The rapidly deteriorating situation in the Pudli Kingdom is beyond everyone's imagination. No one could have predicted that the invasion of three or four thousand undead would eventually evolve into such a result.
The human world cannot accept that a big country like Pudli is completely captured by the undead. Even less than a year ago, Dane, who was still in a state of hostility with the Pudley Kingdom, was unwilling to see this scene, let alone the Holy Alliance.
The Holy Prome New Empire, which has always liked to stay out of regional conflicts and only picks things up but rarely ends in person, panicked. His Majesty the Pope finally realized that he could no longer allow Pudry's situation to continue to deteriorate. The Holy Legion stationed on the southeastern border was dispatched urgently, and more than 20,000 imperial soldiers, led by a general named Wymir, quickly entered the territory of Pudri, preparing to solve the chaos of the undead.
At the same time, another country bordering the Kingdom of Pudli, namely the Kingdom of Victoria, could not bear the result of Puddli being completely captured by the undead. They also sent 20,000 people to prepare to enter the Pudli Kingdom to solve this problem.
The armies of the two countries came from the west and the north.
The army of the Holy Empire rushed directly to the Silver City. They didn't encounter any trouble along the way. After all, the Silver City was still there, and the large Pudri land to the west of the Silver City was still safe for the time being.
As for the Victorian army, they were not so lucky.
The Duke of Vasarede is the commander-in-chief of this Victoria army, and he has two other identities, one is the head of the Victoria Knights, and the other is the eldest son of King Victoria, the first heir to the kingdom.
At the same time, he is also a legendary paladin. Once known as the youngest legendary powerhouse in the continent of Orodik, the legend who is only thirty-four years old is indeed very talented and extremely rare. Of course, now this title has been snatched away by Dane.
Although Vasarede has two younger brothers and four younger sisters, no one would think that there would be any doubts about the candidate for the next King Victoria. It is no exaggeration to say that just now, Vasarede's reputation in Victoria is already three points more prosperous than his father, His Majesty Haivian.
In the past years, Vasareid has been fighting in the east, on the front line of the war with the orc tribes. The reason why the Victorians hastily sent the first Victorian commander, first knight, and crown prince to lead an army of 20,000 people into Pudli, apart from the covenant of the Holy Alliance, the main reason is that the undead have actually Threat to the security of the kingdom.
Pudley is just to the south of the Kingdom of Victoria, and the two countries border on each other. Moreover, just looking at the area under the control of the Church of the Damned, it has already included part of the border between Pudry and Victoria. Even Victoria's border guards have noticed that a small group of undead is infiltrating into the kingdom.
This is something a Victorian must never allow.
It has always been the strategy of the Victorians to defend against foreign enemies. This is how they dealt with the orcs, and when the undead appeared in the south of the kingdom, they planned to do the same with the undead.
In fact, for the Kingdom of Victoria, they are the most unacceptable side for Pudley to fall into the hands of the undead. In itself, it has been a very hard job for them to fight against the orcs in the east all year round. If the southern part of the kingdom is not stable, it will be a big trouble.
Although the Kingdom of Victoria is a traditional military power, after all, they do not have the background of the Holy Empire, and it is impossible for them to withstand high-intensity battles in two directions, which will drag down their national strength. Although the Victorians are much more capable than Pudley and Florence, if military power is excluded, in terms of pure national strength, they may not be as strong as the Pudley Kingdom, and they will be about the same as Florence if they die.
So, after the Holy Empire planned to end it in person, the Victorians finally couldn't help it, and wanted to take action in person to wipe out the spread of the Cursed Church in their south.
Most of the forces deployed by the undead in Pudri are in the west, that is, near the silver capital, and the defense to the north is not very strict. Duke Vashared's troops advanced very quickly.
Looking at the current situation, it seems that everything is going in the right direction. In the silver and white capital, there are still 20,000 regular troops. 20,000 people from the Holy Empire are rushing to support; Vasareid's army is preparing to directly copy the back of the undead army. As long as the three armies work together to wipe out this undead army that broke into the Pudli Kingdom, it should be just around the corner.
This news even made Dane, who was sitting in the White Wolf Castle, feel a little more relaxed. There is no need to worry that after Pudry is finished, his defense line in the grip of the iron horse will be under too much pressure, he only needs to find a way to beat the Church of the Damned back.
However, before making people happy for two more days, a shocking news came - the Silver City was breached!
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In the new Caesar calendar, on August 16, 222, the army of undead broke through the gate of the silver capital.
The next day, the undead broke through the multiple lines of defense deployed by the Pudry army in the city, and rushed to the Silver Palace—this is the palace of successive Pudry kings.
Queen Susan Bella stood on top of her palace, the terrace where she often looked at the scenery, and watched the soldiers of his Queen's Guards, in the silver-white garden under the castle, with the intruding The undead fought fiercely.
Suddenly, she heard footsteps coming from behind her.
"Your Majesty, we can no longer stop the enemy."
The speaker's voice sounded weak.
Without turning her head, Susan Bella could recognize that it was her husband who was speaking.
She didn't look back, she was still looking at the battlefield below, listening to the mournful howls that kept coming from her ears, it was the last desperate cry of her people.
After a while, she finally spoke: "I shouldn't have believed you, Eastman."
"Your Majesty..." Prince Eastman didn't know what to say, his pale face, which had not recovered from serious injuries, was already very ugly.
Susan Bella turned around slowly, her eyes were dull, and she just stared at her husband in a daze.
Eastman was very uncomfortable being seen by her, he couldn't help but took two steps forward, as if he wanted to hug and comfort his wife—the most important thing was to persuade her to leave quickly. In the palace, there is also a group of elite royal guards on standby, maybe there is a chance to break out from the silver capital that is doomed to fall.
Even Eastman has already thought about the direction to break through. Going west, in less than two days, you will be able to join General Wymir's troops from the Holy Empire, and wait until Vasarede's army arrives. There may not be no chance of redemption. No matter how much they had to pay, they would still be able to get the Silver City back in the end.
However, the next moment, Prince Eastman's outstretched hands froze.
His pale face looked at his wife in disbelief. And in his abdomen, a very exquisitely crafted dagger pierced through his stomach.
"Do you remember? This is a gift you gave me ten years ago. It was my birthday. In this palace, during a grand banquet, you gave it to me with your own hands."
"At that time I thought you changed your mind, but do you know how desperate I was when I found out that even this birthday present was chosen by that bitch Clarice?"
When saying these words, Queen Susan Bella's expression has become extremely ferocious!
She pulled out the dagger, sent it into Eastman's chest again, and then spat out a few words: "I'll give it back to you now!"
Eastman, with a dagger stuck in his chest, fell down slowly, and soon, blood flowed all over the ground.
Her Majesty, whose hands were covered in blood, broke down and shouted in the empty palace: "You ruined our marriage, and now you ruined our kingdom! Go to hell! Go to hell!"
She roared crazily, like a dying beast. The gorgeous clothes were already in a mess after being stained with blood, which was absolutely impossible to see on Her Majesty the Queen who usually pays attention to appearance.
but now? She has gone crazy!
After yelling for a while, Susan Bella's voice was already hoarse, she slumped on the ground, tears welling up, but she no longer had the strength to cry out.
"What a wonderful scene."
A cold and unpleasant voice sounded from behind Susan Bella.
"Who?" Susan Bella's voice was hoarse, she turned her head sharply with the blood-dripping dagger in her hand, and saw someone coming.
It was a guy whose whole body was wrapped in a black robe. He was tall, almost 2.2 meters tall. However, the whole person is not fat, and he even seems to be very thin, as if a gust of wind can blow him away.
Inside the black hood, it was pitch black, and nothing could be seen clearly, only a faint red dot.
"Hello, Queen Susan Bella, I am a member of the Council of Six of the Church of the Damned, the fourth mentor, Michaud."
Susan Bella is very familiar with this name.
In fact, when the invasion of the Church of the Damned broke out, as the queen of a country, it was of course impossible for her not to understand her enemies. The so-called Council of Six is a tradition of the Church of the Damned since its past history, and the Council of Six is essentially the highest level of the Church of the Cursed. The minimum strength requirement for each 'mentor' of the six-seat council is...
legend.
Of course, except for the first time that the Church of the Cursed broke out and spread its name throughout the entire continent, the six-seat council was full, and they never really got the six-seat council in all their subsequent riots. A legendary mage.
Where is the legendary mage so easy to find? Right now, in the entire continent, the mages who can truly reach the legendary level can be counted on one hand. Among them, three are in the magical kingdom of Evert Federation.
Therefore, the identity of this person is now very clear. Mi Xiao, who claims to be the fourth mentor, is a genuine legendary mage.
Susan Bella also felt a little familiar with the name Michaud.
She quickly recalled the catastrophe that happened three hundred years ago, before the establishment of the Second Caesar Empire.
It was also a turmoil caused by the Church of the Damned, which broke out on the border between the Holy Empire and the Second Caesar Empire. That turmoil directly led to a truce between the two great empires that were competing for hegemony on the mainland at that time, and they had to deal with them together. It was also that turmoil that stopped the second Caesar Empire from continuing its westward march, and made Caesar the Great no longer have the strength to continue his westward march until the empire perished.
Originally, Florence, Pudry, and Schindler were all territories of the Second Caesar Empire—in fact, Prince Pudry, Duke of Florence, and Governor Schindler were themselves Official position of the Second Caesar Empire. So far, in name, she, Susan Bella, and the Grand Duke of Florence are all vassals of the Caesar Empire. It's just that there is no more Caesar emperor now.
Not only these three places, but even the eastern third of the territory of the Holy Empire, which was originally owned by the Caesar Empire.
Of course, there were many reasons for the demise of the Caesar Empire, but the outbreak of the Church of the Curse must be an unavoidable factor. Otherwise, no one knows what would happen to the subsequent history if the Western Expedition of the Second Caesar Empire continued.
Far away, three hundred years ago, this man named Mi Xiao was a famous archmage. He used to be a member of the Mages of the Second Caesar Empire, but in the battle with the Church of the Damned, he chose to betray the Empire. And after the turmoil that cursed the church was suppressed, Michaud disappeared along with it.
Unexpectedly, after three hundred years, even the glorious Second Caesar Empire had perished for a long time, but Michaud was not dead yet, and he became a legendary mage and a member of the six councils of the Church of the Damned .
Now, Susan Bella knew why her silver city fell so quickly. The attack led by a legendary mage is indeed not something that the Silver City can stop.
Even if Admiral Proudmoore has already been released from prison, there is no way - because the enemy is likely to be more than just a legendary mage, Michaud.
Soon, another black figure appeared on the terrace. This person is even taller than Michaud, and his figure is also very strong.
The newly-appeared strong man, also wrapped in black robe, didn't even look at Susan Bella, and asked Michaux next to him, "Senior Michaud, what are you doing here?"
"Second Cleostra, I just saw a very interesting thing."
The man named Cleostraz turned his head and said, "Susan Bella, the queen of this fragile human country, hehe, let me give her death!"
"No." Mi Xiao stopped the strong man and said, "I feel a great potential in this woman. I think she can become a very interesting toy."
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My bad taste~ I buried an easter egg in my name again~