Something's wrong with my undead

Chapter 576: The outbreak is not fast enough
In fact, the "underground listening station" is not only operated by underground forces like Shadow Footsteps, but the Shadow Temple itself also has a dedicated receiving terminal.

On the one hand, we need to know ourselves and our enemies, and keep abreast of the developments in other regions.

Even if it was just entertainment news filtered by the Veritas, it was invaluable to these countries of faith.

On the other hand, those above level five will not be "polluted" by the information inside, but will become more hostile to the Veritas.

So, not long after Buzina left three days ago, everyone in Delmines learned the news, and soon after, McCalla also sent Heine's "guidance".

But even though what happened later was almost exactly as Heine predicted, Nice couldn't do much to respond.

Because even getting the news in advance depended on "eavesdropping", so what could they do facing the magic net above their heads?

The only thing we can do is to draw the conclusion that it was a supernatural being or ordinary person below level five who leaked the information.

But there are too many such people in Delmines, and it is as difficult as climbing to the sky to find the traitor.

And even if the leaker is found, it will not change the situation.

In the end, she had no choice but to let Macara's reinforcements act alone and avoid contact with the Temple's troops.

But even so, during the rather limited daily contacts between the two sides, the attitude of the Nice people towards the "Holy Light Forces" became increasingly worse. If both sides had not exercised restraint, a fight would have probably broken out long ago.

In sharp contrast to the helplessness here, the players have ample space to do something.

After all, in addition to the normal information, the message Huihui sent also contained a text message encrypted in pinyin.

This mentioned her worst-case scenario - that they would have a head-on conflict with Nikis.

This may not be the "bad woman"'s own idea, but sometimes she has to stand up.

And to go to war with the Chief Priest in the Land of Shadows would be tantamount to seeking death.

Therefore, the only solution for the player is to detonate the Soul Devouring Wall.

As for how to do it and to what extent, it is left to them to decide.

To be honest, this is where we catch the sheep.

If it was Teacher Xia who was in charge of catching the sheep, and if these four guys were to make the decision, who knows whether they would tear down the entire Soul-Devouring Wall.

...

The airship took advantage of the chaos to leave the base and headed eastward. When passing the easternmost outpost of Delmines, Veronica did not show any identification, but described the situation of the Cave of a Thousand Souls with a serious face. The local garrison leader immediately led his troops to support.

In this way, the airship successfully escaped the area where "reputation was about to be reduced to hostile" and continued to move eastward towards the territory of the aunt.

The severe situation eased somewhat, and after thinking calmly for a while, Veronica stood in front of the sheep again.

"Now I need an explanation. You never discussed this matter with me from beginning to end."

The old man was angry, but still remained calm.

Catch the Sheep: “Actually, I asked you this before.”

Veronica was stunned and asked, "When?"

Zhuoyang: "I asked you whether the energy lines of the Soul Devouring Wall are connected in series or in parallel. You said it was in parallel, so we took action."

The aunt was surprised and asked, "Does this count as asking?"

Mr. Sa passed the message over from the side:

"I also asked you about the protection level of the energy barrier."

Wei Dian Yuan: "And the rotation command of the control room."

"..."

The aunt was so angry at the three people that she laughed. She raised her hand and pointed at them. Her fingers were shaking as if she had a stroke, but she couldn't utter a word.

When people are extremely angry, they lose the ability to speak, and this is probably what is happening now.

In order to prevent her from really fainting, Zhuo Yang asked:
"Let's take a step back and say, if you knew it at the time, what would you have done?"

Although my aunt looked gloomy, she still shook her head honestly.

"I don't know, but it's better than what we have now."

Catching the Sheep: "You will definitely reject our plan."

Aunt was silent.

"Then you will watch us day and night to prevent us from really doing this. Then everything will be no different from what happened in the past three days, until the black knight with a scar on his face spits at us. You will remain silent like you are now, watching things get worse and worse. In the end, Nikis will take action to expel us."

My aunt remained silent.

She couldn't argue.

It was just as the other party said, she knew nothing about it before, so she did nothing.

But even if she knew, she would just be worried and do nothing.

"What happens next will become easier to guess."

Catching the sheep continued:
"The people of Veritas will praise this 'victory' in the magic network broadcast tonight, praising it as the weak using unity to force the strong to make concessions and compromise, thus maintaining the purity of faith, and thus inspiring all the believers who are ignorant of the truth but filled with righteous indignation."

"Then, as long as they casually point the finger at the cooperation with the shipyard, the followers who are still angry will fanatically launch a new round of reckoning."

"After all, at this time, it is the people of Veritas who are truly speaking up for them. Even if they are not allies, they are not to be hated. In comparison, you parasites of the temple are the ones who make people angry just by looking at you."

Catching the sheep spread his hands:

“But you see, that’s not happening now.”

"That's just your assumption. What's more, something worse has happened. Now the entire Delmines, no, perhaps the entire northern force has to be busy filling this hole, and..."

"Yes, you guys were busy, very busy, so this didn't happen."

"This……"

Veronica was speechless for a moment.

like……

Is this the truth?
Zhuoyang: "As you said, the entire northern military will be busy dealing with this disaster, and everyone's attention will be drawn to it."

"The chief priestess doesn't have to think about what to do with us, because she has 'higher priority' and 'more correct' things to deal with."

“Even if the Veritas are smart enough to realize that this is our countermeasure, even if they fan the flames in the show, ordinary people who realize that the undead may appear around them at any time will have no time to care whether the power of the Holy Light has tainted the Shadow, because the disaster is about to happen. They will only think that those people are noisy idiots.”

"They will pray for the chief priest to be invincible, and hope that the soldiers on the front line will guard against the enemy and not let any undead come."

"They will pay more attention to the situation in Delmines than ever before, so as to consider whether they should move or flee south."

"Isn't that right? Why would they have the time to care about us?"

Oh my god...

Veronica had a weird sense of contradiction that made her feel dizzy.

The other party's remarks were clearly outrageous and outrageous, but they were also true and in line with the situation.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

"They will undoubtedly hate the Holy Light even more because of this..."

"Is there anything wrong with that?"

The sheep catcher asked: "Besides, I am a ghost!"

"you……"

Veronica was about to collapse: "But you have never thought about how many casualties this will cause. Those Nice soldiers will have to fill that hole with their lives!"

"Don't use morality to hold me hostage. I am a ghost and I have no morality."

Catching sheep is a matter of course:
"Of course I know that many of you will die, but if you really want to consider these cold numbers, you might as well think about how many more people will die if the potential hidden dangers in Ati Town and Delmines erupt."

"You know the inside story, and I believe you can make the right judgment."

Veronica took a deep breath.

She couldn't listen to it anymore.

She was almost convinced.

This has nothing to do with the pollution of the soul, but in this situation, her emotion makes it difficult for her to stay rational.

She finally defended herself: "I still think if we had a good talk at the beginning..."

"In that situation, words are pale and nothing you say will be of any use. The only thing that can calm people down is this."

Zhuoyang raised the dragon scale shield in his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry."

"My original plan was to kill the black knight who was causing the most trouble. I would kill whoever caused the trouble. If there were more people, I would attack them in a wave. Death would definitely be enough to free them from their mindless anger."

"Are you still planning to do it?!" Aunt was stunned.

"Don't worry, my friends stopped me later." said the sheep catcher.

Veronica's eyes wandered between Wei Dianyuan and President Sa, and she murmured, "They were the ones who stopped you?"

She always thought that Zhuayang was the calmest one among the group.

Now it seems……

"It's mainly because the outbreak wasn't fast enough."

Wei Dian Yuan explained: "Nikis's instant shadow barrier was too fast."

Mr. Sa: "Indeed, Teacher Xia is not here either, otherwise they would have been killed at night."

Dengdeng!

Veronica took two steps back.

She felt that she was having difficulty breathing.

Today I finally got to know these guys in a real sense...

She planned to escape from the deck temporarily, to think calmly by herself, or at least digest the part of the other party's words that made sense.

At this moment, the sheep catcher suddenly stopped her:

"What puzzles me is that up to now, you have always focused on us instead of the real mastermind."

"If this was a fire that was deliberately set by someone else, all we did was to divert the fire so that we could leave." "So what you are arguing about is whether our diversion behavior is reasonable, while ignoring the arsonist and instigator who should be condemned."

"You seem to always talk about morality when discussing the situation, and emphasize the situation when talking about morality. Then you put yourselves in an absolutely passive situation and look for problems in your own people... Why?"

Veronica was stunned for a few seconds: "I don't understand what you mean."

She really didn't understand this time.

"Let me put it this way."

Catching Sheep said:

"If the same thing happened in Veritas, and someone there was organized to oppose the decision of the Institute of Truth, then it would definitely not be the turn of 'outsiders' to make decisions."

“They also argue among themselves, but it’s not about how to do it, but who should do it.”

"In the end, there will always be a result. Then a contractor will come forward and send airships full of battle mages to bombard the island like locusts. Why? Because the island was polluted by the void, and the people on the island were controlled by strange beasts."

"I can tell you clearly that this is not a hypothesis."

——This is a task we have done.

The three of them added in their minds almost at the same time.

"In the end, those who managed to survive will definitely thank the Institute of Truth for saving them, instead of denouncing or exposing anything. When the story is spread by the media, there will still be people who will marvel at the determination and courage of the Veritas people."

Veronica frowned slightly: "Is it a bit disrespectful to say this..."

"Yes, but I haven't finished yet, because in a few years, when the person who made the decision leaves the parliament and the company behind him goes bankrupt, the survivors will tell the truth in tears, and then the story will be written into a best-selling book, compiled into a radio broadcast, and put on the stage, and told to your descendants. At this time, they will continue to marvel at Veritas' fairness and ability to correct its own mistakes."

This time, my aunt couldn't refute it.

"So you see, this is the biggest difference between you and the Veritas people."

"It's up to them to decide what they want to do and how they do it. And it's also up to them to decide what you think and how you should do it."

"Is that right?"

“I suggest you think about this.”

After saying that, he turned and went into the cabin.

There were also the fifty Holy Light Warriors he brought this time, and he had to go there to tell them about the itinerary for the next period of time.

Veronica stood on the deck in a daze, unable to speak for a long time.

She suddenly realized that this was not magic, nor was it supernatural energy, but something even more terrifying.

……

A day later, Veronica returned to Delmines alone.

As reinforcements from the surrounding areas arrived one after another, the situation here was barely under control.

Despite the extra manpower, the situation was worse than when the hole was first broken a day ago.

Because the undead in the Cave of a Thousand Souls are not a monolithic entity.

When the hole appeared, only the undead close to the outermost layer discovered the exit, and the undead inside were unaware of it.

But after a day of intense fighting, almost all the undead in the Cave of a Thousand Souls were rushing here, and the pressure was growing.

Although the highest level was no more than six, facing their terrifying numbers and suicidal offensive, the Nice Shadow Technicians had no chance to fill the hole.

The only good news is probably that the growth in pressure has come to an end.

The speed at which the undead are pouring out of the cave has reached its peak and can't go any higher.

My aunt carefully blocked the perception of herself from the people around her and quietly returned to the combat command room.

She saw Nikis sitting in her seat in a daze, and walked over quietly without saying a word.

"Are they leaving?" asked Nikis.

My aunt was a little surprised, but still nodded.

Nikis asked again: "Where are they going next?"

"They are going to the Ash Front. It is said that the 'test mission' was not completed this time, so they need to go to a place with more undead creatures. However, they will stop when passing through Nalderai."

After a pause, she said, "...They said they were going there to 'gain experience'."

“What an interesting word.”

Although the atmosphere was heavy, Nikis still curled the corners of her mouth.

"You really are restless wherever you go."

She murmured, then stretched in her seat, her arms and legs stretched straight.

Veronica was even more surprised: "You don't look that bad?"

"Not only is it not as bad, I'm actually better off."

Nikis smiled strangely and said, "In the face of disaster, the believers were unprecedentedly united and their beliefs were almost the same... Although it's wrong to say this, judging from the results alone, their actions helped me. I'm not sure whether this was intentional or unintentional."

"That's not important... What's important is that your situation is the same as they guessed."

Aunt sighed.

"What?" Nikis' eyes flashed with a strange look: "They even guessed this result?"

"Yes."

My aunt nodded. "That Holy Light Skeleton also said something. He said that if we want to take the opportunity to solve the troubles caused by the magic network, now is the perfect time. Once the Veritas people realize that something is wrong, then what comes from the magic network will not just be an inflammatory broadcast... Do you still remember 'Vega'?"

In an instant, Nice's expression became solemn.

Before countries closed down, scholars from all sides had frequent exchanges.
At that time, there was a Veritas scholar named Vega who killed tens of thousands of them in just one class.

This is certainly not something that can be achieved in just one class. Instead, after that class, more and more people lost themselves in their faith, and either died from the confusion of self-consciousness or from divine punishment.

More often than not, he got involved with the Necromancer and finally died at the hands of the temple guards.

After that, the Necromancer was gradually blacklisted by the Temple.

Before that, necromancers were simply unpopular, and the names of many spells in the temple, such as bone repair, had not been changed.

The last time this person was mentioned was after Dylan Gittier created a public opinion storm in the North.

After being reminded of this, Nikis suddenly realized that if the Veritas people really wanted to destroy the Shadow Temple, then they only needed to make similar content public on the magic network...

She suddenly felt a sense of fear as if she was falling into an icy cave.

For such a long time, the Veritas people had been doing "little tricks" on the magic net, so much so that she had forgotten what kind of terrible transmission power the thing above her head had...

This is not a magic net, it's clearly a knife hanging over your head!
"What else did he say?" Nikis asked.

"He said that the mages didn't do this in the past because they didn't see any threat from us. But if our cooperation with Macara is exposed, or if the Temple wants to help Macara, we must be prepared to fight to the death."

Auntie didn’t say the original words here.

The original words of catching sheep are that the Nice people are as docile as a pet dog, so they will not cause fatal disasters like "beasts" such as wild dogs.

But the meaning was conveyed after all.

"That really hits the nail on the head."

Nikis muttered while biting her nails.

She suddenly felt that there was something hidden in the text message from McCalla that she couldn't understand.

Otherwise the skeleton's ideas would not coincide with those of the aide.

Or in other words, this was the route that McCalla had originally planned when he worked with the Nice people.

After bombing the towns of Ati and Delmines (twice), their purpose finally came to light.

What they really want to do is to blow up the magic web above their heads.

In fact, they are already doing it, in a relatively mild way.

For example, the magic net in Godro City has disappeared.

Therefore, they were hardly affected by this incident, nor did it cause any impact on Saint-Cité…

Thinking of this, she finally made a decision.

"I remember McCalla mentioned a 'long-term service' called..."

"'The Otherworld Accelerates Expansion Services'."

"Yes, that's it." Nikis nodded: "Perhaps we should start in-depth cooperation in this regard."

……

At the same time, Mercury City.

A letter was delivered to the Quicksilver royal family's palace at the Sanctum of Harmony and handed to the butler Eleris Silverlash.

"To Her Highness Renee?"

Eleris narrowed his eyes.

In the past, he would have delivered the letter respectfully.

but now……

Four days ago, Her Royal Highness the Princess was placed under house arrest and prohibited from any communication with the outside world.

While thinking, Eleris subconsciously rubbed the surface of the envelope with his fingertips.

Suddenly, he felt an unusual granular sensation.

He was moved and took the letter back to his bedroom calmly.

He set up a barrier and took out a bottle of light blue magic dew.

As he dripped this liquid that would not soak the paper onto the surface of the envelope, most of the drops rolled into the concave areas, and finally a line of blurry words stood out.

"Give her the letter."

(End of this chapter)