In this crossover anime, many ruthless and powerful figures reside in my territory.

Those sky-blue eyes radiated confidence, as if everything was under her control.

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"Melve! What are you doing?!"

"Is this how you treat your guests?!"

Duke Dick's heart was in his throat, and his two sons looked completely lost.

No one expected that the Eller family would be waiting for them at the city gate fully armed.

Even the archbishop is on their side?!

"guest?"

Melf stood with one hand on her hip, making no attempt to hide the mockery on her face.

"A real guest wouldn't secretly contact the archbishop, would they?"

She turned to look at the archbishop, who was standing in the corner dressed in solemn and luxurious attire.

The archbishop was trembling with fear because a white-haired old man in a simple robe was standing next to him.

"Your Excellency, I am going to wage war against Duke Dick."

"Now both of us meet the condition of bringing more than one hundred elite troops, and we are in a 'fair and just' setting."

"You won't refuse, will you?"

The archbishop glanced at the old man beside him, whose scarlet eyes were a test of his endurance.

"louder please."

These seemingly innocuous words struck the archbishop's heart like a heavy hammer.

He immediately burst forth with holy light, a pillar of light shooting straight into the sky.

"Duke Eller launched a duchy war against Duke Dick."

"In my capacity as the Archbishop of the Temple, I hereby declare the war established, and I will oversee all participants as the supervisor!"

The light shone upon the battlefield that was about to begin.

One side was full of energy, while the other looked as if they had lost their parents.

Duke Dick began to question the meaning of life.

How could this be?

Shouldn't he have met with the archbishop first? Shouldn't he have declared war on the enemy first? Shouldn't he have gained the upper hand in morale first?

Where exactly did things go wrong?!

Chapter 31 The Next Step

Duke Dick never expected that Lister Eller, whom he had never paid attention to and was known as the freakish young master, would precisely thwart his plans.

You want to find the archbishop? Then let's find him first.

You want to start a war between duchies? Then let's declare war first.

You want to attack while we're not in good shape? Then we'll conserve our strength and take the initiative to mess with your mentality first.

Haha, you didn't expect that, did you?

Surprised? Unexpected?

Duke Dick was both surprised and delighted.

Who would have thought that the turtle caught in the net would be him?

Melf drew her swift sword from her waist, and swung the slender blade through the air like a baton.

"Pour kerosene!"

Several spellcasters, hidden in the surrounding buildings, threw out oil jugs.

The oil, infused with arcane energy, exploded under the influence of the force, creating a rain of oil.

Oops!

Duke Dick did manage to raise an energy shield to block the oil, but all the slippery oil spilled onto the ground.

The horse, which was already struggling to support him, suddenly did a split and squealed like a pig.

Outrageous! This is outrageous!

"Hahaha, Grand Duke Dick, do you wish to surrender?"

"If you don't surrender, I'm going to set it on fire."

Melphine brandished her Swift Sword once more, and the prepared casters conjured fireballs, several of which illuminated Duke Dick's liver-colored face.

"You think this will make a noble duke submit?!"

"Knights serving the Dick family, show your courage!"

"Kichir, Marley!"

Duke Dick and his two sons simultaneously drew their staffs.

Puppet creation!

More than a dozen rock golems rose from the ground and charged toward the knights of the Eller family.

"Stop those spellcasters!"

Duke Dick shouted, and the spellcasters serving the Dick family in the procession used water ball spells to knock down the incoming fireballs and neutralize them.

At that moment, a large rock golem crawled up in front of Melf.

Upon seeing this, Melf unleashed a powerful burst of blood energy, which gradually condensed and coalesced into patterns resembling tattoos.

Blood Qi Technique, a mid-level Blood Qi skill passed down in the Eller family, greatly enhances all abilities at the cost of high resource consumption.

"Ding!"

Bloody Blade!

The puppet could originally have blocked the blade, but after the blood energy strengthened the blade, the rock puppet was easily sliced ​​open like hot oil.

Melphine quickly broke free of the puppet and rushed toward Duke Dick.

"Melve! You think you can beat me?!"

Duke Dick waved his staff again, and the ground suddenly rose up. A golem shaped like an earthen wall opened its mouth and shot out dozens of hard earthen spears.

Melf leaped into the air to dodge the attack.

“Byle Dick, I don’t need to beat you.”

"As long as our Eller family can win, that's all that matters."

"Focusing your attention on me is the reason you failed."

"Haven't you thought about why I chose to start the war here?"

"You think all I can do is pour oil and set off fireballs?"

Duke Dick awoke with a start.

Earth Flame Technique!

A pre-arranged caster unleashed magic in the center, unnoticed by anyone on Duke Dick's side.

The raging flames ignited the oil, and the fierce tongues of fire spread outwards, engulfing everyone who was stained with the oil.

Duke Dick's eyes were bloodshot, and his red beard curled up from the heat.

His two sons were desperately trying to build an earthen wall to create a firebreak, but the wall was mixed with kerosene and could not stop the rapidly expanding sea of ​​flames.

Under such high temperatures, even a knight with blood and energy could not sustain it for long, let alone when every breath was burning his lungs.

As long as the Eller family members surround the enemy and wait for them to tire themselves out, they can easily defeat them.

Duke Dick was going absolutely crazy.

The men he brought were all elites from within his territory; if they were all lost, the military strength of his directly controlled territory would be reduced by at least 40%.

His core power lies in the knights and spellcasters who have cultivated mysterious abilities.

If he loses them, even as a high-ranking noble, he will lose a lot of influence...

No! There's still a chance! There's still a possibility of turning things around!

Duke Dick looked toward the south gate of the outer city, his pupils reflecting the scorched figures of many people.

Then he saw a group of people coming from outside the sea of ​​fire.

Their armor was engraved with the coat of arms of the Eller family.

"puff!!!"

Buck! Even Buck and his group...

The obese figure completely lost consciousness.

Melphine gripped the hilt of her sword tightly, remaining vigilant until she noticed Duke Dick collapsing while coughing up blood, at which point she sent men to rescue him.

He genuinely fainted; he wasn't acting, nor was he hiding anything.

It seems that what her brother was worried about will not happen.

There's no need for Mr. Ban to intervene again.

At that moment, Madara Uchiha raised his head, his gaze settling on the shadows of the tall buildings in the distance.

Several people there, as if they had seen their natural enemy, immediately fled into the shadows. One of them ran into a house, patting his chest and muttering to himself.

"Who is that terrifying old man?"

"Even the archbishops of the temple are as cowardly as grandsons and dare not make a move."

Suddenly, the shadowy figure felt an arm rest on her shoulder.

"Miss, can we find somewhere to talk?"