On the fourth day, General Javed Poole was sitting in the Government Affairs Hall. Although he planned to deal with the accumulated documents, he seemed absent-minded. Including the subordinates who were assisting him, they also had a similar attitude.
Viscount Nia was early in the morning, but he vowed that the matter would definitely end today. The General of the Tenth Army and other noble officers, who had not been able to sleep well for three consecutive days, certainly did not want the situation to remain the same on the fourth day.
, so he was fully expecting a reply with good news.
The first news received in the afternoon was from the messenger of the 10th Battalion. The notice was that the whereabouts of some enemies had been found and they were preparing to surround them, capture them alive, and lure out the mastermind behind them. This would allow everyone in the Government Affairs Office, except the general, to
, cheered a little.
Although Javier Poole felt slightly dissatisfied with Bailnia's unauthorized use of the army, he also believed in his heart that this was not something that ordinary family guards, adventurers, or mercenaries could solve due to the abnormality of his opponent.
If it were him, he would have chosen to use regular troops. Therefore, Javier did not issue a warning or reprimand, which was regarded as acquiescing to such an action.
The army has been dispatched, and this incident should be resolved. The excellence of the Gwana regular army and its adaptability to various targets are obvious to all in the Lost World. Otherwise, it would be impossible to maintain such a territory and resist the attacks of neighboring countries.
The evil intentions are spreading in all directions.
Although the national war happened more than a hundred years ago, it does not mean that the army has no opponents to fight. King-level monsters and monster armies in the natural environment, individual extraordinary realm rebels, this dangerous world is not a place where
It is a truly safe place, and no civilization can escape the protection of the military.
But when I waited until night, what I finally waited for was unbelievable news. The 10th Brigade was completely wiped out...
This is the information passed back by Javier Poole's most trusted lieutenant.
Everyone showed disbelief at such a serious term, 'total annihilation'. This was not a fatal ambush in the wild, with no way to escape.
Even though the Tenth Brigade had experienced three days ago, it had surrounded and suppressed a knight who was qualified to challenge the extraordinary realm, and suffered a lot of losses. But not counting the wounded soldiers who had not returned to the army, at any rate, the Brigade still retained more than half of its combat strength.
It is said that there are DC (600) people. Are these people just pigs? They are killed one by one, and not even one of them can run back to ask for help or notify the follow-up news, so they are all dead?
Javier Poole looked serious and asked: "What's going on? Where is Barry? Where are the people from the 10th Brigade?"
"General, I received a report from the citizens about the total destruction of the 10th Brigade. Because the other party did not provide any evidence, they only said that I would see it myself and then I would understand. Considering that the matter was very important, I ran there myself.
Trip. And using the camera magic stone now used in the forum, I brought back the following on-site photos."
This young adjutant, who has no aristocratic status, but has excellent administrative skills and is very handsome, embedded the camera magic stone he carried into a special magic circle. He also used the large water mirror screen in the Government Affairs Office to record the photos he took.
The photos are presented one by one. These are new things in the past few years, but I have to say, they are really convenient.
On the screen, you can't see any broken soldiers or limbs, it's just the street scene of Abadan City, and the ground is just red.
Regarding this inexplicable picture, Javier Poole felt like he was wasting his time and asked displeasedly: "So, what do you want me to see? A red street?" As soon as he said this, he himself
Something feels wrong. Red streets? From the tall towers and flags of buildings in the distance, you can roughly tell that this is the city of Abadan. But where are the red streets in this city?
The handsome young adjutant said seriously with a very serious expression: "General, the flesh and blood on the ground are the soldiers of the 10th Brigade."
Selecting the photos to present, the young adjutant explained what he saw one by one. In a close-up photo, the familiar brass-colored remains were vaguely visible. "This is the military pillar of the 10th Battalion. You can probably see it cut into pieces on the ground."
The fragments of the eagle's head and the wing tips.——"
Another picture was changed. This is a piece of metal that has lost its luster. But it can still be seen that this is part of the officer's armor. It should be the position of the shoulder armor, because of the obvious shape of the spiked roots. The young adjutant
At the same time, he pointed to several metal fragments nearby,
"——This should be the remains of Captain Bailnia. No one except him made this specially made imperial armor from similar materials. And this special luster and rough surface are its characteristics
.——”
The next picture is clearly at the boundary between the white ground and the red ground. Although blood has spread, the body parts have not.
"——Based on the situation at the scene, it is estimated that this is the position of the forward heavy armor. On the screen, you can see fragments of the imperial standard tower shield, as well as part of the badge pattern. Although the pattern is very scattered, you can still distinguish the fence, the lion's head,
Characteristics of a snake’s tail.——”
Switching to the last picture, the young adjutant’s hands left the operating position and faced everyone,
"——On the screen, you can see a clean area between a pool of blood, which is presumed to be the location of the magician who was surrounded at that time. According to a child who witnessed the whole process, there were four people and two humans who were surrounded at the beginning.
, two goblins. Later, two more people, a man and a woman, suddenly appeared in the encirclement. After the army began to attack and the archery troops fired the first wave of arrows, suddenly the street was shrouded in a starry night, and then there was a dense net
A white light swept across. In less than a breath, when daylight returned to the street, the ground was covered with the wreckage of the 10th Battalion. There were no survivors. In addition to the child, there were several adults who witnessed part of the incident.
After giving confessions from many parties, it can be confirmed that all the sergeants and soldiers of the 10th Battalion used by Bairniya must have been killed in action."
Javier Poole, who looked bitter, did not want to admit it, but the evidence seemed to be conclusive. He asked with difficulty: "Did the enemy use forbidden spells? What were the civilian casualties?" By asking this question, he actually wanted to
The blame falls on the Magicians Association.
The reason why strategic-level magic is called a forbidden spell is that its ability to cause mass destruction can easily harm innocent people. This is something that is not allowed by the world.
It’s not that the Lost World values human life. In war, what the army does is countless times more cruel than magicians who use strategic magic. Such an excuse is just a reason for the nobles to restrict magicians.
That's it. The masters know that this is just an excuse for the nobles, but they cannot make high-profile anti-humanity and anti-civilization declarations. They can only become cats with bells tied on them.
But our own side has sent out troops to encircle and suppress magicians, and they are still not allowed to use forbidden spells? This cannot be justified. Strategic-level magic is originally allowed to be used against the army in wars. This means that this pot is very important.
It was difficult to get rid of him. However, the young adjutant's answer made him feel even more desperate.
"General, according to the results of my inspection of nearby residents, there was no additional damage to people or houses. And according to the imperial military regulations, no unrelated people are allowed to stay or pass within a distance of 20 meters (2 meters) near the queue.
, the combat area needs to give priority to the evacuation of civilians. As long as the officers and soldiers of the 10th Brigade do not forget to strictly abide by military regulations and exclude all irrelevant people in advance, then there will be no innocent people in this killing area. And...
"
Listening to the young adjutant's hesitant look, Javier said dissatisfiedly: "And what, say it!"
"According to the nearby witnesses, they all testified that the magician did not spend any time chanting before the terrifying magic was activated. The possibility of it not being a forbidden spell is very high."
As we all know, strategic magic, which is classified as a forbidden spell, has a wide range of influence and great destructive power. Magicians or magician battle groups need time to chant and brew. This is not done casually.
It can be used. But if what the handsome adjutant he loves is true, what does it mean? How could Javier Poole, a soldier, not understand.
As if all his strength had been pulled out, Javier Poole held his head in disbelief and asked: "Where is Viscount Nia?"
"I have other reports regarding the Viscount."
"Tell me. How could it be worse?"
"Viscount Nia, who was working in the Department of Commerce, has been killed. According to the description of the adults who were also in the Department of Commerce at the time, the assassin suddenly appeared in the Department of Commerce and then disappeared suddenly. When he reappeared, he had already appeared in the Department of Commerce.
Next to the Viscount, he cut off the Viscount's head with a sword and then disappeared again."
"Is it that person? It should be him." Javier Poole originally had a guess. Now that it is confirmed that that person does have the ability to appear and disappear, it still makes people feel desperate.
But the handsome young adjutant did not stop reporting there. Instead, he continued: "General, there are several vicious murders in the city that must be reported to you."
"How long has it been, why do you still need to worry about these things?─" Seeing that the young adjutant had no intention of retreating, Javier waved his hand, "──Forget it, if you have to say something, just say it."
"Yes, General. According to the Sheriff's report, Aka? Niya died in a brothel. The murderer was a male magician who suddenly appeared and used a long sword to split the person in half. Also
The leader of the Third Battalion and the Sixth Squadron, Alder Hill, was killed during training. Reza Niya was killed in the family's chamber of commerce..."
The young adjutant reported more than a dozen murder cases in a row, involving men and women, old and young. It seemed like today was some kind of ghost day, with murderous ghosts running around the city, but the more people listened, the more and more something was wrong. Speaking of these murders,
What they all have in common is the last name of these deceased people - 'Nia'.
This means that the entire Viscount Nia family has been dealt with. However, the second person's surname is not Nia. The promising young man is even just a commoner without a surname, so why...
"Is that child in the third brigade the one who is rumored to be the illegitimate son of Viscount Nia?" Javier Poole suddenly remembered.