The last line of defense consists of a fortress plus some terrain and buildings.

The defensive ability is...almost non-existent.

After the start of the Holy War, this place has been regarded as the starting point of various material supply lines.

Demons have never attacked here, so the defense here is weak and there is no space for defense at all.

The area between the last line of defense and the volcanic fortress is composed of various fields, orchards, and woods. Almost all the food sources for the soldiers in the jihad come from here.

The population here is also the largest.

Most of the soldiers were gathered here, trained in these places, and then assigned to various regiments and taken to their respective defense areas.

Kane and the others arrived at the only fortress on the last line of defense.

Calling it a fortress, if it weren't for the tall stone walls on the outside, there would be nothing wrong with calling it a small city.

All civilians within the second line of defense were evacuated here.

The entire fortress was already crowded with homeless civilians.

Kane and his teammates stood on the city wall and looked at the area inside the defense line.

Looking around to the horizon, you can see various wheat fields, farms and orchards in the distance.

The bright sunshine covers the earth, making it warm and comfortable.

There is no smell of being destroyed by war, as if everyone is in peace and there are no demons raging outside.

Thackerem led a few guards and walked towards Kane and the others from the other side of the city wall.

"Commander Kane, let's not stop here, let's go directly to the volcano fortress."

Watching Kane turn his head and look at him doubtfully.

Sakerim explained: "This last line of defense has no defensive capabilities at all. The commander's order has been issued, requiring us to go directly to the rear of the volcanic barrier with these civilians."

It seems that there is a reason why the humans here have been able to fight against the demon Ao for hundreds of years, without any luck.

Once you make the best judgment, you will never be sloppy and execute it quickly.

At first, Kane thought that these people would stubbornly defend the last line of defense, and would not retreat until they were beaten or had no other choice.

I didn't expect to be so decisive.

But this is what Kane wants to see.

Once everyone retreats to the volcano fortress, when the devil attacks again, it will be the final decisive battle.

Through Kane and his team's efforts during this period, they have saved all the vitality they can.

If the current strength of the troops is maintained, and Kane and the others finally carry out the beheading operation, the chance of victory in the decisive battle is definitely not small.

After listening to Sakerim's words, Kane nodded and replied: "Then let's go."

Riding on horses, these soldiers had already formed a formation, while civilians and various goods were already rushing towards the volcano fortress.

As for the civilians in the last line of defense, they had already begun to retreat when the second line of defense received news that they would be attacked in a large scale.

Now most of them have been moved to the back of the volcanic barrier.

Now only Shakrem and the other soldiers who were stalling for time were left, as well as the soldiers who came to meet them.

Of course, there are also those dawdling civilians.

This long queue is very long, several kilometers in length.

The soldiers were still walking back and forth throughout the team, maintaining order.

Kane and the others were at the back of the team, moving slowly.

Take a look at the surrounding scenery along the way.

A place that has never been plagued by demons for hundreds of years.

The various vegetation and architectural environments are extremely well preserved, and there is no bloody or rancid smell in the air.

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Just stop and go like this

Noon the next day.

Kane and the others finally saw the volcano in the distance.

The top of the volcano reaches straight into the sky, and you can vaguely see the white snow covering it.

Even from this distance, you can see traces of a circle of human construction at the foot of the mountain.

When you get close to such a range, you can see guard towers standing at regular intervals along the way. Each guard tower is equipped with a team of soldiers capable of both offense and defense.

There is also an unburned brazier on the top of the guard tower, which should be used to notify the enemy behind of the distance.

From time to time, one or two teams of cavalry wearing elite armor can be seen patrolling around.

From the sophistication of these soldiers' equipment, and the magical reaction Kane saw from them.

The cavalry in each team has a silver magic reaction, so this team can almost kill a demon.

The soldiers of Volcano Fortress were much more elite than Kai had imagined.

Finally, Kane and the others saw the entire volcanic fortress.

The entire volcano is built in the middle of a low mountain range, and a fortress is built around the front of the volcano.

The only way to reach the rear is through narrow roads on both sides of the volcano. However, the construction of the fortress extended two sections of walls to completely block the road.

If the devil wants to wreak havoc in the rear, the volcanic fortress must be captured.

But the devil's goal was originally this volcano, and the devil's warlord was being sealed in the volcano.

It is said that the entire fortress built around the volcano is above the seal, which means that if you want to release the demon overseer, you must destroy the entire fortress.

The city wall is more than ten meters tall and densely packed with various engineering equipment.

The number of soldiers standing guard on the city wall alone has reached half of the soldiers in Kane's team.

There are still various traps that have been dug under the city wall. It can be seen from the extent of these traps that they seem to have just been dug in the past few days, and there are still many soldiers and civilians digging again.

The civilians escorted from the front did not stop after entering the huge central city gate, but headed towards the back of the volcano from the narrow roads on both sides.

The soldiers all stayed in the volcano fortress.

Later, under the command of the secretary, these soldiers were divided into different camps according to their respective teams and regiments for rest.

Thackerem took Kane, the others, and the Saint towards the headquarters in the center of the fortress.

The headquarters was built on the side of the volcano.

The road leading to the headquarters is full of various stairs and upward slopes.

Along the way, Kane felt eyes hidden in the shadows everywhere, as well as humans hidden in the buildings.

Is the security so tight?

Kane was about to arrive at the headquarters when he discovered that there was actually a tall cylindrical mage tower floating in mid-air below the headquarters.

Because the mage tower is very close to the ground and blocked by various surrounding buildings, Kane has not been able to see it until now.

A ray of light flashed from the top of the mage tower, and Kane and the others could feel a ray of magic sweeping through their bodies.
Chapter completed!