On the eastern shore of the Inland Sea, on the avenue where the kingdoms of Dalmante and the kingdoms of Bled meet, a row of wooden stands tall on the side of the road, and people in ragged clothes are hoisting orc corpses onto the shelves.

Someone suddenly shouted, "The Holy Maiden is here!"

People threw away their work and flocked to the roadside. A team of knights rode their horses, and when they saw the red hair on the leading pure white dragon horse, they immediately knelt down excitedly and happily and shouted to the Holy Maiden.

"Praise be to my lord Ismat! Your Highness Gronya, it is my honor to meet you!"

"Our Lord protects all who suffer, you are ......"

In the village on the side of the avenue, Gronia met the priest of the Church of Ismat. The church grew so rapidly in the kingdom of Bled that she could no longer recognize all the priests at the grassroots level.

"Jacques of Black Crocodile Village, Your Highness. ”

"And Jacques, what about people?"

"The dead are behind, and the living are locked up in the mill. ”

"Take me to see the dead first. ”

Jacques led Gronia to the back of the courtyard, and she frowned as she looked at the corpse that had been stripped of a few strips of cloth. Jacques was clever enough to sort out the things he had collected and place them next to the corpse.

Marked with the Finney Magic Gun from Zold's Workshop and the legion emblem of the Sachidon Kingdom of the Order Alliance, these two things are enough to prove the identity of the corpse, which is a legionnaire of the Order Alliance.

"Esther, go to the mill and talk to the captives to confirm their identities and the movements of their legions. ”

Esther took the order, and Gaston said, "It may be some stragglers, and Sylvie should have no intention of going south." ”

"Let's see what news Esther can get", Gronia frowned, noncommittal.

Escorting the princess to the royal capital of Bled, in the name of the Holy Warrior Order of Ismat, obtaining the king's permission, and then raising the banner of resistance to the invasion of the orcs to the north of the Bled kingdom, Gronia's team grew rapidly.

Eat the little nobles who are full of evil deeds and have a bad relationship with the king, and the king of the United Nations divides up the territory of the big nobles. Gronia now has a stable base, with more than 100,000 civilians in control and thousands of loyal troops.

The orcs pouring into Bled's north had been almost cleared, and Gronia was anxious about what to do next, when she suddenly received a report that a group of strange soldiers were chasing the orcs, entering the base area, and clashing with the local guards.

She had just set up the temple of Ismat in this place, and the locals, led by fanatical priests, fought valiantly to eliminate the squad, which consisted of only twenty or thirty men, before the priests discovered that they were legionnaires of the Order Alliance.

Feeling that something might have caused a big disaster, the priest hurriedly reported it, and Gronia was also nervous and came over to check the situation in person.

After a while, Esther came back and explained the situation, and Gronia took a breath: "The Northern Coalition has surrendered?"

Just north of Bled, her news channels are very closed. The legions of the Order Alliance have a relatively complete communication network, and this kind of major event, even the grassroots soldiers, will soon know about it.

Gaston breathed a sigh of relief, "Sylvie should be back, right? ”

"Sylvie ......"

Gronia groaned, the light in her eyes getting brighter and brighter.

"Without the Northern Alliance, Valentine Cathedral wouldn't be able to hold on for long. If the Blood Crown Queen wants to take all of Kem's will, it is not enough to capture Valentine, she must destroy the Eka gang. ”

"Even if Sylvie goes back, she will be back soon, maybe even the Queen of the Blood Crown herself. Passing through Bled, approaching Ikaga from the Inland Sea, it was the closest and most convenient route for the army. ”

"At that time, what will the Bled Kingdom do?"

She asked herself, "The king is a coward who only takes advantage, and when the army arrives, he will surely bow his knees and surrender." All the efforts we have made, what we have now, will be wiped out in an instant. ”

She sneered, "Ismat doesn't approve of Kem's order......"

His face gradually became hideous: "I will never forget the scene when Sylvie and the Queen of the Blood Crown destroyed Elanis! Especially Sylvie! she killed Princess Freya, it was my ...... Sister. ”

Eventually, she gritted her teeth and said, "Sylvie, you must die!"

Gaston and Esther looked at each other, but neither could grasp Gronia's thoughts.

Sylvie is indeed an enemy, but with an army of two or three hundred thousand people, driving three countries to attack the northernmost kingdom of San Canos, it is not on the same level as their small force.

Seeing fear and doubt on their faces, Gronia said, "Of course, we can't rush towards her stupidly, we need to have allies strong enough, no, not loyal to the Divine Court." ”

She squinted her eyes and said, "It's the people who resist the invasion! Don't you figure it out? Just look at the Jacques priests, when we stepped forward and destroyed the orcs who had fled to Bled, they became our believers." So what will happen when Sylvie invades, and what chances do we have?"

Speaking of this, she had already decided: "Kill half of those captives, cut off the ears and tongues, chop off the arms, and let them go back with all the corpses, and ask them to tell their superiors that this is the fate of the invasion of the kingdom of Bled." ”

"Before we do it, Esther, talk to them again, let them think that it is the border guards of the kingdom to the east, and pretend to be unintentional, and reveal the information of those outposts to them. ”

Gaston exclaimed, "This will lead to a great war between the Alliance of Order and the Kingdom of Bled!"

"Don't you get it yet, Merciful Gaston?"

Esther sneered: "We are going to cause such a big war!"

..................

Thousands of kilometers north of Bled and thousands of kilometers northwest of Valentine, snow-capped fields can already be seen on the skyline in the distance. The huge protective barrier that covered the city condensed into crystals under the bombardment of the magic cannon, and then bloomed into a sparkling light.

Soldiers armed with magic spears poured into the royal capital of the Kingdom of San Canos, the northernmost large city of East Fein, and resisted for only two days before being broken by the forces of the Order Alliance.

"It's okay, it's not too late," said Sylvie as he climbed a hill outside the city to look out at the city that had risen puffs of black smoke.

She turned to a young man and said, "Thanks to you, Rhemac, without you personally organizing the magic cannon and bombarding it like before, we wouldn't have been able to enter the city so quickly, and I would have been blamed by Theresia." It's just in time for me to get back to Valentine. ”

Prince Rimac was very modest: "I just followed the example of Duke Prell, and the battle he fought five days ago in his surprise attack on the Lion King City really made me fall to the ground." ”

Then the tone became eager: "I have watched the illusion of breaking through the right flank of the Northern Coalition Army dozens of times, and I have not let go of every detail, and I still can't wait to go back and ask him." ”

"Richie Prell ......"

Sylvie chewed on the name, and the expression on her face was complicated: "It's my fault, I didn't get this thing done as soon as possible, so Theresia recruited him." That guy, with a little water, can make a splash in the sky. ”

smiled confidently: "When I go back, he will honestly stand aside." ”

There was a faint cry in the city, and Rimacko frowned, "Don't you discipline the military?

"No way," Sylvie sighed, "you are in charge of a legion, and you only have to fight, and you don't have to think about anything else." I'm different, and I have to think about more things. ”

For Rimako, Sylvie is undoubtedly very trusting, after all, he is a descendant of Terechia, and he has no scruples when he speaks: "St. Canos colluded with the Loyal Divine Court to let the orcs enter the continent, from the king to the commoners, and the crime is unforgivable. ”

"The three nations of Dalmante, Shivenhall, and Bellemund have been squeezed out of all their strength by me, and their vitality has been greatly damaged, and it doesn't matter if they hate me, they can't hate the Alliance of Order or even Theresia, St. Canos is just used to pour out their anger. And, isn't it because of St. Canos that they're where they are today?"

"Our own legions, the Hadrons, the Sachtonians, the Redstone Nortons, and the Elanis, have been fighting in this strange land for more than a year. Although most of the time it was the locals who were at the front, there were also casualties and they were tired, and it was time for them to relax. ”

Rimacko was already familiar with the style of this commander, and he was still a little unbearable at this time: "This will produce a lot of atrocities, and it will tarnish the reputation of our Order Alliance, and even ...... on Your Majesty's side."

"Rimako, don't be so rigid, as long as there is no problem in the overall situation", Sylvie waved his hand indifferently: "When the soldiers have indulged enough, catch a few people who have made too much trouble and kill them, won't the reputation or something come back?"

Ruimac smiled bitterly and said, "That's why you can be the commander, and I can only fight with the legion." ”

As he spoke, a number of magic cars sped in, carrying members of the royal family of San Carnos.

Dozens of kings, queens, princes, princesses, men, women, and children knelt down at the foot of the hill and cried out for Sylvie to stop the atrocities of the soldiers.

The youngest prince stood up, less than ten years old, and said bravely and awe-inspiringly: "The fault of the people of St. Canos is borne by our royal family, please spare our people!"

A little older, the beautiful little girl who should be his sister stood up with her: "And me!"

Their brothers and sisters were terrified, but they didn't say anything.

Rimac wanted to speak, but seeing Sylvie's expressionless face, he shook his head slightly and turned to leave.

Sylvie glanced at the others, then at the two children, nodded and said, "Since you have the courage to take responsibility, it is good, then you can use yourselves to appease the anger of the soldiers." ”

After speaking, he said to the attendants: "Pull them to the city square, throw them to the soldiers, and tell them that they can dispose of them at will." ”

The attendant was stunned, and only after being glared at by Sylvie did he wake up from a dream, and dragged the two children away. The other members of the royal family also reacted at this time, and they suddenly became a mess.

There were those who cried, those who pleaded, and those who cursed, and an older prince finally had the courage to get up and rush towards his attendants, trying to save his younger siblings.

Sylvie's wrist moved slightly, and a bolt of holy light shot out. The prince's head leaped silently from his neck, and his headless body lunged forward a few more steps before falling to the ground.

Her head rolled on the ground, she flicked her long sword, sheathed it leisurely, and said to the royal family members who were already paralyzed by fright: "The dignity of the royal family, the law of nobility, when you betray your kind and lead orcs into the mainland, you are already a human traitor, where are these things?"

"You should be thankful to someone, without whom he has worked miracles, I still have enough time to clean up your entire kingdom. Now I am in a hurry to go back, and your royal family of St. Canos can still leave a puppet to help my king guard the frontier. ”

She glanced at the dozen or so princes and princesses present: "So, who should I choose?"

Princes and princesses, ranging from teenagers to young adults, reacted differently, some gritted their teeth and kept silent, some kowtowed to themselves, and even a princess in her twenties crawled over and kissed Sylvie's shoes.

Sylvie raised her foot and kicked it, and the princess flew out with a blood thread, and tossed on the ground for a while before stopping, looking at the crooked neck, obviously out of breath.

Sylvie sneered: "Don't ...... if you're smart and shameless"

Pointing to those who lowered their heads and said silently, "Don't be full of hatred and feel that you are a victim." ”

The attendants dragged them away on the spot, and all that remained was at a loss, and even a prince of fifteen or sixteen years old was slumped on the ground, with a stain oozing from under him.

Sylvie stared at him, "What's your name?"

The young prince said in a frightened voice, "Peter-Alex-Carnos......"

"Very well, Peter, it's you," Sylvie beckoned to the attendants, "take a picture of him as he is, and set up a big screen at the gates and in the square, so that all the people of St. Canos know that this is their new king." ”

Then he pointed to the others: "These, drag them to the city square, and hang them all." ”

The attendants dragged away the frightened and screaming royals, and Sylvie smiled at Prince Peter and said, "From now on, you will be the dog guarding the frontier for Queen Dawn, remember to be good." ”

Peter's face was bloodless, and he nodded like pounded garlic.

An attendant hurried over and whispered a few words to Sylvie.

"What?"

Sylvie's sword-like willow eyebrows raised: "The Bradmen are so bold! I didn't pay attention to them, they provoked them first!?"

..................

At the top of Valentinsiburg, Li Qi looked at the binoculars for a while, and sighed: "This is not easy, even if you use a trick like the Lion King City, you have to pay a lot of price." ”

Catherine said succinctly, "Help, sister, witch!"

"I know, Catherine, that we should do our best, both for your sister and for us," said Richie, "but the enemy we have to face is not just from within, but from behind us." ”

Catherine was confident: "Goddess!"

Li Qi smiled bitterly: "This is the problem." ”

"Although my injuries are not in the way, they need time to heal, do you think it is more important to help you break the target, even if I lose my mortal heart?"

When he talks to Little Red Riding Hood about attacking Valentine, Little Red Riding Hood says so.

Valentine's protective barrier is extremely strong, and with the previous method of fighting the army and uniting the realm, I am afraid that it will not be effective for a year. The only way is to use the magic cannon to contain the power of the enchantment, the army to besiege and contain the ordinary defenders on three sides, and then use the elite team to assault.

The suppression of extraordinary power in the enchantment is very powerful, even if the legend will be reduced to the peak of heroes, but after all, it is not the secret sub-plane barrier before the Storm Islands, and Little Red Riding Hood can transmit divine power.

Li Qi asked Little Red Riding Hood for divine support, but Little Red Riding Riding Hood refused, the real reason was definitely not anger, but really couldn't do it.

That guy's injuries must have been worse than she said, but he didn't tell himself, which made Li Qi very dissatisfied.

"I'm such a terrible god, what can I do with just a god-killing arrow? You just underestimate me! You have to repent of Li Qi!"

"What's wrong with me being angry? Xiaobai, who I raised well, was ridden by her, and I have to thank her, I can't be angry about such a depressed thing!"

Sensing Richie's thoughts, Little Red Riding Hood shouted in his head, making him subconsciously think of the guy's teeth and claws, and the more he looked at it, the more it looked like a bluff.

I don't know if it's because my heart is weak, or if I really have any plans, Little Red Riding Hood said again: "I won't tell you! I'm in retreat during this time, and it's okay...... No, you can't bother me if there's something!"

"Well, I'll solve the problem on my own", said Richie, "but if you really have something, you must tell me if you are in trouble." There should be no hiding between us, that's the most basic trust, don't you think?"

"Mortal, do you know what you're talking about? I'm a god, and even if I don't want to hide it, you won't understand what I'm going through and what I'm really about. ”

Little Red Riding Hood has returned to its original tease again: "I have witnessed the rise and fall of countless universes, the birth and fall of species, for hundreds of millions of years, only mortal stupidity is eternal, your words confirm this ......"

"As the former Grim Reaper, I kindly remind you not to be arrogant", Li Qi said lightly: "I have the experience of gods and mortals, and you are just a god, if you want to talk about knowledge, you are not as good as me." ”

Little Red Riding Hood continued, "I have seen countless worlds consumed by the flames of the Creator, and the people of those worlds have died forever before they even have time to let out a cry, and the entire planet has been destroyed in the blink of a finger. Hundreds of billions of lives were destroyed. Are they all as strong as you are, are they all as loving life as you are?"

Li Qi sighed: "If you want to destroy lives, what I have done is also about billions. ”

"Yes, the emptiness after every tube is the fall of a daydream", Little Red Riding Hood said bitterly, "It's a pity that you have lost your qualification as a magician, and at the same time you have lost the qualification to be ridiculed with this kind of meme." Instead of hugging toilet paper or walls, your billions of lives have fallen into the abyss of evil. ”

"Don't desecrate the starting point of the cycle of life", while responding to Richie, he felt a little relieved, and being able to make yellow jokes with him shows that Little Red Riding Hood is still normal.

Little Red Riding Hood scolded angrily: "Normal, you egg!"