Chapter 256

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On the other side, the outskirts of Saint Laurent.

As the heart of the empire, the city of Saint Laurent has convenient transportation and extends in all directions. During the original war period, this was the site of the Four Wars, and therefore, many bones were buried on the land here.

At this moment, in the surrounding cemeteries that commemorate those heroes who sacrificed their lives in the war to defend the country, countless emotionless bodies emerge from the ground.

Logically speaking, after hundreds of years, their corpses should have turned into white bones. But at this moment, except for their pale skin, they are almost the same as ordinary people. They even still retain the armor and weapons from the battles.

They woke up in the cemetery, and then, as if under orders from their superiors, they gathered into a large square formation and walked towards the city of Saint Laurent.

At this time, the city walls of Saint Laurent were already controlled by the coalition forces. Because the war broke out inside the city, not many soldiers would pay attention to the situation outside the city.

At this time, a soldier saw the neatly arranged army outside the city and shook his companion curiously.

"Hey, do we have any reinforcements here?"

The companions around him were on their way to work. Their job of guarding the door was now the safest and most relaxing. When they heard the words next to them, they turned their heads.

Then he froze.

"Where are the reinforcements? Their formation is clearly planning to fight us!"

Saying this, the soldier quickly shouted:

"There is an enemy attack! Close the city gate quickly!"

The soldiers nearby heard the shouting and did not react. Then, countless arrows were shot towards the city gate. Several soldiers were unprepared and were shot to the ground in an instant. Others also realized at this time. Something was wrong, so he came to the city gate and quickly closed the city gate.

"Hurry up and report to the commander, we need support! We need support!"

The team leader guarding the gate hurriedly ordered a soldier to go back and report.

And such scenes are happening in the four gates of Saint Laurent City at this moment.

Alsace was sitting in the main hall of the palace, when Langdon walked in.

"Your Majesty, we originally expected that the enemy would launch a wave of attacks today, but the enemies have not launched yet. Not only that, the number of enemies has also decreased."

"I understand, please step back."

Arthas said this and showed a rare smile.

Chapter 64: Doubt

"Every city gate we control has been attacked by unknown troops, and two gates have been lost. They are marching into the streets."

Li Te was in the coalition base camp, reporting to the senior officials present what had happened at the gate of the city.

"We have deployed a large number of troops to defend the outside, but this sudden army is very powerful. Unless we give up attacking the palace and concentrate all our efforts on them, victory cannot be guaranteed."

After hearing Li Teuk's report, everyone present fell silent.

Lucius spoke first.

"Do you think this scene looks a bit familiar? The unfamiliar army is very powerful... Is it similar to the army that appeared in the Duchy of Naples before and was transformed by cultists?"

Hearing Lucius's words, those who had experienced the second half of the Battle of Naples were awakened.

Martin also spoke at this time:

"Yes, but logically speaking, people from outside the 'Eternal Night' area cannot enter. How did this army get in?"

"Is there a possibility that this army is not from outside at all?"

Orson spoke at this time.

"But when we attacked, we made sure that there were no enemies around..."

Martin looked at Orson in confusion.

Since they are not from outside, where can such a small place hide so many troops?

"Li Teuk, have we captured the enemy's weapons or armor?"

"That's true." Li nodded.

"Then take those things out quickly."

"OK."

After a while, a suit of armor was brought into the hall.

Lucius was the first to react. He came to the armor, carefully observed the painting and style of the armor, and then said:

"This is not the armor of the imperial army. At least, I have never seen this kind of armor in the imperial army since I was a soldier."

"It's not the armor of any duke or earl, because there is no family coat of arms on the chest, but instead the royal military emblem is tattooed on the chest."

"So..." Orson also stood up at this time and walked to Lucius.

"Father, is there a possibility that this is the armor from the empire's past?"

"It's impossible..." Lucius narrowed his eyes upon hearing this.

"I don't know anything else, but in terms of armor, unless there is a major improvement in the casting process or design, most of the

The style of armor will remain unchanged for hundreds of years without major changes. Orson, are you saying that this is armor from hundreds of years ago? "

"How is it impossible?" Orson said, pointing out the window.

"Aren't there many cemeteries outside the city of Saint Laurent? In addition to burying the people of the empire, aren't the most numerous cemeteries there where the soldiers who died in the battles of the empire are buried?"

"So, you mean...this army crawled out of the cemetery?"

"Um."

Orson nodded.

"It seems like this is the only explanation at the moment, right? After all, Saint Laurent City itself is a huge magic circle. The empire has banned the research of a series of forbidden magics for thousands of years, and naturally it has also confiscated a lot of research materials on forbidden magics. Guess, is there any forbidden magic that can revive the dead or change time?"

After hearing Orson's words, everyone present was thoughtful, except Elsa whose expression looked bad.

She was also a member of the royal family, and even if Orson's words were not meant to be sarcastic, she felt very uncomfortable inside.

It was at this time that several people's eyes focused on Elsa.

"Your Royal Highness, as a member of the royal family, you also happen to be a magician. I wonder if you have your own understanding of these?"

William asked at this time.

"Feel sorry……"

Elsa shook her head.

"Although I am also a member of the royal family, this matter involving forbidden magic will be handled by specialized people. My father and my brother never let me get involved in it, so I don't know about it, but After the emperor ascends the throne... he should have the power to access forbidden magic. I have no way of knowing what he gained from it. "

Elsa's eyes were lowered, but there was no falsehood in her words.

In the end, it was Orson who came forward to save Elsa.

"Forget it, now that the matter has come to this, what we have to do is resolve this matter as soon as possible."

"Now that the magic array has been activated, maintaining such a huge array will definitely require a large supply of magic power. We only need to destroy a few formation eyes that supply magic power, and the magic should stop."

Orson said this and came to a map hanging on the wall of the hall.

"I had someone find a map of Saint Laurent City before, and I discovered a pattern in it."

Orson said this, and pointed to the four corners of Saint Laurent City under the gaze of everyone.

"There is a high tower at the four corners of the city of Saint Laurent. This high tower is usually used to store food, but in time of war it can become a watchtower."

"At the diagonal connection of the four towers, I don't know whether it's a coincidence or some other reason, but it happens to be the largest central square in Saint Laurent City, where the late emperor was assassinated."

With that said, Orson found a pen and then connected several locations.

"It just so happens that I discovered a pattern on some of the taller landmark buildings in Saint Laurent City. Please take a look."

After Orson put the last stroke, everyone saw that those locations happened to form a six-pointed star, and the center of the six-pointed star was the central square of Saint Laurent City.

"It's pretty, but it's also very regular, isn't it?"

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On the other side, Saint Laurent Cathedral.

Since the first day of eternal night, the priests and ladies of the church have begun to get up and pray. They feel that this is a divine punishment sent by the goddess of life after seeing the wars and disputes in the world, so they hope to alleviate the divine punishment through prayer.

After all, if it stays dark, the food harvest will fail, leading to things like famine.

On this day, Pope Levi led the priests in a routine prayer, and after it was over, Saint Lilia found him.

"What's wrong?"

Levi looked at Lilia's solemn expression and asked doubtfully.

"I heard that the abnormal movements in the sky this time were caused by the use of forbidden magic by the royal family..."

"Forbidden magic?" Levi raised his eyebrows when he heard these four words.

"I remember that the royal family has always resisted forbidden magic, right?"

"Yes, so once the forbidden magic is discovered, it will be disposed of by the royal family, but whether it is destroyed, preserved, or studied separately is unknown." Lilia said.

"..." Levi nodded after hearing this.

"In this case, I have to go to the palace and ask His Majesty personally."

Saying this, he prepared to take several priests with him

Rush over.

Lilia said with some worry:

"But... Your Holiness, if it is really His Majesty the Emperor who did it, what are you going to do?"

"If it was really him who did it, I would naturally follow the old method."

"Do you want to excommunicate the emperor?"

"That's all I can do."

Levi said this, put on his robe, and then prepared to walk out.

"Then...what if His Majesty the Emperor falls out with you..."

"In that case, you will lead the Holy See Guards to join Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"..."

Lilia nodded after hearing this.

"In that case, then... take care of yourself along the way."

"Yeah." Levi nodded, and then walked out of the cathedral.

royal palace.

Alsace received Levi in ​​his palace.

"Your Holiness, please take a seat."

Arthas said respectfully.

In the empire, although the imperial power is greater than the religious power, both sides have always maintained respect for each other. At this moment, even if Alsace has a grudge against Levi because of the previous incident, and Levi also has a grudge against Alsace because of the forbidden magic. Si was dissatisfied, and both of them behaved quite harmoniously.

Levi heard this, nodded, and then sat down.

Then, he smiled and said:

"Your Majesty, do you know what happened in Saint Laurent City recently?"

"You are talking about the fact that the sky is always dark, right?"

"Yeah." Levi nodded.

"At first, we thought that Goddess Hela was angry, so we had been leading devout believers to pray day and night, but later, there was intelligence that... it was because of forbidden magic that caused this situation..."

As he said this, Levi stared into Arthas' eyes, and then asked:

"Your Majesty, are you aware of this? After all, for so many years, after the forbidden magic was sealed, it was handed over to the royal family for handling. I think the royal family has the most say in forbidden magic."