Chapter 787: Bloodbath
*Gurgle-gurgle-gurgle~...*
A large number of bubbles began to appear in the magma under the fortress, and the empire's warriors also noticed this strange anomaly.
Carlos smiled. Everything was going according to his plan.
— After so many years of waiting, it's finally going to happen. Come on, Anna, " Carlos said, as if to himself.
— Hm.
There seemed to be an invisible woman standing next to him.
After about ten seconds, the magma beneath the fortress began to solidify rapidly.
*Crackle-crackle...*
Cracks began to form on the frozen magma. These cracks were not disorderly, but formed a chain of one large alchemy circle.
*Boom-boom-boom...*
The ground within a radius of more than ten kilometers began to shake.
*BOOM!*
The solidified magma layer broke apart and a jet of lava gushed up, just like from a fountain.
More and more such holes appeared...
The Empire warriors who were nearby immediately began to retreat.
In just ten seconds, a hilly slope was formed under the fortress.
At the back of the battlefield, Carlos ' aide-de-camp stood on a raised hill and looked down at the slope. In his hands, he held a black slate that was engraved with a very precise diagram of the alchemy circle.
— The adjutant's muscles tensed as he watched the lava flow begin to engulf the empire's warriors.
— Rona's eyes turned a little fierce as more of the empire's warriors began to be swallowed up by the lava.
Early notification could significantly reduce the losses, but if they notified everyone, then their plan would be accurately revealed, resulting in even more losses in the end.
The screams of people being burned in the lava echoed through the surrounding area. Not to mention the ordinary officers of the empire, even the union commanders were stunned.
— Carlos is crazy! Tauren Amster's lips twitched. Although he knew how ruthless Carlos was, this was the first time he went for something so crazy.
The higher the lava rose, the more it flowed down the slope and the more casualties the empire's army suffered.
Soon, even the Tribal Union army on the fortress walls began to suffer losses, but they were insignificant.
The walls around the lava fountains began to break free quickly. No one wanted to die because of this lava.
Tauren Amster didn't back down, because he believed that no matter how crazy Carlos was, he definitely wouldn't let the lava flow into the fortress. After the lava solidifies, it will become solid rock. If it covered the fortress, the tribe's army would easily be able to break through the other place. As for their losses, they would just leave the fortress for a while at worst, and then attack it again, and unlike the imperial army, their losses would be ridiculous.
If the lava covered this fortress, then not to mention the destroyed part of the fortress, just clearing the solidified lava would become a very incredibly difficult task. By then, the fortress will become the empire's weakest point, which will be put under tremendous pressure.
As Amster had expected, when the lava rose to the level of the fortress walls, Rona, an adjutant in the rear of the Imperial army, smashed the slate.
As soon as it shattered, the lava fountains that had been slowly lifting up the liquid immediately fell silent.
The reason why Carlos didn't allow the lava to rise above the level of the fortress walls was because it would be very difficult to remove the hardened rock in the future, plus he didn't need to take such a desperate step to recapture the fortress. In fact, this would only make the situation worse, which would bring real benefits..
After the lava began to solidify, Amster breathed a sigh of relief.
Everything happened according to his expectations.
— Run! A thin cry reached him from the side. The inventor goblin used its two short legs to quickly run towards another part of the fortress, and after jumping onto the stone slope built by the Tribal Alliance, it continued to run away.
At first, he thought that this alchemy circle on the magma represented 'controlling the flow of cold and hot liquid', but that wasn't the case.
Seeing the goblin inventor's reaction, Amster's hair stood on end.
— Leave the fortress! Amster roared and also ran towards the slope on the other side of the fortress, but unfortunately, he was too slow.
The color of the lava that had already started to solidify began to change, from bright red to blue-black, and a layer of ice crystals began to rapidly appear on the lava surface.
Due to this sudden change in temperature, the semi-solid lava layer began to crack rapidly.
*F-f-f-f-f-f!*
Due to the contact of hot and cold, a large amount of steam was formed. And it wasn't exactly ordinary water vapor, which was mostly harmless.
Steam began to quickly permeate the air, and due to the wind that was only blowing in a westerly direction today, this steam quickly began to envelop the entire fortress.
Today was exactly the weather that Carlos wanted the most.
— Ah!!!
Hoarse shouts began to come from the fortress. Steamed orcs, steamed goblins, dwarves, trolls began to appear on the walls...
The Tribal Alliance warriors on the fortress walls roared in pain. The terrifyingly hot steam burned their skin and destroyed their internal organs when they breathed.
In just a minute, the fortress and the walls were completely silent.
An indescribable aroma of meat began to spread out in the surroundings, making some of the recruits immediately feel sick.
Silent, cruel, and terrifying — this was what the fortress on the Black Earth Plain looked like right now.
— A blood debt can only be paid in blood. The fortress built by my ancestors can't be invaded by tribal bastards, " Carlos said. Only truly cruel men with hearts of steel could guard the border fortresses. These so-called "heroes"will never be able to hold a single fortress. In war, there was no such thing as "despicable". As long as the method allowed one to kill the opponent, how could it be considered "despicable"? A dead enemy wouldn't call their opponent sneaky because they couldn't speak.
The steam enveloped the fortress for more than four hours, after which it began to dissipate.
By that time, it was already dawn.
On the battlefield, Carlos said something to the invisible woman again.
Rona, the commander's aide-de-camp, ordered the troops to regroup, and the order quickly spread throughout the army.
In just a few minutes, more than 200,000 imperial warriors had formed up into battle formations. The indecision in the people's eyes disappeared, replaced by confidence, which made one wonder if they were still the same people who were on the verge of despair just half an hour ago.
Thousands of people with large tanks on their backs lined up in a neat line and began to quickly climb the walls of the fortress.
When they found themselves near the lava that was not yet completely solidified, they left the tanks near such places and, moving away at a sufficient distance, pulled the rope.
Water immediately burst out of the tanks...
*F-f-f-f-f~*
The surface of the slope was becoming a gray-black cellular shape faster and faster.
The temperature of the slope was rapidly falling, and people with tanks on their backs were still moving forward and pouring water on the slope.
After at least thousands of tanks had been emptied, the slope was still a bit hot, but the temperature was tolerable now.
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