After passing Taimar, the speed of the chariot corps suddenly dropped because their roads were blocked by a large number of war refugees.
A large part of them are from Taimar City. Among them, those who are a little better informed think that the strength of the Tukan people is too terrifying, and the ferocity of this group of nomads is vividly displayed in Double Star Town. It would be foolish for them to stay here and wait for death.
People with a little bit of ability will flee Taimar with their families and flee along the Golden Road to Teflam. Limited by their own cognition, they subconsciously think that as Cesk The kingdom's capital, Teflam, with its taller walls and more defenders, should be able to keep them safe.
Little did they know that they were now on the path that the Tukan people must pass through. I am afraid that most of them would not be able to outrun the Tukan army. It would not be long before they would become the new slaves of those Tukan people.
A large number of people and vehicles are distributed on the long road, causing serious delays to the tank army.
The most important thing is that they can no longer lay out a large number of traps and minefields, because these war refugees will destroy most of the traps and cause a lot of accidental damage before the Tukan people take the first step.
Gavin had already prepared for this, and sent a large number of propaganda personnel in advance to publicize the news to the war refugees along the way that Tukan's army was about to catch up, so that they could deviate from the Golden Road as much as possible. Fleeing into the wilds of Sesk, where their chances of surviving death were far greater than now.
In order to eliminate their concerns, an army of the Chariot Corps began to break into pieces one after another, guiding and leading these war refugees to escape into the wilderness.
It is not that many war refugees are unaware of the dangers of the Golden Road, but for many of them, the threat of the wilderness is equally great. The monsters wandering there are only more ferocious than the Tukan people. Not low.
At least the Tukan people would not take advantage of their bodies unless they had to, but there was never a shortage of victims like them in the hanging pots of those monster tribes.
The only thing that surprised Gavin and the others was that the Tukan army spent a lot of time and energy to surround the city of Taimar.
To be more precise, it was Yamen Khan who completed the siege alone.
The overwhelming blood mist directly enveloped the sky above Taimar City. The terrifying and bloody atmosphere made the citizens who did not flee the city breathless.
The terrifying and cold voice of Yamen Khan rang in the ears of every Taimar City citizen, "I will give you ten minutes to think about it. You have two options. One is to destroy everything in the city. Idols, turn your back on the gods that no longer protect you, murder a man in my name, sacrifice your faith.
The other is that my soldiers rush into the city and turn you into a corpse. A corpse, show your allegiance to me in another way.”
The Asen Lake sniper battle also had a huge impact on Tukan's army, that is, Yamen Khan absorbed a massive amount of new killing power.
If we say that he originally retained the thinking mode of fifty adults, at least when it comes to dealing with the Tukan people, he still maintains a high degree of rationality, and many decisions are very biased towards the Tukan people.
Now, less than 30% of his human thinking is left. In his eyes, everyone is an ant, a tool to achieve his goal.
The biggest change brought about by this concept is that Yamen Khan no longer restrains the use of killing power as before.
His killing power is different from Gavin's road power. It was not created by his own power, but was obtained by devouring the fragments of the former Lord of Murder's godhead.
Although this allowed him to gain a lot of power in a short period of time, it also left huge hidden dangers.
Part of the consciousness of the former god of killing is still dormant in the fragments of the godhead. He will use more and more killing power to nourish himself and subtly transform and influence Yamen Khan.
When his words and deeds began to be infinitely similar to Baal, was he Yamen Khan? Or is it Barr who has been reincarnated?
I'm afraid he can't even explain clearly.
He is not the only one in this situation.
The goddess of magic in Faerûn has been replaced twice, but some people still firmly believe that the goddess of magic has never changed and is still the first Mystrael, whether it is the second Mystra or the third now. Ren Midnight is just a new identity that Mysriel has changed for herself.
When a terrifying existence that is comparable to the incarnation of divinity no longer cares about using its own power, its power is absolutely beyond imagination. This is clearly demonstrated in Tamar City.
"The just one above, please listen to the prayers of your devout believers, and please give us the power to fight against evil. We will firmly support your sacred and inviolable status and will never succumb to the power of evil. They can Kill us, but you can’t make us surrender, let alone blaspheme our souls.”
"Great Mother, please use your wisdom to guide us and show us the way forward. We will never abandon our faith."
"Lord of Shadows, I will praise you in the dark night In your name, I will become your shadow servant, kill the enemy, and never let their plot succeed. ”
"Ah...what are you doing? Are you crazy? I am the priest of the Just One. You dare to assassinate the servant of the Just One. You will suffer divine punishment..."
"Their minds are lost. , lost in the killing and violence, they have become servants of the evil god."
"Haha... Where is your god? Why haven't they reacted at all? Hahaha... It's useless to give up on you. prayer and resistance, conversion Into the arms of the Lord of Slaughter, Yamen awaits you, Yamen embraces you, no one can escape Yamen's arms..."
"Yamen awaits you, Yamen embraces you, No one can escape the arms of Yamen... Enter the arms of Yamen now! Haha... Your God is not here today, you can't escape!"
Those who are devout try to take advantage of you! His own faith against the murderous temptation from Yamen Khan.
But many ordinary people cannot resist the desire to kill that lurks in their hearts, especially those murderers and murderers lurking in the crowd. This impulse is even more aroused to an extreme, while shouting the name of Yamen Khan. , while launching attacks on the people around him without hesitation, even if these people were once his relatives and friends.
What made those devout priests even more desperate was that a dazzling light lit up on the statue of the god they were praying to.
It’s just that it’s not the divine light that their gods respond to their prayers, but the dazzling bloody light, exuding a strong smell of violence and blood, which is constantly impacting their minds, as if they are silently mocking them, Their god is not here, at least not today.
There is only one true god here, and that is Yamen Khan, the murderous lord who envelopes this city.
To survive, you must either surrender your faith to him or become a murder victim.
"No, no, no, I have faith. I am the priest of the Mother Earth. My soul belongs to the Mother Earth. I will be reborn in the garden of the Great Mother and become a petitioner there. You have no choice. You have the right to dispose of my soul, you are blaspheming, you are stealing, stealing the soul that belongs to the Mother Goddess of the Earth, the Mother Goddess of the Earth will never condone your evil deeds... No..."
" Haha...I have already said, your god is not here today, Your souls can't go anywhere, they can only enter the arms of Yamen... Haha... tremble, cry, despair..." "No..."
The most let These priests and priests are absolutely What makes my hope collapse is that the souls of those murdered companions did not go to the kingdom of gods where they believed in gods, nor did they go to the Shadowfall Underworld to wait for the gods to guide them. Instead, they were directly grabbed by a bloody and violent force and pulled away. Into the blood cloud.
The reason why these priests are less afraid of death than ordinary people is because they firmly believe that after their death, their souls will return to their gods, and they will be reborn in the Kingdom of God and become the prayers there. One can enjoy endless peace and wealth.
When they found out that the means they relied on the most were ruthlessly torn apart by Yamen Khan, the despair and hysteria they erupted was far beyond that of ordinary people.
Those priests of kind-hearted gods such as Tyr, the God of Justice, and Chantia, the Earth Mother Goddess, are at best like ordinary people who are in a hurry and hide themselves in the most secret places. , watching everyone around him with vigilance.
Because they may be overwhelmed by the evil and rage in their hearts at any time, becoming murder tools in the hands of Yamen Khan, and themselves becoming pitiful murder sacrifices.
But followers of the evil god Zhuan, such as Musk, the Lord of Shadows, Lovita the Pain Maiden, and Talona the Lady of Plague, soon responded to the evil call of Yamen Khan one after another.
The former's mind is eroded by the power of shadow, and he is inherently inclined to evil and bloodthirsty, and is more easily attracted by this emotion.
The latter is that the two ladies themselves are the servants of Baal, the Lord of Murder, and Baal has just died a few years ago, and his influence still remains in the world. When Yamen Khan appeared with substantial killing power, , naturally took it as a sign of his rise again, and it was natural for him to respond to the call again.
This evil worship truly reached its pinnacle when a tall man exuding a terrifying aura appeared in the central square of Taimar City. He was wearing a dark purple sacrificial robe, with his head Wearing a hood and scarf with purple stripes embroidered on it, both the hood and the lining of the clothes are dark black, forming a rich shadow. His face cannot be seen from the outside, as if it is nothing.
But many people involuntarily fell on his wide scarlet belt, which contained a beautiful curved-edged ceremonial dagger. The handle was engraved with a skull surrounded by blood drops. It was Baal, the Lord of Murder. of the holy symbol.
The tall man said in a low and hoarse voice: "I am the Lord of the Tower of Swift Death, the Archbishop Umrant Surkid of the God of Murder. As the First Archbishop, I Announce to the world that our Lord has returned to this land and has a new name, Ya Door, you need to fear him as you fear Baal, and serve him as you serve Baal.
Only if you are in awe of him and offer faith and gold to him will the Lord of Murder ignore you today. You can survive in this world
The time has come for all who have not dedicated their faith and piety to Yamen to die. ”
With a heavy wave of his hand, countless vigorous figures jumped out from the darkness and started killing crazily.
Compared to those citizens who were temporarily affected, they were Professional, because they themselves are killers carefully trained by the bishop priests of Baal, the Lord of Murder. They call themselves the Killing Hands, and outsiders call them death dealers, because they sell murder and death, and they will be very willing to pay high prices for those people to murder their competitors or enemies
No matter how big the momentum Yamen Khan originally created, he was stealing divine power as a mortal and could only collect it bit by bit. Power.
Now there is a powerful Archbishop of the God of Murder to help Yamen Khan clear his name, officially linking him to the former Lord of Murder Baal, and some people are forced to admit this identity. Next.
Yamen Khan could take over Baal's legacy in Faerûn in an honest and smooth manner. Unexpectedly, countless powers of faith began to be transferred to him one after another, giving him greater control over the power of killing.
Looking at Taimar from a distance as if he was in hell, Gavin couldn't help but sigh and said: "Taimal is over, Yamen Khan is completely crazy, from now on, this This war is no longer a mortal war, but a divine war.
From now on, the chariot army rushes to Teflam at full speed to implement the second plan and evacuate as much military supplies there as possible to Usmail City. "
Same body. As a user of divine power, Gavin knew very well.
The use of divine power can only be divided into non-use and countless times. Even if you know that there are huge risks, you can't resist it, because the convenience brought by divine power is far beyond the comparison of ordinary power.
The number of souls he plundered with the War Raiders was only about 100,000. Even with the help of the Strategy Lady to balance the suppression, it began to have negative effects.
Not to mention the fact that Yamen Khan has absorbed more than a million stolen souls. The side effects are probably far greater than his own, and it is difficult to continue to suppress them.
When Yamen Khan begins to use the killing power desperately, the effect they can play will be minimal, because no one knows what crazy decision he will make at the next moment?
Not to mention that Teflam cannot be defended, even if King Asan leads the Faerun coalition to land, it is still unknown whether they can withstand Yamen Khan's Tukan army!
After all, in the last life, Yamen Khan maintained his most basic sanity until the end of the fight and did not let the killing godhead devour him.
In this life, I'm afraid it will be difficult to ensure this.
“If you want a person to perish, you must first make a person crazy. He may be rampant for a while, but he will never go too far because he has made everyone angry, even if the gods do not personally send down the incarnation of divinity. , will also send its own devout believers and even divine envoys to participate in the battle," the earth spirit witch gloated.
She is very aware of the urinary nature of the gods of Faerûn. To disturb their beliefs is to disturb their lifeblood.
In secular wars, churches and monasteries of the gods are often shelters for war refugees. As long as they escape into these sacred places, many soldiers will take the initiative to put down their weapons and stop pursuing them. Unless those churches and monasteries are hostile to the gods, or the two sides are engaged in a battle of faith in order to compete for the right to belong to faith.
But they will only target the church of a certain deity and will not offend other deities.
It is rare to provoke a group of people like Yamen Khan.
The level of madness of Yamen Khan far exceeded Gavin and the others’ imagination. Tamar was just the beginning. After he announced to the world the return of the murder god, it was like pushing away a The new gate controls not only the power of killing, but also the realm of immortality.
Baal, Melkor and Bane were originally called the Three Gods of Death, which not only meant that they would bring all kinds of death to people, but also meant that they were the masters of the realm of death, including, of course, the control of death.
The prey that were murdered and sacrificed in Taimar were all transformed into various undead creatures by his hands, forming their vanguard army, and began to move towards Teflam. Go ahead.
And this is just the beginning. All creatures along the way have joined the ranks of this undead army, including the old, weak, sick and disabled slave army, which have also been transformed into undead souls one after another. .
The benefits of this are obvious. Those undead spirits will not betray, and the Tukan people no longer need to focus on supervising the slave soldiers.
At the same time, a large amount of food rations can be saved. The original supply of more than 380,000 people has become 250,000, which directly delayed their food crisis for five or six days.
And their marching speed has been greatly increased. The living people have completely eliminated the infantry and have all been transformed into cavalry. Although the undead are mainly infantry, they are not afraid of the cold winter sun and can carry twenty Marching non-stop for four hours, the speed is only faster than the cavalry. (End of this chapter)