The battle in Morriga was over, and the undead troops were doing a headcount. The 10,000 troops led by Yaze had also arrived in the city. Although they did not make it in time for the battle, they were just in time to finish the job. Now, the teams were going from house to house, searching for people and looting things. Of course, there was also bad news, such as the news brought by Mattheon.
"Your Highness … someone saw a group of Demons running out from the north gate. I think it was Gordon," Mattheon said.
"Gordon ran away again?" Li Huailin was a little stunned. This guy was really lucky. This was not the first time. He ran away during the ambush, and this time, he ran away again. His escaping skills were comparable to his uncle's.
"We are useless," the other two quickly apologized.
"Forget it." Li Huailin waved his hand. "Most of the troops are here anyway. It's useless for a few commanders to run away."
"Your Highness, now that we've conquered the city of Moriega, is the next step of the plan to advance towards the Nephilim?" Sudais asked.
"Of course. Didn't I tell you before?" Li Huailin said. "But I have to leave for a while. I have something to do. Since most of the Demons have been eliminated, you can wait for the troops behind you. Tell them to hurry up. Today, we will clean up Morriga. Tomorrow, we will officially set off."
"Yes, Your Highness." The two said at the same time.
Li Huailin really had something to do. He did not know why Anthony was looking for him, so he had to go back and take a look. So, he said goodbye to Soudeis and the others (of course, he did not forget to change the mark back) and returned to the main human city.
It was already night, and a long time had passed since the impromptu meeting in the afternoon. The ministers had also gone back. To be honest, they did not understand the situation of this impromptu meeting. They thought that the messenger of the Demons would be sent back immediately, or even executed on the spot. After all, humans and Demons were mortal enemies. But unexpectedly, Anthony did not immediately announce the results of the meeting. He just hastily told them to go back and wait for news.
Although he did not explicitly say that he wanted to ally with the Demons, Anthony's hesitation caught the ministers off guard. Everyone wondered why there was anything to think about. Of course, they rejected it immediately. Why did he have to think about it? Why did he have to settle the messenger of the Demons?
The ministers were a little excited. A few of them refused to go back, saying that they wanted to remonstrate with the Emperor. However, Mach still managed to persuade them to go back. After receiving the news that Li Huailin had appeared in the main city, a few more ministers rushed back overnight.
At the entrance of the palace, just as Li Huailin was about to enter the main gate of the inner city, he was stopped by a few ministers who rushed over after hearing the news.
"Marshal, you have to help," one of the ministers said to Li Huailin.
Li Huailin did not know this guy, nor did he know what his job was. He asked curiously, "Oh, what's the matter?"
"Marshal, don't you know? At noon today, the Demons sent a messenger over. It seems like they want to negotiate for peace, "a group of ministers said at once.
"Oh? The Demons want to negotiate for peace? " Li Huailin was a little stunned. He knew that Bayzera would definitely not be able to withstand the attack of the two races, especially when their main force had been defeated. However, he did not expect it to be so fast. At noon, Gordon's army of more than 30,000 troops had not been harmed, and Bayzera had already retreated?
"Yes, they sent a messenger over at noon. He looked so arrogant, as if he didn't consider himself a defeated nation," the minister said immediately. "But that's not the main point. I don't know what's going on, but His Highness actually left this messenger behind. It seems like he wants to agree to the Demons' conditions for peace. This is strange. We can't figure out what's going on."
"Anthony left this person behind?" Li Huailin felt a little strange when he heard this. This was because Anthony was also a typical human. Basically, everyone in his party hated the Demons. Yet, he actually left this person behind. Could it be that the other party made some conditions that he could not refuse?
"Marshal, you want to continue fighting, right?" A minister asked. After he asked this question, all the ministers looked straight at Li Huailin, wanting to hear the opinion of this wartime Marshal.
"Oh, of course," a minister asked. Li Huailin said without a doubt. The Devil Race had only seized one city. How could they stop? Of course, they would continue to fight.
"That's good, that's good." Hearing Li Huailin's words, all the officials heaved a sigh of relief. "Then Grand Marshal, you must persuade His Highness."
"No problem." Although Li Huailin did not know what conditions the Demons had put forward, he would not stop.
"Then we will wait here for your good news," a minister said. If this matter was not settled, they would not be able to sleep.
"Okay, I'll go in first." Li Huailin then walked into the inner city.
Of course, the guards in the inner city would not stop Li Huailin. Anthony had also ordered that if Li Huailin arrived, he should immediately invite him over. Under the guidance of the guards, Li Huailin soon met Anthony in the inner palace, together with Queen Malina.
"Huailin, you're finally here. Take a seat." Anthony seemed to be troubled by this problem, and he looked very anxious.
"I heard about it. The Demons are here to negotiate?" Li Huailin said as he sat down.
"That's not the main point. Huailin, let me ask you a question first," Anthony said. Anthony asked, "When you formed an alliance with the Undead, who was the person you discussed with?"
"Oh?" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. This question was a little difficult to answer. Did Anthony notice the existence of Emperor Wotcha? After thinking about it, Li Huailin asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything strange? "
"Yes," Anthony said. "The Demons' messenger brought a piece of news. It's very bad news for us. It seems like the Undead have been unified by one person, and this person might be the wielder of the Divine Sword."
"The wielder of the Divine Sword?" Li Huailin was slightly stunned. This was nothing surprising. This person was him to begin with. He was just surprised that the other party already knew about this.
However, Anthony thought that Li Huailin did not know about the Divine Sword, so he began to introduce it to Li Huailin. "It's said that there were six Divine Swords at the beginning of the world. Each of these swords has the power to split the heavens and the earth. Of course, such things are also very dangerous. All along, no one has truly possessed them, except for one person."
"Who?" Li Huailin asked.
"This person's name is Hoppes, the previous emperor of the Dead Spirit Tribe. 100 years ago, for some unknown reason, this person came into possession of a divine sword and used it to sweep across the entire continent. He almost wiped out all the other races, with the exception of the Dead Spirit Tribe. However, at the very last moment, the gods of the continent, led by the Divine Light God, appeared and saved all the other races in the continent, including humans," Anthony said. "Of course, these are all legends.
"There's such a thing?" Li Huailin was a little surprised. Was his weapon that powerful? He thought about it and asked, "It's only been a hundred years. Why can't it be verified?"
"The information back then was basically sealed by the Church. We still don't know why. Of course, with our relationship with the Church, they won't tell us," Anthony said with a smile.
"Hmm … that's it." Li Huailin nodded. He seemed to have learned some more important information. "I understand. In other words, the Demons here know that the leader of the Undead has obtained the Divine Sword. So, they are afraid that what happened a hundred years ago will happen again. So, they came to the humans, hoping to ally with the humans to resist the expansion of the Undead, right?"
"That's it." Anthony also nodded. "This is also why I'm hesitating. Although the Demons are our mortal enemies, the Undead can't be trusted either. Now that they suddenly want to cooperate with us, their purpose … I really can't see through them. However, it is also a fact that the Undead have expanded their strength in this war … If what the Demons said is true, then when the war is over, the only powerful countries left on the continent will be us and the Undead. Their next target may be us. Under such circumstances, I have to consider the opinion of the Demons."
"I see." Li Huailin almost understood the whole thing. There was nothing wrong with Anthony's thinking, but what he did not know was that he was the leader of the Undead. There was nothing to worry about.
"Huailin, you're the current commander, so I have to ask for your opinion. Should we stop fighting?" Anthony asked as expected.
"Of course … there is no need to stop the war …" Li Huailin smiled and immediately said, "There is no reason to stop the war with the Demons at this time."
"Huailin, I know you want to fight the Demons now," Anthony said. Anthony said, "But if the situation turns out to be true, we can't afford to not guard against the Undead rising again."
"I know, but there is another problem." Li Huailin said, "Even if we let the Demons go and don't attack now, will the Undead let go of us? They are also advancing now. If the Undead defeat the Demons, won't our situation be even more awkward? "
As soon as Li Huailin finished speaking, the two immediately understood what he meant. Marina's brain worked fast, and she immediately said, "Your Highness, Duke Aquitaine is right."
"Yes." Anthony also nodded.
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