Outside of Ice Peak City, in a forest manor.

Winters in the kingdom of Dillon are very cold, and few people choose to spend time outside their settlements.

The cold winter weather and knee-high snow make it difficult to communicate with the outside world, and it can be a desperate situation in case of danger or a monster attack.

Therefore, these estates outside the city are generally only in the summer when the aristocracy and wealthy merchants come to relax and vacation.

But at this time, this vast and richly decorated manor house is full of people, and it is a very busy scene.

Attendants are tidying up the manor, craftsmen are building the manor into a war fortress, and the guards are clearing the snow and patrolling the outside of the manor, carefully inspecting the danger at all.

In the courtyard of the manor, a group of people dressed in various mage robes gathered around a platform, discussing something in a lively manner.

In the middle of the manor, a number of gorgeously dressed people suddenly walked out, these were the nobles who had arrived here from Duke Ward's mansion through the teleportation array.

Looking at the greatly changed manor in front of them, the nobles were also a little surprised.

Look at it like this, Duke Ward has been preparing for a long time!

Just as he was about to pull the waiter past to ask where Duke Ward was, Duke Ward, who was directly wearing a silver armor, walked down from the second floor, and the heavy armor made Duke Ward's every step quite heavy and sonorous.

"Everyone!"

Duke Ward stood on the stairs, looking down at the nobles in front of him with indifferent eyes.

"Since you are willing to support me, then don't hesitate, we can't let go of such a good opportunity."

"The Snow Bear Legion and the Snow Eagle Legion will arrive here soon, please gather the guards here as previously arranged, and launch an attack on Ice Peak City together."

A young nobleman asked with some hesitation:

"We didn't know that Duke Ward had arranged it this way, and all the family's guards and preparations were in the city. Can I go back and make arrangements? ”

When Duke Ward heard this, he just shook his head slowly, and said in an undoubted tone:

"Since you are willing to support me and follow me to this place, then don't think anything else."

"As for your arrangements in the city, you can inform your family through letters and tokens, and as for their safety, I think you should have been prepared."

Looking at Duke Ward, who was standing on a high place, the nobles present suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

How do you feel that Duke Ward has become so decisive after he has confirmed his determination?

However, everyone had no other ideas, since they chose to follow Duke Ward here, they were on the thief ship.

At this time, choose to retreat, and neither side will end well.

"You can rest in this manor, and of course if anyone is willing to fight alongside me, I will not refuse."

Duke Ward said meaningfully.

Hearing this, the eyes of some young nobles lit up, and this was an opportunity to win greater merit and titles.

In the transcendent world, for most nobles, extraordinary strength is the capital of their lives.

The inheritance of the aristocratic family is not for all the younger generations to lie down and gnaw at the old roots, and every noble family with an orderly inheritance has survived in the struggle from generation to generation.

The fall of a generation of family heads has little impact, but after a few generations, no matter how thick the family heritage is, it will be lost.

Therefore, almost all nobles are extraordinary professionals, but their strength is uneven due to their talents.

Judging from the meaning of Duke Ward's words, this is to give them the opportunity to show loyalty and strength.

Now that they have come to this point, many people have no way to retreat but to bury their heads in this direction.

If it is really as Duke Ward said, the two most elite legions of the kingdom can come here without Lucar's ears and eyes, it can be said that Duke Ward has turned the tables all at once.

Looking at the suddenly excited nobles below, Duke Ward just nodded, handed over these matters to Giakobo to take care of, and he led the guards to the courtyard.

Looking at the group of golden mages gathered in the center, Duke Ward coughed and asked:

"How's that, is it going to boot up normally?"

I saw that the mages had a look of excitement on their faces, and said to Duke Ward:

"My lord, where did you get this magic item?"

"It's incredible, it's wonderful!"

"I can only recognize that the spell contained in this is [Long-distance Directional Large Portal], and there is no problem at all in passing through the 10,000-strong army."

"How is this done, it's just too powerful!"

The mage who answered was the strongest of them all, and his pale hair and the magical elements surrounding him showed the breadth of his knowledge and insight.

Duke Ward walked the path out of the way of the mages and came to the stone platform.

Placed in the center of the platform's dense magic pattern was the crystal ball that Li Si had given to Duke Ward earlier.

"We've done reinforcement, stabilization, and mana replenishment on him, but IMHO, I think it's all useless work, and this magic item is perfect enough on its own that we don't need to waste time here at all."

"I even think it's the work of a legend."

Looking at the obsessive and fanatical look of the old mage on the side, Duke Ward nodded silently.

Legendary mage?

With such a precious treasure, the Death Secret Cult took it out so easily, and it didn't seem to care too much.

It's not like that demon messenger, who will only hide and hide, and will not make a move at all without tangible benefits.

The evaluation of the Death Esoteric Order in his heart was a few points higher, and Duke Ward asked in a deep voice:

"I don't care so much, I just want to know, can I successfully teleport the Snow Bear Legion?"

"No problem, Lord Ward."

The old mage looked at the crystal ball that was emitting a mysterious light in front of him with great regret, as if regretting that this treasure was about to disappear from his hand.

"Our people have already been set up in the place where the Snow Bear Legion is located, and the spatial coordinate system has been determined, just waiting for your order."

"Let's start now."

Duke Ward couldn't wait that long.

He knew that as soon as he left Icepeak City, His Majesty the King would soon discover and notice it.

Pressed for time!

"Good!"

When the old mage heard this, his face flushed.

Although it cannot be studied in detail, it is a rare experience to be able to use such a treasure.

This is the magic and greatness of magic!

With the injection of the old mage's magic power, the crystal ball that was originally calmly placed on the stone platform suddenly erupted into violent elemental fluctuations, and an invisible impact directly knocked back the people standing around by a few steps.

Duke Ward landed smoothly on the ground, unconcerned about the embarrassment of the other mages, his eyes fixed on the vision in front of him.

I saw that with violent fluctuations, a thick silver-white pillar of light gushed out from the crystal ball, slashing through the control, outlining a silver-white gate phantom in the air directly in front of him.

As the magical power from the crystal ball was replenished, the door in mid-air gradually solidified, and finally completely fixed, emitting a mysterious and powerful silver light.

Finally, at the same time as the crystal ball on the stone platform shattered, two doors full of mystical magic symbols slowly opened, but inside they were silvery white, and it was impossible to see the opposite scene at all.

Duke Ward's heart tightened, this spell won't fail, right?

Just when Duke Ward was a little nervous, a figure rushed out of the portal.

The sturdy soldier, dressed in silver-white full-body armor and armed with a sharp spear, was most eye-catching with the majestic white bear that exuded a fierce aura under his seat.

Soldiers of the Snow Bear Legion!

Duke Ward recognized it at a glance, this was his most elite and familiar subordinate.

Everything else can be impersonated, but the Snow Bear Legion's unique Northland Storm Bear Taming Method, other forces can't impersonate it at all.

The soldier's appearance was as if a special switch had been flung, and more and more Snow Bear soldiers emerged from the portal and rushed towards the clearing outside the manor.

There was no confusion, and the soldiers who appeared quickly formed a neat line, and not a single one whispered, just looked ahead in silence.

The nobles not far away also noticed what was happening here.

The huge portal, and the murderous battle array.

"Snow Bear Legion, it's really Snow Bear Legion!"

One of the nobles shouted excitedly, and the other nobles were all excited.

This shows that Duke Ward is not lying, and he really has a way to get the two legions directly near Icepeak City.

What a different point is this!

Although the Snow Bear Legion and the Snow Eagle Legion are the most elite legions in the Dillon Kingdom, pressing it does not mean that they are invincible in the Dillon Kingdom.

For example, Abbas's Snow Wolf Legion is just inferior.

If Duke Ward had commanded these two legions to fight directly against the King's entire elite army, the odds would have been less than three percent.

But only if the entire elite army under the command of the king is sufficient!

At this time, there were only two armies in Ice Peak City, and they were only ordinary elite troops, which could not be compared with the Snow Bear Army at all.

Duke Ward's stroke of genius directly reversed the situation, and now Lucar's side is in big trouble.

Jia Kobo naturally realized this, and although he pretended to be happy, he was actually in a bad mood to the extreme.

This. How is this possible?

It shouldn't be!

Giakobo knew that he had no way out, and he would not be left to chance if he secretly defected to King Lucar, and the Duke of Ward would sooner or later find out about his betrayal.

So far, I can only fight to the death!

Giakobo gritted his teeth, hoping that the two helpers the king had sent him would get out of the mansion as soon as possible.

"Report to your lordship, the Snow Bear Legion has been assembled!"

A strong man in huge armor, like a small mountain, knelt on one knee in front of Duke Ward, and beside him was a Storm Bear King who was significantly larger than an ordinary Storm Bear.

This is the commander of the Snow Bear Legion, General Eden Woolf.

"Eden, good work!"

Duke Ward said succinctly:

"Immediately lead your subordinates to march towards Ice Peak City and start attacking directly."

"The Snow Eagle Legion will assist you in the city."

"Attack the palace directly, don't delay!"

"Yes, Lord Ward!"

Eden Woolf didn't say much, and immediately carried out the order, turned around and led the soldiers towards Icepeak City.

The knee-high snow had no effect on the white bear, but was lifted and scattered in mid-air, and the entire army marched like a blizzard to swallow everything in front of it!

"Quickly notify the people in the city, open the portal, and lead the Snow Eagle Legion!"

Duke Ward commanded the old mage on the side.

This was something he had prepared before, and if the Snow Bear Legion outside the city could reach through the portal smoothly, then the Snow Eagle Legion could naturally do it too.

Instead of both legions attacking from outside the city, why not place one legion teleporting directly inside the city?

It will be much easier to break through the defenses of the city guards!

Unlike the Snow Bear Legion, which is good at frontal combat, the Snow Eagle Legion is characterized by being light and agile, and is good at fighting and attacking in complex terrain.

This is also due to the difference in the positioning of the two armies and the places they face.

Therefore, the Snow Eagle Legion is more suitable for attacking in Icepeak City.

Although there are some risks for the Snow Eagle Legion, the sacrifice is worth it.

Duke Ward didn't want to drag on this war for a long time, which would cause the kingdom of Dillon to weaken quickly.

Although he did not agree with Lucar's plan to invade the Kingdom of Fez, Duke Ward did not want to let the Kingdom of Dillon return to the situation of more than ten years ago for his own reasons.

"Lucar, what are you going to do?"

Looking at the snow and wind in the distance of the Snow Bear Legion, Duke Ward muttered.

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When Duke Ward used the portal to bring down the Snow Bear Legion, the violent magic fluctuations were also detected by the mages of the Ice Castle Palace.

Shocked by this intensely powerful magic level, the palace enshriners immediately used the magic array of the Ice Castle Palace to check the location where the magic fluctuations erupted.

Before they could discover where Duke Ward and the others were, their eyes were drawn to the army that had kicked off a huge snowstorm.

"That's . Snow Bear Legion?! ”

The royal worshippers could naturally recognize the army with such obvious characteristics, but all this made them feel ridiculous and unreal.

"Isn't the Snow Bear Legion in the Ice Fields of the Northern Realm of the Kingdom? How did it end up here? ”

Someone shouted.

"It's too late to think about it, immediately notify the city guards and the royal court guards!"

"I'm going to report to His Majesty!"

As soon as they were discovered, the entire Ice Castle Palace suddenly became into operation, and although they were shocked by the fact that the Snow Bear Legion appeared, they naturally firmly believed in the solidity of Ice Peak City and the wisdom of His Majesty the King!

Lucar and the other ministers soon got the news.

"How is that possible?"

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gilberto couldn't believe it, how could this be possible, could it be that the gods had taken action?

An army of 10,000 people suddenly appeared next to Ice Peak City across thousands of miles, which made him, who had always been calm, a little flustered.

"Calm down, Gilberto!"

Anna said in a deep voice, and although he couldn't believe it, it was the truth.

There can be no fakeness in the picture of magic detection!

"Duke Ward has struck!"

"The most important thing now is to keep them out of the city!"

"What about His Majesty?"

Anna, who noticed that Lucar had not appeared for a long time, frowned and asked the waiter beside her.

"His Majesty left here when he got the news, and I don't know where I went."

The waiter was also a little flustered, but still said truthfully.

"Lucar must find a way to go, let's go and stabilize the city defense first!"

Anna said immediately, and the other ministers had no opinion when they saw this, and followed Anna and walked out.

The secret place of the Ice Castle Palace,

"I really didn't expect that Duke Ward would have this hand."

The vanished Lucar actually stayed here, sitting on the sofa and looking relaxed at all.

"In other words, hasn't Ward communicated with you about this again?"

Lucar said with a smile as he looked at the shadows on the side.

The shadows distorted, and a pale-skinned middle-aged man suddenly appeared, kneeling in front of Lucar.

"My lord, I was careless, please forgive me this time!"

The man's face was frightened, and he kowtowed again and again, and said timidly.

"Why be so scared? Am I not a ruthless person? ”

The corners of Lucar's mouth turned up slightly, and he looked at the demon messenger trembling in front of him.

"Well, since our Duke doesn't want to take the initiative to open the [Demon Gate], then let's 'help' him!"

"What do you say, Wood?"

"Yes, my lord, I'll go!"

"Tut-tut, I'm really looking forward to it! The interweaving of blood and fire, the delicious taste of the soul, I can't bear it anymore."

"No, you can't."

Lucar's expression twisted for a moment, but finally calmed down.

Only a strange smile remained at the corner of his mouth.

(End of chapter)