1. The invasion of bones has begun
The Southern Continent has been opened a dimensional gate of the corpse plane, and this matter is no secret to the strong class in the entire Miracle Continent. Even all the churches on the entire continent have their own gods and gods have sent oracles and started to act.
Although the knights to which the church belongs, although they are strong and weak because of their divine power, and in the entire Miracle Continent, except for the Morning Light Church, which controls the power of an empire, there is no second church that has a super strong. Even the God of War Church, which has been fighting with the St. Joels Empire for a long time, does not have a super strong person in charge, and the people who were in charge of the entire church to deter the Northern Duchy Federation were the Pope and the two Holy Sons.
But it's a pity that all these people have been dealt with by Sean.
Therefore, the current God of War Church is actually in an extremely weak state, and there is not even a powerhouse in the upper Sacred Realm within the church, let alone any legendary powerhouses and the like. In particular, the power of this god of war was intercepted by Sean, and then transferred to Emily, and I am afraid that there will be no legendary powerhouses for a long time in the future.
However, the benefits are not impossible, Emily's strength realm will improve extremely quickly, and at present, she has even begun to show signs of apotheosis, which is ready to completely replace the position of the god of war. Once Emily succeeds in replacing the position of the God of War, coupled with the success of the Northern Duchy Federation unification plan formulated by Sean Jean Neil and Hela for Emily, then the entire God of War Church will usher in an explosive increase in strength, not to mention the legendary powerhouse, I am afraid that even the super strong may give birth to one or two.
However, it will take at least two to three years for this process to bear fruit.
If it weren't for the fact that Sean was currently behind him, and Neil and Hela's plans were also very cautious, I was afraid that the God of War Church and the Northern Duchy Federation would be kicked by the angry St. Joels Empire right now. Judging from this result, the opening of the door of bones at this time is in a sense. It's a big favor for Sean.
But even if this is the case, the God of War Church still has to do the face work.
Emily directly transferred all the war legions directly under the original Pope's command to participate in this invasion of the bone plane. But what the purpose of the private is, Emily knows it in her heart, and Sean naturally knows it very well, and he even knows that it must be Hela who instructed Emily to do this.
The entire continent suddenly felt a sense of turmoil.
However, Sean, who is the initiator of the core event. There will be no time to think about the haves and haves and the haves and haves.
He, Cecilia, Angel and others, led by Kokirei and Alexis, are struggling to fight their way out of the tide of the undead who have already acted, and then advance towards the thousand-year covenant area of the Savage Lands.
At present, the door of corpses and bones is opened, and only those truly strong people in the Miracle Continent know the truth. As for the others, whether it is the general public or those who have a little strength and have already formed a scale of gold, mercenary legions, mercenary groups, etc., they only know that the tide of death has exploded. Therefore, when many mercenary groups and mercenary regiments received the military commission from the Millennium Covenant Empire, they were happily celebrating that the salary offered by the Imperial military this time was much higher than before.
Sean's assessment of this is: a bunch of simple-minded guys.
In fact, there are quite a few shrewd people. After all, many people understand the truth that "when things go wrong, there must be demons". Therefore, naturally, there are many mercenary groups and mercenary regiments with relatively strong strength and relatively large scale who have not blindly accepted the military commission, and are waiting for those who are in a hurry to take the commission and start arming to test the waters. After all, for mercenary groups and mercenary legions that have reached their size and level, the real trouble and difficulty of the Death Tide is the three months after the outbreak, so even if they lose the opportunity, they will still be able to make a lot of money in the end.
Therefore, the mercenary groups and mercenary regiments that Sean and the others encountered when they went south were all relatively small in scale, or they were not strong enough. Only those organizations that are extremely closely connected to the military of the Millennium Covenant Empire and belong to the same boat. I had to stand up and respond immediately.
After several days and nights of non-stop travel, Sean and the others finally arrived at the checkpoint where the thousand-year-old Covenant Empire controlled the entrance and exit of the Savage Land.
Because Sean and Alexis passed by abnormal means before. Naturally, I didn't pass this level, so I didn't know what was going on inside. On the contrary, Cecilia and Angel and the others had passed through in disguise before, so they also had some general understanding of the situation at this level.
But no matter how much you know about it, the scene presented at this level is completely different from what Cecilia and the others had seen when they passed through it before.
This checkpoint is a large strategic fortress built by the Millennium Covenant Empire with a huge amount of investment, and a fourth-level army with a size of 50,000 people is stationed all year round. The grain reserves are enough to supply the food needs of nearly 200,000 people in the city for three years. However, the only drawback is that the fortress does not have a self-sufficient water source, and although fifty large cisterns and water towers have been built, it still needs to rely on the southern part of the empire to transport about 100 tons of water to the fortress every year.
However, in terms of defense system, the fortress can still stand the test.
Especially since there is also a military base of the Millennium Covenant Empire about a hundred kilometers away from the fortress. There was a five-thousand-strong fifth-class cavalry regiment stationed there. Although the main purpose of this military base is to protect the transportation routes of the southern part of the Millennium Covenant Empire to the fortress, it also has a strategic mission of both reconnaissance and vanguard operations when the death tide breaks out, and they can also arrive here for reinforcements within three days if the border defense of the imperial fortress is in an emergency.
It can be said that this fortress, which guards the thousand-year-old Covenant Empire's restrictions on the import and export of wild lands, is a truly impregnable military fortress.
But now—
One of the two huge iron gates of the fortress that was ten meters high actually collapsed!
The horse-barring fence that had been set up five hundred meters away from the fortress had been completely destroyed, and blackened traces could be seen everywhere on the ground, as well as a large amount of bloodstains, and even a lot of black smoke that had been extinguished but was still rising. Moreover, the 20-meter-high wall of the fortress has also been damaged in many places, and there are countless traces of corrosion on the black wall that have obviously been corroded by liquids such as strong acids. Of course, there are also potholes that appear to have been caused by the explosion.
There is no doubt that the fortress has only experienced a terrible battle.
And I'm afraid that the end of this war will not be long.
However, Sean and the others are not people who have not experienced such cruel scenes, what really makes them care is that although the entire fortress looks like it has suffered a terrible baptism of war, there is not a single corpse left.
This phenomenon is really abnormal!
Everyone present knows. There is only one reason for this to happen, and that is that the army of the undead has already launched an attack on this fortress one step ahead of Sean and the others. Judging from the results so far, the fortress has undoubtedly been breached, but the question now is whether the fortress has been completely occupied by the undead legion, or is the undead legion only temporarily breaching the fortress and then driven away?
If it was the former, then Sean and the others could basically give up the idea of crossing this fortress. Even such a strong fortress can be breached, and it is obvious that the undead army that occupies this place will definitely not be just cannon fodder sequence, at least it is also a regular undead army soldier led by the elite sequence troops. Moreover, unlike the normal wave of death, the army of the undead is not a brainless advance and kill. Instead, a series of corresponding military facilities such as outposts, bridgeheads, and forward bases will be built.
If it's the latter, then it's okay to take the plunge and move on.
Because if it is repulsed, then it is undoubtedly very dangerous for Sean and the others to stay here now, after all, the army of the undead never knows tiredness, and it will come back at any time. However, if the defenders of the fortress are withdrawn, then these undead armies are likely to launch a pursuit, so that the main battlefield will inevitably be launched in the wilderness because of this, which is somewhat detrimental to Sean's later plans.
All eyes on you. I couldn't help but look at Sean all.
Sean glanced at Alexis, but the latter shook his head: "Don't look at me." It's okay for me to rush up and fight. I'm not good at judging the situation, and the only thing I can sense is that there are no strong people in it that can interest me. You might as well ask Kokire, who is much sharper in his judgment of the breath of life than I am. ”
"Are the undead also the breath of life?" Sean was a little confused.
"For this child, as long as he has a soul origin, he is considered a living thing." Alexis replied directly through the soul contract in a mental way. "It's just a matter of what you can eat and what you can't eat. …… The fire of life possessed in normal living objects belongs to the fire that can be directly consumed by Kokilei, and although the soul fire is also a kind of fire of life, it becomes poisonous when it is applied to the body of the undead. ”
Although Sean didn't know what the specific situation was, he heard from Alexis's words. Sean roughly understood.
When necessary, Kokire can also use the soul fire of the devouring undead creature as a means of attack to deal with the opponent. It's just that unlike Kokilei's usual habit of devouring those life fires, if you devour the soul fire of undead creatures, then it will also have a certain negative impact on Kokilei. As for the sworn creatures that have been detached from their living bodies and are like golems, they do not have any symbol of life or soul in their bodies, so there is no way for Kokire to deal with them by devouring their lives.
"Kokire, now inside the fortress...... Is there anybody? ”
"Yes." Kokire's answer was as simple and crisp as ever.
"Uh......" Sean suddenly felt a little incomprehensible, so he thought about it and added, "Is it a living person?" ”
"Yes." Kokire nodded.
Hearing Kokire's words, everyone's faces couldn't help but show a little joy.
Angel even said directly: "Great, since this place has not been captured by those undead armies, then let's hurry through." I've already made contact with my legion, and they'll come and pick us up as soon as they enter the Savage Lands, and we'll be much safer at that point. (To be continued......)