Chapter 311 6.59 The Strength of the Illuminati (3)
After entering the "Night City" under the Leviathan's back armor, Loki and his men took advantage of the curfew to sneak into the obsidian pyramid. When Lawrence inserted the cross into the center of the 12 masters, the obsidian pyramid was activated.
The guards in the Night City were the Cyclops, about 8 meters tall, with one eye.
With the huge size of the Illuminati, and the fact that the Lizardmen have survived and evolved on Earth for 200 million years. Loki didn't believe that they didn't have a few tricks up their sleeves.
But when the first war with the Illuminati suddenly broke out, Loki had to admit that he still underestimated the ability of this group of Old Ones.
The two encounters with Gures and Shalivan made Loki fall into an illusion that "they are just like this".
However, looking back now, surviving on Earth where the Outer Gods are rampant and crises are everywhere for 200 million years, during which time he experienced more than a dozen rounds of prosperity and destruction of civilization.
This kind of behavior cannot be accomplished by relying on the four words "resistance" and "immortality".
They have survived more than a dozen rounds of species destruction and become the "Old Ones", standing firm in the overlapping of civilizations.
This group must have its own strengths.
If the "Mist Caller" that looks like an octopus has not fully demonstrated their strength. The burrowing worms and the Cyclops that appeared at this time proved without reservation that the "Illuminati" is not inferior to most countries in this plane in terms of combat capabilities.
At this time, Loki had no time to think about whether the Cyclops that jumped out of the worm's mouth was the same as the one guarding the obsidian pyramid. He had to survive this round of offensive first.
Just when he wanted to lead the team back to the Stonehelm Fortress, the three skeleton knights showed their toughness like gummy bears. The lightning that fell from the sky smashed several ghost knights but did not end their offensive.
This is just the beginning.
More and more transparent spirits wielding spears began to rush out of their bodies. In just a few minutes, the number of transparent spirits was close to a hundred!
At this point, Loki finally understood that these three things seemed to be holding broken guns and rusty knives, but in fact, they were only decorative.
These three guys were essentially three "summoners" disguised as knights.
The ghost soldiers that were constantly summoned from the broken skeleton bodies were their real weapons!
The attack power of these spirit soldiers, who were as transparent as air and flashing with faint fluorescent light, was not strong, but once they were approached, they seemed to have some evil method to continuously absorb the spiritual energy in the living body.
After fighting for a while, the powerful Chosen Ones quickly entered a period of fatigue, but the Skeleton Knights continued to summon new spirits.
Until this moment, Loki finally understood. Lizardmen also have generals.
Whether it was the "Mist Caller" who appeared first or the Skeleton Knights who followed him, they were only pioneers, not the main attackers.
The "Mist Caller" was responsible for using heavy fog to besiege himself in the Stonehelm Fortress.
These three seemingly harmless Skeleton Knights were baits to lure him out of the city to attack.
Through intelligence gathering and secret observation, and the Viking warriors' pursuit of the Fog Caller in recent days, the Illuminati has long seen that Loki is an extremely greedy person.
He can't let go of the fat meat that is right in front of him.
As long as he walks out of the fortress, the Skeleton Knight can't kill him, but the ghost soldiers summoned continuously will drag him firmly outside the city.
At this time, the powerful Cyclops led by the burrowing worms broke into the fortress. All the Viking warriors who were caught off guard will immediately face a massacre!
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At the same time.
In the tent 20 kilometers away from the battlefield,
In the middle of the night, Ecbert also did not sleep. At this time, he was looking at the fog in the sky from the camp. Even though the distance was far, the shouts and thunders in the clouds still told him that a war must have broken out in the thick fog.
And the origin of the war was the "Prince Li Yu" of the Tang Dynasty who was standing not far from him.
Looking at the entire Western Continent, Ecbert dare not say how much weight his voice carries, but within the English Islands, he is still the king of kings who has the final say.
At this time, he is engaged in a war that concerns the fate of the kingdom, so he turned down all irrelevant meetings.
He can refuse others, but he dare not refuse the fat man in brocade clothes standing three meters away from him.
There is only one reason: this man's surname is Li.
He is also a Tang person.
Prince Li Yu is a diplomat arranged by the current emperor of the Tang Dynasty, "Tang Dezong" Li Shi (kuo) in the Western Continent. All Tang trading companies doing business in the Western Continent, if there are disputes and conflicts at the national level, are resolved by this diplomat.
It is undeniable that all countries in the Western Continent cannot do without the silk, tea, porcelain and spices sold by the Tang people at this time.
To treat this royal relative, Ecbert has long pursued a diplomatic attitude of "keeping a distance from him", and he is willing to give in on the pricing and tariff issues of goods, and try not to have any conflicts with this group of arrogant Tang people.
In terms of military force, they don't need to send out a large army. Simply sending a few dozen sword cultivators can easily kill the Holy Army.
In terms of goods, the goods in the hands of the Tang people are simply irreplaceable. Even the French porcelain, which is the closest to theirs in terms of craftsmanship, cannot be accepted in the halls of elegance. Not to mention porcelain and tea, two necessities of life for residents of the Western Continent.
After all calculations, Ecbert never expected that the clutches of the Illuminati could reach the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. Even Prince Li Yu, whom he could not avoid, was a member of the Illuminati.
Putting down the telescope, he walked back to the center of the camp without saying a word.
"Your Highness Ecbert, it's obvious that you can't deal with this Viking lord. In the end, we have to help you from the Illuminati! Not only will we help you eliminate the enemies in front of you, but we will also force the victors to go on a cross-sea expedition. King Jing is on standby."
"We don't need to say more about thanking me for the time being. After this war is over, the 'sect master' will make a detailed settlement with you."
When a king reaches the level of Ecbert, he has already heard of the name of the Illuminati. This secret society had also disbanded with him many times, but out of conservatism and prudence, as well as a deep sense of wariness against secret societies.
Ecbert has not responded to requests for Illuminati staff.
However, today, they appeared on the land of Wessex without their permission and without any warning, and then summoned powerful monsters to attack their enemies. This felt like a stranger forcibly entering their castle and replacing them. Having children is equally stomach-churning.
If it had been anyone else, Ecbert would have ordered Red Queen Iphitos to lead the Crimson Apostles to kill him on the spot.
But the person who came was Prince Li Yu of the Tang Dynasty.
Wessex couldn't afford to mess with this man.
Don't talk about killing him, even if he is missing a hair on his body, a powerful swordsman who kills people like mowing grass is enough to make him drink a pot.
He knew about the Illuminati, but he knew better—there is no such thing as a free lunch. If you rely on this group of weird things to win the war, you will most likely have to pay a higher price in the future.
And whether he can bear this price.
Ecbert knew that he probably couldn't.