"Communication was a bit of a hindrance, but it didn't have much impact. Someone gave such an answer. "We just had a successful liaison with the rear...... Your Highness. ”

"Oh, is there any information on the back?"

"Our offensive was counterattacked by Kecha Goyat, and the losses were very high...... "said the subordinate. "Judging from the information received from the front line, Kecha Goyat not only did not reduce the number of troops on the front line, but on the contrary increased some of them. In this case...... The casualties are quite serious......"

He peeked at the severed finger, only to find that the other party was unusually calm, as if it was not his troops who had suffered losses. It is true that compared to Kecha Goat, the Stygian Moon camp has a great cause, and this loss is nothing at all. Even if this is a troublesome "moment of balance". But that refers to the full strength of a faction, and for Severed Finger, his power is limited - at this moment, after the Warlocks have suffered heavy casualties and the Floating Fortress has been destroyed seven in one go, he should not be able to afford any more losses. Of course, people in high positions are often moody, and it is difficult to judge what mood he is in at the moment. But at least, everyone in the legion knew that once this operation failed...... Perhaps the consequences will be far more severe than a severed finger can bear.

Perhaps that's why he'll be here, and not in the relatively safe rear.

"I suggest, Your Highness......" he opened his mouth to continue, but was stopped by a gesture from the other side. I don't know if the last two words made him particularly comfortable, but maybe he hadn't been called that before, so although he interrupted his subordinates, there was no trace of displeasure on his face.

In fact, the word "Your Highness" is a very noble title, and it is only applied to the first candidate of the consul (of course, in the case of being polite, polite, or simply for the sake of sycophancy, it is another matter). Severed Finger hadn't yet occupied such a high position in this promotion sequence, and he was currently only in third place in the alternate sequence - however, if he managed to defeat Kechagoat this time and solve the problem that was currently troubling the upper echelons of Stygian, he would be eligible to move his alternate sequence forward to the first place. First alternate for the sixth seat of the Archon of the Stygian faction.

Such a crippled guy can also mix in the first place on the alternate...... More than one high-ranking warlock was secretly gnashing his teeth in private. Even the entire legion may be like this. But no one dared to call it to their faces.

In fact, although it is customarily called severed finger, it is not his name, but just a nickname. His public generic name is Averu and does not have a family suffix. As for the real name in private, it is a secret to most people. Because the warlocks know that names are very important, and may even be used as a basis for some magic to be used. So the warlocks try to hide their real names as much as possible. Of course, often the end result of such efforts is to make the name "a secret that is not a secret". It's not a secret in a certain circle, but most people can't know about it.

However, if one looked at his hands closely, it would be easy to see that his fingers were no more or less, exactly ten, and that there was no disability on them, and that he could not be healthier than he could be. If this friend had had enough patience and luck to see the severed finger's feet, he would have found that the ten toes of the severed finger were no more or less, and that ten were just right, and they couldn't have been more complete.

Such a name, which is clearly the exact opposite of the truth, certainly does not go without reason. There is nothing surprising about this reason - the severed finger was reconstructed only later by stump reconstruction, and before that, he was missing a finger, and it was a thumb. By Earthly standards, it is not an exaggeration to assign a second- or third-degree disability.

Everyone naturally understands that missing a finger can be a great inconvenience in life. No one likes to have one finger missing, not even a Warlock. So if a person maintains this disability for a long time, there is only one explanation: that the friend does not have the money or authority to have a residual limb reconstruction surgery. It is understandable if an ordinary person does not have the conditions to perform such surgery for himself, but for the time being, authority is a huge problem. But for a warlock, there is no need for any other evidence, and this alone speaks to his status—low power and low status. It must be known that although warlocks are nobler than ordinary people, they are also divided into three, six, nine and so on.

He used to be an assistant to a scholar at a research institute. There are assistants who are different from assistants, there are assistants who are students of the scholars themselves, there are assistants who sweep the doors, cook and do laundry, and even use as cannon fodder for dangerous experiments.

Severed fingers are clearly not the former. Now that he's given this disrespectful nickname, there's a little bit of an idea about his status.

Luckily, Severed Finger works in the same research institute where Stygian imprisons and studies creatures from the Aetheric Sea. And inside that institute, there was a creature named Kecha Goat, who possessed incredible power and intelligence far beyond humans. Luckily, thanks to luck, as well as lies, deception, and trickery, he actually gained the trust of Kecha Goat, and was helped by it.

Then, Severed Finger began his incredible ascent path. He went from being an insignificant assistant to the head of the research institute, from a low-level warlock who was weak and even considered unfit for military service, to a strong man who stood out even among high-level warlocks. Eventually, he was given his current status, the third alternate for the sixth seat of the Archon of the Stygian Faction. And his rise was swift and incredible, but there was nothing to say. Because no matter what the improvement, he has enough results and made all kinds of indisputable contributions.

Don't underestimate this position. Although they are all alternates, those who are ranked outside the top ten are basically green leaves that set off the safflower, and in addition to the officially recognized identity, they even lack a sense of existence. Although there is a nominal succession order, it has no potential in reality. The top few are the real possible successors and contenders.

It can be said that it is only one step away from the supreme seat.

The sixth consul is now dying, and not only him, but also the first and second alternates. At the end of his life, the warlock is also similar to an ordinary person, losing energy and not bothering to move all day. Ambition and the struggle for power are the preserve of young people. Although some people say that the desire for power runs through the whole of human life, even the desire for power will decrease significantly after a certain period of age. After all, it is extremely rare for a person like the Supreme Star to have a huge transformation of his body, so that he can still be energetic even if he is dying of old age. Everyone knows that in a few years, there will be a change of place on the throne of the sixth seat.

The premise is that the severed finger must solve the kecha goat. Because everyone knows that Kecha Goyat is so hostile to the Stygian camp, and the severed finger plays a great role in it.

But in the Stygian camp, it's not a sin. To most Lunatic Warlocks, he can be honest, provided that honesty does not benefit him enough. If the opposite were true, then he would not hesitate to choose deception and lies - unfortunately, the former is too unlikely in this world. In the past, you may not have understood, but now, I don't know how many people envy the good luck of the severed finger.

In fact, there is another lucky person - after the severed finger left the institute, there was a second wise man who understood the mystery and deceived Kecha Goat's trust. His rise to prominence was just as fast and swift, the only problem was that he was probably carried away by his success and didn't know how to take what he saw. After Kaicha Goyat launched a blatant rebellion, he was still counting on being able to persuade the other party to return to the camp of the Dark Moon. This stupid action cost him his life, and he was quickly forgotten.

"Kecha Goyat has a strong ability to jam communications," Severed Finger muttered as he lowered his head. "He can't even do this now, which only shows that he has reached the limit. ”

"But...... The battle situation on the front line ......"

"The situation on the front line is just a return to the past," Severed Finger said disapprovingly. "I've heard that Hui Yue has also taken a tentative action, which may be the reason why Kecha Goyat is unable to take care of it. We made this way and didn't encounter any enemies. ”

Originally, it was predicted that the underground passage should encounter the army of Kecha Goat. In fact, it was the opposite, although he was careful all the way, and even reduced the speed of his march for this reason, he did not encounter half of the hair of Kecha Goat. Not to mention the army, not even a Destroyer, not a single Crusty Monster.

"Is it the Checha Koyat's troops who are doing the scout's disappearances, he may be planning to delay us, and then transfer the front-line troops back to make a time difference!"

"No way. If Kecha Goyat wanted to stop us, the easiest way for him to do it was not to attack our scouts, but," someone pointed overhead. "Let it collapse. It's a lot easier and more convenient. ”

If this is an army composed of ordinary people, a cave collapse will not only hinder the advance of the army, but it will be a trivial matter to directly destroy it completely. But an army of high-ranking warlocks is completely different. The cave collapse or something, although it will cause inevitable trouble, and even cause some equipment to be damaged, but it is not a threat at all.

This logic makes sense.

"So, isn't it clear that Kecha Goat hasn't discovered us yet?" said an officer at the side. "Otherwise, how would we be allowed to get so close to his lair?"

"Or maybe they are confident enough to destroy us directly. Someone said coldly. "So put us in and get as close as possible so that you don't waste time. ”

Everyone looked towards the speaker's position and saw a tall woman. Her facial features may have been good-looking, but a scar that was obviously deliberately reserved slanted across her face, making the woman's face completely insulated from the word beauty, and on the contrary, very close to concepts such as hideous and terrifying.

"Legionnaire!" the people recognized the identity of the speaker.

It must be noted that although Severed Finger is the supreme commander, he is not actually the commander of the corps. His command authority was not limited to the legion of this high-ranking warlock.

"I just found a scout squad. The legion strode forward until it came to the severed finger.

"Where?" someone on the side asked.

"Here. The woman stretched out her hand, spread it out, and a black ash slipped from her fingers through the breeze in the underground passageway. This kind of appearance is not unfamiliar to high-level warlocks, if not unfamiliar—it is a common, even inevitable, phenomenon that occurs when using the third law magic to clean up corpses.

"Huiyue has already intervened, we must retreat immediately!"

The smile on Severed Finger's face faded, and his eyes were fixed on the woman's face. "I don't think so. He said in a cold voice.