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Doesn't this guy have a sense of taste?

"Bingo!"

Fang Zhou opened his arms ostentatiously and looked at Frost Star with a smile.

"You're right. When I ate this candy, I used a special method to block the pathway for the taste nerves to transmit signals. Now, the taste and pain nerve plexuses on and around my tongue are completely dysfunctional, so I can't feel the special taste of this candy at all."

Fang Zhou swung his index finger and his laughter sounded mean.

"On the contrary, Miss Froststar, because the Flame-Flame Fruit has alleviated the aftereffects of your Ore Sickness and Originium Technique, the sensory nerves around your tongue have completely returned to normal, so this candy is surprisingly effective for you now."

His ears trembled again and again, Frost Star lowered his head slightly, and his body trembled slightly.

"You guys already knew there was something wrong with sugar."

"No, it's just that my other ability helped me analyze the composition of this candy. To be honest, I was shocked that there was such a rebellious candy. I thought the chocolate with a liquor filling was already rebellious enough, but I didn't expect there would be a master."

Fang Zhou shook his head, and the candy broke into pieces with the touch of his upper and lower teeth, and went into his stomach with the sound of swallowing.

"Damn it, Fang Zhou, you plotted against me!"

"Ah, you're angry, but weren't you the one who gave me the candy? And you wanted to eat the candy yourself, so don't blame me for it."

"Stop talking nonsense! Stop right there!"

Looking at the two people chasing each other on the snow, Tallulah and Alina looked at each other and smiled silently.

However, just as Frost Star was chasing the Ark, she suddenly saw that the Ark stopped running. She thought that the opportunity had come, but she saw that in front of the Ark, Bozhukast was standing there with his back to them looking in the direction of Xuelin, and next to him, there were more than a dozen shield guards who were already on high alert.

Frost Star slowly took a step and stopped beside Bozhukasti. He looked at Bozhukasti, who was emitting a low pressure, and asked with a frown.

"What's wrong, old stubborn?"

Frost Star saw that whether it was Bodracasti, Ark or the shield guards, they were all looking in the same direction of the snow forest. She followed their gaze towards the forest, wanting to see what they were looking at. The moment her gaze met the thing that Bodracasti and Ark were looking at, Frost Star felt that all the hair on her body stood up, and an indescribable feeling of terror appeared in her heart.

The pure white snow was stained with a sickening black.

The wind blew the snow on the branches, and the silver-white snow turned black in an instant when it was about to fall to the ground, and then broke into pieces, dotted on the snow, as if a poet from the Yan country had written something here.

He was unusually tall, wearing a coat that almost wrapped his body like a barrel, and from the mask connected to the external breathing system, heavy gasps could be heard from time to time.

The sunlight reflected on the snow dazzled the saber at his waist. He stood there, staring straight at the people in front of him in the camp, while his eyes also passed over them and looked at the camp behind them.

Enemy attack!

This was the first thing that came to Frost Star's mind. He took out a whistle from his collar and blew it immediately.

The sharp whistle immediately spread throughout the camp, and the rhythmic whistle made everyone realize that something was wrong.

"This whistle is from Big Sister!"

The members of the Snow Monster Team poked their heads out of their tents, then quickly put on their clothes and put on their weapons.

"Everyone, assemble! The eldest sister's whistle has blown, there's an enemy attack!"

"Alina, go evacuate the civilians and children who are unable to fight. And you, follow Alina to prevent any enemies from getting around!"

"Yes!"

Talulah also noticed that something was wrong with Frost Star. After the whistle sounded, she gave an order directly and then quickly stepped forward.

However, just after she arrived next to Frost Star and noticed that Tallulah had also come here, the tall monster finally reacted.

"Hush-huh-"

Heavy breathing sounds came from one side to the other. The thing didn't move at all, but the hearts of the originally fearless shield guards sank.

"The Face-Destroying Monster of Ursus", "The Emperor's Blade", "The Masked Saber Man"...

Names from existence and legends came to their minds, but they generally preferred to call them directly... "Inner Guards".

They claim to be the embodiment of the will of the Ursus Empire and the most terrifying military force on the land of Ursus. Everywhere in this frozen land, there are legends of terrifying monsters based on them. Only one individual can slaughter several elite teams.

Four inner guards can sweep through a settlement, three wendigos can conquer a small city, two armies can destroy a principality, and a king can disrupt the land.

This is a folk song circulating in the Ursus Empire. Although the Internal Guards seem to be the lowest level in this folk song, this cannot deny the terrifying combat power they possess.

Crunch.

The sound of footsteps on the snow could be heard.

One, two, three...

Along with the heavy breathing of the inner guard, three more inner guards walked out of the woods. Together with the one who appeared before, there were exactly four inner guards who appeared in front of everyone, emitting heavy pressure.

"Four internal guards, the Ursus Empire really thinks highly of us."

Fang Zhou was beside Tallulah, and seeing that her expression had obviously become ugly, he spoke in a relaxed manner.

"The evil creature raised by the empire actually appeared here."

The whispered voices of the shield guards behind them reached the ears of Tallulah and the others.

"I didn't expect to see you here, Ursus's internal guards."

Walking forward, Fang Zhou stared directly at the inner guard's mask, whose expression could not be seen clearly. The tiny observation holes made him wonder, were they really for the eyes?

"You are the Emperor's inner guard. Outsider, please make your identity and purpose known before you face the wrath of Ursus."

The leading inner guard looked at Fang Zhou vigilantly. The moment this guy stepped forward, the inner guard actually felt that the evil demon in his body calmed down a little. No, it was not calm, but retreated.

Those mindless, ethereal monsters would actually retreat?

This abnormal phenomenon surprised the internal security.

"The Emperor's inner guards, hahaha, hahahahahahaha, hahahahahaha."

It was an unimaginable laugh. In front of a country's most powerful single military unit (Ursus's attitude towards the Wendigo is actually very ambiguous, so it doesn't count), they could actually laugh so heartily. Was it because the other party was strong enough to laugh at them or was it so that they could have some dignity when they died... The inner guards thought it was the former. The reaction of the evil fragments in their bodies was really unnatural.

Ever since the demonic power was stitched into his body, he had never felt the demonic fragments so quiet.

"Excuse me, excuse me, I think I just heard a really funny joke."

The laughter died down, and the hands that had been laughing so hard were put back into their pockets.

"Inner Guards, have you reported your actions to the Emperor so far? Is he aware of your plans? Has the details of your collusion with the army been submitted to the Emperor's desk?"

Question after question silenced the inner guards. Through the tiny observation hole, everyone seemed to see a cold light containing murderous intent.

"You, are you loyal to the emperor, or to the Ursus you imagine?"

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Chapter 24: Transform, Tallulah!

"To whom do you pledge your loyalty, the Emperor, or the Ursus you imagine?"

The sharp questions pierced the four guards' non-existent hearts.

"Everything we do is to restore Ursus to its former glory. We will return to that prosperous and great era. Regardless of race, we unite under the name of Ursus and fight for its future. Enemies of all kinds fall before our blades and artillery fire. We are all brothers, united in our hatred of the enemy. We are invincible!"

Neiwei's impassioned speech made the entire snow forest echo with his voice and his passionate words.

But what responded to him was still Fang Zhou's laughter, but the laughter changed from a hearty laugh to a sneer.

"First of all, I have to admit that you seem to be truly loyal, but you are just loyal to the wrong person. The emperor's inner guards are no longer loyal to the emperor, but to a bygone era."

Fang Zhou's words made Nei Wei want to refute, but before he could open his mouth, he was interrupted by Fang Zhou's voice.

"Inner Guard, you want to defend your reputation, but your every action tells me, and everyone else, that your loyalty is no longer to the Emperor. It's to the powerful Ursus of the past, under the rule of the late Emperor Vladimir Ivanovich, who constantly expanded abroad and ravaged the land with war. It's not the weakened, terminally ill Ursus of today, which can only linger in the Far North, barely surviving."

"That's why we work so hard! Let Ursus return to what he should be! Let Ursus become strong again!"

Fang Zhou's words seemed to have a magical power that made Nei Wei want to argue with him involuntarily, and even forgot what the original purpose of his and others coming here was.

Fang Zhou responded to the inner guard's sophistry with a sneer.

"Yes, yes. You are dissatisfied with Ursus's gradual decline, so you begin to miss the glory of the previous emperor's era. You begin to constantly exaggerate how powerful Ursus once was and how wise the previous emperor was, just to comfort your uneasy hearts. You take it as your mission to restore Ursus and want to restore Ursus's strength through war. But is Ursus ready for this method? Can it afford the cost of war? You don't care about this question. You just stubbornly believe that only war can lift Ursus out of poverty and only war can make Ursus strong."

"This is the path proven by the late emperor. We will make those greedy nations give up the land they have plundered, and let those ravaged people regain their dignity under the grace of Ursus! We will follow the late emperor's footsteps, adhere to the late emperor's path, and become the sharpest saber in the late emperor's hand. Ursus will be reborn in war!"

Fang Zhou remained silent about this, and in Neiwei's eyes, it seemed that he could not refute their words.

But before they could feel complacent and continue their counterattack, Fang Zhou's words made them embarrassed and speechless.

"You claimed to be the Emperor's blade before, but now you claim to be the late Emperor's blade. Your strange fickleness makes me wonder if I'm communicating with a human being or with the fragments of evil within you that haven't completely lost their vitality."

"you!"

"Inner Guard, if you are truly loyal to the late emperor, let me ask you a question. If you can give me a satisfactory answer, I, who you consider an unstable factor, will immediately leave this tundra and no longer interfere with the plans of that long black worm."

"ark!"

Tallulah pulled Fang Zhou's clothes from behind, but the latter ignored her and just stared at the inner guard's mask, as if he wanted to see the inner guard's non-existent eyes through the tiny observation hole.

"Hiss—hoo—, you are allowed to ask questions."

The inner guards stood opposite, and at this time, the civilians and the elderly and children within the Integration Movement who were unable to fight had been evacuated by other combatants during this time. Only the shield guards, the snow monster team and some other combatants were left in the camp ahead.

Fang Zhou looked directly at the inner guard and spoke slowly.

"Inner Guard, let me ask you."

Fang Zhou paused slightly here, but this small pause suddenly made Neiwei's heart skip a beat, as if reminding him how wrong the decision he had just made was.

"Tell me, how many people loved Vladimir at that time? Was it many or few? And was Vladimir's death related to you?"

"!!!"

The anger hidden in the question pierced his heart, causing the inner guard to step back involuntarily, but he quickly recovered in an instant. At the same time, the Wendigo's halberd was already restless.

"..."

Fang Zhou was silent. His anger was naturally a disguise. He extracted the anger from the huge malice and inflicted it on himself, allowing him to express the anger he wanted to increase the expressiveness of his words. At the same time, he radiated the malice and contacted the inner guard's spirit, allowing the other party to show his inner weaknesses directly to the public to the greatest extent.

"Your actions have given me the answer."

"You are insulting our loyalty."

The inner guard drew the saber from his waist in anger, but Fang Zhou remained indifferent.

"You are the ones who are humiliating loyalty."

The atmosphere on both sides was already tense. The huge Wendigo stood beside the Ark, with the White Rabbit and Draco on both sides. There were four on the opposite side and four on this side. It was a very fair one-on-one duel.

"One for each person."

"One for each!"

The guards on the opposite side also drew their weapons, and a black force like mist drifted around them. The kind of creepy feeling that made people feel creepy just from the visual aspect diffused from the black mist.

"Tallulah, you are the daughter of Kosciuszko and the heir to the Duke of Ursus. This is your fate, which you cannot resist. Even if you turn on us, you will not be able to defy the Black Snake or the will of Ursus."

The opposing team put a lot of pressure on that guy. Not to mention that the Wendigo was enough to stop three of the four of them, there was also an Ice Warlock who was very good at fighting in snowy environments, a Draco, and a masked man whose depth was unknown.

In addition to individual combat power, the opposite side also has fully armed shield guards and those guerrilla teams, but there are only four of them on their side. In a head-on confrontation, this side is obviously at a disadvantage. Perhaps the only trump card is that the opponent is afraid of the annihilation of the country and dare not kill them directly.

Damn it, if I had known earlier, I should have contacted the nearby Fourth Army first, reorganized it, and let the army follow me and others here. I miscalculated in the end.

Because of their disadvantage in combat effectiveness, the Internal Guards made the insidious choice to announce Tallulah Kosice's identity as her adopted daughter in person at this time.

When the infected people who have been oppressed by the military and political nobles and the patrol teams find out that Tallulah, an infected fighter who has been with the civilians for a long time and is regarded as a leader by them, is actually the daughter of the nobles they have always despised and resisted, what will they think when they have always gathered around her?

Doubt is poison to the human heart. Once the seeds of doubt are planted, one day they will create an unhealable gap between hearts.

Faced with the news released by the Internal Guard, no one among the Shield Guards expressed any doubt. They only believed in the captain who led them. The Snow Monster Squad all looked at Frost Star, and they did not move unless Frost Star made any move.

There was only a slight commotion among the ordinary soldiers. They did not know that Tallulah was the daughter of a noble family. The moment they learned that Tallulah was of noble birth, they became agitated.

Fang Zhou noticed the unrest behind him and thought to himself that the time was almost right.

"Yes, Tallulah is indeed the daughter of a noble. However, four years ago, Tallulah, as an infected person, raised the sword of rebellion against her noble adoptive father and stabbed him to death on his throne with her own hands."

Fang Zhou said as he reached into the four-dimensional pocket of his clothes and took out the silver-white driver.

"Four years ago, Tallulah rebelled against fate with her own will, and now she will truly gain the power to resist fate."

When they heard that Tallulah had killed her noble father with her own hands, the restless group of ordinary guerrilla fighters became noticeably quieter. The tense atmosphere did not allow them much time to think, and they could only infer what they were willing to believe from the information they had obtained. At least for now, most of them were still willing to believe in Tallulah, the leader who had led them for four years.

"That's... eh? That's not me. Wait, this one looks a little different."

Tallulah recognized the thing in Fang Ark's hand. It was the space-time drive that he had asked her to try yesterday. She was shocked because she was not recognized.

"You can use this, and this."

In addition to the driver, a blank driving dial was also thrown to Tallulah. When the blank driving dial fell into Tallulah's hands, she felt as if something was being extracted from her body. At the same time, the two sisters who were far away in Victoria also had this feeling.

"……elder sister."