Ark Undead

"Moreover, the Reunion Movement can die, but it cannot end in internal strife. Patriot has thought this through very clearly, otherwise he would not have chosen to hold out in the core city."

W lowered her eyes.

This was an ending that could not be changed; the patriot's mind was made up.

"So now our goal is much simpler. As long as we can defeat the Patriots head-on, the rest of the task will be easy to solve."

The doctor nodded; he roughly understood the situation.

"But so far, there are still so many integration movements..."

"I know the Patriots' deployment strategy."

W spoke again.

"But I have one condition."

Kal'tsit nodded without hesitation.

"You said."

"I need to know the truth about what happened back then, at least the truth as you know it."

W glanced at the Doctor, then turned her gaze back to Kal'tsit.

"Is he involved in this matter at all?"

The doctor was somewhat at a loss, wondering what this had to do with him.

Kal'tsit was silent for a moment; this concerned many things.

"Not now. I'll talk to you privately after this is all over."

"I accept."

W nodded and extended her hand to the doctor.

"Give me the map."

The doctor gave W a terminal.

W said after unfolding the terminal.

"The Patriots' team is very simple. The core force consists of shield guards, while there are also messengers responsible for reconnaissance and rapid troop assembly."

"The deployment in the core city this time is centered around messengers. Once a messenger has pinpointed your troops' location, he will immediately call upon all nearby Reunion Movement members to surround them as quickly as possible."

"So if you want to eliminate the threat from the front lines of defense with minimal losses, you must locate these messengers..."

As W spoke, the doctor took notes.

Aside from Rhodes Island and the Reunion Movement, the Doctor's concerns were not unfounded.

Indeed, people from other factions arrived in the core city ahead of time. These people, under Talulah's arrangement, bypassed the Patriots' spies and infiltrated the core city.

Among these people were not only troops from Ursus, but also some mysterious and even more ancient Ursus forces.

They are the emperor's blade, the embodiment of the Ursus emperor's will on this continent.

They are like hunters lurking in the shadows, quietly waiting for the perfect moment to unleash their deadly weapons on their prey.

However, there are always exceptions.

Just as the Imperial Guards of the Great Yan Dynasty did not expect to encounter that man.

These secret forces lurking in the core city were unaware that they had transformed from hunters into prey.

A figure wearing a gray-black cloak walked down a deserted street.

The Undead avoided the main force of the Reunion Movement; he simply followed the scent he could smell.

Finally, they stopped outside a building that appeared to be deserted.

The stench lingered around him, and the Undead removed the hood from his cloak.

The greatsword was taken down.

Flames ignited from the tip of the sword.

The undead raised its eyes and looked at the gate before it.

Then, he swung his sword down!

242. Advance 15,000 troops

Half an hour has passed since W informed Rhodes Island of this information.

A lot can happen in half an hour.

Rosemary and her fellow caster squad, using Rosemary's Originium abilities as a base, jointly unleashed a large-scale spell to search for the whereabouts of the guerrilla messengers who form the core of the Patriots forces.

These messengers possess exceptional Originium adaptability and have also learned specialized Originium magic, enabling them to connect information throughout Chernobog into a network to transmit messages to all Reunion members.

Once these messengers are defeated, the Reunion Movement's manpower will be transformed from an organized and disciplined force into a disorganized mess.

At that time, Rhodes Island's operations in the core city of Chernobog will not be blocked by the Reunion Movement on a large scale.

It was previously understood that Rosemary's Originium Arts greatly influence her personal mental state.

During the execution of this large-scale Originium spell, Rosemary's condition was jointly monitored by Kal'tsit and Amiya.

Fortunately, Amiya's Originium Arts calmed Rosemary down, and the technique successfully located nearly ten locations emitting Originium signals in different directions.

Therefore, after learning the information brought by W, the Doctor regrouped and reorganized all the teams.

With Rosemary, Doctor, Kal'tsit, Amiya, and Ace leading the main force, they carried out feint attacks on various large-scale gathering places of the Reunion Movement.

Within five minutes of entering the battle, this force will retreat and take a detour.

Within those five minutes, the other units, consisting of Lin Guang, W, Scout, and Huang, were divided into four small combat teams. Following Rosemary's voice notification, they proceeded to the corresponding messenger positions to carry out the plan of breaking through the enemy lines.

The key to this plan is that, with the Undead as an absolute backup, the squad led by the Doctor must not be surrounded by the first wave of messenger signals.

Meanwhile, the other assault teams also need to kill the messengers who have exposed their positions as quickly as possible.

Even if you fail to kill the messenger, you must ensure your own safety.

After all, Rhodes Island's forces were already at a disadvantage in terms of manpower. If even one of their soldiers were to be chipped away at by the Patriots' forces, it would be a devastating loss.

Fortunately, under the precise command of the doctor, when the doctor's main force first encountered the Reunion Movement's forces, they demonstrated combat capabilities and skills beyond the average person.

In just one encounter, the Integration Movement was utterly routed.

Meanwhile, the doctor, who was directing operations from the rear, even had time to ask Rosemary about the combat situation of the four special squads and use that information to plan the team's direction.

In the first round of battle, Rhodes Island killed three enemy messengers. As these messengers fell, the battlefront shifted.

Ace and the others clearly felt that the pressure from the enemy's attack was gradually decreasing. Without messengers as battlefield commanders, the Reunion Movement quickly scattered and could not put any pressure on Rhodes Island and the others.

They swiftly annihilated the nearby Reunion Movement members. Before the next wave of Reunion Movement members arrived, the Doctor only instructed Ace, Rosemary, and the others to retreat, leaving the main battlefield.

The other four smaller groups also retreated to rejoin the main force.

On the other side, underground in the core city.

As the flames subsided, the armored figure standing in the center of the field slowly rose from his crouching position. His cloak was torn in several places, giving it a somewhat tattered appearance. However, his armor gleamed cleanly, shining brightly in the embers.

The Undead hung the greatsword back on his back. He looked down at the head he had severed. The man, wearing a helmet that resembled a gas mask, had attempted to unleash the power of the Emperor's inner guard before his death.

But the Undead pounced forward with the agility of a wild wolf and chopped off his head.

Their bodies had become a cage, a decaying prison that confined the foul power within them.

Even the armor on its body was shattered. But not a single ounce of its power was leaked out before it encountered the undead.

The undead tried to communicate with them, but the response they received was a black space that expanded outward from their hands.

This is the power known as the "Kingdom." As long as they are in such a dark space, they possess multiplied power, indestructible bodies, and incomprehensible special abilities.

But even the undead can recognize these things clearly.

Isn't that the abyss? These inner guards, relying on the abyss hidden within their bodies, recklessly wield power that doesn't belong to them, while the howling abyss, while providing power to these inner guards, also recklessly drains the little life force they have left.

But what the Undead found strange was...

According to Wei Yanwu and Kal'tsit, the Inner Guard and the Embroidered Uniform Guard should be similar, only the way they use their power is different.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards are armor and weapons forged from the bodies of demons they have killed with their own abilities. They bind these armor and weapons with their own willpower and the power of their ancestors, and then release them in battle through special means for their own use.

The inner guards first integrate fragments of the demon into their flesh and blood, then seal them with special clothing and rituals, thus achieving the ability to use the power of the abyss at any time.

To be fair, the Undead can accept both methods of use, and even the Undead themselves can wield the Abyss to a certain extent. After all, the Abyss and the Deep are similar, and the negative aspects and sediment of the human heart are the source of the Deep.

Kal'tsit also clearly stated in the conversation that she had seen the inner guards. These inner guards were all powerful individuals who could temporarily suppress the demonic power within their bodies. Once an inner guard's mind was on the verge of collapse, other inner guards would go and retrieve the demonic fragments stored in the inner guard's body.

Following this logic, the inner guards shouldn't be irrational and act like a pack of wild beasts.

But in the battle just now, those guards were like a pack of mad dogs without reason. Upon seeing the Undead, they instinctively and recklessly used the power belonging to the demons.

During the battle, he used his weapon haphazardly, showing no signs of being a normal soldier.

Unable to communicate, they can only rely on instinct to use their power, and surprisingly, they are in perfect sync.

This state of mind inevitably reminded me of someone.

Mephistopheles.

That's the state of his herd.

Wow!

The flames surged, and the shattered bodies lying on the ground became fuel for the fire, influenced by the sparks thrown by the undead.

The distorted black mist did not escape its limbs; it was captured by the flames and spread throughout its entire body, turning it into a pile of ashes.

Regardless, the Primal Flame's advantage over the Abyss makes it a natural enemy. Even if the demonic fragments within the body of the Inner Guard killed by the Undead wanted to go berserk, they would have to consult the Undead first.

But this fact already foreshadows very serious consequences.

The Undead watched as the head beneath his feet turned to ashes, then pulled up his hood and turned to leave the building.

Their battle didn't spread too far, and since no one died, there was no need to worry about anyone seeing the fight.

The stench of the abyss did not completely dissipate, but instead guided the undead in another direction.

In the distance, towering giant towers stand atop the core city.