Before you know it, the standoff outside the moat of the Lion Castle has been going on for two days.

In the past two days, the preliminary negotiations in Tyre have been successfully concluded, and General Fipert and Bivis led their troops to completely withdraw from Tyre and enter Hattis Town, and accept the assignment of the Alliance to start working on the destruction of the undead in the northern part of the Suke Plain.

A day earlier, the ruler of the Kamok Khanate, Shikan-Silveraxe, had sent his personal envoy to the royal capital of Kru to formally inform the Kavarburg court of his desire to go to Suk. On the same day that the diplomatic document was submitted, the three goblin princes of the Clarkly Islands also submitted the relevant diplomatic documents to the Kawalburg court, stating their desire to meet with King Pedi Reagan in Suke City.

The documents were soon delivered to the city of Suke, where they were delivered to Pedi, who, after a little thought, generously agreed to the request of Shikan-Silveraxe and the three goblin princes, but delayed the meeting for half a year later.

On the morning of August 1, the sky was still clear in Sook City.

After two days and nights of continuous efforts by the Allied forces, the moat of the Lion Castle had been successfully filled two hours earlier, and the siege had begun at dawn.

This offensive and defensive war, like the war of the previous days, went smoothly to everyone's surprise.

The Confederate army easily crossed the walls that had already been bombarded by artillery, and successfully stormed the Eunice Hall and the city council building.

But the battle in these two buildings was not as smooth as before.

In the cramped spaces of other castle buildings and in the corridors of the Lionburg, the Allies fought a brutal war of attrition with the retreating defenders of the Lionburg for more than five hours, but they were still unable to completely control the situation.

"Your Majesty, I propose to use artillery directly. "Anse Zora gave his opinion for the third time.

"No!" Andy Barrett sternly rejected the offer without waiting for the king to agree, "Our soldiers are still inside. ”

"Then pull it down and let the artillery fire a salvo. Anse Zora said coldly: "It only takes half an hour of continuous bombardment, and the resistance in the Lion Castle will completely disappear." ”

"You're going to ruin Lion Castle!" Andy Barrett's voice unconsciously widened.

"There is no longer a need for this corrupt castle to exist. ”

"Lord Anse, I don't want to be passed on as an evil tyrant by the Fellows of the University of Youen in the future. Pedy had a hint of playful humor in his tone, "We've sealed the win now, so... We should be more gentlemanly. ”

Although Pedi's words were lighthearted, everyone could tell that he was more excited than anyone else.

Anse Zora frowned, was silent for a few seconds, and then said, "Well... I hope that when you are crowned, you will not forget the soldiers who sacrificed their lives today for the sake of your so-called 'gentleman'!"

"Boom"

A violent explosion suddenly rang in everyone's ears, and everyone stopped talking and turned their eyes to the battlefield ahead, the window opening on the south side of the third floor of the city's parliament building, which was in flames after the violent explosion.

"Who's using explosives?" Andy Barrett put down his lookout glasses and waited for Anse Zora, "Isn't it strictly forbidden to use explosives?" he deliberately shouted loudly, then looked at the king beside him, "I'm going to the front, I'm going to end this myself." ”

"I don't think so. Pedi lowered his lookout glasses, relieved and frowning.

Andy Barrett immediately picked up his lookout glasses as soon as he looked at his cousin, and the white flags had been raised on the roofs of Eunice Hall and City Council, and the officers of the guards who had laid down their arms were communicating with the Confederate officers.

As soon as Pedi finished speaking, he picked up his lookout and searched the chaotic battlefield, but found nothing.

"Stomp Pedal Pedal

The fast horses of the battlefield scouts kicked up puffs of dust, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived outside the headquarters.

Feeling the arrival of the scout, Pedi's heart raced uncontrollably, and when he lowered his goggles and took a deep breath, the scout was already kneeling on one knee under the command podium with the command flag on his back.

"Your Majesty, the defenders of Lionburg have officially surrendered to us under the leadership of Karene Sibo. The scout's face flushed with excitement, and when he shouted these words, all the officers and soldiers near the command station let out a high cheer after two seconds of silence.

"Penny... What about Penny Danediv?" Perdy asked aloud.

"There is no news for the time being. The scout was stunned for a moment and then replied in a low voice.

Pedi jumped wildly and shouted to a knight in heavy armor beside him, "Sir Jon!"

"Your Majesty!" Willy-Jon bowed respectfully.

"I'm going to enter Lion Castle, now!"

"Your will!"

...

Less than twenty minutes after the defenders surrendered, Pedi rode his horse through the chaotic battlefield and into the noisy interior of the Lion Castle, escorted by his personal guards.

Lundin Regan, commander of the Kingdom's 1st Infantry Army and commander of the front, waited for the king at the gate of Eunice Hall after receiving the scout's report, and at the same time cleared a wide road for the king to pass in less than twenty minutes to facilitate the king's passage.

"Where's my sister?" said Paddy, ignoring the compliments of the officers around him, sitting on his horse and asking Lundin Regan, who had been waiting for a long time.

"I'm so sorry... Your Majesty, the situation was very chaotic at that time, and we..."

"I'm asking you, where is my sister?" said Peddy's tone, already with a hint of coldness.

"Your Majesty Pedi..."

A slightly tired voice sounded, causing Pedie's eyes to roll instinctively, and only then did she realize that the female knight wearing ordinary soldier's standard armor next to Lundin Reagan was actually Karene Sibo.

"The chief has chosen her own path. Karen-Sibo whispered softly.

"I want to see her!"

"You come with me—" As soon as Karen Sibo turned to the side, the officers around him immediately turned to the side of the Lundin Reagan leadership to make way for their king.

"Your Majesty!" Archmage Leah, who followed the king, frowned as she looked down the hallway behind the gate.

"You lead the way. Ignoring his chief mage, Pedi turned and dismounted as fast as he could, and said to Karen-Sibo in a commanding tone, "Hurry up, I don't want to waste that even a second." ”

Karene Sibo didn't speak, she humbly lowered her head and led the way, Pedi followed without hesitation, Archmage Leah and Captain of the Guard, Willie Jon, looked at each other, kept a distance and followed the King's footsteps, while the rest of the King's Guard Knights streamed in through the side door of Eunice Hall.

In the familiar corridor, Pei Di only felt a comfortable cool breeze to dissolve the stuffiness of the outside after being exposed to the sun, and his eyes subconsciously looked at the murals on the walls on both sides, and the heroic stories were perfectly presented in his forward steps, but at this moment the corridor was full of blood and the heavy smell of blood seemed to mock these heroic stories.

"Your Majesty. Wren, who had been ordered to guard here, bowed his head and tried to maintain the knight's solemnity.

"Puff your chest, knight... You are a knight of the kingdom. Pedi deliberately spoke loudly to dispel the irrepressible confusion in his mind.

There have been no changes in the Eunice Hall, and it is still as magnificent as ever. But unlike before, the hall was quiet when Pedi came in this time, which made him feel like the countless flickering candles on the huge chandelier overhead were dazzling.

Pedi squinted at the middle of the hall, where a female knight in heavy armor with short blond hair lay quietly on a high platform covered with a red blanket.

"This—" Pedi looked at Karene Sibo leading the way, "You—" he was speechless for a moment.

"What's going on?" Pedi saw his sister lying on the platform as he entered the hall, and the Holy Spirit was telling him that the people above were lifeless.

"The chief has chosen his own path. Karene Sibo repeated what she had just said at the gate.

"Stomp Pedal Pedal

Pedi stepped forward step by step to the side of the high platform, looking at the familiar face under the lamplight, his heart seemed to be tugged at by someone, and the pain was so painful that he could hardly breathe.

"We don't have to go this far. Pedi muttered.

"Although some of the chief's decisions are wrong and selfish, I think she is a great female ruler. Karene Sibo whispered from the side, "At least... There was a time when I really wanted to be loyal to her. ”

"What the hell is going on?" said Pedi through gritted teeth.

"The Commander-in-Chief finally rejected the forces from the Undead Legion. Karen-Sibo sighed, "Before, most people, including me, were conspired and sealed with certain memories... But two days ago, the Commander-in-Chief regained my memory and refused to allow the undead legion to continue to encroach on the city of Suk. ”

At the last moment, she turned back on the edge of madness. ”

"But she—" Pei Di reached out and touched her sister's cold face, looking at her quiet face, subconsciously recalling those happy times in the imperial capital.

"It's the chief's own choice. ”

"She should know that as long as I don't nod my head, no one can hurt her!"

"Your Majesty, the Chief-General is the ruler of Suker City, and for the past three years, all of the Suker Plains have sworn allegiance to her. Karene Sibo bowed her head and said, "Penny Danediv is not only your sister, she is also the Governor of the Common Union of Ruluk. ”

"The chief doesn't want to run away from her mistakes, and she doesn't need you to pay for her mistakes. Karen-Sibo took a letter from her bosom, "This is a letter from the chief to you..."

Pedi immediately stepped forward and reached out to take the letter.

"Your Majesty!" shouted Leah, who was listening to the conversation between the two at the door, and in her eyes Karen-Sibo could not be trusted.

"Do you want to stop my brother from missing his sister?" Peddy turned his head to look at Leah with a cold gaze, "I need two hours of personal time now!" he said, picking up the letter in Karen Sibo's hand and turning his head to stare at Karen Sibo, "I want to be alone with my sister for a while." ”

Karen-Sibo bowed her head in silence and slowly retreated in the direction of the door.

Willie Jon and Leah look at each other, then exit the luxurious hall with Karene Sibo.

Peddy glanced at the closed door, returned to the high platform under the chandelier, looked at his sister who was lying quietly, and opened the letter in his hand:

My dearest brother,

It's a shame that we can only meet in this way in the end.

I didn't expect that that farewell five years ago would become our farewell, and I haven't even had time to say goodbye to you.

A lot has happened to us in the last five years...

The unexpected death of Emperor Laubert after the orc invasion, my hasty marriage to Sinda, and then the rebellion of the merchants of the Eluk Lord, the elven invasion of the Feld Realm, which led to the death of Duke Eric Jean, followed by the collapse of the Empire. During this time I was very anxious to go back to Crewe with my father, but he didn't take me with him when he left, and he didn't even ask me.

Do you know how sad I was when I heard that my father had left without saying goodbye?

Well, I'm just complaining.

I can complain, right?

After the collapse of the Empire, I was elected by them as the consul of the city and presided over a complex council.

During this time, I began to become so confused that I later followed the advice of the Undead Legion and launched the War of Independence on the Suk Plains to put myself in the vortex of this struggle.

I admit my selfishness and greed, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong, there are no right and wrong in the pursuit of power, only victory and defeat.

Well, forgive me for being willful at the last time.

I don't know why I chose to abandon my plan to destroy everything at the last minute, I just followed my heart's choice.

I must be looking ugly now, and I don't know if General Sibo did my makeup, I was going to wear the same long dress that I was separated from you, but in the end I chose this knight's armor because I wanted you to see my new look.

My makeup is my primary concern, so please don't let anyone else see me like this.

Please!

The last thing I want to say is that if I had the choice, I would not want to be born into such a prominent family again, I would not want to be an empress, let alone rule the Suk Plains. All I want is a simple family, and I'm willing to work every day for a loaf of bread until the evening.

Please help me say 'sorry' to Phyllis and my mother.

I'm gone, I'm going to find a simpler life.

I'm looking forward to another life...

"May your next life be free of war, it will always be simple. After reading the letter, Pedi looked at her sister's quiet face and said softly.

With that, he turned his head and sat down in the nearest chair as if to escape, looking at the sun's rays shining outside the closed window. The scorching sun outside seemed to melt everything, but Pedi only felt that the room was so cold that he couldn't help but shiver.