Ark Undead

The commands from the evil spirit also came through the earpiece, and his eyes seemed to open from the void, constantly watching the situation on every battlefield.

The squad commander quietly agreed, then turned and left without hesitation.

Big Bear rubbed his wrist. The Yeti team members who had climbed up from outside the city wall were also hanging on the wall, waiting for Big Bear's orders.

"Red, are you sure you can handle this?"

Wearing a black robe and a somber mask, the newcomer could never forget his time as a member of the Reunion Movement.

He was never blinded by malice, but he couldn't let go of that past that seemed like an ideal world, shining brightly.

His darkness seemed to have crawled out of an abyss. But the red cloth around his neck and the crimson glow of the blade he held in his hand drew everyone's attention.

"Are you doubting me?"

The box on Reid's back had been put down, and the extra-long blade inside was now in his hand. The scorching blade radiated a temperature like magma, yet it was as red as blood.

"Also, it's working hours now."

Snowflakes drifted down from mid-air, the white fur of the Yetis fluttered in the cold wind, and the snowflakes also covered the ground.

The warrior, wielding a scorching red-hot blade, trudged through the snowflakes, each step melting the snowflakes around his shoes, which then condensed in the cold weather, forming shards of ice footprints.

"Tsk, one minute left. Red Knife, you'd better hurry up."

Before Big Bear could finish speaking, Red had already placed both hands on the hilt of the knife.

On such a night, the red on the blade appeared even deeper.

"understood."

...

Just as the doctor deployed.

As for the city walls, they can leave everything to the members of the Infected Shield. They have been setting up the walls in the city for many days. The Victorian soldiers are just one part of their plan. There are more important things for them to do.

They were the main force in this war and the part that contributed the most to the plan.

The Infected Shield numbers no more than a hundred. Although each member is an elite, they are still overwhelmed when faced with the overwhelming numbers of Kazdel's regular army.

At this point, it is necessary for these regular Victorian troops to show their backbone and stand at the forefront.

So, while the First and Second Armies split up and advanced toward five different settlements of infected people, the soldiers of the Third Army were already on high alert.

At the junction of the lower and upper districts, they deployed their shields, erecting numerous obstacles along the road.

The soldiers who came to Victoria with the regent Kazdel had long since accepted the so-called royal favor.

Monsters on the road rammed into the soldiers' formation, and the Kazdel regulars were also surrounded by visible black mist.

This power, which seems like sorcery to ordinary people, is the source of Theresis's power, the Nest of the Abyss.

Having drunk the gift from the abyss, they had already surrendered everything to the king.

A messenger descended from the abyss to the present world, and also a preacher appointed by the abyss.

What they had to do was clear the obstacles in his territory and make full preparations for the coming of the abyss.

This is why the soldiers of the Third Army suffered such a complete defeat when they first clashed with Kazdel's regular army.

The gifts of the abyss are not something that ordinary people can contend with.

If it were so easy to close the gap, wouldn't the defeats of Babel and Theresa have become a joke?

Every Kazdel soldier seemed to have taken a large amount of stimulants; their flesh and blood were incredibly tough, and their strength exceeded the scope of human understanding.

The red light swirling in his eyes was like the gates of hell, staring at the soldiers of the Third Army, regarding them as his food.

A foul-smelling liquid dripped from the corners of their mouths, and only then did the soldiers of Kazdel reveal their inhuman side.

In the eyes of the world, he was using the power bestowed by the abyss without any scruples.

Before this hedging, everyone regarded the sergeants of Kazdel as soldiers who had fought for years.

But after the first commander was crushed into mincemeat, they realized that the battle was not going as smoothly as it had initially appeared.

The real difficulties await them here.

"Re-establish formation! Soldiers in the rear, organize your forces and prepare to deal with any attack from the front!"

Upon witnessing the impact of the attack and the resulting losses on his side, the commander of the First Army immediately shouted into the communication channel, using his exceptional battlefield experience to reorganize the forces counterattacking the enemy.

The Doctor didn't intervene at this time. These soldiers weren't the warriors trained by Rhodes Island; they weren't truly ready for battle. In large-scale operations, the more detailed the matter, the more crucial it is to follow established procedures to avoid chaos.

And everything went exactly as the doctor had predicted.

Indeed, while these army sergeants could not directly confront Kazdel's regular army, they could certainly delay their advance and resist their sweep of the lower city.

However, everything has its price. While they were able to withstand the attack from the soldiers in the upper city, they were consuming a huge amount of life force every second to maintain the stability of the battle line.

At this moment, in the Rhodes Island command room, the Doctor stared at the red dot on the screen and the dark black area representing the enemy forces, silently resting his chin on his hands.

Even if Amiya couldn't understand it, she could still tell what those disappearing red dots meant.

"PhD..."

The Doctor seemed to have anticipated what Amiya wanted to say.

He didn't even turn his head.

"Amiya, our attack will come at a price."

The doctor's voice was cold, just like his reputation among the world.

"If we want to buy time and hold off the monsters that are born from the abyss, we have to pay with our lives."

"This is not a game, nor is it a sandbox war exercise."

Kal'tsit didn't speak; at this moment, she and the Doctor were standing on the same side.

They are all survivors of the ancient war, remnants of the previous generation.

That's why they knew exactly what kind of power those enemies possessed.

However, the doctor didn't ponder for long. He stared at the disappearing red dot on the screen and finally received the news he wanted to hear.

"Doctor! All five infected settlements have been taken down."

Scout's voice came through the headphones, along with Miss Horn's shouts from the side.

The last shell flew out of the shield, exploded and landed beneath the banner that represented Kazdel, pulling the banner down from the sky.

"very good!"

The doctor's spirits lifted, and he clenched his fists, slamming them down on the table.

"Where are the main leaders of the resistance?"

"Right next to us."

Scout turned his head and glanced at Sass, who was standing next to him.

Sass held their rebel group's internal communicator in his hand, waiting for Scout to speak.

"Scout, notify the person in charge that the transportation work can begin."

The doctor placed his hand next to his ear.

"Soldiers of the First and Second Armies, listen up, this is an important announcement."

"All members of the First Army are holding five infected settlements. All personnel of the Second Army are to find the resistance leader in your settlement and assist them in transporting weapons of war."

"Our comrades in the Third Army are risking their lives at the entrance to the upper city to buy you time. I want you to assemble your weapons and deploy them to the battlefield within twenty minutes, do you hear me!"

Inside Londinium, in all the settlements, the sergeants who could hear the doctor's voice responded simultaneously.

Countless low growls formed the breathing of a war behemoth awakening.

"Understood!"

488. Recreated from historical records

Steam knights were an open secret in Victoria.

Almost everyone knows about the existence of steam knights, whether they are native Victorians or people from other countries.

Because it is a name with a certain legendary significance, it has even been adapted into plays and story collections in different places.

Victoria itself is a country that values ​​art and culture.

After the legends of the Undead were popularized by the local Undead Legion in Kazimierz, they also sparked a craze in Victoria.

The fame brought by this incident is precisely why the Undead was able to enter the sights of high-ranking people in Victoria.

Everyone can recall that two years ago, when plays representing the Knights of War were all the rage in every country.

At that time, countless things related to the War Knight appeared, and there were even people who impersonated the War Knight to swindle and deceive.

Steam Knights thrived for nearly a century in this environment.

For Victoria, steam knights were the foundation of the nation. As early as a century ago, there were the first steam knights who led the people to wrest their rights from the royal family.

Meanwhile, the Steam Knights also served as a defense against external enemies, roaming the border for a century.

Whether it was the military strategists of Casimir or the generals of Colombia, they all regarded the Victoria Steam Knights as the greatest threat.

Just like the border knights of Kazimir, the emperor's inner guards of Ursus, and the Imperial Guards of the Great Yan, they are all high-level forces of a nation and should not be mobilized lightly.

It is precisely because of the steam knights of Victoria guarding the region that Victoria has been able to maintain its central position for hundreds of years, and to this day, it has become the unique hub core of Terra.

Even if Kalan wants to import goods from the outside world, it must rely on the freight routes controlled by Victoria.

Victoria must have some special ability to stand firm at the central intersection of Terra for so long.

While everyone showed respect to the Steam Knight and remained vigilant towards him at all times.

One person discovered the blind spot.

That was Theresis.

Therese's activities in Victoria in her early years were not just about infiltrating the Victorian aristocracy and figuring out their movements.

Another important part of his goal was to find out exactly how many of the original steam knights were still alive.

For a century, no true steam knight had appeared; only rumors from the borderlands confirmed their existence. In Theresis's eyes, this was nothing short of a signal.