Why are there monsters in my territory?

Chapter 163 The Return
The new year of the Shenguang Empire has started for more than a month.

The snowstorm in the northern border of the empire has never stopped, but the imperial soldiers stationed on the front line in the past have long since evacuated, and the residents who once lived in the cold northern border have disappeared.

Even though the northern border has always been sparsely populated due to the weather and environment, the dead silence of no one for several kilometers around still makes the detectives sent here to investigate the situation feel terrified.

It was as if we had come to a foreign land that was different from the previous world, where there was only the whistling sound of the north wind, and both humans and animals seemed to be erased from the world, losing their voices.

It seems to be telling that this is a dead space.

Bang, snap.

As the agent stepped into an abandoned village, suddenly, a hand stretched out from the deep snow, followed by countless gray hands sticking out from the snow.

As if gently pushing away the dominoes, countless undead sprang out from the ground.

These originally human monsters are called "ghouls".

Their strength may not be so strong, at least far inferior to the detectives who dared to go to the northern border to investigate.

But seeing these humanoid monsters with the faces of their compatriots, the detectives couldn't help but feel extremely strong fear.

The fear is not because they can kill themselves, but because they see their future from them in a trance...

Since the outbreak of the deadly plague, the road from the north to the south has been blocked by lords one after another.

Kailars' disclaimer temporarily suppressed most of the turmoil, but the only thing that could not be suppressed was the turmoil in the northern border.

Already have a way to fight the dead blight?

But how could they wait until that time! ?

The common people living in the northern border rioted as a matter of course.

People are afraid of power because it can easily obliterate their right to life, so they are submissive and dare not refuse.

But after even the most basic right to life is not guaranteed, they naturally have nothing to fear.

Millions of civilians in the northern border without extraordinary power gathered together. At this moment, they were united as one, whether they simply followed the trend of the group or were coerced into participating in the struggle, they naturally formed an irreversible general trend.

Logically speaking, this level of turmoil, as the emperor Kailars, should be suppressed immediately.

But the actual situation is that he didn't do anything, as if he didn't see it, and he continued to do what he should do.

Because he knows very well that this fear of death is the same for people who tend to be close to the heart of the northern empire.

Everyone knows that the period of time before the dawn of "the treatment is about to be completed" is the most tense, and as long as this period of time passes, one can survive the disaster of death.

This is especially true for civilians who do not possess extraordinary power in this extraordinary world.

As time went by, everyone knew that ordinary people like them were more likely to be infected with the deadly plague than extraordinary people with extraordinary powers.

Once the people in the north are allowed to cross the border and the deadly plague spreads, ordinary people like them must be the first to be infected and die.

Therefore, in order to survive, the people in the middle of the empire spontaneously formed volunteers to resist the people in the north from crossing the border of the territory.

In the subordinate territories of the lower realms of the great nobles, viscounts and baronies, the forces resisting the entry of people from the northern border gradually expanded.

Together, they seal the borders of their territories and reject the people of the North with unprecedented unity.

And want to know, just keep the "deny" time will not last long.

The swarming population is controlled by the desire to survive, and the demands that cannot be vented will surely become a flame of anger.

In fact, it was only the first day when bloodshed broke out on the boundary line, and the riots escalated completely.

More than tens of thousands, or even more, die every day.

The boundary line formed under the joint leadership of the nobles is a terrifying meat grinder.

In the process, the abyssal army that was also impacting the boundary became insignificant.

As many people from the north stepped over the mountains piled up with the corpses of their compatriots to break through the line of defense, the chaos in the empire naturally rose to an unprecedented level.

Even the several Viscounts located in the southernmost region of the southern border have been affected by countless refugees.

At this time, no one cared when the "antidote" for Kailars' bad check would arrive.

The lower realm has evolved into a hell on earth, but in the core upper realm, as if it has not been affected in the slightest, it is still singing and dancing.

Of course, this does not mean that all the nobles living in the upper realm are cold-blooded people who don't care about the life and death of the people in the lower realm.

But in this era when everyone is in danger and it is difficult to protect themselves, no one can lend a helping hand to people in purgatory.

The core upper realm, the core territory of the Earl Rudolph family, "Lundimdo".

In the castle with the tulip coat of arms, two people were lamenting and mourning the incident.

"Judith, tell me, he was the chief culprit of the disaster, why is that man still sitting on the emperor's seat with a high-sounding appearance? Those nobles and sages are all shit eaters!? On weekdays Fight, fight, fight! Power, power, power! Are they all dumb now!?"

"Miss... Be careful that walls have ears. In the past month or so, there are not a few people who have killed themselves or even implicated the whole family because of self-criticism against His Majesty the Emperor!"

"I'm still afraid that he won't succeed!? I dare to scold even a goddess. I'm just a human emperor. What's wrong with him!? Hehe, god? If the so-called god is such a thing, this world is really from top to bottom!" It's completely rotten! Kailars is a scumbag, and those two shit goddesses are as black as two crows! For their own benefit, they made our world look like this!"

"Miss...you can't do it! Insulting the gods is a death penalty..."

"Curse as you please! The Goddess of Garbage, Goddess of Shit, Goddess of Shit—"

The one who was complaining with the guards in her boudoir was naturally Luna.

Seeing that her master's willow brows stood on end, and she didn't show "scrupulousness" at all, Judith felt helpless and bitter.

Judith knew very well that even though these "rebellious" thoughts had been accumulated in her heart for a long time, Luna had always been patient and restrained.

The reason why it broke out today was really sudden bad news, and the pressure value reached the limit.

Only then did she completely break her defenses, shedding the disguise of an ordinary lady.

Thinking of this, Judith suddenly felt pity in her heart, and blurted out: "Miss, let's run away."

Judith made such a proposal, but Luna stopped cursing for a moment, like a machine whose stop switch was suddenly pressed.

She smiled and said: "Where can I escape to? No matter how much I resist, the fact that Kailars controls the entire empire will not change. Regardless of power or personal power, he has surpassed his father Sephirod , he will rule this world, and no one has the ability to change it, it's just a matter of time."

Judith couldn't help being silent.

"The family cultivated me at all costs. After enjoying the power, I must also take responsibility. If I refuse his request, it will only slightly delay the time for him to take the entire empire into his hands. If you dare to refuse the emperor who is in the limelight, the Rudolph family will Encountered catastrophe."

Luna kept smiling, but there was only sadness and bitterness in her smile: "I can't escape, and I can't refuse."

As we all know, among nobles, the best way to maintain relationship is naturally "marriage".

Kailars wanted to tie the Rudolph family to his warship, so he announced to the world that he would marry Mira Rudolph and Luna Rudolph, two of the most beautiful tulips in the empire, at the same time.

On the surface, it is only the earl family, but in fact it is equivalent to the Rudolf family of the marquis family. No one would think that such a marriage would disgrace the face of the royal family.

In fact, the aunt and nephew of the Rudolph family were famous far and wide. Even though Kailars had become the emperor, he was still envied by many people for being able to have both of them in his pocket at the same time.

Whether Kailars is purely for fighting against the old royal party, controlling power, or simply coveting beauty, as an emperor, his actions are more important than his thoughts.

The old royal party naturally hoped that the Rudolph family would fight to the end, but... the sky failed, and the Rudolph family accepted the edict and showed their loyalty.

This result was paved the way after Mira married into the royal family. After more than ten years, it finally came to fruition.

Both Luna and Judith knew one thing.

If they refused directly at the beginning, the Rudolph family would still have a chance, but if the Rudolph family refused after accepting the olive branch offered by Kailars, they would definitely die.

No matter how much she cursed, the Rudolph family would not let him leave, everything was a fait accompli.

"Judith, what's your expression?"

Luna smiled lightly and said: "Although I hate that hypocritical guy, he is indeed No.1 in the world. I don't know how many people want to marry him as a queen or concubine. I'm afraid that in the eyes of other nobles, I still occupy the place." Is it cheaper? After all, I... still want to marry, and being able to marry 'World Number One', what dissatisfaction can there be?"

"Miss……"

Judith has watched Luna grow up to this day, and the relationship between the two has become like sisters. How could she not know Luna's thoughts?

No matter how many indifferent things Luna said, she could see through the sadness and powerlessness in Luna's heart at a glance.

It is obvious that he has been studying hard for more than ten years in order to control his own destiny, but in the end, it finally turned into nothing.

How could such an ending not be lost?

Just as Judith was thinking hard about words to comfort Luna, she suddenly noticed that Luna's expression was in a trance.

Those dim and lost eyes suddenly regained their spirit.

I saw Luna's expression of disbelief, and whispered in surprise: "He's still alive, he's back!"

"he?"

Judith froze.

Luna grabbed Judith's hands suddenly, nodded vigorously: "He!"

Judith instantly understood who Luna was referring to by "he".

She was extremely surprised: "But, how is it possible!?"

The man had been missing for nearly three months and was judged dead early.

"Can't go wrong!"

Luna was extremely determined.

From three months ago to now, she once again sensed the fire scale armor she had lent to Li Yong.

Even though Li Yong has the authority to use the Fire Essence Scale Armor, Luna has a soul contract with it and is still its first owner.

Luna once believed in Li Yong's death because she lost the connection with the Fire Scale Armor, but after reconnecting with the Fire Scale Armor, she realized that her previous judgment had been wrong.

The connection of the soul contract allowed her and Li Yong to sense each other even though they separated the two ends of the Kangya continent, but they could not successfully sense each other across planes.

The only possibility for the lost connection to reconnect is that Li Yong left this plane for some reason and finally returned after spending three months!

But before Luna was happy that Li Yong was still alive, Luna suddenly remembered her current situation, and the smile disappeared from her face.

If Li Yong is dead, and make compromises for the fate of the family, although helpless, Luna can accept it.

If it was before the Dragon King Festival, Luna would be happy about this news, but now this good news can only make her feel painful.

It would be nice if he was still alive, but why let her know?
Luna has never hated this ability of the Fire Scale Armor so much.

……

'finally! '

With a jubilant exclamation in his heart, Hunyuan Douqi pierced the space and cut a crack.

Li Yong finally returned to the cover plane.

With a puff, he found himself falling into the reddish water as soon as he returned.

The cold north wind and the icy water couldn't make this extraordinary body feel a little cold. Li Yong looked around anxiously, trying to identify where he was.

Even if according to the expected plan and route, he should have indeed returned to the cover plane, but the space shuttle is not guaranteed, even if there are some mistakes and omissions, it is not surprising.

Fortunately, after carefully discerning the surrounding environment, he finally recognized the place where he descended.

The Sephiros River, also known as the Red River.

It's just that the ruined bunkers on both sides of the Red River and a scene that the abyssal demons have never seen made Li Yong a little suspicious.

Although he had never heard of any precedents, the scene in front of him still made him suspect that he also traveled through time from time to time when passing through the space channel, and came to the future years or even decades later.

As the place where the Battle of the Red River was held in the past, even after many years, there should still be many human soldiers stationed here, and many demons around.

But now let alone humans and demons, there is not even a shadow of a creature.

While Li Yongzheng was thinking, a gap suddenly opened in the space beside him, and a dark red flame lit up.

"Look at Buli~"

Amidst the strange and crisp birdsong, a "sparrow" with dark red feathers emerged from the crack in space and landed on Li Yong's shoulder, looking curiously at this never-before-seen world.

Then, he turned his head to look at Li Yong, screamed in a low voice, and rubbed Li Yong's cheek.

Li Yong smiled helplessly: "Didn't I tell you not to run out without my order?"

Li Yong was rubbing the sparrow's hair, but the sparrow's expression of enjoyment suddenly froze, opened its dark red eyes, and let out a violent voice.

Li Yong frowned, and turned his head suddenly to look in the direction of the sparrow's chirping.

(End of this chapter)