159. Devil
"What world is under the magma?" Lance wondered. He didn't understand why Aikir suddenly mentioned this.
In Lance's impression, the so-called devil worm is something that exists deep in the ground in his own perception, and Egil actually asked the magma below, which was a question that Lance had never thought about. Yes, he was a playboy, and it was not good to consider how to expand his strength. It would be better to pick up girls than to think about these things.
Lance knew that Ekir would not be a whim when he talked about this. He simply didn't bother to play the puzzle anymore, so he asked directly: "What's going on?"
Aikil glanced at Lance with his false eyes, and then said, "After reading the literature of the Lich, I found that they actually had some singular records about this matter. The Lichs called the creatures living under the bottom layer of the slurry as devils."
"Devil?" Lance scoured his stomach. If it was outside the border of the Abyss Kingdom, Lance could more or less report some creatures in other fields, but the name Devil was definitely the first time Lance heard. What's more ironic is that this was told by human Akiel.
"Is there really such a race?"
"If the Lich literature is not recorded randomly, it must exist. However, because it is impossible to cross the River of Fire, this group of creatures does not appear densely in the field of vision. However, according to the Lich records, these creatures have extremely terrifying aggressiveness and are not inferior to any race in the abyss."
"What you mean is that...we will be attacked by these devils?"
"This is just a guess, but if this matter really involves a slurry outbreak, it is likely that this boundary will be really broken. After all, the previous few times were also for the same reason."
"But why have I never heard of the existence of this creature?" Lance did not say that he doubted Aikil, but this statement made him unable to let go.
"It should be because the only small wave of devils appeared at that time. They were quickly destroyed by the army here, and because there was always lava blocking it, there was almost no substantial contact between the two."
Lance believes this. After all, no one can make foreign species cause trouble on their own land. None of the six lords of King ** are easy to bully.
But what Aikiel said means is that the balance bounded by the River of Fire will be broken? In this way, it will not only affect a Feronte County, but will even affect the entire Abyss Kingdom.
The more Lance thought about it, the more frightened he became. Not only did this sudden change disrupt Lance's overall plan, but he even felt an unprecedented sense of crisis. Lance hated the plan to escape from his own control, and even hated the feeling of his life being held in the hands of others.
What should I do? What should I do now?
Just as Lance was trying hard to run his brain and thinking about this problem, the land under his feet suddenly trembled.
This tremor did not do anything to Lance and others, but Lance made Yiwen's prediction match. This would be unreasonable if it were a coincidence. Then, another more violent shaking reminded Lance, as if the things they were discussing just now were not so far away. Lance suddenly realized something he had neglected before. That was, he hurriedly forgot to ask Yiwen about the time when her bizarre predicted dream happened - but he didn't expect it to come so soon!
It is obviously not safe enough to hide under the ground during an earthquake. The soil layer above the head began to loosen, and the soil and sand fell down one after another, and there was a tendency to collapse the crypt at any time. Lance decided to stop going deeper. Instead, he walked back. At the same time, he also used the system to issue orders to the guards underground. They were closely monitored and prepared to leave at any time.
This earthquake lasted for a whole day, but no more deadly slurry has appeared yet.
Back in Feronte County, Lance once again summoned the decision-making level of four counties and began to report this matter to the heads of the territory such as Heigang, Mosen, Mavie and Baron, and all he received was a long silence, because such a thing was far beyond expectations.
"I originally thought it was a good time to go to the world, but we may be in trouble before that."
"Recently, the elemental power of the abyss has become increasingly strong. According to the mages, the east can already feel the vortex of the power of time and space. The gate of time and space is undoubtedly taking shape. It seems that this earthquake is mostly affected by it."
Baron Ankasa anxiously interrupted the discussion and said nervously: "Don't talk about these things that are gone, what's going on? If the magma erupts, wouldn't our territory all become a sea of fire? And the devil you said seems to have to come out to take advantage of the situation and rob the fire-now what you should think of is the way to deal with it!"
"So what should I do?" Lance asked.
The atmosphere fell into silence again. Yes, if I knew what to do, everyone wouldn't have to sit here and do what they should have done long ago. However, when the slurry broke out, wherever it broke out, when the devil came, and where it came from, were not what Lance and the others said - Lance and the others have now fallen into passiveness, completely passiveness.
Seeing that everyone stopped talking, Baron Ankasa's leopard's head also shrank back and became nauseous: "Are we just sitting here waiting for it?"
"Or what can I do?" Ma Wei was also unhappy and breathed a sigh of relief from his nose.
Heigang suddenly spoke: "Those harps seem to be back."
"I'll kill them and vent my anger. You guys think of a way and I'll do it." I couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere, so the baron couldn't help but jump out of the seat, and then ran away from the conference room like the wind. No one cared about him, nor did he feel as good as he did.
"It seems that those harpies should have known about this for a long time?" Ma Wei sensitively realized that this matter seemed to be related to each other. Didn't these annoying things go away before? There was no reason for them to gather here with excitement when the earthquake came. No matter how passive we were, there was no reason for them to take advantage of the situation. He also slapped the table and stood up, saying, "I'll catch two for trial."
In fact, this is also a meaningless thing. If the group of harps spoke so easily, Lance would have used all means to let them explain. However, although the banshee tribe is all female tribes, they are actually stronger than men. It is rare for those who use beauty like Vasqi. Those harps who fly in the sky are difficult to capture, but once captured, they will bite off their tongues immediately, and even if they are lucky enough to live, they will not be able to speak.
Mavie had to at least be more caring than the Baron. At least he said hello to Lance before leaving. Unfortunately, there was actually no difference between the two. However, Lance didn't say anything. In this case, everyone felt unprecedented pressure. If they didn't try their best to vent, they would be driven crazy.
Finally, there were only three people left in the conference hall, Lance Mosen and Hei Steel.
"Master, is this matter limited to Feronte County? Will it affect other counties?"
"I don't know. There is too little information that can be obtained by Yiwen's dream alone, otherwise we wouldn't have to worry so much now."
"But in this way, the arrangements made before will be difficult to be useful." Heigang did not beat around the bush and directly pointed out the core of the problem. If the earthquake escalated one step closer, then it was obvious that even the city walls and forts built could not withstand the land's sank and crack. In addition to the invasion of lava, the defenses of the entire county would be torn and broken. If the enemy invaded, they would move forward without any obstacles.
"What do you think you should do now?"
"The position must be transferred." "Please evacuate to a safe place."
Heigang and Mosen said in a different voice.
"Disclaimer." Lance answered without hesitation and almost overturned the two proposals together.
"Why?" As Lance's aide, Mosen must first think about Lance's safety at this time. Doesn't he still stay here even though he knows that there is danger here? Wouldn't he be able to get along with himself?
"Because the morale of the army will be in chaos." Lance said bluntly: "The devil tide and earthquake, everyone is already anxious. But now withdrawing troops is like being in trouble. Telling the civilians, ah, we can no longer stand it. I will run away first. Let's ask for good luck. At this time, if you are the abandoned civilians, what do you think? If you are those mercenaries or soldiers, what will you think? Do you still think that the county magistrate will be someone you can rely on?"
Heigang nodded quickly and agreed with Lance's statement, while Mosen was still saying: "At least you, Chief of the County..." But when he said this, he felt that he could not continue.
Lance smiled slightly, but more bitter: "And if I could escape, I would have escaped long ago, but where can I escape? Could it be that Guru Ridge and Black Valley County must be safe? Or should we throw away this Ferronte County with a strong gate and run directly into the northern forests, or simply set out to go to the kingdom of mankind to try our luck?"
When he talked about the last point, Lance was stunned for a moment, but he quickly dispelled the idea, because such a large scale without disguise would immediately become the target of public criticism. Once Lance did such an arrogant thing, he would definitely become the target of all races in the human world - he did not have so many transformation pills for so many people to take.
"So, after looking, it's safest to stay here for the time being, although you're sitting on a crater that will erupt at any time."
Lance's humor did not touch the two people in front of him, and Lance scratched his head.
"Of course, the necessary work must be done," Lance said solemnly, "The civil matter is left to Mosen, and you will arrange it to strengthen the strength of some existing houses and formulate several routes for escape at critical moments. At the same time, the grain reserves and materials are stored separately, and put in a few more baskets to save the loss."
"Yes, Lord Lance." Mosen nodded quickly and agreed.
"Heigang, you are responsible for military affairs. You must be diligent in your recent patrol work. If any incident occurs, gather immediately. I don't want to see another accident similar to the last goblin."
"I understand." Heigang is the same.
"Also, I'll send a few more teams to deliver letters to the Lord's Fort. At this time, I don't care about gains and losses. I'll let them go to the tunnel and send cavemen to clear the way for them. I must send the letter to me. At this time, I'll wait for him to help my life!" (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!