Chapter 629 After the Decisive Battle

There was a noise outside the tent. Nail, who was lying on the floor in a daze, turned his head and saw that a corner of the thick cloth curtain had been lifted, and Mr. Iron Ax bent down and got into the tent.

"Referring to, Commander," he didn't expect the commander-in-chief of the First Army to visit him, so he sat up straight and saluted.

"Don't be too polite," Tie Ax walked to the floor and sat down cross-legged. "How is the injury?"

"No big problem, just two broken teeth." Nail touched the still swollen cheek, "It doesn't hurt much anymore."

"That's good," Iron Ax nodded, "Miss Nana is basically too busy these days, and those with minor injuries can only recover on their own for the time being. After all the rescues are over, you can ask Baron Pine The first army will pay for the application for repairing your teeth."

"I can understand it completely. You don't need to bother her with such a small injury. After all, Miss Nana is also working very hard..." Nail hesitated a little at this point, "I don't know about the hunting dog..."

The Hound was the one who snatched the long gun from his teammate and knocked him unconscious on the ground with the butt of the gun. The scene where the other party took up the long gun and aimed at him is still fresh in his memory.

"Don't worry, he's fine," Iron Ax comforted. "The moment he raised his gun, he was thrown down by the guards. In addition, the attack on his teammates was not voluntary, but was forced by the power of the Pure One." , so there will be no punishment. Now he has returned to the team to participate in training."

"Is that so..." Nail breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought I was going to die then. How about the other teams?"

According to the pre-war arrangement, each bunker has two machine gun squads and a five-member guard team. Even if the enemy approaches the bunker, it has the ability to hold on to the spot. Except for two or three people in the team who were responsible for carrying the ammunition, everyone else wore the God's Stone of Retaliation. I thought it was a foolproof approach, but unexpectedly there was a mistake.

"Accidents like this happened more or less," Iron Ax spread his hands, "but they didn't cause too much harm, otherwise we wouldn't be standing here."

"Has the church been repelled..." As soon as the words were out of his mouth, Nail realized that this was an idiotic question, "Uh, I want to ask, what happened after that?"

"The enemy launched a final charge, but they still failed to cross the fourth trench. Both the God's Punishment Army and the Judgment Army were completely defeated. They left more than 2,000 corpses in front of the position, and then fled in a hurry... …We got the ultimate victory."

What puzzled Nail was that Iron Ax didn't show much interest when he said these things, but mixed with an indescribable sense of heaviness. But the other party didn't say the reason, and he didn't dare to take the initiative to ask.

A long silence followed.

After a while, the commander sighed and patted him on the shoulder vigorously, "Since there is no serious problem, you should take a good rest first, and I will go and see the other injured guys."

Seeing that Iron Ax was about to leave, Nail plucked up the courage to stop him, "My lord..."

"What's up?"

"I...I want to leave the First Army." He whispered.

"Why?" Iron Ax asked, frowning.

"I may not be able to be a machine gunner anymore," Nail lowered his head in shame. As long as he closes his eyes, he will always think of the scene of the young woman in the red robe being swept by the machine gun. , I did not decisively fire at the enemy..."

"And the target is an underage pure person, right?" Iron Ax interrupted him, "Your team has already reported to me in the post-battle summary, I don't think your idea is right, But it can't be regarded as a mistake. Now I just want to ask you a question, are you going to betray His Majesty?"

"No...My lord, of course not," Nail quickly denied, "I have been His Majesty's man all my life."

"Then I will not agree to your request," Iron Ax said without hesitation, "Now is the most critical moment for the First Army, and even Neverwinter City, I ask everyone in the army to abide by their duties and protect the King of Graycastle with their lives Your Majesty Roland Wimbledon, it’s not that you can do it or do your best, but you must do it! You can’t be a machine gunner, you can be an observer or a protector, but you are absolutely not allowed to leave the army, understand?”

The last sentence of the commander was already a harsh drink.

"Yes, yes! My lord!" Nail Zhijun saluted.

"That's it." After finishing speaking, Iron Ax left without looking back, but Nail's heart was full of shocking waves.

Are we not victorious? Why is now the most critical moment? Moreover, Lord Iron Ax so solemnly requested the First Army to protect His Majesty Roland with his life... A terrible idea suddenly popped up in his mind, could it be... something happened to His Majesty in this battle?

As soon as this thought surfaced, it made him shudder.

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"How's the situation?" Calvin Kant walked into his daughter's bedroom and saw her picking up clothes.

"The first army and the witches have surrounded the castle layer by layer, and I can't even get in," Edith curled her lips, "But if he gets better, the news will definitely spread as soon as possible, so... I guess it's still same as usual."

"What about you? Are you going on a long journey?" The Duke picked out a black gauze evening dress from the pile of dresses on the bed, opened it up and looked around, "Is this one too revealing?"

Edith rolled her eyes, "I didn't say I wanted to choose it, and wasn't this a gift from you? I was planning to wear it to Timothy's dinner."

"Ahem... is that so?" Calvin shyly put down his dress, "Do you think His Majesty's troops will withdraw to Neverwinter?"

"Nine times out of ten," Edith stuffed one coat after another into the suitcase, "Although the church suffered a crushing defeat, the First Army's various supplies were consumed a lot, and the staff estimates that it will take a month before they can resume combat capability. His Majesty Roland is fine, just stay in the northern border for a while longer, but now that he is unconscious, it is difficult to guarantee the morale of the army. At this time, Iron Ax will never dare to continue to attack the Holy City. What will he do next? It’s not hard to guess.”

"Do you have to go back with them?" Calvin was a little worried, "If something happens to His Majesty, the kingdom may fall into civil strife, and it's safer to stay in the Northland."

"That's why I'm going to Neverwinter." Pearl of the North straightened up, brushing her long hair behind her back, "It has already become a new starting point for the kingdom—whether Roland is there or not, and his coma For the Kant family, it is both a challenge and an opportunity."

The Duke couldn't help taking a deep breath, "Don't you want to..."

"You are thinking too simply," Edith shrugged. "The only one who can replace Roland at present is his sister Tilly Wimbledon. Apart from her, I am afraid that no one can firmly connect ordinary people and witches." Together. But one problem is that she is also a witch herself, so she will need the help of ordinary people even more when dealing with noble affairs." She paused, "That person will undoubtedly be me, father, this is a time The best shortcut to power, and I don't want to miss it."