The knight in the abyss

Chapter 636 Persuasion
Lancelow finally succeeded in persuading the six-armed snake demon with a reason acceptable to the other party.A taciturn Arrow Demon bannerman was picked up by Sonam, and the Snake Demon General ordered him to be the commander of the reconnaissance operation, using thirteen squads under his command to ensure the safety of the road ahead of the army.Of course, Lancelot didn't expect it to be able to do the work so meticulously—the teams only received some vague instructions, such as 'pay attention to abnormal situations', and 'just go for an hour or two'.

Although Lancelot was very dissatisfied with this, he could only accept it helplessly. This was already the limit that the demon officers could bear, and it was better than nothing.

After walking for a while, the facts began to prove that his persistence was worthwhile.Dismantled traps began to appear on both sides of the road (there were also triggered ones with one or two unlucky corpses). If these traps were not cleared in advance, not only the number of casualties may increase greatly, but most of them will also slow down the march. Speed, and that is the most unacceptable to Sonam and the Balrog generals following behind.

The march lasted all day without stopping, and the demons didn't need to eat to stay alive (of course they could swallow anything for entertainment), so of course the needs of a small group of mercenaries were not considered.Fortunately, everyone is an experienced adventurer, and has already practiced the basic skills of eating while walking.

When the sky began to darken, the order to set up camp finally came from the rear.Of course, it's not that the demons are thinking about the mortal mercenaries. Although Tanari, like all demons in the lower planes, has excellent dark vision, the Baatezu can even see through the darkness created by magic.Therefore, even the devil had to stop the army at night, staring at the surrounding darkness vigilantly, to guard against the devil's sneak attack.

Lancelot has been paying attention to the news sent back by the scouting team. To his surprise, apart from those traps, the scouting team didn't see the devil at all.Lancelow originally expected some small-scale encounters, and even a certain scouting team would never return, but now this situation made him even more disturbed——There is no doubt that the scouts of the devils have a chance to eat What is the reason for dropping a lone squad and not doing so?Could it be that the devil's commander is planning some kind of big conspiracy, and in order to prevent the leak of information, he strictly ordered his subordinates not to fight the enemy without authorization?

With such doubts, Lancelot went to Solem, but the lizard had another theory.

"According to the information before departure, the only thing blocking our way is the army that attacked Shuangqiao Town. They left more than 1000 corpses outside Shuangqiao Town a few days ago, and the number of coalition forces is twenty times their number now. All conspiracies and tricks are in vain." The six-armed snake coiled itself on a huge rock and looked down at Lancelot, "Don't think I'm praising you, human beings, if it weren't for you, Shuangqiao Town It is fully capable of burying that entire army of demons, even that deep-hell fiend cannot escape."

"I don't doubt that, but how much will it cost?" Lancelot shook his head. "Besides, how long do you think the Volcano Fortress can last? A week, or a month?"

"Who knows, but based on what I know about Vesuvius, as long as there is still a wall in the volcano castle that has not been destroyed, it will never give up resistance." Sonam shrugged, "If it really happened That kind of situation is fine, the devil's army will not run away, without the cover of the fortifications, they will either choose to fight us in the field, or they can only run away with their tails between their legs, I even prefer the former situation."

"Please forgive my bluntness, General, but I think you may be too optimistic." Lancelow crossed his arms and looked up at the lizard like a statue of an evil god, "If that crippled devil army is just Want to delay our arrival at Volcano Fortress?"

"Why would they do that?"

"I don't know, maybe the Volcano Fortress has fallen, and the devils are rushing to repair the smashed city walls; maybe the reinforcements from Bator Hell have also set off and are on their way..." Lancelot looked straight at The eyes of the snake demon, "Look at the traps we passed by today, their intentions are already very obvious. Don't forget that this is beyond the nine prisons, and death has no deterrent effect on the devil. If self-sacrifice is required to achieve higher strategic goals, you know they won't hesitate."

"...I have to admit, you are really good at persuading people, no wonder Tijana is attracted to you..." A sudden expression changed on the snake demon's face, "Assuming that the devil is really as you said, trying to slow down as much as possible When we arrived at Volcano Fortress, thanks to your suggestion, their arrangement today has failed."

"But we can't let our guard down, and since setting traps is useless, they will definitely think of other ways."

"Like?"

"I don't know. Although I have fought many demons, I don't know how their armies fight and what tactics they use." Lancelow spread his hands, "In this regard, you must be more Experience, if . . . you are willing to speak."

"It's just the experience of the loser. When you live long enough in the war, you will always fall into a trap. There is nothing to say." I don't know if it was Lancelot's illusion, but the lizard's face seemed to flash briefly. After a look of embarrassment, "But I understand what you want to say. I will send more teams tomorrow to double the scope of the reconnaissance. Are you satisfied with this, Your Highness?"

"I believe that is a very wise choice." Lancelot nodded to Sonam, "Thank you, General, please allow me to leave first."

"Of course." The six-armed snake demon waved her hand, and after the figure of the human knight walked away, she murmured to herself, "Why do you thank me? Is it because those mortals who have nothing to do with him can be late?" Die in a few days? What a strange guy... But what Tijana said seems to make sense, and it really feels good to be thanked."

That night, Lancelow did not meditate and practice Qi as usual, but just sat cross-legged in meditation like an elf, and kept paying attention to the surrounding conditions.However, the sneak attack he was worried about at night did not happen, and the night passed without incident. When the sky just started to brighten, the first scouting team set off to investigate the situation on the road ahead.

Just five minutes later, Lancelot heard a sudden exclamation, the horse neighing in pain, and someone swearing angrily.Obviously, although the devil did not launch an attack last night, it was definitely not idle. Today's road may not be so easy to walk.

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