at these locations were missing. The sites and outposts were very tidy, and it was obvious that these well-trained soldiers had not actually fought the enemy.

What is even more worrying is that after the silver warning signal was issued, there was no response signal under the night sky.

It is expected that the Jaeger Regiment's position remains silent. After all, the position is well covered. The Deland Army has not yet figured out the specific situation of the Jaeger Regiment's position, but other places, including the Black Forest Fort, have remained silent. , which explains the problem very much.

"The Legal Committee and the Delan people don't seem to want to pay attention to things here. As for Black Forest Castle..."

Shuge set his sights on the shadow of the fortress located on the top of the hill. Black Forest Fort was the only place in this area that did not need to maintain magical silence. After all, everyone knew the importance of its location and knew the other party. Military deployment will definitely be carried out in this fortress.

Under this situation, the defenders in Black Forest Castle still chose to remain silent.

Unless the officers stationed at Black Forest Castle had some special ideas, this most likely meant that something bad had happened within the fortress.

The team heading to Black Forest Castle consisted of two regular Walter infantry companies, all carrying new revolver rifles. In addition to Shuge and Weilin, there were four accompanying mages. Logically speaking, this way A team of one is enough to deal with most emergencies, but the abnormal situation along the way makes everyone in the team feel uneasy.

The power of the running rat Snitch has been completely "borrowed" by Shuge, so all rats in a large area nearby, whether ordinary rats or those special beings with the blood of magical creatures, are now being "borrowed" by the running rat. Rat Na was forcibly awakened by the power inherited from the Mother Goddess of the Earth.

Under the call of the power that was almost engraved in their blood and instincts, these tiny animals left their nests one after another. They followed Xiuge's will and continued to search in this vast area. If there was anyone at this moment, If you can use a telescope to observe the fields and plains in the distance, you will definitely find that there are black shadows constantly moving around on the snow.

He was still riding his horse, and his fingers were flexibly spinning a Dragon Fang card. This was one of the classic decks of the Luo Wei Plateau. The card depicts a giant wolf roaring under the moonlight. It originated from the Votel border. The fables of the mountain elves of the area.

Mountain elves generally believe in the goddess of March, and this giant wolf is regarded by the elves as a magical beast that is favored by the goddess and has wisdom. Therefore, they will carry this dragon tooth card as a protective pendant to long for March. The goddess protects herself.

It's a pity that this is something Xiuge picked up from the table when he passed by a checkpoint. Its owner should be a mountain elf, because this Dragon Tooth Card has holes in it, a rope hanging on it, and a The wax used to protect the playing cards was applied.

However, the soldier who carried it with him has disappeared, and the situation is in danger.

In this war, there were too many people praying to the gods they believed in. Shuge guessed that those gods were probably too busy. They could not extend their kindness and favor to everyone. on the body.

At this time, under Shuge's control, the front group of rats had begun to approach the hill where Black Forest Castle was located, but something strange happened. These animals, which had been completely submitted to Shuge's will, now showed signs of A strong will to resist.

It was as if Xiuge's order was not to let them climb the hill, but to let them die!

As a last resort, Shuge could only make some adjustments. He asked the ordinary rats to retreat, and tried to let the Ernst family rats with human intelligence move up the hill road.

As souls that have already died once, these family will rats have no fear of unknown dangers. After receiving Shuge's order, these magic rats immediately began to move towards the hill at an extremely fast speed. The fortress advances.

Everything seems normal.

Shuge paid close attention to the situation of the magic rats. He could even hear the conversations between these family wills. Old General Bernhardt was at the forefront. Even though he had become a rat, he had no intention of carrying out military operations. There is still enough enthusiasm for this thing.

He even had time to mock Jacob and other "young people" for not being able to keep up with him, an old man.

After listening to his words, Xiuge shook his head helplessly, but just when he was about to remind these old guys to pay attention to safety, a sense of heart palpitations for no reason suddenly came, and then, the original feeling was transmitted back along the magic connection. The words and sounds suddenly disappeared.

The connection between him and the magic rats seemed to have been forcibly severed by something.