The Invincible Overlord of Heroes.

In Rhea Edrick's heart, her own life is of course more important than anything else.

Not to mention the tens of thousands of griffins, he would be willing to take away all the griffin knights as long as it could save his life.

The key issue is that once these griffins are handed over to Xu Lai, his life safety will no longer be guaranteed.

Because of the reports received from family members in Lionheart City, Rhea knew very well that the descended hero in front of them was very hostile to them.

And these one hundred thousand Royal Griffin Knights and Royal Griffins are the foundation of his livelihood.

Unlike other legions, the Royal Griffin Legion does not need wild royal griffins that cannot be controlled.

Wild royal griffins have been hunting for a long time, so in terms of actual combat power, they are definitely stronger than recruited griffins.

But because of this, the wild beasts cannot be controlled 100%.

Even if there is a knight assigned to each royal griffin like a warhorse, it is not acceptable.

Because war horses mainly eat grass, they have a gentler temperament.

Griffins are carnivores with a more brutal temperament. Even if they are tamed by humans, they are not 100% obedient.

Of course, there are war horses that are very aggressive, and there are griffins that are obedient and follow orders, but they are relatively few and far between.

Moreover, even if a tamed griffin is tamed, it will generally only obey its trainer and cannot be commanded by just anyone.

The Royal Griffin Knights need to control these griffins, so they can only use recruited griffins.

The ownership and control of these griffins naturally lies in the hands of Rhea Edric.

Without these royal griffins as capital, Yuwen Shaoguang would never have cooperated with him.

All the griffin knights under his command could be easily recruited away.

Without this group of griffins, even if he could bring these griffin knights back, it is unknown whether he can survive.

“Your Majesty, why bother with us? You are worth a lot of money. Even if you kill me, you will be in danger.

I have 100,000 griffins here, and you only have a hundred or so. Why take the risk?"

Xu Lai smiled slightly and said, "It seems like you're still not convinced. Do you want to practice with me?"

If it weren’t for these 9 griffins, Xu Lai wouldn’t bother talking to him.

But there are a total of 9 royal griffins. With them, the last piece of the puzzle of Xu Lai's Air Force will be complete.

No matter how powerful the angels are, it is useless because there are too few of them and they can only be used to attack important targets.

But if we have these 9 royal griffins, we can formulate targeted air force strategies.

Rhea clenched his teeth. The long sword on his neck, which was flashing with blazing golden flames, continued to burn his skin.

Fortunately, Rhea is not a demon, and Elvy is also under conscious control, otherwise the flames on the Sword of Holy Judgment alone would be enough to burn him to death.

In silence, Rhea kept thinking about how to escape.

Using 100,000 griffins to threaten Xu Lai is one method, but the effect is not satisfactory.

Not to mention that Xu Lai wouldn't be afraid, even if he put himself in Xu Lai's shoes, he wouldn't be afraid at all.

Just looking at the appearance of the super war eagle under Xu Lai's seat, you can tell how high and how fast it can fly.

Our own Royal Griffins might still have a chance to chase and kill, but the Griffin Knights don't stand a chance at all.

The problem is that once they die, these griffins will be equivalent to losing their heroes and will simply become wild monsters.

In order to keep control firmly in hand, these griffins belong only to Rhea and have no subordinate relationship with the Eastern Empire.

This also means that after he is killed, no one will help him to take revenge.

Those so-called Royal Griffin Knights, now that they have lost their royal family, how could they choose to fight those Seraphim to the death for his revenge?

Then, his only chance of survival was to agree to Xu Lai's conditions or to escape from the hands of the female Seraph in front of him.

But when Rhea glanced at the female angel out of the corner of her eye, she felt a chill in her heart.

His intuition told him that if he made any rash move, he would not survive for more than a second.

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you that the one next to you is the number one warrior of my Eagle Kingdom.

The Dungeon Queen Moril, the Demon Lord of the Northern Empire, Selron, and the Lord of Hell, Kerrigan, all died under her sword. "

In fact, Kerrigan died from self-explosion, and Muriel was actually hacked to death by Elvy.

But it doesn’t matter. They all died at the hands of Xu Lai anyway, so he can give the credit to whoever he wants.

In any case, Elvy made great efforts to kill these famous figures, so it would be no problem for her to be blamed.

As soon as Xu Lai said this, cold sweat instantly broke out on Rhea's forehead.

They had not yet received the news that Cregan was dead, but there was no need for Xu Lai to lie to them.

There wasn't much news about the underground city, but even though Rhea was in the Eastern Empire, she had heard that the underground city had been very quiet recently.

Otherwise, the Southern Empire would not have the time to attack Lionheart City.

The Northern Empire did not keep it strictly confidential, and since Xu Lai suddenly appeared, it was impossible for the other major empires not to inquire about his past.

The battle at Emerald City of the Northern Empire was the biggest impression Xu Lai left on the other empires.

As for Kerrigan, Xu Lai dared to directly capture Lionheart City occupied by Kerrigan, but Kerrigan's counterattack has not come so far.

Either Kerrigan was seriously injured like before, or the Pope's attack caused Kerrigan to be bedridden for half a year.

Either it was as Xu Lai said, Kerrigan was really killed, otherwise there was really no reason to give up the city that they had taken back at a huge cost.

"Well, have you thought it through? I don't have much time, and I still have guests to deal with."

Rhea looked at the countless Southern Empire soldiers waiting to surrender on the ground and said with a wry smile:
"You have even detected the movements of the Northern Empire?"

Xu Lai shrugged and said, "Unfortunately, no, but I'm not as rude as you guys.

Before they came, they handed me a letter of credence, asking to retake the city that was previously taken by the demons."

Rhea frowned and said, "In that case, it seems that His Majesty the King does not intend to return these cities to the Northern Empire."

The Northern Empire and Xu Lai have a good relationship, especially since Xu Lai is becoming more and more powerful. The Northern Empire still has to deal with the demon branch coming from the tower.

Therefore, before the Northern Empire sent troops, it informed Xu Lai in advance.

He tried to take back the Northern Empire city that was previously taken away by the demons while Xu Lai was still unstable and had no strength left.

The key point is that Xu Lai doesn't want to give it. Compared with the many bad cities in the Western Empire, those occupied by Selron in the Northern Empire have never been taken care of.

When Kerrigan was still around, the Northern Empire didn't dare to touch the cities within Kerrigan's sphere of influence.

And because Kerrigan had already divided the cities among Selron, he had never managed these cities.

So relatively speaking, the cities to the north of Lionheart City, although ruled by demons, still look decent.

At least the population and economy were not severely damaged. After all, Selron did not have time to transform these cities at the time.

The Northern Empire did not want to go to war with Xu Lai, and they were in the right, so Xu Lai could not go too far.

He didn't want to start wars on all sides and offend everyone. He planned to take over the Southern Empire and the Eastern Empire before attacking the Northern Empire.

But how can we seize these cities that should belong to the Northern Empire without breaking off relations with the Northern Empire?

The answer is simple. Use the air force's flying advantage to snatch these cities back from the devils first.

After the fait accompli, if the Northern Empire wanted to take back these cities, it would have to snatch them from Xu Lai.

At that time, it would be up to the Northern Empire to decide whether to break off relations with Xu Lai and have a complete falling out. The Northern Empire sent a team of cavalry to tell Xu Lai that they had no intention of attacking Lionheart City.

Secondly, the Northern Empire can use these cavalry as a deterrent to prevent Xu Lai from taking any action.

After all, no matter where Xu Lai sends his troops, Lionheart City, as the central intersection, is the closest option.

“That may not be accurate. When the Temple supported Grand Duke Aled to become king, the Northern Empire was as large as it is now.

And those cities, earlier, belonged to the Empire, but now they are occupied by demons.

No matter how you look at it, it has little to do with the Northern Empire, so it’s naturally first come first served.”

There can't be a single word of truth coming out of a politician's mouth. If Rhea believed this, he wouldn't have lived to this age.

Strictly speaking, Xu Lai is not a politician, but he is a king. A king needs to keep his promises and always consider his country.

“How can I ensure that you can keep your promise?”

Xu Lai smiled slightly. Once Rhea said this, it basically meant that the matter was settled, otherwise she would not have said this.

"Surrender, surrender with diplomacy.

We signed an agreement to exchange these 9 griffins for the lives of of you. It's definitely worth it."

Xu Lai actually even considered diplomacy, and it was obviously not the first time he had done this.

However, Rhea still did not agree. He said to Xu Lai:

"If I go back like this, it will definitely not end well.

I can give you these 9 royal griffins, but I want to exchange not only the lives of these ten thousand people, but also my family.

If my family has ever offended you, please forgive me.

You should know that apart from me, there is no one else in high position in the Edrik family.

My family has absolutely no involvement in the actions that offend you.”

After thinking for a moment, Xu Lai finally agreed to this request.

First of all, this request is not excessive, and secondly, Xu Lai really doesn't want to continue wasting time.

After agreeing to Xu Lai's request, Rhea Edrick said directly to the griffin knights behind him:

“I know that many of you are connected to the Yuwen family.

My presence here will not hinder your future. Those who want to join the Yuwen family can leave now."

The Griffin Knights did not leave immediately. Rhea's deputy immediately asked:

"What about you, General?"

Ruiya coughed and said, “Grand Duke Yuwen entrusted his son to me, but I was unable to bring him back safely.

I no longer have the face to see Grand Duke Yuwen again. I will take my family and seek refuge with His Majesty Alaid of the Northern Empire.

If you are still willing to follow me, then join me in joining the Northern Empire.

As long as I am here, I will never let my brothers down!"

Xu Lai frowned. He didn't expect that Rhea was planning to defect to the Northern Empire. He thought that the other party would go to the Southern Empire.

But the Northern Empire is fine, it has nothing to do with Xu Lai anyway.

Once the agreement is signed, for at least seven days, I cannot actively attack the other party, so he can run wherever he wants.

After disbanding the Royal Griffin Knights, Rhea immediately handed over the ownership of 5 griffins to Xu Lai.

Most of the disbanded griffin knights flew east again.

There were only about 2 to 3000 people left with Rhea.

Fortunately, even though there are only two or three thousand people, it is an air unit after all. Even if it is only used for reconnaissance, it is still of great use and will not be ignored.

In fact, Xu Lai also wanted to recruit these griffin knights, but before Xu Lai could open his mouth, Rhea directly dismissed them, which caught Xu Lai off guard.

For the sake of the remaining 4 griffins, Xu Lai could only leave Tahan here to gather the remaining soldiers and receive prisoners.

He took Rhea back to Lionheart City and let Rhea take away the few dozen remaining members of his family.

Xu Lai even generously chose to let go of the servants of the Edelik family.

When the huge army of griffins flew over Lionheart City, several powerful people, led by the Minister of Defense, all thought that they could be saved.

However, they did not expect that Rhea, who flew to Lionheart City, did not even look at them. She bought a few carriages from Xu Lai and left in a hurry.

"Rhea Edrick, I am Yuwen Shaoguang's biological sister. If you don't save me, my brother will not let you go!"

Rhea glanced at the noble ladies in the crowd, then at the Minister of Defense who had a desperate look on his face, but finally left without saying a word, leaving all the royal griffins behind.

"Your Majesty, you don't want to let her go, do you? I just interrogated her and found that she was one of the masterminds who plotted to assassinate you."

While Xu Lai and Rhea were taking over, Roland immediately stepped forward to report.

He could not allow the person who wanted to assassinate Xu Lai to continue to live.

Xu Lai glanced at the fat woman and said calmly:

"I just killed her nephew, and now I don't know where the body is.

Go ask her if she's willing to look for it somewhere higher up."

Roland was a Holy Light Knight after all, and he didn't understand Xu Lai's hint for a moment.

Fortunately, Roland has Jilong by his side. With this guy, Xu Lai doesn't have to worry that no one will understand what he means.

After obtaining these 9 griffins, Xu Lai did not stop for a moment, and once again flew north with Yu Lan, Elvy and others, taking Ed and the others with him.

On the way, he met the hero leading the Northern Empire. He had met him once or twice before, but Xu Lai was not familiar with him.

But for the sake of Prince Entan Aled, Marquis Anderson, Hausen and others, Xu Lai didn't want to go too far.

He landed in front of the knights with angels and griffins, smiling.

There were more than 9 griffins, which was too many. Most of them could not land and could only hover at low altitude.

"Earl Kane, please don't go any further. This demon city has been taken over by my Eagle Kingdom.

If you wish, you are welcome to visit the Eagle Kingdom, but it would be impolite to bring so many soldiers with you."

Kane looked at the dense griffins behind Xu Lai and was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

After a while, he said, "Your Majesty Xu Lai, I remember that you just founded the country not long ago."

Xu Lai nodded and said with a smile:
“That’s right. The Southern Empire and the Eastern Empire attacked together just now, but I repelled them and captured some extra prisoners.

On the Southern Empire side, it was said that the Royal Archer Corps was dispatched, and I obtained a lot of magic longbows there.

If Earl Kane is interested, you can go and have a look. I can give you some privately."

Xu Lai's words were nine out of ten true and one out of ten false. The key griffin was right in front of him, and Kane had no choice but to believe it.

At the same time, they defeated the armies of the Eastern Empire and the Southern Empire, and recaptured many cities including Lionheart City from the demons.

Kane couldn't imagine how strong Xu Lai was.

Anyway, he didn't dare to lead his troops forward. (End of this chapter)