The torches in Ladislaus's camp were like stars in the universe, clearly visible miles away in the pitch-black wasteland.

Of course, Hannibal Barca doesn't need any light source to see an enemy on high alert.

With its extremely rich combat experience and unparalleled combat instincts, it is convinced that these enemies are indeed powerful enemies that can threaten the existence of the outpost.

And it must defend the outpost.

But it doesn't feel fear or worry about failure. In fact, it hasn't felt any emotion in more than a thousand years.

When he saw the 80,000 elite Roman troops being completely destroyed by his own 35,000-strong motley crew, he felt joy and immense satisfaction. Father, do you see that I am about to fulfill your dream?

He was angry when the Carthaginian Senate gave the supplies promised to him to secondary battlefields to prevent him from winning more victories and gaining too much prestige. Only by concentrating his efforts could he achieve decisive results.

When the Romans defeated his brother's reinforcements and threw his brother's head in front of him, he felt pain. This was the last chance. Without his brother's siege weapons, he could not conquer Rome.

When the revival plan of his organization was alerted by the Romans, and then the Carthage Senate banished him in the hope of gaining mercy from the Romans, he felt lost, because weakness will never receive mercy, but will only be replaced.

Destroy quickly.

When the Romans once again surrounded Carthage, broke the city and sold all the residents into slavery, he felt despair and endless sorrow. Although those people betrayed him, he still loved his motherland.

When the Roman pursuers found him, he felt relieved and could finally put down his burden.

Although the Lich Archons of Rome believed that imprisoning him in the body of a winter ghost and then forcing him to serve the Roman Empire was the cruelest and most appropriate revenge for his killing of millions of Romans.

But in fact, Hannibal was not in pain at all. After being united with this winter ghost, Hannibal no longer had any emotions.

It is now a winter ghost, an undead creature that is no longer troubled.

Compared to Oswald, who has too much wisdom due to swallowing too many souls, it does not have those wisdoms and does not have those burdens.

Apart from the name Hannibal and its vague memory, it only knows one thing and that is "attack the enemy who enters the wall."

For the ancient Roman Empire, this place was just an important beacon tower. Important, but still a beacon tower.

The soldiers in this place are not needed to hinder the enemy, they are only required to light beacons to warn the rear.

Of course, this beacon tower was built at such a high cost. It would be impossible not to protect it properly.

The winter ghost will not spontaneously want to leave the scope of the wall. A magic circle underground controls it from thinking about leaving.

Only within this limited range can another magic circle set up by the powerful lich of the Roman Empire be able to completely control it.

As for the enemy who really uses magic from a distance outside the wall, they will naturally have countermeasures.

There will be a high-level necromancer in the outpost who will command this winter ghost. A powerful spellcaster with the permission of the lich can control this winter ghost for several hours with the help of the magic circle.

It is obvious that this mage and the empire he served have long been obliterated into the dust of history, so the preparatory plan cannot be launched.

Of course, the Winter Ghost has enough fighting instincts. Although it cannot attack, it will retreat. When facing Ferdinand and Bravan Fugger, it retreated into a small room through space magic to prepare for the last stand.

Of course, Ferdinand at that time obviously did not dig deep enough to chase it, so he was not destroyed.

Contrary to what Prime Minister Sazastan expected, it does not expect to devour life, although devouring life can indeed restore its essence that has been continuously weakened by this plane full of vitality.

But it doesn't want to maintain itself, nor does it want to maintain itself.

In short, it doesn't care at all.

It just stood on the beacon tower that had collapsed by two-thirds but was still the commanding heights, looking at the enemy on the opposite side.

An enemy seems to have escaped.

The assassin who believes in Musk understands that he will undertake the most dangerous and desperate mission in the battle that is about to begin. Although he does not know what the Winter Ghost is, the lineup mobilized by Ladislaus and Prime Minister Sazastan allows him to face the enemy.

The power produced great fear.

He treated his captives and the subordinates he wanted to get rid of like this more than once, giving them unrealistic hopes and then letting them complete impossible tasks. He did not believe that nobles who were more terrifying than him would have any good intentions.

In the past few days, he had accumulated several days of food and water. But he could not make up his mind because Ladislaus promised not only to give him a future but also to forgive his brother, who was also a criminal.

If he runs away, it will not only be him who is unlucky, but his brother will also die.

I have been entangled in complicated emotions for a long time.

However, under the tremendous pressure, his feelings for his brother were finally crushed. On the last day, he finally decided that he would rather fight on the snowy mountains than go on a suicide mission.

He chose the worst possible time. Count Salam, who was in his best condition, didn't see him at all, and simply shot an arrow that penetrated the back of his head based on a strange sense.

The assassin himself was not a threat, but after that, the warriors who kept vigil were more worried that the winter ghost would take the opportunity to make a surprise attack.

However, the Winter Ghost did not have this ability or willingness, so the Austrian warriors who had been alert all night did not wait for the surprise attack they expected.

Then the spell casters got up one by one and began to check their spell slots. Although there were no working mages in last night's pursuit, due to poor sleep, several mages still found that a few of the spells they had prepared were lost.

However, when they were checking the spell slots, they heard the warriors and rogues who had been on guard all night begin to roar at the top of their lungs.

With the morning light, they could see the winter ghost.

The beacon tower where the Winter Ghost is located looks like a small hill when the snow is relatively thick. Now that the snow at this height has basically melted, it has revealed its true appearance.

Although a little nervous, they did not lose order and organization.

According to the plan that had been made long ago, they arranged their formation.

But this winter ghost, who had vague memories of ancient Carthaginian generals, still did not attack.

After Ladislaus and Prime Minister Sazastan looked at this situation, they realized that maybe the plan could be slightly changed.

The originally planned plan of searching every corner was obviously unnecessary.

They summoned Count Slam and Frundsberg and asked them to recall the details of the last encounter to determine the winter ghost's defense mechanism.

Although Frunzberg's fighting time was countless times longer than Count Slam's, the ranger's ability to recognize the terrain was still much stronger.

He remembered that he was attacked near a hill and rolled down an ice crevice.

Under the watchful eye of the winter ghost, they studied the astrolabe and pointers for another hour, and finally determined that the winter ghost attacked Count Slam because he entered the wall.

Based on this situation, Prime Minister Sazhastan decided to use a rare tactic to attack this restricted enemy.

The "ring spell" tactic with extremely long casting time seems to be working.

However, the red-robed mages still didn't think it was a good idea to cast spells near the wall and then gamble that the other party wouldn't attack. They wanted to make sure there was no danger before they would take action.

In fact, through the ring spell, Prime Minister Sazastan could have made the casting distance quite far. It cannot be considered as being near the wall at all.

Of course, the reason for their opposition is quite sufficient. That is, the reaction mechanism of many magical creatures is set to expand the reaction range once the opponent starts casting spells.

The winter ghost who seems to be motionless now is likely to use the space gate to teleport over and start killing people as soon as he casts a spell.

They dishonorably requested that the rogue first "make sure there is no danger in casting spells near the wall."

Although these red robes can be regarded as half disciples of Prime Minister Sazastan, their willingness to take risks for their teacher is still very limited.

"Make sure the distinguished mage gentlemen are not in danger." Sirica took the initiative to take on this dangerous task. Now he has also got a big house in Vienna and even has someone to help him repair the garden. Although Sirica is completely dissatisfied with these flowers and plants.

He is not interested. One of his women is pregnant again, but neither family nor comfort have dampened his enterprising spirit.

The Austrian intelligence system's rejection of outsiders prevented him from grasping much power. This was not Jones taking the initiative to embarrass him. The dignified secret officer who has a seat in the State Council has a deep foundation in Austria's power system and is not Sirica at all.

The boss can threaten him. So Jones doesn't need to target him.

Due to his sensitive position, Jones is not willing to embarrass his cronies just after taking office. However, power has its own rules. It is always difficult to be an airborne deputy leader. It requires special heroic behavior to get appropriate treatment.

Ladislaus gave the "Shadow Armor" that he could only use once a day to Boss Silica. He looked at Boss Silica in front of him and was very satisfied. As his confidant, his heroic spirit made Ladislaus

He was also very glorious in front of his subordinates in Austria.

However, the two people who had been together since Liguria did not speak. Ladislaus patted Sirica's boss on the shoulder.

The acting Cardinal Archbishop of Austria just silently made another note in his heart for this loyal hound.

Of course, Boss Sirica also received some preferential treatment. Although the master mages cherished their lives and money, all the casting materials for this operation were borne by Prime Minister Sazastan personally.

Therefore, Boss Sirica received various magical blessings before leaving. Several zoo series are naturally necessary, and there are many preparations for fighting against chaos and evil mages.

There is also the Spider Skin Technique that can increase spell resistance. Considering that this high-level undead creature may have some kind of frightening ability, the Heroic Technique is also added.

The most valuable thing is an advanced reduction technique, which reduced Sirika's originally short body to just over half a meter tall.

In short, Sirica Boss was in a super powerful state that he had never seen before in his life when he set off.

This made him even feel a little regretful when he rushed towards the Winter Ghost. It was a pity that he couldn't test how strong he was now.

Of course, this is just a thought. The undead creature with ice in its body in front of me actually has to work three top powerhouses. The Austrian monarch and the past emperor Charles V have not mobilized a number of mages to deal with it.

Even if they are fighting against a medium-sized nomadic tribe in the Black Continent that can mobilize five hundred cavalry, such a powerful team is more than enough.

He knew very well that he would definitely not be able to deal with such a powerful enemy.
Chapter completed!