Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 269 The Evil Legion
Grima soon received news that the Frost Three-Headed Hound Legion had been attacked and none had survived.

His smiling face instantly turned gloomy. In the early morning, his fraudulent Enchantress had just successfully negotiated (deceived) that the Arcane Empire would provide sulfur through special channels in exchange for equivalent value.

The resources I've collected recently can be used to exchange for sulfur, since sulfur is needed for advanced corruption. The demand isn't high, but as the number of conversions increases, the amount needed will naturally grow.

This time, Grimma didn't negotiate in the name of Hell. Instead, he had the Deceptive Enchantress disguise herself as a human caravan and connect with a supplier in a border city, successfully obtaining a channel.

The Deceiver has his own way of dealing with the group of rigid mages in the tower. They are special troops from the distant abyss, with ordinary combat abilities, but they have other uses.

【Deceptive Enchantress (Hell Tier 5 Special Unit): Attack 14, Defense 16, Ammo: 24, Damage 12-14, Health 45, Speed ​​7, Small and weak.

Element: None, ranged unit.

Long-range counterattack: If attacked from a distance by the enemy, you can counterattack (provided you have enough ammunition and are within firing range).
Enchantress: The user is immune to mind-control magic. When an allied hero uses a charm-type skill, the user is affected by the charm. Attacks under this effect have a chance to inflict charm magic on enemies, provided the enemy's health is below (Hero's spell power * 3 + 20).

Succubus Spy: Able to disguise themselves and infiltrate cities to carry out assassinations, defections, intelligence gathering, and other tasks. After lying in wait for a period of time, they can destroy buildings (damage a supernatural building). The time required depends on the city level and the size of the building (for a level 1 city and a level 1 guard tower, it takes 1 week).

Evaluation: Humanoid weapons from hell; their bodies are their best weapons.

The Deceptive Enchantress is similar in function to the Thief, but her strength and special abilities are much greater, making her the best tool for devils to carry out their dirty plans.

If the castle is well-defended and has a sizable tavern and thieves' guild, the Enchantresses' success rate is generally low. However, they are very effective against unprepared enemies.

While Grimar was still basking in the glory of his plan, he was immediately met with a setback.

"Have you found out who the enemy is and what kind of troops they have?"

"It should be the humans from Bear Fortress. The vanguard consisted of ranged priests who were advancing in rank. Not a single one of the three-headed demon hounds escaped, and they are still advancing northward."

After thinking for a moment, Grimar finally remembered the origins of this unit.

"Kuraki City, the human Sumu!"

The reason why they guessed it so quickly was because Karl had repeatedly emphasized that the reason he did not return to the North to hunt was because there was a terrible enemy in the plains that he could not defeat at all, and that if the enemy launched a northern expedition, Karl would flee long ago.

At the time, Grimaldi had mocked Karl harshly, calling him a coward. Now, thinking back, Karl's subservience in seizing military power—was he perhaps deliberately luring me to the plains to deal with this troublesome opponent?

Grima was inherently suspicious, and besides, most of the heroes of the Hell faction were cunning and selfish. Even those who were reckless and ruthless were extremely powerful and could disregard strategy. Karl's ability to survive in a lawless region didn't seem like that kind of person at all.

"That despicable guy, no wonder he acted so obediently, he just wanted to use me as a pawn."

Seeing the war demon's clenched teeth, the surrounding evil spirits dared not approach. They knew their leader's character well: treacherous and cunning, fond of suspecting his own people, and quite successful in internal strife.

Of course, they see this kind of evaluation as a sign of competence, but when it comes to moments of rage, they should stay away.

"Go, probe the strength of the human vanguard once more! Prepare for a decisive battle!"

Grimar first sent a team of scouts to investigate ahead, while he immediately emptied the city of its resources and personnel, and summoned his subordinates.

"Quickly assemble the team, let's head east and take over the human city of Norton!"

The commanders exchanged glances, not quite understanding their leader's thinking. Hadn't he just given the order for a decisive battle? Why was he suddenly ordering a retreat?

However, a few astute individuals instantly grasped Grama's intentions. What about the Arcane Empire's promises and Karl's conspiracy? As long as they left this area, everything would be fine, right?

Bear Fortress's area of ​​influence is very narrow, only covering a small area in the northern border. Even if Su Mu wanted to pursue him, he couldn't possibly chase him across thousands of miles during a major war between the two countries. Since this nut to crack is tough, let's try an easier region.

As for the scouts who were just sent out, they were basically sent to their deaths to draw the enemy's attention and buy time for the main force.

This tactic is a common method used by the devils of war; it's just that everyone has become somewhat arrogant after a series of victories.

"My lord, is that Su Mu really as powerful as the legends say? Could it be that Karl is trying to mislead us and prevent us from settling down in the North? We currently have nearly 7000 Hell troops, all of them high-ranking elites. Wouldn't it be a waste to just run away without a fight?"

The one who spoke was a fiery evil god king, whose eyes were blazing with flames, and whose body was filled with the wailing of countless souls, exuding tyranny and madness.

【Fire God King (Hell Tier 5, Tier 2 Unit, Baptized by Fire Element): Attack 18, Defense 13, Damage 17-21, Health 55, Speed ​​7, Large Size.

Element: Fire.

Enslaving Demons: Can resurrect shattered flesh and blood as fire demons.

Fiery Lash: While striking the enemy, it also inflicts a mental lash on the surrounding demons (including upgraded units) (up to 5 stacks), granting them +3 attack and +1 fire elemental damage.

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The evil god king hero Tok is Grama's lieutenant. He has used his powerful skills to slaughter and resurrect thousands of fire demons on the battlefield.

【Flame Demon (Hell Tier 4, Tier 2 unit, Baptized by Fire Element): Attack 14, Defense 10, Damage 8-11, Health 40, Speed ​​6, Large size.

Element: Fire.

**Burning Body:** Sacrifices 50% of your health to convert into attack power (conversion efficiency is 50%), and allows you to perform fire elemental attacks.

He was clearly still not satisfied and wanted to command more fire demons.

In the hellish city, the "pig-farming" tactic is a method that the evil god king is proud of, and his fire demons are even more aggressive, completely disregarding sacrifice. He also possesses treasures that can increase the health of his troops, making him even more formidable.

Tok wanted to amass more troops so he could return and seize Karl's forces completely.

Although they took most of the legion with them, Karl possessed an extremely powerful fusion unit called the False Man, which was the legion that Tok had been longing for. If he could incorporate this force, there would be great potential for future endeavors.

Just as Tok was daydreaming about the future, he was slapped hard across the face.

"Fool, don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Karl's fusion soldiers are his foundation, and the reason why the Abyss Lords took a liking to him. How could I possibly give them to you?"

"Thinking about it now, Karl's forces are quite strong, yet they were still being chased and beaten by Su Mu. This human lord probably does have some real power. But no matter how strong they are, I'll keep running east and let Karl face Su Mu's wrath. It doesn't matter how badly they fight; we can just develop our strength slowly!"

Grima was quite authoritative, and once he made up his mind, no one in the Hell Legion dared to raise any objections.

Having timed it perfectly, and after the scouts had been sent to their deaths, he led his army eastward and set fire to Yancheng, destroying this centuries-old city in the flames of war.

The evil legions laughed and continued their plundering.

(End of this chapter)