The necromancer just wants to plant trees.

Chapter 546: Wanderer's Intelligence
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At this moment, Matthew found an opportunity to leave the shadow node, then activated the invisibility orb and evacuated to the edge of the battlefield as quickly as possible.

The plain where the battlefield was located lacked any cover.

Matthew finally found a small slope and quickly set up an invisibility and illusion-related barrier at the bottom of the slope.

He immediately pulled the Silver Snake Richard and the Orc Thief Safrola from the safe house in the sampan plane.

Then there is Senr in Paradise Lost.

Since a detailed plan had already been made, Matthew only spent two minutes explaining the current situation and more specific requirements.

The three legendary wanderers took their orders and left stealthily.

Matthew then ordered A Bing to move closer to the edge of the battlefield to pick up the three legendary wanderers.

Soon.

The shadow node where they were previously located was forcefully excluded by the demons.

Carmela and Lorraine also evacuated early.

The three of them hid on an inconspicuous slope and continued to observe the changes in the situation.

In general.

The Devil's Alliance had a clear advantage.

As the shadow nodes were continuously dismantled, the weakness of the shadow creatures in frontal combat was clearly exposed.

The front line on the battlefield continued to compress towards the Shadow Castle.

Follow this trend.

Matthew believes it won't be long before Beckmann has to make changes.

Once the demon army actually breaks through the castle gate leading to the shadow core, it will be too late.

but.

Before Matthew noticed the Dark Lord's move, Gracia took the lead and released a killing move.

"Shadow Demon Legion."

The three of them simultaneously observed two extremely secretive teams of devil killers passing through the flanks of the battlefield.

They moved with great efficiency, shuttling between other devils as if there were no collisions at all.

The other demons seemed unaware of this team.

They moved forward quietly like a group of ghosts.

But Matthew knew better.

The threat index of the Shadow Killer is far beyond that of a ghost.

"They are all pure shadow demons. Not a single one is just a filler shadow demon."

Luo Lan sighed in a low voice:
"It seems that mages are hated wherever they go."

"Not just the Necromancer huh?"

Matthew raised his eyebrows:
"When it comes to making people hate you, bards seem to be no less capable."

"But people usually only think about dealing with mages. Why is that?"

Loran smiled and replied:

"Because most bards can only talk nonsense."

"And mages can really kill people!"

Matthew nodded in agreement.

They had observed that the two teams of Shadow Demon killers were heading towards the Volcano Mage and his group on the city wall.

This is a very dangerous signal.

Gracia's army of shadow demons was not even afraid when facing the behemoth Aleister.

Assassinating a mage should be an easier task for them.

But this is the current situation.

He also had no way to remind the other party—

more importantly.

Matthew has not yet been able to determine the true identity and position of the volcano wizard Ailin.

This group of people mixed up with the Tongluo gods who intended to replicate the Blood Meteor. To put it bluntly, they are the "Aindo-Rape" who are more hateful than the devils of Purgatory.

Even if there is any misunderstanding.

Not enough for Matthew to risk his life for them.

"That Ailin should be able to sense it."

"Other mages may not be able to escape this disaster from the Shadow Demon."

"But all this is great news for us, isn't it?"

Lorraine commented.

Matthew nodded slightly.

While talking.

The figures of the two shadow demon teams have completely disappeared under the city wall, and it is unknown when they will take action.

The mages on the city wall still seemed to be paddling leisurely.

However, behind Ailin's playful smile, he was able to accurately offset or rebound every sneak attack from a long-range spell.

It can be seen that he did not actually let his guard down.

Matthew caught his breath.

He also wanted to know how the Shadow Fiend Assassin usually took the first step when assassinating a mage.

However, before the shadow demons could take action.

The three legendary wanderers have returned one by one——

Thanks to the precise coordinates and advance information provided by Matthew, the wanderers had precise guidance in collecting intelligence, and their efficiency was naturally greatly improved.

Moreover, these three legendary wanderers all have their own unique skills.

In less than ten minutes.

They brought back the further information about Gracia that Matthew wanted to know.

"I think the protection system of the Devil Queen can be divided into three layers in total."

Richard, the first to come back, gave a sophisticated and accurate description:

"The first layer, which is also the longest, is actually the infernal beast and the banner of conscription on its back."

"Everyone knows the aura effect of the Banner of Recruitment, but the anti-stealth and anti-assassination capabilities of the Infernal Beast are often overlooked."

“That guy not only looks huge, but his perception and anti-stealth abilities are also very strong.

I observed that every thirty seconds, the Infernal Beast would raise its left front hoof and stomp it heavily on the ground.

This process can activate three very secret anti-invisibility barriers.

The specific reconnaissance effect is about 300 meters.

Once someone with malicious intentions towards it or its owner approaches, it may be sensitive within about 500 meters.

A legendary rogue can conceal his malicious intent.

But there is still a risk of being discovered within 100 meters.

But all this is not unsolvable.

That giant beast from purgatory was similar to an existence that was promoted to a secret realm war beast by the soul of nature after death. Although it looks very burly, its physical ability is actually far inferior to that when it was alive.

Its actions require a large amount of infernal power to support them.

The tearable plane is not the real purgatory. There is not much purgatory power to provide it, so what supports its actions is actually the flag of conscription on its back.

As long as the power of the Banner of Recruitment can be sealed or weakened.

Then the perception or anti-stealth ability of the Infernal Beast will be greatly limited.

It won’t be that difficult to deal with then.

Just deal with it the same way you would destroy the beasts in the secret realm."

Matthew was shocked after hearing this——

He did subconsciously ignore the huge beast of Purgatory. He didn't expect that thing was also part of Gracia's self-defense system, and it seemed quite important!

"Priceless information."

"I should be able to reduce the effect of the Flag of Recruitment, but once I start, I must immediately control Gracia and the beast itself. The time we have left may be more limited than expected..."

Matthew said.

Richard nodded and said:

"Fortunately, our mission is just to steal something from the Lust Queen. It will be much easier than a real assassination."

"Anyway, I'll try my best."

Subsequently.

Sener then quickly elaborated on the second part of Gracia's protection system:
"The medium and short-range defense is mainly provided by Gracia's followers. Apart from the soldiers in the Devil's Alliance, the main composition is as follows—"

"First, there are three teams of Lust Demons, each with six people, a total of eighteen people. Usually one team is resting, one is on standby, and one is openly performing escort tasks."

"Don't underestimate the Lust Demons. Even though there isn't a Legendary unit, it's still a bit difficult for a normal Legendary to deal with a Lust Demon squad, especially in a battlefield like this."

"In addition, Gracia has four shadow demon guards, four purgatory monks, two personal maids, and two personal male companions who serve her all year round."

"The fighting power of the Shadow Guards and Purgatory Monks is very strong. Fortunately, this is not the Purgatory space, so they will receive much less favor."

"As for the personal maids and male favorites, I have no way of judging their strength. I can only say that they should have some self-defense skills, but they are not too powerful."

At last.

It was the thief girl Safrola who gave her evaluation of the last line of defense:

"I have done some research before. There are three most famous guards around Gracia. They are the Demon Lopez, the Blasphemous Warlock Anderson, and the Loyalist Calva."

"The information confirmed so far is that the demon Lopez was sent by her to her original territory, the Infinite Secret Cave, to carry out an important mission, while Anderson is stationed at the Tears of Baator base camp."

"So the only legendary forces Gracia can rely on now, besides herself, are Phantom Baron and Loyalist Calva."

"The Phantom Baron needs to command the battle. He is on the other side of the battlefield for a long time and is not with Gracia. Once the battle starts, he may be able to provide rapid support. We have to send someone to intercept him."

"But more important is the loyalist Kalva."

"Do you see the skinny, silent man wearing heavy shackles and restraints under the battle flag?"

"He is Kalva."

"He is not a devil, but a human from Purgatory. It is said that Kalva was once a son of Purgatory, but was betrayed by his compatriots and almost died in a disaster."

"It was the Queen of the Devil who saved him, and after that, Kalva became Gracia's most loyal guard."

“I still haven’t figured out his profession. Kalva is very thin and his agility should be quite high, but he doesn’t look like a rogue who goes for physical bursts or a tough warrior who fights head-on.

He didn't even have a shield at hand, and he didn't look like a shield guardian.

His only weapon is the soft sword on his waist, and there is no aetheric aura on his body, so he doesn't look like a mage..."

Savrola muttered and ruled out several possible professions.

Then a helpless and unconfident expression appeared on his face:
"I suspect his profession... maybe a bard or something like that?"

"I'm sorry, but I don't understand why Gracia would choose a poet as her bodyguard. This is obviously inappropriate..."

Roland immediately retorted:
"A bard is a very versatile profession that can meet the needs of any position. Don't let prejudice blind your eyes, Miss Snitch."

Saffron stuck out her tongue, apologized softly, and then added:

"Finally, there is Gracia herself and the artifact she holds."

"I think the strongest area of ​​the Lust Queen is illusion, and her other aspects are lackluster."

"The most threatening items in her hands are the Banner of Recruitment, the Palace of Divine Powers, and the Eye of Baator."

"The flag of conscription is in front of us. Since Mr. Matthew has confirmed that it can be countered, there should be no problem."

"The Wonderful Palace is a treasure that the Lust Demon Queen found in a certain underground palace in the East Continent. It is said that it can greatly enhance her illusion ability and can also capture a person's soul into a certain dreamlike fairy palace, making them immersed in the wonderful life in the fairy palace and unable to extricate themselves, eventually becoming the food of the Lust Demon Queen. In summary, we still have to be wary of attacks at the illusion level."

"As for the Eye of Baator, no one knows what that item is used for. There are some rumors on the market, but I think most of them are unreliable."

After listening.

Matthew expressed his gratitude to Safrola.

Subsequently.

The three legendary wanderers then shared the details they had observed.

Matthew listened.

We quickly improved the next course of action based on the existing information.

"Are you sure that Gracia is the real one?"

Matthew asked the three men.

Sener answered decisively:

"determine."

Richard groaned:

"There's a 95% chance that it's the real one."

Saffron thought:
"It's hard to say. Let's split it in half."

The other two looked at her in surprise.

"We have confirmed that the Soul Coin is real."

Richard reminded.

Safro nodded:

"Yes, but this does not mean that the Queen of Devil will come in her real body. She may hang real copper coins on the fake body, and then her real body will become a maid or a male concubine. This is a very common routine, isn't it?"

Sen Er sneered:

"Devils are hypocritical, but they rarely do anything unnecessary."

"The demons are marching very quickly this time, and they even used the flag of conscription to recruit soldiers. This shows that Beckman's action is an emergency for them."

"I don't think Gracia would bother to create a fake body to cover up her tracks while she is so exhausted from preparing for the battle of Stuluk."

"This may avoid some of the risks, but the energy cost is too high."

"Right now, her mind should be full of how to kill Beckman, and she should not have the extra energy to consider other things. Believe me, no devil can resist the temptation of the reward from the Blood River Will!"

Richard glanced at Senr.

Although he seemed reluctant, he rarely agreed with Sener this time:

"I also feel that Gracia doesn't have the extra energy to outwit and outmaneuver potential enemies."

"That's assuming she doesn't know we exist."

Matthew took a deep breath.

By now.

He could only hope that the Blood River Will had not informed Gracia of its arrival.

After all, we have come.

It would be unacceptable not to fuck her once.

"According to the plan, the three of you will disperse to different locations near the Lust Queen, remain stealthy, and wait for my signal."

Matthew gave this order.

The three of them sneaked away.

at this time.

Fei Liwen said that the temporary pulse device had been set up.

Ever since.

Matthew activated the guild spell "Shared Mage's Hand" and took out a palm-sized shriveled anemone and a tortoise-shell-shaped crucible from the warehouse.

But just after he turned the crucible over.

I discovered that there was actually a tiny creature inside.

"Hello, Matthew!"

"I'm here to provide technical support for this device."

Astronaut Bubu spoke to him happily.

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(End of this chapter)