arcane emperor

Chapter 596 Retreat?Rout! (8000)

Matthew noticed the movement of the Cole Elf in the distance and turned to glance at Jifan who was busy.

The latter is quickly "processing" the prisoners and El Elf soldiers.

"Knock out, paralyze, tie up, carry away, purify."

"Each injured person must be inspected four times, and the inspection team must be different each time."

"All soldiers immediately drank the purification potion and held a purity ceremony for those who responded."

"The priest troops were dispatched to build a large holy pool."

"Once a limb mutation occurs, notify us immediately to clean up the golem!"

"Everyone must abide by the rules, otherwise you will harm others and yourself!"

"..."

The commander of the Gulf Territory made very skillful arrangements and contained the spread of panic as quickly as possible.

After drinking the purification potion, Aini turned to look at the Cole Elf camp in the distance, where the screams were everywhere.

She could vaguely feel that although the number of the Cole Elf army was large, the original belief in unity had completely disappeared.

Instead, there was spreading panic and suspicion looking at all the companions around him.

In sharp contrast to them are the reformed warriors patrolling the Central Gulf Territory.

For the first time, they openly displayed their tall and strong bodies in front of everyone, showing their uniqueness.

Quite a few high-level adventurers looked at them expectantly.

Many people gathered together to discuss curiously while performing repairs and inspections:

"Can we perform similar surgeries in the future?"

"There is a high probability that it is possible. Except for some technologies that are under research, the Gulf Territory treats us no differently than ordinary soldiers."

"I think it should be possible. The best thing to do is to sign more confidentiality "agreements" like learning various technologies."

"This is indeed possible. If you want to continue to maintain the first echelon and seize the opportunity to improve rapidly with the Gulf leaders, both merit and strength are essential..."

"It depends on the situation. Let's have a chat with the people in Alice's Adventure Group later. They are always the first to eat the crabs and get the most benefits..."

"If you ask me, a few people in their adventure group look like transformation warriors..."

"I said, why are they so fierce? So that's what happened."

"Boss, is it time for you to show off your strength?"

"Why are you all looking at me? My achievements are not up to par. Let's all work hard together. Then let me give it a try..."

"..."

Matthew would not go out of his way to differentiate between modified warriors and ordinary warriors, thus forming targeted differences.

To be precise, divisive remarks are among the most punishable crimes in the Gulf Territory.

Only slightly lower than betrayal and murder.

Well, that means the former costs Lingchi 3000 knives, while this one only costs 2999 knives.

The extra knife shows respect for territory and life.

Matthew has seen too many tragedies repeat themselves in history, and he has been caught up in them before and became an insignificant part.

Now that he has the power, he hopes to break this eternal shackles and reincarnation.

Squeezing and fighting each other is not as fun as fighting against evil things like the Scarlet Moon!
One after another, roars sounded one after another under the city wall.

Those roaring roars echoed far across the empty battlefield.

The evil spirit called the Bloodthirsty Ancient Tree has completely disappeared without a trace.

Instead, there was a monster named the Bloody Ancient Tree!

The terrifying twisted tree spirits before had already hid in twisted bloody cocoons.

The roaring artillery failed to completely break through the bloody cocoon's defense.

Once this new monster army takes shape, it will bring terrible pressure to Icewind Castle.

Behind them, the Cole Elf army, which had been in chaos for a long time before returning to calm, had fallen into some kind of weird atmosphere.

Quite a few of the Cole Elf warriors already felt very tired and tortured.

They dare not look at the location of the Scarlet Ancient Tree, nor can they see the enemy or target, and are a little confused about the future and victory.

Compared with the invincible mentality of the past few days, there is an extremely huge gap.

They are in very conflicting moods now.

He has great hostility towards the scarlet ancient tree that he remembers as being very scary.

But he hopes that it will play a role in helping to capture Icewind Castle, or at least significantly consume Icewind Castle's defensive power.

Most Kor elves have learned that the enemies they fight are not just El Elf warriors.

There are also Gulf leaders and adventurers coming from afar.

After seeing their strength, I understand how capable and tricky they are in combat.

Many Kor elven warriors have suffered losses at their hands.

The huge casualties of more than 20% had already given them a considerable shock.

Especially many Cole elves have learned about it.

Today, a new batch of Gulf Territory soldiers and supplies will break through the blockade of the Teleportation War Curtain and arrive at Icewind Castle.

It's so difficult to deal with more than 3000 people. If there are twice as many, how can we still fight?
Since such a big price has been paid, it is better to let the scarlet ancient tree go up and have a look first.

It was this ambivalent mentality that caused them to lose their confidence in winning without even realizing it.

Without the belief in victory, how can we exert our full fighting power?
The elf commander Teclis regrets it very much now!
He originally thought that everything was under control.

The situation on the entire battlefield will eventually usher in the victory of the Cole Elf army as his plan advances.

From the beginning, he was ready to crush them with hard power.

Without waiting to use ordinary combat troops, magician legions, and golem armies to consume the enemy's vitality and physical strength, they invested in the most powerful and elite extraordinary troops.

His battle plan was indeed very effective.

As soon as the battle began, the elite troops of the Cole elves caused huge casualties to the El elves.

They were about to win, but they ran into the Gulf Leader reinforcements who had been prepared for it.

The firepower network composed of enchanted crossbows, dragon-hunting crossbows, magic artillery, and magic muskets showed extraordinary lethality.

Especially when the extraordinary elf troops attack upward in narrow and crowded terrain, they will suffer heavy casualties in a short period of time.

At that critical time point.

If Tigris persists, invest in more and stronger ace troops.

The Cole Elf army in a state of complete victory is still capable of killing the defenses of the El Elf and Gulf Territory soldiers!
No matter how many ordinary Cole elf warriors died, the elf commander Teclis didn't care too much.

If extraordinary-level elf rangers and warriors suffered a large number of losses and deaths, Teclis would also find it very difficult given his identity and status.

Therefore, Tigris hesitated, he wanted to achieve a complete victory!
As a result, ordinary Cole elf warriors continued to appear.

They were used as cannon fodder for information and intelligence.

It allows Tigris to formulate new combat plans based on intelligence.

If it is an ordinary opponent, Tigris's arrangement can be said to be foolproof.

As a result, without realizing it, he bumped into Matthew, who knew the Cole Elf extremely well.

He struck the head first, frightening Tigris immediately.

When his offensive slowed down, he immediately arranged for supplies and commanders from the Gulf Territory to enter.

After two or three hours, the El Elf warriors had completed the improvement of their combat effectiveness, and their defensive capabilities had made a qualitative leap.

The most important point is that the newly developed battlefield medical system in the Gulf Territory has begun official operation.

The effect is obvious!
Tigris, who suffered a big loss, was still able to remain calm.

As a result, he "coincidentally" bumped into Matthew releasing the "Legendary Spell - Meteorite Falling from the Sky".

Then, Teclis completely lost his mind.

Allowing the birth and growth of evil spirits has led to this situation.

If Matthew knew Teclis' current mental state, he would definitely explain to him very enthusiastically:
"Did you feel like you couldn't turn your head at that time? That's right..."

"In the face of such a level of terror, you are still able to maintain your sanity and recover without leaving any terrible sequelae. This is already a good result of your strength and luck."

"Look at the red-eyed Archaon boy next to you, something is wrong with him now..."

He noticed Tigris's gloomy expression and felt the terrifying aura of the scarlet ancient tree.

Councilor Caledo couldn't help but think back to that night two years ago.

"Could it be that this thing and the Gulf Territory..."

Councilor Caledor couldn't help but shuddered, recalling some horrific memories, and immediately came to Tigris' side and said a few words quickly.

His pupils couldn't help but shrink, and Teclis' young face showed a little bit of horror. He took a deep breath and said:
"Inform the entire army and prepare to continue fighting."

Councilor Caledor was about to say something, but Tigris shook his head and stopped him.

When the two of them were communicating, they didn't notice the figures standing together at all.

Iris, whose face was a little pale, shook his head in a daze, feeling the vague whispers in his mind, and subconsciously drank a bottle of purifying potion.

Archaon, who also looked a little embarrassed, looked at the messy battlefield outside, with bloodshot eyes at the corners, and said rather unwillingly:

"The shock wave of the explosion destroyed most of the healing potions..."

"But they clearly have a spell scroll, why are they unwilling to use it?"

After giving him a flat look, Iris, who had long been numb to this matter, smiled coldly and said:

"It's useless. Why is it no longer better than before?"

"Those guys have long only valued their own interests. These ordinary soldiers below are nothing more than cannon fodder."

Archaon knew exactly who Iris was.

He is the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Elf Kingdom of Cole.

Otherwise, based on his talent alone, he would not be able to become a legendary ranger before the age of 50.

Archaon was not surprised at all that the latter could have such "enlightenment".

Because this group of elves have always received education that is very bright, majestic, just, daring to sacrifice, and willing to contribute.

This is the goal of the Cole elves to push them out and show the best side of the elves to other kingdoms and forces.

The other party will naturally yearn for them.

A beacon for the civilized world.

Yearning for the beautiful world that the Cole Elf said.

I look forward to bringing my children or family into the extremely beautiful world of elves and getting the long life they promised.

At the beginning, the elves Archaon and Iris were indeed well educated.

They are highly talented and have a good image. They come from all walks of life in the elves. There is no big fight or conflict between them, and they work hard towards the same goal.

It was the best time of their lives.

They were organized into special teams one after another.

Go to various dangerous areas and ruins in the northern continent to kill those dangerous monsters that bring disaster.

Or to save some people in danger, some are elves, some are humans, or other races.

Every elf in the team, or some extremely outstanding members of other races, is proud of their mission and work.

They do not think that they are the light of intelligent creatures, but what they do makes them feel very much expected.

They firmly believe that the entire world will become a better place because of their efforts.

They were generally active more than 20 years ago, which was also the time when the Cole Elf Kingdom had its best reputation.

They originally thought that the future would always be so beautiful and fulfilling.

Until a terrible accident happened!

That was just the aftermath of the terrible war in the East!

It brought a huge threat to the entire northern continent.

They all applied for action, but surprisingly they were not approved.

Their worldview has been formed and their beliefs have become very firm. After seeing many tragedies, they decided to join the battlefield.

As a result, they quickly discovered something was wrong.

The enemies they fight are not only the terrifying monsters in the deep sea, but also the figures behind them.

The rescue team took it for granted that as long as these enemies were eliminated, the mastermind behind the scenes would naturally appear.

They rely on their excellent combat effectiveness, rich combat experience, and tacit and almost perfect coordination.

On the battlefield against evil, brilliant victories were achieved again and again.

Even the powerful armies from the east admired their excellence and had some exchanges with them.

However, what they received this time was not praise, but ruthless rebuke and condemnation.

All Kor elves, including Archaon and Iris, were ordered to return and were not allowed to continue participating in the war.

For the battlefield situation at the most tense moment of the battle, letting them withdraw now would be a betrayal of their allies and comrades-in-arms.

They were extremely outstanding and chose to refuse this unreasonable order and continue to participate in this dangerous battle.

They are not afraid of sacrifice, but they are afraid of betraying their beliefs!
As a result, they suffered "betrayal" from those closest to them before a crucial battle broke out.

"The underworld has invaded, and all Cole elves must return!"

At first, they didn't believe it and thought it was just a lie.

They had seen it many times during their previous missions.

They have matured a long time ago and are no longer the stupid young people they once were.

However, as more and more "information" and letters from loved ones came in.

They have to believe this "fact".

Then, they saw the most terrifying and deadly darkness.

The Elf Kingdom of Cole underestimated the rescue force it had trained.

I underestimated them, these brilliant people who were chosen and tempered countless times.

In other words, the Cole Elf Kingdom doesn't care at all whether they know or not.

I think they should mature and grow up.

He is no longer the one who used to say a few words and stimulate the Dharma, but his blood is surging and he can't wait to give his life.

Indeed, the Cole Elf Kingdom guessed it right.

When they missed a crucial battle.

Being considered a traitor by his former teammates and comrades-in-arms, everything is irreversible.

They still pretended not to care in a mature manner, but in fact they were secretly investigating.Contrary to their expectations, they found out the truth of the matter very easily.

At first they didn't believe it.

But after multiple confirmations, and even finding the elves responsible for the operation, we easily got the truth of the matter.

The forces of the underworld did invade the Kor elves and killed thousands of them.

However, there is an invasion of monsters from the underground world.

It was conducted under the leadership of the Cole Elf Kingdom.

They indulged these cruel and terrifying monsters and attacked a quiet and peaceful elf village on their arranged route.

They watched all the elves being killed and took pictures of them all as evidence to bring them back.

Yes, this is a self-directed and self-acted farce.

Although the actions of the Cole Elf Kingdom are very covert, the people who can take action are too amateurish.

The elven elites, whose strength at that time had at least reached the extraordinary peak, got the answers they wanted very easily.

An answer that made them feel extremely sick.

Archaon "asked" the blood-covered elf why he chose that humble village. Unexpectedly, the latter actually gave an answer.

He shouted in a high-pitched voice of laughter:

"Who asked them to take in a half-elf? This is the most stupid behavior, and it is also their method of death. We have to kill many such idiots every year..."

Archaon didn't wait for him to finish before he chopped off his head as he watched in disbelief.

Then, all members fell silent.

They feel that the whole world has become extremely strange, and the motherland that they were once proud of has undergone a complete change.

They were surrounded by a large army, but were quickly released.

The reason is simple. These guys they killed have the status of "cultists".

The congressman handling the matter even reminded them intentionally or unintentionally:

"You are the pride and idol of many young elves. You can do nothing wrong, just like us..."

From that day on, Archaon thought he was "crazy."

He felt like a joke, an artificial joke.

He had resisted, struggled, and fallen into darkness.

What he got was the support of the parliament.

As long as he is obedient, these things don't matter and are seen as his growth.

Archaon soon realized.

He, an elf, was powerless to resist, and he was powerless to change everything.

The darkness deep in the Kor elves has been buried in the blood and foundation of this country since its founding.

Now, I'm just too lazy to hide it!
Therefore, Archaon "compromised" and became the "elite" again, able to complete various "tasks" excellently.

From a brilliant heroic figure, he became an executioner hiding in the dark.

Kill any enemies that pose a threat to the Kor elves.

Even a former companion!
He quickly won the admiration of the parliament, gained more resources and rights, and gained greater strength.

But unknowingly, Archaon forgot about his former self, forgot about the madness buried deep in his mind, and was immersed in himself and the hypocritical world woven around him.

He gradually turned into what he hated most!
Will the dragon slayer eventually become a dragon?
Until now, from the time when the "Legendary Spell - Meteorite Falling from the Sky" brought about the strange will, to the birth of the Scarlet Moon's consciousness carrier.

The madness in his heart quickly digested all memories and experiences.

He is awake!
As a former Eastern friend once said.

"Suddenly the golden rope was opened, and the jade lock was broken here!"

"Hey, the tide is coming from the Qiantang River."

"Today I know that I am who I am!"

He wiped the blood on his cheek, rubbed it gently with his fingers, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, with a bit of madness in his eyes, and said in a calm but confident tone:
"It doesn't matter, these guys gave me an idea of ​​what to do."

Iris subconsciously widened his eyes.

He could clearly feel that something was wrong with Archaon's mood, and quickly handed him a bottle of purification potion. After he drank it with a smile, he took a long breath and said:
"Don't scare me. Just like the failure just now, these ghosts are unreliable."

He shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly. Archaon naturally knew what the old man was worried about. He shook his head nonchalantly and said:
"Don't worry, I won't be stupid."

"It's not like we haven't killed these things before. They are too weak and not worth my energy."

"However, it is an excellent tool to deal with these idiots..."

Iris looked at his friend in confusion, hesitated for a while, and finally said nothing.

Because he also had deep hatred hidden in his heart, but it was just suppressed and never exploded.

He didn't know how crazy Archaon's plan would be, but he didn't want to torture himself like this anymore.

Holding the sharp blade in his hand tightly, Iris managed to stand up, turned to look at the bloody ancient tree that was emitting strange red fluctuations, and asked curiously:
"How strong is this thing?"

Shaking his head as if nothing had happened, Archaon looked into the air expectantly, with a curious expression on his face:

"It's time to come!"

"Roar……!"

The roar of the dragon echoed through the sky, and the huge figure immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The bright golden sunshine reflected the bright light on Yaya's body.

Her scales are not as smooth and translucent as those of ordinary silver dragons. Instead, they are deeper and thicker, shining with the luster of time.

Noticing the appearance of Yaya, the bloody ancient tree slowly raised its head.

The twisted eyes became more and more blood-red, and soon accumulated extremely terrifying magic power fluctuations.

Haw!
A bloody beam of light turned into a substantial shock wave and flew towards Yaya in the sky.

Chaos Spell - Ray of Corruption!

Yaya noticed this scene, but still swooped down without hesitation.

She spread her huge wings and opened her big mouth full of sharp fangs.

The slightly white, terrifying flames flew down crazily as the fangs roared suddenly.

Whoosh!

Yaya's destructive flames hit the bloody light beam emanating from the eyes of the bloody ancient tree.

There were no surprises. The scarlet ancient tree, which had not yet fully formed, was far from Yaya's opponent.

Yaya, who has grown to 25 meters in size, is larger than some real dragons that entered legend as adults.

Moreover, Yaya's True Dragon Breath has been upgraded to the astonishing LV3.

That fatal destructive power instantly eliminated the threat of the corruption ray.

The flames that suddenly expanded dozens of times in volume fell on the bloody ancient tree with overwhelming force.

The bloody twisted lines around the bloody ancient tree immediately emitted a strange and dazzling luster, trying to fight against the dragon's breath flames.

Ignoring the faint whisper in his ears, Yaya roared happily, and like a super cannon, his whole body hit the bloody ancient tree that did not react.

Boom!

Violent vibrations set off violent shock waves.

In the billowing smoke, Yaya swept away the vine tentacles protruding from the mouth of the bloody ancient tree.

Before it struggled to get up, a claw was inserted into its eye.

Plug your eyes!

The flexible tail was like an iron whip, sweeping aside several dry monsters that emerged from the blood cocoons.

With another quick turn, he hit the bloody ancient tree hard on its abdomen.

Kick in the crotch!

"what……!"

The shrill screams resounded through the sky.

It's not that the bloody ancient tree is still dangerous.

The tail, whose teeth were stronger than an iron whip, was like a sharp knife, carving out a huge and ferocious gap in its abdomen.

Twisted and disgusting tentacles immediately emerged from inside, but they were completely unable to do anything to the shiny dragon scales of the teeth.

Seeing that the bloody ancient tree was still struggling, Yaya flapped his wings without hesitation.

The claws inserted into its eyes were forcefully gouged out, and a large mass of twisted flesh and blood was instantly pulled out.

Teeth can be clearly felt.

Even though these flesh and blood have been separated from the body of the bloody ancient tree, they still maintain twisted activity.

Trying to get into her scales and skin!
There was no fear in Yaya's heart, her heart was as calm as still water, and she immediately jumped down again.

The bloody ancient tree that had just raised its head was pressed back to the ground.

Yaya flexibly moved around behind the bloody ancient tree.

The two claws were closed on its neck, and then they exerted force.

Throat lock!

Click!Click!Click!
An ear-shaking breaking sound sounded.

The heavily damaged bloody ancient tree struggled wildly.

But neither its dry and thin limbs nor the tentacles spreading out from its body can do anything to its burly and strong teeth.

Her head was ripped off by force!

Under the golden sunlight, Yaya stepped on the still struggling headless body of the bloody ancient tree, and raised the twisted head in front of his eyes.

She slowly opened her mouth,

Under the unbelievable gazes of countless people, a vent of anger spurted out.

Whoosh!

The flames of destruction flew hundreds of meters and instantly burned the twisted ancient tree's head to ashes.

The stench of burning meat filled the air.

Yaya dealt with the still struggling body quickly and dismantled it in a few strokes, as if disassembling an ugly toy.

Such a violent and visually impactful scene shocked those who watched it indescribably.

Teclis blinked hard, feeling the terrifying dragon power coming from the distance, and said in disbelief:
"That's it? How did she do it? It's impossible!"

Not only was Tigris filled with questions, but even Caledo, the congressman who had seen Ya Ya's power before, couldn't help but tremble.

He is extremely familiar with dragon creatures.

Because in addition to being a councilor, he is also the patriarch of the dragon-taming family of the Cole Elf Kingdom.

His family has been famous for taming dragon-blooded creatures for generations and knows the situation of dragon-blooded creatures very well.

Congressman Caledo was naturally very interested in the mysterious and powerful Yaya.

He obtained a lot of information and battle images from Yaya from various channels.

The growth process from Yaya's birth to the current very powerful one has deeply attracted Congressman Caledo.

At first, he stubbornly believed that the reason for such a change was because Yaya's bloodline talent was extremely outstanding.

Moreover, Yaya himself is in the juvenile dragon stage, which is the fastest growing stage.

The current growth is just the accumulation of decades of dragon egg career and gifts from the elders.

However, after Yaya met again, the terrible changes that took place in his body made Councilor Caledo feel that all the knowledge he had learned and all the experience he had accumulated had turned into a pile of useless waste.

He can judge accurately.

Yaya's size is at least 4 meters larger than before.

Weight has increased by at least 20%.

Strength and explosive power have been significantly improved.

It can crush the legendary bloody ancient tree in both strength and physique.

She doesn't look like a silver dragon at all, she is much scarier than the strong golden dragon and red dragon!
Because this means that Yaya's strength and physical attributes have both exceeded 35 points, reaching the limit value for legendary creatures to climb up.

In just two or three months, Yaya's growth rate simply exceeded his knowledge of dragon-blooded creatures.

What made him even more incredible was that.

Yaya's flexibility has not been affected in any way, but he has more fighting skills and experience than before.

There is simply no example of such a terrible change, which makes Congressman Caledo extremely confused.

Naturally, Yaya didn’t know about Councilor Caledo’s distress.

She happily took out the meteorite, which represented the bloody ancient tree's consciousness carrier, from its broken body.

In front of everyone, he spit out another ball of terrifying dragon's breath flames.

Such stamina of firepower made everyone feel numb.

For the first time, they witnessed the terrifying power of the legendary dragon and the shock that faced people's hearts.

That is a terrifying height that subverts their cognition!
All the Cole elves watched helplessly as Yaya returned to Icewind Castle, which made them despair, with the meteorite burning in her claws.

The hearts of all Cole elves sank to the bottom.

They had just mustered up the courage to prepare for another battle with Icewind Castle, but after seeing Ya Ya's powerful "performance", they instantly fell into disarray.

Do we have such an opponent?

Still fighting?

Fuck it!
Just at this time, surging space fluctuations came from Icewind Castle.

All the Cole elves immediately realized that the second batch of reinforcements from the Gulf Territory had arrived!
The corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and Teclis, who was in great pain, took a deep look at the messy Icewind Castle. He remembered the teeth falling on the city wall deeply in his heart, gritted his teeth and gave the order:

"retreat!"

Icewind Castle.

Matthew patted Jifan's shoulder, walked towards Yaya who was "offering treasures" to the goddess of magic, and said lightly:
"They're retreating!"

Jifan took the information and the brand new team communicator handed over by Feili who had just arrived for reinforcements.

He silently glanced at the information on the magic map and said to the communicator in a firm tone:
"All troops, start fighting as planned."

"These dog-food bastards are going to run away, but we must not let them get their wish!"

"We need a big victory and the enemy will get a rout!"

Bay Territory, attack!

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