Lord Wizard

Chapter 76 begins

"Father, is this person's identity genuine?"

Seeing Kidd leave, Koko asked in a low voice.

"Probably not. Little Na is just a nickname I gave Leylin, and very few people know it. Besides, Dawson could never command a Grand Knight."

"That's good. I was afraid this was Dawson's conspiracy."

Kirk said, "I'll go and urge them to prepare for battle, to be ready at any time to cooperate with Leylin and take Carroll City."

"Go."

……

Two days later, in a small town outside Carol City.

"I was being chased by Churchill in this very town, so this is a kind of return visit."

Lin Meng smiled and looked at the small town where every house had its doors tightly shut.

"Oh, could this be the place where the captain was born?"

Zuoqiu accompanied Lin Meng on an inspection of the army's encampment in the small town. Upon hearing Lin Meng's words, Zuoqiu suddenly realized something.

"That's right."

Lin Meng looked at the town and felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing feelings, thoughts, and reflections).

Both Churchill and Carroll were once behemoths, but now they've returned to this place, intending to personally transform Carroll into a part of their territory...

He had vaguely anticipated this day, but he never expected it to come so soon.

"The Kingdom of Aden should have received the message that our army is preparing to march."

"Now it depends on whether the royal family dares to wage this national war."

Lin Meng gazed in the direction of the capital city of Aden.

"We have analyzed it from multiple perspectives. The king of the Kingdom of Aden is old and frail, and the old ministers who followed him in his campaigns have either died of old age. Without a chance of victory, they dare not launch a full-scale war. At most, they will engage in some underhanded tactics. Otherwise, if Aden falls into chaos, the surrounding countries will not miss the opportunity to kick them while they are down."

Zuoqiu said.

"I hope so."

As Lin Meng spoke, he glanced at the sealed-off town: "Our whereabouts need to be kept strictly confidential, so we can only ask these residents to rest well tonight. There will be a major battle tomorrow."

Zuoqiu nodded.

They came lightly armed with a thousand elite troops, intending to launch a surprise attack on Carol City, and naturally they could not reveal their whereabouts.

……

Lord's Mansion in Carroll City.

Earl Dawson of the government office was pacing back and forth anxiously.

At that moment, a guard rushed in from outside the hall: "Sir, Viscount Krupp has been secretly surrounded by us. Everyone who enters or leaves is recorded. We can attack at any time if you need us."

"That old bastard Kruber dared to refuse my summons. He's clearly going against me. He's betrayed the Kingdom of Aden. I'll make him pay even if I die."

Earl Dawson said with a ferocious expression.

"My lord, Leylin is currently only gathering troops in Solent City and has not stated that he is coming for our Carroll City. Viscount Krupp has deep roots in Carroll City, and a rash attack on his mansion may cause a riot among the soldiers and civilians."

A man dressed as a consul spoke from behind Earl Dawson.

"Yes, sir. If we hadn't seized his earldom five years ago, Carroll City would probably have been Viscount Krupp's territory long ago. Leylin's army has already set off and will arrive in a few days. If we fight him now and fail to win quickly, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Another official offered his advice.

"You don't need to say more. We must first pacify the internal situation before dealing with external threats. How can we deal with Leylin if we don't get rid of Krupp? Send the order to arrest Krupp and his family."

"Yes, sir!"

Seeing that they couldn't persuade Earl Dawson, the two had no choice but to agree first.

After leaving the lord's manor and finding no one around, the official whispered to the consul, "Lord Dennis, the Earl is completely panicked, and the message sent to the capital has gone unanswered. Has the kingdom abandoned our city of Carol?"

"Probably not. Our city of Carol is one of the important border cities, and now it's blocking the way for Frost to enter Aden. The kingdom won't give up on us easily."

After finishing his sentence, Consul Dennis added, "What worries me now is the Earl. He is now determined to eliminate Viscount Krupp's faction, thinking that with them he can threaten Leylin. But this matter is not that simple."

"Yes, if a riot breaks out within our ranks, and Leylin launches a surprise attack with light cavalry, Carol City will be finished."

"There have been many rumors that Leylin actually already possessed the strength of a peak knight, but he deliberately allowed Johnson and Tian to seize Thorntown from their family in order to plot against Earl Farrell of Winterhold. If the rumors are true, such scheming is terrifying. He can even scheme against his own family, let alone his maternal grandfather's lineage? I even suspect that he deliberately made a big fuss about his arrival so that the Earl and Viscount Krupp would fight to the death so that he could reap the benefits."

Dennis imagined the scenario with a hint of unease.

"Now that you mention it, I also feel a chill run down my spine. To be an enemy of this kind of person... just thinking about it is terrifying."

"No matter what, let's do as the Earl instructs first, and hopefully everything will go smoothly."

As Consul Denis spoke, they soon arrived at Viscount Krupp's mansion.

The mansion is now under complete martial law, with its gates tightly shut.

Obviously...

Viscount Krupp also realized the crisis he was in and made the necessary preparations.

"Let's attack."

Dennis waved.

In an instant, the soldiers surrounding Viscount Krupp's mansion surged out.

Those sent by Earl Dawson to deal with Viscount Krupp were all his trusted confidants, and they received the order without the slightest hesitation.

Hundreds of men quickly approached, and soon they were met with a hail of arrows shot down from the walls of the mansion.

Instantly, dozens of soldiers were shot to the ground.

"They were very well prepared, and their counterattack was so decisive..."

Dennis sighed.

The worst-case scenario has occurred.

Viscount Krupp had more than a dozen knights serving under him, and in terms of power, he was only slightly inferior to Earl Dawson.

Even though many knights were transferred away early by Earl Dawson under various pretexts, and some were even directly sent abroad, there are still no fewer than ten knights in the Viscount's mansion.

"Let Tang Zhe, Muni, and the other knights be the first to storm the Viscount's mansion and clear out the archers behind the wall."

"Dennis said."

Tang Zhe and Mu Ni, two top-tier knights who had been waiting in advance, formed a spearhead team with a dozen knights. Using the obstacles set up by the guards, they quickly flipped over the walls of the Viscount's mansion, deflecting the arrows aimed at them and rushing into the ranks of the archers, causing chaos in the process.

Seeing that Dawson's knights had already taken to the battlefield, Krupp, who was directing the overall situation in the lord's manor, said no more.

In fact, there's not much to say at this point.

Mutual blame?

Meaningless.

"superior."

Viscount Krupp waved his hand, and his knights immediately charged towards the knights opposite him.

"Take down Krupp first."

After speaking, Knight Tang Zhe dodged the knights who came to stop him and leaped towards Krupp.

"Tang Zhe, be careful, retreat!"

Just then, he heard Muni's panicked shouts behind him, accompanied by a chilling aura.

Without hesitation, Tang Zhe forcefully twisted his body and dodged away.

"call out!"

A sword light slashed past where he had just been, tearing his left arm apart and causing blood to splatter. Half of his arm was shredded by the sword light.

(End of this chapter)