That night, Laing and the others rested in the Church of Justice. There were quite a few rooms in the church, so there was plenty of room for them to rest in.
In the spacious room, Sulia was resting on the bed. The female knight was wearing an ivory, milky white, embroidered silk princess dress. Her long golden curly hair was draped over her delicate shoulders. Her delicate skin was not affected by the battle at all. A pair of beautiful long legs wrapped in black stockings were exposed to the air. Her slender, straight legs were crossed, showing off the female knight's alluring figure and pink, silky feet.
The female knight had just finished bathing under the care of her maid, Sylvia. Her body was emitting the fragrance of iris flowers, and she lazily leaned against the soft pillow. Suria's exquisite face had a hint of dissatisfaction. She carefully examined the golden double-headed eagle wedding ring on her left ring finger, feeling the power within.
"Miss, I'm done bathing." At this time, Sylvia pushed open the door and entered. The female knight's maid also took the opportunity to bathe and let down her long golden hair, which was a rare sight. Her purple eyes had a hint of seriousness. "Miss, are you still unhappy about what happened before?"
"It's not that I'm unhappy. I know Laing cares about me and doesn't want me to take risks." Suria sighed and motioned for her maid to sit beside her. "Sit, Sylvia."
Sylvia could sense that Suria's mood wasn't very good. The maid sat at the head of the bed.
After discussing with Bellegar, Laing prepared to follow Bellegar and the Empire's army into the underground to destroy the Skaven ratmen's frontline base and teleportation gate. Out of consideration for Suria's safety, he didn't agree with Suria going into the underground because it was too dangerous. No one knew what was down there, and Bellegar repeatedly warned them to be prepared.
However, Suria still found out about this matter. The countess very seriously expressed that she wanted to live and die with her husband. Despite Laing's repeated persuasion, Suria's attitude was firm, and Laing could only agree.
Now that Laing was outside discussing with Emperor Karl-franz and Bellegar about the preparations to enter the underground, Sylvia took the opportunity to come in and chat with her mistress.
"I can understand Laing's attitude," Suria said with a smile. "He's not in a good mood."
"Not in a good mood?"
"Yes. This trip was supposed to be a honeymoon between me and him. He wanted to finish this trip in peace and then return to his territory to prepare for the attack on Blackstone Stronghold." Suria's tone was indifferent. "But we encountered the plague here in Helmgard. Now, Miss Teresa is seriously injured and will probably take half a year to recover. Veronica's injuries are lighter, but she has used up all her magic and can't fight for the time being."
"So the count is only concerned about his two female courtiers?" Sylvia said unhappily. "Miss, you're his wife!"
"What can those two courtiers do? I didn't mean that, Sylvia, don't think too much. " Suria shook her head repeatedly with a faint smile on her face. "I'm talking about Laing. Don't look at how confident he seems. In fact, he should be quite depressed inside. As the champion of the ladies' Chosen of God, he couldn't protect the people around him well. I'm the same. He always felt that it was too much for me to face five rat trolls alone."
"If it wasn't for the count fighting endlessly, stopping half of the rat tide alone and destroying two Dimensional Lightning Cannons, we wouldn't have been able to defend the church at all." Sylvia also said something fair. "Isn't the count's expectations of himself a little too high?"
"Laing? He has always had high expectations of himself. This is understandable. After all, he is the champion of the ladies' Chosen of God, the idol and role model of all the knights in the kingdom. " Suria's eyes flashed with wisdom. The female knight sighed. "Actually, do you know? The marriage between Laing and I could have been discussed long ago, but he has always been a little unwilling. Laing doesn't want to give others the impression that he immediately clings to his father as soon as he becomes a baron, so it wasn't until he was promoted to count that my marriage with Laing was confirmed. "
"Yes, yes." Sylvia nodded repeatedly. With Laing's pride, it was impossible for him to be willing to marry the young lady in a weak position.
The room was silent for a while before Sylvia awkwardly admitted, "My lady, I have to say that I feel that in the entire kingdom, only Laing is worthy of you."
"But there are many female nobles who are worthy of Laing. Sylvia, you have to know that Laing is a thirty-one-year-old Knight of the Holy Grail. What does this mean?" Suria nodded. "Since I am so lucky, I have to know how to cherish my hard-won happiness. Sylvia, I hope you can understand, and so can everyone else."
"Laing is my husband, and also the master of the count's territory!"
The maid was shocked. She knew that Suria's words were not just for her, but also a warning to the entire group of servants under the marquess.
The young lady had finally found a good match. If these people wanted to cause trouble, even the female knight would not let them go! The disagreement between the two of them was a private matter between husband and wife. She would not allow these servants to get involved.
Sylvia naturally knew that many of Suria's servants felt superior and looked down on Laing's subordinates. After all, Suria's family had a history of a thousand years and enjoyed a high status in the kingdom. Laing's subordinates were slightly inferior.
The two of them chatted for a while longer before Laing opened the door and came in. His hair was still wet, clearly having just taken a shower. Seeing that Sylvia was also there, the count smiled. "Thank you for your hard work, Miss Sylvia."
"This is what I should do." The maid was a little uneasy when facing Laing again. She nodded and hurried out. "Then I'll leave first."
After the maid closed the door and left, Suria leaned gently on Laing's shoulder. "How is Miss Teresa?"
"It's not a big deal, but she'll have to rest for half a year." Laing got into bed and hugged Suria's fragrant body. "We'll leave tomorrow morning. Since you insist, let's get ready."
"How exactly are we going to do it?" Suria hugged her husband and gently stroked Laing's face. "You're not allowed to not tell me!"
"Bellegar's plan is for me, you, Bellegar, and Master Ernst to sneak into the rat-men's secret base along the path. We'll kill all the rat-men and destroy all the structures we see along the way. We'll find a way to create chaos, and Marshal Rick will lead the allied forces of the Empire and the dwarves to wait for the rat-men to fall into chaos. We'll work together to completely destroy the rat-men's frontline base."
"Okay." Laing knew that Suria was also tired. He did not intend to do anything more. He hugged his wife, blew out the candle, and prepared to rest.
Unexpectedly, when the room was quiet, the female knight suddenly raised her head and offered Laing a kiss.
Her lips had a faint sweetness. Laing was stunned for a second and then kissed her back.
The two kissed for a while. Suria said breathlessly, "Don't deliberately hide anything from me in the future! My husband. "
"I know." Laing admitted his mistake. "I'm afraid that you'll be too tired … and I'm also afraid that you'll get hurt."
"Pfft ~" Su Lia snickered. She hugged Ryan and whispered, "You don't look tired at all, do you? Did you feel tired when you treated Miss Teresa? "
Laing was speechless. He could only show her that he was not tired with his actions.
… The count's section break was not tired …
Early the next morning, the army gathered. The great swordsmen and knights of the Empire formed a square formation and followed behind Belega. They were ready to go underground to fight.
Belega was fully armed and stood on the destroyed city of Helmgard. He looked at the ruins of the city and sighed softly. "Destroying is always easier than building. Are you ready?"
Emperor Karl-franz stood not far behind Belega. The Emperor himself held the symbol of the Human Emperor's war hammer "Skull Crusher" Gail Maraz with one hand and the sacred sword "Dragon Tooth" hanging from his waist. He said to Marshal Rick beside him helplessly, "If it wasn't for you and Ludwig stopping me, I would also want to go down and see what these Skaven rats are doing in the underground of the Empire."
"No, they can go down. We can go down. But you can't go down. My Majesty, nothing can happen to you. You are the Empire." Marshal Rick looked at the ruined city and said to Emperor Karl-franz, "We can fight to the death, but you can't."
The Emperor smiled helplessly. He had heard this kind of talk more than once. Although he didn't like it, the Emperor knew that he had to accept it. He could lead the Rick Guards to charge and break through the enemy lines as the Emperor. He could also fight the enemy's general in a one-on-one battle. But this didn't mean that he could risk his life when the situation was unclear.
The nature was different. As the Emperor of the Empire, he couldn't do such a stupid thing.
"I will stay in Helmgard to command and wait for your signal." The Emperor said to Ernst, the Supreme Demon Hunter, "If it really can't be done, don't force it. Retreat first. More reinforcements are on the way."
"Since I have to go out this time, there won't be any accidents." The white-haired Ernst checked his weapon. "I only take one mission a year. I never fail."
"The dwarves will never fail." Bellegar Ironhammer looked at the gloomy sky and felt the cold wind. "At least not this time. I swear on my hammer and beard that I will bring victory."
At this time, the fully-armed Laing and his wife arrived. Bellegar took out a map and said, "My rangers have found the location of the secret base of the Rat Men. It is in a karst cave under the ruins of the mine in Helmgard. The Rat Men have built inferior buildings there. The Skaven warlord who escaped is leading an army of Storm Rats and two other Rat Clans to guard it. Other than that, there must be a powerful guardian near the portal."
"It's best that we don't attack the Rat Men's base directly. If we don't take it down directly, the Rat Men's reinforcements will come through the portal continuously. At that time, it will become a tug of war, which is very disadvantageous for us."
"So, my plan is that we kill our way in and create chaos so that the Rat Men's attention will be diverted to the inside. Marshal Helberg will lead the army to completely destroy the stronghold of the Rat Men and then use explosives to blow up the entire mine. This way, the Skaven Rat Men will be temporarily eliminated for the next 20 years." Bellegar finished his plan.
"What about the future?" The Emperor was concerned about this question.
"The Skaven Rat Men are like the Green Skins. We can never completely eliminate them. This is the only thing we can do." Bellegar shook his head. "Victory will not last forever. In the future, you will still have to send people to check the mine and the sewer system regularly."
"It's already good that you can do this." The Emperor nodded. "Then I'll leave it to you."
Thirty minutes later, in the depths of Helmgard Mine.
The deep mine had been dug into the depths of the mountain range. Count Helmgard had even built a mine cart track. The humans and the dwarves of the Gray Mountain Range were working together to develop the mine here.
After the rat tide's rampage, the mine was now full of corpses and traces of destruction. However, because the Rat Men focused their attention on the city, part of the mine could still be used. Bellegar led Laing and the other two and carefully walked in front. Marshal Rick Helberg led 100 Great Swordsmen, 50 Knights on foot, 50 Sworn Guards, and 30 Rangers under Bellegar. They followed behind from a distance.
The battle in the mine was not a battle on the plains. It was useless to have more people. What Bellegar needed was fewer but better.
"I said that you must listen to my command." Bellegar Ironhammer raised his torch and walked in front. "Listen to me, buddy. I know you're strong, but the dwarves are the people of the mountains. If you don't listen to the orders of the Skaven Ratmen, you'll die if you're alone." Bellegar Ironhammer said as he walked in front.
"Of course, I'm not familiar with places like the mine." Laing and Suria followed behind Bellegar. He nodded in understanding. "The dwarves are experts in this field."
"I don't care, as long as we can kill the rats." The Supreme Demon Hunter Mentor Ernst said impatiently, "Dwarf, instead of blabbering on and on, why don't you tell us what we should do? How do we sneak into the secret base of the Rat Men? "
"Symbol." Bellegar's torch was close to the wet rock wall.
Everyone looked at it and saw an inverted triangle symbol carved on the rock wall.
"This is the symbol of the Skaven Rat Men. It means that from here, we belong to the Skaven Rat Men's sphere of influence." Bellegar held Angrund's Hammer and Shield of Resistance and pointed at the symbol with the hammer.
"Isn't it too simple to identify it like this? Let's just follow the path of the inverted triangle symbol. "The Demon Hunter Supreme muttered." Is that all the dwarves can do? "
Bellegar looked at Ernst as if he was looking at an idiot for a while. He then ignored him and continued to explain to Laing and the rest. "The Skaven Rat Men speak the Rat Men's language. This language has rapid screeching and TikTok, so the Rat Men always speak in short sentences. The Rat Men's language is actually very complicated, but most of the Rat Men can only master two to three hundred words. That's why you can hear 'yes', 'no', 'you' and 'diedie' all day long. The lack of vocabulary makes the Rat Men repeat these words to strengthen the context."
"I see." Laing nodded. Even Helberg and Ernst were listening carefully. The stubborn old demon hunter was just habitually grumpy, but it did not mean that he was stupid.
The Empire had very little information about the Skaven Rat Men, and it was only limited to a few words in the books of the nobles. Helberg even signaled a guard to quickly write it down.
As the army walked deeper into the mine, Laing took the opportunity to say to Bellegar, "King Bellegar, I didn't expect you to know so much about the Skaven Rat Men."
"If you want to defeat your enemy, you have to understand your opponent, and not just charge in with your men. My previous two attempts to reclaim Eight Peaks Mountain failed like this." Bellegar sighed softly. The King of Eight Peaks Mountain was no longer the hot-blooded idiot he used to be. In order to reclaim Eight Peaks Mountain, he even spent many years to understand the social culture of the Green Skins and the Skaven Rat Men.
After walking through the long tunnel, three new symbols appeared in the stalactites, the frozen underground lake, and the messy mine.
"This is?!" Bellegar's expression changed when he saw one of the symbols.
It was a circular symbol with a circle drawn inside, and behind the circle was a long line.
"What is this?" Suria asked with concern.
"There's a Rat Mother underground!"
"Change of plan! Our priority is to eliminate the Rat Mother! "
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