Chapter 26: The Northern Campaign (5)

Unlike the living creatures, who love to talk about pomp, the deceased do not seek external material, and the place where the lord is is the place of command. The de facto rulers of the Undead Empire summed up the day's results in a frigid wind that could freeze creatures into ice, and the Alliance's commanders would probably be so angry that they vomited blood if they heard their conversations.

"More than 100 years of business have finally paid off, and the pillar has finally joined the war. The lich rubbed his hands unconsciously. Since the time of transformation is not long ago, it still retains many human habits, such as boasting, showmanship, and gestures, and today's harsh winter would never have imagined that hundreds of years later it would become a pure evil spirit that does not even care about gender.

"After only two rounds of fighting, you let us retreat, and the alliance side won't be suspicious?" Whether in life or after death, Safin was out of the ruling class, and he had no good feelings for the Otherworldly Life Weaver who was immediately promoted to lord as soon as he appeared, and he was never polite in his words.

"I tried, and that guy doesn't have a causal thread on him. ”

The Lich's reply moved the other two lords.

The past and future of fate weave together like a spider's web, and Hicks, the former child of nature who was the first to discover and apply it to divine magic, now the god of death, calls it 'causal silk'. As long as the creatures born in Edgar have the causal thread, the only exception is the lifeweaver, an alien otherworldly being.

If you can't see the causal thread, you can't predict accurately, and the law of cause and effect naturally can't work, and the harsh winter, which is the best in this regard, must of course be excluded from the list of children who can fight against nature. And the Child of Nature has the four pillars of the Elemental Ancestor as its backer, and it is unlikely that it will be able to outperform it in terms of magic. Yes, Safin was also removed. The only remaining dead rider, Edos, could injure the opponent, but not fatally. For the Pillar of Earth, which has the strongest healing power, a war of attrition is clearly not a wise move.

"Since none of us are willing to use our souls to consume the divine punishment of the Children of Nature, retreat is not the only way to go. The white dry bones spread out their hands and shrugged their shoulders: "The master's order is only to drag the pillar into the battle, and it does not require us to win. ”

This guy is talking lightly......

Safin's gaze turned away from the lich's antics of his body movements.

True, the order of the Grim Reaper was simply to do everything possible to drag the column into a war provoked by the undead. Two of the first generations of creation had already entered the war. As long as the number is more than half, the law that overrides the first generation will intervene, and there is no restriction of the first generation. The other gods are no match for the Grim Reaper at all.

It's just that......

"We have some scruples, why doesn't that guy dare to do it? He seems to be more passive than we are?"

Safin was observant and sensed Link's tension hidden beneath the calm.

"Do you think anyone can be a child of nature? Bitter Winter sneered, "The apostle of the pillar is not a puppet who can become a combat power by giving divine power. Excessive mental and moral requirements. There are very few believers in the material world who can gain the favor of the pillar, and they cannot be easily consumed, and even the children of nature themselves are not aware of the prohibition that the pillar has placed on them. ”

"Is it strictly forbidden to harm yourself and die in the line of duty?" How could Safin, who was once an elf, not understand the characteristics of the children of nature, who seemed to be free and casual, but did not even have the opportunity to choose death. Once chosen, the Child of Nature has no right to step down unless the pillar voluntarily gives up.

"What's the point of your temptation, then, for us to make a big fuss. Edos, who had been silent all along, couldn't help it. Since he was broken and turned into an undead, he has spoken only a handful of times.

"That's right. If you just want to confirm if there are any children of nature among the reinforcements, just let the blood slaves investigate, and you can see how many low-ranking soldiers we have lost this time. Safin was extremely dissatisfied with this, even if the undead did not have morale, they could replenish their forces with dead Alliance soldiers, and today's temptation still caused the vanguard to lose nearly one-third, and the undead purified by the Children of Nature could not be regenerated, which was equivalent to complete extinction.

The lich let out a hoarse laugh that even Safin, who was a deceased, felt uncomfortable: "It's just a tool without thought, what does it make if you lose a thousand or ten thousand." As long as the master's divine power is abundant enough, it can be replenished in the next battle, so why should you worry about the temporary shortage in quantity. ”

As if sensing that his answer was off topic, Bitter Winter looked back at the other side of the horizon, the abundant light of life in the Brenda Fortress as bright as a lighthouse in the raging blizzard.

"The destined enemy, the storm of the eternal night. The melancholy tone made it look like a poor man lamenting the injustice of fate, rather than a cold-blooded and ruthless lich,

Edos and Safin looked at each other, inexplicable and puzzled.

"This is the oracle I received before my transformation, and it is also the criticism of my life from the dawn. ”

The already negligible traces of humanity in the harsh winter completely dissipated in the murmur.

It was fulfilled at this moment. ”

With the retreat of the army of the undead, the small town of Brenda soon regained its original calm, and the streets were once again bustling with people, and it was hard to believe that it was a frontier against the undead just by looking at this bustling and lively scene. Except for the soldiers on patrol, everyone hurried to enjoy the time of peace that would end at an unknown time. At the command post deep beneath the fortress, the Imperial Commander Mario's angry roar tormented all the officers who had been called to the post-war meeting.

This one not only has a bad temper, but also has a very loud voice, and every time he loses a battle, he will inevitably be poisoned.

"Since you have that much power, why don't you just kill the Death Lord?!" Mario pointed the finger at what he thought was the Child of Nature who deliberately let the enemy general go.

"If annihilation of one or two lords could change the tide of the war, this northern campaign wouldn't have lasted so long. Link's tone was light, and he didn't mean to explain at all.

"That's for you!" Mario slammed the table, "For me mortals, one lord means thousands of casualties, and we can't afford to spend it! ”

What could answer him was the indifferent expression and continuous silence of the child of nature, and Romero saw that Link had no intention of justifying at all and hurriedly came out to play a round: "Commander Mario, you misunderstood Lord Befast. ”

"Where did I misunderstand, he obviously has spare power!" Mario is a pure martial artist, unable to understand or appreciate the difference in power between the divine envoys.

"It's hard to know the outcome of a real fight. "The three major lords, physics, magic, and divine arts, are all accounted for, especially Frost Cold is still a master of the law of cause and effect, Link doesn't want to fight it now, the disadvantage brought by traveling through time and space is that only the divine power of the Earth Pillar. Without the support of other pillar forces, he did not dare to say that he could win steadily.

Mario was stunned for a moment, obviously didn't expect Link to say that the outcome was unpredictable, thinking that it was the other party's prevarication, just under the pressure of the situation like the mage, rather than really fighting against the undead, and immediately felt angry, but before the questioning anger came out, Ortega, who had always only participated in the discussion, opened his mouth.

"He is the only one on our side who can really compete with the three major lords, just dealing with the blood slaves lurking in the fortress is enough for us to scramble, so don't add to the chaos. ”

Although it is not much, it has the meaning of defending the child of nature, which greatly surprised everyone, and this one did not care about anything in the past.

Mario snorted, not satisfied with such a simple reply.

Someone spoke for Link, and naturally someone fell into the trap.

"Battles between high-level players don't need real swords and guns to separate the winners and losers. How could Julian, who had always looked at Link unpleasantly, be willing to let go of the opportunity to suppress: "Especially the divine envoy, the rank of the divine spirit directly determines the power that the apostle can exercise. ”

The implication is that the Grim Reaper belongs to the third generation, and both the authority and the divine power should be the child of nature.

"Elias is also the first generation, and he didn't see the Dawn Sect, which began fighting against the undead a hundred years ago, drive them back to the Storm Sea. Link sneered, if it weren't for the fear that changing history without permission would lead to a complete confusion of fate, Julian would have died a long time ago, how could he have allowed him to provoke again and again.

Julian was furious, and pulled out his sword with a smack of the ground, and his action also made the originally whispering command post suddenly quiet, and everyone stared at the two who were about to break out, even Mario, who had been roaring, was a little confused. He just talked about it, he really didn't dare to take this son of nature who was not bound by any party, but looking at the posture of the deputy head of the Dawn Sect, could it be that he still wanted to fight?

"Calling God by his name, without respect, even if you are a child of nature, I, as a believer in Dawn, will not allow you to be so presumptuous. After witnessing Link's battle with the undead, Julian's desire to fight increased instead of falling. It's just some low-level magic arts, maybe it's a novice who has just obtained qualifications, and the continuous deflated and forbearance makes him desperate to prove himself with a victory.

I'm not bad, but I don't have the right opportunity to prove it, as long as I kill the lord, the low-level undead without thinking are just bones that can wander, and there is nothing to be afraid of. That guy just has a pillar to rely on, why is he rampant?

"Oh......" Link moved his gaze from the ceremonial saber to Julian's eager eyes, "if I can convince you of the loss, will you stop beating my imagination from now on?"

When Bernardo, who was also of the Dawn Sect, forcibly dragged Julian out of the command post, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Not to mention that the internal bars within the alliance affect morale, with the rank of these two, it is better not to have a conflict if you can destroy the fortifications that took months to build with your own hands.

"This is the front line, not a place for you to fight and fight. If you want to die, you have to die to the rear!" Bernardo shoved Julian against the wall, and the force was so great that even the masonry was dented, "Don't say you can't feel his killing intent, Julian. ”

"Of course I felt it, and from the first time I saw it, he wanted to kill me. Between youth and juvenile, Julian replied coldly: "The reason why I took the initiative to provoke is that I can't stand his oppression." His eyes and expressions all expressed his disgust, and he was eager to get rid of it. ”

"Then you still ......"

"That's why I'm not angry. I have never been in my life, why should I accept his hatred, and why should I despise me with that kind of eyes that see through everything. Breaking away Bernardo, who was pushing himself vigorously, Julian replied word by word: "Between me and him, sooner or later, there will be a battle." (To be continued.) )