The dense foliage obscures the sky from light, and the evergreen broad-leaved trees of the forests in the foothills of the Golbea Mountains have fallen on the ground in a thick layer of soft leaf litter this season, completely submerging the path of the mercenaries into the mountains.

Lin An was reluctant to expose his mental power, and trekked on foot with others, to the surprise of Gustav and the others, he didn't see her casting spells, but Lin An's walking was very relaxed, and his feet naturally bypassed some tree and vine roots that bothered the guide very much.

After walking in the dense forest for less than half an hour, a small clearing left by the previous trekkers appeared in front of him, Lin An suddenly stopped and raised his right hand:

"Thiago is back!"

Gustav and the others were shocked, although Lin Anbiao had to be confident about her companion, but as soon as they entered the foothills, the black-armored warrior had already reached out of the opponent's station and captured the target, such a speed and elusive trail undoubtedly meant that the black-armored warrior who had never spoken a word to them was a powerful and outstanding assassin.

"No wonder he rarely shows up in front of the living." A chill passed through the hearts of Anatoly and the others.

Due to the peculiarity of the Oginets family, they knew far more about the terrible behavior of those who walked in the shadows than the average magnates, not to mention that the Assassins were the embodiment of death in the face of the magnates.

As if in response to Lin An's words, a tall fern tree in front of him made a slight noise, and a body fell to the ground with a dull pop, landing exactly two or three feet in front of them.

The unconscious captive let out a low groan, and the black shadow that brought him over again had disappeared again, Tomia was slightly startled, from beginning to end, he didn't see Lin An contact with the black-armored assassin in any way, could it be that their tacit understanding was so deep.

"Let my people do it, people who can do this kind of dirty work for their lords are generally tough-willed. It is difficult to be mentally controlled, and the torture process is not suitable for you to watch. ”

Lin An's men had already taken people prisoner, and Gustav could not help but help. Nodding to a strange-looking gloomy guard, the guard understood. With a stiff and bloody laugh, he dragged the captive into the forest beside him.

"I've been interested in the human pain response lately."

Salin spontaneously smiled and walked over, and Gustav was stunned for a moment, suddenly remembering that for mages, the human bodies they had dissected were not necessarily much less than those of torture experts.

"It's still a woman as docile as a lamb that is more in line with my aesthetics." Anatoly's vest froze, and he looked at Gustav. The latter had been a little depressed since he left the station. Some are absent-minded, otherwise they wouldn't have made a mistake in their words just now.

The crowd didn't wait long, and it was less than a quarter of an hour after the dull moans of pain had disappeared. Salin walked back first, followed by the grim-faced guard.

Gustav was amazed at his efficiency, and saw that the gloomy-faced guard stared at Saleen with a hint of horror and excitement, and the latter had no trace of blood on him, and had the same smile as ever:

"The guy disguised as the leader of the thieves. The order received from the lord was to feint against the Merlin envoys, but the real target was Perre's envoy, Prince Jupiter. They also hired the Assassin Brotherhood at a high price, and put Prince Jupiter and Prince Charles of Merlin, as well as the Saxon Emperor's grandson, on the death list. ”

"The origins of the Assassin Brotherhood, supposedly inherited from the descendants of the Fourth Reich's Europa intelligence organization. Tightly organized, consistently active in Pere and the Holy Empire. They only recognize money and not people, whether it is a relative of the emperor or a powerful family, they can be included in their list, and behind several shocking assassinations in history, many of them have participated in ......"

Anatoly's voice fell, and Tomia had already tacitly answered:

"And because of the national feud, the Assassin Brotherhood is particularly keen on the assassination mission of the royal families of Perre and the Holy Empire, and even if the royal goal of accepting the mission is not successful the first time, the deposit will not be returned, but the mission will always be retained, which can be called the nightmare of the royal families of the two countries - the task of assassinating the royal family is sky-high, and a single lord is simply cutting meat, and it can only be fund-raising from multiple parties, it seems that this time Perre's main battle faction has made a big decision."

Lin An's eyes flashed, "Perley's main battle faction can't wait to pull Merlin into the quagmire of war against the Holy Empire!" ”

But it has to be said that the success rate of this strategy is not small.

With the feud between the Holy Empire and Merlin, and their improvise during this time, if Merlin didn't want to push Pere to the side of the Holy Empire, then even if he knew that Charles Saxon did not die at the hands of the Holy Empire, he would have to be coerced on Perre's ship.

"The question is, Perret is not afraid of being attacked on his back? If they had marched for the Holy Empire and had been bitten in the back by Merlin in the middle of the battle, they would have died the fastest—what had prompted Perret to make such a desperate gamble? Salin squinted.

"I just got the news, a month ago, that is, the Merlin envoy has not yet entered the territory of Pere, and the Holy Empire has just rang the bell to spread the news of the divine envoy's descent throughout the territory, the battle on the northern front of Merlin has suffered a heavy setback, and after three months of silence of the demons, a large number of ice and snow undead suddenly appeared, and then the offensive was like a bamboo, although the demon undead army did not break through the defense line, but the rear camp of the three armies of Merlin retreated five hundred miles within half a month, and the rear camp of the Chinese army retreated to Mapei Fortress."

Gustav took a deep breath and said in a deep voice the news he had just obtained from the intelligence station, which was still classified and far from being widely spread, and smashed a huge stone into the hearts of Lin An and the others, setting off a monstrous wave!

Tomia didn't expect Gustav to announce this matter to Lin An, a deep scar wrinkled between his eyebrows, and he continued Gustav's unfinished words,

“…… Merlin urgently dispatched troops throughout the country, and in addition to the 200,000 southern legions of Rock Fort, more than one million troops began to gather on the northern front, in other words, if Merlin started a war at this time, he would be stuck in the quagmire of fighting on two fronts! ”

"But if Merlin doesn't take advantage of the news to get on Perre's ship and preemptively start a war against the Holy Empire, he will be reduced to a passive ......"

Anatoly didn't have a chance to communicate privately with Gustav and the others, and he had just learned the news, but he quickly reacted and subconsciously looked at Lin An and the others.

As they expected, whether it was the newly joined Andre siblings, or Lin An, Salin and John, their faces were extremely gloomy, and no matter who was caught off guard by this sudden news.

"Master Lynn. What do you think about this? Gustav said in a deep voice.

"This sentence should be what I asked you," Lin An swept into Gustav's gaze with a calm expression. Suddenly, my heart moved, "With all due respect." You didn't let us know the news as soon as you got the news, but now you suddenly changed your mind, and you must already have some thoughts in mind. ”

Ryan's position is very delicate, if the reason why they cooperated with Lin An in the first place, it was because of Perre's relationship, which was based on a win-win situation, but this was also based on Perre's own passive situation.

Now the situation has taken a turn for the worse. In Merlin was pinned down by the war on the Northern Front, Pere seized the opportunity to change his passivity and became the one of the three countries to take the initiative, seeing that Pere had already intended to take the initiative to fight. Whether Ryan still has to go toe-to-toe with Pere is worth considering.

No matter how great the kindness to Oginets, when Ryan is in the life and death, Lin An is undoubtedly unlikely to influence much of Ryan's position, which makes the foundation of cooperation between the two sides appear obvious cracks.

Under the reminder of Lin An's words. Andre, Salin and the others instantly looked at Gustav and the others with some strange expressions.

Anatoly's vest was cold, and he instantly remembered the black-armored assassin who was hiding in an unknown corner, and a chill lingered in his back.

He raised his hand and smiled bitterly, "Don't worry, if Your Highness has other meanings." Will you suddenly tell you such a heavy news under such circumstances? ”

"I don't doubt my friend," but I wouldn't be naïve enough to assume that Ryan's position would remain unchanged, "In any case, thank you for sharing this news, which is enough to validate Oginnets' friendship." ”

Lin An raised his right hand and waved it back, the slightly tense atmosphere immediately eased, and the strange eyes of Salin and the others were retracted.

In this case, Lin An revealed the status of the backbone of the team.

The coolness behind her seemed to have disappeared, Anatoly breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly screamed horror in her heart: "Everyone else was shocked by the news, but she instantly thought of Ryan's position and the problem of cooperation, is this still a normal woman?" ”

Lin An once again refreshed her perception of women, but inexplicably, Anatoly secretly felt in her heart that such a reaction coincided with her legendary experience of experiencing the first major defeat on the northern front on the front line, and being knighted for her great fame and military exploits of a thousand miles of battle, which made the name of the Purple Rose worthy of her name.

"The ice field is thousands of miles away, if nothing else, Ryan should be among the first to get the news, Your Highness, you chose to tell us about the battle at this time, also because you have to verify Pere's situation before you can make a decision! So judging from the actions behind these main battle factions, before the news spreads, they have already boiled with war spirit, and when the news spreads, even Phoebe II may not be able to suppress their call for war.

Barring any surprises, Perret is in danger of going to war - so do you have a plan for the next step? ”

Lin An changed the title back, which meant that the object of Lin An's inquiry was Oginets' heir, not a friend.

Gustav understood what she meant and was silent.

"I never choose war on my own initiative, but war will choose me," he said calmly, as he said in a highlander proverb, "and I will return home overnight and prepare for war." ”

Without waiting for Lin An to speak, Gustav continued, "But Oginets' promise to his benefactor will not be broken, I will keep Anatoly, and he can mobilize Ryan's manpower and intelligence in Danton. ”

"That's enough," Lin An understood what Gustav meant, "I'll go back and follow the envoys first, and then go to Dandong as planned—hopefully, the situation won't be as we expected...... It deteriorated so fast. ”

(To be continued)

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In view of everyone's request, I will speed up the progress of the main plot, saying that the ice field has been brewing for so long, even if it is difficult to communicate with the distance, but if you send information to the rear at the first time of the heavy setback of the war, half a month to more than 20 days is almost the time it takes to travel on the road, after all, you need to consider the time lost by Merlin's blockade of news.