Chapter 474 The edge of the cliff
Noticing something strange at the foot of the mountain, Lei Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly out of curiosity and looked down in the direction of the thick smoke.
Everywhere he looked, there was thick black smoke rising up, like a giant black hand, constantly rolling back and forth.
However, because the billowing black smoke came from behind a mountain peak, it was impossible to see exactly what happened.
After all, the group's current location is a mixture of mountains and hills, and the terrain is extremely complex.
"Could it be that the Holy Night Army has begun to attack the city?"
Chao Yan blinked his signature big eyes, his small face full of nervousness and curiosity.
"The hillfort fortress is not in that direction, but farther away."
Lin shook her head at Chao Yan and frowned slightly as she said: "According to the latest information, under the constant pressure of the Holy Night Army, the Leng Yan Army, which was at an absolute disadvantage, evacuated in a very hasty manner and even lost their lives. A lot of land and local residents.”
Speaking of this, Lin sighed softly, and then added: "For example, the area we are in originally belonged to Leng Yan, but now it is under the control of Sheng Ye."
"So, the only ones still operating in this area are the unarmed Leng Yan residents and the heavily armed Holy Night Army?"
Lei Xiao pondered and nodded, frowning.
I remember that when I first came to the border battlefield, I went to a border town called Yaxiang Town.
"At that time, the small Holy Night town was ravaged by the flames of war sweeping in from the cold flames. Especially the scene of thick smoke and crying and screaming is still fresh in my memory."
Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath of slightly anxious air and murmured to himself: "Now, even though the war situation has completely reversed, the residents on Leng Yan's side who had no time to retreat are probably in a different situation than they were then. Not much.”
"So, this black smoke is a sign that the Holy Night Army is doing evil in my Lengyan land?"
Ariel's eyebrows were raised, her white face full of anger, and she said urgently to Lei Xiao: "You are from another world, come with me and have a look!"
"Dear Your Highness the Fifth Princess, did you forget the three chapters of our agreement so quickly?"
Lei Xiao naturally would not let Ariel lead him around. He turned his head and said calmly: "When will I need to obey your orders?"
"But..."
Ariel was about to retort, but her starry eyes dimmed in the end, and she whispered softly: "As the fifth princess of Leng Yan, I naturally stick to my word and will not bring shame to the royal family."
"It's good to know."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly, and then said solemnly: "Everyone put on their invisibility cloaks, let's go over and take a look."
"Yes! Lord!"
All the subordinates bowed and said in unison.
"Great!"
A hint of joy suddenly appeared on Ariel's fair face, and she nodded quickly.
Under the command of Lei Xiao, the group of people chasing the wind and lightning moved forward along the winding mountain road. Not long after, they came to the back of the mountain with thick smoke.
When the view of the mountains in front of him widened again, Lei Xiao noticed.
What caught his eyes was a small town built on the mountain.
Looking from a distance, I can see low wooden houses standing everywhere in the town, connected by country roads, surrounded by orchards and wheat fields, which has a very pastoral style.
A trickling mountain stream passes through the middle of the town, adding a fresh and natural atmosphere to this land.
However, since my group was still some distance from the town at the foot of the mountain, and the black mist shrouded ahead, the view was not very clear.
"Just keep going."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and ordered to his subordinates.
Without any extra time, when Lei Xiao and his group got closer, they saw another picture that was completely different from the first one.
I could only see the lonely figures in the town, and there were soldiers in blue-striped armor scattered everywhere. Many houses had been seriously damaged, and the orchards and wheat fields were even more damaged.
The thick smoke that I saw just now was coming from the burning barns and livestock sheds at the entrance of the town.
"It is indeed the Holy Night Army!"
Seeing this devastated scene, a flash of anger suddenly surged onto Ariel's delicate cheeks.
She clenched her fists tightly again, frowned and said, "These hateful guys are so rampant in my land of Lengyan!"
However, after only a moment, Ariel's clenched hands loosened and hung down unconsciously.
The fifth princess of Leng Yan understood clearly in her heart.
With her current weak strength, even though she can wipe out the small group of Holy Night Army here, she can't really change anything.
The opponent will still wreak havoc like a hurricane, but he can only watch the disaster getting worse.
Thinking of this, a strong feeling of powerlessness suddenly came to Ariel's mind.
"There were no screams in the town, and the Holy Night soldiers were relatively lazy. It seems that the residents here have evacuated in advance."
I saw Lin standing on a slope. After observing for a moment, she said: "The reason why the Holy Night Army lit the barn on fire seems to be just to demonstrate to the Lengyan Army in an attempt to attract the Lengyan Army's attention."< br>
"Great."
Ariel breathed a long sigh of relief and said happily: "It seems these guys are just bluffing..."
However, before Ariel could finish her words, a series of helpless screams suddenly came from the forest not far away.
"Lord, there are a large number of soldiers moving in that area, numbering about five squadrons."
The rough voice of the knotweed immediately rang in Lei Xiao's ears: "In addition, in this small area nearby, there are more than two thousand opponents in total, including more than a dozen third-level experts."
"Lord, these auras are distributed everywhere, almost covering the entire area, and they seem to be searching for something."
The crisp sound of Hong Ye also reached Lei Xiao's ears.
"The helpless screams, coupled with the extensive search operation, made it very clear."
Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully and analyzed: "It seems that the residents here did not evacuate to the back of the fortress in time, but fled to the surrounding mountains and forests."
"What the lord said is absolutely true."
Ye Cang pushed the golden eyes on the bridge of his nose, bowed and agreed: "Thinking about it this way, the reason why the Holy Night Army set this place on fire is probably not only to attract the Cold Flame Army, but also to attract the hidden residents to show up. .”
"With such a large-scale search operation, the Holy Night Army obviously has bad intentions."
Lin Sa's arrogant face suddenly became enlightened: "The Holy Night Army wants to use the local residents as bargaining chips to induce the Leng Yan Army, who is unable to hold on in the fortress, to dispatch!"
"What a vicious plan!"
Ariel's mood, which had just calmed down, became excited again: "We must teach these guys a lesson!"
After finishing speaking, Ariel's starry eyes flickered, and she looked at Lei Xiao cautiously, and asked tentatively: "He's from another world, what do you think?"
"You, the fifth princess of Lengyan, have finished speaking. What else can I say?"
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows, then nodded to his subordinates and said: "Let's go and take a look at the place where the scream came from."
At this moment, Lei Xiao clearly understood.
With the Holy Night Army having an absolute advantage, the stubborn Leng Yan Army would never be lured out of its hole because of this calculation.
But if we can eliminate some powerful commanders of the Holy Night Army, it will undoubtedly damage the morale of the Holy Night Army to a considerable extent, and also destroy the opponent's command system.
In addition, if you, as a third party, show strong combat power, it will also make the other party more or less wary of the next action.
After all, what he needs now is not to eliminate one party, but to let the strength of both parties wax and wane and return to balance again.
In this way, we can achieve the effect of restraining each other and facilitate ourselves to carry out the next actions better.
Lei Xiao just thought about this secretly.
Accompanied by a rustling sound, the group of people had already passed through the forest on the mountainside and arrived at the place where the scream came from.
On the edge of a cliff, a pair of boys and girls, about eight or nine years old, were standing there helplessly, shivering.
Judging from their thin bodies, sallow faces, and dirty clothes, it was obvious that they had been struggling to survive outside for some time.
Not far in front of the two men, there were several groups of Holy Night Army soldiers wearing light armor. The sharp blades in their hands reflected a biting cold light in the sun.
For a moment, there was a sharp contrast between forty or fifty well-armed burly soldiers and two thin, bare-handed children, which made people sigh.
"Leng Yan's little cubs, have you thought about it?"
The leader of the Holy Night Soldiers, the Captain, first shook the sharp battle ax in his hand jokingly, and then said with a gloomy face: "Either tell me where the others are hiding, or you will die here!"
"Stop dreaming! We won't say anything!"
Although the boy who looked older looked frightened, he still stood in front of the girl and mustered up the courage to say: "Lengyan people are fearless, don't waste your words anymore!"
Immediately afterwards, the girl who was protected by the boy behind her also trembled and added in a low voice: "Victory will definitely belong to Leng Yan. Our soldiers of Leng Yan are all the most powerful warriors!"
Hearing the words of the young girl, the captain of the Holy Night Soldiers was stunned for a moment, and then laughed together with the surrounding Holy Night Soldiers.
It was as if those standing in front of them were just two ridiculous clowns.
After a while, the soldier captain finally stopped laughing. While looking at the two of them with interest, he joked: "Don't you still expect someone to save you? The most powerful warrior in your mouth has already been They have all turned into cowards, hiding in the fortress and not daring to come out.”
"Hey, the captain is right, they are two innocent little bastards!"
Another skinny Holy Night soldier raised his long sword horizontally, and Sensen echoed: "Not to mention Lengyan soldiers, even those idiot princes of Lengyan are still fighting each other like dogs. Huh! ”
"Yes, yes, not to mention that old confused king who doesn't know whether he is dead or not!"
The All Saints Night soldiers laughed wildly again.
"You are talking nonsense!"
Facing the sharp sword blades, the young man tried hard to raise his head to make himself look more irritable, and retorted: "My mother once said, our King, our Prince, and our Your Highness, you are our protector! They will definitely come to save us!”
"Yes, they are just busy now!"
The girl on the side also exerted all her strength and echoed loudly: "They are all our protectors and will definitely come to save us!"
The two boys and girls had just said this, and Lei Xiao, who was hiding in the dark, could clearly feel it.
Next to him, Ariel's slender body began to tremble slightly.
However, because she deliberately turned her head away, the expression on her cheeks could not be seen.
"Your royal family members are thinking about how to seize the throne and save their own lives. How can they come to such a place where birds don't shit and care about the lives of humble commoners like you?"
The captain of the Holy Night Soldiers casually held an ax flower in his hand, and raised the long-handled standing ax in his hand to the ground. While stirring up a burst of gravel, he sneered: "Stop dreaming, you are all dead to me." Go! ”
"The captain is right. How could those high-ranking royal family members condescend to save two humble civilians?"
The skinny Holy Night soldier seemed to have heard a big joke and echoed: "If this is really the case, how could you, such cold-blooded bastards, have fallen to this point?"
The skinny Holy Night soldier's tone became more sinister, and he threatened coldly: "If you are sensible, tell me where the others are hiding, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"You're talking nonsense, you liar! When His Royal Highness the Prince and His Highness the Princess finish their work, they will definitely come to rescue us!"
The girl plucked up her courage again and retorted loudly: "Because they are all our protectors!"
The young man also stood tightly in front of the girl, his eyes revealing determination and perseverance.
"They are really two disgusting brats."
The soldier captain looked at the two men with increasingly determined eyes, and the murderous intent in his body began to surge. It was obvious that he had no patience.
The soldier captain was seen picking up his battle ax and slowly approaching the two people on the edge of the cliff, while saying ferociously: "Then, with this stupid and naive idea, let's die here together for me!"
Seeing the burly opponent approaching, the skinny boy and girl were startled and could not help but take a trembling step back. They saw the rocks at their feet rolling and falling straight down the cliff.
Further back, there is a vast abyss, and there is no way for them to retreat.
But the pace of the Holy Night Soldier Captain still did not stop, and the murderous intent on his face increased to the extreme.
Just when the opponent picked up the battle ax and was about to swing it down hard.
Along with a dazzling arrow of light passing by at high speed, the battle ax emitting cold light fell heavily to the ground together with its astonished owner.
"Who?!"
Seeing this, the other Holy Night Army soldiers were shocked and raised their weapons one after another, looking warily towards the direction of the light arrow.
There was a dense forest, and a slender figure stood proudly.
I saw her delicate and fair face, with a touch of pride and determination: "Leng Yan's fifth princess, King Ariel!" (End of this chapter)