After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

“Kaka… uh—”

Accompanied by all kinds of strange noises that did not sound like those of living people, many "orcs" who were killed in the previous battle stood up again, picked up their weapons again, and launched an attack on the Imperial Guards again.

With the battle line already advanced, these enemies who suddenly appeared in the center of the Imperial line, behind their indestructible shields, immediately caused great chaos.

Almost in an instant, more than a dozen guards were knocked to the ground by the attack from behind.

Immediately, the formation collapsed, and the living and the dead began a hand-to-hand fight without any rules.

"That's what happened... Tsk, those bastards."

Looking at the zombies wreaking havoc in front of him, Aize finally understood the whole story and the current situation.

This is indeed a trap prepared for the empire and even for all of humanity.

We must respond immediately, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

The former brave man raised his sword and chopped off the head of the orc zombie that was struggling to get up in front of him. He then struck it several more times, cutting off all of its remaining limbs to ensure that it was completely unable to move.

Then he turned around and rushed back into the chaotic front, intending to inform the prince about this matter.

Immediately afterwards——

"……what?"

A dim green light rose from the dark forest behind, passed over the heads of the people fighting, and smashed towards the camp.

"Magic attack, dodge, quickly!"

Adrian reacted immediately, and the Imperial Army personnel present around him immediately lay down or sought cover nearby to prepare for the impending attack.

However, they were not the target.

The ball of light hit an open area in the camp, and the strange and chilling magic power quickly spread out to the surroundings like a wave, sweeping across everything in its path.

It has no effect on living people.

However, the remains of the orcs killed in the previous battle began to move again.

Dozens of zombies, without even having time to stand up, dragged their broken bodies and rushed towards the prince and others who were taking cover at a twisted, weird but definitely not slow speed.

Adrian realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

Just as he stood up, before he could stand firm, a zombie rushed in front of him, used his left hand to savagely pull off half of the bone from his broken right arm, and stabbed it directly into the prince's neck.

"Woo--tsk--"

With a muffled sound, blood gushed out from the corners of the prince's mouth and wounds.

But he still did not fall down. Instead, he stared at his blurred consciousness and used his remaining strength to thrust the sword in his hand heavily into the opponent's chest.

But this amount of damage is far from enough for the zombies.

A cold hand grabbed the prince's head and began to exert force to crush it.

The guards tried to rush forward to rescue their master, but were knocked to the ground by other orc zombies who came over, while Aze, who came back to defend, was still some distance away.

The script seemed to be going according to the plan of the dead man - but it was not.

Swish!!!

The crisp sound of flesh being cut suddenly rang out, and the orc zombie holding the prince was pierced through the body by dozens of ice blades from different angles at the same time, and instantly turned into a pool of foul-smelling solid-liquid mixture, scattered on the ground.

This was to avoid accidentally hurting the prince who was nearby, and a more precise attack technique was deliberately chosen.

Next, a continuous stream of explosions and fireballs condensed from the dark sky almost instantly, and fell quickly and accurately.

The ground shook, explosions occurred, and the flames shooting into the sky almost engulfed the night sky.

The zombies that appeared in the camp were completely eliminated in the blink of an eye, turning into harmless ashes, with no possibility of resurrection.

The prince fell to the ground, his consciousness fading from severe injuries and blood loss.

At the moment when he was about to pass out, he saw a female figure running towards the direction of the tent.

She looks familiar, like the head maid who follows the brave Aize.

When Adrian first saw Aize taking her to the battlefield, he was wondering what this guy was doing. He didn't expect that he had such strength.

At the same time, he also remembered a rumor.

There are rumors that the great witch Villian did not actually die in the Anlin Plains, but instead turned to the brave Aize.

He had scoffed at it then, but now…

"Sorry, Aize, I'm late. I thought the Imperials could solve the problem themselves, so I didn't take action right away."

"No, no, no, you've arrived just in time. Wei'er, how is the prince doing?"

The two arrived at the prince's side almost at the same time. The witch immediately bent down to check the other's injuries, and preliminary hemostasis and treatment techniques were also used immediately.

This is to prevent the prince from dying suddenly from bleeding in the aorta.

"The carotid artery is severely injured, and the undead magic is eroding the living body. It's a bit troublesome."

"Can it be saved?"

"Of course, you think I am..."

Villian raised her head and saw Aize's meaningful eyes. She not only shook her head gently, but also pointed in the direction of the castle behind her.

He immediately understood and changed his words:

"Of course, but it will take quite a while. I can only carry out some emergency measures here. If you want to save your life, you still have to rush to the rear."

The perfect answer, this is what Aize wanted to hear and what he wanted the prince to hear.

Emergency treatment began immediately.

As the bone spur was removed, warm light fell on the wound, the suffocating pain quickly subsided, and Adrian's consciousness slowly regained consciousness.

Aize quickly squatted down:

"Your Highness, as you just heard, you must return to the rear immediately for treatment, otherwise your life will be in danger."

"I……"

"Also, as we speak, the frontline troops have advanced to the city of Lierbas. I hope you will immediately hand over the command of this force to me."

"Why...why...?"

"There's no time to explain. I can only tell you that the situation is extremely urgent. Even a minute's delay could render the entire situation irreversible. You have no choice but to do this!"

"I……"

The Royal Guards were the face of the royal family and the entire empire. Adrian would naturally have many concerns when handing the command to Aize, an outsider who was actually his competitor, without being able to communicate clearly.

Aize thought for a moment, pretending to be relaxed as much as possible, and added:

"Your Highness, you know, I just want to solve the problem here and go home early. I have no interest in your country or your army, so... please hurry up!"

"……Um."

Without much thought, Adrian nodded.

He regarded Aize as a competitor and a thorn in his side because the nobles who opposed him used Aize as an excuse.

Adrian understood Aize's achievements, abilities, and character.

Then he stretched out his hand and pointed to the flying eagle emblem worn on his chest armor, which symbolized the royal family of the Saxon Empire.

"Here, give it to me..."

Aize immediately took it off and placed it in Adrian's palm.

Adrian clenched his bloody hand into a fist, carving a crimson mark on it, and then did not return it to Aize.

"Give this...to Lysander. He...he knows what to do."

"Well, thank you."

Aize stuffed it into his pocket, stood up, and shouted towards the front line:

"Christina, come here!"

"Yes!"

The blue-haired girl who was fighting with two zombies immediately shook off the enemies and rushed over at the fastest speed.

"Master, do you have any instructions?"

Although he made a bet with his father to carry out this expedition independently in order to gain the right to leave home without interference.

But now is obviously not the time to worry about such things. Christina Karlsade is and will always be Aize's adjutant, ready to be deployed at any time.

However, the content of the order was beyond Chris's expectations:

"You, along with some of the people here, will escort the prince back to our original base. Then, take everyone there with you and leave the central mountain area as quickly as possible and return to your starting position!"

"Leave...leave the central mountain area?"

Chris's eyes widened suddenly:

"Doesn't that mean we should retreat? But... no, if I lead my men to retreat, what will Master do?"

"I will reunite with the guards who have penetrated too far and draw enough attention to you to ensure your safe departure from this area. There's no time left, act now, quickly!"

Chapter 83 Retrograde

In the dense forests of the Central Mountains, the battle is still going on.

The orc undeads took advantage of the surprise attack and caused considerable losses to the Imperial Guards, but the gap in hard power could not be made up.

The rotten corpses could not compete with the top elite of mankind. The guards who reacted quickly chopped the zombies that had sneaked into the team into foul-smelling meat paste in a blink of an eye, and then the situation became one-sided again.

But it's still not fast enough.

Aize ordered:

"Vir, assist the Royal Guards and quickly eliminate the remaining undead. And the one who just hid in the forest and cast the spell is probably a member of the Immortal Dynasty. Detect it. If it hasn't left yet, help its maggot-ridden brain learn its lesson—but don't fight too long, we're in a hurry."

"Understood, leave it to me."

"Five minutes. We have to leave in five minutes no matter what."

"Good~"

The witch nodded and immediately turned around to join the ongoing battle.

In a blink of an eye, flames, lightning, and ice raged on the battle line, and the resurrected monsters were reduced to ashes one by one under the ravages of these powerful energies.

It looks like there's nothing to worry about.

The problem is the other side.

"Chris, what are you waiting for? Why don't you get going quickly!?"

So far, Christina Karsade still doesn't have the full picture.

Only from the unprecedented urgency of his master could he get a glimpse of the tension of the situation.

Because of this, her body was slow to move:

"Master, no, I'm sorry, I don't understand. What exactly is going on? Attracting the enemy's attention... Where exactly are these enemies coming from?"

The appearance of the Undead Army was indeed sudden, but in the end, they only managed to get through the Imperial Army's security network of a few hundred people, so they should not pose a threat.

unless--

"Chris, the enemy didn't come from outside. They've been waiting for us here for a long time, buried underground."

"Underground, this... I see."

Having said that, Chris finally understood the situation.

But his complexion also became worse:

"But then, you... you're going to attract their attention? That's too dangerous!"

"Stop talking nonsense and follow orders immediately. Do you really want the prince of the empire to die here?"

Aize didn't want to say anything more, but just pointed at Adrian who was lying beside him, dying.

If he died here, it would not only cause a devastating blow to the morale of the imperial army on the entire front, but would also trigger political turmoil within the empire.

Chris still knows what is more important.