Regnar and the others left Melinder quietly. Except for Larvin, even Alexander and Joffrey didn't know that a small team that gathered the elites from the entire continent was heading south. They are charged with the mission of saving the continent.
On the other side, the frontline battlefield has finally retreated to the original border between the northern and southern empires. In order to leave enough time for the empire's residents to move north, the Hawke Empire's legions paid a heavy price. But all they can do is try to slow down the tide of death. In the past few months, the vast sea of corpses has hardly shrunk. On the contrary, because of the death of a large number of imperial soldiers, those walking corpses His individual combat ability has been improved to a certain extent. Now, the tide of death has truly become an unstoppable torrent of death. Wherever it goes, any living thing will be turned into withered bones.
Now, Larvin has given Alexander a death order to stop the tide of death south of the northern empire's border at all costs. He did not tell Alexander the reason, but out of trust in his king and father , Alexander did it anyway.
"At all costs, delay the wave of death for two weeks. After two weeks, you will be able to see a turnaround. The land of the Northern Empire must not be allowed to be touched by the walking dead!" Larvin said in the magic transmission at that time Tell Alexander.
Alexander didn't have many doubts about this. In fact, in the past few months, he had regarded the border between the northern and southern empires as the final line of defense in this battle. Unlike the Stoke Empire, which is crisscrossed by mountains, most of the Hawke Empire is a flat plain. If the border is lost again, the wave of death is likely to spread to the imperial capital Merindl in less than two weeks. And once Merindl falls, it means that the entire continent of Chino will be reduced to ashes under the shadow of the wave of death.
For this reason, Alexander mobilized his troops and even the Hawke Empire squeezed out the last bit of potential. Larvin ordered the release of a large number of imperial prisoners, who were forced to join the imperial army under the constraints of the curse seals mass-produced by the Court Mage Association, and assisted the imperial army in defending the tide of death.
According to the research of historians a few years later, this kind of curse seal used by the Hawke Empire at that time was extremely popular in ancient times. It is a powerful curse seal that annihilates all thoughts of the recipient. The recipient will completely become the slave of the caster. The only value of their existence is to meet the requirements of the caster. This was originally a curse seal used by mages in the ancient black magic era to enslave their followers. However, because this curse seal was too contrary to human ethics, it was eventually lost due to the resistance of various warriors. Historians never imagined that this cursed seal would appear again when the continent of Kino fell into its most difficult crisis.
In this regard, historians are once again divided into two factions: One of the factions believes that the Hawke Empire has always retained the inheritance and research of this dark magic. In the peaceful and prosperous times, the empire would not put this kind of black magic into use. But when the entire empire is facing catastrophe, the empire will use extreme means such as black magic to save itself. The other faction's idea is relatively simple. They believe that the empire has never studied the content of black magic. The person who really allowed this kind of magic that should not exist to come to the world again was the man who fought with the infamous man during the Tide of Death. The traitorous Dark Witch restored this dark magic and encouraged the Empire to use it. As for the Empire, it was just out of help.
No matter what historians think of this darkest period in the Kino continent, at least now, humans across the continent still share the same hatred and work together to stop the tide of death from completely destroying their homeland.
In addition to those prisoners who were controlled by the curse and forced to join the army, many refugees from the southern continent also took the initiative to join the army of the Hawke Empire. As the first people to experience the catastrophe of the Tide of Death, they knew very well how terrifying this force was. But even so, the residents of the south did not want to spend the rest of their lives hiding and trembling in the protection of the contempt and ridicule of the northerners. They did abandon their homes for the sake of life, but this does not mean that they can abandon their inherent pride and glory for the sake of life. If northerners are willing to sacrifice their lives for their homeland, then men in the south are also willing to sacrifice themselves for their families. They left their homes not simply because they were afraid of death. It's just that they don't want their deaths to be so meaningless. Now, this is the last chance for all mankind. In this case, the men in the south are not afraid to come forward!
In this way, the Hawke Empire, no, it can be said that the entire human population of Chino Continent squeezed out the last bit of resistance. They formed a huge legion with a scale close to one million, armed with crude weapons, determined to use their bodies and lives to protect the few remaining lands on this continent.
As Alexander in this final battle, he also bears tremendous pressure. Before the final battle, Alexander and his staff conducted many simulated battles. In the end, they realized that if they wanted to truly stop the tide of death from moving north. Then the imperial border in the eastern plains will be the top priority of defense. But if you really want to resist the sea of corpses moving northward in the eastern part of the mainland, then according to the estimation of the staff team, even using the one million troops that the entire empire can spare may not be enough.
What’s even more troublesome is that the mountains in the western part of the continent are not an airtight wall. At least, this wall also has a very obvious gate-Fortress Costa!
The eastern continent is an endless plain, so only a human wall composed of a large number of troops can stop the tide of death from moving north. In the west, although there is only one obvious passage, the Costa Fortress, if it is really left alone, God knows how many undead will enter the northern plains through there? Those mages once estimated that if 500,000 undead were released through Costa Fortress, then under the endless spread, the entire northern continent would still be infected and become a dead zone. According to the scouts' investigation, the number of undead trying to move north from Costa Fortress and nearby mountains in the western part of the continent is as many as five million! !
Under this heavy numerical pressure, the commanders of the Hawke Empire army fell into despair. What cannot be resisted, cannot be resisted at all. Even if Costa Fortress is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it would still require at least 200,000 people to resist the sea of 5 million corpses coming from the west. But if there are less than 200,000 troops in the eastern plains, then a huge gap will definitely appear in the entire east, allowing the sea of corpses to take advantage of it. You know, there are more than 20 million zombies heading north through the east! !
"I need the Golden Eagle Knights and an additional 10,000 people, and I will lead them to personally guard the Cocosta Fortress." After thinking for a long time, Alexander finally announced at a combat staff meeting.
"Your Highness, you must not!"
"Absolutely not, Your Highness! That would be to die!"
"You need to know that you are facing an enemy five hundred times your own. No one can defend Fortress Costa with 10,000 people."
Several staff officers and generals raised objections.
Alexander raised his hand to signal for silence. He glanced at everyone and said, "I hope everyone can understand that I am very aware of the risks of doing this, but there is no other way. I am not 100% sure about this battle, but I knew I had a chance."
"Then what should we do with such a large battlefield in the eastern part of the continent? Commander?" Just, the current leader of the Golden Eagle Knights, retorted: "That is a much larger battlefield, and they also need your command. As for the Costa Fortress, I Just issued a military order to defend this fortress with his life and property."
"This is different Just." Alexander shook his head and denied: "Compared with General Manhattan, my strategic command ability is not outstanding. Even in today's army, there are many generals who can fight in large battles. Among them, he defeated me with his superb strategy. What I am good at is the small-scale combat command of special elite forces. Therefore, Fortress Costa is the best place for me."
"But… "
"Okay, I am the commander of the legion, and I have the final say on this matter!" Alexander no longer gave others a chance to question. He pointed at a middle-aged legion commander and said: "Caterrence, I hand over the command of the east. Here you go. Can you do it?"
The middle-aged man named Caterence was silent for a moment, and then nodded seriously: "The final general must fulfill his mission!"