Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

10 month 2 day.

The Kingdom of Fenaport launched a general offensive against Segar and other countries at all costs, and invested almost all of its military forces as if to decide the outcome in one battle.

At the same time, the Republic of Intis finally made up its mind to abandon its former alliance and launched an attack on countries such as Segar and Lenburg, trying to cooperate with the Kingdom of Feynaport to end the war in the shortest time possible.

10 month 12 day.

The Kingdom of Segar had long anticipated the betrayal of the Republic of Intis, but the attack of the Kingdom of Feynaport forced them to withdraw most of their troops to the front lines of the two countries, leaving their rear empty.

In just ten days, Intis captured several cities in succession. The news of the fall of the rear quickly spread to the front line, and the morale of the soldiers of Segal was greatly hit. They were defeated in the attack of the Kingdom of Feynaport.

Although Lunburg was slightly stronger than Segar, it also suffered from the attack of Intis's main army and was under tremendous pressure, with the front line collapsing several times.

10 month 15 day.

The capital of Segal was captured by the coalition forces of Intis and the Kingdom of Fenaport, and the flag of Intis was placed on the roof of the Segal Palace.

Intis and Feneport joined forces and launched an attack from the west where Lenburg's defense was weak.

10 month 17 day.

The Feynaporte Kingdom used a pincer attack to annihilate the main force of Masi, the fortress city Siegfried fell, and the capital was exposed to the main force of Feynaporte.

10 month 29 day.

Ma Xi fell.

On the same day, the Sivellas County of the Loen Kingdom fell completely, and Constanton's flank was exposed to the coalition forces of Intis and Feysac.

11 month 3 day.

Constance fell and Prince Grove Augustus of Sonia was killed.

11 month 7 day.

The important node of the Loen Kingdom's main railway, Belldan City in Jianhai County, fell under the attack of the Feysac people.

At the same time, the Intis army that had invaded Sivelas County marched south to invade Masi, attempting to cooperate with the Kingdom of Feynaport to capture it.

11 month 8 day.

King Feysac announced that they would end the war before the New Year and let the Feysac soldiers return home.

12 month 20 day.

Backlund, edge of the city.

Thick fog enveloped the battlefield, and the soldiers couldn't even see the target five meters away.

The howling wind raged and tore through the fog, occasionally bringing a clear view, but it was quickly filled with the rushing white.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The roar of artillery broke through the sky, and the shells wrapped in different lights whizzed through the fog and smashed into the positions of the Feysac people.

In the temporary command post built by Rune.

Grand Duke Georgina was explaining the current situation to everyone at the conference table. Alfred Hall was among them, looking extremely tired.

Three months ago, the Constanton Defense Line he was in charge of repelled wave after wave of attacks from the Feysac people.

As time went by, they gradually found out the mysterious organization that kept assassinating the commanders of the Feysac people, the Tarot Society, or the Church of Fools.

With the help of this unexpected ally, the Feysac people became timid in their attacks. Before each attack, they had to ensure that their commander was protected by at least two demigods, which greatly reduced Alfred's defensive pressure.

At that time, Alfred was very confident that he could hold off the attack of the Feysac people in Constanton City for at least a year.

But the good times don't last long.

Three months ago, the people of Feysac, Intis, and even Feynapotter, all of them were like crazy, suddenly launching a fierce attack on Loen and other countries at all costs!

As a result, the three kingdoms paid a far more painful price than the Kingdom of Loen, but they also achieved a significant victory in the war.

Segar and Masi had already fallen, and Lenburg could only hold on under the attack of Intis and Feynaport. The Honachis Line and Jianhai Line of the Kingdom of Loen had completely collapsed, and Sivelas County and Jianhai County had completely fallen. The coalition forces of Intis and Feysac went all the way to Ahowa County and arrived at the outskirts of Backlund.

This forced Saint Anthony and other demigods from the Church of Night, the Church of Storm, the royal family, and the military to personally take action and jointly build Backlund's last line of defense:
Once this line of defense is breached...

Alfred's eyes immediately became dim.

Since the outbreak of the full-scale war, Feysac has had three invasion routes. One is to attack the Amanda Mountains on the border and try to break through the land defense line there. One is to start from Sonia Island, attack coastal ports, and try to land. The other is to start from the Inter-Sea and invade Backlund along the main railway.

Due to the existence of the Church of Storms, as well as the power of the ironclad ships in conjunction with the high-ranking "Arbitrators", the navies of Feysac and Feynaport have never been able to achieve the expected results, and have even failed to gain control of the sea.

On the battlefield of the Amanda Mountains, the headquarters of the Church of Evernight has blocked wave after wave of attacks and has not fallen yet, thus sparing Winter County, Eastchester County and other places from the baptism of war.

But as long as Jianhai County falls, no matter how tight and airtight the defenses of these two places are, it will be meaningless!
Just like now, as long as Backlund falls, the resistance of the Church of Evernight and the Church of Storm will lose all meaning.

Alfred licked his dry lips. He really didn't understand why the people of Feysac were so crazy.

Judging from the casualties alone, the casualties of the Feysac and Intis people were five times theirs!
The casualties of those demigods were also more than three times that of Rune.

Since the outbreak of the war, each country has cultivated a large number of demigods as supplements of combat power.

The number peaked three months ago.

At that time, there were more than eighty demigods belonging to the Kingdom of Loen alone.

Half of them came from the Church of Storms and the Church of Night, and the remaining half were trained by the royal family and major nobles.

Compared with them, the number of demigods of the Feysac people is about seventy, and the number of demigods of the Intis people is more than eighty.

Although Loen had an absolute advantage against any one country alone, it was still at a huge disadvantage when facing a simultaneous attack from both countries.

And in the past three months, forty-two demigods from Feysac have fallen, and even twenty-one demigods from Intis have fallen!
In comparison, only thirty demigods fell in the Kingdom of Loen.

Of course, this situation only occurred in Jianhai County, because the war here was the most intense. In comparison, the battles in Sonia Sea and Amanda Mountains were not so fierce, and only a few demigods fell.

With an exchange ratio of 1:2, the situation seems to be more favorable to the Kingdom of Loen.

However, even with the death of sixty-three demigods, Feysac and Intis still had more than ninety demigods.

In contrast, there were only about fifty demigods left in the Kingdom of Loen. And as the battle line continued to advance, the number of these demigods became increasingly stretched.

Because even if the enemy has reached Backlund, the Amanda Mountains and the Sonia Sea cannot be easily abandoned. In order to defend Pasu Island, the Storm Church has gathered more than ten demigods, and the defense line of the Amanda Mountains also requires more than twenty demigods to stabilize the battle line.

As a result, there were less than twenty demigods left to defend Backlund.

Although the coalition forces of Feysac and Intis also needed to deploy nearly thirty demigods to the wars in the Amanda Mountains and the Sonia Sea, and Intis also needed to allocate more than ten demigods to the attacks on Renburg and others, they could still use nearly sixty demigods to launch an attack on Backlund.

In other words, each of them needs to face enemies that are three times their own!

And this is the result of the Kingdom of Loen completely abandoning the defense of Ma Xi and Dixi County and transferring all the demigods in the south to Backlund. Otherwise, there would be less than ten demigods who could appear here now!
Listening to Grand Duchess Georgina's description of the situation, the mood of everyone present became extremely heavy. The imminent crisis was like a mountain pressing down on their hearts, making it hard for them to breathe.

Admiral Amyrius asked in a deep voice:

"What about the Church of Fools? Can we ask for their help?"

Alfred looked at the Minister of Defense. His left arm was empty. That was what he lost when he fought against the Silver Knight of Feysac in Conston.

And he knew what Amyrius was expecting.

In the battle of Jianhai County, the reason why Intis and Feysac were able to suffer heavy losses despite having an absolute advantage over the Kingdom of Loen in terms of the number of demigods was inseparable from the help of the Church of Fools.

Among the sixty-seven demigods who fell in Feysac and Intis, at least forty-seven were caused by the Church of Fools!

Because according to intelligence, the Church of Fools has at least 23 demigods. And among these demigods there are a large number of "secret mages" who are elusive every time they act, using "teleportation" to suddenly appear behind the enemy.

These demigods never underestimate their enemies. Often more than ten demigods attack together, and at most their targets are only three.

With the double advantage in quantity and quality, it is natural that they will be invincible.

But even with the help of the Church of Fools, it was still impossible to reverse Loen's disadvantage.

Grand Duchess Georgina was silent for a long time, then said with difficulty:
"It's difficult. We have no way to contact the Church of Fools, and the ships we sent to Bayam can't dock at the port there. Moreover,"

Georgina paused for a moment, looked around, and her expression became increasingly bitter:

"Since half a month ago, the Church of the Fools has stopped its actions and stopped taking action against the demigods of Feysac and Intis. It seems that they... have encountered some troubles and are having difficulty getting out."

Alfred and the others felt their hearts sink again. They had encountered some troubles? What other troubles could there be?
Judging from the current situation, it is clear that the Church of Fools has almost abandoned the Kingdom of Loen. They may even have secretly reached cooperation with the Church of the God of War, the Church of the Eternal Sun and other forces, agreeing to replace the position of the Church of Night and the Church of Storm after the war!

In this situation, it is obviously unrealistic to expect help from the Church of Fools.

But if they can't count on the Church of Fools, who else can they count on?

Their ally, Segar, had been destroyed, and most of Masi's territory had fallen under Feynaport's attack, leaving only Lenburg struggling. Who else could they count on to help them?

An old man wearing a black robe embroidered with storm symbols asked in a deep voice:
"What about the vampires?"

Georgina looked at the old man. He was wearing a black bonnet and his silver eyes were unusually serious.

He was the former Archbishop of the Church of the Storm in Backlund, the 'Singer of God' Ace Snake. Although he had been transferred away due to dereliction of duty, at this critical moment, he was once again transferred back to assist in the defense.

Georgina shook her head and smiled bitterly:

"The blood clan has not responded either. Even though we have promised enough benefits, none of our promises can impress these blood clan members."

After all, the Kingdom of Loen was on the verge of destruction. What was the point of their promises of greater benefits?

By the time Backlund was contributed, all the promises they made would be destined to be empty checks that could not be cashed.

At this moment, almost everyone's mood fell to the bottom, and their hearts were filled with despair.

They had no intention of surrendering, but they also saw no hope of victory.

Archbishop Saint Anthony slowly said:

"We still have a chance."

Archduchess Georgina quickly asked:
"what chance?"

In the current situation, she was unwilling to give up any possible hope.

Archbishop Saint Anthony looked at the few people and slowly uttered a word:

"God War."

Alfred and the others' expressions changed slightly. War of gods, this was once an extremely distant term.

Because although the Seven Gods have disagreements, they have never had a head-on conflict, and their believers have also exercised restraint towards each other - for example, the Church of the Storm, although they have always treated the believers of the Eternal Sun as pagans, at least they will not go to the Republic of Intis to purify these pagans.

But now.

With the Kingdom of Loen on the verge of destruction, the war between gods no longer seems so far-fetched.

Because once the Kingdom of Loen is destroyed, the Church of Night and the Church of Storm will not be able to remain unscathed.

The war between gods is the final result and their only choice.

And this also means that one side’s gods are destined to fall completely!

As long as Rune wins the war of gods, it can naturally turn the tide and win the war.

But the question is, can the Goddess of Night really be a match for the God of War?
After all, the God of War never fights alone!
Archbishop Saint Anthony said solemnly:

"We just need to guard this place and protect Backlund!"

"As long as Backlund is still here, no matter how much land we lose, we still have hope!"

"Defend this city. This is the only thing we can do for the goddess!"

He firmly believed that the goddess would bring them a miracle!
Alfred was silent for a long time, drew a crimson moon on his chest, and whispered:
"Praise you, goddess of night."

As Archbishop St. Anthony said, they can't decide anything, the only thing they can do is believe.

Believe that the goddess can win this battle of gods, even if the chances are slim.
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In a magnificent and huge church of bones, Adam stood quietly in front of the cross under the huge light and shadow, and a text written in the most ancient language quickly appeared:

"The end is near, everything is ready, Osekus finally decided to take action against Herabergen."