In the dead of night, even the horses did not want to snore for a while.

Oster Frederick looked at the clock in his hand with a sad face.

This is the same clock that used to hang in the secret chamber of Patriarch Frederick, handed down from generations before Frederick, to warn of danger.

On the dial, a large bright red stain stubbornly sticks to the name "Far Eastern City".

And underneath the word Far Eastern City, several thin lines tied several names.

These names are unpredictable, as if they are glued with ink, occasionally one or two letters will pop up, and occasionally, a name can be more clearly recognized, such as Lizanka and Iason.

If these wobbly letters accidentally touch the red light, the copper alarm clock will immediately emit a shrill and high-pitched chime.

At this time, the drowsy Grand Duke Frederick would immediately jump up and pounce on one of the paddles behind the bell, closing it before it could cause more trouble.

Archduke Frederick hadn't thought about dismantling the rusty bell, but the maker of the clock, a not-so-active high-level spellcaster, had cast a spell on the bell with the idea of stubbornly leaving a trace of himself in the world. That is to say, no matter how tragic the deformation and qualitative changes of this persevering bronze bell are, it can finally be restored to its original state, and it is full of energy to remind its owner.

And because of another profound magic on this bronze bell, once the holder of this bronze bell begins to be anxious, worrying, no matter where it was before, it will appear intimately in a place where the holder can immediately see it.

And now, the Grand Duke, who once sealed the seven demon dragons, is being awakened by this simple alarm clock.

After all, every time it rings, it reminds Archduke Frederick that something extremely dangerous is happening around you.

But it only rings, and it refuses to say a word about the crisis that is about to arrive!

Such a terrible way of reminding him of his own aristocratic teacher when he was a child, whenever he made a mistake, the teacher would only coldly reprimand: "Wrong again, Oster." And then leave him to spend in endless self-reflection.

He swore that every second of such a day would be torture above the fire.

After pressing the alarm clock in time, Oster let out another long sigh.

Since the distribution of troops was completed this afternoon, this alarm clock has become more and more restless.

And the more restless it became, the more anxious Oster became, the more anxious he became, and the alarm clock became more and more alarming.

Auster threw the alarm clock in a bad mood and thought about the situation again.

Compared with the other two dukes, Oster, who has only recently regained his free body, has no intention of expanding at all.

Originally, at this time, he should have sorted out the mess inside and outside the family, and then went to a place where he had been worried about it for two years, and caught a certain kid back.

But.

Oster glanced helplessly at the table, where the bronze bell that he should have turned into a star appeared intact.

But unlike usual, the red stain had a little green glow in the middle.

Oster slowly raised an eyebrow and picked up the alarm clock.

This small piece of green light swam wildly within the red stain, but it couldn't get out of the border.

This clock not only has the function of alerting the danger, but also reminds the owner of the way to escape the danger in special circumstances.

Based on the experience that the Frederick family has observed and summarized over the years, such signs indicate that the solution to the problem lies in the Far Eastern City.

Oster reluctantly threw the alarm clock to some distant unknown corner, and lay back in his rocking chair sadly.

He doesn't even know what the problem is, there is no lock, what can he do just to give a key?

......

Beyond the perception of everyone in Far Eastern City, a huge army is quietly advancing.

"Bang!"

"Squeak----!

"Enemy attack!"

"Bore. ”

A flurry of scrambled voices came from the army.

An officer himself came here and picked up a bell that was still rusty.

He frowned, found the switch behind the bronze bell, and pressed it hard, and the harsh alarm that half of the sneak attack team could hear before it passed.

The officer didn't say much about this peculiarly shaped clock, and after taking a look at it, he planned to hand it over to logistics.

There are so many strange things in this world, and it's not unacceptable that one or two incomprehensible things occasionally arise.

But when he took his eyes off the bell, the old bell disappeared out of thin air.

The officer was stunned and didn't continue to care about this supernatural thing.

After all, the probability of encountering this kind of thing in one night is not high... Right?

Unfortunately, there is still a probability in the world, called a high probability of a small probability event.

"Bang!"

"Squeak----!

"Enemy!

The companion next to him tightly hugged the nervous guy.

But things have developed to this point, and it is already a little too late to save it.

The officer looked gloomily at the defenders who were looking around on the low walls of the Far Eastern City two kilometers away.

This bronze bell was so ingenious when it appeared, so ingenious that it didn't look like a coincidence at all.

At this distance, the defenders of Far Eastern City were just able to catch the strange sound of an alarm clock in the middle of the night.

The only reason why the Church army was not discovered was because of the blessings of the Bishops of the Church of the Moon, which allowed them to hide their tracks in the dark and not be detected by sharp eyes.

But this is still not a long-term solution, as the defenders who heard the movement become larger and larger, and the scope of inspection becomes more and more extensive, sooner or later they will be discovered.

The officer gestured to the sky with some exasperation.

A hovering eagle swooped down like an arrow and landed on his arm.

In the midst of eye contact with the eagle, a top-down map from the air appeared in the officer's mind.

This is the ability of the Church of the Sky to use the animals in the sky as its own eyes and ears. This is of great help in controlling the form of the battlefield and reconnaissance targets.

"Bypass the front army, the target, the rear army!"

While this is a bit of a shame for the otherwise perfect operation, theoretically it is as likely that this change will lead to the failure of the plan as the probability of running into a polar creature in the mountains.

But today, it can only be said that they are not lucky enough.

Although there was little movement on the walls and in the sky, in terms of Archduke Frederick's strength, it was no different from playing polo right under his nose, and the legendary physical fitness surpassed that of most creatures known to nature, including but not limited to eagles.

Under the unexpected guidance of the defenders of the city walls, Grand Duke Frederick sensed an obscure fluctuation of divine power outside the city walls.

The Grand Duke suddenly understood.

"Is it poor intelligence, and is there still the misdirection of inertial thinking? Oster watched thoughtfully at the soldiers who slipped into Far Eastern City with the power of the sky and moonlight in the hazy divine power.

On the side of the church army, because of the huge cost and powerful all-round protection array, all the observation work ended in failure, and several spies who were ambushed in the church army could not stand the chatter of the power of faith, and they were all arrested.

As a result, the message of the Church on the free side of the free kingdom is smeared.

Coupled with the special time point of just spring.

Normally, at this point in time, both sides will tacitly observe a short period of peace, waiting for the snow and ice to melt, and it is also a good time to do some recovery training for the soldiers who have been in hiding for the winter.

This is not for the sake of any childish idea of respecting the enemy, but a plan that can minimize the destabilizing factors and loss of interests after several years of trial and error, and after a large loss of troops from each other. No conductor likes an unexpected change, whether the result is positive or negative.

Therefore, several dukes, to be precise, three dukes other than Archduke Frederick, had time to quarrel over the order of the troops.

At this time, the church broke the rules that everyone had tacitly abided by for five years, and chose the time when the defense of Far Eastern City was the weakest to carry out a sneak attack.

Except for the Sanctuary of each family, the defense of the city wall was not assigned, and among the four dukes' armies, only the young Duchess of Cowenshire had moved the camp and was ready for defense, and the remaining three armies had to give way to the defensive measures in the barracks, and the defense was about equal to zero.

And from the perspective of Archduke Frederick, the target of this group of churches to sneak attack the troops is clearly the three armies of chaos!

"No wonder that Catherine's little fellow worked hard and occupied the first line of defense. Those two guys are miserable now. ”

At this time, it is not difficult to guess the purpose of Lizanka, which is nothing more than to invite the wolf into the house and arm herself with armor.

But at this point, more doubts arose in the mind of Archduke Frederick.

It is not without cost to teach the army to break the unspoken rules of the past five years.

Once this principle of tacit understanding between the two hostile sides is broken, it will be exchanged for intensified retaliation. The fact that the Church army was able to make such a decision suggests that they believed that the rapidly rising casualties on both sides were not worth mentioning in the face of this operation. So, what is the purpose of this bottomless action?

And Duchess Catherine, a young girl, could not fail to understand that it was easy for a wolf to break into the house, but it was very difficult to drive him out. And what is the back hand of this little girl?

And the bronze bell.

Grand Duke Frederick glanced at the table.

With the elite soldiers of the Frederick family, these sneak tricks could not shake his foundation, and it was a dangerous idea to take the life of a veteran legend.

He really couldn't understand what the more vivid warnings and green vitality on this bronze bell meant.

In the face of many doubts, Archduke Frederick personally sounded the alarm.

"Enemy - Attack ——!"