Chapter 651: Retreat Theory

A waiter lit the braziers used for lighting on the stands of the arena one by one, and the whole building began to emit bright light.

The heavy door was slowly pushed open from the inside, and the bright red carpet was laid out to form a gorgeous walkway.

Prince Fradin was very familiar with this scene.

"There is a gladiatorial show! It seems to be organized temporarily. I remember no one in the capital spread the news that there will be a gladiatorial show today!"

"Let's go! Let's join in the fun and see which warrior will challenge the monster!"

Prince Fradin ran into the arena in a flash. Gael, who followed him, noticed that there were shadows in the direction of the banquet hall of the manor in the distance, and it seemed that many people were rushing towards the arena.

"Instead of holding a banquet, a gladiatorial show?" Gael's mind was slightly stunned.

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The entire oval arena consists of stands on four sides and a gladiatorial area in the center.

The height of the stands is nearly 10 meters above the ground. It is high above, which provides a wider perspective. On the other hand, this height can also ensure the safety of the audience and prevent them from being affected by the aftermath of the battle.

The fighting area is also an oval shape.

The top is closed with a solid and firm fine iron net to ensure that the monsters cannot break out from inside;

The bottom is a flat hard sandy ground, and the venue is spacious and open.

According to the requirements of the gladiators or the conditions of the competition, before sending the monsters into the venue, the guards of the manor will carry some items and building structures used as shelters or obstacles. Most of them are made of wood, stone, and a few are made of metal. They are basically consumables, and 90% of them will be damaged during the battle.

As time went on, the guards brought various obstacles to make the venue extremely complicated. All the lighting sources of the entire arena were also lit up one by one, making the whole building look brightly lit.

The noisy audience began to enter.

Prince Fradin pulled Gale, Dolan and Brandon to find a position that was the most forward and had the widest view.

Prince Vladin cried out in surprise when he saw those guests who were dressed in luxurious clothes, hugging their male/female companions, and walking into the arena in pairs.

"Huh?!"

"No wonder there are arenas. It seems that the theme of the banquet has changed. Someone is planning to challenge the monsters and attract them all."

Then Vladin's expression immediately became stern, and he lowered his voice nervously to confirm with Gale and the other two:

"Are there any evil people who sneaked into the capital among these people?"

"Are they hiding in the crowd?"

"Have you found them?"

Gale's mouth twitched.

From the perspective of [The Secret of Everything], they did see a lot of abnormal things, such as those scarlet sin states, which were enough to prove the close connection between Rune Monger and the devil.

But to say that they can catch the cultists from them?

Regarding [Fanatical Heart Core] and the so-called controllable pollution, Pete had already briefly described the situation through the instant messenger.

It's useless to rely on [Detect Evil] to catch people, almost everyone here has the negative status of [Slightly Contaminated].

Those guys who are obviously problematic, such as Marquis Madison and the small circle headed by him, do not have the strange physical changes like the Stone Castle Messenger.

In other words.

From the appearance alone, they are normal people.

If you act rashly, you will only appear to be a suspicious, violent and crazy guy, and you may even be sued in court.

"Your Highness, please be patient."

Gail had to patiently comfort him:

"It's not so easy for us to find out those hidden evils."

"At present, we have only temporarily locked on a few targets that look suspicious, such as Marquis Madison."

Prince Fradin uttered a sigh and suddenly realized: "Marquis Madison? I know him!"

"Yes, this guy is indeed very suspicious! I used to think that he was not a good person. He liked to promote the theory of retreat and supported the kingdom to give up most of the land and citizens in the eastern region, and use space to exchange for precious time during the monster red tide."

"It's not a good person at first glance!"

The so-called "retreat theory" refers to retreating the defense line to the vicinity of the central region of the kingdom, and conducting a defensive counterattack there when the monster red tide breaks out.

The support of the theory comes from the fact that the duration of the monster red tide is basically only a few days.

If the border under the protection of [Past Glory] is forcibly defended, it means that the attack of the monster group with the greatest impact will be withstood, and the defense pressure is extremely great.

The defense line retreats, and the monsters are actively let in. In the process of rushing into the kingdom, their impact will be diluted by a large number of strategic buffer zones, and this process takes time.

When the monsters reach the defense line in the central region, [Past Glory] will recover its effect and block the huge number of monsters pouring out of the dark forest outside the kingdom border again.

The remaining monsters in the kingdom will also be suppressed by [Past Glory] and their status will be greatly reduced, making them easier to deal with.

At that time, relying on the defense line to counterattack, the legion will slowly push back in the direction of the eastern border, and clear the remaining monsters rushing into the kingdom bit by bit;

Wait until the monster red tide next year, and repeat this process.

When the retreat theory appeared, there were quite a few nobles who supported it.

Because such a defense plan is theoretically much less stressful.

No need to go to the border defense line for a bloody battle;

Facing the weakened monsters weakened by [Past Glory];

There is enough time to slowly clean up and push back;

Of course.

Those who support this are basically the nobles in the western part of the kingdom.

The nobles in the east are all firmly opposed.

Because this tactic is at the expense of the entire eastern part of the kingdom!

To put it bluntly, it is equivalent to ceding half of the land to the monsters, allowing them to rush in and wreak havoc every year during the monster red tide.

His Majesty Kenredin also solemnly stated that he would not agree to this plan to abandon the citizens of the kingdom. The border defense line will always stand, and they will not retreat until the warriors of the kingdom fall.

Marquis Madison once publicly supported the retreat theory.

However, this argument was later rejected by His Majesty Kenredin, and he never mentioned it again.

Prince Fradin was staring at Marquis Madison, who was chatting and laughing with other nobles, as if he was trying to find some key clues from him that could prove his identity as a cultist. It was not until the low sound of the horn in the field below the arena attracted his attention.

"Woo-woo-woo-"

This horn means that the warriors participating in the fight are ready.

Everyone turned their eyes to the fighting area.

Then they saw the three familiar figures.

"Ah?!"

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There are more and more in the evening.