The head of the Hungry Wolf Army, Sharon?
Linear stood on a tall hill and looked at the distant plains in shock. A group of black dots were slowly moving with a face full of disbelief.
He stared at the black dots for a while before swallowing a mouthful of saliva and turning to the army's chief of staff Ivy João.
João asked, "Should we ….. chase after them?"
Chief of staff João firmly shook his head, "We can't.
Although the northern army's formation doesn't look good and they are retreating a bit loosely, their overall strength is still intact. If we rush over and fight them head on, we might not be able to gain an advantage.
Moreover ….. we can't be sure if this is a trap set up by them. "
"Bullsh * t trap!" Linear waved his arm vigorously.
"That idiot prince has been led by the nose by us since the start of the battle. His command is just a pile of shit, how could he know how to set up a trap?
If he had the ability, how could we have lured him here so easily? "
"Then how do you explain why he chose to retreat at this time?"
Chief of staff João pointed at the black dots that represented the Lampari Kingdom's northern army.
"They only need to push forward two kilometers and they will fall into our encirclement.
But he chose to retreat at this distance. We can't just stay here and chase after them.
In my opinion, this is so smart that it's like they are toying with us. "
"Fuck!"
Linear cursed. He looked at the northern army that was slowly retreating, but he didn't give the order to give chase.
Just like João said, the northern army suddenly chose to retreat at this time and distance, making him feel a trace of vigilance.
If this was because the northern army had seen through the trap they had set up after a month of time, it meant that his highness Eric wasn't as stupid as they thought, but rather a smart commander.
If they really chased after them, they might fall into a trap set up by the other side.
Thinking of this, Linear couldn't help cursing again with a strong sense of unwillingness in his heart.
This time, he had spent more than a month on this plan and had paid a great price. This made him, the commander of the Hungry Wolf Regiment, who was "always defeated", feel endless pressure. However, now that he was about to succeed, he had to watch the fat meat in his mouth slip away. How could he be willing to accept this?
But as a Army General, he knew that he would pay a painful price for being impulsive. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only suppress the impulse in his heart.
Looking fiercely at the northern army in the distance, Linear snorted and turned around with a face full of anger.
If he kept watching, he might not be able to stop himself from giving the order.
Seeing Linear's reaction, João shook his head with a bitter smile as his heart was filled with helplessness.
He also looked at the northern army in the distance and followed Linear down the hill.
He had just walked halfway when a horse galloped towards him from afar.
Hearing the sounds of horse hooves, Linear was furious.
"Which bastard is this?
Don't you know that I've already given the order to keep quiet?
Pull him down and cut him down! "
João frowned and looked up. He quickly stopped Linear's personal guard who was about to charge out.
"It seems to be a horse from the military intelligence department. It should be a messenger from the military intelligence department."
"Military intelligence department?
What's the point of coming here! "
Linear snorted heavily, but he didn't order his personal guards to continue. Instead, he stopped and coldly watched the fast horse approach.
A moment later, the horse ran up the hill and stopped in front of Linear and João. A robust young soldier wearing the insignia of the military intelligence department jumped down.
"Greetings, Army General!
This is the latest report from the military intelligence department, please take a look! "
Linear snorted but didn't reach out his hand.
João shook his head with a bitter smile. He knew that Linear was venting his anger on the military intelligence department because of the failure of the ambush, so he naturally wouldn't pay attention to this messenger.
He took the report from the messenger and opened it. He was stunned for a moment before his eyes lit up.
"Linear, quickly look!
Good news!
This is great news! "
"What good news is there now?" Linear snorted and didn't believe it.
"Great news?
Let me see. "
Linear took the report from Joao and after glancing through it, he was immediately stunned.
A moment later, he suddenly turned and ran towards the top of the hill.
Looking at the northern army that was about to disappear into the horizon, Linear stomped his foot and sighed, "Damn it!
This trashy prince Eric didn't see through our trap at all!
We missed a great opportunity! "
João followed from behind with a face full of smiles. He patted Linear's shoulder and said with a smile, "It's fine if we missed it.
We just need to wait for a good show. Isn't it better if we can get rid of these fellows without having to do anything? "
"I still prefer to get rid of them myself."
Linear glared at Joao before looking at the report in his hand. He looked into the distance where the Lampuri Kingdom's northern army was retreating before he suddenly broke out in laughter.
"But you're right. Watching them fight like dogs makes me happy.
Ha, ha … … "
There was a dangerous smile that appeared on João's face, "Of course, we can't just watch.
When it's necessary, we still have to help them … "
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The silver white Magic Sedan screeched as it came to a stop in front of the City Lord's Manor.
Xu Yi opened the door and came out. He looked at the City Lord's Manor that wasn't considered the tallest building in Banta City and he couldn't help giving a sigh.
According to the plan, he should have appeared on the Black Rice Wasteland with chairman Cruz and the others, holding a ceremony for the guards of the four companies. They would be heading into the depths of the Black Rice Wasteland to clean up the blind beastmen.
But when he met chairman Cruz at the Voller Tribe, he had received a shocking piece of news. He had immediately rushed back as fast as he could without stopping.
Looking at the giant white rose hanging outside the City Lord's Manor, Xu Yi gave another deep sigh.
"Your majesty, you really don't know how to pick a time."
Looking at the quiet City Lord's Manor that was completely different from normal, Xu Yi shook his head and walked into the City Lord's Manor.
After entering the City Lord's Manor, the staff members of the City Lord's Manor all had serious expressions. Even when they saw Xu Yi, they didn't greet him as warmly as normal, rather they just gave a nod before quickly leaving.
Feeling the incomparably serious atmosphere in the City Lord's Manor, Xu Yi slightly knit his brows and quickly headed to the City Lord's office.
Opening the door with a creak, Xu Yi saw Seveni standing in front of the window, looking out.
The City Lord's Manor was very big and the windows were also very big. Seveni's slender figure was standing in front of the window and her back seemed very weak.
Normally, Xu Yi naturally wouldn't feel this, but at this moment, he could clearly feel the deep sadness and loneliness from this back.
Xu Yi felt emotional. Even someone like him who was a bit thick-skinned could feel these emotions, so it could be seen how Seveni was feeling right now.
"I've said it before, let me be alone for a bit." Hearing someone open the door, Seveni didn't turn around and just spoke in a soft voice.
Her tone sounded very calm, but it had lost the usual comforting and warm feeling that it gave people.
Xu Yi of course didn't go out and took two steps forward.
Hearing the footsteps, Seveni turned around and slightly knit her brows. She was about to reprimand the person who came, but when she saw that it was Xu Yi, she was stunned.
"Why is it you?"
"Of course it's me."
Xu Yi seriously looked at Seveni and found that she was also very calm. There weren't any fluctuations in her eyes and she didn't seem that different from normal.
However, only people like Xu Yi who often interacted with Seveni knew that no matter what the situation was, Seveni would always have a faint smile on her face. It made people feel warm when they saw her because she always gave people a warm feeling.
But now Seveni had completely lost her smile. She was like a pool of stagnant water, calm and deathly still.
"Are you also here to persuade me?" Seeing that Xu Yi didn't say anything, Seveni asked this.
"Persuade you what?" Xu Yi was surprised.
"Of course it's persuading me to fight for the throne with big brother, otherwise what?" Seveni had a bitter smile on her lips.
"Xu Yi, you worked so hard to support me before, wasn't it because I had hopes of taking the throne? That way I could provide the best help to your New Flyer and make the New Flyer stronger?"
Xu Yi deeply knit his brows, "Perhaps you're right, but Seveni, I have to seriously tell you that for the current you, this is a small matter that isn't important."
"Small matter?
Not important? "
Seveni looked at Xu Yi in surprise before shaking her head, "No, you must be lying to me.
How could this be a small matter?
How could it not be important?
This is the most important matter for countless people, you won't be an exception. "
"I don't know how many people have talked to you about this in the past few days, but I didn't come looking for you to talk about this unimportant matter." Xu Yi slowly shook his head.
"Oh?
Then what did you come looking for me for? "Seveni had a taunting smile on her face.
"You want to tell me that since big brother has taken the throne, for the stability of the kingdom, you want to persuade me to give up and support him together?"
"Someone said this to you?" Xu Yi was a bit surprised before saying with a cold snort, "Tell them that they are just bullshitting!"
Seveni gave a sigh and shook her head, "Alright, then Xu Yi, why did you come looking for me?"
Xu Yi looked at Seveni for a while before asking with a serious expression, "I just wanted to ask you, Seveni, are you ….. crying?"