The third frontier city, the core temple.

As soon as Roland and his group walked out of the narrow underground passage, they heard a strange cry of hysteria.

"It's ......," Wendy said in surprise.

"The wail of Cabradabi," replied Phyllis who led the way, "and it collapsed completely upon learning of the defeat of Ersluk. Not only did it go against the previous norm of silence, but it also tried suicide several times, and it took us some effort to get it to work. ”

"It suddenly occurred to me that it would be nice to keep it alive. Tilly replied with a blank face.

"Now it's the case that it must live," Firi nodded unabashedly, "The discovery of this secret letter is a perfect opportunity to get to know the enemy better, and even to master their language and script—an opportunity that the Federation has been longing for but never been able to get. ”

"I didn't expect Kabradabi to cooperate with you. Nightingale sighed.

"No, it doesn't. The process is a little more complicated...... You'll see it later. ”

When everyone walked to the interrogation table, they saw that the body of the Divine Punishment Samurai, occupied by a high-ranking devil, was firmly tied to an upright metal bracket, and a pipe was inserted in his abdomen. Its eyelids were forcibly propped open, and in front of it lay a stack of papers full of strange words.

"That's what it is...... Asha's secret letter reappeared?" Wendy asked.

"That's right, the discovery location was in mid-air, and if it weren't for Maisie's sharp eyes, everyone would have almost missed this crucial scene. The answerer was none other than Agatha, whose face looked a little pale, her eyes slightly darkened, and it seemed that she had not rested for a long time to read the information on the letter.

Upon learning of the end of the battle, Roland immediately sent the Neverwinter Detectives to the front line to help the army gather information that would be difficult to obtain by normal means. Compared to the words revealed to humanity on the surface, the clues left by this kind of inadvertent are undoubtedly much more reliable.

Due to Asha's limited mana, the initial backtracking was intended to focus on the sniper team's fight with the enemy, and how the Demon Slayer set up the ambush and deceived Sylvie's observations.

However, the response to this initiative has far exceeded his expectations.

He didn't expect that on the evening of the second day before the decisive battle, Ersluk sat on the giant skeleton and wrote this handwritten letter to the setting sun.

And this scene is also accurately recorded by the scene backtracking.

"Ah——————!h

Agatha nodded at the side of the Kazukaze, who stomped his foot, and the high-ranking devil immediately shut his mouth.

"I see, you use the wind to control its movements, and force it to watch the secret letter?" said the nightingale.

"And then, with the help of Ms. Camilla's psychic connection, I felt her first reaction to the words over and over again. Selene added, "Although this guy is deliberately trying to confuse his consciousness, he can determine which thoughts are true and which are fictional by changing the text and comparing it multiple times. To be honest, thinking of this method is still a blessing to His Majesty. 」

"Me?" Roland was stunned.

"You wrote in your intermediate biology textbook that as long as a dog sees a piece of meat, it will secrete a lot of gastric juice, regardless of whether it has eaten the meat in its stomach or not. And this conditioned reaction is a universal trait of living beings – and it seems that the devil is no exception. 」

"It is through this method that we can piece together the contents of the letters from the minds of the higher-level devils who are completely uncooperative, and then understand their words. Without Ms. Camilla's assistance, I am afraid that this process would still be a long way off. With that, she shook her beard at the Grand Butler of the Sleeping Island to show her gratitude.

"I just...... I hope I can help Mistress Tilly. The latter bit his lip and said.

This is the witch, with many but limited abilities...... Roland thought to himself that the unique characteristics of each of them made them unrepeatable, and that without a key ability, it might not be possible to wait for hundreds of years. The past two wars of divine will may not have been without witches similar to Camilla Dare, but they are likely to be born at the wrong time, and by the time they awaken, the whole situation has fallen into disadvantage, and humans can no longer be able to catch live high-level demons.

It is probably based on this that Ersluk has focused his strategy on eliminating witches. But...... Can the value of Ash, Sylvie and the others really be compared to Taqira in the eyes of the devil? The obelisk needs a vein of divine stone ore to be established, and once Taqira is occupied, the red mist that is constantly generated can cover the gate of the desperate mountain range. At that time, the dinosaurs can easily cross the mountains and invade the hinterland of the four kingdoms, and it will undoubtedly be hundreds of times more difficult for humans to drive the devil out of the fertile plains.

This is also the opinion of the General Staff and the ancient witches of Tachira.

Why there is such a big deviation in the judgment of the two sides, perhaps the clue is in the letter.

"So, let's go through what you've cracked. Roland said slowly.

......

Since the sentences are taken apart and put back together, the content of the letter is incomplete and reads a little choppy, but it is enough for everyone to understand its meaning. As Selene directly reflected the reduced sentence into her mind, Roland couldn't help but have the illusion that the other party was whispering in her ear.

"Lord of the Firmament, the decisive battle is coming soon...... I am well prepared, both against the enemy and against myself. 」

"I've heard it more than once in the last month...... The call. With such a clear sign, maybe I'm going to be promoted in this fight......

"I know this will cause you criticism, but it won't affect your plans on the Western Front. 」

"If successful, the enemy will lose the ...... they rely on , we will regain the upper hand in the battle situation. 」

「...... Ten times the number of troops, and mankind will no longer have a chance of victory......

"But this battle is not without suspense, if I lose......

"Please treat humanity as an equal opponent to our race, and exterminate it with all your might, even if you give up the bottomless abyss. 」

「...... As long as we can get their inheritance shards, we still have hope of defeating the Heavenly Sea Realm. 」

"Finally, please greet the King and Lord Nightmare on my behalf. 」

When Usluk's entire letter was displayed, Roland felt a cold sweat break out from his back.

He finally knew why Phyllis was so eager.

Judging by the results, there is no doubt that the other side has failed - not only did it fail to completely annihilate the sniper team, but it also buried itself in the hands of the ashes.

But it also means that the situation is being steered towards the second hypothesis.

Although there are still some incomprehensions, the meaning of the whole sentence seems to be to persuade the clansmen to give up the duel with the Tianhai Realm, first regard the human race as the first-class enemy, and attack and destroy it with all their might?

Damn it...... Are you kidding!

Roland suddenly felt a lot of pressure - this was probably the worst news since the start of the war.

"I'm afraid the development plan for the fertile plains will have to be abandoned. Wendy muttered.

"If the enemy is desperate to press on it, it is indeed too risky to set up a residential area outside a desperate defensive line. ”

"But how do you solve their red mist needs?"

"The devil built the obelisk in Falling Star City to relieve the pressure on the front line. ”

"But then the red mist won't be able to cover the Fertile Plains, so we can still delay until the next battle of divine will, which is no different from the previous plan, right?"

"The difference is that after that, you have to face the whole main force of the devil. ”

"No......" Just as everyone was discussing the countermeasures with a solemn face, Edith suddenly spoke, "There is a problem with the content of this letter. ”