In the past period of time, Duan Qing had seen many phenomena that were beyond the framework of the game world itself, and the scenes that had happened in the final battle of Liberty City were also as if they happened yesterday, deeply imprinted in the depths of his memory. Duan Qing had also thought about everything about the world that he and Oaks had experienced in the end, so he didn't feel the slightest surprise when he heard those system reports from the Void recently.

But this was still the first time he had "seen" the system itself.

"I said ......"

As if waking up from a sleep, the sound of countless boiling people from around the central square gradually amplified in Duan Qing's ears along with the sound of swords clashing, and he turned the struggle on his limbs into reality, and then moved his wide eyes to the side, belonging to the direction from which the iron hand extended: "Can't you come to save me a little later, dear general?" ”

"I've never heard anything like that."

The body still remained motionless, but the invisible aura around Bernard slowly dispersed with his words: "Lao Tzu saved you with good intentions, but in the end, he was disliked by you?" ”

"Ah, I didn't mean that."

His eyes quickly turned around the square that had turned into chaos, and Duan Qing's gaze finally sank to Bernard's shoulder as he calmed down: "I'm just...... In the previous time......"

"You seem to have almost been sent to some unknown world."

Seemingly impatient with the other party's unclear attitude, Bernard let go of the hand he had been holding on to the other party's shirt: "I really don't want to describe the way you just looked - yelling like a madman, and looking up with your eyes open, like the heavens owe you a thousand gold coins......"

"That lieutenant of yours set me up."

Rubbing his neckline, Duan Qing, who had been thrown to the ground, slowly leaned his back on the pedestal below the statue: "In words you can understand, it is some kind of unknown magic used on me...... Do you know the identity of that guy? ”

"Looks like he's the traitor I guessed."

Finally leaning over his body, the general of the empire exposed a deep wound on the back of his shoulder in front of Duan Qing: "That sword just now...... What psychic magic did he use on you? ”

"You still know about psychic magic?" It was Duan Qing who answered him with a look of surprise in shock: "How can you still know such a high-end and obscure magic system?" ”

"Although the Empire does not dabble in magic as much as the Duchy, it ......"

Putting away his half-joking face, a somewhat serious expression appeared on Bernard's face that was also turned sideways: "As long as you know enough......"

"Knowledge will also increase."

As if the arm that had not been affected in any way was raised again with the compression of his shoulder, blocking a black shadow from the air in the air that was about to fall in front of him, and the invisible qi that rose again also erupted in the clear sky not far from Duan Qing with a black dagger gradually revealed at the front end of the black shadow. The bright light around him dimmed for a moment with the outbreak of this attack, and at the same time, there was also the supple body that belonged to the black shadow that suddenly turned over the arms of the iron mountain, but the voice belonging to Duan Qing was about to draw the next blow, and shouted in a low voice in front of the figure: "Don't fight!" Own! ”

“…… Own? ”

Looking at the figure of Bernard standing in place with half of his military uniform stained with blood with suspicious eyes, Maggie, who was still dressed in black, asked in a puzzled voice: "He? The leader of the Goshawk Army? ”

"Because of our position, it's really hard for us to have an alliance-like relationship." With a slight breath, Duan Qing put down his outstretched hands: "But...... For the sake of some common goal that may exist, temporary cooperation can still be done. ”

"For example, ......?"

"Like what you're seeing right now."

Pointing to the Imperial soldiers around him who were fighting for some reason, Bernard's voice became low: "The city of Zaraha seems to be caught up in some kind of great conspiracy at the moment, and I ...... I didn't notice this until a few days ago. ”

“…… Why should I believe the words of an imperial general? ”

"You're as suspicious as I am now, Lady Maggie."

Pointing at the woman in black who was guarding Duan Qing's side in a crouching position, the corners of Bernard's mouth involuntarily curled: "Look at the power emanating from your surroundings......"

"You look more like a guy from the Void right now."

The invisible black aura bloomed from Maggie's body for a moment with Bernard's gesture, and then withdrew again with her deliberate suppression, her eyes were firmly fixed on the other party, and then she slowly straightened up, but the look of vigilance on her face did not relax in the slightest: "This is my survival skill, it has nothing to do with stance or anything, who do I want to help...... It's just my own choice. ”

"Well said." Bernard, who was wounded on his shoulder, patted his hands with admiration: "So why do you still have to confront me?" ”

"Hey, don't act like you're asking for my opinion."

Looking at the woman's eyes that looked back later, Duan Qing smiled bitterly and pointed around here: "Besides...... Isn't that the time to talk about that? ”

"The Imperial people in front of us have already become a pot of porridge with other people."

Following the direction of his finger, Maggie, dressed in black, then turned her gaze to the surrounding Imperial soldiers, who were dancing their ragged figures from nowhere, tangling with the Imperial soldiers who were guarding the surroundings. Judging from the clothing between the two, it is obvious that the strength of those elite soldiers from the Empire should be much higher, but the battle between them seems to have become more and more unfavorable to them over time: "...... They are? ”

"They're what I'm going to do with this guy publicly."

Pointing to the endless crowd around him who were still oppressing inward, wielding all kinds of shovels and sticks, Bernard's hands finally returned to Duan Qing's position: "Whether it is someone who wants to save this guy, or someone who wants to take the opportunity to cause trouble and cause conflict, he will not miss this best opportunity. ”

"Simple tactics to lure snakes out of their holes." Duan Qing, who was pointed at the tip of his nose, then also pointed to his face: "Although in terms of technique, it is too simple......"

"The Goshawk Army is strong enough, strong enough that it doesn't need to use too many tricks." Bernard replied calmly, "Even if we go head-to-head with them, we are confident that we can deal with any strong enemy that comes to us." ”

“…… What now? ”

“…… That's what I'm asking you. ”

Pointing to one of the closest places to them that was being besieged, Bernard's voice became much darker: "They...... Is it your rebels? ”

"It's not."

Before Maggie in front of her could open her hesitant mouth, Duan Qing took the lead in saying his conclusion: "They are not members of the rebels. ”

"How do you ......"

"Don't ask me why I know, that's a hard question to answer."

Pointing to the top of the house that was gradually revealing above the aura of constant battle around the empty square, Duan Qing replied indifferently: "Anyway, I know that Hart's gang must have run here with you, and then hesitate to attack before the general can make a move...... Right? ”

“……”

"Maybe it's because of some kind of ...... reason, there is a disagreement between you. ”

Comforting the woman in front of him with his eyes, Duan Qing then turned his gaze to the direction where Bernard was: "Hart, they think that it might be better for me to die, but you and Uncle Tristan don't think so, so ......"

"You, how do you know?"

The eyes above the black cloth gradually enlarged, and Maggie really couldn't suppress her surprised look this time: "You...... You...... We thought you were killed by that sword......"

"Maybe it's because of that sword that I know these things."

Glancing at the Imperial General who was still standing, Duan Qing replied without changing his face: "If I'm not mistaken, the next thing should be to notice that it's too late for you to be discovered by the Imperial Guards, and then you are under siege, right?" And then there is the story of a large group of reinforcements from the 'resistance' forces that rushed out, and surrounded the Imperial people in the square......"

"Their strength...... It doesn't seem to be ordinary. ”

Looking at the encirclement that was still compressed, Bernard's inspection eyes also became a little solemn: "It is completely different from the information we have obtained before. ”

"Since that traitor exists, don't expect any authenticity from the information you have."

Interrupting the other party's words with a sneering expression, Duan Qing, who was covering his wounds, gradually stood up with the help of Maggie: "And I have already told you, because of some of my previous actions...... Hart: They had no intention of continuing to help me. “

"So these people ...... now?"

"Of course I'll have to ask the guy named York."

With a heavy gasp of two steps, Duan Qing handed his hands that were still tied together by chains in front of Maggie: "It was he who chose to make a move at this time, so he must have been quite sure." ”

"Here are those of us who might leak secrets...... The certainty that it will be solved all. ”

The crisp sound of metal clashing then appeared between Duan Qing's hands, and the fragments of the iron chain suddenly rose towards the air that was still in a bloody battle, and Duan Qing, who had finally gotten rid of the shackles, then began to run forward with two broken chains that were dragged behind him, drawing a whistling straight line in the air that was difficult to hide. An Imperial soldier located inside the encirclement then blocked the end of this straight line, turned around and raised his blade with a slightly panicked face, but Duan Qing, who ignored the other party, stepped over the blocking action in the next moment, and threw one end of the chain on the face of a member of the resistance who was fighting with the imperial soldier: "...... Way. ”

"I'm only looking for trouble with that person today, so ......"

The hands that had lost all their equipment turned the only metal object on their wrists into weapons, and Duan Qing's figure suddenly drew two arcs in the air: "For the sake of being familiar with you and me, you just need to get aside." ”

"Imperials, attack with me!"

The powerful fist then appeared behind Duan Qing, and at the same time appeared with Bernard's loud shout: "Kill everyone in front of you!" ”

"Yes——!"

As if encouraged by this loud cheer, the battlefield around Bernard became more and more intense as the Imperial soldiers responded, and the battlefield that was constantly pushing outward then pulled a gap in the originally formed circular encirclement, extending forward in the direction that Duan Qing rushed out. The body was constantly shuttling through the chaotic battlefield, Duan Qing avoided the fighting figures of the two sides of the melee one after another, and then after a period of fish jumping, he drilled into the direction where the target he had already found before: "...... Hey, Adjutant. ”

“…… Hmph, you're not dead? ”

Putting down the blade of his sword that had slashed Rodman aside, York, who was already surrounded by the "rebels", replied with a gloomy face: "Forget it, anyway, everyone here will die here today, how many will die...... Hahaha! ”

"Is it really okay to be so confident?"

As the figures of the two rebels disguised as civilians flew out, Bernard, whose faces were still calm, then parted the line surrounded by the Imperial soldiers: "Or ...... Do you think you have a position to command other subjects of the Empire? ”

"Hah, look who's coming."

Showing an exaggerated smile in the direction of the middle-aged general, York, who had become completely different from before, pointed to the other party's injured shoulder: "How does that sword just feel about?" Didn't you think of it? ”

"I have a rough estimate of your strength." As if at the mention of something unpleasant, Bernard's face became a little gloomy: "But...... It didn't occur to me that you had betrayed the Empire. ”

"I don't have half loyalty to the empire at all, so why betray?" York spread his hands: "Although I have lived in the Empire for decades, I have seen those rebels in Zaraha City succeed in their plans to attack the Empire time and again...... I can still enjoy the great pleasure! ”

"You've finally given up on hiding?" So Duan Qing took the lead in pointing at the other party and shouted: "Confess your crime from the truth!" The black hand behind the city of Zaraha! ”

"Why, have you been delusional?" He was answered by Adjutant York's increasingly arrogant laughter: "Do you really think that by revealing my true identity, you will be considered victorious?" Poor and naïve adventurer ......"

"Compared to the one standing next to you, you're obviously still a little worse."

In the atmosphere that gradually became weird, his hands were gradually entwined with black qi, and he looked at Duan Qing's face with a hideous expression: "At least our dear general still understands a truth......

"Only those who have strength will have the final victory."