In the Name of the Queen

"You passed the test!"

Examiner Christine said with a blank expression that made Irelia feel relieved.

She didn't expect Christine's strength to be so strong, and she didn't expect that this actual combat test designed to test her comprehensive combat effectiveness would be so tragic.

Christine wiped the blood from the corner of her lips, looked up at Roland who was standing in the audience and was so nervous that he didn't dare to sit down, and said calmly:

"Don't be nervous, I know my limits."

You have no limits!

Roland complained fiercely in his heart, but the smile on his face was as bright as the sun.

Knowing that the strongest combat force of the Dark Ethnic Group except the Demon King had arrived, Christine asked for a fight without hesitation.

Her reasons were very sufficient. Whether Irelia could fight or not, she couldn't listen to her one-sided words, but had to be tested in actual combat.

Although Roland opposed it verbally, he finally acquiesced to the fight.

Christine was right. Although Irelia's combat effectiveness must be very strong, what you see with your eyes can still be deceiving, and only by doing it can you see the truth.

So Christine took the initiative to invite her to a fight.

Irelia gladly accepted.

It had been too long since she had a hearty exchange with an opponent of the same level.

After decades of hard training, she had a very solid foundation in fighting against the sky, the earth and the air, but the fighting skills she had learned had not been put into actual combat.

Roland would not refuse to fight with her, but this guy was very cunning and would not try his best, so the fight was really boring.

But Christine was different. She saw the sharp wind and frost in his eyes.

She was more eager for this battle than Christine.

The two battle maniacs entered the Arena of Truth with smiles on their faces and began to debate.

Light and darkness are mutually restrained opposing attributes that can cause excessive damage.

At the beginning of the battle, after a simple test, the situation really got out of control.

Roland, the only spectator, was shocked to find that neither side seemed to have the intention to stop. To be precise, they had been determined to fight to the death from the beginning.

When he found that the situation was not right, he had missed the best time to persuade them to fight.

He could only be ready to activate the divine protection to save people at any time.

Both light and darkness have complete means of treatment and even resurrection, but because of their mutual restraint, any sudden death of one of them will become a real death, and no one can save her.

Christine is better. As long as she is thrown into the holy spring of resuscitation in time, she will most likely be saved. If Irelia dies, there is no room for rescue.

Fortunately, the strength of both sides is very close. Without using the ultimate skills, neither of them won.

The battle ended in a tie with exhaustion.

Irelia's knees softened, and she grabbed the handrail outside the arena with force, and dirty blood dripped from the corners of her lips.

Roland didn't have time to take care of her. He only left a few words "Please have a good rest" and floated away with Christine in his arms.

The light power in Christine's body is exhausted and must be replenished immediately.

Roland can give her the power in his body, but the speed is too slow. The fastest way is to do both.

In the holy spring, sticking close to each other, this is the fastest way to recover.

Christine knew what Roland was going to do, and she didn't object, but her cheeks were slightly red and her heartbeat accelerated.

After confirming her relationship with Roland, she was a little worried that Sylph and the others would not accept it, but she didn't expect to receive three precious gifts at the first time.

Sylph, Alina and Lisa all accepted her.

Sylph and Lisa's sister also visited her in person to express their congratulations.

Alina was at a critical moment in studying astrology and couldn't come in person, but she also sent someone to deliver a handwritten letter to express her sincerity in sharing with her.

Christine naturally became Roland's "girlfriend".

In order to take care of the emotions of some believers, she would not marry Roland, but she wanted everything except the empty title of wife.

Roland's pet, blazing passion, and cute baby, she wanted them all.

In the past, she always felt that enjoying love in the holy spring was disrespectful to the goddess, and she didn't dare.

Now she knows that enjoying love in the holy spring is a great disrespect to the goddess, not only dare, but also enjoy it very much.

Christine soaked in the holy spring for three days. When she walked out of the holy spring, her face was rosy and she could even clearly feel the lively little life growing in her body.

She fully recovered, but the price was that Roland continued to soak in the holy spring and was exhausted.

Irelia lay in the state guesthouse for three days. When she walked out of the bedroom, she looked pale. Although her recovery ability was excellent, she consumed too much energy after all, and it would be difficult for her to fully recover in a short time.

She just walked out of the yard and wanted to relax on the street when she saw Christine, who was in full health, walking towards her. She was so surprised that her eyes widened.

She really lost.

Irelia was a little disappointed.

Seeing her disappointed expression, Christine, who originally wanted to take the opportunity to increase her strength, changed to a kind smile.

"Miss Irelia, don't be discouraged. I will consume more power than you, but I am lucky that there is a holy spring in Val City."

I see.

After all, it is a holy spring. As long as you are not dead, you can recover when you are carried in.

Irelia had long given up any feelings between men and women. Of course, she didn't expect that the recovery effect of the holy spring was not so amazing. Christine's miraculous recovery speed came from Roland's dedication.

Although Christine was very polite, Irelia's attitude changed a lot.

She was somewhat arrogant at first, and although she was humble, her eyes looked down.

After this assessment battle, her eyes became more normal, at least she didn't dare to look down casually.

Seeing that her goal of beating Irelia was achieved, Christine was not aggressive. In fact, she did not want to dampen Irelia's spirit.

Now that we are all allies, how can we demoralize our teammates?

Simple comfort is meaningless, and may even be counterproductive. Something practical must be done.

Kristine had an idea and remembered the internal problems that Allelia told Roland.

"The Carlo you are talking about."

"This is an internal matter of our clan and has been dealt with. Please don't ask any more questions." Irelia obviously didn't want to continue this topic and even interrupted her rudely.

After all, there was a traitor within, and she really didn't want to mention it again.

In order to prevent Roland from misjudging the situation, she would not hide it. She also knew that Roland would not hide it from his wife, but Christine's initiative to bring it up still made her a little irritated.

"I didn't mean anything else, I just thought this was a good opportunity."

"What do you mean?" Irelia frowned.

Christine's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and she said lightly: "Fishing, the big fish in Lisenberg."

Irelia was stunned for a moment and suddenly realized.

The existence of the Divine Punishment Legion is a huge hidden danger.

They are the loyal dogs of the three goddesses, they will not betray no matter what, and they are strong and well-organized.

The only weakness of the Divine Punishment Legion is that it is difficult to replenish personnel, but this is not a fatal problem.

After all, their missions have changed.

They do not have the ability to wipe out the blasphemers in the plane by themselves. What they have to do is to exist first.

As long as it continues to exist, it can pave the way for the arrival of the goddess on the final day of return.

The existence of this power makes the blasphemers very uncomfortable.

It's like an eye stuck outside a high ground. You know it's there, but you can't remove it.

"Do you have any idea?" Irelia's eyes lit up.

"Of course, as long as the God's Punishment Legion thinks they can land through internal forces, they will come, and at least they will send out an elite force."

Christine said calmly: "We can cut off one of their arms."

Irelia was surprised and then shook her head.

"It's too late, Carlo has been executed, they must know."

Looking at Arelia's innocent eyes, Christine seemed to be looking at an idiot.

"Idiot, if Carlo is executed, are all his family, friends, and subordinates dead? Don't these people want revenge? Even if they don't want revenge, aren't they afraid of the liquidation expanding?"

Irelia's cheeks were slightly red and she lowered her head quietly.

In the past few decades, she has been obsessed with cultivation and ignored secular affairs, which has led to a significant degradation of her already poor political ability.

This was also the fundamental reason why she insisted on letting Mirones command the tribe.

She knows her level and won't do anything beyond her capabilities.

Kristine did not embarrass Allelia too much. She waved to Allelia to come over and tell her the action plan in her ear.

What Allelia has to do is very simple. First, purge a group of people, so that Carlo's family and party members will think that she will continue to carry out large-scale liquidation, and they will be in panic all day long.

In order to protect themselves, these people will inevitably contact the Divine Punishment Legion.

The key point of this operation is to fight fast and slow, and act before the God's Punishment Legion reacts.

In order to ensure victory, Roland mobilized almost all high-end combat forces and set up an ambush in Darkness City, waiting for the Legion of Divine Punishment to support the remnants of Carlo in launching a coup.

This should have been a battle without any suspense.

However, the advance force of the God's Punishment Legion that participated in the coup was very powerful, almost three times the combat effectiveness of the direct armies of Alleria and Mirones.

The leader of the Divine Punishment Legion was indeed cautious, but he still made a miscalculation.

He didn't expect Roland to move so fast.

Similarly, Roland did not expect the Divine Punishment Legion to be so cautious.

The brutal battle destroyed Darkness City. Hundreds of thousands of residents were killed in the fighting, and the entire city was reduced to rubble.

The unbridled attacks of extraordinary beings and war machines have caused harm to ordinary people that can be compared to the arrival of nuclear bombs.

The Divine Punishment Legion did not regard the dark descendants as human beings at all, and they had no scruples when attacking.

"Since you are standing against the great god, you are a blasphemer."

This is the idea of ​​the God's Punishment Legion.

Now that we are on the opposite side of the Great God, mercy and kindness no longer exist.

God loves everyone except those who blaspheme Him.

The arrival of the God's Punishment Legion is like the end of the world. Their plan is to use thunder to destroy the Darkin capital and let the ordinary people in the blasphemer camp know the consequences of resisting the gods.

However, Roland and the special mobile unit arrived.

His supernatural allies also arrived.

Princess Katerina of the Sea led the fleet to block the ocean, cutting off the support and retreat of the God's Punishment Legion, making the war lose all suspense.

Without reinforcements, defeat is inevitable. The only suspense is how long they can last and how much damage they can cause to the blasphemers.

The commander of the advance army, Adar, issued a cold-blooded massacre order to massacre all the humans in Darkness City.

Killing everyone regardless of race or creed.

The army of believers under the Divine Punishment Legion is responsible for the specific implementation.

Believers are different from the backbone of the Divine Punishment Legion. They are not elemental beings, they are humans with flesh and blood.

Raising the butcher's knife against their compatriots made them feel uneasy with their consciences, but they did not dare to offend the backbone of the Divine Punishment Legion, so they could only grit their teeth and wave the butcher's knife at their fellow human beings.

This is holy war, and all sins are borne by the gods.

This is their excuse to comfort themselves, but their trembling hands and pale faces reveal their true inner thoughts.

In the nightmare, these believers acted like zombies, clearing the potential safety hazards in Darkness City and turning the city into an indestructible fortress.

Adar did not want to surrender, he planned to defend the city and wait for rescue.

Even if there was no rescue, there were plenty of food and supplies in the city, and it would not be a problem to defend for a year.

If he had to die in battle, he would make the blasphemer pay enough.

The human coalition did not expect Adar to be so cruel. Although the strategic goal of blocking the advance troops of the God's Punishment Legion in the city was achieved, they had to face huge problems.

How to break this hard tortoise shell?

In the previous melee, the extraordinary people of the human coalition showed extremely strong combat effectiveness, but the follow-up troops did not keep up, and the extraordinary people who entered the city had to retreat to avoid being besieged.

Three generals of the God's Punishment Legion were killed, and the current commander was only ranked fourth before.

The battle has reached this point, there is no reinforcement from outside, and there is no hope of breaking through. If it is a human civil war, it can be surrendered.

But this is a holy war, a bloody war of life and death.

There is no reconciliation or draw in this kind of war, and it must end with the destruction of one side.

The raid turned into a long-term siege.

The isolated city of Darkness was surrounded by the elite of the entire human world, like a lone boat in the sea, in danger.

If the cost is not taken into account, the city will definitely be broken, but Roland does not want to do so.

The supernatural and other strong people in the cultivation system are the wealth of all mankind and cannot be consumed at will.

The army composed of ordinary people will die in vain if they attack by force, no matter how much they send.

It is not possible to drag it out. Milones, this damn hamster, is probably afraid of poverty in the dark side and swallowed too many supplies. It can't be consumed in a year or two.

War requires efficiency. If it is dragged on, the sea blockade will be difficult to maintain for a long time, and the enemy's reinforcements may arrive.

The purpose of attacking the advance army alone is to consume the enemy. If the reinforcements arrive, it will be oneself who will be consumed.

Should we launch a strong attack?

Roland hesitated and could not make a decision.

Being a military commander is really difficult. This battle is of great significance, and the number of participants is not particularly large, and the total number of people does not even exceed 100,000, so he is the right person to take charge of the command.

I should have let Christine take over earlier.

Roland thought with a headache.

He patted his chest in front of Christine to guarantee that he had everything under control, but there was a small change, and he couldn't shrink back.

Roland began to brainstorm and think hard about countermeasures.

Just as he was struggling and hesitating, there was a knock on the door.

It was Duke Reinhardt, the commander of the special mobile force.

Roland was a little curious. Duke Reinhardt's hard power was not very strong and had gradually fallen behind the times. He himself accepted the reality, gradually handed over power, and chose to live in seclusion.

He even joined the Doomsday Afterglow Organization and began to enjoy his old age.

This time Roland did not disturb Duke Reinhardt, but led the team himself.

"Mr. Reinhard, why are you here?"

"How can I, the commander-in-chief, not come for such a big operation of the Special Mobile Force?"

The old duke smiled and teased, "Are you having difficulties?"

"It's not difficult to take down Darkness, but it's difficult to reduce unnecessary losses. The losses of a strong attack are too great, and it's difficult to make a decision."

"Have you ever thought about letting those who have no hope of crossing the Day of Return take the lead in the charge?"

Reinhard said lightly.

Roland didn't answer, but of course he had thought about it. In fact, this is indeed the best solution.

The Day of Return is an action governed by the rules of the universe, and no one can violate it.

And the number of promotions on the Day of Return is limited, and those who rank low will definitely die.

The Day of Return in the Sanctuary is transmitted to all extraordinary people through the sound of the soul, almost announcing the death penalty for those who are behind.

It's better to be a hero in a foreign war than to die in a cowardly way in a fratricide.

If you don't mix in emotional factors and treat people as numbers, this is the best solution.

But people have emotions, and if you consider people's feelings, this is the worst solution, no one else.

Roland could have such thoughts, but he would never say them out loud, not even a hint of them.

Otherwise, once the people's hearts were scattered, the team would be useless.

He shook his head slowly, "They are my subordinates, my brothers and sisters, not cannon fodder. On the day of return, who can advance depends on their own ability, and the weak also have the opportunity to turn the tables and pick up leaks. I am not qualified to let them die."

Reinhardt looked at Roland with a smile, and said calmly: "Is this what you really think?"

"People have feelings and cannot be absolutely rational. It is indeed what I really think."

Reinhardt stared at Roland, trying to find a trace of hypocrisy in his eyes, but there was none.

Roland's eyes were gentle and sincere, which could not be pretended.

Reinhardt had lived for hundreds of years and had seen all kinds of people. He could not be fake in front of him.

He was silent for a moment, sighed faintly, "Everyone says that you are treacherous and cunning with no bottom line. It seems that you are wronged."

It is not wronged, even if this sincerity is also the result after weighing.

Roland thought to himself, but did not speak, just smiled.

Reinhardt could understand Roland's thoughts. Although Roland's bottom line was flexible, it was not without it.

At least he had a bottom line for his own people.

Reinhardt took out a delicate little box from his arms without any hesitation and handed it to Roland.

Seeing the old duke so serious, Roland quickly took it with both hands, looking puzzled.

"This is the soul box, and my soul fragments are here. If you can see the light of the new era, please revive me for the sake of an old man who has burned out his life."

"Duke Reinhardt!"

Roland understood. Reinhardt chose to die generously, burning himself and burning the road to victory.

The old duke stood straight, twisting his silver beard, and said with a smile: "I will go and tell the children, I think they will make the right choice. There is still a glimmer of hope lying in the soul box, which is better than meaningless internal consumption."

At this time, the setting sun just fell into the room, and the old duke's back was facing the sun, especially tall.

The moment he walked out of the door, his body even blocked the sunlight, making the room slightly dim.

The footsteps of the old duke disappeared at the end of the corridor.

The setting sun was like blood, enchanting and beautiful.

Tomorrow, the sun will rise again.

"Everyone will come back, I promise."

Roland's voice was soft, but there was an unquestionable determination. (End of this chapter)