"How are the casualties of the reconnaissance team?" A middle-aged man wearing golden armor asked casually while picking up the mines on the table and playing with them.

A young man wearing a general's uniform next to him immediately replied: "There are a total of 127 casualties, of which less than 20 can recover their combat effectiveness. This kind of bomb is so vicious! It is currently estimated that the Thorne people are on the border.

We have laid a lot of them in an attempt to delay our attack."

The middle-aged man's face was expressionless, but a ball of white light appeared in his hand, he held up the enchanted mine, and then clenched his fingers into a fist.

As soon as the white light disappeared, it immediately squeezed the mine into a twisted piece of scrap metal, causing an explosion at the same time, but like a fire, it just popped out and was extinguished unwillingly.

The steel balls and iron nails filled inside were also crushed into a ball of scrap metal.

"Let the slave group go and tell those pigs that if they complete the task this time, they will be freed." The middle-aged strong man said solemnly.

"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke!" The young general stood at attention and saluted, turned around and walked out.

And this middle-aged man is none other than one of the three master-level experts in the Hall Kingdom, Tiger Duke Taige!

The strength is not inferior to that of the Duke of Mad War. Among the many warlords in the Hall Kingdom, they are the strongest, the most powerful, and the most difficult to mess with.

This time the main force forming the coalition invading West Rand Province was under the command of the Tiger Duke.

The Slave Legion is a special force under his command, composed entirely of criminals and outlaws.

They had no military pay, let alone any military discipline, but they robbing and killing unscrupulously on the battlefield.

Their spoils do not need to be turned over, they all belong to themselves.

It's just that when these people get the money, they will give it to the prostitutes accompanying the army as soon as they turn around.

And these prostitutes have to pay taxes to the Tiger Duke.

In the end, 80% to 90% will return to the hands of the Tiger Duke.

These desperadoes are like the walking dead. They use alcohol, women, and weeds to numb themselves. Death is never scary to them.

It's just that the Tiger Duke hasn't realized that Rudy has prepared more than one million landmines for them this time. They have been laid all over the roads leading to Stern City, making it difficult for him to move forward.

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This fee alone cost more than five million pounds.

If the warlords in the Hall Kingdom knew about it, they would definitely scold Rudy for being a prodigal.

That’s five million pounds!

Rudy is extremely wealthy. Not long ago, he plundered half of the nobles in West Rand Province and accumulated wealth and resources for who knows how many years.

He could still afford to spend millions of gold pounds.

At the same time, in the sky above Stern City.

Inside the cabin of the Tulip Princess strategic airship.

Rudy received the news from the border, and a smile appeared on his face.

Princess Cyndia beside her asked: "What's wrong? Is there anything to be happy about?"

Rudy handed over the letter: "The Hor people have crossed the border, and the war... has begun!"

Princess Cindia was stunned for a moment, then rolled her eyes: "Damn it, what's there to be happy about?"

Rudy didn't explain. In fact, he had been looking forward to it for a long time. He didn't know how many points he could get by killing 200,000 people at once.

Although Hall's coalition troops crossed the border, it marked the official start of the war.

But for Rudy and the citizens of Stern City, they did not feel the tension of the approaching war.

Except for the orderly construction of fortifications and magic forts outside the city, there is not much atmosphere of war.

It seems that the Hall coalition is still far away from here.

In fact, the Hall coalition army is indeed very far away. Even more than half of the more than 200,000 troops stay within the territory of the Hall Kingdom.

Because the vanguard troops have already been overwhelmed by the endless enchanted mines.

There is no pattern at all in the laying of landmines here in the Kingdom of Thorne. Sometimes there is only one mine several hundred meters apart, and sometimes there are seven or eight mines buried together in a row.

On the first day alone, the coalition forces were caught off guard, and more than 3,000 people were killed and injured. The entire military camp was filled with the wails and screams of the wounded.

The Tiger Duke's face was livid with anger. He clenched his fists with both hands while inspecting the military camp. He wished he could rush to Stern City and punch Rudy, the culprit, to death.

It's a pity that such a beautiful wish can only be thought about.

It is not that simple for a master-level transcendent to kill another enemy of the same level.

Rudy's strength is already recognized as a master level. Even if he is young and his background is not deep enough, he cannot be underestimated.

The Tiger Duke had no choice but to be patient and wait for the minesweeping troops in front to slowly clear the way, hoping in his heart to get out of the minefield laid out by the Thorne people as soon as possible.

But he didn't know that what he called a minefield would extend all the way to the outskirts of Stern City.

The entire 700 kilometers from the border to there will be minefields.

If he had known this information in advance, the Tiger Duke would probably have simply given up on the invasion, gone home and slept.

In fact, this kind of landmine does not really cause much damage to the army. Once prepared, as long as you are careful and send special extraordinary people to clear the mines in front, it is enough to prevent it.

However, this will inevitably lead to slow progress, coupled with the continuous violent explosions of detonating landmines during the mine clearing process, this will be a huge blow to the morale of the unit, making the soldiers increasingly restless.

If some enemies or towns and villages appear at this time, letting them kill and rob can also vent the frustration in the chest.

However, Rudy implemented a scorched earth strategy. It was difficult to find even a single person along the road, let alone towns and villages.

This made the coalition soldiers increasingly anxious and irritable, and from time to time there would be fights and even small-scale bombings of camps.

Fortunately, the officers were all extraordinary and suppressed it at the critical moment, so it didn't spread.

But as the commander of the coalition forces, the Tiger Duke also realized that this would definitely not work.

Just at this moment, a tall and thin magician came from the rear of the coalition forces, looked at the Tiger Duke with a serious expression, and said impatiently: "Taige, what is going on? Why is the progress so slow? This

At this rate we won’t even see Stern City next year.”

This magician is none other than the other commander of the coalition forces, Duke Siham. Like Duke Tiger, he is also a master-level transcendent.

The Tiger Duke looked half-smiling, looking at his old rival and this time his partner, and said in a nonchalant manner: "If you feel that the progress is too slow, please replace your people and come to the front."

Duke Seaham's face froze, he was really fed up, and he opened his mouth to agree.

But at this moment, there was a sudden loud bang, and even the ground felt shaken.

The expressions of the two men changed slightly. This was the first time a violent explosion of this level had occurred.

Ignoring the quarrel, the two immediately walked out of the headquarters and saw a cloud of black smoke billowing in the distance.

The two looked at each other and immediately took off into the air, flying towards the scene.

From a distance, he could see that under the black smoke, a large crater with a diameter of more than ten meters had been exploded. There were many coalition soldiers staggering around, as well as various scattered body organs and tissues that had been blown to pieces.

It's so bloody and terrifying that you can't bear to look at it.

"These damn Thorne people!" the Tiger Duke cursed, gritting his teeth loudly.

Duke Seaham also looked ugly. He had been holding the line from behind before, and it was not until this time that he realized why the progress in the front was so slow.

From time to time, everyone would be attacked like this, and everyone would have to move forward at a snail's pace. After all, if you don't get it right, you will be killed. Who can really not be afraid of death?

These two master-level experts realized for the first time that attacking West Rand Province this time was not that easy.

Originally, they thought that with the secret support of the Eye of the Stigmata and the Holy Light Church, and that the main energy of the Kingdom of Thorne was tied up by other matters, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conquer the West Rand Province.

Exploring the bag to get something.

Unexpectedly, Rudy turned out to be a variable, and he directly resorted to means that harmed others and did not benefit himself, and completely cleared the country.

They have mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops this time. If they cannot capture the entire West Rand province, they will definitely lose money.

At the same time, far away in Stern City.

Some people were gathering like mice in the basement beneath a mansion.

In this spacious basement, to the north is a huge statue of the God of Holy Light, as well as some ritual objects.

On the bench facing the statue, there were dozens of people praying silently.

These people include richly dressed nobles and ordinary people, all of whom are devout believers in the Holy Light.

Even though the Kingdom of Thorne has repeatedly banned belief in the Holy Light, these people still persist in their beliefs and even moved the church into the sewer.

After a while, the service ended.

A man in a white robe slowly stepped forward, it was the Bishop of the Silva District.

With a serious expression on his face, he looked at the important task below and said in a deep voice: "Fellow believers, the great god has heard your prayers, and your piety will be favored by the god."

The people below became more and more pious and chanted Hallelujah one after another.

But Silva changed the topic: "But now is also the time to test you. This city has been controlled by the blasphemous demon. As the favored ones of the Holy Light, you have the obligation to redeem and eliminate those who are bewitched by the demon."

people……"

As Silva spoke, layers of faint golden light were released from his body.

The people present, as long as they were covered by the golden light, immediately showed excitement and enthusiasm.
To be continued...