In fact, the Hand of the King guessed something wrong. The first is his estimation of the demon's combat power, those demons who have the ability to leave the range of Valley City to forage for food are quite powerful individuals, and the number of them who have followed Erdu to this world is very small, and the ten killed by the coalition may have been the vast majority of them. The other demons who could only survive under the sulfur smoke summoned by the Abyss Lord could not match them in terms of combat power.

Secondly, there is the fear of war horses. The object of their fear is not what is now in Vale, but the demon lord who once sat in that city. Even though Odor had been taken by Cheese to the ice fields north of Dragonspine Mountain, the scent he left behind could still affect the land for years to come. It is foreseeable that for a long time in the future, probably for hundreds of years, there will be no animals in this city willing to approach on their own initiative. Of course, this is not absolute, if someone knows how to clean up the stains left by the demons, and is willing to spend time and materials to maintain them, the land around Vale City can still be restored to its previous state more quickly.

In addition to this, Marcus did not expect the reaction of the nezumi to the arrival of the coalition forces. Although he knew that there were intelligent individuals among the nezumi, and even blamed the appearance of demons on their heads, the Hand of the King still subconsciously did not think of the other party as an equal to himself. Perhaps in his opinion, the ability of the intelligent nezumi is nothing more than the ability to control a small number of brainless kind, just like the head wolf in the wolf pack, the essence is still a wolf, and it will not become an animal trainer because of this.

If the Raven were still among the nezumi at this time, he would definitely suggest that the nezumi take this opportunity to wait for the lion's coalition to attack the valley and fight the demons back and forth, and with those intricate underground corridors, they would definitely be able to inflict heavy damage or even annihilate the human forces. But the sorcerer is gone, and Gloria is not a grey robe, and even if she is forced to the door by her former compatriots, the sole heir of the Earl of Salons is still unwilling to completely stand on the opposite side of humanity. Because then the rats will never have a chance to find themselves again.

"They have suffered heavy losses, the morale of those who survived has been weakened, and the elite has suffered serious losses. However, they don't seem to have any plans to fix it, and they should want to try to attack Vale before sunset. "This is the news that the nezumi scouts have brought back. At this time, in addition to Gloria and a few of her peers who she believed had some ability, there were also Leon and Elsa. Beyond the circular thatched hut where several people were meeting were the number of native nezumi who did not belong to the previous coalition forces at all, who had been forced here from all over the kingdom by the coalition's carpet search, and Gloria had taken them in, but in order to reduce the loss of food, she ordered most of them into a hibernation-like slumber.

"How about the damage to the Knights of the Kingdom?" the Blood Lion asked, knowing full well that the Knights led by Atticus would be the first to take the lead in such a battle. So he was very worried that his comrades would be seriously injured as a result. Moreover, Leon could not accept that he was sitting in the camp of the kingdom's nominal enemy while his comrades were at war with the demons. His glory called for him to return to his army at once, and draw his weapon under the Iron Knight to become the sword and shield of his companions.

The nezumi in charge of the report glanced at Gloria, and only after the latter's approval did he speak again, "We have no way of knowing the original size of the Knights. But one thing is for sure, the flag of your unit is still flying, Lord Leon. ”

The Blood Lion's shoulders relaxed slightly, and he remembered that he theoretically had no right to ask for this information. Then he turned his head and bowed his head to the female leader of the nezumi and apologized, "I am in a hurry to overcome, I hope you will not be disgusted, dear lady." ”

"Please don't say that, Lord Leon. Even if the kingdom is not kind to us now, you are still the hero who saved the rat people from the clutches of demons and witches. I can understand your anxiety and want you to remember that the nezumi have always considered you a friend. The smile on Gloria's face seemed strange to others, after all, the facial expressions of the rat people were very different from those of humans. But those who know the lady know that she is not the kind of person who can play tricks. From this point of view, she still retains the style of the blue lion.

The chief knight then stood up and saluted again very respectfully, "Your tolerance and integrity are as memorable as your father's. I'm so sure you'll be a good lord, so allow me to make a bold suggestion. I want to return to the Order at once and clarify to the nobles of the kingdom that the nezumi are already under your control and will no longer cause any more harm. But my personal persuasion is limited, so I dare to ask you to meet the commander of the coalition forces with me!"

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was in an uproar. The rats surrounding Gloria were almost instantly protected in front of her, fangs and claws in a battle stance. In their view, Leon's suggestion was tantamount to getting the rat people to disarm and line up to be slaughtered in front of the coalition forces. As soon as Bakham, who was a servant, saw this situation, he immediately came to the knight's side, and his hand was already pressed against the hilt of the sword. Together with Lothar, who was a nobleman of the kingdom, could not sit still and stood up and prepared to stop a possible conflict. As for the networm sitting next to him, he smiled disdainfully, as if he thought Leon's words were ridiculous.

"Wait a minute, I don't think Lord Leon's proposal is malicious. Is that right?" the daughter of Saron stopped the nezumi who was about to rush up to attack the Blood Lion, and hurriedly looked at Leon for a reasonable explanation. But in fact, she was too worried, even if those nezumi or knight captains wanted to attack each other, it would be impossible. Because the house was originally built with the help of the witch, and Colante, seeing that the scene had become tense, had secretly mobilized the thorny vines clinging to the wall.

The Blood Lion sighed and waved his hand to signal Hu Cong to leave the room, he didn't want the situation to become more tense. After Bakham reluctantly complied, Leon took the lead in unslashing his sword and throwing it at Lothar. The rats calmed down a little by this series of actions, and they gathered their claws and teeth, but remained around Gloria.

"I have to admit that I'm not as upright as you think, Gloria. Leon put his finger in his hair, at this time he was more like an ordinary person who was powerless to resist in the face of reality than a knight with a great reputation, "I know that it was a very selfish decision to let you go with me. Even if I say I'll keep you safe, you and I both know that's not realistic. But I'm not a wizard, I never wear gray robes, I don't let thorns swing like arms, I don't even have glowing tattoos, I'm just a mortal like you. This is the way I can see to make the least amount of blood bleed. If I can convince them and you, no one will lose their lives to this damn war again. And even if we can't, your death will make the wise nezumi lose the will to resist, and the kingdom will die many fewer as a result... It's not fair, I know, but I'm... Powerless. ”

"I can make them kill you immediately for what you just said, Mr. Leon. Gloria said, unable to tell if it was a threat or something else.

The Blood Lion nodded, and opened his arms in a gesture of giving up resistance, "Of course you can do that. I don't have any complaints. I'm a knight, it's weird, I should have known what I had to defend and what to fight against, I should have known very well. But behold, you are men, and you are the people of the lion. And so do they. The living, the dead, all. My life should have been left on that distant battlefield a long time ago, and maybe I wouldn't have to face these choices if I didn't come back. ”

With that, Leon closed his eyes and waited for the imaginary death. But when he opened his eyes, he saw Gloria walk out of the circle of her compatriots and come to him. The daughter of Saron bowed her head and said, "You are a noble knight. More noble than most people I know. After all this going through, I really can't trust anyone easily... But I'm also looking forward to an ending, an ending where there are no more dead. Even if it's a hypocritical fairy tale, it's worth pursuing. I wasn't a good leader, and my father always said I was too dreamy, and he was right. ”

"So, you—" The knight's eyes widened, he couldn't believe the lady in front of him would react like this.

"But I certainly don't like death, so I thought if Mr. Calus accepted the hire, maybe it would keep me safe. Gloria blinked, looking at the Demon Descendant leaning against the corner with her arms folded.

The killer looked up and glanced at the people in the center of the hall. He had come here to deal with the devastation caused by the rat-man plague, and in the current situation, if the two sides could reach a settlement, it would indeed be the best outcome. And Krus also knew very well what choice Siggert and André would make if they were here, he knew them too well.

"I refuse. But the Demon Spawn said coldly, "Because..."

"Because in those coalition forces, there is a different but disgusting smell than the demons. They are not to be trusted. The man who continued Clarus's words was Jack, who had just opened the door and walked in, followed by the female warrior who was supposed to be dead.