“I always feel something is wrong.”

Karen sat in the combat conference room, beside him were Talos, Hiccrad and Kara.

The firewood in the stove was still crackling, and there was a fragrant coffee in front of everyone. Hickrad was casually stirring his cup of coffee with a silver spoon.

But Talos put down his coffee when he heard this, "What do you mean, Karen?"

"I don't know," Karen sighed, "I just feel something is wrong," he said, "that group of enemies in the dark know us very well. They know where we get off the car, where we are on the mountain, how many people we have placed next to the car."

"I think," he took a sip of coffee, "even if they are not demons, they must be with the demons. Or there would be traitors among us."

"You're right," Talos thought for a moment and understood what Karen meant. Hickrad also put down the silver spoon and nodded.

"It seems that these so-called demons may be bait," said Hickrad. "Since the other party can make the demons here fight to the death, it just to create opportunities for them, it means that their status must be above this group of demons."

"You mean, the target on the opposite side was us at the beginning?" Talos frowned.

"That's true," Hickrad said firmly, "Average soldiers are not opponents of the demons. The madmen in the Inquisition are of no use. If I were the leader of the demons, what is the most threatening group in the entire empire except Saren Novis?"

"Runish Master." Talos replied subconsciously, and soon, he also showed an expression of sudden enlightenment.

"It seems you understand, Talos," Hiccrad nodded, "and your Royal Rune Division, the team that Sara has pulled together happens to be the most threatening of all Rune Divisions in the Empire. You have good discipline, systematic organization and command, so you are the biggest resistance for the demons to attack this country."

"And think about it again," he picked up the coffee and took a sip. "If the rune division soldiers of the imperial capital and Frgar II learned that you were trapped here, would they probably not send reinforcements?"

Hickrad's words made Talos chill all over, "This kind of thing must not happen!" He stood up suddenly, "I think we must take the initiative, this is my original plan."

"I agree," Hickrad raised his hand first, "rather than sit and wait for death, it's better to find your own chance."

"I agree, too."

"I agree, too."

Karen and Kara also raised their hands, "This group of enemies must be strangled here, and they must not create opportunities to weaken the empire!"

"Bang!"

The door of the conference room was knocked open, and an ordinary imperial soldier in black uniform ran in hurriedly.

"What's the matter?" Talos frowned. The imperial military discipline was strict. If there were no emergency situations, the soldiers would never have done such a thing.

"It's a big deal, dear sirs," the soldier said gasping, "a group of demons we have never seen rushed out of the forest and attacked our camp."

His words made everyone present nervous, and Talos frowned, "Everyone," he looked at Karen and others beside him, "It seems that this group of demons think their strength is enough, so they plan to surround this camp."

"We must organize defense immediately," Karen said anxiously, "ordinary imperial soldiers must also be mobilized. Saren once relied on his hands to resist a demonic invasion with his troops. If they could, there was no reason for the imperial soldiers holding more elite weapons to fail!"

"Times have changed," he looked at Talos, "we cannot rely solely on the rune masters of the Royal Rune Division and their affiliated elite infantry to put out fires everywhere."

"I agree," Talos nodded and left the combat conference room with everyone. "Soldiers, go and call your supreme commander. I temporarily take over the control of this camp in the name of Talos, the head of the Imperial Royal Rune Division!"

"Yes! Sir!"

The soldier saluted him and ran away quickly.

At this moment, there was already tension in the Imperial Camp, and the sirens were constantly ringing. The resolute-looking Imperial soldiers began to act quickly and entered an emergency position according to their usual rules.

There was already a solemn atmosphere on the city wall to the west. Cannons were pulled up to the city wall. The gunner squatted beside the cannons, staring motionlessly at the open space outside the city wall, where a large group of demons were swarming.

Large mortars were also pulled out of the warehouse, and these verb-firing cannons were placed in the center of the camp, and observers holding flags trotted up to the city wall.

Talos stood on the city wall, looking at the approaching wave with a serious expression. Beside him was the former top commander of the camp, Reyes von Arendall, the commander of the 157th Infantry Regiment.

"Reyes, how many people are there in your group?"

"Report to Lord Talos, the 157th Infantry Regiment has 2,400 people, and the actual 2,400 people, including 400 logistics personnel. Currently, 800 people are concentrated on the city wall west of the camp."

"Very good," Talos nodded, "Does everyone have a musket?"

"That's certainly, sir, the Storm Commando is ready."

"Let the remaining people be divided into two groups of 800 reserve teams, and we are likely to have to fight a protracted battle."

While they were talking, the wave of demons had already surged under the city wall. The fierce war demon led countless horned demons and inferior demons, constantly roaring at the city wall.

Even though the soldiers of the imperial country had strict military discipline and outstanding quality, when they saw this scene, many people began to swallow their saliva and their faces became pale.

"Is Captain Talos in there?"

The demon team under the city wall was in a commotion. A young man wearing black armor, holding a black long sword and shield surrounded a human-shaped demon. He came to the city wall. The human-shaped demon asked on the city wall with a smile.

"I am Talos." Talos stood up and looked coldly at the demons below. "It seems that the small group of demons around you are the culprit in destroying our transport vehicle?"

"That's true," the humanoid demon smiled gracefully, "Our Daruian Commando has been waiting for this opportunity. To be honest, all the demons who came to Verojima were gathered by me."

"What? All?" Talos looked at the humanoid demon with some angrily, clenched his fists, "What does the Inquisition do for food!"

The biggest problem with the Royal Rune Division has always been insufficient manpower, so the daily devil defenses in various provinces of the Empire are left to the Inquisition. Now when he heard the demon say this, even many soldiers on the city walls showed anger.

Many soldiers have begun to curse the trial court. The officers who were supposed to execute them for violating military discipline also frowned, clasped their pistols and joined them.

"Okay, we don't have much to say about inferior races like you. It's just that you can understand something before you die and attack!"

Seeing that the humans on the wall began to curse their Inquisition, the human-shaped demon couldn't help but feel bored. He waved his hand and took his Daruian Commando back to the rear of the demon team.

As soon as he disappeared, the demons on the field became restless. Under the strange sound of horns and whip, they let out violent roars and rushed towards the city walls.

"Cannon, shoot! Mortar, shoot! Blast this group of filthy creatures to death!"

Talos's angry roar echoed over the city walls, and all the cannons and mortars fired at the same time. Countless shells sank into the sea like stones and sank into the demon's waves.

Each shell killed countless demons, their limbs and blood were flowing freely, and every minute and every second more demons died in the artillery fire.

Soon, as the demons approached the city walls, the rifles at the top of the city joined the ranks of attacks. Rifles may not be able to kill so many demons at once, but the number is their greatest advantage.

With just one shot, the arrows in front of the demon fell softly to the ground, and the body that was much stronger than the mortals could not save them. The subsequent demons rushed up quickly stepped on them into meat paste that could not be seen clearly.

The cannons on the city wall are still firing continuously. The pungent smell of gunpowder and the deafening sound of cannons are the only two elements here. Everyone must yell loudly to ensure that others can hear their own words.

"Activate the steam defense system of the city wall!"

Seeing that the demon had rushed under the wall, Talos roared again. The imperial engineer who had been prepared immediately activated the system. The bottom of the city wall was strangely flipped over, revealing countless cold gun barrels.

Facing these gun barrels, the demons who rushed in front quickly woke up from the tyranny. They keenly realized something was wrong and tried to leave under the city wall, but it was too late.

Countless fine needles gushed out of the cannon barrels like rain. Every second, demons were hit by these fine needles. One or two fine needles might not be in trouble, but each demon was shot by more than fifty fine needles, and the one who rushed to the front became a sieve.

The thin needle was like a real rainstorm. The demons began to panic and wanted to escape, but were blocked by the demons rushing up from behind.

"The steam is consumed and needs replenishment!"

It was not until the engineer's voice that the overwhelming offensive came to an end. At this time, there was no complete land outside the city wall. Every inch of land was filled with thin steel needles, and countless corpses died in front of this not-so-high city wall.

A noise came from the rear of the demons, and the demons in front turned around and ran towards the rear like a general amnesty.

"Huh," Talos breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the demon retreating like a tide, "They retreated, we are temporarily safe."

"Yes," Karen also touched the sweat on his head. "Although I have heard Saren talk about it before, when I face this situation myself, I can understand how terrible it is."

"This is war," Talos sighed, "Even a strong man like his teacher is just a little bit stronger in such a war."

"Stay," he said to the other soldiers, "we have a fierce battle to fight."

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In the next three days, the Brutal War Demon, the Horn Demon and the Infernal Demon launched a series of unfettered attacks on the city walls, but under the powerful firepower attack of the Imperial Army, they failed to touch the city walls every time, and each time they left countless corpses under the city walls.

Talos has joined forces with the rune masters to burn the bodies twice, but the corpses under the city walls are still piled up more and more.

It was the morning of the fourth day, and Karen was holding a rifle and looked at the demon army not far away with a serious expression.

"What are you thinking?" Kara came to him, not far from him was Kylord sitting drinking, and Erin who was delivering supplies.

"The evil war is coming," Karen pointed to the demon army not far away, "Look, in the attacks in the first three days, the horned demon, the inferior demon and the brutal war demon have basically been exhausted, and the rest are some hard bones that are difficult to crack."

"Yes," Kara sighed. The ten cyclops in the demon army, as tall as a hill, could be clearly seen even on the walls, "and the Darian commando, I hope we can defeat them."

"I don't know, I want to..."

The harsh whistle interrupted their conversation, almost conditioned, and Kara and Karen immediately set up the rifle in their hands.

A wave rushed from afar again, "the last low demon," Karen said, "it seemed to be about to begin."

"Save ammunition and destroy these demons, our hard battle is still behind."

Talos's voice sounded, and everyone was quietly waiting in their place. Neither the cannon nor the mortar fired, and wasting ammunition on these guys was very unwise.

"They are here, shoot!"

The command of the lower-level officers sounded, and all the infantry pulled the trigger. Under the height advantage and the powerful power of the rifle, the last group of low-level demons fell under the city wall.

"Very good," Karen quickly put a bullet on his rifle, "The next thing is the highlight."

"Are you scared, Karen?"

"Am I? I'm not afraid, Kara," Karen pulled the bolt with a calm expression. "This is the enemy the Rune Division has always faced. Thinking about what Saren did at Palik at that time, I'm not afraid, my heart is full of strength."

"I'm not afraid either," Kara laughed, "I'll make Marley proud of me."

The earth began to shake, and the neat dragon army, holding siege weapons, walked towards the city wall step by step. Behind them were ten tall cyclops.

"It's finally here," Talos clenched his fists, "All of it, be prepared to fire! The cannon aims at the Cyclops, and the mortar bombs the Dragonman! Fight!"

The cannons and mortars that had been silent for a long time finally roared again, and the flowering bullets kept falling into the dragon crowd. The explosions and shrapnel that were shot out quickly knocked down countless dragon people.

The cannon neatly chose the Cyclops on the far left as the target of attack. Countless subway balls roared out of the cannon chamber with fiery anger. The Cyclops, as tall as a hill, could not dodge them at all, and were hit hard by countless shells.

Each shell could make a small pit on his body. The Cyclops quickly became bloody. He let out an unwilling roar, grabbed a bunch of dragon men, and threw them towards the city wall.

"Good shot! Cannon continues to gather fire on the left-most cyclops! Riflemen, ready to avoid the flying dragon man!"

It turns out that the Cyclops are not only low in intelligence, but also have poor accuracy. Most of the dragons landed in front of the city wall. The Cyclops' huge force and their own effects made most of the dragons turn into corpses the moment they landed. Only a small number of the strong dragons escaped, but they were quickly shot to death by the rifle on the city wall without mercy.

The cannon quickly roared in the second round, and more than 90% of the shells still hit the Cyclops. After another unwilling roar, the vitality in his huge one-eyed eyes slowly disappeared, and his huge body fell heavily to the ground.

"Good job! Keep attacking!"

The Dragon Army was soon bombed and defeated, and the second Cyclops fell to the ground. They were not even able to walk halfway through the journey. The sound of retreat came from behind the demon camp again, and all the demons retreated from the city wall again.

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To be continued...