Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The night in the plains of the central empire was quiet and peaceful, and the temperature was not too low even in the deep winter season, but compared to the manic blizzard on the day he left Stormwind City, Rhodes felt that the gentle breeze blowing through his body at this moment made him feel even more cold to the bone......

I once thought that I had chosen the right one, and I once thought that I was so strong that I could ignore and cut off the past, but as a result, all my confidence and obsession were cut off by Finn's sword in the battle, and the pain that came to my body all the time was no match for the loss of faith in my heart

Rhodes, who was subconsciously carried away by the nightmare beast, was in a wilderness a hundred kilometers away from the battlefield at this time, which was different from the heroic spirit that had been surrounded by thousands of knights and tens of thousands of soldiers, and the lonely and scattered bonfires surrounded less than 200 of his knights who also escaped

His face was cloudy and uncertain reflected by the jumping firelight, and Rhodes, who lowered his head, may have felt the undisguised disdain and resentment from the eyes of his subordinates around him, but at this moment he was too lazy to care, this is the case in the demon's army, there is no relationship and respect between superiors and subordinates in the traditional sense

The winner wins everything, and when he loses, he will probably lose everything, and the only reason why those dark knights kept their last cool and didn't go up to tear Rhodes apart is probably because of his identity as a terrifying knight, and ...... The restless nightmare beast beside him

Picking up the bonfire, the thoughtful Rod hugged his shoulders and curled up, just about to lie down on his side and rest for a while, the sound of the horse's hooves came from the direction of escape again and made him sit up suddenly, taking advantage of the giant sword in his hand was picked up by Finn, he could only pull out the spare long sword from the horse's back package, the sharp pain of the wound in his chest made him unable to get on the horse quickly, Rod could only temporarily rely on the nightmare beast vigilantly to look in the direction where the sound came from

In contrast to his relative composure, the Dark Knights, who had become frightened birds, thoroughly explained what it meant to be flustered with their actions, a chaotic cursing and pushing, the bonfires toppling one by one, several tongues of fire spreading rapidly on the dry lawn, scattered weapons and items being abandoned and trampled on without hesitation, and not even a single person in the chaos thought of forming a line to meet the enemy......

Shaking his head, Rhodes understood that these Dark Knights might be the same as him, after the power they thought they were proud of was crushed head-on, the bubble of confidence that had swelled to the limit burst in an instant, which made them slide from one extreme to the other, fear!

As a messenger sent by the Duke of Lan Dun, this butler, who has been loyal to the Lan Dun family for generations, finally came here after a small group of personal guard knights under the escort of a small group of personal guard knights, and their identity as human beings quickly won the trust of the remaining civilians in the Central Territory, and after learning that their lord wanted to ally with the object had just obtained a defeat and escape, he chased down without stopping

Although he was already mentally prepared, the messenger still couldn't believe it when he saw the scene in front of him, this was the army that had almost destroyed the entire Western Territory and most of the Central Territory? The knights of one or two hundred men were in tatters, and most of them even lost their weapons and shields, because they came to the noisy camp worse than the lowliest bandits......

Although stunned, he was still cautious and did not enter the opponent's attack range, far away from the camp, under the command of the messenger, several knights of the Lan Dun family who were guarding shouted loudly

"We brought a proposal for cooperation between the Southern Leader Lan Dun family and your army, and we came with good intentions......"

After several shouts in a row finally helped, at least not the pursuing enemy, the dark knights stopped their actions to further intensify the riot, and secretly sighed, and Rhodes also put away his weapons, leaned on his horse and waved weakly to the nearest subordinate beside him

"Go, let those humans come here, we need all the help we can get now!"

Looking at the backs of his subordinates, a deep sense of powerlessness spread throughout Rod's body, perhaps before today's battle, in the face of the ridiculous and comical behavior of a certain force in the human race wanting to form an alliance, his only way is to kill them at will, when will the weak have the right to be equal to the strong?

And now, under the heavy setback, he has to think about these seriously, maybe failure will always make people let go of their arrogance and gradually grow and learn......

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"I refuse ......"

Leo's words were as calm as the night sky, without a trace of ripples, so that Saru didn't react at all and subconsciously said

"Okay, Your Highness, we can enter the imperial capital first...... What the? What do you say? ”

Turning his face, Leo's face was calm and terrifying, like a cold and more like a habitual tightening of the big foil behind him, and he repeated without any surprise

"You heard me right, my friend, I appreciate your offer and generosity for whatever purpose, but I'm sorry, I refuse!"

This time, Leo's clear words were heard clearly even by Trinas in the distance, so that Saru, who had no expectation of this at all, was so stunned in place, and did not think of saying anything for a long time to cope with the current situation

Taking advantage of the rare gap when everyone was stunned, the countess squeezed into the crowd with all her might, and perhaps she was a real politician compared to everyone here, staring at Leo with an exaggerated death, and her beautiful face was filled with an expression of disbelief that the other party was an idiot

"Maybe we need to call a doctor, Your Highness must have been exhausted from today's battle, or maybe Your Highness, the bravery you showed today is just a disguise, you should have heard what His Excellency Commander Saru said before, at such a difficult time, when greater danger is coming, the Empire ...... In other words, we human beings living on this continent need a strong and clear-headed person who also has a certain status and status to lead! Obviously, you are the only one who is more qualified, which is a surprising refusal...... Your Highness! ”

After pausing slightly, successfully attracting all the attention of the audience, Trinas subconsciously stretched her arms and pulled her hair charmingly, and her tone became a little unwilling to harsh as her nose fluttered slightly

"Or maybe your Highness is really just a cowardly man, unwilling and unwilling to take responsibility in the face of this difficult challenge, yes, I know a little from previous conversations, you know more than anyone about our enemies, the army you call demons, their terrible, their size, everything together makes you choose to escape, even ...... I don't know if you're going to return to the cold and remote north with the honor of being the savior of the Imperial Capital, and bury yourself in a cave like a hibernating boar, if that's the case, you're a hypocrite, Your Highness!! ”

No matter how surprised Leo's decision was, even if a knight should have gentlemanly respect for a lady, the more and more excessive words still made Finn unable to continue to look at him, and took a step forward, shaking his head at Trinas, who was still unrelenting

"Be careful with your words and tone, arbitrary accusations and taunts are not something that is in keeping with you, ma'am!"

With a wave of his hand, after everyone had quieted down, he walked to the center of the crowd, the light from the low campfire making it difficult for him to see everyone's faces, and the beating light made people strangely split in two, clear and blurred......

"First of all, I am very grateful to Saru and other friends for their admiration, please believe that I am not afraid as the lady said, yes, I have the same desire for power as many people, and even in the war with the Empire not long ago, I swore that one day I would set foot again in the imperial capital as a victor, it is clear that His Excellency Saru's proposal gave me a good reason and an extremely rare opportunity, or that sentence, whatever your original intention, I am very grateful......"

Nodding reservedly, Leo didn't give the others a chance to interject, glanced at the countess and continued to speak to herself

"There is one thing that the beautiful lady from the Southern Territory is not wrong about, and that is that my Knights and I know better than anyone else the horror of those demons, their size, their methods of doing things, and their purpose...... But obviously, Ms. Trinath's understanding was skewed, and it was precisely because she knew the demon too well that she chose to give up entering the imperial capital and ...... at this time Ingesting the right, to be honest, I made this choice until now, and I feel like I'm being bitten all the time......"

"But I still have to do it, it's not about personal honor and fame, it's about the brief conflict between the two Commanders, the hundreds of nobles who followed the infantry here, and the conspiracy that is brewing in the imperial capital that forced me to keep myself awake...... We are indeed victorious today, but in the face of the more terrible invasion from the demons in the future, I really can't spend my energy and time in the endless struggle for power and conspiracy, everyone here should understand that even if I agree, what will I face in the future imperial capital or in the process of initially grasping the power of the empire, endless internal friction and drag, don't doubt it, even in the face of a desperate situation, there is always the soil for the survival of those selfish and self-interested human beings! ”

Hearing this, Saru couldn't help but speak again

"I don't want to comment on what you said, Your Highness, maybe what you said does exist, but this battle, or the countless battles between us in the past, let us really understand the strength and terrifying of the Knights of Punishment under the leadership of His Excellency Finn, with them, coupled with our full cooperation and support, you can once again integrate a large army, an army that is not weaker than or even stronger than the previous one led by His Majesty, under such a premise, as long as the leader is not carried away and does not make mistakes, I don't understand, even if the devil is there, what is there to fear? ”

"You don't know what they're really terrible, my friends......"

In the warm light of the fire, Leo's murmuring suddenly gave everyone a creepy illusion