The meeting was over, and Ashrufat was left alone in his tent. He felt very unpleasant. It's a very strong sense of frustration, like losing a solo battle or losing a gamble. He knew that the enemy had a conspiracy, but he could not rationally sort out his thoughts and see through the enemy's actions, so he could only rely on intuition (whether it is a human or an elf point of view, intuition is unreliable) to decide on his actions.

If Thomas had known the truth, he would have been disappointed.

"Carrie, show me the map. Ashrufat demanded in his mind. Soon, the impossibly detailed map appeared in front of his eyes. He pondered the map, but honestly, he couldn't imagine how the Dark Elves were going to design him. The only possibility is the royal city itself - perhaps they have prepared an overwhelming numerical army in the city. But to be honest, if the Dark Elves really had two main legions, they would have already begun to try to surround and intercept the expeditionary force, and they didn't need to play this kind of trick at all.

In addition, the news that the garrison of the royal city was transferred to the front line has been confirmed by the Phoenix King. At this time, both sides invested a lot of military strength in the front line, which was a strength confrontation without any tricks, and there was no means to play.

Regardless of what he thought, Ashrufat felt that only the main force of Nagarus (who had just set out from the mines) of the Dark Elves could pose a mortal threat to the expeditionary force, but the problem was that due to the difference in the route, they did not have time to reach the battlefield.

Could it be that they have a lot of dragons? He wondered in his mind...... Don't be stupid, if there were multiple dragons, they would have directly used the flying dragons to contain and harass and even surprise the expeditionary force. Abandon such an obviously reliable advantage and design a stupid trap...... Dark elves wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

Footsteps were heard outside, awakening Ashruphat from his musings. He looked at the door of the tent, and it was Kaye who went and returned.

There were only two people in the tent, and Kaye was not wearing armor or a white lion's skin cloak to represent his status. Judging by this, she probably didn't want people to see her coming here alone.

Ashrufat stared at her calmly, and there was an indescribable depression in the air, and neither of them spoke.

"Prince, are you serious?" said Kaye after a long time. "If you retreat without doing anything, it will be a big blow to morale. ”

"Kaye, have you ever gambled?" Ashrufat asked suddenly.

"Gambling?"

"In the human world, there are people who live exclusively by gambling, and they are the so-called gamblers. These people do not see gambling as a game or a pastime, but as a means of earning a living. Among gamblers, there are some empirical sayings. There is a saying that goes like this: if you can't see the other party's means of winning, then don't do it. ”

“......”

"That's what we're looking for. In fact, we all admit that Truuzzi may well have set a trap...... The only problem is that we can't see what they are doing. As long as we give up, as long as we don't participate, no matter what trap they set, it's meaningless. ”

"What if this isn't a trap?"

"It's more likely to be a trap than not...... This is a risk that we should avoid. Kaye," Ashrufat asked suddenly. "You're obviously not that confident, why did you support me just now?"

"Nothing, just trying to believe you. Kaye said. "When we got on board, I didn't expect to have the results we have now...... And between you and the Jade Queen, it doesn't seem that simple. ”

"Ah, why isn't it easy?"

"If borrowing troops from the Emerald Court is still within the normal range, then it is almost impossible to borrow all the phoenix guards who are responsible for protecting the queen as personal soldiers. That unit isn't something to be borrowed. It's already a miracle. ”

Ashrufat was silent for a moment. Kaye shouldn't have seen anything, right?

"Don't worry, master, even if she sees something, it doesn't matter. In her mind, Carrie whispered.

"If you talk about a miracle, you can explain it by 'accident' or 'luck', but Your Royal Highness, you have created more than one miracle. I just learned who the assassin who failed to assassinate you before the Dao was was. It was Gaillard, the strongest assassin of our evil cousins, alias the Shadow Blade. The Phoenix King hates this one to the core, and as long as you get his head, this expedition will not be in vain. And it's a miracle that you can kill Hurd. No, it should be said, there are so many miracles that what follows is no longer surprising. Like defeating the Great Master of the Sword Master in a one-on-one fight, it seems a lot weaker in the face of other more incredible things. ”

"You're exaggerating...... These are not miracles. And, after all, we're afraid we're going to have to withdraw. Ashrufat smiled. "Speaking of which, we can't see through the most scheming of the Truzies...... I'm not as good as you say. ”

"No matter what, I will always follow your ......" Kaye suddenly lowered his head and bowed deeply to him in the most humble posture. "Prince, may I make a final request. ”

"What requirements?"

"I want to leave ......" Kaye could finish his sentence when a voice sounded outside. "Sure enough...... Then I knew that the two of you were together. ”

Kaye was startled. Then, she saw Garth walk in from the outside, followed by a few Phoenix guards. Outside the tent, a slight sound of metal could be heard clearly. It was the sound of walking in metal armor.

"Your two-faced stabbing didn't surprise me, Kaye!" Garth said. He then confronted Ashrufat. This behavior made Kaye wonder deeply, what had happened?Garth was surrounded by Phoenix Guards, all of whom were in charge of protecting the Prince...... But......

Although the Phoenix Guards are all warriors who serve the gods, they cannot speak under any circumstances. But from the details of the eyes, movements, postures, expressions, etc., it can be seen that this time the Phoenix Guards are all on Garth's side, and they are clearly hostile to the prince.

"What do you mean!" Kaye asked aloud. What was going on? Judging by the slight sound of metal clashing all around, the tent was surrounded on all sides. All the Phoenix Guards?

There was a rebellion?! Kaye subconsciously understood what was going on. No. But what are the Phoenix Guards? They are warriors who have dedicated themselves to the gods, silent, calm, proud, and unshakable, and they would never have done such reckless acts......

Surrounded by several phoenix guards, Garth came all the way to Ashrufat. He noticed that the "prince" was very calm, and did not show any panic or wavering.

"What does this mean?" asked Ashrufat.

"In the name of the Queen," Garth said coldly. "I demand an end to the pact between us!"

He leaned too close, which gave Kaye a chance. Kaye suddenly pulled his short sword from his body and pounced on Garth. She reached for the other man's neck, then held the dagger against Garth's neck. But a phoenix guard suddenly rushed through the spur, almost unbelievably agile, and stood in front of Garth in the nick of time.

Kaye's dagger grazed against the other's shoulder, and the blade made a tooth-aching sound under the protection of divine energy and metal armor. Just as Kaye sensed something was wrong and tried to pull back, she felt something hit her head hard.

In the next moment, the world realm was turned upside down and began to fall apart.

"Prince...... Walk quickly...... "This was the last sentence she uttered before she lost consciousness.

I don't know how long it took for her to slowly come to her senses. The peculiar smell of earth filled her nostrils, and she heard someone talking, fast and loud. Then someone grabbed her and lifted her up from the ground.

The dizziness in my head slowly faded. Kaye barely opened his eyes and saw that it was none other than Prince Ashrufat who was holding him. A warm, moist sensation hung over her hair, and she knew she had an injury on her head, but it wasn't that serious. Because she can at least control her body.

There was also a clear pain on the side of the ribs. Which phoenix guard should have been bruised with a weapon just now...... It would be nice if you were wearing armor......

Kaye saw that Garth was still there, his face grim, and the Phoenix Guards all stared at the two of them with wary eyes. It didn't take more, she knew that this time Garth had won. Although Prince Aerufat was highly skilled in warfare and possessed a magic sword that could be summoned at any time, he was undoubtedly unwilling to use force to resolve his betrayal. This is noble and stupid.

"Garth, you think you did this...... Will it be safe?" Kaye said through some gritted teeth.

"I'll admit it's dangerous, but it's better than ...... It's better to deliver it to an alien like you. ”

"Alien ......" Kaye felt an indescribable pain in her heart, far worse than the injuries she had suffered. "His Royal Highness Eshurufat is a prince...... And you're just...... Even if no one legally punishes you, everything you do ......"

"He's nothing!" replied Garth coldly. "Do you really think he's a prince? he's not even a Yasul!"

Kaye turned his head in surprise to look at Prince Ashrufat. The latter, like the Phoenix Guard, remained silent and did not attempt to refute Garth.

"You can go. I'll take care of the rest myself. Garth unceremoniously gave the order to evict the guest. "As agreed, I let this Truzzy go. You can take her with you!"