On February 12,

According to the previous battle plan, today was originally the date for the Allied counteroffensive, but due to the Orcs and Dwarves launching an attack on Imi Town in advance, the Allied forces at the Manwes Gorge garrison could only advance the time of the counterattack.

The entire war against the undead legion has therefore entered an unpredictable situation.

The northern part of Tillmanburg is a mountainous forest station, shrouded in dense fog and rolling mountains, which was originally used by the Elven Kingdom as a place for release of animals three hundred years ago.

After the Felds broke away from the elven kingdom and joined the empire, they built numerous roads between the mountains and carried out a large number of immigrants in order to provide the mountains with abundant animal skins and fragrant pines.

However, the Feld people did not destroy the primeval jungle in the mountain forest area, but only carried out small-scale development, and in order to protect the quality of the fragrant pine, they even introduced laws to maintain the natural ecology of the mountain area. So, before the war with the undead legions, this mountain forest was natural and beautiful, and it was full of life all year round.

However, the invasion of the undead army some time ago has lost the green of the mountains in this area, replaced by yellowing and corruption, and the ashes that cannot be dispersed in the mountains and forests.

The morning between the mountains was extremely humid, and the dark woods under the dense fog were covered with frost, which made the already cold temperatures even lower.

In the mountainous area on the southeast side of the forest, two patrolling rangers are cleaning up the scattered undead creatures wandering from the undead legion of Tillmanburg, many mages and priests are cleaning up the remaining evil energy, and resurrecting the dying vegetation, and a nearby military fortress is gradually taking shape in the joint efforts of humans and elves.

To the north of the mountains, on the south bank of an unnamed creek that meets the northern plains, the line of front-line guard towers laid out by the Elven Kingdom stretches along the embankment to the mountains on the east and west sides.

On the other side of the stream, a huge undead barracks could be seen from the black mist, and the rich evil energy filled there was like a giant splashing thick ink in the sky, staining the entire sky black, making the people around them feel as if they were on the edge of hell.

"Ferrola's strength is much stronger than before. "In the middle of the streamside watchtower line, in the forefront of the defensive post built by the giant wooden wall, Pedi took a lookout and probed the enemy he was about to face.

After learning of Ferrola's southward journey, Pedi immediately transferred the Chief Minister of the Military Aircraft Division to the front line of the Tillmannburg Theater of Operations from the imperial capital, and commanded the attack on Tillmanburg in his place, and also transferred Sir Bowenlet, who trained recruits in the southern camp of the Suker Plains, to Silla Marne as his deputy.

And Pedi himself led the general headquarters of the Allied forces to move to the northern mountain and forest areas.

General Thranduil was pleased with Pedi's arrival, and not at the outright level. As a sign of respect for Pedi, he even relinquished command of the army. However, Pedi did not accept direct command of the Ranger force, but he held the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Army, and nominally gave orders directly to Thrandil.

Today is the second day of Pedi's arrival in the northern mountain forest war zone, and the vanguard of the undead army arrived late last night, and the envisaged attack did not happen immediately, and the undead vanguard army actually started to set up camp under the noses of the allies before and after they arrived.

For him to find out what is true and false, General Thranduil himself led a surprise attack of 30,000 rangers last night, and after five hours of fighting near the north bank of the stream, he retreated, and did not send a single soldier in pursuit from the other side.

"Drahir's report says that Ferrora secretly carried out the assassination you suffered before?" Thranduil subconsciously asked a question when he heard Pedy's feelings, "So, you should have been exposed to her powers, what can you feel?"

"What struck me the most about her contact was the boundless darkness. As if caught in some kind of memory, Pedi pointed to the camp ahead, "It's like the sky ahead, not even the unquenchable rays of the sun can penetrate this power." ”

"Darkness and light are supposed to be interdependent, this is the essence of natural survival and life, but the undead army wants to drive out the light forever and preserve only the endless darkness, this is wrong, and the wrong must be corrected!"

"Although I hate to admit it," Moiraka's turquoise eyes revealed a hint of concern, "Ferrola should be in the camp ahead, and I can feel that her strength is greater than I expected... 10,000 years ago, when the Order of Chaos appeared, countless high-ranking priests of the Minotaur tribe sacrificed their lives to buy 10,000 years of peace at the cost of the collapse of the entire continent. ”

"Now it's our turn, but...", Moiraka looked at the Human Emperor at the foot of the mountain, "with the knowledge we have so far, we can't effectively contain Ferrola's power, and her growth is beyond our expectations, so... If you're not sure, it's best not to make a promise, and if it doesn't work, we can unblock the Supreme Council. ”

"The old antiques of the Supreme Council are too stubborn to know how to be flexible, and the first thing they did to set themselves free was not to deal with the undead legions, but to lock us up first, and then use the seductive language they are good at whipping up their people to dislike us. General Aetiya's mood suddenly became a little agitated, "Even if I die in battle, I don't want to ask them for help." ”

"You should not have a grudge against the Supreme Council. Thranduil frowned, "Our dispute with the Supreme Council is only an ideological dispute, and there is no personal hatred in it. ”

"Speaking of the Supreme Council," Pedi who had studied elven history suddenly became interested, "My father left a conversation, in you—" he didn't know how to describe it, "A member of the Supreme Council named Liane Keblair, who broke away from the seal at the cost of his life, had a conversation with my father in the town of Kwyn. ”

"Mentor Liane?" Moiraka's face froze, and her voice became a little sharp, "What did she say to Duke Nick?"

Pedi's gaze flickered to Moiraka, then at Thranduil and Aetia, before continuing, "Judging from the conversations recorded by my father, the Supreme Council may not have cared about what you did, or that what you did was completely acquiesced in by them..."

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty the Human Emperor, we don't want to talk about this now. Thranduil smiled apologetically and said, "After all, although we have the support of the majority of our clan in doing this, we are essentially rebelling and violating the laws that have been passed down from generation to generation. ”

"I'd like to see the last conversation between the mentor and Duke Nick. Moiraka didn't pay any attention to his brother's warning.

"Of course," Erin Phier agreed to the request on behalf of her husband, "and I will personally arrange for someone to copy a copy and send it over." ”

Pedi shrugged at Thrandil, as if to indicate that it was not something I could control, and to avoid embarrassment, he immediately changed the subject, "Ferrora is indeed strong enough, but the magic crystals we built in the mountains should be able to suppress her power. He clenched his fists, and the embodied divine power encircled between his fists, "Moreover, Archbishop Sulmhir is also constructing the Holy Power Inscription among the mountains, and with their help, I am sure that I will be able to contain the power of the 'Order of Chaos'." ”

"Are you really sure?" Thranduil asked subconsciously.

"Your Excellency, Your Majesty will not joke with such things. Replacing her husband, Eileen replied, "We also know what this war represents. ”

"General," the captain of the ranger of the watchtower of the Great Wooden Wall called out in Elven language, "there is a group of undead cavalry galloping towards us in the opposite barracks. ”

A hint of surprise flashed across the quiet faces of Thranduil and his retinue, and then they turned to look into the fog in the distance, and Erin Phiel whispered in Pedy's ear, "There's movement from the undead army on the other side." ”

Pei Di's face sank, and he instinctively raised the lookout glass in his hand...

In front of the undead cavalry was a woman with long fiery red hair, the undead bone horse riding under her crotch had a dark cyan luster, her white and flawless face contrasted sharply with everything around her, her purple eyes added a layer of mystery to her beautiful face, and the crimson leather armor carved with strange patterns blended with her red hair, making her whole person look gorgeous and at the same time with a comforting calm。

At the woman's side, an undead general in heavy armor held a large flagpole, the top of which struck a white flag that swayed up and down in the cold wind as the team moved forward.

"It's Ferrola!" Lizzocaro didn't hold his breath.

"Is she indeed, what does she want to do?" Thrandeil gave several orders in quick succession to his entourage as he spoke.

"She is carrying a white flag, does she want to have a peace negotiation with us before the war?"