CHAPTER XVIII
The violent explosion attracted almost everyone's attention, and even the hunters, who were focused on destruction, couldn't help but stop and watch. The cross light did not last long, and after the light disappeared, the people who were huddled behind the courtyard came to the courtyard under the leadership of Ling and Patil Matiel, and couldn't help but gasp when they saw this scene, the courtyard had been beaten into ruins by the previous two people's drama, a corner of the city wall was gone, and the huge gravel was thrown a hundred meters away like garbage, as if someone had forcibly dug up a corner of the city wall, Ike was standing alone in the ruins, and the executors were gone.
"This, what the hell is going on... Rao is well-informed queen couldn't help but speak, the destructive power of this scale, probably only in that battle, but that time was a lot of chariots...
"Don't go over." Ling used the scythe in her hand to separate Kolos, who was thinking about it, and shook her head slightly. He stepped forward and tentatively asked, "Ike?" β
"Is it Ling?"
Hearing this, Ling breathed a sigh of relief, put away her clenched scythe, and trotted over.
Without saying a word, Ike walked to the ruins, looked around, and picked up the sword from the rubble. The moment he picked up the sword, he heard only a slight inhalation, and the sword sucked away the chaotic and irritable aura on Ike's body. Ike plucked slightly, inserted the long sword into the scabbard behind his back, and walked up to Koloth with an embarrassed face and whispered, "What, you won't ask me for compensation, right?" β
Kolos sneered, "No, is it really okay?" β
"Of course there is." Ike's burning pupils went out, and after the pupils turned black, a huge sense of exhaustion made Ike sit down, "This trick is a teacher's unique skill, and it will take a lot of effort to use it forcibly." β
"Why didn't you call me?" Ling said dissatisfiedly on the side.
"Big men fight, little kids meddle in what's the matter." Ike pouted, "I was worried that Valut and they insisted on dealing with the queen, I didn't say that this group of soldiers of yours is not as good as a fist of others, it's time to go back to the furnace and rebuild." β
"Everyone has been at peace for a long time, who would have thought that this would happen." Klos smiled wryly.
"By the way, what about the hunters in the city? The sound I heard seemed to have changed a little. β
"You don't have to worry about that." The queen walked over in the crowd without hurrying, "Liberal's elite troops have arrived, Lord Ike can rest assured." β
"I'm really scared." Richard stepped out of the crowd.
"I see, agent, it seems that the heir of the Sword Saint is hidden in the crowd, it seems that we have a lot of trouble."
"Nothing." Richard shook his head, "I am a scapegoat, and I have just arrived from prison, if it weren't for Your Excellency's insistence here, I think the Queen would have been taken captive by the enemy." β
"Everybody!! Are you alright?!!! A loud voice came from afar, and a group of people rushed up the stairs to the courtyard.
"Estelle?! And Joshua?! Are you all here? β
"Kloss?! And Colonel Richard?! Are you all there?! Estelle, who was the first to catch up, was taken aback.
"Estelle, calm down, you're in front of the princess and the queen." Joshua whispered, grabbing Estelle in motion.
"Hehe, don't worry, this is Estil." Kloss smiled, "It's great that everyone is okay. β
"Of course, nothing waits! Wait a minute! What's going on?! Estelle looked at the ruins in surprise and shouted.
"It's still sluggish."
"Ike?! Why are you here?! Looking at Ike sitting on the ground, Estelle was taken aback again.
"I see, it was just Ike who sent it."
"No, how could it be me." Ike shook his head in denial.
"This, what the hell is going on?!" Estelle leaned into Kloss's ear and whispered.
"Hehe, it's hard to say. Anyway, things have calmed down. β
"It's not that simple." AgatΓ© looked at Ike who was sitting on the ground, and then at Patil Martil, "Why are you here?" β
"Of course, I was entrusted to protect the Queen. Isn't Her Royal Highness the Queen. β
"What!"
"Report, report! Oh no! β
A hurried voice interrupted AgatΓ©, and one of the guards ran up.
"What's wrong?" Lieutenant Colonel Sid, who was in military uniform, asked, "What's going on in the city again?" β
"No, it's not, the city's chants have retreated."
"What's that?"
"I just received a contact from the Haken Gate saying that the Empire has begun to assemble troops."
"What?!"
"Is it coming?" Richard's eyes were solemn: "I didn't expect it to be so fast." β
βγγγ What about the size of the buildup? β
"Now there is a division or so of troops, but it seems that there are tank troops."
"Wait! Tank?! Didn't the guiding force stop?! Sid frowned.
"It seems to be an old-fashioned, steam-powered old-fashioned tank."
βγγγ It seems that it was premeditated, and even the old chariots were ready. β
"And now we have to guard against the association people to invade the royal capital again at any time, what a good calculation."
"Don't worry about that then." Ike answered. "Right now, the only executor they can use is Levi, but I don't think LΓ©vi will be interested in this, as long as he guards against the Empire now."
"How do you know?" Sid wondered.
"The executors have a certain degree of freedom, and after this defeat, they should have no intention of turning back, even if it is an apostolic order." Joshua replied, "At the end of the day, the executors are an elite group that will not be easily obeyed. β
"Is it ... So now the key is the Haken Gate... β
βγγγ Grandmother. Koros spoke suddenly, with a resolute look in her eyes, "Please send me to the Haken Gate." β
"Huh?!"
"Kloss?!"
"If I don't do anything, how can I be worthy of my uncle who was injured trying to get us to escape. I'll negotiate with the Empire as a representative. β
βγγγ I understand that although the non-aggression pact has been concluded, the balance between the kingdom and the empire is not yet stable, and in order to restore the balance ... I'll leave this matter to you. β
"Yes!"
"And." The queen glanced at everyone, especially at Ike, "Guerrillas, this is an official request from the Libel royal family, can you please go with Klos, please keep Kloss safe." β
Estelle and the others looked at each other and nodded, "Wrap it up on us, we will definitely protect Kloss!" β
"I'm afraid the Queen means more than that." Joshua smiled wryly and looked at Ike.
"Since there is negotiation, then there must be force as the hole card." Ike stood up.
"It's inevitable, and if my father is not here now, Liber's guiding force will cease again. Without force as a hole card, I'm afraid the empire will not be willing to sit down and negotiate. Joshua nodded, "Ike... And Ling, didn't you say that you broke away from the association? β
"Ling listens to Ike~" Ling hugged Ike's waist tightly, "As long as Ike says something, Ling will do it"
"So, what about Mr. Ike." Klos looked at Ike sincerely, then at the collapsed walls, "We'll pay the guerrillas what they deserve." β
"You're not sincere at all." Ike sighed, "Okay, now Ike, a guerrilla, is entrusted by the Liber royal family." β
"Have you decided, then let's get started as soon as possible. If you go now, you should be able to catch up. The queen breathed a sigh of relief.
"The gospel I have sent you has been thoroughly understood?" Ike glanced at Titan.
"Just barely equipped it on the El Seyu. The skills and structures are yet to be understood, but they can allow the El Seyu to fly. "Titan is back.
"She deserves to be the granddaughter of the Doctor. I wanted to hook up with the doctor at the beginning, but that guy was too stubborn, should I say that the doctor and the like are old stubborn? Ike looked helpless.
"Hit the line... Do you want the Doctor to join the association? β
"How is it possible, I'm already out." Ike shrugged, "It's very complicated, all in all, since the airship can be used, then hurry up, Ling and I will take Patil Martier, and if you grind hard, once the war starts, it won't end easily." Ike smiled coldly, "After all, when people see blood, they don't care about justice." β