"That's right, Spiya, she's ......"

In the council chamber, Javier met with Lan and Fabio, and after asking them in detail about the entire process of the fall of the imperial capital and what happened to them later, his expression uncontrollably languished, and he slumped weakly in the chair behind him.

The news of Spia's death is undoubtedly another bad news for Javier, but in the past few years, he has heard too much bad news, and he has already been mentally prepared, and it is difficult to say whether his mood at the moment is more sad or numb.

Arovin, who was standing on the side, sighed, and felt uncomfortable in his heart, he, like Javier, regarded Sibia as his sister, such a close person said that it was gone, no matter what, it was not a simple thing to accept.

However, after all, the two of them have experienced the battlefield, are used to seeing life and death, and their hearts are far stronger than ordinary people, and after being sad for a while, they have temporarily suppressed the emotions in their hearts.

Looking at Lan, who had been half-kneeling on the ground in front of him, his face full of self-blame, Javier sighed and said softly: "You get up, no matter how you say about Spiya's death, you can't be blamed...... That Reinhardt, but even I have to find it difficult to be a super powerhouse, and it is a blessing that you can save your life. ”

Lan stood up silently, but the look on his face was still quite remorseful, and he was not relieved by Javier's words.

He felt that if he could have been more cautious, he might not have been able to avoid this tragedy, why didn't he think that the information of the palace's secret passage had already been leaked? Sibia's death is largely due to his poor consideration.

He promised Minister Jolly to protect Sibia, but in the end, he was the only one who survived, and lived up to the old man's expectations.

Fabio next to him glanced at Lan, probably remembering some experiences from the military days, and somewhat understood Lan's mood at this time, and couldn't help patting him on the shoulder with relief.

Xavier knew that Lan was a knot in his heart, and he could only rely on his own strength to resolve it, and others could not help, and Xavier's current mood was really chaotic, and he was really in no mood to say anything.

Just when the council hall fell silent, I heard Arrowen suddenly say: "According to the information from the Demon Legion, the war in the West is almost over...... Once we've settled down the land of Jerlock, it's time to prepare for a decisive battle with the Revolutionary Army. ”

When Lan heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, and he seemed to be in good spirits because of this.

Havel was silent for a while, then bowed his head and said, "That's right, it's really time to settle the general situation with the revolutionary army...... Arovin, the liaison with all the forces of the coalition and the logistics of the army will be entrusted to you, and once we are ready, we will immediately send troops to the imperial capital and expel the revolutionary army! ”

"Okay, I got it." Arrowin answered.

After a while, all the others in the chamber had dispersed, except for Javier, who was still sitting alone, his brow bowed and his head flickering, as if he was pondering something.

"When I arrive in the imperial capital, I should be able to see you...... Estes ......"

Shallow whispers echoed silently in the chamber, a somewhat complex and ethereal tone.

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To the west of the Empire, in the deepest and most prosperous oasis in the Endless Desert, the city of Sardine was established here, the center of the entire desert, but by this time it had fallen, and only the wreckage of war remained.

On the periphery of the city walls, as far as the eye can see, are the corpses of Western warriors, vultures linger in the sky, the fire that has not yet been extinguished is still spreading and burning, and the broken eagle battle banner falls in a pool of blood, symbolizing the end of the desert people.

And deep into the city, the scene presented in the eyes is even more miserable, so that anyone with a conscience can not bear to look at it directly.

Countless old and weak women and children were ravaged and bullied at will, wailing and crying endlessly, and the imperial soldiers who were laughing wildly in the city, and the evil of human nature was best illustrated in this place that had lost its moral and legal shackles.

Breaking the city for three days without sealing the sword, this is the personal promise of the commander of the Demon Legion, Estes Barutes, this practice of guiding the soldiers under him to vent their own desires, is also the reason why Estes's troops claim to have the strongest aggressiveness in the Empire.

In the palace of the royal city that also fell, several senior generals led a group of jackals to rob women in the palace, robbed rare treasures, and burned them after robbing.

In the square of the palace, the head of the "King of the Desert" Gregoron Instaron was hung high on the flagpole, exposed to the scorching sun, and even though he was dead, his eyes did not close, but his eyes were wide open, and he watched powerlessly as a group of strangers burned and looted in his territory.

"This is war, how wonderful, cruel and merciless, the fate of the defeated has been the same since ancient times!"

In the middle of the square, Estes looked up at the hanging head and smiled mockingly, then withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the other person next to him.

"You've been defeated, so even if you are treated cruelly and inhumanely, you deserve it, isn't it?"

The man Estes was looking at, his body was tightly bound by ropes to a cross torture frame, his hands and feet were pierced by sharp ice edges, obviously useless, he couldn't even kill himself at the moment, and there were several piercing wounds on his chest, the blood couldn't stop flowing, and he looked like he was dying, and he was extremely badly injured.

The man also looked at Estes, then smiled with difficulty, and said weakly, "Since it is in your hands, then I have nothing to say...... If you want to kill or chop, listen to it. ”

Although he was a defeated and captured man, Lagarde's attitude was extremely calm, without the slightest wagging tail and begging for mercy from the weak, but just looking at Estes calmly, his expression was neither humble nor arrogant, as if neither the torture of punishment nor the fear of death could make him shake and give in.

Such a demeanor is worthy of the name of the third seat of "Dead Thorn"!

"Phew!"

As soon as the words fell, a sudden ice sword stabbed into his abdomen, and while the blood was splashing, the sword body also habitually stirred left and right a few times, and the intense pain made Lagarde frown, and the blue tendons on his forehead burst out, but he couldn't bear to scream.

Estes held the hilt of the sword in one hand, the corners of his mouth happily raised upward, showed a demonic smile, stared into Lagarde's eyes, and said, "You can still remain calm and calm now, isn't it because the little girl named Cardina escaped under your cover...... She looks like your daughter, right? I've sent my subordinates to hunt her down, and when I catch her, I'll let you father and daughter die together." ”

The corners of Lagarde's mouth were dripping with blood, and after being stabbed by Estes, his breath became weaker and weaker, but he still opened his eyes and sneered: "Hahaha...... Do you think anyone can enter a place like "Dead Thorn"? Although the child is still a little immature, he is still a strong man who has experienced many lives and deaths...... It is impossible to catch him with the few emperor envoys under you, I am afraid that I will disappoint you......"

Estes frowned, and was about to speak, but saw Liva suddenly walk quickly from a distance, only to see him stop in front of Estes, and after glancing at the dying Lagarde, he said respectfully: "Lord Estes, the pursuing troops blocked the woman once in the small oasis ten miles away, but unfortunately, they couldn't catch her, and she forcibly killed her...... Now Black Hitomi and Porus are still on the hunt, but ...... Maybe there's not much hope. ”

Hearing this, Lagarde's eyelids lifted, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't speak, just quietly closed his eyes.

Although he said that in front of Estes just now, Lagarde knew that there was not necessarily an element of bluff in this, and now that he heard that his daughter was finally out of danger, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Is that so?" Estes raised his eyebrows slightly, but his tone didn't fluctuate much, "If you can't catch up, forget it, let the black pupils come back...... Being able to escape from the hunter's pursuit shows that this seed still has some potential, and it is worth looking forward to, so let's save her life for the next hunt. ”

"Click!"

The next moment, I saw Estes's hand holding the sword clenched hard, and the ice sword suddenly shattered into countless ice slags like a burden, and at the same time, Lagarde on the cross also twitched violently like a sheep's madness, and the blood inside his body froze almost instantly, and then only heard a bang, a huge ice lotus flower suddenly exploded from the spot, shattering the cross, and countless scarlet organs were smeared on the petals, cruel and beautiful.

"And...... The daughter who avenges her father, don't you think it's also a very good aftershow? ”

Freezing to death like a worm, Estes had a beautiful and unruly smile on his face, and Liva next to him didn't say anything, just turned slightly sideways, not looking at the bloody and strange scene behind him.

"The task of crusading against the alien peoples in the West has been completed, even if there are still remnants, there will be no waves in ten or twenty years, and it is time to return to the imperial capital."

The imperial capital is the place of the decisive battle, there is a strong enemy there that makes Javier suffer a big loss, and what awaits her will inevitably be a dragon fight, thinking of this, Estes can't help but be a little eager to try.

The blood belonging to the warriors, is burning.

"Liva, you go down and put the armaments in order...... After these three days of carnival have passed, we will immediately set off for the imperial capital to prepare to meet the revolutionary army! ”

"Yes!"

Liva clenched his fists in response, and when he saw that Estes had no other orders, he silently retreated.

In the center of the square, next to the blood lotus, Estes looked up at the sky in the distance, his gaze was quiet and distant, as if he could see someone's face from the faint clouds, and a faint thought went with the wind, as if he could cross thousands of miles and reach the other end of the empire.

Her lips opened slightly, and the words of slight anticipation came out of her mouth: "It won't be long before I can see you...... Javier? ”