Chapter 369 Chapter 428A: For the Kingdom, for Oneself

Author: Afternoon is a demon

Chapter 369 Chapter 42.8-A: For the Kingdom, for Oneself

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Before more assassin teams arrived upon hearing the news, you captured three prisoners and returned to Swanai's hideout.

It was requested that only one be captured, and you brought back three, exceeding the task limit. Perhaps this can make the grumpy Duke feel a little happy.

"...Didn't I tell you to catch one and bring him back? Isn't this wasting my time? Do you think torture is as simple as smashing the red dragon's head and it only takes half a second? Trash, what can you do?" He looked at it

When I saw your fruitful results, my first reaction was to be annoyed.

…

Duke Nukem cannot be pleased.

He waved, and the mage next to him cast the 2nd-level arcane spell "Detect Thoughts" on you, forcibly reading your surface consciousness, and asked you not to resist in vain and to accept the spell voluntarily, otherwise any act of resisting the spell will be regarded as treason.

.

Reading minds takes some time, especially for you and the three instructor candidates, all of whom are fast-thinking guys.

Swanai took a box of needles from his subordinate,

He inserted it into the first prisoner's fingernails one after another, slowly and gently, for fear of inserting it too fast. The painful wails and deep laughter complemented each other. At least one of them enjoyed the torture process very much. There was a pair.

With your mind-reading skills, wouldn't it be a good idea to cast spells directly on the captives?

The plate-armored warrior was sweating profusely in pain: "Swanai, the Gu of the Kingdom, I will never give in to someone like you! Never!"

"Very good, very good." Swanai felt satisfied, "What's the point of giving in too quickly?"

an hour later,

All the plate-armored warriors were recruited, and they were all gone. They were sent by Earl Shindelk of the Western Region. This time, there were two teams in total...

Setting up a bonfire in the cave, eating meat and drinking wine, Swanai laughed wildly and suddenly pointed at you and said: "As an outsider, can you be a witness? Hehe. Remember to report to His Majesty that he is "Count Shindelk"

." Then he lost interest in the first prisoner and left it to his subordinates to continue to torture him to see if he could get any more information through interrogation. Then his subordinates began to use mind reading on the prisoner.

Swanai turned his head and stared at the second prisoner with interest. The latter gritted his teeth and roared: "I curse you, damn Duke Nukem! As long as the kingdom has you for one day, there will be no future!"

"Is this how your employer brainwashed you? I was here yesterday, and I was here the day before yesterday. I stood at the top of the kingdom more than ten years ago. Isn't the kingdom still glorious and rich to this day?" Siwanai laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe.

, "While you were spending time in a small territory with other nobles and bureaucrats, I kept tens of thousands of enemies away from the country. I don't expect anyone else to understand this feat except my companions, hehe.

"

Swanai took out the letter opener and continued to cut off the wounds of the assassin's broken arm piece by piece. He seemed to have mastered this method, and each piece of flesh was so thin that it was almost transparent.

an hour later,

The assassins were all recruited, and they were all bloody. They were sent by Baron Legrand from the north. This time, a group of people came...

"Remember, I am reporting to His Majesty as "Baron Legrand." The kid has grown up, and there are actually rebels near my territory. There will be more to play with tomorrow, hehe." Swanai's sphere of influence is over.

In the north, Baron Legrand's death will definitely be very ugly, very...

Swanai moved his hands and feet and stared at the last prisoner with happiness.

The dual-wielding warrior yelled and cursed: "The gods will never forgive you for your evil ways! Swanai, you devil dog! You will never end well. I will wait for you in another world!"

"Gods?" Siwanai was startled, "Have you not heard of these ignorant abandoned children? I was guided by God two years ago and have already embarked on the road to becoming a god. It won't be long before I can

Say goodbye to the main material plane full of waste and garbage, hehe. You can't wait for me anymore."

Swanai grabbed the dual-wielding warrior's hair and held it above the campfire, letting the prisoner dance his legs and shake his body due to pain. After all, if he didn't struggle and dodge, he would be roasted soon.

after an hour,

All the dual-wielding warriors were recruited, and their whole bodies exuded a disgusting burning smell. They were sent by Viscount Seton of the Eastern Territory. There were three teams in total this time, and at least ten teams came from other nobles in the Eastern Territory. Who are they specifically?

It seems that you really don't know. But you are convinced that Viscount Heckinbotham must be involved in this operation.

Swanai threw the three half-breathed prisoners to his subordinates, and strictly ordered them to be kept alive. The word treason is so heavy, but it has been decided from this moment. We are all in the same country, and we are all in the same country.

As a noble, it is really inconvenient to kill a whole family without a valid reason. These three prisoners are the tickets for "Welcome Duke Nukem to massacre in person"──provided by you personally... If you don't provide them, these three tickets will be replaced.

into one, pointing directly to your territory.

army,

You need an army! Urgently needed! As long as there is a lunatic like Swanai in the kingdom, you will need a regular army that far exceeds the strength of the guards, otherwise you will not even have the capital to make a choice.

Swanay is tired of playing,

He turned to look at the mage's subordinates, who shook their heads in disappointment. Swanai became even more disappointed after seeing this. He glanced at you with a dull look and murmured in a low voice: "Let's go and carry out your stupid plan.

Let’s go on a mission──Escort me, who is seriously injured, to meet up with the priests. Alas...”

Suddenly, the mage's subordinates whispered to Swanai,

Swanai,

His eyes widened, exuding a dangerous look! He turned around ferociously! He looked at the three people wandering behind you and shouted: "Catch them!"

The two wanderers were wanted criminals, and had been read by the mage for a long time. They seemed to have been prepared for a long time. They immediately turned around and ran into the phase gate at an astonishing speed. All Swanai's men rushed out and pursued them.

Those two wanderers are murderous!

what happened?

You open your arms to protect those behind you who don’t escape.

A, Piyun City Wanderer (hearing, acrobatics)

B, Fairy Song Bay Wanderer (sight, charm)

C, Ancient City Wanderer "Three-Clawed Chameleon" (Negotiation, Raid)

She was the only one spared by Swanai.

Maybe it's because there's no hostility, maybe it's because of something else.

You didn't have enough time to get to know these three middle platoon instructor candidates. Later you found out that they were all demi-humans - covered by masks, veils and hoods - because I heard that you loved and were willing to protect demi-humans.

This is one of the reasons why they are willing to take risks and apply for jobs.

You stood up between her and Swanai, and the latter sneered a few times and patted your shoulder: "Okay, don't be so nervous. First of all, you have known each other for a short time, and it would be too far-fetched to accuse you of being the mastermind. Secondly,

I have no interest at all in cowardly and boring trash. Without boasting, I will forget about you tomorrow. Relax, sit down, how about eating some meat and drinking some wine? Hehe."

There are only you, the rogue and Swanai who is missing an arm in the cave. This may be your best chance to murder Duke Nukem - the sprite lizard has special damage to Swanai, and the rogue can carry it on his back.

Thorn. But... it was a last-minute decision, and the chance of winning was too low. What happens after killing him? When Pope Val resurrects Duke Swanai, there will no longer be a place for you in the kingdom.

It's impossible to succeed.

no way.

You missed your best chance yet... which may not have been a real chance at all.

Half a minute later, Swanai groaned, then said he was too bored, got up and walked out of the cave, officially setting off. You and the Wanderer followed closely behind.

When they arrived outside the cave, it was already dusk. Swanai's men quickly gathered around their master. They did not catch the two wanderers who escaped.

Swanai looked at the east and ordered: "Let's go, catch as many as you can, and then go back and drink! Have fun! It's awkward to always have fewer arms." So everyone went down the mountain in a grand manner, and in

We were walking on the main road in the middle of the wilderness, and some people even led their horses and deliberately refused to ride them.

Before they had gone far, more than 30 killers came from all directions and attacked at the same time. They had various professions and were of high levels.

They died and fled, costing the lives of half of Siwanai's men, but there was nothing they could do with Siwanai. High-level monks can heal themselves, and the bloodstains on their bodies that you see at first are just for show.

When Swanai was accidentally bitten off an arm by a red dragon, he became angry and contacted his companions about what happened at "Eagle Eye Oasis". Saint Sissilon suggested that he take the opportunity to pretend to be dead and go fishing, capture prisoners, kill nobles, and let His Majesty the King recover them

After obtaining the territory and the right to rule, Val sent the best priest not far away to wait for the response, responsible for treating his severed hand.

Swanai's character would never think of a plan like fishing.

It is also not suitable for capturing prisoners alive.

In the end, he only brought three captives to join the priests, regrow his arms, and then walked into the teleportation array in the inn town. He didn't even say thank you to you.

In theory you saved the kingdom from a huge domino-like collapse crisis.

The rogue said she still had some personal matters to deal with and would report to the guild later. You hired her.

Step into the official teleportation array,

You have returned to the labyrinth village. A large number of people are "greeting" you.

Noomi was blindfolded and mouthed with black cloth, like a victim tied to a wooden cross with his arms stretched out high. More than a hundred paladins and more than 40 priests surrounded Noomi and his wife on the cross.

You have just stepped out of the teleportation array. They all have the coat of arms of Biyun City. Hathaway and Melanie quickly stood by your side, while the rest of our combat forces were blocked by the people of Biyun City. What happened?

?Why do your people just let the guys from Piyun City run wild in your territory?

Looking at Melanie's clothes, it seems that she has just experienced a battle, and the same is true for the instructors, Annette and others in the front row in the distance, but these guys in Piyun City are all bright and shiny. Who have we fought with?

The leading paladin unfolded a piece of parchment, on which was the "Cultist Arrest Warrant" signed by Pope Val himself: "Dear Viscount, we came to arrest the witch on the order of the Bishop of Biyun City, but the people in your territory don't seem to be willing to do so.
To be continued...