The white-bearded old man floated in the air, gazing at the ruins under his feet with a sad and sorrowful expression, after receiving the information, he came here at great speed, but now it seemed that it was still too late. The entire city had been completely reduced to rubble, except for scattered fires, there were smoldering ruins everywhere. Even if there were some survivors in the city, they would not be able to hide from these horrific undead.
Who on earth would do such a cruel thing!!!
The old man clenched his fists and then unclenched them. His eyes turned cold, he had to go back to the palace and report to the king, even though he was so angry that he wanted to find out who was responsible for the destruction of the city and burn him alive at the stake. But the old man's reasoning told him that it was not an enemy that he could fight alone, that even he could not destroy such a huge border city like this.
What's more, the undead that wander through it ...
The old man's eyes narrowed .
Can do this kind of thing, only one person, but if it really is her words, then it means that the San Marino Empire has ... thought of this, the old man no longer hesitate, he turned around, did not look at the ruins of the dust of history more than half an eye, just like this turned into a breeze, disappeared in the air.
At the same time, the virtual image of the Lord of the Heavens also frowned tightly, gazing at Jared and Caroline with some difficulty.
"Although I received Wendy's report, I didn't expect that you would actually turn a city into a dead city." With that, the Lord of the Heavens turned half of his body towards Kura, who was lying next to him half-asleep." Berukolin-sama, you must have played a lot of power in this."
"Because Kula was so upset by the cries of those souls."
Kura half-opened her eyes and waved her little fists vigorously in displeasure as she replied .
"And Kula hates them too!!!"
"You are so ..."
Facing the Dark Lord of the same level as herself, the Celestial Lord was speechless. She knew very well that, being born into the Spectral Tower magic faction - the Lord of Undead Magic that talks to the soul and hovers in the narrow gap between life and death, for Kura, physical death was never a problem. What's more, Kura had more friends with the dead than with the living, so it's not hard to understand why Kura would stand up for the dead when such a conflict arises. So the Lord of the Heavens was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke.
"So, with regard to this underground resistance organization ... in Wendy's report do they have anything to offer?"
"Say no more."
Jared shrugged his shoulders.
"At least, their leaders seem to be of little use, shall we say ... very incompetent."
"Incompetence is a good thing for us ..."
There was a hint of laughter mixed in the voice of the Lord of the Heavens, as if he had heard some good news .
"Then I might consider a change of plan that would also better suit our operations ... Mr. Jared, Miss Caroline, regarding the young girl you rescued, was she your companion?"
"That's right."
Jared's face sank, obviously quite angry at the thought of the way Gina had been treated.
Upon awakening, Gina told the two men about her experience, off and on.
Unlike Jared and Caroline, Gina was sent to a deserted forest, where she was found and rescued by a young couple chopping wood. Though puzzled by the situation, Gina, like Jared and Caroline, chooses to hide her powers and hopes to live a normal life. Because of the language barrier, it took Gina a long time to learn the common language of the area, and she thought she would live in peace and quiet, but an accident changed her fate.
When a group of bandits attacked her village and tried to rob the women and children there, Gina used her Rune Armor and powers for the first time in front of everyone to protect herself and the people who saved her life, and successfully fought off the bandits. At that time, Gina didn't realize that the people she was protecting had changed when she used her powers. That night, she was unknowingly drugged, and when she woke up again, Gina's hands were nailed to the wooden planks by the couple who had rescued her from the mountains.
Gina couldn't understand what was happening, she tried to beg and plead with them to leave her alone, but no one would listen to her, even the couple who had been taking care of her were now avoiding her like the plague. She was then handed over to the city guard by the village people, and in exchange for a large sum of money, Gina was imprisoned and subjected to a never-ending cycle of brutal punishment and torture. If she hadn't been rescued by Jared, she would have been ...
"..."
Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit off, the Lord of the Celestial Sky was silent for a moment before speaking.
"I can only sympathize with her misfortune, but if you are willing to go to such lengths for her, you must be prepared for it. The Marco Kingdom is not a small country, and what you have encountered are just a few stragglers. In the capital, there are much more powerful mechanical warriors, and a true Chanting Envoy. We don't know what the Aria's ability is, but as the ultimate user of the Spirit of Magic, we can be sure that he is not a lightweight. ..."
"Then how much help can you give us, Lord of the Heavens?"
Jared didn't say much, but got right to the point.
"Or have you given up on us?"
"That's certainly not possible ..."
The Lord of the Heavens shook his head slightly, and for the first time, a firm will was revealed in his tone .
"Like all of you, I also believe that the Marco Kingdom must be destroyed, before we had no chance and no evidence to do so. But now it's different, we have enough evidence to prove that it's the Marco Kingdom that's behind manipulating the Federation to be our enemy ..."
"Evidence?"
Jared frowned. Where's the proof?
"The Federation Council has sent us a private message ..."
The Lord of the Heavens smiled gently .
"This is really to thank you two, due to your effortless defeat of the combined army, now the federation has not dared to hit the idea of the Forest of the Undead, at the same time, the council president on behalf of all the countries in the Convocation to us that the stupid behavior in the parliamentary countries is by the abetting of the Kingdom of Marke made by the stupidity of the action, as for evidence ... If you can progress well, you will soon be able to see the evidence."
Politics is dirty and dark.
Jared did not say anything else, because he already understood the meaning of the words of the Lord of the Heavens. In any case, the defeat of an army of 10,000 men under the attack of two men was not a trivial matter that could be ignored, it was clear that the Federation that had originally hoped to get a piece of the pie had begun to hesitate and retreat because they could not grasp the composition of the empire's strength at the moment. In addition, the loss of one prince and four great swordsmen is obviously not within the scope of the federation can afford, in this case, in order to prevent the empire's retaliation and counterattack, the federation "must" find a person behind the scenes to help them bear the responsibility.
The irreconcilable contradictions between the Kingdom of Marco and the San Marino Empire are well known, and there is no need to make any effort to find new scapegoats.
But it's not that easy.
Everyone knows that Marco Kingdom is able to become a great power parallel to San Marino Empire, of course, not because of its ridiculous and unnoticeable discrimination policy in the eyes of others, but because of its powerful steel armored army. Those warriors hidden in steel never fear injury or death, and their fighting strength of one for ten or even one for a hundred is enough to make other countries scared. It's easy to plant evidence, but it also depends on whether the other side has the strength to fight back.... The Federation is not a character who would risk his life for the sake of his reputation.
So for the time being, they're going to stay on the sidelines and put out some vague speculation to add one or two more plausible rumors about a fight between San Marino and Marco.
If the San Marino Empire is victorious, then the Federation will naturally turn these rumors into facts, evidence and witnesses are as many as there are, sometimes the truth is as common as a stone on the side of the road, just pick it up and use it.
If the Kingdom of Marco had won, then the Federation would have made these rumors into rumors, after all, sometimes the truth is so commonplace that it's like a rock on the side of the road, you can just kick it away and go your own way without paying attention to what it really is.
The original plan to look for evidence within the Kingdom of Marco to start a war was no longer viable, but that didn't mean that it was the only way to go.
"I'm curious."
Jared didn't answer positively, but stared at the virtual image of the Lord of Cthulhu as he continued to inquire .
"Why did you attack the Kingdom of Marco? Simply because of policy bias? Hostility and conflict? Or is there some other reason?"
"For the sake of this country ..."
The voice of the Lord of the Heavens became much lower, and then she reached up and removed the hood from her head, revealing her true colors for the first time in front of the crowd.
Caroline couldn't help but exclaim, and Jared took a step back in some surprise.
The face of the Lord of Cthulhu had a clear and unassuming beauty, her white skin was perfectly combined with her slender eyebrows, her eyes were gentle and calm, but filled with unquestionable strength.
But the right half of her face was a brutal sight with no skin visible, only muscle tissue, and the single eye protruding out of its frame as if it would fall to the ground at any moment. There was no skin, no ears, no human qualities whatsoever, and what was created was nothing more than a demonic hell. Kura watched her with concern, obviously, as a member of the Five Yew Towers, she already knew the true nature of the Lord of the Heavens.
"And also for myself."
The voice of the Lord of the Heavens was still soft, as if he was just talking about something trivial.