Act II. Intrigue and Accident

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Since no reinforcements would arrive, there was no point in holding the fortress to convince Her Highness to agree to evacuate, then enter the Mordred Plateau from the Grey Trail in the Pamela Mountains, and finally, escape the area before the Windland Blocker reached the exit of the Grey Trail, at least, Shiloh hoped to save Princess Elyfils' life.

"No, how can I abandon my people for such a reason and run for my life alone!"

However, what Shiloh didn't expect was the attitude of Her Royal Highness the Princess.

Although he had heard some anecdotes about the princess's stubbornness in the past few coordinated operations, and the results were actually correct, Shiloh really couldn't correct the girl's way of thinking for a while.

"The people of Terestan have long since evacuated, and the only ones left in the fortress are the soldiers, and they will all obey the orders of Your Royal Highness the Princess, besides, we are not only a few people who have fled, but have been strategically transferred."

"Strategic transfer?"

Her Royal Highness was visibly puzzled by such words, tilting her head to ponder the meaning.

"It is a practice of appropriately adopting the strategy of retreat according to the needs of the strategy in order to preserve strength."

Shiloh felt that his ability to fool was no longer at the level of a mere number thief, so he held back a smile and pretended to be serious.

"Well, it doesn't sound that bad."

Princess Elyfils nodded incomprehensibly, and then continued to object.

"However, this is assuming that reinforcements will not arrive, and if the reinforcements arrive on the battlefield as promised, only to find that the fortress is empty, then we are not guilty of delaying the warplanes?"

Oh, my God!

Shiloh didn't know whether to praise the princess for her upright and resolute character, or complain about her wooden head that wouldn't turn at all.

But it's a matter of course to think about it, until the last moment, humans are always unwilling to give up that glimmer of hope, even the players who helped defend the Terestan Fortress together back then did not expect that they would be so defeated by the kingdom. The army was sold, after all, it was the little princess of the kingdom who fought side by side with him, and no matter how ruthless Artra I was, he would not betray his daughter.

Of course, the final result slapped players in the face, and also made players realize for the first time that the NPCs in "Rainbow Verse" are not as simple and easy to understand as the task transceivers in the past online games.

After the battle of Trastan, the forums were filled with all sorts of rhythmic posts, and there was even speculation about Richard. General Livias is actually a conspiracy theory that Wendland sent Astel's spies.

Therefore, at present, just relying on his mouth to persuade Her Royal Highness the princess, Shiloh feels that it is difficult to succeed even if he has ten, and if he wants to do it, he can only come up with dry goods.

And if, what documents were passed on by the military......

Thinking of this, Shiloh suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Your Highness Princess, take the liberty of asking a question, Wilhelm. Where is Baron Brinton now? ”

"Baron Brinton is organizing a defense, our outer defense line has been breached, and now only the last magic barrier is left, what's wrong?"

Although he was surprised by Shiloh's change of topic, Her Royal Highness told him these things truthfully.

"Can you get him, I suppose I have a way to prove what I said."

Shiloh swore as he searched his mind for all the posts he had read about the speculation.

Wilhelm. Baron Brinton was not well-known before the First World War of Trestan and was a minor nobleman in the neighborhood, but disappeared after the fall of the fortress. Although in a real battlefield, counting corpses and confirming the death list is a troublesome job, in the hands of the player, it is enough to investigate the battle records a little.

Therefore, the whereabouts of this baron have always been a topic of conversation among players.

Later, after a year of real time, five years after the game, the players found the baron's body in a small cave deep in the Pamir Mountains.

It was supposed to have been killed by a demonic beast in the depths of the mountains, and all the relics were scattered around the bones, and after the player sorted it out, he accidentally found a letter with a wax seal signed by General Livias.

And in this letter, the real strategy of the Battle of Trastan is recorded, and therefore, the players who were betrayed back then suddenly realized that the daily debate in the forum has stopped.

I'm afraid that General Livias wanted Baron Brinton to retreat with Her Royal Highness the princess first, so he gave such a message, but unfortunately in the war, the baron did not succeed in saving the princess, and could only escape from the battlefield through various methods when the fortress fell, but was mistaken on the gray trail and finally died in the mountains.

So, if Shiloh is not mistaken, Baron Brinton should carry this letter with him, and this is exactly what he desperately needs.

"The front line is fighting hard, I don't know what kind of urgency Her Royal Highness has to summon me back?"

Pushing open the door roughly, a burly man shouted, his gold-rimmed cloak stained with mud, his otherwise shiny black hair dusty, and the sword at his waist that seemed to be stained with blood, glowing with a chilling glow in the candlelight.

"Secretary Brinton, actually, it's not me who wants to see you, it's this Pastor Ian Gray."

Her Royal Highness the princess questioned him rudely, and did not say anything, but went straight to the point.

"Pastor? What's the hell you're going to do all day? ”

He turned his gaze to Shiloh, who was standing in a chair, his tone full of disdain.

"I heard that Baron Brinton is your uncle-in-law, General Livias?"

There were so many marriages within the army, and there was nothing to hide about such a relationship, so Baron Brinton nodded without thinking.

"So what?"

"I have no ill intentions, Your Excellency, you have also seen that the current situation is not optimistic, I am just wondering if General Livias, before parting with you, has left anything about the next battle, well, strategies and the like, which will help us get out of the current predicament."

Shiloh pondered his words, noticing that Baron Brinton's eyes seemed to drift a little at the mention of the scheme.

"No, no!"

Baron Brinton slapped the table with a wave of his hand.

"The only order I've ever received is to hold on to this fortress until reinforcements arrive, and we'll finish outflanking the bunnies in Wendland!"

Wait, did you guess wrong?

Is the kingdom. Do those bastards really want to abandon the safety of Her Royal Highness!?

Shiloh was surprised, and immediately thought of a countermeasure, and he looked stunned and pointed at the baron's chest.

"Hey, Baron, what's that letter in your left breast pocket?"

"How do you know ......?"

Confused by Shiloh's words, Baron Brinton looked at his chest pocket, but immediately reacted that he had been trapped.

"Bastard, you dare to lie to me?"

"If I'm not mistaken, in your pocket, Baron Brinton, there is a confidential document written by Richard Brown. Signed by General Livias, the content probably means that there are no reinforcements coming, so find the right time to slip ...... yourself"

Shiloh didn't finish his words, because Baron Brinton had already drawn his sword.

"Bastard, since you found out, then I can only kill it!"

"Be careful!"

pushed away Her Royal Highness the princess beside him, but Shiloh stood under the sharp blade because of this.

Oops, I didn't expect this product to do it directly!

It seems that after this, there are more intrigues involved, and even the fall of Astor is not necessarily a simple national dispute. But now Shiloh didn't bother to think more, he stared straight at the attacking sword, and time seemed to stand still.

Then, just as the blade that had slaughtered so many enemies was about to pass through Shiloh's chest, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind.

Without having time to think about it, Shiloh only obeyed his instincts, gathered the power of his whole body into the palm of his hand, and then pronounced the words that he was all too familiar with.

"Build, will barrier."

A faint golden light emerged from the surface of his body, and only a crisp metal impact was heard, and Baron Brinton's long sword was actually flicked away like this.

As the most basic magic technique, the Will Barrier can resist a certain degree of physical and magical attacks, which can be regarded as a magic skill in the early game, but when the player's equipment damage is increased, this reduced damage is better than nothing. Of course, at this point in the game, such a defense is quite solid against a small noble knight on the edge of the kingdom.

"What !?"

Unexpectedly, Shiloh suddenly cast a spell, and in his astonishment, Baron Brinton did not stop the attack in his hand, but relied on the intuition of battle to reverse the blade of the sword and slash at Shiloh.

However, as a veteran player who has been playing in "Rainbow Verse" for more than ten years, Shiloh's reaction speed is even higher than that of the other party.

"Build, confine."

Restricted movement spells for the undead only have a third of the effect on ordinary creatures, and in front of a seasoned swordsman like Baron Brinton, they can only slow down their movements slightly.

That's enough for Shiloh, though.

"Frame, judge."

A silver pillar of light fell from the sky, enveloping Baron Brinton's body, and was scorched by the light, and he lost his original attack, clutching his head, struggling in pain, and the long sword in his hand fell to the ground.

"Bastard bastard bastard, I'm going to make you pay!"

Shouting, Baron Brinton still tried to get up, groping for his weapon on the ground with both hands.

Shiloh picked up the sword and slammed the back of the opponent's neck with the hilt, although he was injured, but he could still use the force to make people unconscious.

And at this time, the guards guarding outside the door also happened to break in, it seems that this is the same as the police in the TV series, they always arrive at the scene after everything is finished, Shiloh complained in his heart. Then he leaned over and fumbled out an open letter and a silver badge from the unconscious baron's pocket.

Without checking the contents, Shiloh directly handed it to Her Royal Highness Princess Elyfils, and as for the badge, he thought about it and put it in his pocket.

As for Her Royal Highness's expression when she saw the contents of the letter, he had no time to pay attention to it, because in his field of vision, the words were floating in the air with a faint glow.

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Hilo. Ian Gray [Prayer Seeker]

Health: 20/100 (weak)

Sacred Energy: 32/100

Mayhem value: 16/100

Stigmata: Unawakened

Stigmata: None

Strength: 5

Intelligence: 7

Dexterity: 5

Constitution: 6

Will: 14

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Skill:

Barrier of Will (Lv: 3/30): Consumes 20 Holy Energy, immunity from 12-16 physical or magical damage, applies three times or until the duration is up, lasts 10 seconds, and sings again for 10 seconds

"Our will is indestructible"

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Imprison (Lv: 1/30): Consumes 20 Holy Energy to imprison a dark creature, immobilizing it for 3 seconds, reducing the effect on non-dark creatures to 1/3, and singing for 20 seconds

"It is the soul that wanders, but it is the body that imprisons"

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Judgment (Lv: 1/30): Consumes 30 Holy Energy, deals 15-24 Holy Damage to a target, deals double damage to dark creatures, and sings for 3 seconds

"The Judgment of the Goddess is Just and Impartial"

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Divine Light (Lv: 2/30): Consumes 40 Holy Energy, restores 35-55 HP to a target, and sings for 3 seconds

"God's Gift and Blessing of All Things"

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Talent:

Gift of Faith: The Goddess's Blessing makes your spell cast more focused and fast, and slightly calms the minds of others around you, reduces the duration of the repetition by 10%, and reduces the chaos of all allied targets within ten yards of the surrounding area when a spell is cast

"My soul to the stars, my faith to the goddess"

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Afterglow: Your magic is of high purity, and after casting, it will still have an effect, and when a healing spell is cast, it will have an additional 20% effect, gradually taking effect over 10 seconds

"Grace ends, inheritance ends"