After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Instead, he seriously replaced the absent Aize and took full command.

A day ago, this fact would have frightened Chris to the point of foaming at the mouth, having an epileptic seizure, and then curling up on the ground and losing consciousness.

But now, although she was still very panicked, she felt extremely excited, and a smile unconsciously overflowed from her face:

"Master's agent? Haha... hehehe, you're right, agent, Master's agent. This is a job only I can do, right? No one else, including the prince and Miss Villian, can do it, right?"

"……Are you OK?"

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm just... a little excited."

Chris wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth.

"I understand the situation. Don't worry, we have a strategy, and I will find a way to convince those people. But before that, we must convince the Second Prince first, otherwise everything else will be meaningless."

Chapter 109 Argument

The situation has been clarified, and now we must take action as quickly as possible.

Christina stood up from the church bench:

"Well, I'll go discuss this matter with the prince now. I'll tell you the specific strategy later... Anyway, how can I contact you later?"

"Don't worry, I'll come find you. See you later."

After saying this, the voice in his mind suddenly stopped, and the silk thread wrapped around his feet also disappeared without a trace at some point.

Taking the opportunity to leave, Chris turned around and looked at the back row of her seat, but found that there was no one else except an old lady who was praying with her head bowed.

She's the legendary intelligence agent... That's unlikely, right? Is it a form-shifting ability like the Faceless Men? Or a hidden ability like invisibility?

Not sure, and that's not something to worry about right now.

Without stopping, Chris tore off her camouflage headscarf and returned to the castle as quickly as possible.

She did not waste the time on the road. She combined the latest information in her mind and quickly formulated and improved the overall plan.

In this way, after seeing Adrian who was also anxiously waiting, she only needed to focus on persuasion without wasting her brain capacity on strategy.

after all--

"No, this is too risky! I can't agree to this plan!"

The task of persuasion itself is not easy.

Adrian listened to Chris's plan expressionlessly, then pondered the map in front of him for a long time before finally shaking his head.

Chris was not surprised at all, and asked calmly:

"What are your objections?"

"The feasibility of this strategy itself is fine, but it will take too much time and put Lilbas under even greater pressure than it already is. Who can guarantee that Aize can hold on? If he fails, won't the entire front collapse?!"

This is not wrong.

If Aize, who is guarding Lilbas now, is anyone else in this world, Chris would also think that this plan is impossible to implement.

But the fact is, that person's name is Aize.

"This plan was formulated based on the intelligence passed on by Master. He must have understood the significance of his intelligence, and my strategy must have been within his expectations."

Chris placed her hand on the map on the table, her fingertips gently tapping the location of Lilbas.

"So, since he dared to let someone pass on information to me like this, it means he must be confident that he will hold on to the end until we complete our plan!"

"Relying on a broken city with unknown conditions, a force of unknown but certainly small strength, facing the main forces of four races of demons, and holding out for more than a month?"

Adrian sneered:

"If any of my staff or advisors had suggested this to me, I would have thrown him out of the command post! Summon reinforcements from all over to rescue Lilbas first. This is the most prudent approach right now!"

Although battlefield command, strategy, and scheduling are generally based on rationality, when many indicators cannot be digitized, the conclusions drawn and the premises for thinking about problems will still have huge or even completely opposite differences.

At this moment, Chris and Adrian actually have similar views on the overall situation.

But the disagreement on whether Aize's ability was strong enough to defend Lilbas was enough to make their final opinions completely diametrically opposed.

Chris exhaled softly.

After reorganizing my thoughts, I decided to change direction:

"Your Highness, this incident is not solely the work of the Undead family. All the information we have so far proves that the Demon King himself is behind all of this."

"so what?"

"In this incident, not only the Undead, but even the Orcs guarding Lilbas, and the Faceless Men responsible for infiltration during the early stages, may all be discarded pawns. They are all considered destabilizing factors and must be eliminated by the Demon King. Why do you think this is? Don't tell me you don't know!"

The various non-biological characteristics of the undead make them, as a force, have an upper limit that is unimaginably high and can even directly overthrow the entire demon race. Therefore, they must be killed while they can still be controlled.

This is the devil's thought and choice.

The disadvantages of this choice are obvious: as the race with the most combat power among the demons today, the fall of the undead will inevitably have an irreversible impact on the overall strength of the demons for a considerable period of time.

But even so, the Demon King still chose to do so. There is only one reason that can be thought of - he wants to truly integrate the demon clan.

For thousands of years, extremely high-intensity conflicts and even internal strife have always been the biggest weakness that constrains the demons, and it is also the biggest help that has enabled humans to fight against them in a relatively evenly matched situation.

This war started five years ago. The demons, under the leadership of the previous demon king, were only united for a limited period of time, which was not too long. They directly tore apart the central mountain defense line that humans had built for thousands of years.

If an integrated demon clan really appears, the threat it poses will be unprecedented.

In comparison, the losses caused by sacrificing the Eternal Dynasty are really insignificant.

"Sending people to rescue Lilbas can indeed temporarily stabilize the front line, but that would only serve the Demon King's will! His plan can still proceed smoothly. Therefore, we must make this matter bigger and make the Demon King pay the price for this incident. Otherwise, a greater threat will not be far away!"

Leaving Aize in Lilbas and bearing unprecedented pressure. As one of the people who valued Aize the most in the world, Chris herself felt extremely heavy when making such a decision, but she had no other choice.

On the one hand, this was Aize's own decision, and she had to make sure that everything Aize did was worthwhile.

On the other hand, if the Demonic Tribe's alliance is truly reached, it means that an invasion even larger than the one five years ago could occur at any time.

By then, Aize, who has always been a fire captain, will not know what kind of torture he will be subjected to.

In order to make life easier for all human beings in this world, including the Master, in the next few years or even decades, Chris must now do things more thoroughly.

However, such a narrative cannot change the core problem.

"...We'll think about that later. Right now, we need to stabilize the situation first!"

Adrian was silent for a while, but still chose to refuse.

He knew very well what Christina said.

It can even be said that I can empathize with you.

When facing the increasingly corrupt empire at hand, the iron-fisted approach he adopted against those conservative and decadent nobles was essentially the same as the Demon King's strategy.

So the moment Chris told him the overall situation, he had already guessed that this was the case.

However, there is no point in guessing it.

If we accidentally mess up the current situation in order to target the Demon Alliance that may appear in a few years, it would be completely putting the cart before the horse.

As the person in charge of the overall situation, he cannot take such a risk.

The conversation between the two then reached a deadlock.

"Your Highness, I believe this plan is feasible."

The sudden interruption of the third person's voice drew the attention of everyone in the command center.

Under the gaze of the crowd, the Marquis of Karlsade, who had been silent until then, walked to the table, looked at the contents marked on the map, and slowly raised his hand:

"Chris's plan includes an entire early phase of luring the enemy. If, during this phase, I can move my army to the foot of the Central Mountains and establish a standoff with the Undead Army, the pressure on that guy in Lilbas will be greatly reduced. This way, he'll have a greater chance of holding on, right?"

Due to the special terrain of Lilbas, it is more like a two-sided attack than an encirclement.

The undead on the side of the Empire are actually caught in the crossfire of the Empire and cannot retreat or get help from their friends.

If he could form a confrontation with them, the pressure on Aize on one side would instantly be reduced to a level that could almost be ignored, and he would only need to deal with the main force of the demons coming from outside unilaterally.

Although the pressure is still suffocating, at least there is room to breathe.

"Father……"

Chris looked at the Marquis in surprise.

Adrian frowned.

"Marquis, do you understand what you're saying? The undead on this side of the mountain aren't the main force, but they number over a hundred thousand. Because of the strategy of luring the enemy, they really don't dare to act rashly in the early stages. But if you start moving in other directions and they discover the truth, they might immediately attack you out of desperation. Even if you retreat to Jarlsberg, it will still be very dangerous!"

The Marquis shrugged.

"No matter how dangerous it is, it's not as dangerous as the situation that boy is facing. Lilbas is the territory of the Karside family. How can we let him suffer alone? And..."

The tall middle-aged man turned his gaze to the blue-haired girl beside him:

"Even without considering the overall situation, the Karseide family owes that kid a lot of favors. It's time to repay them."

When was the last time you saw your daughter arguing with someone about her personal opinions?

It’s been so long, so long that I can’t remember.

When he thought there was no hope, unexpectedly, the situation took a turn and he was able to see this scene vividly again.

Just for this, it is enough for Karside to risk his life.

Not to mention the responsibilities of being an imperial noble.

Thinking of bringing it here, the Marquis smiled unconsciously:

"Go ahead and do whatever you want. Don't worry about this place. As long as I and the Karsed family are still here, we won't let anything happen to that kid. Haha, old guys like me are still alive. It's not your turn to carry the banner of the empire alone. Is this okay, Your Highness?"

At this point, everyone is taking risks, and no one can stay out of it, just to reverse the situation even a little bit in the most favorable direction possible.

"They usually quarrel like that, yet they choose to reconcile at a time like this. What troublesome father and daughter, troublesome master and apprentice? Doesn't this make me look stupid?"

Adrian held his face and sighed, then looked up at Christina:

"Then do as you say. The northern route is yours, and the southern route is mine. Authorization will be issued immediately. Submit a more detailed plan within half a day, and then we'll begin operations immediately. Is that okay?"

Chapter 110 Faith Panic

The "expeditionary force" composed of the Pure White Saint Sect had a size of about 3000 people when it first arrived near Jarlsberg.

After a series of almost suicidal attacks, about 2000 people finally escaped into Lierbas, half of whom were wounded.

This team, which is by no means small, occupied an area centered on the ruins of the church, which was once designated as a restricted area by the orc rulers, as their temporary base and missionary base in the city.

Compared to the wild campsites they had previously camped in, these shabby buildings at least served as a shelter from the wind and rain. Coupled with the blessing of their faith and Rosaline's personal presence, the sect members had no complaints.

Until last night.

The action that should have reversed the entire situation ended in disaster.

Not only did the Pure White Saint Sect fail to establish its own image, it even unknowingly became the most treacherous accomplice of Lilbas.

Although they were able to return to the base with Rosaline thanks to Aize's mediation, the situation did not improve and even worsened.

"What happened last night seems to have spread. Now, the whole city is talking about it. They say that we were rescued by Lord Aize, but we ungratefully colluded with traitors and planned to rebel! I was so angry that I went up to them and said a few words. As a result, I was almost beaten to death. I barely managed to escape with my life!"

A sect member who had just returned from gathering information outside had a sad face and pointed at his face covered in dust and stains, his words full of grievance.

Another person stepped forward, patted his shoulder, and said with a wry smile:

"It's not much better here. Just a few minutes before you came back, a large group of locals gathered here to protest and almost got into a fight with our brothers and sisters from the sect!"

"Well...then what?"

"And then? The patrol team sent by Lord Aize persuaded them to leave. Otherwise, judging by the situation, if a fight broke out, I'm afraid there would be casualties!"

The entire incident, as well as the sect's current predicament, were planned by Aize.

Although Rosaline had been the one who had provoked the incident, judging solely by the means used, the entire incident was still far from glorious. It was a necessary calculation to limit the dangerous existence of the Faith Network.

Aize himself is very clear about this. He is not a devil and does not want to kill all the believers.

As long as these guys can stay put and not cause trouble after being humiliated, he has plenty of ways to help them get over it after the incident is over.

That’s why some people were specially arranged to ensure that the sect members would not directly conflict with the local people.

This can prevent innocent people from being killed or injured due to his own plans, and it can also do a favor for the church members and monitor them reasonably.

Of course, the members of the Pure White Saint Sect could not have imagined these things.