As Shia said, the Fallen Angel Empire envoy led by "Agulie" has passed through the Seg territory from the border of Leia Town and arrived at the Shadow Empire.
Along the way, Chen Rui saw the emergency combat readiness of the Shadow Empire. Although what he saw was only the tip of the iceberg, he could tell that Catherine was definitely not bluffing this time.
Put yourself in the shoes of others and think about it, now is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to annex the Fallen Angel Empire. As an emperor, it is reasonable for Catherine to make such a decision.
It's just that the difficulty of his mission this time will be greatly increased, and Christina may still be shaken by some things, but Catherine. Asmodeus will never shake the fundamental interests of the empire for the sake of personal feelings.
Sure enough, Chen Rui hit a snag right after he arrived in the Shadow Emperor. Catherine used various excuses to hang the envoys at the Royal Hotel, and did not intend to receive them for a few days. It seems that this delay will continue indefinitely go down.
Even if you have a solid tongue or the skill of maneuvering, people will never see you, and it is still useless.
Chen Rui found Celine and tried to open up the joints through various channels, but also failed. It seems that Catherine did not intend to give the "Fallen Angel Empire Envoy" a chance, which made him feel anxious, because he was delayed here for another day , the danger of Warok Fortress and even the entire Fallen Angel Empire will increase even more.
Chen Rui racked his brains and suddenly thought of something, a magic badge. This badge was given to him by "Isis" back then. It was said to be a special token of the royal family of Asmodeus. If there is any unexpected change in the dark moon, You can use this badge to find her. "Isis" is one of Catherine's incarnations, and once easily captured Azgalo, who Chen Rui couldn't match at the time.
Although the identity of "Agulie" may be exposed, the situation is urgent, so I don't care so much.
The recruits of the Fallen Angel Empire have just finished recruiting, and they haven't had time to train into an army, let alone go to the battlefield. Even if the number reaches the same level as that of the Blood Fiend Empire, they will not be able to compete with those elites. It is really unimaginable, after the civil war between Edmund and Aleus, where did the Blood Fiend Empire get these six million elite troops.
In the castle of the ancient alchemy civilization, there is only one crystal giant beast, and ten battle puppets are constructed. Except for Delia who can barely control it, the battle puppets have no qualified pilots. There are only 500 crystal beasts, but there are 3,000 lamp spirits. , but there are very few elites who have reached the Demon Emperor, and the lamp spirits born later are still in the charging stage and cannot participate in the battle for the time being.
The Dragon Emperor Augustus had already practiced in seclusion after obtaining the pseudo-god-level dragon power essence of the holy dragon Rodriguez. He didn't know anything about the war that happened in the dark moon. Even if he knew, he would not let his daughter take risks. Therefore, Danielle and Julia declared early on that they would not participate in the war, and would only protect Olypheus who insisted on staying in Dark Moon.
As for Chen Rui himself, because of the shackles of the True Flame, he was blocked from the Extreme Star Transformation, and he was temporarily unable to compete with the powerhouses at the national level. Pa Pa Pa Pa's dual cultivation skills can speed up the "absorption" of the True Flame Shackles to a certain extent, but this is a long cutscene after all, even if it doesn't take two full years, more than a year will definitely be indispensable.
If this war happened two years later, or even a year later, it would not be in such a crisis. Now, Chen Rui's own strength or his strength is greatly reduced, so uniting with the Shadow Empire is the only way to save the Fallen Angel Empire.
The "special token of the Asmodeus royal family" was indeed useful. Soon, Chen Rui was taken to a courtyard in the outskirts of the shadow imperial capital. The location is remote and very quiet.
Christina, Isis... I don't know how many incarnations Catherine has. Of course, this is not a habit of changing roles. Chen Rui sees more exhaustion and loneliness from it, as if this strange but familiar figure in front of him brings him feel the same.
Race: Desire royal family.
Constitution A (S++), Strength A (S++), Spirit A (S++), Dexterity A (S++).
Analysis: Spirit elimination, magic and spiritual damage greatly reduced, puppet control, power of nirvana (4).
Risk level: quite high.
It really was her!
The "four" behind the "power of nirvana" in the analysis refers to the four times of nirvana. Nirvana is the most powerful blood talent of the royal family of Asmodeus. Every time Nirvana is equal to the refinement of qualitative changes in aptitude, it can break through various bottlenecks more easily. However, the higher the level of Nirvana, the greater the risk, and one carelessness will be the result of being wiped out.
It is said that in the history of the Asmodeus royal family, only one person has completed five Nirvana, and a few geniuses who have achieved Nirvana four times chose to take the risk of attacking the fifth time, and they were all reduced to ashes under the flames of Nirvana.
It is precisely because of this risk that the talent of Nirvana has gradually been ignored by the Asmodeus royal family, and they have paid more attention to the more practical war puppets.
Still dressed in the black veil, "Isis" paused for a while on Chen Rui's mask, and asked lightly, "Where did your royal token come from?"
"Lord Isis, please forgive my presumptuous visit. The badge was given to me by Dark Moon's treasurer, Lord Chen Rui. Please let me convey his gratitude to Lord Isis for his kindness."
"Master Agulie, I have already received this kindness." "Isis" nodded, and his tone clearly issued an order to evict the guest.
Chen Rui will definitely not leave at this time, just pretending not to understand: "Master Isis, I have come from a long way to hand over this token, can you give me ten minutes?"
"The entire Shadow Empire knows the purpose of Lord Agulie's visit. Lord Agulie is His Majesty Xiya's imperial concubine. Although he is not yet married, he has full authority to represent His Majesty Xiya. I am just His Majesty Catherine's bodyguard. You should Go see Her Majesty Catherine."
When he said "See Her Majesty Catherine", there was no abnormal fluctuation in her black eyes. It seems that this Majesty is really calm.
"Then let Master Isis give me this time." Chen Rui said cheekily, "The current situation is actually very clear. The army of the Blood Fiend Empire has declared war on the Fallen Angel Empire. The army is approaching the Warlock Fortress. Once the Empire of Fallen Angels is breached, the only enemy left to Emperor Lei Chan is the Empire of Shadows. The Fallen Angels and the Shadows can be said to be closely related. Together they will benefit, and if they are divided, they will harm both. Lord Isis please tell Her Majesty Catherine, or you can If so, I hope to present my interests to His Majesty in person."
"Since it's such a simple situation, there's no need for Mr. Agulie to say more. His Majesty Catherine will have plans. As for meeting His Majesty... I believe His Majesty's current attitude is very clear. Mr. Agulie is a smart person, so I shouldn't need it." Say more."
Chen Rui was silent for a moment, and said, "Empress Catherine wants to take this opportunity to annex the power of the Fallen Angel Empire at the least cost? Then take full advantage of the Blood Fiend Empire's capture of the Fallen Angel Empire's troops and deplete it to defeat the Blood Fiend Empire." , to unify the Demon Realm?"
"From my personal point of view, this seems to be a good suggestion, and I believe it should be within Her Majesty's planning."
Chen Rui raised his brows: "As far as the degree of hatred is concerned, a friend who plots behind the scenes is more hateful than a vicious enemy. Isn't the Shadow Empire afraid that the Fallen Angel Empire will directly seek refuge with the Blood Fiend when it loses, and finally borrow the help of the Blood Fiend?" Power to destroy the shadow empire?"
"I can't answer this question for you, but I once met His Majesty Xia in Dark Moon, when she was only a lord, and from my impression, she would never surrender... And this kind of trick, don't you think Is it a copy of Her Majesty Catherine's strategy?" Isis sneered behind the veil: "Unfortunately, Xia is not Catherine, and Lei Zen is not Bai Ye. If the Fallen Angel Empire surrenders directly, then I'm sure that the Lucifer royal family Less than one percent can survive, just like the Angry King Empire of the Samael royal family."
Chen Rui clenched his fists: "Then, what if the Fallen Angel Empire abandons the northern line of defense at all costs and fights the Shadow Empire with all its strength?"
"Your Majesty Catherine is not needed for such a ridiculous threat, I, a little guard, can answer you," Isis replied calmly, "Now two-thirds of the fallen angel's empire is concentrated in the north , There is no way to turn back. Moreover, your army gave up the natural dangers that you are defending and took the initiative to attack. It is simply to sacrifice your strengths and seek weaknesses, and seek a dead end. The army of the Shadow Empire can just occupy the three main points of the Dark Moon, Chiyou, and Tekura Fortress. Wait for work with ease Waiting for the arrival of the blood fiend army. So it means that Emperor Lei Chan has worked so hard to conquer the Fallen Angel Empire, but he has made a contribution to the Shadow Empire."
Chen Rui was speechless, and it took a long time before he said: "Her Majesty really wants to use this to dominate the demon world? Even if her plan succeeds, the Fallen Angel Empire will perish, and the Shadow Empire will greatly increase in strength. A stalemate situation. Then there are only two empires left in the Demon Realm. After losing the buffer of the third party, they will hate each other and fall into a protracted war. There will be no peace, and countless lives will be annihilated.”
Isis's voice became grim: "The war is for future peace. If the demon world can be finally unified, all sacrifices are worth it."
"So how many years will it take to unify? One hundred years? One thousand years? So what if it is finally unified? Can there be real peace? As far as the present is concerned, how many royal families who were subjugated before were willing to give up? How many hidden ambition forces like Blood Annihilation? How long can this superficial unity that uses bloody means and sacrifices countless lives last? One hundred years? One thousand years?"
In Chen Rui's memory, Qin Shihuang accomplished a feat by destroying the six kingdoms and unifying them. As a result, the Great Qin was torn apart. The most powerful dynasties in history were like this. The rise and fall of succession, the long-term unity must be divided, and the long-term unity must be united. This is the natural law of history.
Isis just sneered at this, without explaining, and said lightly: "Ten minutes are up."
Chen Rui gritted his teeth and said: "Have you ever seen countless homes destroyed by war? The prosperous and beautiful homes turned into scorched earth for thousands of miles in just a moment, and the people were displaced and homeless! You have heard countless Are the civilians crying in the slaughter? The death scythe of war, ignoring the crying and pleading of blood, ruthlessly harvesting a large number of innocent lives—this is the exact words you once said to me! Didn’t you experience this everywhere? The scene of blood and crying? What about your attachment? What about your protection? What about your so-called giri?"
Isis tore off the veil on his head, revealing his stunning face, and his eyes fell on Chen Rui's mask coldly: "Is it finally no longer pretending? Your Excellency, Financial Officer, or... I should call you the Fallen Angel King His Royal Highness?"
Chen Rui's eyes froze, he sighed, took off his mask, and said calmly, "When did you see it?"