"Your Highness, please calm down." Seeing that Anthony was really angry, Delnate hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him. "The prisoner offering ceremony is about to begin. All the people are waiting. We can't do anything now. When the ceremony is over, Your Highness can immediately order him to be executed."
"Yes, Your Highness," Marina said. "There's no need to be so angry. Otherwise, you'll lose your sense of propriety."
"I was too rash." Anthony quietened down for a moment and realized that he had overreacted. Hence, he nodded, looked at Gordon, and said again, "It seems like you're not resigned to your defeat. Even though you've been captured, you still want to slander Huailin."
"You're mistaken, human emperor," Gordon said. "I've already been defeated by the Duke of Aquitan several times. I admit that there's a gap between my abilities and his, but please listen to me seriously. What I said is true."
"True?" Anthony sneered. "Alright, then where do you think Huailin's spy came from? Since he's a traitor to the human race, he must have some force behind him. Tell me, where is it? "
"It's the Undead," Gordon immediately replied.
"The Undead?" Anthony was stunned at first, but then he suddenly laughed. "Hehe, let's not talk about anything else. Huailin is a human, and he's the only human with the title of Duke. I'd like to ask what method the Undead used to rope him in and make him a traitor to the human race."
"The Undead don't need to rope him in at all," Gordon immediately said.
"There's no need to rope him in at all. It's getting more and more ridiculous," Anthony said. "So what you're saying is that Huailin is sick and suddenly wants to betray the human race to help the Undead? Do you think I believe that? "
"What I mean is that the Undead don't need to rope him in at all, because the entire Undead race belongs to him in the first place," Gordon said seriously.
"Huh?" The people present were all stunned.
"I've mentioned it before, right? A mysterious man in a black robe has appeared among the undead, and it's very likely that he has a godly sword … I've fought him before, and I've discovered his identity … He's the Duke of the Human Empire, the Duke of Aquitaine, with a heart as broad as a forest!" Gordon said.
The scene went silent for a while, but after a while, Anthony suddenly burst into laughter. Then, Dernate and the other knights behind him also laughed.
"Hahaha, I can't take it anymore. This is too funny." Anthony laughed and said, "Gordon, are you here to be funny? Don't you think so, Delnate? "
"That's right, Your Highness. The Duke of Aquitaine is actually the leader of the undead. I … I've never heard such a fake lie before," Dernate said.
"I know it's hard to believe." Gordon did not seem to be shaken by their mockery. He continued to say in a serious tone, "When I first discovered this, I was also very shocked. But now that I think about it, this is where that guy is smart. No one will believe it unless they see it with their own eyes."
"So you've seen it with your own eyes?" Anthony asked. "You saw Huailin appear among the undead?"
"I've told him about him. I recognized his voice," Gordon said. "He was wearing a black robe, so I couldn't see his face. However, I'll never forget his voice. This mysterious man in the black robe is definitely the Duke of Aquitaine."
"Ridiculous!" Anthony said in disbelief. "Let's not talk about Huailin for now. What's going on with the undead? Are they going to let a human be their leader? "
"I've thought about this on the way here," Gordon said. "In my opinion, I think it's very likely that even the undead have been deceived by the Duke of Aquitaine."
"Huh?" The others were stunned again.
"What I mean is, not only did he not reveal his identity to us, but the undead only know that he's a wielder of a godly sword. They don't know that he's a human, so the undead naturally obeyed him. Although this is only my guess, it's the most reasonable explanation," Gordon said.
"Nonsense!" Anthony immediately shouted. "I admit that your lie is very convincing, but it's impossible. Huailin will not betray the human race. I believe in him. "
"Human Emperor, this is no longer a grudge between us. Think about the current situation. After the fall of the Demons, the human race is the only one who can fight against the undead. Now, the leader of the undead is a Duke with a high status among the human race. He also controls an army of the human empire. Almost one-third of the human army is in his hands. You can imagine how terrifying this is. Once he starts an attack, the human empire will be in danger. When that time comes, the continent will be ruled by the undead! "Gordon shouted.
"Hmph!" Anthony snorted coldly. "Gordon, don't think that I'm really an idiot. Do you think that I'll believe what you say?"
"It's the truth!" Gordon said. "I heard it with my own ears. There's nothing false about it."
"Is that so? Because they can't defeat our army, they use such a despicable method to sow discord, "Anthony said." Didn't the Demons use this method before? They pretended to be human troops and attacked the undead, then framed us. They wanted the undead to fight with the human army so that the Demons could continue to exist. However, this plan was seen through by Huailin, so he immediately changed his method. Now, he's trying to sow discord between me and Huailin. If there's a conflict between me and the Great Marshal, the Demons will benefit from it. Do you really think that we humans are so gullible? "
"This is not a strategy," Gordon immediately said. "I admit that it was a strategy to sow discord, but at that time, we didn't know that the Duke of Aquitaine was the leader of the undead. Now that I think about it, the reason why the Duke of Aquitaine could see through our plan was that he had both the undead and human armies in his hands. Of course, he knew that neither side would make any moves."
"Oh? Didn't you say that you recognized the leader of the undead as Huailin the moment you met him? I remember that you met him during the battle in Morija City. This happened before you used the strategy to sow discord. According to what you said, you should have discovered his identity a long time ago. Why are you saying that you don't know now? "Anthony asked with a smile.
"I … I didn't connect the two of them back then," Gordon said. This was indeed his mistake, but it was too difficult to connect the two of them together. Gordon only realized it when he heard Li Huailin's voice again.
"You can't even explain yourself. Since you're trying to use the excuse that you didn't remember, how can I believe you?" Anthony thought that he had caught the contradiction in Gordon's lies, so he immediately rebuked him. "Alright, don't say such useless things. I believe in Huailin. And you Demons, stop struggling. As for you … I'm not angry anymore. I'll lock you up for now. When our troops break into the main city of the Demons and capture Bezera, we'll let you meet in prison. Queen, Delnate, let's go. "
After saying that, Anthony walked out of the door. Marina and Delnate immediately followed behind him.
"I'm telling the truth!" Gordon continued to shout, "Your Royal Highness the Human Race, please think about it carefully. Otherwise, this will be a catastrophe for the entire continent. Neither our Demon Race nor your Human Race can escape the destruction of the Undead Race."
"Nonsense!" Anthony was still angry outside the cell. He could not help but scold. "After the ceremony, lock him up in the innermost room of the prison and starve him for three days."
"Yes, Your Royal Highness," Delnate replied.
"Queen, what's wrong? You look like you've been thinking about something. " Anthony suddenly saw Marina frowning and asked curiously, "Don't tell me you really believe what the Demons said?"
"I …" Marina really believed it. To be honest, she was also shocked by her own thoughts. She actually believed it. However, there were many things that she couldn't figure out from the beginning of the war. For example, why did the humans and the undead suddenly join forces? Also, what were the black creatures that appeared when the rebel army attacked the main city? Were they really just terrifying monsters that happened to pass by by? However, if these questions were to be related to what Gaden had said earlier, everything would suddenly make sense.
Although Marina had already sensed that something was wrong, she hesitated for a moment when she saw Anthony's expression. She did not immediately voice her thoughts because she could see that Anthony trusted Li Huailin very much. He did not even have the slightest bit of suspicion. If she were to voice her doubts now, not only would Anthony not believe her, she might even be suspected by him.
After giving it some thought, Marina replied, "Of course I don't believe him."
"That's true. Queen, you are much smarter than me. Of course you can see through the Demons' tricks." Anthony nodded. "What is Queen thinking about?"
"I suddenly thought of something on my side." Marina thought for a moment and said, "Should we … meet the undead now?"
"Huh?" Anthony was stunned.
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