At 7 a.m. on this day, the battle was declared over. The result ended with the successful invasion of the Kingdom of Via. In this war without suspense, the Weiya Kingdom side won a complete victory.

Aoki Village was sacked by the enemy, and its villagers were killed and wounded, most of them were forced to serve as prisoners, and only a few escaped into the Aoki Forest.

Terry and his brother Charles fled for their lives deep into the forest, but as the distance widened, and the sound of the wind blowing the leaves in the forest, the brothers could no longer hear anything from the village.

Terry was very concerned about his father, and if he hadn't taken Charles with him, he would have wanted to go back to the village to see what was going on. About half an hour later, a panting Charles could no longer run.

"Let's take a break, Charles. ”

Terry said with concern when he saw his brother's pitiful appearance.

"I can do it, brother. ”

Charles said firmly.

"Okay, then we'll rest while we go. ”

"Hmm. ”

Terry paused, looked at the mountain not far away, and then said to Charles, "Our goal is to climb the hill ahead, and once we go up, we should be able to see the village." ”

"Uh-huh, is he...going to come to us?"

Charles asked in a low voice.

"Don't worry, Charles, Daddy will come to us, let's go. ”

"Yes, brother. ”

Despite his words, his intuition told Terry that his father and everyone must be in a very dangerous situation at this moment.

'Daddy, you must be safe!'

Terry prayed in his heart for his father, Boken.

But when they crossed the two ridges and finally came to their destination where they could see the village, the sight before them made them fall into a deep silence.

In the distance, the tragic image of the destruction of Aoki Village is now in full view. The collapsed houses burned with golden flames, littered with corpses, and villagers who had lost their freedom and become slaves. Those hateful enemy soldiers proudly enjoyed the fruits of victory.

This scene is now imprinted like a metal imprint on the hearts of Charles and Terry, and what happened to the village makes them appreciate the horror and ruthlessness of war.

"Charles, do you see Daddy?"

Terry anxiously searched the crowd for his father. Hearing his brother's question, the panicked Charles came to his senses, and he hurriedly searched for his father's whereabouts. However, Boken did not appear in their field of vision.

"I didn't see it, Dad, he's going to be fine, right?"

"No, Dad's swordsmanship is so strong, he will definitely be able to get out, maybe he is coming to meet us. We are waiting for him here. ”

"Well, you're right. Dad is the strongest swordsman! But brother, mom, she..."

Charles remembered the fact that his mother had died, and was so sad that tears flowed uncontrollably. Terry was also very sad, but all he could do at the moment was to come to his brother and pull him into his arms to give him some comfort.

At this moment, the figure of a person bound by a rope suddenly appeared, and Terry's eyes widened in surprise.

"That's...!"

"General, a total of 204 villagers were captured in this battle, and some escaped, do you need to send someone to chase them?"

A junior officer reported to General Emma Begali.

"No need, once the war starts, the great Wei Ya will have access to endless resources and manpower, not so many people. ”

"Yes! ”

Emma Begali, male, 30 years old, general. Take charge of the army in the eastern part of the kingdom of Via. It has more than 3,000 warriors under its command, making it the general with the most warriors in the entire Weiya Kingdom.

During this raid, Begali became somewhat interested in Boken's performance. He walked up to the sturdy Boken and asked, "What's your name?" ”

Boken just looked up and snorted coldly at the tall, muscular foe, but didn't answer.

"Hehe, it's good, I didn't think there was someone like you in Aoki Village. I admire you, swordsman, for your courage and good swordsmanship. However, you alone can't change reality, just look at it, your resistance is like a breeze, delusionally trying to shake the hundred-year-old tree in front of you. ”

Begali said after looking at the huge cedar tree in front of him.

"Hmph, you won't succeed! sooner or later, the swords of the swordsmen of the Land of the Wind will pierce your ambitions!"

Boken said angrily.

"Yes, my warriors will tell you a clear reality in the near future, and that is how vulnerable your country's swordsmen are. ”

Begali gave Boken one last last look, then turned to his men and said, "Pass my orders and take the slaves back." At the same time, the second and third teams were told to immediately launch an attack on the other two villages on the border. ”

"Yes! ”

In the face of the powerful offensive of the border troops of the Weiya Kingdom, the two villages near Aoki Village were just as powerless to resist. It wasn't until 10 a.m. that the Border Guards of the Wind Country learned of the enemy invasion.

It turned out that before invading Aoki Village, General Begali had sent people to secretly kill the garrison of dozens of people in the country of the border wind. That's why the Wind Nation garrison knew so late.

While the Wind Nation was preparing to counterattack, General Begali had ordered all his warriors to return to their camps to rest. Although the garrison of the Wind Nation had more than 5,000 people, in the face of the powerful Wei Ya warriors, the garrison of the Wind Nation did not dare to take the initiative to attack.

In order to resist another invasion of the enemy, the garrison of the Land of the Wind made defensive preparations and sent a notice to the royal capital requesting reinforcements.

Inside the Wind King's Castle –

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Weiya's brazen war against our country in defiance of the Peace Covenant is an act of invasion, and we should report this to other countries. Ask for their help. At the same time, all surrounding soldiers should be mobilized immediately to join the garrison in Windwind. ”

The Earl of Lobie said, and some of the ministers chimed in.

"Hmm..."

The old and timid King of the Wind was about to speak, but was interrupted by another man, Prince John Boufal.

"Your Majesty, it is well known that the Peace Covenant has become meaningless. The Holy Light Empire is now in no position to come forward to preside over the overall situation. Our country is weak and should not go to war with the mighty Kingdom of Weiya. ”

"What do you mean, John, what should we do?"

The king asked.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a way to easily solve the crisis in front of him. However, I can't say it publicly, lest the news leak out, and I think this is the end of today's parliament. ”

"Okay! Since Prince John has a way, let's disperse. ”

"Your Majesty! The situation at the front line brooks no delay! Please give Your Majesty an order to immediately send troops to increase the number of troops. ”

Earl Lobi said urgently.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty said that the council is over, aren't you still leaving?"

Prince John glared at Lobi and said very majestically. Seeing that the situation was not right, the other ministers withdrew from the hall one after another.

"Your Excellency, is it possible that your solution is to make Your Majesty surrender?"

When Prince John heard the Earl's words, he said angrily: "Your Excellency, please pay attention to what you say!

"Your Majesty, we must not surrender! Your Majesty!"

"Someone, get the Earl out!"

Prince John said to the guard order.

When the palace guards heard the order, they immediately invited Count Lobi out of the palace. Faced with the powerful Prince John Boufal, Earl Lobi reluctantly left the main hall.

Terry and Charles watched as their father and the villagers were taken away, and there was nothing they could do. At 2 p.m. that day, Charles and Terry returned to the village and buried their mother's body.

What should I do next? Where do I go?

Just as the two were confused, Blacksmith Berlin crawled out of his cellar, along with his dog. When the brothers saw the blacksmith, they burst into tears.

"Poor boys, come with me to town. ”

The blacksmith said to the brothers with his arms around Charles.

"To Windwind?"

Terry asked.

"That's right, go to Windwind, go to an old friend of mine, besides, there is a garrison there, it should be safe, let's go and settle down there. ”

"But uncle, what about everyone? What about my father?"

Charles asked, crying.

"Let's go to town first, and then go to the garrison and see if there's anything we can do. ”

The blacksmith comforted Charles in his arms as he looked up and focused his gaze on the blue sky in the distance.