Regner and the others left Melindell silently, and apart from Ralvin, even Alexander and Joffrey didn't know that a small detachment of elite powerhouses from across the continent had marched south. They are burdened with the mission of saving the continent

On the other side, the frontline battlefield has finally been defeated and retreated to the original border line of the Northern and Southern Empires. In order to give the inhabitants of the empire enough time to move north, the legions of the Hawke Empire paid a heavy price. But what they can do is only to delay the pace of the tide of death as much as possible, 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 warriors, the individual combat ability of those walking corpses has been improved to a certain extent. Today, the tide of death has truly become an unstoppable torrent of death, and wherever it goes, any living thing will be reduced to dry bones.

Now, Ralvin had given Alexander a death order to stop the tide of death south of the Northern Empire's borders at all costs, and he did not tell Alexander why, but out of trust in his king and father, Alexander did so.

"Delay the tide of death for two weeks at all costs, and after two weeks, you will be able to see a turnaround. The land of the Northern Empire will not allow those walking corpses to touch it!" Ralvin told Alexander in a magical teleportation at the time.

Alexander didn't have much doubt about this, in fact, in recent months, he has also regarded the border between the North and the South as the last defensive line of the battle. Unlike the mountainous Stoke Empire, most of the Hawk Empire was a plain area. If the border is lost again, there is a good chance that the tide of death will spread to the imperial capital Melindell in less than two weeks. And once Melindell is lost, then it means that the entire continent of Chino will be reduced to ashes in the shadow of the tide of death.

For this reason, Alexander sent troops, and even the Hawke Empire squeezed out the last shred of potential. Ralvin ordered the release of a large number of Imperial prisoners, who were forced to join the Imperial Army under the constraints of the spell sigils mass-produced by the Court Mage Guild to assist the Imperial Army in defending against the tide of death.

According to historians a few years later, the sigil used by the Hawke Empire at that time was extremely popular in antiquity. It is a powerful spell that annihilates all thoughts of the caster, and the recipient will be completely reduced to the slave of the caster, whose only value is to satisfy the caster's requirements. Originally, this was a spell used by mages in the ancient dark arts era to enslave their followers, but because this spell was too unethical, it was eventually lost due to the resistance of various warriors. Historians could never have imagined that when the continent of Chino was at its most difficult, this curse mark would appear again.

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, and in the peaceful and prosperous period, the empire will not talk about the use of this kind of black magic, but when the entire empire is facing extinction, the empire will use the extreme means of black magic to save itself. The other faction has a simpler idea, arguing that the Empire has never studied the contents of the Dark Arts, and that it is the Black Witch who has been in cahoots with the notorious betrayer during the Tide of Death to restore the Dark Magic, and encourage the Empire to use it, and as for the Empire, it is only out of desperation.

Whatever historians may think of this period of the darkest time in Chino, at least for now, the entire continent is still united in their efforts to stop the tide of death and completely destroy their homeland.

In addition to those prisoners who were forced to join the army under the control of the curse seal, many refugees from the southern continent also volunteered to join the army of the Hawke Empire. As the first people to experience the devastation of the tide of death, they knew very well how terrible this force was. But even so, the inhabitants of the South did not want to live their lives in the protection of the contempt and ridicule of the Northerners. It is true that they have abandoned their homes for their lives, but that does not mean that they can abandon their innate pride and glory for their lives. If the northerners are able to give up their lives for their homeland, then the men in the south also have the consciousness of sacrificing themselves for the sake of their families. They are uprooted from their homes, and they are by no means simply afraid of death. It's just that they don't want their death to be so meaningless. And now, this is the last chance for the entire human race, and in this case, the men of the south are not afraid to come forward!

In this way, the Hawke Empire, no, it can be said that the humans of the entire Chino Continent have squeezed out their last trace of resistance. They have assembled a huge army that has always been close to a million in size, armed with rudimentary weapons, determined to defend the few remaining lands on the continent with their bodies and lives.

As Alexander in this final battle, he was also under tremendous pressure. Prior to this final battle, Alexander and his staff had conducted several mock battles. And eventually, they realized that if they wanted to really stop the tide of death, they were going north. Then the Imperial border in the eastern plains will be the most important thing to defend. But if you really want to resist the northward movement of the sea of corpses in the eastern part of the continent, then under the estimation of the staff committee, even if you use all the million troops that the entire empire can take out, it may not be enough.

What's even more troubling is that the mountains in the western part of the continent are not an airtight wall. At the very least, there is a very visible gate to this wall - the Costa Fortress!

The eastern continent is an endless plain, so only a human wall composed of a large army can stop the tide of death from moving north. And to the west, although there is only one obvious passage through the Costa Fortress, if it is really left unchecked, God knows how many undead will enter the Northern Plains through there? Those mages have estimated that if 500,000 undead are put through the Costa Fortress, then under the endless spread, the entire northern continent will still be infected into a dead land. According to the scouts' scoutings, the number of undead attempting to travel north from the Costa Fortress and nearby mountains in the western part of the continent is as high as five million!!

Under this heavy numerical pressure, the commanders of the Hawke Empire's army fell into despair. What can't be resisted, can't be resisted at all. Even if the Costa Fortress was easy to defend and difficult to attack, it would take at least 200,000 men to resist the sea of five million corpses coming north from the west. But if the eastern plain loses 200,000 troops, then there will definitely be a huge gap in the entire eastern region, causing the sea of corpses to take advantage of the loophole. You must know that there are more than 20 million walking corpses traveling north through the east!!

"I need the Golden Eagle Knights and an additional 10,000 men, and I will lead them to defend the Costa Fortress myself. Alexander thought about it for a long time, and finally announced it at an operational staff meeting.

"Your Highness, by all means!"

"Your Highness! That's going to die!"

"You need to know that you are facing an enemy five hundred times your size, and no one can hold the Costa Fortress with 10,000 men. ”

Several staff officers, as well as generals, raised objections.

Alexander raised his hand to signal silence, he glanced at everyone and said, "I hope you can understand that I am well aware of the risks of doing this, but there is no way to do it. I'm not 100 per cent sure, but I know I have a chance. ”

"Then what should we do with such a large battlefield in the eastern part of the continent?" The current leader of the Golden Eagle Knights, Just, retorted, "It is a much larger battlefield, and they also need your command. As for the Costa Fortress, I, Just, originally made a military order to defend this fortress with my life. ”

"It's not the same Just. Alexander shook his head and denied: "Compared with the Manhattan generals, my strategic command ability is not excellent, even in today's army, there are many generals who can defeat me with superb strategy in large battles." What I'm good at is small-scale combat command of special elite forces. That's why Costa Fortress is the best place for me. ”

"But ......"

"Okay, I'm the commander of the legion, I'll have the final say on this matter!" Alexander no longer gave others a chance to question, he pointed to a middle-aged corps commander and said, "Catrons, I'll leave the command of the east to you." Can you do it?"

The middle-aged man named Caterrance was silent for a moment, and then nodded seriously: "The last general must live up to his mission!"