Chapter 23: Luck at the end of the road and the proud man of heaven
The woman who kidnapped Anastasio Longman and confronted everyone was none other than Snow.
Her face was pale and she looked a little weak, and her hand was firmly controlling Langman, as if she was ready to kill him at any time.
The entire conference room suddenly became quiet.
A few seconds later, Langman reacted and roared angrily:
"Colby! You framed me again! How can you... break your promise!"
He was so angry that he completely ignored his situation, with a sinister light shining in his aging eyes.
"Why are you so excited? You are obviously not the only victim."
The lord frowned.
"If my prediction is correct, the 'Princess' that Mr. Bradley brought to you...is no longer alive long ago, right?"
"..."
Longman did not answer, but the flash of embarrassment on his face proved that what the lord said was true.
"What an irony. The coalition's slogan is 'Recover the Empire,' but you are doing the exact opposite."
"You don't need to say these high-sounding words! Do you think you are hiding it perfectly?"
"Oh? Haha, I never worry about being exposed."
The lord smiled bitterly.
"..."
"Two guests from the White Prison."
As if he had just noticed Miss Beliner and the gangster man, the lord slowly stood up and glanced at them.
Probably because the scene in front of him was too weird, the gangster man didn't respond and just stared at the lord blankly.
"As you can see, I once sent people to escort the former nobles of the Hedala Empire to the military camp of the Traveler Alliance. Later, I heard that the coalition had evil intentions, so I had to secretly pick up the princess, and the one who stayed with the coalition for her was a
A prisoner with a similar appearance to her - the coalition forces have already killed him."
At this time, people looked at the snow one after another.
From the beginning, the lord intentionally called Xue "the princess", and the "respect" contained in his words made me shudder.
It's just...no different from respecting the dead.
"Now, I believe you have a new view on the Traveler Alliance. I understand your disappointment. After all, the Alliance seems not worth following you any longer."
Miss Belle looked hesitant and took a few steps back.
"It is the coalition forces who persecute the nobles of the Hedara Empire, it is me who represents Fulvos who protects the princess, and it is you who are trying to gain more benefits for the remnants of Hedara. Didn't I make it clear enough? What exactly are you doing?
Which side should we be on?”
The gangster man silently lowered his hand holding the knife.
Langman remained silent, perhaps knowing that there was no point in continuing to refute.
In this way, the lord resolved the crisis with just a few words.
——Later, when I recalled this incident, I realized that the lord’s behavior was just to use questions and condemnations to constantly put pressure on Miss Belle and the gangster men while everyone was not fully aware of the truth, so as to achieve the purpose of diverting the conflict.
That's all. Despicable means... However, in that tense atmosphere, the lord could always remain calm and successfully reverse the situation. I have to admit that his courage is extraordinary.
Viscount Elulfi and Lior Midofot quickly stepped forward to protect the lord behind them.
"Let's end this negotiation."
"Bang! Boom!"
As soon as the lord finished speaking, the door of the conference room was forced open.
A group of guards broke in and surrounded the representatives of the Snow and Traveler Alliance.
The representatives looked at each other.
"Colby, the assassin was a gangster and had nothing to do with us."
Longman regained his composure and immediately protested to the lord.
"Although we cannot reach a consensus through negotiations for the time being, there are undoubtedly other options. It is true that the prisoners you sent to the coalition forces died, but in fact, this was only done by a small group of radical guys in the coalition forces without authorization, including
Most people, including myself, had no prior knowledge."
"..."
"Their actions do not represent the will of the entire coalition at all, and they should not deny the coalition's loyalty to the Hedara Empire."
"Really? Did the coalition punish the relevant personnel?"
"They suffered the same fate as the poor prisoners they killed."
"Um......"
The lord nodded with satisfaction, and then motioned the guards to stay away from the representatives of the coalition forces.
"Don't worry, I never want to threaten anyone. Besides, the coalition forces will most likely become Fulvos's future collaborators. If I leave a bad impression on you... I can't let Fulvos do it again.
Voss is bearing more losses, so we have to put an end to this farce as soon as possible."
"......Too."
Langman seemed relieved.
The tense atmosphere suddenly eased a lot.
Just when I felt like this——
"What do you think?"
The lord asked suddenly.
I followed his line of sight——
It's the special inspector.
"...?"
Why her?
Feeling guilty, I immediately observed the people around me, but their eyes also fell on the special inspector.
what happened?
No, no, no, it’s definitely a coincidence, right?
"Tsk, you should have told me earlier if you found out."
The special inspector spoke.
Her words broke my last vestige of fantasy.
"I just want you to hear more information, so that you can convict me in time."
"Yes, Colby, thank you for your hard work. You did help me a lot this time."
Hey hey...
Convict the lord?
"No wonder the security check at Earl's Mansion is so casual... A cautious guy like you should be on guard."
"yes."
The lord let out a soft sigh.
"This is my last adventure."
The special inspector stood up lazily and walked slowly towards the lord.
The guards immediately stepped forward to stop her.
"boom--!"
The loud noise without any warning made me quickly bend down and protect my head with my arms.
But when I opened my eyes again, I found that this time it was not an attack, and everyone present was safe.
The only change is: the weapons in the hands of the guards are turning into powder at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Humph, now that you don't even recognize me?"
The special inspector looked helpless and raised her right hand - because my position was too remote, I couldn't clearly see what was printed on the back of her hand, but it was probably what I thought.
In fact, I had similar speculations a few days ago. After all, she was too abnormal.
But I still can't believe this is true.
"...!"
People, including the guards, only glanced at it, and then stepped aside in horror.
So the special inspector came to the lord smoothly.
Then, in full view of everyone, the lord lowered his head.
"I salute you, Lord Shenxingguan."
...
[If God wants to carry out heavenly punishment on the world, he will give anger to thunderstorms, hatred to destruction, disaster to disintegration, sorrow to falling leaves, hatred to instant destruction, sorrow to rain of souls, and finally he will bring down all the people.
The crime lies in one glance.]
This is an oracle.
It is said that the seven divine gifts mentioned in the oracle exist in the world in the form of "divine mates". If you become the host of a divine mate, you can master extremely powerful power.
The Saint Vance Empire expended huge manpower and material resources to find the owners of these divine spouses, and invited them to serve as "divine executive officers", or "divine executive officers" for short.
The information about Shen Xingguan is protected by the empire, and people often learn of Shen Xingguan's identity only more than ten years after his death.
But among the current six divine executives, there is one exception.
She is the eldest daughter of the prestigious Gretel family.
When she was seventeen, she led a cavalry team of less than a thousand into the enemy camp and killed a demon cadre with her own hands.
At the age of eighteen, His Majesty the Emperor awarded her the honorary title of "Brave".
The following year, the Empire announced to the public that she would join the Northwest Front as an Expeditionary Officer.
That's right, it's "announced."
Therefore, she is currently the only Shenxing official whose identity is made public.
The proud son of heaven, unparalleled in the world, the pride of the empire, an existence deeply favored by the gods.
He is young but has many achievements in battle, and is regarded as a hero.
Almost no one knows her.
The host of [Divine Wrath Dating].
If I remember correctly...her name was Belin Gretel.
——The special inspector who is currently calmly scanning everyone.
Ah, so she made up "Special Inspector"?
It's... too outrageous.
I met such an amazing guy.
Unexpected facts.
"Are you the deputy commander of the Traveler Alliance?"
She glanced at Langman, who seemed to have not yet recovered.
"As for the conditions you proposed, His Majesty asked me to answer you - as long as you are willing to change the name of the 'Traveler Alliance' to the original 'Wanderer Alliance', then Your Majesty will consider accepting it."
"..."
Langman was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly burst into laughter. He glared at the lord fiercely.
"I understand, I finally understand...! You lied to me, Colby! You lied to me..."
"He was just doing his job."
When facing Longman, Belin Gretel's attitude was much colder.
"You are 'temporarily residing' in the empire and must abide by the empire's regulations. Besides, even if you want to have truly fair negotiations with the empire, you must first obtain the corresponding qualifications, right?"
"..."
"Is it possible that the coalition forces are strong enough to stand on their own? If that's the case, please set off early to liberate Hedara, liberate Saint Lucaire, liberate Bash - this is your slogan~~ What? Is it possible?
The coalition can't even do this kind of thing? Then why do you blame Colby?"
As her words became more and more harsh, Langman's face became extremely ugly.
"OK OK......"
It was the lord who spoke, his voice full of exhaustion.
"Everyone, the negotiation is over."
The guards opened the door to the conference room, and everyone prepared to leave knowingly.
Uh, what's going on?
Negotiations are over? But nothing seems to have been resolved.
[The chance of an arrow hitting the snow is 100%]
The sudden prediction made my heart tense.
Oops!
"boom--!"
There was another thunderstorm-like sound.
"Danger!"
I ran toward the snow.
"you......!"
Snow found me.
I threw Xue down, and then I felt severe pain in my right leg.
Hiss... luckily it was blocked.
"Why......"
In a daze, I saw Xue's face gradually covered with black stripes.
"Demons! Yes, there are demons!"
I don’t know which talkative guy shouted such a sentence.
"The little white-haired girl is going to become a demon! Take action quickly!"
Gail...?
"Kill me...quickly!"
The snow is begging me.
Fallen Demon...
At this moment, an old man forced me away and inserted an arrow into Xue's chest.
He's from the Allied Forces.
"The arrows are poisonous!"
Gail reminded me again.
"Hurry up! Otherwise it will be too late!"
But I still chose to ignore Gale's warning.
The antidote…the antidote…
Gotta find her...
But when I was about to take action, I felt dizzy and fell to the ground.
Ah, it seems that I have also been hit by an arrow.
"Hey! What's wrong?"
But before I could start to blame myself in my heart, the gangster man appeared in front of me.