Chapter 463 Choice
After listening to Black Swan's narration, Kriolev did not speak for a long time.
"…………Is this the message that man gave me?"
"That's right, he made it very clear. It's his business whether he tells it or not, it's my business whether he spreads it or not, and it's your business whether he listens to it or not."
Black Swan nodded slightly.
"I understand, go down."
Kriolev let out a long sigh, waved his hand, and the latter bowed, then turned and left. Kriolev turned his head and looked outside the tent, with a trace of pain in his eyes.
Escape... right?
As Hermann's most prestigious general, Kriolev certainly understood what was wrong with the country. After the death of the previous king, the succession battle surrounding Princess Sheila and Prince Barton has not stopped. He just kept silent at that time, but deep down, Kriolev hoped that Prince Barton could grow up and become a qualified king.
But what he didn't expect was that Prince Barton, who could not withstand the pressure, chose to join forces with the demons and attack Lisas, and was ultimately defeated and died.
And in this way, Princess Sheila naturally became the emperor - and became the puppet of those people.
He still remembered that he had met the two of them before. At that time, they were both very cute children. But fate plays tricks on people, and no one could have imagined that it would end up where it is today. Frankly speaking, Kriolev didn't know whether he should do this. He knew some inside stories about the royal family and also knew that the relationship between Queen Mother Pamela and Prime Minister Stisser was unclear. But as a warrior, He believed that he should not interfere in political matters.
In Kriolev's view, this was just an overstep of authority.
But Duanmuhuai told him that he was just escaping.
Perhaps, that man was right. He had been turning a blind eye to this, obeying the council's orders like a puppet, probably because he wanted to subconsciously ignore this. But...is this really okay?
Doesn't this count as a betrayal of the late emperor's expectations?
Does Herman now have to eventually experience destruction?
Kriolev once believed that he should die with the old Hermann as his final burial.
But now…………
"Huh?"
Just when Kriolev was hesitating in his heart, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside the tent, which made him frown. At this moment, his adjutant Karl also walked into the tent camp.
"Sir, the second army is coming!"
"So fast?"
Kriolev was somewhat surprised when he heard the adjutant's report.
"Who is leading the team? Is it General Alitres?"
"No, it's..."
"It's me."
However, before Karl could finish his words, he saw a man striding into the tent camp. It was a short, fat man with blond hair and glasses. He showed a sly smile and stared at Kriolev.
"Hello, General Kriolev, Second Army Adjutant Konbat led the Second Army reinforcements to report. Oh, by the way, here are the latest instructions from the Council."
The latest directive from the Council?
Hearing this, Kriolev's expression became more solemn. He stretched out his hand, took the letter from Kombat's hand, opened it, read it carefully, and then fell into silence.
"…………Sir?"
As if he sensed some ominous premonition from Kriolev's silence, Karl hurriedly asked, and at this moment, Kombat answered his question proudly.
"According to the order of the Council, I will be the commander-in-chief of this coalition army. You have no objection, General Kriolev?"
"What?!"
Hearing this answer, Karl looked at Kangbat dumbfounded, unable to imagine that the Council would actually issue such an order.
After all, Kombat was only an adjutant, not a general. In terms of position, even if you want to replace someone, you can only choose from the generals of the Second Army and the Fifth Army. There is no chance that an adjutant from the Second Army will be the commander of the entire coalition army!
But... Logically speaking, it's different.
Karl knew that Kriolev and the Council had always been incompatible with each other. After several consecutive failures in the past few days, it was obvious that the Council no longer trusted General Kriolev. Although Kombat is an adjutant, looking at his arrogant look, you can imagine that this guy must have made some kind of deal with the council in private. Think about it carefully. After all, among the three legions, the first, second and fifth armies are The relationship between the general and the Council is not very good. On the contrary, only the adjutant of the Second Army is regarded as a guy who likes to seduce people and like to work in camps... If he and the Council collude, it is not completely impossible.
"The Council is very dissatisfied with the results of the First Army."
Sure enough, Kombat soon became arrogant.
"The Council asked us to capture the target alive at all costs, but your First Army, with 40,000 men, could not even capture a mere Bonn Fortress, which made the Council very disappointed. Therefore, Prime Minister Stisse ordered me to command the First Army at the same time. and the Second Army, be sure to break through the Bonn Fortress before the opponent’s Iron Giant arrives!”
Speaking of this, Kangbat clenched his fists excitedly. "This time, I will personally direct it!"
To put it bluntly, Kombat is indeed qualified to despise Kriolev.
It is true that the First Legion is Herman's domestic ace division, but in terms of combat experience, the Second Legion, which has been fighting the demons at the border all year round, is obviously richer. For the Second Army, as long as victory can be achieved, any means can be tolerated. This is also where Kombat disdains Kriolev. He feels that this old stubborn is too stubborn. In this era, chivalry and combat rules no longer matter, as long as he can win!
Soon, early the next morning, Kombat excitedly launched another attack on the Bonn Fortress.
And the one who took action this time was…………
"It's time to show you how powerful this genius Elsa is!"
Standing on the city wall, facing the army in front of her, the blond girl wearing luxurious noble clothes did not waver at all.
"To be able to witness the magic of this Elsa-sama with your own eyes, you don't know how many lifetimes of cultivation you are blessed with - then, let's get started!"
As she spoke, Elsa reached out and took out a crystal chessboard from her backpack and suspended it in the air. Then her palm gently touched it. The next moment, huge chess pieces suddenly fell from the sky. , fell in front of Herman's army, as if they were chess pieces ready to go!
"Come on, Fantasy Soldier!!"
Following Elsa's order, these soldier chess pieces, which were almost as high as the city wall and held swords in their hands, jumped forward and launched an attack on the enemy in front of them!
"What the hell is this?!"
Seeing these weird chess pieces, Kombat was also shocked, but he soon calmed down and quickly issued the order.
"Quick, attack quickly! Smash these chess pieces into pieces!"
Following Kombat's order, the soldiers of the Hermann Legion also drew their swords and rushed towards the huge chess piece in front of them. For a moment, the two sides fought together. I saw the soldier pieces raising their swords high, and then swung them down hard, sweeping across the battlefield. Wherever they went, Hermann's soldiers also flew up one after another, screaming and flying backwards. .
However, just when these Hermann's soldiers were about to attack, they found that their eyes were blurred, and then each of the chess pieces that seemed to be walking fortresses stood in front of them.
"Guard my soldiers, Fantasy Castle!"
Taking another step forward, Elsa raised her hand.
"Call the soldiers, Mysterious Queen!"
"——————!"
Following Elsa's order, I saw a chess piece holding a scepter in the back raising the scepter in his hand. Then, one by one, the fantasy soldier chess pieces fell from the sky and landed on the ground. Then they also picked up their weapons. , and attacked the enemy in front!
"Don't stop, smash it for me, smash these damn chess pieces!!"
At this moment, Kombat was also furious, but fortunately, although these chess pieces were quite powerful, their number was not large. After sacrificing hundreds of people, Herman's army finally defeated most of the chess pieces. .
"Bang!!"
As the last chess piece fell to the ground, bursting into pieces, the obstacles in front of him seemed to have completely disappeared. Seeing this, Kombat's eyes turned red, and he almost saw the hope of victory.
"Very good, give me a flush————!!"
"How stupid."
Looking at the Herman soldiers charging over again, Elsa giggled.
"The strategy of this genius lady is perfect. You are no match at all. The ultimate king who rules the chessboard! Come here and win!"
"Boom!!!"
Following Elsa's call, a king's chess piece that was even taller than the Bonn Fortress and wearing a crown suddenly fell from the sky and stood directly in front of Hermann's army. At the same time, behind it, dozens of soldiers and knights chess pieces also fell down and entered the battlefield again.
How could it be?
Seeing that there were more chess soldiers than before, Soldier Hermann and Kombat were all stunned. They had no idea that the opponent's magic was so weird and terrifying! You must know that those chess pieces are not easy to deal with. Even Hermann's Second Legion, which has rich actual combat experience, spent a lot of effort and losses to eliminate all the previous chess piece soldiers.
But now it seems... Is that just a prelude?
"In this case, the general will win!"
Looking at the pale Hermann soldier in front of her, Elsa raised her hand proudly.
"Be prepared to accept the final disastrous defeat! In front of this talented young lady, you will not have the slightest chance to escape!"
(End of chapter)