Chapter 463: Choice

After listening to Black Swan's retelling, Kriolev didn't speak for a long time.

"……………Is this the message that man left me?"

"Yes, he said it very clearly. It's his business to say it or not, it's my business to spread it or not, and it's your business to listen or not."

Black Swan nodded slightly.

"I see, you go down."

Kriolev sighed for a long time and waved his hand. The latter saluted and then turned away. Kriolev turned his head and looked outside the tent, with a trace of pain in his eyes.

Escape...really?

As Herman's most prestigious general, Kriolev certainly understood what was wrong with the country. After the death of the previous king, the dispute over the succession rights of Princess Shira and Prince Barton never stopped. At that time, he just kept silent, but deep in his heart, Kriolev hoped that Prince Barton could grow up and become a qualified king.

But what he didn't expect was that Prince Barton, who couldn't bear the pressure, chose to go along with the demons, attacked Lisas, and was eventually defeated and killed.

In this way, Princess Shira naturally became the emperor—a puppet of those people.

He still remembered that he had met the two before, and at that time, they were both very cute children. But fate is so cruel, no one could have thought that they would eventually reach this point today. Frankly speaking, Kleolev didn't know whether he should do this. He knew some of the inside stories of the royal family, and he also knew that the relationship between Queen Mother Pamela and Prime Minister Styser was unclear, but as a warrior, he thought he should not interfere in political matters.

In Kleolev's view, this was just a cross-border violation of authority.

But Duanmu Huai told him that he was just escaping.

Perhaps the man was right. He had always turned a blind eye to this and obeyed the orders of the Council like a puppet. I am afraid he wanted to ignore this subconsciously. But... is this really okay?

Doesn't this count as a betrayal of the expectations of the late emperor?

Does Hermann at the moment have to experience destruction in the end?

Kleolev once thought that he should die with the old Hermann as the final burial companion.

But now…

"Hmm?"

Just when Kriolev was hesitant, he suddenly heard a noisy noise outside the tent, which made him frown. At this time, his adjutant Karl also walked into the tent.

"Report to the lord, the Second Army is here!"

"So soon?"

Kriolev was somewhat surprised to hear the adjutant's report.

"Who is leading the team? Is it General Aritres?"

"No, it's…"

"It's me."

However, Karl hadn't finished speaking when he saw a man striding into the tent. He was a short, fat, blond, and bespectacled fat man. He smiled slyly and stared at Kriolev.

"Hello, General Kriolev, the Second Army's adjutant Kombat led the Second Army's reinforcements to report. Oh, by the way, here are the latest instructions from the Council."

The latest instructions from the Council?

Hearing this, Kriolev's expression became more solemn. He reached out his hand, took the letter from Kombat's hand, opened it, read it carefully, and then fell silent.

"……………Sir?"

Seemingly sensing some ominous premonition from Kriolev's silence, Karl hurriedly asked, and at this moment, Kombat answered his question with a smug look.

"According to the order of the Council, I will be the commander-in-chief of this coalition army next. Do you have any objection, General Kriolev?"

"What?!"

Hearing this answer, Karl stared at Kombat in amazement, and could not imagine that the Council would actually issue such an order.

After all, Kombat was only an adjutant, not a general. According to the position, even if he wanted to change people, he could only choose from the generals of the Second Army and the Fifth Army. It was not the turn of an adjutant of the Second Army to be the commander of the entire coalition!

But...it was different in theory.

Karl knew that Kriolev and the Council had always been at odds 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 was an adjutant, looking at his arrogant appearance, it can be imagined that this guy must have made some deals with the Council in private. If you think about it carefully, after all, among the three legions, the generals of the First Army, the Second Army, and the Fifth Army have a bad relationship with the Council. On the contrary, only the adjutant of the Second Army is regarded as a guy who likes to curry favor with the powerful and likes to make a profit... If he and the Council are in collusion, it is not completely impossible.

"The Council is very dissatisfied with the results of the First Army."

As expected, Kombat soon became arrogant.

"The Council asked us to capture the target alive at all costs, but your First Army of 40,000 people couldn't even take down a mere Bonn Fortress, which disappointed the Council. Therefore, Prime Minister Styser ordered me to command the First Army and the Second Army at the same time, and must break through the Bonn Fortress before the opponent's steel giant arrives!"

At this point, Kombat clenched his fists excitedly.

"This time, I will be in charge!"

To put it bluntly, Kombat is indeed qualified to look down on 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.

"Summon the soldiers, Queen of Mystery!"

"——————!"

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 them, 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. .

"boom!!"

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, Kang Batt's eyes turned red, and he almost saw the hope of victory.

“Very good, give me a shot————!!”

"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 come?

Seeing that there were more chess soldiers than before, Soldier Herman 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, you will be the general!"

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 genius young lady, you will not have the slightest chance to escape!"