Ark Undead

But in fact, this was a step that had to be taken.

Because the situation within Victoria is not optimistic.

First, the invading army, led by the Kazdel forces, infiltrated the entire Victoria security system with the assistance of the Pardoners and many Sarkaz mercenary groups.

This was not a short-term operation; Therese had already laid the groundwork in Victoria as early as the period of the Londinium riots.

At that time, as an outsider, he broke into Victoria's high society and thus gained access to many resources, which allowed him to secretly make his own moves.

The Undead's subsequent dragon-slaying in Londinium seemed to stabilize the infected situation in Victoria. However, it merely defined the nature of the infected riots in Londinium.

These two steps have already fueled Victoria residents' resentment towards those infected, and there's no going back.

At that time, no one had any evidence to prove that the unrest was caused by Kazdel forces from abroad.

In addition, the superstructure of Victoria itself was in a period of instability.

In the clash between the three royalist factions, the Aslan faction, which was originally in a dominant position, received much assistance during its steady rise.

However, the other two parties seem unwilling to sit idly by and allow Aslan to dominate, and clashes between the Glasgow gang and other citizens continue to occur behind the scenes.

As the Crown Princess, her image is of utmost importance to the people of Victoria, which indirectly forces Vina to attend more public meetings.

However, Vina did not receive any real rights; she remained merely the Crown Princess and had not yet gained the recognition and support of the other two parties to ascend to the status of Victoria as the true queen.

Under such circumstances, the Victorian army, which was in a state of internal strife, still regarded different political parties as its masters.

Since the Kazdel side could not provide evidence, the House of Lords could only attribute the unrest directly to the infected individuals.

And this is exactly the outcome Kazdel wanted to see.

How many people are already infected? And how many more are potentially infected?

As a country with a relatively high level of industrialization, Victoria naturally needed a large workforce to participate in the industrialization process.

The decree targeting infected individuals was immediately met with opposition from many people at the bottom of society.

However, the people at the bottom of society are divided into two factions based on whether they are infected or not.

This, in turn, caused the entire social environment of Lentinium to begin sliding towards chaos.

Several months ago, small, unidentified groups began to roam the city of Londinium. At first, they only caused minor damage, but it quickly escalated into an incident that affected many people.

Furthermore, Sarkaz mercenaries and troops took advantage of the country's instability to infiltrate the country, and the entire Londinium quickly descended into turmoil.

Two months earlier, riots that started in areas where infected people lived quickly swept across the entire city of Lentinium.

No one had time to react, not only the infected, but also the Kazdel mercenaries and army lurking in the city.

At this critical moment, with three parties vying for power and no leader able to organize resistance, the Kazdel army, aided by various strange soldiers and beasts, occupied the royal capital of Victoria.

Meanwhile, the core members of the three parties, with the help of their respective soldiers, left Londinium and settled outside the city.

Now, the Kazdel sergeants have taken over Victoria on a large scale, catching everyone off guard. A large number of infected people have poured in, and there are even pardoners secretly plotting unknown plans.

Victoria's overall power structure was disrupted under these circumstances, and the Aslan royalists, who had previously held the advantage, disappeared without a trace.

The entire Victoria was in a state of extreme chaos.

Fortunately, Rhodes Island retreated, otherwise they might have been caught up in the fighting between refugees and soldiers.

The operators who were originally collecting data in Londinium are also trapped inside and have not been in contact with Rhodes Island for more than three weeks.

The next morning, during Rhodes Island's routine meeting, this information was put together, and none of the operators looked relaxed.

Most of the operators present didn't really care about Victoria's situation.

However, the situation of the infected, and the fact that the Kazdel Front Army had actually occupied the entire Londinium, was what the operators considered the most serious issue.

"Okay, so let's summarize the current situation."

The Doctor sat in the main seat, Kal'tsit sat quietly next to the Doctor, and Amiya sat on the other side.

“Lentinium has been captured by Theresis’s army, and most of the local people have been driven out. Now, the entire Victoria region is teeming with people and rebellious soldiers.”

"Our people are also trapped inside Londinium, and we can't even make contact with them?"

After a moment of silence, Ace spoke first.

"That's right, and recently we've spotted sergeants belonging to Kazdel in the area who have been capturing infected people in the crowd."

"Infected person?"

The doctor's tone was somewhat surprised.

"Have you found out where the arrested infected individuals will be sent?"

"No, but all the reconnaissance teams are traveling towards Londinium."

Ace shook his head.

Upon his return, he immediately began to handle Rhodes Island according to the doctor's instructions.

However, the information they obtained was still limited, as their manpower was not as abundant as that of the Kazdel Front.

Moreover, during this period, many other forces that were originally allied with Rhodes Island recalled their operators stationed on Rhodes Island's main ship.

Part of the cooperation agreement has also been temporarily terminated.

The doctor slowly leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and turned his head toward the sky.

He started to think.

The operators remained silent, waiting for the Doctor to give his thoughts.

Actually, the operators weren't doing nothing. But just processing and analyzing the information leaking from Victoria was busy enough, and they also had to ensure the safety of Rhodes Island itself.

Amiya has been working herself to the bone lately, spending nearly ten hours a day processing operator applications and briefings.

Many other operators also traveled under Amiya's arrangement to gather more information.

But whenever the PhD is present, everyone will habitually wait for the PhD to think.

After all, he is a doctor, the evil spirit of the Tower of Babel, and the backbone of everyone.

"Wait, an infected person."

The Doctor seemed to have thought of something, and he turned his head to look at Kal'tsit beside him.

Kal'tsit noticed the Doctor's gaze and turned to look at him as well.

“I remember we met two pardoners when we were in Agor.”

The doctor spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Those two pardoners were authorized by Theresis. Therefore, they have the ability to summon the Abyss Nest."

"Yes."

Kal'tsit nodded.

"But the Undead burned them, not only the Abyss Creatures born from the Abyss Nest, but also the Abyss Nest itself."

"So, how did the Abyss Nest come about?"

The doctor blinked.

"The world barrier has stabilized, and the Abyss Nest has been mostly burned down by the Undead. Therese will hardly have any means to cross the world barrier again and obtain the Abyss Seed from the Abyss Sea."

"At this time, he needs help, he needs an army that can help him hold off the attacks from all sides, so he needs to replenish the Abyss Nest."

As early as the War of the Two Kings of Kazdel, creations from the abyss had already appeared on the battlefield.

Initially, they were not the Harland warriors and lobbyists who revealed their true forms, but rather soldiers influenced by the Abyss.

However, as the war progresses, some things that are incomprehensible to ordinary people will appear on the battlefield.

Those are creatures born from the nests of the abyss.

It can be said that the Abyss Nest is the basis for Theresis's invasion of Victoria, and even the possibility of launching a war against other countries.

How do I replenish the Abyss Nest?

The Doctor and Kal'tsit sat up straight at the same time, both of them having come up with the same answer.

"Originium!"

Yes, Originium.

It's important to understand that Originium itself is a product of the Abyss that has been weakened by the World Barrier.

The Abyss Nest only needs to reactivate the energy and humanity within the Originium to transform it into Abyss Power.

The carriers of Originium are not only natural disasters.

In fact, there is an even better source for replenishing humanity.

The infected person themselves.

As a group that has existed on Terra for an extremely long time, the Infected are nothing more than moving Originium explosives to many ordinary people.

In other words, their Originium disease is a manifestation of their humanity being stirred up by Originium.

The Abyss Nest, on the other hand, needs their power, as well as the flesh and blood that can nourish the creatures of the Abyss.

From the very beginning, Theresis had already planned her methods.

He wanted to get the wealthy and powerful in Victoria to use their methods to gather infected people for themselves.

Then they used the infected to disrupt Victoria, and finally used the infected as food to expand the Abyss Nest.

It can be said that Therese squeezed every last drop of value out of the infected, not even sparing their lives.

Just as the Doctor and Kal'tsit realized this crucial point, the meeting was interrupted by a rapid knocking on the door.

A personnel officer burst into the meeting room.

He rushed in, panting, and everyone stared at him, wondering what urgent matter could have made him interrupt the meeting at this time.

"A group of unidentified individuals arrived at the ship's entrance and requested access to Rhodes Island."

He paused for a moment before speaking.

"The woman in the lead said she was the heir to the Aslan royalist party from Victoria."

469. Glasgow Gang Again