On the fourth day, General Javier Poole was sitting in the government office. Although he intended to deal with the accumulated documents, he seemed to be absent-minded. Including the subordinates who assisted him on both sides, they all had the same attitude.
Viscount Niya had vowed early in the morning that there would be an end to the matter today. The general of the 10th Legion and the other noble officers who had not slept well for three consecutive days certainly did not want it to be the same on the fourth day, so he was full of expectations for the good news.
The first news he received in the afternoon was from the messenger of the 10th Legion. They had found the whereabouts of some of the enemies and were preparing to surround and capture them alive to lure out the mastermind behind them. This made everyone in the government office, except for the general, cheer a little.
Although Javier Poole was a little dissatisfied with Baili Niya's unauthorized use of the army. But the degree of abnormality of the enemy, he also thought in his heart that this was not something that could be solved by ordinary family guards, adventurers, or mercenaries. If it were him, he would also choose to use the regular army. So Javier did not give a warning or reprimand, which was a tacit approval of such an action.
Since the army had been mobilized, this matter should be resolved this time. The excellence of the Guevana regular army and its adaptability to various targets was obvious to all in the world of the Lost Lands. Otherwise, it would not be able to maintain such a territory, resist the evil intentions of the surrounding countries, and instead expand in all directions.
Although the national war had been more than a hundred years ago, this did not mean that the army had no opponents to fight. In the natural environment, there were king-level monsters and armies of monsters, as well as individual transcendent rebels. In this dangerous world, there was no place that was truly safe, and no civilization could escape the protection of the army.
But they waited until night, and in the end, there was an unbelievable news. The 10th Legion was completely annihilated …
This was the information sent back by Javier Poole's most trusted adjutant.
For such a serious use of the word 'completely annihilated', everyone showed an expression of disbelief. This was not a fatal ambush in the wild, the kind with no escape.
Even if the 10th Legion had experienced a lot of losses three days ago when they surrounded and suppressed a knight who was qualified to challenge the transcendent. But not counting the injured soldiers who had not returned to the army, the brigade still retained more than half of its combat power, which was at least DC (600) people. Were these people all pigs? They were killed one by one, and none of them could run back to ask for help or inform the others. Had they all died?
Javier Poole looked serious and asked, "What's going on? Where's Bailey? Where are the members of the Tenth Battalion? "
"General, we've received news from the citizens about the annihilation of the 10th Battalion. Because the other party didn't provide any evidence. He only said that he would understand once he saw it for himself. Considering the importance of this matter, I personally made a trip there. Also, make use of the Magic Stone of Photography that is currently being used by the forum to bring back the following pictures of the scene. "
This young adjutant, who was not a noble but was quite capable and very handsome, embedded the Magic Stone of Photography that he carried with him into a special magic array. Then, he used the large water mirror screen in the government office to display the photos he took one by one. These were all new things in recent years, but it had to be said that they were really convenient.
On the screen, there were no broken limbs. It was just the streets of Abadan, and the ground was dyed red.
Seeing this strange picture, Javier Poole felt that it was a waste of time. He asked unhappily, "So, what do you want me to see? A red street? "As soon as he said this, he also felt that something was wrong. Red street? From the tall towers and flags of the buildings in the distance, he could roughly tell that this was Abadan. But how could there be a red street in this city?
This handsome young adjutant, with a very serious expression, said seriously, "General, the flesh and blood on the ground are the soldiers of the 10th Battalion."
Selecting the pictures to be shown, the young adjutant explained what he saw one by one. In a recent picture, the familiar brass-colored remains could be vaguely seen. "This is the pillar of the 10th Battalion. On the ground, you can roughly see the eagle's head that was cut into pieces, and the tip of the wing. — — "
Another picture, this one was of a piece of metal that had lost its luster. But it could still be seen that it was part of the officer's armor. It should be the shoulder armor because of the obvious shape of the spikes at the base. At the same time, the young adjutant pointed at a few pieces of metal nearby.
"— — This should be the remains of Captain Bayley Nia. This special imperial armor, except for him, no one else made it with similar materials. And this special luster and rough surface are its characteristics. — — "
The next picture was clearly the border between the white and red ground. Although the blood spread, there were no pieces of the body.
"— — Based on the situation at the scene, this is the position of the vanguard heavy armored soldiers. In the picture, you can see the fragments of the imperial standard tower shield, as well as part of the emblem pattern. Although the pattern is scattered, you can still distinguish the characteristics of the fence, the lion's head, and the snake's tail. — — "
Switching to the last picture, the young adjutant's hands left the operating position and faced the crowd.
"— — Seen in the picture is a clean area between a pool of blood, presumably the position of the mage who was surrounded at the time. According to a child who witnessed the whole process, there were four people who were surrounded at the beginning, two humans and two goblins. Later, two people suddenly appeared in the encirclement, a man and a woman. When the army began to attack and the archers shot the first wave of arrows, suddenly the street was shrouded in the starry night, and then there was a dense net-like white light sweeping across. In less than a breath's time, when the street was restored to daylight, the ground was full of the remains of the tenth brigade. There were no survivors. In addition to the child, there were several adults who witnessed part of the process. After comparing the testimonies of various parties, it can be confirmed that the soldiers of the tenth brigade used by Bayley Nia should have all been killed. "
Although Javier Poole with a bitter face did not want to admit it, it seemed that the evidence was conclusive. He asked with difficulty, "Did the enemy use a forbidden spell? What about the civilian casualties? "Asking this question was actually to shift the blame to the Society of Sorcerers.
The reason why strategic level magic was called a forbidden spell was that its large-scale killing ability could easily hurt the innocent. And this was something that was not allowed by the world.
It was not that the world valued human lives that much. In war, the actions of the army were countless times more cruel than the mages who used strategic level magic. Such an excuse was just one of the reasons the nobles used to restrict the mages. And the mages knew that this was just an excuse from the nobles, but it was impossible for them to make a high-profile declaration against humanity and civilization. They could only become cats with a bell tied to a bell.
But they had already sent out the army to encircle and suppress the mages, and they were still not allowed to use a forbidden spell? This was not justifiable no matter how one looked at it. Strategic level magic was allowed to be used against the army in war in the first place. This meant that it was very difficult to shift the blame. However, the young adjutant's answer made him feel even more hopeless.
"General, according to the results of my interview with the neighboring residents, there were no additional casualties or losses of houses. And according to the Empire's military regulations, unrelated people are not allowed to stay or pass by within a distance of two meters (two meters) near the formation. The battle area also needs to be prioritized for civilians to evacuate. As long as the sergeants of the tenth brigade do not forget to strictly abide by the military regulations and exclude all unrelated people in advance, then there will be no innocent civilians in this killing area. And … "
Hearing the young adjutant's hesitation, Javier said with dissatisfaction, "And what? Speak!"
"According to the nearby witnesses, they all testified that before the terrifying magic was activated, the mage did not spend any time chanting. The possibility of it not being a forbidden spell is very high. "
Everyone knew that the strategic level magic that was classified as a forbidden spell was because of its wide range of influence and destructive power. Mages or groups of mages needed time to chant and prepare for it. It wasn't something that could be casually cast. But if what the handsome adjutant said was true, how could Javier Poole, as a soldier, not understand what it meant?
As if all the strength in his body had been pulled out, Javier Poole held his head and asked, "What about Viscount Niya?"
"I have other reports about the viscount."
"Speak. Anyway, can it get any worse? "
"Viscount Niya, who was working in the business hall, has been killed. According to the description of the sir who was also in the business hall at that time, the assassin suddenly appeared in the business hall and suddenly disappeared. When he appeared again, he was already beside the viscount, and then he cut off the viscount's head with a sword and disappeared again. "
"Is it that person? It should be him. "Originally, Javier Poole had a guess. Now that it was confirmed that the person did indeed have the ability to appear and disappear unpredictably, it still made people feel despair.
But the handsome young adjutant did not stop his report, but continued: "General, there are still several vicious murders in the city that must be reported to you."
"What time is it, still worrying about these things?" Seeing that the young adjutant did not intend to retreat, Javier waved his hand, "… Forget it, if you have to say it, then say it."
"Yes, General. According to the sheriff's report, Akar Niya was killed in a brothel. The murderer was a male mage who suddenly appeared, used a long sword, and directly cut the person in half. Also, the captain of the sixth squadron of the third battalion, Ardseer, was killed during training. Reza Niya was killed in the family's chamber of commerce. … … "
The young adjutant reported more than a dozen murders in a row, men and women, old and young, as if today was a ghost day, killing ghosts were running amok in the city. But the more they listened, the more they felt that something was wrong. Speaking of the commonality of these murders, it was the family name of the deceased – 'Niya'.
This was the entire family of Viscount Niya being cleaned up. But the second person was not surnamed Niya, the promising young man was even just a commoner without a surname. Then why …
"The child of the third battalion, is it the one rumored to be Viscount Niya's illegitimate son?" Suddenly remembering, Javier Poole asked.
"Yes, General, it's that person."
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