Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 365 Tonight, have a good hunt

Backlund, Queens, in the Hall family's study.

After getting permission, Audrey opened the door and walked in. Her father, Earl Hall, and her brother Hibbert were discussing something.

Earl Hall said to Hibbert:
"If the outcome of the war is truly irreversible, try to contact those guys in Intis and show them our sincerity."

"Dad, are you considering surrendering?" Hibbert asked in surprise.

Earl Hall nodded slightly and sighed again:

"How could I not consider this situation?"

Hibbert's heart sank suddenly, because not long ago, Congress received a piece of intelligence from Segar.

The content of the intelligence was simple: another city in Seghar had fallen.

This was a common occurrence during war, but there were some differences.

Because the city called Heisenberg is the only way to the capital of Segar, it has always been built according to the standards of a fortress city.

But under the premeditated attack of the Fenapotter Kingdom, this war fortress that the Segarians claimed to be indestructible was declared fallen in just one week - because the Fenapotter Kingdom did not attack the city, but bypassed it and attacked from a place the Segarians did not expect.

The fall of Heisenberg means that the capital of Segar will be completely exposed to the enemy, and it also means that in the near future, the country called Segar will completely disappear in the long river of history!
There is no doubt that the crisis of the ally's national extinction deeply stimulated the upper nobles of the Kingdom of Loen, and Earl Hall was no exception.

Facing the joint attack of the three kingdoms in the northern continent, the Kingdom of Loen could not stand alone, and defeat was only a matter of time. Although there were still three countries, Lunburg, Segar, and Maxi, as allies, these three countries were originally established as buffer zones and had limited strength.

Although the Republic of Intis did not send troops directly to Segar and other countries out of concern, they could barely resist the attack of the Feynaport Kingdom and could not spare any troops to support the Kingdom of Loen. They even waited anxiously for the support of the Kingdom of Loen.

The Kingdom of Luen was also overwhelmed by the attacks of the Intis Republic and the Feysac Empire alone. How could it spare the energy to help them? It was only because of the interests of the lips and teeth that they had to urgently dispatch an army to Ma Xi, which was at the border with the Feynet Kingdom, to help Ma Xi resist the attack of the Feynet Kingdom.

As for Segar and Lunburg which were further away, the Kingdom of Loen could only say that it was powerless to do anything.

Once the three countries of Lunburg are completely defeated, Loen will face the attacks of the other three countries, and failure is almost inevitable!

Earl Hall saw his eldest son's worry and said in a deep voice:
"You don't have to worry too much. Even if the Kingdom of Loen is doomed to lose this war, it will surely be able to hold out for a long time. As long as the war continues, they will also lose people, the fields will be abandoned, and the prices in the city will soar!"

"And when we can no longer hold on, the Republic of Intis will have to face the pressure from Feynaport and Feysac alone. They will have a strong demand for food, pastures, and forests. In order to gain as much profit as possible, Intis will definitely seek the support of the upper echelons of the Kingdom of Loen."

"Combined with my shares in Intis Suchit Bank, as well as some of the shares in Bavat Bank and Backlund Bank, I should be able to buy them off. Haha, at this time, only after these requirements are met can we talk about family relations."

Intis and Loen often have intermarriages, and many nobles are relatives, especially the believers of steam.

Earl Hall paused and continued:

"Then you will be the new Earl Hall."

Hibbert's heart was pounding, but he was also quite puzzled:

"Dad, what about you?"

Earl Hall smiled bitterly and replied:
"Your mother and I are both devout believers and have a certain status in the church. When Loen falls and the church is destroyed, if we are still unwilling to leave the front line, the ending will not be good."

At this point, he comforted his eldest son:
"As long as the Hall family is still there, the title is still there, and the core assets are not lost too much, we will not have a miserable old age. After you convert to steam, remember to prepare a secret prayer room for us at home."

While the two were talking, Audrey, who was standing at the door in a gold and white dress, just watched and listened quietly, her emerald green eyes like gemstones.

She actually sees more and farther than her father and brother.

What really determines the outcome of the war does not lie in the difference in national strength between the Kingdom of Loen and the other three kingdoms, but in the gods they believe in. The victory or fall of any god can declare the end of the war.

The essence of this war is a war between gods, and the preludes to a war between gods are all the same, which is to spend a certain amount of time and energy to shake the opponent's anchor.

Therefore, the war of gods will not break out easily. It will only happen when most of the territory of the Kingdom of Loen falls, when enough believers of the Night and the Storm are implicated in the war, and when the "anchors" of the Goddess of Night and the Lord of Storms are shaken on a large scale. Only then will the war of gods really break out.

This does not require too long of a wait, nor will it be too difficult. After all, for most people, faith is not as important as survival. In the end, the one who protects them is still a true god, and this even includes some clergy.

But the devout believers who are truly willing to sacrifice their lives for their faith are ultimately only a very small minority.

Thinking of all this, Audrey had already made up her mind:
She knew that she was powerless to change the outcome of the battle, and that it could only be determined by the outcome of the war between the gods.

But she could join this war, do what she could, and do her best to help the Rune forces not collapse before the end of the God War.

This has nothing to do with personal grudges, it's just for this country, for the people of this country, and for my relatives and friends.

And luckily, she wasn't alone.

Audrey held the necklace that was transformed from a lie, and felt a little comforted.

"Woof~!"

The big golden retriever Susie outside the door barked suddenly.

"Susie seems to have something to do, Dad, I'm going to go out for a while." Audrey said in a low voice.

"Well, let's go."

Earl Hall, who was worried just now, smiled and comforted him:

"If you need any help, you can always come to me and your brother."

Audrey nodded gently and left the room.

Susie, a big golden retriever, squatted in the corridor, wagging her tail.

Audrey made a 'hush' gesture, quietly left the villa and came to a secluded corner.

There, two ladies had been waiting for a long time.

The lady, who was about 1.65 meters tall, wearing a light-colored long skirt with ruffles and slightly curly brown hair, asked:
"Do you really want to join?"

"of course."

Audrey nodded slightly. This action was originally her suggestion.

Another petite girl, who was about 1.5 meters tall, with delicate and soft features and carefully combed shoulder-length blond hair, asked:

"Won't your parents be worried?"

Audrey winked playfully:

"So we need to solve this before they find out."

Fors no longer hesitated, and used the "teleportation" with the two of them to disappear from the spot, heading to the predetermined location in the spiritual world full of rich colors, overlapping each other, and strange creatures everywhere. It only took a few seconds for them to walk out of the void and come to the endless blue sea.

Not far away, a sailboat was docked in the private port of the Bayam resistance.

The appearance of the three people immediately made the crew alert, but before they had a conflict, the door of the captain's room was pushed open.

Admiral of the Stars Cattleya said simply:
"here."

Audrey looked at the lady, who was wearing a pair of thick glasses on her nose, covering her mysterious deep purple eyes. This was their first official meeting.

The tense atmosphere on the deck disappeared and the sailors immediately returned to their jobs without asking any questions.

When the three women entered the captain's room, they immediately saw two people standing at the table, playing Texas Hold'em with great concentration: Alger Wilson with blue seaweed hair and the tall Derrick Berg.

Cattleya sat down in the empty seat, apparently she was also a member of this card game.

Derrick was about to say hello when he heard Xio ask doubtfully:

"They haven't arrived yet, 'Moon'?"

"what?"

Derrick was stunned for a moment, and Alger frowned and asked:
"Didn't they come with you?"

The Moon and the Stars are both in Backlund, in the same city as the Magician and the others. Shouldn't they have come here with the Magician's teleportation?
Fors was also somewhat puzzled and asked curiously:

"I lent my travel notes to 'Moon'. They should have set out before us. Nothing unexpected will happen, right?"

Alger frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and denied it:

"It's unlikely. That's Backlund after all."

Fors thought so too. Although the Moon looked a little unreliable, he was a demigod after all. How could an accident happen to him so easily?

Maybe it was delayed by something.
-
Backlund, North District, in a cafe near Saint Samuel Church.

'Star' Leonard sat by the window, his eyes occasionally glancing at the passers-by outside the window.

"Are you looking for me?"

A man sat opposite him.

Leonard immediately cast his eyes over. It was a man with hair combed sideways, serious yet somewhat unrestrained. He was about 28 or 29 years old, with black hair, red eyes, a high nose bridge, thin lips, and a delicately handsome appearance, but there was an undisguised arrogance between his eyebrows.

Leonard maintained the posture of leaning against the back of the chair, and said:

"I didn't expect it to be you."

"I didn't expect it to be you."

Emlyn White raised his head proudly. As a demigod, he had the capital to be proud, especially when the opponent was only Sequence 6.

Leonard understood Emlyn's expression at a glance, but he was too lazy to explain that he was now Sequence 5, as that would only make him more embarrassed. He could only speak:

"Shall we leave now?"

Emlyn was still arrogant, stroking his chin and said:

"No rush, everyone is here, it's not too late to have a cup of coffee before leaving."

Anyway, it was still early before the action, and he had Lymano's travel notes in his hand, which could be sent there at any time.

Emlyn snapped his fingers and called the waiter to order a cup of the best Feynaport Saint-Desire Mountain coffee.

He actually doesn't like coffee, for example, he prefers red wine to coffee, but there is none here.

The main reason why I had to order a cup of coffee was because of that damn vanity.

In the Tarot Club, Emlyn knew that his progress was actually the slowest, and only the Sun was on par with him. If they fought, Emlyn felt that he would most likely not be a match for the Sun. It was not that he was self-deprecating, but mainly because of the attribute restraint.

In this situation, Emlyn was actually feeling a little depressed.

Fortunately, the addition of "Stars" changed this situation.

Only in Sequence 6 is he a veritable crane tail, and Emlyn can only satisfy his damn pride in front of him.

Of course Emlyn knew this was not good, so he would not even show too much pride in front of other vampires. On the one hand, he warned himself to be restrained, and on the other hand, he felt that it was too cheap to compare with those of his own race - how could they compare with him who was favored by the two gods, the First Ancestor and the Fool? He bought a new piece of clothing, so was he going to show off to the ants?
Only in front of the Tarot Club members did he have a slight desire to compete.

And when he knew he couldn't beat the others, the appearance of the 'star' became even more crucial, especially since Leonard had some 'personal grudges' with him.

Leonard stared expressionlessly at Emlyn who was leisurely drinking coffee. How could he not know what the other person was thinking?
This is almost exactly the same as he used to be!
When he was in Tingen, he also had an inexplicable vanity and pride in front of Klein!
And now, everyone knows the ending—Klein is already an angel, while he is only Sequence 5.

Leonard took a deep breath, calmed down, and said:

"That's right, I'm still waiting for someone."

"Waiting for someone?"

Emlyn White, who had just taken a sip of coffee, asked in surprise:

"Who are you waiting for? Is anyone else coming?"

Didn't Miss Magician and the others leave first? Who else could it be?

Leonard stared at Emlyn for a while, then suddenly said:

"Come to think of it, he's actually quite similar to you."

"what?"

Emlyn had a blank expression on his face. He suspected Leonard was fooling him.

There's actually no one there, right?

"I think he's talking about me."

A slightly joking voice rang in the ears of the two of them.

Emlyn White raised his eyebrows and looked at the young man who sat down next to Leonard.

He was handsome, with flaxen hair, dark brown eyes, a high nose bridge, and thin lips. But what Emlyn hated most was that he gave people a sense of arrogance even when he was sitting.

Emlyn narrowed his eyes slightly. He immediately understood why Leonard said they were very similar - to be honest, they were very similar.

Leonard was sandwiched between two equally arrogant men. He was obviously not very interested and introduced himself expressionlessly:
"Mobet Zoroaster."

"Emlyn White."

“Zoroast?” Emlyn immediately thought of the other party’s background and his expression became serious.

"Bloodlines?"

Mobet narrowed his eyes slightly. Leonard only asked him if he was interested in hunting a demigod together, but he didn't expect to meet a vampire.

(End of this chapter)