The Gulf Leader's army quickly advanced underground, taking advantage of the situation to develop more underground spaces and explore more resource points.
They are always busy, not just the Gulf Territory soldiers, but also the accompanying engineering troops and staff.
Compared to the Gulf Territory's cautious advancement on the surface, the Gulf Territory's actions in the underground world are much more unrestrained.
All kinds of magical creatures and crypt monsters along the way will be expelled first, lest they take the initiative to attack and lose their lives in vain.
The huge underground space contains many resources and wealth.
Also affected by the elemental tide, various metal veins and magic materials are easier to mine than on the material plane.
As the Gulf Territory advanced, it conducted a relatively detailed exploration and recorded valuable areas, waiting to be handed over to the staff and adventurers for detailed processing.
In just 5 days.
They advanced more than 300 kilometers.
The intricate caves and terrain of the underground world were forcibly carved out with solid and straight passages after the Gulf Territory took over and transformed them.
When Sera led the troops to respond, they saw dense engineering golems, which were reinforcing the newly excavated underground cave from top to bottom, left and right.
Looking at the mighty golem train coming in and the hundreds of mechanical arms extending from it, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.
She licked the corner of her mouth slightly, her eyes showing a little bit of excitement, feeling the power that was constantly emerging from her body, and she felt an impatience that couldn't wait.
The Gulf Territory never hides anything, and Sera naturally knows the "method of becoming a god" that is currently very active in the Gulf Territory.
Sera, who is very pursuing power and identity, is naturally not willing to let go of this good opportunity.
She also wanted to achieve enough achievements to gain recognition and help from the lord.
The achievements of developing Azshara's tribe were indeed many, but Thra wanted more.
Moreover, she also hopes that her combat effectiveness and combat experience can be further improved to prepare herself for the road to becoming a god.
Densely packed Gulf Territory warriors emerged from the exit of the passage.
Sera did not approach, but continued to wait.
First, wait for a large-scale fortress to rise from the ground.
Then wait for the Gulf Army to build a defense line.
Sera then brought people closer, with an extremely happy smile on her face.
The combat forces in the Gulf Territory are undergoing a handover, and the Cole Elves' Shadow Council is also holding a new meeting.
Hess, expressionless, silently looked through various records.
It records the recently active lords and heroes of the northern continent.
Their combat deeds and various propaganda images fully illustrate a fact.
Once the magic box of becoming a god is opened, it can never be closed again.
The gray-black figures wearing cloaks next to them exuded an extremely terrifying aura.
Almost all of them are no weaker than Hess, and a few are even slightly stronger than him.
After seeing this information, they didn't express any opinions, they just waited for Hess to speak.
Putting down the magic watch in his hand, Hess said calmly to the others:
"These legendary pinnacles, and those who may even have the power of demigods, will be an obstacle to our unification of the northern continent."
"But they are very powerful, and their power is not weak. If we attack them at the same time, there will inevitably be mistakes."
The members of the Shadow Council who did not speak had any reaction to Hess's words. They seemed to agree, but they also revealed a little bit of indifference.
"First arrange an infiltration plan to send its information to other nearby churches."
"The churches who are eager to regain their power, territory, and influence will definitely take action against them."
"It would be better if they succeed, but they can also provide us with more information and materials if they fail."
"Or we can take advantage of it and clean up or control more humans and other intelligent biological elites..."
Hess calmly stated his plan, not caring about their lackluster reactions.
He knew very well that these former members of the Shadow Council would not obey his orders.
Their ideas and ambitions can be seen from the many manpower they brought, the many intelligence channels they controlled, and the various secret methods and techniques to improve their strength.
Hess had no intention of resisting as they gradually emptied themselves out.
He knew where the order came from and what kind of collision he would experience, but he didn't care.
He has accepted Archaon's offer and is ready to embark on a journey to find greater power.
As for these "obstruction" guys, let them have a good fight here!
But before leaving, Hess had to make final arrangements.
He took out a top-secret information and document and said to everyone:
"Of course, other lords and heroes will still need a long time to grow."
"But apart from them, the more serious threat comes from the great arcane masters of the Netheril Empire who have never revealed their whereabouts!"
Great Arcanist!
Hearing this word, even these members of the Shadow Parliament, who had always been expressionless, became sharp-eyed.
The reason why they retreated and could not appear until the elemental tide returns now is the "contribution" of the great arcanist of Iolum.
So even if they don't pay attention to other things, they still attach great importance to the Grand Arcanist.
When they learned that the Great Arcanist would appear on a large scale and were preparing to embark on the road to becoming gods, they immediately felt a considerable threat.
Hess noticed their changes, sneered in his heart, and continued:
"We have been exploring and infiltrating the Grand Arcanist of the Netheril Empire for a long time."
"We have already instigated four of them to rebel. Although they will not rebel directly, they are willing to conduct in-depth cooperation and research with us."
"Originally, three of them had been shaken, but with the announcement of the method of becoming a god, their attitudes became ambiguous again."
"Based on research and discussions, they should want to get more detailed information about "becoming a god" from us."
"If nothing else happens, as long as the great gods take action, these three great arcanists will be willing to join..."
Speaking of this, Hess observed their expressions calmly.
He didn't see any movement and didn't even think about it, so he gave up on these guys completely and continued without hesitation:
"Five of the remaining seven great arcanists are die-hards and are very hostile to us. They need to be dealt with and resolved as soon as possible."
"The other two were provoked by our plan and are currently in a hostile state. They are expected to continue to persist."
"But at present, these great arcanists attach great importance to the method of becoming a god, and maybe they will make some attempts."
"If you want to seize the opportunity, you must provide transactions and information in this area so that you can better implement your next plan..."
Before Hess could finish speaking, a member of the Shadow Parliament raised his head slightly, revealing his smooth chin, and said in an unquestionable tone:
"Such blasphemous words must never be spoken again. According to the original plan, give them something specious or biased to temporarily delay them."
"The existence of the Grand Arcanist is a blasphemy against the great gods. We must deal with them."
"Start the plan to destroy the Netheril Empire. Destroy the Grand Arcanist together with the Netheril Empire to fundamentally solve the problem."
After she finished speaking, she gave Hess, who was silent, a hard look, her eyes full of disappointment.
Hess, who smiled slightly, nodded silently, took out a dark green scroll, hesitated for a long time and then said:
"The Netheril Empire's military strength has been greatly restrained. The Gulf Territory is also in a state of large-scale combat, and it will definitely not be able to support the Netheril Empire in a short period of time."
"While mobilizing their civil strife, we can just launch the first of the third plan - the release plan of the Felin Demon Sunflower!"
Upon hearing this plan, the Shadow Council member who had just spoken shrank his pupils.
As a powerful and knowledgeable Cole Elf Archmage, Carrie naturally knows how terrifying the Felin Demon Kui is.
If the Phayling Demon Sun must be released, it means that the strength of the Netheril Empire has reached a point where it can threaten the Elf Kingdom of Cole.
Because once the Felin Demon Sunflower is released, it will inevitably cause great damage and horrific destruction.
The Netheril Empire will most likely be destroyed, but the area it occupies will also be completely destroyed, and will no longer have any value to occupy.
But she also knew that although Hess had changed a lot, he would never speak casually.
Unless there is no other choice!
Seeing Hess's unwavering eyes, Carrie nodded silently, briefly looked through the information, and then immediately said:
"Now that we've decided, let's start making arrangements!"
Hess nodded silently, then sent out a message and decisively issued various orders.
Wait until the meeting is over.
Carrie waited for everyone else to leave, clapped her hands to release the silent barrier, and released multiple warning spells before continuing to ask:
"Has the strength of the Netheril Empire grown so rapidly?"
Hess looked at her pale golden eyes, sighed slightly in his heart, and said directly without expression:
"Before the Gulf Territory appeared, the disintegration and control of the Netheril Empire had always been under control."
"But now, we have lost control of the increase in the strength of the Netheril Empire."
"Only by destroying it as soon as possible can we solve the trouble in advance and cut off the Gulf Territory's retreat and support."
Carrie recalled the Gulf Territory information which accounted for 50% of the total information, nodded and comforted him and said:
"I will pay attention to and control the development of the Gulf Territory. Those guys have a lot of opinions on you now. You should relax first."
"After a while, I will teach them some lessons and deal with some disobedient guys, and then you can come back."
Hess believed that Carrie could do it and understood that she always meant what she said. He nodded silently and turned around to leave.
Hess could hear the slight slowdown in Carrie's heartbeat, and knew that she had relaxed a little. A trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, and she disappeared silently into the darkness.
"Unfortunately, it's too late!"
October 10th.
The Gulf Territory, which has completely built transportation channels, has assembled more than 400,000 elite soldiers in the underground world.
There are also more than 300,000 elite adventurers who are adapting to handle the rear.
They will first conduct a comprehensive cleanup and development of the underground world area behind.
Eliminate danger and get rid of trouble.
Find resources and build factories. Build sentries and erect bunkers.
Build passages and prepare elemental energy pools.
They will go through a series of processes of developing and occupying the Gulf Territory over and over again.
Until all the areas controlled by the Gulf Territory are occupied.
There may be war ahead, but it will not affect the Gulf Territory's vigorous development and production and construction.
Mobilize so many soldiers to fight against the powerful and dangerous Mind Flayer Empire.
All kinds of combat supplies are of course essential.
Although the Gulf Territory can bear the cost of transporting a large amount of materials, it will naturally not look far away.
Since there is a war going on here, then just produce combat supplies from here.
When the war is over, the purpose of the war will be achieved and a resource and material production base will be obtained.
It’s simply a win!
A few days ago, the Gulf Territory army did not move.
But all kinds of detailed information, as well as the operational plan of the operation, have long been studied by the commanders of the Gulf Territory.
The most powerful elite troops have conducted multiple intensive exercises with simulated battles.
The purpose is to wait for the war to begin, so that the combat plan can be carried out smoothly, so that the combat mission can be successfully completed.
The time is now. The Mind Flayer Empire sent a large number of support troops to the battlefield.
This is a good opportunity for the Gulf Territory to launch a surprise attack!
As a result, 28 elite Gulf Lord forces launched a raid on 7 war fortresses and fortresses 50 kilometers away.
More than 300 Banshee drones, leading and cooperating with 1,200 Hummingbird drones, quietly controlled the tops of these fortresses and fortresses.
More and more detailed information is quickly sent to the location of the control center.
The control center performs more accurate and rapid calculations based on the commanders' requirements.
In just ten minutes, many backup combat tasks and core combat tasks were calculated.
The combat troops waiting to launch the attack completed their preliminary combat missions.
They can quickly obtain new combat missions, launch a continuous offensive, quickly eliminate the enemy's defense forces, and completely collapse the opponent.
Of course, this is the first time for the Gulf Territory to use the control center on a large scale to assist in the deployment of combat missions.
Because of this, they will be more careful and cautious.
The soldiers were all wearing combat armor and riding on Golem armed trucks or personnel carriers to move forward quickly.
Not only was there no sound during the entire action, but even the images were "invisible".
The former is replaced by a silent barrier, which is installed on all combat vehicles.
The latter is assisted by Hummingbird drones, which release various virtual images to cover the moving convoy with the original surrounding images.
Even in the surrounding air, there are anti-reconnaissance detection generators at work.
Make sure that the enemy's reconnaissance and detection spells cannot play any role.
As for some individuals blocking the road, dragon warriors riding light combat motorcycles will deal with them first to ensure a smooth journey.
Without the enemy being aware of it, it only took 15 minutes for the 28 main regiments to cross a distance of 20 kilometers and reach their respective combat positions.
The powerful maneuverability surprised even Matthew, who was prepared in his heart.
He carefully calculated the troops in his territory and the modern army in the original world.
Everyone wears combat armor, is supported by low-altitude drones, has fire assistance from various long-range weapons, and has powerful maneuverability.
From this point of view, there should be no difference in fighting style.
All that's left is combat power!
However, Matthew believes that even the combat armor worn by soldiers now may be slightly inferior in function and sophistication to the modern troops in the original world.
However, in terms of strength and combat capabilities, they can at least not fall behind.
After all, the user's physical quality and strength are two completely different concepts.
"Perhaps, soldiers in the original world can also enjoy transformation surgeries that enhance their combat effectiveness?"
After only a few seconds, Matthew put this interesting thought behind him for the time being.
As the main force group, the vanguard commando team has broken into the walls of the war fortress.
Before they even started to advance, dense tongues of flames directly illuminated the dark underground world.
The war fortress guards who had not yet reacted were immediately surrounded by raging explosions.
Most of the guards were killed directly.
The remaining ones were also wrapped in smoke and fire.
The shining firelight and the explosions one after another immediately turned the silent dark space into noisy and shiny.
Before the fire was extinguished, the commando who activated the flame propulsion backpack had already flown onto the city wall.
Facing the chaos of guarding soldiers, they pulled the trigger without hesitation.
clatter! clatter! clatter!
Explosive bombs with flaming tails flew past in a rotating direction, accurately drilling into the heads of these guards.
Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and fire splashed.
One corpse after another fell, and the city wall suddenly fell into an undefended situation.
Fortunately, the hiding mind flayers reacted quickly, controlled a large number of slave warriors, and rushed over from everywhere.
However, ordinary slave warriors are no match for the commandos.
The bolt guns in their hands are fast and terrifying, and the deadly tongues of fire they spit out can easily tear apart the bodies of most slave warriors.
Even if there were a large number of slave warriors, they still could not break through their fire net.
Before the Mind Flayer could react, more and more warriors rushed forward.
They soon began to advance forward, delivering covering strikes against the slave warriors who stood in their way.
The heavy shotgun sweeps away a large area.
The bolter fires far and accurately.
The re-arranged dragon-hunting crossbow is specially designed to kill medium and large enemies such as ogres.
They cooperated tacitly and advanced very quickly, quickly occupying the city wall and most of the surrounding areas.
The entire fortress was in turmoil, and various spiritual powers were circulating in the fortress.
The gray elf dragon warrior followed these spreading psychic powers and easily found the unsuspecting mind flayer.
They have no mercy at all, and will kill these mind flayers without hesitation once they discover them.
Adult mind flayers all possess super-level strength, but in a sudden encounter, it would be difficult for them to encounter a dragon warrior, let alone a small group of dragon warriors.
No matter how they struggled, their heads would be chopped off by the dragon warriors who could easily charge in despite the attack.
The mind flayer's head is very valuable, and can be used to refine a variety of potions that enhance psychic power, and can also be made into magic weapons and props.
Other parts of the mind flayer also have good value and will be better utilized by the Gulf Territory to contribute more to the development of the territory.
In general, if you kill a mind flayer, you can get at least 1,000 gold coins as a reward and corresponding achievements.
The original value of a complete Mind Flayer body is as high as 25,000 gold coins.
Even if the collective contribution is removed, everyone can get at least 3,000 gold coins.
This is just one of them!
The excited dragon warriors began to eagerly hunt down other mind flayers.
What's interesting is that even after being attacked, even the city walls were lost.
The mind flayers also had no idea of gathering together, controlling the slave warriors, and fighting together.
They are afraid of danger and death, but they are also afraid of their own kind.
The dragon warriors, who have known this characteristic for a long time, are naturally willing to "decapitate" them.
There is no pressure at all to defeat them one by one, even if they run into a legendary mind flayer.
A team of dragon warriors equipped with monks and swordsmen can easily withstand their psychic spells, providing output space for other companions.
The effect of psychic magic was not good, and his ability to grapple and fight was completely at a disadvantage. The restrained Mind Flayer was completely unable to withstand the pressure.
They were either captured and sent to the underground laboratory in the Gulf Territory to become Matthew's experimental subjects.
Or be killed very simply and become the trophies of the dragon warriors.
Without the command of the Mind Flayer, the slave warriors, who were unable to exert their full combat effectiveness, would naturally be even less able to stop the advance of the Gulf Territory.
Even after all the mind flayers were killed, the slave warriors who fell into chaos simply stopped fighting or fell into a melee.
The Gulf Territory captured the fortress relatively easily, without even paying any casualties.
They quickly disposed of the slave warriors and corpses, and then renovated the fortress.
Various long-range weapons and equipment were quickly loaded.
Seven fortresses in a row were conquered, but not a single mind flayer escaped. The efficiency of the Gulf Territory's attack was so fast that the commanders were amazed.
Sera, who was accompanying them all the way, saw all this and even took action to deal with several mind flayers who tried to escape.
Even so, Sera still felt inexplicable expectations for the powerful strength of the Gulf leaders.
"If you hit it casually, you can have such an effect."
"If it breaks out with all its strength, how much destructive power can it show?"
"I hope the mind flayer army can be more powerful!" (End of Chapter)