The war nun stood up and saluted when she saw Philip appear, and the latter waved her hand to signal that she should not be formal, and this movement also woke up Andelsa, who seemed to be in a trance, and she turned her head sideways and her eyes fell on Philip.

She struggled for a moment, as if trying to sit up, but the movement was halfway before the heavily armed nun pushed back.

"Lie quietly - your injuries are much worse than you think."

"It's better to follow the doctor's advice at this time," Philip said as he came to the collapse and looked down at Andessa, then pulled over a chair next to him and sat down, "I didn't expect to meet in this situation." ”

"I didn't expect ...... either," Andesa said with a pale face, but her voice was much clearer and more powerful than when she first woke up before, and it was obvious that the subsequent series of treatments had worked - she couldn't tell whether it was the rescue carried out by her own subordinates or the dozens of healing techniques that the nun next to her used a "war hammer" to unleash on her, "It's really embarrassing, it makes you laugh." ”

"Don't talk about that," Philip said bluntly, waving his hand, "let's talk about the current situation - we already know that Typhon's Church of the God of War is in trouble, and the contamination of your faith is causing your army to spiral out of control, but it seems that the actual situation may be wrong with our judgment now, and I want to hear about it." ”

Andesa opened her mouth, she looked at Philip's face that was almost as young as her, but behind this face she saw another empire that was already armed to the teeth, she took a soft breath, and in this one breath, she suddenly realized...... He did not leave the battlefield.

She sorted out her thoughts for a moment, as if she were tidying up her uniform, and then slowly spoke: "Indeed, as you said, a certain spiritual 'plague' is spreading among our soldiers, and even some of the officers have been affected - the previous Iron River Knights were victims of this spiritual plague. But the spread of this 'pollution' is still limited - not all Typhon soldiers are believers in the god of war. ”

Philip looked into Andelsa's eyes and said in a deep voice after a moment, "It seems that you have your own judgment on this catastrophe - but did you know that we received a declaration of war from Aldenan, which came directly from the Obsidian Palace. ”

After a pause, he continued: "This gives us a very bad signal – whether that announcement is true or not, the situation is very unpleasant. If that is true, then our enemy is not just a god who is out of control, but also your Emperor, if it is false...... That would be even worse for you. ”

His voice fell, and Andesa spoke softly: "...... Yes, I know, I just found out not long ago. ”

As she spoke, a self-deprecating smile appeared on her face: "As the commander of Typhon's frontline, I am the last person to know that the two countries are at war, which is indeed ironic, isn't it?" ”

Philip thought for a moment and nodded: "So the declaration of war is really problematic, then the 'divine disaster' in Typhon is even less optimistic, do you mean that?" ”

Andesa shook her head: "No, I don't think that the 'catastrophe' in your mouth is completely out of control, and the situation is not as irreparable as you think......"

"I need more convincing evidence or a reason," Philip interrupted, "based on what we've just learned, Winterwolf has been in a state of isolation for the past few days, with the soldiers tainted by the god of war cutting off all communication inside and outside the fortress - in this case, your judgment of Typhon's situation will become unconvincing. ”

Andesa stared at Philip's face with her remaining right eye, and she made her tone resolute: "I admit the facts you described in the first half of the sentence, but I think I still have a say in this matter.

"Indeed, the declaration of war was very disturbing, and its original original documents did come from the Obsidian Palace, but that does not prove that Typhon's entire military system was completely 'infected', in fact...... I hate to admit it, but in this case, the messaging system we used exposed very serious flaws. ”

"I don't know if you know about the teleportation tower network used by Typhon, in this network, although most of the relay and receiving are done by the magic mechanism itself, but at some key nodes, manual intervention can easily make things changeable, I thought about the whole process carefully, and found that there are big loopholes in it, so as long as there is a problem at those key nodes, even if only a few people are contaminated by the 'spiritual plague', things will get out of control."

Speaking of this, Andesa added: "Of course, we have very strict monitoring, rewards and punishments for those key links, but in the face of spiritual pollution and mutation, material rewards and punishments and even threats of life and death obviously cannot play a role - crazy people don't care about anything." ”

Philip nodded slowly: "That's a convincing statement. ”

Enduring the noise that still ringed in her ears from time to time and the pain in various parts of her body, Andesa took a soft breath and continued, "Besides, I don't think that this 'plague' can completely upend Typhon's order so simply. While Typhon has a wide range of beliefs in the god of war, we are not just warriors and knights - Typhon also has a large army of battle mages and several direct legions that are completely loyal to the royal family, which I believe are not affected by the plague - and they must have been mobilized to deal with this chaos now.

"Her Majesty Rosetta has been consciously controlling the power of the Church of the God of War for many years, even years before generations of emperors, and the royal family has been working on this effort, and those direct knights who are completely loyal to the royal family and do not accept any sect baptism are the product of these measures......

"Besides, we were already taking some action before the situation started to deteriorate - Typhon wasn't doing nothing, we had been isolating the hidden priests, and we were replacing the nobles and knights who had too much contact with the Church, and it was only because we miscalculated the power of the gods' pollution that caught us off guard, but it was enough to prove that Aldenan was prepared......

“…… Not all places have the same composition of troops as Winterwolf, so the situation in Winterwolf is certainly not representative of Typhon as a whole, and in my judgment, the situation must still be under control, at least in the southern, western, and north-central parts of the Empire.

"One last thing...... This may be my subjective judgment, but I think that Her Majesty Rosetta must be doing his best to control the order, and Aldenan will definitely respond effectively. This 'war' is not good for either of us, it is just an of fanatics and polluters. I know that the situation is irreparable, but after this we have to find a way to bring the situation back into control, which requires ...... on both sides of us."

Philip listened quietly to Andessa's every word, and it was not until the other party finished speaking that he furrowed his brows, returning to reality from the state of listening and thinking. After a brief muse, he broke the silence: "I can feel your honesty. ”

"Now we are not enemies," Andesa said calmly, "I have heard that your Emperor Majesty has often said that in the face of the catastrophe of the end, the fate of all mortals is inextricably linked. I used to have doubts and misunderstandings about this statement, but now ...... I found it right. ”

Philip looked at the young wolf general with some surprise, and gradually, a trace of admiration appeared on his face, and he nodded solemnly to Andesa: "It is not easy to achieve this transformation, and I think it is necessary for me to re-evaluate you, Miss Andsa Wendell." ”

Then he got up from his chair, straightened the hem of his clothes, and at the same time lowered his head and said seriously: "These things you have said today are very important, I will report them to the Supreme Government Office as they are, I hope that this information can lead everyone to a better future - as for now, you can rest well, we will treat all the captives well." ”

Andesa seemed to want to say something, but she just opened her mouth and fell silent and closed her eyes.

The war nun stood up and greeted Philip.

"Nun, what's your name?" Philip asked casually.

"You can call me Marianne," said the young warn-haired nun with a smile, "belonging to the Seventh Company of the Iron Sacred Order and serving you at the orders of the Grand Patriarch." ”

"Very well, Sister Marianne - Miss Andesa will be in your care," Philip nodded, "We will arrange for her to be transferred to the rear in better conditions as soon as possible, but until then, you will do everything in your power to ensure her safety and well-being, she is very important to us." ”

"Swear to the Light, General," said Sister Marianne in a grave and immediate manner, "I will live up to my mission!" ”

……

"General," the young adjutant couldn't help but ask Philip after leaving the room, "do you think that Typhon is reliable?" ”

Philip replied casually: "I am willing to believe eighty percent, and the remaining twenty percent distrust is half because of basic caution and vigilance, and half because the 'wolf general' himself may not know the whole truth." ”

The adjutant was thoughtful: "...... It seems that we really have to reassess Typhon's current situation. ”

"The smart people of the Supreme Council will think carefully," said Philip, "and for me...... What I am most glad about now is that we have decisively laid down this fortress in the shortest possible time, and now we have finally grasped the initiative and minimized the possible losses. After that, it depends on the judgment of the Supreme Government Council, and what else Typhon is capable of...... If the Typhonians still can't control the fire that has already burned, then the pollution of the god of war will eventually turn into a catastrophe like a crystal cluster, and then this battle will ......"

Philip shook his head and said no more, but the adjutant had already deduced the inevitable development after the show.

Wars controlled by people can at least hope to stop, no matter how difficult it is, there will always be this hope, but wars controlled by gods, especially wars controlled by "mad gods...... Once it breaks out, it will be difficult for the initiative to remain in the hands of mortals.

The mad god will not accept an armistice, let alone care how many people on both sides of the war remain sane and seek peace, he will only operate indefinitely in his own crazy rules, continue to attack, continue to destroy, even if the mortal faith is cut off and civilization collapses, as long as the power of this mad god is not exhausted, he will never stop.

Therefore, the Cecil Empire must take down the Winterwolf Castle and completely control this "Typhon Gateway" - if the fire must be burned, it must at least not burn on Cecil's land.

Philip sighed softly.

Regardless of whether the war was due to a catastrophe or because the Typhonians really wanted to go to war, Winterwolf Castle had to be defeated, which was already doomed from the very beginning of the war, and the young wolf general ...... Destined to be the initial victim of this war.

Now the matter is whether the Typhonians can stop this catastrophe, or at least keep its pollution within a certain limit.

While thinking, he finally couldn't help but sigh softly: "It's a pity that it's the God of War who is out of control." ”

The adjutant was stunned for a moment, then understood the meaning of the general's words, and he also showed a wry smile: "Yes, it is the god of war - the god in charge of war." ”

"Now, just wait for the judgment of the Supreme Council," Philip shook his head, shaking his chaotic thoughts out of his mind, "and we'll be ready for the Typhonians to fight back...... It will come soon. ”

……

The war report from the front was sent to Hetty.

On either side of her desk, two magic web terminals were humming, and the figures of the two archons, Victoria and Baldwin, were appearing in the projection.

"The Winter Wolf Legion has surrendered in formation, and after a preliminary inspection, more than half of the knights, soldiers, and all the mages are actually not 'contaminated', and the 'wolf general' who surrendered on his own initiative has revealed a lot of important information to us," Hetty had already finished reading the battle report, and her gaze was sweeping over the other two archarchons, "What do you think?" ”

"Obviously, the reason why the 'wolf general' surrendered was probably to reveal this information to us, in addition to wanting to protect his men," Duke Baldwin was the first to say, "Now it seems that the situation is better than we expected at the beginning, and the catastrophe on the plain of the Holy Spirit did not take place in Typhon......"

"But the situation is not much more dangerous," Victoria said coldly, "there are fatal holes in the critical communications system, there are people from the middle to the top who are mentally polluted, the emperor's decrees are tampered with and intercepted, and the ears and eyes of the front-line commanders are completely blinded...... The behavior of the Typhonians is so regrettable that in my opinion, they are not much worse than the total fall. ”

"It's still worse, Victoria," Duke Bardwin said with a smile, "and it will determine whether we want to send more bombs and artillery to the front, more purification troops and technicians, and whether we will fight against a mad god and a malicious empire alone, or fight with the Typhonians against their mad gods." ”