Conley had just listened to the survivors of the scout team describing the horrific scenes they saw in the woods not long ago and their encounters, with disbelief written all over his face.
He could no longer maintain his usual composure and yelled.
"You bastard, why did you come back alive when everyone else died! You must have been bribed by Ilea and came back to spread lies and want to shake the morale of the army. Someone, drag him down and put him in the dungeon!!!"
Claudio on the side also had a look of shock, but because the person who died was not one of his, his reaction was slightly better than that of Conley.
He felt that the scout was not lying, because he could have made up a story that sounded more believable, instead of saying that someone's head exploded while they were walking, which was too bizarre.
But Claudio didn't say anything in the end and allowed the scout to be dragged out.
Because now, regardless of whether what the scout said is true or false, it can only be treated as false. Otherwise, the morale of the army will be lost without waiting until the fighting begins.
And when the scout was taken away, the room fell into a dead silence.
No one spoke, and this depressing atmosphere lasted for a long time. Allister finally asked, "What should we do now?"
Conley's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "We will go out to the city tomorrow and fight with them. I don't believe there is really a god behind them. Even if there is, I will defeat it."
However, after he finished speaking, he found that no one agreed.
Claudio lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, and Allister also looked away after looking at him.
Conley's voice turned cold, "You two don't want to run away from the battlefield, do you?"
Claudio coughed, "I'm not trying to run away, I just think we should reconsider our plan this time..."
Claudio was interrupted by Conley before he finished speaking, "We don't need to reconsider anything. We already agreed to fight Ilea here to the death. Do you want to violate those sacred oaths?
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"You just want to drag us into the water because you lost all your money." Allister muttered softly.
Conley showed a sinister smile, and he no longer concealed it, simply admitted, "Yes, I am forcing you to deposit your capital. If you are unwilling to abide by the agreement, then I will order my army to attack you now.
If someone attacks, at worst, everyone will die together."
"Are you crazy?" Allister's expression changed upon hearing this.
Claudio also quickly smoothed things over at this time, "We didn't say we were going to withdraw our troops either."
"If you abandon the Antler Gate, Ilea and her Western Army can march straight in. I may be the first to suffer, but you two will definitely not be able to escape." Conley's voice was hoarse.
What really moved Allister and Claudio was Conley's last words.
"I know you are afraid of Shuang Xiujiao and Merlin and Zhou Li behind him, but every time you delay for one more day, the power of that foreign god will become stronger.
"It can cast a curse to defeat Solomon and his Wing Clan army, and it can cast down fire from heaven to kill my dragon. Then after a while, you may just stay in your own castle and you will suddenly die suddenly."
Claudio sighed, "You are right, we cannot split at this time."
"But how can we defeat Ilea? You have seen her methods. Even the dragon can't stop her. What can we do?"
Allister was also a little excited, "I need to find Priest Cornelia. Only she can deal with Merlin and Saturday."
"Your [Beep] priest abandoned you early," Conley sneered, "She didn't even come to Elk Valley with you."
"No, no, no, there is a little misunderstanding between us, but she will not abandon me. The goddess of life will not abandon me."
At this time, Claudio also interjected, "You shouldn't believe that woman who tells lies. Think about what happened to your father."
"Father was not killed by Cornelia! It was that bitch Heloise who poisoned his wine and wanted to put the blame on me."
"You two... I'm not here to hear any royal secrets. Can we focus on the war at hand?" Conley impatiently interrupted the quarrel between the two brothers.
"Although we have lost two dragons and those Wing Clan warriors, we still have an advantage in numbers, and the opponent does not bring a dragon this time. In a head-on confrontation, we still have the upper hand."
Conley didn't know whether he was comforting the two allies beside him or comforting himself, but the effect was not very good.
Both Claudio and Allister frowned.
The main reason is that this time the opponent has too many strange methods, and it is impossible to guess with common sense.
Conley was still talking, but no one was listening anymore.
After a while, Claudio said first, "Let's stay in the city."
Allister immediately agreed, "Yes, the Antler Gate is a famous fortified city. If a spy hadn't lurked around Tristan in advance, we wouldn't have been able to capture it so easily.
"In this case, there is no reason for us to abandon this strong city and fight Ilea outside."
Conley was just too excited after hearing the bad news, but now he is a little more awake and feels that what the two said makes sense.
Their original plan was to force Ilea to fight in the city, and Ilea arrived as promised.
In this case, there is no need for them to run out. In a war, the side with a city to defend always has the advantage... right?
It's obviously just the simplest military common sense, but the three of them are a little unsure now. This is not a good sign.
However, as Conley said, they have no retreat. If they lose this time, it will only be a matter of time before the three of them are killed.
"As long as we can hold the Antler Gate, we still have a chance of winning," Claudio said.
After the discussion, the three of them did not go to bed, but began to set up the city defenses. Just below the city, Conley heard another bad news.
He heard that some of the Wing Tribe warriors who had gone on night raids with Lanita had returned alive, but those few Wing Tribe warriors seemed to have been completely frightened.
They flew over the Antler Gate, but did not land at all. They flew straight east, as if something was chasing them from behind.
This scene was seen by many defenders in the city, and soon spread among the army, causing another large uproar.
Conley wanted to repeat his old trick, catch the "rumour-mongers" and throw them into the dungeon, but this time there were too many "rumor-mongers" and he couldn't catch them.
This chapter has been completed!