The banquet was still going on, but as time went on, the atmosphere became more and more strange. The number of guards at the door was also increasing.
Princess Promia looked at D 'Alfonso with a hint of sympathy in her eyes. She took advantage of the time before the next dance ended and walked up to D' Alfonso and said in a low voice, "My father is going to make a move later. You can take me hostage and break out of here."
The president of the Sorcerer's Association was already full. He was looking at the thighs on the dance floor with a toothpick in his mouth. He raised his eyebrows and said lazily, "Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere tonight."
Promia was furious. This bastard was still throwing a tantrum at her. It didn't matter if he died, but he was now the president of the Sorcerer's Association. Killing him at this time was likely to lead to a full-scale war between humans and elves. As a princess, Promia did not want to see this happen.
However, D 'Alfonso seemed to have made up his mind. Seeing that the Guards outside were ready to make a move, he still did not respond.
Promia wanted to persuade him again, but at this time, a handsome male elf walked up to her. He bowed and said in a warm voice, "Princess Promia, may I have a dance with you?"
Promia turned her head and looked at the man on the main seat. The latter nodded at her. She knew that this was most likely her father's instruction. It seemed that Dolores had also guessed what she wanted to do, so he quietly sent her away from D 'Alfonso in this way.
What was even more hateful was that the latter actually raised the champagne in his hand and said to her, "Have a good time."
At this time, the banquet was somewhat unfolding. All the guests were intentionally or unintentionally staying away from D 'Alfonso. Although the bet was proposed by the president of the Sorcerer's Association, no one believed that he would really give up when the time came. So when the time came, they had to avoid getting involved as much as possible. At this moment, someone was like a plague.
The only one who was not affected was Vernal the Fifth, who was also a guest tonight. When everyone intentionally or unintentionally avoided D 'Alfonso, the old man walked up to him and said, "President D' Alfonso is really brave."
"No, I think you're the real brave one. You haven't run away yet. If the human race is unified tonight, the elves won't be able to protect you."
"It seems like you have a lot of confidence in Lionheart VII and his 170,000 strong army."
The president of the Sorcerer's Association shook his head. "It's not that I have faith in Lionheart VII. I have faith in the people of that land. Does the church really think that they can hide the truth with a few clumsy lies?"
"This is also the reason why I don't like Elwood." "He is too obsessed with the power in his hands, and he can't see the changes around him. Even if he can survive this time, he will suffer a big loss sooner or later." Vennar the Fifth surprisingly agreed with D 'Addario's statement.
The old man's gaze fell on a certain someone. After a pause, he said, "Let's make a deal. No matter what happens tonight, I can guarantee your safe return to the human world. I can even help you persuade the elves to accept the alliance with the humans."
"Oh?"
"I actually don't care who wins between Elwood and Lionheart VII. As you can see, I'm just an ordinary old man who fled to the elven world. I've already lost the battle in Setta City, and since I've lost, I have to admit defeat. Therefore, I only have one request. Give me a ship and promise not to track my whereabouts in the future."
"So that you can go to the sea to find Olgard and contact those things again? I'm sorry, I refuse, "D 'Addarion said bluntly without any hesitation.
Van 'er the Fifth gave him a deep look. At this moment, a guard holding a small piece of paper quickly walked in front of the Elf King Dolores.
The palace immediately quieted down. A message at this time could only be from the Holy Alliance, but it was precisely because of this that everyone found it even more difficult to understand. The afternoon was still calm, and the main forces of both sides hadn't even met. Lionheart VII and his men were still resting in the Grizzly Forest. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any news.
Dolores took the piece of paper sent by a magic array and unfolded it. After reading it, his expression changed.
He then looked up at a certain someone with a somewhat complicated gaze. There was vigilance, killing intent, but more than that, there was fear. Finally, he said, "President D 'Addarion, it seems that we need to have a good chat."
… …
Occupying Saint Massa was just the beginning. Contrary to what most people imagined, after Lionheart VII dealt with the biggest problem, Elwood, he led all the soldiers out of the Palace of Charity and found an inn outside to serve as a temporary combat command.
With the help of Wenger, the old Lion King led 100,000 people to miraculously pass through the defensive line set up by the Temple of Charity a hundred miles away and reached Saint Massa City without anyone noticing. The west and north gates of Saint Massa City had long been controlled by the opposition. When Lionheart's men broke through the city, they almost didn't encounter any decent resistance. The city guards obviously didn't expect the enemy to suddenly appear. By the time they reacted, it was already too late. Late at night, the city was filled with flames and shouts of killing. Most people were as confused as Elwood. They didn't know where the enemy came from or how many people there were. They picked up their weapons and hurriedly fought, but they were quickly scattered. Lionheart VII didn't make things difficult for these people. Those who were willing to surrender and hand over their weapons were treated as civilians.
However, the real crisis had just begun. Lionheart VII looked at the sky that was turning white.
There were more than a million believers in Saint Massa City, ten times the number of soldiers under his command. Now, he was like sitting on a barrel of explosives. This was why he ignored Wenger's objection and had to kill Elwood. Once someone used their faith to gather this group of people, the situation in the city would immediately go out of control. Now that Elwood was dead, what would the others think at this time?
In addition, there were also the 200,000 Temple troops a hundred miles away. What would their commander do after learning that Saint Massa City had fallen? What about the Temple troops in other places?
The reason why Lionheart VII didn't stop and watched as his soldiers fell behind was because he wanted to preserve as many seeds as possible for the human world. These seeds didn't only refer to the troops of the Lionheart Empire, but also the troops of the Holy Alliance. These soldiers shouldn't be wasted in the civil war. Therefore, not only did Lionheart VII want to win this battle, but he also wanted to win at the lowest cost.
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