Chapter 548: Ugly Lies
"Remember, you didn't see anything today. The poor fellow died as soon as he returned, and he showed symptoms of the plague. I unanimously decided with Mistress Marcus and Mistress Atticus to have him cremated on the spot, understand, and if I hear any bad rumors, watch out for your heads. Andrea was by the fire and explained to the apothecary who had been in charge of treating the demon-infested scouts. In the current situation, once the appearance of the demon is exposed, it will definitely make the morale of the coalition army even more discouraged.
The tyrannical name of the Raging Lion is shared in the kingdom with the name of the Blood Lion's warlike name, and the pharmacists have no doubt that the Duke will kill him for leaking his secrets. In fact, it was quite surprising that Archduke Kroger didn't kill them right now. After receiving the assurances of the gambling oath, Andrea did not say anything more, and walked back to the pyre where the cremated bodies were cremated, which was controlled by the Iron Knight himself for the sake of secrecy. Marcus stood by the fire, the heat of the flame dissipating the morning chill, but the smell of sulfur from it made people fall into an ice cellar.
"Their assurances are meaningless. Too many people had seen the anomalous corpse, and by noon, demon-possessed scouts would be the talk of the town for everyone in the barracks. The King's Hand said lightly, his eyes still fixed on the dancing flames, and he did not mean to look at the angry lion who walked beside him.
"Of course I know, so they're alive now. Andrea also looked at the fire, the light of which was reflected in his pupils, as if to dye it the same color, "We need time to face these new situations." Or do you already have an idea? β
"Put away your cynicism, we're dealing with something a lot trickier than the nezumi right now. Demons are called demons because they are like the deepest nightmare to us, and we can't wake up yet. Marcus replied with a wrinkle of his nose. After gaining the wisdom of the devil, he also gained a new understanding of the existence from the abyss, so he knew that this time he was able to kill the enemy hiding in the soldier's body without danger, relying on complete luck and Atticus's witch-hunting knife. But there is only one handful of iron, and the demon does not know how many more.
"What are you afraid of, this world and the kingdom are ours. Whether it's a nezumi or a demon, we can roll them back from where they came from. Duke Kroger said with some disdain. He had too narrow a view of the demon's power to realize how lucky his victory was.
The King's Hand shook his head, for he had not been the same before. Before the Green Rod led him into the illusion, the so-called magical and legendary creatures had always been quite far from reality, and even if they did exist in the human realm, there would be someone like Cheese to deal with them. But now, Marcus has always found that the dark side of the world is always around him, but most of the time people always subconsciously ignore it, and occasionally glimpse a corner and regard it as a 1 in 10,000 coincidence. And those who have the courage to turn their heads and look straight into the darkness are intimidated.
The flames gradually faded away. This kind of bonfire raised by charcoal naturally cannot completely cremate the body, but it seems that the demon is no different from the flesh and blood of humans after death, and through the tongue of fire, you can see that the corpse lying in it can no longer see its original appearance, and only the general outline can vaguely identify the human form. "May your soul rest in peace, soldier. Atticus didn't know the scout's name until the end, only that another warrior younger than himself had lost his life. And the rickety old man is still alive, isn't that ironic?
"How are you going to explain all this? As far as I know, our army is not prepared to fight the demons, and it would be murder to push them into battle like that. The old knight asked, walking up to his companion from the fire. He certainly understood what a terrible chain reaction it would cause to announce the existence of demons, but he had had had enough of the avoidable sacrifices that the people of this kingdom had suffered so much in such a short period of time.
The Raging Lion looked at Atticus, who was now bent on becoming the new king of the Greylion, despite his military acumen and martial prowess. This determines that he does not care how much the war needs to be completed, and even the more troops in the coalition forces lose, the less resistance there will be to his future claim to the throne. "We don't need to explain this, there is no evidence of the existence of a large number of demons, maybe what we have encountered is just an isolated case. There is no need to spread panic that doesn't exist. β
Andrea Kroger, my five scouts are the only one back, and while I wish they were all alive, you and I know what happened to them. Being able to dispose of such a large number of scout troops at the same time is definitely not a lot of demons. The Iron Knight stretched out his hand and pointed to the fire beside him, his face full of anger.
Naturally, the angry lion couldn't bear to be treated so rudely, and he was about to approach the great knight as he stepped forward, in his opinion, although this old man still had some skills, he should have abdicated a long time ago. But the conflict didn't break out, as Marcus, who was standing between the two, spoke, "The nezumi summoned the demon. He said it so convincingly that the other two seemed a little stunned, and neither of them understood how this conclusion had been reached.
"The Grey Robe said that there are intelligent individuals among the nezumen. They knew that they would be defeated in the situation before them, so they somehow, perhaps because their existence was itself evil, they found a way to summon demons. These dastardly monsters have summoned demons from the abyss at any cost to stop our coalition forces, hoping to scare off our warriors. The King's Hand spoke faster and faster, but it was audible that what he said was more like some definite result than speculation. "In this way, the morale of our army will not fall, and may even rise. The evil nezumi are already vulnerable, and if we defeat their allies, we will be victorious. The banners of Justice and the Greylion will fly together on the walls of Valley City. β
"It's a lie, you know the nezumi don't have this ability. The Iron Knight interrupted Marcus, he couldn't accept that.
"It's not a lie, it's a tactic to win. Demons and nezumi are our enemies anyway, and whether they are connected or not, it doesn't hinder our order of battle. The King's Hand looked at Atticus with unmistakable ferocity in his tone.
"A lie is a lie, and the victory of our country has never been built on a lie. Winning with lies is just self-paralysis, that's not our style. The chief knight said.
Marcus put his hands behind his back and faced Atticus, "Our style has never been our style, everything is in the best interest, we used to follow the spirit of chivalry because it brought us victory." And now, if lies serve the same purpose, it's the new style. As he spoke, he gestured to Andrea with his finger behind his back.
"Marcus, it's not you! the old elf is right, you've becomeβ" The Iron Knight was halfway through his sentence when he was punched in the face by the furious lion who suddenly rushed up. Frightened and angry, Atticus didn't have time to react for a moment, only to feel the heat gushing out of his nose, and then Andrea turned to his back and firmly strangled the knight's neck with his thick arms.
The Hand of the King looked at what was happening in front of him and frowned, "Be careful, don't get killed." Our Grand Knight Captain is still very appealing in the kingdom, at least until this battle is over, he must live. β
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