"Haha, I thought you'd be smarter these days."

The old mage mocked them wantonly, in exchange for being whipped on the shin by the blade of his sword.

The guard and his companions said: "Those golden lions that came running in the night make me ...... uneasy"

"But the captain says that the black-haired boy is the king of the north...... They won't come at us with him. ”

"You're right, but I still have a bad premonition......"

"Then tell the captain, I'm with you."

Two guards emerged from the tent, their footsteps fading away. "So, what do you know?" Whispers rang out in the air.

"I know everything, like you slaughtering your own people."

"What you said is true?"

The silhouette of Annan appeared in the tent, and the old mage looked at him: "You are the king of the north?" ”

"Please answer my question first." Annan looked at him seriously: "How do you prove what you say?" ”

"I saw it with my own eyes. They slaughtered Ghost Town and attacked several more villages on the way......" the old mage chuckled. He was visibly exhausted, but excited: "Choosing to imprison me is the stupidest thing they can do. ”

"They're back, bring the news to your men. King of the North...... Don't let me down. ”

"Don't bother."

Annan heard footsteps, faced the door of the tent, and said to the two guards who came in with a look of astonishment, "Why is there a prisoner here?" ”

"News leaked!"

Shouting, he drew his sword and pounced on Annan's guards, extinguishing their last chance.

Annan lowered his eyes in disappointment, and an oval-shaped spatial rift appeared in front of him, and an outstretched dragon claw slapped the two guards like a ball of paper.

The tent was torn apart, and a terrifying dragon roar echoed over the forest.

On the side of the Golden Lion Knight Squad, the Knight Captain looked up in disbelief.

"Annnan's signal...... It's really their ......" After a brief hesitation, he rushed out of the tent and shouted, "Do it!" ”

Dazzling azure dragon's breath raged through the camp, and the Praetorian Knights, caught off guard by surprise, were then swept into the face by hordes of elementals.

Only a few elite Praetorian Guard knights struggled to resist, and the battle ended in a few short minutes.

Annan still gave them one last chance: there was no killer, and only the unlucky guard of the fifty Praetorian Guards was slapped away by the blue dragon and broke his neck after falling. The rest, including the cavalry captain and clerk, were arrested.

In front of the campfire, the young knight captain asked in embarrassment, "King of the North, what are you doing!" ”

"I should have asked you. Kill your own people, what do you want to do......"

"I don't understand what you're talking about......" the knight captain shook his head, "You believe the slander of a prisoner?" ”

"You don't even want to say that the townsfolk are infected by the plague......" Annan felt sad and said to the silent knight captain, "It's okay, there is always someone who can pry their mouth open." ”

Maureen and Mage Aemon interrogated the knights separately, but each of them insisted that they had not attacked villages and towns, killing civilians. The fortitude was as if they were righteous.

"Lord Annan, we should bring them back to the royal capital and hand them over to the Inquisition of the Order." Knight Captain Morin said.

"Do you think a squad of knights would do this without orders from above?"

"This is not ......"

Maureen kept his mouth shut. They slaughtered civilians, what else is impossible?

"Are you sure you don't want to?" Annan asked them one last time.

"We don't know anything." The Captain of the Knight insisted. "It's too late for you to release us now, King of the North, don't do anything stupid......"

"Let the knights get out of here first." Annan said calmly to Morin.

"All knights, patrol the perimeter of the camp."

The knights exited the camp, leaving only the elementals, the old mage, Morin, and the mage Aemon in front of the campfire.

Annan holds the contract of apprenticeship of the devil and unleashes a low-level summoning technique. Scorching flames and pungent brimstone emerged, and the burning bonfire twisted and swollen into a humanoid silhouette of flames bearing ram's horns.

"How dare you collude with the devil! Maureen! Eamon! You have betrayed the knights! ”

Believing in the god of knights and the god of protection, Mage Maureen and Mage Emon have goosebumps due to the devil's breath, but their thirst for the truth suppresses their hostility to the devil.

Moreover, the devil is relatively orderly, and if Annan summons the demon, they can only attack and report to the inquisition.

"It's a big deal."

Annan and the apprentice devil Brudona, who had little interest, said: "I will sell their souls to you in a deal with only one thing: why they are doing it. ”

The flame silhouette swept towards the controlled knights: "Not enough"

Annan frowned: "This is the soul of fifty professionals, and there are several elites. ”

"The devil can smell conspiracy...... A horrific conspiracy. What you're trading isn't equal to what you're wondering. ”

"I can give you gold"

"I don't need to."

When Annan was still thinking about what he could trade, the old mage stood up: "What about adding me?" ”

"That's enough."

"No, he wants to go back to the royal capital to testify." Annan refused to say that the old mage was a witness and a victim.

"It's okay, I can brand it, and you will collect the soul after you die."

At the old mage's insistence, she accepted the apprentice devil's imprint on her soul, and then she told Annan that they were on the orders of the Praetorian Knights. The Praetorian Knights did this because of royal orders. The royal family instructed that it be decided in consultation with the Mage Tower and the Ordagger Academy.

"It can't be!" Maureen's faith collapsed.

The flame profile said, "You will not find a more reputable life in the abyss than the devil." ”

"Why are you doing this...... Are you going to be loyal to the royal family, or are you going to be loyal to the creed? ”

But no matter how I asked, there was no answer.

"Take your pay." Annan said.

The flames formed by the apprentice devil swelled. The flying sparks fell on the bodies of the knights, and their lives were like sparks, fleeting.

After falling to the ground in a row, the apprentice devil burped very unladylike and waved his hand to Annan: "I am satisfied with this transaction, and I look forward to the next transaction with you......"

The smell of sulfur dissipated, the flames were no longer special, and the light of the fire licked their faces.

"Go back and tell ...... everything that happened"

Confused faces.

Who else can be trusted?

They were even scared into a cold sweat by their own horrific conjectures: the royal family, the Mage Tower, and perhaps the Ordagger Academy...... They stand with the nezumi.

In any case, the Dark Forest could not stay any longer. The knights were ready, and Annan took advantage of this time to come into the forest again.

"Are you still there?"

It didn't take long for the perceived natural aura to tell Annan that she was here.

"Irilanzer reminds you to leave the kingdom of Rekaner immediately......"

"There's going to be big trouble here."

(End of chapter)