Scene 20 The Persuader

Bresen sat down abruptly, glanced at Brando, and decided in his heart that this guy was lying. He and Brando were in the same period of militiamen when they were in Ankeze. Although they didn't meet each other during their stay in Prague, they probably knew each other's experiences.

The son of a miller, even if his grandfather was a knight in the November War and his mother had a bit of noble blood, he could have some amazing experiences. Then he was transferred to the police force, and this kid was said to be going to follow his father's career, but somehow he went to Butch to stay for a year.

It is obviously unlikely that this year will allow him to gain those insights, but if this kid wants to lie, he really has to weigh whether he can deceive Madden. Breson turned his head and glanced at his captain. Although their old captain was extremely bad-tempered and stubborn, he was very shrewd, and he could expose ordinary lies with a few words.

After all, the soldiers who survived the November War from beginning to end were not simple people.

After Breson sat down, another young man from the security team probably saw that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he opened his mouth to add to what Breson had said before. He talked about some details of the encounter from the day to the afternoon, and the people around occasionally nodded in agreement or interrupted to add. Among the group of people, only Breson and the old captain did not say a word.

The Madden that Brando knew had a very bad temper, and he was almost about to curse. But at the critical moment, he calmed down. This is the quality of a veteran, but his silver-gray eyebrows move slightly occasionally, showing his inner anxiety.

As for Brayson, just make up your mind to sit on the sidelines.

Brando knew who they met as soon as he heard their description. The army that followed all the way from Butch should be 'Lich' Rothko. Roscoe in the game is a highly talented necromancer, and this nickname was also given to him by the player. His talent is the Lich—the undead summoned by the soul are more likely to be transformed into a Lich—so his army has a characteristic of replenishing soldiers very quickly. Although the attack is not strong, it is tolerant, cunning, and good at using cannon fodder to consume the enemy. Polish the morale of the enemy.

Roscoe at this season should still be just an apprentice necromancer, and Brando guessed that his position in the Tagus attack sequence would not exceed that of a squadron leader. In fact, he guessed the same, but he never imagined that he and the other party had met once in a long time—on the night of escaping from Butch.

As for the other army, he didn't have to guess. It was Kabais who razed Qingcun in history. This bone frame was not well-known in the history of Madara, but his seniority is old, and he should already be a member of the main general of Tagus at this time.

Then Rothko's squadron size should be more than two hundred, and Lich should have at least twenty. As the main force, Kabais should have concentrated at least one-fifth of Tagus's left-wing forces. Such a large-scale army must not only have skeleton soldiers, maybe there will be black warriors and pale knights.

Fortunately, the undead army wants to block several main roads in the forest, and it is impossible to concentrate their forces in one place. What the refugees encountered today should be half of Roscoe's squadron and one of Kabais's squadron, otherwise it would not be so easy Get out of the way.

Of course, it is impossible for Brando to be so detailed, otherwise the source of the news will be very problematic. Those who can be said to be pushed to some legends, anecdotes or stories before, but it is too unreasonable to know the enemy's military deployment clearly. There is skill in being a prophet.

He decided to start from the previous topic, he paused, and said: "I don't know if you have heard of Anser, which is the base camp of necromancers. In fact, Madaran is divided into three factions. One faction is vampires, and the other is necromancers. I will not explain these two factions. You should have heard the legends about them. The remaining faction is also a faction with considerable power. We call them dark lords. Robbers, bandits, templars who have committed crimes, nobles expelled from the human world, or undead wanderers,

They believe in the Black Code and are the rulers of Madara in the traditional sense. "

"It's very novel, but it's just a story." A member of the guard replied.

"No, you imagine that when someone unifies these three factions, Madara will be resurrected from the darkness. Coincidentally, they have a prophecy about this."

"But you also said before that this country has never really been unified."

"It used to be, but this opportunity is close at hand."

"But what does it matter to us?"

"Of course, have you heard of the legend of the mercury cane?" Brando suddenly changed the subject.

"Is that the mercury cane in the prophecy, which is said to unify the dark world if someone gets it?" someone in the security team asked.

Brando nodded: "Its full name is 'Loki's Mercury Cane'. Let me tell you who Loki is. He is a genius necromancer who almost accomplished that great cause during his lifetime - unification Madara. But it fell short, and the whereabouts of the cane became a mystery, leaving only a legend saying that when someone gets it, he will become the king of the dark world again."

"However, since this spring, someone has witnessed the Mercury Rod appearing in Anser."

"Wait," Breson's complexion changed: "Is that rumor a few months ago true?"

"months ago?"

"Ah, I remembered. It seems that a merchant brought news over there, saying that someone opened a gate with a strange walking stick."

"The Gate of Sighs." Brando added: "That's Loki's treasury, and where his throne is—"

The old guard captain frowned deeply: "Boy, although I don't know much about the intrigue among those big figures, but you mean that there have been major changes in Madara? That's really wonderful, it's at least This means that Madara must have come prepared this time. Although it is not clear what their purpose is, at least it will not be a small-scale plunder, invasion? This sounds a bit absurd, but it does not seem impossible -"

His callused hands rested on his knees, close to his sword. "Bryson, do you know this young man?"

Bryson was stunned for a moment, he knew that as long as he opened his mouth to doubt at this time, although the captain would not immediately stab the boy through with a sword, at least he would be arrested so that he would be speechless.

He couldn't help but cast a gloomy glance at Brando, not hiding the sarcasm in his eyes. But he thought about it, but he didn't make such a choice: "I know him, and I also think he is lying. But my reason tells me that this person has no reason to deceive us—"

"What if he has been bought by Madara?" Madden asked again.

"It's not that I haven't thought about it, but considering his and Freya's experience, if Madara's commander can make such a far-reaching arrangement, then I don't think it's wrong for me to lose."

"Very good, Brayson boy." Madden patted his deputy on the shoulder.

Huh?

Not only Madden, but even Brando couldn't help but glanced at the young deputy captain of the security. It seemed that this guy was not worthless. Of course, the impression of a hideous face cannot be changed, and the mind is too narrow to become a great weapon. He commented on the other party from the perspective of God. Of course, Brayson must know what Brando is thinking at the moment and he must regret what he said before.

But in fact, it doesn't matter if Breson denies or slanders. Brando has his own way to convince Madden that, as a person with foresight about the future, he is already at a higher level after all.

It's just that it will inevitably take a lot of talking, and there may be something wrong with it.

"Okay, let's get back to the topic," Madden said, "Boy, so you think Madara's target is Riddenburg?"

"In the Golan-Elsen area, the only line of defense that Eruin can rely on is Fort Van Meer. And Ridenburg protects the flanks of this line of defense, so Madara's goal can only be Ridenburg." Bran Nod more.

Madden couldn't help rubbing his nose, and cursed: "Since Madara has made up her mind, it must be some small person who bit us before? Hell, why did we have to take on a bunch of bad things?" Son!"

"I don't know the specific situation," Brando said, "but from your description, it should be an undead army led by a necromancer. It could be the dark lord's army—"

"The necromancer's army is based on the Lich, which is very easy to distinguish. According to your description, it should be half the size of a squadron. The Dark Lord is more chaotic, but judging from the troops reserved by Qingcun, it is at least Over two squadrons."

"Almost." Madden nodded.

But he didn't know that Brando had reduced the quantity by half, but even if he said half, everyone couldn't help but feel a little worried. With an army of undead of this size, how could their more than 30 members of the guard team lead a group of old and weak women and children to successfully break through?

The old captain also sighed: "Okay, Brando. Since you came to tell us this, can I think that you already have an idea in your mind? I might as well tell you clearly, if the battle situation is as you said, I will not Be sure to take these people out."

These words made Freya hum in a low voice.

But Brando nodded: "I have a way."

All eyes were on him at once, even Bresson's distrustful but still shocked gaze.

This made Brando take a nervous breath. After all, he just had some confidence, and being so concerned still made the young man feel a little stressed. He suddenly realized that every word he said next might be related to the life and death of many people, should he be more cautious.

He couldn't help reminding himself to be calm and don't forget anything.

"You can go north, across the Dagger Bank," he replied.

"Dagger Beach?"

"That place, why?"

Brando hesitated for a moment. How could he explain why the 'White Knight' Eberton and the 'Ghoul' Whedon in history arrived at this place nearly two days late to encircle them?

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(PS. Sorry, it's late. The next chapter may be late too.)