Demon Lord

May 17, at sunset.

Nora, who had just arrived in Brunthal City, carefully read the mission description. At this time, she was wearing a pure black leather armor, with two daggers on her waist, and instead of carrying spare weapons on her back, she was carrying scrolls and small crystals on her straps one by one.

Behind her were the five secret service members of the intelligence agency who were also dressed in black. All six tiefling agents arrived in the city last night. They climbed over the wall and entered the city silently in the middle of the night. After obtaining information from the intelligence agency, they have already arrived outside the Earl's Mansion in the center of the city.

The city of Brunthal is located 70 kilometers southwest of Laena. It is located in a remote area and has a small population. Because it is not a strategic route or a place of wealth, it has not been included in Efta's strategic offensive route. If according to the previous plan, Rody would not send any troops here at all, and directly guard the fortress on the west side of Laena, which would be enough to deter the nobles on the east and west sides who had little fighting power.

However, the strength of the territory is one aspect. After thinking about all aspects, Luo Di still sent the ace agents of the intelligence department to come from the city of Suvala more than 300 kilometers away because of an important person. Project Tisiphone.

When the road and bridge from Dunker City to Laena City were completed, the unimpeded Efta Infantry Division directly dispersed the enemy troops whose morale had collapsed because they did not get food in time, and the trucks directly entered Laena City. La and her team set off from here, with three horses each, and arrived here without interruption. And now, Nora has confirmed that Earl Moore is in the mansion.

Earl Moore had never fought against Roddy, nor had he ever fought against Efta's troops. But in Roddy's memory, this earl was one of the few great nobles in the Karen Kingdom who could fight, and he could even be said to be the general with the strongest combat ability.

Charles II had great ambitions and few talents, and there were not many people in his group who could be reliable in the military. But with the help of Earl Moore, not to mention turning defeat into victory, it is absolutely possible to create enough trouble.

Roddy knew his strategic plan was not airtight. In fact, it is similar to what Charles II judged. If he does not take the kingdom in one go, the costly logistics system will become a burden in his eyes, and may eventually lead to the defense line being riddled with holes... If there is another Earl of Moore so that The consequences of recruiting a leader who is good at fighting are disastrous.

Fortunately, the Earl of Moore was abandoned by Charles II last year and is in a state of abandoned. But Rody couldn't guarantee that the other party would be put on hold forever, so in order to be safe, he had to suppress all threats at the source.

Nora put away the map and parchment, glanced at the heavily guarded mansion in the setting sun again, and raised her hand to make a forward gesture.

Rayena, which was tens of kilometers away, was captured, and the defeated army was scattered everywhere. Earl Moore apparently also received the news, so the number of guards in the mansion is doubled than usual. But without the enemy approaching the city, the nerves of these people were not too tense.

All six tieflings were masters of stealth, and they knew how to sneak silently better than human thieves. The lax guard unknowingly exposed many patrol blind spots, so these tieflings easily broke through the outer defense line and entered the mansion directly.

To be on the safe side, Nora also pulled out an anti-reconnaissance enchantment scroll, leading everyone to continue sneaking into the interior.

The security circle in the mansion was never triggered, and the six agents entered the mansion in two ways, and the guards and servants who were alone were silently broken one by one. And when the two guardian knights on the second floor finally realized something was wrong, a series of magic-breaking arrows and the scroll of Frost Nova thrown by Nora directly made them lose their power to resist, and they were immediately killed on the spot.

A teammate wanted to kick open the last bedroom door, but Nora felt the violent elemental fluctuations. She quickly pulled her companion away—the next second, a large ice pick pierced through the door on the spot, blasting out even the wall behind it. A big pit.

The tiefling who was rescued by Nora swallowed, and before he got up, Nora had already cast her acceleration ability and rushed in during the opponent's casting interval.

Before the mage holding the staff could even see the tiefling's figure clearly, a huge force hit the force field shield in front of him, making a loud bang——

Earl Moore in the room frowned and got up, and a swordsman in soft armor beside him was about to join the battle.

Nora's hands have already pulled out the scroll behind her back at the same time, and the two shields that light up in front of her body respectively block the attacks from the mage and the swordsman. However, before everything can continue, Earl Moore suddenly said: Stop.

The two whose staffs were cut off and whose long swords were whipped away by Nora's tail were already defeated, but Earl Moore's majesty was so majestic that the two immediately gave up resistance and retreated to the rear.

Some of the other agents who followed behind raised their machine crossbows, and some held their weapons and scrolls—even if they were magisters, it would be difficult for them to retreat under such a siege. Earl Moore looked at the group of people in front of him, as if he had expected it, shook his head and said: I have been waiting, either the letter from His Majesty... or the soldiers of Efta, it seems that you are the one who wins the battle. One chip.

He turned his head and took a look. The guards outside the mansion had no idea what was going on here, and they were still patrolling within sight. This scene made him quite helpless. Turning his head, Moore looked at Nora, who was still shining with the light of the shield in front of him, and asked, What do I need?

The Prime Minister said: Earl Moore is a smart man and knows what he should do.

Nora said this sentence according to the mission content and read it again. Earl Moore nodded, and then knelt down on one knee without hesitation: I... Lord Sikri, Moore Barras, is willing to break away from the rule of the royal family of Leicester from now on, and I would like to express my condolences to Lord Roddy, Prime Minister of Efta. Allegiance.

It is hard for ordinary people to imagine that a once-famous earl chose to change his flag so easily. But just as Rody judged, Moore was indeed the one who judged the situation most accurately among the hostile camps.

A person who is familiar with the military will naturally not just stay in the mansion and dream of dying when the war comes. Earl Moore's understanding of the front line is actually more detailed than that of Charles II. Because of this, he can understand the horror of Roddy's army better than Charles II.

Because the two sides have opened up the generational gap from the first day of the outbreak of the war, whether it is combat effectiveness or logistical capabilities. A difference of one time is enough to determine the outcome, and a difference of ten times or twenty times, then there is no need to fight at all-the only chance of winning for the royal family is only because the dragons are counted.

But Earl Moore never believed that the dragon clan would help the royal family for no reason. If the other party really did this, the consequences would make him feel even more frightened...

In this era, there are not so many nobles who sacrifice their lives for the so-called glory. Earl Moore is also an egoist—he is smart and not foolishly loyal. I got an opportunity, but unfortunately the other party's news was too late, and the road was directly cut off by Nora and others who came in advance.

By now, he will naturally make a choice that is in his own interest.

Nora was not at all interested in Earl Moore's inner thoughts. Her philosophy was simple: completing the task was the first priority, and everything else was secondary.

According to the task instructions, she took out the metal wolf head emblem inserted on the letter paper, and put it directly in the opponent's hand: Please remember your oath, Lord Moore.

On that day, the city of Brunthal planted the wolf-headed flag of Efta. Four hours after the change of flag, the courier carrying the letter written by Charles II had just arrived...

But it was too late.

*****

May 18. South bank of the Bordeaux River.

Viscount Boragon staggered a step and almost knelt on the ground.

Hunger made his stomach feel like it was on fire. The world in front of him was black and white for a while, but as soon as the hand holding the shovel stopped, the Efta supervisor in leather armor next to him would mercilessly whip his whip...

He was taken out of the POW camp this morning to participate in road construction. Originally, he expected that more than 15,000 troops would be replenished and regrouped. Who would have thought that the cities of Laena and Berkelis would actually fall. When the soldiers arrived, so many people ran and surrendered without even fighting.

He still can't figure out the reason for this failure.

But now, he didn't have the energy to continue thinking.

His subordinates have been completely dispersed, and now none of the prisoners who are working together beside him know each other. Everyone didn't eat much because they were hungry for two days, and now they didn't even have the strength to communicate. They moved like zombies. Boragon felt that if he didn't eat, he might starve to death here.

The dignified viscount, no one paid attention to his voice asking for ransom. He really didn't understand what the Efta army wanted to do.

Fortunately, within a few minutes, the supervisor finally shouted when the sun was in the middle: Take your tools! Stand in line! Come one by one to get the food!

Hearing the word food, many people frantically surrounded them like hungry wolves. As a result, four or five supervisors cracked and the soldiers next to them slammed their sheathed swords violently. , people have barely learned to maintain order.

Boragon didn't try to snatch it, he was smart anyway, seeing that he could only eat in line obediently, he obediently followed behind the team. Because of this, he quickly received two pieces of bread and a simple leather water bag—this was something Boragon never expected, because the quality of the water bag was actually pretty good, obviously from a certain knight or servant on the battlefield. Something to carry with you.