On the fourth day, General Javed Poole sat in the Government Chambers. Although he planned to deal with the accumulated documents, he seemed to be absent-minded. Including the subordinates who assisted on the left and right, they also had a similar attitude.
Viscount Nia was very early in the morning, but he vowed that the matter would end today. The General of the Tenth Army and other noble officers, who had not been able to sleep well for three consecutive days, certainly did not want the situation to remain the same on the fourth day, so he was fully expecting a reply with good news.
The first news received in the afternoon was from the messenger of the 10th Brigade. Notified that the whereabouts of some enemies have been found, and they are preparing to surround them, capture them alive, and lure out the mastermind behind them. This made everyone in the Government Affairs Hall, except the general, cheer a little.
Although Javier Poole felt slightly dissatisfied with Bailnia's unauthorized use of the army. But because of the abnormality of his opponent, he also believed in his heart that this was not something that ordinary family guards, adventurers, or mercenaries could solve. If it were him, he would also choose to use regular troops. Therefore, Javier did not issue a warning or reprimand, which was regarded as acquiescing to such actions.
The army has been dispatched, so this incident should be solved. The excellence of the Gwana regular army and its adaptability to various targets are obvious to all in the Lost World. Otherwise, it would be impossible to maintain such a territory, resist the evil intentions of neighboring countries, and in turn expand in all directions.
Although national wars happened more than a hundred years ago, this does not mean that the army has no opponents to fight. King-level monsters and monster armies in the natural environment, as well as individual extraordinary-level rebels, in this dangerous world, no place is truly safe, and no civilization can escape the protection of the army.
But after waiting until night, what finally arrived was unbelievable news. The 10th Brigade was completely wiped out...
This was the information passed back by Javier Poole's most trusted lieutenant.
Regarding such a serious word, 'total annihilation', everyone showed expressions of disbelief. This is not a deadly ambush in the wild with no way to escape.
Even if the Tenth Brigade had experienced three days ago, they had to encircle and suppress a knight who was qualified to challenge the extraordinary realm and suffered a lot of losses. But not counting the injured soldiers who have not returned to the army, the brigade still retains more than half of its combat strength, at least DC (600) people. Are these people all pigs? Being killed one by one, not even one person could run back to ask for help or inform follow-up news, so they all died?
Javier Poole looked serious and asked: "What's going on? Where is Barry? Where are the people from the 10th Brigade?"
"General, I received a report from the citizens about the total destruction of the 10th Brigade. Because the other party did not provide any evidence, they only said that I would see it myself and I would understand. Considering that the matter was very important, I ran there myself. Make a trip. And use the camera magic stone that is now used in the forum to bring back the following on-site photos."
This young adjutant, who has no noble status but is quite capable in business affairs and very handsome, embedded the camera magic stone he carried into a special magic circle. He also used the large water mirror screen in the Government Affairs Office to display the photos he took one by one. These are new things in the past few years, but I have to say, they are really convenient.
There are no broken soldiers or limbs on the screen, it's just the street scene of Abadan City, and the ground is just red.
Regarding this inexplicable scene, Javier Poole felt like he was wasting his time and asked displeasedly: "So, what do you want me to see? A red street?" As soon as he said this, he himself Something felt wrong. Red streets? From the tall towers and flags of the buildings in the distance, you can roughly tell that this is the city of Abadan. But where are the red streets in this city?
The handsome young adjutant said seriously with a very serious expression: "General, the flesh and blood on the ground are the soldiers of the 10th Brigade."
Selecting photos to present, the young adjutant explained what he saw one by one. In a close-up photo, the familiar brassy remains are faintly visible. "This is the military pillar of the 10th Battalion. You can probably see the eagle's head that was cut into pieces on the ground, as well as the wing tips.——"
Another picture changed, this was a piece of metal that had lost its luster. But it can still be seen that this is part of the officer's armor. It should be where the shoulder armor is, because of the obvious spiked root shape. The young adjutant pointed at several nearby metal fragments at the same time.
"——This should be the remains of Captain Bailnia. No one except him made this specially made imperial armor from similar materials. And this special luster and rough surface are its characteristics .——"
The next picture shows the boundary between the white ground and the red ground. Although the blood spread, the body parts did not.
"——Based on the situation at the scene, it is estimated that this is the position of the forward heavy armor. On the screen, you can see fragments of the imperial standard tower shield, as well as part of the badge pattern. Although the pattern is very scattered, you can still distinguish the fence, lion head, Characteristics of a snake’s tail.——”
Switching to the last picture, the young adjutant’s hands left the operating position, facing everyone, dreaming of Chinese
"——On the screen, you can see a clean area between a pool of blood, which is presumed to be the location of the magician who was surrounded at that time. According to a child who witnessed the whole process, there were four people surrounded at first, two humans. , two goblins. Later, two more people, a man and a woman, suddenly appeared in the encirclement. After the army began to attack and the archery troops fired the first wave of arrows, suddenly the street was shrouded in a starry night, and then there was a dense net A white light swept across. In less than a breath, when the street returned to daylight, the ground was covered with the wreckage of the 10th Battalion. There were no survivors. In addition to the child, there were several adults who witnessed part of the incident. In Bi After multiple confessions, it can be confirmed that all the sergeants and soldiers of the 10th Battalion used by Bali Niya should have been killed in action."
Javier Poole, who looked bitter, didn't want to admit it, but the evidence seemed to be conclusive. He asked with difficulty: "Did the enemy use forbidden spells? What were the civilian casualties?" By asking this question, he actually wanted to blame the Magicians Association.
The reason why strategic-level magic is called a forbidden spell is that its ability to cause mass destruction can easily harm innocent people. And this is something that is not allowed by the world.
It's not that Mi Di values human lives. In war, what the army does is countless times more cruel than magicians who use strategic magic. Such an excuse is just a reason for nobles to restrict magicians. The magistrates know that this is just an excuse for the nobles, but they cannot make high-profile anti-humanity and anti-civilization declarations. They can only become cats with bells tied on them.
But we have sent out troops to encircle and suppress magicians, why don't we allow them to use forbidden spells? This cannot be justified no matter how hard it is. Strategic level magic was originally allowed to be used in wars against armies. This means that it is difficult to get rid of this pot. However, the young adjutant's answer made him feel even more desperate.
"General, according to the results of my inspection of nearby residents, there was no additional loss of personnel or houses. And according to the imperial military regulations, no unrelated people are allowed to stay or pass within a distance of 20 meters (2 meters) near the queue. , the combat area needs to give priority to the evacuation of civilians. As long as the officers and soldiers of the 10th Brigade do not forget to strictly abide by military regulations and exclude all irrelevant people in advance, then there will be no innocent people in this killing area. And... "
Listening to the young adjutant's hesitant look, Javier said dissatisfiedly: "And what, say it!"
"According to the witnesses who visited nearby, they all testified that the magician did not spend any time chanting before the terrifying magic was activated. The possibility of it not being a forbidden spell is very high."
As we all know, strategic magic, which is classified as a forbidden spell, has a wide range of influence and great destructive power. Magicians or magician battle groups need time to chant and brew. This is not done casually. Can be used. But if what the handsome adjutant he trusted was true, how could Javier Poole, a soldier, not understand what it meant.
As if all his strength had been pulled out, Javier Poole held his head in disbelief and asked, "Where is Viscount Nia?"
"I have other reports regarding the Viscount."
"Tell me. How could it be worse?"
"Viscount Nia, who was working in the Department of Commerce, has been killed. According to the description of the adults who were also in the Department of Commerce at the time, the assassin suddenly appeared in the Department of Commerce and then disappeared suddenly. When he reappeared, he had already appeared in the Department of Commerce. Next to the Viscount, he cut off the Viscount's head with a sword and then disappeared again."
"Is it that person? It should be him." Javier Poole originally had a guess. Now that it is confirmed that that person does have the ability to appear and disappear, it still makes people feel desperate.
But the handsome young adjutant did not stop reporting there. Instead, he continued: "General, there are several vicious murders in the city that must be reported to you."
"It's been so long, why do you still need to worry about this?" Seeing that the young adjutant showed no intention of retreating, Javier waved his hand, "--Forget it, if you have to say something, just say it."
"Yes, General. According to the Sheriff's report, Aka Niya died in a brothel. The murderer was a male magician who suddenly appeared and used a long sword to split the person in half. Also The third battalion, the sixth squadron leader Alder Hill was killed during training. Reza Niya was killed in the family’s chamber of commerce.…”
The young adjutant reported more than a dozen murder cases in a row, involving men and women, old and young. It seemed like today was some kind of ghost day, with murderous ghosts running around the city, but the more people heard, the more something was wrong. Speaking of the common point of these murders, it is the last name of these deceased people──"Nia".
This means that the entire Viscount Nia family has been dealt with. But the second person's surname is not Niya. The promising young man is even just a commoner without a surname. Why...
"Is that child in the third brigade the one rumored to be the illegitimate son of Viscount Nia?" Javier Poole suddenly remembered.
"Yes, General, that's the one."
