Chapter 377 The Kingdom of Despair

The red mist shrouding the ruins of the city gradually dissipated because the source had been dug away.

Di Ruier looked at the sinkhole in the center of the city, which was more than 100 meters deep and more than a kilometer in radius, and couldn't help but sigh.

The structure of the insect nest was beyond imagination. This thing almost occupied and hollowed out the underground space of the city. If the purpose was to destroy it, no matter how large the structure of the insect nest was, it would be meaningless. The only difference was whether Di Ruier was willing to spend more time.

But the problem was that Di Ruier wanted to send the insect nest to the World Tree Demiplane as research material, which was inevitable. The Shadow Legion almost dug out the entire city ruins, which allowed this insect nest buried deep underground to see the light of day again.

During the excavation process, the insect nest also made its last dying struggle, foreseeing its miserable future. The insect nest used the biomass accumulated on weekdays to hatch insect eggs and transform them into insect beasts to win a chance of survival.

There are connections between the hives. When one hive falls, the surrounding hives will feel it. Diriel also realized the pressure that the local forces of the Altrum continent need to bear.

Various types of Zerg, ranging from a few meters in size to tens of meters in height, gathered into a tide, spreading from afar, endless and inexhaustible. No matter how many were killed, the number did not decrease.

This is the despair and powerlessness that most people can hardly bear. Facing such an enemy, there is no hope of winning at all, and it is normal for the will to collapse.

Unfortunately, the Shadow Legion under Diriel is definitely one of the most restraining forces against the Zerg in the world of Carlos. Even if it is defeated, it only needs to be nurtured for a period of time to condense the shadow body again. The resurrected Shadow Warrior can be called the nemesis of the Zerg.

Shadow Warriors can be defeated, but there will be no residue of the defeated Shadow Warriors. In the fight with the Shadow Legion, the Zerg will not get any effective supplements, but will continue to lose.

Therefore, when Di Ruier sent the Zerg nest into the World Tree demiplane, the Zergs that attacked from all directions retreated like a tide and stopped harassing him.

"No more delay!"

The broken Zerg corpses piled up into a continuous hill, and the fishy smell was overwhelming. Di Ruier looked at the tragic battlefield in front of him, and a trace of caution appeared in his eyes.

He dealt with it easily and freely. Even if he did not move, he could command the Shadow Legion to slaughter the Zerg, but the number of Shadow Legions under his command was so small that the total number of Shadow Legions did not exceed 20,000 so far.

A legion of this size, if put into a war that could affect the direction of the continent's history, could only cause a little splash and was completely unable to change the overall situation. Even if he participated in it himself, well, he should be able to turn the situation around.

It's not that Di Ruier brags, but he has a clear and definite understanding of himself.

Of course, he still has to see what the so-called queen of the Zerg is. If it is a leader-type Zerg formed by the gathering of cluster consciousness, then he will have to spend some effort.

Maybe we have to wait for the Hillos Research Institute to study something from the living specimens of the insect nest he sent, for example, using his bloodline as the source to design a dragon nest that meets his needs.

If it is really possible to build a dragon nest that can continuously spawn troops in a short period of time, even if the combat effectiveness is poor and the survival time is shorter, it will not be a big deal.

As for whether there are any hidden dangers in sending the insect nest into the World Tree Demiplane, Di Ruier has never thought about this aspect, because there is no need to consider such things.

Plants are vegetarian, but a considerable part of plants are not vegetarian, especially the World Tree. Di Ruier himself can't remember how many corpses of demons and devils he has used as fertilizer and filled under the tree pit.

If it is an ordinary spiritual plant, it would have been transformed into a demon plant under the erosion of the corpses of these evil monsters, but the World Tree perfectly purified it, and it itself is more lush and green.

Although the insect nest is alive and even retains some biomass, it can continue to produce insect eggs and combat insects, but these things can't make waves in the World Tree demiplane.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if Di Ruier is an enemy of a special existence like the World Tree, he will not attack the World Tree in its domain. This is the most stupid behavior.

In the World Tree domain, all materials are self-circulating, but this big cycle is not perfect enough, but one day it will be enough to replace or even build a complete material world.

Therefore, in the World Tree domain, the World Tree with my self-consciousness is an invincible existence. Even the insect nest with self-consciousness is nothing more than fertilizer that can be digested and absorbed at any time.

"Tsk."

After looking around and confirming that there is no more spoils worth leaving here, Di Ruier set off and headed towards the central area of ​​the continent, that is, the territory of the Kingdom of Aminoa.

The appearance of intelligent Zerg in the form of ancient dragons actually hinted at a very bad fact. Zergs should have the power to erode and assimilate powerful local creatures, and may also retain the memory of the original owner to a certain extent, but will distort their thoughts.

The dragon-shaped Zerg that he just killed and sent back as experimental material is probably one of them. It is still unknown how many such Zergs there are, but it should be quite high.

Otherwise, the paladins here would not be forced to seek help from the dragons on the distant other side of the continent. Generally speaking, if the paladins can solve the disasters that broke out in the local area, they will try their best to solve them by themselves and will not trouble the paladins in other regions.

Because the overall power of evil is stronger than the righteous power of paladins, the paladins in each region have their own evils to face. Therefore, generally, when the situation is about to collapse, the paladins will ask for help from their colleagues outside.

Of course, Di Ruier's repeated summoning of paladins is fundamentally different from this. First, he will give generous rewards. Second, if there are no paladins to execute, then with the extreme of bronze dragons, I am afraid that they will really commit atrocities that will be recorded in history, although it is not much worse now.

All the way west, the land is barren. Even in the plains with mountains and rivers and abundant rainfall, it is difficult to see much green. Only by turning over the soil can you see some remaining grass roots.

The mountains and land were like this, not to mention the living creatures. Apart from the insect nests towering over the ruins of the city, and the Zergs that searched around the nests and transported various resources, Di Ruier could not see any other living creatures.

The only ones who could survive the rampant Zergs' plundering were probably those thumb-sized insects. Anything slightly larger was plundered.

"Extinction-style plunder."

Seeing the desolation gradually spreading on the land, Di Ruier's dragon pupils suddenly showed a cold chill, and his expression became completely indifferent.

Such devastating plunder and destruction will bring irreparable damage to this continent. Although there is no territory of his on this continent, once the desolation spreads, it will be enough to affect the whole world, and even make the world's status fall, the elements become silent, the extraordinary decline, and trigger a spiritual doomsday similar to the end of the law.

Crossing the barren mountains and crossing the dead rivers, a fortress with mountains as the base and cast in steel appeared in front of him.

When the dragon shadow of Di Ruier, wrapped in the storm, appeared in the sight of the observation post of the fortress, the sound of the horn symbolizing the highest level also spread throughout the fortress.

The Zerg hidden under the dust was also awakened by the sound of the horn, and they poked their heads out of the dust one after another. Then these Zergs who had no brains and only knew to obey orders raised their heads and saw the huge dragon shadow above their heads, driving infinite hurricanes and surrounded by thousands of thunders.

Roar~

The hot flame column gushed up, and a lava giant beast poked its head out from the gap between the mountains. It only looked at Di Ruier for a moment and then launched an attack on Di Ruier. The terrifying flame flow dispersed part of the storm and dyed a small part of the sky red. The hot flames dyed the sky and the ground red.

This horrible scene was like the plane of the fire element being torn apart, and the endless river of flames poured down from it, forming such a terrible scene of destruction.

However, in the endless stream of fire, a dragon claw covered with scales that became more and more dazzling due to the burning of the flames reached out from it, and then grabbed the giant beast's thorny head.

Rumble--

It is difficult to describe what kind of sound it was, like the collapse of the sky, and like the cracking of the earth. With the sound of breaking that made people and souls tremble, the head of the terrible giant beast was torn off from its body, and even a section of thick and long spine like a mountain was brought out.

Blood, hotter than magma, gushed out from the empty flesh and blood cavity and sprinkled on the mountains. In an instant, thick smoke billowed, the mountains melted, and turned into a stream of fire rushing down, which actually burned many Zergs and made them scream.

However, not many people paid attention to this slightly funny scene at this moment. The defenders in the fortress almost all looked up at the golden-scaled dragon holding a huge head in the dragon claws with shocked faces.

"Is that the Lava Tyrant? He died just like that. Am I dreaming?"

"What a strong dragon clan. Where did he come from? This is definitely not our native dragon."

"It should be the bronze emperor of the Elmond continent."

"Oh--I remember, this is not the cruel..."

"Shut up!"

Dirrel fell from the sky and casually threw the head of the giant beast, which was still spewing flames, into the fortress and landed on the wall in the fortress.

The wall has a wide corridor, enough to accommodate the passage of the construct army. Although it is still a bit narrow for Diriel's size, it is enough for landing.

"I am the commander-in-chief of the Sacred Heart Fortress, the Grand Duke of the Kingdom of Amiloa, Stefan Werich. Excuse me, sir, who are you?"

Less than a moment after Diriel fell, a middle-aged and elderly man with white hair and a strong tired look on his face hurried over. This is a legend, and an old legend who is about to break through to become a superior legend. There are signs of divinity condensing in his body.

No matter from which aspect, this person is a heavyweight figure. He should not be ignored just because he is a human, because he has the potential to become a god.

"There should not be a second dragon like me in this world. If I remember correctly, the dragon closest to me has been killed by me."

Di Ruier looked around casually. This is a fortress, but it is also an extremely prosperous city. However, it can be seen that the planning of this city is chaotic.

Because there are too many people, so many that the carrying capacity of this land has long been exceeded. The refugees who fled because of the Zerg invasion almost filled the city. Even in the marginal areas of the city, there are construction teams working hard to build buildings, but it is still not enough.

Chaos, crime, spreading epidemics, breeding evil, and doomsday believers lurking in it, trying to fan the flames and make trouble. Just a glance, Di Ruier saw many hidden problems in this fortress.

This made him a little eager to move. If he was asked to take over this fortress, then he would not deal with the Zerg outside first, but first carry out a round of cleansing of the fortress.

He really couldn't stand such a mess, not to mention that the disorder caused by the chaos would give darkness and evil room to grow, and many unpredictable hidden dangers would appear.

"You are the Storm King who commands the seven seas, the uncrowned emperor of Elmond, the founder of the Kingdom of God on Earth, the protector of millions of weak mortals, the most fair and merciful dragon... Your Excellency Diriel!"

The seemingly steady fortress manager reported a long list of titles that Diriel had heard or not heard of, and then respectfully said his name.

"I have so many titles?"

Seeing the many names read out by the old legend in front of him, Diriel couldn't help but be stunned, because he had no impression of some of the names.

"Forget it, tell me about your situation, what's the matter with those bugs? If I remember correctly, this was not your border line originally, right?"

It's just a title, but a trivial matter that can be ignored. Diriel asked the supreme commander in front of him about the specific situation of the Zerg. He wanted to know how far this Zerg has developed.

"That's right. Just the defense line I'm responsible for has lost nearly three provinces' worth of land."

Hearing Di Ruier's words, the old commander's face showed bitterness, and his eyes showed deep self-blame, but in addition, there was a lingering despair,

"I am the sinner of the kingdom!"

"Facing such an enemy, you have done very well, there is no need to blame yourself."

Seeing the old legend who seemed to have some self-destructive tendencies, Di Ruier was also a little surprised. Although he had anticipated the current situation, he did not expect that the kingdom's top leaders had reached such a desperate point about the future.