373 Chapter 373: Wights Rowing

Viserys was indeed taken aback by the shocking words of Littlefinger, who had traveled from afar.

Meanwhile, in the main command post of the allied forces located in Riverrun, the King of the Seven Kingdoms, Robert Baratheon, was sound asleep in bed, stark naked, with a daughter of House Frey in his arms.

He was oblivious to the fact that he had already been cuckolded, that his wife had thrown herself into the arms of his greatest enemy even before his death, and was planning to find a new father for their children.

Perhaps the only consolation for him was that Viserys did not have the habit of taking advantage of others' wives and was not particularly interested in other people's wives. He always considered himself a young man.

The idea of the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms willingly climbing into bed with him was somewhat tempting, but considering Cersei's actions, the thought was quickly dismissed.

Although Cersei's actions were indeed excessive, Robert was never a man to conserve his energy.

He always claimed that the only woman he had ever loved in his life was Lyanna Stark, the daughter of House Stark, who had the 'blood of the running wolf'.

However, he had a bastard daughter in the Vale and never stopped visiting brothels even after he was engaged, not even once.

Even Lyanna herself had told her brother Ned, 'She was sure that Robert loved her, but she could not prevent Robert from falling in love with other women in the future.'

After Robert and Cersei got married and he became the king, he did not restrain himself and went to brothels every now and then.

Therefore, neither Robert nor Cersei were people who played by the rules. They both cheated on each other, and it was just a matter of who was more cunning.

It was no wonder that Cersei was preparing to take her two children and find a way out. This woman valued her children more than anyone else.

Perhaps Cersei had already sensed the danger in King's Landing regarding the recent investigation of Jon Arryn.

Because of the arrival of winter, Jon Arryn did not dare to take action against her, as the old Hand of the King still had his wits about him.

But having missed this opportunity, Cersei, in order to protect herself, had no sense of the bigger picture and would not consider the issues of the allied forces and the White Walkers. She would take the initiative to eliminate the opposition.

As for why she wanted to throw herself at Viserys, it was because the 'Light of the West' had ample confidence in her own appearance.

She had golden hair and beautiful eyes. Although she had given birth to two children, time had not left a trace on her.

Some people had compared her to Rhaegar's beloved Lyanna Stark, saying that while Lyanna was indeed beautiful, the 'light of a torch' could not compete with the 'rising sun'.

But apart from her appearance, what was more important was that she could not lose her status as queen. She had already enjoyed the feeling of being above everyone else. If she lost her power and the attention of the public, she would go mad.

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Robert, who was sound asleep with the girl in his arms, was completely unaware of the secret talks. The situation here in the allied forces was naturally to go all out to deal with the upcoming third great war between humans and the undead.

The human alliance against the army of the dead.

In fact, the army of the dead had not stopped during this period, they did not attack Karhold.

Instead, the land of the North was too vast. The land of House Stark alone might be the sum of the other six kingdoms. The army of the dead had already conquered half of Westeros by taking over the North.

It was just that due to the harsh climate and harsh environment of the North, the population was not very large. It was a situation of vast land and sparse population, so the main economic lifeline, population, and military power of the Seven Kingdoms were mainly concentrated in the Neck and south of it.

Humans had suffered two major defeats but were far from being completely defeated.

The nobles of the Seven Kingdoms could still muster a powerful force to continue fighting against the dead. As Viserys said, the Seven Kingdoms were far from desperate. People could also burst out with a strong will in times of crisis.

Viserys hoped to become a kind of savior-like figure descending on Westeros, and he was now waiting for such an opportunity.

Because the war had reached their doorstep, the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms naturally could not slack off. They were fully preparing for the war, and a large number of trebuchets, giant crossbows, fire oil, and other strategic resources were constantly being transported to the front line at Karhold.

During this time, the army of the dead was spreading across the vast land of the North, sweeping all castles, towns, and villages like a plague.

"Heh—"

They marched aimlessly in the snowstorm, then pulled out one hopeful person after another.

Although most of the people in the North had already evacuated, even the bandits and wildlings had run away.

But there were still some people who defied the odds, unwilling to leave their homes, holding onto a glimmer of hope. Their ultimate fate was to become part of the army of the dead, turning into walking corpses.

Although their numbers were not large, when magnified to the entire vast North, it was still a significant number that could not be ignored.

All castles, towns, and villages were slaughtered by the army of the dead. The entire North had truly become a hell on earth, all signs of life were rapidly disappearing, becoming completely silent. The light of life was wiped out from this land.

The appearance of the White Walkers in Westeros was a major earthquake-level news for the entire Western world, even the Dothraki people on the Great Grass Sea were crazily fighting each other seemed irrelevant.

Not only was Viserys concerned about the White Walkers, but other Free Cities were also very concerned about this monster that had emerged from the Land of Always Winter.

An expedition team from Braavos set off from the Ragman's Harbor, landed at Widow's Watch, and then marched along the coast towards Long Barrow and Hornwood.

Fortunately, they did not encounter any attacks from the army of the dead throughout the journey. Unfortunately... they did not see any signs of life along the way.

Not only humans, even birds and beasts had disappeared in the vast snowstorm, everything was withering.

This was the desperate situation seen by the Braavos expedition team, and also the foreseeable tomorrow if Westeros fell.

The brave expedition team continued to advance into the dangerous depths of the North, but in the distant Sunset Sea, Bay of Seals, the vast snowstorm covered the bay, greatly affecting visibility.

And if anyone saw the scene happening in front of them, they would surely exclaim in surprise.

Because a large group of mindless wights, some only left with skeletal frames, some with unknown liquid flowing from the corners of their mouths, some with half of their bodies missing, but seemed to be guided by some imperceptible force, silently pushed a number of wooden boats into the sea.

Splash—

The sea waves were rolling, and the wooden boats collided with each other.

Then a White Walker, wearing ice armor

and a skeletal head, with a long white beard on his chin, stepped into the icy sea and climbed onto the boat that had been pushed into the sea. His eyes were burning with icy blue flames.

Following him was another White Walker, clearly female, also wearing ice armor. There seemed to be a metal badge on her chest, but it was not clear.

She carried a transparent ice bow and arrow on her back, had long brown hair, and her lifeless eyes lacked any human color.

Then she let out a piercing scream from her mouth, like a crack in the ice.

Countless wights on the shore began a silent march, pouring into the sea and climbing onto the boats that had been pushed into the sea.