The siege of Fort White Hart continued, but it wasn't intense.

In the first few days, the Bacchus army attacked fiercely, but after losing a few hundred men without even touching the walls, the Bacchus army slowed down the momentum of the attack.

They didn't expect that there were so many Noldor elves in the city, and the bows and arrows shot by White Hart Fort were accurate and ruthless, and they couldn't resist them with a shield.

It was getting late, and on a hill outside the city, two Bacchus lords were waving flags and directing the retreating troops.

"It looks like it may be difficult for us to capture White Hart Castle, but I didn't expect White Deer Fort to be given to the Noldor Elves by the people of the Lion Realm......"

A slightly bald middle-aged man said, "It's dangerous to fight the Noldor elves...... Antonius, or, let's take out Justus now and withdraw our troops directly? ”

"It's not time yet, Lord Rimuske...... My father has not yet heard from me, and Emperor Marius has not yet issued a decree to recall the army, and now the withdrawal of the army has been lost. ”

The other, tightly wrapped lord, took off his overhead and shook his head slowly as he picked at the green sores on his face.

This is Antonius, the son of Kairos, whom Leon and Anson once treated.

He has no human appearance at all now, and the whole person looks like a poisonous snake.

His face still had scaly blue-green sores, his eyes were dull yellow, and his pupils were very different from those of ordinary people—they were vertical ovals, reptilian pupils.

This shape of pupil probably means that he now has night vision, but it is estimated that it is difficult to see things during the day.

"Antonius, you control Justes' troops in your hands, don't you feel sorry if you're dead...... But I'm using my own troops! I'm an old friend of your father, don't hurt me! ”

Rimusk frowned, a little dissatisfied: "I don't want to put all my family money into it!" ”

"How can there be immortals in war? Besides, you didn't bring many troops out in the first place, and all your elite family members stayed in Wolfin, right? ”

Antonius still slowly clasped the scars: "The more fierce this battle is, the better it will be for us, and you don't know ......"

"Of course I do! But you also saw that the Noldor woman in White Deer Castle can shoot anyone two hundred meters away! Every time, she was killed with an arrow, and even the giant shield couldn't stop her arrows! And she specializes in shooting the leader, and now no one dares to lead troops to attack the city, how can she fight? ”

There was obvious fear in Rimuske's eyes, probably frightened by Vendatil.

"She's tough...... But the stronger the enemy, the more important the Shadow Legion becomes...... Besides, as long as they put a fire in the forest, no matter how powerful the Noldor elves are, they can only retreat to their mountains and forests to put out the fire...... Don't worry so much, we just need to wait around the city for news, as long as the news from Siyuan City or my father comes back, we will withdraw our troops. ”

Antonius said calmly.

"Then who will attack tomorrow? I'm not going to attack the city anyway. ”

Rimusk asked.

"Titus, you have given him so many benefits, isn't that what makes him contribute at this time? It doesn't matter if he dies or not anyway...... It just so happens that he can be regarded as a member of the Phoenix Knights, and if he dies in White Deer Castle, maybe he can take the opportunity to let the Phoenix Knights leave the Pander Continent......"

Antonius pointed to the phoenix flag on the side of the Chinese camp.

But then, his eyes widened suddenly, and his terrible vertical pupils seemed to become thinner: "What about the Titus? Why is there no one in his camp?! ”

"No one? He became a deserter?! ”

It was dark, and Rimusk probably couldn't see clearly: "Isn't this bastard dying?!" ”

"I didn't become a deserter......

A voice sounded from behind Rimuske: "Of course I value my life......"

At the same time as the voice of the voice was heard, there was the sound of a sharp blade grinding into the body, the sizzle of blood bursting out of the arteries, and a few short screams.

"Titus! You...... You ......"

Rimusk turned around, looked to the left and right, and found that there was no longer his own guard on the top of the hill - they had all fallen to the ground.

All around him were Titus' men, all carrying bloody swords.

Antonius was still quite calm: "Titus, what are you going to do?" Are you planning to rebel? ”

"Antonius, the Serpent worshippers listen to you, right...... I just wanted to ask you...... Why is my house being raided by the Serpent Cult? Why?! ”

Titus pressed at Antonius with a bloody sword.

"What do you mean? Grab? Your home? ”

Antonius frowned.

"Don't say you don't know...... The Serpent worshippers took everything from my house and burned my manor to ashes......"

Titus said viciously, "I know you want to force me in this way...... Let me rely on you from now on...... But you think you can threaten me by getting the handle of me to kill the Imperial Knights? Lao Tzu doesn't eat this set! ”

"I really don't know...... Titus ...... It may be a misunderstanding......"

Antonius shook his head and tried to explain.

"Misunderstanding! My household's servants, the guards, and the entire village of Emer have all seen that a serpent priestess with a forked tongue has looted my manor with a team of worshippers! Now where else is there a priestess with such a forked tongue besides yours? ”

Titus gritted his teeth and raised his sword against Antonius's throat: "I understand...... I'm an outsider, I'm not a member of the Shadow Legion, and you won't trust me...... I understand! But I'm not going to sit still, and I'm not going to let anyone drive me......"

"Maybe it's a priestess from the Bacchus continent...... Don't get so excited, Titus, I'm not stupid enough to deal with you at this time......"

Antonius spread his hands and stepped back.

"Really...... Scold...... I thought so before. But do you remember what you just said? Anyway, it doesn't matter if I die or not, if I die in White Hart Castle, you can still take the opportunity to involve the Phoenix Knights in a political struggle...... Ha, I hear it all......"

Titus' face grew grim.

"Whew...... Titus, so to speak...... Are you going to be a traitor? ”

Antonius sighed, his pupils constricted.

"Traitor? You're the traitors...... Kill you, take your head to Siyuan City, and I'll still be a loyal servant of Emperor Marius! ”

Titus said, raising his sword and stabbing it.

Titus was no rookie with no control, and his swordsmanship was quite strong - otherwise he wouldn't have been sent by the Ashborn Empire as the captain of the mission guard in the first place.

But the blade he stabbed out was actually grabbed by Antonius with his bare hands!

With just one hand, Antonius clamped down on Titus' blade.

He wasn't some invulnerable monster, the blade of the sword slashed through his palm, and blood flowed down the blade, but he didn't seem to be in pain.

"Kill me? It's up to you? Titus, you really think of yourself as a character......"

Antonius slowly exerted his strength and severed Titus' broadsword with one hand, and then stepped forward ghostly, his bloody palm grabbing Titus' neck.

The speed was amazing, and it felt like a poisonous snake that had suddenly attacked.

"Uh...... Uh......"

Titus struggled with his hands around Antonius' arm, but could not break free.

During the tearing, Titus ripped Antonius's sleeve, revealing a scar like snake scales on his exposed arm.

All around, Titus' men rushed forward and surrounded the two, but none of them moved.

Because Antonius had already grabbed Titus into his arms, his long nails embedded in Titus' neck.

Titus' eyes turned white, his face turned purple, and the broken sword in his hand fell to the ground.

Antonius ...... Don't kill him! ”

Rimusk looked around at the soldiers and whispered. He still wants to live, there are hundreds of Titus's men around this small hill, if Titus is really killed, I am afraid that no one will survive......

"Limusk, what are you afraid of? Are you afraid that his troops will besiege us? ”

Antonius smiled back.

"Antonius, that's obvious...... It's all his people......"

Rimusk looked left and right as Titus' soldiers approached.

"Haha...... His people? Tie him up ......"

Antonius burst out laughing and shoved Titus toward the soldiers.

"Hey! You...... What are you doing......

Rimusk had no idea that Antonius would give Titus to the soldiers at this time.

"Yes, sir."

But what Rimusk didn't expect was that after the soldiers took Titus, they actually saluted Antonius and tied Titus up......

"Titus' men...... It's all your people? ”

Rimusk cried out in surprise.

"No, they're dinars...... Whoever will give them more dinars, they are their people...... How could Titus, a fool who was reluctant to have the little floating wealth in his hand, have loyal troops? ”

Antonius smiled contemptuously.

He said that his house had been plundered by serpent worshippers...... Is that the one you sent? ”

Rimusk looked at Titus tied to the ground and asked with some uneasiness.

"Of course not...... Titus, this bastard, scrapes the ground all day long, and there are so many enemies, who knows who did it......"

Antonius didn't seem to care about the 'snake worshippers' in the village of Imer: "However, since Titus is going to turn against me, let him be a hero...... Tomorrow there should be news from my father's side, and when the time comes, let Titus destroy the Mai Xiangling...... Kill Justes again......"

"Has Lord Kairos arrived at Mai Xiang Ling?"

Rimusk asked stunned.

Antonius nodded: "If the Mai Xiang Ling is destroyed, Leon will definitely not give up, and he will definitely send his whole army to attack Bacchus." And Justus died in Fort White Hart, and Emperor Marius must avenge Justus whether he wants it or not...... When they are defeated, we can sweep the continent......"

"Antonius, you...... Really planning to conquer Pande with the Serpent Cult? But didn't your father and son hate the snake cult the most? Moreover, you were killed like that by the snake worship sect two years ago......"

Rimusk frowned at Antonius's vertical pupils.

"yes...... I still hate the Snake Worship Sect now, I was harmed by the Snake Worship Sect like this, no one is a ghost or a ghost, I want to destroy the Snake Worship Sect more than anyone else! But, Rimusk, I want to live...... I have to have more power to have any hope of living......"

Antonius put on his covered helmet again, and his dark yellow eyes under the helmet looked extremely terrifying: "Rimusk, I know that you may not trust me, and you probably still want to offend neither Marius nor me...... But I can tell you plainly, if you don't want to die in your sleep, then you'd better obey my arrangement. ”

With that, Antonius left with 'Titus' men.

Rimusque was silent, looking at Antonius's back with obvious tangles in his eyes.

In the evening, after returning to his camp, Rimusk received news from Wolfin, and it was the young patrol leader who had come to report it.

"You mean, my family has all been arrested?!"

Rimusk trembled all over: "That...... What about her? ”

"I was also taken away by those Imperial knights...... Everyone identified her as a serpent priestess......"

The young man bowed his head and did not dare to look at Rimuske, for he was the first to identify Rimuske's mistress as a serpent worshipper......

"Snake priestess?!"

Rimusk sat down and fell to the ground: "This is a frame-up...... Antonius, the belly snake...... Are those Imperial knights still in Wolfyn? ”

"They've left, but they asked me to bring you a letter......"

The young patrol leader pulled out a small scroll sealed with fire paint.

The seal on the fire paint is 'Imperial Intelligence Service'.

This is Alina's seal.

"Intelligence Division? Those Imperial knights weren't actually Antonius's men?! ”

Rimusk suddenly refreshed himself and quickly opened the letter.

"Herald...... Let all the troops of the family gather ......"

He began to gather his cronies at a rapid pace.

……

The next morning.

“…… What about Titus? You fools! Can't even look at a person!? ”

Antonius was roaring in a small camp with a phoenix flag.

Antonius ...... It's not just Titus...... Justes and Rimusk are also gone! ”

A tall knight ran panting.

"What?!"

Antonios's vertical pupils narrowed again: "Gauls, go and give the order, the whole army retreats...... Set fire to the forest before retreating......"

"Set fire?! Now it's almost summer, and the whole forest will be on fire......"

Gauls hesitated.

"If we don't set fire, we'll be chased by the Noldor Elves! Will you go to the queen of the temple then? ”

Antonius looked at Gauls viciously.

"Understood...... I'm going to ......."

Gauls frowned as he spoke: "But, Antonios, this will bring the ...... of the great calamity"

"So what? Didn't you set fire to Amera's fort too...... Hum...... If they don't push the Noldor elves to a dead end, how can they go to all-out war with the Empire......"

Antonius looked at the blue scales on his arm.

A few hours later, all the Bacchus troops outside Fort White Hart withdrew, and at the same time, a huge fire broke out in the forest outside Fort White Hart, and gray smoke and dust covered the entire sky.

Outside the collar of Mai Xiang, by the Eyre River, the gray-haired Marshal Kairos raised his head and lifted the helmet mask.

He saw the smoke coming from the east.

"Sorry...... Your Majesty, I have to live...... Antonius has to live, too......"

Keros muttered, and then, drawing his sword, shouted, "Attack! Burn the wheat collar! ”

On his face, there were also some blue-green scars, like fine snake scales.