After the battle in front of the city gates ended hastily, and Lyudmila withdrew to the fortress under the protection of the soldiers. Retrieving his weapon from the flying dragon's mouth, Lin Xuan didn't know what to do for a while.

(I knew that I was already weak to this point, and I should have swallowed them together...... Rather remorseful, he looked at Eleonora, who was being held by Warun, who felt Lin Xuan's gaze and turned his head with a bright smile.

"Dragon Knight, I owe you once this time"

(Dragon Knight?) Lin Xuan shook his head and said, "If you can, I only hope that you can withdraw from the army." ”

“…… Sorry, this is not possible, and after all, this battle is not what we want to provoke." In response to Volun's gaze, Eleonora replied weakly but firmly.

“…… Then goodbye". After patting the flying dragon and motioning for it to leave, Lin Xuan had just returned to the fortress and unsurprisingly received a notice of Lyudmila's meeting from the guards.

(The back gate is broken, and it will be difficult to defend it next, to ensure that the castle on Mount Tara does not fall...... There is no requirement to repel enemy troops? Won't fall...... There are three endings to the battle, I win the enemy, the enemy wins and I lose, and there is a tie - yes, a tie! There is no requirement to defeat the enemy, and if you do not fall, you must not lose, then there is also the option of a tie, and the fastest way to achieve the end of the tie - to remain neutral! After all, this battle is not the intention of both sides, their own side is asked to be contained, and the enemy is being contained) Lin Xuan, who went to the conference hall, cleared his mind and his eyes lit up, and he didn't notice the luxurious carriage marked with the coat of arms of the Tenardier family outside the conference hall.

Walking into the conference hall for the second time, after the customary salute, he raised his head, only to find that there were other people at the scene besides Lyudmila, and glanced at the badge on the chest of the person sitting on the side, Lin Xuan's face changed instantly.

"That's him! Not only did he brutally kill the Duke's only son, Master Zion Tenardier, but he also cut off the communication between the Kingdom of Brunay and Gistato, killed countless people, and even attacked the envoy group, pretending to be an envoy to infiltrate Mount Tara with ill intentions! Please also ask Lord Lyudmila to personally capture this person and bring him back to Tenardiye to wait for his fate! ”

The genuine messenger wearing the logo of the Tenardiye family pointed angrily at Lin Xuan and said loudly to Lyudmila, who was sitting above.

Without waiting for Lyudmila to respond, Lin Xuan, who knew that this matter was difficult to get better, acted directly-

The knight's sword on his waist completed the three steps of unsheathing, sweeping, and slicing his throat in less than a second, and retreated without the slightest pause, while forcibly ordering the wyvern who hated the breath of the town to land.

Lyudmila's face was slightly cold, and the spear in her hand fell to the ground.

Only when you really face the war queen can you understand her horror.

The cold air on his face made his body stagnate, and the door behind him was blocked by icicles that burst out.

Rationally giving up relying on his own strength to break the icicle, Lin Xuan held the sword in both hands and waited for the battle.

Despite being physically weakened after the battle with Eleonora, Lyudmila remained heroic. Holding a gun in his right hand, he attacked Lin Xuan without saying a word, but before the attack arrived, the cold almost froze his body, and as a last resort, Lin Xuan had to launch the only displacement skill.

"Charge!" The speed suddenly doubled, and his body was close to the spear to dodge the attack, but the cold qi attached to it invaded the armor, Lin Xuan controlled his stiff body, and reluctantly slashed his sword horizontally towards Zhan Ji.

"Bell!" When the sword and spear were handed over, a biting chill poured into the body along the blade.

Without hesitation, he withdrew the handover weapon and retreated, Lin Xuan couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart, this can't be fought at all, it's like a whiteboard equipment with level 0, and a +10 artifact with a full level, not to mention the difference in strength between each other, weapons alone can create a crushing advantage.

Fortunately, Lin Xuan still has the last hole card.

"Roar~~~" There was a dragon's roar from above the council hall, followed by violent vibrations, and the ice crystals condensed on the ceiling continued to spill.

Lyudmila stopped her attack and looked at Lin Xuan with a little surprise.

"Sure enough, you can really control the dragon without relying on any movements or equipment......

Lin Xuan didn't answer, just carefully moved his stiff palm and retreated.

"So-" The spear in the girl's hand pointed at Lin Xuan, and said something that surprised him: "-Are you willing to follow me?" ”

For a moment, scattered ice crystals set off the blue-haired girl among them, and this scene made Lin Xuan look a little stunned - but he still recovered quickly.

"Bang-" The huge dragon claw pierced through the dome and pressed hard towards the top of the girl's head.

After being easily avoided, Lin Xuan did not let it continue to pursue, but jumped on the spot and grabbed the dragon claw that was lifted.

"Did you refuse...... "The petite Zhan Ji looked a little frustrated, but the next moment-

"The atmosphere is frozen!" The spear pointed into the air, and the sound of Kerala rang out one after another, Lin Xuan's face changed, and the dragon claws that the flying dragon above stretched out were sealed by the ice that spread from it in a very short time, and they were connected to the ceiling and could not move.

He urged the dragon to leave, but when he saw the movement above, he immediately gave up - the condensed ice continued to thicken, completely blocking the hope of escape.

Sighing and jumping to the ground. Looking at the blue-haired battle queen, Lin Xuan finally spoke for the first time in the battle.

"I surrender"

Half an hour after ―――――― split ――――――.

The location shifted to the study, Lin Xuan and the blue-haired Zhan Ji sat down across a table, and Lyudmila said slowly while flipping through the information in her hand.

"Ness Isser, 21 years old, a knight under the former Viscount Notte of the Kingdom of Brunay, participated in the battle of the Plains of Dinant as a subordinate of Tenardier, and after the defeat, he was placed under the alias of Ars under the command of Tenardier, and after the Battle of Morsem Plains, he rebelled, snatched a wyvern, and killed the commander-in-chief, Zion Tenardier, the son of the Duke, resulting in the defeat of Tenardier. After that, he fled to the Foge Mountains, cut off the communication between the Brunay Kingdom and Gistato, intercepted the remnants of Tenardiye's army, and then attacked the emissaries sent to Olmuz, pretending to be Tenardiye's emissaries and infiltrated Mount Tara...... Is there a problem? ”

“…… First, the outcome of the Battle of Morsem Plains was already predestined, and I only hastened the process; Second, I cut off only the communication from the Morsem Plain to Tenardiye, and the rest...... Mostly fine"

"Hmm......" Lyudmila dropped the information in her hand and looked at Lin Xuan with interest. Mr. Ness, may I ask you one thing? ”

"Please"

"In the previous 21 years, it can be said that ...... You've been obscure, why have you been doing so many things for more than half a month in a row, well, like a different person? ”

Lin Xuan's heart tightened and remained silent, at this time, the more he said, the bigger the loophole.

"Don't you want to answer, then let's change the question" crossed his hands in a gesture that seems quite classic to some otaku, "what is your purpose behind this series of moves?" ”

"......" still can't answer, because this Lin Xuan doesn't know how to answer, in these series of main quests, there is no designated target to deal with at all, it is simply where to fight, if you really want to talk about the purpose - live! But this kind of words come out. I'm afraid that I will be frozen into ice and thrown into the abyss, just kidding, if I want to live and run desperately to the battlefield, isn't this a typical death?

“…… Well, you can leave". For a long time, Lyudmila, who had not received an answer, showed a dissatisfied expression, and when Lin Xuan wanted to fight to the death, he suddenly said so. didn't react for a while, and asked in a daze: "What?" ”

"I mean—you! Can! In order to! Walk! Finish! ”

“…… I'm sorry, I don't know" Although I don't know if she had her head pumped in the battle just now, but leaving at this time is undoubtedly the best option, but ...... I don't understand.

"It's a reward for saving my life, but don't be mistaken, next time, we'll be enemies! I'm half an ally of Tenardier," the girl emphasized, but her tone sounded unnatural.

“…… If it's really an enemy, shouldn't you kill me at this time? "I still don't understand, it's been a long time, and a faint sense of anxiety comes to mind.

"-Do you really think I'm not going to kill you?!" The girl, who mistook it for a provocation, raised the weapon in her hand and stabbed Lin Xuan in the throat.