Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night, and Daniel told Lydia and the Emir that the demons would launch a general attack tomorrow.

Even though Emir has signed a contract with Lilith, they have a good chance of winning tomorrow against Chrysti.

But he was still a little worried, after all, this was his first time participating in a combat operation, and what if the operation failed due to some negligence.

Or, the strength of the demons is too strong that even Lilith is helpless?

So, despite Lydia telling him that he had to recharge his energy to do the next day, he couldn't sleep.

Not surprisingly, so did Sain, who now did not return to the manor, but spent the night in a humble tent.

It's not that Lydia doesn't treat them as guests because they've done their job, it's because of strategic considerations.

When the demons attack tomorrow, if they rush over from the manor, they will definitely be delayed for a long time, and the entire military camp is located on the edge of the city wall, where they rest, and it will be more convenient to go to the city gate tomorrow.

They all carried the previously forged swords with them, and according to Lydia's more detailed tests later, the quality of these two swords was also excellent, and the iron was sharpened like clay, which was more than enough to deal with monsters.

As for Lydia's sword, it is even more powerful, killing monsters is like chopping melons and vegetables.

When Lydia and the knights gallop on the battlefield, the Emir will also defend the city with the defenders against the demon attack.

The emir decided that if Chrysti was willing to change her mind and fight the demons seriously, then it would be fine, otherwise he would just let Lilith out and burn Chrysti to ashes.

He still thought it was amazing, in fact, when he first saw Lilith in that kind of small basement, he was wondering how Moswood managed to get a dragon in, the entrance to the basement was so small that it would be difficult for humans to pass through.

It wasn't until Lilith explained it herself that he realized that Moswood was wearing a magical ring set with a tooth-sized ruby, and a closer look at the gem revealed that there was a tiny magic circle in it.

According to Lilith, it is a means of materializing magic, and for humans, learning magic requires talent, and people without talent, no matter how profound their knowledge of magic, cannot use magic.

It wasn't until later that a great magician began a long research on the implantation of magic into objects in order to make magic accessible to ordinary people, and it was not until a few days before the magician's death that this research was successful.

The first to be born were jewelry that could automatically release magic, such as rings, necklaces, bracelets, etc., and of course, the magic wands used by human magicians later were based on a similar principle.

This ring contains a kind of spatial magic, which can create a different space, and its size depends on the size of the magic array, but although the magic array in the gem is small, it is enough to hold dozens of dragons.

In short, since it was the Emir who signed the contract with Lilith, Lydia naturally gave him her grandfather's ring.

At this time, the Emir gently stroked the ring on his hand, and he knew that Lilith was now in the ring, ready to help him fight.

"Sayne, do you really not regret letting me sign a contract with Lilith?" The emir asked coldly.

Sain was silent for a moment and said, "Of course, manly people are talking, how can I regret it." ”

"Really? I'm just thinking, isn't your dream to make a career on the battlefield? But you have not received military training now, and you will ...... on the battlefield when the time comes."

"Haha, do you think I can't beat those demon scum?"

"Well, to be honest, I'm just worried about that."

Emir was blunt, he didn't mean to hit Sain, but as a friend, he couldn't hide his concerns from Sain.

Sean sighed and said, "O emir, I have to apologize to you for this matter, my ambition is different from yours, except for the force majeure factor of compulsory joining the army, in fact, I just want to escape from that family, that's why I came here, I don't care if I can make a contribution, of course, if there is this opportunity, I will definitely seize it, this time I asked you to sign a contract with Lilith, just because I think you are more capable than me, and you can control Lilith better, understand." ”

“…… Is it? ”

Emile couldn't tell if Sain was telling the truth, or if he was comforting him so as not to worry him.

"Wait a minute, you don't think I'm comforting you, do you?" Sain said suddenly.

“…… Hey, you know how to read minds, right? The emir couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to admit it, "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that you don't want me to have a psychological burden." ”

"Hmph, whatever you want," Sain was noncommittal, and then said with a serious face, "Anyway, that's all I say, no matter what, you are the person I fancie, and I will not rob you of anything, and you don't want to give it to me." ”

When the emir heard this, he was immediately speechless.

In his eighteen years of life, Sain was the first person to say such to him, besides his father.

"Well, I see, I won't live up to your expectations."

"Well, that's who I like," Sain smiled with relief, and then added, "But if you're going to rise to power one day, don't forget me, and not only that, but you'll have to take care of me as much as you can, understand?" ”

"Yes, yes, understood, my good brother."

After the emir finished speaking, he laughed silently.

After this conversation, the Emir's mood finally relaxed, he thought that the previous dangerous situation had been passed safely, and now that they had dragons, powerful knights, and perfect battle plans, there was nothing to fear at all.

After figuring it out, Emir quickly fell asleep, however, Sain clenched his fists in the dark, and it was impossible to say that he did not regret it.

He wanted to make a career too much, he always wanted those people in his family to understand that he was not just relying on their parasites, but could become a hero in the mouth of the villagers with his strength, but now it seemed that he was getting farther and farther away from his goal.

At the beginning, when he encountered the monsters, he relied on the emir, but now that the demon army is about to fall into the city, he can only rely on others.

He couldn't help but wonder if he had signed a contract with Lilith, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt sorry for Emile, and then he felt more guilty of himself.

In the end, perhaps because he was too tired these past few days, he fell asleep with this ambivalence.

……

On the other hand, the knights under the command of Kresty did not have a chance to sleep, so they had to take advantage of this time to strengthen the defense of the city gate, and at the same time block the back door of the city wall to prevent the demons from sneaking up.

In fact, there have always been soldiers guarding the gate at the city gate, and in this kind of defense battle, they are more experienced, but because some time ago, there were demons who continued to harass, and there were too many casualties among the soldiers guarding the gate, and in the end there were only a few left.

Therefore, the knights, who were supposed to be the vanguard to kill the enemy on the battlefield, also had to start returning to the city gate.

Up to now, the total number of members of the Order was only eighteen, and since the commander had long since died in battle, the rest of the command was held by only two Knight captains.

One is Ares, and the other is Daniel, who is not very strong, but because he is good at giving advice and commanding, he is quite famous in the Knights.

Therefore, whenever Cresti is not there, he is in charge of commanding, and even Ares, who is stronger than him, can only serve as his deputy.

At this time, Daniel was leading all the knights to place a horse outside the city gate.

The so-called rejection of horses, is a kind of spikes that are specially used to deal with enemy horses, and it also has a great effect on blocking the enemy's charge, which is generally wooden, usually placed in a row, and now, in order to better target the monsters, the rejection horses they use are all made of metal, and they are arranged in three layers in a row, so that the defense of the town is stronger.

The knights were very efficient, for they knew very well that if this most crucial defense of the city failed, everyone in the town would die.

However, they are still confident, on the one hand, they have discovered Lydia's true strength, as long as she makes a move, it will be difficult for the demons to approach the city gate, on the other hand, they also have the trump card of Chrysti, even if they all die on the battlefield, Chrestie, as the head of the regiment, is also capable of turning the tide.

However, Daniel has always felt that such an idea is hopelessly stupid, in the face of a strong enemy, these knights with poor strength will only continue to suffer casualties, and the strength of the entire knight order will be weakened, and at that time the leader can only fall into a desperate situation of fighting alone, and even if he can win in the end, the knights who have been cultivated for many years are dead, how can this be considered a real victory?

Although he thought it was outrageous, he could not oppose the idea of the knights, because the duty of the knights was to fight for their leader, either as the head of the knights or the nobles they served, and it was a great honor to die in battle.

It is true that knights are a noble profession, and they will sacrifice their lives for the sake of so-called morality and principles, but this is also their most pedantic place.

Only a veteran knight like Daniel understands this, but when he understands it, he is helpless, he can't change anything, and he is relieved after a long time.

Now, Daniel has not told the knights about Christie's betrayal, because he has no substantial evidence in his hands, and he only knew about it when he heard Lydia talk about it.

However, such a conclusion is based on unconditional trust in Lydia, so will these knights also believe in Lydia?

Of course not, Cresti was the person they admired the most, how could they possibly believe that their idol had rebelled?

So, the only way now is to wait, and when Christy reveals her true colors, it is estimated that they will not believe it, and Daniel only hopes that it will be too late.

Of course, he didn't worry too much, because he also had a fire-breathing dragon on his side, and it would be a piece of cake to deal with Kresty and the demons.

Then, after arranging the horses, they gathered around the city gate, intending to rest in the last hours of dawn.

At this time, Ares, who was in a panic, ran over, and he was even more anxious when he saw that the knights were resting as if nothing had happened.

"Hey, you're still resting here, Chrysti has betrayed us."

The knights were all closing their eyes and recuperating, and did not react for a moment, until someone understood, shocked, and the rest of the knights all came to Ares.

"What do you mean, Captain Ares?" A young knight asked.

"What else does it mean, I just accidentally saw that Chrysti was actually talking to someone from the demon clan, doesn't that mean that she has rebelled?"

“…… It's really fake, it can't be that you're mistaken. The young knight was incredulous.

"Yes, you can't slander Lord Kresty, she's a paladin, how can she have anything to do with demons."

The man who said this was a slightly older knight, about thirty years old, who had had a crush on Chrysti nine years earlier, but his confession was later rejected.

"Tsk, don't you even believe me? When have I lied to you. ”

When Ares heard them say this, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"Hmph, Captain Ares, you've always respected Lord Cresti, how could you say such a thing? Could it be that you are the one who betrayed us? Someone else questioned it.

"Hey, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Ares was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, for if he were the most faithful man in the Order, no one would dare to call him first, but now he was slandered as a traitor.

He was clearly concerned about their safety and the safety of the people, but he was met with misunderstandings and all sorts of boring banter.

"Well, forget it," the older knight hurriedly stepped forward to play the round, "I don't know why you said that, but you understand what it feels like to be slandered, so you'd better give up your disrespectful thoughts to Lord Chrysti, or ......"

"Huh? Otherwise? Ares glared at him fiercely.

When it came to fighting, he wouldn't lose to any of the knights present.

Seeing that the two sides were becoming tense, in order to break the deadlock, Daniel walked over and said with a smile on his face.

"Captain Ares, no matter what prejudice you have against our captain, you have to wait until tomorrow's battle is over, and it will be very bad for us to have infighting at this time."

"yes, who knows what he thinks." The other knights chimed in.

"Tsk, why don't you believe me, I thought you were a reasonable person." Ares was unhappy with his attitude.

"Hehe, it's not a question of believing or not believing each other," Daniel shook his head with a smile and continued, "If you could come up with evidence of Mistress Chrysti's rebellion, then we would definitely believe you, but now that you are just saying this out of thin air, and there is no substantial evidence, no one can believe you." ”

“…… Alas. ”

Ares sighed heavily when he heard this, why didn't he understand this? However, he couldn't record what he saw, so how could he get evidence?

Even if she confronts Chrysti now, she will definitely not admit it, and in doing so, she will startle the snake, and he may even be killed.

Ares looked at these knights in front of him, looking very helpless, obviously Chrysti had colluded with the demons, but these people were kept in the dark, not aware of the impending catastrophe.

"Alright, Captain Ares, let's be patient, don't worry, the truth will come out on its own." Daniel said, putting on a confident expression.

Ares noticed this and couldn't help but wonder, why would Daniel be so unhurried, and what did it mean that the truth came out on its own?

Ares wasn't the nervous kind of person, and after a little thought, it became clear that Daniel must have known about Christy's rebellion.

He guessed that the young knight had already figured out how to deal with it, so he could say that kind of thing with confidence, and he finally put his mind at ease, after all, it was Daniel's forte to give advice.