Game of the World Tree - Chapter 683

Chapter 683: Retreat

When Sophia rode the unicorn into the city of Augs, it was already close to evening.

The army set out in the morning and entered the city in the evening, which took just over half a day.

The half-elf girl stared blankly at the Fortress of Forzer, which was still emitting smoke under the afterglow of the setting sun, and at the citizens on both sides of the street who opened their doors and curiously looked at the elven army. For a moment, she felt as if she was dreaming…

“Really… It really took less than a day to capture it…”

She murmured in disbelief.

As a former noble of the empire, she knew the reputation of the Forzer Fortress very well.

During that period in history when the central authority of the empire declined and the city-states in the Aris region declared independence and established their own countries, the entire northern territories of the empire were also in flames of war.

At that time, Emperor Clovis, the lord of the revival of the empire, won a key battle in the Forzer Fortress, turned defense into offense, and finally won the loyalty of the lords of the northern part of the continent again, strengthening the centralization of power.

The reputation of the Fortress of No Fall was also passed down at that time.

Although the Folzer Fortress fell in less than a month of siege by the Red Maple Kingdom’s army, it was normal considering that the defenders were only the old, weak, sick and disabled, while the attackers were powerful transcendents…

But now, the defenders are not the old, weak, sick and disabled!

The girl was very curious about how the players did it. Even the fortress on the hill looked like it had been greatly damaged.

When she raised her doubts to Li Mu, who was accompanying her, Li Mu no longer kept her in suspense, but told her the whole story of the attack.

After listening to the players’ combat process, the half-elf girl’s face was full of astonishment and shock.

Aerial raid, a surprise attack from the sky…

She raised her head and glanced at the huge airship in the sky, and couldn’t help muttering:

“Is it the credit it has made…”

Air force.

This type of troops is not the first in the world of Segos.

In fact, many territories in the empire have their own griffin troops or dragon troops.

Of course, there are very few giant dragons, and most of them are two-legged flying dragons with dragon blood.

However, most of the Empire’s flying forces are only used for reconnaissance, and it is difficult to form a climate.

For example, the elves launched an attack from the sky this time, first with carpet bombing, and then dropped thousands of extraordinary tactics at once… It has never been seen before.

At this moment, Sophia realized that with the emergence of the elf airship, the war mode of the Segos continent will be completely rewritten.

The elves are really creative, and you can never guess what they can do and what they can create…

“However, the reason why we were able to capture it so quickly is also because there is no divine magic defense barrier in the city. If there is a defense barrier, it is estimated that it will not be so smooth.”

Looking at the half-elf girl with complicated eyes, Li Mu, who was traveling with her, said happily.

Sophia:…

“If there is a defense barrier… what are you going to do?”

she asked.

“Of course, fly to a high altitude where it cannot counterattack and bomb it until it can’t maintain it. That thing consumes a lot of energy to maintain, and I don’t believe it can be kept running all the time.”

Li Mu said seriously.

Sophia:…

As the two walked and talked, they entered the captured Forzer Fortress surrounded by the elf army.

The surrendered Red Maple Kingdom soldiers had been disarmed by the players and were squatting outside with their heads in their hands.

Sophia glanced at the soldiers who were still somewhat confused and full of fear, and frowned slightly.

She pondered for a moment, first used the divine spell [Eye of Faith], and found that the light of most soldiers was a faint red.

That was the symbol of shallow believers of paganism, and even among shallow believers, they were the most fragile, and at most they would think of it and pray when they had nothing to do.

“Most of them were forced to convert…”

the girl said to herself.

She thought about it, and silently recited a few more spells, using the power of God to use the enhanced version of the magic [Mass Detection of Evil].

Along with the light of magic, halos appeared above the heads of the soldiers…

Some were deep black, some were turbid white, but most were dark gray or dark gray.

That was the halo representing the camp, and the darker the color, the more it deviated towards evil.

And the interesting thing is that most of the darker colors were also people who had just believed in the color red.

The more steadfast one’s belief in the evil god is, the more corrupt one becomes. It’s just like that.

With this thought in mind, Sophia pondered:

“Those with black halos are those who have completely devoted their bodies and minds to the evil god, and those whose souls have long been corrupted. Those with gray halos can still be saved, but those with white halos… are probably just ordinary people who were forcibly conscripted.”

Then, she looked at Li Mu again:

“Sir Li Mu, I plan to recruit those soldiers whose camps have not yet completely shifted and lead them back to the right faith. What do you think?”

“This mission is your commission, so of course I will listen to you!”

Li Mu said seriously.

“I heard that your guild is very good at preaching faith?”

Sophia asked again.

“Ahem…you should ask Demacia about this, he is an expert.” Li Mu said

with a strange look on his face.

“Demacia?”

Sophia was stunned.

Just when the girl was deeply surprised by Li Mu’s answer, a voice with a slightly mean and slightly proud tone sounded behind the two of them:

“That’s right, it’s me!”

It was Demacia.

Sofia: …

Looking at the red-haired warrior who came over at some point, the girl’s eyes were full of suspicion, scrutiny, and… alertness.

Demacia: …

“Miss Sofia, please stop looking at me like I’m trash. I’m really a master at preaching faith!”

He looked helpless.

After hearing what Demacia said, Sofia remained silent and just looked at him expressionlessly.

Just when Demacia was getting scared and thought she was going to be in trouble again, the girl suddenly said:

“I believe you once.”

“Uh… huh?!”

Demacia was slightly stunned.

Then she was delighted:

“Really?!”

“No, it’s just because of the guarantee from Lord Li Mu.”

The girl continued.

Demacia: …

Looking at the red-haired warrior with a resentful expression, Sophia sighed:

“Lord Demacia, if you were more stable, I think you might be more popular than you are now, and easier to trust.”

“These soldiers are in your hands. I’ll go see the surrendered nobles. Please don’t let me down.”

After saying that, the girl left the place where the surrendered soldiers were imprisoned.

Only the two players were left staring at each other.

“What are you going to do with these soldiers?”

Li Mu looked at Demacia and asked with a strange expression.

Demacia glanced at the soldiers gathered in the courtyard and laughed:

“Old rules, just like the orcs, a brainwashing package.”

“What about those who can’t be brainwashed? Are we going to take them back to work as miners?”

“Isn’t that natural? But you have to spit on the statue before you leave. I just don’t know if the evil god will have additional punishments for believers who spit everywhere… I hope they can still survive after spitting.”

Li Mu: …

…

After leaving the courtyard where the surrendered soldiers were imprisoned, Sophia quickly entered the fortress castle.

In the castle hall, which was not seriously damaged, a group of nobles dressed in much more gorgeous clothes squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, just like the soldiers outside.

They were all leaders and supporters of the Red Maple garrison. Some surrendered with the surrendered soldiers, and some were captured by angry people and elves.

Even… Sophia saw a few familiar figures.

They were nobles she had seen when she was in Zeroland.

When the girl noticed those people, they quickly recognized her.

Several surprised voices immediately rang out from the nobles:

“Miss Sophia? Is that you?! I’m Baron Elf! I’ve seen you in Zerolan!”

“Miss Sophia, have you become a believer in life? I’m Milovi! I’ve seen you at your father’s party!”

“Great! I didn’t expect it was really you! Misunderstanding… It’s all a misunderstanding! We were also forced by that hateful evil god!”

“That’s right!”

“Please tell the elves that we are willing to be loyal!”

Looking at these pale-faced nobles who were pretending to be surprised, Sophia suddenly felt a little tired.

She didn’t answer them directly, but silently used the [Eye of Faith] to identify faith.

Most of them were green.

Green… they were non-believers. The

girl was not surprised at this result.

There were very few nobles who were devout in faith, and most of them were actually shallow believers.

For example, most of those who surrendered now were fence-sitters. “Pretending to convert, regretting later” was the most common excuse they used after being captured after the failure of the holy war.

Since they have become prisoners, it is only natural to abandon the faith in the evil god.

They are much more skilled in this kind of thing than those soldiers who may have difficulty recognizing the common language.

However, if the evil god believers capture them again one day, I am afraid they will change again…

This is the truest nobles.

For most of them, it is most important for them to stay alive, their status remains unchanged, and their power and wealth remain unaffected.

However, after witnessing again and again, Sophia has long understood that for the nobles, it is not enough to just look at the light of faith.

She did not hesitate and also cast a [Detect Evil]…

This is the first time the girl has used this magic on the nobles.

When she was in Zerolan, her father strictly forbade her to cast this spell on the nobles.

As the girl moved, the magic power spread to the surrendered nobles.

And above their heads, corresponding halos appeared one after another.

Most of the halos were as black as ink, forming a sharp contrast with the previous soldiers.

Seeing this, Sophia’s eyes flashed with disappointment.

However, the girl was too lazy to say more.

After all… under the control of the evil god, he can still retain his status and even become the leader of the army. Just think about it and you can figure out what kind of existence it is.

“Leave them all to the Lord Demacia for disposal. From now on… there will be no more nobles in the city of Ogus!”

She glanced at the nobles indifferently and said expressionlessly.

Seeing the girl’s cold expression, the nobles’ expressions changed one after another.

“Miss Sofia! No… Lord Sofia, what are you doing?!”

“Lord Sofia… We are innocent! It’s all the fault of the evil god!”

Listening to the nobles’ wailing, Sofia’s eyes flashed with disgust.

She no longer paid attention to these fallen guys, but turned and walked out.

After the girl left, the players who received the order sneered a few times, tied up these nobles with magic chains, and sent them to Demacia…

…………

After dealing with the surrendered soldiers and nobles, Sofia officially took over the city of Ogus.

Of course, the elves were temporarily in charge.

The war is not over yet, the preaching of faith has just begun, the property left by the nobles also needs to be dealt with, and so on.

The future is still long, but at the moment, the first thing is to recover the entire Maple Leaf Territory and spread the faith of the goddess to every corner…

After conquering the city of Augs, the players also worked hard to repair the fortifications and officially welcomed the statue of the goddess into the city.

With the statue, the divine defense barrier can be activated, and the players can defend the city with peace of mind.

Of course, they did not forget to build a teleportation array in the city to communicate directly to the Gray Port.

Although it is far from the Gray Port, the long-distance teleportation array can still be used.

These things do not require too many people.

Therefore, after leaving some players in Augs to defend the city, the remaining players set off again and rushed towards the hinterland of the Maple Leaf Territory…

This blitzkrieg is still going on.

…

Western Territory, Morning Star City.

On the tall city walls, there are still traces of the battle just now, and in the gullies outside the wall, the bodies of the soldiers have not been dealt with in time.

As the war between the Empire and Maple Leaf Territory continues, this place has long become the front line of the war.

King Otto of Red Maple has personally led his army to besiege the city for several days, and this capital of the Western Territory is already crumbling.

Morning Star City, in the temporary city lord’s mansion.

A thin young man looked at the map in front of him with worry.

He is the current city lord of Morning Star City, Earl Mis, and also the lord of the Western Territory, the unlucky guy whose mansion was destroyed by the black dragon.

“It’s been three days. When will the Empire’s reinforcements arrive?”

He frowned and looked at the messenger in the hall.

The messenger replied respectfully:

“My Lord Earl, My Lord Duke has sent troops to support us. It will take at most one day to get here.”

The Duke here is naturally not Duke Rosen.

With the death of the previous Duke Rosen, the expeditionary army was annihilated, and the Rosen family had been deprived of the command of the Guards Corps by the Imperial Parliament…

Of course, the Corps was gone.

The duke mentioned by the messenger refers to the new marshal of the expeditionary army, the Duke of Berencia, one of the seven electors, and the commander of the Second Guards Corps of the Empire.

“One day? That’s great…”

Count Mis breathed a sigh of relief.

Morning Star City in the Western Territory is not a strong city.

If the rebels are allowed to siege for another two days, I’m afraid the city will be broken.

However, before Count Mis could catch his breath, another guard rushed in from outside the hall:

“My Lord Earl! My Lord Earl!”

Seeing the guard entering the room, Count Mis’s heart skipped a beat.

But when he saw the other party’s excited expression, his heart moved again:

“What’s wrong?! Could it be that the reinforcements have arrived?!”

His expression was full of expectation.

“No, it’s not!”

The guard breathed a sigh of relief and said excitedly:

“Retreat! The rebels retreated!”

“Retreat?”

At this moment, Count Mis was a little confused.

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(End of this chapter)