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"Clang!"

There was a loud noise, and the ladder, which was not of good quality, broke directly in the middle under the impact of the boulder.

"ah!"

"ah!"

Waves of screams followed one after another.

The soldiers on the ladder fell down and hit the soldiers below the city. Many unlucky men went to hell together.

The worst thing is that those who are not completely dead, not only have to suffer in pain, but also enjoy a feast of golden juice.

The brutal siege battle did not shake the rebels' determination to attack the city.

“Remove our people first and replace them with the warrior camp.

Tell them that if they fail to capture the city of Odersburg, their wives, children, and children will all become sacrifices! "

The Lord of Darkness said coldly.

He has no experience in fighting with soldiers, but he is expert in playing with people's hearts.

Simply for the sake of war, it is enough to take away the young and strong. The old, young, women and children are a complete burden, which will only increase the difficulty of logistics and slow down the marching speed.

In the blink of an eye, the young man who only trained for a few days was pushed onto the battlefield.

After changing a group of people, the pressure on the defenders was immediately greatly reduced. The city wall that was originally in danger suddenly turned into a safe place.

However, Viscount Petrovich, who was guarding the city, was not happy at all at this moment. The enemy used cannon fodder troops to fight a war of attrition, and the city of Ordersburg simply could not withstand the attrition.

Everything was caused by strategic misjudgment. Before that, he had already sent troops to suppress the rebellion. Unexpectedly, they encountered the main force of the rebels, and the army collapsed midway.

Before the start of the Defense of Odersburg, Viscount Petrovich lost a large number of troops, and now the military strength defending the city is not strong.

One of the important reasons why Nether Cult chose Odersburg to attack is that they are soft persimmons.

For the rebels who had just gained momentum, victory was very important. Only continuous victory can unite people's hearts.

"Guardian, the enemies are all lunatics. They are rushing forward desperately, and the supplies used to defend the city are consumed very quickly.

If this continues, I'm afraid..."

Before the middle-aged officer could finish his words, Viscount Petrovich angrily shouted: "There is no chance!

No matter what, Ordersburg must be defended!

If you don't have enough strategic materials to defend the city, then demolish the houses. Even if we fight for the Lord's Mansion, we can't let the city fall! "

Strong-willed expressions of determination are not inspiring.

It's too late. If we had realized this earlier and invested more resources in the military, we wouldn't be in this situation now.

The brutal battle continued, and the reinforcements that Viscount Petrovich had high hopes for never arrived.

To be precise, none of his letters for help were sent out.

The Nether Cult hidden in the city destroyed the communication magic circle in advance, and the messenger was surrounded and killed by the cult masters as soon as he left the city.

At midnight, the battle continued. The originally strong city wall had become precarious under the constant attack of the rebels.

In order to block the rebels, the city gate had been sealed during the morning battle.

The morale of the isolated defenders was on the verge of collapse.

If Viscount Petrovich had not personally gone to the front line to take command and constantly encouraged his men to encourage morale, the morale of the army would have collapsed long ago.

Dragging his exhausted body, Viscount Petrovich continued to patrol the city defenses. Now he didn't dare to rest at all, lest he hear the bad news of the city's destruction when he woke up.

“Sheriff, something bad is going on!

A large number of undead creatures suddenly appeared in the city and were killing wantonly..."

Before the messenger could finish his words, a bone spur was inserted behind him and he fell to the ground dead.

Following closely was a group of undead creatures, charging towards them. The guards hurriedly stepped forward to intercept, and the two sides soon engaged in a melee.

The old man guarding Viscount Petrovich made a decisive decision: "The situation is not good. Petrovich should arrange a retreat directly!"

In the era of family and world, the city can be destroyed, but the family cannot be destroyed.

"Third uncle, as the county guard, I must live and die with the city. Now there is no need for guards here.

You take your family descendants and leave from the secret passage!

If there is a chance to keep the territory, then you must tell the next generation to take this as a warning and never waste your armaments! "

Viscount Petrovich said with a bitter look on his face.

Thinking back to his past, he was a life-stricken man who often spent huge sums of money to gain face in the aristocratic circle.

If all this money had been spent on armaments, why would we be in today's embarrassment?

In fact, it was not just Viscount Petrovich who was obsessed with life and money, the entire family lived a luxurious life.

The family's daily expenses are several times the military expenditure. What really cost a lot of money to build is this small escort team in front of you.

In normal times, it is enough to maintain the rule and protect their safety. Now, at most, it can only cover the younger generations to break out and leave.

After a slight hesitation, the old man nodded slowly. After looking at Viscount Petrovich for a few more times, he turned and left.

"Remain rational in times of crisis" is one of the survival rules of the nobility.

If the family's glory wants to continue, someone must make sacrifices for it.

The victims can be ordinary family members, or they can be the patriarch of the family, Viscount Petrovich. Everything depends on actual needs.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

…

After the loud noise, the west wall collapsed, and rebels poured into the city like a tide.

A ray of morning light shines on the earth, and the vicissitudes of life are everywhere, reflecting the killings all over the city, making the atmosphere particularly penetrating.

"kill!"

With only a few guards, Viscount Petrovich performed the last charge in his life with extraordinary bravery.

I don't know when my strength reached a higher level, but it was all in vain.

After glancing at the rising sun, Viscount Petrovich fell, and the offensive and defensive battle of Ordersburg came to an end.

As the victor, the Lord of Darkness is busy directing the congregation to set up the altar.

Without enough time to accumulate, it is impossible to overthrow the rule of the aristocracy without taking shortcuts.

The killings all over the city are the best blood food. While the blood is still cold and the soul is still alive, it is best to sacrifice it to the evil god enshrined in the religion.

The altar soon appeared in the center of the city, and the believers who had made great contributions in the uprising walked to the front desk to wait for feedback from the evil god's power.

However, none of the higher-ups of Netherworld Religion went up, and they all stared at the sacrificial scene from a distance below.

If you observe carefully, you will also find a trace of pity in someone's eyes.

Under the auspices of the priests, countless sacrifices were offered, along with blood food all over the city, and a shadow soon appeared in the sky.

Except for the Lord of Darkness, everyone closed their eyes, not daring to look directly at the evil god.

This is a lesson learned from the past. The consequence of looking directly at the evil god is to be assimilated by the evil god.

Without any unnecessary words, the Evil God and the Lord of Darkness looked at each other with understanding and began to collect sacrifices from all over the city.

Immediately afterwards, a force fell from the sky and enveloped all the believers in front of the altar, and the power feedback ceremony began.

The Lord of Darkness frowned slightly. Compared with previous sacrifices, the power of this wave of feedback was stronger.

Correspondingly, the price that the believers who carry the power of the evil god need to pay is also greater.

The souls of some believers who are not strong-willed enough have begun to twist, and their entire beings are involuntarily moving closer to the evil god.

"Just, that's enough!

These people are still useful and can’t be given to you for the time being!”

The Lord of Darkness said in a hoarse voice.

Obviously, the relationship between the two is not simply that of believers and gods.

A similar combination has not only appeared once on the Aslant continent.

Everything is out of necessity, the evil god also wants to use his followers, but those who believe in him are just a bunch of perverts.

Perversions can occur in religions, but not all of them are perversions. At least the person in charge must have a brain.

Xuying frowned slightly and soon returned to normal.

He can still tell the difference between a full meal and a full meal.

"Can!

But I have to act quickly, a war is breaking out in the abyss, and I need a lot of blood food! "

After saying that, the evil god disappeared directly into the sky. Along with the shadow, there were corpses all over the city.

However, the corpse covered with golden juice under the city wall is an exception. Obviously, the evil god enshrined by the Nether Sect also has a mysophobia and does not accept all garbage.

A brief conversation, but the amount of information released is not small at all.

The core reason why the Nether Sect dared to risk the disapproval of the world and recruit a group of cult organizations to cause chaos even though they were completely at a disadvantage was in the dialogue.

…

With the departure of the survivors, news of the fall of Ordsburg also reached the ears of Governor Ginsburg.

The whole province was full of rebels. As soon as he issued the order to suppress them, he received the bad news that a county had been completely occupied. Marquis Ginsburg turned from anger to worry.

In normal times, losing a county with little strategic value is nothing, but it is different now.

The five-nation alliance is competing with each other within itself. Since the establishment of the alliance, the Kingdom of Hesse has always considered itself the second largest country in the alliance.

Falling from second place to last place not only loses face, but also the right to speak in the league.

As the person who caused all this, how could it end well?

The dead are not responsible, so the crime of exposing the weak nature of the kingdom will naturally fall on him, the governor.

Governor Ginsburg's worries are completely unnecessary. It's not that something big might happen, but something has already happened.

The fall of Ordsburg was just the beginning. The Netherworld cultists who received feedback from the power of the evil god not only were not weakened by the war, but instead became stronger.

The Nether Cult army, whose strength had been enhanced, did not stop its expansion and began to grow like a snowball.

The province of Mysia is the home base of the rebels, but it does not mean that it is the entire province of the rebels. Almost at the same time, rebellions broke out in more than a dozen provinces of the Hessian Kingdom.

Gunsmoke enveloped half of the kingdom, as if it was the end of the dynasty.

Except for the Kingdom of Hesse, which suffered the most heavy losses, rebellions of varying intensity occurred in all the Five-Nation Alliance.

However, most of these rebellions were a desperate struggle after their identity was exposed. The preparations in advance were not as sufficient as those of the Netherworld Cult, and the impact was not as great.

…

In the Mountain Territory, Hudson was almost stunned after receiving the news.

When did the cult become so powerful?

Isn't it funny that the Five-Nation Alliance can still cause chaos if they are prepared in advance?

However, after learning the specific information, all Hudson's doubts were cleared up.

The Five-Nation Alliance was indeed prepared, but this preparation was not sufficient. The top leaders of various countries did not take the cult rebellion seriously, and the so-called preparations were just an official document.

The military reforms of the two countries in the Northern Continent are relatively thorough, and the local nobles' private armies are relatively strong. In addition, they have successfully expanded externally, and their internal conflicts have been eased. There is no problem in doing so.

The three countries of the Central Continent are different. In the last continental war, they were complete losers.

In the armistice treaty, they nominally exchanged land with the alien alliance, but in fact they lost their city and territory.

After the war, dissatisfaction with the government from all walks of life in the country increased, and social conflicts that had been suppressed for a long time also broke out, becoming a hotbed for the spread of cult ideas.

In addition, there is also a practical problem: there are more free people in the three countries of the Central Continent.

In peaceful times, the social wealth created by free people far exceeded that of serfs.

But in times of turmoil, or encountering war or famine, free people are also the unstable group most likely to go bankrupt.

Compared with serfs, the level of knowledge and awareness of free people was still slightly higher.

Correspondingly, the overall quality of the members of the cult organizations in the three countries of the Central Continent is slightly better.

The superposition of multiple factors caused the situation in the Central Continent to get out of control.

The only good news is: this wave of cults has affected not only the three countries of the Central Continent.

Almost all countries and major alien races in the Southern Continent have had cult rebellions in recent times.

If everyone is in turmoil together, it means there is no turmoil at all.

Whoever can get out of the crisis first will have an advantage in this round of competition.

"Duke, there is urgent news from the royal capital. Your Majesty wants you to go over for a meeting immediately!"

Tom's words brought Hudson back to reality from his meditation.

Upon hearing the "emergency news", Hudson's first reaction was that something had happened!

In the past ten years, there have been no more than ten emergency messages from the Kingdom.

Including the Skull and Bones Rebellion in the Southeast Province that year and the continuous occupation of two counties, the kingdom was not allowed to use emergency messaging.

"knew!

Jenny, inform Madam that I have to go to the royal capital, and I will only have dinner tonight.

Tom, you go notify the higher-ups in the territory and let them take charge of the work on my behalf! "

After speaking, Hudson directly summoned Bear Stearns and headed straight for the royal capital.

There is no way, Maxim is still working hard and it is not the right time to disturb him.

It's rare for Uncle Long to be so attentive. It would be embarrassing if it ruined his mood and lacked passion for work.

Frankly speaking, Hudson was not used to suddenly changing from a dragon knight to a bear knight.

Compared to Maxim, who likes to shuttle through the clouds, Bear Stearns prefers to run on the ground, as if there is no sense of security without the earth.

After countless ideological work, all of which ended in failure, Hudson could only attribute it to the problem of bloodline talent.

…

Emerald Palace, stepping here again, Hudson is already a frequent visitor here.

The palace guards even skipped interrogation and took him directly into the main hall. It's not that he is highly recognizable, it's mainly that the mount is too attractive.

Whether it is the Red Dragon or the Earth Bear, they are both unique on the continent and cannot be counterfeited.

After walking into the hall and glancing at the panic-looking ministers of the kingdom, Hudson asked in confusion, "What is it that makes you so panicked?"

Although the cult turmoil was fierce, there was no major trouble in the Alpha Kingdom. The troubles caused by the allies were only minor problems.

If you look at the history books, you will know that every cult rebellion was fierce in the early stages and soon became incapable of succeeding.

At most, it can shake the foundation of a country's rule, but there has never been a case of directly overturning a big country.

Even if there is a change of power, it will not affect the current structure of the Five-Nation Alliance. Under the current situation, no matter who is in power, we need to rely on the power of the alliance to fight against the aliens.

"There was a rebellion in the Falcon Kingdom. The rebels attacked the royal capital and the king died under the rebel army!"

After Foreign Secretary Earl Francis finished explaining, Hudson still looked confused.

What does a coup in an overseas kingdom have to do with the Alpha Kingdom?

Even if the king dies, at most it will be over with just a condemnation. Even if they want to interfere, it is a matter for the countries in the Southern Continent. The Alpha Kingdom is completely beyond their reach.

Perhaps after noticing Hudson's reaction, he added immediately.

"The Falcon Kingdom is not a simple aristocratic coup. The rebellion was initiated by the business aristocrats. These people rose up with the rise of maritime trade. Many of their predecessors were pirates.

The death of Henry V was probably not an accident, but something these guys did on purpose.

According to the information we have collected, the Purple Flower Dynasty has been sparsely populated in recent years, and accidents have occurred frequently among the direct heirs. After Henry V's family was wiped out, the royal family had no direct heir.

The remaining distant branches of the collateral line, the blood relationship is too complicated, and it is difficult to determine the successor. "

After receiving the definite answer, Hudson took a breath.

I have to admit that these emerging business aristocrats know how to play. In order to avoid the king's revenge afterwards, the royal family was simply exterminated.

But in this way, the political impact will be too bad, completely shaking the sacred status of the royal power and the status of the nobility.

Since the birth of the royal power and the nobility, the two parties have been deeply bound. The glory of the nobility comes from the royal family, and the nobility is the largest royalist party.

The status of both parties is completely one of mutual loss and mutual prosperity.

In the past years, the rules of the game in the Aslant continent were: nobles are nobles, kings are kings, and this has never been exceeded.

The current royal legal system all originated from the imperial era.

Either they were princes and princes conferred by the emperor and established themselves when the empire was divided; or they were stained with the blood of the royal family and came to power after the death of the royal family in the name of inheriting the glory of the royal family.

When a new royal family rises, it is usually after the old royal family has died normally and is pushed to the throne because of its strong strength and royal blood.

To sum it up in one sentence: royal power is passed on through blood.

The gameplay of Falcon Kingdom is obviously different this time. People are waiting for the royal family to be extinct normally, but they are using physical methods to extinguish the royal family.

It's totally a broken rule!

If these rebellious parties cannot be eradicated, once this precedent is set, there will be chaos in the future.

As a staunch royalist, Hudson immediately chose to join the ministers in angrily denounced the shameless behavior of these rebellious parties.

There is no other way. As one of the powerful factions in the kingdom, our stance must be firm at this time.

When this happens, no matter who is the king, he will have doubts about the loyalty of his subordinates. The more powerful the princes, the more likely they are to be jealous.

Fortunately, Hudson's background was not high, his rise was too short, and his network of connections was more at the lower levels. From all aspects, he was not a potential player in the competition for the throne.

Otherwise, he would not have been notified to attend this special meeting.