The meeting at the resort lasted until 1 a.m.

Faced with an imminent common threat, the noble lords finally stopped passing the buck to each other, hoping that they could rely on this war to weaken their rivals in order to pursue their own interests. This time, they were really willing to sit down and talk about their respective distributions and their next plans, and were even willing to give up a little bit of their interests in order to fight against the undead scourge.

But it's only a little bit, and you should never think that they can selflessly put their lives on this war. The guy with such a selfless idea is either a pervert with a strong background like Charlotte, or he has long been rotten in the coffin lid.

By the end of the meeting, the general distribution had satisfied the vast majority of the lords. The rest is not very satisfying...... Needless to say, they must be the weakest ones! Under the joint persecution of the relatively powerful lords around them, these unfortunate bastards can only reluctantly play the role of pawns.

It is estimated that by this time, they already hated Albert and the lords who persecuted them. Perhaps out of the dark psychology of revenge, before the end of the meeting, someone asked a taboo question with the feeling that everyone would go to hell together.

"Your Majesty, with all due respect. "Perhaps because of a conflict of interest, the lord who spoke was forced to provide an army of three hundred men, which accounted for almost 80% of the power in his domain. He asked with a dark mind, "Are we really going to ally with Zenas of the Lighthouse?" and don't forget, it was that rebel who defeated you and helped Shawshank establish that puppet state. How can you be sure that Zenas won't take the opportunity to fight back?"

The meeting that was supposed to end was noisy again because of his question, which the lords had deliberately ignored at first because of the threat of the undead scourge, which did not mean that it did not exist.

Elbert knew that the stakes were high, and whether or not he could make the alliance come into existence depended on how he answered. He was not in a hurry to answer the question, but glared at the nobleman who asked with a very stern expression.

After all, Elbert was a master-level spellcaster, and he realized that the sea was so powerful and vast that it was beyond the reach of an ordinary lord and nobleman to resist. After just a few seconds of staring, the nobleman was so frightened that he trembled and almost fell.

Elbert's intimidating thoughts filled the room, and no one present could resist the intimidation except for Neham. The aura that belonged to the strong was subtly confused with the aura of the royal family, making the lords feel an unfathomable sense of awe for him for the first time.

It wasn't until he was convinced that he was subduing everyone in his aura that Elbert said slowly.

"Of course I know your concerns, and in fact, if I could, I'd love to have Zenas in pieces. But ladies and gentlemen, we are not adventurers who want to take revenge, we must be responsible for our families and territories. The threat of the undead is imminent, and it concerns everyone, and even if we are reluctant, we will have to face this terrible enemy with Zenath the Kingkiller. ”

Of course, the lords understood this, but this alone would never dispel their concerns.

"Guys, someone just said how can we be sure that Zenas won't strike us back. To me, this is a ridiculous question. A sneer tugged at the corner of Elbert's lips, "yes, we really can't be sure that after the victory, Zenas will not attack us." But in the same way, who has stipulated that after defeating the Scourge Legion, we can't attack Zenas? If we talk about losses alone, Zenas, who is facing the Scourge Legion's front, must suffer more losses than us, isn't this our chance? We can expel this betrayer and take back the territory that originally belonged to the Empire from the puppet state!"

Someone's eyes lit up, and one of the lords said loudly, "Your Majesty is right! Zenas is a shameless kingkiller, a betrayer who violates chivalric morality and aristocratic demeanor, and a shameless villain like him will be punished by everyone!"

The lords in attendance were aroused by their ambitions, and they were firmly drawn to the vision outlined by Elbert. Fight against the Undead Scourge with Zenas, and then take the opportunity to fight back. At that time, they will be given a large amount of land, even if that land has been ravaged by the undead!

As for Elbert...... No one will really take him to heart, and there is no reason for sending troops to seize the land to this landless emperor! The so-called punishment of rebellion and crusade is just an excuse that seems to be lofty! Whoever believes in it is stupid.

The meeting ended successfully, and under the vision outlined by Neham and Elbert, the lords who had been blaming each other finally came to an agreement, and an alliance with their own hearts was finally formed.

After the meeting, Neam crossed his chest and asked, "Do you really think that these selfish guys will help you reclaim your territory?"

"Of course not!" Elbert said with a 'what would you think' expression, "I didn't even think they could beat Zenas. But if I don't, how can they be willing to contribute?"

"You didn't expect anything from them. ”

"Why!" Elbert shrugged, "Anyway, they can still cause some trouble for Zenas." And if they fail, it's the turn of the one to the north (Grand Duke Dulaly) to get a headache, right?"

Neam thought that he might not be good enough as an emperor, but he was still qualified.

"You're really bad. Neham said with his lips curled.

"Prizes have been awarded. Elbert shrugged, "I'm not grumpy enough to repay a grievance with virtue." ”

At the same time, hundreds of miles away, natural disasters ravaged the area.

It's hard to imagine that a few days ago there were still a lot of humans living in this area, and although they were lacking in vitality due to the threat of natural plagues at that time, they were still somewhat alive.

But now, it's really a ghost ruled by death.

The town was empty.

The winter wind whirls in the air with scraps of paper, crows rattle in the sky, the door of a tavern creaks with the wind, shattered glass scattered outside the wooden windows of the house, and the occasional thud from within, and a fat rat flees the house in panic when it sees the mages.

Even the occasional unusual noise eventually confirmed that it was either a beast that had strayed in, or the unconscious howl of a half-cut walking corpse that could not walk.

This is the town of Parahn, and although the Scourge is gone, the power of death still endures, making the sky in this area overcast, like the darkness before a summer rainstorm, and it feels like an apocalyptic oppression.

There used to be more than 13,000 people living in this town, but almost overnight, all the people here were devoured by death. Either become a pile of minced meat that cannot be resurrected, or become a member of the army of the undead.

The town was littered with traces of fighting and chaos, and overnight, all living people disappeared, leaving only dilapidated buildings left alone and then overrun by wild beasts.

Charlotte and Claire traveled all the way north to search for the core of the Scourge and led their disciples to the area where the first outbreak occurred, where they must find the core of the Scourge in the shortest possible time and prevent the undead Scourge from breaking out in Vic County.