Chapter 2653: The Reconnaissance Team Ambush Incident

"In the mountainous region northwest of Yierlan, the specific time of losing contact was yesterday. Because according to regulations, the reconnaissance team needs to contact the rear periodically; exceeding the time limit is equivalent to losing contact, not to mention that at this very moment we are communicating, no news has been sent back. As for whether there were any special signs beforehand—"

A trace of unease revealed itself in Elder Laruian's steady voice, "It is precisely because there were no signs at all that makes this matter seem unusual. I think it is very likely they discovered some important secret of the Demon Descendant!"

"The mountainous region northwest of Yierlan?"

Hearing this location, Xia Duo was lost in thought. Although the territory of Yierlan is more mature than Netheril, it has not actually been fully developed, such as the two mountainous areas in the west, north and south.

The main area of activity is still on the flatter plains in the east, with the capital Taiweimansa as the core, expanding to the surroundings—mainly to the south.

But that is the main development area, and its southern part does not truly border Shaerwen. Theoretically, of course, they border, but in reality, there are still large areas of non-effective control.

The south is like this, so the northwest goes without saying. According to the situation Xia Duo understands, there are only a small number of settlements and some observation outposts in the northwest of Yierlan.

Only at the border with Siluwende are there one or two military fortresses. This was also one of the important reasons why Yierlan agreed to the independent state-building of the Ailan region back then.

It is very simple; all countries were eyeing it, making it difficult to annex directly, so they could only indirectly influence and manipulate it, which carried a not-insignificant risk of losing control. Of course, if it could be truly controlled, it would become a springboard for quickly swallowing Siluwende.

Although they have now given up on direct annexation, they have won the support of various countries and enjoy many benefits of the newborn Aiwa Kingdom.

Although the Northland Alliance does not know, I know. I myself am also quietly investigating, and although it is through the form of prophecy, it is also a feasible way.

But no one expected that the real Aiwa Kingdom is actually the lair of the Demon Descendant, or even if it is not the lair, it holds very important interests.

At the same time, he also urged Ailan that if he hears that a Mist has appeared in a certain place, he must not try to confirm it personally.

This method can indeed be called simple and crude, but when it really comes to that point, he cannot care so much; various methods must be tried.

In fact, even for himself, he never had the intention of exploring it personally. At most, it would be observing from outside the Mist to see if it is the same as the Mist he saw in the prophecy.

Although the Northland Alliance found the corpses of the members of that reconnaissance team, they discovered the final battle traces of that team. According to the on-site judgment, that team did indeed encounter the Demon Descendant at the time, but it was not because they discovered any important clues.

Either the Seven Towers and Laruian are hiding something, or the Yierlan side that led the investigation at the time is hiding something.

Xia Duo feels that behind this matter, either the Northland Alliance does not attach enough importance to the Demon Descendant, or there are some secrets that are inconvenient to disclose to the outside.

In fact, the purpose of the Demon Descendant is far from infiltrating various countries, or rather, infiltrating various countries is not their true purpose at all; it is merely a necessary means in the process of achieving their goal!

Of course, Xia Duo does not think that the current Aiwa Kingdom of the Northland Alliance is the Aiwa that the Demon Descendant wants, but it is definitely closely related to the plan of the Demon Descendant.

If possible, see what kind of existence the Mist really is.

However, regarding the reconnaissance team that went missing in the northwest of Yierlan, the Northland Alliance did have investigation results, which had some discrepancies with what Xia Duo expected. According to the news from Laruian and even from the Seven Towers—

After all, it is a world of Magic, with diverse means of teleportation. As long as there is a pre-existing plan, there are plenty of ways to provide timely support.

It is said that after this incident happened, Crown King Helien of Taiweimansa and many Council Elders were furious and vowed to find the Demon Descendant who committed the crime within the territory of Yierlan.

Once again asking Elder Laruian to keep an eye on the latest news, Xia Duo then ended the communication with the other party, and then he sent a message to Ailan, asking him to pay attention to topics related to the Mist in Evereska.

The only difference is the basis for suspicion; the Northland Alliance relies on past experience and consistent hostility toward the Demon Descendant, while Xia Duo synthesizes prophecy and the inside story of Aiwa he learned previously.

This way, even if reconnaissance personnel encounter an attack, it can ensure that the message is sent back. If the rear responds in time, there might even be time to send rescue.

But if one really waits until the Magic Shadow fully infiltrates all countries, it might be too late by then.

Now that the Northland Alliance's reconnaissance team has gone missing in the northwest of Taiweimansa, it is hard for Xia Duo not to associate it with the Demon Descendant, not to mention that he has recently been focusing on the Mist Event of the prophecy, which hits his sensitive point even more.

"Remember to notify me immediately after hearing the news; do not act on your own!" Xia Duo instructed like this.

The former possibility is small; the Demon Descendant has already effectively threatened the rule of various countries, and even the significance of the existence of the Main Plane. No matter how much importance is attached to it, it is not too much.

But until the moment Xia Duo received the intelligence, the Taiweimansa side had also failed to discover more information beyond the investigation results of the Northland Alliance.

A long time ago, when he first knew the true meaning of the name Aiwa, he decided then that once the situation of the Demon Descendant was completely uncontrollable, he would destroy Aiwa.

For the next few days, Xia Duo had been waiting for news from Evereska. Until mid-December, neither Elder Laruian nor Ailan could send any intelligence related to the Mist.

However, after considering it, he ultimately did not tell Elder Laruian his guess. In fact, whether he said it or not was the same; the Northland Alliance would still attach importance to the Demon Descendant and increase the intensity of the investigation.

Even if reconnaissance personnel are required to have strong combat capabilities, equipping them with some powerful communication devices is not an excessive request.

It was just a normal discovery and ambush. The reason why no information could be sent back was also because the Demon Descendant discovered the reconnaissance team first and then ambushed them.

Xia Duo does not think that the Northland countries do not attach enough importance to the Demon Descendant; at the very least, the Elven Nations must be full of hatred for the Demon Descendant.

Their true purpose is to change the current Time Line of the Main Plane and pull the Aiwa Kingdom that exists in another time line, or in the fantasies of some Demon Descendant, into Reality.

After all, the Demon Descendant has already shown their strong advantage in the field of prophecy. If one does not make good use of such a flaw as the Aiwa Kingdom, one might really have to wait until the Demon Descendant fully infiltrates all countries to discover it later.

Regarding this matter, all parties seem to have reached a conclusion, and they have indeed taken some actions, but Xia Duo feels that this matter is not that simple.

In the prophecy, even the professional investigators sent by the Northland Alliance could not return after entering the Mist Region. Xia Duo does not think that a common human like Ailan is that special.

In fact, he really wanted to expose the inside story of the Aiwa Kingdom, but he was worried that doing so would make the Demon Descendant hide completely. Now, at least there is still an obvious flaw left.

Then the real answer is ready to come out—

There are still too many places in this that cannot be explained. For example, as the cooperative department of various countries specifically dealing with the Demon Descendant—the Demon Descendant Intelligence Analysis Office—how could the professional reconnaissance personnel they sent not consider the scenario of being ambushed?