Broad World

A week passed quickly. Under Corey's command, more than 5,000 troops have entered various designated dangerous positions. Temporarily recruited mages, druids, warlocks and other spellcasting professionals also gathered in the duke's mansion in the northern part of the city, and the entire Baldur's Gate revealed an urgent atmosphere of an imminent war.

Suddenly, the alarm bell in the dock area was rung, and the sound of "clang, clang, clang" spread throughout the city in a few seconds. Henry sat quietly at the table, his eyes fixed on the scene in the crystal ball. I saw a group of monsters with shark heads and fins and webs coming out of the black sea. Most of their skin was green, with some dark blue stripes on their backs and abdomens. Since it is night now, it is not very clear to see.

The sahuagin is an aquatic species that lives in the dark. If they are suddenly exposed to strong light, they will instantly experience abnormal states such as blindness and dizziness. Henry had long expected that these guys would definitely attack at night. As a result, bright lights that would not go out instantly lit up around the port and several fortifications along the coast. The sahuagin were startled by the sudden light. They closed their eyes tightly and lowered their heads trying to avoid the dazzling light.

But the soldiers guarding the coast obviously didn't intend to give the monsters time to breathe. They completed three volleys in a very short period of time. After the sahuagin let out a scream, they rushed towards the defenders on the shore like crazy. But with the help of the defensive crossbow, they were shot and killed before they rushed to the earth wall.

Just when everyone thought the enemy was nothing more than this, a large number of sahuagin suddenly floated up from the depths of the sea. These guys swam unhurriedly, flocking to the beach little by little. on a coastline of several kilometers. Tens of thousands of sahuagin emerged. As for those who just killed. Not enough for a fraction of the amount in front of me.

Look at the scene in the crystal ball. Hawk stood up pale. A war of this scale has exceeded his imagination, and the endless monsters make it impossible to see the hope of victory. Henry is also a little worried now, because the number of sahuagin far exceeds expectations. He glanced at Corey with a livid face and asked in a low voice: "My commander, how many days do you expect us to be on guard? Can you ensure that civilians and supplies are evacuated to a safe place?"

Corey stood up immediately and replied: "If we don't care about the cost, we can guard for five days to a week at most. Of course, it also depends on the number of enemy priests. If there are few, relying on the air support of airships, maybe it can be delayed longer. However, once the number of priests exceeds 400, I suggest evacuating as soon as possible. You must know that most sahuagin are natural warriors. Once they are injured, they will enter a state of rage, crazily biting their opponents until they die. Human soldiers are very prone to despair when encountering this situation. Inevitably."

Hearing this answer, Henry couldn’t help feeling a headache. Obviously, humans are at an absolute disadvantage in this war. Relying on the sea behind them, the sahuagin come and go whenever they want. They don't use any tactics at all, they only need to rely on the superiority of numbers to harass continuously until the soldiers are exhausted and they can win.

Seeing the embarrassment on his monarch's face, Corey immediately made a suggestion. "Duke, I know that you have placed a lot of traps in the city. Why don't you defend for two days first, and then pretend to be defeated and lure the sahuagin into the city for street fighting. I can guarantee that 5,000 troops will definitely wipe out the same number of enemies. Of course, you have to be mentally prepared, the whole city is likely to be reduced to ruins."

After thinking about it for a while, Henry gritted his teeth and nodded. "Just do as you said. But there is one thing, you must ensure that all the enemies are attracted. I don't want to see these guys burning, killing and looting along the coast. You must know that the coastline of Waterdeep City has completely collapsed, many fishing villages have been destroyed, and countless civilians have been killed in their own homes."

"Don't worry. I know what to do to lure the sahuagin. Although these guys are a little clever, as long as it involves Sekora (the god of the sahuagin), they will rush forward without hesitation even if they know it is a trap." After speaking, Corey bowed, turned and left the Duke's mansion to set up tasks.

Hawke wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to Henry with a wry smile: "Your Excellency, I'm sorry. This is the first time I've seen such a big scene, and I'm really scared to death. To tell you the truth, my whole body is soaked in sweat now."

"Don't be too nervous. Even if the sahuagin break through the city, we can safely go through the portal and retreat back to Bluewind City." After speaking, Henry patted the old man on the shoulder comfortingly. He understands Hawke's feelings very well. If he hadn't experienced so many big scenes, he might be at a loss.

After watching the ongoing battle on the coast for a while, Henry returned to the Mage Tower alone. Anyway, within two days, it is impossible for the sahuagin to break through these magically reinforced fortifications. As soon as he walked into the basement, he saw that Sandy was examining the bodies of the newly awakened vampire girls. They began to wake up one after another a few days ago, and now they are all learning how to control their new abilities.

As a vampire, he not only has a long lifespan, but also has many special abilities. First, vampires can transform between humans, bats, and wolves at will. Secondly, unless it is exposed to the sun or pierced through the heart by a wooden stake soaked in holy water, it will not be easily killed. Once they are fatally injured, their bodies will immediately turn into a gaseous state and float back to the coffin to recuperate. Finally, most vampires have several charm spells that allow them to control most humanoids.

The moment they saw Henry, all the vampires stood up, lowered their heads and waited for the order. He ignored these young girls who showed awe, confusion and bewilderment in their eyes, and came directly in front of Shandier.

"I think you should know what's going on outside. Tell me, how many golems are there in your demiplane. I urgently need an army of puppets that will never stop."

The sorceress bowed and replied with a smile on her face: "In my demiplane, there are thirty steel golems, forty stone golems, and more than twenty clay golems. In addition, there are two diamond golems and one shadow steel golem. These loyal guards have been guarding the magic tower. If necessary, I can ask them to fight for you at any time."

Hearing such a huge golem army, Henry's eyes lit up. It seems that Shandier's wealth is beyond his imagination, and even if the worst materials are used to make so many golems, at least millions of gold coins will be spent. No wonder so many powerful spellcasters like to explore the outer planes. Although they have to take some risks, the rewards must be more than ten times that of the main plane.

"Now connect to the portal of the mage tower immediately, and prepare for a cross-plane transmission." Henry returned the coordinates of the demiplane to the sorceress.

Sandyer didn't dare to neglect, and immediately came to the portal, using spells to contact the mage tower on the demiplane. The moment the two portals were connected, she leaned slightly and made a gesture of invitation. "Master, we can go there now. But it's better to hurry up, the energy of this mage tower is not enough to last for too long."

"Then let's go, I also want to see what this demiplane looks like." After speaking, Henry went straight in, followed by the sorceress.

After entering the portal, Henry suddenly felt as if he was being crushed by an invisible force. Although it was only for a few seconds, the feeling still made people dizzy. When walking out from another portal, he almost fell to the ground. He leaned against the frame of the portal and rubbed his forehead vigorously.

Sandyer, who walked out of the portal, saw this situation, hurried over and stroked Henry's chest with her hands and explained: "Master, this is what traveling across planes looks like. The protection power of the main plane is too strong, and we can only shuttle through tiny gaps. Therefore, we have to twist our bodies, so some discomfort is inevitable."

"I'm fine, but I'm a little dizzy. Now show me the mage's tower, and take a look outside as well." As Henry spoke, he forcibly suppressed his churning stomach, and looked around at the surrounding decorations.

Shandier's demiplane mage tower is very well equipped and occupies a large area. The entire tower is divided into five floors above the ground and two floors underground, and there are many special rooms that should be there. Since the main composition of this demiplane is earth-oriented, the earth element gathers a lot of energy, accounting for more than half of the element pool's reserves.

Through the window, Henry even saw the dense woods and various animals outside. Most of them are magical beasts, and it seems that the sorceress has turned this place into a natural material warehouse. There is a mine not far from the mage's tower, and about a hundred earth crystal people are busy working there.

Because of the abundance of earth elements, there are particularly many mineral veins here, and there are abundant reserves of various associated gemstones and crystals. The Earth Crystal Man and Shandier reached an agreement, as long as they serve the Mage Tower wholeheartedly, they can keep one-third of the total amount of crystals dug. Although these earth element life forms are omnivores, they have a special preference for crystals.

After roughly looking around, Henry asked Sandy to return to the main plane with all the golems. After all, the energy of the mage tower is limited. Once the energy is exhausted and the passage is closed, it will be a big trouble. As soon as nearly a hundred huge golems passed through the portal, the basement, which was originally not very spacious, was packed to the brim.

In order to save space, Henry had to drive all the vampire girls into coffins to sleep. These golems are a hole card that can change the situation of the battle at a critical moment, and he doesn't intend to reveal it too early. After all, Cory didn't even use the airship, dragonmen, and a large number of spellcasters, which shows that the human troops stationed in several places still have spare power. (to be continued..)