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half an hour.

The smoke-filled battle came to an end.

Fan Yu came to the top of the city wall and met with Tallulah and Frost Star.

They overlooked the scene below. The Patriot guerrillas were distributed throughout the fortress, preventing any prisoners from escaping from the fortress, while the infected people inside the fortress began to clean up the battlefield.

The three of them stared at the scene and took a deep breath in the cold winter wind on the city wall.

"This was our first head-on battle, and it was easier than we thought," said Tallulah.

Froststar: "Indeed, except for those few sorcerers, they are not even as sharp as the previous emperor's blade."

Tallulah looked at Frost Star beside her strangely. This rabbit was starting to swell up?

"This is not a one-on-one fight," Tallulah warned.

Fan Yu hummed, "Indeed, it's very stressful when it's one against two."

Hearing this, Froststar and Tallulah both looked at him, speechless. They had witnessed the entire battle. The two Ursus Empire generals were clearly Patriots, heavily armored boss monsters with strong defenses and powerful attacks.

Those three leaders had almost single-handedly blocked their way and the guerrillas' entry into the fortress. And when they finally engaged, this guy struck one down with his sword, saying he was under a lot of pressure... Shouldn't he listen to what he was saying?

"There's no need to hide your shortcomings, Mr. Sun. You have your own judgment, and I don't bother to say anything if you're just slacking off." Tallulah complained.

Fan Yu spread his hands and said, "I have been fighting hard all the time."

Talulah ignored his indifferent attitude and looked down instead. The infected people were expressing their gratitude for surviving the disaster and their deeds on the battlefield. The atmosphere was very tense.

She also had a rare feeling of heroism: "Taking the [Petrograd] fortress is our first important military achievement."

Frost Star asked doubtfully, "It's not just the first time, right?"

Tallulah shook her head and said solemnly, "I mean we fight head-on."

Fan Yu understood the hidden meaning in Tallulah's words and said with a smile, "Well, this is indeed a first, and it has very symbolic significance."

Under the leadership of Talulah, this is the first time that the infected people in Terra Lulu have organized a direct confrontation with the [national] forces.

For the vast majority of the infected here, today's action is a day of long-term oppression, and the day they finally dare to launch a struggle against the Ursus Empire!

Chapter 60 Ignite the Ursus Empire

This was completely different from the previous sneak attacks on mines and guerrilla warfare on the roads by Tallulah and her team. This was the first time they had engaged in a head-on confrontation.

Soldier against soldier, general against general, king against king.

Everyone participated and finally reached the moment of victory.

This is the path to Talulah's ideal, and it is also the first step in burning out the angry cry of injustice that the infected have suffered in this land for the rest of their lives. But both Talulah and Frost Star are clear about this -

"Seal off this place, we can't hide it for too long." Frost Star looked outside the fortress and said slowly.

In this process, they had to take advantage of the time to take over the fortress's resources and continue to advance before the empire reacted. This was the best option because what they were doing today could not avoid confrontation with the forces of the Ursus Empire.

The later things like this are spread, the better.

"I know what you mean, Frost Star. We have to race against time." Tallulah took over the conversation and spoke proactively.

At present... Tallulah also has self-awareness.

They were merely a group of regular troops, mixed with guerrillas, and a large, mixed bag of troops. Tallulah had a basic understanding of how many of them were simply convinced by her ideals, rather than motivated by a desire for destruction or revenge against the Empire.

Their team is now relatively loose, which has both advantages and disadvantages. The bad side is the lack of discipline, and the good side also happens to be this: this kind of team that cheers with all their hearts because of their beliefs can often bring about a miracle.

Soon after.

Alina and several auxiliary logistics personnel who were with the army at the foot of the city wall came up and explained the counted supplies to Tallulah.

After hearing this, Tallulah said seriously, "How many months can the supplies last our team? There's so much here."

"Because it's close to the frozen ground, this garrisoned fortress should be connected to the nearby city, serving as a relay station. Besides these, we also obtained a considerable amount of military equipment.

There are about 720 weapons and 120 complete sets of armor. These are all spoils of war that can be immediately armed." Alina responded.

Tallulah nodded. "I understand."

Alina said, "If there's nothing else, I'll assemble the troops and distribute the equipment later, Tallulah."

"Thank you for your hard work, Alina." Tallulah responded, then watched Alina go down from the city wall.

Frost Star also watched the defeated soldiers below the tower being stripped of their weapons one after another, as well as some new weapon resource boxes being transported out of the warehouse. With a subtle expression, he said, "After this, we can expect another huge increase in our military strength."

Although many of their teams are a motley crowd.

But you have to know that those infected who have survived the frozen snowfields and are still alive today, and who have the courage to face danger, are definitely mentally strong. Moreover, there are many among these people who have acquired skills along the way, and some even possess magical powers.

In the past, they could only fight against the heavily armed Ursus Empire forces with sticks and thin, brittle linen. After acquiring weapons, they might be able to transform themselves into guards wielding magic weapons, swordsmen with blazing fire, or even sorcerers.

"This fortress is called Petrograd. I plan to leave some personnel here to make it a central line of transportation connecting to the north." Tallulah suddenly said.

Hearing this, Fan Yu raised his eyebrows: "In that case, you will have to send a large number of troops."

Frost Star added, "That's right. If we rely solely on the infected, we won't be able to hold this place until the Ursus Empire's army begins to return for reinforcements."

However, Talulah's response was beyond Fanyu and Shuangxing's expectations. She said seriously, "No, I plan to hand this place over to Bob and the others. As for whether they can hold on to it, there's no need to worry about that..."

Having said this, Tallulah paused and added, "We just need to continue heading south and draw all the attention of the empire."

Fan Yu understood what Tallulah was thinking.

Shuangxing also roughly understood the thoughts of her friend and comrade. What she was thinking was nothing more than a simple phrase: "Sparks of Fire"...

Or to put it in more common terms, what Talulah wanted was for the infected to support themselves, and she was even prepared to stand at the forefront to deal with the pressure from the official forces of the Ursus Empire.

"But this kind of thing isn't that easy. Tallulah!"

"It's easy to capture a fortress, but it's difficult to defend it. We are in the north because we have no natural enemies, and the guerrillas are the largest force in the frozen land and snowfields. But it's different in the south. Here we have the power of the empire, the private soldiers of the nobles, and the 'guards' of the merchants." Tallulah advised.

Tallulah said solemnly, "I know this, but sometimes you have to trust them. I have to go."

Seeing that she had made up her mind, Fan Yu and Shuang Xing nodded.

Then, Tallulah walked up to the tower platform, and the red dragon fire ignited...

Whoosh whoosh!

The post-victory jubilation in the crowd suddenly died down with the flames. And Tallulah's passionate, rousing voice, like a speech, began to reach the crowd.

……

In the following time...

Following the Petrograd Fortress incident, Fan Yu and others continued to move south, and several fortresses were repelled one after another.

The information was blocked, and the time it took to reach the next point was deliberately prolonged, so the time arc for the Ursus Empire to respond was very long.

but.

After several months of Talulah leading the infected in their resistance, information began to spread rapidly to the dukes and nobles in mobile cities across the country, and then was passed on to the new emperor of Saint Castle through the internal guards.

The ancient empire of Ursus finally awakened from its slumber.

They began to understand that these were a group of infected people discriminated against by the Ursus Empire. They came from the frozen snowfields to the south, well-armed. Some of them were joined by soldiers from the Empire, and even heroes who had participated in the Four Emperors' War in the past.

And their leader, Tallulah Atrias, the adopted daughter of the former Imperial Duke Kosciuszko.

The speech she once gave on the Petrograd city wall was written into the "Infected Manifesto" and appeared on the headlines of some newspapers in the Terra continent.

This integration movement that was launched was like a fuse that completely ignited Ursus.

Chapter 61 At first, people just thought it was a minor fight...

at first.

People just thought it was a minor incident...

However, as the power of the infected called the [Integration Movement] gradually grew, the power of the Ursus Empire could no longer ignore this ferocious beast roaming within its territory.

Petrograd, Glebe, Pine Heart Valley...

From the military fortresses where the empire ruled, to the resource areas controlled by the great nobles, and even some of the luxurious residences of ancient generals, these places were all passed through by the integration movement, leaving behind a war or a new spark of thought.

This wave even has a faint sense of infected forces spreading beyond the Ursus Empire, gathering in all directions towards the direction of the Integration Movement.

……

Chernobog.

Town Hall Square, winter turns to spring...

The sun's warm rays shine on the white stone square paved with snow, and several doves of peace are perched on the statues next to the fountain.

The idle citizens sat on the benches in front of the square early in the morning, holding newspapers, eating steaming meat pies in one hand and reading today's newspapers with relish.

Today's newspaper headlines were blatantly titled "Imperial Earldoms Struggle to Put Up a Strong Resistance, Reunion's Atrocities Continue"...

"The Reunion Movement has been heading south. They've actually allowed these infected people to remain at large until now. What on earth are those nobles in the empire doing?" An Ursus man looked at the newspaper in his hand and expressed obvious dissatisfaction.

"Internal strife, resource acquisition, that's pretty much what those nobles do, right? It's impossible for the Ursus Empire to return to the unity of the previous emperor's era. Think about how huge the Ursus Empire was when the Four Emperors met.

The barbarian flayers of the wasteland, tearing bones and eating flesh like vicious beasts, were purged by our great empire. The twisted, smelly monsters with long limbs, hundreds of eyes, and thousands of fingers were slaughtered by our empire's soldiers.

Victoria Empire, the steam armor can still only resist with difficulty in the legions commanded by our empire.

Casimir is just a group of rabble, and only Pegasus with the silver spear is barely worth looking at.

Even the appearance of Lateran City and the Pope's musketeers... all these once powerful enemies were defeated by our empire.

When was the empire so weak that it couldn't even quell a civil war?"

"What's even more unexpected is that the team fighting against the northern demons would actually choose to join. Has this empire no longer had room for those veterans?"

The one who spoke was an old man from the Ursus Empire. The wounds on his bear ears undoubtedly proved that he had experienced a unique experience in his youth. His words were filled with endless nostalgia and loss for the days when the Ursus Empire was still full of dividends.

However, his words are destined to resonate little.

The glorious days of the Ursus Empire have gradually declined with the times. The new emperor and the new nobles who have gained the majority of people's benefits from the war have long been unable to resonate with the old stubborn people who are obsessed with the old times, and even feel that they are a hindrance.

Most of the residents governed by such rulers have no interest in the so-called past.

They only have some concerns about what happens in the newspaper and the impact on their own safety.

"Judging from the newspaper reports over the past few months, this group of infected people can no longer be treated as ordinary rebels. They have been moving south from the frozen snowfields for such a long time. It's impossible that the Empire has not reacted."

"Grand Duke Baikal and Viscount Dunkel announced the Third Army's offensive some time ago, right? Didn't the Empire's Third Army stop the Reunion on its way south?"

"All we can say is that the Reunion Movement is stronger than we imagined, and that the filthy nobles are allowing this force to act in order to achieve their own goals, right?"

The citizens of Chernobyl expressed their opinions early in the morning.

From the city hall, a man in a military coat walked by with two children, one big and one small. He couldn't help but frown at their conversation.

"dad?"

"Misha, I'll take you home first. Remember to take good care of Alex with your mother when you get home, okay?"

The silver-haired Ursus Bearman glanced crisply at the square and asked, "Dad, do you want to work because of what those people are talking about?"

The man said helplessly, "Well, Dad has to help search for infected people in the city. To avoid the emergence of thugs like the Reunion Movement."

"So Dad is a hero?" The silver-haired Ursus bear man's eyes sparkled.

An Ursus man not far away snorted, "He's nothing but a noble lackey who betrayed his friend, Sergei."

"Hey!" Rupert next to him pulled him and signaled him not to say that in front of the children.

Sergei's eyes were gloomy. Without saying anything, he hurriedly left the square in front of the city hall with his daughter and son.

The two men looked at his back, one with disdain and the other with helplessness.

"Give Sergei's two children some peace. Their father sold out his friends for personal gain, and the children know nothing about it."

"I don't believe in the theory of innocence. Since they enjoy the comfortable life provided by Sergei, their lives naturally bear the original sin of Ilya's murder!" said the Ursus man angrily.

Another Rupert sighed. "Forget it, Adam, you should try not to talk about this kind of thing. After all, Sergei is already an official in the city hall. He doesn't care about these things because he is our teacher. And you should avoid doing anything dangerous in the near future."

"I didn't do anything?"

"Stop playing dumb!" Rupert, who had spoken, pushed him against a chair in front of the square with one hand and warned him solemnly, "Don't assume no one knows about your aid to those infected organizations outside the city. The Reunion Movement's declaration is fermenting in various cities. Are you crazy to do those things at this critical juncture?"

Ursus man: "Do you think the infected are truly beyond help? Ms. Kal'tsit once said there's a place called Rhodes Island..."

"That's enough. I don't want to say anything more." The Lupo man interrupted him and looked around. "Anyway, take care of yourself."