Chapter 56: The Trap
After understanding Felis's thoughts, the chief did not answer immediately, although he also knew that even if a few of those spies really betrayed Demacia, most of them would still be innocent, not to mention what was the point of Demacia's belief in justice and virtue if they killed everyone because it was difficult to find out the betrayer......
From the concept he had always accepted in the past, he told the chief that he should support Crimson to save those innocent spies, but reason had been telling him that now was definitely not the time to let the members of the Phantom go on an adventure, if this chaos continued and even affected the stability of the whole of Demacia, at that moment, not only the attitude of the Phantom needed to be reconsidered, but as the head of the Phantom, he also had the right to mobilize all the councillors to vote, if the members of the Phantom were lost before that, then how should the next action be executed? What's more, spies originally belonged to the jurisdiction of the military, and most of the military power also belonged to the king, so did he really want to risk his subordinates for the sake of these people......?
Sacrificing a small number of people to save the majority is always a logically unquestionable but unreasonably unacceptable choice, and perhaps some people will jump out like a hero at this point: why can't everyone survive? Scold...... That's a good idea, of course, but in many cases, you're not a hero, at least for now, you're just a mortal after all.
It seems a bit of a stretch, after all, many situations will not be just a multiple-choice question > a two-choice novel, even if it is just a mortal, we have many other ways to try.
"Okay then...... I can tell you where those people have been sent, but you have to promise me one thing, you can only choose to rescue the group of people who are the easiest to rescue, and the rest of the work must be left to them to solve by themselves, this is the limit of the concessions I can make, if you don't agree, I won't tell you where they were sent, do you accept this condition? β
"I accept." Phyllis replied without hesitation, and of course, she didn't have any need to hesitate.
"I seem to have been deceived by myself...... In fact, the chief himself knows very well that this kind of verbal request is meaningless now, but if he doesn't do it, I'm afraid he won't be able to convince this little girl...... Now the only thing he can hope for is that Crimson can keep his promise, "Listen, you are not the only one who has been escorted here, according to some relevant personnel of the military, all the spies who were captured this time were sent to the front of the eastern border, and they were imprisoned in the guard forces of a total of seven cities that together constitute the walls of Demacia, at least from the current situation, Notik is the easiest place to start, if you want to save people, it is the easiest place to start, of course, After you rescue the people there, the rest is left to them, and you have to keep yourself safe, understand? β
"Understood, thanks to the chief's information."
"Waitβ"
Just as Phyllis was about to hang up the communication, the chief suddenly stopped her again, she was stunned for a moment, was there anything important to tell him?
"I shouldn't tell you about it, though...... However, I fully agree with the idea that you should stop this operation, so, I hope you can go to someone, who is a member of the Phantom like you, I think he should give you some help, listen, after ten days, you have to rush to Horant's Shield Sword Tavern, you need to ask the boss for a glass of rum first, but when he pours you ready, you need to ask him why he didn't give you brandy, and then, you need to say your code name, and he will understand the rest of the ......"
Smack-
Before the chief could finish speaking, after a slight jumping sound, the entire room suddenly fell into darkness, not only the information terminal, but even the magic power supply of the overhead lamp was cut off, what happened? Strict training allowed Phyllis not to panic because of this situation, and she immediately took out the dagger from her bosom, ready to fight back at any time-
Rumble! Before Phyllis could gain a foothold, the strong impact had already burst open the door, this was not the effect of any explosives, but purely from the impact caused by the swing of the fist, as previously stated, because the land of runetimes is full of magical energy, magicians strengthen the connection with magic through meditation, so as to achieve the effect of manipulation, but what the warriors do is the complete opposite, through years of training, the warriors' bodies will develop a certain resistance to these magical powers...... This statement is not quite accurate, in fact, it is precisely because of years of training that their strong muscles have become good magic containers, and a large amount of absorbed and even condensed magic power forms an invisible layer of armor on the surface of the skin, and when they swing their fists or weapons hard, the magic condensed on the surface inversely stimulates the ownerless mana, thus producing the effect of magic impact.
Hand-to-hand combat is not Phyllis's strong point, but in the case of preparations, this level of attack is not too threatening to her, just because the light source was suddenly cut off, making it difficult for her to judge where she can hide for a while.
Her memory was correct, there was indeed a cabinet for papers, although most of her body was hidden behind cover, but Phyllis miscalculated the power of this punch, just the huge impact of brushing her right arm, tearing the sleeve to pieces, if Phyllis didn't know magic or didn't use magic to protect herself, I'm afraid her right hand would be covered with blood at this time.
"I expected you to come here in search of more information, but I didn't expect you to have the courage to get here this way...... Forget it, it doesn't matter, and then, please give a good account of your sins...... After talking about it for a long time, what are you still doing hiding behind the cabinet? Do you want me to get you out myself? β
This voice is...... The guy you just met at the entrance? When did he discover his identity? Phyllis didn't have time to think about it so much, this guy was a member of the radiant family, she knew very well that in this kind of head-to-head situation, as a spy, she might not be able to defeat even an ordinary officer, although it was in the darkness now, but the other party had already mastered her position, if she didn't want to think about it-