If one had to describe the Cursed Legion in one word, it would be "strong".

In two words, it is "very strong".

In the game, these are a group of monsters with overflowing data, the incarnation of the Fengling Yueying Sect, and the passing of evil soldiers.

But who would have thought that there would be such a march of the dead in reality? The offensive of the Demon King's army came to an abrupt halt and reached a stalemate. Louis slowly landed on the wall of the Birch Forest Fortress and said in a deep voice: "Who is the general in charge of this side?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a legend stepped forward.

"Grimmore, the leader of the First Border Guard of the Birch Forest Fortress, greets the great Lord Louis."

Louis: ...

Oh no, are outsiders so boastful when they see him now? He recalled the time when he saw the legendary dragon a few years ago, and his heart and eyes almost jumped out.

But now the legendary warrior knelt on one knee before him, respectfully addressing him as His Majesty.

You know what, it’s quite refreshing.

"This is not the main force. What happened to your defensive formation? Why did it break?"

Louis didn't think too much about it and asked Greenmore directly.

A trace of fear flashed in Greenmore's eyes, and he lowered his head and said, "We... don't know."

"have no idea?"

"The defensive formation should have been impregnable, and even ordinary demigods would have found it difficult to break through. But the moment we fought with the demigod, it only lasted a few breaths before the barrier was broken."

Louis: ??? This... is quite amazing.

Although the demigods in this world are extremely powerful, it does not mean that ordinary cities have no means to deal with them.

Especially those more important big cities are basically equipped with city-level protection barriers based on wizard towers.

Although the amount of energy consumed in a short period of time is astronomical, the effect is also significant.

This is one of the very few barriers in this world that can resist the destruction of demigods, and it is a method that only big countries can use.

As a key location on the border, the Birch Forest Fortress naturally has this thing.

But it was breached in a very short time.

This is quite outrageous.

In theory, this barrier can only be created by hard grinding.

Unless you deal enough damage to consume all the energy stored in the Mage Tower, it will not break easily.

Although Louis didn't know how strong the barrier of the Birch Forest Fortress was, the barrier at the Enser border was so strong that even if Louis wanted to break it instantly, it would probably take him a few breaths.

Can the Demon King's army be so strong?

Louis was skeptical.

If it were really that easy, there would be no point for the Rockxi Empire to resist.

The strong one is Herme, a monster that was born after the four gods infused puffs with evil power.

But this does not mean that other dungeon monsters have the same treatment.

God-level output? Impossible.

The Demon King's army has never been known for its individual strength, but rather for its overwhelming numbers.

Thinking of this, Louis looked at Greenmore and said, "Did you see what that demigod looked like?"

Grimmore described the appearance of the demigod.

He narrowed his eyes.

Something is not right.

This demigod was not a cadre of the Demon King's army that Louis knew about.

There are four major cadres under the Demon King.

Earlier there were five in total.

The Queen of Thorns.

Doom.

Furious Ape King.

Skeleton King.

The dragon of disaster.

But that was a hundred years ago.

The Queen of Thorns was chopped down by the Brave Max before she became a demigod.

The Doom Slayer died from Lumi's long-range sniper attack.

The Furious Ape King was quietly killed by my mother-in-law 20 years after she and her companions failed in their expedition against Hermo.

Skeleton King was also once a high-level demigod, but he participated in the Battle of Black Sun and followed Helmer to try to attack Unther.

— and was killed by the aftermath of the battle between the enraged Emperor and Hermo.

In other words, there were not only not five of the four major cadres, but they were later beaten down to only one left.

However, the four major cadres have been completed in recent years.

The Demon King's army recruited a former Eternal Blade from somewhere, gained the power of the Doom Slayer, and was promoted to the Destruction Blade.

The power of the Skeleton King was obtained by the strongest King of the Living Dead who was escaping from pursuit at that time, and he named himself the King of Fire.

The corpse of the Queen of Painful Thorns was used as nutrients to hatch a different monster, the extremely poisonous Scarlet Queen.

The new four major cadres are much stronger than before.

After all, when Herme became powerful, the dungeon turned into a devil's den.

The four major cadres also had time to develop.

But there is no demigod like the one Grimmore mentioned.

Could it be jealousy? Louis raised an eyebrow.

OK, OK.

If it's really jealousy, then it's really... great.

He still has a score to settle with the other party.

If it was him, then Louis would probably understand why the defense of the Birch Forest Fortress was as weak as paper.

It's not because Envy is so strong, but because he is best at attacking his opponents from the inside.

Attacks on the soul are truly hard to defend against.

Not to mention that this is a fortress without demigod guards. Even if there are demigods, it would be easy to be tricked.

Strong walls are often breached from within.

And jealousy is an expert at this.

Louis actually found it very strange.

Judging from the time trajectory of Jealousy, his disguised identity as the mermaid princess Ellihild is actually very doubtful.

First of all, when she is weak, it is unlikely that the Sin of Envy will disguise herself as Elhilid.

After all, the mermaid princess is quite powerful. Although she is not legendary, she has the power of a model peak.

I've been the mermaid general Tim's thing for many years. I've played with it over and over again and thrown it away again. I don't even know how many mermaid eggs he has secretly collected.

Judging from this point of view, jealousy must have come later.

Then the problem arises. There are clear bloodline echelons within the Mermaid Empire, and there is even an obvious gap between mermaids and mermen.

Unlike humans, it is very difficult for non-humans to integrate into the Mermaid Empire quietly.

Thinking back carefully, the theft of the Wrathful King's body was also fraught with doubts.

To be honest, there is a terrifying detail hidden in it.

That is, whether it is the Mermaid Princess or the Wrathful King, there are very few people who can stand beside them and have direct contact with each other for a long time.

...and each of them is not weak, and may even be stronger than the Little Mermaid and the Wrathful King.

Typically, there are no weak people around Louis and Beatrice.

It even hides some shocking explosive methods.

The core of the new generation of various forces are surrounded by the core of the empire that has already developed.

This is reality.

So how could a weak Jealousy, when he was so weak, kill the core of a top force and rise to the top?

If Ellihild herself had problems, that would be understandable.

For example, Elhilhilde herself is the backup of the Church of the Abyss, and she is even a member of the Church of the Abyss.

The other party will complete the personnel replacement silently, and the Abyss Church only needs to make its own judgment.

It's not impossible.

There are many creatures with abnormal brains in the Church of the Abyss.

Many behaviors that are incomprehensible to ordinary people seem so reasonable to them.

Even among their own people, a high proportion of believers died due to conspiracy among themselves.

When dealing with many things, he will even spare no expense, and he is fearless as long as he can drag all parties into the water.

It can be said that it is a gathering place for a group of anti-SH people.

——And due to the high concentration, the internal situation will continue to deteriorate.

Choosing to die in order to drag the whole world down with them is something they are really capable of doing.

For example, those who used to live quietly in the core circles of major forces voluntarily sacrificed their lives to be devoured by the great sin of jealousy, and then used this opportunity to get close to the core members of various forces and complete further annexation.

If this is the case, then the mermaid princess Ellihild and the elite trolls serving the dying Wrathful King are probably all members of the Church of the Abyss.

Only in this way can they easily send jealousy over and make up for the weakest part of jealousy.

The troll's strong body, the mermaid's magic, the sword master's martial arts, plus his own strong spiritual power...

It can be said that under normal circumstances, relying solely on the power of the great sin of greed, Louis might not be as perfect as him.

But Louis was doubly guilty of greed from the very beginning.

Huoguo's Greedy Diary helped him make up for his shortcomings early on, and then he gained a lot from his own experience, and unknowingly surpassed Jealousy's almost perfect completion.

"It won't be long. As long as we are still on this battlefield, you and I will meet again."

Louis had an undisguised murderous look on his face.

He's going to die of jealousy.

No one can stop it.

Kill Jealousy, and the next one is Hermo.

"Organize the troops and rebuild the protective array. The protective personnel are not allowed to leave first. Wait for your main force to come to support."

Greenmore was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what this meant.

If it wasn't because of the strong external force, but was disintegrated from within...

As long as we find the source, we can actually fight against the enemy, instead of destroying their morale like it is now.

Louis frowned.

He cleared out the Birch Forest Fortress where problems first occurred, but had no intention of staying to garrison there.

He finally understood why Bart Gene thought that Roxy could only hold out for half a month without help.

I'm afraid Bart has already taken this variable into account.

"What a smiling tiger man."

Louis couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Bart must have anticipated this and determined that jealousy, the great sin, would be the most important factor in breaking through the border.

Why is that?

Louis thought to himself that it was probably because the Roshis, who only had the protection of their hearts by their own God, were targeted by the great sin of jealousy.

That night, reinforcements from the Church of the God of Glory and Justice arrived at the scene.

Louis looked at Grace walking towards her resting place, nodded and said:

“You’re here.”

"Lord Louis." Grace nodded.

At this time he no longer called Louis Mr. Caesar.

After all, that's what she calls him in private.

Maybe he also took into consideration the fact that Louis did not want to reveal his identity as a Holy Land adventurer.

But to be honest.

At Louis’ current level, it doesn’t matter whether he hides that identity or not.

He alone can defeat the entire Adventurer's Guild.

Actually, the Adventurer's Guild's foundation was much shallower than he had imagined.

At least when Alice had a choice, she quickly took away the resources he needed from MapleStory.

As for the rest...it doesn't matter whether you want it or not.

All we can say is that MapleStory’s resources are abundant, but for a force that is already at the top, the richness also depends on comparison.

What's more, mercenary forces cannot directly occupy regional output like national forces.

It’s not that they don’t want to, but they don’t have the ability.

It is really too difficult for adventurers to manage the country.

The construction of the echelons from top to bottom cannot be handled simply by force.

Unless you play with the will of the hive, it is really difficult to expect to lock down the desires of the group with individuals.

The human heart is something that even a demigod cannot control.

“Grace, among the priests you brought here this time, how many are good at mental protection or pollution shielding?”

Grace tilted her head, thought for a moment and said, "Basically, this is the case more or less."

Louis nodded.

That's right.

Bart Gene wanted to pull the church system over in order to take advantage of the natural advantages of church members.

Most members of the church derive their magic from gods.

Some characteristics of divine arts do make it easier to prevent mental interference from the great sin of jealousy than ordinary mages.

It's just like how Louis wanted to kill Jealousy and specifically thought of bringing a group of necromancers over.

In fact, although he came here directly, the necromancer groups of the East and West Monai Kingdoms had already quietly arrived before him.

They carry special expectations.

That was the premise for Louis to take the initiative to lead the formation of a team to fight against the universe snake.

That's right, let the Necromancer send the Sin of Envy on its way.

When it comes to destroying souls, there are few better than the Necromancers.

As for soul protection and pollution purification, priests are indeed better at it.

Even if there is no way to directly protect against the pollution of jealousy, it can at least allow the Roxy people to detect who is affected.

In this way, even if there is someone inside who is spiritually corrupt, at least the rotten "pieces of flesh" can be discovered in time and removed early.

"Grace, I need to talk to your leader this time."

The leader of the Church of the God of Glory and Justice this time is not Grace, the candidate for saint, but a top cardinal who was specially sent from the neighboring country to serve in this battle.

His name was Savaran, a name Louis had heard of before.

It is called the "Hammer of Glory".

He is a top veteran who specializes in combat, holding a holy book in one hand and a war hammer in the other.

Grace looked at him curiously and said, "Lord Louis, do you want us to mobilize personnel and follow you to support other cities?"

Louis was stunned for a moment, and then he said strangely: "I really hope that you will only leave some core members here, and then rush to the next area with me."

"Okay, I'll help you then." Grace nodded seriously, blinked and said, "God will understand me too."

There was something inexplicably playful about her words when she said them.

Louis felt even weirder.

Grace didn't even ask why he wanted the glorious pastor to give up supporting this place? Wasn't he really afraid that he would lead them into a deep pit?

(End of this chapter)