The sound of the snare drums resounded through the barracks like a torrential rain, and the soldiers guarding the drums were knocked to the ground by Judson, a kind of careless defense that was even more ridiculous to an assassin of Judson's caliber than a child's house.

This made Judson angry in his heart.

You know, the snare drum is a real military weapon. If it was during the reign of Zenas, such a military stronghold would have to be heavily guarded. But Bane only let a few soldiers patrol here like a joke, and his perfunctory attitude towards the army is simply infuriating and sad!

And the saddest thing is that the Bane in Judson's memory is obviously a senior general with military literacy, but he has not seen him for a short period of time, and he has become like this.

Before that, Lighthouse was a family of people who were working hard for the same goal, but once they achieved something, the vast majority of them began to lose their way. The atmosphere slowly deteriorates, and the foul smell is like a boiled thick soup, which is depressing!

The more Judson thought about it, the more angry he became!

He danced his arms vigorously and waved the snare drum, the dense drum sound represented his mood at the moment, even if he broke his mouth, even if he was rated as a cold-blooded assassin, but the heart in Judson's chest exuded a blazing heat!

The soldiers were woken up by the sound of drums.

They hesitated, rubbed their eyes, and walked weakly towards the school grounds. Since Zenas's departure, the middle and high-ranking generals of the Shawshank faction have been content with the status quo and indulging in pleasures, and the atmosphere of the entire army has collapsed at an incredible rate. If it was the original one, they would have all assembled before the three-way drum was over, but now, even if Judson was sweating profusely, the soldiers were far from completing the assembly.

But when the soldiers arrived at the school ground, everyone suddenly woke up from their sleepiness.

I saw that on the platform, their former corps commander Zenas was holding a sword on the high platform, and next to him, Adjutant Nick was escorting the current general Bane with a sword, and some senior generals were standing around the high platform in a panic, and the scene looked strange and tense.

The wise people had already sensed that something was wrong, but more soldiers were subconsciously holding their heads high and greeting their legionnaires with the fullest posture.

Halfway through the beating of the sixth drum, the 8,000 soldiers in the barracks were finally assembled. Zenas's face was watery and angry, and the speed at which he gathered was so angry that he couldn't even imagine that these spirited men below would be the descendants he had once relied on the most. You know, a few months ago, he relied on these strong soldiers to fight in the north and south, and defeated Elbert in the Battle of Arad in one fell swoop, opening up the foundation for the lighthouse to build a country!

Can ...... now What a strong general! Say that they owe all shrimp soldiers and crab generals!

"Silent ——!"

Zenas stood tall on the podium and spoke loudly to the soldiers on the school grounds.

The long-standing prestige made the soldiers subconsciously straighten their chests and stomachs, and organize their uniforms, and within seconds, all that was left of the huge school field was the howling of the night wind, the fluttering of military flags, and the slowing of Judson's drums.

Seeing that Zenas silenced the rebellious soldiers below with a few words, on the high platform, the senior generals sent by Shawshank secretly complained, and everyone's hearts were cast with ominous shadows.

They didn't make a move on Zenas because they feared for General Bain's life, but now that they saw Zenas's incredible prestige, they couldn't help but be suspicious...... Is there really still a chance to make a move against Zenas?

"Look at you bear-looking!" began to speak to Zenas, who was now not a model of a polite knight but a soldier who had been in the mix for many years, but it was surprisingly effective. Hearing his insults, the soldiers held their breath and even restrained their eyelids from blinking.

"Do you still look like the soldiers brought out by my Zenas? Remember, you are fighters who guide the way of the people, not private soldiers raised by the selfish nobles!"

The soldiers below were ashamed and did not dare to look at Zenas on the platform.

"I once said that as soon as the assembly drum sounds, those who do not arrive in the three-way drum will die! Commanders at all levels are responsible for joint duties and military law!"

The audience was in an uproar, many people were trembling, and some of them were so timid that they couldn't help but collapse to the ground.

"Give me silence—" Zenas roared again, pointing around the soldiers in the audience, "Originally, the vast majority of you should have been dealt with by military law! But since I have been out of the army in the past few days, I will write it down for the time being! But the law must not be chaotic, and discipline must not be done! Nick, as the commander of the legion, I have not been strict in governing the army, resulting in lax military discipline in my subordinates, what responsibility should I bear, and what punishment should I impose?"

Nick, who was holding Bane hostage, hesitated for a moment and said, "According to military law, if the leader is not good, he should be flogged ten times!"

"Judson!" Zenas yelled at the drummer, "help me enforce military law!"

"Boss, boss......" Judson tossed the snare drum and hesitated.

"Hurry up—"

With that, Zenas took off his clothes in the cold winter wind and fell to his knees with his chest open.

The soldiers in the audience were in a commotion, some shouted 'don't', some shook their heads with tears, and finally shouted the word 'Commander of the Legion' in unison.

Brush - Smack!

At the first whip, Zenas grabbed the long whip dissatisfied, glared at Judson and said, "This whip doesn't count, give me force!"

The smiling assassin was not in the mood to joke now, his eyes were as hazy as a mist, but his ordinary face revealed an expression of admiration and seriousness. Judson nodded heavily, raised his long whip and swung it down, and in the next second, Zenas, who didn't use his magic energy to protect his body, let out a muffled snort!

The next nine lashes whipped to the flesh, as if they were drawn to the bottom of every soldier's heart. The soldiers were pale and ashamed, and they didn't know who was the leader, and all of them knelt down to confess their sins and were willing to admit punishment!

Bane and his descendants were pale and frightened. Zenas practiced and made the soldiers surrender in just about ten minutes. As a corps commander, he was whipped like this, so what responsibility should he bear as a general?!

Zenas looked at Bane.

He asked, "Nick, according to military law, what punishment should be imposed for lasciviousness, unscrupulous management, and indiscipline in the camp?"

Nick smiled suspiciously, only laughing so that Bane was paralyzed, "According to military law, you should be beheaded for public display!"

Bane's bladder loosened, and a stream of heat ran down his trouser legs. Nick snorted in disgust and kicked Bane to the ground. Even though it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Bell's descendants did not dare to resist at all, and they all fell to their knees tremblingly, not daring to look up at Zenas.

Zenas had a blur of flesh and blood on his back, and he didn't pull his clothes on, but drew his half-sword and walked straight in front of Bane.

"Bane!" said Zenas, "you were once an admirable general. Look at you now...... You deserve to wear this uniform?!"

Hmmm-

A flash of white light!

Bane's head hits the ground, and the blood splatters ten steps!

Zenas raised his sword and looked around.

"I, Zenas Radcliffe, swear that I am a knight of the people and a fighter for freedom! my blood is shed for the people, and my sword dances for freedom! I declare my independence from the Council of Valkam Elders, and I will follow me in the fight for the people and freedom, and I swear on my knees—"

Hmmm-

The soldiers in the audience knelt on the ground and swore loudly!

"We swear to follow Lord Zenas to the death, and fight for the people and for freedom—"

"Then now is the time!" Zenas pointed to the north, "the army goes north! For the sake of the people and freedom, follow me to the north and stop the undead from wreaking havoc!"

The rest of the senior generals were paralyzed!

Now, there is no one left to stop the independence of Zenas!

On February 11, 06 of the Fifth Age, Zenas Redcliffe raised his army to declare independence, completely parting ways with Shawshank!

A new force has begun to rise in the continent of Valcam.