Chapter 8 Differences
Easily getting rid of the pursuers, one man and one dragon stopped, and walked slowly.
If you don't bring those more than a hundred orcs and Tylen, to be honest, Lu En is indeed not in any danger in the encirclement.
But in this way, it is absolutely impossible for him to break through, and the reason why the human race does not have enough strong people to enter the investigation is because the choice made by the commander of the coalition is to keep the real strong outside the encirclement, and the demon king can stir up trouble in the circle, but it is always difficult to fly.
It doesn't really matter if a lot of miscellaneous soldiers die, the important thing is to maintain the iron bucket defense on the periphery, let these people continue to search, once the demon king is slightly discovered, he will be surrounded and killed by many masters in less than an hour.
That's why he had to prepare, like now, to delay time with the remnants of the army, and he was trying to break the situation.
But Kara was still a little puzzled, and she asked:
"Master, she may be killed, what's the use of you doing this? Besides, she can't choose to follow us, it's a waste of time. ”
"Waste of time? Not necessarily, what do you think of her strength? Lu En walked as he remembered the girl's situation.
"It's very good, it's better than Tylene, but that's it, it's ordinary, just a first-class or second-level miscellaneous fish." The demon dragon thought for a moment and replied truthfully.
For Kara, the first and second levels can indeed only be regarded as miscellaneous fish, and even now she can instantly kill a professional with a first-level skill in a short period of time, even if the opponent is a combat or defensive skill.
"What about the people around her?" Lu En asked again.
"Weaker, to be honest, I didn't expect humans to hunt you with this waste, I thought it would be a little tougher, but now it looks like before the coalition forces get serious, that is...... We can all sit back and relax, as the magus of the court mage regiment take action, those high-ranking military commanders, or those who are truly 'brave' among the adventurers. Kara said.
There was one more person she didn't say, but she was confident that her master would never forget him.
After all, who would forget the betrayed daughter?
"So we can't bet our lives on the patience of the other side, I guess, at most, in another half a month, when the coalition forces begin to tighten logistics, the iron bucket defense will be forced to let go, they can no longer maintain a flawless encirclement, they can only risk being sneaked out by us to set out to search, so in the next time, while maintaining the encirclement, they will increase their search efforts, strive to find our traces, and then kill them in one fell swoop." Lu En explained.
"What does that have to do with us framing that girl? What happened to her...... Wait, those people are weak, so you mean, master? Carla reacted.
"That's right, she won't be caught, she will kill those people, so that she has no way out, and I, am her way out, you see, the sinner of mankind, and killed nobles and officers, including a reconnaissance team, where else can she go? Is it possible to die if it doesn't come true? The lesser of two evils. Lu En spread his hands and said.
"But how can you guarantee her loyalty? And not suddenly betray us to prove our innocence? You know, it's also an option, she can fake obedience and betray us to prove her innocence to humanity, so that she can continue to live on the human side. Kara possibly suggests that she feels a little ridiculous about her master's attempt to woo a weak human, especially since this human is still self-victimized and has no loyalty to speak of.
"No, she won't betray." Lu En replied very seriously.
"Why?" Kara tilted her head.
"Because I'm handsome." Lu En joked, because it was difficult to explain his philosophy in a few words, but he believed it would definitely work.
However, after Kara heard the joke, the dragon maid suddenly laughed.
Then, she suddenly hugged Lu En and kissed him.
This made Lu En blush: "You...... What are you doing? ”
"I think that's right, master, you're the most fascinating male to me, and there's no one else." Kara took a deep breath of Lu En's taste and said with a slight obsession.
Lu En's back was cold, and he felt a faint pain in the wound.
The more loyal Kara became, the more he felt the danger, for what purpose would she abandon her loyalty to backstab the Demon King? Or, if she wasn't loyal from beginning to end, then why did she pretend to be herself?
But Lu En didn't show all this, he just smiled: "Okay, let's go back, it's time to go to action at night, what time has it been hit?" ”
"Seven, master."
"Good job, continue tonight."
"That'...... Master, will you touch me tonight? ”
"Let's talk about it...... I'm still running for my life, don't think about that. ”
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Outside the outer encirclement, in the tent, two men were gathering to negotiate under tight protection.
One of them is a man about two meters six tall, the tent is a little short for him, he can overturn the tent with his chest high and his head high, this person is extremely strong, his arms are thicker than the waist of ordinary soldiers, the muscles on it are like a basketball under the skin, the bones are bone-and-out, the blood vessels are relaxed one by one, as if there are insects swimming, and the scalp is numb to see people.
On the other side is a woman about forty years old, wearing glasses, wearing a simple long dress, with a few wrinkles on her face, her appearance has been reduced by age, but her temperament is more striking.
The strong man's face was serious, but he still maintained his manners, and said to the woman: "Your Excellency, I don't think we can delay any longer, the demon king is very cunning, and the demon dragon ...... I'm not questioning the magic power of you and the court mage group, the demon dragon must have lost the ability to fly under such a blow, she can only rely on her human form to survive, and when she turns into a dragon form, her injuries will erupt, we should not sit back and wait for the demon king and the dragon to continue to run rampant, but force them to fight faster and let their injuries explode. ”
"General, this is not a simple matter, you must know, we are not sure enough to catch the Demon King, if even we are out of the line, who can guarantee that the Demon King will not sneak out?" The woman pushed her glasses and replied calmly.
"But, Your Excellency, it is not an option to drag it out, the information I got from Marshal Anderson, our logistics can last for another month or so, and then it will be tight." The strong man urged very anxiously: "The strength of the army has almost been mobilized, but Your Excellency's mages are still in the rear, why can't you add them to the front-line reconnaissance team?" With magic, the stress on our soldiers will be much less! ”
"Mages are very precious, general, rashly thrown into the front line, how many people do you want the palace mage group to die?" The woman's tone was still calm, but as she said this, she pushed her glasses.
"Then the lives of my soldiers are not fate!?" The strong man finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he couldn't help but slap the table and directly smash the desk in the tent.
"General, you have to understand that there is no comparison between ordinary soldiers and court mage regiments, please stick to your post, if because of your negligence, the demon king escapes from your gap, no one can afford the responsibility." The woman still had the same cold expression.
"The marshal will never agree with you!" The strong man frowned.
"No, Anderson agreed, this is what His Majesty meant, in the end, this expedition is just to consume the power of the kingdoms and principalities, can't you really have feelings for this so-called 'coalition army'?" The woman said, and then she tapped the shattered table, which quickly reassembled into a map with the blessing of a strange force.
"Why do you want to attack the Demon King?" She asked, but immediately afterward, she replied to herself: "Because there are six kingdoms and eleven principalities around the empire, these are the biggest troubles for Your Majesty compared to monsters, so we need a common enemy, and coincidentally, we have monsters next to us, so we will build an alliance." ”
"The purpose of the coalition is not to destroy the demon king, but to wear down the strength of these kingdoms and principalities, the grassroots soldiers of the coalition are provided by the king and the grand dukes, the logistics of the coalition army is half of the responsibility of the empire, and they are jointly responsible for the remaining half, seven coalition generals, five are elected by the major kingdoms and principalities, and the remaining two generals and the marshal of the coalition are directly appointed by the empire, such conditions, do you know what the empire spent to obtain?"
"The emperor has been counting on the Demon King to bury this coalition army here as much as possible, and consume the vital power of the kingdoms, but he can't show too many clues, so as not to intensify the conflict, but who knows that a Levia has emerged, I don't know where this person came from, and with the coalition army, it can almost be said that the loss is very small and the Demon King City is destroyed, for this, Your Majesty is very dissatisfied." The woman continued, and at the same time, the map of the wood fragments also changed, revealing the area around the Demon King City.
"The current situation allows the Demon King to slowly smash the grassroots soldiers of the coalition army in this area, and there are enough reasons to do so, you say, why should I join the palace mage group? Because of your military thinking? Or is it because of what? ”
The woman flicked her fingers, and the pieces were reassembled into a desk, so tightly that it was impossible to see that it had just been smashed.
The strong man's lips trembled, not knowing what to say.
Finally, he clenched his fists and just wanted to speak, but he heard the woman rush in front of him and whisper: "Integrity has a price, General, we all know your integrity, so we didn't tell you, now you know, do you still want to be upright?" ”
"You know, you have sworn allegiance to the Emperor." A woman's voice came.
"I understand, but after this incident, I will resign from the military, disregarding the lives of soldiers, I am not worthy of being a commander-in-chief, I hope you will inform Your Majesty in advance."
"I will." The woman's jaw gestured.
"Forgive me for leaving." The strong man took a few deep breaths, suppressed his emotions, and after saluting, left the tent.