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Cassander: "His goal is actually just to open up the underground trade route, not to save the Principality from the underground crisis. He has been working hard to open up the underground passage, and even sent people to trade with Erwin! His confidants brought Erwin and the mage's evil creature army to the Wanderer Association to attack us!"
Tang: "What's the problem with that? If I can solve the problem by persuasion, I will choose to persuade! As for the war between you and Erwin, I think there must be some misunderstanding!"
Casander pointed at Tang and continued, "His goal is to open up the underground passage and then let the emperor's army in! He already knew that His Highness Wayne had become a monk (referring to becoming a holy warrior), and that the old duke had no intention of reshuffling the cards on all sides, at most rebalancing! So he brought in the emperor! To reshuffle the cards through the emperor!"
"Nonsense!" Tang said angrily, "I have always been supporting the Second Prince - the Lord! Even you, Cassander, only came into contact with the Lord through me! You were my spy at the beginning!"
Kassande: "But I was attracted by your personality. Now I am loyal to you and ready to sacrifice my life at any time. In fact, two of my teammates have already sacrificed their lives!"
Bruce was shocked: "Fernie and Kellerman are dead?"
Cassandra nodded.
Bruce almost couldn't stand and had to hold on to the edge of the sandbox with his hands.
After calming down a bit, Bruce asked in a deep voice: "How did they die?"
Cassander described it in the simplest terms possible.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wayne, who had been silent the whole time, frowned and asked, "So the Seventh Ring Mage who possessed some kind of artifact was not killed? This is bad. We must immediately organize a siege team. Your Excellency the Grand Mage, please come with me..."
Casander: "Lord Wang will take care of it. If he dies, we can verify whether his so-called uncle really exists. Considering that he has so many luxurious equipment, it may not be long before we no longer have to worry about any underground threats."
Tang added, "But the demon army hasn't appeared yet. Could it be that all this is just an illusion? We know that druids like to use a certain herb to communicate with Paradise."
Cassander: "This is not an illusion, Her Highness the Princess can testify! Now please send troops to the Gallows Square immediately, Her Highness is waiting there for the King's return."
Wayne winked at the officer next to him, and the officer immediately turned and left.
At this time, Bruce stared at Tang who was still pinned to the ground and said, "I'm very angry now. You'd better tell me all your conspiracies."
"What? Just because of a druid's nonsense? He doesn't even have any evidence!"
Bruce: "My dear brother, please lead your men to destroy the Wanderer Guild immediately and confirm with your own eyes the battlefield that Cassande mentioned."
"My confidants have already gone to do this, and I have to stay by your side." Wayne said, "I can't lose another loved one."
Bruce: "Brother! Don't you understand? I'm asking you, a paladin, to leave here! Because something that is very inconsistent with your creed is about to happen here! Go!"
Wayne: "I knew this was going to happen, but my creed and my oath would not allow me to stand by and do nothing while evil was about to happen."
Bruce turned and looked at his brother. "What if he really plans to let the emperor's troops into the city? What kind of behavior do you think this is? Doesn't it violate the creed and oath of the paladin to sit back and watch evil things happen? Brother, I order you to lead your troops to destroy the Wanderer Guild's lair and seize all the documents inside."
Wayne hesitated for a moment, but still saluted his brother: "Yes, Lord."
After the paladin led the team away, Bruce took out the spiked ring and put it on the middle finger of his right hand, with the spike facing outwards.
"Let's see how well the respected Tang can keep a secret. Someone, go and call the craftsman from the Duke's Mansion. Before the craftsman comes, let me test the hardness of your bones, respected Tang!"
As he said that, Bruce punched Don on the cheek. The spikes on the ring pierced directly into Don's skin, tearing off a string of flesh.
Tang howled like a pig being slaughtered: "I confess! I confess! I colluded with the emperor! I planned to use the underground shield road to transport the emperor's army!"
Bruce frowned, "Underground Shield Road?"
"Hehe," Tang resumed his usual arrogant demeanor, "Your old fox has been trying to figure out how the guild smuggled things in. He sent people to search all the cave-like things around Langdon City, but he didn't expect that we were walking through a passage built by the ancient dwarves deep underground."
Bruce looked back at Cassandra: "Did you know this?"
"I never joined the Guild's smuggling team."
Tang: "The old fox sent undercover agents many times, but I saw through them all. This is something I got with great difficulty. The city of Langdon was built on the ruins of ancient times. You only regarded the ruins as sewers. In fact, there is a dwarf fortress under the ruins. Of course, there is no dwarf in the fortress now.
"This city was originally the fortress of the dwarves, the starting point of the Shield Road and the connecting point of the waterway. How could the dwarves allow humans to be stationed here? And in this huge dwarf fortress, there is an underground passage. This was the military road used by the dwarf army in the past. Going north, it can reach the border with the Territory of Styria!"
Tang laughed loudly. "Although the last section of this passage is blocked by the damn goblins and kobolds, the rest is still open. The emperor's army should have set out last night. If the people blocking the road underground are gone, the emperor's army can arrive at any time!"
Bruce's face changed, and he turned around and shouted, "Quick, mobilize the troops, and seal off all the exits from the underground in the city!"
Several barons immediately stepped forward.
"I'm familiar with the city's terrain, let me do it!"
"You are just familiar with the terrain around the hospital. Let me do it. I have lived in the city for a long time."
Bruce: "Let the city guards do it, and mobilize the militia. All of you go together!"
Several barons and the city police captain took the order and left.
"It's useless, it's useless," Tang continued, "His Majesty the Emperor has promised that I will be the new Duke of Langdon. This city will eventually become my property!"
Bruce shook his head: "No, you won't have that chance."
He pulled out the long sword of the guard holding Tang down, and pointed it at the neck of the short and fat guild leader.
Casander yelled, "Stop! Wang said that Tang has a life-saving item on him. He hasn't used it yet. There must be something strange about it—"
Bruce paused.
"Master! Check what item he has! Confiscate it!"
Don was amazed: "You have improved, Bruce. I thought you would give in to your anger and kill me."
Bruce: "And then you can run away right?"
At this time, the archmage took out a small sculpture from the short fat man: "This is it. There is a triggered teleportation spell on it. Because the magic aura is extremely weak, I really couldn't find it if no one told me that he had it. How did the king know it?"
Bruce: "He is the apprentice of the legendary wizard."
"It's a pity to follow your sister." Tang laughed, "Why not just snatch him away..."
Suddenly, the guard standing by the bed suddenly cried out: "The city is on fire!"
Don burst into laughter, and even the guards who restrained him could not stop the laughter.
Bruce ignored him and made a decision immediately:
"The dwarf's underground troop transport passage is definitely not easy for humans to travel, so there won't be too many enemies! And after a long march through the underground passage, they are probably very tired. All the troops should attack and wipe out the troops entering the city quickly and efficiently!"
"Report!" With a shout, several soldiers carried a seriously injured light cavalryman into the command room, "The scout just returned!"
"My Lord!" the light cavalryman said in a dying voice, "The Emperor's light cavalry is less than thirty miles away from here. The banner is the Amur Mercenary Regiment!"
Bruce turned around and asked the clerk: "How many people are there in this group?"
The clerk quickly looked through the thick list of mercenaries: "Found it! There are 3000 elite cavalry archers and 2000 mounted infantry!"
Bruce: "How old is this information?"
"Seven years ago."
Bruce cursed and ordered, "Bring the priest! Treat his wounds! Close the city gates!"
Bruce then gave several more orders.
Then he stopped and turned to look at the priest who was treating the wounded.
He stared at the healed wound beneath the hussar's open collar.
"Reverend, did treatments previously leave such obvious scabs?"
Priest: "The wound is deep, my lord. This is normal."
Bruce pursed his lips and said nothing.
At this time, an uneasy messenger ran into the command room.
"Report from the port! A fleet from the River Valley Territory has been spotted!"
Don laughed even louder.
Bruce turned and stared at him.
The moment their eyes met, Tang said, "There are twelve electors, and six of them support you, not counting you. Guess who the remaining four support after the emperor? The River Valley has never been your ally because your tariffs are too high."
Bruce's face was livid.
Tang continued, "The emperor has always known that you are very capable because I was the one who reported it to him. Now I have a small request. Can I witness with my own eyes how you deal with this crisis?"
Bruce snorted, "No, I won't keep a dangerous guy like you. For those who are threatening, we must kill them as soon as possible."
Tang smiled slightly: "Well, do as I teach you. This is my and Tainisha's child..."
The next moment, the sword pierced his throat.
Bruce Langdon drew his sword and cursed loudly: "This bastard, even when he is about to die, he still wants to spread rumors to shake our morale! He even wants to blaspheme the innocence of my deceased mother! Anyone who dares to speak nonsense about this will be treated as treason and killed without mercy!"
After that, the Duke put away his sword and gave an order with a firm face: "Close the gate first. Ignore the cavalry for now. They definitely don't have siege weapons. Use fire to deal with the enemies that break into the city. For threats on the water, use the crossbows on the inner city towers. When this inner city was first built, it was for the purpose of using crossbows to block the river!!"
Chapter 47 Escape from the tiger’s mouth
At the same time, Gallows Square.
Elizabeth paced back and forth anxiously, and every few steps she would ask Michaela next to her, "How long has it been?"
The cat-man smiled and said, "It took less than ten minutes in total."
Elizabeth then drove on.
Seeing her like this, the cat man couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, do you believe in magicians?"
"Of course I believe it," Elizabeth said without hesitation.
"Including what he said about the Mage Tower, the teacher, and the uncle?"
"Of course, I believe it all."
The dwarf who was hiding under the gallows platform to enjoy the coolness smiled: "Love, it has such magical power."
Catman: "In that case, Your Highness, look, there is no demon army appearing now, right? He is not dead."
"But he may be injured, captured, and being tortured by the enemy." Elizabeth clenched her hands and her lips turned pale.
Flint: "I don't think so. His teacher said that he is the darling of fate. I think he can turn danger into safety and make great progress."
"But Marika said his right eyelid twitched. He's from the School of Prophecy! No, we should return to the Wanderer Guild. If he has already killed the culprit, we will clean up the battlefield. If he has been caught, we will find a way to save him!"
The cat-man came over and held the princess's shoulders. "Your Highness! He's a wizard of at least seven rings. We've all seen Erwin use the Finger of Death. And you're still alive! Our only chance of winning is the nine-ring scroll in the wizard's hand. If he can't win, we definitely can't win!"
Elizabeth bit her lip and stared at the cat-man for a few seconds before she took a deep breath and calmed herself down.
"You're right." She lowered her head to look at her intertwined fingers, but found that she could only see the breastplate. "I...but I hate this feeling of powerlessness. If I could cast the Hellfire Ray, it would come in handy."
Misha Sara was about to say something when she heard a scream from a distance.
Everyone looked in the direction where the scream came from, and the first thing they saw was a column of rising smoke.