Chapter 53: The Military Council of Probez
For two days, Naxi did not leave the temporary military council presided over by Prince Harold.
More and more information began to arrive from the Kingdom of Bavaria, and although there was a noticeable change in mood from the information dictated by the intelligence officers, it was certain that the royal capital of Bavaria, Disrafa, had fallen into the hands of a group of magicians of unknown origin. King Lucario and the entire royal family were slaughtered by the undead, and the whole of Disraffa was ruled by blood.
"Naxi, aren't these magicians really your peers?" Prince Harold couldn't help but ask after reading the appalling information. As a knight of Batneya, he didn't know much about mages and wizards. So much so that after Naxi explained it to him several times, he learned how Yefaran was different from the so-called blood mage.
"Being able to ravage innocent beings so far is definitely not the magician that Ye Faran admitted. Naxi was also shocked by the bloody descriptions. Although I had experienced the unpleasantness of summoning the Abyss Lord, that time was just an accident. As long as he is an upright Ye Farlan magician, it is impossible to do such a thing that people and gods are angry about.
The new head of the Frontier Regiment, Lübeck, did not see the weakness of Naxi's heart, and began to inquire about the authenticity of the thousands of undead who had drowned the whole of Disrafa: "There is more and more evidence that it was the untold number of undead who destroyed all the defenders that night, and it seems that this is not what the blood mages are good at. May I ask Mr. Naxi, who the hell is manipulating them?"
Faced with Lübeck's question, Naxi suddenly became worried. As a mage who hadn't dabbled in many schools of magic, Naxi didn't know what to say about it.
"It should be the work of a necromancer. Naxi struggled to recall some of the relevant information Bazok had told him, "Necromancers have never been part of a city-state of mages compared to the blood mages who splintered from Yepharan. This evil genre has a long history, even at the beginning of Yefaran's existence. They have always been the targets of the Holy Light Covenant, because they have always been lurking in the dark, so they don't have much intersection with Ye Farlan. ”
Lübeck's doubts were temporarily resolved, but more followed.
"Mr. Nash. All evidence now points to the convergence of the Blood Mages and the more sinister necromancers. It is believed that it will not be long before the entire kingdom of Bavaria will fall into the hands of these evil people. May I ask Mr. Naxi, if in the future, if you are to deal with these blood mages and necromancers who destroyed Disrafa in an instant, your magic group is sure of victory? Warnerstein, the deputy commander of Probez's defenses, looked worried. After seeing the horrors of magic in war, and seeing the overly shocking information in his hands, he was very worried about what would happen if he faced them in the future.
"To be honest, I haven't dealt with necromancers, so I don't know what they use in their magical confrontations. But I can assure all of you here. The Wizards will do their best to fight these evil magicians. Nash, who had no confidence at all, had no choice but to write a blank check to Warnerstein.
As a magician who had only been in Yefaran for less than two years, he knew very well what his abilities were, and even more so about the level of those magicians under his command. In the desperate struggle between Olobois and the blood mage, he also clearly felt that the blood mage's spell casting level was obviously much higher than the average level of Ye Falan, and he relied on sneak attacks and hand-to-hand combat to defeat the three blood mages. If these blood mages, who had taken full advantage of spellcasting, attacked again, Naxi did not dare to guarantee that he would be able to win again. What's more, the information from Dislafa shows that the blood mage has also found a tricky ally like the necromancer.
Looking at Naxi's somewhat embarrassed scene being questioned by the panicked general, Prince Harold felt like pulling the young member who had just joined the core of the combat meeting.
"Let's not put too much pressure on Naxi now, what kind of undead are still far away. Today's meeting is in addition to informing everyone about the mutation that is taking place in Dislafa. It is more important to let everyone take stock of the next development. Prince Harold spread the prepared map on the table, and the yellowed sheepskin map was unfolded in front of everyone. Although this parchment map of the Duchy of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Bavaria, and even some surrounding countries may seem ancient, it was created by the Eternal Dragon City, and its accuracy is absolutely guaranteed. This limited edition map of the country. It is also only available to some high-ranking generals or members of the royal family.
"According to the information we have now, the evil magicians have also taken over Disraffa, but there are already reports that a large number of skeletons and carrion have appeared in the Bavarian Croupina and Plevy lines. The prince took a few small sticks and placed them between Krupina Privy and Disrafa to signify the marching undead army.
As the only one here who has completely experienced the entire border war, Naxi naturally sees some trends. Today, Plitwick is Bavaria's most important stronghold. The local commander-in-chief, Diodos, set up the headquarters of the Bavarian Army here. Now Plitwick has concentrated Bavarian soldiers and various strategic resources transferred from various places. In addition to the siege of Probez, the troops that tried to sneak up on Olobois last time also set off from here. If the undead completely crushed the Bavarian army stationed here, it would be equivalent to defeating the entire Bavarian kingdom.
Although it is not known what the motives of these evil magicians are. But all the factors that make it easy to conclude that the next target of these undead who are only active at night must be Plevix.
"Can they really nibble on the heavily garrisoned Plevix?"
"No problem at all, if they are no less skilled than those three blood mages who died in Oloboa, it will be fairly easy to destroy the walls without any magical protection. Naxi said slowly.
"If that's the case, then it's only a matter of time before Plevy breaks the city. Prince Harold said, "It's not far from Disraffa to Plevey. According to the intelligence, those disgusting undead will arrive under Plevy in about three days, and it will be up to Theodos to deal with these difficult undead. I don't see a week where the defenders can be wiped out. ”
Compared to Prince Harold's estimates, Naxi felt that the undead would only give their old rival three days. Blood mages and necromancers can turn a well-defended city of Dislafa into an inferno in a single night, and Plevy with its nearly tall walls can't hold it for long.
But whether it's a week or three days, the time is very tight. No one knows exactly what caused the coup d'état or their attitude towards Bohemia.
In the conference room, everyone's mood seemed extremely heavy. Because once Theodos falls, then the self who is holding on to Probez will have to confront these damned undead directly. Compared to Diodos, who has just become acquainted, if he suddenly changes to such a murderous opponent, no one thinks it is a good thing.
"The time left for us is so tight that we can say that there is no respite at all. All departments must hurry up and prepare for the battle, and Naxi's magic guide group must organize useful information about the undead and send it to other troops to avoid unnecessary panic in future battles. After a moment of silence, Harold gave the latest instructions for deployment.
"Yes, Your Highness the Prince!"
Prince Harold's gaze was on the mountains of Monria, the source of all disputes: "If I could, I would have liked Diodos to drag on as long as possible." As long as the garrison in the Monria Mountains is transferred due to the tight fighting, we can cross the Labem River and retake the Monria Mountains, but unfortunately time does not allow it. ”
The regret revealed in Harold's words had already been regarded as a constraint that had expired on the promise he had made with the envoy of Dragon City. Because he knew that if the evil magician had robbed the kingdom of Bavaria, there would be no need for him to abide by that verbal agreement. On the other hand, he can also take back the mountainous area of Monria openly under the banner of opposing evil.
But all this is just an assumption, and he also needs to see the decisive battle between the army of the undead and Diodos in Plitvier, and the next move of the undead. (To be continued......)