Chapter 287 Hydralisk Legion Cage Jar
In the battle at the Nugget Pier, Red-haired Ron, the seventh-level commander of the Venomous Bee Vanguard Legion, died in the battle, and the morale of the Lionheart Legion was greatly boosted.
At the same time, the "capitulation faction" within the federation also suffered heavy losses.
Although most of the guys who secretly helped the enemy enter the Nugget Pier committed suicide after the incident was exposed, in the end they were caught alive by the Lionheart family who deployed their defenses in advance.
And the Bai family also used secret techniques to get a lot of information from Ron's body.
Once the two confirmed it, it was revealed that the Capone family, one of the five major congressmen, was the traitor.
As soon as the news came out, major newspapers published it one after another.
The entire federation was in an uproar instantly.
No one expected that Harold Capone, the top federal dignitary, had surrendered before the war even started.
He has even dedicated the defense map and most city-state maps of the federation to the enemy.
This news instantly ignited everyone's anger.
The crowd was excited.
With the other four congressmen secretly igniting the fire and leading the crusade, even though the Capone family was so powerful, it collapsed almost overnight.
The Capone family was eliminated.
The first vacancy of a seat in the House of Representatives also means that the federal House of Representatives system that has been maintained for two hundred years has come to an end.
But the chaos continues.
There is even a tendency to spread to several other congressmen.
The major congressmen took the lead in treason.
The civilian class instantly lost all trust in the federal high-level officials.
At this time, voices supporting the restoration of the Oran Royal Court came out of nowhere.
It also quietly increased.
The new king of Oran appeared in the public eye for the first time with the slogan of "overthrowing the corrupt parliament".
Ji Xun was originally not very interested in politics or anything like that.
So when I heard the news from Catalina, I wasn’t too surprised.
But surprisingly, these were all guessed by someone.
Jia Yu had calculated before that under the current situation, the Oran Palace would most likely be restored successfully.
Almost before the incident happened, the mushroom head had already calculated that the "necessary process" of traitors, unrest, and the collapse of the parliamentary system was inevitable.
Ji Xun listened to it before and thought it made sense.
And think it will definitely happen.
However, the fact is that everything that is happening now is exactly like a script written by that guy in advance, and it is playing out bit by bit.
Ji Xun was filled with emotion.
After personally experiencing these major events that could be recorded in history, he more deeply understood the meaning of Jia Yu’s words: If you look far enough, you will find that dynasties change just one after another. History repeats itself.
It's like a classic stage play. After changing actors one after another, the core plot of the script still only has the "thirty-six types": revenge, revolution, ambition, disaster.
However, there was a lot of commotion on the Eastern Continent, but the Lionheart family on the Nugget Pier was not negatively affected at all.
On the contrary, because of the treason of the Capone family, everyone knew the truth of the war.
And those neutral forces that have lost trust in the federal government have also joined the "war faction".
Nugget Pier is becoming more and more lively.
With the communicator, Ji Xun can know the situation of the Federation at almost any time.
Those messages are also lines of cause and effect.
After clarifying it, it will also allow him to better understand the "world".
However, the life of the team he was lurking in was not so easy.
This group of people completely lost the arrogance of massacre and looting before. They hid here and there, not daring to show their faces where others appeared.
This possession lasted for more than a month.
This day.
In a dark and dilapidated ruins.
It is less than fifty kilometers away from the Nugget Pier.
A group of more than thirty members of the vanguard team were hiding in a dilapidated building complex.
The bonfire reflected tired faces.
“It’s time to change the guard.”
“Joel, go and help me stand guard.”
"Oh."
Hearing this, Ji Xun stood up expressionlessly.
The "Joel" he plays is a ostracized and boring person.
So there will always be the most duty in a day.
But this is just right for Ji Xun.
He had just advanced to the fourth level, and he needed a lot of time to consume the new abilities he had gained through the advancement, and he also had to understand those magical and mysterious techniques.
Standing guard can give you a lot of time to practice.
Thanks also to [Shadow Trick].
During this period of time, not only has the rank been stabilized, but the progress of various secret techniques has also been skyrocketing every day, visible to the naked eye.
The most important thing is that with this one-month buffer, his "acting" has fewer and fewer flaws.
This was Ji Xun's experience from asking Jia Yu for advice before.
After all, the mushroom head has the experience of successfully lurking in Bureau X.
He said that good acting requires not disguise, but "identity substitution" in the true sense.
To truly become that person, some mysterious perception methods cannot detect it.
This is what Ji Xun did for more than a month.
He is fully integrated into who he is now.
He is "Joel" now, and Joel is who he is.
The fate line has been completely replaced.
Ji Xun was so confident that even the people closest to "Joel" couldn't tell that there was something wrong with him in front of him.
At least Kuro, the sixth-level deputy commander who came to the team a few days ago, was completely unaware that there was a spy in the team.
And as time goes by, the performance will become more sophisticated.
Even if you are facing a card master of level 7 or above, the possibility of being seen through will be getting lower and lower.
With this disguise, Ji Xun no longer has to be secretive when inquiring about information.
In this month, he got too much important information from those people's chats.
The Irel Empire also gradually unveiled its mysterious veil.
The card masters of that empire obtained all the inheritance from the Talon Dynasty three thousand years ago, including all kinds of spells, martial arts, and cards that were lost in the Federation.
Even many of the fifty-two card master sequences that have been lost for generations in the Federation have been handed down from that empire.
This is also cheaper for Ji Xun.
His current understanding is ridiculously high.
As long as they are below the fourth level, he can understand almost all the abilities those people show by just trying to figure it out.
During this period of various spying, he also learned a lot of new knowledge.
And these new knowledge are the building blocks for his understanding of the "world".
Jia Yu said before that "I am the world" is a magical and mysterious method, and it is also the way to finally become a "realm".
As long as you understand the world deeply enough, you can continue on this path.
But the situations of Ji Xun and Jia Yu are different.
He does not practice one extraordinary path alone, but embraces all things.
And this kind of "everything" needs a stable and solid foundation to support it.
"I am the world" couldn't be more appropriate.
After your proficiency in this secret technique increases, almost everything you learn can be integrated into this secret technique.
As his understanding deepened, Ji Xun gradually discovered that he seemed to have found a unique path of his own.
High above the ruins, Ji Xun was standing guard.
While practicing, another picture appeared in my mind.
The shadows not far away were watching the captain-level pioneers holding a management meeting beside the campfire.
At this moment, Deputy Commander Kuro was holding a conch-shaped object and saying something "Jiligulu".
This is the communicator of the Airel Empire.
Pure magic equipment.
The "fire" that went to the Southern Continent three thousand years ago indeed inherited almost everything about the Card Master civilization.
However, no mechanical technology is retained.
Because the dragon is a symbol of "power", mechanical technology is a blasphemy to power and is heresy.
For thousands of years, the Holy See has not allowed the development of machinery, and it has completely declined.
Therefore, no mechanical equipment can be seen on this group of people.
When Deputy Commander Kuro spoke, his voice sounded as coercive as a beast's roar.
This is not Talon language, but "Simplified Dragon Language".
The dragon is a superior race like the high demons, and the dragon language is also a magical language with magical power like the ancient demon language.
After all, the Irel Empire is a country where dragonborn are in power.
So the aristocracy over there has its own language of communication.
It is this kind of "simplified dragon language".
In the military, only senior officers are qualified to master it.
It’s not just a matter of identity.
There is also the understanding of laws.
Just like there is a threshold for reading Devil's language, there is also a threshold for reading Dragon's language.
I don’t have enough strength to even open my mouth.
And because of the natural super-element affinity of the dragon blood, card masters have also improved and created a series of unique and powerful dragon spells and card systems over the past thousands of years. .
This is what Ji Xun has been studying hard during this time.
After several days of eavesdropping, although I haven’t completely understood the simplified dragon language, I can roughly figure out the content of the communication: at six o’clock today, the army is approaching.
"Is it finally here?"
Ji Xun squinted his eyes slightly and murmured in his heart.
These days, their team seems to be hiding here and there, but in fact they are also exploring the way for the army behind them.
Ji Xun had already guessed this result when the sixth-level deputy commander came a few days ago.
After all, their current location is close to the Nuggets Pier.
And to a certain extent, they were able to appear here because Ji Xun deliberately guided them here.
There were several vanguard groups exploring the road at the same time.
Which route is the "safest" and "most concealed" will be the best choice for subsequent reinforcements.
And Catalina knew Ji Xun’s position in the team throughout the entire process.
Of course, the defenses were also deliberately avoided.
So it's almost expected.
The army will choose their path.
Judging from the information obtained so far, it is the "Hydralisk Legion" from the Red Dragon Kingdom.
It seems that they are preparing to attack the Nugget Pier quickly, and then break through the Innocence City directly to capture the Card Master Federation in one fell swoop.
Probably they want a blitzkrieg and a quick victory.
The confidentiality of this matter was quite high. Originally, the soldier was not qualified to know such important military information.
It’s a pity that there is a spy named Ji Xun in the team.
Hearing this, he also passed on the information.
He doesn't care too much about what will be done over there or whether the intelligence is wrong.
Katrina's wisdom is enough for her to make the most rational response. He won't let himself be exposed as a spy.
After delivering the news, Ji Xun continued to meditate and practice.
In a flash, it was six o'clock in the evening.
During meditation, Ji Xun suddenly opened his eyes. He looked at the ruins in the distance and his pupils suddenly shrank: "Here we come!"
He vaguely noticed that there were large troops in the distance. march.
But those people seemed to have used some kind of legion equipment to cover up their marching movements, and they were only discovered when they got very close.
I only saw a mass of black mist gradually filling the ruins.
But I didn’t hear anything.
Ji Xun is not worried about top-notch powerhouses like the eighth level going directly to attack the Nuggets Pier.
Because that possibility is very low.
During this time, he also discovered that the top card masters of the Ariel Empire had extraordinary arrogance.
After all, they are dragonborn, and their aura of dominance does not disdain any sneaky activities.
Now facing a weak federation of card masters, the eighth level masters are all Kingdom Marshal level masters, but they still can’t lose face.
The person coming will not be of the eighth level, so he should not be exposed.
Thoughts flashed through Ji Xun's mind for a moment, and the stern look in his eyes dissipated instantly.
"Joel" can't find it.
But he did not want to be punished by military law for dereliction of duty.
I still did what a sentry should do.
Stand up and patrol around occasionally.
Finally, the vanguard of the Hydralisk Legion arrived.
Ji Xun has sensed some "qi" hidden in the darkness.
He still pretended not to see it.
Waiting for someone to trigger the early warning trap on the outside, he immediately shouted anxiously: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
This voice scared those in the camp. He rushed out in a hurry.
I thought it was another fierce battle.
At this time, the deputy commander Kuro shouted: "Don't panic! Our people are here!"
Seeing the reinforcements coming, the members of the Venomous Bee Pioneer Group also breathed a sigh of relief.
But I was a little nervous.
Before, they discovered the Card Master Federation in the Eastern Wasteland, which was a great achievement.
But later, the legion commander Ron was killed for taking advantage of the situation, and the nature of the matter changed.
And in order to take all the credit, all the "evidences" such as maps were taken away by Ron.
Now I am less convincing.
Maybe you will be punished.
In the blink of an eye, professional soldiers wearing standard leather armor and as much equipment as possible walked out of the mist.
Looking again, the huge ruins are full of people.
A rough estimate was that there were probably several thousand people.
The number of people doesn't seem to be too many, but the sense of oppression of this regular dragon-born army is very strong.
Ji Xun felt as if he had returned to the first time he entered the animal cage in the circus when he was a child and was stared at by a group of beasts.
The sergeant standing in the mist looked like an evil dragon, exuding a terrifying pressure.
At this time, a group of people wearing golden armor came over.
The deputy commander of the army, Kuro, looked at the leader and shouted: "General!"
Ji Xun and other vanguard regiments also shouted after him.
Only then did everyone see a strong man with a scar face who was more than two meters tall walking towards the crowd of knights in golden armor.
The scarred-faced strong man glanced at the ruins, but no one dared to look directly at him.
Although he has never seen it, Ji Xun has heard about it before.
This guy is probably the famous general of the Red Dragon Kingdom and the commander of the Hydralisk Legion, General Heman.
General Herman asked in a deep voice: "How is the situation?"
Deputy Army Commander Ku Luohui quickly reported: "Report to the general, the Nugget Pier is fifty kilometers east, and the route It has been investigated."
General Herman asked again: "Where is the body of my stupid brother?"
Hearing this, Clow swallowed: " In the hands of those in Donghuang.”
As soon as these words came out, Heman's face turned cold, and an invisible coercion and murderous intent instantly swept over the entire audience.
Ji Xun shouted in his heart: "Longwei!"
He had experienced this feeling in another dimension before.
He also instantly understood this guy’s intention.
The anger is just superficial, the real reason is to see if there is a spy in the team!
"You're so cautious."
Ji Xun muttered in his heart as he looked at it.
If it were not him, if it were another card master, even if it was a higher level, there would definitely be something strange when encountering the dragon power of such a top powerhouse.
For almost an instant, he didn't dare to show any flaws and was trembling along with the people around him.
General Herman glanced at the crowd and seemed to find nothing, so he did not say a word and just said: "Ten draws will kill one."
Kuro's eyelids twitched and he responded with an ugly expression: "Yes, sir."
Killing one out of ten is a severe collective punishment in the army.
After some legions made a big mistake, ten people drew lots and killed one person as punishment.
Officers are no exception!
Hearing this, the dozens of people in the Venomous Bee Pioneer Group were all covered in cold sweat on their foreheads.
Only Ji Xun listened and smiled slyly in his heart: "Hehe. I hid it."
Just now he was a genuine seventh-level person, but he didn't see through his disguise at all.
This is worth being happy about.
As for the killing law, he didn't care at all.
Ji Xun has never been afraid of gambling on his life.
Luck has always been good.
With a one-in-ten chance, he didn’t think it would be him.
The facts were just as he suspected.
After drawing lots, the bodies of the three unlucky guys were hung on the city wall.
Ji Xun is safe and sound.
Others were grateful to have survived.
This is very close to the Nuggets Pier.
It won’t take long to attack the extraordinary being at full speed for dozens of kilometers.
General Herman and the Hydralisk Legion no longer concealed their traces and rushed away quickly.
The main task of the Pioneer Corps is reconnaissance and is not responsible for fighting.
At least until the end of the war, people like Ji Xun can rest in the camp for the time being.
This place is relatively safe and has also become a camp for the follow-up troops of the Hydralisk Legion.
An army not only has a vanguard, but also people coming from behind.
It can be seen from the fatigue on the faces of the soldiers that the Hydralisk Legion has just experienced a long march.
Soon, hundreds of bonfires were lit in the camp.
The troops began to rest and cook.
Because Ji Xun and his vanguard group chose their location in the middle of the ruins, they happened to be surrounded by the army.
If you enter the enemy camp alone, you will almost die if you are exposed.
But this feeling made Ji Xun feel more and more excited.
His status as a sentry also allows him to better observe everything around him.
Officer configuration, number of troops, equipment, large siege equipment, etc.
It seems that there is no way to cross the abyss rift.
Ji Xun had quietly seen everything about the Hydralisk Legion.
In his eyes, he also saw a more complicated thread of fate.
It is not only the thread of individual destiny, but also the destiny of the kingdom and the destiny of the race.
Countless things are intertwined together and gathered into a mess, which becomes more and more chaotic the more they are sorted out.
This is why it becomes increasingly difficult to practice "I am the world" in a profound way.
The more Ji Xunyue understood the secret technique, the more he felt that the mushroom head was really powerful.
A lot of people came from the Hydralisk Legion, estimated to be tens of thousands.
A few hours after the vanguard arrived, the follow-up teams arrived one after another.
They brought not only troops, but also a large group of human slaves wearing collars.
After all, these people did not come to the Old Continent to fight.
But to open up wasteland and hunt for treasure.
Ji Xun glanced at the thousands of humans wearing coarse linen clothes and knew that they must be "cannon fodder" for exploring extradimensional space.
Just from the "qi machine" point of view, there are even fifth and sixth level card masters in the slave group.
The power of the Red Dragon Kingdom is evident.
Seeing these slaves, Ji Xun seemed to have seen the consequences of becoming a war slave if the Federation was really going to be breached.
Ji Xun glanced at it.
Suddenly his eyes closed.
He actually saw a huge cage covered with black cloth among the group of slaves.
"Strange. What is in that cage?"
Ji Xun was curious.
It looks like some kind of monster is being imprisoned.
And the cage is over there in the slave camp, and it seems like a special slave.
Before Ji Xun could figure it out, a group of knights in golden armor surrounded a fat-headed guy and quietly arrived at the Pioneer Regiment's camp.
As long as there are people, it will be a humane society no matter where you are.
When Ji Xun heard about it, he found out that it was the person who came to ask for help from the deputy commander Kuro.
"I said Kuro, your vanguard group is pushing out all the merits of the world. It is obvious that the discovery of Donghuang is indispensable for your collective first-class merit. Now it's okay, greedy for credit and rash, Ron group The elder is dead, but he still alerts the snake. If the news really reaches the marshal, it will not be as simple as 'shooting ten and killing one'."
"Lord Lamb, you know, Captain Ron. None of us can persuade me of my decision. You have to help me this time. Oh, I almost forgot! Also, this is a treasure sent by those in Donghuang before. You just didn’t have time to give it to General Heman. Please help me pass it on."
"Tsk, those guys in Donghuang have quite a lot of good stuff. I can hand it over to you, but if you want this matter to be completely safe, you still have to rely on yourselves. Let’s explore more and make contributions. I heard that the Augustus royal family also inherited it? There must be a lot of good things in the Eastern Wasteland.”
"Don't worry, when the time comes, whatever our vanguard team finds, we will definitely show it to you first."
"These are all small things. Oh, and one more thing, have your vanguard team found any clues? The Holy See There is no news about a few 'spell jars' yet. I am very dissatisfied with the progress."
"Nothing has been found. The old continent is too big, and we have only explored this far. "Lord Lamb, what is that jar? There's no pattern or reference. There are a lot of broken jars in this ruins. If I encounter them, I'm afraid I won't know if I miss them."
"I don't know the specifics. But from what I heard above, finding the 'jar' is a special order from the top of the Holy See, and its priority is higher than finding the 'Augustus Mausoleum'. That's why I put it there this time." Search carefully for what the monster has brought. It is definitely not a broken jar. I think it may be some ancient relic with powerful magic power."
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Ji Xun, who was eavesdropping, originally thought it was a simple bribery conversation.
However, as he listened, he felt strange in his heart.
Jar?
It can’t be the two that I carry with me, right?
Thinking about it again, it is now confirmed that what is sealed in the jar is the old Outer God, which is an extremely dangerous ancient relic.
If it's really worthy of the attention of the senior officials of the Airel Empire, I'm afraid it can only be something of this level.
But why are those guys looking for this jar?
(End of this chapter)