Tanan and Leo led their troops to finally return safely to the city of Shiyan.

But their entry into the city has left the city's residents with mixed blessings. The good news was that the number of soldiers defending the city had doubled out of thin air, reaching a total of 50,000 troops, which made people no longer worry about the safety of the city, and the worry was that the vast majority of these soldiers were night watchmen and outsiders, who might bring the terrible plague into the city.

There is even a terrifying rumor in the city that these warriors have been cursed by the god of death, Bellerion, and will become terrible spirits after death!

In the end, it was General Leo's words that calmed down the commotion. He stood in the square and shouted: "Residents of Shiyan City, we need these soldiers to guard their homeland! Although they used to be night watchmen and outsiders, please don't forget that they are still our kind! They are still fearless warriors! They have common enemies with us! If we keep them out, they will be slaughtered by the army of the undead! Would you like to see this? The reason why people can be called human is because we are alive and have a kind and merciful heart! Otherwise, how different are we from the undead?!"

"Some say they become undead when they die. Yes, when the undead army breaches the city, when they start to slaughter the city bloodily, every one of us can become undead! Don't forget, the necromancers have terrible spiritualism, and they can turn corpses on the battlefield into zombies!"

General Leo's words made people tremble! Their eyes were filled with fear!

"But what is that? If you don't want to become zombies, then you have to fight to live well! Defeat the damned undead so that they can never set foot in the city, let their corpses pile up under the city, and let the city of Shiyan stand forever, then who will become zombies?!" Leo raised his arms and shouted, "Warriors and inhabitants of Shiyan City! From now on, everything is ready to win the war!" Let's fight together and destroy those sons of bitches, and make the thick ice and snow outside the city an endless grave for the undead!!"

"Victory belongs to the city of stone weirs!! victory belongs to Erathia!!"

The majestic physique, the resolute expression, and every word he uttered were always timely soothing and boosting confidence!

"We do not doubt the strength and courage of these warriors, Your Excellency Commander!" several old men came forward on crutches and said, "Everyone is worried that they may bring a terrible plague!"

"I'm not worried about this at all!" General Leo waved his hand with a big grin: "If the leprosy plague was really so terrible, then no one would have been alive outside the gate for a long time! Please look at these soldiers, can you see which of them is a leper? They have been fighting against ice and snow, cold, hunger and disease, and they have long had a way to immunize!"

"But people are still a little worried......"

"Alright then, I'll set them up a separate camp!" General Leo nodded.

The camp of the night watchman and the outsiders was divided outside the south gate. These persevering people did not dislike the coldness and barrenness of the camp, for them, to be able to regain their dignity as human beings, to be able to have a place to live, to have a sense of belonging, was to have the whole world!

"I didn't expect us to be able to retreat safely!" Tanan finally let out a sigh of relief: "The undead are tireless, they didn't even pursue us with all their might!"

"Maybe they have more to do!" said Leo, "Do you remember the battle in the North two days ago? I suspect it was the Grim Reaper Bellerien and Helena fighting again!"

Tanan nodded: "I think so too! In this remote north, only the two of them have the terrifying power to destroy the world!"

"What foresight do you have for the outcome of this battle?"

"I'm afraid that the forests of Tula Leone no longer exist! No warrior can survive in such a horrible environment!"

"Yes...... Originally, I was counting on Helena to be able to cooperate with us in the front and back, but now it seems that there is no hope!"

"I hope Bellerien doesn't come to the city of the stone weirs himself...... Then we'll have a chance!"

"No matter whether Bellerion makes a move or not, the city of Stone Weir cannot be defended!" Leo sighed: "It is cold and snowy, the land is barren, and the crops are very insufficient! And my half-brother Kendal has almost forgotten this place, and has never helped us with a grain of food, a bow and arrow, and left the people here to fend for themselves! Now that there are more than 30,000 more soldiers in the city, I am afraid that the food will not be supplied!"

"How long do you think the food will be available?"

"If the supply is rationed, it can barely support until the beginning of spring next year......

"Haven't you thought about retreating?"

"Tanan, behind me is Erathia, I can't retreat! Behind this snow-capped mountain is the vast and boundless Pingchuan, and the leader of the army of the undead will drive straight in, as if in a no-man's land! I can only defend the city of Shiyan, this is the place where my bones are buried!"

"You must send an emissary to Standwick Castle for help! Kendall is no longer the king of Erathia, and the new king is now your niece, Princess Gaia!"

"Yes...... But how much aid can she give me? Fiona's demonic army is overwhelming on the southern front, and there is no way she can draw more troops north!"

"It's okay to be able to help with some food and grass!"

"Your suggestion seems to be a fantasy!" Leo smiled bitterly, "You know that fool of Kendall, he has been using all these years to use all his army, and the treasury may have been emptied by him a long time ago! If it weren't for that, the Chosen One wouldn't have thought of the bad idea of the national debt! If Erathia wasn't a whole country, but a hapless businessman, I'm sure it would have been declared bankrupt a long time ago!"

Tanan let out a long sigh and said: "Any wise strategist should be able to see these threats from the north and the south! It's a pity that people are always content with the status quo and allow small hidden dangers to develop into deadly threats!"

"It's not that he doesn't see the hidden danger, it's that he doesn't want to see it, or he just pretends not to see it! But then again, I'll still send an envoy to Standwick Castle!

"Will you tell her about the Chosen?"

"Yes!" Leo's eyes darkened, "This is the most unfortunate news...... The Venerable Chosen One had brought hope to Erathia, but now that hope would be destroyed by his own hands!"

"Guzi is a good friend of mine, and I believe he will not take the refuge in Bellerion!"

"I have to admit that Bellerien's trick is insidious! he has destroyed all the idols of the Erathians, and this invisible lethality is very great!"

"I guess Gu Zi must have been lost by Bellerien's mindfulness! Bloodthirsty and brutal is not in his nature, he is a very kind person in his bones!"

"Looks like you haven't given up hope of saving him yet!"

"Yes, as long as there is one in ten thousand hopes, I will not give up!" Tanan said firmly.

"I hope you can get your wish!" Leo patted Tanan on the shoulder and said, "I'm very happy for him, he can have such a trustworthy friend as you!"

Tanan and Leo walked on the city of stone weirs, sympathizing with each other.

Tanan, Leo, Eric, and Kendall, the commander of Erathia's First Corps, were all warriors who practiced together as teenagers. For Tanan of the Elven Clan, although he is still only a young man at the peak of his physical strength in terms of lifespan, he now has the feeling of heroic twilight.

He has been running for the peace and stability of this world, and has even offended some of the magnates of Bracada and had to go into self-exile! But this has not changed the people's notion of being content with the status quo, and they are still living in a daze, allowing disaster to befall them!

Can his experience wake up the world, and will his suffering wake people up?

Only when they are marked with pain, only when they taste the endless consequences, may they wake up from their sleep!

Hopefully they'll have time to regret it!" Tanan couldn't help but sigh.

He was destined to be alone. The first person to awaken from a big dream will never be understood, and will even be considered a madman or an alien!

"Look over there!" shouted the soldiers on the ramparts.

In the distance, two skiers slid desperately towards the castle, chasing dozens of terrifying riders behind them.

"Oh my God, they can't slip anymore! they'll be killed by the Terror Knight!" Tanan cried out, "No, I have to go down and save them!"

"Pray for them, I hope they will escape into our fire support range!" General Leo said, "I dare say that even if you go out, you won't be able to quench your thirst!"

"Balistas, trebuchets ready!" shouted the guards on the ramparts.

"Look over there! Whose troops are that?" the soldiers pointed in another direction.

In the distance, a troop of cavalry rushed out of the foot of the hill and intercepted the pursuing terror knights head-on.

Their first attack was a strong bow and crossbow! When dozens of Terror Knights fell, they rushed into the enemy line with their bright spears!

"This is Erathia's invincible rangers!God, I haven't seen their cavalry assault in a long time!" Leo shouted excitedly.

"Yes, I can even see the sky-blue lion banner on the tip of their spear!" Tanan couldn't contain his excitement.

"But who will their commander be?" Leo couldn't help but wonder, "Now Erathia has long since lost its mobile and agile rangers, only the heavy cavalry that charges into battle!"

Although the Rangers do not have the excellent armor protection of the heavy cavalry, they can come and go like a whirlwind, and their archery and spear skills are outstanding, and when the enemy appears on them, only a pile of corpses is left on the battlefield!

Now there are only a pile of corpses left on the battlefield! An old man can be seen wielding a sword and laughing in the distance!

"Ah, is it him? isn't this old fellow dead?" said Leo.

Two people ran from under the city, and they were panting heavily.

"Oh my God, aren't those the two maids of the Chosen One?" exclaimed the guards.

Yes, Tanan remembered that one of them was named Linda and the other was named Jima! But these two little girls were not very obedient, and when Tanan and Leo led their troops east to support Eric, they secretly ran out to find the Chosen One! At last Tanan was very happy to see them come back alive.

"Open the gates!" shouted Tanan.

The team of rangers also flew over, followed by hundreds of elite longbowmen. The old man who led the team jumped on his horse with a sword and laughed at the city wall: "Leo, Tanan, do you remember old Christine?"