Mage Veigar

Chapter 388: Risking Your Life
"Commander, are you alright?"

The adjutant saw that Tannier's face was pale and asked hurriedly with concern.

After being defeated by Vega several times, Tanier's health has been getting worse day by day. After his last failed attempt at Saint Laurent, he even fell seriously ill and almost died in battle.

After several months of conditioning, his body had just recovered a lot, but when he saw the scene in front of him, Tanier's originally rosy face turned pale again, and he once again recalled the fear of being dominated by Vega.

"It must be that little devil... cough cough cough..."

As soon as he got angry, Tanier couldn't stop coughing. He originally wanted to trick the kid on the retreat route before leaving. So he studied it for a day and a night, and finally ignored everyone's advice and took the risk of choosing the easiest but most dangerous route based on the idea that the most dangerous place is the safest place.

Now it seems that he is still one step behind.

His inner thoughts were completely seen through by the little devil. Now in the city of Ed, there must be a dragnet set up for him to jump in, and he has no choice but to jump in.

Because time is urgent.

Every day he stayed in the Holy Dynasty, the Dragon City would be in danger. If the Dragon City was lost, the kingdom's territory would be cut in half, and even if he had 40 troops, they would be wiped out as they had nowhere to go.

So this time——

Even if it is a tight net, he will fight to the death.

He knew very clearly that at this moment he was playing the role of a savior. A so-called savior would move forward courageously even in a situation where there was no hope of survival.

Having made up his mind, Tenniel was ready to put down his telescope and order the attack.

But at the moment when he was about to put it down, he found that under the flag of the Dynasty on the tower, there was a dwarf less than 1.5 meters tall smiling there. How to describe that smile?

ridicule?

Disdain?

Or is it... contempt?
Contempt! It was contempt! Although he saw this scene through cold lenses, Tanier had already automatically imagined the contempt in Vega's eyes, which made him feel like he was falling into an icy cave.

Even the earth would tremble because of 40 people.

But how could a dwarf who is less than 1.5 meters tall dare to show such contempt in his eyes? What does this prove?
If this look was directed at someone else, Tanier would definitely let the other party know what it means to overestimate one's own abilities, but this contemptuous look in Vega's eyes only means that the other party is sure to win.

When you realize this.

Tenniel could no longer utter a single word of the attack order he was about to give. Fantasy and reality were two completely different things. A person who claimed to be fearless might actually be as timid as a mouse.

Even if time could help him forget everything, fear had already burned into his instincts.

So Tenniel began to hesitate.

He was sure that Vega was well prepared, and that if he attacked rashly he would fall into Vega's trap, and it was even possible that his entire army would be destroyed here. However, this was the only way he had to go, and he would have to make a choice.

"Commander? Commander?"

The adjutant saw that Tanniel's face was uncertain and he did not answer his previous question, so he became more and more worried and could not help but repeat his reminder several times. The adjutant's voice just happened to help Tanniel come out of his crazy state.

"Order the entire army to retreat 5 miles and set up camp."

Tanier finally decided to slow down and think carefully for a night before making a decision. After all, his enemy was Vega Kareni, so he had to be cautious.

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Ed City, city tower.

"General, the kingdom has withdrawn its troops."

The messenger came hurriedly and reported to Vega that the kingdom had retreated 5 miles and set up camp.

Vega was not surprised to hear the news.

When a weak man walks in the dark deep forest and suddenly hears the roar of a tiger, he will be at a loss and run away in panic, even if the roar only comes from a tape recorder.

No matter how poor the recording quality is, they don't have the courage to verify its authenticity.

This is also the reason why Vega has only 40 soldiers but dares to stand on the city wall and show off his power in front of people. Tanier, who has been defeated by his inner demons, has been completely figured out by Vega and will never win against him in his life.

So isn't it natural to withdraw? Even if Tanir had a few more guts, he wouldn't dare to attack rashly when he saw him. Choosing to stop at this time, I'm afraid he will summon a group of staff to try to guess his second move.

So what is Veigar's second move?
When Tannier organized a meeting of the staff and a group of generals in an attempt to find out Vega's second plan, a letter was delivered to Tannier by a scout. The writer of the letter was of course Vega.

"negotiation?"

Tanniel opened the letter and read it over and over again three times, feeling increasingly unsure.

He chose to make the letter public.

This letter roughly said that Vega could make way for the kingdom's army to withdraw to the kingdom without losing a single soldier, but Vega needed to get a toll, so Yotaniel went to the city of Ed to negotiate.

At the end of the letter, Vega promised to guarantee Tanniel's safety.

However, Vega's reputation in the Kingdom Army was obviously not very good. As soon as the letter was made public, everyone rushed to persuade Tanniel.

"Commander, you must not do that!"

Yinglier stood up first and said, "Have you forgotten the fake surrender letter from that kid? This time it's probably the kid's conspiracy again. He must want to trick you into the city with bad intentions."

"General Ingliel is absolutely right."

Alex Sood also quickly advised: "That kid has always been cunning, how can you trust his words?"

"The commander is putting himself in danger. This is a taboo in a military campaign."

The staff officers were all extremely excited, fearing that Tanniel would do something stupid at this critical juncture.

What about Tenniel?

He took a deep breath and said, "General Ingliel."

"arrive."

"General Alex Sood."

"arrive."

"You two, follow me to Edcheng tomorrow."

Tanier made an unquestionable voice, and there was no doubt that Vega had made another gamble.

This gamble is extremely unfair.

First of all, he had no choice but to participate in this gamble. Once he chose to ignore the gamble, he would be blocked here by Vega and watch his kingdom being destroyed by the empire. Then he would become a masterless teacher and a rootless duckweed, slowly heading towards extinction.

Second.

Vega doesn't need to pay any chips for this gamble, but he has to use his own life as a chip and take risks.

Of course, the risks are proportional to the rewards.

If he wins this bet, he will be able to return to the kingdom unimpeded, save the kingdom from danger, and even inflict serious damage on the empire, turning the tables on it.

But if you lose the bet...

Then he will die in the city.

The morale of these 40 troops will also be low due to the lack of a leader. They will most likely end up unable to break through the blockade and watch the United Kingdom of Faith in their hearts being eliminated from the Galan Continent, and then fall into the darkness of eternal night.

I'll die if I don't keep my appointment.

If I go to the appointment, I may die.

Then why not go to the meeting alone and bet on the last game of your life!

He is a gambler.

How can a gambler who is not brave enough to risk his life and take every possible chance be qualified to call himself a "gambler"?

(End of this chapter)