Imperial Crown.

Chapter 367 Breakup
The icy fighting spirit almost solidified into substance, and the raindrops falling from the sky turned into sharp ice chips.

The cavalry behind Earl Jonah raised their weapons, and the Eagle Army was also ready for battle.

Jonah almost used up all his patience before he actually launched the attack:
"Why did you attack my people!?"

Raven rode his horse over the corpses and came before Count Jonah, but the explanation he gave was not what Jonah wanted:

"Jinmangsi and Korla led their troops to attack the logistics camp. According to the imperial military law, I killed them on the spot."

"Imperial military law!?" Count Jonah looked at the corpses all over the ground, his face turning paler.

He knew that Jin Mangs had always been resentful of Raven and had been doing many tricks in secret.

Jonah did not stop.

Because on the day of the military meeting, Raven dragged Kimmans out and whipped him, denying Jonah's tactics without giving a solid reason, which really showed that he did not take Jonah's face seriously.

He also wanted to let out a sigh of relief.

But I didn't expect that Jin Mangs would be so stupid as to encourage Korla to attack the logistics camp.

Not to mention Raven, even Jonah himself would not let him go.

It's a pity for these soldiers...

The fighting spirit slowly subsided, and Earl Jonah said in what he thought was the softest manner possible:
"Lord Raven, I hope that next time we face an emergency, you can discuss it with me first."

"Take the body away."

The soldiers behind Count Jonah were about to move forward upon hearing the order, but were stopped by Simon and his men.

"Raven, what do you mean?" Jonah frowned.

Raven said coldly: "According to the Imperial Military Law, anyone who attacks the logistics camp will be executed on the spot.
Hang the corpse for public display!"

Count Jonah's expression changed several times, and he laughed in anger:

"You want to hang their bodies for public display?"

Raven did not back down at all and nodded seriously: "It's not me, it's the Imperial Military Law."

"Imperial Military Law, what an Imperial Military Law!" Jonah shouted:

"Now, am I violating the Imperial Military Law by yelling at my superior? I will also be whipped by you, Lord Raven!?"

Raven remained silent, just staring at Jonah coldly.

"Okay, okay! You, Raven, are the savior of the empire and the commander of this war. I, Jonah, should not have come!" Count Jonah's voice began to distort as he vented his anger wantonly:

"It was me who made the Baron's hands tied!"

"I don't want the logistics supplies. I am not worthy of fighting alongside the Baron!"

"Then I won't be a thorn in the Baron's side anymore - everyone, follow me!"

After saying this, Jonah put away his sword, whipped his horse high, turned his horse’s head, and went back to the camp.

Raven's expression didn't change at all, but his face looked much gloomier.

"Sir...what should we do next?" The hyena rode forward and asked in a low voice.

Lei Wen said coldly: "Hang the corpse for public display. Every soldier who participated in guarding the camp today will be rewarded with 50 silver coins!"

The drizzle continued to fall, and Raven returned to his camp with a gloomy face and sat down in the tent.

Raindrops fell on the top of the tent, making a slight sound.

The sounds became more and more frequent and intense, and the light became dimmer. Even sitting in the tent, one could clearly feel the humidity in the air.

"Sir, something bad has happened!" With a whoosh, the hyena opened the tent curtain and rushed in.

Raven just glanced at him: "Jonah is leaving?"

The hyena was stunned: "Yes, yes, sir, how did you know?"

"Alas... let's go." Raven sighed:
"Don't worry about him. Give the order to strengthen the security from today onwards. The trading camp will be closed. No one is allowed to enter or leave the camp without my order."

"Send a message to the rear. From today on, the minimum number of logistics escorts is 2 battalions. Serfs accompanying the team should not be recruited from the local area, and they are not allowed to stay in any villages or towns in Eivor."

"It can be slow, but it must be absolutely safe - let them be alert. Just because the Eagle Army can win every battle doesn't mean they can too!"

The hyena wrote down the orders one by one. Seeing that Raven looked unhappy, he finally suppressed the doubts in his heart and turned away.

Boom——

Spring thunder exploded, and the lightning in the sky flashed for a moment. The light shone through the tent and illuminated Raven's face.

As early as the moment he killed Jin Mangs, Raven had anticipated this result.

Jonah is an earl after all, and Kimmans and Korla are not only his capable men, but also nobles with close ties to his family.

As their feudal lord, or dependent, Jonah had to ensure the posthumous reputation of these two men.

They could die in battle, die of illness, die of old age, or even die playing with women or choking on water, but they could not die for violating military discipline.

This would bring shame to their family and damage Jonah's reputation.

That's why Jonah asked for their bodies.

But Raven couldn't give it.

Jonah needs prestige, and Raven needs it even more!
Why did Jin Mangs dare to provoke Raven openly or secretly? Why did Jonah dare to take the body away even though he knew his men had attacked the logistics camp?
The biggest problem is that Raven is just a baron.

The natural barrier of the title meant that Jonah and his officers would never respect Raven, even though Raven's military achievements were real.

Raven also knew very well that the reason why he was able to lead the Empire's offensive in Eivor now was because he had won every battle.

Because he has 1 brave and invincible eagle soldiers under his command.

This army is his backbone and will never suffer any injustice!

Originally, the deaths of these people were enough, and Raven also planned to let Jin Mangs go.

But the change in Jinmans' attitude after Jonah arrived made Raven determined to kill him.

Only by firmly grasping military law and the authority of his commander-in-chief can he continue to retain his dominance.

If he showed any sign of weakness, the initiative and command of the entire war would fall into Jonah's hands.

Jonah is no fool, so it might not be a bad idea for him to take charge.

but……

"Why!?"

Just because Jonah is an earl, can he point fingers at the good situation created by Raven, dominate the entire battle, grab the credit, and reap the spoils! ?

impossible!
Raven pried open the tin can of Eivor himself. He could allow others to share the soup inside, but he would never allow anyone to snatch the spoon from him!
Even if you throw the whole can away or knock it over!
Therefore, Lei Wenming knew that if he made a slight concession, he would be able to allow the two to continue their cooperation, but he still resolutely went all the way!

If we don't take drastic measures today, this kind of thing will only happen more and more.

The reason why Raven issued that series of orders was to prepare for the future situation.

Count Jonah left in the rain, and his heart must be full of resentment. He would use his own methods to prove that he was right.

Kill Eivor's civilians, destroy every village and town, and drive the refugees towards the Blue Castle.

Countless families will be broken, hundreds of thousands of civilians will die, and millions of civilians will be forced to leave their homes.

The flames of hatred will spread from now on!
"Hatred is a more permanent emotion than love. It can even be passed down through blood."

Raven murmured something he had forgotten where he had heard it from.

"I didn't expect Baron Raven to understand philosophy." A crisp sound like a knife cutting vegetables rang out:

"I like you more and more now."

Raven looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman standing at the entrance of the tent. She was wearing a bright purple wizard robe, with a fur collar covering her shoulders and neck, and her purple and pink hair was tied into a single ponytail at the back of her head.

It's strange that although it was still raining outside, there was not a single raindrop on the woman's body. Her feet seemed to be stepping on the ground, but her red high-heeled leather boots were not stained with any mud.

A ray of silver light was obscured by Raven's eyelids, and the Eye of Truth was quietly working.

My heart skipped a beat.

The woman opposite was actually...

90-63-88! !
wrong.

What really matters is that she has level 5 strength and is a magician!

"Excuse me, what should I call this lady?" Raven asked.

"Flindo." The woman shook her colorful nails:
"…Quilli's teacher."

Flindo spoke the second half of the sentence very slowly, as if she was biting her tongue piece by piece, while observing the changes in Raven's expression with interest.

Raven's expression remained calm.

but

The next moment, the seat under him shattered into pieces, and a wind blade cut through the table and pounced towards Flindo!

Then, short syllables burst out of Raven's mouth one after another, and numerous fireballs, ice cones, and light bullets condensed in front of him and smashed towards Flindo as if they were free!
Flindo's eyes narrowed slightly, and she began to chant without hesitation, and various level 1 magic spells whizzed out.

Boom boom boom——

Magic collides with magic, flames explode, lightning flashes, and clouds rise.

Until the entire tent exploded, exposing it to the heavy rain!

When the mist dissipated, Raven had a gray-white staff of the Tree of Life in his hand, while Flindo was still unarmed, but her originally spotless clothes were now splashed with a trace of mud.

She is a fifth-level magician and has been secretly watching Raven for a long time, just waiting for an opportunity.

Now that Jonah has left in anger and there is no possibility for him to support Raven, Flindo will show up.

But she didn't expect that Raven would actually take the initiative to attack her, and she didn't expect that Raven, a man of humble origin, could master the Elvish language so skillfully!

"You really surprise me more and more." Flindo licked her lips with her pink tongue and said with a smile: "I won't kill you. As long as you sign a contract with me and pledge allegiance to me, I can even take you to the Mage Guild."

"Perhaps you can get rid of the blood curse there?"

Raven responded to this statement immediately.

He raised the Tree of Life Staff and aimed it at Flindo. The fire element jumped actively, and the rain in the sky was evaporated into white steam, as if a cloud rose from the ground!
The next moment, a pure blue fireball suddenly flew out!

"Original Wildfire!?" Flindo was surprised. "You actually mastered the Origin Wildfire. No wonder Quilly lost to you!"

"But you're still far from being able to deal with me!"

She crushed a talisman at her waist:
"Shadow Dome!"

hum-

The earth rolled and shook violently. A thick shadow appeared from under Flindo's feet, and then spread out instantly like an ink bead falling on soft paper!
Wherever it passed, the earth seemed to have turned into an endless starry sky and a boundless abyss, swallowing up everything on it - tents, braziers, weapon racks, leaving no trace.

Looking from the sky, a black sphere with a diameter of one hundred meters suddenly appeared in the center of the entire camp!

It was abrupt and hideous, as if a piece had been scratched out of an oil painting. The purple-black light and shadow flickered, and it seemed like a rift connecting the two universes!
And that primordial wild fire seemed to have flown into the vast universe. It seemed to be moving forward, but it was firmly fixed in place!
Raven was covered in a layer of shadow, gray and hazy, as if he was an unfinished stone sculpture. He opened his mouth, but not only could he not make a sound, he couldn't even breathe!

"Is it painful? Is it uncomfortable?!" Flindo giggled, as if she was looking at a toy:
"That's right!"

"In my entire life, apart from flesh and blood magic, the magic I have studied most deeply is the magic of the shadow faction. It is weak and powerless, and I can hardly show it off among magicians of the same level."

"But they are also a shadow faction, but they possess the only magic below level 7 that can simulate the domain."

"Now, this shrouded dome of shadows is my domain. I can control everything here and make them all work for me."

"If I say you can't breathe, you can't breathe; and if I say you kneel down, you have to give me—

Kneel down! "

An unprecedented pressure came, and Raven's body suddenly stiffened, with two streams of blood spurting out from his knees.

But his body was still standing, and even his back refused to bend!
Raven's lips moved as he curled up his lips into a smile, his eyes fixed on Flindo, and then -

He spat fiercely!
"Useless obsession, meaningless courage." Flindo's face froze, and the saliva seemed to be spat on her face.

In her opinion, Raven was just a small third-level magician. No matter what treasures he had or how talented he was, he was just an ant.

He should be afraid of himself, flatter himself, speak nicely and seek his own mercy.

But the reality is, this ant has betrayed her kindness time and time again, and even dared to resist after seeing her strength!

"You think that by doing this, you can arouse my sympathy?
Do you think I would be so kind as to fall in love with a fool who has nothing but recklessness, like the witch in the novel? "

"Either kneel down and pledge allegiance to me..."

"Either stand or die—"

Hualalalalalalalalal
The sound of steel rubbing against each other was heard.

Then, chains of gold and purple began to emerge from the abyss-like earth, dancing and piercing the sky!
Like a ribbon or a rainbow, but it is so wide, so big and so long that it looks like a ribbon in the hands of a god, and it can almost cover the sky!

Raven still raised his head, and the smile on his face became even more unbridled.

This deeply hurt Flindo's heart.

Since your body won't yield, I will hunt down your soul!
She bit her lips and chanted a spell:

"Greed, desire, and an endless and empty path.

It exists before matter, but after the soul is extinguished.

Death, life, illusion.

Connecting everything, giving birth to everything, destroying everything.

The fantasy cannot be broken and is crushed like the eternal dust.

Come, Devouring Serpent!"

As the spell echoed, countless chains linked together and turned into muscles, bones, and scales.

The magic power surges and the shadows waver.

Jiang Ang——

With a low hum that seemed to come from ancient times, the endless chains formed a giant snake whose color kept changing, something that could not be imagined even in the deepest nightmares.

It seems like a giant snake that can devour the world!

It raised its upper body and stuck out its tongue. The vertical pupils embedded in its eye sockets changed color, as if evolving the birth and death of a world.

Then, he pounced down suddenly——

Raven blinked.

A golden light bloomed in Raven's eyes, breaking through the shadows, as if he was wearing a pure golden mask.

It is also like the rising sun that jumps out of the horizon after a long night.

A scaly glow appeared beneath the skin, and blood-colored energy gushed out from the body.

Raven Progress
punch
boom--

……

(End of this chapter)