Ark Undead

Let Rhodes Island shape Melantha's future, and let Melantha become one of the leaders of Rhodes Island's future.

Simply because she was an immortal's disciple.

"I have no objection."

Surprisingly, the Undead quickly agreed to the Doctor's idea.

"Her growth is not under my control."

"She is the one favored by fire."

This statement confirmed the doubts in the doctor's mind.

"So Skadi also told you about her dream about Melantha?"

"Yes."

The immortal nodded.

The doctor approached some of the undead and asked.

What do you think?

"I?"

The immortal shook his head.

"I do not know."

"?" The doctor was taken aback.

You don't know either?

The doctor originally thought he could find the answer from the immortals, but he didn't expect that the immortals were also unclear about it.

The Undead then took another piece of firewood from the side, broke it in half, and threw it into the campfire.

"I can't see her future."

As the Undead spoke, he mentioned the Fire Mage.

"The Fire Maiden told me that Melantha is someone who traveled through time. Her future cannot be defined by ordinary people's perspectives."

"She said that after me, perhaps Melanie would be that person."

The term "immortal" is used cryptically here, but the doctor roughly understood what it meant.

As a disciple of the Undead, Melantha was inherently connected to fire.

This connection is very likely not an accident, but a bridge built by fire.

Otherwise, the Undead wouldn't have met Melantha in Victoria, nor would they have given her the badge.

If it weren't for that badge, Melantha wouldn't have been able to travel through time during Minos's time to present the Fire Mage of the past with a badge engraved with the First Flame.

Now, in the Arena of the Undying, Melantha ignited the flames within her body solely by relying on the residual flame energy within the Arena of the Undying, without any external force.

It has to be said that all the coincidences combined are too numerous to count. Even the immortals have to admit that Melantha's connection with fire is simply too much.

And here, the explanation given by the Fire Mage is undoubtedly that she is the one who inherits the mantle of the Undead, or the one who inherits his destiny.

This made the Doctor even more determined to keep Melantha on Rhodes Island.

Since no one has any objections to not dying, the doctor can proceed with the plan.

"No, don't try to force growth."

The immortal gave a final word of advice.

"The rest is up to you."

The doctor nodded solemnly.

"That's natural."

That's all for now regarding Melantha. Raising Melantha to the level of an elite operator will naturally be a gradual process, not something that can be achieved overnight.

However, judging solely by Melantha's combat strength, she is already able to briefly contend with Ace and Blaze, and that day is surely not far off.

"Next up is Theresis."

The atmosphere between the two became serious when the doctor mentioned the name.

Therese is indeed the biggest problem for the two of them right now.

The Abyss forces represented by Theresis are arguably the most threatening forces currently visible to the public.

From the Victorian riots at the beginning of the Undead to the later Chernobog incident, Theresis was involved in everything.

After all he'd done, he was finally beginning to bare his fangs and reveal his ambition to everyone.

This action led to the fall of Victoria's territory.

No one knows how much else he's hiding, or what he's planning next.

Therefore, both the immortals and the Doctor were wary of Theresis.

However, Theresis, blessed by the Abyss, as the Abyss's representative on Terra, naturally already knew the true identities of the Doctor and the Undead.

These two have been a crucial force in balancing the Abyss since the beginning of Terra.

Neither side has ever let down their guard.

"I have already united many forces to besiege Londinium."

"This includes the Great Yan, the local forces in Victoria, and it seems that Minos also sent a message some time ago. I haven't had a chance to see it yet."

The professor rubbed his hands together.

"Now, only you are left. What exactly do you want to do?"

Everyone was waiting for the Undead's reaction, while he sat quietly in front of the campfire, burning firewood.

It has to be said, he knows how to whet people's appetites.

The Undead shrugged.

What else can I do?

The Undead pointed to the spiral sword in the campfire.

"You are not qualified to participate in this battle, and he will not reveal his true form so early."

"I may finally meet the abyss of today. But that won't change the ending."

"I will burn him completely, leaving not a trace."

The fact that no one dies made the doctor feel somewhat more at ease.

"I see."

The meaning of "immortal" is quite simple.

Theresis is his, and no one else should interfere with his battle.

After all, Theresis is already a follower of the Abyss. If it weren't for the influence of the World Barrier, Theresis would probably have become a huge source of Abyssal pollution.

Therefore, in this battle, only the flames themselves are capable of ignoring the effects of the abyss's contamination.

What Rhodes Island and the others had to do was open that path, creating a one-on-one opportunity for the Undead and Theresis.

At this point, the two of them had said almost everything they wanted to say.

The doctor warmed his hands by the campfire for a while, then stood up and shook the dust off his hands.

"Then I'll be going now, I still have a lot to do."

"Thanks for your hard work."

...

Several days have passed since the conversation between the doctor and the immortal.

Rhodes Island continued to move forward during this period.

Meanwhile, Horn and Scout were roaming around Victoria, constantly contacting the soldiers who originally belonged to Victoria and trying to persuade them to join the revenge.

As the day for a full-scale attack on Lentinium drew closer, the people of Rhodes Island lost some of their playful spirit.

As the number of operators belonging to this ship dwindles, various combat reserves are being transported from all over the world to Rhodes Island's warehouses via SilverAsh's transport routes.

As a result, Ace has been working non-stop these past few days and has hardly left the warehouse.

All the operators are preparing.

They were waiting for news from inside Victoria.

The resistance fighters who originally belonged to the people of Victoria were a key element of this attack. Without their internal assistance, no one could have dealt with the city's defensive artillery that was ready to fire at any moment.

After a period of silence, someone finally brought back a new batch of news.

On this day, all the key personnel gathered in the command center.

This includes the Undead and the Fire Mage.

"We've received news from within Victoria; we need to prepare to take action."

As he spoke, the professor looked at the silent boy sitting at the far end of the long table.

The boy's eyes held less hatred and were clearer than before.

"Faust, you speak."

483. War Beast

Faust's presence here is naturally due to the collaboration between Frostnova and Rhodes Island.

Although Frostnova's Infected Shield is nominally under Rhodes Island, for various reasons, Rhodes Island and the Infected Shield can be said to still have a cooperative relationship.

First of all, as the daughter of Mr. Patriot, Frostnova's status cannot be subordinate to that of Rhodes Island. Even if Frostnova herself doesn't care, other Infected, including the Shield Guard, might have objections.

This was the result of discussions between Frostnova and the Doctor. After all, they still had to consider the well-being of so many infected individuals.

Rhodes Island must remain neutral, providing aid to those infected without interfering in other events.

However, in such a situation, if the Infected Shield were independent of Rhodes Island, they would be able to do even more.