The Bloodmist Valley is located in the forest in the southern part of the Chiyou territory. The terrain is dangerous. It is a base that Zhuoqie spent many years building. It was intended to contain and monitor Joseph's control of the town of Mordor. Later, Joseph died.
After the defeat of the Lord War, this base was used as a strategic buffer zone facing the dark moon, and Carnita was responsible for taking care of it.
The trek made it almost impossible for the Shadow Knights, who were already plagued by injuries and fatigue, to support them. Fortunately, the new force on Chiyou's side came into play. Under Carnita's order, they held each other hand in hand and took out some stretchers.
Carrying the wounded forward without giving up any soldier, Nesta's favor with Carnita greatly increased.
The group finally made it through the forest and entered the base of the Blood Mist Valley.
This is Carnita's home field. He immediately ordered pots to be made and cooked food, and arranged for the treatment of the wounded and rest. The injured cavalry and horses were properly taken care of.
"Your Excellency Kanita, it's all thanks to you this time." Since Kanita is the heir to Chiyou Territory, Nesta's title seemed very polite. "I appreciate your talent very much. If I can do it this time,
With the forgiveness of His Highness the Regent, I will recommend you to His Highness."
"Thank you, General! Please just call me by my name..." Carnita was overjoyed and bowed: "The General is a famous general in the empire. I have always admired the General and hope to have the opportunity to serve under the General in the future."
Nesta nodded, but sighed: "I don't know if I am still qualified to lead the Shadow Army. This failure is a painful lesson. What I don't understand is that my attack this time was in Obsidian.
Except for the legion members, only a few people knew about the immediate dispatch under His Highness's order, but Dark Moon seemed to have known about the raid early on and laid a trap to lure me in."
"The 'few people' the general mentioned include me and my father." Carnita also sighed and showed a wry smile: "I understand what the general means. I am now one of the suspects in Dark Moon.
, the action just now was just to conceal one’s identity.”
If there are people who know the story, they will definitely despise Carnita's acting skills. It's too artificial! It's too superficial. A good hard-to-get script turned into a superficial drama of bitterness.
"You misunderstood, you and the lord can rule it out." This timely assistance greatly increased Nesta's impression of Canita, and he immediately shook his head and said. "Although all the legion members were selected and trained by me,
But after all, there are 20,000 people, so it is difficult to say whether there is an insider. However, it cannot be ruled out that it is some close people around the lord."
Although this general of the Imperial City has a good command of the troops and can be regarded as brave and resourceful, he is not engaged in political struggle after all. In a sense, he is not ruthless enough. If it were a certain intelligence chief, everyone would
If he is included in the scope of suspicion, he would rather kill him by mistake than let him go.
"In fact, there is no need to speculate, because the answer is all around us." Carnita suddenly thought of something, "The general should remember that we brought back a prisoner this time."
Nesta's eyes lit up: "You mean..."
"That guy is now in the magic water prison in the Blood Mist Valley. Not to mention escaping, even the trick of committing suicide has been eliminated by me. By the way, the maid has prepared food. The general should eat something first and treat his injuries.
, take a short rest, and then let’s go interrogate him together.”
"good!"
A few hours later, Nesta followed Carnita to a prison transformed from a cave. Considering the confidentiality, Nesta did not bring any legion members inside, and Carnita also specifically ordered the guards at the door not to allow anyone to enter.
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The two walked into the prison, went down the stairs, and saw the captured demon Hardy in the water prison on the bottom floor.
The dim magic lamp in the water prison reflected the cold light flashing in Nesta's eyes. This man was one of the main reasons for his failure. That terrible trap caused him to lose three-quarters of the legion's troops. Every soldier was
He had trained them with his own hands. Seeing them buried in the rain of arrows and the flames of the magic crystal cannon, it was as painful as if three limbs had been severed.
However, now is not the time to vent your anger, you must dig out something more important from the prisoner's mouth.
Nesta didn't make a sound, but slowly opened up his momentum, creating a strong mental pressure on Hardy. Kanita cooperated and retreated to the door of the water prison without disturbing him.
Seeing that Hardy seemed to be oppressed and suffocating, Nesta slowly let go of the pressure and said: "No matter what your real name is, I should praise you, you did a great job! Dark Moon's
The ambush cost my legion 15,000 elite men, and you played an indispensable role in this."
"The 'immense contribution' that the general said must mean that I was cut to pieces by a thousand cuts." Feeling the sharp reduction in pressure, Hardy gasped for a while and showed a sarcastic smile.
"You seem to be a tough guy," Nesta actually nodded appreciatively, "As long as you provide something of sufficient value, I can guarantee your life safety and even your money and status."
Hadi sneered: "Your failure this time is equivalent to a loud slap on Obsidian's face. The angry Prince Regent, for the prestige of the entire coalition and for his own face, I am afraid that you, the scapegoat, will not be able to escape."
It’s a serious crime, what can I do to protect my life or interests?”
"It turns out that you are not only tough, but also a sensible person," Nesta's aura changed: "Tell me what I want to know, and I can give you a happy death. Otherwise... I think you should understand.
What happened?"
"Can't you live if you don't want to die?"
Hardy's calmness was beyond Nesta's expectations. This humble figure, who was only at the level of a demon king, actually made Nesta feel vaguely uneasy.
"General Nesta, before I tell you what you are interested in, I need to say a few words first. Regent Obsidian's perverse behavior and disregard for shame has made the entire empire full of complaints. On the other hand, Her Royal Highness the Princess of Dark Moon is outstanding.
He knows people well and uses them well. He has been a lord for less than ten years. Dark Moon has got rid of poverty and backwardness and has become the most powerful territory in the empire. Who is the most suitable ruler of the empire and who will lead the Fallen Angel Empire and the Lucifer clan?
Going further, as a famous general in the empire and a member of the Lucifer royal family, you should understand in your heart. You were once a member of the White Night Emperor's army. Why not choose a master who is truly worthy of your assistance?"
Nesta said without hesitation: "What you said is very similar, but it's useless! I can go from a small cavalry captain to today's legion commander. It's all because of the promotion of His Highness the Regent. I once served as
The blood and sword swear allegiance to His Highness Obsidian, and I will never betray you, no matter what the situation is! There is no way I will be loyal to that little girl Dark Moon, even if she is of the blood of Emperor Bai Ye!"
Hardy frowned and said: "The general's loyalty is admirable, but this kind of foolish loyalty may not be true for the general, for the Lucifer royal family, for the Fallen Angel Empire, or even for Prince Obsidian himself..."
"Even if Your Highness Obsidian takes a road of no return, I, Nesta, Lucifer will follow you!" Nesta coldly interrupted Hardy's persuasion. The chill in his eyes was even worse, "It's really ridiculous.
One of the prisoners actually persuaded me to surrender! Your time for nonsense has passed, and now you have ten seconds to think about how to hand over something valuable. Otherwise, I will make you regret not finding the opportunity to commit suicide earlier!"
"I understand," Hardy sighed indifferently: "It turns out that you are a die-hard loyalist of Obsidian. What a pity. Then I can only find another way for you to contribute to the Dark Moon. In total, the time it takes for that thing to activate is also
We’re almost there…Carnita, are you ready to die?”
Nesta was suddenly startled and glanced at Carnita who was guarding the door. She thought that Hardy had some secret technique to break through the magical confinement and kill Carnita. The power of the Demon King suddenly started to move, ready to stop him at any time.
However, with this power, Nesta's expression suddenly changed. The strength that was full just now was gone, as if something had drained it away.
Carnita's calm voice sounded, as if saying a trivial thing: "Get ready, my master, my worth has ended."
If Nesta was still surprised just now, now she is shocked: Master?
And still face "death" so calmly?
"While you were dining, I had already arranged the water prison a little bit. Even if it collapsed, people outside would not be able to see or hear it... Um, please forgive me, I asked Kanita to add a little bit to the food.
The extra seasoning will only make your power disappear temporarily for ten minutes, but these ten minutes are enough to complete many things, including deciding life and death."
"Hardy" the calm voice sounded, and the water surface of the water prison quickly rotated, forming a reverse vortex under the action of some kind of force field, and slowly lifted his whole body out.
"So..." Nesta's hands trembled, not because of fear, but because of shock. At this moment, he already understood many things.
"Judging from the general's expression, we have already guessed something. In fact, the corpses at Moonlight Fortress were all arranged early in the morning, and the soldiers who were killed were actually death row prisoners..." "Hardy" looked at him desperately concentrating.
Nesta, who was full of strength, shook his head and said: "There is no need to waste your efforts. Even if you have not lost the strength of the middle section of the Demon Emperor, you are still no match for me."
As he spoke, an extremely dazzling white light suddenly appeared from "Hardy"'s body. In Nesta's impression, even the twin moons with the strongest daylight were not as bright as this white light, and the power revealed in the light
The aura made the despair in Nesta's eyes thicker: This level has exceeded the realm of the Demon King!
This man was right, even in his prime, he was definitely no match.
In the white light, "Hardy"'s figure seemed to have undergone some kind of change. An armor surging with strange and huge power covered his whole body, and a strange mask gradually emerged on the faceplate. This mask looked familiar, as if in some kind of way.
Saw it in the illustrated book.
At the same time, from the corner of his eye, Nesta caught sight of Canita, who was guarding the door, suddenly falling to the ground. It seemed that he was no longer alive. Just as he said before, he was dead.
suicide?
To die indifferently and without hesitation is not like a master-servant contract, but... like a puppet...
That’s right! That mask!
"Who on earth are you!" Nesta's expression suddenly turned horrified, and a terrible hypothesis came to mind.
The figure in the starlight didn't answer, but slowly stretched out his hand. Nesta felt her body tighten, then the world began to spin, and she lost consciousness in the blink of an eye. (To be continued)