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Chapter 775: Ghost Soldier
"set off!"

Following Hudson's order, the fleet slowly left the port. Looking around, thousands of sails were flying in unison.

The Koslow family attached great importance to sea power, but the mainstream of this era was still continental strategy, and most of the family resources still flowed to the army.

This huge fleet before them consisted of 80% of the Alpha Empire's ocean-going ships. Even the fleet that had fled here after the fall of the Hessian Kingdom was "invited" to join the team.

Embarking on the sea expedition, the soldiers remained very calm.

In order to ensure the smooth completion of this expedition, the expeditionary force conducted a sea march between the Snow Moon Principality and the Mountain Territory.

This was the first time that the continental race launched an attack on the Kingdom of God. The human marshal Hudson, who led the expedition, attracted attention from all sides from the very beginning.

While the outside world focused its attention on the fleet, a ghost fleet quietly sailed out of the foggy sea and served as the vanguard of the expeditionary force.

The unknown is the most terrifying enemy.

Pathfinders are best suited for immortal ghosts. Let these undead creatures fight against the evil spirits to see who is more evil.

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The Kingdom of Destiny.

"The strategic materials have been stockpiled, and it is time to launch a full-scale offensive.

Dear Lord Seyouwu, you have been in the continent of Aslant for the longest time and have the deepest understanding of the human race.

What are your thoughts on the upcoming battle?"

The spherical monster that looked like a king on the throne asked.

“Your Majesty, the Aslant continent is now ruled by the human race, and the enemy we are facing is a powerful human empire.

Everyone has experienced the previous battles.

The individual combat effectiveness of the human race is not as good as that of our holy race, but they are extremely good at coordinated combat. After forming an army, their combat effectiveness immediately increases.

Those who are fighting with us now are just some ordinary human generals.

There is also a special existence in the Alpha Empire. This person is not only a master of military strategy, but also the strongest person in the continent.

After breaking through Kaifeng, I had a fight with this guy and suffered a great loss.

If the situation drags on for too long, with this person taking over as head coach, the Saints will have to pay a heavy price to win.

There is unrest in the Holy Realm, and we cannot afford to lose too much military strength here!"

Saiyou replied slightly embarrassedly.

The last time they fought, it was all his black history.

All the subordinates he brought with him to cause trouble were left on the battlefield, and he himself lost half of his body.

Fortunately, the situation of the saints is special. They don’t have any physical form. After reaching adulthood, they will choose to live in the bodies of other life forms. If their body becomes disabled, they can just replace it with another one.

These embarrassing things must not be described in detail, otherwise he would become a laughing stock.

As one of the strongest men in the Saint Clan, Seyouu also has to save face in front of the younger generations.

"Great Honored One, this is just a material plane, how could there be..."

Halfway through his words, the seven-clawed monster had already started to imagine: the long-term seal had caused Seyouu's strength to be greatly reduced, and he was taken advantage of by Hudson.

"This world was the birthplace of gods. It is not the ordinary material plane you imagine. Although the gods have fallen, the level of the world has not been reduced.

The limit of power that can be accommodated is not lower than that of the Holy Realm, and may even be higher.

Our previous understanding of the material plane is not applicable here. There are many terrifying beings living in the Aslant continent alone.

The strongest among them is comparable to the top strong ones of the Saint Clan.

It is said that there is a Dragon Island overseas, where tens of thousands of dragons live. No one knows how many antiques there are.

From the intelligence we have gathered, the gods of this world have not truly fallen, and their reincarnated bodies have begun to become active."

Saiyouwu shook his head and said.

The "prison" was not made in vain. The long years of being sealed have wiped out Seyou's arrogance.

The Holy Clan Great Master, who used to have a bad temper, has now become cautious.

“What the Great Master said is correct. The level of this world is indeed very high, but they have just experienced a reincarnation and are at their weakest stage.

Pass the order down..."

Before the order could be issued, it was interrupted by the sound of fighting outside.

"Your Majesty, the enemy...the enemy...is attacking the camp at night!"

The news brought by the guards made the Saint King very angry. He immediately waved his sleeves and took the Saint Clan leaders out to check.

"Where did the ghost come from?"

Before I could resolve the doubts in my mind, I heard a series of continuous explosions.

The holy soldiers who participated in the siege were caught off guard and suffered heavy losses in an instant.

"Catch him alive!"

With his mind full of confusion, the Saint King hurriedly gave the order.

Generally speaking, this kind of collective suicide attack will only occur when one side is pushed into a desperate situation.

The holy army has come from afar, and the only enemies they have provoked so far are humans and orcs.

This was the first time they encountered a dark race called ghosts.

Coming here to fight them for no reason, it seems like there is conspiracy no matter how you look at it.

These self-destructing ghosts in front of us are obviously dead soldiers.

What puzzled him was that precious chess pieces like the Death Soldiers were always used at critical moments. Who would be willing to use them as cannon fodder?

Even if it could cause trouble to the Holy Army, it would not be worth it.

The cost of training death squads is much higher than that of ordinary troops.

After all, it was still a step too late. When the strong men of the Saint Clan took action, the suicide attack had already ended.

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground and listening to the wailing of the soldiers, the face of the Holy King turned ashen.

For the Saint Clan, they could bear the loss just now, but this kind of loss where they didn't even know who the enemy was was unbearable.

"Who is on duty today, and why did they let the enemy sneak in?"

The angry question from the Saint King frightened all the Saint generals.

They knew their king's methods very well. If something like this happened, someone would definitely be in trouble.

"Your Majesty, Barel is in charge of the night watch tonight.

In the battle just now, he was unfortunately killed!

In addition to Barel, several other generals on duty also died in the battle."

A Saint general replied nervously.

Only the dead saints can bear this kind of responsibility.

Even if Barel had not died in battle just now, he must be "killed in battle" now.

Among the holy clan, only blood can wash away the shame of failure!

"Humph!"

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and collect the bodies and treat the wounded!"

As soon as the Holy King gave the order, explosions were heard again in the rear camp.

Obviously, the enemy's suicide attacks are not over yet.

They had just launched a surprise attack on the central army camp, and then turned around and ran to the rear camp to cause trouble.

The sudden change made the originally angry Holy King calm down all of a sudden.

The enemy is definitely not spending so much money just for a sneak attack.

"Pass the order down, the entire army is on high alert, beware of the enemy's sneak attack again!"

While giving the order, the Holy King had already started to make plans.

The Saint Clan has only two enemies on the mainland.

Over the past few decades, the remaining orcs have been ravaged by the Alpha Empire and are now almost extinct.

The remaining small fry could only survive in the cracks. They did not have enough strength to plan such a large-scale operation.

It is very difficult for humans to manipulate ghosts to work for them, but now the only one who has the motivation to take action against them is the Alpha Empire.

After reaching the conclusion, a mocking smile appeared on the Saint King's lips.

What the hell is the number one general on the continent? He is clearly a straw bag!
Using the ghost soldiers as cannon fodder would not be worth it, even if it could cause them heavy losses.

Even if it must be used, we have to wait until the critical moment of the war before sending it out to cause trouble!
Soon the smile on his face disappeared.

After the rear camp was attacked, the camp on the left wing was attacked by ghosts again.

It seemed like there were endless ghosts appearing and disappearing, constantly wreaking havoc in the camp.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's target is most likely the teleportation array and the plane channel!"

Saiyouwu opened his mouth to remind.

Although we don't know where these ghost soldiers came from, there must be a reason for such a big move.

The enemy is willing to pay such a price, and only teleportation arrays and plane channels have strategic value that matches it.

"Let's go and guard it ourselves!"

The Saint King immediately gave the order.

The teleportation array is related to the safety of hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line, and the plane channel is related to the fate of the entire holy clan.

The Holy Clan spent a huge amount of money on this invasion.

Just to build the teleportation magic circle, the clan’s related material inventory was emptied, and they also spent a lot of money to purchase a batch from neighbors.

The amount of other strategic materials consumed is countless.

The current Kingdom of Destiny is now a large warehouse, gathering more than 80% of the assets of the Holy Royal Court.

In addition to strategic materials, they mobilized half of the tribe's troops.

Half of them were fighting in the eastern theater on the mainland, and half were stationed in the Kingdom of God, waiting to be reinforced.

According to the plan, as long as the two armies merge, they can launch a full-scale attack on the human race.

Once they have gained a foothold on the prairie and are able to accommodate a large number of troops, they can invite other Saint nations to join them and jointly launch this invasion.

The group hurried forward, not noticing that their movements were being watched by the eyes in the sky.

"Nothing happened, did it?"

The Saint Clan's Wang Chong asked the guard.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. This place is heavily guarded, and there are many venerables in the clan. Not even a fly can fly in!"

After hearing the definite answer, the Holy King felt relieved.

If nothing unexpected happens, it means the enemy has not discovered this place.

Deep down in his heart, he secretly rejoiced: Fortunately, the teleportation array was placed near the plane channel, and he only needed to deploy heavy troops to guard it along the way.

……

"Let's go, today's mission is complete!"

Hudson said calmly.

If the law of fate had not gone a step further and was able to cover up all traces, he would not have risked sneaking in to investigate.

Facts have proved that the power of the law of destiny is indeed strong. Even a strong man of the third level of the Holy Domain cannot detect his whereabouts.

Deep down, Hudson's understanding of the world has improved.

Once entering this world, the fate of these invaders is subject to the rules of fate and is affected by it in every way.

These changes before our eyes seem to be the planning of gods, but who can guarantee that they are not part of the evolution of fate!
As long as we kill these invaders, they will become the nutrients for the growth of the world.

If the world consciousness possessed wisdom, it would certainly not miss this opportunity.

“Hudson, I found thirty-seven Saint Domain warriors in the enemy camp.

In the entire military camp, there are perhaps fifty or sixty powerful saints hidden, including some of the most powerful ones.

There are only thirty-four powerful Saint Realm warriors in your expeditionary army.

In the following showdown between the strong men, the little guy of level eight can only pay with his life.

What if the enemy doesn't care and directly attacks the expeditionary corps' ships? That scene..."

Bear Stearns said with an unscrupulous look on his face.

It seems that watching Hudson get humiliated is a very pleasant thing!

The entire continent was in chaos, and most of the human race's strong men were tied up on the battlefield. The ability to mobilize so many Saint Domain strong men to join the battle was the result of the coordination of the Human Race Alliance.

The Alpha Empire alone cannot mobilize so many powerful people when wars are going on all sides.

From this perspective, we should also thank the rapid collapse of the three kingdoms in the Central Continent.

The covenant of the Five Nations Alliance will not expire until next year, and before that, everyone is still an ally. After the situation in the three countries of the Central Continent deteriorated completely, the royal families of the three countries directly chose to go into exile in the Alpha Empire.

It was definitely the right choice. When faced with such a terrible situation, it would be a good idea to seek help from allies to restore the country.

As long as the Alpha Empire has dignity, it cannot end the alliance with them at this difficult moment. They must be supported until the restoration of the country is completed.

Of course, in return, the remaining armed forces of the three countries joined the Alpha Empire's combat camp, including the surviving strong men of the Sanctuary.

"Don't worry, the defensive magic arrays of these ships are quite good. They are not the fragile merchant ships you remember.

Even the magic crystal cannon has been modified and can accurately hit the target. You can tell from the caliber that it is not one of those small cannons used by the army.

If they really dare to come over, believe it or not, just one round of salvos would be enough to take away a few unlucky guys.

When the day breaks, you will know the power of these magic crystal cannons. I am afraid that even your bear skin will not be able to withstand a few hits!"

Hudson teased with a smile.

He has not spent these decades in vain.

There were no rash major political reforms, but innovations in military technology never stopped.

The nobles of the Alpha Empire were conservative and never included military technology.

In recent decades, both the Empire and the Snow Moon Principality have invested heavily in military research and development.

The power of the heavy artillery was beyond everyone's imagination. During the test firing, it directly razed an abandoned military fortress in the empire to the ground.

The eight magic crystal cannons on a large warship fired at the same time, with a power greater than many forbidden spells.

The only drawback is that it is too heavy. Even after many modifications, the weight still starts at thirty tons.

On this basis, the second-generation heavy artillery built weighs fifty tons.

These big guys are destined to have nothing to do with the army, so the navy can only play a role.

As the attack power increases, the defense capability can only be upgraded passively.

Fortunately, the Snow Moon Principality had a large number of magicians and abundant labor available, so they directly replicated the magic tower's defense formation.

On Hudson's flagship, not only were twelve giant magic crystal cannons deployed, but a magic tower was also built.

As a result, the ship's displacement jumped to 15,000 tons, making it the most powerful warship of the time.

The shipbuilding budget naturally increased. Building one of these behemoths is enough to build six 5,000-ton warships.

Traditional wooden warships can no longer meet the demand.

Following Hudson's advice, a thick layer of iron steel plate was added to the outside of the warship.

In order to ensure the smooth engraving of the magic circle, a variety of precious minerals including mithril were added to the steel plate.

It cost a total of six million gold coins to build this big guy, which is equivalent to one-sixth of the Alpha Empire's fiscal revenue.

Even if Hudson wants to continue, he should think twice in the face of the high cost.

According to the Navy, the construction cost of the next behemoth can be reduced by at least 1.5 million gold coins.

If a few more ships were built, the cost could be further reduced, but this still failed to convince the top leaders of the Snow Moon Principality.

Without building warships, six million gold coins would be enough to cover the daily expenses of the Principality's navy for four years.

Luxurious toys are enough to accompany the boss to be willful once. No one can stand tossing and turning every day.

If Hudson was not the leader, I guess there would have been a lot of scolding in the court.

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(End of this chapter)