Somewhere in the Tuhala Desert, the northern wind was howling with sand particles. The visibility was very low. Even experienced soldiers would find it difficult to find the creatures hidden in the sand. It was a group of Battle Lizardmen.
This location was the Tuhala Desert, which was also the outermost line of defense of the Northern Empire. The soldiers of the Black-Winged King were patrolling this place, and the lizardmen were carefully listening to the subtle movements hidden in the howling of the north wind, monitoring every possible movement.
It was not that they were too nervous, but now the northern region was covered by dark clouds, and a storm was coming. Outside the border, there were Pentashade Dragons and Evil Dragon servants everywhere. They would invade the northern border from time to time, causing riots one after another. As one of the border outposts, they had to maintain the highest level of vigilance.
The rustling sound of something moving could be heard, and something fell into the yellow sand.
The Battle Lizardmen guards suddenly turned around, and the front end of their spears drew an arc, revealing fine fangs in their mouths.
Soon, they relaxed again, because they saw the gnolls of the Blackwing Clan. They were different races, so the Battle Lizardmen could not tell the difference between the gnolls, but they could still recognize the one in front of them. It was the leader of the gnolls, and also the clan leader with the highest status in the Blackwing Nest — Hogg.
"Sir." The Battle Lizardmen could not make many facial expressions, but at this moment, they forced a smile.
"Yes."
Hogg responded. The gnolls were not creatures that were easy to approach, and Hogg, who was given the dragon bloodline and radiation distortion, was even more so. Except for the Black Dragon Emperor, in the entire Blackwing Court, this terrifying gnoll would only be gentle in front of Luna.
"How many people do you have here?" The tall and strong gnoll leader looked down at the guards and asked.
The Battle Lizardmen who were asked the question thought for a moment, looked at the other patrolling companions, and whispered, "About a hundred?" Their words were full of uncertainty. The Battle Lizardmen were not very intelligent, and were not sensitive to numbers.
"Leave twenty people to patrol and guard, and the rest come with me."
Hogg said bluntly, and then continued to move forward. It seemed that he was going to leave the northern border defense line.
"But, milord."
The leader hesitated and said, "According to the orders of our leader, our people should take turns to rest, maintain the highest alert, and continue to monitor this area. If there are only twenty people left …"
Hogg stopped and turned his head, coldly looking at these shabby Battle Lizard Men without saying a word.
The Battle Lizardmen were descendants of dragons, so they were under the command of the Wyvern Leader Hogg. However, even Husky had to obey Hogg's orders under the tacit approval of the Black Dragon Emperor.
After a short pause and a breath's worth of time, the leader laughed and led the other guards to catch up with the Jackalan.
Hogg left the station with a team of Jackalans and a team of Battle Lizardmen. Before this, he had already memorized the terrain of the northern periphery. Now, it was all in his mind. "From the third station to the south, although it is still desert terrain, the desert is no longer under the control of the Black Wing Palace. However, the surrounding dragons did not build their nests here. This place is a buffer zone for the confrontation between the two sides. If you go further south, you will enter the real danger zone."
At this moment, the two groups of clansmen he led were fully armed. Although the Battle Lizardmen looked shabby, in fact, their vital parts were covered by armor. The same was true for the Jackalans. These clansmen were quite tenacious. As long as their vital parts were not injured, they could continue to fight even if one of their hands was cut off.
At the same time, they also carried a certain amount of food and water in their waist pouches, so they could move without supplies for a short period of time.
Hogg brought a weapon because he might encounter a fight. In his hand, he held the [Azax Thirsty Blood], which was given by the Black Dragon Emperor. Because it was wrapped in a layer of brown cloth and had never been used before, the magical light of the legendary weapon was not strong. It only vibrated with waves of ripples and wrapped around the thick and sharp right claw of the Jackalan.
This was a risk.
Because of the lack of information, Caesar had to carry out a series of detailed investigations of the enemies outside. It was not easy to choose the right person for this task. The enemies were all powerful true dragons. The weak Black Wing clansmen could not find out the core information, and clan leaders like Nero and Erha could not complete such a difficult investigation task with their limited intelligence.
In the end, Hogg volunteered and took the initiative to go. Caesar did not think much about it. After telling his most capable subordinate to pay attention to some things, he let him go.
Caesar was not worried about Hogg's work. At least until now, Hogg had not disappointed him.
After entering the unfamiliar outer area, the two sides soon encountered each other.
Just like the patrolling guards on the border of the Northern Empire, when Hogg entered the territory of a colorful dragon, he soon saw the scouts of the other side.
In the hilly area, a few half-dragons were squatting under the roots of a tree, talking to each other. When they found the outsiders, the lizardmen were almost in front of them.
The half-dragon took a deep breath and shouted in the dragon language that the Jackalans did not understand, "There's —"
Hogg's sharp claws tore through the air and pierced into the throat. The shouts behind it became air that leaked out, splashing out together with blood. The swift and fierce Gnoll approached with a howl, its left claw slicing open the Dracon's neck. The Dracon's neck was immediately sliced open. The Dracon's body was slightly lifted into the air, and a fountain of blood made a sizzling sound as it spurted out two meters high.
He still remembered that this was the best and fastest way to kill a half-dragon.
"There's …?"
Another half-dragon pushed aside the dense foliage on the hilly area, threw away the berries in his arms, and raised his weapon with one hand. He was vigilant and instinctively asked halfway, but his pupils immediately shrank.
Seeing the tall Gnoll turn around, the Drakonid guard wanted to warn the Gnoll like his companion, but before he could do anything, the sharp blade had already pierced his chest.
The lizardmen were also moving, and their efficiency was not low.
But even if it was seriously injured, the half-dragon did not die immediately. All the dragon descendants, for ordinary creatures, had amazing vitality. Its twisted and slender right arm waved, and the dagger pierced the lizardman's shoulder blade. The powerful force made the lizardman shorter on the spot. At the same time, its left arm tore open the lizardman's face, and green blood splashed everywhere.
The two dragon descendants were fierce and cruel, and they twisted together until the other two lizardmen joined in and completely tore the scout apart.
Hogg looked at the scene coldly and stood in place, waiting for the scene to be completely quiet. When the wind was blowing in the right direction, he opened his nose. In addition to the smell of blood in the air, the Jackalans' extraordinary sense of smell also gave him more information. The Jackalans smelled a faint rotten egg mixed with a sour smell.
"The smell of sulfur and volcanoes."
Hogg looked at the mutilated corpse on the ground and whispered, "This is the territory of a Red Dragon."
In the previous rough report given by the reconnaissance team, there were not many Red Dragons who obeyed the oracle of the Evil Dragon Mother to come to crusade against the Black Dragon Emperor. For the time being, only two of them were found.
And Hogg immediately encountered one of them as soon as he entered this area. It seemed that his luck was not bad.