As a queen who has lost her kingdom, I can see the comments section.

This extremely rare item is only produced by the Shuilangti Empire. Even their Luban Duchy only bought three of them and placed them in border cities for defense.

Why would something like this appear here?

At this moment, Vincent's army was thrown into chaos. They dared not charge forward, hesitant and fearful of being surrounded from both sides.

"Is that a magic crystal cannon?" Verna also saw the traces of the magic crystal cannon from afar and immediately perked up: "As expected of Miss Lily."

"With this double attack, Vincent can't change the outcome," Amelia smiled slightly.

Daphne glanced at Amelia with surprise.

Who is this blonde girl wearing a mask?

The fact that the other side could bring an army and even deploy magic crystal cannons shows that their power is not simple, and these are not the forces that Bennet originally controlled.

In other words, this is Verna's power?

Did Verna have designs on the Grand Duke's position from the very beginning?

Thinking about this, Daphne felt a mix of emotions.

“Daphne.” Seemingly noticing what Daphne was thinking, Verna turned to look at her and said, “Miss Lily is a member of the Silent Throne of the Apostles, and she is my friend. In addition, Brother Bennett knows about my situation, otherwise why would he give me all his power? Because he knows that only I can fight against Vincent.”

Daphne was taken aback.

After hearing what Verna said, she felt that it made sense.

Of course, whether it makes sense or not, nothing can be changed now, since Bennett is dead.

“I understand,” Daphne nodded.

Outside the city, Vincent's army and Verna's army had already clashed, but Vincent's larger army was unable to gain the upper hand.

Although Amelia's people did not emerge from the jungle, the sight of over a thousand people standing in a line and shouting created a very strong sense of intimidation, making one always feel that someone might suddenly attack from behind.

In addition, although the attacks of the magic crystal cannon were not rapid, they never stopped. Every now and then, a terrifying light wave would fly from behind, and wherever it landed, large numbers of people would die. This filled the soldiers with fear, so how could they fight with peace of mind?

Ahead lies a large number of enemies, and behind them, an unknown number of enemies could attack at any moment, in addition to a magic crystal cannon.

What can we do when we're attacked from both sides?

This sight made Vincent's expression twist in disbelief.

He thought things would improve after dealing with Bennett, so why does the situation seem to be getting worse now?

Why is this happening?

"kill!"

Vincent, wielding a long-handled spiked club, charged directly into the crowd, indiscriminately slaughtering everyone with his superior apostle strength. Anyone struck by his club would have their bones broken on the spot and be blasted away. No one in his path could withstand a single blow from him.

But after fighting for a while with his spiked club, Vincent had to stop.

it's useless.

There are too many people. No matter how hard I fight, it won't have a significant impact on the situation. If this continues, my side will inevitably be defeated. I must find a way to break this deadlock.

But how can we break this deadlock?

Vincent pondered this, gazing at Verna on the city wall in the distance, as if he had made a decision in his heart.

He retrieved the megaphone and shouted, "Stop! Everyone stop! Verna, tell your people to stop too. We're all from the Duchy of Luban; you don't want too many people to die, do you?"

Upon hearing Vincent's words, Verna frowned slightly, picked up the megaphone, and asked, "What are you trying to say, Vincent?"

“I just have a suggestion,” Vincent’s voice came from afar: “Whether it’s your soldiers or my soldiers, they are all soldiers of the Principality of Luban. If we continue fighting, there will be too much internal strife, and the victor will also suffer heavy losses. So we can choose to determine the winner by reducing casualties.”

Hearing Vincent say this, Verna began to ponder.

As is well known, the Principality of Luban is a country with many thieves. Suppressing thieves in various places often requires a lot of manpower. If too many of our soldiers are lost, the thieves will undoubtedly become more rampant, which will cause a lot of trouble.

But can Vincent's advice be taken seriously?

Vincent's voice came through again: "Vilna, let's decide the outcome with one battle. You send one High Apostle, and I'll send one of my own. We'll have a one-on-one duel. Whoever wins will have everything. Isn't that a good suggestion? Only in this way can the soldiers be preserved. Both of us still need soldiers, don't we?"

At this point, due to the change in circumstances, the two armies ceased their fighting and silently retreated to their own camps, keeping an eye on each other.

Amelia's men hid in the jungle and stopped shouting, and the magic crystal cannons stopped firing.

Each send one high-ranking apostle to fight one-on-one?

Verna knew without a doubt that Vincent himself would be the one to send someone.

Thinking of this, Werner asked the person next to her, "Daphne, if you were to face Vincent, what would your chances of winning be?"

“…Forty percent,” Daphne replied.

Upon hearing this, Verna's heart sank. If it was only 40%, then there was no need for this battle.

How confident is Vincent that he actually wants a one-on-one fight?

[If Eileen weren't around, his plan would actually be in his best interest, but he still probably doesn't know who Eileen is, right?]

[What a pitiful guy, he was done for as soon as Eileen made a move.]

Even if he loses, will Vincent keep his promise and concede?

Why not just kill him directly?

Even if it can't be killed, a contract can be signed beforehand under God's witness.

While Verna frowned, Amelia watched the barrage of comments scrolling by.

Can Eileen handle Vincent?

Amelia trusted the audience's judgment more than most, and immediately whispered to Eileen beside her, "Eileen, what do you think about having Vincent fight you one-on-one?"

“I’m confident I can kill him,” Eileen said with absolute certainty.

"That's good." Amelia smiled slightly.

No matter the situation, Eileen is always so trustworthy.

She had noticed some changes in Vincent's army's formation; it seemed that Vincent would immediately retreat if Verna refused.

Continuing the battle between the two armies would obviously not benefit Vincent, so it would not be surprising if he chose to temporarily retreat. And if Vincent's army were forced to retreat, her people would be the first to suffer.

Therefore, Amelia believes it is appropriate to accept Vincent's challenge.

Just as Verna picked up the megaphone to refuse, Amelia grabbed Verna's hand.

"Miss Lily?" Verna looked over, puzzled.

“Say yes,” Amelia whispered.

Verna put down the megaphone and said, "But Daphne isn't confident she can beat Vincent. Besides Daphne, I can't find another high-ranking apostle for the time being."

"Dandelion is a good candidate."

"Dandelion?"

Verna looked at Eileen in surprise.

Her understanding of Irene was still limited to the fact that Irene was a mid-level apostle, but since Amelia said that Irene could fight, then Irene must be a high-level apostle.

Verna never expected that Eileen would become a high-ranking apostle so quickly. How old was she?

'Is Eileen's talent really that terrifying? She looks to be under twenty, yet she's already a High Apostle. Vincent can't even compare to her; after all, Vincent is almost thirty.'

A sense of envy welled up in Verna's heart.

If only Irene were one of hers, for she is someone who has the potential to become a Superior Apostle.

After this thought flashed through her mind, Verna knew that she could take on this battle.

She was well aware of Eileen's strength; her combat power was already among the top among the middle-level apostles. Even after becoming a high-level apostle, her combat power would still be among the top among the high-level apostles!

“Vincent, I can agree to your suggestion, but it needs to be signed under God’s witness, so you don’t go back on your word,” Verna said loudly through the megaphone.

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Vincent raised an eyebrow in surprise when he heard that Verna actually agreed.

Does the other party think Daphne can fight him? Or does Daphne think she can fight him?

'Perhaps I'm too young, making them unable to recognize my strength?'

Vincent's gaze was somewhat cold.

Regardless, since the other party dared to agree, it's not a bad thing for him, because he knows Daphne's abilities very well, but does Daphne know what abilities he possesses?

Daphne didn't know.

Therefore, they have already gained the upper hand in this battle.

Picking up the megaphone, Vincent shouted, "Then let's sign the contract under God's witness, and you can draft it."

Vincent was currently on the battlefield and naturally did not have the necessary materials for the ceremony, so he had to leave it to Verna to prepare.

“Of course, no problem,” Verna agreed immediately.

Since both sides had decided to fight one-on-one, their armies retreated, leaving a wide open space between them as the battleground.

Verna had parchment prepared quickly and wrote the contents of the contract on it.

The general idea is that each side will send out a high-ranking apostle to fight, but the identity of the high-ranking apostle is not specified.

While Verna was drafting the contract, Daphne glanced at Eileen.

At this point, she already knew that Eileen would be fighting in his place. But as fellow high-ranking apostles, why was this girl named Dandelion so confident in defeating Vincent?

Although Daphne didn't know Eileen's exact age because she was wearing a mask, judging from her smooth skin, she was obviously not very old. Was she really capable of handling this important task?

Thinking of this, Daphne became somewhat worried and went to Verna's side to ask in a low voice, "Your Highness, who exactly is this Dandelion? Is she really capable? If she really can't, then I should go and fight instead."

Upon hearing this, Verna smiled and said, "Daphne, don't worry, Dandelion can handle it."

“Perhaps we don’t need to agree to the duel with Vincent. We can just use a large army to encircle and annihilate him, thus eliminating any future troubles,” Daphne added.

“This will kill a lot of people, Daphne. We need soldiers.”

"But if we fail, the consequences will be very serious."

"Then, as long as it succeeds, that's all that matters."

"Is success enough?"