Perhaps, for the Abyss Blood Hell, the human world is heaven?
But Leon didn't have time to think too much at this moment, because Aigrim's army of fallen had already started to move following that roar.
They were divided into more than a dozen teams of hundreds of people and rushed up the hillside from all directions.
One team of Fallen Ghosts was emitting thick black fog and was located in the middle of all the Fallen troops, as if they were deliberately slowing down.
At the same time, a burst of incantations, mixed with ghostly howls, came as the team of fallen ghosts approached.
Leon still couldn't be sure which fallen ghost was Aigram, but it didn't matter, because it must be in the black fog anyway.
Very good, I’ll just rush over and make it in time!
Li Ang looked up at the sky. Flashes of light were already appearing continuously in the clouds, and low "ka...long" sounds of lightning could be heard.
"Stop! Shoot!"
Leon ordered a wave of shooting - he had to make a complete show. Aigrim would not care about a few Fallen being shot dead, but if there was no resistance, it might delay in setting up the array.
Moreover, it is best to block the Fallen in the front row and release the team of Fallen ghosts that Aigrim is in, which will achieve the best effect.
The Noldor elves formed two rows and rained arrows on the Fallen cavalry like locusts. From time to time, a Fallen was shot through the head and fell off his horse.
The team of Fallen Ghosts that Aigrim was in indeed accelerated - they had no long-range means and had to rush into the Noldor array as soon as possible.
It seems that everything is going according to plan.
But at this moment, Li Ang's eyes suddenly blurred, and some images flashed through his mind unconsciously...
He seems to be driving...
Passing through the congestion in the city, with tall buildings and busy people beside us, we drove over the overpass, passed through the night market, and entered the community garage...
Take the elevator, open the security door, and enter the living room...
The picture finally froze on the computer monitor in the room.
The image on the monitor showed a troop with a griffin flag, fighting against the army of the Devourer Aigrim...
Did I just get off work?
Am I home?
Is this a dream?
No, damn! I'm in the middle of a war!
Li Ang closed his eyes and shook his head vigorously.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself still standing in front of the fire, and Aigrim's army of fallen were charging towards him.
Is this soul devouring?
This was not the first time that Le Ang had experienced this situation. When he was stabbed by Agasson, his memory was also seen by the little white dragon.
But this time, Aigram probably didn't want to check the memory, but to let Leon immerse himself in his dream.
Leon now understood why people with evil intentions were easily attracted when they approached Aigraim.
Strictly speaking, it is not those with evil thoughts who are attracted, but those with strong worldly desires who are easily attracted. Of course, people with strong desires must not have pure hearts.
In fact, this is not attraction, but a temptation - Aigraim can make people lose themselves in their deepest desires or longings! In other words, they are immersed in their own beautiful dreams!
If it were an ordinary person, he would probably be lost in the desires of money, power, beauty, killing, etc., become confused, and be slowly devoured by Aigram after the battle.
People like Roland are not ordinary people, because he has no worldly desires. He is dedicated to punishing evil and only wants to do his best to let the goddess of justice return to the earth. Such a person is indeed difficult to tempt.
And Li Ang happened to be no ordinary person...
After arriving in the continent of Pendor, what Leon wanted most was actually the peaceful and simple life in his original world - so all that appeared in his mind were scenes of his previous daily life.
Naturally, Aigrim's soul spell did not succeed - who would get lost in a dull life?
But the influence is still there. Li Ang is indeed not a pure person, and he is not even free from vulgar tastes.
The Fallen were still charging, and the howling in the black fog continued, but the spell had clearly stopped.
"What is this! Who are you?!"
Aigram's voice became extremely panicked. He probably felt like he had met a beautiful woman, but after successfully seducing her, he discovered that her lower body was bigger than his own...
It was clear that Aigram saw Leon's 'desire', but it could not understand...
In fact, Li Ang was not feeling well at this time. His head hurt as if it had been hit hard by a hammer, and he could hardly stand.
But having a headache doesn't stop me from saying a few nonsense words...
"Aigrem, I am from the Celestial Empire... I come from the real Heaven! You want the Gate of Heaven? Then come and get it!"
Li Ang pointed at the giant tree, then took a few steps back, moved a little further away from the tree, waved to Lisadilan, then covered his head and began to gasp.
He was too close to the giant tree, and his soul was stimulated. The burning flames made it difficult for him to breathe.
Lisadilan reached out and pulled a few times, then quickly fled from under the tree - several barrels of oil poured down from the top of the tree.
That was an oil barrel hanging on a tree, which could be flipped over by pulling a rope - this was actually a fire prevention method in that era. Many large buildings would have many buckets hung on the top, and this was what was done with the large stable in Sederen.
However, this fire prevention measure is now being used to add fuel to the fire.
The fire burned more fiercely, oil flowed down the tree trunk, and the flames spread rapidly to the upper part of the trunk along the oil.
In a moment, almost the entire giant tree began to burn.
The giant tree itself has a diameter of seven meters, and there is firewood piled under the tree, so the total diameter is more than twenty meters, and the width of the branches and leaves under the crown may be more than twenty meters.
The burning giant tree is like a huge torch, a super torch that is eighty meters high!
The burning flames covered up all sounds, whether it was the strange wailing or the sound of horse hooves, none of them could be heard.
The fire made the surroundings brighter than noon, and the sparse raindrops that were originally falling could no longer fall - they were evaporated in the air, and it was impossible to tell whether it was raining or sunny.
People cannot stand within 20 to 30 meters of the giant tree. A fire of this magnitude will consume all oxygen nearby, and people will feel suffocated even if they are dozens of meters away.
The ever-sweeping flames brought with them a terrible heat wave. The originally moist ground quickly cracked, and all the moisture in the soil turned into steam and baked up to the sky.
A gray-white tornado had gathered above the treetops and was rising into the sky - this was a column of cloud formed by smoke and water vapor, blown by the south wind, and it looked like it was about to form a tornado.
Aigrim no longer cast any spells, but drove the Fallen troops to the top of the slope at the fastest speed.
"Walk!"
Li Ang covered his head and shouted, then turned around and ran away, stumbling.
Lisadilan started, picked up Leon, turned around and ran, slipping out through a two-meter-wide gap - there were huge tree trunks and branches lying on the ground all around, and this was the only way to go.
The clever captain of the Elf Guard had already noticed that his boss's feet were weak and he seemed to have no strength.
Several teams of Fallen cavalry rushed to the giant tree, but they did not stop, but kept chasing after Leon.
Only the group of Fallen Ghosts that Aigrim was in stopped near the burning giant tree.
Perhaps it still wanted to save the Gate to the Abyss on the tree - in fact, in the middle of the 40-meter-high trunk, and in the flames, the two small pages could not be seen.
But the Gate of the Abyss is obviously extremely important to Aigrim...
Li Ang could understand, this was its way home...
But the huge torch left Aigram helpless - putting out the fire was impossible, or the Fallen were not afraid of heat. If it were an ordinary person, he would be roasted if he stayed under the tree for a few seconds.
In fact, some of the fallen ghosts that passed by the giant tree were almost roasted to death - they had no intention of staying away from the fire and were still chasing Leon along the best route.
Leon had asked the Noldor to saw off the tops of several other trees. The trunks fell to the ground, and the top of the mountain was surrounded by these huge trunks and numerous branches to form a U-shaped pocket, like a city wall - but it was not regular, it was just barely piled up to form an obstacle.
Apart from the direction where Aigram went up the mountain, there was only a two-meter-wide crack in the direction where Leon had just run.
“Boom…Boom…”
Just as the team of fallen ghosts arrived under the giant tree, an explosion occurred.
After the explosion, Wendy led a team of Noldor warriors and ran out quickly to join Leon. The Fallen who were originally planning to come out of the crack to chase Leon were also blocked inside.
That was the grenade thrown by Wendy and his men.
This wave of explosions was not very powerful, and was not intended to cause direct casualties - Leon only brought a limited number of grenades, and had no intention of using the explosion to kill the enemy directly.
The main purpose of the explosion was to destroy the passage which was only two meters wide, nothing more.
This will temporarily confine Aigram to the U-shaped area at the top of the mountain.
Thunder is about to strike!
Li Ang muttered silently in his heart.
This is already the best form...
The entire giant tree was set on fire, and the huge torch created a column of smoke filled with water vapor. Add to that the height of the tree itself and the rising heat - whenever there was thunder, it would definitely strike down along that column of water vapor! There was no way it could deviate from the direction!
It is unrealistic to use kites or other things to attract lightning. The truly reliable way is to use huge fires to create water vapor channels.
But the clouds in the sky kept crackling and flashing, but there was no big movement...
I originally thought it was a little late, but now it seems a little early.
There was no way, this thing would not go according to human will, so Leon had to quickly go around to the direction where Aigrem went up the mountain.
Aigram was still in the U-shaped area on the top of the mountain. In order to wait for the moment of lightning, Leon had to block it on the top of the mountain. The deliberately enclosed area was actually a "mine-locking area". It could prevent lightning from spilling out, and it could also ensure that anyone in it would be hit, because there were many iron chains on the ground in that area connected to the trees...
In fact, Aigram's original direction of going up the mountain was also arranged.
That was the northwest direction. According to the original plan, if Leon led Aigram up the mountain, that direction should be blocked by Gondor the Doomseeker and the cavalry that Leon brought out from Sarleon.
These troops were originally ambushed in the south, behind the hillside.
Although the distance is very close, the view from the southwest is blocked by the hillside and you cannot see them.
But the giant tree lights up this signal, and anyone with eyes can see it from miles away.
Leon originally thought that Gondor had blocked the entrance, but when he went around to the south, he found that none of the human troops had moved!
All of them were in a daze and sluggish state, and many people were even drooling!
Damn...
Li Ang immediately thought of the reason - these troops were attacked! They were affected by Aigrim's range soul spell, and now they might all be dreaming!
Only the Noldor troops can be relied upon...
However, can the Noldor army, which currently only has 600 people, stop the 2,000 cavalry of Aigrim?
But no matter what, we must try, and we must hurry... otherwise Aigrim will turn around and come out!
It couldn't stay under the giant tree for too long. As long as it was sure that it couldn't save the Gate of the Abyss, it would definitely not stay there any longer.
It took only one minute to reach the entrance of the U-shaped area in the northwest direction. It was very close to begin with, just going around from the south side of the hillside to the southwest, and there was only a circle of fallen huge tree trunks between it and Aigraim.
Aigrim's Fallen ghosts still linger near the giant tree, but a group of Fallen cavalry are coming down the mountain from the southwest.
"Attack!"
Wendy gave the order directly.
The Noldor began to shoot arrows in unison again.
But now, they are going downhill, facing the enemy rushing down from above...
"Everyone! Get your grenades ready! On the ground directly in front of you... get ready!"
Li Ang suddenly gave a strange order.
Grenade? Directly ahead?
This is not shooting arrows...
The Noldor Guards didn't quite understand, but they absolutely obeyed the orders of Leon, the 'magician'. They temporarily stopped shooting arrows, and a whole row of grenades were ignited.
A group of Fallen cavalry rushed down.
A row of grenades were thrown onto the hillside ahead.
With a series of explosions, soil splashed, grass flew everywhere, and a row of smoke and flames rose in front of the Noldor warriors.
Not many Fallen were killed in the explosion, but quite a few were knocked to the ground, but few were fatal.
However, there are quite a lot of pits on the ground...
The pit is not deep, only about ten centimeters deep, but combined with the gentle slope, it makes the area uneven, forming a horse trap.
Together with the fallen men and fallen horses shot to death by the Noldor elves, they formed a crude reverse horse-blocking slope, specifically targeting the fallen horses that lacked flexibility...
Rushing from the top down has advantages, but it’s not the only advantage…
If the ground is flat and unobstructed, riding uphill can yield higher speeds and greater impact.
But if there are potholes and obstacles on the ground, then the higher speed and impact force will fall on your horse's legs... and it is not easy to see those potholes when you are uphill.
The Noldor elves also understood Leon's intention, and then they began to use their wisdom.
While shooting at the fallen, they spontaneously placed their shields upright in front of them to serve as obstacles. Shields could not stop the horses' charge, but the horses did not understand this and would often avoid the shields...
Anyway, shields are useless when facing the Fallen.
At the same time, the Noldor consciously began to shoot the Fallen's horses in the head - shooting the horses to death was more effective than shooting the Fallen.
Every individual in the army does need wisdom.
The Fallen army does have many advantages, but only Aigrim has wisdom, which is actually a disadvantage.
Although the army of the Fallen will be completely obedient, this army, like their bodies, has lost its flexibility - the Fallen will not adapt to circumstances, they don't even know how to bypass areas with obstacles, but still rush down along the 'optimal route'.
Aigrim is indeed powerful, but it cannot see the battlefield environment here, so it cannot change its tactics at any time according to the environment.
Two minutes later, the Noldor wiped out the first group of Fallen that rushed down, leaving more than a hundred corpses with arrows piercing their brains. Another group of obstacles was added, while the Noldor themselves were almost unscathed.
But then, things weren’t so easy anymore—Aigrim appeared at the top of the slope.
This time, it did not hide in the group of fallen ghosts. Leon clearly saw the black mist lingering on it. The burning giant tree behind it made the black mist look ghostly.
“Ah~ hoo!!”
A huge howl even drowned out the sound of the burning tree. Leon felt a tearing pain in his forehead and felt so weak that he could hardly ride his horse.
"Wendy, Lisadiran, I leave it to you. I will be affected by its magic..."
Li Ang said painfully.
Wendy rode over, took Alice's reins, and pulled Leon to the back of the team.
"Come on!"
Lisadiran took a few steps forward, stopped at Leon's original position, raised his hand and shot an arrow at Aigram.
The arrow hit Aigram's neck, but he pulled it out and threw it on the ground.
"roar!!!"
Another huge howl sounded, filled with anger.
Almost all the Fallen poured out and rushed down the hillside.
It seems that Aigram is sure that the Gate of the Abyss cannot be saved. This time Aigram seems to have given up its tactical operations. It probably just wants to rush in and destroy Leon!
The elves were caught up in a bitter battle almost instantly.
The number gap is too big, the Fallen are not easy to be shot to death, and now the Noldor elves have no room to retreat - they must form a formation to hold on, they cannot retreat, and they cannot let the Fallen down the mountain.
This is not only to realize Leon's plan, but mainly because after exiting the U-shaped area, the numerical advantage of the Fallen will cause the Noldor warriors to be surrounded, and Leon behind them will also be in danger-now Leon can hardly move on his own.
Aigrim still stood on the top of the mountain without moving, and there was no Fallen beside him, but now the Noldor were all in the melee, and no one seemed to have the time to deal with him.
Li Ang's vision was a little blurry, and the severe pain made his whole body tense. Faintly, he seemed to see a figure in black and white armor flash by, but it was not very clear.
“Boom! Boom!”
"Heretic! Die!"
After a few explosions that were almost inaudible amid the roar of the fire, a familiar and clear voice was heard. It was Roland's signature battle cry, as if it was right next to his ears.
When he heard the voice, Leon shook his head and he could see clearly.
Roland's battle cry could actually dispel Aigrim's soul spell?
At the top of the mountain, two knights in black and white armor had already rushed to Aigram.
That's Roland and Leonard.
They came back from the south, and it was indeed Roland who passed by Leon just now...
Roland's troops were assisting the Noldor in resisting, while Roland and Reynald used grenades to blow a hole in the southern tree trunk 'wall', intending to carry out a decapitation!
The Fallen were slow to react, and they had already rushed down the hillside, seemingly unaware that Roland was behind them.
Maybe it's not that they didn't notice it, but that they didn't get Aigrim's order...
There are no Fallen Ghosts around Aigrim! Such an opportunity cannot be missed...
Leon rode out, making a curve and heading straight for Aigraim through the gap. Wendy also saw the gap like him, and she and Leon ran over at the same time.
Roland held a lance and Reynald held a long sword. Together, they forced Aigram back a few steps, but Aigram swung his axe in return and knocked Reynald's sword away.
But he suddenly jumped up and pounced on Aigram from horseback!
"roar!!!"
At this moment, Aigram let out a dull growl again. Reynald still pounced on Aigram's horse and knocked him off the horse, but he himself fell into coma immediately.
Aigram pushed Reynald away, rolled on the ground, chopped Roland's horse leg with an axe, and then prepared to ride on the horse again.
Roland's horse fell to the ground, he dropped his lance and rolled forward, then drew his sword and slashed at Aigrem's horse's leg - this imitation action was exactly the same as Aigrem's.
The legs of the demon horse were also cut off, and Aigrim could only fight on foot...
The roar caused the Fallen Ghosts to react, but Lisadilan also reacted - he and several Twilight Knights also rushed over and intercepted the Fallen Ghost who was about to rescue Aigrim.
Roland was still attacking, and he was also consciously pushing Aigram back to keep him away from the other Fallen.
In a short period of time, it was a three-on-one situation on the top of the mountain.
Perhaps Aigram was a little weak after continuously using area spells, and his magic power was definitely not enough. He was still roaring, but did not cast any spells.
Wendy was light in weight and ran ahead of Leon, slashing a sword from the side of Aigram.
Originally it looked like Aigram could not hold on, but at this moment something strange happened - Aigram suddenly raised his battle axe and chopped at Wendy's horse. He took Wendy's sword without dodging, and then threw the battle axe at Roland who was about to attack.
Roland knocked the battle axe away with his sword, but the sword flew out of his hand and Roland fell to the ground.
Aigrim is indeed very powerful. If it had more throwing weapons, no one would be able to get close to it.
Wendy didn't expect that Aigram would rather chop down her horse than fight with her. Her horse was knocked to the ground, and the stirrups probably locked Wendy's feet, and her legs were pressed down.
She did manage to cut Aigram's neck, but Wendy's sword was too thin and light to completely cut it off. Aigram continued to fight with half of his neck hanging...
Leon finally arrived at this time, and he rode his horse directly towards Aigram.
Aigrim had no weapons in his hands, but when he faced Leon, his attitude was completely different from a normal one...
Looking at Li Ang rushing towards it, it flew over and pounced on him!
Leon didn't expect this guy to be so reckless. He swung his sword and actually pierced Aigrem's body, but Leon was also thrown off his horse.
Li Ang fell off his horse and rolled a few times to absorb the force, while Aigram also rolled on the other side.
But then, Aigram pulled out Leon's sword from his stomach and rushed towards Wendy whose legs were pinned down...
Fear appeared in Wendy's eyes—she couldn't hide from it!
Leon was in a hurry, and he pounced and strangled Aigram's half-broken neck from behind.
It was impossible to strangle Le Ang. Aigram was much stronger than Le Ang. It turned around and swung its arms, and Le Ang was thrown several meters away.
However, Aigram changed his target and ran towards Leon - he hated Leon the most.
Leon was hit hard by the fall. Seeing Aigram rushing towards him, he groped the ground around him, trying to find some weapon.
An iron chain!
Leon grabbed the chain and threw it towards Aigram.
At the same time, a response finally came from the sky...
“Kacha! …Kacha!!”
A swift bolt of lightning struck down along the steam column, directly splitting the cloud column that was about to form a tornado. The lightning struck the top of the giant tree, and the whole tree burst into intense flames. The giant tree, which was already burning, split into countless flames in all directions.
The iron chain connected to the giant tree was stimulated to form a spider-web-like electric net, covering Leon and Aigram!