I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 314 Betrayer

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late at night.

The bright moonlight was obscured by dark clouds.

The whole world was plunged into darkness.

Bailu Territory Border, Jianshan Village.

This is not a military stronghold, nor does it have any mineral resources.

But at this moment, it is guarded by hundreds of soldiers.

They were all former subordinates of Viscount White Hound, who had now surrendered to Rhodes and were stationed here under his orders.

Just a week ago, someone discovered a secret passage beneath the ruins of a church near the village.

As a result, Jianshan Village was transformed from an insignificant and remote place into a restricted area, with two five-person patrol teams even patrolling outside the village.

Below the hillside not far from Jianshan Village, eight figures appeared silently like ghosts.

They wore exquisite armor over black robes, their eyes fixed on the flickering lights of the village.

"This is our only chance; we can't afford any mistakes."

The leader, a tall, middle-aged man, spoke in a deep voice.

His name is Varghri Hanren, a genius in the breathing techniques of a collateral branch of the Hanren family.

He became a top-tier knight at the age of thirty-five, and once killed three high-ranking knights on the battlefield of the empire, not to mention many more ordinary people.

Some say he is the illegitimate son of the previous Marquis of Hanren, who took him in after he was abandoned.

Therefore, the Valkyr is also a mainstay of the Coldblade family.

The knights behind the Vagri had a sharp, cold glint in their eyes, like those of falcons; they were clearly not refined nobles.

In reality, they were all high-ranking knights who had experienced numerous battles on the battlefield, and some had even taken one step closer to becoming top-tier knights.

"There will be no mistake, Lord Vagri."

The fat knight beside Valkyr whispered, "Even in a head-on charge, these useless soldiers are no match for the seven of us!"

"Moreover, each of us is now carrying extraordinary items!"

The fat knight's words immediately resonated with the other six knights, and the corners of their mouths couldn't help but turn up slightly.

Each of them wore a finely enchanted longsword at their waist, some even inlaid with extraordinary gems.

The fat knight and the Valkyr were both wearing magic rings and had scrolls that could be used to cast spells in their pockets.

Valkyr frowned slightly upon hearing the fat knight's words. "Don't be careless! Rhodes, whom we're dealing with, has a dragon!"

"If he can control dragons, then he likely has other hidden methods!"

"We must use all our strength to deal with him!"

Vagri's deep voice carried a hint of reprimand, "No one is to alert anyone before reaching Rhodes' location!"

"Yes, Lord Vargir."

The fat knight responded helplessly, and the others nodded in agreement.

Vagri sighed softly, his face grim, and commanded, "Everything is ready. Drink the Shadow Potion!"

At Vagri's command, the seven knights swiftly pulled out small glass bottles from their pockets, uncorked them, and drank all the potion inside.

The eight figures then gradually disappeared into the darkness, with only the pressed marks on the grass indicating their presence.

Wagri waved his hand, and the eight men approached the village silently under the cover of shadows.

Meanwhile, the guards were warming their nearly frozen feet by the campfire, glancing occasionally into the darkness, completely unaware that the eight knights had already scaled the low stone wall and infiltrated the village.

Jianshan Village has more than 40 households, making it a relatively large village in the northern region, with rows of wooden houses with courtyards crammed together.

Wagri was unfamiliar with the village, and the spies gathering intelligence had not provided a specific map, so they had to search each courtyard one by one.

After passing through most of the village, Wagri raised his right hand and made a stop gesture.

The seven high-ranking knights immediately stopped and looked in the direction that Valkyr was facing.

An old log cabin sits on a hillside, with a faint light flickering inside.

Behind the wooden house was an empty courtyard, at the end of which stood a two-story building entirely constructed of wood.

This is the only tavern in Jianshan Village, a gathering place for men in winter.

Occasionally, traveling merchants would stop by this tavern.

"According to the information the skinny rat gave us, the target is in the innermost room on the second floor at the back."

Wagri gazed at the courtyard ahead and said in a low voice, "Delan and Calvin, stand guard at the gate. The rest of you, come inside with me."

"Remember, you must kill with one blow."

"Don't give Rhodes any chance to react."

"understand!"

The seven knights nodded.

"Do it."

With a wave of his arm, Wagrik sent eight men over the fence and quickly approaching the two-story wooden building in the backyard of the tavern.

The two guards at the entrance of the wooden building were still sleepy and yawning repeatedly, completely unaware of the approach of Vagri and his men.

In the brief moment they relaxed their guard, two daggers emerged from the shadows and swiftly slit their throats.

The two fell to the ground without making a sound.

Immediately, the figure of the Vagri emerged from the darkness, took a scroll from his bosom, put it into the wooden building, and tore it open.

Immediately afterwards, a plume of green smoke emerged from the scroll and quickly spread throughout the wooden building.

"Boom bang bang..."

One after another, thuds of people falling to the ground rang out. Wagri felt it was about time and slowly pushed open the door.

The effect of the Sleeping Smoke spell only lasts for thirty breaths, and the greenery in the room has now dissipated.

But the spell's effect is excellent.

The guards inside the house had all been infected; some were slumped over the table, others lay on the ground, snoring loudly.

"They're really cautious; they've even assigned eight guards."

Wagri thought to himself, then waved his hand.

Five knights followed in his footsteps, silently climbing the stairs.

The old wooden floorboards made no sound underfoot; this was the mastery of strength of a high-ranking knight.

The second-floor corridor was dim and quiet, and the oil lamps hanging on the wall had been extinguished.

Wagri walked through the corridor without any hindrance and reached the door of the innermost room.

He pulled out a dagger and inserted it into the crack in the door, then slowly moved it upwards along the crack, gradually prying open the bolt.

Wagri nodded slightly in acknowledgment, and the fat knight slowly pushed open the door.

The room was completely dark.

A human figure could be vaguely seen lying on the bed, with the leather blanket slightly raised, which looked like the room's owner who was fast asleep.

Wagri frowned slightly, sniffed the air, and sensed that something was wrong.

But before he could say anything, the fat knight slowly walked up with his sword in hand.

The fat knight walked to the bedside, a cold smile appearing on his lips, and suddenly thrust his longsword down.

Pfft!

A dull, rough sound of flesh being pierced rang out, and the blade pierced the blanket without encountering any resistance!
The fat knight's smile widened, and he drew his longsword and stabbed the leather carpet several more times!

Countless drops of blood seeped from the wound, completely staining the leather blanket red!
A strong, fishy smell filled the room. "Baron Rhodes, heh, it seems he's nothing special after all."

The fat knight shook the blood off his sword and reached out to lift the blood-soaked leather blanket.

Wagri lit a torch and stepped forward, illuminating the figure beneath the leather blanket.

There was indeed a person lying on the bed, but the aged face clearly did not belong to Baron Rhodes!
"No, it's a trap!"

Wagri frowned, realizing what was happening instantly!

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the whistling sound of an arrow piercing the air suddenly came from outside the window!
"Shhhhhh!"

Dozens of arrows rained down into the room!
The knights reacted quickly, swiftly taking cover in a corner to avoid the rain of arrows!

But then they were horrified to discover that the arrowheads were flashing with the light of flame!
Then the flames spread along the wooden wall, illuminating the entire house!

At that moment, Vagri suddenly realized that something was wrong—

"It's oil!"

Vagri's eyes widened. "The walls of this room are covered in grease!"

"Damn it!"

The fat knight cursed frantically.

"That Rod actually wasted so much fuel!"

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"What kind of waste is this?"

In the open space outside the tavern, Rhodes stood behind a row of Winter Knights, smiling as he looked at the small wooden building that had been engulfed in flames.

"Trading a few barrels of oil for a top-tier knight and seven high-ranking knights is a very worthwhile deal," Rhodes said calmly.

“You’re right, a high-ranking knight can buy several truckloads of fuel.”

A very thin man, over 1.8 meters tall, standing next to Rhodes echoed this.

If the Vagris could see, they would recognize it as the skinny rat who gave them the information.

Gazing at the towering flames, the skinny mouse murmured, "If Viscount Winnie would know that her knights died in the inferno, she would go mad."

"You should worry more about yourself and your master."

Rhodes cautioned, "If these knights truly fail, Winnie will likely suspect you are the traitors and then take her anger out on you. You need to think about your escape route."

"Our only way out is you, Your Excellency Lord Rhodes."

The skinny mouse said cautiously, "You agreed..."

"Honorary Baron, your mistress, Lady Rose, will henceforth become an Honorary Baron."

Rod said calmly, "I won't dwell on the past, and I won't touch your master's property, but from now on you can only be merchants."

"Thank you for your generosity."

The skinny mouse bowed deeply, "My master, Baron Rose will be very pleased to hear your promise."

Although honorary barons do not have fiefs, they possess the same rights and honors as nobles, placing them a level above commoners.

For example, commoners must bow to those they see and cannot speak of them freely; if a commoner is killed, their family can be compensated with gold coins to avoid punishment.

Most importantly, no one can look down on them; except for not having their own territory, they can stand on equal footing with other nobles.

This was something Lady Rose had never dared to imagine before.

And that's exactly what Lady Rose wanted.

"Oh!"

Just as the two were chatting, the door of the small building was suddenly kicked open!

Two knights, shields in hand, charged swiftly out of the inferno!
The shields shimmered with an icy blue light, clearly indicating they were extraordinary items.

However, by the time the two jumped into the courtyard, the light on the shield had disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, four more figures rushed out of the sea of ​​fire. Their once bright armor was now covered in black ash, and their hair was singed, making them look extremely disheveled and wretched.

"Fire arrows!"

Rhodes gave the six men no time to react; dozens of arrows streaked through the air, completely obscuring their figures!

With no cover in the open space, the six knights had no choice but to hastily activate the magical items on their bodies!

The two knights holding shields immediately shrank back and slowly moved closer together, trying to form a small shield wall.

It must be said that even without its light, the magic shield remained resilient; the armor-piercing arrows were completely unable to penetrate the two shields, and could only make a "clanging" sound when they hit them.

The two shields successfully blocked most of the arrows, saving the knights' lives.

Only two knights were unable to dodge in time and were wounded in the arms and thighs by arrows.

"Baron Rhodes, what you've done violates the honor of the nobility!"

Vagri, hiding behind his shield, shouted, "Have your archers stop firing and give us a chance to fight head-on!"

"idiot."

Rhodes waved his hand and shouted to the archers, "All archers, spread out and attack freely from the north and south flanks!"

Rhodes didn't know if these knights were out of their minds or simply shameless.

Eight men launched a night raid to kill him, and after failing, he had the audacity to order his archers to stop and then engage in a direct battle.

Who exactly spoiled them so much that they can say such stupid things?
Rhodes didn't stand on ceremony with them, grabbed the dragonbone longbow, and fired an arrow at the Valkyr who was speaking!
The dragonbone arrow, trailing crimson flames, flashed through the air, followed by a shattering sound as it easily pierced the shield, as if it were a thin membrane!
"Buzz!"

Just as the Dragonlight Arrow reached the Valkyr, a deep rumble resounded, and golden light enveloped the Valkyr!
The dragon bone arrow was immediately deflected!

The archers on both sides all began to attack, but without exception, they were all deflected by the golden light!

"rush out!"

With a shout, the Valkyrie charged out from behind his shield, his figure flashing rapidly as he charged straight at Rhodes with his sword raised!

The Winter Knight rushed forward to intercept, but was easily swept away by the Valkyr with a single sword strike!

The Winter Knight was wearing enchanted plate armor, but it was easily sliced ​​open by the Valkyr's longsword!

Seeing this, Rhodes couldn't help but curse inwardly. The Cold Blade family was really too generous!

In just this short time, six or seven extraordinary items have already been used!
The Cold Blade Clan is really going all out to deal with me!

But I didn't hide it from you!

Rhodes suddenly raised his hand towards the charging Valkyr, and a beam of icy blue energy shot out, heading straight for the Valkyr's face!
Frost Ray!

This is the first ice magic ring that Rhodes obtained!

At short distances, the frost rays are extremely fast and impossible to dodge; the Valkyr can only parry with his sword!
"Zi-"

Frost instantly enveloped the blade, emitting a piercing freezing sound!
And some of the frost energy passed through the blade and sprayed onto the Valkyr's face!

"what!"

Wagri let out a scream, his eyes instantly blinded, and he could only retreat rapidly!
The Winter Knights quickly attacked with their swords, but were still repelled by the Valkyries with their skillful swordsmanship!

The strength of a top knight lies not only in breathing techniques and personal qualities, but also in superb swordsmanship and keen adaptability!

"Lord Val'kyr!"

A slow-witted knight cried out in alarm and rushed forward to help, but a short sword pierced his neck like a ghost!

Unbeknownst to them, Wright the Lynx had already sneaked up behind them!

Pfft!

The sound of flesh being pierced rang out, and with the shield-wielding knight's swift reaction, the short sword pierced his shoulder!

Wright missed his attack and immediately retreated, disappearing into the darkness!

The shield-wielding knight couldn't give chase!
At this moment, Durant, Chris, Tharen, Sejuani, Gunner, and others quickly rushed into the battlefield!

(End of this chapter)