As a villain, I really don't want to be pursued by the heroine.

Snacks? When will I...?

Roy suddenly thought of the [Wizard] Sal.

Wow, no wonder that guy was killed instantly after his first move, it turns out he became food for the phoenix!

The girl raised her fingertips and placed them on his forehead.

The next moment, Roy felt a surge of heat deep in his soul, as if a huge force had finally broken free from the shackles.

"Do your best and don't die."

As soon as the words fell, the girl's shadow disappeared completely.

When Roy came to his senses, it was already dawn.

[Phoenix's Blessing]:

[Soul Strengthening]: Your soul is greatly strengthened

[Unquenchable Fire]: Burns vitality, forcibly unleashing the potential of the soul and bloodline. The closer one is to death, the stronger their physical, mental, and supernatural powers become. However, this also places a strain on both vitality and soul.

Not to mention the effect of soul strengthening, [Unquenchable Fire] comes at the right time!

Burn your vitality and risk everything on this.

This is a perfect match for [Iron Blood], who relies on life-and-death battles to improve his bloodline.

However, by doing this, I have really become a kryptonian warrior.

Roy smiled wryly and shook his head.

Whatever.

A double-edged sword is still a sword.

How could a gift from the gods not come with a price?

I have long been accustomed to the risk of near-death.

To achieve the future you want, you must use all the power you can.

Three days later, tens of thousands of troops from all over the border arrived at Jingfeng City.

If it weren't for the prince's unjust act of colluding with the cult and the demons, coupled with the prestige accumulated by the Andves family, it would have been impossible to unite the border nobles to such an extent in such a short period of time.

However, 20,000 troops are actually not enough against a garrison of 10,000 troops, most of whom are undead and do not need food supplies.

But considering that speed is of the essence in war, the demons may have a backup plan, so they can only act as soon as possible.

Before setting off, the silver-haired girl riding a silver wolf and wearing a coat gave an impassioned speech on the top of the castle.

The cold and arrogant girl is worthy of the name "Ice Rose". This time, she goes on an expedition with righteousness and attracts the support of thousands of people.

But when she stepped off the stage and met with Roy in the corridor of the castle, she no longer had the decisiveness she had just now.

Jon Snow hesitated and said, "Are you sure you want to come? This battle is very dangerous."

Roy's company was heartwarming, but facing such a dangerous situation was far beyond the bounds of an apprentice's duty.

In response, Roy pretended to be aggrieved and said, "It was Mr. Snow who told me not to leave and to stay with you until the end."

"Question! When did I ever say something so inappropriate?" Jon Snow's eyebrows twitched, somewhat puzzled. "Warning: Don't fool the teacher!"

"I didn't lie. That's what Mr. Snow said in my dream that day."

In a dream?

daydream?

My sleep talking was heard?!

Jon Snow's pupils trembled, and even though she tried her best to keep a cool face, the faint blush on her cheeks betrayed her shame and embarrassment.

"As an apprentice, it's okay to fulfill my mentor's little wish, right?" Roy smiled slightly, and said lightly but firmly: "Let's take back Mr. Jon Snow's home together."

"......Um."

After a slight distraction, the girl was no longer uneasy, but curled the corners of her lips and nodded vigorously.

The wind and snow continue, the suffering remains, and the unfair fate has not changed at all.

But this time, she was no longer alone to face the endless cruel cold night.

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"They're coming."

In the Lord's Hall of Snow Wind Castle, the prince had disheveled hair, gloomy eyes, and looked much more haggard.

"Can you really stop them?"

The Undead General stared at the snow outside the window and said calmly, "Your Highness, rest assured. I have already prepared a backup plan."

Winter lowered his head.

No matter what the other party said, he could only grit his teeth and believe it at this moment.

Glancing at the miserable appearance of the imperial prince, the Undead General sneered in his heart.

He has made a backup plan.

However, it is not a backup plan to serve the human empire.

The Undead General looked at the towering light gray wall in the distance.

[Desperate Line] was a barrier that had prevented the demons from crossing for hundreds of years, and it also symbolized the shame of the demons' tragic defeat.

Without the cultists' summoning technique, the demon army would never be able to take a single step into the city wall.

But soon, all this will become history.

Chapter 112: Roy, where have you been?!

There were corpses everywhere on the high walls.

The soldiers who were stationed on the defense line for the human race and guarding against the demon world never expected that an enemy would attack from behind the defense line.

After occupying the [Desperate Line], a group of undead successfully reached the center of the [Desperate Line] barrier hidden deep underground.

Of course, destroying the elaborate barrier set up by the great magician was no easy task, but simply weakening its power and creating a hole in the barrier was not impossible.

Although it is only a section of a long line of defense, it is enough.

Several pitch-black liches chanted together, releasing a cold power that infects the center of the complex barrier.

At the same time, outside the defense line, in the wind and snow.

Corpse dragons roared, liches ran rampant, and thousands of undead slowly rose from the ice and snow, forming a mighty undead army, marching towards the [Line of Despair].

Countless undead skeletons gathered together to outline a lich in a pale robe with a half-cold body.

A dark blue eye slowly opened, the witch raised her head and smiled hoarsely.

"Unexpectedly, the plan went so much more smoothly than expected."

She held her bony palm and sighed grimly.

"Unfortunately, we can only project one projection."

"Karstark Andrews, it's a shame I can't personally razed your homeland."

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Snow Wind Castle.

Under the fluttering snow, an army of 20,000 from the border of the empire surrounded the castle, and the edelweiss flags symbolizing the Andvis family fluttered everywhere.

Faced with the treacherous royal family and the demons who are the enemy of mankind, every warrior is filled with indignation, with a fire in their eyes that even heavy snow cannot extinguish.

In contrast, the skeletons, corpses, and liches in the castle were entrenched on top of the city walls, staring coldly at the ground below, like emotionless killing machines.

Once upon a time, the founding empress and the border grand duke walked side by side and fought hand in hand, creating the most legendary story of monarch and minister in Vizzea.

Now, the silver-haired prince and the duke's daughter looked at each other from afar, but all that was left was coldness and ruthlessness.

The silver-haired girl rode a silver wolf, passed the army, and faced the wind and snow. She said coldly and arrogantly, "Winter Rose, you betrayed the eternal promise made by the first empress, invaded Snow Wind Castle, and colluded with the demons and the cult. You betrayed the righteousness of the human race and deserved death."

"Today, as a member of the Andvis family, I come to retake Snowwind Castle and eradicate this treacherous and shameless human rebel!"

After the cold shout, there was the murderous shouting of thousands of soldiers.

"Defeat Winter and eradicate the rebels!"

"Defeat Winter and eradicate the rebels!"

"Royal trash, shameless bastard, running dog of the demon clan, clean your neck and wait! Once Snowwind Castle is captured, I will capture you and bring you to be a dog for my Jon Snow! Oh no, people like you are not even worthy of being a dog, you can only be a beast!" [Mrs. Bear] raised an axe, rode a brown bear, and cursed loudly.

Winter's face turned pale.

For the first time in his life, the noble prince suffered the beautiful trash talk of the imperial fierce woman and could no longer maintain his usual demeanor.

"I'm a traitor? What a joke!"

"Humanity's justice? Bullshit!"

"I am Winter Rose, the prince of the Winter Empire! My will, the will of the royal family, is the righteousness you should abide by!"

"Dare to follow Jon Snow Andrews and be killed without mercy! Pay the price for your stupidity!"

A cold wind blew past, and the next moment, swords were unsheathed and arrows were flying.

Years of resentment between the border and the royal family finally turned into war at this moment.

Above the castle, arrows rained down and spells fell, while under the city gate, ghostly undead spirits that had been lying in ambush rose up.

The Winter Guard, clad in heavy armor, rode on a giant brown bear, like a moving fortress. They withstood the rain of arrows and spells, crushed the fragile skeleton soldiers, and reached the city gate.

However, the undead warriors holding huge swords fell one after another and fought with the brave Iron Guards.

The battle between the two was like a bloody and brutal storm, making it impossible for ordinary soldiers to get close.

The same tragic and stalemate scene was unfolding at the four major city gates in the east, south, west and north.

The battle lasted a whole day until sunset. After leaving behind thousands of corpses, the coalition forces of the border nobles were ultimately unable to reach the city wall.

In the conference room at night.

The silver-haired prince drank the expensive wine from the bottle, threw it away, and stared out the window at the campfire in the distance with bloodshot eyes, looking drunkenly and smiling decadently.

"With only 20,000 people, you can't take Snowwind Castle!"

"Idiot! The longer you delay, the better it will be for me! Mother's reinforcements will kill you all! The Demon General's backup will kill you all! I can defend this city until I die!"

The battle to capture the city is a test of the patience of both sides.

However, the real threat has already crushed Winter's nerves.

Whether it was reinforcements from the capital or the backup plan that Intalon had mentioned, none of these were in sight.

The empire's borders are vast.

Ever since the news of his collusion with the demons spread, he has been regarded as an enemy by all the border nobles. Even if he wanted to escape, he couldn't, not to mention that Snow Wind Castle was now surrounded by heavy troops.

Even if he won, he would have no chance of becoming emperor because of the huge chaos he had caused.

But he was unwilling to accept this reality.

"General! Look at those trash, those rebels! As long as you take action, you can definitely kill them all, right?! After you put down their rebellion and kidnap Jon Snow Andrews, you must come to my wedding..."

The fire in the Undead General's eyes sank, he glanced at Winter and ignored him.

Who would have thought that in just twenty years, the royal family of the human empire would have fallen to this point and cultivated such a waste.

No matter how the demons looked down on humans, the Undead General never underestimated their power.

Fortunately, the enemy's number of soldiers was too insufficient for a siege.

In terms of high-end combat power, the numbers are equal, but my own abilities clearly have the advantage...

Especially since Jon Snow Andrews is in a high position, it is not convenient for him to take risks easily.

If something happens to her, the border nobility will naturally collapse.

This has resulted in the border nobles' high-end combat capabilities being even more stretched.

Thinking about it now, the Undead General felt that getting rid of Roy was the right choice.