"Yes, reports from the front lines indicate that the Albi Subaru army has amassed 70000 troops and is advancing towards the Vessus naval port."
“Brut”.
"exist."
"Pass down the order: the entire army must prepare to assemble all forces onto the warships as quickly as possible, and then return to Torrestain immediately without delay."
"Yes."
"and many more."
"marshal?"
"There is a crisis at the front, and I must return to Her Majesty's side immediately. Therefore, my duties will be temporarily handed over to you. Do not disappoint me."
"But sir..."
"Stop talking. I've made my decision. I am Her Majesty's familiar, and protecting Her Majesty is my primary mission, understand?"
"I understand, I will prepare a wind dragon for you, sir..."
"No need, you should go and carry out your mission!" Before he could finish speaking, Lu Yi interrupted him. Then, to Brut's astonishment, he vanished in an instant.
Brut was aware of the situation and quickly retreated after Lu Yi disappeared to carry out Lu Yi's orders.
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Chapter Twenty-One: The Beginning of the Slaughter
Vessy Naval Base...
"Don't push."
"Don't worry, everyone will be able to get a seat."
Soldiers were maintaining order there. Albi's army was about to reach this place, which made the atmosphere in the Vessian naval port tense.
At this moment, Henrietta looked at the crowded people outside, her eyes revealing worry.
"Your Majesty, it's so good that you're safe and sound."
"Minister Masarin."
"What happened in Sosgota? I heard that our soldiers have mutinied," Masarin said as he approached.
“It seems the enemy has added some kind of magical item to some of the wells,” Anies said respectfully, kneeling on one knee.
"So, it's been taken over by the enemy..."
"I'm afraid so. Because the Albi Subaru army attacked in the chaos, we didn't have time to investigate. Protecting His Majesty's retreat here was already our best effort. Now the enemy has amassed 70000 troops and is heading here."
"Your Majesty, we cannot hesitate any longer. I have heard that Lord Sebastian has also returned. Please board the evacuation ship immediately."
"No, I want to be the last one to board the ship."
"His Majesty!"
“I am the Queen of Tristine, and I do not intend to leave here until everyone has been safely evacuated,” Henrietta said, turning to look at Massalin with a resolute expression.
"His Majesty..."
Outside, the civilians, under the soldiers' command, boarded the returning ships in an orderly fashion. Meanwhile, Lu Yi was reviewing the enemy military intelligence reports constantly being sent to him. The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed. What he needed to do now was to buy time for all the civilians to leave. To do this, a rearguard force was needed to intercept Albi's army and buy enough time for our army to evacuate. Originally, according to Masarean's suggestion, Louise was to use ethereal magic to cover the retreat, but Lu Yi rejected this idea. Although ethereal magic was powerful, Louise had not mastered it. If she failed, she would not survive under the siege of so many people. Moreover, Lu Yi could not bear to send a woman to her death; he simply could not do such a thing.
"Halt! Who are you?"
"Let me in, I want to see your marshal."
"What happened?" Hearing the commotion outside, Lu Yi put down the intelligence report in his hand and asked.
"Lord Sebastian, why did you cancel my mission?" Lu Yi had barely finished speaking when Louise burst in and questioned him.
At this moment, Saito burst in, grabbed Louise's hand, and said, "Louise, don't do anything rash. We finally managed to retreat to the Visesses naval base. Why are you in charge of covering the rear? Isn't it better that the mission has been canceled?"
“Let go! This is the honor of a nobleman. Even death is glorious. Why do you want to cancel my mission, sir?” Louise said stubbornly.
"What kind of honor is this? Don't be ridiculous, do you understand? They're sacrificing you, sending you to your death!" Saito yelled at Louise.
“That’s right, what Cai Ren said is right. For Her Majesty’s safety, they have no choice but to do this. If anything happens to Her Majesty, you can imagine what consequences Tristine will face. However, I am Her Majesty’s familiar, and Her Majesty’s safety will be protected by me. Therefore, I rejected their proposal directly.” Lu Yi said very bluntly.
"I'm still not convinced."
"Disagree? What do you have to disagree with? Don't tell me you can win just because you have ethereal magic. Then tell me, how much do you know about ethereal magic? Can you use it fully?"
"..."
"What? Did I hit the nail on the head? Alright, don't be so discouraged. Once you've mastered and can use ethereal magic skillfully, that's when you'll be able to serve Her Majesty the Queen. Alright, Lady, take your master back." Lu Yi said.
"Time is running out." After the two left, Lu Yi stood up from his chair and called out, "Someone come here."
"Yes, Marshal, what are your orders?"
"Go and summon Lord Mazarin."
"Yes." After saying that, he walked out, and not long after, the soldier brought Masaliin to Lu Yi.
"Marshal, what brings you here?" Masarin asked upon arriving.
“We don’t have much time left. Someone needs to cover our retreat and buy you time, so I’ve decided to go myself. I hope you won’t tell Her Majesty the Queen about this,” Lu Yi said.
"But, Marshal..."
"No need for further explanation. This is something I must do. Your task is to protect His Majesty's safety without any negligence, understand?"
"I understand, Marshal." With that, he went to grant the request.
That night, at the Vessy naval port, only the last group of people remained to board the ship, while the enemy forces had already advanced to the vicinity of Vessy.
"Tonight will be a sleepless night," Lu Yi thought to himself, glancing up at the moonlight.
"Marshal, please take us with you!"
"There's no need. You can all get on the ship. If you follow me, you'll only die," Lu Yi said with a smile.
"We are not afraid, please take us with you. Even if we die on the battlefield, it will be our honor."
"What? You're not going to listen to my orders anymore?"
"But..."
"That's an order! Retreat immediately! Do you hear me?!"
"Yes... Take care, Marshal." As she spoke, she bowed deeply to Lu Yi respectfully, then turned and walked towards the ship.
Looking at them reminded Lu Yi of a saying: Soldiers are the most innocent, but also the most lovable!
When Lu Yi saw the last ship fly into the sky, he flipped his right hand, and a miniature nine-tailed fox appeared in his hand. He then threw it out. As it was thrown, the miniature nine-tailed fox gradually grew larger, like an inflating balloon. When it landed on the ground, the miniature nine-tailed fox had transformed into a giant nine-tailed fox that was ten meters tall and nearly a hundred meters long.
"Nine-Tails, it's been a long time since you've felt the thrill of killing, hasn't it?" Lu Yi said with a smile to the Nine-Tails below him after jumping onto its head.
"How could I possibly feel anything when I'm constantly confined like this by you?" Nine-Tails rolled its eyes and said.
"If I don't restrain you, this world will be destroyed by you, and that won't be fun."
"cut..."
"Alright, let's have a good fight today! Hehe... Let's go!" He said with a sinister laugh.
"What did you say? Sebastian stayed behind alone to cover the retreat? Are you kidding me? Get back here!" Henrietta was shocked to hear that Lu Yi wanted to stop Albi Subaru's 70000-strong army by himself. After regaining her senses, she shouted like a madwoman.
“Your Majesty, please think it over. Please don’t act rashly at this time. If it weren’t for Lord Sebastian, Albi’s army would likely catch up. At that time, not only the ordinary people on the ship, but even Your Majesty would be in danger.” Masarean immediately stepped forward to stop Henrietta.
"But..." Henrietta wanted to say something, but she had no reason to refute it. She could only hug her chest with tears streaming down her face and pray silently.
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Chapter Twenty-One: The Beginning of the Slaughter
Vessy Naval Base...
"Don't push."
"Don't worry, everyone will be able to get a seat."
Soldiers were maintaining order there. Albi's army was about to reach this place, which made the atmosphere in the Vessian naval port tense.
At this moment, Henrietta looked at the crowded people outside, her eyes revealing worry.
"Your Majesty, it's so good that you're safe and sound."
"Minister Masarin."
"What happened in Sosgota? I heard that our soldiers have mutinied," Masarin said as he approached.
“It seems the enemy has added some kind of magical item to some of the wells,” Anies said respectfully, kneeling on one knee.
"So, it's been taken over by the enemy..."
"I'm afraid so. Because the Albi Subaru army attacked in the chaos, we didn't have time to investigate. Protecting His Majesty's retreat here was already our best effort. Now the enemy has amassed 70000 troops and is heading here."
"Your Majesty, we cannot hesitate any longer. I have heard that Lord Sebastian has also returned. Please board the evacuation ship immediately."
"No, I want to be the last one to board the ship."
"His Majesty!"
“I am the Queen of Tristine, and I do not intend to leave here until everyone has been safely evacuated,” Henrietta said, turning to look at Massalin with a resolute expression.
"His Majesty..."
Outside, the civilians, under the soldiers' command, boarded the returning ships in an orderly fashion. Meanwhile, Lu Yi was reviewing the enemy military intelligence reports constantly being sent to him. The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed. What he needed to do now was to buy time for all the civilians to leave. To do this, a rearguard force was needed to intercept Albi's army and buy enough time for our army to evacuate. Originally, according to Masarean's suggestion, Louise was to use ethereal magic to cover the retreat, but Lu Yi rejected this idea. Although ethereal magic was powerful, Louise had not mastered it. If she failed, she would not survive under the siege of so many people. Moreover, Lu Yi could not bear to send a woman to her death; he simply could not do such a thing.
"Halt! Who are you?"
"Let me in, I want to see your marshal."
"What happened?" Hearing the commotion outside, Lu Yi put down the intelligence report in his hand and asked.
"Lord Sebastian, why did you cancel my mission?" Lu Yi had barely finished speaking when Louise burst in and questioned him.
At this moment, Saito burst in, grabbed Louise's hand, and said, "Louise, don't do anything rash. We finally managed to retreat to the Visesses naval base. Why are you in charge of covering the rear? Isn't it better that the mission has been canceled?"
“Let go! This is the honor of a nobleman. Even death is glorious. Why do you want to cancel my mission, sir?” Louise said stubbornly.
"What kind of honor is this? Don't be ridiculous, do you understand? They're sacrificing you, sending you to your death!" Saito yelled at Louise.
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