"Okay, let's go."
Lukar knew that Barrett was a little emotionally unstable now, so he didn't say anything and led Barrett in the direction he came from.
As Lukar and the two left, the stone wall maze began to collapse, turning into pieces and falling to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
The army trapped inside finally got out, the dust slowly settled to the ground, and the scene became clear.
The soldiers of the Arad Kingdom began to encounter each other and reunited. In front of them, there was only a lonely figure standing there, and there was a corpse on the ground.
"General Gray?"
The soldier walking at the front saw clearly that the man in front was wearing a general's uniform and looked similar to General Gray, so he asked.
"kindness."
Gray responded to the soldier and slowly turned his head. If he stood in front of him, it could be seen that his eyes were red, as if he had shed tears before.
Yes, Gray was still alive. Barrett's last punch did not hit Gray, but hit him directly in the air on the right side.
"Let's go back. I will report to the king."
Gray raised his hand, grabbed the general's hat on his head, lowered the hat, and covered the upper half of his face so that no one could see his expression.
"yes."
"General Gray, did you successfully kill Barrett in this mission?"
"General Gray, where is General Weitz?"
As Gray passed through the crowd of soldiers, the soldiers around him didn't know what happened before, and they all asked him.
The General Weitz mentioned by these soldiers was the Scarface General who was killed by Lukar before, and he was also the true leader of this army.
There was only silence in response to them, and Gray didn't answer any of the questions.
For him, it is no longer important now. He will report the results to the king. This war is completely over.
The time comes at night.
Inside the palace of Arad.
"What? The mission failed? Weitz was suspected of assassinating the Commodore, but he resisted and was killed directly?"
"Gray, what are you doing? Can't my army of ten thousand men handle a navy?"
King Arad shouted angrily at the man in front of him.
"Yes, even the CP department couldn't deal with the Marine, and the Marine finally took Barrett away."
Gray didn't hide anything, including everything he was hesitant about, and reported everything to the king in detail.
This made King Arad's joy of knowing that his army successfully defeated the enemy country was suddenly diluted. He originally thought that the only thing he thought was a sure thing was victory in the war.
"Humph, those CPs are really useless. Fortunately, I agreed to so many of their conditions and couldn't do anything. If I had known better, I would have cooperated with the Black King."
In the palace where there is no CP department, King Arad vents his emotions and dissatisfaction with the CP department wantonly.
He didn't expect that the CP department directly under the World Government couldn't handle a navy, and was driven away by that navy. It didn't even deal with the guy Gray in front of him.
At this time, he was very dissatisfied with the CP department, but the situation was not as good as others, so he could only vent on his own territory.
"Okay, I understand these contents. Gray, please go back first. After we completely occupy the Kingdom of Soller, I will personally award you with the reward."
For the Gray in front of him, he was dissatisfied. At least the king would not target him on the surface, but would also reward him. He could not let the people know that he was actually going to deal with meritorious ministers.
"yes!"
After Gray finished speaking, he did not leave directly. Instead, he walked to stand in front of the king.
"Huh? Didn't I ask you to go back? Do you have anything else to do?"
The king looked at Gray standing in front of him and felt inexplicably panic, thinking that the other party knew about his plot to deal with him.
Under his luxurious clothing, his legs were trembling.
The king's guards were outside the door. At such a close distance, he, a king without any fighting ability, had no ability to resist this general who had been on the battlefield for many years.
But what happened next was somewhat beyond his expectation. Gray standing in front of him had no intention of taking action.
Gray lowered his body little by little, half-knelt directly in front of the king, took off the general's hat on his head with both hands, and slowly raised the general's hat in front of the king.
"Gray, what are you doing?"
The king looked at Gray's movements and asked with some confusion, but his eyes flickered a little, as if he had thought of something.
"Your Majesty, the war is over. I no longer need to direct the occupation of the enemy's country. I am tired from so many years of war. Please allow me to resign as general."
Yes, what Gray is doing now is resigning from his general position. This time the Barrett incident has made him feel exhausted all over.
This was the most painful time he had experienced in many years of war. It was more painful than before when he was seriously injured and almost died on the battlefield.
Especially Barrett's words, 'General, are you going to betray me too?' 'The questioning directly shattered his heart and cast doubt on the correctness of his war career.
"General Gray, you are not too old. There is no need to retire so early. The Kingdom's army still needs your leadership."
"I've already decided. I ask the king to agree to my decision."
The king had a troubled expression, but his eyes were full of joy. He did not expect that Gray really planned to withdraw from the army and return military power.
He thought he needed a follow-up plan to successfully make Gray disappear among his army, but happiness came so suddenly.
"Well, since you are so determined, it would be unreasonable for me not to let him go. I agree and let you resign from the position of general."
The king sighed deeply and took the general's hat from Gray's hand as if he was reluctant to part with it.
From this moment on, his serious problem was solved by himself. Otherwise, with Gray's prestige of winning this war, he could only deal with it through dark means, and he would always have to worry about dealing with it.
"Thank you King, I will go back first."
After Gray got up, he said goodbye to the king and walked out of the palace.
At this time, the sky was completely dark, and only a faint moonlight shrouded the country.
Looking back at the palace, he knew that he would never enter this palace again no matter what, and his decades of war career had completely come to an end.
As a man who has been on the battlefield all his life, Gray showed no confusion on his face. He seemed to already know the path he should take next.
"Oh, that's it."
After Gray sighed, he seemed to have aged more than ten years, suddenly transforming from a middle-aged heroic general into an ordinary old man.
He walked back to his military camp residence, started to sort out all his belongings, and took them all to a deserted open space outside the military camp. He used this as his own camp and lit a bonfire.
He lit a cigarette for himself, placed a few bottles of their country's wine next to him, and sat quietly in front of the campfire.
There was a steady sound of footsteps, and a tall figure appeared opposite Gray. As the figure approached, the man's face was illuminated by the bonfire.
"Phew - you are indeed here."
Gray blew out the smoke and threw the bottle of wine at his feet directly towards the man on the other side of the bonfire.
