"The premise of these two things is that Viscount Wolfe will leave Fassal Village. If he sees hope and does not leave, we will attack him in one go and leave him no chance to leave. Maybe he will be afraid to act rashly." Bayer spoke first.
"No, he will definitely leave. Hope Village will keep up the offensive. Within 24 hours, the walls of Fasal Village will be breached. Viscount Wolf knows that Fasal Village does not have enough resources to deal with our offensive." Alick retorted directly, "If we keep him, we will have to retreat and make him think that there is a problem inside us. But if we do this, he will stay behind, but we may not be able to attack Fasal Village later. It's not worth it."
Hope Village’s current approach is the most stable and not suitable for creating new waves. It is not worth it for Lord Wolfe.
"But the people ran away, and we attacked. The other side had a backup plan that destroyed Fasal Village. I'm afraid we won't get any benefit." Bayer followed closely and said.
As they talked, their eyes focused on Zhou Bai.
This incident directly formed a closed loop.
Obviously, Wolfe had already prepared not to give any benefits to Hope Village even if Hope Village won.
The purpose of the fight was to die together, and he was willing to abandon the foundation he had laid for it.
Or perhaps, the foundation of Fasal Village was not that important to him. After all, he had invaded so many territories. Even if he had a lot of things to give to his supporters behind the scenes, Wolfe himself must have withheld a lot of resources.
We can't let Wolfe leave!
...
...
But...it all depends on luck.
Do your best and leave the rest to fate!
It depends on whether luck is on your side.
Zhou Bai looked at the two men and had already made up his mind.
Then he said, "Continue the siege! Then send additional teams to ambush around Fasal Village. Also, send a team of scouts to observe Wolfe's movements and report as soon as he leaves the city wall."
"In fact, there is a good way to shake the morale of the army. That is to announce to Wolfe that Wolawe and his men have all surrendered..." Bayer suggested.
"No! One of the demands of Wolawei and his men for surrendering to us is to save the lives of their families. If Wolff knows that they surrendered, their families will be in danger.
"As for the black stone and backup plan that Wolfe has set up in Fasal Village, we can only analyze the specific situation at that time. Anyway, we only need to remember one thing, people are the priority! Those who are willing to enter Hope Village will be accepted in. Buildings can also be unlocked with the development of our own territory. The buildings in Fasal Village are just icing on the cake for us, and the population in our territory can create greater value."
As I said, if you lose money you can earn it again, but if you lose a person you really lose everything.
"Yes." Bayer and Alick answered at the same time.
Zhou Bai's choice did not surprise them.
As residents of Hope Village, they originally felt good about this, but they were also worried that if it were made public, it would have an adverse impact on Hope Village and affect some of Hope Village's external actions.
But time and again, Hope Village gained benefits by relying on its "good reputation".
For example, this time, Wallaway and Norris chose to surrender because they heard rumors that Hope Village treated its residents well.
Therefore, a good reputation does not seem to be as bad for the development of the territory as they imagined.
In this way, they are willing to support the Lord's idea and keep a close eye on her on this basis.
Seeing that the two had no objection, Zhou Bai took out some black stones that Alick had just given her, "Now, we can try out the effect of the black stones."
Since Black Stone exists in this world, it is only normal for gunpowder to be developed in the future.
As long as there are enough raw materials, we can have as much gunpowder as we want.
"Let me try!" Alec looked at Zhou Bai who was eager to try and volunteered.
Our Lord is taking this risk himself!
No, no.
"Don't worry! I'll be careful." Zhou Bai said helplessly.
No matter how much her level increases, in the eyes of these guys, she seems to be someone who needs to be protected.
In fact, it's quite heartwarming.
But... she didn't want to hide behind them in everything. She should take on the responsibilities that a lord should take.
Otherwise, if her strength cannot keep up with the development of the territory, she, as the lord, will become a burden to the territory.
Seeing the determination revealed in Zhou Bai's eyes, Alick did not insist any longer.
As for Bayer, he knew Zhou Bai's character, so he didn't say anything early in the morning.
"By the way, tell Heidi and the others not to let them think that something happened back there." Zhou Bai continued to instruct them. Although under normal circumstances, they could not stop the attack without her order, it would be bad if they thought that she was in danger and distracted them.
"Okay." Alick once again dispatched people to notify.
After the people returned, Zhou Bai began to try to take action.
He placed several black stones in different numbers on different open spaces, forming a semicircle. After thinking for a while, Zhou Bai placed a protective shield of different levels around it.
At that time, the power of this black stone can be judged by the degree of damage to the protective shield.
After everything was ready, Zhou Bai asked everyone to disperse.
After leaving a certain distance, a small flame suddenly appeared in Zhou Bai's hand, and then
The flames touch the black stone
With a "bang", a loud noise was heard at the scene.
Zhou Bai did not stop and began to throw
Then, one after another, they were thrown out and loud noises rang out one after another.
By the time the last one came, the whole ground was shaking.
When the dust and smoke cleared, Zhou Bai saw huge pits. The last one was particularly large, as if it was about to collapse the entire land.
This was an explosion that occurred with a protective shield in place.
The power of Black Stone is truly amazing.
Zhou Bai's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became more serious.
If there were enough black stones in Fassar Village, the entire territory might be easily destroyed.
Thinking, Zhou Bai
After a short while, Zhou Bai got it.
Unsurprisingly, the protective function of each shield has been completely lost, especially the last one, which has basically become fragments. What we got is a small piece of slightly larger residue. This is a gold-level shield.
However, after estimating the attack power of these black stones, Zhou Bai was certain of one thing.
That is, even if Wolfe made a backup plan in Fasal Village, the number of black stones would definitely not be too many, at least not enough to destroy the entire territory.
Because if Wolfe has the black stone that can destroy the entire territory, why would he put it in the destroyed territory? Directly attacking the team of Hope Village would be enough to make Hope Village suffer.
Only when he has a small amount of black stones in his hands will he find another way.
Thinking of this, Zhou Bai began to calculate unconsciously.
In the end, I felt a little more at ease.
If it's not black stone, it must be related to fire.
Because fire burns everything, it can also ignite the black stone.
Now, we just have to wait for verification after entering Fasal Village.
…
While Zhou Bai was thinking about the experiment, the attacking team was also
Many soldiers from Hope Village subconsciously paused when they heard the noise, but when they saw that the sergeants and lieutenants in their team did not move, they gritted their teeth and continued to maintain their own fighting rhythm.
They all remember the battle
Follow instructions and don't act rashly.
They must learn to trust their commander!
On the city wall of Fasal village, Wolfe and Nicholas also heard the deafening noise.
When Wolfe noticed the movement, his eyes instantly brightened.
"They attacked!" Wolfe looked a little excited, "I don't know if they killed Zhou Bai."
Wolfe's gaze was fixed off into the distance.
It’s a pity that the distance was too far and he couldn’t get a glimpse of the scene over there.
Flying Magical Beasts are possible, but it is too dangerous to pilot a flying Magical Beast in the air over the battlefield.
Therefore, at this time, Wolfe could only rely on his own imagination to infer the tragic situation of the team behind Hope Village and Zhou Bai after being attacked.
But after the excitement, looking at the attacking team of Hope Village in front of them who were completely unmoved, he was filled with dissatisfaction again.
"They were attacked from behind, but they were so unmoved. Aren't they afraid that our people will attack them from both sides?" Wolfe snorted, "Or is it that the Lord of Hope Village is not worth their while in their eyes? Haha, after all, he is just a running dog of Hope Village, not as valuable as the interests of Hope Village."
At this moment, Wolfe was venting his emotions without any reservation.
When he asked Wolaway and Norris to take action, deep down he had the idea that they could cause chaos to Hope Village's attacking team and thus affect the battle situation.
It’s a pity that this idea did not come true.
But Wolfe still held out a glimmer of hope.
It is hoped that after the Black Stone attack, Wolawe and Norris can lead the soldiers and slaves to cause some disturbance in the rear, or even break through the defense of the Hope Village team at the rear, and start attacking the main battle team, forming a pincer attack with them. Then, the crisis of Fasal Village can be overcome, and even if it fails, it will not be captured.
Thinking of this, Wolfe continued to wait for possible subsequent actions from Wolaway and Norris.
Just wait and wait! After a long time, there was still no movement behind the Hope Village team.
"It's useless!" Wolfe muttered this, but he was extremely disappointed in his heart.
After hearing this, Nicholas looked into the distance and sighed quietly in his heart.
No matter what choice Wolawe and Norris make, this little movement so far has proved one thing: Fasal Village has no ability to revive.
His gaze returned to Wolfe.
My Lord, when there is no hope, should you retreat?
Wolfe didn't move, so Nicholas could only stand behind him and wait slowly.
And after Wolfe waited for a moment, he took another look at the territory's defenses.
[The city wall is being destroyed. The defense power is only 58%. Please repair it with 33,600 units of stone.]
[The city wall is being destroyed. The remaining defense is 89%. Please repair it with 8800 units of stone.]
【……】
The wall was repaired one second ago, and the next second after the repair was completed, the defense of the city wall immediately dropped below 90%.
Hope Village's attack capability at this time is obviously extraordinary.
Wolfe glanced at the soldiers who were struggling to defend themselves, his eyes moving slightly.
"My Lord, many soldiers are running low on magic power and physical strength. In addition to resting, they also need repair and recovery potions."
"My Lord, the hospital's inventory is running low."
"My Lord, ..."
At this moment, several captains of the teams checked the condition of their soldiers and came to look for Wolfe with a tired look.
Wolfe listened and paused, "Hold on for a while, I will mobilize the merchants in the territory."
"...Yes." After hearing what Wolfe said, the captains had no choice but to agree.
After returning to the front line, he looked at the soldiers who looked a little tired due to the exhaustion of magic power and physical strength, and said directly: "The lord has already mobilized them."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of many soldiers changed.
"Mobilize? We've never done this before when we went to other territories to fight."
"This time, the material support is limited to the initial stage, and there is no subsequent support at all."
"Without recovery potions, what can we use to fight the people of Hope Village?"
"There is definitely something wrong here."
"The soldiers of Hope Village have golden weapons and purple equipment. They are fully equipped from head to toe. Not only are they safe, but they also have a lot of recovery potions. They can also take turns to rest. Even when they rest, their logistics will prepare delicious food and drinks for them. Compared with them, our territory... How can we fight???"
"I am wondering if the Lord has given up on us. But if he has given up on us, what right will they have to fight?"
“…”
Many soldiers expressed their dissatisfaction, but of course they lowered their voices so that only their own people could hear them. In the end, they were so excited that they had to suppress their emotions.
Especially when it came to the latter part, they all felt a little at a loss.
The difference from before was so great that it made them suspicious.
The captain of the soldier team felt a little uncomfortable after listening to this. Finally, he could only say: "The Lord has never owed us anything in the past, and I think he will not owe us anything this time. If it is difficult, use the potion in your hand to support it. I believe that as long as we succeed in defending it, the Lord will not treat us unfairly. Also, you should have heard that there was an explosion behind the Hope Village team just now. It must be our Lord's backup plan."
With the comfort of the captain of the soldier team, the soldiers' emotions were indeed calmed down a lot.
Thinking about how generous the lord had been to them, many soldiers
Just then, Nicholas came over and pulled out a few more squads of hundreds of soldiers.
"What are you going to do? The defense pressure on this side of the city wall is already great enough."
"Go to the territory to mobilize the armaments, and the lord will lead the team personally." Nicholas carried Wolfe out.
After hearing what Nicolas said, the expressions of many captains and soldiers relaxed a lot.
The lord finally took action. They had hope and felt more at ease.
In this way, many soldiers used the potions in their bodies to restore their spirits and then returned to the battle.
However, some captains of the soldiers' teams keenly noticed that something was wrong.
Because many of the soldiers who were withdrawn were actually the lord's direct descendants, that is, the lord's personal guards, and these people always put the lord's interests first.
At the beginning, the basic requirement for selecting personal guards was that they had to be alone and not be a burden. There were also other criteria, all set by the lord and unknown to the rest of the people.
Even though they noticed something was wrong, they couldn't tell what was wrong.
When looking for someone to do something, there's nothing wrong in asking your own confidant!
Therefore, many people can only temporarily suppress the uneasiness in their hearts and continue to devote themselves to the struggle.
After recruiting his trusted followers, Wolfe, along with Nicholas and others, began a sweep operation in Fasal Village.
The soldiers were divided into different teams and went into different stores. Once they entered the stores, there was only one thing to do.
Rob!
Grab some valuable goods and the funds left by the boss.
"Hand over your things."
"Those who refuse to hand it over will die."
“…”
Under such threats, some business owners dared not resist and could only obediently hand over all their assets in Fasal Village.
Some merchants who have not yet transferred their gold coins have suffered heavy losses.
After being robbed, as soon as the soldiers left, they couldn't help but gather together to complain.
"What is this in Fasal Village? They are suddenly doing this kind of thing."
"It's over, it's over! I'm going to be kicked out of the caravan and even lose my life."
“It’s simply robbery.”
"I will report to the Chamber of Commerce when I return that we can no longer do business in territories like Fasal Village."
"It's not just Fasal Village. Similar aggressive territories are not allowed. They are too overbearing."
"You are still only paying attention to the losses, and you don't even look at why Fasal Village is behaving so domineeringly now."
"What could it be?"
"Now in the territory war, he is not fighting on the front line, but running to our rear to rob. What do you think is the reason?"
"Fasal Village is going to lose? How is that possible???"
"Nothing is impossible. The battle has already begun. I have a feeling that more soldiers went out than came back. No matter they are dead or alive, they all fell into the hands of Hope Village. It is obvious that the situation is already very unfavorable to Fasal Village."
"What should we do then?"
"What can we do? We can only wait."
"This Fasal Village is so useless. It was hyped up before, and I thought it would be the next rising star, but what happened? This time I have lost everything. This year's work has been in vain."
"It's okay if I don't do it, but I'm afraid I might even lose my life here."
“…”
The situations of the merchants were getting more and more difficult, and in the end, they all felt very depressed.
Now they just hope that they can save their lives.
As they talked, the number of businesses affected gradually increased until it reached the entire territory.
The residents of Fasal Village have also sensed that something is amiss from the situation of the merchants, and some sensitive people have begun hiding in remote corners with their families.
Sure enough, after a while, the soldiers from Fasal village turned their attention to the residents in the territory.
Every single one of them, as long as they were within the soldiers' range, had their property stripped away.
Everyone who was robbed felt extremely angry, but in the face of such powerful force, all they could do was to surrender, otherwise they would pay with their lives.
At this time, the map that was originally used by the lord to understand the situation of the residents became a powerful tool for robbery in Wolf's hands. With so many people gathered in the area, no one could escape.
Just like that, after a round of unscrupulous looting, the soldiers returned to Wolfe with a full harvest.
"Go!" Wolfe only said one sentence, and all the soldiers followed him.
The things that the soldiers kept for themselves during the robbery were the benefits given to them by Wolfe.
These soldiers have gained so many benefits and become rich overnight. How can they not follow Wolfe? This will only make these confidants trust Wolfe more and believe that he will give them a better future.
As for the suffering of those who were robbed? What does it have to do with them?
Just like that, after gathering such a group of trusted men, Wolfe prepared to retreat.
After a short while, the group arrived at the relatively remote city wall, and they successfully crossed the wall and left.
Naturally, Nicholas always followed Wolfe.
Just when he thought Wolfe would leave the territory
Then, under Wolfe's sinister gaze, the magic scroll was directly unfolded.
As it unfolded, a giant, glowing magic circle appeared directly above the village of Fasal.
With Nicolas's level as an intermediate magician, he sensed traces of time magic and fire magic on it.
Neither of these things is definitely good news for Fasal Village.
Nicholas had thought about the circumstances under which the black stones he had placed in the public buildings of Fasal Village would come into play, but he really had never thought that it would be at this time.
Pursing his lips, Nicolas spoke, "My Lord, this magic circle is..."
Wolf glanced at Nicolas and said calmly: "The Hellfire Magic Circle is a high-level magic circle. After it is activated, the magic circle will randomly drop blazing flames until the magic power is exhausted. It will be activated when the territory's defense power drops to 0. When the city is broken, Hope Village can only watch Fasal Village disappear into thin air. Of course, Hope Village, which destroyed a territory in order to attack the city, will only lose its reputation after this battle. Doesn't Hope Village always claim to be kind? I want to see who dares to say that Hope Village is kind after this time. This feeling is very wonderful, isn't it?"
Wolfe's madness was fully revealed at this moment.
Nicholas had thought before that Wolfe would not easily allow the territory to be occupied by Hope Village and would definitely cause trouble, but he really did not expect that Wolfe's madness would be so high.
Crazy is not enough to describe him.
Crazy! He is absolutely crazy!
Nicholas was speechless.
Seeing Nicolas' shocked expression, Wolfe laughed out loud, with uncontrollable pride in his voice.
He didn't care what Nicholas thought of him now.
He established this territory, and he can do whatever he wants with it.
As for Nikolas, he was an assistant in this war of destruction. Don't even think about escaping from his clutches in this lifetime.
Then, smiling, he led the team away from Fasal Village quickly.
At this time, the magic circle left by Wolfe had attracted attention from both inside and outside the territory.
Within the territory.
"What is that?"
"Did the Lord stay here to protect us?"
“…”
The residents looked at the magic circle above their heads and still had some hope in their hearts.
But it was soon exposed by other residents.
"Protection? The people who looted the entire territory would be willing to use a high-level magic circle to protect us. Don't be silly."
"I don't know what this is, but it can't be a good thing."
"Still trying to escape!"
"Escape, where to escape? Outside, Hope Village is attacking the city, how can we escape?"
“…”
"The Lord has fled with his troops. Why are we still guarding the territory? Surrender now!"
"Yes, let the soldiers on the wall surrender."
“…”
All of a sudden, the residents seemed to have just woken up from a dream and rushed towards the city wall at a rapid speed.
On the city wall, many soldiers have already discovered the magic circle above their heads, and many residents
It turns out that the lord is still working hard.
But soon, the residents who rushed up from the city wall shattered their hopes.
"Stop fighting, stop fighting, the lord has run away."
"The Lord ran away after robbing all our property. He abandoned us."
"Defense is meaningless!"
"He must be trying to destroy us."
"Surrender now!"
“…”
For a moment, the soldiers couldn't help but look at each other in confusion.
They knew every word that was said, but when they were put together, they couldn't understand.
When some of the soldiers' families arrived later, the soldiers' last bit of spirit disappeared.
The lord gave up his territory and gave up on them.
They are already abandoned!
In this case, what's the point of their resistance?
No! There is no point!
Many soldiers had already given up resistance in their hearts.
But at this moment, they suddenly realized something.
As for surrender, I think only the lord can decide. They don't even have the qualifications to make the decision.
After much thought, many soldiers could only hope to stand in the Hope Village below.
"Surrender, we surrender."
"Our lord has escaped, we want to surrender."
"Stop fighting, stop fighting."
“…”
The voices of the soldiers and residents continued to reach the bottom of the square.
When the leaders of several phalanxes saw this scene, they frowned unconsciously.
Is it a real surrender or a tactic of the opponent?
You know, a magic circle just appeared above Fasal Village, and they thought the other side had strengthened their defenses! And suddenly they said they wanted to surrender?
Who believes it?
So no one chose to stop.
Until Zhou Bai arrived.
Shortly after Wolfe left, when the magic circle appeared, Zhou Bai had a bad feeling in his heart.
Sure enough, not long after, the scouts in the front came back to report that Wolfe had disappeared from the city wall, and that traces of his departure were found at a place on the city wall.
In getting information
"What's going on?" After stopping, Li Xingteng came to Zhou Bai and asked.
Others' eyes also turned to Zhou Bai.
It is obvious that Hope Village is now in an advantageous position. Regardless of whether the opponent's surrender is true or false, it is absolutely correct that they have attacked fiercely and broken the city wall.
"Things have changed." Zhou Bai said directly, and then explained the situation to them, "So Wolfe ambushed so many Black Stones in the territory, and he definitely had a purpose. Now that he has left, we must be cautious about Fasal Village."
"Observe and see what kind of formation that high-level magic circle is. I absolutely don't think it is protecting Fasal Village. It's best not to attack before we figure it out. I can feel that if we continue to attack, the consequences may not be what we want to see." Zhou Bai spoke based on his intuition.
It's a very bad feeling.
At this special time, she trusts her feelings.
After listening to Zhou Bai's words, the expressions of several people at the scene became more serious, and then they carefully felt the magic circle hanging in the air above Fasal Village.
Soon, someone had a vague feeling.
"The fire element of this magic circle is very active."
"Yes, I feel it too. My fire attribute is stronger."
"I feel that, too."
"In addition to the fire attribute, I also sensed... the element of time."
"I feel that, too."
The last two sentences were said by Heidi and Alick, they both have the talent of space magicians.
Time and space are connected to a certain extent, so they can feel the breath of time magic.
In fact, when the fire element appeared, they already felt something was very wrong.
They now all knew one thing, that is, there were an unknown number of black stones lurking inside Fasal Village.
Black stone will explode if it encounters fire!
Wolfe's purpose was obvious: he wanted to blow up the village of Fasal.
They had doubts about this in the first place, but when the time magic came out later, they felt even more uneasy.
"That guy Wolfe definitely used time magic to do something. I'm afraid that when we break into the city, this magic circle will be activated. By then, the entire territory will be destroyed in our hands." Zhou Bai gritted his teeth after his analysis.
Wolfe was using the lives of an entire city to demonstrate against them.
This method is too vicious!
But it has to be said that it really holds the lifeblood of Hope Village!
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