fallen devil

Chapter 254 Act [-] Brilliant Patrol I
The swift red shadow lightly crossed the dense forest group, lightly tapped on a treetop, and the green leaves that blocked the view quietly spread out, revealing a spacious green field in front of it, and the mountain line that has been cleared by the clearing.

Light brown and emerald green intertwined, giving people a sense of vitality.

"stop."

Under Tang Ze's gesture, the scarab demon obediently bent down and lay down on the green field.

He frowned and looked around. From the towering Taimo Mountains, the dense black clouds dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye. The sunlight extended from the Taimo Highlands to the black wasteland. But the black wasteland manor entrenched on the top is particularly eye-catching.

Standing on the side close to the highland forest, looking down, the manor occupied by shadows is too obvious on the sunny wasteland.

"The dark forest is about to clear up, and the reason for the formation and dissipation of these black clouds is still unclear..."

This makes people feel a little displeased. The existence of black clouds has greatly improved the environment of the Black Wasteland and Taymor Heights. If demons and monsters are always exposed to the bright sunlight, it always makes people feel awkward, and it is very easy to be caught by the profession. and human discovery locations.

"Professionals' purification should end in the dark forest. The dissipation of the black cloud will probably make them want to move on. If I want to continue to occupy the stronghold of Black Wasteland Manor, it is necessary to call a monster team to warn the professionals. not completely eliminated."

Then he pondered for a while, "Some time ago I killed a group of professionals, including Hof, and it stands to reason that they would have some scruples."

"Keep going."

After thinking about it for a while, Tang Ze calmly issued an order to the scarab demon.

After chirping twice, the scarab demon flapped its wings and sped towards the Black Wasteland Manor.

Soon, Tang Ze returned to the manor, and under the respectful reception of Antak and the countess, he walked quickly to the conference hall on the second floor.

Crossing the red carpet and sitting on the gorgeous throne, Tang Ze swept away all the monsters and demons kneeling respectfully in front of him.

"Long story short."

He said calmly, "Karia, you have recently cooperated with Darktak to monitor the movements of professionals and manage the manor, and you have done a good job."

The countess immediately looked flattered and lay on the ground more respectfully, "It is my greatest honor to serve you."

"Dark Tucker, your strength has grown, which is also very good."

With Tang Ze's current strength, he can naturally feel the subtle changes in the strength of the pure-blooded demon Antak, which shows that he has not slacked off during this period of time.

"Just so as not to slow down the master's pace."

Antak was neither humble nor overbearing, and responded in a deep voice, which was also very respectful.

There are many more dark gold monsters in the hall, including skeleton warriors, and dark gold fallen Rogue. They were all newly born during the period when Tang Ze went to the gate of the monastery.

Obviously, the number of mobilizable skeleton monsters and ordinary fallen Rogs has also increased, and the manor is now in a saturated state where troops can be drawn at any time.

All of this is inseparable from Darktak and the Countess, at least the praise is well deserved.

Naturally, what follows is the stage of important intelligence reporting, among which Karasawa is very interested in the movements of professionals in Camp Rog, as well as the movements of human countries and villages outside the Taimo Mountains.

"The team of professionals has recently retreated. Although most of the black clouds have dissipated, they have no sign of entering the black wasteland. I privately think that, on the one hand, it is because some of the dark gold monsters are placed at the gate of the black wasteland. Let the professionals Aware of the danger, apart from that, they seemed to have received other instructions, and they retreated decisively."

"Well, is there any follow-up about the escaped female professional?"

It seems that the professionals don't need to send monster troops to suppress it for the time being. After thinking about it, Tang Ze remembered the professional Naniya who escaped back then. That girl suspected to have abilities similar to Nephalem.

When the pure blood demon came to attack, he had no time to take care of Naniya, so he let her go after thinking about it.

But after that, he once specifically asked Countess Caria to look for traces of Naniya, at least to clarify her whereabouts.

"Yes Master."

Karia nodded, obviously prepared for this question, and said unhurriedly: "Under the observation of my subordinates, she left footprints in the center of the Taimo Mountains, and I also sent troops to confirm it later. .Going in that direction, you can reach a lake after crossing the mountains, where there is a group of villages belonging to the 'Sawyer Alliance'."

Then Karia frowned and cautiously stated her speculation, "Her signs of being a fallen person are very subtle, and ordinary people cannot detect her abnormality. Even the priest in the village has a hard time discovering it. Under this premise, There is a high chance that she will be taken in by people in the village, and there is a possibility that she will continue to enter the human kingdom."

"Ah."

Tangze nodded, indicating that he agreed with the countess's speculation.

"She was originally a nobleman of Westmarch. From the perspective of the border villagers, most of them would regard her as a noble lady in distress. With this relationship, she can hide far away."

Then he brought up the matter, "It's okay, she was once possessed by Andariel, and was irrigated by the evil breath, and there is also the danger of being regarded as an enemy by professionals, so I will not consider this matter for the time being."

"Also, what about the 'Sawyer Alliance' you speak of?"

Instinctively, Tang Ze felt that the "Sawyer Alliance" mentioned by the Countess was the key to the report here.

"My subordinates tried to cross the Taimo Mountains, successfully arrived at the village near the lake, and bewitched a group of villagers to understand the situation."

Upon hearing this, Karasawa felt that Countess Karia, as a demon who was a noble human before her, was obviously very good at handling this matter.

Keeping this in mind, Tang Ze continued to listen to Caria's story.

"There are traditional urban buildings near the lake village, which are very eye-catching."

"Even if you recognize it after many years, the architecture of Candurans is very traditional and hasn't changed much," Karia explained.

"After the plague of demons came, that is, after Andariel polluted most of the land in Candulas, including the imperial capital, the remaining humans fled Candulas by boat, or followed the local church forces to seek asylum. Some The five countries survived the attack of the demon disaster with the help of their unique belief power."

"These five have completely different beliefs, three of which are typical 'Cathedral of Light' forces, with a very ancient heritage, and their history in Candulas can be traced back hundreds of years ago. These three countries form the The 'Sawyer Alliance', for a time suppressed the remaining two countries."

"The remaining two countries follow the teachings of Zakarum from the eastern continent. Zakarum has just started in Candulas, and the nearest branch is Kurast across the ocean. It is said that there is also a lot of demons. These two Zakarum countries form the "Four Rings Religion", and those villagers belong to the "Sawyer Alliance" and do not know about the situation of the "Four Rings Religion."

"But it is very obvious, sir, that the 'Sawyer Alliance' and the 'Four Ring Doctrine' are on opposite sides, and they are fighting secretly when the Demonic Disaster is raging. With the departure of Andariel, the Demonic Disaster has gradually faded away, and these The secret battle will surface, and the 'Sawyer Alliance' has a great advantage, not only because it has the support of more people, but also because of their long history and deep foundation."

Tang Ze listened to the eloquent and eloquent passage.

"Is this the information you obtained recently?"

With an interested smile, Tang Ze looked at Countess Caria.

"Part of it is the requested information, and the other part is the memory of my life, master."

The latter smiled enchantingly, but he was neither humble nor overbearing, and he was very well-measured.

"good."

He glanced at the latter appreciatively, but found that Countess Caria seemed to have something to say, so he motioned her to speak up.

"Master, although the professionals have not taken any action, the 'Sawyer Alliance' seems to be preparing to launch a 'Glorious Patrol' on the nearest village."

Immediately afterwards, the Countess Caria explained: "'Glory Inspection' is one of the forms of the 'Sawyer Alliance' to spread teachings, but usually one of the 'Glory Seven Jobs' takes the lead, leading a considerable number of light believers and Purifiers patrol the land."

"It sounds like you already have a plan?"

Sensing the sharpness in the countess' eyes, Tang Ze raised his eyebrows.

"Nowhere near as thoughtful as you are."

Respectfully, the countess lowered her head, "In my humble opinion, there is absolutely no need for a formal method like 'Bright Patrol' to spread faith to the villagers in the border areas. The plague of demons has just ended, and the 'Sawyer Alliance' counts It’s not about being rich, but this move is mostly an attempt to regain the fallen land of Kanduras before the professional front line.”

"Ok?"

Karasawa frowned upon hearing this, "The Professional Front and the 'Sawyer Alliance' are also in competition?"

"To a certain extent, my lord."

The countess nodded heavily.

"Professional front represents the combined power of various forces, but it is mainly based on the local power of Kanduras, that is, the power of the orthodox royal family. At the same time, the royal family of Kanduras was the Sakalan a long time ago. The supporters of the Church of Mu rejected any form of belief after a catastrophe. Under such circumstances, any inch of land first occupied by the 'Sawyer Alliance' will become the Cathedral of Light and the royal family of Kanduras in the future. This is an obvious interest relationship."

Then she hesitated to speak, "Of course, it is not ruled out that the Cathedral of Light behind the 'Sawyer Alliance' wants to take this opportunity to annex Kanduras and build this area into a new church city."

"Well, I'm not too interested in that."

Tang Ze's tone was calm. After hearing so much, it was nothing more than the evidence that Countess Caria showed, and the plan based on these evidences was what she really wanted to explain.

And he just understood this point, and after hearing it almost, he was going to ask Countess Caria to explain directly.

"As you wish, Master."

Countess Caria took a slight breath, as if she was trying to calm down her agitated mood.

"I think the 'Glorious Patrol' operation of the 'Sawyer Alliance' clearly wants to invade your territory. So I suggest you take this opportunity to expand your territory and make these weak humans and complacent professionals aware of you." of strength."

The idea is okay.

Tang Ze pondered for a while and nodded.

According to Countess Karia, the Sawyer Alliance is very courageous and wants to reach out to professionals before they do so. This is obviously an opportunity to scare the monkeys.

Moreover, he was going to have some contact with the human kingdom, so he took this opportunity to find out the reality.

In the game history of Diablo 2, the Cathedral of Light seems to be a powerful human force with a high-level heaven behind it, and the Church of Zakarum is the hiding place of Mephitos, the devil-hating god. The country spreads very deeply, and the sharp corners are exposed at this moment, which is a good opportunity to test its strength.

"I want to hear the specific plan."

Agreeing with the Countess' idea, Dark Tucker's expression remained unchanged, while the Countess showed surprise.

"According to the information obtained from the villagers, the time for the 'Guangyao Inspection' is set to be three days later, but they don't know the specific time."

"The nearest church near the lake village is built next to the forest. There are a considerable number of human soldiers and purifiers coming in and out. If there is any information about the 'Bright Patrol', it will definitely appear there."

Then she talked about the source of her self-confidence, "I knew the process of transmitting the instructions of the Guangming Cathedral before I was alive. Starting from the headquarters, passing down through special messengers or magic crystals step by step, I must pass through the divisions of each region." This is to ensure that every message can be checked, but it is guarded by local soldiers and humans with holy power, and judging by the size of that church, at least it has the rank of a holy official—"

In fact, Tang Ze still has many questions.

For example, does the soldier of the holy power refer to the type of person similar to the "Silver Knight" of Westmarch, and what is the position of the holy official in the Cathedral of Light.

However, judging from the countess's expression, she didn't think this was necessary information.

"I just need to make a decision. It's not good to think too much about too many details."

Tang Ze was meditating in his heart, and silently listened to the countess' narration.

"Finally, I plan to send a more powerful Dark Gold Fallen Rogue with the best hidden ability to the church to spy on information in the near future. Within three days—"

Countess Caria said this, but was suddenly interrupted by Tang Ze raising her hand.

She was startled for a moment, then bowed her head respectfully.

"According to what you said, behind the 'Sawyer Alliance' is the Cathedral of Light, which in my opinion is already a very powerful force."

As soon as this remark came out, Antak and Caria were taken aback. They didn't understand what was so great about the Bright Cathedral composed of humans in Tang Ze's eyes, but they didn't dare to ask more questions and could only think deeply.

"So this spying activity, I will go there personally."

What he said next left the two servants dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)