The next day, before dawn, the army of destruction surrounded the king's castle. The crowd of people armed with guns was black, and the boundless army was like the waves of the sea, and the scene must have been terrifying to those hiding in the castle.

The king stayed up all night. Before the sun rose, the king stood on the balcony outside the castle, accompanied by the colonel, looking down on the army of destruction that was spreading all over the mountains below, and could not help but sigh anxiously: "How the hell did he do it?" It's as if all of a sudden, his people are everywhere. ”

He turned his head and walked distraughtly towards the castle.

"Is there not even one man left in the whole of Latvinia who did not defect to that madman?"

“...... Actually, there are still many people, Your Majesty. The Colonel opened the door for him and said, "We still have the fighting power in our hands, but we ...... It's just that von Doom's army was indeed numerous. All I can say is that I will do my best, Your Majesty. I'll do everything I can to stop him and we'll fight until the very end. ”

But his statement did not reassure the king much. Rather, his tone, which sounded like a mortal battle, made the king even more uneasy.

"But you're going to fail, are you, Colonel?"

The colonel pondered for a long time and said seriously: "I can't lie to you, Your Majesty, but the situation is really not optimistic. Our supply lines with Russia have been cut off. Those who were expecting reinforcements...... It may not even be there.

Doom doesn't seem to have shown his full strength so far, and he has other cards in his hand. We speculate that he may have some other allies, allies that are too powerful for us to imagine. Intelligence said that all the reinforcements that went to Latvia were blocked by a formation composed entirely of steel warriors. Their firepower is too great for our allies' teams to resist. They were no match at all, and had to retreat back separately. So...... I think we're on our own. ”

The king closed his eyes and rubbed the bridge of his nose in despair.

"So you're saying we're running out of reinforcements." "And Doom hasn't even shown his power yet." Well, maybe I should open the gates right now and walk out with the white flag in person, before the Iron Warriors blast open my gates. ”

"It doesn't have to be that ugly, Your Majesty." The colonel said, "We fought with Doom for more than three months, but the mysterious forces that sent the steel formations had never intervened in this war before. It is only when we ask our allies for help, and they send us reinforcements, that force intervenes. But even then, they did not directly attack our army. ”

The king thought for a moment: "You mean...... Might Dom's allies not interfere in the internal war in Latvia? ”

"I think there's a good chance that's the case." The Colonel nodded, "If that's the case, then we still have a chance to win." We don't have to fight against that unknown force, but if we only face Doom's army, maybe we still have a chance. We are in the castle on a high terrain and occupy a geographical advantage. As long as we stay in this castle, we won't ...... There is no chance of winning. ”

The sun had gradually risen, and a ray of golden light was shining through the open balcony. The king looked back at the faint sunlight and sighed.

"Four hundred years." He sighed, "For four hundred years, this wall has never been breached......

"But for 400 years, no one has ever encountered the enemy we faced." said the colonel.

The king slumped limply in his chair and pondered for a long time.

"Colonel," he said suddenly, raising his hand, "quick, let your fastest cavalry go and bring my sons." ”

The colonel bowed: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

The king looked at his departing back and said to himself, "Perhaps my reign has come to an end, but my blood must continue." My sons...... They had to go out of the city before the day was completely dawn, and they had to ...... You must escape from this apocalypse. ”

The king has been forced to accept this cruel truth, and to accept that his rule has come to an end. He had best prepared mentally for defeat, and he also thought about what he would say when facing Doom who had breached the city gates.

But it wasn't until dawn the next day that he realized that he wasn't prepared for what was happening.

The sun rises above the mountains, and the warm light illuminates the green forest and splashes on the ancient castle that has stood for 400 years. The two armies confronted each other at opposite ends of the field, ready to attack like bulls in a bullring.

The old king looked down from the top of the castle, and the colonel himself oversaw the battle from behind the walls. But when the battle horn sounded and the order to attack was given, they found out......

...... No one moved.

The two armies remained in the same place. The sunlight from behind the clouds moved their shadows inch by inch, and time seemed to stand still.

Then, Doom moved.

Alone, without an army, without cronies, he was the only one. Tim stepped out of his formation, his cloak fluttering behind him, like a late-returning king stepping towards his throne. When he walked in front of the king's army, no one dared to stand in his way. The army, like the Red Sea, parted by Moses' staff, consciously retreated to both sides to make way for their new king.

There are no more obstacles along the way. The whole process did not cost a single soldier on either side, and no one fired a single bullet. Doom swaggered into the castle through the main gates that had been opened for him, and came to the old king.

He didn't use any weapons on his armor, only his own hands, vengeful hands wrapped in cold steel. He grabbed the king by the neck and watched the old man struggle in pain, feeling his vitality pass by little in the palm of his hand. And the king's cronies and guards all stood behind and watched, and no one intervened to stop them.

The king breathed completely. Doom threw his corpse aside and snorted disdainfully. The king's colonel, with the ranks of guards, knelt down and said, "The king is dead, long live von Doom." I and my army are at your disposal, sovereign. ”

Doom ignored it. He turned his head to look somewhere in the palace, and Michael was leaning against the pillars of the palace at some point.

"Congratulations, Victor." "You've finally made your wish come true," he said. ”

"Partial." Doom's tone softened, no longer as cold as he had been in the face of the others. He walked over with his hands hanging over his cloak, "And if it weren't for you, I'd ...... There may be a lot of detours. ”

He may have wanted to say, "I can't do it without you", but when he finally said it, he changed his words in a different way.

"So what's next for you?" Michael asked.

"Next, Latvia will be given a new lease of life under my leadership. Within six months, I would make it the whole of Eastern Europe...... No, one of the most powerful countries in the world. He looked at Michael and said meaningfully, "But no matter where this country grows in the future, you have a lot to do." Latvia will not forget...... I will not forget your help. So what I want to say is ......"

He seemed to find it a little difficult to put his words into words, and subconsciously deflected his gaze.

“...... I would say that from now on, if you have anything you might need help with...... Latvia will be your ally. ”

Michael was a little surprised, and subconsciously glanced at the new king.

Then he couldn't help but chuckle.

While Doom is clearly the type to be very expressive, it seems that he really values their friendship.

To someone like Doom, this may seem incredible, but it's not surprising to think about. It is precisely because he is such a person, because he has no friends or relatives in his life...... It is precisely because he has almost nothing that he cherishes what he has so much.

Michael tapped him on the shoulder.

"I see. Then I'll thank you in advance," he paused, half-jokingly, "Your Majesty." ”