Blood Dragon

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Section 270 Analysis

Ashurfat learned about the situation here in the central castle of Neustria City.

The original plan was to wait until the build-up of the army was complete and then take immediate action.Even if you don't start a war right away, at least you have to maintain a restraining attitude to reduce the pressure on Gaohua City and strengthen the confidence in the city.But now, this sudden plague shattered all plans at once.Fortunately, all kinds of materials were prepared in the early stage, and the construction pattern of Newstria City itself was also reasonable.Otherwise, the plague may have swept through the entire army by now.

Although the blood plague is not the most dangerous and deadly disease, it can easily cripple an army.

"...So, I can be sure that this is the effect of chaos magic." The speaker was a magician accompanying the army.This is a high-ranking priest of the church, and can be said to be the leader of magicians.

"... first eye disease, then brown leg disease, and finally blood plague..." Ashuruffat whispered to himself.

"That's right, before the brown leg disease turned from a magical effect into a real disease, we used a magic-breaking scroll in time to destroy it... However, the blood plague has an incubation period, and people who just got sick can't detect it... By the time the symptoms appear, the disease has actually changed from a magical effect to a common disease."

"This kind of magic, there is no way to sense it, no way to stop it?" Ashuruffat asked.

"I'm sorry, General." The magician bowed his head.

"Is it impossible to prevent the Chaos Wizard from approaching our army?" Ashuruffat asked.If the Chaos Wizard couldn't be stopped by the external conditions of having the city of Nusteria, let alone when the army camped in the wild.

"Sorry." This time it was Barranca who spoke.Before Ashrufat came, he was the supreme commander here. "General Ashrufat, we have sent many troops to search, but the Chaos Wizard seems to have a very strong guard. So far, we have lost six teams."

"What is the strength of the search team?"

"Now it has been increased to a group of ten and carries magic communication scrolls. In order to increase firepower, each soldier is also equipped with two pistols... However, such a force was easily wiped out by the enemy. During this time, the continuous discovery Some of the remains of the soldiers who died in battle..."

"This is against common sense. From a common sense point of view, if you can take the initiative to annihilate a team of ten people to ensure that no one escapes, then there should be at least a hundred people. But if there are a hundred people... then you need a specific area to hide this However, for the sake of concealment and flexibility, it is impossible for a Chaos Wizard to lead an army of about a hundred people...but he can instantly wipe out a team of ten people."

"...Are there any of them that are particularly strong?" Ashuruffat asked softly.

"It should be like this. We speculate that there are one or two guards around the Chaos Wizard... At most, there will be no more than five particularly strong guards. They should be the guy who sold his soul to the evil god in exchange for extraordinary power... that is, the chaotic champion warrior !"

Everyone knows that these Chaos warriors from the northern wastelands are stronger than Grunee soldiers.But if ordinary Chaos Warriors are just stronger than normal people, Chaos Champions are often beyond the scope of the concept of "human".Some accounts state that there were Chaos Champions who once wore armor strong enough to overwhelm a strong horse, and wielded weapons so massive that ten men could barely lift them.Of course, most Chaos Champions are not that exaggerated, but they are also far stronger, more flexible, and tougher than ordinary humans.When these monster-like fighters rushed into the enemy's line and started hand-to-hand combat, they would cause very heavy casualties.

Thankfully, there aren't that many Chaos Champions.

"Chaos champion warrior..." Ashuruffat thought softly.Enemies move in small groups and are very flexible.They avoid large groups, but are able to annihilate small groups... tough enemies indeed.

"By the way," Ashuruffat turned his gaze back to the magician. "After personally experiencing the Chaos magic, can you detect... the principle of that evil magic?"

"There are very few things that can be determined at present." The magician replied. "What I can believe is that this magic must consume very little. It only needs one or two magicians to cast it, and it will not cause a dangerous backlash effect. The casting distance is very far, and the range of influence is very large..."

"There is no such perfect thing in the world, right?" Ashuruffat asked suspiciously.If this is true, then this battle is probably lost.A few spells from the enemy are enough to infect the entire army with the plague - even sitting in the camp and watching the allied army die automatically.

"Well, probably the only disadvantage is that the effect is unstable...the caster should not be able to determine the magic effect. In other words, even the Chaos Wizard himself cannot be sure what kind of disease it will cause."

"Why do you say that?"

"My lord, the Chaos Wizard has caused three diseases in our army one after another... Do you think he just passed by and cast a hand at will? Of course not, he is obviously coming for our army. If this Chaos Wizard can control the disease If so, then it is impossible for him to suffer from an eye disease first, then a brown leg disease, and finally a slightly threatening blood plague! You know, it only takes a while for an eye disease to heal naturally...even if it is a blood plague, It's not a fatal disease either. If I were that Chaos Wizard, if I could control the disease, then I would definitely not bring such a gentle disease, at least it is a 'black whisper'!"

"Black whispers..." All the people present gasped.

"But, no matter what, this magic is very dangerous. Can you tell me some other details? I mean, can you explain the details of the magic? Speaking of which, I actually know a little bit about the mystery of magic." Ai Xiulufa special asked.

"This... this magic is too far away and has a large range of influence. On the contrary, the power of the magic becomes very small, and the flow of the wind of magic is very weak. This makes it impossible for us to detect the operation of the magic, and it is impossible to determine the identity of the caster. Location... We now have a rough speculation, that is, this magic is not so much about 'spreading' the plague, but rather 'inducing' the plague. We only know so much so far."

"I'm going to make a hypothesis... If that Chaos Wizard can get closer to us... I mean, if the casting distance is reduced, will it have an impact?"

"It's... hard to say. But since the Chaos Wizard can cast spells in a safe place and produce good results, he probably won't risk getting close."

……

The night is dark.

Ashuruffat sat alone in his room, looking through the window at the field outside the city.

Because of the war, almost all the nearby civilians were evacuated at this time.The northeast of Gruney has long adapted to war. Whenever the alarm of Chaos invasion comes, all the residents will evacuate to the strong castle or the rear with food and livestock—even in remote small villages, those destined to Residents who could not evacuate to a safe place in time established corresponding fortifications without exception.In fact, such small villages are even better defended than the fortified cities.

In addition, while the border lords own strong cities, they also have elite troops of various sizes.Under favorable circumstances, they can even take the initiative to attack small groups of Chaos troops.Even under unfavorable circumstances, it is possible to defend the city, block the enemy, and delay enough time.

When the Chaos Legion invaded in the past, they had to face such an unfavorable environment where all the people were soldiers and fortresses were everywhere.They gave up the difficult-to-conquer White Castle more than once and went straight to the depths of the Gruene Kingdom, but in the end they all carried out siege battles when they had no choice but to run out of combat power and time, and were finally defeated by the Gruney people.The final results of those invasions that leave White Castle behind are often the saddest - because White Castle is also guarding the only way they must go home.

It is often for this reason that the Church often obtains an astonishing number of barbarian captives.

It may be difficult to find the Chaos Wizard... Large troops will be avoided, small troops will be killed... But if you don't find it, then the battle will be lost!

Ashrufat thought about it.Although he was mentally prepared, he didn't expect to encounter such a downtrodden.

And, there's still one glaring mystery.This kind of magic is so easy to use, so convenient, and so powerful, why does Chaos still block Gaohua City?He is very sure that as long as three or five Nurgle wizards cast spells in turn, Gaohua City may have already fallen into the hands of Chaos.Do the gods of chaos like to kill more believers?

Or... just like Marvin who contacted him before said, there are also different factions within Chaos, and some factions don't want to see this war?And the faction that masters this dangerous magic is one of those who don't want to see the war?They just had to do it when they were held hostage.

What exactly happened?No, there is too little information on the Chaos side!It's no wonder that followers of Chaos can lurk inside Gruene, and some have even ascended to high positions.But on the other hand, the spies of the Church of the Gods of the Star Region have never been able to penetrate into the chaos...

When he was thinking this way, he suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

"Master Ashrufat, there is your letter. It was sent by magic communication." The guard outside shouted.

A few minutes later, a letter was delivered to Ashuruffat.After Ashuruffat opened it, he looked at the signature first, and Ajin's name was written on it.

"Dear Ashurfat: See you, please. The work you entrusted to me has been completed. I took the piece of metal you gave me and asked many people to judge. Among them are the best blacksmiths and engineers in Falcon City , and some metallurgists of the dwarves, and even some people in the church. According to their opinions, plus some comprehensive evaluations obtained after experiments by several engineers, I conclude as follows: The metal you gave me belongs to an unknown item .It has almost incredible properties, including deformation, recovery, discoloration, heat insulation, rust resistance, etc. I have listed a detailed chart of the details and will send it to you shortly. I have to say that many scholars have It fascinates and calls it a true miracle! Your loyal friend Akin"