Chapter XVIII Two Documents

Central City, Marshal's Palace.

A fat man rested his feet on the table, lay on a stool, and stared silently at two classified documents. This dead fat man who seems to be useless is none other than the Generalissimo of the Holy Empire, Rem.

After a while, a handsome soldier walked in outside the door.

"Lord Rem, do you want to continue today?"

"I'm a little tired, forget it today......"

"Understood. ”

After the soldier finished speaking, he prepared to leave.

"Lance, wait, I'll show you this. ”

Rem stopped Lance and tossed a document in his hand.

"Confidential?"

"Hmm. ”

Lance looked at the word "confidential" written on the document in a daze, and fell into thought. He didn't understand what Rem meant, but he chose to take the order anyway. He calmly opened the file, read it line by line, and then handed it back to Rehm.

"Thoughts?"

Rem shifted his position and put his left foot on his right ankle with a snapping sound.

"I'm not surprised, Lord Rem, and I'm sure you expected it. ”

"That's right, I expected it when Wings of Judgment set off. ”

"Then why are you still ......?"

"Lance. ”

Rem didn't answer Lance's question, he shook his head, tossed the second classified document in his hand, and motioned for Lance to read it.

Lance suspiciously opened the second "classified" document. The content of the first document was prosaic, and he did not understand at all why Marshal Rem showed himself such a thing.

However, when he set his eyes on the second document, he could no longer remain calm, his brow furrowed, his eyes widened, and he could not take his eyes off the document.

What exactly is written in the second document?

This also starts with the southern expedition of the exorcist army.

At the beginning of this southern expedition, the exorcist army and the demons were indeed in a bitter battle, and even the generalissimo of the Holy Empire, known as the genius commander Rem, could not break the deadlock. But suddenly one day, the demons seemed to have lost their backbone, they fought on their own, their combat power dropped suddenly, and they were defeated by the exorcist army.

Why?

Rem didn't know, but he knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

As the supreme commander of the exorcist army, he immediately decided to carry out the decapitation operation. Taking advantage of the defeat of the demon army, under the cover of the large army, the Wings of Judgment were sent to rush deeper into the Endless Forest to carry out the decapitation mission, aiming directly at the Demon King!

As long as the demon king is killed, the demon clan will surely fall into even greater chaos!

And so, the Wings of Judgment set off.

The lineup of Wings of Judgment is extremely luxurious. In addition to the elite soldiers selected from the exorcist army, there are also the Ten Knights led by Audrey, and the brave who is known as the strongest human being. They are invincible and invincible, and they are the ultimate combat power to defeat the Demon King!

Unexpectedly, things did not go as smoothly as expected.

The Wings of Judgment were gone, and the main force of the Exorcist Army camped on the edge of the Everfree Forest, waiting, but there was no news. The soldiers began to complain about the damn weather in the Everfree Forest, food shortages, and many soldiers contracted strange illnesses and died in despair.

The morale of the army is unstable and the morale is declining day by day, and it is obviously not wise to continue to hold on. But if they retreat like this, the Wings of Judgment who go deep into the Everfree Forest will face a desperate situation of being left alone.

Without the support of a large army, even if the Wings of Judgment successfully completed their mission, they would not have been able to return to the God-given land alive on their own.

The harsh climate, the demonic beasts lurking in the shadows, and the ferocious demons, no matter which one they are, can easily harvest the fragile lives of humans.

In the midst of a dilemma, Rem, as the Supreme Commander, resolutely ordered a retreat, a decision that made the Exorcist soldiers rejoice, and they can finally say goodbye to the Everfree Forest and return to the human world as heroes to reunite with their families.

However, Rem's decision also left the Wings of Judgment in a place from which they could never recover.

The two documents in front of Lance at this time were none other than the report on the Wings of Judgment.

First document:

"Confidential.

A total of twenty-one members of the Wings of Judgment broke through to the Demon King's Castle in the depths of the Endless Forest to carry out a beheading mission, targeting the Demon King. Later, all of the Wings of Judgment disappeared, and the reconnaissance team searched for more than half a month without success, and the border defenders did not receive any reports of any soldiers being injured.

Conclusion:

[All twenty-one people of the Wings of Judgment were killed. Mandate implementation, unknown]"

In fact, even without this document, Rem and Lance know it very well. This outcome had been expected long before they retreated, but they were not willing to accept it.

With this report, they can finally stop making a fool of themselves. But on the other hand, they must also face the brutal truth.

All the members of the Wings of Judgment are missing, the Ten Knights have not returned, and the brave has been missing for more than half a month, and his life and death are unknown. It has long been rumored that Rem killed everyone in the Wings of Judgment in order to win the battle.

Someone must now step forward and take responsibility for the total destruction of the Wing of Judgment. The Wings of Judgment are the strongest combat power of mankind, and no one can shoulder this responsibility, neither can Lance, nor can Rem.

If we don't give an explanation to the people, I'm afraid there will be an even bigger mess, and then more than just one or two scapegoats can do it.

Therefore, there is only one way left for Rem - to carry all the merits and demerits.

He had no choice.

Lance gently placed the second document on Rehm's desk.

He has always been known for being rigid, and finally showed a sad look. As a soldier, he revealed more bitterness in his eyebrows than others.

"Lord Rem ......"

"Don't look at Lao Tzu like that, Lao Tzu is not dead yet. Just taking honor and not taking responsibility, where is there such a good thing in the world? What do you think Lao Tzu is desperately bragging about himself for these days? Such a big black pot, Lao Tzu can't carry it for them in vain, at least he has to earn enough money!"

"......" Lance was silent.

Lance finally understood what Rem meant.

Rem had no intention of evading responsibility from the beginning, and when he gave the task to the Wings of Judgment, he was ready to realize that all the honor was taken by him, and all the responsibility was also borne by him.

"Lord Rem, let me ...... it"

"I know what you're trying to say, forget it, how old are you? There's still a long way to go, so leave this kind of thing to us old guys. ”

"Understood. ”

Lance gave a standard military salute and turned to leave the room.

He was sad, sad, and angry! But he was a soldier, he knew what he had to do, and he would not be swayed by his emotions.

After Lance left, Rem suddenly changed.

He jumped up from his stool and angrily shredded the second document with a hideous expression.

"His grandmother's, dare to let Lao Tzu carry the black cauldron! Don't let Lao Tzu catch it, otherwise even if it's a shit god of light, Lao Tzu will take you out and chop you up!"

He slammed the table and screamed loudly.

As the supreme commander, it is a minimum responsibility to be responsible for his own decisions, and Rem never shirks responsibility.

However, he hates to carry the black pot for others.

The shredded paper in the sky represents Rem's raging anger and at the same time, it also tells an untold secret.

Second document:

"Top secret!

Please destroy it as soon as possible.

The reconnaissance team discovered an anomaly in a wooden house in the Everfree Forest, where there was a battle, and there were signs that the Brave and Captain Audley had been involved. Traces of the Ten Knights were also found in another stronghold, and there were also battles.

To the north of the hut, two human footprints were found, one brave and the other unidentified. Following the footprints all the way to the north, I found that there had been fierce battles on the way, the magic elements on the scene were very active, there were traces of the eighth-order magic enchantment, and the number of participants was as many as dozens of people, and there were no corpses. The identity of the enemy is unknown, and the possibility of demons is ruled out, and it is preliminarily determined to be a mysterious organization of human beings, and the target is the brave.

Due to heavy rain, it was not possible to get more leads. It is speculated that in addition to the Brave, other members of the Wings of Judgment were also ambushed.

Conclusion:

[It's a conspiracy, there are traitors among us]"

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Central City, Kane House.

"I said, Angelina. ”

"Huh?"

"How old are you?"

"Hmm...... It's rude, the lady's age is a secret~~"

"You're a lady, too?"

"Of course. Angelina pouted and smiled triumphantly, "Also, don't call me little sister!"

“......”

Edward had a headache.

He managed to gain Angelina's trust, but he found that it seemed too heavy for him. Because, he didn't know how to deal with this little girl who claimed to be older than him.

After "figuring out" Edward's identity, Angelina was extremely nervous, almost treating Edward as her enemy, and vowed not to give up until she investigated.

After hearing Edward say that Emilia was in charge of eating and living all the way, Angelina's round face bulged like a crystal ball. Her eyes widened with a fierce look, and she bared her little tiger teeth, eager to devour Edwards alive.

"By the way, let's go see Emilia, I don't know how her injuries are. ”

Edward had a flash of inspiration and prepared to use Emilia as a shield.

"Okay......"

Finally stopping the noisy little girl, Edward let out a sigh of relief and followed Angelina to find Emilia.

But halfway through, Angelina suddenly stopped.

"Edward, what did you just say?"

"Eh, I said, I don't know what her injuries are. ”

"No, no, no, last sentence!"

"Hmm...... Think about it. ”

Edward frowned.

"I said, let's go see Emilia......"

"Yes, yes, that's it!" Angelina stared at Edward with her hands on her hips, "Why do you know her name?"

“......”

Edward was speechless.

What's going on?

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