Shing mun.

"Xavier ......" Count Hahn, who was carrying the Secret Ritual Divine Axe "Split Gold", had a serious expression, "...... You should now head to Snowfall. ”

In front of Count Hahn, the gray-robed mage Viscount Xavier smiled. Viscount Xavier is the Empire's chief of war mages and has always been diligent.

"Several of my brothers and sisters have come from Erios," Xavier said, "and they have been dormant since Nicholas took the city of Pure White, and I just persuaded them yesterday...... They will put aside their identity for a while and join the empire. ”

Xavier's teacher is only a blue-sky mage with average strength, but he is good at teaching, and there are three of his disciples at the blue ocean level alone.

Even Elrios' legendary mage "Lord of the Crown" Corbrian was cared for by him when he was young.

Xavier couldn't cultivate his method when he was in the empire, and he went to the country of law to study for several years, and finally impressed the old mage, under his guidance, Xavier became one of the most warlike blue sea mages in the continent, and after returning to the empire, he served as the leader of the war mage.

It's a pity that the old mage has passed away a few years ago, and even the "Lord of the Crown" Corbrian ...... Also in the war three years ago, he "died in a sneak attack by the Black Palamedes".

Xavier's senior brother, I don't dare to say what the strength is, but there must be some specialties that others don't have, so they will be favored by the old mage.

"Xavier," said Count Hahn, "that now is the time to hire men, and they are willing to come to ...... It's a blessing to the Empire. ”

"They're out of town." Viscount Xavier said.

Count Hahn frowned. Xavier today is a bit of an anomaly......

"It's better to send them directly to Snowfall," said Earl Hahn, "and the front line needs more battle mages. It's up to you. ”

In terms of status, in addition to Prime Minister Fred, Duke Hywell, and the royal family, Viscount Xavier is second only to himself and Victor in the Imperial Army.

"They still want to see you and Victor," Xavier said, "and they won't be at ease without listening to you tell me about the Empire's odds." ”

"The 'rationality' of the Mage of the Law Kingdom," Count Hahn shook his head, "why not just use teleportation?" ”

"The space of the imperial capital is under constant surveillance," Xavier said, "and if it is hastily transferred in, the alarm will be sounded." ”

"Now I know. Let them in. Or do they want to go through the city gates? ”

Call!

Xavier heard the wind howl in his ears. Count Hahn had already picked up his "Split Gold", and the axe pierced through the space where Xavier had been. But Xavier's body had vanished from its place.

"Sure enough," said Count Hahn coldly, "on the day of the Battle of Pure White, there were more than ten powerful spellcasters who suddenly switched to the Okard camp from the French power. The legendary spell 'Chains of Loyalty', the founder of Ocard...... With the great ambition of Nicholas, how could he not infiltrate my empire? The old man has long known that someone in the upper echelons of our empire is reporting the news...... It turned out to be you, Xavier. Waiting outside is Okad's ambush. ”

Xavier's phantom body resolidates in the distance.

"It's really bad luck to bump into you," the battle mage leader changed his grim expression, knowing that he had been seen through, and he no longer hid, "Originally, if you weren't here, I would have been able to open the city gates." ”

"Open the gates?" Count Hahn was dismissive, "Okad's ambush has come all the way to sneak in, how many people can come?" ”

"It's only twenty 'sand boats,'" Xavier sighed, "not enough to deal with you and Victor, but...... It's more than enough to cause a little chaos and panic. I still brought a lot of 'curse of the dead' and the like at the blue ocean level. This doesn't violate the ban that the two countries are fighting each other, and the legend can't make a move, right? ”

Count Hahn's face changed dramatically.

The Empire's strategy of choosing a head-on decisive battle is to minimize the losses of Okad's various sinister tricks! Okade, on the other hand, will do everything he can from the point of view of demoralizing, even at the expense of exposing the most important chess pieces in advance.

"Now that you have seen through it," Xavier said, "it is useless to say more. I ......"

He spoke, but the "double spell" in his hand did not stop at all. As a top-notch battle mage, Xavier is fully prepared to complete his spell casting and use a Blue Ocean Advanced Scroll at the same time without reciting a spell. Count Hahn could even feel the necromantic aura in the scroll in his right hand.

And Xavier's magic-attached robes are becoming more and more powerful, blocking all of Hahn's "Split Gold" attacks. This is enough to withstand the blow of the legendary secret warrior, and it was given to Xavier by the royal family when Xavier first returned to China.

In front of Hahn...... Fight for time for two spells, enough is enough! An instant of about six seconds was enough for Xavier's necromantic curse to infect the city guards within hundreds of meters around him, and Xavier himself still had time to open the portal to escape.

Xavier had a smile on his face, but suddenly ......

His movements stopped.

……

Secret ritual "thinking stagnation"!

Victor, the white-clothed young man who disappeared and lurked silently behind Xavier, did not hesitate to use the secret ritual of his newly successful cultivation to Xavier.

"Mental stagnation". Depending on the difference in people's mental power, it can pause the opponent's thinking for a few seconds, like a lamb to the slaughter, a rare secret instrument of confusion control.

Xavier's mental power is stronger than Viktor's, and Victor's best efforts can only stop his thinking for about a second.

And for the mage who is casting a spell, stopping for a second means starting again.

"Blood Shadow!"

The long whip in Victor's hand, the Serpent of the Void, takes Xavier's heart straight away. Under the attack of "Split Gold" and "Void Serpent", Xavier's robes were finally unable to resist.

"Victor! You're ......."

Xavier finally regained his senses. Both of his spells fell halfway at the last minute. Victor's "Blood Shadow" failed to break through his defenses after all, but Count Hahn's incomparable "Split Gold" was also close at hand.

Xavier's mind flickered and he activated his spell belt. It was his last resort, teleporting himself in a straight line in two seconds...... Whether it will hit the mountain peak or something, he can't care about it at the moment......

It only takes one thought to open the belt. Xavier didn't believe the two Secret Warriors could see through his actions. With the temper of Count Hahn, this blow should choose to knock the scroll in his hand away-

……

“……？！”

Blood mist erupts.

Jessica, who was watching the battle on the city wall, covered her mouth.

There was no pity in Count Hahn's eyes. His axe slashed directly at Xavier's head. The mage didn't even have time to let out a wail before he died.

In the next instant, the magic belt, which was still working faithfully, disappeared in front of Victor and Count Hahn with the body of its master.

Victor and Count Hahn looked down at the blood stains on the ground.

"Why do you attack the head directly?" Victor asked.

"We don't need more information from him," said Count Hahn, "and he's too trusted. ”

One old and one young look at each other.

"And, I'm too lazy to listen to his nonsense." Count Hahn said.

……

Victor knew it in his heart.

Tuoda?

No.

Xavier didn't hold it up. He originally had "absolute odds of winning".

The Okadian lurkers awakened by the "Chains of Loyalty" in the upper echelons of the Empire have been two from the beginning.

Xavier...... and Victor.

It's just that ...... "chain of loyalty" relies on the superposition of memories from generation to generation, which ultimately affects the latest generation.

As for Victor's ancestors, time passed, and they finally gave up staying in the French State and moved to live in the Empire. "The Blade Left by Okade" ...... This sentence has also changed from an ancestral precept passed down from generation to generation to a bedtime story for children, and this story is no longer taken seriously.

When Nicholas inspires the "Chains of Loyalty", so does the memory of Victor's ancestors who had worked so hard to be loyal to Okad, and he immediately responds to Nicholas's call with Xavier.

It's just that ...... "chains of loyalty" really didn't have enough influence on him. In contrast to Xavier, who was attentive, he didn't even give Nicholas any valuable information.

Seeing Dimi's "empty coffin" being returned to the empire, Victor finally stopped hesitating.

Those who are loyal to Okad are their ancestors. And he, the "Serpent of the Void" of the Empire, will always be loyal to the Phoenix Banner.

In Xavier's opinion, after he is actively exposed, Victor will also continue to play the role of a spy. How do you know...... Victor had already decided to be loyal to the Empire.

That's it...... I don't know what's going on, I thought Victor would cooperate with his Xavier, die!

"Let's go," said Count Hahn, "there are enemies out there. We're going to clean up the little ones. ”

……

Far away, Nicholas slowly opened his eyes. Sham, the Lord of the Clouds, was beside him saying something.

"The two pawns of the empire......" Nicholas looked into the distance, "lost...... Wrong. One person dies, and another jumps out of the 'chain of loyalty' control......"

"Sure enough, it's out of the pawns of the French state, and you can't trust any of them," Nicholas muttered to himself, turning to Sham beside him, "Sham? You go on. ”

To this day, it is still believed that ...... The reason why Sham betrayed was also affected by the "chain of loyalty"!

Only Nicholas knows...... Sham is not the target of Occad's ancestor, "Chains of Loyalty". He'll be on his side, and there's something else going on.

"I've already reported everything that matters," Sham said, smiling warmly, "Mr. Kim and Mr. Eternal Blood are both asking to see you. I won't delay your time any longer. ”