I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

"Now, Victoria's survival is at stake. We need to mobilize!"

The eight dukes realized that if they wanted to continue to survive, they now had no choice but to fight to the end - otherwise, under the effect of "Darkest Hour", if any of them dared to surrender and seek peace first, then what the three generations in the movie said would be their fate.

Being torn into pieces by your own people and leaving behind a name that will be cursed for eternity! Rather than living like this, why not risk everything and take a gamble!

As a result, within a few days, the whole of Victoria began to be in turmoil, and not just in the rear, the fighting situation on the front line was even more tragic...

"Five days have passed. We have already cleaned up that area over and over again, but those attackers and those resistance forces still appear there out of nowhere!"

"It seems like we can't kill them all. No matter how many times we use our Originium skills to bombard that place back and forth, we can't kill all the hiding soldiers!"

On the Leithanian front, they had the lowest combat effectiveness among the three countries that invaded Victoria. Of course, this did not mean that the Leithanian army was not strong enough, but most of their spells were indeed not suitable for sieges, and warlocks would also get tired.

However, after Ursus captured the mobile city, Leitania almost immediately followed and opened the gate of the mobile city in front of it. The army rushed in and quickly took control of half of the mobile city.

However, within just a few days, the Leitanian soldiers did feel a sense of oppression as if they were haunted by a ghost.

Those buildings that were clearly occupied by their people would inexplicably fall into the enemy's hands again the next day.

Streets that should have been cleared were still attacked when soldiers patrolled, and when reinforcements arrived, there was nothing left except blood and traces of fighting.

If the members of the Londinium Self-Rescue Army knew this, they would definitely know why - because just like Londinium, the sewer area of ​​each Victorian mobile city is connected to the lifeline of each city.

And who can be more familiar with the city’s environment and terrain than the Victorian citizens who have lived in Victoria for half their lives?

Under the leadership of some remaining Victorian soldiers, the civilians of the mobile city and even the infected, regardless of gender, age or status, began to use all the resources of the city to encircle and suppress their enemies.

The Leithanian army was horrified to discover that although they controlled half of the mobile city, they could not advance into the other half - no matter how their warlocks razed those places to the ground, their advancement was fraught with difficulties at every step.

Even the "half" they so-called control over is still being harassed, attacked, and ambushed in the same way every day.

"We're not fighting Victoria's soldiers! We're fighting ghosts! We're fighting those invisible things!"

"My Originium skills can bring about a natural disaster! But I can't hit invisible ghosts! This city is full of ghosts!"

——A Leitanian warlock who drank a drink with "ingredients" suddenly collapsed and screamed after drinking the drink. Perhaps the ingredients in the drink made him hallucinate, or perhaps the high-intensity release of Originium skills for several consecutive days caused him to collapse.

As the man was screaming like this, rumors began to spread among the Leitania army...

As for the conflict in Ursus, it was even more acute. The harassment and attacks encountered by the mobile cities they occupied were a hundred times more fierce than those in Leithania.

If the citizens and the remnants of the defeated army in Leithania were still constantly harassing them, then in Ursus, the counterattacks of the Victorian army that was defeated by them and the Victorian citizens who were dominated by them were simply "suicidal"!

None of them fears death, and even to the last one is unwilling to surrender. Their weapons are so crude that they cannot be called weapons at all, but they dare to resist them, resist the powerful army of the Ursus Empire!

In an area that they already controlled 90%, there were battles and harassments everywhere almost overnight! The battle lasted from early morning to night, and then continued to the next morning...

"There are enemies in every building. Every place you think is safe will be attacked. You never know whether your next step will lead to death!"

"*Ursus swear*! These Victorians—are they really going to die?!"

Even the battle-hardened Ursus officer seemed extremely tired under the high pressure of these few days. His nerves were always tense and he dared not fall asleep at all - because the next moment he fell asleep, the sound of an explosion would wake him up.

Viscount Dunkel of the Third Army even began to order the Ursus mortar regiment to launch indiscriminate bombardments on the unoccupied 10% of the area - he firmly believed that as long as the entire mobile city was occupied, these resistance forces would surrender or flee.

However, the Viscount found that his approach had little effect... After each round of artillery fire, the vanguard of the army would move forward again, only to be defeated by attacks that came from nowhere.

Some were the sounds of Victorian army ammunition, some were the sounds of Originium skills, and some were even visible to the naked eye from citizens rushing out with crude weapons... But no matter how they fought, the enemies rushing out from all directions would devour them - even if they might have been crippled and ragged by the bombardment.

The Viscount made a startling discovery. Not to mention the 10% area, he couldn't even pass the building in front of him safely! Even if there were only a dozen people hiding inside!

"If this continues... let alone supplies, even the artillery shells for logistics will be out of stock."

Viscount Dunkel wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, but at this moment, an intelligence officer from Ursus sent the latest information.

"My Lord Viscount! Our intelligence department has sent a message!"

"Hurry up and tell me. It can't be any worse than what we are now." The Viscount forced himself to think calmly about countermeasures. However, the intelligence officer's face was indeed gloomy, and he reported fearfully:

"Our intelligence in Victoria is that the Duke of Wellington, who was defeated by us and fled the city, has formed an alliance with the Duke of Caster."

"It's not just these two grand dukes. The other six dukes seem to be in the process of reaching an alliance agreement. Apparently, they have begun to unite against a common enemy and want to temporarily end their internal fighting and turn against us."

"...This is not surprising. After all, there is that damn movie!" The Viscount was of course well-informed. When he was solving the problem of the mobile city, he obtained the videotape of "Darkest Hour" from the bodies of dead Victorian soldiers. That was why he knew that it would be even more difficult to undermine the Victorians' resistance now.

"Any more news?"

"...In addition, the Duke of Wellington, who was defeated by us, seems to be trying to retake the city with the troops that the Deep Pool organization has once again assembled and the Victorian army that we defeated before."

The intelligence officer's expression became uglier as he spoke, and he continued, "Our intelligence officer said that a secret team has quietly entered our mobile city."

"What?!" The Viscount was surprised when he heard this, but soon calmed down and asked immediately: "What is the organization and military information of the infiltrating team?"

"The Seventh Front Infantry Battalion!" The intelligence officer immediately responded, "There are also some soldiers from the Second Victorian Army, the troops we defeated before."

"They are not numerous, only about a thousand people, but it is rumored that each of them is an elite. The leader is the acting battalion commander, a Victorian soldier codenamed 'Horn'. The acting deputy battalion commander is a soldier from the Second Army, codenamed 'Bagpipe'."

"…In addition, we have also investigated and found that the commander of the remaining 10% of the area is a flag bearer of the Victorian Guard of Honor. He once served in the local forces of Hill County. Because of this war, he went to the battlefield as a flag bearer and is still resisting us."

"Her code name is 'Qin Liu'. She organized the last 10% of the area, and even the civilians and remnants of the remaining areas we occupied, to resist us."

"And now, with the support of the infantry battalion, their resistance will probably be even more fierce... and when the Duke of Wellington's army arrives, the mobile city will probably be out of our control."

"Qinliu, bagpipes, horns..."

The Viscount chewed over these code names repeatedly while pacing in the military camp. For some reason, the Viscount looked up and asked the intelligence officer, "How old are they?"

"...No more than 25 years old, Your Excellency."

The intelligence officer's words caused the military camp to fall into a dead silence. The Viscount's expression gradually turned from ugly at the beginning to calm, and then became somewhat helpless...

"…I'm afraid we're going to lose this war."

"That movie... awakened a sleeping and sick old lion. Although old, it still had a few teeth. And beside this old lion, there were many young lions who had not grown up yet but already had fangs."

"…But we cannot retreat because of military orders. Let the troops occupy the city wall at all costs and activate the city defense cannon! With the city defense cannon, we will have an advantage in defending the city!"

The Viscount immediately gave the order, but the intelligence officer did not leave immediately. The Viscount found it strange and frowned slightly and asked, "Any more bad news?"

"...This is the news that was just delivered." The intelligence officer nodded, and faced the Viscount's death gaze, swallowed his saliva, and answered with a stiff upper lip:

"Information sent from the other side, Lord Viscount...Casimir has withdrawn his troops."

"--What?!"

However, the Viscount's pupils suddenly dilated, almost to the point of falling out, and his brain felt buzzing.

Failure... Now, the viscount, who had made great military achievements, has drawn the conclusion of this war from this signal - now, the decline is inevitable, and one of the three countries has already withdrawn from this game that is doomed to fail.

And after that...it will be like a domino effect, after one falls, the next one will follow.

What kind of exciting news would this be for the resistance forces in Victoria? What effect would this have?

That is, the victory of the other side will inspire the morale of the resistance forces on their side! Now, the powerful and indomitable Ursus Legion has inevitably slid into the abyss of failure!

Chapter 95: Tracy: This is the battle for the founding of the Sarkaz nation!

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"Should I say... Fortunately, Director Chen Qi sent someone to inform us that we should not rush to play this video in Londinium?"

"And my sister, even though she was only the embodiment of the Sarkaz's will, advised me not to send troops at this time... It seems that my judgment of the situation is still far from perfect."

Tracy finished watching "Darkest Hour" in Londinium, and after the movie was over, Tracy still felt a little scared... He rarely felt fear and terror, but after "Darkest Hour" was played, Tracy was still a little scared when he thought about how serious the consequences would be if such a movie was played in Londinium.

He knew very well that if Darkest Hour had not listened to director Chen Qi's words and had directly shown the film in Londinium, what a huge effect it would have brought.

After all... in order to encourage the people of Victoria to regain their confidence, there are many very sharp lines towards the residents of Londinium... If this were played to the residents of Londinium, I'm afraid that these residents of Londinium, who have just begun to settle down, would suffer a terrible shock, right?

Tracy could imagine that if "Darkest Hour" was broadcast in Londinium, then... Londinium would become another battlefield, just like the front lines of Casimir, Lethania and Ursus, caught in a war that could never be won.

This was quite different from the situation of the Londinium Self-Defense Forces before - the number of the Self-Defense Forces was, after all, a minority. They could cause trouble, organize riots and strikes in secret, but most residents remained bystanders.

But this movie...can awaken the integrity in the hearts of the Victorian people, and transform repression and humiliation into vented anger!

Tresis knew very well that this would lead to such serious consequences. Even if they had the Sarkaz Legion and two powerful men from the Royal Court in Londinium, they could not withstand a mobile city filled with rebellious, angry civilians who were determined to fight them to the end.

Of course they could kill as many people as they wanted, but the consequence would be that there would be no one available in Londinium, and the Sarkaz would only get a meaningless dead city and an even more infamous end.

By then, even Chen Qi will not stand on their side, and the Sarkaz's situation of being despised will only become increasingly difficult to change.

"But relying on Londinium alone is not enough now. Blocking the news is not a long-term solution. Moreover, Victoria is now united, and the defeat of the Triple Alliance is gradually becoming clear. When the Grand Dukes take advantage of the popularity of Victorian people, they can turn around and fight against Londinium..."

"We can't just sit there and wait, we have to take action."

Tracy also slowly stood up from his seat, but for a moment, he could not think of any way to turn the Sarkaz from passive to active.

"——How about trying to help the people of Victoria and fight a war that is bound to be won?"

At this time, Theresa, who had also finished watching "Darkest Hour" and had been pretending not to be resurrected, also spoke at the right time:

"Now, for most of the Dukes of Victoria, we still maintain the title of 'invited to Londinium', so they still know very little about what we do in Londinium."

"So, at this time, would it be a good choice for us to help Victoria fight a war that is bound to be won and take this opportunity to form an alliance with Victoria and reach cooperation with them?"

"After all... everyone in Victoria is united now. If the three countries take advantage of the situation together, Victoria will turn the tables. If our clan fights against Victoria, I'm afraid the outcome will not change."

Theresa talked eloquently at this moment, and soon attracted the attention of Theresis. After noticing her brother's thoughtful expression, Theresa suppressed the slight joy in her heart and continued:

"The Grand Dukes of Victoria will never give Londinium to us, and the Sarkaz need enough resources to rebuild their homeland."

"After the Shard and the air fleet are built, we just need to transfer these achievements. Sooner or later, we will build our own 'Lentinium' belonging to the Sarkaz."

"We can use this as an opportunity to lend a helping hand to Victoria in her time of trouble. Now that Victoria is temporarily without a king, having an ally who can lend a helping hand in times of crisis may be exactly what they need."

“——Thearesia?”

However, Theresa said so much at once that Tracy seemed a little surprised. After all, Theresa was just a "shell" and rarely even took the initiative to speak. Most of the time, she would only answer when he spoke, like a machine.

But now, Theresa's reaction was beyond his expectations. Theresis even sounded a little happy for the first time... But when he looked into Theresa's still dull eyes, he was quickly disappointed.

“…It’s probably just the influence of the remaining soul, but this is a good sign. Even if it’s just the resurrection of the body, Theresa’s soul is slowly forming over time.”

"But, Theresa, even the suggestion made by your remaining soul may be the best solution for the Sarkaz clan now."

Tracy quickly understood Theresa's method, which was the best way for the Sarkaz people, who were now deep in the heart of Victoria, to preserve themselves until they gained the power to rebuild their homes.

However, he did not immediately do what Theresa said, but instead spoke to himself calmly:

"But, sister, your actions are undoubtedly a sign of weakness. We, the Sarkaz, now need to negotiate with Victoria on an equal footing. We cannot let them think that the Sarkaz can be manipulated at will."

"——It just so happens that the Blood Demon Lord has been saying that he is extremely hungry and thirsty recently, and now...Casimir's army is withdrawing, and Leitania and Ursus are not far from us."

"Let the Blood Demon Lord and the Scavenger King lead our army to these two battlefields as 'Duke-certified Sarkaz mercenaries stationed in Londinium'!"

"On these two battlefields, we will show the power of the Sarkaz! We will force those dukes to negotiate with us on an equal footing at the negotiation table. Best of all, we will kill the enemy countries and tremble with fear!"

"If the Sarkaz want to gain a foothold on this land, and if our race wants to continue, we must have two weapons in our hands - 'power' and 'policy'. Neither of these two can be lacking."

"Now, even the kings of Kazdel's court have no reason to refute our actions. This is the best way to keep the Sarkaz clan going. If they don't want to contribute, then they'd better not get in our way."

Theresis spoke so confidently, and this time, Theresa did not answer her brother. However, where no one could see, her eyes lit up slightly, and she did not hide her joy at all.

She felt that her thoughts and those of her brother were slowly converging - although they still had disputes and their routes were different, the paths they were on were all for the continuation of the Sarkaz clan.

And now, the ideas that they did not understand each other and could not prosper together in the past are actually slowly getting closer and merging into one.

Such a thing was simply impossible in the past. But now Theresa found that her and her brother's previous ideas were too extreme, but now that she has calmed down again, the mutual integration of their paths is the most suitable path for the continuation of the Sarkaz clan.

"And all this... Director Chen Qi, if you hadn't made Brother Wang realize this, if you hadn't appeared... I'm afraid that even if I was resurrected, the final outcome would still be a fight between Brother Wang and me."

"You are truly the eternal benefactor of the Sarkaz clan..."

Theresa said so in her heart, and looking at the back of her brother who had already started busy making arrangements for participating in the war, the smile on Theresa's face couldn't help but widen a little.

"However, my brother has already handed over the sacred object of the [Royal Court Covenant] to Director Chen Qi. If the Sarkaz can really rebuild their homeland in the future, how should we thank him?"

"How can the Sarkaz tribe thank him?"

Theresa thought like this in her heart, and she thought of many possibilities, such as asking Chen Qi to be the imperial teacher of the Sarkaz clan, or using the position of a prince, but when she thought that Chen Qi was not the kind of person who would be bound by constraints, she seemed a little embarrassed.

If it was another choice... she had no objection, but as the queen of the Sarkaz, it would not be a good idea for her to be away from Kazdel all year round. It would be very tiring for the prince to take care of military and internal affairs alone.

Or, should we take the opportunity to breed a new regent in the future? Sarkaz grow very quickly, and it shouldn't take too long for them to become independent from birth. My brother only needs to hold on for a dozen years...

She and director Chen Qi will first teach the child for more than ten years, and then let the child train with Brother Wang for another ten years, so that the child will be able to stand on his own.

But the Demon King's inheritance is now in Amiya's body, and it's not easy for me to extract it out now... It's really difficult.

"——However, after this movie, the most important thing to pay attention to should be the safety of Director Chen Qi."

"The consequences of Darkest Hour will definitely make some people hostile to Director Chen Qi. I should first remind Director Chen Qi to strengthen the vigilance around him."

After thinking about it, Theresa decided to wait until she was alone and send a message to Chen Qi, asking him to ensure her personal safety first.

Director Chen Qi and the others should still be with everyone in Rhodes Island, right? I believe Kal'tsit and Amiya will definitely protect Director Chen Qi. Ah, and Ascalon, Logos and the others will definitely do their best.