Chapter 138 The truth behind the retreat of the beast tide
Two days ago.
A fierce battle took place in a large tribe in the "Ashes of Ashes" forest.
The tribe was slaughtered by a group of human masters, the newly promoted priest was killed, and the tribe’s treasures were stolen.
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The patriarch of the Winster family rushed out of the forest with a group of high-level extraordinary people, followed by a group of barbarians chasing them madly.
The two groups of forces, one chasing and the other fleeing, ran wildly across the wilderness for thousands of kilometers.
Although they were in a mess, the Winster people led by Kipling could not hide the excitement in their eyes.
"We have snatched the [Fire Totem] this time. For our family, which specializes in fire magic, this is even more surprising than finding the [Divine Power Crystal]. With this thing, I can also cross that threshold and advance to the Grand Mage realm. By then, even if I am not as good as Master Kavo, I will be no worse than other legends..."
"Master, we are in a very bad situation. From what we can sense, the large army of barbarians has formed a large encirclement and blocked all our escape routes in advance... If we continue to run like this, we will run into the barbarians' pursuers sooner or later."
"With only one blue-tailed eagle hanging in the sky, we can't conceal our whereabouts at all. Those guys will definitely not give up until they get the totem back."
"Unless we set up a teleportation formation to make a long-distance jump, our situation will be very dangerous."
"It will take at least several hours to set up a large teleportation array in the wild. Those barbarians will never give us this opportunity."
"Where is the nearest hunting base?"
"Plague Swamp."
"Let's go there. There are magic towers in the mechanical city, which will greatly reduce the time of setting up the teleportation array. Otherwise, we will never be able to get rid of those barbarians if we continue like this."
“…”
Then the group of people rushed towards the "plague base".
And what a coincidence, when they arrived nearby last night, they happened to encounter the priest of the medium-sized tribe who was controlling a tide of beasts to besiege the base.
A group of top warriors from the City of Glory, although they paid a certain price, successfully slaughtered all the barbarians from the medium-sized tribe.
This is why the "beast tide" that besieged the only base retreated inexplicably.
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"Lord Kipling is here!"
In the plague base, everyone was surprised to see this group of red-robed mages.
Especially those powerful people who survived, it was as if they had seen their backbone. They all smiled happily and went out of the city to welcome them.
In the eyes of everyone, with this group of top-level extraordinary people, there is no need to fear any beast tide.
But to everyone's surprise, this group of master mages did not stay in the base for long, nor did they stop to greet each other. Instead, they went directly to a mechanical city and never showed up again.
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In the mechanical city, there was a wizard tower which was originally used by the wizard group to cast large-scale magic.
Kipling and a group of red-robed wizards did not dare to delay and immediately began to set up the teleportation formation.
"Lord City Lord, those barbarians have surrounded us. It will take at least half an hour to set up the formation... What should we do?"
"Have all the wasteland hunters come to the mechanical city, seal the city gates, and make sure no one enters or leaves. Have them help defend the city! With these two mechanical cities, half an hour is enough to hold them back."
"But... this magic teleportation array can only transport 30 people at most. By then, the people in these two cities..."
"No buts! If we killed the barbarian priest before, these people would have died in the beast tide. Now we can buy some time, which can be considered a contribution..."
"Well... there are still some members of our five major families in the two mechanical cities..."
"There is no way to save them all. Pick a few core descendants and abandon the rest..."
"yes."
“…”
While the wasteland hunters and those powerful people were still celebrating the arrival of this group of red-robed wizards, they didn't know that they had become "abandoned pawns".
They also learned from the great wizards that it was indeed these high-level transcendents who dealt with the beast tide last night.
Everyone was extremely fortunate and grateful, praising the Winster family for saving their lives.
However, they also received another piece of news at the same time.
Those red-robed wizards said that the beast tide was only a part of the barbarians' attack force, and now the large barbarian army could launch an attack on the plague base at any time.
So we need to call on everyone to be in the mechanical city together and hit the power defense.
No one doubted this order.
After all, those red-robed wizards are all in the city. Even if a battle breaks out, it would be a great honor to fight side by side with these high-level magicians.
For the hunters,
The red-robed wizards belong to the small group of people who issue orders in Glory City. Regardless of the law, they must follow orders.
Out of affection, people were willing to allow these scavengers, who were originally only able to live on the ground, to go to the city. This was already "equal treatment" with the powerful and wealthy, and even made many scavengers feel flattered.
The surviving scavengers all went to the mechanical city.
Even though a few people suspected that the timing and motives of the appearance of those great wizards were problematic, there was no better choice at the moment.
After all, there are more blue-tailed eagles in the sky than before the beast tide yesterday...
Obviously, what was said about a large group of barbarians chasing us was true, and leaving the base now was definitely not a good choice.
Thinking that with a super expert like the fifth-level magician, the mechanical city would never fall. No one thought that they were just "abandoned pawns" to buy time for the group of great magicians.
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that's all.
Ryan and his companions, who had just escaped from the "law enforcement team", were trapped in the base again because of the city lockdown order.
Before, they could still force their way out, but now those red-robed wizards are here, and the injured Bazel might not gain any benefit by fighting head-on.
As soon as the city lockdown order was issued, they were also driven to the Machinery City by the law enforcement team.
Originally, Ryan thought that since his son August was inexplicably murdered, Kipling Winster would take the opportunity to cause trouble, but he didn't expect that no one came to cause trouble.
Even after the red-robed wizards entered the city, they were never seen again.
In the Mechanical City, in an independent cabin.
The four of Ryan gathered together.
Ryan also noticed that the appearance of those red-robed wizards was a bit strange, so he asked, "Senior Bazel, is your sense of crisis coming from those guys from the Winster family?"
Bazel also looked serious, as if he had been thinking hard but to no avail. He shook his head and said, "Although the people of the five major families are becoming more and more reckless, they dare not act recklessly. I am not worried about them, but..."
After a pause, he turned to look at Ryan and asked, "Don't you think it's strange that those red-robed wizards suddenly appeared here? Those people who just entered the city are all well-known figures among the high-level extraordinary people... This may be the concentration of the most top-notch combat power of the Winster family."
Ryan had already guessed it, and said, "Could they be going there for that temple?"
The reason why these "big guys" came here in a group was definitely not just for hunting. As for the "Forest of Ashes", the only thing that could attract them was the legendary "Lost Temple".
"I'm afraid it's not about going...but coming back."
Bazel obviously observed more details and said, "Those guys tried to hide it, but I also found that many of them were injured, and they all looked very tired and weak."
After a pause, he continued, "From what they said, the massacre of the medium-sized tribe that controlled the beast tide last night would not have caused these people to be in such a mess. Unless..."
"Unless they had experienced another war before this!"
Ryan felt that this matter had gotten out of hand. His mind turned and he thought, "Maybe... there are stronger people in the Barbarian Tribe chasing them? Forcing them to hide in the Mechanical City."
After hearing this, he understood.
Those guys must have returned from the "Forest of Ashes" and brought pursuers with them!
The barbarians have high-altitude magical beasts as "reconnaissance planes". Once you are targeted, you can't escape even if you want to.
"Um."
Bazel nodded, looking through the window at the blue-tailed eagles in the sky, which were several times more numerous than yesterday, and speculated: "Even if those guys didn't find the temple, they must have caused a big mess in the 'Forest of Ashes', otherwise those barbarians would chase us relentlessly..."
After some analysis and reasoning, the two came to this surprising conclusion.
They were not interested in thinking about what benefits the Winster family had gained, but they were very clear about one thing.
If a group of great wizards were being chased, the trouble would definitely be huge, even a calamity.
This "plague base" may soon face a situation worse than last night.
At this point, a cold light flashed in Bazel's eyes, and he confirmed one thing: "Those damn guys, not only did not break the beast tide and rescue the people in the base, but instead brought even greater disaster here..."
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The situation of several people suddenly became very critical because of these inferences.
Ryan frowned and said, "Senior, what should we do now?"
"Let me think about it..."
Bazel narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Obviously, he was a little confused about the situation.
After pondering for a moment, he analyzed: "From the current situation, there must be top-level barbarians chasing us, and they are near the base. If it is really as I expected, even if we rush out of the wilderness, we will definitely encounter a large group of barbarians. Although I don’t know what kind of barbarians are coming this time, my intuition tells me that I am not doing well. And the one who can chase the group of people from the Winster family so badly must have a combat power comparable to that of a 'legend'..."
“…”
When Ryan heard this, he immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.
He had also heard from the barbarian Wu Duo that there were very powerful priests in the Coleman tribe. From her description of their ability to call the wind and rain, they were not even weaker than the "Ten Legends".
If a strong warrior of that level really came to attack the city, it would be much more despairing than a beast tide...
"Besides, this is not even worse."
Bazel suddenly thought of something else and said, "If the top-level extraordinary people of the Winster family are determined to fight to the death, with the help of the defense of the mechanical city, they may still have a chance to repel the barbarians, or hold on until other bases come to rescue them..."
At this point, he paused, then changed the subject, "But if those guys don't intend to fight to the death, we... no, everyone in the city will be in a very bad situation! The beast tide had a chance to break through yesterday, but by then, I'm afraid there won't even be a chance to break through..."
Hearing this, Ryan was a little confused: "Now we are all trapped here, what else can they do if they don't fight to the death...?"
"hehe."
Bazel sneered, "There is also a magic teleportation array..."
He had lived for two hundred years and had seen all kinds of conspiracies. He said with a cold look, "Didn't you see that those guys never showed up again after entering the city? It takes a long time to set up a large magic teleportation array in the wild, but there is a magic tower in the mechanical city..."
As he spoke, he felt more and more that his inference was correct. His eyes flickered as he said, "If it is the worst case scenario, their coming to this base is not a coincidence at all. I'm afraid they came here to attack the magic tower!"
When Ryan heard this, he suddenly connected all the clues in his mind, and then came to a shocking conclusion, blurting out: "Those guys are going to make us 'abandoned pawns'! Help them buy time to build the magic teleportation array?!"
After the two people's analysis, the situation became very clear.
Those people from the Winster family failed to shake off the barbarians who were chasing them, which definitely meant they were not capable of doing so!
What’s more, with the blue-tailed eagle following them in the sky, they will be tracked wherever they run!
He did not continue to flee to other places, but chose the mechanical city instead. There are only two possibilities, either he wants to rely on the defense of the mechanical city to fight to the death, or he wants to use the magic tower to teleport away!
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Basel also thought of this and finally understood where the "sense of crisis" came from.
Here it is!
He suddenly stood up and said urgently: "I have a way to immediately test whether this is the worst result we guessed!"
Ryan: "What method?"
Bazel: "I will directly reveal my identity and force my way out of the city. If they try to stop me according to the rules, the Winster family will definitely send top experts to stop me from causing trouble, which means things are not that bad. But if the top experts don't come to stop me, it means those guys have no time to spare and are really setting up a magic circle..."
After a pause, he narrowed his eyes and said, "If we are stopped, we don't have to leave. It will be safer to stay in the city than to go to the wilderness. If there is no top expert to stop me, it will be the worst result..."
"Everyone in the mechanical city is a discarded pawn of those guys who are trying to escape. If we continue to stay in this city, we will surely die!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ryan, Carl and Tust all changed color.
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They acted immediately and the four of them quickly left the cabin.
Bazel no longer hid his identity and took Ryan, Carl and Tust to force his way through the city gate.
At the city gate, a team of guards watched them approach, and the leader shouted, "The city is now closed, no one is allowed to go out..."
But when Basel released his "legendary" pressure, the guards' expressions changed drastically.
After all, he is one of the “Ten Legendary Demon Hunters”, and everyone recognized him once he showed his face.
