Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 370 Conspiracy! There must be a conspiracy!

Backlund, West District, the Hall family's luxurious villa.

When Audrey returned, Earl Hall was still talking with Hibbert in the study, his mother was counting the family's assets and stockpiled supplies, and the servants were handling their respective affairs in an orderly manner.

When Audrey returned to the room, her golden retriever, Susie, was sitting in front of the door wagging her tail. No one noticed that she had been away for a while.

No one knew that just now, she had witnessed the death of two demigods with her own eyes, and even hunted one of them herself. This made Audrey feel a little happy, because in this way, the war pressure on Loen's side would be greatly reduced, and casualties would also be reduced.
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Jianhai County, Constantine front.

"What the hell is going on?"

At the Loen position, Alfred, the commander, stared at the endless Feysac fleet on the sea in the distance and couldn't help but frown slightly.

Of course, he had already noticed the abnormality of the Feysac conquest fleet.

From the beginning, the Conquest Fleet suddenly stopped bombing the Loen position, which undoubtedly caused heavy losses to the Feysac landing troops who lost their artillery support. The Feysac troops who had finally rushed to the Loen position were also driven back to the beach.

The worst thing was that not only did the Conquest Fleet stop its shelling, but even the subsequent landing troops that were supposed to be transported to the beach did not make any movement.

Alfred's first thought was that something might have gone wrong with Feysac's conquest fleet. Multiple demigods had assassinated Franz Einhorn, the commander of the conquest fleet. This was undoubtedly a good opportunity for Loen to counterattack!
But the second thought immediately made Alfred suppress this impulse. He did not hastily order his troops to change their actions, but continued with the previous deployment, gradually eroding the Feysac landing troops that were besieged on the beach.

Because he was worried that this might be a trap.

After all, Franz Einhorn is a Sequence 3 'War Bishop'! With the support of the entire conquest fleet, how could he be killed so easily unless an angel came in person?
From the time the movement just happened to now, less than two minutes had passed. No matter how strong the opponent was, Franz, the "War Bishop", wouldn't be unable to hold out for even two minutes, right?
It was precisely because of this kind of thinking that Alfred was worried that this might be a trick of the Feysac people. Perhaps they were trying to trick them into taking the initiative to attack, stepping into the trap set by Feysac, and then catching them all in one fell swoop.

That's why he chose to sit back and consolidate his position - he would rather do nothing than make a mistake.

This was actually not in line with Alfred's character. The reason why he was promoted to Army Colonel at a young age was because he was brave and willing to fight when he served in East Balam, and would rather make mistakes than do nothing.

But as he was involved in this war for a longer time and commanded more troops, he became more cautious.

Because the pressure he is under is too great!
He needs to be responsible for the lives of hundreds of thousands of mortal soldiers under his command, he needs to be responsible for Conston behind him, and he needs to be responsible for his family and friends who are far away in Backlund and under his protection!
So he will never advance rashly, as long as he holds his position, he will be victorious!
Alfred originally thought so, until he discovered that the frequency of battles between the demigods was becoming lower and lower, until the demigods belonging to Feysac suddenly left the battlefield without any warning!

These Feysac demigods abandoned tens of thousands of Feysac landing troops on the beach and escaped alone!

The demigods of the Rune faction who had lost their opponents also felt puzzled, but most of them subconsciously thought that there might be a trap, so they did not rush after them. Instead, out of caution, they returned to the command post as soon as possible to discuss countermeasures.

Alfred looked at the old man who returned to the command post first and asked in a deep voice:

"Sir God's Singer, do you have any clues about the unusual movements of the Feysac people?"

The old man, wearing a black robe embroidered with a storm symbol and a black soft hat, and with silver eyes that were unusually serious, frowned and said:
"Something seems to have happened to Feysac's conquest fleet, but I suspect this might be a trap set by the Feysac people."

Alfred nodded silently, this was exactly what he had guessed.

Emperor Roselle, who founded the Republic of Intis, once made a comment on the people of Feysac:
Feysac's soldiers were fierce and cunning, and Feysac's generals were cunning and fierce.

Alfred actually disagreed with many of Emperor Roselle's words and deeds.

But Alfred deeply agreed with this sentence.

As a country that produces many extraordinary people of the Hunter and Warrior paths, the people of this country have a barbaric spirit in their bones. On the one hand, they think of themselves as descendants of giants, and they are not ashamed of barbarism, but proud of it.

On the other hand, many of their hunters took the names of their sequence potions to the extreme - these seemingly barbaric warriors were not brainless, but were full of various conspirators.

Especially on the battlefield, the people of Feysac liked to use conspiracy to lure the Loen side into the trap. In this matter, the Loen people had enough say because they had enough painful lessons.

Therefore, when faced with the obvious unusual movements of Feysac, Alfred remained extremely vigilant. He had also suffered losses in this regard.

The singer of God, Ace Snake, also felt the same way, so he made the same evaluation as him.

Soon, the demigods of the Church of Evernight and the royal family returned to the command post one after another.

The four demigods gathered together to discuss how to deal with this unusual movement which was most likely a conspiracy.

In the end, their conclusions were surprisingly consistent:
do nothing!

As long as the Feysac conquest fleet remained offshore, they would do nothing.

Because if something really happened to the Conquest Fleet, even if Commander Franz Einhorn was dead, at least the remaining sailors and adjutants would command the remaining warships to retreat, rather than staying within range of the Loon position as they did now.

So, this must be a conspiracy!
The Feysac people were trying to trick them into heading to the Conquest Fleet, tricking them into checking out the flagship Admiral Norton, which must have traps that could harm these demigods.

So, they don't need to do anything.

Since the Feysac people used the tens of thousands of landing troops as bait, they would eat this part of the bait first.

As for biting the hook? That's impossible!

If the Intersea Fleet commanded by Admiral Amyrius is here, they might be able to try it out.But now Admiral Amyrius' Intersea Fleet is entangled by Feysac's Conquest Fleet Second Squadron, and it will be difficult to support them before dawn.

Since there was no support from the navy, Alfred did not even think of probing. Because without the navy, it would be difficult for them to stop Feysac's conquest fleet from escaping, and even probing would only waste the lives of the soldiers.

Having determined the central idea, the Loen side quickly launched a large-scale siege against Feysac's landing force. At the same time, without the support of the Conquest Fleet and the demigods, the Feysac landing force was like an ant without a backbone, and was completely wiped out by the Loen side in less than an hour.

Under the cover of night, the soldiers of Loen began to clean up the battlefield and repair the damaged fortifications. It was clearly a war, but the second half of the night was surprisingly quiet, with only the sound of Loen's coastal defense guns occasionally pouring artillery fire on the conquest fleet.

The conquering fleet remained near the coast, neither counterattacking nor retreating.

Even though many ships were destroyed by the coastal artillery, they still did not move. This situation continued until dawn, until the sea fleet commanded by Admiral Amyrius arrived at the battlefield and cut off the retreat of the Conqueror Fleet!

Even when faced with being attacked from both sides, Feysac's conquest fleet still floated quietly on the sea, motionless.

Then, Loen discovered a shocking fact—

The reason why the conquering fleet did not move was not because they did not want to move, but because they could not move.

The entire fleet, hundreds of warships, had no one alive! Hundreds of thousands of sailors on board had already died last night, in that two-minute mutation!
When Alfred confirmed all this with his own eyes, his expression was still a little stunned, but he soon felt relieved.

The unusual movement last night was not a trap. The people of Feysac really suffered a huge loss.

But he does not regret his decision.

Because even if he ordered a counterattack at that time, the outcome would not be much different from now.
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Early in the morning, in the Hall family’s luxurious villa.

Audrey was having an exquisite breakfast with her parents and brother, but at this moment, a servant suddenly broke in and handed a folded telegram to Earl Hall.

When Earl Hall saw the telegram written on special stationery, his expression changed slightly.

That kind of letter paper is specially used to write military intelligence. This is a telegram from the front line. However, considering the current corrupt situation on the front line of the Kingdom of Loen, it is obvious that this is definitely not good news.

He didn't want to ruin his mood for breakfast, and with the idea of ​​training Hibbert, he said slowly:
"Give it to Hibbert."

The servant immediately handed the telegram to Hibbert who was standing nearby. Hibbert recognized the style of the letter and opened it with a serious expression.

But soon, Hibbert's expression changed from serious to astonishment and disbelief!
When Earl Hall saw his expression, his heart sank, because he had already expected that the information in the telegram would not be very good.

However, the next second, Hibbert's face suddenly showed irrepressible joy and excitement, and he said excitedly:

"Father, you have to see this!"

"Ok?"

Earl Hall was startled, took the telegram and glanced at it, and took in the contents. Unlike the failure he expected, the information on the telegram was a great victory for the Loen side!

Feysac's Sonia Sea Fleet appeared near Bayam, the capital of the Rorsted Islands last night. It was discovered by the patrolling armored fleet and chased all the way to the vicinity of Nass, causing heavy losses to the Sonia Sea Fleet. Even its commander Yegor Einhorn is missing.

In the direction of the sea, Loen also repelled Feysac's attack and annihilated hundreds of thousands of enemies, including half of Feysac's conquest fleet! Earl Hall almost immediately realized the importance of this battle - the casualties of the army were not important, what was important was that half of the conquest fleet!

Having lost half of its conquest fleet, Feysac would find it difficult to launch a large-scale offensive in the direction of the sea. This was because the Loen Kingdom's sea fleet could completely suppress the conquest fleet and even attack the Feysac Empire's homeland!
"Good good!"

Earl Hall stroked his beautiful mustache, and an expression of excitement appeared on his face that he could not suppress.

This was the only good news he had heard since the war began a month ago.

Although this could not reverse the situation, it could at least reverse the decline and allow Loen to hold out longer. As long as they could hold out longer, even if they were doomed to lose the war in the future and had to surrender to Feysac or Intis, they would still be able to gain more benefits.

Seeing that her father was in a good mood, Audrey Li turned her eyes slightly and asked curiously:
"Dad, is there any good news?"

"It's good news."

Earl Hall handed the telegram to Audrey and said with a smile:

"Your brother, Alfred, has made great contributions. He not only repelled the attack of the Feysac people, but also cooperated with Admiral Amyrius to annihilate the invading conquest fleet. This will buy us a rare buffer time. Even the balance of this war will begin to tilt from now on."

Although he said so, Earl Hall didn't actually hold out much hope.

After all, only the navy of Feysac suffered heavy losses, but the loss of its army was only tens of thousands of people, which was not worth mentioning at all compared to the total number of millions. The loss of the navy only slowed down their pace of attack in the direction of the Sea of ​​​​Inter-Sea and the Sonia Sea.

However, in the Amanda Mountains defense line north of Winter County, Feysac's attack was still fierce, not to mention that there were two enemies, Intis and Feynaport, who were eyeing them covetously. Unless they wiped out the main force of the Feysac Empire in one fell swoop and took the opportunity to counterattack its homeland, it would be difficult for them to win the war.

Audrey looked at the contents of the telegram carefully and found that the help of the "unknown demigod" was hidden in these two battles, as if everything was the effort of the Loen people themselves.

Audrey was not surprised by the content of the telegram. After all, if the truth was stated, it would make Loen appear to be the one taking advantage, which would not be enough to boost morale. The Loen Kingdom, which had been suppressed for a long time, also needed a big victory to inspire the people.

"That's a good thing."

Audrey smiled happily from the bottom of her heart, because this would at least save the lives of people in the Kingdom of Loen.

Although Audrey had mixed feelings about the hundreds of thousands of Feysac people who died, she did not regret it.

This is a war, and one side has to make sacrifices.

She didn't want her family and friends, and didn't want her country to lose hope, so she could only let the enemy sacrifice. What's more, Feysac was originally an invader, and their death was better than the death of innocent people.

(End of this chapter)