Chapter 1 Journey's Start

The abyssal portal, a small ape demon sat on the steps in front of the throne, legs crossed, pondering something.

Several tall subordinates stood before him, waiting for something.

"Baroque isn't dead? His subordinates are a bit strange, they look like they're piled together... Is he being controlled? No... impossible, that proud guy wouldn't collude with the enemy even if he died."

"Chieftain, should we listen to Lord Baroque's information?"

"Listen. The leader believes his words. If we ruin Baroque's plan because of this, I wouldn't have enough heads to pay for it."

"Alright, tell all the abyss forces that are currently under our control and listening to our orders to retreat. Gather all our forces in front of the formation. Oh, and tell the dwarves that we need their strength. We need to build a city wall now."

"Yes."

The abyss never imagined that they would be attacked. Usually, when facing the soldiers of the council, they could only passively huddle in fortresses. As for leaving the fortress?

No way they could beat the abyss. Their mobility was incomparable.

Moreover, humans need logistical support, but the abyss doesn't. Corpses are the best food.

"Sigh, I never thought we'd have to build a city..."

At this moment, a dark, burly, bearded old man who looked like a blacksmith walked in.

"Chieftain, did you call for me?"

"Yes, Mr. Darak, I'd like to know if we can build a city in two days, with all the necessary structures. Of course, we don't need any heavy defensive machinery."

The dwarf didn't expect to be asked such a thing. He lowered his head and thought for a while.

"No, the time is too short. However, it can be done with magic, but that would require your assistance."

"Good, whatever you need, I'll give it to you."

In fact, the ape chieftain didn't understand anything, but since it was Baroque's order, and one with a clear code, it meant that Baroque was still conscious and alive and well.

He almost imagined Baroque using his nimble ventriloquism to startle the enemy's attack, while sending a message back home.

The two-day deadline was also sent back by Baroque. The ape chieftain even heard a bit of leniency in it?

It was as if he was saying that it was okay to take a few more days, as long as you can build a satisfactory fortress.

"Lord Baroque is truly amazing!"

He couldn't help but exclaim.

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"Empress, your subordinate has conveyed your orders. The fortress should be completed in about two days."

"Good."

In fact, Lin Mo didn't care whether the abyssal portal was closed or not. This was just an inter-planetary method created by the natives here who couldn't carry out interstellar activities.

But, but, the Zai Zai (pet) can directly log in with its main body, the Leviathan Zai Zai can easily go over there.

So, all of this was too simple for Zai Zai, just a small game in the Empress's eyes.

"Fick, is there anything else to do here? If not, I'm going back," Lin Mo tugged at her sleeve and asked with a smile.

"Uh…"

At this moment, the old speaker's mind raced, quickly scanning all the destinations.

"Empress, to our west, at the 17th Legion's garrison, there might be some monsters that you might find interesting."

"Hmm?"

Seeing Lin Mo's puzzled expression, the old speaker began to explain that the area was being attacked by the Abyss Earth Dragon Legion, so the entire 17th Legion's fortress was full of large defensive equipment.

As soon as Lin Mo heard this, she became excited. This was so interesting.

Catapults hitting dragons, Lin Mo found it amusing just thinking about it.

The old speaker was bitter. The batches of equipment he had spent so much effort to create had now become tools to please the Empress. Although he didn't understand why the Empress didn't just attack directly.

Following the direction indicated by the old speaker, Lin Mo scanned with the eye-worm Zai Zai and indeed found those earth dragons.

They were called earth dragons, but they were actually just some ghastly things crawling on the ground. Compared to what she encountered in the Great Empire, these monsters were all too familiar.

They were even somewhat similar to Zai Zai.

They were all of that unreasonable, grotesque style.

"Let's go!"

The stitched-together grotesque giant bird was still in the testing phase. Its weight was too outrageous, and the original materials simply couldn't bear it.

Just flapping its wings caused multiple bone fractures, so Kaka didn't take it and left it here for continued repairs.

Add some bone samples of Thunder Beast Zai Zai to increase its strength.

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At this time, the 17th Legion.

"Are these guys crazy! Why is today's offensive so intense!"

The commander holding the flag bent over, panting. The soldiers controlling the machinery had been replaced three times, and even he, the commander, was tired of waving the flag.

But those creatures still showed no sign of retreating.

It was as if they had gone berserk. Although the attack seemed more chaotic than before, they seemed completely unafraid of death, as if they were determined to break through the city today, no matter the cost.

"Continue! They're coming again, load! Mages, prepare the spells!"

The stones launched by their catapults weren't just relying on kinetic energy for damage. Although this civilization hadn't developed much in chemical technology, they had developed a lot in alchemy and magic.

It was no less powerful than gunpowder, and although loading was a bit slower, there was no production cost.

Several mages gasped for breath, injecting their magic into the boulders. Unstable runes lit up, and the power of these runes would burst forth with the power they were supposed to have when the boulders shattered.

One boulder after another flew out with dazzling trails.

Huge noises continued to echo.

The blood-colored eyes of the earth dragons deepened. At first, they were just completing orders, but now, they were already bloodshot. Too many of their people had died.

It was no longer a question of whether they could win or whether it was worth it, but that they had to break through this city today!

Their stubbornness had flared up.

"Roar! (Hurry up in front! Don't waste those corpses, carry them on your backs and use them as shields!)"

The use of human-wave tactics quickly reached the bottom edge of the fortress. This was a blind spot for heavy weapons, and it was too difficult to directly kill the earth dragons with small magic alone. The combined power of several mages could only barely wound them severely.

Now, the 17th Legion was relying on a magic barrier to complete this final defense.

Once this magic barrier was broken, they would really become little quail chicks, at the mercy of the enemy.

"Don't panic! Don't panic! I've already contacted Lord Speaker, our reinforcements are coming soon!"

"Don't be afraid, pick up your weapons! We can hold on."

The flag-waving commander roared with all his might.