Uncle here isn't your average office worker!

When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it; everything has its counter.

If Therese had the upper hand in her battles against Kal'tsit and the others before Roy and Theresa arrived, that advantage quickly turned into a disadvantage after the two arrived.

Therese's sword energy could shatter the thick shell of Mon3tr, but it couldn't penetrate Roy's Sealing body. His swordsmanship was a style of its own, and his killing skills, honed on the battlefield, were efficient and powerful, in no way inferior to Wei Yanwu, who was famous for his Crimson Sky Sword Technique. However, he could only fight on par with Roy, who relied on brute force. In terms of ranged attacks, he was truly at a disadvantage.

Although Roy now mostly engages in close combat with a sword due to his weapon, don't forget that he still possesses considerable archery skills. Coupled with the [Stella!] module, which can be unleashed by destroying weapons, and the support of Theresa, who can continuously use the Demon Lord's Originium Arts to provide him with weapons, once the distance is increased, Theresis will face a saturation bombardment that is even more stressful than close-quarters combat.

He no longer had time to worry about why a knight from Kazimierz possessed such formidable combat power. The slightest lapse in concentration or distraction could cause the entire defense to collapse. He had to stay focused and find opportunities to counterattack amidst the almost impenetrable attacks. Moreover, compared to the predicament Kal'tsit had faced just minutes before, Theresis now knew very well that she would not be able to offer any "unexpected help."

All of his cards are now on the table.

No, that’s not the case.

The only thing that could possibly help him out of this predicament, or even turn the tide, flashed through Tracy's mind—the Shard, Victoria's secret weapon, which was still not finished even now.

But after only a brief moment of thought, he abandoned his plan to forcibly activate the Shard.

After all, it was a weapon of Victoria. If it weren't for the plan to use it to incite conflict within Victoria, Theresis would never have wanted to touch it, let alone use it here, in what he saw as a situation to "determine the future direction of the Sarkaz."

Theresa was able to draw upon Kal'tsit, Amiya, the Breath of Kings, and even Roy, a Kazimierz, because her core principle was "reconciliation." Theresa, however, was different. He was determined to "fight," a fight to the death where one side had to fall completely. If he couldn't prove that he and the Sarkaz could win a new future solely through his own power, then he was essentially no different from Theresa.

This is a clash of ideas, or, to use a more widely used term, a "clash of paths" or a "clash of traditions."

Moreover, even if he were willing to abandon his core beliefs and fight solely for victory, activating the Shard, there would ultimately be no victor.

Because the Shard is incomplete.

The reason it remains unfinished is not because it cannot cause a natural disaster at this moment. In fact, after renovations and improvements by successive Victorian emperors, the main structure of the Shard is essentially complete, with only some simple finishing touches remaining. The Kazdel Military Council was merely a lucky survivor.

Otherwise, could there truly be such a genius among the Sarkaz who could master the construction techniques and operating principles of the Shard in such a short time after the Sarkaz occupied Londinium, and thus complete the entire building?

The answer is self-evident.

The Shard already possesses the ability to summon natural disasters. Once the activation button is pressed, this skyscraper can trigger a small natural disaster with enough power to destroy a city in a short period of time, and after a long period of accumulation, it can summon a large natural disaster that can cover the entire mobile city.

What it lacks is the ability to direct this natural disaster to a designated location.

An atomic bomb that can't be launched is meaningless. Similarly, a cataclysmic weapon that can only destroy itself, no matter how powerful, cannot be considered "complete." The Victorians clearly hadn't figured out how to guide the cataclysmic attacks summoned by the Shards to target their enemies while minimizing losses, because, as Christen said, people on Earth are focused on their feet, and few look up at the sky.

But Theresis had an idea.

So he ordered the construction of airships fueled by dead souls—a sky fortress unlike any other in Terra's history! Although it didn't possess the world-destroying power of the space carriers in the science fiction novels Roy had read in his previous life, it was a perfect "weathervane," capable of accurately guiding the Shard's attack location.

Unfortunately, due to limitations in technology and time, it has not yet been completed.

It will take at least two more years.

Roy arrived a little too early and missed seeing the magnificent airship, as well as witnessing its combination with the Shard Tower to destroy the Duke's fleet and trigger a chain of suspicion about "superweapons" across the entire Terran world.

Once Theresis makes up his mind to use the Shard Tower, there will be no victor. Catastrophe will only descend, engulfing the entire Londinium, including him, causing massive casualties, resulting in a lose-lose situation with no survivors.

He refused to do so.

At this moment, Roy spoke up:

"Actually, we can talk about this, Theresis. There are many more pressing crises on this land than those in Sarkaz. Humanity can put aside its prejudices for the time being. This is not just empty talk. The formation of the Terran Alliance and the publication of the Lateran Declaration are the best evidence. To be honest, I contributed a lot to all of this."

With the help of Kal'tsit's Riddle, Roy's rhetoric convinced many people. Even the long-standing enemies, the Ursus and the Kazimir, achieved a superficial reconciliation and alliance under Roy's persuasion and Trevor Friston's "tutelage."

Roy doesn't believe this situation won't repeat itself with the Sarkaz.

He was even confident that as long as Therese laid down his arms and agreed, he could go out of the city and persuade the Grand Duke to resolve the Londinium affair through peaceful negotiations.

Sarkaz's misdeeds in the city will be given a fair trial, and the Grand Duke, as the one who let the wolf into the city, must also compensate for the losses suffered in the city.

Then, everyone can temporarily set aside their disputes and work together to fight the real enemy.

But this was undoubtedly a fairytale ending, yet it clearly failed to persuade the man before her.

"The crisis you speak of, is it Hai Si, or evil spirits?"

Therese spoke up, stubbornly insisting that Roy must have said something that made him frown:

“I will deal with them personally after the Sarkaz reclaim everything they have. As for now.”

“In order to fight against the outside world, we must first settle down at home!”

Volume 1: Chapter 330 Is this document authentic and reliable?

Therese did not die peacefully.

The Sarkaz heroes are indeed powerful enough that when Theresis unleashes his true abilities, even Roy would find it difficult to defeat him in a short time.

But Theresis was never fighting against Roy alone.

Not to mention that Roy also has Theresa, whose strength is clearly no less than his, but whose time is limited, the combination of Logos, Misery, Ascalon and other Rhodes Island operators is enough to make Theresis feel troubled.

All Roy needs to do is get serious, restrain Theresis's actions, and buy time for Theresa and the elite operators to launch their attack.

Clearly, this fighting style was somewhat unsportsmanlike and showed a blatant disregard for the Pardoner's family and Manfred. But in reality, that was the truth.

When the gap in strength reaches a certain level, the participation of mid-level combat forces in high-level battles drops drastically. Therefore, the Blood Lord could wipe out an entire Victorian army group in a single night, completely controlling the Londinium city defense forces. The Witch King could even completely destroy the "Old Gallic Guard," a special unit comparable to the Imperial Guard and Steam Knights, with magic.

With Roy's current strength, even at full power, he's at least at the Deep Sea Hunter level. Even if Manfred were to break his sword, he probably wouldn't be a scratch. And once he activates the Moonlit Module, his mental strength is at a nascent level, making him completely ineffective against the Pardoner. He and Theresis are evenly matched, leaving Theresa and the Rhodes Island operators as purely additive advantages!

All that remains is time to accumulate advantages and eventually turn them into a winning position to completely defeat Theresis.

After Theresa's final sword strike, Kazdel's regent finally collapsed, falling backward onto his throne.

Ironically, ever since his victory in the civil war and his occupation of Londinium until Rhodes Island attacked, Theresis had always considered himself the Chairman of the Military Council and the Regent of Kazdel. The throne that he had always kept at a distance, the symbol of the Demon King, was now forced upon him when he was defeated.

"Actually, I didn't want to kill you."

Roy said it very frankly.

“I think many of your arguments make a lot of sense. For example, if the struggle for survival is wrong, then I would rather perish.”

Admittedly, no matter how wealthy the Sarkaz ancestors were, that's all in the distant past. Even history has forgotten that period; present-day Kazdel is nothing more than a bizarre little country.

They didn't have a city of their own; all they had were ruins and wastelands left over from the war, and homeless people.

As Theresa said, most Sarkaz were not born liking war; life and prejudice forced them to take a dirty and bloody path.

For a Sarkaz like this, a leader like Theresis is undoubtedly a powerful figure sent from heaven.

Let's recount what Roy knew about Theresis's past: as an ordinary Sarkaz, not a member of the Ten Royal Courts, he honed his skills to become a hero; as a general, he formed a military council to secretly smuggle building materials and construct Kazdel's first mobile city; he was then appointed to lead a hastily assembled Sarkaz army, whose training and discipline were far from excellent, against Kal'tsit's multinational coalition, ultimately defeating them and killing Kal'tsit, their commander, amidst a sea of ​​soldiers. Up to this point, he was an impeccable Sarkaz hero.

Even later, when his ideals clashed with Theresa's, leading to the Kazdel Civil War, he merely transformed from a hero who saved Kazdel into an ambitious, ruthless, and obsessive tyrant. He didn't abandon his ideal of saving the Sarkaz; he simply chose a different path from Theresa's, and he proved himself through his talent and hard work in warfare.

Did the Sarkaz become powerful under his leadership?

Even with differing stances, Roy had to admit that the Sarkaz had become far more powerful than they had been after the Civil War. The establishment of the Royal Court Army, the addition of the Ten Royal Courts, the fall of Londinium, and even the emergence of the first air force Roy knew of in Terra—the airship—made them far stronger.

Don't make the claim that things would be better if Theresa had won the civil war. History doesn't allow for "what ifs." Moreover, even if there were an "if" scenario, Theresa's overly idealistic approach to nation-building, relying on humility and concessions for "peace," would inevitably ignite internal conflicts within Sarkaz sooner or later, leading to the second, third, and countless other Kazdel civil wars.

Therefore, Roy was actually unwilling to take action against such a "hero" who had in fact contributed to the Sarkaz and Kazdel and devoted himself to the cause of his race.

Roy could defeat him, but only Sarkaz could judge him.

Without responding to the confusion in Theresis's eyes, Roy simply gave him a deep look, then turned and walked out of the hall.

"Theresia, I'm leaving this place to you."

Let's give these two siblings, who haven't been communicating for a long time, a chance.

Theresa nodded gratefully; clearly, her time was running out.

............

Near Londinium, the Duke of Caesar's high-speed warships roam.

The grey-hatted man kept a close watch on everything happening in Londinium, and any small change would be reported to the Duke of Caesar's desk, not to mention the pillar of light that almost shattered the sky.

"That light was like the light from a fairy tale, when King Aslan wielded the Breath of Kings to shatter the calamity and protect Londinium..."

The Duke of Caesar brought the intelligence report closer and read it carefully, then held it further away and read it again carefully. Finally, after confirming he hadn't misread any words, he said, half-laughing and half-crying:

"What kind of rubbish is this? Why doesn't he write poetry if he has such poor literary skills?"

"In fact, before being transferred to Lentinium, this man in the grey top hat was in charge of infiltration work in the Tara region, and at that time he was a poet."

The grey-hatted leader under his command reported this in good faith, only to be met with a silent stare from the Duke of Custer. Forced to shut his mouth, he took a step back apologetically.

The Duke of Caesar picked up the teacup on the table, took a small sip, and said thoughtfully:

"However, that beam of light was indeed too conspicuous. Aslan... they should all be dead by now. Londinium has been dealing with too many things lately; I have a feeling something else is about to happen. Any activity from Wellington?"

“No.” The man in the grey top hat immediately shook his head.

Kester blinked in surprise, raised an eyebrow, and emphasized:

"Is it that you don't have it, or that you don't know?"

“I don’t know if there is,” said the Grey Hat. “The Duke of Wellington’s territory is a solid blackboard, and it’s very difficult for the Grey Hat to infiltrate. But in the places we can observe, everything is normal.”

"What is the meaning of this report?" Duke Caesar asked, handing over a document signed Rhodes Island.

The man in the grey top hat took the document, looking completely bewildered. After a quick glance, he immediately and categorically denied it, saying, "That's impossible. The Ghost Forces have connections with the Duke of Wellington, and the Duke of Wellington is secretly supporting the Tara independence movement with the intention of deposing him. This is pure slander!"

"Is it impossible for him to actually be true? As far as I know, several other dukes besides myself have received the same intelligence," Kast asked with a smile.

Having been in this line of work for a while, the man in the grey hat immediately understood his boss's meaning and his expression changed instantly.

"Hmm... the authenticity of the document still needs to be verified, but it's not impossible. But why would Rhodes Island send us this kind of information?"

"Does it matter?" Duke Caster asked rhetorically.

The man in the grey top hat paused for a moment: "It's important in some ways, but not in others."