Not only Scannis and the others were wondering, in fact, no one in this Pantheon army except the leading general knew why they were sent here.
In their view, this is like a fight between two villages and the involvement of a provincial boss. It makes no sense.
At the front of the Pantheon army, there are two generals standing. One is wearing gray armor and has an extraordinary bearing. The other is wearing dark red armor. There are some scratches on the armor. It looks like he has been on the battlefield for a long time. kind.
One of these two people is Herman, a master of the Pantheon's sub-god level, and the other is Thorp, the commander of this army.
If Liu Jun were here, he would be able to recognize the general in gray armor at a glance.
Herman is Hepheus's uncle. He was the one who stood next to the old lady of the Pantheon on the Island of Death before. He came here after receiving the old lady's order.
After the old lady took people back to the Pantheon, she discussed it with several senior officials of the Pantheon, and finally unanimously decided to maintain a friendly relationship with Liu Jun.
Liu Jun’s strength is not scary, but Liu Jun’s growth speed is scary. Gil, who was caught by Liu Jun before, told everything about what happened after meeting Liu Jun, and also knew Liu Jun. Jun's change in strength and terrifying growth rate silenced all the top officials of the Pantheon.
As for the Pantheon city members who were killed by Liu Jun before, for them, this is nothing and can be ignored completely. If Liu Jun is happy, they are willing to kill a few more, because once If the relationship with Liu Jun breaks off or becomes hostile, the losses will be even greater.
Later, when the Pantheon sent people to investigate Liu Jun's past affairs in the realm of Death, they discovered that Scannis was going to attack the Bai family. The old lady immediately decided to send troops to help the Bai family, and by the way, Liu Jun showed his kindness.
"Do you have some doubts in your mind?" Herman suddenly said.
"No, I just need to obey orders," Thorpe replied without any hesitation.
Herman pointed to the city wall in the distance, "That one is a small man, but behind him, there is a big man who can compete with the entire Pantheon."
As soon as these words came out, Thorpe Then I understood what was going on. Wasn't this just trying to sell that big shot a favor?
But he really couldn't imagine the extent of the strength of a big man who could compete with the entire Pantheon.
At this time, in the camp of Skannis' army commander, a group of people were gloomy and their faces were not very good-looking.
What I thought was a sure thing, turned out to be such a big change. Now let alone taking the City of Thousand Corpses, whether they can save their lives is a question.
"Skannis City Lord, what should we do now? Although our troops have the advantage, we will be very passive in a real fight." A city Lord spoke first.
"If we capture the City of Thousand Corpses, will things turn around?" a skinny old man asked.
"What are you dreaming about? Kaima and Butcher rushed up and failed to take down the city wall for so long. Now the Red Armor Knights have entered the city. With them here, how can you occupy it?" Another city lord said. He retorted rudely.
Other city lords also spoke one after another, but none of them had any particularly good ideas.
Because they are now surrounded, Mei Shizhen's red-armored knights are divided into two waves. One wave enters the city to assist in the defense, and the other wave stares at Scannis' camp on the left.
At the rear is the Pantheon army. Although there are only ten thousand people, they are the strongest force present.
On the right side of Skannis is an extremely beautiful lake embedded in the earth like a bright pearl.
Although the lake is as calm as a mirror, its name is very scary. It is called God-Eating Lake. As the name suggests, even if a god enters this lake, it will be swallowed up.
This is indeed the case. There is a special kind of monster living in the lake. It is extremely numerous and has a hard body. Its sharp teeth can easily bite through iron armor. As long as it falls into the lake, it can eat people clean in an instant. , not even a single bone is left.
You can't run away from all four sides. Even if a few people can burrow into the ground or fly into the sky, what will happen to these hundreds of thousands of troops?
"Keima, do you have any opinion?" Scannis suddenly turned his head and looked at Keima sitting in the corner.
Kaima is the only one here who has no qualifications to speak. To put it bluntly, he is just a mercenary who gets paid to do things.
Originally, his mission was to help Scannis capture the City of Thousand Corpses, but the difficulty of the mission suddenly became more difficult. If he couldn't complete it, he couldn't be blamed.
As for whether they can save their lives, Kaiba has nothing to worry about. The Mercenary Alliance is no worse than other forces in the God Realm. Many people are unwilling to fight with these mercenaries, so it is common to let them live.
"A fortified city is difficult to break, elite troops are guarding the danger, strong troops have cut off the rear, and we are trapped in a desperate situation. I don't think we have any need to resist." After a few seconds of silence, Kaima said in sixteen words current situation.
If you want to survive, it is indeed best to surrender directly. Resistance or other things will only delay the time of death.
Everyone understood that Kaima was telling the truth, but they were unwilling to accept it. Surrender was not as simple as simply surrendering. The other party might let their soldiers go, but they would never let them go.
Especially for someone like Scannis, no matter which party he falls into, he is a dead man, and other city lords are not much stronger.
"Trapped animals eat them. Since they have forced us into a desperate situation, let's bite them hard. If the bite hurts, there may be a glimmer of hope." The skinny old man who spoke before suddenly spoke.
He is a die-hard loyalist to Scannis. If he loses this time, Scannis will die, and so will he. It means death anyway, so why not give it a try.
"What do you mean?" Scannis looked around.
"Then choose a direction to fight." Seeing that no one said anything, Scannis took it as the acquiescence.
"Don't worry about the Pantheon. Ten thousand troops are enough to kill us, and no one knows whether there are reinforcements behind them." A city lord said. "Yes, we can't afford to offend the Pantheon, but we definitely can't get across that lake. How about attacking the city with all our strength?" said another city lord.
"I think we should attack Mei Shizhen's side. There are at most 50,000 elite soldiers left there, so we still have an advantage."
"But in case of the Red Armor Knights in the city Come out and attack us from both sides." A city lord raised an objection.
"Then leave them outside while they come out." A murderous intent flashed through Scannis' eyes.
He felt that the biggest reason for the setback this time was Mei Shizhen and Mei Shizhen’s Red Armor Knights. Even if he couldn’t win, he had to destroy the Red Armor Knights and Mei Shizhen and make a big deal. Bad breath.
After the discussion, each city lord also left the camp and began to gather his men, preparing to launch an attack on the hill outside Thousand Corpses City, where Mei Shizhen was.
"Scannis is going to attack the city again?" Hundreds of thousands of troops suddenly moved. Such a big movement naturally attracted the attention of people around them, and they all thought that Scannis was going to order an attack.
"It doesn't look like attacking the city, but it looks like it's going towards Lord Mei." Bai Shanyu analyzed calmly while standing on the city wall.
Although Bai Shanyu is not good at military affairs, he understands people's hearts. The cost of attacking the city is too high, and he does not dare to attack the Pantheon Scannis, so it is very likely that the mountain top where Mei Shizhen is located will not be attacked. If everyone under Mei Shizhen needs to be wiped out, he only needs to open a gap and there is a high probability of rushing out to survive.
"Hit my eldest brother? How can that be done? I want to go out and beat them." The fat city lord was not happy when he heard this and shouted that he wanted to go out of the city to fight.
"Master Xuanyuan, have you forgotten the order from Lord Mei?" Hu Tou Mang couldn't help but remind him.
“Who are you with?” The fat city lord rolled his eyes.
"My subordinates have followed Lord Mei for many years and know that Lord Meimei is very strict in managing the army. Even if he says the same thing, Lord Xuanyuan still tolerates it," Hu Tou Mang said with a hint of respect.
Of course, this respect is not for the fat city lord, but for Mei Shizhen. Only those who understand Mei Shizhen will know that Mei Shizhen is not as simple as it seems on the surface, otherwise he would not I will follow Mei Shizhen to the death.
When the fat city lord heard this, he immediately became stunned. As Mei Shizhen’s brother, the fat city lord also knew Mei Shizhen’s character very well. Since he was told to defend the Thousand Corpses City, he would definitely Not allowed to take a step outside the city gate.
When Mei Shizhen on the hilltop outside the city saw the movements of Scannis' army, he couldn't help but sigh, "These guys really want to open a breakthrough from me."
"What should I do? Fight?" The city lord asked with a frown.
This fight is not about whether to fight, but how to fight. If it is just a show, Scannis' army will be let go, and their losses will be minimized, but If you seriously want to stop everyone, the price will be high.
"Fight, beat to death, keep as many of them as you can," Mei Shizhen said through gritted teeth.
"Listen, officers and men, although these bereaved dogs and defeated generals cannot be seen by us, there are indeed many in number. We are outnumbered and the enemy is outnumbered. There may be many brothers staying here today. There are high halls in the world. "If you have a wife and children below, please step back fifty steps, and the other brothers will step forward ten steps and fight alongside me." Mei Shizhen turned around and ordered, although his voice was not loud, it resounded throughout the entire mountain.
But among the nearly 50,000-strong army, no one moved or even made a sound, just like a single unit.
"Lord City Lord, our Red Armored Knights have followed you through the battlefield for a long time, and no one has ever retreated. Today, no one will take a step back. Please Lord City Lord, take back the order." A deputy general with a beard stood up and said.
Mei Shizhen's face showed a touch of emotion. He spent the entire city's tax money to support these 100,000 red-armored knights. This loyalty is worthy of his efforts.
“Follow the city lord to the death and never take a step back,” the bearded deputy general suddenly shouted.
“Follow the city lord to the death and never take a step back”
All the soldiers shouted in unison, and the whole mountain trembled with their shouts.
The Skannis army gathered at the foot of the mountain naturally heard this thunderous sound, and their momentum instantly dropped.
"Soldiers, do you dare to charge with me!" Mei Shizhen suddenly shouted.
"Dare, dare" the uniform voice sounded again.
"Then follow me closely and don't fall behind!" Mei Shizhen rode a war horse and took the lead to rush down the mountain.
The 50,000 elite cavalry behind were divided into five columns and followed Mei Shizhen to kill down the mountain.
Although Mei Shizhen has a terrain advantage on the mountain, if they wait for the Skannis army to rush up, the advantage of the cavalry will be gone.
So when Mei Shizhen saw that his men's momentum had reached its peak, he immediately changed his mind and wanted to give Scannis a big surprise.
"Rumble"
The scene of 50,000 war horses galloping down is very spectacular. The sound of horse hooves is like thunder, and the dust is like an avalanche.
Scannis rushed out of the camp and looked up at the top of the mountain. His face was gloomy and scary. If they rushed to the mountain to fight the Red Armor Knights, the Pantheon behind might not take action. But if they fought here, they would give him a few casual blows. It's enough for him to drink a pot.
"Enemy attack! Defense!" Scannis gave the order immediately without any time to think.
(End of this chapter)