It was getting late. When Loren and the people arrived, the demon hunters on the wings of the sky and the shooting army who also inquired had sealed off the surroundings and completed the on-site investigation.
This is Loren''s advantage - both the long-standing night watchman and the newly founded demon hunter have deep experience in reconnaissance and anti reconnaissance, collecting important clues, details and physical evidence, and preserving the scene. They can even roughly deduce the situation at that time according to the situation and time of the scene.
Despite the psychological preparation, the black haired wizard couldn''t help raising his eyebrows when he arrived at the scene.
Leia, the Female Elf on one side, showed a more direct expression of disgust, and the Archduke of ellemans was even more blue in the face - although it had nothing to do with himself, he was still successfully escaped by the other party under the condition of perfect defense, which was like slapping him in the face.
What''s more... It''s hard to tell whether the other party is an "escape" or not depending on the situation at the scene.
"We have sent as many people as we can to track the enemy, but please don''t expect too much, Duke, and... Archduke elmond and Archduke lottel."
Carl Colin took the initiative to come forward and nodded to the other two behind the black haired Wizard: "void reaction, footprints, smell, blood... Everything, the other side is more like the evaporation of the world. Except for the huge void Residue around the scene, which proves that she may have used a high-level magic spell, nothing is left."
Lauren nodded secretly, which was why he was surprised.
"But this should not be."
Archduke ellemans, frowning, could not help but say, "her hands and feet have been cut off and burned, and her saber is here with me - under such circumstances, what way can an Azor Elf Warrior use the spell?"
"We are also looking for the reason for this," Carl Colin said in a deep voice. "The current situation can not completely rule out the possibility that the other party has other backhands."
"Why, maybe she was saved by others." the Female Elf asked.
"That''s true, but..."
"But no one can take a prisoner without hands and feet away from the safest place of Byrne camp without leaving any sound and trace under the surveillance of three demon hunters at the same time!"
Without waiting for Carl Colin to finish, ruthen on the side coldly robbed and said: "it''s impossible that three demon hunters, a wizard and several excellent ellemans two handed swordsmen were killed without notice!"
The Female Elf tilted her head, probably because she was not interested in quarreling with the gray pupil boy, and didn''t say anything more.
"This is a hidden danger, but at present, it has not caused very huge losses."
Almost at the moment when Carl Colin spoke, Lucian could not help but frown and glanced at the commander of the shooting Army: "we just lack a high-ranking prisoner. She alone can cause little impact and damage. Her army has been completely annihilated. At most, she is a tricky assassin."
"And he is also an assassin without hands and feet - so if the Duke allows, please give it to me, and I will arrange a special person to track down the matter and report the progress to you regularly."
The dark haired wizard nodded slightly... Although he vaguely felt that something was wrong, Carl Colin''s practice was indeed the most reasonable one at present - the battle of eboden was about to start, serlior didn''t know where he was, and an Azor elf didn''t deserve to think about it.
When Loren and the others left, the uncontrollable gray pupil finally stopped Carl Colin''s way.
"What''s up?"
"Nothing, just a little curious." Lucian''s face was not very good: "curious how you did not change your face, the three dead demon hunters..."
"They are all my friends, one of whom I specially ''introduced'' from Byrne''s night watchman." Carl Colin still looked cold: "it is based on my trust in their ability that I understand the seriousness of this matter."
"Kill everyone and escape without their awareness, or save a prisoner whose hands and feet have been cut off... To exaggerate, I don''t think our Duke can do that."
"As for not changing your face... I don''t think this kind of question should be asked from your mouth."
Lucian looked cold: "you know what I mean."
"Yes."
There was a slight arc in the corner of Carl Colin''s mouth.
Lucian raised an eyebrow: "is it funny?"
"No, I just have some emotion." the former night watchman shook his head. "Now I understand why you became the leader of the demon hunter and the guard of the Duke, and I was sent by the Duke to be in charge of the shooting army."
"Why?" the grey pupil boy asked.
"I refuse to answer. You won''t like it."
"What if I just want to know?"
"Well..." Carl Colin sighed, as if very reluctantly:
"Although we can all carry out the Duke''s orders without hesitation, you are still a good man with kindness, courage and compassion, and I am not."
"What do you mean?" the grey pupil said coldly.
"It means that you can sacrifice yourself to protect the Duke without hesitation, and I can watch you die without hesitation."
Before Lucian could react, Carl Colin disappeared while he was stunned.
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On the second day after the battle of vimpal, it rained cats and dogs in yingshou castle.
The sudden rain surprised many loterians - in this land that is not rich, it is a big event in many times, and it is still in spring... This is even more rare.
In their eyes, this miraculous rain is like the gift of the Holy Cross, indicating the harvest and victory of the coming year; Only the little wizard who had studied meteorology was worried about the inexplicable heavy rain.
Facts have proved that her concern is correct.
Since then, there have been five consecutive days of torrential rain, and there is no sign of suspension, and all affairs have to be terminated; Not only did Byrne and the Flemish army give up the idea of continuing to clean the battlefield, the originally excited loterians also had to give up the impulse to go north immediately and recapture Shenlin castle... Because the road has been flooded.
On the sixth day of the heavy rain, the troops of the three principalities were divided into two parts and stationed in vimpar and yingshou Fort respectively - although the drainage ditches had been dug in advance, the camp was still flooded, and the wall outside the camp would become a dam.
But this is not the most troublesome... According to Ayn Rand''s speculation, yingshou fort will be dry for a long time after the rainstorm subsides. If you can''t clean up the battlefield soaked in water before the drought comes, there is a great possibility of plague.
When the little wizard spoke, the expression of all the loters in the scene became a little wrong - yingshou castle is the core territory of the Fred family. If a plague breaks out here
"... the consequences are unimaginable."
The dark haired wizard who was talking to himself raised his eyes and looked at the "guest" who was wet all over the opposite.
Edward the night watchman.
Put down the steamy letterhead in his hand, Lauren''s expression was still a little surprised: "is the situation... Really so serious?"
"If it weren''t serious, your highness wouldn''t let me come."
Edward, who was still dripping with water, looked indifferent: "I believe Lauren, you know that if your highness doesn''t need you and your Byrne legion, he can win... He won''t even ask, and it''s impossible to specially let an ''acquaintance'' of you be summoned."
The dark haired wizard couldn''t help nodding in agreement.
With Brandon''s character, he can remember "he''s not alone" only when he meets something he absolutely can''t handle.
At present, eboden absolutely meets this requirement.
On the 28th day, that is, the time point before and after the battle of vimpar, Brandon de saleon, who commanded the three duchy legions of sakran Boyle Arles and a giant dragon, finally arrived at the eboden line.
It was not Severin de sallion and the saxophone Legion that greeted him, but the army of 20000 Azores Elven warriors in full battle.
The Imperial military minister and 400 other wounded legions captured alive were taken as prisoners of coercion and hung on the gate with ropes.
Although Brandon guessed that it was probably a trap, he could only accept the negotiation requirements of the enemy for the sake of Royal prestige; At the same time, the machete Archduke of Boyi was ordered to send 5000 Hussars to sweep outside eboden, and investigate the deployment and progress of the enemy army.
Wait until the next day, the news comes; One third of the 5000 Hussars sent to eboden were ambushed by the enemy; The Azores guarding the city beheaded Severin desallion and 400 prisoners in front of Brandon, then lit the fortress with the Legion igniter hidden in the city and left.
Brandon, who felt a special pain in his face, was completely angry and immediately ordered the whole army to move forward and surround eboden.
The machete Archduke, who had just damaged thousands of hussars, raised her hands in favor on the spot. Several saklan officers who begged the crown prince to come step by step according to the pre war arrangement were put out on the spot. Archduke Arles, who had wanted to make a few suggestions, immediately chose to shut up.
At the same time, knowing that he took advantage of Brandon, he didn''t expect that the elf prince, who was so angry, was still waiting for the "reinforcements" in the direction of lottel, while methodically arranging the defense line and preparing for a long-term fierce battle.
As a result, he got the news that night. The imperial people came to the door and arrived tomorrow morning!
Rodriguez immediately realized that he might have gone too far this time; So he hurriedly mobilized troops and greeted the imperial army marching towards eboden overnight.
With eboden''s defensive strength as the negative wall and defensive measures, defending the city is almost like looking for death. You have to fight outside the city to win.
So the second "eboden offensive and defensive battle" between the Empire and the Azores was staged late at night.
The two sides marching face-to-face collided almost without knowing each other - the warriors and cavalry in charge of outposts on both sides took the lead in fighting, and then the marching troops on both sides rushed directly into the battlefield without knowing it.
The fierce battle lasted all night, during which Brandon even rode the Dragon milaxis to join the battle. As a result, he was almost shot down from the sky by the elf Prince''s launcher.
In the early morning, the exhausted two sides also chose to withdraw - thanks to the dragon, the casualties of the Azores are twice and a half that of the Empire; But judging from the combat target, Brandon de saleon suffered a disastrous defeat.
The fierce battle all night also made both sides quickly realize that it is impossible to make a quick decision, and the best result may not be the same. It is tantamount to gambling on each other''s life and death roulette.
Such a situation is not what both sides want, but the situation is already like this.
The crown prince and Prince sakran, who was once again in a dilemma, could only continue to march towards eboden while biting his teeth, and then sent Edward to lottel to let Loren catch up with the legions of Byrne, lottel and El mans as soon as possible. At the same time, he constantly asked the imperial capital to send more materials and improve the logistics route he left as soon as possible.
So in the face of the aggressive Brandon de sallion, the elf prince decided to keep a low profile and not be uncomfortable with his crazy opponent; He first withdrew his troops and returned to eboden. While busy rectifying the reinforcements from the fog sea, he sent a messenger for peace to Brandon, saying that everything was negotiable.
The elf prince even put forward a very "realistic" plan - the Azores will shrink in an all-round way and only retain the land around the city of eboden. The two sides will maintain the status quo for three months and decide whether to go to war after three months.
Then... His messenger was hacked by Brandon.
"Your Highness''s current situation is very embarrassing... Lord Severin de sallion is a collateral of the royal family, and he must act; but at present, the army in his hand and the combat strength around him do not allow him to do so." Edward said expressionless:
"The saxophone Legion has been divided into two factions, one demanding revenge and the other insisting on following the original plan. Archduke Boye is of no help except to make the atmosphere more extreme; as for Duke Arles... He has been retaining his strength and obeying his Highness''s orders."
"You must take the troops of the three principalities to the battlefield as soon as possible, so that your highness can stabilize the morale of the army. At the same time, you can start the final decisive battle against the Azores - the consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is almost an unbearable burden for the Empire. This is why your highness is determined to fight and make a quick decision. We really can''t afford it."
"This should be the same for the Azores," added the dark haired wizard.
"Yes, but they are desperate robbers with nothing. We are not." Edward, the night watchman, was expressionless:
"In addition, the Wizards in the imperial capital are ready to march towards eboden. There are 20 Jiao lightsabers customized by your highness in the accompanying team, and they want to make these powerful weapons work..."
"You have to have Ayn Rand present."
"Exactly." Edward nodded:
"For the victory of this war, we have gambled everything, either to exchange victory for the future of the Empire, or... To destroy our enemies with common destruction!"