CH 128

Li Guang Fortress.

Central fortress hall.

Jon, the guardian of the seventh defense zone, the candidate for the king, and the first priority fire transmitter, sat behind the long table, reading the reports of various commanders and captains.

His face was very pale, and the greasy black hair trembled on his cheeks, with a long and gloomy expression in his eyes.

As the core of the inner defense circle, the situation in Li Guang Fortress was very bad, and the pressure from the Black Tide far exceeded expectations.

Among the three candidates for the king, his performance was far below expectations.

With the fall of Linfeng City, the destruction of Longguan, and the annihilation of the Seventh Army, he was labeled as a failure.

If there is no change, the seating arrangement for the fire transmitters will change after the Black Tide ends.

At this time, two new pieces of information were presented by the sentinels.

"Lord Jon, this is the celestial forecast from the White Tower Observatory. For the next seven days, it will be foggy every day."

"This is a report from the investigation legion. A higher-intensity Black Tide will arrive in one day."

Under the long table, a giant wearing a robe with a balance pattern spoke anxiously, "Lord Jon, we can't hold on anymore! The defense forces of Li Guang Fortress have suffered heavy losses, and 36% of the components of the Li Guang Giant Cannon have malfunctioned and can no longer be used! We need to quickly divert to the west!"

Jon frowned and hesitated, "Greygrove, the people in Linfeng City and other places are migrating near the Dead Mountain Range. If we divert to the west, the biggest possibility is that the monster tide will attack Sword Pass, and the people will be in danger."

Greygrove anxiously said, "Lord Jon, you have to understand that the responsibility here is smaller than the fall of Li Guang Fortress. If we lose here, it means the collapse of the middle section of the inner defense circle, and everything will be over. It is understandable for us to divert to protect Li Guang Fortress!"

Jon's face changed uncertainly as he stared at each of the terrible reports in front of him, remaining silent.

On the other side of the long table, a cold-faced young man with black hair said, "Lord Greygrove, your suggestion is very irrational. Although the defense forces have suffered heavy losses, the overall combat power of Li Guang Fortress is still preserved and has not reached the point of collapse."

Greygrove glanced at the young man with black hair and said coldly, "Vilas, Li Guang Fortress is already very exhausted. If we continue to fight like this, there is a high possibility. We need to rest and reduce the intensity of the battle, let a part of the Black Tide leave, and allow more soldiers to recover. It only takes three to five days for Li Guang Fortress to regain its vitality."

A calm black-haired woman next to Vilas said, "I think we can adjust the battle deployment. Some battles are strange..."

Greygrove interrupted sharply, "Is there still time for adjustments before the battle?"

"Enough!," Jon shouted.

The hall fell silent.

The noise, rumbling, horn sounds, and bell sounds faintly came from outside the hall.

This was the movement of the fortress troops. As the core of a defense line, Li Guang Fortress could not only fight defensive battles. The soldiers had to confront the Black Tide on both sides of the vast fortress. Otherwise, the core of the defense line would be considered "ineffective" strategically because it did not intercept and weaken the monsters.

But now, the situation was too severe, and this major stronghold could no longer protect the smaller strongholds behind it.

They had to shrink the defense line, let a part of the monsters leave, and allow the soldiers to catch their breath.

The western front was the only choice.

At this time, Greygrove said again, "Lord Jon, behind the western front, there are the Old City, Dragon Tooth Fortress, and Wolf Fortress. The disaster will not spread endlessly and cause unpredictable consequences."

Jon remained silent.

But what about the migration teams in Linfeng City and other places?

Greygrove said loudly, "Lord Jon, if Li Guang Fortress falls, you will never be able to ascend to the throne!"

Bang.

Jon snapped the pencil and stood up, a cold and decisive expression reappeared on his face.

"Vilas, order the corresponding battle group to return to the city for rest and repair. Suspend the use of the Li Guang Giant Cannon and let the engineering research institute repair the damaged parts as soon as possible. Order the First Army to divert the Black Tide to the western front."

Greygrove exclaimed with joy, "This is you! Only someone colder and more ruthless than the monsters can save Thalorian!"

Jon showed a cold smile, "Lord Greygrove, please gather a large squad and bring teleportation markers to reinforce Sword Pass."

Greygrove's voice was suddenly choked, "But, Lord Jon, I am an important force of Li Guang Fortress, and the teleportation markers are our last guarantee. How can I bring them to Sword Pass?"

Jon smiled and said, "If Li Guang Fortress falls, I have no reason to escape."

"But, but..." Greygrove's voice lowered a lot, "The Old City and Dragon Tooth Fortress are in Green Feather's area. As long as we have a legitimate reason, the rest is up to her."

Jon said calmly, "If we can stop the diverted Black Tide at Sword Pass, it will further prove my strategic ability."

"But in this way, we are dispersing our forces, right?"

"That's right."

Jon's thoughts were now very clear."The range that Dawn Fortress needs to defend is too vast, the advantage of the warriors fighting monsters in the wilderness with the fortress as their support is not significant enough. However, Sword Pass has a treacherous terrain and a strong fortress. The reinforcement squad from the royal city even brought them the Flame of Protection."

"I will release a part of the Black Tide to assist Sword Pass with some combat power, isn't this turning the field battle into a city defense battle within the range of the Flame of Protection? This is a good optimization of tactical deployment."

Greygrove fell silent for a few seconds, bending his tall body: "As you wish, Your Excellency."

"Set off, Lord Chief Justice, I will specially commend your guard duty this time to the royal city."

In the royal city, all combat personnel, except for the king, will go to the front line, including the only ten chief justices.

"Praise be to you, great Lord Jon, I am setting off."

"Go, I will notify the Wind City migration team to coordinate the combat cluster guard. If Sword Pass cannot hold, use the teleportation beacon to take them away."

"As you wish, Your Excellency."

Greygrove turned and left.

In order to welcome the adjustment of the tactical deployment, the hall resumed its busy work.

Jon came to the window.

The powerful Flame of Protection illuminated the fortress known as "Dawn's Light".

It used to be the gateway of the kingdom, regarded as a symbol of hope.

And it still is.

Jon clenched his fists.

My path is the right path, I am the only one who can save Thalorian.

I will not fail.

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When Rode woke up, two days had passed, and there was still a faint pain in his mind.

The aftereffects of the massive consumption of spiritual power and the use of [Awakening] had not completely disappeared.

Karamon, who had been by his side all the time, jumped up and ran out shouting loudly.

Soon, countless footsteps sounded outside the door.

Steelhand and the others all rushed in.

After a series of checks, everyone finally declared that Rode had returned to normal.

Then, Rode detailed the events to them.

The atmosphere became silent, and everyone seemed very sad.

Darkleaf sighed softly: "Bach had the potential to become a high-ranking knight, he was about to become a fifth-tier combatant."

Egg held his head, looking very guilty, murmuring: "Why is my mental resistance so low! If it could be higher, how could Mr. Bach die?"

Steelhand said loudly: "Holding Sword Pass is the best way to honor the deceased!"

He turned his head and told Rode what had happened in the past two days.

Rode then learned that during the two days he was unconscious, they had found the traitor—

A logistics staff member, he accepted the bribe from the Doomsday Cultists, placed the packaged rotten matter at the designated place, thereby attracting the evil spirits.

At the time of the incident, he had already escaped using a talisman.

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Steelhand judged from this that all of this was premeditated, and the high-ranking evil spirits might have been awakened by the Doomsday Cultists in advance.

But they didn't know why they specifically targeted Sword Pass.

In the current situation, Sword Pass is not a very important pass. There is Dawn Fortress in front, Old City and Dragon Tooth Fortress in the back, and the support personnel from the royal city can easily reactivate these former war strongholds.

Everyone couldn't figure out the reason, they only thought it might be the madness and self-destructive tendency of the Doomsday Cultists, which made them instinctively choose the easiest target to destroy, just to vent and create panic.

Everyone was very angry about this, and they were even more grateful to Bach for disrupting their conspiracy.

They have decided that as long as the Black Tide ends, they will return to the royal city, ask the Supreme Council to thoroughly investigate the matter, and find out the Doomsday Cultists who destroyed Sword Pass and eliminate them all.

"Immortal Wood Adventure"

When it came to this point, everyone showed joy again. They told Rode that Dawn Fortress was about to send a large team to reinforce them.

As long as they hold on until the reinforcements arrive, nothing will happen to Sword Pass, and no one will die.

Everything is moving in a good direction.

However, for some reason, Rode always had a sense of foreboding, feeling that things didn't seem to be that simple.

No, I have to hurry up and upgrade [Justice Execution] a bit, preferably to the state of "Eternal Flame".

In case a strong enemy appears before the reinforcements arrive, I have a greater chance of eliminating it.

A [Spiritual Quartet] did not kill the high-ranking evil spirit, which gave Rode a strong sense of panic, as if he had developed a fear of insufficient firepower.

The always invincible [Justice Execution] suddenly couldn't be executed.

Is that still justice?