"Guess what came to my mind first as our samurai cleared the ruins of Ebolden and discovered the underground passages beneath the city?"

"Yes, I've guessed that this thing was built by the Empire to escape in case of danger, or there is another possibility, to avoid some disaster if necessary. ”

"The situation is similar to this, when we attacked Ebolden for the first time, our old friend Loren Turin took advantage of the city's complex underground transportation network, and held out for almost half a month after the city was breached, despite the absolute disadvantage of troops. ”

"But is that really the case? These sturdy underground passages have been built for more than a hundred years, and may even be as old as the city's lifespan, and I don't think the Empire would have guessed that this city would have fallen to us a hundred years ago, so why didn't they strengthen the city's defenses?"

"Oh, and most importantly, what a brilliant design it must have come up with as the only exit of an underground passage to escape if necessary, and it would have been a brilliant design, and if I had such a subordinate, he would not have died. ”

"So I came to the conclusion that this underground passage was not meant to escape, but rather that it was the real oldest city of Eberden, and the most important thing was that I found a book left over from the Wizard's Tower, which said that it was the oldest, the real Nine-Pointed Star Wizard's Tower, built with the power of the Nine-Pointed Star Holy Grail. ”

"Underground passages that run all over the Ebolden underground, filled with the power of the Void... Well, guess what I came up with? That's right, if I stuffed it with all sorts of explosives and buried a few launchers in the ground, we could blow up not only the whole city, but the whole 'Ebolden'!"

"The Azorean elves inside the city, the imperial armies that oppose us outside the city... All of them will die in this explosion, as a surprise for them to defeat me!"

"Not even the most exciting, the most exciting thing is that the power of the Void that is completely uncontrolled and expands caused by such an explosion will lead to very terrible results. ”

"That's right, like our homeland that has been corrupted by the power of the Void... Reality was completely distorted, the land and the surrounding ecology became chaotic, everything living and dead was completely eroded by the power of the Void, the evil god puppets appeared one after another, and the expanding power of the Void could not be suppressed, and finally starting from Ebolden, the entire empire was dragged into the water!"

"At that point, they'll know what the price is to stop me. ”

"Understood, little retinue, this is our last secret weapon, and it is also what I am going to hand over to you. ”

"When we are defeated, I am responsible for the glorious death in battle, and to delay time by saying a few witty and beautiful words to the Imperial people opposite, and you are responsible for turning on this thing after getting the signal and sending us to the sky with the enemy, so ......"

........................

“...... I guess you all already know?"

In the barracks prison, Brandon, who was holding his shoulders, looked at the elven entourage trembling behind the iron fence, and asked behind him in a very affirmative tone.

The black-haired wizard standing behind him, as well as the Grand Duke of Ellemont and the former wizard advisor Albert, all three looked at each other with different expressions.

"Tell me, you must have something to say, you should be the three people I trust the most in the entire empire. His Royal Highness the Prince turned his head, and his fiery red pupils as if they were burning stared at the pair of obsidian-like eyes: "Think about it seriously, and then tell me if this is an enemy trap?"

"Loren, you're late, you're the first. ”

Almost as soon as Brandon finished speaking, the black-haired wizard immediately felt two more burning eyes beside him staring at him, and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Can't you let me rest for five minutes?

Greeting Brandon's expectant eyes, the dark-haired wizard who had scrutinized slowly spoke:

"Not for the time being, if you want advice, but I can assure you of another thing, this defected Azorean elf, he is not lying. ”

When the words fell, the elf attendant in the cell shook suddenly, and a trace of disappointment clearly flashed in the eyes of the "disgraced prince".

"How do you know he's not lying?"

Brandon wanted to struggle a little more.

"I just know. ”

The black-haired wizard shrugged without changing his face.

"Hmm......" Brandon's expression couldn't have been more tangled.

His Royal Highness the Prince, who was blocked by others for the first time instead of blocking others, did not continue to question it, not because he did not have doubts, but because he did not have a reason to lie to himself.

As for the Grand Guild of Arles who was sent to meet him, there would be any small moves, but Brandon was not worried at all... Because a liar won't believe the words of a rogue, he has this confidence in his wizarding advisor.

But this does not mean that Brandon admits it so: "Even if he didn't lie, it doesn't mean that this is not a trap, and the madman on the other side is so low that even I am ashamed of myself, and he will definitely do this kind of thing with the truth." ”

"Plant a bomb in his own lair and die with the enemy? He has a problem with his brain, even if he wants to finish, the Azorean elves will finish first, what does it have to do with us, he is not afraid that when the war starts, his own men will be careless, and he will send himself to the sky first?!"

"Then again, the fact that this guy didn't lie doesn't mean that Rodria Azore is telling the truth, how can we be scared by a word or two from the enemy......"

"Prudence does not equal cowardice, Your Highness!"

The Archduke of Elems, who frowned slightly, couldn't help but interrupt Brandon, stepped forward and said, "Whether it's true or not, we must be prepared for the possibility that the enemy may die and break the net!"

"The fate of the empire is at stake, and we can't make a decision because of the impulse, that is irresponsible to the empire, even if it is just a trap and bait used by the enemy to deceive us, it still has reference value. ”

Looking at Yuli Wirts, who had a sincere expression and was desperately trying to convince Brandon, the black-haired wizard sighed.

If he could be convinced, he would be Brandon de Salion.

"So we have to suspend the attack and even negotiate with him because of the enemy's words or two to scare us and we don't know whether it's true or not, so why are we gathering so many troops, counting heads?"

Really... Almost as soon as the Grand Duke of Ellemont finished speaking, Brandon, who looked unhappy, immediately spoke:

"For this war, we have mobilized all the principalities, all the troops, all the resources and wealth, just to feed the soldiers in the barracks every day, people will starve to death outside the imperial capital, and if we don't kill them all as soon as possible, are you going to wait until the middle of summer to keep them for the festival?!"

"But if Eberden does explode......"

"Wouldn't it be okay to trade a principality for an empire?!" Brandon snapped in a grumpy manner.

"Your Highness!"

Albert, who had always been silent, finally stood up, bowed to Brandon first, and said respectfully: "If the Azorean elves really detonated Eborden with an alchemy bomb, then the consequences are definitely not just the loss of an Ebolden principality!"

"Speak!"

Turning around irritably, Brandon leaned against the iron fence and looked at Albert angrily.

"As Your Highness knows, Ebolden has been a sacred place for wizards for many years, and hundreds of years of research have accumulated a vast and indelible void residue in this land, so much so that during the last battle of Ebolden, it was even possible to use these remnants to build an ice barrier against the enemy's long-range weapons!"

"And the reason why these accumulated remnants have never had much impact on the city in the past is because the nine-pointed star wizard tower is responsible for the elimination work, and on the other hand, it relies on the underground passage shaped by high-level spells to bear it, and uses the residual power of the void to maintain the high-level spells attached to the underground passage, so that it enters a semi-permanent cycle state. ”

"Then there is the Church of the Holy Cross, including the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in major cities of the Empire, which already has the Holy Cross... Divine power! can eliminate or reverse the power of the void, restore it to its normal state... This maintained the balance of the power of the Void within the Empire. ”

"And now that the Ebolden Cathedral has been demolished by the Azorean elves, the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower no longer exists, and the remnants of the void that have accumulated in the underground passages that cannot be recycled and naturally eliminated will be catastrophic once they are detonated by powerful alchemy items such as ignition agents or elven launchers!"

"How much disaster can it be, at most there will be another monster invasion, right?" Brandon tilted his head nonchalantly: "We have dragons, we have floating cities, we have lightsabers and hundreds of thousands of troops, are we still afraid of this?"

"No, if it really becomes like that, the consequences will be ten thousand times more serious than the invasion of monsters!" Albert, who was busy speaking, even had a trace of fear in his expression:

"Whether it's a monster invasion or an evil god... There is at least one existential consciousness controlling these void forces, and when these forces are uncontrolled, they flood into the material world......"

"Reality is completely distorted, the land and the surrounding ecology have become chaotic, everything living and dead has been completely eroded by the power of the void, the evil god puppets have appeared one after another, the power of the expanding void cannot be suppressed, and finally... Devour the entire empire?"

His eyes widened, and Brandon said as he looked at Albert.

"I've never seen anything like it, but according to the results of the research that is not worth mentioning... That's true. ”

The interrupted pre-imperial wizard advisor bowed slightly.

His Royal Highness, who was unwilling, turned his gaze to the black-haired wizard, and saw the black-haired wizard who was silently nodding his head without saying a word.

"There's nothing you can do to stop him, I mean... What kind of remedial means after the explosion?"

"There used to be. Loren nodded.

"Before?"

"Yes, before the battle of Ebolden. Loren's expression was a little gloomy: "If Master Corona is here, he can 'backtrack' the power of the Void in an area to a certain point in time, and this is how we survived the last battle of Ebolden." ”

Master Albert on the side couldn't help but sigh.

"So before we go on the attack, we have to be prepared. The Grand Duke of Ellemont said in a deep voice, "Either we can get along with each other and there is a way to remedy it, or we must take into account the plan of how to prevent the enemy from doing so." ”

"Otherwise... At least for now, we would never advise His Highness to launch a final battle against Ebolden immediately!"

Brandon pouted... Yuli Wirtz's tone sounded far less relaxed than "advice".

"What do you think, Loren?"

"I agree with the suggestion of the Grand Duke of Ellemont. Facing Brandon's slightly disappointed expression, the black-haired wizard also said seriously: "You also said that the elf prince opposite is a real madman, and a madman will not care about the consequences." ”

"So we're going to have to be blackmailed by him and have to negotiate with this bastard?!"

"No, we just need to think of ways to stop him. ”

"But Master Corona is dead, and we can't stop him... You said it yourself!"

"I'm saying that if we really let the Void Power erupt uncontrollably, we won't have a remedy, but I'm not saying that we can't stop him before it erupts. ”

"Oh, can you?"

"Absolutely. ”

With a bland tone, the black-haired wizard said in a deep voice.

"What to do?!"

Almost at the same time as Albert asked, all eyes in the prison were directed at Loren's figure.

"The method is simple, and the danger of those large and mixed powers of the Void is that no wizard can suppress or control them. Loren explains:

"Well, we just need a wizard to step up and carry this power with him. ”

"It's that simple?!" Brandon's eyes lit up.

"It's simple, but... It's simply impossible, even if the average wizard opens the first valve, their willpower is not enough to control... Ahh

Albert, who suddenly thought of something, raised his head and stared at Loren with a slightly trembling gaze: "So... You... You are really like Isaac they say ... You're already ......"

The black-haired wizard bowed slightly.

Albert realized instantly.

"I see... No wonder, no wonder Corona insisted on making you his heir......" muttering a few words, the Imperial Wizard Advisor turned around and bowed to Brandon:

"Your Highness, if you can really succeed in stopping it beforehand... Your plan, totally doable!"

"Of course, we must be well prepared, especially to make sure that the steps of the army and the executor of the frontal attack are agreed to ensure that everything is foolproof, which requires a careful plan!"

The Grand Duke of Elemon on the side showed a somewhat apprehensive expression, but considering that he knew almost nothing about the power of the Void, he chose to trust Master Elbert's judgment and not say anything more.

"Totally doable, what's doable?"

Still confused, Brandon looked at Loren and then at Albert: "So we're going to find a wizard to take on these powers now, right, so the question is, who is the one you are talking about... Executor?"