North, Great Boreal Forest.

A procession of northern tribesmen, young and old, marched through the snowy forest with great difficulty.

The north wind howled, the bitter cold wind carried the snowflakes down, and soon covered the footprints they had left behind, and they supported each other with their swords and staffs, their tired figures and vigilant looks, apparently having spent many days in high tension.

At the front of the line, Astrid, who looked much more mature, looked back at the forest in the wind and snow, and her expression was worried:

"Father, they ...... Did you catch up? ”

Beside the girl, Balde, the leader of the Free Tribal Alliance, closed his eyes and sensed it, and said:

"It's time to get rid of them for now, this storm is enough to completely cover our breath."

Listening to her father's words, Astrid breathed a sigh of relief.

She turned her head and looked at the people in the team who were pale from the cold, and her expression was a little worried.

Noticing her expression, Balder sighed and said:

"Hold on, and we'll be back in the tribe when we've crossed this forest."

"Thanks to this heavy snowfall, although it has delayed our trip, at least the main road leading to the strait has been closed, and if His Majesty the Grand Duke intends to attack, at least until the weather improves, and the tribe has at least a month to prepare for war......"

Listening to her father's words, Astrid was somewhat silent.

After a long time, she couldn't help but say:

"Father, it's me...... Is it wrong? ”

"Did what I did in Winterhold anger the Grand Duke, which is why they are so desperate to hunt us down?"

Balder looked at his daughter with a complicated expression and shook his head:

"No, Astrid, you're not wrong."

"It's your luck to be able to regain the savior's favor, and it's also the luck of our Free Tribal Alliance."

"The Grand Duke's belief in unifying the north is well known, and the more they chase after us, the more it shows that our lord's strength is indeed recovering."

"They...... It's scared. ”

Listening to Balde's words, Astrid's expression did not clear.

She glanced at the dense forest behind her, and sighed after a long time:

"I don't know...... How's that going now, Lord Sebas. ”

Balder paused slightly.

After a moment of silence, he sighed:

"After all, Lord Sebas is the messenger of the Count of Castel, and the Grand Duke should not kill him."

"His strength has also recovered to the blazing sun, if he really wants to leave, as long as the legend does not interfere, no one in the north can stop him."

Listening to her father's words, Astrid breathed a sigh of relief.

And after listening to the conversation between the father and daughter, one of the northern warriors who accompanied him couldn't help but ask:

"Lord Bald, I've heard...... Didn't Scarlet Blade Sebas shatter his spiritual force field in his early years and permanently fall down rank? ”

"The transcendent who fell into the blazing sun...... Can it be a blazing sun again? ”

Balder shook his head:

"It's not clear, after all, I'm not a blazing sun, but...... Lord Sebas may well have something to do with my lord, perhaps...... He has also been favored by our lord. ”

"But isn't he a follower of Castel? The Count of Castel is the Holy Maiden of the Holy Court. ”

Someone asked again.

Balder sighed:

"Who knows, all rumors are rumors, and there are rumors that she is the heir to the throne of the Falling Star Kingdom, but in comparison, I think Lord Sebas's words are more credible, Count Castel...... Perhaps it is my lord who believes in it. ”

"Anyway...... We don't have to think about anything superfluous, we just need to know that our lord's is likely to be revived, and His Majesty's reaction is proof that all we have to do is to return to the tribe as soon as possible, and then let Astrid try to pray to our lord again. ”

"The gods are omnipotent, and only with the response of our lord can we have the strength to compete with the Grand Duchy!"

After speaking, Balde looked at the scattered snowflakes in the sky and sighed:

"Hope...... Let's go well. ”

……

Go back a month ago.

Realizing that his daughter might have awakened to the power of the totem, Balder decisively made the decision to return to the tribe.

Although this sudden move was questioned by the other Freedom Tribal chiefs, the chiefs of the Free Tribal Alliance were also persuaded by the testimony of the teenagers and girls who witnessed the "miracle".

Afterwards...... It's a run.

As Balder imagined, the Chiefs of the Free Tribal Alliance, who had decided to withdraw from Zhao'an, were soon hunted down by the Grand Duchy.

In order to hunt down the chiefs of these tribal alliances, Stefan II, Grand Duke of the North, sent a full 3,000 transcendent Isaac warriors.

That is, they take risks all year round and have a strong ability to evade pursuers, so that they can circle with their pursuers in the dense northern forest.

But even so, their team was in danger several times, and if it weren't for the help of the Castel delegation's envoy, the Fire Spirit Sebas Flameheart, they would have been taken down long ago.

Although they were puzzled by the help of Castel's messenger, when Sebas revealed his true faith in front of everyone, they understood why the other had helped.

After some deliberation, Balder accepted Sebas's offer to go with the tribe to help them establish contact with the gods.

However, even with the aura of the Castel envoy, the Grand Duchy of the North still did not give up the pursuit of the delegation.

In desperation, Sebas had no choice but to convince the group to go first, while he was in charge of the rear and delay.

Then came the first snow in a decade.

The heavy snow in the north was already severe, and the blizzard directly blocked the road, delaying the escape of everyone and hindering the pursuit of the pursuers.

What Balde and the others don't know, of course, is that although Sebas boasted about Haikou when he parted ways with the crowd, he was confident about delaying time, but in fact...... His actions were not so smooth.

Or more accurately, the Grand Duchy of the North is more obsessed with a free tribal alliance than even Sebas himself could imagine......

"Your Excellency Sebas, you have no way out, you are a follower of the Divine Queen, we don't want to have too strong a conflict with you, but the premise is that you don't break our bottom line."

"It's not easy to regain strength, it's a miracle to be able to recover from the rank after falling to the blazing sun, I think...... You don't want to lose the power of the blazing sun again for the sake of those savage tribesmen, do you? ”

In the Great Northern Forest, Marquis Vladimir looked at Sebas, who was surrounded by Isaac warriors, and said calmly.

Sebas's form is not great.

Although his clothes were quite elegant and neat, his face was already quite pale, his spirit was sluggish, and his breath was a little vain.

That was a sign of overuse of the mental force field.

However, his eyes were still bright, and he didn't seem to take his bad state to heart:

"Your Excellency Marquis, I can recover the blazing sun once, and naturally I can recover it a second time, if you want to use your strength to convince me, I'm afraid you will fail."

"Unfortunately, helping the Free Tribal Alliance was not a whim of mine, in fact, it was the will of my lord."

"Your Excellency, Your Majesty the Grand Duke...... I don't want to be hostile to the gods behind Castel, right? ”

Listening to Sebas's words, the Marquis of Vladimir looked slightly gloomy.

After a moment, he sneered and said:

"Hmph, what god, this is the North, not the Falling Star, not Castre."

"I don't know which god you believe in, whether it's a god or a god's obedience, it doesn't matter if it's an evil god who tries to grab the power of the god......

"This is not the hand of Yunette, the other gods...... But it can't reach the north! ”

Sebas raised his eyebrows slightly:

"Oh? If so...... Is there really a mysterious deity behind His Majesty the Grand Duke? ”

"Let me guess...... His Majesty the Grand Duke seems to be very close to the Khortsosh clan in the blood clan, could it be ...... Is the deity behind His Majesty the Grand Duke the Scarlet Queen of the Khortsosh clan? ”

Listening to Sebas's words, the Marquis of Vladimir narrowed his eyes slightly.

He gave Sebas a deep look and chuckled:

"Your Excellency Sebas, you are indeed dangerous."

"My mind has changed, although being an enemy of the Divine Queen is not what we want to see, but you ...... Knowing a little too much. ”

With that, he gestured to the Isaac warriors around him:

"Kill him! His strength has been exhausted, and there is no way to resist! ”

Listening to the words of the Marquis of Vladimir, the Isaac warriors who surrounded Sebas raised their crossbows in their hands.

The crossbow bolts shone brightly, clearly enchanted, and exuded an unsettling aura.

Looking at the crossbow aimed at him, Sebas smiled slightly wryly and sighed helplessly.

I have to say, he is really embarrassed.

finally regained his strength with the help of the favor of the True Ancestor, and in the blink of an eye, he fell into such an embarrassing situation again, but he ...... In order to carry out the task, he had to do it again.

There's no way, who has made the isolation power that shrouds the north stronger and stronger, and now even he can't use the power of the blood contract.

Without the power of the contract, you can only rely on yourself.

After fighting for a long time with fellow Marquis Vladimir of the Blazing Sun, and being blockaded by the transcendent Isaac army in the north, his magic power has been exhausted, and his mental power has also withered in the delay time.

Now in the face of these transcendent crossbows, he has no ability to resist.

But......

"I'm already a believer under the True Ancestor's crown, and I'm also a blood dependant under the True Ancestor's crown, even if I really die here, my soul should be able to be retrieved by the True Ancestor's crown, right?"

"With the power of the True Ancestor...... You should be able to reshape my body, right? ”

"But...... Even if I reshape, I should become a real Bloodline, right? ”

"Should...... Probably can, right? True Ancestor Crown...... I don't think I will die without help, right? ”

Sebas thought to himself with trepidation.

Few people are completely free from the fear of death, and neither is Sebas.

However, as a dependant of a god, there will always be some "privileges".

Looking at the crossbow bolt aimed at him, Sebas whistled and suppressed the apprehension in his heart.

Marquis Vladimir narrowed his eyes.

He raised his hand, ready to give orders to the soldiers, however...... Just as he was about to make a move, the herald's loud voice suddenly came from the back of the line:

"Lord Marquis! Lord Marquis! His Majesty the Grand Duke's urgent order! His Majesty the Grand Duke's urgent order! ”

"Your Majesty has an order, all armies end their operations, abandon the pursuit of the Free Tribal Alliance, and terminate the mission!"

Pull the plug...... Task?

Sebas and the Marquis of Vladimir were stunned at the same time.

……

Winter Castle, Hermitage.

Grand Duke of the North, Stefan Sobiesky, sits on the throne.

He looked at the maiden sitting on the throne on the other side and smiled:

"I really didn't expect that the Queen of God would take the northern realm as the first exchange object after ascending the throne, and it is really an honor to be the grand duke of the northern realm."

"Your Majesty, as you wish, I have magically summoned and ordered the following to cease the action."

"Now...... Let's have a good talk, shall we? ”

(End of chapter)