Arknights' Lock of Heaven

For convenience, they didn't even bother to close the cabin door.

If those skilled and experienced Ursus generals saw this, their blood pressure would immediately spike.

The cabin was parked with the doors wide open...

If they were spotted by the enemy, they wouldn't be able to escape. A single charge by the Knights of Kazimierz could send them flying directly onto the warship from out of sight, without them even having time to start the engines.

But who would dare attack Ursus's army here?

Have.

'Guerrilla forces.'

Andrei heard the sound of a charge.

He thought he was still half asleep, so he got up, rubbed his eyes, mumbled a few words, and then looked out of the outpost.

Before them stood a gleaming halberd.

He was so frightened that his hair stood on end, and he desperately tried to move his body.

But my body felt as heavy as if it were filled with lead.

He could only watch as the gleaming halberd approached little by little, accompanied by the sound of wind being cut through it.

But perhaps Lady Luck was on his side.

The halberd grazed his nose and cleaved the railing blocking the road into pieces.

Then the tall Sarkaz strode heavily toward the warship.

Andrei didn't come to his senses until the footsteps had gone far away.

At this moment, the brother opposite him also woke up from his sleep, but he did not see what had happened before. He got up cursing and peeked in Andrei's direction.

"What happened?" He had just peeked out when he saw the shattered railing lying on the ground. It was made of iron, after all...

Only then did Andrei realize what was happening. Ignoring the wetness between his legs, he reached out and fulfilled his duty.

He pressed the alarm.

The piercing alarm continued to ring in his ears as his companions pressed him for answers, but Andrei didn't know how to describe what had just happened.

All he knew was that he was in deep trouble.

The alarm bells rang out on the high-speed warship.

An officer opened the bedroom door, cursing and swearing, and kicked the orderly who was slumped in front of the door, asking what had happened.

Then he could no longer feel his lower body.

In his last moments, he only remembered the gleaming halberd, the orderly who was embracing half of his body as he lay paralyzed on the ground, and the screams of prostitutes in the bedroom.

And that demonic figure.

91 The so-called 'general'

"You are Alexei?"

"Yes Yes……"

General Alexei's obese figure collapsed to the ground, his clothes disheveled.

Before Xia Yu burst through the door, the Ursus general had just woken up by the alarm and was halfway dressed when a halberd was placed against his neck.

Faced with the figure before him, could he dare to say no?

Patriot Bozokasti.

The legend of Ursus, a nightmare on the snowy plains.

Wendigo, clad in heavy armor and wielding a massive shield and halberd, is easily recognizable.

After all, before defecting to the snowfield, Patriot was a well-known war hero in Ursus.

He didn't know what he had done to deserve such a legendary figure personally visiting him, but he guessed it had something to do with his father.

Because the Earl led his troops to the snowfield in response to the order to suppress the guerrillas.

But those within the family know their own situation. The count went there purely to create atmosphere. The nobles who were actually capable of fighting never expected anything from them; all they had to do was cheer and shout from the sidelines.

After all, the count only brought a thousand men with him, five hundred of whom were 'attendants'.

Calling them "attendants" is just a nice way of putting it; in reality, they were serfs. After all, the cost of a thousand regular soldiers is vastly different from that of five hundred. Regular soldiers need to be provided with equipment and have adequate food.

After all, if anything were to happen, the Earl would still need these five hundred men to survive, so not a single bit could be withheld.

But the five hundred serfs didn't matter; they were dead, and maybe they could even scam some pension money from the military.

After all, they are registered as legitimate members of the military.

The military was well aware of this, but the Earl was not the only one doing it, so they could only pretend not to see it.

Alexei couldn't understand why this Ursus legend would bother his atmosphere group.

"Injustice! Injustice!" Xia Yu cried out before he could even speak. "My father was forced into this situation. You know that in Ursus, military orders are inviolable. We had no choice but to send troops!"

Alexei tearfully recounted his accusations, almost rushing forward to hug Xia Yu's leg and cry his heart out. If it weren't for the gleaming halberd around his neck, Xia Yu believed he definitely would have done so.

“Our family has always regarded you as an idol. Even when we went to war this time, we never thought of following the military’s orders. We sent half of the thousand elite soldiers as civilians to make up the numbers. We never thought of fighting against the guerrillas!”

Alexei didn't know why the Patriots were here, but he couldn't think of any other reason besides his father.

“That’s irrelevant,” Xia Yu said casually, pressing down on his halberd. He still had something to ask. “I have a daughter.”

Alexei knelt on the spot, trembling with fear, not understanding what the Patriot was trying to express.

“A few days ago, my daughter told me that someone was searching for her through the black market.”

Black market, manhunt, a few days ago.

Alexei's mind raced, and then he realized that it seemed like he was the one who had done it.

Yeah, we're doomed.

“I knew it,” Alexei cursed inwardly, “I knew it, how could the Patriots possibly have time to bother me…”

Everything about the Patriots was beyond the comprehension of the Ursus nobles.

Including the death of his son.

This also includes the daughter he adopted in the snowfield.

These are topics of conversation that they enjoy discussing at various parties.

But I never expected to fail here.

The woman in the photo has green hair, who would have guessed she's the daughter of a patriot...

After learning the reasons behind Patriot's betrayal, no one in Ursus doubted how much he loved his children.

Alexei was devastated.

It seems I brought this terrible death upon myself.

As for why the rumored lady named Froststar, who was supposed to have white hair, now has green hair, Alexei had no doubts.

After all, the guerrillas were wanted criminals, so it was normal for them to disguise themselves. That's why I foolishly went up to them.

If it's really as the intelligence reports say, then I will definitely stay as far away as possible.

Alexei had already learned of the battle reports from the front lines through his father.

The patriot, who should have been old and ailing, somehow returned to his prime.

The Ursus army's first encirclement was shattered by his halberd.

There was even a highly respected duke who lost both legs and one eye forever.

If it weren't for the loyalty of his subordinates, who saved the Duke at the cost of almost the expulsion of an entire knightly order, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

It should be noted that the knightly orders that still retain their titles in Ursus are the private armies of the nobles, a powerful guarantee of their power in this martial empire, and no one is stingy with their investment in them.

But this knightly order, led by Patriot and his guerrillas, was almost completely wiped out...

From the moment the news broke, the so-called encirclement and suppression had turned into the army huddling on its warships and wasting time.

Nobody dared to go out.

Under these circumstances, he reached out to the patriot's daughter...

Alexei wished he could travel back in time and slap his past self a few days ago.

"Who leaked the information?" Xia Yu lowered the halberd in her hand even further. "Who ordered you to issue a warrant for her arrest?"

That's what he really wanted to ask.

The reason for appearing as a patriot was to break down Alexei's defenses.

Who ordered him to issue a warrant for his arrest?

Could it be that the events in Chernobog have been leaked? Or is it that the remnant soul outside the Black Serpent is causing trouble?

But in any case, even the Black Serpent shouldn't know what he looks like.

In the final battle, he never appeared in front of anyone else.