The villain's goal is to save the heroine

This is not what this guy said when he broke into his house and slandered him as the mastermind. The powerful people wanted to chop him alive. But now that he has met the real culprit, he started to reason and show evidence...!

Is this something a human can do?

Then Mona took another step forward and shouted at Augustus, "August Doyle, for the last time! Answer my question! Otherwise, don't blame me for taking action!"

Lynn was once again driven to despair by this woman's stupidity.

You're still asking him to answer your questions at this point. If he doesn't admit it, will you have to investigate and interrogate him further? Will Cecilia be saved or not?!

Augustus didn't know if he was also "shocked" by Mona. After hearing the stupid woman's shouting, he fell silent. He just stared at Mona's giant sword and didn't take any action. Instead, he seemed to be reminiscing about something.

This scene made Lynn give up the idea of ​​acting rashly.

Of course, part of the reason is that he is not in good condition...

In short, in the game, Augustus didn't come out to obstruct them in this way. Thanks to Claire's lightning-fast "solving of the case," the protagonists and their companions only explored the scene of the fight before entering the "Forest of the Sacred Trees" directly.

The first time the two sides clashed was actually in the "Forest of the Sacred Trees", and they had never confronted each other like this before.

He wanted to see how things would develop behind the scenes, which was different from the game.

And this time...

"Looking at the markings on your weapon, you are from the Black Blade, right?" Augustus suddenly said.

He blurted out a name that was unfamiliar to Lin En but he had seen it in the game.

"Black Blade".

If I remember correctly, this knight order is the predecessor of the current "Royal Knights" and is indeed closely related to Mona.

"Why do you know this name?!"

As expected, Mona's expression changed when she heard the name. She gripped the giant sword even tighter, and her expression became more serious.

"Huh, why?" Augustus plunged his sword into the ground, then removed a pitch-black badge from his torso and threw it at Mona. "The world only knows that Kafa has the 'Knights of the Stigmata,' conquering cities and strongholds, invincible and renowned! But who knows that the greatest credit lies in the shadows of the 'Ebony Knights,' using infiltration and disguise, underground intelligence, frame-ups and assassinations, using every possible means! If it weren't for us who had already infiltrated the enemy like a sieve, how could the 'Knights of the Stigmata' have achieved their heyday?!"

When Lin En heard Augustus say this, his expression changed slightly, and then his look gradually became serious.

If the "Knights of the Ebon Blade" in the game were only mentioned in a few words, then the "Knights of the Stigmata" are so familiar that they cannot be more familiar!

Yes, in the fourth volume of the game, although Noel was the one who took up the banner of rebellion on the surface, the real person behind the scenes was actually the "Knights of the Stigmata"!

The average level is over 60, which is still a force that cannot be ignored even on the world stage. He is very disdainful of the eldest princess's attempt to control the overall situation!

A woman who has never even been on the battlefield actually wants to remotely control and surpass the "Knights of the Stigmata" with glorious military achievements. Isn't this arrogant?

Therefore, in the increasingly fierce power struggle, Noel was just a chess piece that was pushed out in a situation where both parties were willing to fight and be beaten!

As the vanguard of the rebellion, Noel successfully took the blame and muddied the waters of the entire situation in Kafa.

It was a bit of a glory, after all, even the eldest princess was hit by "Lynn's" bullet.

But he died at the speed of light, and was almost the first to be destroyed under the counterattack of various forces!

'Ebony', 'Royal' and 'Stigmata', behind the scenes that the game fails to show, there are obviously countless connections between these three!

And indeed, that was the case. When Mona opened her palm and looked at the blackened medal soaked in blood, the irritable woman froze in her tracks for a moment, speechless for a long time...

"Hahaha..." At the same time, Augustus sneered again, "This country is truly hopeless! Do you know? The contributions of the 'Ebony Blade Knights' to this country are far greater than those of the 'Stigmata Knights'! Far more than the 'Stigmata Knights'! During the war, we served as pawns, using any means necessary, regardless of gains or losses. I don't know how many people died! After the war, we served as executioners in the royal family's struggle for power, committing all kinds of evil and doing everything we could! All for the sake of a stable domestic environment! But what was the result?"

Augustus shouldered the greatsword. "When King Carlos (Elena's full name is Elena Carlos) finally wiped out all his enemies, we were immediately next! Those who were liquidated were liquidated, those who were blamed were blamed, those who were trapped were trapped... The dirty deeds we once did for Kafa have become weapons against us! Not only are we reviled by the new nobles, but we're also backstabbed by the royal family! In the conflict with the Kingdom of Lorraine, we were even betrayed and used as a bargaining chip. Our main force was lured into the Forest of the Holy Throne, where the elite knights of the three major orders of Lorraine awaited us. I was the only one who survived... No, not a single one."

Augustus took off his mask as he spoke, revealing a hollow face with no flesh and blood but only white bones.

Yes, that is a special curse from the Kingdom of Lorraine.

Kafa's neighbor was no pushover. The curse technique, once despised by Kafa, had been greatly developed in Lorraine! The curse on Augustus was almost indiscriminate, regardless of level or target. Once it clung to him, it was like a maggot on the tarsal bone. If it weren't for the "Sacred Tree" keeping him alive, Augustus would have died long ago!

"How ridiculous!" Augustus taunted again with his half-sticky mouth. "The royal family that once betrayed the Ebon Blade has now reactivated the Ebon Blade and renamed it the Royal Knights...! What a irony! What? Doesn't Carlos trust the Stigmata the most? Why is he now relying on the abandoned and hurt Ebon Blade? And you, young Ebon Blade Knight, since you're still using weapons forged by the Ebon Blade, you should know what we've been through! But now you're working for the royal family that killed countless Ebon Blade Knights. How can you be worthy of those fallen martyrs?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Mona's face turned pale!

Augustus' words revealed so much information! So much so that even Lin En, who had read the script dozens of times, was speechless.

Yes, there was never such a part in the game.

Since Claire and the others entered the "Forest of the Sacred Tree" directly, in that strange and alien space, the two sides started fighting almost as soon as they met, and there was no time for chatting at all!

But now, because Lin En had altered the course of the game, finding the "Sacred Tree" had become a mystery! When Augustus had the opportunity to prevent Lin En and the others from invading, a secret never before revealed in the game was revealed in this gap!

Augustus is a member of the "Black Blade", the predecessor of the "Royal Knights", and Mona, as the leader of the "Black Blade" who was once betrayed by the royal family, once again fights for the eldest princess...!

No wonder…

No wonder the guys from "Stigmata" look down on Mona. It turns out this guy must have done something incredible. He's a bit of a masochist!

But on the other hand, this actually explains Mona's obsession with the eldest princess in disguise.

It was because Black Blade had been betrayed by the royal family, and because there were irreconcilable contradictions between them, but Mona did it anyway, and acted like a loyal and unwavering watchdog...!

I think something unknown must have happened between her and the eldest princess, otherwise it wouldn't be this orange-faced person.

Yes, don't forget, Mona's dashboard clearly states that this guy is a lesbian! It's hard to say whether he fell for the princess's honey trap, but in the end, Mona led the "Ebony Blade" and finally chose to trust the royal family again.

The Black Blade, once only capable of doing the dirty work, has now returned to the light of day and become a force that the Princess relies on. Judging from the results alone, Mona didn't seem to have done anything wrong, but...

Since the eldest princess chose to re-employ the "Black Blade" who was once persecuted by the royal family, it means that the relationship between the royal family and the "Stigmata" has actually been broken to a certain extent!

This shows that the rebellion in Volume 4 was not a sudden whim at all, nor was it Noel's inflated ambition, but rather an inevitable conflict that broke out during the power transition when negotiation and bargaining could not solve the problem!

The logic behind this is far more complicated than what we see in the game, and it is not something Noel wants to do or not do...

Chapter 152: Cunning Augustus

"Young 'Ebony Knight'..."

Just when Mona and Lin En were confused, Augustus spoke again.

"Can you take your men and leave now? Wherever you decide to take the current Ebon Blade, I don't want to come into conflict with you."

After these words were spoken, no matter what Mona thought, Lin En finally came to his senses.

Although he was indeed shocked by the information revealed by Augustus and felt a certain sympathy for "Black Blade", for Lin En, who had a certain God's perspective, this was obviously not enough to make him get into the play.

In fact, Augustus did not reveal these things for no reason. He did not want to mock Mona, nor did he want to commemorate the tragic experience of "Ebony Blade". Instead, as the current enemy, he implemented a psychological warfare tactic against Mona, the young "Ebony Blade Knight"!

Yes, in the game, Augustus's appearance level is 68, and Mona's is 67, so the two are on par with each other.

But what happens after leaving Mona aside?

Lin En is level 63, and his strength has been tested from the sneak attack just now.

As for Claire and Eunice, their auras were even weaker to a certain extent. It was like an adult fighting with a child. It was undoubtedly easier to win!

In other words, as long as Mona, the main combat force, can be suppressed, the situation can be said to be completely favorable to Augustus!

but…

"We can leave, but can you return Cecilia to us?"

Claire's words hit the nail on the head. Regardless of whether you were the Black Blade or the White Blade, regardless of your achievements or suffering, the abduction of Cecilia was a matter of absolute non-compliance. The same went for Mona!

The foolish woman also realized what she said: "Claire is right... Augustus, just like you don't want to fight with me, I don't want to fight with you either. Hand over Cecilia, and I will let you go as if nothing happened!"

Claire was worthy of being the hero, as he dealt with the stupid woman with just one sentence. Lin En had originally wanted to follow the usual movie and novel routine and give her a big fight to wake her up, but now at least he saved that step.

but…

"Cecilia?" Augustus asked in confusion. "Who is that? I've never seen the person you're talking about."

Lin En's eyes narrowed immediately when he heard this.

This was really unexpected. Since what was shown in the game was too limited, he never thought that Augustus could be so scheming!

Just as he was thinking about how to expose her, Claire pointed out the problem: "It doesn't matter if you don't know her, but you hid Cecilia in the space behind you, didn't you?"

Obviously, Augustus suddenly intervened at the critical moment and tried to persuade everyone to retreat, wasn't it to protect the entrance to the alternate dimension? This was also a fact that Augustus could not deny.

"You're right, there is indeed an alien dimension behind me." Augustus didn't deny it, but his expression remained calm. "However, this is not what you think. If I really kidnapped such an important person, then I should have reclaimed the alien dimension and left Siena immediately, instead of waiting for you to come to me, right?"

What Augustus said does make sense in a general sense. It has been the third day since Cecilia disappeared. If it was really me who did it, why didn't I run away?

This made Claire and Mona frown. Seeing that neither of them spoke, Lin En said indifferently:

"Because the 'Divine Tree' hasn't been able to devour Cecilia yet, right?"

The two words "sacred tree" directly touched the man's nerves. Augustus, who had been negotiating, suddenly turned his head, stomped his foot on the ground, and flew towards Lin En like a cannonball!

So fast!

But Eunice reacted faster!

"The glacier surges!"

Almost at the same moment Augustus made his move, the little girl instantly completed the complex spell! From the massive magic circle, a wave of icy water surged, and in its opposite direction, it instantly impacted Augustus!

"Creak-"

The pervasive cold current rushed into every part of Augustus' body, and soon there was a sound of freezing into blocks. Augustus's movements were greatly restricted by the little loli, but the effect was very general. Augustus was like a reef in the waves, and was fixed there!

At this time, Lynn stood up from behind Eunice, raised the "Sword of Anemie" with both hands, and then slashed towards Augustus fiercely!

"Wind Shattering Slash!"

It is the amazing clothes-bursting skill from "Lynn"!

The power of this move is actually very ordinary, but after being improved by "Lynn" with a strange idea, he can accurately control the destructive range of the wind blade!

After the huge impact, Lynn controlled countless wind blades to penetrate into Augustus' armor, targeting those vulnerable positions that were not covered, such as the eyes, throat, armpits, elbows... In short, he wanted to bypass the heavy armor and directly attack the opponent's internal organs!

then…

"boom!"

When Augustus was knocked away, his giant sword and shield fell to the ground and then embedded into the wall!

"Hmph! You deserved it! I let you sneak attack me!" The little Loli immediately let out a triumphant cry of celebration.

But to be honest, Lin En really wanted to stop the little Lolita from opening the champagne flag at halftime, but there seemed to be no space for that at the moment. Although the two of them worked together to repel Augustus, the damage was barely a drizzle. Augustus climbed out of the wall in the blink of an eye, as naturally as if he had just gotten up!

Yes, Lin En almost forgot that the guy in front of him could no longer be considered human...

The so-called undead are super soldiers who have abandoned their skills and senses and only act according to their instincts in life. They are no longer restricted by the flesh, so their defense and strength have been greatly improved!

Simple sword skills or magic are very weak against undead creatures. Unless you can crush them with absolute strength, they will fight you to the death without sleep!

Lynn's attack had no effect on Augustus.

Of course, that doesn’t mean there is no effect at all.

When Augustus stood up, everyone noticed that Lin En had scraped away a lot of flesh from half of his face. Beneath the scarred face was a void, a void! The seemingly healthy flesh was merely debris clinging to the skeleton. After the attack, the white bones were exposed. He was clearly a skeleton knight!

"So... so disgusting!" The little Loli took a step back in fear of Augustus's true appearance.

Although Lin En was not particularly surprised, he was still a little horrified when he actually saw this scene. It felt a bit like Painted Skin, which really made people feel psychologically uncomfortable.

"Augustus! I don't want to fight with you. Hand over Cecilia and I'll let you go!" Seeing Augustus step forward and draw out the giant sword again, Mona managed to stand in front of Augustus.

but…

"Leave?" The skull still spoke in a normal human voice. "Do you know? My family and children have been waiting for me for over twenty years! I fought for the Kingdom of Kafa in the hope that one day I could live in peace and happiness with my family...! How many 'Ebony Knights' like me do you think there are? Behind each of them is a family, and each of them is the pillar of their family. Have you ever seen the miserable state of their families?"

Augustus shouldered the greatsword again. "Since Kafa has been at peace for so many years, I haven't retaliated against this country, nor have I complained about Carlos's despicable behavior. However, I've sacrificed so much for this country, and now even the chance to reunite with my family is being taken away? Do you understand that because of this curse, I can only watch them from afar? Do you understand the pain of being unable to reunite with my family? What? Or do you intend to completely eliminate the former 'Ebony Knights' so that you can serve Carlos once again with peace of mind?"

Augustus' words once again left Mona speechless...

Chapter 153 Suppressing the Skeleton Knight

Obviously, this former "Ebony Knight" is not a simple character. He first played the sentimental card, and now he started to play the emotional card. It can be said that he has the stupid woman Mona in his control. He directly controlled and killed their highest combat power unit just by using his mouth!

Well, this is probably just a case of inertia. In the game, Linn was the negative influence, but that effect didn't play out in real life. So now Mona is the idiot?

What kind of law of conservation of waste is this?!

but…

"No matter what the reason, sacrificing others in exchange for your chance to lift the curse is absolutely wrong!"

Claire walked over to Eunice:

"Instead of seeking revenge on the person who turned you into this, you turned your hand on innocent people. Are all the 'Ebony Knights' like you, bullies who bully the weak and fear the strong?! No, absolutely not! At least Sister Mona is definitely not a selfish person like you! You keep saying that you risked your life for the peace of Kafa, so the 'Ebony Knights' should be a group of people with faith and determination, but you have abandoned these. You have fallen! You are not worthy of the name 'Ebony' at all. You are just a despicable person who uses the 'Ebony' banner to gain sympathy for yourself!"

It has to be said that Claire's words were also truly hurtful. If the person being criticized was Mona, she would probably be furious. It's a pity that the skull has no skin and can't see the other person's expression.