Chapter 84: Seven Days of Life and Death (20)
When the nobleman's representative, who had been let go, fled back to Hagia Sophie, the rest of the people knew nothing about the hatching conspiracy, except for a few of the nobleman's henchmen.
At this time, the sky was already bright, and the apostles' side unexpectedly did not come to attack the crumbling capital of a nation. This gave the city's garrison a rare respite. After preparing the necessary defenses, the surviving warriors gathered the remains of their comrades who had died in the operation and buried them at the foot of a small hill in the outer city.
Here, thousands of human and barbarian warriors who sacrificed their lives for the country will rest here, and not far away, a temporary monument stands quietly here, telling the world about this past. And next to the rest of these warriors are several large pits that have been dug for the soldiers who are still fighting. As the soldiers dug up what might have been a grave for themselves, all of them were unusually silent, and no one spoke.
The following day, the Apostle still showed no signs of attacking, and McGregory took the opportunity to maximize his efficiency with the help of Reich and Viren. Coupled with the fact that many of the philosopher's stones provided by Qi Tianci were much better than McGregory had imagined, McGregory was convinced that these magic arrays might be completed ahead of schedule within two days of being outside, and that the number of people who could teleport was at least much more than the previous estimate of 10,000. Either way, even if he could teleport one more person out of this desperate situation, it would be worth it for McGregory.
After two days of recovery, Hill has recovered most of his injuries and is ready to fight. However, due to the recovery period, Stearns, who was temporarily in power, did not intend to involve Hill in the rest of the war. In Sters's view, Hill's role was to kill the apostles' generals by surprise rather than to drain the apostles' forces. It wasn't until Hill had recovered seven or eight points that Sterns planned to re-engage the elven archer who had terrified the Apostles into the battle. Stearns believed that although Hill could nominally disobey anyone's orders, as a member of the trio that Magellan could rely on at this time, and for the sake of her own body, she would understand Stells.
Sure enough, when Sterns went to visit Hill and told the elf his thoughts, Hill agreed without much thought. For so long, Hill had only one goal, and that was revenge. Obviously, it is far more meaningful to kill a high-ranking apostolic general than an ordinary apostolic soldier.
It's just that what they didn't expect was that under this seemingly calm Saint Sophie, a huge undercurrent was surging.
Prince Damien was the suzerainty of the Kingdom of Magellan, the only prince of the Danmos Empire, other than Magellan VII. Unlike Magellan VII, Prince Damian was a Damos through and through. His position is obvious, and his sole purpose is to restrain the existence of Magellan VII. As the suzerain, the Danmoth Empire certainly did not want its own client state to become able to threaten their position. As a Danmoth through and through, he has inherited the Danmoss temperament, and he has never made this small country his home. When he was besieged by the Apostles in the Indomitable City along with the Magellans whom he hated, the idea of escaping from the place never stopped.
Now, he finally ushered in a perfect time. He was unusually indifferent to the war waged by the apostles against Magellan. After all, no matter how many people die, it has nothing to do with him, a Danmoth, as long as he doesn't die, then he has no interest in whatever happens in this country. As long as you can escape, even if you cooperate with Magellan's enemies, you can do it.
Since he had not personally experienced what happened to the representatives he had sent out, he remained skeptical of the apostles' abilities. In particular, the question of whether the apostles can be trusted or not is very important. But in the eyes of a careerist, as long as there is a 50 percent chance of success, he is worth the fight. If you want these apostles not to break their promises, then you can only prepare a great gift for them. And this big gift is naturally the king of Magellan, who is already a little crazy, Magellan VII, and those beast slaughtering armies that did not belong here.
Before the war took place, Prince Damien could almost be counted as Magellan's second king due to the binding force of the Danmos Empire. Although he did not have any real power in his hands, it did not prevent him from entering and leaving any place of Magellan at any time, unless the place was interestingly protected by Magellan VII. When the war broke out, Prince Damian quickly commanded his guards and gathered a large number of civilians to build his mansion into a strong fortress, and the apostles sent news to his country for help. However, with the development of time, the Danmoth Empire did not care about itself or the Magellan Kingdom, and even built the so-called Courage Defense Line, which turned Magellan into a dead place. This disappointed the prince, who had always regarded Danmos as his home. As time goes on, this prince becomes more and more selfish day by day, as long as he can live, who will take the lives of those who are not related?
When he swaggered outside the palace of Magellan VII, almost all the soldiers cast disdainful glances at him. But it was clear that the prince had become accustomed to these gazes, and he did not bother to do so, and after passing through the blockade, he came to the door of the palace of Magellan VII.
Strs, who was stationed here himself, had an unusual antipathy for this foreign prince, especially now that Magellan had been completely isolated and no longer subordinate to any country, and this antipathy had escalated. After signaling the surrounding guards to surround the pesky prince, Sterns shouted at him: "This is His Majesty's bedchamber, and now His Majesty is resting, and no one is allowed to enter without permission!"
The prince was obviously frightened by this posture, he could barely control his trembling legs, and asked tremblingly: "I am Prince Damian, don't you know my identity? I am sent by the Danmos Empire!"
"Damos Empire?" Sterns smiled coldly as he slowly approached the Prince. "As the temporary commander of the Kingdom of Magellan, I declare that from this day onwards I will sever all relations with Danmos, and from now on the Kingdom of Magellan will no longer be subordinate to any country, and now, you can go, and I have no intention of driving you out of the city while I am in a good mood. ”
"You!" said Prince Damian gave Sterns a vicious look and left without looking back. But will he stop his plans there? Apparently impossible.