What did you do with the dice?

Rusalka has forgotten the words.

Sani Iron Tower: (Nine-tailed Great Wizard "Sky Fox Tamamo")

"The Nine-Tailed Great Wizard, the Chief Sky Fox, Tamamo, is leading the team personally! The situation has taken a turn for the worse."

Rusalka: (By the way, what kind of fox is the Shoutian Fox?)

Sanita: (Is there a possibility that it is the Great Witch Chief, the Sky Fox, or Tamamo?)

After Rusalka finished speaking, no one complained about his damn punctuation, no one questioned it, and no one asked the meaningless question "How is this possible?"

The only response he got was the dead silence and heavy breathing.

Soon, the sobbing voices of the surviving elves could be heard: "The orcs are coming, and we are all going to be eaten. We can't be buried under the maple tree in our hometown. Woo, Lady Elune, please save us."

No one refuted their discouraging words for a while, because except for the elves, everyone present had a bad look on their faces.

The Aiel Empire was notorious for its brutality. The description of them as consuming raw meat and killing people without mercy was already the mildest of their many reputations. Rumor had it that even the early slave-hunting teams of Sinidi were not as ruthless as they were in dealing with prisoners of war. For example, rumors of murderous acts such as throwing them into the arena to let their relatives and friends fight each other were not uncommon.

Everyone here has gathered here, and no one is afraid of dying in battle.

But the reason why everyone gathered here was because they were afraid of dying in shame, dying in vain, being overwhelmed and killed by the rat army, dying at the hands of such cannon fodder, which would be too shameful.

Even the strongest Paladin, Yanar, whose arm had regenerated itself, couldn't hide the sullen look on his face. "The main force led by the Nine-Tailed Council of the El Empire... If the other Paladins of the North were here, they might still be able to fight. But now... Saint Lady, for the sake of Esdi's future, we will do everything we can to help you break through."

Theresa, whose injuries were beginning to stabilize, waved her hand and looked at Rusalka. "We are guests of Snidi after all. Why don't we listen to the opinion of the victor of this battle, Lord Rusalka, the Pearl Tear Lord?"

Yanar probably also knew that Theresa was a follower of the Goddess of Pleasure. After all, according to what Sarolt had said before, several famous leaders of the Holy Knights had had private contact with Theresa. Keeping their mouths shut also meant that they knew some core secrets that others did not know, so Theresa could use the power of pleasure unscrupulously in front of them.

The joyful power she possessed had not yet dissipated, and her words made the hearts of those present feel as if spring had come to their hearts. For a moment, even the elves stopped crying, and looked at Theresa as if they were looking at the second "Warfarin" who could bring them courage and spiritual support.

"I propose a temporary truce." Rusalka looked at the knights under Grand Duke Oaks and the surrounding believers of the Church of the Seven Sins, and raised her fist. "Let's unite! Drive the El Empire's army out of Snidi's territory, and then consider other things. The El Empire's army is at the gates, and we're still vying to become the king of a fallen country. Isn't that ridiculous!"

As Rusalka finished speaking, another group of barbarian cavalry in light armor quickly entered the arena. Leading them was a burly man with a big beard riding a bull, who shouted, "I have no objection!"

Rushaka looked at the guy who suddenly broke in puzzledly: "Who are you?"

"I am the head of the Oaks family. Since ancient times, our family has guarded the extremely cold permafrost of the northern region of Snidi. The permafrost fortress has kept the Aiel Empire and the United Kingdom out of our territory, standing firm for hundreds of years."

"Although I still despise you southerners who only care about preserving yourselves, if you wish to join forces to kill the orcs, I agree to temporarily join forces with you. The Kingdom of Snidi must first and foremost be a kingdom of the Snidi people. The northern wall, where the orcs' main attack will be headed, will be guarded by our family and the imperial guards."

Although Rusalka really wanted to stay out of the situation and send his men in to launch a surprise attack, then come out to brag about his achievements and mock them afterwards, he held back considering his brothers' plans: "Okay."

Duke Gao Dewei breathed slowly, took a deep breath and said, "Leave the western city wall to our family."

Rusalka glanced at the seriously injured Duke Gode and asked, "Are you okay?"

Although [Ignorance is not a crime] can give Gao Dewei unimaginable resistance to supernatural powers and make him invulnerable to swords and guns when he is unarmed, when he is injured, any external treatment will not be effective on his body, not even applying plasters or drinking healing potions. He can only rely on his body's self-healing ability to recover from injuries.

Gao Dewei laughed heartily, waved his hand, and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, Great Knight Rusalka. I may die, but the Guardian Knight Family will live forever with Sinidi."

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Rusalka knew that if he tried to dissuade him any further, he would be trampling on his will and honor. He could only nod and wish him good luck in his military career.

Yanar said to Rusalka, "Will the southern wall put too much pressure on Captain Pearl Tear? I heard that Captain Pearl Tear has come to befriend us, Esdi, and he has members and troops of our Star Knights under his command. Let me lead the members of the Golden Blade to assist you in the defense."

It is certainly a very good thing that the Golden Blades are willing to join Rusalka to assist in the defense. As the most powerful knight order in Esdi, their strength will greatly reduce the casualties of the local army of Pearl Tear Territory, and because of the idol effect, it can greatly boost the morale of the soldiers of Pearl Tear Territory.

But the only problem is that there is an unhappy guy in the Golden Blade.

Theresa covered her mouth with her hands and smiled, coughed lightly a few times, and said in a very weak tone, like Lin Daiyu's sister: "Then I can only trouble you to be my temporary bodyguard again, Captain Pearl Tears~"

As soon as Theresa spoke this tone, Yanar completely believed that the Rusalka in front of him was indeed a paladin of Esdi.

Well, considering that Theresa has confirmed her identity herself, it also helped her avoid a lot of unnecessary speculation. Rusalka first asked for the opinion of his good brother. Sanitta said that it was more important to protect the family property of the Pearl Tear Territory and his own life, so he could only join forces with Theresa temporarily.

Now, there are people responsible for defending the three walls on the north, south and west sides, but the army stationed on the east side is the army of the Delai family. Their camp is the least clear here. Moreover, based on the letter received by Rusalka and Sanitieta before, this kind of people is likely to say "pacify the country before fighting the enemy abroad".

Just then, a loud shout came from not far away.

"I'm here to negotiate on behalf of the Delai family. If you're willing to reconcile and jointly defend the city, the east side will be left to our Delai family! We will never allow orcs to tarnish the century-old glory of our Snidi Royal City!"

Chief of Staff Tannen Bloom arrived on horseback.

----

In fact, just now, Sanitieta's guess was correct. After receiving news of the Aiel Empire's invasion, Delai Luca stubbornly slammed his hand on the command table and shouted, "They're just the Cricket Orcs. They're not enough evidence. How can these barbaric creatures who don't understand tactics and weaponry break into Alice City? First, wipe out those traitors in the Imperial Palace. After retaking Alice City, it won't be too late to counterattack those ignorant Orcs!"

All the officers present looked troubled, and most of them turned to look at Chief of Staff Bloom.

Bloom: "My lord, the orcs are not what you say. They are the worship of the God of War and have been a huge threat to our border for hundreds of years! Moreover, we have a large number of troops stationed outside the city. We must move them into the city before the orcs reach the city. Our troops should immediately go to the outer walls to provide support instead of staying in the inner city!"

At this point, Delai Luca still refused to give in, completely ignoring the changing atmosphere, and shouted, "Nonsense! If we wait until we're done defeating the Aiel Empire, it will probably take more than a month. By then, the royal treasury will have been emptied, and the eldest prince could have taken the opportunity to ascend the throne dozens of times. We would have no chance at all! Right now, I am the supreme commander of the army! I order you to mobilize the troops immediately and take down Rusalka's army!"

"Then, sir, please forgive me for my apologies! Come! Tie up the commander!"

Following his order, most of the officers around him stood up. These were the ones who had cast their eyes on him from the beginning, and they were also the ones who knew who they had to listen to in order to survive on this battlefield.

The remaining few who were in awe of the De Lai family, so those who were still sitting there hesitantly took a look at the situation around them, and then stood up one after another in embarrassment.

"You...you want to rebel?! Our Delai family will tear you into pieces! Ugh!"

Several generals stepped forward quickly, shouted "Excuse me" and then subdued Deleluka. They tied him up and stuffed cloth into his mouth.

"That's better than becoming a captive of the orcs and a meal for everyone. Don't worry, sir. I won't hurt you. Please calm down. After this battle, I will be at your disposal. Take me to the warehouse."

A set of sacks filled with peanuts on the side, all done in one go.

"Well, now that Commander Luca is unwell, I will be temporarily in charge of military affairs. Who agrees? Who disagrees? Very good! Then call a pair of scout cavalry over and take me to the inner city of the imperial palace!"

----

The problem of defending the four city walls has been solved temporarily.

But this is not about dividing the cake. The mission is accomplished if everyone eats a piece. We cannot relax now. If external troubles cannot be solved, internal troubles must be eradicated first!

"Hey, those elves, listen carefully, if you don't want to die, pick up your weapons and follow me!"

"You clearly killed our instructor! You are a bad person among humans. You want to cut off our ears and sacrifice them to the Supreme Lord of Arcane! You have killed many of our compatriots. The plants have told us that we will not follow you. Don't try to control us! We would rather die than surrender!"

Rusalka, the red-named figure who had indeed been marked by the ranger, flew into a rage. "Where's the racial prejudice coming from?! Do you think we humans are the same as those barbaric orcs next door who eat human flesh raw and hold unrestrained meetings every day?"

Phoenix narrowed her eyes and looked at Rusalka: I have an opinion!

Some emotionally fragile elves cried and said, "You still have poisons that can poison our compatriots! You must have those cruel slave-hunting teams under your command!"

Rushaka laughed: "I wish there was such a thing, hehe." It's really abominable to think like this, they used to be able to catch Pokémon, how come they were all cleared out by Boss Za!

Cough!

"Nonsense! I advocate for racial equality. I'm not racist. I have elf friends too!" Rusalka pointed to the door. "That elf wizard just now was one of my subordinates. The poison you were talking about was also made by one of my elf archers. She called you nihils, but no, she's not guilty of attacking you!"

The elf had good hearing: "She just said she was being controlled!"

Damn it, Alice!

Rusalka was furious and yelled, "There's unlimited cream cake in my barracks! Kill enemies and redeem them! If you don't obey, I'll treat you to dragon fruit, and then you can fly kites. Come on, and I'll forgive you!"

"What is kite flying?"

"Is there really any cream cake to eat?"

"Will you agree to let us return to the forest later?"

"You, you really won't cut off our ears and give them to the Supreme Lord of Arcana?"

"Can I lead a human team?"

"Can we take our comrade's body home?"

"Will the Grand Mage allow them to return to Elune's kingdom?"

"Is the bed down or straw?"

"Will I get pregnant if I have contact with humans?"

The elves asked in unison, their chatter so loud that Rusalka felt like there were thousands of Alijie and Shana speaking at the same time. Overwhelmed, she could only shout, "Yes! Yes! No, I won't get pregnant!"

"Anyway, I swear in the name of the Supreme Mage that everything you say can be discussed, and I promise not to kill you or abuse you. As long as you obey and help kill the orcs, I will feed and clothe you. One last question, will you come? I'll let those two elves lead the team, so you won't be considered to have surrendered to humans. Is that all right?"

The elves discussed it and said, "Well, we'd like to ask, where did those two elves in your team come from?"

Rusalka's classic nonsense was out of control. She couldn't possibly claim to have captured them herself: "Those two are pure-blooded elves, born and raised beneath the roots of the World Tree! The kind not bound by a contract!"

Unexpectedly, the doubts disappeared instantly and the proposal was passed unanimously.

Rusalka recruited [Elf Archer] x12

[Elf Mage] x1

[Elf Druid] x3

[Injured Elf] x6

No, brother, does this make sense?

Before, Rusalka was very curious about how the ancient elves became extinct, and now he is very curious about how this group of elves have survived to this day without becoming extinct.

Chapter 307 Yuyu, Chaos and Hunger

The elf issue was resolved, but the situation still didn't improve.

Sani Tower: (All we have left now are four shattered outer walls and a devastated military camp. We don't know how much supplies we can salvage from the city before the enemy enters. Fortunately, we still have two intact mage towers. Given enough time and manpower, it might be possible to reconstruct the barrier circuit. So, rebuilding the barrier circuit isn't likely to happen.)

Rusalka: (It's okay. We still have high anti-magic walls and crossbow defenses.)

Sani Iron Tower: (Oh, those things were already dismantled during the previous siege. After distributing the city defense supplies to other city walls, there aren't many left. And heavy weapons like crossbows can't be brought in. So if the city walls are breached, we might not even have a chance to escape from Mingyue City. We can only hope for street fighting.)

Rusalka was silent for a moment: (Spit out some ivory?)

Sanita: (At least we still have the great Rusalka!)

Rusalka could only smile: when the situation has reached the point where he needs to rely on himself, it seems a bit too bad - the last time there was such a war was when fighting dragons and demon lords. In that situation, a simple army had no way to deal with them.

But that was a boss fight, now it's a war.

What's more, there is still one last time bomb left on the field.

The scarlet runes flickered, and the goat-hoofed lady from hell walked out of the magic circle and looked at Rusalka.

"There are only two archpriests left in the church: Gluttony and the archpriest of the South Wall. Gluttony has always been indifferent, but there is a fundamental difference between him and me. I will follow that lord forever, even if it means following him to hell."

But the Seven Sins Agents were already dead, killed by their own leader.

Rusalka thought for a moment, tilted her head, and replied, "My condolences?"

A murderous red light flashed in the eyes of the Jade High Priest. He spread his palm, revealing a bright red crystal. A sickly smile graced his face. "If I activate this rune, the ritual in the city will be reversed, and everyone will perish together in the cycle of sin. Ah, great Agent, I will meet you again in Hell."

I'm super, yandere!

Rusalka: (Brother, there's a mine lady trying to blow us all away!)

Sanitita: (You, a legally illiterate person, just listen to her boasting. I've checked the magic line, and the best she can do is to detonate the ceremony in the palace.)

Rusalka immediately got angry and pointed her finger at her, mocking her: "Haha, I don't believe you, are you capable of..."

Sunny Tower: (At most, all of you nearby will be buried with them. Blowing up an entire city is simply ridiculous.)

Come on, brother, can you please stop breathing so hard when you talk?

"You're capable... This objective fact is something we can all see. So even though I don't fully believe it, I think there should still be room for discussion and cooperation between us. What do you think, beautiful lady?"

But Rusalka never liked to leave his fate to others. While saying this, he secretly put his hands behind his back and made a countdown gesture to Phoenix. When he counted to "1", Phoenix's body rushed directly into the black fog.

Rusalka's finger suddenly shot out three dark green rays, directly pushing the crystal in her hand dozens of meters away!

Phoenix emerged from the black fog and slashed at the crystal with a knife. The crystal turned into fragments on the ground and lost its magical fluctuations.

After this move, the field fell into silence again. Compared to the high priest, the most surprised person was Yanar. At this moment, he had no idea what to say, and he also hammered down the golden hammer in his hand.

Seeing that those believers seemed to be going to fight to the death, Rusalka, who had no time left, chose the fastest way to pass!

He took out the key and released evil energy around him, shouting to all the Seven Sins believers present:

"In the name of the gods, I command you to retreat! I am the executor of the Seven Sins, Pygmalion's appointed successor! Now that he has passed away, he has entrusted the token and this power to me. It is I who will lead the church to continue our mission to fight against demons! Use the power of the Seven Sins to punish the sins of the world!"

"My first order is for all of you to join me in resisting the invasion of the El Empire, inherit his will, and protect the seal of this key. Now, I am the new Archbishop of the Church of the Seven Sins! If anyone disagrees, stand up and challenge my position!"

Everyone present was stunned by the power used by Rusalka. It was indeed the ultimate power of the devil - evil energy.

Well, although the Archbishop's Agent of the Seven Sins didn't seem to have used fel energy in front of anyone, there was no other explanation for the Paladin's ability to use fel energy, except that he inherited it from the Agent.

High Priest Seyu murmured, "Are you really the one he chose?"

Rusalka: "How can my power be fake?"

"Hehe...hahaha...so that's how it is. You are his wish! I...spent hundreds of years by his side, yet he never told me of your existence. Now you're saying goodbye to me in this way. How cruel."