Late at night.
Loki, who felt the danger, suddenly opened his eyes and saw a pair of black eyes shining incredibly in the darkness. Before he could react, the terrifying spirit power had surged like a tide. Loki only resisted for less than a minute before he completely lost consciousness.
A lot of black smoke came out of those black eyes and wrapped Loki's body. A trace of black gas penetrated into his body. Loki's eyes slowly opened, and his pupils suddenly turned gray.
The black smoke gradually condensed into Broc's figure. Looking at Loki with gray eyes, he showed a satisfied look.
"Who are you?"
"Loki. Leviathan."
"What is your real purpose of coming to Jergal Fortress?"
"Under the order of Sir Azgalor, I used the Illusive Demon Shield as bait to persuade Broc to defect to the Bloody Empire. In the past 2 years, the Bloodfall has planted a secret plan in the Dark Moon that can be launched at any time. They are preparing to cooperate with the Bloody Empire to launch an attack from within the Dark Moon and conquer the Dark Moon in one fell swoop."
"Cooperation between the Bloodfall and the Bloody Empire? Ridiculous! "Broc sneered," How come I didn't know that the Bloodfall had this plan? "
"I once inadvertently overheard the conversation between Sir Azgalor and the mysterious figure. It is said that this plan was temporarily decided by the Bloodfall leader. The Dark Moon is the main target, and the real role of Jergal Fortress is to attract the attention of the Shadow Empire. If necessary, Broc can be sacrificed …"
"If Broc refuses the plan, I will try to kill the Shadow Empire's Uncle Florence and his daughter Medelu. Then, I will create a rumor and frame Broc to cause internal strife in the Fire Blade Legion. Then, I will cooperate from the inside and outside to occupy Jergal Fortress. By then, I can replace Broc as the ruler of the Leviathan Royal Family …"
Loki's words made Broc's eyes even colder. Although there were still many suspicious aspects about this plan, the mysterious leader of the Bloodfall had always been unpredictable and couldn't be measured with common sense. After the Crystal Valley was destroyed, Azgalor went to the Dark Moon and disappeared mysteriously. Unexpectedly, he had been lurking in the Dark Moon to plan. The mysterious Bloodfall leader probably wanted to take advantage of the turmoil in the Demon Realm to fish in troubled waters. Who knew how many backup plans he had.
However, he, Broc, was not a pushover. He already had his own plan, so he would not become a victim no matter what!
"Where is the Illusory Demon Shield?"
"Illusive Demon Shield …" Rocky's body trembled, and his dull expression began to change. The white in his pupils flickered as if he was struggling fiercely. Broc asked a few more questions and realized that the control power of the Eye of Incubus was becoming more and more unstable. This kind of soul control power was only successful under unexpected circumstances. Although it was successful, Rocky, who also had the Eye of Incubus, had a relatively strong resistance. If he forcefully continued, Rocky's soul power would most likely collapse and die.
It was a critical moment, and Loki was just a chess piece being manipulated. For the time being, he still had considerable value, so he was more useful alive than dead.
As he thought about it, black smoke seeped out of Bai Luo's eyes and changed into the shape of shackles. Before the soul controlling power dissipated, the shackles entered Rocky's chest.
The magic lamp in the room lit up, illuminating Loki's pale face. After a while, Loki finally opened his eyes slowly and saw the figure in the room. He cried out involuntarily, "General!"
Then, he thought of something and looked surprised, "What happened just now?"
"Stop pretending, Loki." Bai Luo looked at him coldly, "You know my style and methods very well."
Loki seemed to be circulating the power in his body. Suddenly, his expression changed, "[Soul Shackles]! You actually used [Soul Shackles] on me! "
[Soul Shackles] was one of the Leviathan Royal Family's bloodline talents. It was similar to the master-servant contract. The number was limited, but there was more than one. The controller could pass through the restrictions of space to punish or kill the controlled person.
"Where is the Illusive Demon Shield?" Bai Luo's mind moved. Loki screamed and covered his chest. The power that he had just gathered suddenly collapsed. His facial features twisted in pain, and he could only roll on the ground.
Bai Luo turned a blind eye to Loki's pain and said calmly, "You should know the power of [Soul Shackles]. Even if you want to commit suicide now, you can't."
"General, is there a misunderstanding! Ah … "
"If you say another word of nonsense, the punishment will be ten times more severe."
Loki knew that he had failed. He endured the pain and clenched his teeth, "Sir Azgalor will not let you go!"
"Azgalor? If he can do anything to me, will he let you come alone? " Bai Luo looked contemptuous, "As long as I'm in this fortress, even Catherine may not be able to touch me. Stop talking nonsense, where is the Illusive Demon Shield? "
Loki knew that he had to tell the truth, so he said honestly, "The whereabouts of the Illusive Demon Shield is unknown, but Sir Azgalor did get the Demon Shield. I have seen it with my own eyes. This time, he wants to use the Demon Shield as a bargaining chip to let the general attack the Shadow Empire in the Jergal Fortress to attract the attention of the Shadow Empire. Sir Azgalor will launch a coup in the Dark Moon and occupy the Dark Moon Estate."
"What else?"
"Nothing …"
As soon as he finished speaking, [Soul Shackles] began to torture Loki again. Loki quickly begged for mercy.
"Why don't you say that you can sacrifice me if necessary? If I refuse, you will kill Florence and his daughter and frame me? I used to underestimate you. I didn't expect you to have the ambition to replace me! "
As soon as Loki heard that the matter was exposed, his face became even uglier. He seemed to be ready to risk everything and said, "Everyone has ambition. Didn't you also get the position by killing Sir Manu? You only know how to hide in the fortress all day. Now that the empress' military reform is about to be completed, when you can't fully control the army, it will be a dead end! It doesn't matter if you die, but you can't drag the entire Leviathan Royal Family down with you! I'm doing this for the benefit of my people! "
"Nonsense!" Bai Luo snorted disdainfully, "Do you think Azgalor or Bloodfall can give you a way out? In the current situation, the Bloody Empire is obviously stronger than the Shadow Empire and the Fallen Angel Empire. Catherine did not cooperate with the Fallen Angel Empire due to various considerations or concerns. Instead, she wants to take advantage of the situation to annex the Fallen Angel Empire to compete with the Bloody Empire. In this game, Jergal Fortress is a very important chess piece. The opportunity that I have been waiting for has finally come … "
Loki knew Bai Luo very well. When he saw Bai Luo's expression, he was slightly shocked, "Have you already …"
"I've never been willing to be under others. I understand Catherine's fear of me, and I know what I should do." Bai Luo didn't go on, "Whether it is Catherine or Bloodfall, they are just the power that I use. Now Catherine is still watching, but I didn't expect Bloodfall to be impatient. It just so happens that your return is also an important opportunity to launch, so you still have a way to live, which is to completely surrender to me! "
"You really won't kill me?" Loki, who was dejected, raised his head and showed a glimmer of hope.
"Once you lose your value, I will kill you without hesitation! With [Soul Shackles], it's useless no matter where you hide. What you have to do now is to maintain the value of your existence. If you can play the role that I expect in this operation and help me regain the Demon Shield, I will remove your [Soul Shackles]. "
"Okay!" Loki gritted his teeth and stood up.
Bai Luo nodded slowly. A smile finally appeared on his gloomy face, but he didn't notice the strange pale yellow light that flashed past Loki's eyes.
The next day, Bai Luo officially announced that Loki, who was on a secret mission outside, had returned and regained control of the military. He held a military meeting in the castle in the afternoon.
At the meeting, the Great Spirit Officer directly appointed by Empress Catherine, Ordogas, who was at the same level as Bai Luo, was the first to raise an objection, "General Bai Luo, Loki used seizing power as an excuse today to kill three Senior Spirit Officers. I need an explanation!"
It turned out that on the first day Loki came to power, he used various names and means to eliminate several "troublemakers". The so-called "troublemakers" were actually the unstable factors that Catherine buried in the army, including the three Senior Spirit Officers.
The term "Spirit Officer" came from Chen Rui, which was actually a political commissar. On the surface, their responsibility was to listen to the voices of the "grassroots", appease the army's morale, and recruit captives. In reality, they were responsible for instilling various ideological work such as the supremacy of the Empress to the soldiers.
With the implementation of Catherine's military reform, every 100-man team in the army was now equipped with a Spirit Officer. The lower level was subordinate to the higher level. The highest level in Jergal Fortress was the Great Spirit Officer who was on the same level as Bai Luo. This way, the power of the army could be divided. The army commander only had the right to command the soldiers to fight, but he was under the jurisdiction of the political commissar. This prevented the phenomenon of the army commander holding the army for himself.
"Loki went out on a secret mission for two years, so he didn't understand the new system reform of the army very well. Therefore, he had a conflict with the three Senior Spirit Officers over the distribution of power. Everyone knows that he has a bad temper. I feel very sorry that he accidentally killed the three Spirit Officers."
Ordogas said angrily, "Just a mistake? According to military law, Loki should be executed in public! "
Bai Luo said calmly, "The authority of the Spirit Officer is only to appease the army's morale. Ordogas, the specific affairs of the Fire Blade Legion are not up to you to intervene. I have already removed Loki from his position and investigated him immediately. This matter is rather special. I will personally report it to Catherine the Great and listen to Her Majesty's decision on how to deal with it. "
Since Bai Luo had brought up Catherine, Ordogas could not continue to harp on it. Bai Luo began to announce the topic of the meeting, which was to discuss the various problems that had arisen from the reform of the army system.
This was an old topic. Many problems had arisen during the reform of the new military system, and the opinions were not unanimous. The strange thing was that Bai Luo did not object or reject Ordogas's request like he did in the past. Instead, he went deeper into the group discussions, and the progress was very smooth.
Unknowingly, the meeting had already gone on for a few hours. The sky had also darkened.
At this time, a Spirit Officer walked into the meeting room from outside and whispered a few words into Ordogas' ear.
Ordogas revealed a shocked expression and stood up abruptly. "General Bai Luo! Two hours ago, as the army commander, you secretly gave the order to withdraw the defensive troops on the periphery of the fortress and to shut down the protective magic circle and warning system on the east side. Why? "
Bai Luo revealed a strange smile. "This has nothing to do with the meeting. I will explain to you later."
Ordogas said angrily, "Bai Luo! This was a matter of life and death for the stronghold! You must immediately explain what exactly you want to do! "
Bai Luo smiled and did not speak. Ordogas immediately spoke to the high-level Spirit Officer beside him. "Varota, immediately bring people to the east side of the fortress and reactivate the protective magic circle!"
Bai Luo waved his hand, and the door of the meeting room closed automatically.
"Don't even think about going anywhere." Bai Luo's eerie laughter resounded throughout the hall. His eyes began to emit a black light. Everyone felt their vision darken, and the magical lights in the entire hall were covered with a layer of darkness.
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