Miss Witch, it's time to clean up the entries

Chapter 223 Who is she? ( words updated, please subscribe)

According to Coleman, the Vice Admiral of the Burns Empire, this giant battleship was also sent out for a search mission, but after encountering the fog, it lost its direction and lost contact with the base.

In addition, his words revealed three pieces of information.

First, five months ago, when they arrived at the island suspected to be the Blue Dragon Court, they occupied the island and established a temporary Burns Empire Naval Base.

Secondly, there is no civilization, monsters or treasures on this island, but there are many plants and animals on the island.

Finally, the Burns Empire continues to search for the Azure Dragon Court.

Lieutenant General Coleman is clearly lying.

If they were looking for the exact location of the Azure Dragon Court, the large warships would definitely stay at the base, because the material consumption of a large warship at sea in one day is equivalent to that of a small warship in a month. Even for the Holy Empire, the reconnaissance team sent out would consist of only a few dozen people at most. How could they possibly let more than 2,000 people drift on the sea to find their destination?
In addition, there are no monsters or treasures on the island, which may also be misleading the Holy Empire, saying that there is the Human Alliance on the sea. In fact, it is for the benefit of their own country and they don't want to be overtaken by other countries.

Li En guessed that the Burns Empire suffered a heavy blow from the Blue Dragon Court, and only September Flower escaped. September Flower encountered thick fog at sea, and the navy fell into despair, thinking that they would never be able to return home, so they held a lavish last party, wanting to indulge their desires before they died.

Because at sea, the Burns Empire could not get any support at all.

But the ship had been contaminated, so even if they had eaten all the supplies on the first day, the wine and food would appear again on the second day, as if they were inexhaustible, so they kept partying.

Of course, this has to do with the fact that they can't eat any food at all.

In fact, when September Flower escaped from the Azure Dragon Court, everyone on the ship, including Lieutenant General Coleman, had died, but they never knew it.

The temperature at sea is very low, and it is this low temperature that slows down the decay of the corpse, but the low temperature does not prevent the iron plate from being eroded by sea water.

It is likely that the September Flower was soaked in seawater for a period of time, which caused it to be covered with seaweed and the hull to become rusty.

Coleman and everyone on September Flower felt they were still alive. Was this a cognitive error, or had they themselves become monsters? Something akin to the undead?
Li En also couldn't see the monster entries. The monsters here did not include vampires and elves.

So, where is the source of the pollution that causes them to have cognitive problems or turn into monsters?

Was it the Azure Dragon Court, or the sea fog? Or was it some third entity they encountered during their escape? For example, what happened to the September Flower when it sank into the sea?
Although there is no evidence to support my guess at the moment, after becoming a special believer with divinity, my intuition is generally correct.

This extraordinary intuition is often more useful than the detective's logical reasoning.

"Can you answer me now? What happened to September Flower? I saw the surprise in your eyes the moment you boarded the ship."

Lieutenant General Coleman is also a six-star shining knight, and he can keenly grasp anyone's emotions.

Brody and the others were in normal emotions when they boarded the ship. They felt both lost and a little excited.

However, there was surprise and doubt in Li En and Dorothy's eyes, which was completely different from the expressions of the others.

He dared to conclude that these two people must have noticed September Flower's abnormality.

This abnormality may not even be noticed by oneself.

And he had heard Brody call Dorothy "Mistress Witch".

Witches are special beings, they have eyes that can see through the truth.

Brody, the priest, and the two three-star knights were also curious about what had happened to September Flower. They hadn't found anything on the ship.

If there was anything strange, it was that Brody felt as if he had inexplicably become shorter, and everyone seemed taller than him. But he didn't dwell on it, thinking it was a subconscious way of protecting himself.

"The September flowers are covered with seaweed. Perhaps you once fell into the ocean and were trapped for a while. Do you have any memories?"

Lee En asked.

Coleman frowned, shook his head and said, "We have been sailing on the sea and have not fallen into the sea. I have not seen the seaweed you mentioned."

Just after he finished saying this, Coleman seemed to see the seaweed swaying in the cabin, but he didn't think there was anything strange.

"I saw some seaweed. Maybe it was left by the sea monster when we were fighting it."

His logic was quickly completed, so he didn't have to think deeply.

"You've probably all encountered this, right? That giant deep-sea octopus covered in seaweed. It once tried to land on September Flower, but I killed it."

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, but September Flower may have encountered more than just a deep-sea octopus, but something even more terrifying."

Dorothy said politely.

This made Coleman inexplicably nervous. He clenched the coffee cup with a missing corner in his hand and asked the question that had been hidden in his heart.

"My crew members...are they all dead?"

He also discovered the strangeness of the ship, the endless food, the endless wine, the passionate and unrestrained Weiss girl, and the bard who should not have been on the ship.

But he would subconsciously add the origins of these things, for example, the food was salvaged by the crew, the fine wine was brewed by the crew, the Vess girl had been accompanying them from the beginning, and the poet was just a part-time job for the soldier.

"Yes."

Dorothy answered in the affirmative.

Brody, the priest, and the two three-star knights immediately showed expressions of extreme shock.

"Witch-sama, are you sure? Are you saying that everyone on this ship is dead? But they are still having a party and seem to be doing fine."

Brody asked in horror. At this moment, he felt a chill all over his body and really hoped that it was a slip of the tongue by Dorothy.

Dorothy looked at Brody and gave him an apologetic look.

After Brody, the priest, and the two three-star knights accepted the fact that there were dead people on the ship, they also saw the dilapidated state of the cabin and the true appearance of Vice Admiral Coleman.

Coleman's left eye fell to the ground again because there was no flesh to stick to it. Coleman subconsciously picked up the eyeball and put it back.

Inside the open navy uniform, a skeleton was clearly visible, connected to some sticky liquid that was constantly falling down.

Lieutenant General Coleman stood up from the sunken sofa and said with a complicated expression,
"I never thought it would be like this. I thought we left at least two thousand people behind, but I was the only one who survived."

The four members of Brody's team were pale and their pupils were dilated, as if they had seen something extremely terrifying. They all retreated behind Lee En and Dorothy.

Only when a strong person stands in their way can they find a sense of security.

Lieutenant General Coleman also realized the abnormalities of Brody and others at this moment. Brody had lost both legs, the priest was covered with water plants, his skin was pale and swollen, and the other two had half of their heads missing and a piece of their chest missing.

These four people are obviously dead, but they still think they are alive.

Watching them go around behind Dorothy, he instinctively thought that these four monsters wanted to attack the witch.

"Miss Witch, please be careful of the monster behind you."

Coleman kindly reminded.

Brody's team looked back in horror, and after discovering that there was no monster behind Dorothy, they realized what the problem was.

Could it be them that Coleman was talking about?

"Ah—Sir, you have no lower body!"

One of the knights pointed at Brody and let out a piercing scream.

Brody looked down and found that he really had no lower body. His intestines and internal organs were scattered all over the floor. He subconsciously stretched out his hand, trying to take these parts back into his body. Then his pupils contracted, and his eyes lost their color in an instant. He fell to the rotten floor with unwillingness and horror.

"You...you you you, you have no heart!"

Another three-star knight pointed at the knight who had just screamed and said.

"Your head is cracked open! How could you still be alive?"

The knight also looked at the other party and said.

The two men discovered their own problems and fell to the ground like Brody.

The priest turned around in fear and was about to flee until Li En's voice came from behind.
"Your Excellency the Priest, you are already dead."

There was a pop.

The priest also fell to the ground.

From this, Li En concluded that these dead people had cognitive problems.

If their cognition is corrected, they will die instantly.

But if you tell them they are still alive, they will remain in the same state as before.

Seeing these monsters dead, Lieutenant General Coleman breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as no one mentions it, he won't think about his own problems. This is his subconscious mind's protection of him.

Li En shook Dorothy's hand and signaled her not to tell the truth because he still had many questions to ask.

"Lieutenant General Coleman, this ship is full of monsters now. If you want us to rescue you from here, you'd better tell us the truth."

Li En's gaze fell on Coleman's bloody face.

Coleman didn't like the young man's tone. Although he respected the witch, that was because he respected the witch's power. He had no reason to be afraid of the young golden-haired man in front of him.

"You may not know that in our Burns Empire, only a six-star Radiant Knight can hold the position of Lieutenant General and lead a fleet alone."

What Coleman meant was that he didn't need anyone else to save him, and the six-star shining knight was completely capable of saving himself.

"This ship has been contaminated. Even without the thick fog, it would be impossible to return to the southern continent. It might even take you to even more dangerous waters and deviate from your new route."

Li En said, "If you want to leave now, you can only choose to cooperate with us and join the Holy Empire's fleet, or you can seize our boat and leave. Oh, the prerequisite is that you can defeat Miss Witch."

Even a six-star shining knight cannot fight against the witch.

"Are you threatening me?"

Coleman looked at Li En, his left eye ready to fall.

"No, this is advice, not a threat. We actually saw the problem with this ship from far out at sea, but we still chose to come aboard. We're not here to threaten you, but to seek cooperation. However, cooperation requires sincerity from both sides. We didn't lie to the Admiral, but he lied to us."

Li En said calmly that he was like an excellent diplomatic officer, sitting here to negotiate with the fleet of the Burns Empire.

Coleman thought for a moment and felt that what Li En said was right. Although he was still a six-star shining knight, he had no personal advantage against the army of the Holy Empire. There was no need for the golden-haired man in front of him to threaten him.

"Okay, tell me how you can help me return to the Burns Empire."

Coleman hides many secrets, and he must return to the Burns Empire, otherwise this expedition to the Burns Empire will be in vain.

"Share all the secrets of the Azure Dragon Court."

Li En's eyes swept over Coleman sharply, and Coleman suddenly felt that the person sitting opposite him was not a teenager, but an extremely terrifying existence. This was a knight's intuition.

He could feel that Li En's strength was superior to his.

"To show our sincerity, let us first share some information. This isn't the first time the Holy Empire has explored the Azure Dragon Court. The last time we went there, we sent a 5-man knight group, plus a witch. In the end, only 20 returned home with valuable clues."

Dorothy said slowly that among the 20 survivors was Earl Hall. Earl Hall led a knight group of 20 people to open up a new route, found the Blue Dragon Court, and finally returned to the Holy Empire with people. His name was recorded in the history of the Holy Empire, but most of his subordinates died at sea.

In Earl Hall's Rose Knights, except for the dozen or so cadres who are veterans, the rest are newly recruited.

If not, the Frank family's Flame Knights would not have been needed to join this expedition.

The overall combat strength of the Flame Knights is now the highest among the three major knight orders, followed by the Pioneers, and finally the Rose Knights of Earl Hall.

Of course, as long as Count Hall, the Seven-Star Order Knight, is there, no one dares to shake the Rose Knights' dominant position in the entire Holy Fleet.

"What clue?"

Coleman pressed his left eyeball, as if he were actually pushing up a monocle.

"The witch will lose control on the land of the Azure Dragon Court."

Coleman was stunned.

Dorothy herself is a witch, and she did show enough sincerity when she told me this information.

In fact, this has been verified by the Burns Empire's fleet.

Because they also sent a witch on this expedition.

The witch lost control as soon as she landed on the island.

Dorothy then recounted in detail the exploration experience she had heard from Earl Hall. Since it was certain that Coleman could not pass the news back to the Burns Empire, she was not leaking state secrets.

"In exchange, Your Excellency, Lieutenant General, please tell us what really happened to September Flower. What exactly did you encounter in the Azure Dragon Court?"

Dorothy looked at Coleman.

Coleman lit his cigar. He could tell that what Dorothy said was true. The witch showed unprecedented sincerity.

He took a puff, nodded slightly, and finally agreed to tell his true experience.
"I did lie. Our fleet found the Azure Dragon Court. Like you, our witch lost control. However, we are not like the Holy Empire, which is completely dependent on witches. We killed the witch as soon as she lost control and continued on our way.

We saw gold and treasures everywhere on the island, as well as various priceless weapons and equipment, and the most beautiful girl in the world. The Blue Dragon Court is Tiger's temple and a paradise on earth.

All our desires could be satisfied on the island. Almost everyone had forgotten about returning home. We were willing to stay on the island and live happily forever until Archbishop Derwent established a mental defense line and rescued us from the dream.

That’s right, it turns out that the gold, equipment and girls all over the island were all dreams. Soon after we arrived on the island, we fell into a nightmare.

After that, we fought against the sub-dragon soldiers of the Azure Dragon Court. Their ordinary soldiers were equivalent to our five-star Glory Knights. This was an absolutely terrifying army.

Hundreds of our warships and tens of thousands of men were lost in this first encounter. Bishop Derwent burned his life and sent the September Flower away.

The September Flower, which only gathers 2000 people, is the last hope of our Burns Empire expedition. We must bring the news back to the empire, but we are lost in the thick fog.

Perhaps the hull was contaminated when it encountered the thick fog. My crew members may have died at sea."

Apart from Coleman's speculation, what he said was basically true.

Dorothy looked at Li En.

Li En frowned. According to Coleman, they didn't have time to explore the Blue Dragon Courtyard at all. They were defeated in their first confrontation.

This kind of combat power is totally unequal.

"Why did you lie to us in the first place?"

Lee En asked.

"If I tell you this is the only ship left of our army, I'm sure you won't want to take the September Flower. After all, the September Flower is the most powerful warship in the world."

Coleman shrugged.

"Are there any Seven Star Order Knights in your team?"

Lee En asked.

"No. Aside from Archbishop Derwent, I am the strongest fighter in the army."

Coleman said honestly.

Then the two sides shared the sea coordinate map of the Blue Dragon Court.

The coordinates of the map drawn by Earl Hall do not coincide with those drawn by Coleman, which indicates that the Azure Dragon Court is moving on the sea.

This also explains why the reconnaissance team sent by Earl Hall has not returned yet. They probably did not find the Azure Dragon Court at the original coordinates.

In order to prevent Coleman from missing any information, Li En decided to use the [Time Traveler] entry to witness the battle between the Burns Empire fleet and the Canglong army as a bystander.

As long as you don't make any changes, you don't have to pay.

Li En activated the entry function and returned to September Flower 5 months ago.

…The July sun blazed like fire. Amidst the azure sea, a massive galleon cut through the waves. Painted in deep sea blue and coral red, adorned with a golden trident, it exuded a noble and majestic presence. Its white sails, emblazoned with the totem of the Burns Empire, billowed like giant wings, gleaming silver in the sunlight.

The soldiers on the September Flower stood on the deck, their eyes gazing through the layers of waves towards the faintly visible island in the distance. The island was like an emerald green gem inlaid on the sea level, surrounded by white seagulls soaring in the fresh sea breeze.

Vice Admiral Coleman stood on the bridge, his silver temples gleaming in the sun, his eyes firm and deep, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Are we finally here? The Azure Dragon Court!"

The navigator behind him stared at the star map in his hand, an expectant look on his face, and tapped the wooden table lightly with his fingers, as if beating the rhythm for the upcoming new world.

Soldiers stood along the side of the ship, dressed in uniform dark blue uniforms and flowing white turbans, their eyes piercing, their bodies rising and falling in rhythm with the rocking of the ship.

Despite the scorching sun and sweat seeping through their clothes, there was no trace of fatigue in their expressions. Instead, they showed a desire for the unknown and excitement for adventure. They raised their weapons high and cheered loudly.
"The Azure Dragon Courtyard! The Azure Dragon Courtyard! The Azure Dragon Courtyard!!!"

Li En stood among the soldiers and looked at the sea level.

Although the Burns Empire's fleet is not as large as that of the Holy Empire, they have 5 huge warships like the September Flower and 30 small supply ships.

The fleet still looks magnificent on the sea.

Before the fleet reached the shore, it was attacked by underwater monsters. A fierce battle ensued between the navy and the shark monsters, and in the end, the human army won a great victory.

The fleet anchored in the shallows of Canglong Island, and the officers and soldiers disembarked in an orderly manner.

As soon as they stepped onto the beach, they fell into a beautiful fantasy.

Li En also saw the gold, silver and treasures all over the ground, countless weapons and beautiful girls.

But he quickly relied on his self-awareness to exit the illusion and saw the real scene.

There is a kind of red crab on the beach. This red crab is only the size of a thumb, but it will crawl silently onto the soldiers' feet. Anyone who is entangled by this red crab will fall into an illusion.

After Li En discovered this characteristic, Archbishop Burns also discovered it. He reminded everyone to pay attention to this red crab and helped everyone break the illusion.

Suddenly, the earth began to tremble.

The sound of heavy footsteps came closer and closer.

After learning of the foreign invaders, the Asian Dragon Legion sent out the first wave of vanguard troops.

They have huge bodies and indestructible scales, like lizardmen who can walk upright.

The vanguard army soon met the Burns Empire army on the beach, and the battle was about to break out.

At the command, the two armies collided fiercely, like an electric shock. Heavy crashes echoed across the battlefield. Sharp swords and hard dragon claws clashed in the air, sending sparks flying in a fierce exchange of metal and magic. The warriors' roars, incantations, and dragon roars intertwined.

As Coleman said, the warriors of the Asian Dragon Clan, even the ordinary soldiers, possess the power of five-star knights. This is an unstoppable army.

The battle soon became one-sided, with countless humans killed by the sharp claws of the Asian dragon soldiers, and the blood dyed the beach red.

The sub-dragons' massive breath was like flames, repeatedly pushing the human warriors' defenses to the brink of destruction. Their tails lashed like whips, stirring up dust and sand, as if threatening to split the earth apart.

The high-ranking knights of the Burns Empire displayed a tenacious vitality under the pressure of the Asian dragons. They nimbly shuttled between the huge enemies, looking for weaknesses. Every successful attack was accompanied by the echo of the Asian dragon's wail, which was a testament to their strength and courage.

Unfortunately, in addition to ordinary soldiers who are comparable to five-star knights, the dragon tribe also has elite dragons and land dragons that are comparable to six-star knights.

These elite dragons circled in the sky, spitting out flames from time to time to attack the human army, accelerating the defeat of the Burns Empire Legion.

The huge size of the land dragon is enough to intimidate ordinary people.

Although they are not purebred dragons, their strength exceeds that of the monsters outside the walls.

For mankind, facing this army is like facing the end of the world.

All Burns people, including Coleman, have lost the power to resist.

They began to regret and despair, the army began to disintegrate, and they began to retreat and board ships.

Unfortunately, all the ships were destroyed, and the retreating human army was hunted down. The sirens cooperated with the dragon army to sink all the huge warships into the deep sea.

In this battle, the Burns Empire Legion was completely wiped out, including Coleman.

Li En looked at their disastrous defeat and couldn't help but sigh that it was already amazing that Earl Hall could escape back to the Holy Empire with more than ten people.

The beach was littered with corpses, and Archbishop Derwent crawled out from the pile of corpses, his face covered in blood.

Devonte knew that he could not go back, so he carved a huge magic circle on the ground with his blood.

Then Devonte burned his own life as the raw material to activate the formation.

The sky was covered with dark clouds and the sea breeze suddenly rose, stirring the sea water into layers of waves.

On the sea, the waves gradually gathered into a huge shadow, which rose slowly. With the splashing of water, a giant ship sleeping in the deep sea, like an awakened sea beast, broke through the shackles of time and saw the light of day again.

The hull was covered with seaweed, and although the battleship's mast was broken, the remaining part still vaguely showed its former grandeur.

This is the September flower that just sank to the bottom of the sea.

The waves continued to surge, and the warship seemed to be breathing, slowly adjusting its posture with the rise and fall of the tide.

The sunlight shone through the gaps in the clouds and onto the deck of the battleship, reflecting a dim luster. The dead soldiers on the ship, including Coleman, stood up again.

Seagulls were circling on the sea. They seemed curious about the sudden appearance of this huge creature. They flew up and down around the warship, making sharp and rapid calls.

The sea water around the warship was stirred even more violently, as if echoing the rhythm of the seagulls, playing a symphony of stormy waves together.

A thick gray fog covered the area around the warship, causing the surrounding sea monsters and fish to subconsciously stay away and not dare to approach.

Li En was slightly stunned.

It turns out that this is the reason why Coleman and others still think they are alive even though they are dead.

Archbishop Devonte of the Burns Empire is also a heretic.

This formation, which is equivalent to the Undead Array, is banned throughout the entire southern continent.

But Devonte was probably dying and couldn't think of any other way. He wanted Coleman and others to go back and deliver the message, so he used this extreme method.

Unfortunately, this ship seemed to fit the characteristics of certain monsters and attracted this thick fog.

The thick fog combined with September Flower's Undead Array to form a special forbidden area.

Anyone who enters this realm will die and still think they are alive.

This is the case with Brody et al.

When Li En and Dorothy came into contact with the thick fog, the dragon egg took the initiative to swallow up the fog, so they were fine.

After Li En figured this out, his figure began to gradually dissipate. With the death of everyone, his perspective was about to disappear.

At the last moment, he saw the black-haired woman standing on top of a giant dragon.

The woman with long black hair stood on top of a 30-meter-tall land dragon, looking at everything indifferently like a queen high above.

Who is she?
Could it be Catherine?

Li En's consciousness returned to reality.

No one noticed that he had quietly traveled through time, and everything he had just experienced took only one second in the flow of real time.

"Commander Coleman, thank you very much for your cooperation. In return, I will sing a lullaby for the September Flower so that your crew can rest in peace."

Li En has learned from Fia the essential skills of a priest, the sacrament of the last rites, to allow the soul to rest in peace.

Coleman and others have their souls trapped in their bodies, their cognition is confused, and they believe they are still alive. If they do not accept purification, they will remain in the world and become monsters.

"Thank you."

Coleman didn't think he was dead either. He just thanked Li En for his crew members because he didn't want to see his former comrades turn into monsters.

It wasn't until Lee En began singing a lullaby of the highest standard that Coleman realized something was wrong.

His soul seemed to want to break free from this body.

He subconsciously looked at his body. Under his clothes were broken bones and some missing internal organs.

"Am I... dead too?"

Coleman showed a sad expression, and the eyeball in his left eye socket fell out again.

But he suddenly thought of something and yelled madly,

"Shut up! Shut up right now!"

Lee En's lullaby was interrupted by Coleman.

He fell to the ground, gasping for breath.

"I can't die. I must go back and tell His Majesty the Emperor the news."

"The whole army was annihilated, that's the news."

Li En said lightly.

He didn't expect Coleman's will to be so strong. When others knew they were dead, they would immediately fall to the ground and die, but he was still holding on and didn't want to die.

"Impossible, I'm not dead. I can't die. I can't die."

Coleman kept repeating this sentence, as if talking to himself.

But this psychological suggestion worked. His body did not continue to collapse, and his soul no longer had the urge to leave his body.

If he could just insist on returning to the Burns Empire and transplant his soul into a mechanical body, he might actually be able to survive.

But he couldn't let Li En and Dorothy leave alive because they never thought about helping him from the beginning to the end.

When they realize that they are just like everyone else on September Flower, they are taking advantage of themselves.

He drew the folding sword from his waist, which was more powerful in close combat than a knight's sword.

Coleman had first-rate knife skills and was extremely fast. In less than a second, he was in front of Li En and chopped off Li En's head with a sharp knife.

Even Li En couldn't help but admire this speed.

Plus he took his chances.

If it were anyone else, they would be dead by now.

But Li En happens to be a Blood Knight, and as long as his heart is not injured, he will not die.

Li En stood up, picked up his head that had fallen to the ground, dusted it off, and put it on his neck. He found that it was placed upside down, so he turned it 180 degrees to the front.

The blood line on the neck disappeared, as if it had never appeared.

Li En twisted his neck and said, "I'm sorry, Lieutenant General Coleman, we deceived you. There was no cooperation from the beginning."

"Damn, what a monster are you!"

Coleman rushed forward again, trying to kill Li En.

But Li En would no longer give him another chance. He reached out and grabbed Coleman's body. The black corrosive force instantly wrapped around Coleman's broken body.

Click click click——

Coleman's bones fell to the ground one by one.

This time, even though he had built up a strong sense of self-awareness and believed that he was still alive, it still collapsed when he saw his bones and flesh falling off.

Coleman turned into a puff of black smoke with a shrill scream.

Dorothy handed Li En a piece of white silk. Li En wiped the stains on his hands with the silk. "Thank you."

"You're welcome. Last time I saw your maid prepare some silk for you. Thinking that you might need to touch some dirty things often, I prepared some for you too."

Dorothy said softly.

"Forehead."

Li En decided to avoid touching dirty things in the future to avoid being criticized by his fiancée.

He began to chant a lullaby while he was sleeping. Translucent souls emerged from the bodies of more than 2,000 dead people, transformed into fireflies, and slowly rose into the sky. Then the entire September Flower began to sink to the bottom of the sea.

Li En and Dorothy returned to the magic boat.

The two did not rush back, but instead immersed themselves in the sky full of fireflies, lost in thought for a long time.

The calm sea and the fireflies of the soul embellish each other, turning this moment of tranquility into a beautiful and timeless painting.

Dorothy reached out and caught a firefly. "Is this the imprisoned soul?"

"These are purified spirits. They will meet again in the spirit world."

Li En said slowly.

"What did you see in the past?"

Dorothy asked.

"I witnessed Burns' defeat, and I also saw the future of the Imperial Fleet. Earl Hall concealed the true strength of the Canglong Army. This is a war doomed to fail."

Li En looked at Dorothy with a gloomy expression.

"Destined to fail?"

Dorothy was slightly stunned.
"If that were the case, Dad wouldn't have agreed to let Auguras bring his army to die, and he even asked me to open the portal."

“That’s exactly what I’m confused about.”

Li En frowned slightly. Ever since he boarded the Blue Whale, he had clearly felt that Earl Hall was different from before.

Every once in a while, the Blue Whale would open the hatch and throw some slaves into the sea to feed the sea monsters. Although this avoided fighting between the army and some sea monsters, reduced casualties among soldiers, and reduced material consumption, it was undoubtedly a very inhumane practice.

Li En once thought that this was not Earl Hall's order, but Lieutenant General Tina's own decision. However, after communicating with Lieutenant General Tina, Li En realized that this was Earl Hall's decision. Earl Hall in the war and Earl Hall in daily life were completely two different people.

On the battlefield, Earl Hall will do anything to win, he is ruthless to himself and even more ruthless to his enemies.

In normal times, Earl Hall is a complete daughter slave.

At first, Li En thought that the two faces Tina mentioned were very normal, and human personality is inherently complex and changeable.

Why can't a daughter-slave become a cold-blooded killer on the battlefield?

Who would be as kind as usual on the battlefield? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

But now, considering what he had seen, such as the defeat of the Burns Empire and the strength of the Blue Dragon Court Army, and the fact that Earl Hall had not mentioned this key information in his war speech at all, and had all the knights and soldiers with less than 3 stars participate in the war, he had to doubt it.

Either the character that Earl Hall usually displays is a disguise, and he himself is a cold-blooded superior who will do anything to achieve his goals, and he conceals information in order to achieve some ulterior motive of his own.

Either that or Earl Hall was contaminated by the evil god, which is why he did something that went against his human nature and wanted to take everyone with him to death.

Li En told Dorothy about what he saw when he traveled through time and his concerns.

Dorothy also fell into deep thought.

"Do you suspect that Dad has been contaminated?"

"Your father and Randall are friends, so the possibility of contamination is not small. Of course, I'm just guessing, and the details still need to be verified."

"How are you going to verify this?"

……

The boat driven by the magic stone returned to the temporary base of the Holy Empire.

Li En and Dorothy did not rush to make a report, but went back to the base dormitory first and found Nina Owen.

Then he followed Tina to the highest conference room.

Sitting in the supreme conference room were three earls, three regimental commanders and many naval officers.

"I've already said that nothing unexpected will happen when the witch takes action. I don't know what you're worried about."

Count Yar Frank had his first chance to mock Count Hall, and he certainly wouldn't miss it.

Lord Sam Isaacson also nodded slightly. "Lean, Dorothy, tell me the situation."

Li En basically recounted his experiences on the September Flower, except for the time travel. Finally, he asked,
"The Azure Dragon Court's army is so much stronger than the human army. Lord Hall should know why he still supports His Majesty the Emperor in continuing the expedition. Shouldn't we stay away from monsters like this as much as possible?"

Earl Hall glanced at Tina, who left the supreme command room with the naval officers and members of the Knights.

Only Li En, Dorothy and the three earls were left in the command room.

"The Burns Empire was completely annihilated, but that doesn't mean we don't have the strength to attack the Azure Dragon Court."

Count Yar Frank said, "There is a treasure in the Azure Dragon Court, and we must bring it back."

"Li En, you did a great job this time, but there are some things you are not authorized to know, and you should not question the Emperor's decision."

Lord Sam Isaacson said.

Li En kept looking at Earl Hall, hoping he would give an answer.

"This matter is related to the gift. Legend has it that the Azure Dragon Whip appeared in the Azure Dragon Court, so we must find it for His Majesty the Emperor."

As soon as Earl Hall finished speaking, he immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of Earl Sam Isaacson and Earl Yar Frank.

(End of this chapter)