Chapter 468
Chapter 468: Chapter 497: the plight of the surviving cities!
Translator: 549690339
Gondorin was an important pass that the steel arms empire had spent a large amount of resources to build in order to defend against the north. It was connected to 70% of the defensive line in the northwest. It was one of the eight great passes of the Empire and was known as the strongest defensive barrier in the northwest… 2
The climate here was dry and cold, and the conditions were harsh. The residents were brave and good at fighting, and their sense of resistance was extremely strong. Unlike the usually peaceful southern plains, Gondorin had been facing the invasion of the various gold tribes of the Beast Race for many years. The Folkways of the people were extremely tough. Basically, boys over the age of ten could ride horses and shoot arrows, and they could even pick up weapons that were no weaker than a regular soldier in the South…
However, it was this kind of strong local people that had slowly fallen into an atmosphere of despair these days… …
From three months ago, an unprecedented dark magic had enveloped the entire north. In the places that were enveloped by the darkness, the creatures became bloodthirsty and brutal, and even the plants became cannibals under the corrosion of the dark power, the forest in the north was expanding visibly. The residents who had escaped from the city said that the forest in the north seemed to have come to life. It kept expanding and swallowed the entire city in a few months!
As for what was in the expanding forest, no one knew because no one could come out alive from it.
The other cities had to face an endless horde of mutant beasts. Lions that were five to six meters tall, bison that were twice the size of the Gardo Beast, pythons that were dozens of meters long, and the scariest of all, those insect creatures.., those tiny insects that could be killed with a single slap had also become extremely dangerous, becoming the size of a human. The soldiers had seen mosquitoes the size of a human more than once.., they had forcefully sucked their companions into the air and turned them into dried corpses!
It was said that the largest pass, Normandy, had been submerged by the endless swarm of insects. It was fortunate that they had made preparations and had asked the mages to prepare a flame shield in advance, thus avoiding the same fate…
There were still many legends about this dark invasion… There were many. In any case, according to the descriptions of the people who constantly escaped from the outside world, the outside world was already an existence akin to Asura’s hell.
Gondolin was a famous stone city. The environment outside was extremely harsh. At first glance, it was a vast expanse of white granite. Many people hated living here because there were only stones and stones here. There was no life at all, but because of this, in the face of this invasion of darkness, Gondolin was able to hold on for so long. Being far away from the forests and rivers, which had once been criticized by people, had now become Gondolin’s greatest advantage, because it was far away from the rivers and forests, very few creatures had allowed Gondolin to face the mutated creatures, which also gave the people here enough time to react. The number of mutated forces killed was too little, which also made the soldiers’mutation situation not as bad as other cities.
Gondolin, which had once been looked down upon by countless people, had now become the only hope of surviving in the northwest.
But the more it was like this, the more desperate city Lord Mike, who was in charge of the city, became. Having been stationed in Gondolin for many years, he was well aware of the operation mode of the city.
Gondolin itself did not have the production capacity. This terrain was originally a stone forest because the terrain advantage was used as a northwest barrier after being developed by the second generation Emperor, as it could not be self-sufficient, it actually needed seventy percent of the supplies from the northwest.
Of course, as a border army city, in order to prevent the beasts from surrounding and preventing the supplies from being sent in, Gondolin’s food supply was originally very adequate. It was enough for the Gondolin Army and civilians to eat for more than half a year. In addition, there was the mage Lord who could summon rain, if they were to save a little, it would not be a big problem for them to hold out for a year.
However, that was only for the soldiers and civilians in the city. Ever since the mysterious dark tide came, the refugees from the northwest had basically gathered here. The population here was almost three times that of the normal situation.
Moreover, those who were able to successfully escape to this place were all relatively outstanding soldiers. These soldiers also ate much more than the ordinary residents. The most important thing was that they were also quite vicious!
Most of the soldiers who were able to kill their way here from the outside had experienced quite a number of battles. Many of the soldiers had undergone a certain mutation. After the mutation, the combat strength of the soldiers had become much stronger, but their bloodlust had also increased by a lot, they could feel that they were enduring their bloodlust at any time, and the ordinary residents were also very vigilant when facing these mutated soldiers. This caused the emotions of those soldiers to become even more withdrawn.
At this moment, the mutated soldiers seemed to have huddled together, and seemed to be on equal footing with the city lord, Gondolin…
This made him regret letting these soldiers in. Back then, he had let them in because of his bottom line and kindness as a human, and also because of the continuous fall of the surrounding cities, he hoped to recruit these fleeing soldiers to strengthen the strength of the city. However, from the looks of it, due to the desolate environment of the Gondolin Forest, there didn’t seem to be any threat of a large-scale beast tide. On the contrary, these mutated soldiers… Could be the real hidden danger that would lead to the destruction of the Gondolin… …
“How should we deal with it?”City Lord Mike became more and more worried. The food in the city was becoming increasingly scarce. From three days ago, they had already started to reduce the amount of food. The amount of food given out was half of the previous amount.., the hunger made the conflict between them deeper and deeper. The locals could be heard complaining about the wandering soldiers on the streets at any time, and there were even some who humiliated them in front of their faces.
However, the mutated soldiers who made Mike nervous were unusually calm these days. They were completely different from the violent appearance they had a few days ago. However, the more they acted like this, the more it made Mike’s hair stand on end. It feels like these mutant soldiers are more of a predatory beast now, and everyone is just plain cold…
It’s time to do something about it…
Finally… . After being scared for so long, Mike finally made a decision. . .
Better to strike first than to be afraid! !
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And just after Mike made up his mind, two new people came to Gondolin that day…
They were Pu Yunchuan and Isabelle, who had traveled a long way. The journey was more difficult than they had imagined. It had to be said that having someone familiar with the terrain to lead the way was really different, isabelle had perfectly inherited Alice’s ability as a top scout. Along the way, she avoided the mutated zone with extreme precision, so Pu Yunchuan did not encounter any danger along the way.
However, the things he saw along the way made Pu Yunchuan’s heart skip a beat. For example, he saw a bison that was twice the size of a gado suddenly being swallowed alive by a giant python that suddenly appeared from the pool, that giant python was much larger than the snake-man chief that was half a mountain long in the Blackwater tribe. Pu Yunchuan was curious as to how the pool could contain such a terrifying giant snake, but then… He saw a group of terrifying mosquitoes entwining the giant python and sucking it into a huge dried corpse…
Moreover, they could clearly feel the forest expanding as they walked along the edge of the mutated forest. It was like a living creature, slowly expanding outwards. When the two of them walked along the edge, they could clearly feel the desire of the forest for them!
In any case, although Pu Yunchuan did not encounter any danger these few days, he had suffered a huge mental blow. He swore that he would never go near that forest again…
The guards seemed to be a little surprised that there were still survivors who came to Gondolin at this time. However, although the guards at the outer perimeter looked ferocious due to the mutation, they were extremely kind to him and Isabelle. They even took the initiative to give them hot water and food…
However, the moment they entered the city, the residents looked at them with disgust…
What’s going on? Pu Yunchuan couldn’t help but wonder.
“There’s a problem in this city…”Isabelle looked at the windows of the residents and whispered to Pu Yunchuan.