Lakyus sent Tia and Tina to E-Rantel and other cities to suppress all the remaining rebellious nobles with bloody methods. Within a few days, they completely took over all the cities and villages in the southern part of the kingdom that had not been attacked. A few nobles, who refused to surrender, were quickly subdued by the joint forces of the Church of Destiny and the rebellion army. All members of their families were publicly beheaded.
At this point, no one in the kingdom dared to resist the authority of the rebellion army. Lakyus immediately ordered the remaining three major cities in the southern part of the Kingdom—E-Reble, E-Pespe, and E-Rantel—to be made into strongholds. All residents and supplies from the scattered towns and villages were relocated there, in preparation for a new massacre attack from the Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick.
Destiny City.
"She's changed."
Kael felt a touch of emotion after receiving the report from Enri in Destiny City. If it were the old Lakyus, she would never have done these things. It seems this time's Nazarick attack had a significant impact on her.
"Hmm~ Since she's asking for personnel to protect the city, Enri, you should go. We've also stayed in E-Rantel for some time, so I'm sure you can handle things there."
Kael mused for a moment, then instructed Enri who was standing below the royal staircase. After receiving the order, Enri quickly left the room.
Lakyus centralized all the kingdom's people in the three major cities to face Nazarick's attack, so ordinary combat power wouldn't be effective. Personnel capable of matching Level 100 Guardians had to be dispatched to lead. The five members of Blue Rose could now basically contend with Nazarick's Guardians. In a one-on-one fight, Lakyus could even gain an advantage.
However, there were only five of them. If they were placed in three cities, one city would only have one person guarding it, making their power a bit weak. Lakyus clearly understood this and made a request for assistance to the Slane Theocracy.
After all, the Theocracy had a sufficient amount of personnel. Even if Enri went to the kingdom, Leinas and Fluder were more than enough. Moreover, this arrangement was only temporary. After some time, the guards from Carne Village would be able to raise their levels to around Level 85, basically possessing combat power comparable to Level 100 players. At that time, the Church of Destiny's combat units would be incredibly abundant, and it wouldn't be a problem to restore the population distribution of the kingdom's nine major cities.
As for conquering Nazarick... destroying them shouldn't be a problem. But before that, Kael hoped to first unify the five human nations. Currently, the Dragon Kingdom and the Re-Estize Kingdom were completely under his control. After this incident, the Slane Theocracy was believed to not last much longer either.
"Baharuth Empire and the Roble Holy Kingdom..." Kael leaned back comfortably in his luxurious chair, looking up at the room's ceiling. His fingers gently tapped the armrest.
The Baharuth Empire was also attacked by Nazarick in this event. Even Emperor Jircniv was killed, but fortunately, Fluder and the others managed to retake the Imperial Capital and find the Emperor's corpse. Although his body was a bit ruined, it was very easy for Destiny City to revive him. Therefore, Jircniv was currently recuperating inside Destiny City.
He was a smart person. In the original work, after realizing the strength of Nazarick, he was even willing to completely surrender to the Sorcerer King to preserve the Empire. It's highly likely he wouldn't mind surrendering to himself now. From this perspective, the Baharuth Empire might be easier to deal with than the Slane Theocracy.
Finally, the Roble Holy Kingdom...
"The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick has been so suppressed by me that they haven't made a move against the Holy Kingdom yet. Without a powerful blow, it might be a bit troublesome to persuade those three women."
"Never mind, let's just give it a try."
Having made up his mind, Kael used communication magic to summon Leinas, gave her a task, and sent her to the Slane Theocracy.
At the same time, deep within the Slane Theocracy's cathedral, the twelve powerful individuals of the Theocracy were gathered. The atmosphere in the room was incredibly heavy. In the past, events that required a meeting of the council of priests were almost nonexistent. Yet, in the past few months, they couldn't count how many meetings they had held together.
The Administrator put down the report in his hand. He looked at the intelligence provider, Head Priest Raymond Zargan, who led the Six-Colored Scripture. "Is all of this true?"
"This is information provided by the Church of Destiny and confirmed after repeated investigations by the Sunlight Scripture, Windflower Scripture, and Astrological Senri."
Raymond said with a stiff expression. Thanks to Kael supporting the Theocracy, the number of personnel who had mastered teleportation magic had greatly increased, which had raised the efficiency of intelligence transmission. Therefore, the two Scriptures and Astrological Senri could quickly travel back and forth between the Kingdom and the Theocracy, reporting intelligence truthfully. The Administrator knew about this, so after hearing Raymond, his last shred of hope was extinguished.
"Nearly 3 million people?"
The Administrator sighed with a grim expression. Although the Theocracy had once planned to support the Baharuth Empire in conquering the Re-Estize Kingdom, that didn't mean the Theocracy hoped for the mass deaths of the kingdom's people. Because this would cause a weakening of the human race's great power.
"Everyone, now is not the time to think about the kingdom's situation."
The High Priest, sitting at the head, spoke. His old voice was filled with solemnity. "The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick can cause millions of deaths in one night, proving that its threat is greater than we imagined. According to the information, they are slaughtering the kingdom's people to perform magical rituals, creating a terrifying army of Undead. Our Theocracy's population is larger than the kingdom's, and it's hard to guarantee that we won't become their target. Unfortunately, even if we gather our people like the Re-Estize Kingdom, I'm afraid we can't guarantee safety in terms of manpower and combat power."
Upon hearing this, all the council members fell silent, their expressions becoming very complicated. When the High Priest brought up this topic, everyone had almost guessed his intention. The High Priest scanned the surroundings. Seeing that no one objected, he declared the final decision. "Let's vote now, on the survival plan we discussed before. I will vote first. My opinion is... agreed."