Regner sat back in his chair as if he had gone limp, and the fear of the truth exploded in his heart like a bomb, and he finally understood what Verles had done. More than a month ago, Vellais came to assassinate the two of them, but he didn't actually want to seize their attribute abilities for his own use. It's to be given back to Nidhogg, because Vellais simply doesn't have enough strength to kill Elon himself. So he chose to let Nidhogg fulfill his wish. And the price is that Vellais and the Lunaris Thieves Guild behind him will serve Nidhogg. At the same time, Willace also wants to reclaim his own power for Nidhogg!

And the Red Flame Demon Sorcerer Saron is dead, and the two attribute essences in his corpse have probably returned to their original owners again. And now the only thing left is Anne Lot's ice attribute ability! Nidhogg has always wanted to regain his power!

That's why Elon at that time saved himself and Annelot regardless of the punishment of the Law of Origin, because if Nidhogg really obtained Annelot's attribute ability again, then even the Law of Origin would probably be difficult to sanction this terrible alien creature!

No wonder...... It's no wonder that when Regner said that the attribute ability was his own power, Verles would flatly deny it, and he even revealed in his words that these powers were actually stolen by them! How did his attribute ability come from for the time being, at least Anne's attribute ability was most likely transferred to Anne Lott for some reason after Nidhogg's death!

So now, Anne Lot is definitely the prey on Niederhogg's list. That is, if you really want to protect Annelot, then there is no point in running away. Regner must face the invincible genius legendary mage of the continent, Nidhogg!

"Scared?" Mel asked softly, his tone not blaming, for he knew very well how powerful Nidhogg was.

"To say that you are not afraid, that is a lie. Regner looked up at Mel with a bitter smile.

"If you're scared, it's better to leave Anne as soon as possible. In this way, you may be able to escape. No sarcasm, Mel just said to Regner very sincerely, "Little Ray, you are a good boy too." Maybe it's really Anne's life, but at least, if it doesn't bother you, she'll be a little happier. ”

Regner didn't speak, he just shook his head gently.

"Huh?" Mel was a little puzzled.

"Master, you misunderstood me. Regner said, "I confess, I'm afraid of death." But...... I was more afraid of losing Anne, and I was more afraid that I didn't have enough strength to protect her. I've lost her, and I've let her down. But this time, I will never let her down again, and I will never let her ...... again Leave me. Absolutely!"

Although Regner's tone was extremely firm, when he left the Court Mage Guild, he was still as helpless as he was last time.

"Teacher, what should I do?" Regner asked Garona softly.

"Boost your strength. Garona, who had been very silent lately, replied succinctly.

"Will you help me?"

"Of course, the teacher will always be there for you. ”

For the next two months, Regner threw everything about the military intelligence to Snow. In addition to attending necessary meetings and occasionally appearing at MIs, Regner went mad and began to do penance. He didn't even see the three women who had been living in the Academy of Magic, but he had sent enough agents to protect them.

No one knows for sure what the future will become, and now, both the Hawke Empire and Regner are actively preparing for the unknown catastrophe.

......

But two months later, everyone in the Hawke Empire, including Regner, knew that they were naïve at that time.

The zombie tide did not rush to the north after completely occupying the southern continent, and according to the information from the scouts at the front, the walking corpses seemed to have a unified will to command, and they were constantly gathering together, far away from the northerners' legions, but they were not in a hurry to attack. And this happened more than a month ago, and after this month has passed, the original corpse tide has completely turned into a boundless and terrifying sea of corpses. Since then, people have not used the word "horde" or "sea of corpses" to describe this terrible catastrophe. They call it – the tide of death.

And in the following month, all the corps of the entire Hawke Empire were hit with unprecedented violence. Although the Hawke Empire had made the most adequate preparations and occupied completely favorable terrain. But what they were facing was a sea of corpse frenzy transformed by nearly a quarter of the population of the entire southern continent. The southern continent is already rich, and even after the independence of the Hawk Empire, the number of residents of the Stoke Empire is tens of millions, and a quarter of these tens of millions of residents have become walking corpses. In the face of thousands of times the number of walking corpses that outnumber them, even the most powerful legions will become vulnerable, not to mention, every time a Hawk Imperial warrior falls, they will become a member of the sea of corpses.

The soldiers of the empire fell one by one under the tireless offensive of the sea of corpses, and the northern imperial legions were defeated and retreated in just one month. The hundreds of thousands of troops that had already entered the borders of the Stoke Empire and tried to conquer the thousand-year-old capital had been killed or wounded, and nearly half of them had been killed or wounded. Seven or eight corps were completely wiped out, and countless high-ranking generals such as captains and corps commanders were killed. For a time, the entire Hawke Empire, no, it should be said that the entire human race on the Chino continent fell into despair and panic.

"We should call for help from the Reims continent immediately, we can't deal with this disaster!" shouted the fat-bumped, tax minister in the chamber of the palace.

"This won't work!" Chancellor of the Exchequer Andrew immediately vetoed: "We have been fighting with the Nine Cities Alliance for so many years, if it weren't for the fact that we are separated by a central sea, I'm afraid even the Stoke Empire would have joined forces with us to fight against the uncivilized humans in the east! Now you want to ask for their help? I'm afraid that except for the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild, it would be good if they didn't stab us in the back!"

"The Lunaris Thieves Guild won't help us. Regner added, "President Vellais suddenly disappeared a few months ago, and Alex tried his best to cover it up, but recently the Mercenary Alliance, the Nine Cities Alliance, and the Arcane Eyes have all noticed it. Therefore, it seems that the four major forces in the east are about to start a new round of competition, and the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild is now too busy to take care of itself. ”

"Then what else can we do?!" the tax minister was almost about to cry, he shouted: "Why don't we all take refuge in the Reims continent, the Chino continent has received a curse, and no one can live here!"

"Shut up, you coward!" Andrew, who has always been cautious in his work, suddenly roared: "Is this what a man from the north should say? Do you know what you just said? You want to abandon the people who have always believed in you, you want to abandon this land where you have lived for decades, you want to run to the east and kneel down and lick the boots of the Meteorite City Lord, just so that your rotten life can survive! You are really a shame to us northerners!"

"Do you want to stay here and die?!" screamed the Minister of Revenue, "We can only have anything else if we live, but we stay here, and we will be greeted only by death!"

"Shut up, you villain!" the Chancellor of the Exchequer grabbed the teacup in his hand and threw it directly at the Chancellor of Taxes, and Andrew scolded at the screams of the Chancellor of Revenue: "It's a shame for me to be an official in the same dynasty with you! I don't want to hear anything about you in this conference room anymore!"

"That's enough!" the usually peaceful-looking Ralvin slammed the table in a rage, glanced disdainfully at the Minister of Revenue, and waved his hand.

Two guards walked into the conference room and dragged the screaming coward out. And Andrew finally calmed down his anger, he gasped violently for a few breaths, and then suddenly knelt down in front of Ralvin: "Your Majesty! This is our own land, this is our own homeland, we must not give up just now!"

"But do you have any good idea?" Ralvin sighed.

"Nope. The light in Andrew's eyes dimmed for a moment, but then he raised his head firmly and looked at Ralvin, and the old Chancellor of the Exchequer said slowly: "But my Petrazt family is willing to fight to the last man in order to protect their homeland." ”

"Well, Andrew, we all know your determination. Ralvin helped Andrew to his feet. The king knew very well that Andrew was not here to put on a show. He received information from the Inspectorate that Andrew had sent his family's private army to the southern front without permission, including his son Congillas. If it weren't for the old Chancellor's old age and lack of fighting, I am afraid that he himself would have gone to the front to defend his homeland. Ralvin had always known that Andrew was loyal, but he never thought that this old guy who looked like a button-and-rope and an inconspicuous old guy would have such a strong side.

After Ralvin personally helped Andrew to his seat, he glanced at everyone present: "What about you? What do you think?"

"The Rollin family, coexist with the Empire. Alfred was the first to speak without hesitation, although his tone was flat, everyone could feel that the prime minister had the loyalty and determination not to lose to Andrew.

"The boy is willing to sacrifice his heart and soul for the Empire. Regner was the second to stand up, in fact, if you want to talk about loyalty to the Empire, Regner is definitely not on the list. But now both Regner and the Hawke Empire have the same enemy - the tide of death that swept across the continent, and Nidhogg behind the tide of death. Even for the sake of Annelot, he had to be tied to the Hawke Empire.

One by one, the ministers in the room stood up, and they all said that they would live and die with the empire, and finally, everyone looked at Alexander as the representative of the military. The second prince participated in the meeting through the magic light curtain at this time. And his attitude, in a sense, is the most critical.

"General Manhattan told me a long time ago that the army is only a sword in the hands of the Empire, and they must not have thoughts. Alexander said slowly, "And until now, I still regard this sentence as the most rational saying for my army." Therefore, the Imperial military will unconditionally obey the orders of the Imperial high-ranks, and His Majesty the King will be the sharpest sword of the Empire wherever he looks! From beginning to end, we will be the sharpest sword and the most solid barrier of the Empire!"

"For the Empire!" Ralvin said aloud in a deep, majestic voice.

"For the Empire!"