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

"……Fake?"

Under the influence of Froststar's Originium technique, the Patriot felt a chill and reacted belatedly until everything around him slowly began to dissolve into nothingness. Xi walked out slowly from the side and said in a cold tone:

“This is the tenth time I’ve redrawn this part.”

"...I'm sorry." The Patriot slowly returned to normal and realized what he had done. He apologized to Xi once again in his hoarse voice.

"You should learn from Maenna, Wendigo, how to control your emotions. He is obviously very strong, but his previous performance on the battlefield was just like an ordinary person." Xi also gave the Patriot some suggestions and said:

"It seems that even though I used my ability to shrink your size in the scroll, it still didn't affect you enough. You are so aware of your own strength that you have forgotten how to be an ordinary soldier. I think you need to limit your own strength now."

"Restrictions." The Patriot nodded in understanding. At this moment, Amiya, who was also participating in the painting, thought of a good idea and said:

"Got it! I can ask Dr. Kal'tsit for some limiters! These limiters are very effective and can suppress the situation of over-driving Originium skills!"

Amiya said this and showed her hands. Each of her fingers was wearing a small, ring-like limiter.

"With these, Mr. Patriot will be able to control his power. But it may be a bit troublesome to find such a large limiter."

"It's okay, we have plenty of time. Miss Amiya, please go outside the scroll to find Dr. Kal'tsit first." Chen Qi also nodded, indicating that the filming should be temporarily suspended. Everyone in the crew also breathed a sigh of relief and could finally rest.

Shooting a war scene requires a lot of physical energy, and the photographer even has to run along with the actors most of the time. This made the filming crew represented by Ethan and the Kingslayer so tired that they just lay down on the ground to rest.

On the other side, Patriot and Shuangxing came to Chen Qi together. Facing another failed filming, Patriot, who was acting for the first time, said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Director Chen Qi, I disappoint you."

"It might be better to give this position to other Sarkaz."

"That won't do, Mr. Patriot. We will need you to show your bravery in the future. Let other Sarkaz do it. It will be difficult for them to show fearlessness on the battlefield like you do." Chen Qi patted the armor on Patriot's arm and said comfortingly:

"What I want is your bravery driven by revenge. Don't worry, we have plenty of time. In fact, I am more worried that Mr. Manna will lose his patience later."

"He, won't." The Patriot couldn't help but look at Maina on the other side. Maina looked calm and restrained, and said with a rare envious tone:

"He knows how to hold back and he's doing very well."

"Yes, but some things are always unbearable." Chen Qi also shook his head. He was more worried about the later filming and how Mainna would perform... But now he could only deal with the things at hand.

However, the conversation between the two was naturally clear to Mauna, who was of Kuranta race and had strong hearing. Maria handed her uncle a drink and smiled softly at him:

"Uncle Maenna, the director seems to be worried that you will mess up your performance later. But I'm curious, what kind of plot would make Director Chen Qi feel that you can't stand it?"

"...It doesn't matter. I won't lose my mind." Maenna was not interested in this topic, but his tone was more or less confident, and he said lightly:

"I have seen too much suffering, and I am very clear that one person's power cannot solve anything."

"Director Chen Qi's worries are completely unnecessary. I will not lose control like that Mr. Patriot."

"Oh..." Maria was skeptical when she heard that. She just took a sip of her drink, but she couldn't help but feel curious. She wanted to see her uncle, who was obviously very powerful but had never lost his temper, get angry for the first time.

Chapter 100: The Blood Demon Lord visits the Victoria Front

The filming time for "Brave Heart" was more than enough for Chen Qi and his team. As for everyone in Rhodes Island, Chen Qi and his team basically came out once a week. But every time people came out, they felt like a century had passed and the place had changed a lot.

This filming was a huge test of the spirit of everyone in the crew, from the staff to the actors - because the environment they were in for a long time was basically related to the battlefield.

And these soldiers drawn by Xi's power... are so lifelike that when filming began, few people, from the actors to the crew, could regard these people as "drawn" beings.

When filming the battlefield, they would see these people charging towards the enemy, falling down one by one wailing under the bombardment of Originium techniques and mortars, or crying while covering their broken joints.

When filming the rear scenes, everyone could see some ragged wounded soldiers chatting and joking with each other, or soldiers with more serious injuries gasping for breath and groaning in pain from time to time.

All of this makes it difficult for people to treat them as lifeless beings... However, all this is just the beginning.

The time in the scroll passed month after month, but to the outside world, only a week had passed. What this brought was that the people in the scroll gradually became numb in the endless process of filming the war.

This situation not only occurs among the staff, but is even more serious among the actors.

Fortunately, the two veterans, Mainna and Patriot, were fine. With the help of Amiya, Patriot put on five limiters, and the effect was immediate. His Originium skills could not be activated and he was no longer easily out of control. It was as if he was just a braver Sarkaz.

And slowly, the two of them also adapted to the battlefield environment. Especially Ma Enna, he always seemed very depressed in his role, but he did not resist at all, as if he had completely handed his fate over to others and was lost in the battlefield.

But Margaret and Maria were not so good. Although Margaret had long been an elite operator of Rhodes Island, with strong psychological and professional qualities, the operations she participated in were at best small battles, and this was actually her first time facing a battlefield.

In order to fit in with the role, Margaret resolutely chose to adapt to the battlefield. However, after a few months, she was shocked to find that the role she could play was so small... The title of "Glorious Knight" could only play such a role in the war.

In just a few months, although Margaret's psychological defenses were not broken, her mood was somewhat depressed...but she still persisted.

"If what I am doing now can make one more audience realize that war is cruel... then everything I have done is not meaningless."

"I can endure this. This is what I should bear, and it is also what the knights of the Linguang family should bear. I will be fine."

However, if Margaret is like this, Maria, a new knight, is under even greater pressure during this filming. The role she plays is also one of the protagonists, a female veterinarian "Anna", and she is a doctor with professional skills. She was also recruited during the war and became a battlefield doctor to save lives and heal the wounded.

She had to face thousands of wounded, whether they were soldiers, civilians, or even enemy soldiers, and she treated them all equally.

At first, Maria was very excited. Not only was it her first time acting, but it had been a long time since she had been so close to her sister, uncle, and aunt. Moreover, the role she played was one of the protagonists of a movie that was destined to be great! She was going to perform well.

However, this girl, who had never even participated in a knightly competition, was so frightened when she first faced the lifelike battlefield with corpses everywhere that she almost fell to the ground and couldn't get up.

Chen Qi was very understanding and gave Maria some time to adjust. After spending half a month in the scroll, Maria slowly adapted to this environment, the wailing of the wounded and the corpses everywhere - but her psychological pressure was constantly increasing.

As a field doctor, what Maria has had to adapt to in the past half month is naturally to keep saving people. However, unlike in the game, in order to show the reality of war, Chen Qi will certainly not let everyone be rescued. The character played by Maria is bound to do some futile things sometimes.

The same was true for the wounded that Maria was going to rescue. Chen Qi specifically instructed Xi about this. After Xi agreed, he would occasionally create some "accidental deaths" for the wounded that Maria was rescuing.

The result was that Maria collapsed three or four times in half a month.

"Let me save one more! Just save one more! I can obviously do it! If I just move faster I can save him!"

"Give me another chance, don't do this to me, I can save you, I can do it!"

This was the umpteenth time that Maria cried loudly in the wounded soldiers' camp. In the end, it was Zofia who dragged Maria out. Seeing this scene, Mainna wanted to help but seemed to hold back.

"Maria has a kind heart that will never change. She wants to let the cruelty of war make her numb. This is a test for her."

"She has to adapt to this process. She has to become stronger through each collapse. This time, I taught her this lesson through acting. I don't want the next time to be taught by a real battlefield."

This is how Mauna explained it. But in the end, Chen Qi took the initiative to find another Sarkaz doctor in Rhodes Island, Shining. He asked Shining to help Maria and Margaret with psychological guidance, and to help Maria adapt to such a cruel environment.

In the painting, time passed day by day, and all the crew members fully experienced the depression brought by the war during this long period of time.

But in the outside world, the battle to defend Victoria seems to be still in full swing. The passion that "Darkest Hour" brought to the people of this country has not dissipated, but is becoming more and more intense.

In Toronto County, a Victorian soldier code-named "Horn" has been fighting here for a week with her comrades in the infantry battalion. They have paid the price of more than 10 deaths, and are still defending the last % of this mobile city from falling.

Their mission is to hold out until the arrival of the Duke of Wellington and the army of Deep Pool. By then, the pressure on them will be much less.

And Horn is now lying in ambush in the building with a dozen of his comrades. After a week of defending the building, the Ursus Army Group no longer dares to attack rashly. They are just watching the situation here.

"Captain, look over there."

Soon, some members of the team discovered something. They soon noticed a few lone Ursus soldiers. They looked ragged and dirty, and looked around vigilantly, without the ferocity they had at the beginning of the invasion.

"Everyone, get ready."

Horn also gave the order immediately, and the commandos who had been lying in ambush in the surroundings were all ready. As long as their acting battalion commander gave the order, they rushed out to kill these Ursus barbarians.

However, just as everyone was waiting, it was discovered that these Ursus soldiers suddenly discovered something and carefully put down their weapons.

They took off their helmets instead and carefully moved towards a burst water pipe. The water seeping out from there seemed to have a great attraction to them.

"--They seem to be here to get water." One of the commandos spoke softly, and even his tense tone relaxed a little.

"Now nearly half of Duolun County has become a ruin due to the indiscriminate bombing of the Ursus Army." Horn's tone also softened a little, still extremely firm, but she still gave the order:

"Ignore them. Unless they come at us with weapons, let them go."

"It's not worth exposing our position for these wounded soldiers. There may be Ursus troops waiting for us behind us. Don't be impulsive."

Horn had no sympathy for her enemies, especially the Ursus who had invaded her country and enslaved the residents of Victoria - but she knew who was the enemy and who was the bait.

These wounded soldiers were obviously sent by the Ursus Legion to serve as human shields under the pretext of getting some water. It is not enough to call them enemies. If they just want to drink some water, then so be it.

But just as Horn was thinking this, she suddenly smelled an unusual scent, and soon, the members of the surrounding commandos also noticed that there was a scent of blood in the air.

"Captain, I, we are surrounded by——"

At this moment, a commando reacted immediately, and Horn discovered that under their feet, there was a blood-red fluid flowing in one direction!

And that location is exactly where the wounded Ursus soldiers get water.

"You actually showed mercy to the enemy? Even after you watched that so-called inspiring patriotic movie, is this the least you can do?"

"If that's the case, then it's a miracle that Victoria is still on the verge of collapse today."

Suddenly, a voice that seemed elegant yet strange to Horn and the others slowly rang out, and a blood mist immediately surrounded the wounded Ursus soldiers.

The wounded soldiers were terrified, but they didn't know how to break free. Soon, as if an invisible hand had grasped their bodies, the bodies of the wounded Ursus soldiers exploded instantly! They turned into a ball of blood mist and disappeared without a trace.

For a moment, the blood of these wounded soldiers even splashed onto a large area around them, and a few drops even splashed onto the faces of Hornet and others, causing these experienced commandos who shared the same hatred of the enemy to fall into a trance.

"Then, the battlefield here will be taken over by a stronger army. You weaklings of Victoria, you have never learned the cruelty of real war."

At this moment, the Blood Demon Lord slowly appeared in front of the commandos, and he seemed to have not forgotten the "teacher's errand" of the role of "Humphrey" he played, and said lightly:

"War is a hell where if your enemy is cruel, you must be even more cruel than them. If you are not prepared to become the evil spirit of hell, you will only be slaughtered without any value."

"Every soldier is just a killing machine on the battlefield. You don't need mercy, because your enemy will not show you mercy."

Chapter 101: The Victorian battlefield gradually turns into a hell on earth

The intervention of the Sarkaz was a big surprise to the Victorian defenders who were holding their positions in the various mobile cities in Victoria, as well as the Ursus and Leitania Legions.

Especially since these Sarkaz really came to help them fight the enemy, and their names were very clear. They were jointly invited by the eight dukes, so they came as "officially certified mercenaries" to help them win the war.

However, the strong participation of the Sarkaz not only brought great help to the Victorian garrison and the Civilian Self-Defense Force, but also brought tremendous pressure.

"We will not comment too much on the fighting style of the Victorian Army, but since the Grand Duke has invited us to come and support and take over the defense of the various mobile cities in Victoria, then please cooperate with our Sarkaz's actions."

"Although some of these words may sound unpleasant, our Sarkaz mercenaries are much more experienced than all of you in street fighting, teamwork, and individual combat capabilities."

"So, let our Sarkaz mercenaries take the lead, and those who are more familiar with the local terrain serve as auxiliary forces. This will allow us to more effectively combat the Ursus Army's attack. How do you think?"

After Lord Blood Demon relieved Duolun County, thousands of Sarkaz mercenaries poured into Duolun County as if they were entering an empty land. At this moment, Lord Blood Demon also met the acting battalion commander of the infantry battalion, Horn, the deputy battalion commander, Fengdi, and Qin Liu, the leader of the self-rescue army who had been commanding the civilians to resist in Duolun County.

"...Since these are reinforcements sent by the Duke, we are naturally willing to cooperate with your actions."

After some discussion among the three representative commanders, Horn finally spoke to the Blood Demon Lord. But Horn still did not relax his vigilance against the Blood Demon Lord - she always felt that the bloody smell on this Sarkaz was a bit too strong.

Horn knew that the "blood demons" were notorious among the Sarkaz. Now that they were his allies, and Victoria's survival was at stake... Horn had to admit that such allies would be very helpful to their next battle.

"We will assign some of our people to each Sarkaz team. They will lead you to familiarize yourself with the local conditions and provide you with some references for making plans."

"Very good." The Blood Demon Lord nodded with satisfaction, and after a moment of silence, he continued:

"Since both of us have to fight against the same enemy, and the main attack position is now temporarily handed over to the Sarkaz Legion, then for the sake of cooperation, I hope that everyone can abide by our Sarkaz combat rules."

"Battle rules?" Horn couldn't help but ask. The Blood Demon Lord nodded and replied calmly:

"It is for you to better cooperate with us Sarkaz mercenaries and avoid unnecessary casualties caused by your mistakes."

"First, do not show mercy to the enemy. That would be cruelty to your own people. If you are sure you want to destroy them, destroy all the enemies as quickly as possible. I don't need to say more about this, right?"

As the Blood Demon Lord said this, his eyes could not help but look towards the Horn. It was obvious that the Blood Demon King was very disdainful of the mercy that the Horn had shown for a moment before.

And Horn naturally understood what Lord Blood Demon meant. Although she did not agree with Lord Blood Demon's approach in her heart, she still compromised in the face of the grand goal of protecting Victoria.

"Second, when necessary, injuring an enemy is more effective than killing him. It can put more pressure on the enemy in a war." The Blood Demon Lord continued to teach the young Victorian soldier the experience of war:

"If you don't want this war to last for several years, you should think about how to wear down the enemy's logistics - especially the biggest weakness of the Ursus Army Group, which is logistics."

"Follow our Sarkaz mercenaries and learn slowly. Injuring their bodies and causing irreversible damage, turning them into cripples, is more meaningful than killing them."

"Third... it's what I told you before. You have to be more brutal than the enemy in order to suppress them. Your goal is to hold the enemy back until they can no longer bear the burden of logistics. Hold back until your real army arrives, and that's when you win."

"So, at all costs and by all means, put aside your compassion and humanity, and treat the wailing of your enemies as the howling of livestock and ignore it. Only then will there be a chance of victory in the war. Do you understand?"

The words of the Blood Demon Lord echoed word by word in the minds of these young Victorian soldiers. However, this time, Horn did not answer, but just nodded silently to his comrades.

Although these young Victorian soldiers disagreed with some of the "Sarkaz's War Codes" mentioned by the Blood Demon Lord, they were now ready to transform into demons from hell in order to defend Victoria.

They are not naive children anymore. In order to lead everyone to victory, countless enemies have died at their hands. It is only a matter of time before they become more cruel.

Horn and the others said goodbye to the Blood Demon Lord and began to allocate their forces reasonably. On the other side, a Sarkaz guard couldn't help but ask the Blood Demon Lord:

"My Lord, I don't understand why you still have to rely on the strength of these Victorians when you can obviously take action on your own. With your strength, you can obviously quickly disintegrate the offensive of the Ursus Army."

"——Because what the general wants is not my victory, but the victory of the Sarkaz."

The Blood Demon Lord seemed to be in a good mood, or perhaps he was increasingly unable to give up his habit of being a teacher. He said to the Sarkaz guards beside him:

"Let me ask you, if I acted alone and disintegrated the offensive of the Ursus Army as the Blood Demon King, how would you view me if you were the Duke and Victoria soldiers?"