The sun is high

The spring of the first year of Black Sun came extremely slowly.

The Isa River, which should have started to thaw and rise long ago, still looks extremely calm. In places with thick ice, soldiers can still directly cross the river and quickly transport necessary supplies to the front.

Starting from the early morning of the next day after the conflict and mutation occurred in Watch City, the team expanded from the original "Saint Steele Miners Legion" of the Dawn Society took a series of actions.

Taking these actions alone, it is difficult to define them as a "comprehensive attack."

Thanks to the latent work of those secret agents and spies, the leaders within the Dawn Society have a very detailed and clear understanding and judgment of the current situation and possible maneuvers made by the enemy.

Therefore, they did not rush to advance the front or launch a large-scale offensive immediately. Instead, while continuing their previous cautious strategy, they began to test in many different directions.

The companies led by experienced military mages and veterans were like sharp ice needles, spreading towards the west of the Isa River.

Small portable crystal cannons that can be flexibly assembled and used at any time have become the favorites of these companies. These small weapons modified and debugged by dwarf master craftsmen are very convenient and do not require complicated calibration like other heavy crystal cannons. and debugging.

With the assistance of corresponding magic, even those young recruits can quickly complete a series of tasks and carry out continuous and accurate bombardment towards the predetermined location.

Although these light crystallized cannonballs have no way of causing obvious damage to the city walls that are protected by the secret ritual or have permanent rituals embedded in them, they are used to attack the checkpoints of the Saint Steele Kingdom army and the Black Sun societies set up in the outlying villages. The stronghold was quite effective.

As Meyer and others judged, when huge changes occurred within Watch City, the Black Sun Society and the Saint Steele Royal Family naturally began to strengthen the frontal defense line to prevent the impact that might come at any time.

However, with the sudden increase in the transportation pressure of military supplies and the frequent mobilization of large numbers of personnel, those forward posts and positions set up on the periphery for reconnaissance and buffering have fallen into an extremely fragile state.

And these vulnerabilities are the primary targets of Dawn Society.

Through the information previously provided by Shuge and others, Meyer and others have learned that what is most likely to affect the battlefield situation is not the conventional troops and weapons, but the magic, rituals and magic that are beyond Vann's conventional magic system. Summons.

"The scope and strength of the Black Sun Society's activities are often highly dependent on the coverage of those special magic powers. Among the areas controlled by the Black Sun Society, the concentration of magic power in Watch City is undoubtedly the thinnest, and these 'tentacles' it extends It’s even more fragile.”

"Therefore, before launching the official attack, we must cut off and destroy all the tentacles they extend, leaving no trace... As for the soldiers who are still in the army of Saint Steele Kingdom, it turns out that they are not Our main enemy."

At the command meeting of Dawn Society, Meyer pinched his hat and said to the officers in front of him: "Comrades, I hope you can realize that this is by no means my personal guess or conjecture, but our basis based on a large number of The intelligence and the reliable conclusions drawn after contact-these soldiers, these poor compatriots of ours, chose to stay in the army of that decadent kingdom, not because they really wanted to, but because of that The influence of the Black Sun and the dilemmas they face.”

"If their hometown and family can escape the control of the Black Sun Society, and they can see clear hope or a way out, then even if their thinking has been affected by the Black Sun Society, they will have a chance to break away from those ropes. "

"Everyone should know what we are trying to do. Since we started moving towards our hometown and motherland, our team members have grown more and more. Facts have proved that as long as we can get rid of the shadow of those lunatics, then everyone can Get sober and make the best choice.”

"The same goes for the soldiers who are forced to stand against us."

Meyer picked up the water glass, moistened his throat, and then continued: "So, my request to you will not change. When we treat those prisoners, we must be as gentle as possible, and we must treat our true compatriots with the same attitude." Treat them in the right way. If there is really a stubborn person among them, then hand him over to our 'Sword of Dawn', and there will be experts responsible for dealing with these troubles..."

About twenty minutes later, the meeting came to an end, and the participants who had been crowded in the room left one after another. Only Felix, the person in charge of the "Sword of Dawn", stayed, holding a copy in his hand. document, it appears that he also has something to report privately to Meyer.

The two of them already had a tacit understanding on these matters, so after the room became completely quiet, Felix closed the door, pulled over a chair, and sat down in front of Meyer.

"We have finished sorting out what happened that night... and we have a preliminary conclusion."

Felix pushed the pile of documents to Meyer, and then said solemnly: "All those who successfully witnessed the Watch City incident claimed that they saw horrific scenes that were difficult to describe in words and understand with logic. They The description is very confusing and inconsistent. The only thing we can be sure of is that on that night, some kind of terrible magic or creation appeared inside the Watch City... The impact on the surrounding areas can also prove this."

Meyer listened quietly, his brows knitted into knots as he flipped through the compiled reports.

Felix continued: "Another thing that can be determined is that no matter what the change was, it was eventually smoothed out by another force... which is what we have mentioned repeatedly before. "Sea-like blue light," these two forces collided and conflicted more than once, and in the end, they both disappeared in Watch City... You can turn two pages back, and there is a latest magic message there. "

Meyer raised his eyebrows, and then pulled out the piece of paper Felix was talking about.

Just like the previous secret letters from around Watch City, this piece of paper is also filled with all kinds of chaotically arranged characters and phrases.

In desperation, Meyer could only push the paper to Felix.

"This was sent by Ms. Wei Lin... She helped us confirm one thing, that is, the strange scene in Watch City is closely related to Mr. Sugar."

Felix's expression was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "According to Ms. Wei Lin, in order to ensure that the Black Sun Society's plan could be completely defeated, Mr. Sugar took some risky and extreme measures. The sky above Watch City The strange situation is most likely the result of the passive decision-making of the Black Sun Society... and based on the intelligence compiled by the remaining members of the stronghold, it can be basically confirmed that a large number of Black Sun Society members who were responsible for the main responsibilities of Watch City in the past period have died, including This includes 'Peter Kozlov' who is on the list of important members of the Black Sun Society."

The moment he heard the name, Meyer's eyebrows twitched slightly.

But that slight wave of emotion was quickly dismissed by Meyer.

Kezlov was no longer his teacher. Ever since he revealed his background of the Black Sun Society to his face and tried to bring his students into the society, he was destined to become Meyer's enemy. .

It can even be said to be Van En's enemy.

What Meyer didn't expect was that this cautious, sophisticated and elusive formidable opponent would have such a bizarre and absurd ending.

It is even possible that Kezlov's death was personally caused by his "old friend".

Thinking of this, Meyer asked Felix: "Where is Mr. Sugar? Is there any news about him?"

Felix sighed and shook his head gloomily: "So far, our people have not been able to obtain any information related to him. However, St. Steele found several newspapers and published several An article claiming that 'Suge Ernst' had been killed."

"However, Ms. Wei Lin's attitude on this matter is very firm. She emphasized that according to a special magic ritual, she can confirm that Mr. Shuge is still alive, but he may not be able to show up in a short period of time. "

Meyer was silent for two seconds, then asked: "What about other people? I mean, how do we internally and other places at Vann feel about these news?"

"Most people are still skeptical about this matter. After all, until now, Saint Steele and the Black Sun Society have not been able to publish even a single magic photo. Naturally, there is no way to prove what they said... But our Other comrades are not so optimistic about this matter."

Felix looked up at Meyer: "Do we need to clarify?"

"No...not needed yet."

Meyer shook his head. He thought for two seconds and said, "Felix, I remember that 'Sword of Dawn' has already reached cooperation with several major newspapers and magazines?"

"Yes, they are all important newspapers in the plateau and plain areas, and their influence is quite good...but we do not use the identity of the 'Sword of Dawn'."

"Well, that's good."

Meyer smiled and said: "In the next day, I will write two articles. Then I can trouble you to find the editors of these newspapers for me. I want them to publish this article. The wider the spread, the better."

There was a dull roar coming from the horizon, and I didn't know whether it was thunder or gunfire.

However, in the dry northern air shrouded in shadows, there is indeed a bit more moisture.

Even on the days when the black sun shines on Van En, the seasons are still moving according to the rules of the past.

…

"Click... click..."

Every time Xiuge took a step, there would be a crisp cracking sound under his feet.

What he trampled was not the fragile rocks or gravel, but the bones and remains piled up on this boundless wasteland.

In this chaotic and dark world, Xiuge had no way to judge how many days he had spent, nor could he use the surrounding reference objects to deduce the specific distance he had traveled.

After all, according to Theseus, there is no exact concept of time and space inside the Dark Abyss - they are chaotic and may change at any time due to interference and influence from external forces.

Xiuge has already experienced similar situations personally.

Most of the time, the space here tends to be stable, and he can indeed move forward steadily, but occasionally, a violent magic shock will suddenly be heard somewhere in the distance, and when the shock is transmitted along this wasteland, The concept of space becomes vague and uncertain.

Sometimes, Xiuge felt that he had only taken one step, but inexplicably spanned an extremely long distance.

Other times, he is obviously trying his best to move forward, but in reality, he is stalling.

In fact, Shuge has a way to fight against this strange situation, but this requires him to try his best to mobilize his magic power and use this to stabilize the surrounding environment.

According to Theseus, this approach is destined to be dangerous, because all creations active inside the Dark Abyss are extremely sensitive to everything around them, and any disturbance of magic power will spread out inside this gloomy "pool" , and other creations that sense the disturbance are destined to react accordingly.

Either evade or track, or even take more cruel and dangerous measures.

Beside a low hill, Xiuge raised his head and looked at the shadow at the end of his sight.

It was a mountain peak, or some kind of weird building with the outline and shape of a mountain peak. It was split in the middle, symmetrical from left to right, and there was some kind of chaotic light shining in the crack. It was the most important light source in this wasteland. , is also Xiuge’s current primary destination.

Shuge twisted his neck and asked silently: "How long will I have to go?"

"have no idea."

Theseus's voice sounded very lazy: "I have said it so many times, it is meaningless to talk about time and distance here... However, you can indeed rest now. Well, there should be something at the bottom of the hill next to it. Some of the holes abandoned by the clawed spiders, just find any one to nest in first."

"I'm not tired yet, I can definitely walk for a while."

"Okay... it's good to have motivation, but before that, you might as well take a serious look behind our destination."

Hearing this, Shuge frowned. He carefully mobilized a small amount of magic power and used his magic vision to look at the "sky" pointed by Theseus.

Then Xiuge was stunned.

He saw that behind the "high mountain", there suddenly appeared a large group of shadows that was constantly twisting and moving forward. It didn't look like a dark cloud at all, but more like a group of "mud" crawling along the high altitude.

"what is that?"

"Why, don't you recognize them? Haven't you seen their defective products in Salem City before?"

Theseus smiled and said: "This is the 'genuine', and you are lucky to have caught up with the storm they formed... If you don't want to become like these bones on the ground, just hide and sleep." Last night, maybe I could see a sunny day when I woke up?"