"Bang Bang Bang ......"

At the top of the empty tower, there was a thin applause.

"One of the best warriors in the Azorean elves, the chief lieutenant of the Inquisition, is truly remarkable to have his head on the array of the Knights of Oath and my own soldiers. ”

A tall figure in military uniform lifted the big hat and slowly turned around, a pair of red eyes on the young but already slightly vicissitudes of life were as hot as fire, and his eyes swept like spears and sharp swords.

The suspicious elven female warrior staggered in place, trying her best to calm her breathing, staring nervously at the man in front of her who was not much different from the figure in a certain memory.

Eckhart... No, it's Conrad de Salion, the aura and looks of the two of them are so similar that there is almost no difference except for age.

Alexandra was in a complicated mood, staring at the man in front of her like a frightened rabbit.

"Do you wonder why I know your identity... Nothing to be confused about, of course I know you. Conod, whose face was steady, said in a deep voice: "My father's murderer, of course I will know her name. ”

"I know that you have taken the Iron Crown from his hands, the jewel that has been passed down from the hands of the first Queen Brünnhilde, and symbolizes the imperial power. ”

"Therefore... Do you still think it's strange that I know you're there?"

Taking a deep breath, the nervous elven warrior instinctively clenched the hilt of the knife in her hand, which had become slimy with blood.

"You ......" the dry throat made it difficult for Alexandra to speak: "Have you been thinking about how to get revenge on me?"

"Wanting to kill you is certain, but revenge? Conod said lightly:

"Otherwise, when Duke Byrne brings you to the Broken Mountain Fortress, I can ask him directly for you, and he won't refuse to give it, so why wait until now?"

The elven warrior was stunned for a moment.

"In a sense, I even need to thank you... No. Conod shook his head suddenly, and the words changed: "It should be my father Eckhart, and the entire De Salion family, Sackland... Imperial... Thank you all. ”

"Thanks... Me?"

"That's right, because of you, the gap between the original empire and the principalities has been completely forgotten, because of you, I have the ability to reorganize the Edgeworthy Knights and integrate the power of the whole empire, and because of you, the dragon clan will so easily agree to our request and provide assistance according to the agreement of thirteen generations......"

"All thanks to you elves for raiding the capitals of the principalities, assassinating the duke and their kin, beheading the emperor, and taking the Iron Crown......"

"Thank you for making the empire stronger than ever, giving us ample reasons and incentives to truly gather the power of the whole empire in the royal family of de Salion, under the banner of the Heavenly Dome, and let every reluctant nobleman must also unswervingly become a part of the empire's combat power and contribute everything they have. ”

"It's you ......" Connad's voice grew louder and louder, full of power:

"Created an unprecedented, powerful Sakran Empire with his own hands, so ......"

"How can I not thank you?"

It's like falling into an ice cave!

The howling cold wind made the elven warrior cold, and her heart almost stopped beating.

"You—...... you mean" Alexandra shuddered her teeth, "everything we did—the assassination plan, the landing battle at Ebolden, the raid on Broken Mountains, the deep forest fort in Lothair, ......"

"All you expected?!"

Conod looked at the extremely innocent elven warrior in front of him indifferently, and the corner of his eye swept under the tower.

The defenders of Broken Mountain, whose front has collapsed, are still gritting their teeth and holding on, but there has been a call for a rout on the whole front, and several key nodes have been broken by the elven warriors who are fighting wildly.

The few hundred-strong troops, led by the Knights of the Oath and the Flag Bearers, formed a shield wall under the walls and gates, gritting their teeth and holding on, trying to save the decaying situation......

As for the wavering legionnaires, they had already been completely overwhelmed by the almost endless elven army, and now some elven warriors had begun to try to bypass the few remaining hundred-man defenses, ready to climb the walls with their bare hands.

His Majesty the Emperor's eyes showed a flash of regret.

Hold on, hold on a little longer... Five more minutes will be enough.

When he turned his gaze back, Alexandra on the other side was still in shock... This was just a fuse, which made her desperately grit her teeth and persist until this moment lose the motivation to live.

His blurred vision could no longer see the figure in front of him, tears mixed with blood overflowed from his eyes, and his trembling hands couldn't even hold the hilt of the knife.

The mission that he did his best to accomplish, the battle that sacrificed his life and death, and the dignity of a samurai to carry out the mission of assassination... In the end, it was all expected by the enemy, and it was used perfectly.

Myself... was used, just a pawn in the eyes of the enemy;

What he did not only did not help the Azorean elves to survive and His Majesty the Eagle King, but instead made the enemy stronger than before;

"Poof!"

Exhausted, Alexandra fell to her knees, her heavy head hanging heavily.

Just think about it a little and understand that it wasn't the enemy's plan to appear here?

Why didn't they kill themselves ... Why did you bring yourself to the Broken Mountain Fortress... Why are you willing to let yourself go... Why let yourself know everything that is arranged inside the fortress... Why, why, why......

Because everything is in their plans... They were trying to lure His Majesty's army to the exact location of the Broken Mountain Fortress......

Because of themselves, they are their bait, and they are used again;

The only difference is that this time I should have noticed, and even my own heart... Yes, they know, but they don't want to believe it.

"Ahhhh——!!!!h

Hoarse, heart-rending screams echoed above the tower, and the voice of grief and indignation revealed not only despair, but also a deep heart of unwillingness.

"Despair, cry, scream... for you deserve it. ”

Taking a steady step, the ice-faced Conod approached the dying elven female warrior step by step, looking down at her like a god:

"When you shout righteousness, you must remember when you burn and plunder again, and the despair of powerlessness and the unwillingness of insufficient strength are the rewards you will definitely receive!"

"It's the fate you're bound to meet!"

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

"You said you were going back?!"

In the retreating team south of Broken Boundary Mountain, Drexis, who had a suspicious face, frowned, stared at this Byrne wizard who was "making trouble for himself", and flatly refused:

"This is impossible, I promised Your Majesty to send you safely to the reinforcement camp tent of His Highness Brandon, and I cannot let you go for the time being. ”

"You guy... Why doesn't it make sense?!" Isaac's eyes widened, his expression was more entangled and anxious than him: "I told you that I wasn't going to the Broken Mountain Fortress, I was going to the Valley of Bones to find Loren, cousin... His Majesty Conod has promised me, he has promised it with his own hands!"

Hearing the word "Your Majesty", Drexis's expression immediately became serious: "You mean, this is what His Majesty personally promised you?"

"yes, that's it, okay, can you let me go now?"

"No, because if it were His Majesty's promise, it would no longer be a simple matter, and we would have to get the most direct metric paper, at least a letterhead with His Majesty's seal, to recognize it. Dresis said coldly:

"If so, I can let you go now, no... Then you are talking about it and hurting Your Majesty's reputation, which is a very serious crime!"

"Metric papers... He casually agreed, how can there be such a thing? Do you have it?!"

"I don't need to. Drexis was unmoved: "Your Majesty gave me a military order, and I am the deputy commander of the fortress - even if there is no military order, I have the power to make decisions before the battle." ”

"You guy... I've never met anyone as stubborn and unreasonable as you!"

Isaac, who was huffing, had a tangled face, and he had the urge to rush up and tear Drexis apart.

Of course, this is absolutely impossible to do - although Isaac will never admit it.

But only a second later, Isaac's face suddenly changed, and he turned back to the carriage without saying a word, and closed the door with a "pop!", and even the latch was locked.

What's going on?

Although he is impatient with wizards, Drexis also understands that these guys know a lot of knowledge that ordinary people don't know, and this knowledge is sometimes important... Especially when their reaction is particularly strong.

"Isaac... Your Excellency?"

"Don't talk, don't ask anything, I'm not going!" A panicked voice came from inside the carriage: "Let's go, let's go, go as fast as possible, the farther the better, it's best that we can get to the Jewel River tonight, it's really not okay any town!"

"Ahhh Don't stay in the town, don't stay where there are houses, just find an open place! I'm not going back to the Broken Mountain Fortress anymore, forget about it!"

"Isaac, Lord Isaac?" Drexis, who sensed that something was wrong, knocked on the door of the carriage several times in succession: "Is there something wrong with the Broken Mountain Fortress, or... Ahh......h

"Don't ask, just run if you ask, it's too late!" Isaac's voice was already full of crying, panicked and full of panic:

"Run as fast as you can, run as far as you want, and don't look back anyway, or we're all going to be finished!"

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

"Boom ——————!!!!"

With a loud bang, the Azorean elves officially breached the gates of the inner fort, and fanatical elven warriors poured into the walls and towers like a rushing torrent.

Wailing, screaming, roaring, shouting...... All the voices were drowned out by the roar of the fanatical Azorean elven warriors.

Time, it should be almost up.

Connod's gaze grew cold, and his right hand gripped the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"Wow!"

The sword is unsheathed.

Hearing the sound, Alexandra's body trembled, as if she had woken up from a nightmare.

This is... Is it finally going to end my life?

The elven warrior couldn't help but think of this, she didn't feel the slightest fear at this moment, and even had a little relaxation of relief, as if she had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

That's right, in any case, he broke through the inner fort of the Broken Mountain Fortress and rushed to the front of the Emperor, and in this case, he died at the hands of the Emperor, and there was nothing to be ashamed of.

What's more, his dignity has long been ......

"Bell!" a crisp sound, and the long sword fell to the ground.

Staring at the weapon on the ground that was no different from a normal soldier's weapon, Alexandra looked up in surprise to find that Conrad was also looking down on her.

"This—This is ......"

"Compensation... Let's take it as it is. The Emperor said in a deep voice, "Even if you have paid so much as you deserve a little compensation - since I will die at the hands of the Azorean elves tonight no matter what, it is better to die at your hands." ”

"In this way, your shame among the elves can be washed away and reused, and even if the empire wins, you will one day be feared because you have killed two generations of emperors. ”

"If you want, you can take my heart. ”

The sweet words full of seduction echoed in the ears of the elven warrior, and the eyes of distraction stared at the long sword placed in front of him in a daze, and the unstoppable blood and tears fell on the mirror-like sword.

"Poof!"

The blade of the sword pierced through Connod's chest, and the elven warrior who stood up tremblingly lowered her head and sobbed silently.

"Y-You've used me again... Isn't it?"

"yes. Conod's cold words rang out:

"Alexandra... You've been used by me again. ”

If you want to activate the magic array that is enough to destroy the earthquake of the Broken Mountain Fortress, in addition to triggering, you need a certain degree of Void Power to guide it before it can be fully activated.

Connod placed the trigger under the breastplate at the heart level, so all he needed was a man with the power of the Void to stab the Mithril Sword into the critical position.

At that moment, Conod finally understood why his father was so resolute in the face of death - yes, when your life and death become an obstacle in the way of ambition, abandon it... It's also a decision that can be made in the blink of an eye.

The life and death of a person is really insignificant compared to everything that follows.

"Alexandra, congratulations,......" Conod's face showed a happy smile for the first time: "Your sword has personally opened the magic array that destroyed this fortress - in half a minute, the entire fortress and the surrounding mountains will be reduced to ruins." ”

"You, with your own hands, have started the first step in the destruction of the Azorean elves, the empire will win, de Salion... Victory!"

"Ahh——!!!!h

The moment the screams rang out, a violent tremor came from the deepest part of the tower.

The roar of cracking, drowning everything.