The crystal cluster giants have changed collectively.

The sky is gloomy in the north of the Red Maple Region, the strong wind is howling and artillery fire is roaring.

A large number of crystal cluster giants wandering from the eastern region were running wildly on the plains. The swollen and deformed monsters were moving wildly, sweeping across the plains and over hills, some rushed into the distance, and some hit the legion's defense line. The dazzling arc of arcs cut through the air and illuminated the polluted plains in the dim skylight. On Highland No. 3, which supports the important node of the defense line, artillery fire continued to stop.

The heavy magic cannon slightly adjusted the firing angle under the action of the mechanical device. A flash of light from the rune track, and the shells wrapped in the light green air ball flew into the distance. The warhammer i-type in the tank bunker also fired frequently. More dense shells bombed the plains on the east side of the highland, interwoven into an airtight fire network.

Captain Cecil, wearing white and blue armor, stood behind the bunker and observed the situation on the battlefield with tactical eyepieces.

The continuous bursts of explosion flashes and shock waves covered the chaotic army of crystal clusters. Every minute and every second, countless twisted limbs and broken crystals were blown into the sky. However, against the background of the drowsy skylight, countless monsters were still coming from afar, falling meaninglessly on the line of death fire.

The captain turned off his eyepiece and turned away from the cover.

The commander heard a loud roar with a magical power coming from nearby: "The second shelling queue cools down, replace the acceleration track - the third row starts shooting!" "The burner is preheated!" "The shells have been delivered!" "The Trail Blazers have arrived at their location!"

The captain quickly passed through the busy artillery positions and the tunnels for transporting supplies. One after another, the sound of weapons fired and commands filled him. He crossed a sentry and walked towards a tall commander wearing a knight's emblem and a short cloak of white emblems on the black background.

Three short muffled sounds came from the side, and the three bright signal flares were hit into the sky, and the striking flash illuminated the camp, and the light shone on the surface of the knight's silver-white armor.

"Sir! The enemy's offensive has been curbed, and they are suppressed outside the defense line," the captain saluted the commander in front of him and said quickly, "but those monsters showed no sign of retreat, no trace of discipline, and showed a complete frenzy."

The commander nodded: "Continue to consolidate the eastern defense line, no matter how many they come, they must be eliminated on the fire line - we are well-material."

"Yes, sir."

The captain took the order and left, while the commander took a look at the situation on the battlefield, then turned around and walked towards the command post barracks.

A low buzzing sound came from the direction of the Gorgon River. In the light of the signal flare gradually extinguishing, two terrifying energy beams that seemed to be a long river of light suddenly lit up. They pierced the dim sky light and spread across the battlefield from west to east. Then they solemnly swept the plains of crystal cluster giants. Wherever the beam swept, the giants and rocks evaporated together, leaving only a hot scorched earth on the earth.

In the command post barracks, the Magic Net terminal was buzzing, and the bust of Philip, the commander-in-chief of the ground troops, was shown on the holographic projection.

The commander stood in front of the terminal and saluted with a loud voice: "General, the defense line of Heights 3 has stabilized, the calibration beam has cleared the eastern and northern extensions, and we can arrange the next stronghold."

"Maintain firepower suppression, the next advance force will enter the field from the southwest thirty minutes later," Philip said calmly, "How is the situation of the Crystal Cluster Giant over there?"

"Out of control, frenzy, almost irrational, but no sign of power decline."

"No Crystal Cluster Commander has been found yet?"

“Not found.”

"…I understand. Continue to carry out the mission, commander."

"receive."

In the main legion command post, Philip came to Gao Wen. The latter was copying information from the rear at this moment. Before Philip spoke, Gao Wen had already raised his head: "The Crystal Cluster Legion seems to be completely out of control."

After saying that, before Philip could ask, Gao Wen raised the paper in his hand: "The message from Carmier sent from Pompeii's laboratory, all the commander-level crystal cluster giants detained in various isolation cages in the laboratory went crazy at the same time - they could not be all subordinate units of the Red Maple Node."

"Pompeii Laboratory?!" Philip was shocked, "Is it okay over there?"

"With a fully armed force and a legendary ancient magician, something could not happen - all the out-of-control monsters have been destroyed, and the infected carriers who are undergoing isolation treatment have been safely transferred. There is no need to worry about this - fortunately, those who only carry the infection have not been affected."

"The situation in front of you is very strange..." Philip said with a frown, "The appearance of those monsters is different from the loss of control caused by the collapse of the superior node..."

"Yes, if it is the out of control caused by the collapse of the superior node, the crystal cluster giants will quickly weaken while losing their minds. They will be similar to ordinary beasts in an hour, but now the out of control crystal cluster giants are just in a frenzy and have no power decline," Gao Wen threw the documents in his hand on the table, in a serious tone, "They are not 'out of control', but a new, completely crazy mind has become their highest node."

Philip felt a little chill, and Gao Wen continued: "The only good news at present is that the Crystal Cluster Giant has not evolved in strength after the frenzy. We can still maintain the defense line and continue to advance northward, but on the other hand, the Crystal Cluster Giant who has lost its organizational degree has become more difficult to restrain..."

As soon as he was halfway through his words, the air nearby suddenly twisted, and Amber's figure emerged from the air. Miss Half-Elf handed a copy of the information to Gao Wen: "It was urgently heard from Maryland."

Gao Wen took the information, glanced at Philip, and looked up at him: "The situation was the same as I expected - Iron Throne Zero was fighting against the Crystal Cluster Giant that suddenly fell into a frenzy at the entrance of the East. It was indeed the entire Crystal Cluster Legion that was out of control."

On that emergency information, Maryland reported the situation of the pass to the eastern border: countless Crystal Cluster Giants and low-level infected people were spreading blindly, and a considerable number of them rushed to the blockade established by the Iron Throne. The Maryland Knights have built defenses based on armored trains, armed railways, and a large number of temporary walls, bunkers, and mountain bunkers. At present, he blocked the gateway for those Crystal Cluster infected people to enter the eastern border, and are constantly increasing their defense.

Relying on the combat power of the Iron Throne, coupled with the armed security forces of Baisha Mining, the Maryland Knights should be able to control the local situation and even force the defense line to expand westward. War technicians are forcibly paving the railway under the cover of artillery, expanding the range of activities of the Iron Throne to the Holy Spirit Plain. The Maryland Knights' goal is to drive the Iron Throne into Fort Solin Castle through "defense advancement" - so that he can rely on the solid fortifications of Fort Solin Castle to build a new line of defense, strive for a certain depth, and ensure the safety of those areas that have not been polluted in the eastern area as much as possible.

Facts proved that Gao Wen's judgment of Maryland was correct at the beginning - this was a capable man. Although he was born into a traditional Ansu aristocrat, he had the value of transformation. After being instilled with advanced knowledge and actually contacted with the operation of the Cecil Legion, Maryland's original military capabilities were inspired and strengthened. He was good at using defense for offense, and this tactic would be of greatest value with the assistance of armored trains.

"Where is Sonia?" Gao Wen turned his head and looked at Amber, "She should be back soon."

"When she contacted her twenty minutes ago, she was returning from the Tulip Castle, and it was almost the same..."

"I'm back," Amber's words were not finished, and a clear voice came from the door. Gao Wen looked in the voice and saw the high-level messenger wearing light leather armor appearing in front of him. "There are all monsters falling into madness in the north, and the east, and worse... After crossing the Tulip Fort, wandering crystal cluster infections were also found in the western part of the Gorgon River."

"Is the pollution really crossing the river..." Gao Wen couldn't help but clench his fists, "How many are there?"

"It's hard to judge. I dare not fly too far, but I saw private soldiers from the local nobles organization fighting against small groups of crystal cluster monsters. There should not be many enemies crossing the Gorgon River - after all, our fleet is still blocking the river channel, and most of the monsters trying to cross the river will be solved by the coastal defense line, only the north... The front line of the legion has not yet advanced there, and there is a gap there."

Gao Wen couldn't help but frown, but he had to accept this situation.

In the original plan, he wanted to completely block the Gorgon River and seal the entrance to the east. In this way, coupled with the armored barriers in the southern border and the northern mountain defense line of Saint Sunil to the north, the crystal cluster infection can be completely blocked in the eastern part of the Holy Spirit Plain, so that everything will become controllable. However, even the complete plan will eventually encounter an accident. From the beginning, he made the worst psychological preparations: the speed of the legion heading north may not be as fast as the speed of the crystal cluster spreading, and pollution may cross the Gorgon River and enter the western part of the Holy Spirit Plain.

Now, the situation is just moving in this expected direction.

But this does not mean that everything will be out of control. Although crystal cluster infection is terrible, large-scale outbreaks require relatively harsh conditions. Now there is evidence that the reason why all things that finally perished will pollute the entire Giant Wood Road in a short period of time depends on long-term preparations and a large-scale sacrifice ceremony. Without these preparations and the assistance of rituals, the infection rate of crystal clusters will not exceed that of ordinary diseases.

As long as the pollution invading the western part of the plain does not exceed a certain critical point, as long as the local nobles are not incapable of giving up resistance, the situation will not be out of control for the time being.

"Tell me the order to speed up the blockade of the northern rivers, and also inform Sir Wald to draw 5,000 people from the Second Corps to go north along the river to assist in blocking the rivers and clearing the pollution on the west bank." Gao Wen looked at Amber and ordered quickly, "In addition, can't you contact the military intelligence officers in the city of San Sunil?"

Amber shook her head: "I can't contact you. The secret relay station extending from San Sunil may have been destroyed, while other contact points and informants have been lost, including those in the West Bank."

"Maybe...I can challenge the direct flight to San Sunil," Sonia suddenly said, "I can send reinforcements to the Silver Fort..."

"Do you want to fly all the way over the polluted area, keep stopping in the middle? Or take a detour from the safe zone of the western plain?" Gao Wen glanced at Sonia, "If you fly straight to San Sunil, you have to maintain the highest height throughout the journey, and neither the people nor the giant eagle can stand it. There is no place for you to land and rest on the way. If you go around an arc from the western plain, the distance will be extended by two to three times. In addition, the time for the giant eagle to rest in the middle, when you fly to San Sunil, those nobles of the royal capital may have abandoned the city and fled."

The defenders of the royal capital must know the existence of reinforcements - this was the consensus reached by Gowen and Victoria last time. It is impossible for a hopeless army to defend the city. Even if they have the most powerful defense system of Ansu, the clearly existing reinforcements can greatly inspire the courage of the soldiers guarding the city. This is especially effective in the kingdom army that relies on knights to supervise the battle and rely on pure human forces to fight.

But the situation turned sharply and disrupted Gao Wen's plan - the sudden crazy Crystal Cluster army began to move randomly throughout the plain area. The enemy distribution and safe route that had been probable before were instantly lost its effect. The messenger sent to San Sunil would bear even greater risks. On the other hand, the pressure on San Sunil army of the crazy Cluster army might increase sharply, and the possibility of the royal capital defenders leaving the city to escape is also increasing rapidly, and the time left for the messenger is even less.

However, Saint Sunil must not be lost.

At this moment, a nice but slightly cold voice suddenly came to everyone's ears: "Ms. Sonia, is the mage tower of Tulip Castle still there?"

Gao Wen raised his head and saw the North Duchess - Victoria Wilder, standing at the door.

After a brief thought, Sonia nodded: "The castle is half-destroyed, but the mage tower is still there."

"That tower is a high-power messaging tower," said Victoria. "Take me over and with the augmentation of that tower, I can contact the Silver Fort."
Chapter completed!