Chapter 480
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That was why Vashlaki had summoned Irene. He couldn't disobey the orders of the imperial army, but he couldn't carry out such a ridiculous order either.
Even the shy Karin couldn't help but ask in excitement, "Commander Hank, please tell us what's going on!"
Sanalinge also stepped forward. "Please give us a reasonable reason. Otherwise, we won't hand over Commander Reynolds."
Kata was the most agitated. He admired Reynold's schemes the most. "Motherf * cker, whoever wants to deal with Commander Reynold will have to go through me first!"
There was also Bruce, and that extremely conservative Lawrence, who placed the utmost importance on military discipline, and whose face was even more square than a brick, actually voiced their support for Reynolds, because this arrest warrant was truly too unreasonable.
Hank was expressionless. "I'm just following orders. If you have any questions, we can talk after we bring Reynold back. " After saying that, he waved his hand, and a dozen people silently walked out from the crowd. They were all wearing black cloaks, and they stood there without any signs of life. The cold aura of death was almost suffocating. It was a smell that could only be cultivated after killing countless lives. Without exception, these people had the symbol of the Grim Reaper engraved on their left shoulder. They were holding blood-red scythes, and the skull's mouth was slightly open as if it was sneering eerily. It was so lifelike that it made people feel uncomfortable when they saw it. What was even more frightening was what this symbol represented — the Empire's Grim Reaper Hunting Group! They specialized in hunting down or arresting people who had committed heinous crimes and caused great harm to the empire's interests.
Vashlaki and the others were shocked when they saw the Azrael Hunters. Vashlaki knew that there was no room for negotiation. They didn't want to bring Reynold back for interrogation, but to kill him.
"Commander Hank," Vashlaki said coldly. "If that's the case, I have no choice but to offend you." A ball of cold air appeared in his hand. Kata and the others drew their weapons at the same time.
"Vashlaki," Hank said angrily. "How dare you disobey orders!"
"I just want to seek justice for Commander Reynold!" Vashlaki said nonchalantly. He had heard about the grudge between Leon and Reynold. He knew that this had something to do with Guise. If there were no accidents, the 376th Regiment would have been wiped out in the battle against the Northwestern Army. Guise had appointed Reynold as the commander to avenge his personal grudge. Now that the 376th Regiment was safe and had even made a great contribution, Guise couldn't let this thorn in his side continue to be in the limelight. That was why he issued the order to arrest Reynold. Vashlaki, as the commander of the mercenary regiment, he knew the importance of following orders, but he couldn't just hand over a commander who had saved at least tens of thousands of civilians and twenty thousand soldiers for no reason.
A dazzling rainbow light rose from Vashlaki's hand, and it was especially dazzling in the dark sky.
Hank's face changed. He knew that the signal flare at such a crucial moment meant something special. He waved his hand and said, "Anyone who disobeys will be killed together! Don't move on them! " Even though he had to take Reynold down no matter what, he didn't want to start a war with his own army.
Although the soldiers of the 376th Regiment did not know why they were fighting with their allies, Vosslaki and the other generals who had gone through life and death with them were undoubtedly the leaders in their hearts. Furthermore, most of them were rookies who had not undergone any training. Their blood was boiling, and they ignored Hank's words and raised their weapons in unison.
"Everyone, listen up!" Vashlaki said calmly. "Don't move!" Even though he wouldn't hand Reynold over, Vashlaki couldn't fight with all of them. Since Hank had set the rules of the game and didn't want to use the rest of his forces, he would follow the rules.
At the back of the camp, Eirinn and Renault had also seen the signal flare in the sky. Renault frowned. "What the hell is going on, Chief Staff Eirinn? You must be hiding something from me!"
Eirinn's face was ashen. She took out a scroll and stuffed it into Reynold's hand. "Reynold, take Lin Ling and run along the route on this map. You're wanted by the entire empire. I'm afraid there's no place for you in the entire Tang Empire!"
"What?" Reynolds was dumbstruck when he heard that.
The torrential rain continued to fall. The sky was like the belly of a dead fish, dark and gloomy. Everything in front of them was hazy. However, in such a torrential rain, there were two figures riding on strange living aquatic beasts, rushing through the rain and hurrying on.
Reynold's mood was as bad as the weather. He was now the sinner of the entire Tang Empire. He was even the public enemy of the entire Southeast China. His crime was treason and being an enemy spy. He abandoned the city and escaped when the defending army was still strong enough. This caused Will City to fall and the empire to suffer heavy losses. Fortunately, the reinforcements came in time and fought valiantly to take back Will City.
This crime made Reynold want to vomit blood, but he couldn't defend himself. Not to mention a small regiment commander like him, even many of the upper echelons of the Great Tang Dynasty had been pinned with groundless crimes. And these people were all Guise's enemies or important figures under his enemies.
The incident happened so suddenly that the military power of this war was temporarily in Guise's hands. As the president of the alliance, he was indeed the best choice. Guise's enemies couldn't object to this and were at his disposal. However, no one could have imagined that the political civil war of the empire would happen as suddenly as the attack of the Northwest Coalition Army. Even Guise's enemies didn't expect that he would take advantage of the chaos of the war. He either sent his enemies into a trap like the 376th Regiment to kill them with a borrowed knife, or wantonly distorted the facts and used this temporary military power to take action. Those enemies of Guise who were caught off guard were either directly destroyed by the enemy or bore the crime of disobedience or betrayal in self-defense. The people in the war were in an unusually chaotic state. Most of them only paid attention to the results of the war and their future. Coupled with the overwhelming rumors and Guise's usual hypocritical face, most people believed that he couldn't do such a shameless thing and most of them believed it was true. They thought that those who had a rift with Guise were unwilling to listen to his orders and didn't hesitate to start an internal war. The public was furious and cursing was endless. Although there were some rumors that Guise killed his colleagues for his own selfish reasons, these rumors were quickly suppressed.
For a time, the situation of the upper echelons of the empire changed drastically. Many people saw that things were not going well and submitted to Guise. After the war, Guise's power reached its peak and was almost unshakable.
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