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"You are the supreme commander now, you decide."
Zhang Mu turned and walked out, saying, "You don't have to worry about the Saint-level of the coalition forces. Damu and the others are already able to go into battle. Together with me and the three Saint-level soldiers, we can stop them."
"Yes!"
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Allied Forces Camp.
Novak stood on the wooden platform, looking down at the endless array of soldiers. The uneasiness in his heart a few hours ago had long disappeared.
It is not difficult to get the remaining bits away from you as well.
Novak ordered the soldiers to move outside the camp and prepare to set off, while he himself went to a tent somewhere in the camp.
The five saints were either half lying on the bed, sitting on the edge of the bed, or standing in the corner, each thinking about something.
Seeing Novak come in, the four still didn't react. The last one looked up and said, "What's the matter?"
"Everyone." Novak bowed slightly and saluted, "The general offensive is about to begin."
"You are the commander-in-chief. You don't need to ask for our consent for these things."
"I hope you guys will just take action." Novak said bluntly the purpose of his visit.
The four people who were busy with their own things shifted their eyes to him at the same time. Novak suddenly felt his whole body sink, as if a mountain was pressing down on his back.
At this time, the most correct thing to do was to turn around and leave immediately, but Novak's face turned red and sweat covered his face, and his legs were still firmly nailed to the ground.
"That's enough. If he continues, he will die." The Saint who spoke first came to the rescue, and the four others looked away indifferently.
The male Saint who came to help out looked at Novak who was holding on and asked: "What do you think?"
"I need you to help me deal with Lake's Saint level."
"and then?"
"Then I will defeat the enemy army."
"Why do we have to fight to the death?"
Novak was stunned for a moment, then he said loudly: "We have already started a war with Lake. The outcome of the war is life and death. If we lose, Lake will definitely..."
"Will you definitely take revenge?"
"Yes!"
"What are the consequences of revenge?"
"Destruction of all the nations of the coalition!"
"So what?" The male Saint spread his hands. "The country is destroyed. What does it have to do with us?"
He glanced at Novak's dazed expression, which seemed to be unable to understand, and then he sighed and continued, "The five of us are facing the three of Grand Duke Blois head-on, and the possibility of victory is indeed very high.
But Lake's background is much stronger than ours, and there is no shortage of magic to learn in Blois, so we have to go to the maze to collect it ourselves.
The key point is that after all the effort, it's still not as good as Lake's.
This means that even if we have the advantage in numbers, we may still be traded one for one by the desperate Blois and his men.
They have three people and can replace the three of us.
That's the problem. None of the five of us wants to be one of those three people.
Do you understand what I am saying?"
Novak understood very well, but was a little confused. He said blankly: "You...you don't care about the destruction of your kingdom?"
"Didn't I say that?
What does the fall of the kingdom have to do with us?"
They are saints, so no matter what level of country they go to, even if it is an empire, they will receive courtesy and hospitality, as well as sufficient resources for training, and nothing will change.
Although their status might be slightly lower than the current national respect, they felt it was too much of a loss to take the risk of losing their lives just for a little difference in face.
Novak was stunned for a while, then suddenly smiled: "Then...then why did you join the army to fight?"
"At that time, we thought the coalition forces would win." The male saint's answer was concise and clear.
"I can't...can't accept that."
This Saint was indeed good-tempered, and was not at all angry at his offense, and said cheerfully: "This is what you did wrong.
You see, it’s not easy for us to cultivate to the Saint level, right?”
It is indeed not easy for a kingdom to cultivate only a few saints.
Novak nodded.
"So, please understand me. I just want to be promoted to God's Blessing in my lifetime. What's wrong with me?"
As he said that, he walked up to Novak and patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, as long as I succeed in becoming a God's Blessed, I will definitely kill Lake to avenge you."
This should not be an excuse. Novak believes that one day he will fulfill his promise.
But...what if Lake is also blessed by God at that time?
Probably have to wait until he is promoted to epic.
Novak twitched his lips stiffly: "I'm leaving first."
The expressions of the four saints who had been silent all the time turned cold, but he didn't care. He turned around, lifted the door curtain and walked out.
"Hmph——" One person snorted coldly, and his mental power surged.
The male Saint raised his hand to stop him: "It's not easy for us, and it's not easy for him either, forget it."
The Saint who was stopped calmed his mental strength and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Disrespecting the Saint is a crime and should be punished."
"Curb your arrogance. It won't be long before we have to flee to another country. If you continue to behave like this in someone else's territory, you will offend others."
A female Saint shook her head: "To be honest, I'm not willing to put myself in a difficult position."
“I do?
Isn't there any way?
In other words, are you sure you can defeat Blois and his men?
Don't forget, among those three people, one is an expert in assassination."
"A Saint-level assassin, Lake is really generous."
"We are the inheritors of the Ice and Snow Empire." The male Saint smiled indifferently, "Ten thousand years ago, even meeting the Ice and Snow King would be a fantasy for us. Now we can still be arrogant in his territory for a while, which is a great profit."
"Then was then, and the present is now."
"Okay, okay, I won't argue with you. Let's get going."
"Ah."
Naturally, the soldiers knew nothing about what was happening in the tent.
Novak didn't want to reveal it to anyone, and he put on a confident smile, as if he had invited five saints.
"Marshal, the soldiers have assembled outside the camp."
"Set off."
"As ordered!"
The order was passed down layer by layer and soon spread throughout the army. The army was divided into three groups and set out one after another every half an hour.
Novak mounted his mount, a high-level monster, and watched the last legion disappear over the horizon.
The king told him a few days ago that reinforcements were on the way, but the request for all saints to be deployed could not be met.
At that time, he thought that all countries were on guard against each other, and was worried that if he sent all the saints out, he would be ambushed by other countries.
Now it seems that those saints have received the news from the five people on the front line and have made plans to escape.
They are all ready to run away, of course they won’t come to the front line.
"Oh, what a bunch of poor guys." Novak laughed sarcastically.
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On the plain, the coalition vanguard was slowly advancing on the grass.
The military order was to attack the remaining cities of Lake, and although they were in enemy country at the time, the soldiers, including the officers, were not too vigilant.
There had been small-scale skirmishes between the two sides, but that was in the corners of the plains, and they were in the central area, so there was no need to worry about being ambushed.
That's how it should be.
"Rumble--"
Suddenly, there was a roar like thunder in front of us, but no one thought it was thunder.
One reason is that there was no lightning in the sky, and the other is... the sound seemed to come from underground.
The officers ordered their soldiers to prepare for battle, while looking ahead vigilantly.
The source of the noise soon appeared.
Its "head" popped out from the ground after breaking through the grass. It did not move by relying on its limbs. It did not have any limbs at all. All that was seen was a circular chain made of two iron sheets spinning in circles, driving its body to tilt as it climbed out of the pit.
This is……
Soldiers and officers were stunned by the strange things they had never seen before, and for a moment they forgot to react, until...
"boom--"
More than a hundred tanks that crawled to the ground opened fire. The shells exploded among the group of soldiers, and various body parts hit the soldiers who were farther away from the impact point.
They were stunned by the hellish scene and stood there at a loss as to what to do.
The Armored Corps will not sit idly by.
The grass around the tank was "pushed away" from below, and the camouflaged Lake soldier climbed out of the pit with one hand holding his gun and the other hand.
Professionals with sharp eyesight saw from afar that the square-shaped "grasses" thrown aside were actually camouflaged wooden boards covered with a layer of grass.
Although Novak did not hold much hope for victory in the war, it did not mean that he gave up the struggle.
He guessed that Lake had already learned of his actions and would definitely ambush him along the way.