"Temple......... Next ........."

When Shet finally appeared on the outskirts of the camp, the scene in front of him poured cold water on him.

There was no imaginary resistance, no extravagant hope of victory, and the dead camp at the moment, and the corpses strewn all over the ground in the moonlight, had sunk General Schett's heart to the bottom. He staggered, gritted his teeth and tried to move forward, trying to find a glimmer of hope, but all he could see was blood, corpses—the corpses of his own men, and the corpses of men dressed in black.

"Temple ........."

General Shet opened his mouth to try to call out to the people he was protecting, but at this moment, he had reached his limit. Even if soul power is used, the poisonous surname is still not so easy to suppress. At this moment, the soul brilliance on General Shet's body was almost nothing, and his eyes also saw blood flowing out, and his vision gradually began to blur, and finally, after seeing the figure of the young boy who fell to the ground, the last insistence in General Sheter's heart immediately collapsed.

"Smack. ”

He couldn't support it anymore and fell to the ground like this, the numbness had spread throughout his body, and now General Schitt had his mouth wide open, and he even felt that it was a little difficult to breathe. He stared wide-open at the foliage-splitting full moon in the night sky in front of him. I feel that the world is getting colder and weaker.

"General Shet, I entrust them to you, please take them with you no matter what, as long as the blood of our royal family of Orrut still exists, then we will always have a new day. As long as they can live a healthy and happy life, then our death will not be in vain........."

"Your Majesty........."

The trust of King Orrut before his departure was now in the general's mind again, and he closed his eyes and whispered the king's name, allowing tears of remorse to flow down his cheeks. At the same time, the numb, icy sensation had spread to his chest, and General Schett closed his eyes, felt his heart beat weakly, and then opened his mouth.

A large, invisible hand grasped the fragile, thriving life, and the words that General Schitt finally wanted to say stayed in his throat, and they did not dissolve into clear words, but emerged as hoarse gasps. And this faint sound, also blended with the quiet night, disappeared.

Then, the moonlight faded, enveloping the group in darkness once more.

And the faintly beating life also came to an end at this moment.

"Smack!"

The precious crystal glass was slammed to the ground, shattering the moment it came into contact with the precious stone floor, but this did not seem to contain the anger of its owner.

"Can anyone tell me what this is!!"

West V's face was gloomy, he stared coldly at the three generals in front of him, gritted his teeth and roared in a low voice.

"It's just such a small task, and you can't accomplish it?Everyone?!General Celtic, tell me why, why did things come this way?!"

"All I can say is that I don't know, Your Majesty. ”

A look of embarrassment appeared on General Celtic's face, and he sighed and shook his head.

As the planner and instigator of the conspiracy, the Kingdom of West naturally does not turn a blind eye to the outcome of the aftermath. In fact, on the same night, Celtic, who received the tip, immediately sent someone to the destination again for further investigation. But when they arrived at the scene, they were stunned by what they saw—and it was understandable that Orlut's guards were dead. Moreover, the bodies of His Royal Highness Prince Orut and General Shet were also found in the camp, and it can be said that the whole plan is perfect. However, this is not the case. And even Celt didn't expect that things would turn out like this in the end.

The total annihilation of the special team responsible for this plan of action is surprising enough. If this is due to the casualties caused by the fighting between the opposing sides, then it is not incomprehensible. However, according to the results of the investigation, these people did not die during the battle, but only after the battle was over, and it was this that made the Celtic general, who was in charge of planning the operation, aware of the seriousness of the matter. As one of the three legions of the kingdom, Celt immediately deduced the whole story. But now, these inferences are pointless, and as a king, West V will not be so angry that some of his men have died. In fact, the only thing that angered him the most was one sentence in the report - the body of the first princess of Orrut, Her Royal Highness Fili, was not found.

This is what made West V furious, in fact, after contacting the secret envoy of the Sith Empire, West V thought about it and finally gritted his teeth and decided to agree to the other party's proposal. Don't look at his words in front of his courtiers that he would oppose the invasion, but when the other party's army really drove to his doorstep, West V wilted like a dried flower. Originally, he thought that Orlut would not die so soon, as long as they had the spare strength to maneuver, and with their own assistance, they might be able to wipe out the hateful Sith Empire. It's a pity that the heavens don't follow people's wishes, and the news from the territory of Orrut shows that not only has the kingdom of Orrut been completely wiped out, but the military strength of the Sith Empire has also begun to become stronger. Moreover, the other party has four talented knights, and among the three legion leaders under him, the most powerful is only a high-level and high-ranking position, and the comparison of strength is also a superior judgment. In this case, if it is possible not to fight, then it is better not to fight.

And the envoy sent by the Sith Empire also gave Wester V this step to come down, although as the lord of a country, he did not intend to show weakness, but......... But the pressure on the Sith Empire was just too great. West V had no confidence to resist the invasion of the other side, and because of this, he finally agreed to the Sith Empire's request - anyway, in West V's opinion, a dead royal blood was useless even if he lived, and if their death could bring him a peaceful West, then he would definitely not mind doing so.

But now, although most of the mission has been completed, the lack of seeing the corpse of the first princess Fili still makes West V very angry, and he knows very well that if the princess escapes alive, his reputation and that of the West Kingdom will be completely ruined. And a country that will fall into the trap of the allies will naturally not be recognized in the international community. If this matter is really publicized, then everything that his father and his ancestors have worked hard to create will be completely destroyed!

"I want you to come up with a solution immediately, no matter where that princess goes, she will see people alive and corpses when she dies!"

With the help of the corpses of General Schitt and His Royal Highness the Prince, it should be possible to stabilize the Sith Empire, and after that, all West V has to do is to find the whereabouts of Her Royal Highness the Princess. In any case, she must be shut up forever!

"Bang!!"

Looking at the door that had been slammed shut, the three generals all smiled wryly, glanced at each other, then shook their heads helplessly, and then fell silent.

"It may not be good to say that, but ......... I'm thankful for this failure. ”

After a long time, General Celtic let out a long sigh and spoke.

"At the very least, it gives us a chance not to accept the peace that others have given us. ”

"It's just the four generals of God's damnation, it's not like we can't really beat them, Your Majesty really underestimates us. ”

Asher, who has always been silent, also showed a rare trace of enthusiastic belief at this time.

"We won't make Orrut's mistake again, we have plenty of intelligence and we're ready. ”

"However, His Majesty's orders cannot be disobeyed. ”

Duke Barron raised his hands and said with a helpless wry smile. It's not that he doesn't understand the thoughts of his two colleagues, as soldiers, of course, they don't want to be timid before fighting, and what West V did was actually not to trust the strength of their three generals at all. It is no wonder that the three major legions of the kingdom have quite an opinion on this, but opinions are opinions, and as soldiers, it is their duty to obey orders.

Moreover, I have to say that they themselves are also somewhat interested in this. After all, Celtic is very aware of the strength of his subordinates, and for this operation, he sent his own capable subordinates and henchmen, but these soldiers were killed before they could show their strength, and it can be seen from this aspect that the other party has a strength far beyond his imagination.

"I think we'll probably have to work on this to find out who is going to do it. ”

"But it's not easy. ”

Asher frowned, a hint of distress on his face. As a background in intelligence and assassination, he naturally knows how difficult it is.

"Since the other party has the strength to assassinate our special forces, it must be a powerful organization, but with our intelligence network, we have not received the slightest rumor, which shows that the other party has a fairly tight and huge organizational network. In West, as far as we know, there are no organizations or institutions that have the strength to do so, and the Mage Guild and the Church of Grace may be able to do so, but I can't think of a reason why they would do so. Moreover, there has been no major movement of the Church of Holy Grace and the Priests' Association recently........."

"My old friend, maybe you're thinking a little too much. ”

But unexpectedly, Celt waved his hand to stop his colleague's reasoning, and then he reached out and took out a piece of information.

"This is a piece of information that came back from the country of Orut before, and it records in detail how His Royal Highness Prince Aurute and his party escaped from the country........."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Asher was also interested, you know, assassination and intelligence were his own job. This time, in order to avoid destabilizing and repercussions in the country, West V chose to put Celtic, who was already in the border area, in charge. Although Asher didn't say anything, he was still a little unimpressed in his heart - after all, it was his specialty.

With a hint of curiosity, Asher reached out and took the information handed by Celtic and looked at it carefully, and then, his expression changed subtly.

As the commander of a special unit, Asher could hardly believe what was written above - that the heavily guarded sentry fortress could be breached in such a short period of time, and that the well-trained army of the Sith Empire had lost nearly half of its men in a matter of minutes......... This information does not look like information, but more like some kind of joke.

"It's unbelievable. ”

Asher put down the information in his hand.

"Three high-ranking swordsmen, I admit that if three high-ranking swordsmen make a move, then three hundred soldiers is not a special obstacle for us, but......... A fort outpost? I don't believe that much. If the other party has a mage, then maybe the surname is higher, that is, we should check from the clue of the mage?"

"No, General Asher, I have a better clue. ”

Celt shook his head.

"Three high-ranking swordsmen......... I thought, didn't you think of anything?"

"You mean ..............."

Hearing Celtic's inquiry, Asher and Barron were stunned for a moment, then frowned.

Of course, they had heard rumors that in the southwest, in the territory controlled by the Bird family, there was a lord in the Twilight Forest with great power, and he himself had the strength of a high-ranking swordsman. Moreover, he also has two equally powerful subordinates.

Rumors spread quickly among the nobility, and the Bird family was also promoting them, consciously or unconsciously. As a result, these rumors soon became a topic of conversation among the nobles after dinner. Of course, this does not mean that they believe the real surname of this rumor, but this rumor is an exaggeration, after all, according to it, the young lord himself is only in his early 20s, and has not yet performed a noble ceremony. And his so-called two subordinates are a pair of sisters who are no more than ten years old, as long as they are people with normal IQ, they don't believe that they have such power. And because of this, this kind of exaggerated rumor, which seems absurd to the aristocracy and has no real surname at all, is the best joke and conversation after dinner.

Of course, the three generals had heard such rumors, but they did not laugh at them like ordinary nobles. After all, they had discussed it at the Imperial Council. At that time, it was because of the discussion that was suspected to be the young lady of Her Royal Highness Princess Ofaril, but after that, the court ** master Morbius forbade the discussion of further investigation of it, and after that, West V did not mention the matter again. The three generals are all old and sophisticated figures, how could they not perceive the problem in this? Because of this, they did not treat this rumor as a joke, and it was impossible to make the court master who had assisted three generations of kings so nervous, if he did not have some strength.

But ............... "Even if they do have three high-ranking swordsmen, it may just be a coincidence. ”

Asher objected.

"The Twilight Forest is a very barren territory, and the young lord should be focusing on how to develop his territory right now. And, as a nobleman of West, why would he do such a thing? Yes, high-ranking talents are very rare, but I think that's why they should be more careful. It is not a wise move to show strength in front of everyone with such a big stab. ”

"You make sense, but ........."

Celt waved his hand, but didn't know what to say. In fact, one of his men was a spy in the second outpost camp and had experienced the battle with Yuren, although Yuren was quick and did not let people see his true face. Still, he saw that it was a young black-haired man. That alone was enough to make Celtic make associations.

"No matter what, since Your Majesty said that he would investigate, then we can't let go of any clues. ”

"That's right. ”

Duke Barron nodded, relieved. Although he did not approve of His Majesty's approach, and in his opinion, the deal with the Sith Empire was in fact harmful and not beneficial, but now, as a courtier, he could only do and say that.

"So, how do you find out? If I need help, I think I might be able to help. ”

"No need, old man. ”

As for the Duke of Barron's proposal, Celtic refused without even thinking about it.

"Your identity is too sensitive, and we don't have the evidence to decide your surname, so it's best not to be alarmed - the frontline theater is under my jurisdiction, and I think it's a good idea to go to the surrounding areas as a frontline commander and ask them for supplies and supplies for the coming war. ”

"Now that you've thought of this, I'm not going to say anything more. We'll also be investigating......... Hopefully, a conclusion can be reached sooner rather than later. ”

Saying this, the three generals fell silent again, they looked at the round table in front of them, and said nothing more. It was only after a moment that Barron let out a long sigh.

"Everyone, to be honest, do we have a chance of winning in the face of the four generals of Damnation?"

"Haven't tried, don't know. ”

Asher's face was still cold, unchanged, and after saying this, he turned around and left the conference room. The other two looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

"As a soldier, I don't say anything about cowardice before fighting. ”

"So, does it mean that you have a cowardly thought?"

“.....................”

Celtic did not nod or shake his head at the old friend's inquiry. Seeing his reaction, Duke Barron also smiled bitterly, and then opened the topic.

"So, old friend, what are you going to do?"

"I'm going to go to the Morbius ** division. ”

Hearing this, Celtic quickly replied, presumably he already had his own thoughts.

"I have a feeling that the young man named Yuren is weird, perhaps......... Maybe I should go to the best of the best and have a good talk. I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling in my heart. ”

“........................”

Hearing this, Barron twitched the corners of his eyes, and he looked at the battle map on the wall, on which the expected battle zone had been marked—red and dazzling.

"Me too. ”

Then he replied in an inaudible voice.

(To be continued)