Chapter 118: Accident

Ashrufate rode on a Chaos War Horse.

Chaos war horses are actually not much different from their southern counterparts. Of course, they are stronger than ordinary horses and can tolerate harsh environments. In addition, their hooves are larger than those of the southern counterparts, which allows them to better adapt to the terrain and avoid many situations that will damage the horse's feet. The temperament of this horse is more aggressive, and this characteristic makes them fearless in the face of battle. The reason why they are called "chaotic war horses" is mainly because they can only live in the chaos realm.

Speaking of which, during the years of war, many Chaos war horses fell into the hands of Groney. Their various characteristics naturally aroused the interest of southern merchants, and more than one person tried to breed such horses. But unfortunately, they seemed to exist only in the Chaos Realm. Any Chaos war horse would degenerate when it came to the south - becoming an ordinary horse with extremely mediocre aspects. Based on this, some people believe that Chaos war horses are a blessing given to Chaos believers by the evil gods, and outsiders cannot share this power.

His army had become very large during this march journey. The gods fulfilled their promises - on this march, countless people took the initiative to join his army. Ashu Rufate did not refuse, because he knew very well that he needed soldiers - countless soldiers. Even so, he might not be able to occupy the Blood Fortress. However, with the arrival of the soldiers, there was also logistical pressure. Ashu Rufate had tried his best to carry as much supplies as possible, but in fact, the consumption of supplies was much faster than he expected.

The closer you get to the north, the more you can detect the terrain, and the less suitable soil and landforms for human life. Unconsciously, the end of your vision has turned into a strange-shaped peak. The land at your feet is not much better, and rocks poked out of the soil like broken bones can be seen everywhere. Even without the torture of winter, such terrain is no longer suitable for cultivation and grazing. What wanders in the wilderness is no longer normal animals—like the wolves that Ash Rufate encounters first-time arrival—but some monsters mutated by chaos.

Here, there are only a few Chaos tribes. These tribes live by hunting monsters. The tribes Ashrufate encountered are basically the same: the population is limited, but each member is extremely fierce. Individually, it is much better than the Chaos believers in the south. At the same time, there is a lack of resources, so they are more warlike and ruthless than their compatriots in the south. Ashrufate recruited some people in these tribes, but they were unable to obtain any decent material supplements.

The situation of the Blood Fortress in front is different. Behind the Blood Fortress is the core area of ​​terror. This territory is surrounded by mountains. Similar to the Dangerous Peak City, this specific geographical environment makes the cold air from the north blocked by the mountains, creating a valley plain suitable for farming and grazing. It is precisely because of such a rear that the Blood Fortress can support and maintain a large army.

Now, Ashu Rufate has believed that he could not arrange a siege battle. The siege battle rarely solves the problem with one attack, which usually means a continuous and long tug-of-war. The actual combat performance of the Chaos Legion in Groney shows that the Chaos Legion's siege ability is actually very average. If this happens, it doesn't take too long, and the siege party will automatically collapse due to the logistics supply problem. No matter how good the Chaos believers are in the physical condition, they are not as good as Ashu Rufate, who does not need to eat.

Fortunately, believers of terror should not choose to defend the city. They should not.

"Sir," a Chaos war horse galloped from a distance, and soldiers separated from each other wherever they went. Because everyone saw the rider waving a smaller blood dragon flag - this shows that the visitor was a member of the legion and should be a scout.

Ashu Rufate had long recognized the man as Gande, his scout captain. In this regard, the division of the Chaos Army is actually similar to the southerners. Although the scout captains are usually plunderers, they are qualified to meet the chief general directly and participate in the highest-level military meetings.

"Sir." Gander stopped his mount a few steps in front of Ashu Rufat. "An ancient battlefield was found in front of him."

"Ancient battlefield?" Ashu Rufate repeated the word. He was not an archaeologist and was not interested in this kind of thing at all. However, Ashu Rufate knew that Gander was also not an archaeologist, and he would not come to report excitedly just because he discovered an ancient battlefield. It must be that there was something special about this ancient battlefield.

"Ancient battlefield," said Gander. "But that's the most suitable place to camp in the nearby area. The terrain is open, and there are woods for wood and water."

"Okay, just camp there," said Ashu Rufate. "Have you found anything else available?" he asked.

"Sir, I found a group of 'meat'," said Gander. The 'meat' he refers to the Chaos monsters wandering in the wilderness. These monsters are usually huge in size. But no matter how big they are, they are just prey in front of such a Chaos Legion. "But I have informed the wizards. The wizards said they will solve the problem. In addition, I have also found a very fertile land where there are many prairie rats. It will be very helpful to arrange a hunting team if you want."

Ashrufa nodded. "Go tell Tarik," he said. "Tell him to arrange manpower." He knew that for such an army, those grassland rats really couldn't provide too much supplies. But at the moment, any little material supplement is good.

At dusk, Ashu Rufate arrived at the ancient battlefield.

Although it is a warmer time of the year by season, the temperature here is still very low. At least one ordinary person from the south cannot wear single clothes - it is in danger of freezing to death. However, for the Chaos believers, the situation is much better. At this moment, the sky is covered with clouds and it seems that a snow will fall.

In this uninhabited wilderness, a stonehenge is obviously from artificial. At the same time, a large number of small stone towers with skeletons placed on the tops are lined around the stonehenge.

Just as the army in the south often erected monuments on the battlefield after victory, the Chaos believers also did similar things. These huge stones were the steles inscribed with their victory. The small stone towers that placed skeletons had obvious religious sacrificial significance.

The bumpy surface on the boulder records the great achievements of the winner's blood flowing into a river - of course, it can be seen that the winner, that is, the one who built these monuments, was the high-level believers of terror.

This is also normal. It is already very close to the Blood Fortress. The battle here must be between the garrison of the Blood Fortress and the ones who tried to attack the Blood Fortress. Moreover, if the stories circulating in the Chaos Tribe do not lie, every terrorist slap lasts.

The camping work was no longer necessary for Ashu Rufate to do it himself, so he spent this free time carefully examining the huge rocks that recorded the glory of the winners. Then Ashu Rufate unexpectedly discovered that the contents recorded on each stone were actually different.

In other words, many battles broke out on this ancient battlefield. Every stone in this stonehenge originated from an independent battle.

"It seems that many people have chosen this place as a camp." Ashu Rufat said to himself softly. Of course, no general will miss such a suitable camp. Although the Chaos believers worship evil gods, they do not care about superstitions such as "luck". That's why there are so many huge rocks here. He turned his head and found that the snowflakes had fallen.

On this land, there were once a series of massacres and deaths. The warriors who dedicated themselves to the evil god of Chaos have traveled through this nightmarish desolate field again and again, trying to find incomparable glory here. But unfortunately, every attempt they ended in failure, leaving only the monument of victory that the terror-torn believers praised for their glory. The snowflakes danced and swayed on the snow on the battlefield, just like the souls of those warriors who were unwilling to die.

The military scouts had already attacked everywhere and found out the surrounding situation. Although this place was not suitable for human survival, it was not a dangerous place in military terms. The broad vision made it impossible to carry out any ambush.

According to the news brought by the scout, the Blood Fortress in front had already received news of the arrival of Ashu Rufate. Judging from the clues observed outside the city, the entire Blood Fortress had been fully mobilized and was waiting to hit Ashu Rufate under the city the next day. The terror believers were so confident that they didn't even bother to hunt down the scouts. Ashu Rufate had asked Gander to find ways to capture a prisoner - at least he had to figure out who was the one who ruled the Blood Fortress now.

It should be noted that this is not because Ash Rufate's early work was not in place. It is because the guard of the Blood Fortress is really a position that changes frequently. The Blood God never minds the killing of believers, so although the Blood Fortress is solid, the rule of the supreme leader of the garrison has never been long. According to some rumors, the shortest record of ruling the Blood Fortress is half a day - the unfortunate guy just usurped the highest power from his ex in the morning and lost his dominance permanently in the afternoon - and naturally the unlucky guy's life was lost. Because when this guy killed his ex in a single fight, he suffered heavy injuries and was unable to deal with the next challenger.

Ashu Rufate ended his browsing of the huge stone inscription and when he wanted to look back, he unexpectedly met Tarek. In the past six months, if anyone has made the biggest change, it is undoubtedly Tarek. When he first met the Speech Tribe and Ashu Rufate, Tarek was still a wizard apprentice - and he was the kind of wizard apprentice who could not see the future. Otherwise, he would not have Li Ai's Speech Tribe and followed Ashu Rufate to take risks.

Tarek's choice is not wrong. Now, he has been favored by Tsengage and has become a genuine wizard with a magic plate.

However, Tarek has been getting the Magic Plate for too short, so he is not very used to using this very convenient transportation tool (it should be especially noted that even the Magic Plate, even Asu Ruffat, has to express his envy), and often uses walking.

"Sir, Gander is back," said Tarek. "He was a little injured and wanted to see you."

"Have he brought the prisoners back?" Ashu Rufate asked.

"No. He only has one person. But he said that he now knows who the blood fortress is the guardian. It is said to be one of your old acquaintances." Tarik said.

"One of my old acquaintances?" Ashu Rufate was a little curious.

"It's the Lord of Blood Tooth... and he seems to have been promoted to a demon prince."
Chapter completed!