In three days' time, this group of deserters finally arrived at the border of the Obsidian City.
Lucius looked back at the group behind him. What was originally a swarm of people, a seemingly endless procession, was now down to only a few thousand people. Most of them were carrying the injured, and their expressions were depressed. The onslaught of the demons during the journey had already made these people suffer. If it weren't for the fact that the Obsidian City was just ahead, many people would have gone insane as a result.
But that statement wasn't far from the truth. A few people lost their minds amid the onslaught. They weren't killed by those demons. They killed themselves, unable to keep their mental state stable.
Lucius retracted his gaze. Lucius originally ordered those demons to leave a few hundred people on this journey, but these people fought hard. Their tenacity wasn't something that he could underestimate.
Never underestimate humans!
.....
It was now time for the night to end and the day to dawn.
The night faded quietly, and the sun rose slowly from the horizon, just like the hope in everyone's hearts at this time. The Obsidian City was not far away. From the horizon emerged two suns. One of which was from the brilliance of the Obsidian City perfectly reflected the sunlight. That was Obsidian City. Even in the dark, it could emit light so bright, comparable to the sun, and even some knights who went out on adventures used the city's radiance as a beacon to show their direction.
Now, the people amongst these groups finally knew that they have survived.
They should have been tired, but after witnessing the glory of the Obsidian City, they quickly ran towards its gates. Meanwhile, Lucius just glanced at Lorna, who was riding beside him. Since that night, this small child has changed. He was no longer naive and have experienced the cruelty of this world.
As he approached the Obsidian City, Lucius thought about the strategies to attack the various fronts in this world. Now Lucius's despair point is eighty-seven billion and twenty million. Almost every day, there were billion or so of people dying of despair. The demon army's offensive was unstoppable, destroying every living soul in the world each day. But it's not enough. It has to be accelerated!
"Xerath mobilized all the demons currently gathered in the west to blockade the Obsidian City!"
"Consider it done, Master."
Xerath's strategy was not inferior to Lucius. In fact, He's better than Lucius at concocting a new strategy. Arcane represents wisdom, and Xerath was a master of arcane. So even if Lucius did not ask for some things, Xerath might already prepare anything ready for him.
...
Lucius followed the group to the outskirts of Obsidian City. The walls of the Obsidian City were the same as the walls of other cities in this world, without a trace of wind and rain left behind, with white shining color, on top of which there was a faint blue glow passing by. Exactly like what he and Arthas found in the underground.
Just as the deserters marched closer and closer to the city, they were blocked by an invisible wall.
Except for Lucius and Lorna.
The others who rode horses crashed on top of the wall and fell down.
Lucius took a look at the bottom of the ground. There were demon corpses everywhere. The bodies have a lot of arrows and are charred. The ground was also full of holes, and most of the holes were burnt to a crisp, which should be the effect of the cannon used to defend the city.
Looking at the miserable scenery, it should have experienced a great battle not long ago. And for the energy wall that rejected everyone from entering, it should be the reason why the city was still able to stand brilliantly on this demon-infested land.
Shortly after the survivors stood at the edge of the city, a number of heavily armed knights ascended to the top of the walls, gazing indifferently at the crowd below, seemingly with no intention of letting them in. There were only so many resources inside the city. Even if the city has its own planting areas or water sources, no matter how much it was divided by the entire city population, it will never be enough if it receives more than a thousand people.
Even this legendary city struggled to provide necessities.
They made the right choice.
When Lorna took out the roaring lion medallion he was wearing on his chest, the knights on the city wall immediately saluted him. They hurriedly left the city walls, but a moment later, a tall figure appeared above the city walls.
Blonde hair with different colored pupils, He possessed many similarities with Lorna.
He was Lorna's father, the Lord of the Obsidian City, Prince Lodhran!
When he saw his long-lost son standing at the bottom of the city intact, he did not show any surprising expression. But when he realized that his son had an aura of maturity coming from him, he nodded to Lorna.
If it was the usual Lorna, he must have been excited to call his father's name.
Growing up was a really incredible thing.
Lodhran waved his hand, and the knights behind him immediately retreated. After a while, the energy wall covering the whole city, just the part where Lucius stood, disappeared.
At this moment, Lucius realized that he could order Xerath to swoop down and entered the city at this spot where the energy wall has been turned off and then releasing his arcane charge to bombard the entire city. Boom! Easy kill.
But well… this kind of spontaneous strategy seldom works, and if it fails, it could jeopardize his mission. That wasn't a risk he was willing to take. One scenario that might happen was Xerath managed to enter the city, but suddenly the wall was restored when he unleashed his arcane energy, resulting in a closed space explosion.
As a being of pure arcane energy, Xerath couldn't use other magic than arcane magic. He was the embodiment of destruction and explosion. That kind of magic in a closed space could kill himself, and Lucius wouldn't be able to survive unscathed.
Xerath only knew arcane magic. He didn't know how to use healing magic or illusion magic. That was why having Xerath attacked the city head-on was risky.
'Sit tight, Xerath. I'll show you what real magic is...'
Lucius, alongside Lorna, slowly walked inside, passing through the barrier unharmed.
'The City of Flare, Obsidian City?'
Lucius looked at the most conspicuous building in the Obsidian City that emitted a glow comparable to that of the sun.
'I wonder how long it could stand.'