January 358 Pander.

On the first day of the new year, a lot of big things happened in the Pande Continent.

Queen Amy Sonard announced her abdication in Long River Town due to her 'failure to protect the capital Lion City, which resulted in the Lion City being overrun by demons, and disgraced to the subjects of the Lion Realm'.

The sudden abdication of a king who is alive and well, and it is not passed on to anyone else, is naturally a rare occurrence that has never happened in the Pander continent.

On the same day, Brennus, a rebel of the Lion Kingdom who had been entrenched in Cragy Rock Bay and was in the company of the Fallen, suddenly announced in a high-profile manner that he would die for the real Lion King Ulrique, and then almost all the troops in Rock Bay set off for Lion City.

Speaking of which, that 'Ulrik' in the Lion City did issue a king's decree more than a month ago, asking all the lords of the Lion Kingdom to gather in the Lion City.

At that time, the countries of the mainland heard some rumors, but the armies of all countries had seen a large number of degenerates pouring out of Lion City - at that time, the troops of various countries fought a large melee near Lion City, and the Dexia army was almost completely wiped out when they stormed into Lion City.

Therefore, all countries know that it is difficult to say whether the 'Ulrik' in the city is a human or a ghost. Even if they are human, most of them are inseparable from heresy.

Now that Brenus has declared his allegiance to the Lion King, it is clear that the one in the Lion City must be a heretic......

Moreover, it is confirmed by the countless Fallen Ones outside the Lion City.

At this time, Li Ang, the Grand Duke of Changhe Town, who had been missing for a long time, reappeared, and together with the paladin Roland, sent emissaries to all the kingdoms of the Pander Continent, hoping that everyone would temporarily unite and form an alliance to destroy the heretic demons together.

Due to Amy's high-profile search for people before, the entire continent knew that Li Ang had risked death to attract thunder and drag the abyss demon to disappear together.

Some may doubt what Leon, the 'cunning' lord, said, but Roland's call is certainly not to be doubted.

So now, a young duke who had been on the front line to destroy demons, and the paladin Roland, who had been cleaning up the degenerate, initiated a rallying call, which was enough to convince everyone that places like Lion City and Cragy Bay had been completely overrun by demons.

Amy's move to Changhe Town with a large number of civilians has a more appropriate explanation - the Lion Kingdom did not have enough troops to fight against the demons of Lion City at that time, and the mob rebelled, so they had to leave with everything they could take away to ensure the safety of the people.

Of course, for most people, Leon and Roland's invitation were reluctant to respond, and the demon didn't show up in their territory anyway......

However, in this case, it is still not enough to fall into the lion realm - the king and the great lords still have to face, and no one wants to be considered an accomplice of the demons.

If you follow the Fallen to deal with the Lion Realm, you may be able to take advantage of it at first, but as long as you do this kind of thing, you will 100% incur the hostility of all countries in the future, and if you lose on the battlefield, you will definitely die - no one will regard the Demon Alliance as a noble, and there will be no chance of surrender.

Brenus had done this more than a year ago, so no one would see him as a duke anymore, and he would have to go all the way to the dark, or else the whole family would have to be tied to the cross and burned to ashes if he was defeated.

Faced with such a situation, several countries reacted very differently.

The first to respond to Leon's call was Creon of the Bacchus Empire.

Or rather, the Knights of the Radiant Cross.

Loris, the Knight of Radiance, has once again come to Long River, and this time, he has brought with him most of the Order's combatants, including General Creon.

"Lord Leon, I'm here to pay off the debt of favors......"

Loris is still wearing his white cloak, but this time, there should be no map on the cloak - the Red Death in the Bacchus Empire has been completely resolved.

"You have come here, does His Majesty Marius know?"

Li Ang was very relieved that he had achieved good results because of good causes, and his original efforts were not in vain.

"Of course, His Majesty Marius knew we were here, and he even provided us with a large amount of military rations."

Loris nodded, but then smiled, "But...... His Majesty Marius asked me to tell you that you must pay him a military fee - the Knights of the Radiant Cross are now the regular legions of the Empire, and it is moral to help allies in battle, but money must be collected...... Lord Leon, you know, this is also the custom of our Knights......"

Leon smiled: "Okay...... I was finally blackmailed by him. But I don't have any money right now...... Can I keep the account first? I can give him an IOU. ”

Creon also smiled and beckoned to Alina: "Miss Alina, Your Majesty asked you to sign on his behalf and sign a loan for Lord Leon - His Majesty Marius has also built a bank in Siyuan City, the Imperial Bank......"

Then, Creon pulled out a piece of parchment from his body, and the amount on it looked familiar......

500,000 dinars – this is exactly the amount of the loan that Anson had granted to Creon.

Leon and Anson covered their faces together...... Sure enough, sooner or later, I will have to pay it back.

However, just as the loan was actually the goodwill of Anson and Leon, it was also the goodwill of Marius.

At the same time, General Creon said that the Bacchus Empire would fully shift its battle to the territory of Dexia during this time, and Leon could rest assured that he would be able to deal with the demons and fallen of the Lion Realm.

In some people's minds, there are many things that are more important than fighting for power and territory.

But it was also the only regular army in any country that took the initiative to respond to Leon's call.

In addition to this, there is a small army that has been forcibly sent to help in the battle out of personal connections - some archers from the Silver Mist Ranger Regiment.

It was a pure accident, and the people of the Silver Mist Ranger Regiment were not for Leon's sake, they were forcibly brought by Wendy - those archers were Wendy's apprentices......

Wendy has been looking for clues to Leon for more than a year, and has encountered some northern archers dealing with the Gatu near Fletcher.

After demonstrating her archery skills on the Cato Riders, she became an idol of the archers—members of the Silver Mist Rangers, most of whom were obsessed with the art of archery.

Wendy's helping hand, and the kindness she shows, gives the Silvermist Ranger a completely different perspective on the Noldor Elves than most people.

They believe that the Noldor Elves are not as cold and ruthless as others say, especially Wendy.

Again...... Wendy is so beautiful, no one in the Raven Realm has ever seen such a stunning ......

So, they became Wendy's apprentices - albeit somewhat nominally, after all, Wendy's archery skills mainly rely on talent and time......

Although they are not familiar with Leon and Roland, as long as Wendy summons, they will definitely have to help their teacher.

But with the exception of these two forces, the reaction of other countries was quite different.

King Gregory IV politely replied with a letter, saying that he had discovered an invasion of the Misty Mountain people in the north, and he could only wish Duke Leon good luck on behalf of the Raven Realm......

Fieldsway's King Vidis was less polite, and he sent the messenger back to tell Leon that he hoped Leon would die with the demon again—but fortunately, at least he didn't plan to join the demon.

And there was no response from Dexia's side at all - they should have already encountered the army of the Bacchus Empire, and probably the two 'Bahad Khans' were eager for Leon to die quickly.

This is also expected, Li Ang did not expect any support, he just hoped that other countries would not come to cause trouble.

The Knights of the Radiant Cross and the Silver Mist Ranger were able to come, which was already a surprise.

But that's not all.

When Leon was reorganizing his troops and preparing to send troops, Ramon sent people.

And sent a lot of people—almost all the members of Ramon's 'brotherhood'.

Even Ramon himself came.

"Good brother, I thought you were dead...... You didn't notify me when you came back; Now that I have to do something big, I didn't even send anyone to inform me...... Humph......"

Ramon crossed his arms and squinted at Leon as if he was dissatisfied.

"Ramon, I didn't think you'd come this far...... This isn't business! ”

Leon was indeed surprised to see Ramon - he had not sent an envoy to Singar at all, and he did not think that Ramon would respond to such a summons.

"If everything is business, then there are no good brothers in this world...... Besides, if half a continent or more is ruined by those walking dead, then how can I do business? ”

Ramon said with a grin, a very selfless look.

"Good brother, did you get any news that I don't know?"

Hearing the walking dead, Leon immediately reacted, Ramon was the most well-informed in the whole continent, and he must have known what was going on in Lion City, but he still came......

This means that Ramon may have received some definite information, and it is related to Ramon's own safety, otherwise he would not have taken all of his family out.

Ramon's face became serious: "I do want to tell you something...... The Lion City is full of the undead. Caliph al-Tahir died at the gates of the Lion City, and almost all of his troops were turned into undead spirits who had attacked Singar two months earlier...... I managed to kill them! ”

"All the Dexia troops who died in the Lion City have become undead? All of them? ”

Leon was shocked.

Although he knew that Kavala could control corpses, he really didn't expect that it would be a natural disaster in the nature of the undead transformation - if he died in battle, he would become an undead, so who would dare to attack Lion City?

"Anyway, what I saw in Singal was most of Tahir's troops...... All of them have become walking dead, their fatal wounds and rotten flesh are clear, but they still act like an army......"

Ramon nodded and said, "And, Tahir is among them. ”

"The undead who appeared in Singar, are there only Tahir's troops? Have you ever seen a very conspicuous corpse in golden armor? ”

Leon continued.

"Golden armor? Didn't see it. That's something that only Ulrique wears...... The troops who appeared in Singal were Tahir's troops, and I am familiar with them, so I can't be mistaken. ”

Ramon shook his head, "I'm not sure if the undead will continue to attack Singar, so whatever the devil in Lion City is, I'll have to take it out with you!" ”

Don't see Ulrique?

Leon felt a little strange.

In mid-October, more than half of Tahir's troops died in the Lion City, something that General Creon had seen with his own eyes, and he had told about it.

Two months ago, the undead forces attacked Singar, in early November.

In other words, after Tahir's troops turned into undead, they immediately went to attack Singar?

There's no reason for Kavala to provoke Singal at that time, right?

It is likely that the undead were not led by Kavala......

Singal is the hometown of these troops, should they still be conscious after death, and they plan to 'go home'?

Kavala probably won't be able to keep all the undead completely under his command?

Leon wasn't sure.

But in any case, Ramon's joining is a good thing.

Ramon wasn't a miscellaneous soldier with him. Although the men in black usually work in Ramon's hotel, Leon knew that they were all members of the Scorpio Assassins and true followers of the Dark Goddess - though they never mentioned the name of the Goddess Ereda.

In addition, Ramon also equipped the Scorpio Assassins with expensive ebony sabers, and the Scorpio Tails, the low-ranking members of the Scorpio Tails, were even armed with heavy weapons such as long-handled broad-bladed knives, which did not match the Assassins......

It's clear that throwing knives and daggers really aren't suitable for the Walking Dead. During Singar's fight against the undead, Ramon's Assassins must have suffered greatly due to weaponry......

If it weren't for the fact that the Assassins were small and weak, Ramon might have equipped them with sledgehammers......

After all, the best to deal with the undead are the swords and sledgehammers used by the Silver Hands.

……

A few days later, Leon completed his pre-battle preparations and began his march towards the Lion City.

As he had told Amy, when the other side of Rock Cove declared allegiance to Ulrike, it was time to send troops.

The troops of Crag Rock Bay are also moving towards Lion City at this time.

But Brenus's troops weren't there to 'take refuge in Ulrik' - Sercy's instructions were to attack the Lion City and kill that 'Ulrique'!

Leon did not release Midia and Sersi, who remained in Whitefort under the care of the Noldor Elves.

But Sersi does have complete control over Craging Bay—she can call the shots with her handwriting.

Her current identity is Ulrique's youngest daughter Danice, who is the 'successor of Ulrique' that Brenus himself has raised.

As for Brennus, he went to the territory of Bacchus after Malbert was accused of treason, and after learning that his son had been castrated, he took the initiative to defect to the Three Prophets, and has now completely lost his sense of self - Sersi completely controls his mind with psychedelics.

Unable to control the Fallen, the Three Prophets were very attentive to seducing their followers, and most of the human forces in Qiaoyan Bay had now become the muddy Prophet followers of Morgan.

At this time, the troops of Craggy Rock Bay had already reached the Lion City.

And Leon's troops came to the ruins of the Seven Forks Fortress - there was still a large charred stone wall left.

Leon brought out all of the elite troops, including the Griffon Knights, the Silver Hand, the Horn Summoning Rangers, the Radiant Cross Knights, the Scorpio Assassin Brotherhood, some members of the Silver Mist Rangers, and Roland's Knights of New Dawn, which also included the Knights of Dusk.

It can be said that half of the top elite troops in the Pander Continent are here.

Only the Noldor Guards were temporarily absent, and Leon stayed at the Seven Forks Fortress to wait for them to return.

Of course, the Noldor Guards were regrouped, but Leon asked Risa Dilan to take the guards to the town of Baranli first.

Risadillan's task is to find a way to fish up the abyssal gate.

The Abyss Gate should have an effect on people's souls, and those with weaker souls may be sucked in, only the Noldors don't have to worry about this problem.

But a day later, instead of returning to the Seven Forks Fortress, Rissadillan sent someone for help—he met with an accident in the town of Baranli.

Everyone didn't expect that the Lion Knights led by Lehman would appear in Barranli.