My dear witch, please turn evil according to the script!

Chapter 428 As long as Roland launches an attack, everything will be alright.

Command Post of the Imperial Northwest Border Defense Legion.

The legion's commander-in-chief, Andreich, a general of equal merit as Langut, who was stationed in Isfar, was holding a pipe and staring at the map projected by projection magic in front of him with a furrowed brow.

How long will it take for the reconnaissance team to reach the incident area?

"Report, it will take at least another twenty minutes, and as the reconnaissance team approaches the target area, communications have been disrupted. At present, we can only rely on the griffin riders to transmit intelligence back and forth."

Andreich frowned: "What about the airship force?"

"They are still filling the magic crystal fuel and loading the ammunition. All personnel are on duty."

"Make them speed up!"

"Yes!"

As the adjutant turned to notify the subordinate units, Andreich also took a puff of his pipe.

Since the establishment of the empire, the military forces stationed on the northwestern border have been far greater than those in Isfar in the northeast.

All the advanced equipment and troops, even the few griffin riders, were only found in the border legions on the northwestern frontier.

As a consequence, he is the only ninth-ring expert here, while the rest of the military's ninth-ring experts are mostly stationed in other important border areas.

Andreich didn't know whether this situation was good news or bad news for the northwestern frontier at this moment.

The only reassuring thing is that reinforcements will arrive soon.

Just over 200 kilometers away, an explosion occurred in the city of the Holy See. Shortly after the news reached his command post, communications from the capital, Enva, the City of Truth, and even the city of Heria began to pour in.

The Empire, the Academy, and even the Demon Clan all indicated they would send reinforcements to the Papal City as soon as possible. All he needed to do was scout out the situation and hold this northwestern border city of the Empire, known as the White Chalk Wall.

Even now, after decades of military service, Andreich has only just begun to understand why the empire has never relaxed its focus on the northwestern border since its inception.

It should be noted that even during the previous border conflict between Plataea and the Empire, Salah III never sent any of his elite airship troops or Griffin Knights to the area.

This is said to be a tradition that has been passed down since the time of the Knight King.

The fortified city he now stands in, known to the world as the White Wall, was also built more than three hundred years ago, when the empire had just been founded.

Indeed, during the period before the Demon King War ended, that wise and mighty Knight King actually issued a death order to build a giant city here and to place nearly a third of the imperial army here.

Even when the capital was besieged several times, the king never considered mobilizing troops from the area.

For a long time, Andreich believed this was to guard against the demons.

After all, Enwa is not far from here; in fact, it is only separated from this fortress city by a mountain range and a strait.

Only now does Andrej realize that he was wrong.

What this fortress was truly defending against was perhaps the Papacy city.

But soon, Andreich realized something was wrong.

Is there something stuck to the window?
Upon closer inspection, Andreich frowned.

ash……

Almost the instant he noticed the anomaly, Andreich pressed the emergency button under the table.

The alarm sounded instantly throughout the entire fortified city.

Subsequently, Andreich, in his capacity as commander-in-chief of the Northwest Border Defense Corps, ordered: "Immediately activate all defensive barriers within the city."

"Activate the Chalk Wall spell on the city wall!"

"Have the airship force stop, remain within the city, maintain a hovering state, activate all protective measures, and act as suspended defensive artillery emplacements!"

"Abandon the idea of ​​searching for the reconnaissance team and immediately order the remaining griffin riders outside to return!"

"All troops on high alert! Everyone enter combat readiness! Distribute the equipment to civilians with military or adventure experience!"

"Be prepared for the worst!"

"No matter what, this place cannot be lost before reinforcements arrive!"

Just as Andreich was issuing orders to the members in the command post via the built-in broadcast, a blinding holy light exploded in the distance, only to be covered by a cloud of ash.

Then, what was once visible to the naked eye was filled with ashes.

However, these giant waves of ash, blown in by the strong winds, were blocked by a light barrier emitting a faint azure glow as soon as they touched the city walls.

Then, the spell inscribed on the hundred-meter-high white-gray city wall was activated.

The next moment, the white-gray hemispherical light barrier rapidly expanded outwards, ten meters, a hundred meters, a thousand meters, ten thousand meters...

As the light wall rapidly expanded, all the ashes that came into contact with it were instantly decomposed into the purest magical components.

The speed of the spread left Andreich completely bewildered.

He wasn't unfamiliar with activating the White Wall spell; as a commander, he naturally needed to be familiar with the function and effects of everything within the base.

However, when he last took office, this white-gray light wall could only extend five meters outwards and purify everything within its range.

That's what the instructions say.

But this was actually the first time he had officially used the power of the Chalk Wall. This barrier, which, according to legend, was built by the Knight King under the guidance of the Wise King of the Elves, truly unleashed its power at this moment.

And the effect left him speechless.

However, the spread of the light curtain stopped.

After crashing directly into the towering waves of ash, the light barrier stopped, then stabilized after a violent flickering and shaking, keeping most of the ash outside.

“Commander!” The adjutant in the command room walked up to Andreich: “The Griffin Knights have sent a message! They can’t retreat! They’re in River Valley Town outside the Papal City.”

"According to the intelligence from the Griffin Riders, our reconnaissance team suffered more than 80% casualties, with only about 30 survivors."

"They have gathered their remaining reconnaissance troops and are holding their ground while awaiting reinforcements."

"There are still a small number of members of the Holy See in River Valley Town, as well as... and an elite squad of the Demon Royal Army."

"The instruments brought by the demons can slow down the spread of the ash, which is why they were able to restore communication."

"However... the monsters in the ashes can break through the effects of the instruments brought by the demons. They won't last long. We hope we can provide support as soon as possible, or send an airship unit to pick them up."

"And... all the survivors gathered in River Valley Town saw that the holy light of the Sky Temple within the Holy See City was completely extinguished. I'm afraid... I'm afraid all the powerful figures of the Holy See within the temple may, may..."

Andreich slapped the windowsill: "So, what are the effects of the ash? If the situation allows, send the airship force over!"

"The impact is unclear, but according to survivors from the reconnaissance team, monsters will appear in the ashes, and they will also transform the dead into the same monsters."

"But the direct impact of the ash seems to be only to hinder the spread and circulation of magic. Being in the ash makes it impossible to use magic smoothly, which is one of the reasons why the reconnaissance team suffered heavy casualties."

Just as Andreich was pondering whether to send airships for support and evacuate personnel, the staff officer in the command room stood up and said, "Commander, the garrison reports that a group of undead is marching towards us."

"The dead?" Andreich was taken aback. "Those souls who were stranded in the mortal realm because the underworld was closed?"

“That’s right.” The staff officer nodded. “However, their condition is strange. According to observers, these spirits have been repeatedly reciting some verses since they gathered together.”

Andreich cursed, "Damn it, how come all these strange things are happening to me all at once?"

"Any news about reinforcements? When will they arrive?"

"This..." the adjutant stammered, clearly indicating that reinforcements were nowhere to be seen.

"Even if there are no reinforcements, just someone who can explain the current situation to me would be helpful!"

"As you wish, General Andreich."

After Andreich's complaints ended, a spatial rift was torn open inside the command room.

Then, the Demon King, along with Caesar and another great demon from the Gargoyle King's court, passed through the spatial rift and arrived at the command room.

After regaining her physical body, her strength recovered rapidly as her soul and body became more unified.

The effects of the Star Ring Law ritual are anchored to the soul.

Although she couldn't regain her former strength, regaining the strength of an ordinary nine-ring legendary figure was quite easy for her.

Furthermore, in the magically abundant environment of Envana, the recovery speed is further enhanced.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have decided to carry out the rest of the plan for Roland, sending him to plug the hole in the sky.

We can't just rely on approximate coordinates and forcibly use the Boundary-Breaking Spear and the Spatial Stabilizing Anchor to tear out a temporary portal from Enva directly to the White Chalk Wall, like we are now.

After the three demon kings left, the portal closed instantly.

Clearly, the sudden appearance of the three great demons could not help but put those in the command center on high alert.

But the Demon King didn't care at all, and just looked at Andreich in front of him and said, "The evil god's half-body has broken the seal."

"The Vatican's arrogance caused the situation to spiral completely out of control."

"If they had revealed the situation earlier and sought help sooner, there would still have been a chance to salvage the situation."

"But now... let's pray that those saints and cardinals are still alive. At least they can still put up some resistance against the demigods and buy some time."

Andreich looked at the Demon King, one hand still holding his pipe, the other resting on the sword at his waist: "Who are you?"

"That's true... three hundred years is still too long for humans."

The Demon King smiled faintly, but did not explain further. He simply turned and walked out of the command room: "Be careful of those ashes. However, I smelled the presence of a familiar face in the defensive spells of this city."

"As long as that white-gray light barrier remains in place and blocks the corrupted dead and the monsters in the ashes, you don't need to worry about too much."

"By the way, there should be a group of undead heading this way, right? Don't block their path, they're friendly forces."

"It's a trump card that the God of Death arranged for today's situation."

"Even as time turns and consciousness within the soul evolves... some things are engraved in those noble souls."

After saying that, the Demon King turned to look at Andreich, who was on high alert: "Remember to arrange three rooms for us."

"As for my identity... the story of a hero fighting a demon king should still be quite popular in the human world, right?"

Do you think I'm more like the hero or the demon king?

"As for reinforcements, Roland is already on his way. We just need to hold the line and leave the rest to him."

(End of this chapter)