“...... In the end of the battle, even the holy knights, whose will to fight was as strong as a rock, finally collapsed. In order to escape the greenskin's blade and slaughter, many people jumped into the lake to escape, but for the exhausted people who fought fiercely for a long time, they escaped the ruthless blade of the greenskin, but they could not escape the more merciless cold lake. Those who can't swim are dragged directly to the bottom, and those who can swim quickly lose their body temperature due to the cold. The cruel goblins dragged the raft and practiced target shooting with bows and arrows on the raft, shooting people one by one who were already too cold to move...... The whole lake was stained red with blood......"

“...... When night fell, and the Blood Banner Boss and his beasts roared victoriously into the night sky, the bones of the human soldiers were already covering the battlefield. The city of Oren, Turan, and Shem were united, and the army with a total strength of 70,000 no longer existed......"

The Queen Mother's hand shook, and the book of ominous news fell to the ground with a dull sound. She took a step back, her legs no longer able to support her body. If it hadn't been for a maid to hold her in time, she would have fallen to the ground.

It's over! It's really over! She knew it was going to be worse than anyone expected. Why would she believe that Comer? Damn Holy Knight Grand Master?

There was no other choice, and in order to prevent the land of Shim from being ravaged by the greenskins, the only way to do this was to gather garrisons from all over the country. Although this will inevitably lead to unpredictable consequences, and it is uncertain whether Greenskin will give her this time......

"Your Highness, I think we must retreat. It took her a long time to regain a little of her ability to think, just when she heard a close minister make this suggestion to her.

"The greenskinned army may come at any time, there are too few people on our side!" the other party further reminded. "It's no longer safe after dawn, and we need to prepare to retreat immediately. ”

Indeed, all the available forces around the Queen Mother add up to less than a few hundred, which are actually escorts to protect her personal safety.

"Retreat, prepare to retreat!" the shrill voice of the Queen Mother sounded. Several ideas flashed through her mind to solve the problem, but each one came at a huge cost. This is true of her, and of her kingdom. Can she send garrisons from all over the world? Will the countries send troops to support her? Theoretically, it's all right, but it will have to pay a huge price. She could even believe that by the time she returned to the royal city, at least three emissaries — emissaries from other nations or independent lords — were already there on standby.

Each of the messengers would humbly hide their ecstasy, offering her to borrow troops to help Shem through the crisis. Ceding a "tiny" territory is the price of borrowing troops. If she believed that a piece of territory would satisfy the appetites of those hungry wolves, then she would be foolish.

Anyone can guess what they do. They could blackmail them further in a hundred ways, and Shem became the stupid donkey who took the first step for the carrot on the stick. In order not to waste your previous efforts, you must take one step at a time. Among the Seven Kingdoms, Shem's national strength can be regarded as medium, and when the turmoil in the greenskins subsides, Shem is probably the weakest one. It may even lose its independence.

Thousands of thoughts turned into sparks and flashed in her heart. But what is the use of knowing everything, she no longer has any mobile troops, and the Greenskins will wreak havoc on her land, turning every city, village and town in her path into ruins. No ruler can ignore such a threat. Worst of all, if the Greenskins point their troops at the royal city......

"Your Highness, it's dawn. "Someone reminded. "Please move first, we need to tidy up the tent ......"

Even wearing the veil of the deceased, everyone can still notice the Queen Mother's pale face and mechanical numb eyes. In the face of this blow, even the Queen Mother, who is known for her calmness and skill, has lost her normalcy.

By the time the sun had just shown half of its face in early winter, the camp was ready to retreat. All the luggage and belongings have been placed on the wagons and pack horses. What could not be taken away was about to be burned.

A cavalryman galloped from behind, the sound of horses' hooves striking the eardrums. Several guards rode up to meet them. The uninvited guest stopped his sweaty horse and said a few words to the guards, who immediately brought him to the Queen Mother.

From a distance, the Queen Mother recognized it as a Turanian cavalryman. This was mainly due to the fact that the courier was fully armoured and clean, so it was easy to tell - to be honest, it didn't look like a warrior who had just experienced a fierce battle.

The horseman knelt down on one knee in front of the Queen Mother, and he brought a piece of good news that was good or bad. While the main force of the coalition army was destroyed, the Turanians were fortunate to be able to retreat in time. The commander of the Turanians, that is, the big fat Maider, was defeated by the Greenskins due to the miscommand of the Coalition Commander, Comer's erroneous command, and "after all efforts have been exhausted". Although Maider made "repeated attempts" to save the encircled coalition forces, he was too short to do anything and was forced to retreat. Now, Maider's remaining army was not far from here, sheltering the few defeated soldiers who had fled from the battlefield while awaiting further instructions from the Queen Mother.

As long as a person with a brain knows that this must not be fully believed! Maider must have seen that the battle situation was not good, and after weighing the pros and cons, he tried it a little, and maybe even withdrew from the battlefield after just meaning it. Comer's choice of this cunning and selfish guy as a reserve team is really completely visionless!

But the Queen Mother knew very well that this was not the time to settle accounts. After all, the Turanians were the only force that had survived the fiasco, and the only one she could control at the moment. There is no doubt that when the Greenskins have celebrated their victory and done everything they have to do here, they will split up and sweep through all the nearby towns and villages. At that time, the cavalry of the Turanians will be the only troops that can fight the Greenskins here. She comforted the messenger as much as she could, and then let the messenger lead the way, ready to join the Turanian army.

A guard suddenly appeared, and with an unceremonious gesture, he stood between the Queen Mother and the messenger.

"Your Highness!" the expression on the guard's face clearly indicated that something incredible had happened—but the Queen Mother felt that even if the world was to end immediately, her nerves would be completely numb.

She made a gesture, and one of the courtiers immediately took the Turanian messenger away. After the Courier left, she turned her face to the guard, who didn't look normal. "What's the matter?"

"General Eric has returned, and he is waiting for your reception. ”

"Erik, he's dead...... I remember ......" she didn't say the second half of the sentence, because she was responsible for most of Eric's death—something she couldn't deny.

"He's back, he's back from Greenskin! and he's brought a letter from Greenskin to His Highness!"

This news is indeed more incredible than the end of the world in the next minute. Even the Queen Mother was stunned.

"Call him over!" it took a long time for the Queen Mother to come back to her senses, and immediately gave the order.

A few minutes later, the unthinkable turned into a reality before her eyes. Accompanied by a sour smell, Eric appeared in front of the Queen Mother in tattered and dirty clothes. Seeing all this, the Queen Mother even forgot about the stench on the other party's body.

"General Eric?" she cried out.

"Your Highness. Seeing the Queen Mother, Eric's face twitched. During this time, his beard and hair grew so long that it even covered his mouth, so his expression was difficult to distinguish for a while. "I'm back. ”

"You ......" The Queen Mother wanted to speak, but she didn't know what to say for a while.

"Your Highness, I was captured by the Greenskins and became the leader of the Greenskins, the prisoner of the Bloodflag Boss. But instead of killing me, he made me a messenger. Eric pulled a letter from his body and handed it with both hands. "This is a letter from the Blood Banner Boss to you. He spared my life by letting me take this letter with me...... However, His Highness Elolandon should have already brought you one. ”

"Is he alive?"

"He and I have been cellmates for a few days......" Eric instantly realized something unexpected from the Queen Mother's expression and voice. "He didn't come back?"

"No!" replied the Queen Mother, taking the letter from Eric.

Are there any accidents on the road in the midst of the chaos? Of course, it is more likely that someone will take advantage of the opportunity...... Eric kept the doubt in his stomach at the moment. Because of the veil, he couldn't see the Queen Mother's expression clearly, and he couldn't be sure if the other party was disguised or really surprised—if Ebollandon had ever returned, she shouldn't have been so surprised.

The letter was written by the Blood Banner Boss himself. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, probably no one would have imagined that the green-skinned boss would actually write letters in human words. The letter was not particularly long, but the Queen Mother read it many times. It can even be said that I am slowly pondering word by word.

"Is this true?" the Queen Mother finally finished reading the letter. Eric could clearly see her let out a long breath.

"It's hard to believe...... But......" Eric looked around, but didn't speak.

"There are people here who can be trusted, just say it, don't worry about being rumored. ”

"I don't believe that Bloodflag boss is greenskinned!" Eric finally replied. He briefly recounted the discoveries he had made during his life as a prisoner, especially the special ones, such as reading, such as getting a map, and so on.

"It's not a greenskin, it's a human?" the Queen Mother glanced at the letter in her hand again. It's all unbelievable! It's really unimaginable! Blood Banner Boss will speak human language, read human words, and use human military maps...... Think about it from this point...... But why did he have trouble with Oren?

"Your Highness, I thought about it for a long time, and finally thought that the Blood Banner Boss should be a vampire disguise! ”

Vampire! Everyone gasped. Indeed, if the Bloodflag Boss is a vampire who survived the Battle of Kalean (and there is no doubt that he will survive a particularly powerful, cunning, and murderous vampire), it is true that he is obsessed with Oren, and even impersonates Greenskin, using Greenskin's military power...... All this has a plausible explanation.

However, these conjectures are just conjectures and cannot change the facts. The Queen Mother looked at the letter in her hand and weighed the Blood Banner Boss's request in her heart. She quickly made her decision. In fact, this is a no-brainer.