Chapter 42

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The sun barely clung to the western horizon, and the light on the plain had dimmed considerably. The blood-red evening sky was densely covered, echoing the vast patches of blood on the plain, creating a strikingly harsh scene.

Yan Xuege sat cross-legged in the carriage of Fane's vehicle, with four beautiful blood demon maidens kneeling respectfully in the corner of the carriage, their eyes fixed on Yan Xuege without blinking. Each of the four maidens, who appeared to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, was stunningly beautiful, exuding a faint, delicate fragrance. They were maids given to Yan Xuege by Fane, a kind of gift that could not be refused.

The essence blood of the three thousand-year dukes slowly released within her body. Yan Xuege spread her innate bat wings, gently flapping them, focusing all her energy on absorbing the power from the essence blood. These essences could not be entirely used to enhance her demon power; the majority of the energy had to be used to strengthen her physical body, expand her life essence, enhance her soul strength, and strengthen the abilities of her innate bat wings.

The blood energy surged within her body like a tide, causing her hair to stand straight up. The intense blood energy had already given her black hair a faint dark red hue.

Her body emitted a series of popping sounds as her muscles, bones, tendons, blood vessels, and internal organs continuously strengthened. Her bones became more resilient, her muscles more powerful and elastic, her tendons as flexible as steel, her blood vessels wider and more resilient, and the life energy stored in her internal organs increased by tens of times!

Her tongue, nose, eyes, ears, and even the sense of touch on her skin were continuously growing stronger, becoming superhumanly powerful. Even as a child, Yan Xuege could smell the scent of a drop of fresh blood from dozens of miles away. Now, with a slight sniff, she could detect the presence of all living beings within hundreds of miles.

Her soul strength was also gradually growing. Originally, Yan Xuege's soul strength was as weak as the flame of a candle, but with the continuous infusion of energy from the essence blood of the three thousand-year dukes, her soul had become as bright and intense as a torch. Her soul strength had increased by more than a hundred times, reaching the level expected of a seasoned duke!

A large number of blood demon secrets quietly sprouted within her soul, and countless ancient demon runes and demon scripts transformed into blood-colored seals, merging into her body. She could run faster, become stronger, and react more sharply. The powerful innate abilities hidden in her bloodline were awakening, and a nearly beast-like instinct was quietly emerging.

Everything happening outside was irrelevant to Yan Xuege. The carriage she was in was a famous demon artifact of the Stuttgart family, with a history of over ten thousand years. It was forged by a legendary great demon who could shatter the void, using the bones of a legendary flying dragon mixed with a large amount of rare materials from before the End Law Era. Even dozens of powerful beings on par with Fane could not break through it.

Yan Xuege was absolutely safe inside the carriage, let alone with eight thousand-year dukes of the Stuttgart family guarding the carriage closely. Such an array would even make the Grand Chancellor of the Greater Berlin City-State retreat in disgrace.

The plain outside was in chaos. Under the疯狂的攻击下，在一百头地狱三头龙鹰的肆虐下，布莱特带领的大柏林城邦的精锐军队不到两个小时就全线崩溃。布莱特被一位殷族侯爵从背后偷袭，挖走了他背上一块重达数斤的血肉后狼狈逃窜，最终还是被生擒活捉。

其他被俘虏的，和布莱特、桑德尔、芬妮丝等人身份相同的，掌握了各种稀奇古怪自然力量的青年男女一共有三十五人。这些人都被殷族和斯图加特家族的高手下了各种禁锢，囚禁在一辆守卫森严的法车中。

如今殷族的大军正在斯图加特家族众多高手的帮助下，在平原上搜捕那些逃窜的士兵和凡卢尔城的平民。已经有五十几万凡卢尔城的市民被一溜一溜的捆了起来，正准备运回殷族。但是还有数十万士兵和平民四散逃开，殷族大军正在满地里抓捕他们。

凡卢尔城是大柏林城邦很重要的鱼鲜和金属供应地，殷族攻破了凡卢尔城，同样也就占据了这里的库房。数十万吨来不及运走的湖鱼、湖虾，上百万吨各色各样的金属锭，五十几吨刚刚提炼完成的金锭，数百吨银锭等等，这些价值无算的财富都成了殷族的战利品。

更让殷族满意的是，他们在凡卢尔城外的一个秘密矿洞内，发现了一条储量丰富的晶石矿。一位被俘虏的凡卢尔城行政官背叛了自己的种族，他向殷族献出了这条矿脉，以换取自己和家人的安全以及未来的荣华富贵。

时间一点点的过去，殷族的大军穷搜附近的平原，将逃窜的士兵和平民抓回了百分之九十以上。过百万的人类惊恐交集的聚集在一起，平原上到处都点燃了篝火，殷族的血仆军在人群中穿梭，按照殷族高层的吩咐，仔细的洗劫这些平民的私人财产。

贵重金属制成的项链和手镯，镶嵌各色宝石的戒指，包括末法时代那些有名艺术家留下的工艺品等等，这些都是殷族洗劫的对象。

同时他们也要对这些俘虏的平民做一个初步的登记。那些年老体衰的平民，他们送回殷族后，就会在很短的时间内人间蒸发。那些年轻力壮的男女，他们会被送去各种矿洞和农场，为殷族辛勤劳作。

最幸运的是那些生得英俊潇洒，或者俏丽貌美的少年男女。他们都是珍贵的财富，他们将成为殷族最顶级的血奴。他们将得到最完善的生活条件，他们甚至能一一配对的生儿育女。他们能够无忧无虑的度过下半生，他们唯一的任务就是，每个月都向殷族供奉一定比例的鲜血！

殷族深知‘涸泽而渔’是多么愚蠢的事情，所以早在末法时代之前，殷族就开始建立规模巨大的血巢，秘密的蓄养血奴。随着一年又一年不断的将资质卓越的血奴补充进血巢，殷族拥有的血奴总量已经是一个天文数字！

但是具体殷族的血巢位于何处，血巢中的血奴有多少人，血巢到底有多大的规模，除了殷族的元老和特定的一部分元老，其他族人都无从得知。就算是殷极煌、殷极焐这样的家族实权派，他们也不知道有关血巢的任何蛛丝马迹。

在殷族，血巢是绝对的禁地，是殷族鼎盛的基础。

一夜的忙碌后，殷族的一百架法车后面拖拽上了大量的俘虏，平均每一辆法车后都拖拽着超过一万人！在太阳升起的时候，殷族的法车缓慢的腾空而起，他们准备将这些俘虏送回殷族城邦。

按照殷天绝他们制定的计划，回程时殷族的大军也要尽可能的放缓速度。

所以殷族大军和斯图加特家族的人混在一起，慢悠悠的顺着来时的路向殷族城邦返回。这一次因为有着过百万俘虏一起行军的缘故，殷族大军前进的速度果然拖慢到了极点。一路上耗费了整整七天，他们才重新回到了大柏林城邦城外。

而且有意无意的，行军的大队人马更是尽可能的逼近大柏林城邦，几乎是擦着大柏林城邦的城墙路过。最近的时候，殷族大军距离大柏林城邦的金属城墙只有不到三千米！

到了这里，殷血歌也停止吸收三位千年公爵的精血。他走出法恩堡的马车，站在车辕上眺望大柏林城邦的方向。他听到了城墙上无数人的怒吼和叫骂声，甚至听到了大量声嘶力竭的哭喊声。

“为什么他们没有任何的反应？”殷血歌皱起了眉头：“难道说，大柏林城邦的大执政官们，他们已经不在城内了么？如果是这样的话，殷无风，对大柏林城邦发动试探性的攻击！”

浩浩荡荡的殷族队伍停了下来，伴随着一声声尖锐的命令声，数十门巨型臼炮被血仆军拉了出来，选了一个合适的阵地将臼炮安置完成。大柏林城邦的城墙上喧哗声越发的嘹亮，随后突然有低沉的轰鸣声传来，数十条红光呼啸着轰向了殷族的臼炮阵地。

“防御结界，起！”殷血歌举起了一只手。

围绕在臼炮附近的十三架法车上，一道道妖文法箓急速的亮起。一重淡淡的血色光幕笼罩了臼炮阵地，那些红光呼啸而来，准确的命中了这一道防御结界。

巨大的爆炸声响起，大地微微一颤，那道血色光幕剧烈的震荡了几下。

法恩堡突兀的出现在殷血歌身边，他背着手，眯着眼看着远处大柏林城邦的城墙，若有所思的看着殷血歌：“我前几天就觉得奇怪，殷族的这次行动，似乎有点故意挑衅的味道！你不是想要将大柏林城邦的那些大执政官都给勾引出来吧？”

殷血歌笑着向法恩堡摇了摇头：“那也得他们在城里才好！您其实早就应该发现事情不对劲了，我们攻击凡卢尔城，只有布莱特他们带领一支军队增援，这本身就不合理。”

“一群实力弱小的年轻人！”法恩堡皱起了眉头：“大柏林城邦的高手去哪里了？除开那些大执政官，那些真正的中坚力量去哪里了？为什么只留下了这些小家伙撑门面？”

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