Chapter 128 It’s broken, the IQ is crushing!

They are not bandits, but demons...

After this sentence was uttered, the soldier on duty on the opposite side was obviously confused. No, what did you just say?

"Demon?"

The other party's tone was clearly full of doubt and confusion, and the two young militiamen could understand why they looked like this.

"Yes, it was the demons. They suddenly attacked the town during the Autumn Harvest Festival yesterday. We escaped secretly. The militia and other people in the town have already..."

"Have they all been killed?" The soldier's face darkened as he came to his senses. He asked through gritted teeth, "What about the others in the town?"

However, the young man from the militia shook his head awkwardly and said, "No, everyone was just beaten up. There are no casualties at the moment. We may have to stay in bed for two days."

"what?!"

No, are you kidding me?

The demons invaded, and the town's militia fought against them, and then you tell me there were no casualties, and they were just simply beaten up?

Is this a demon invasion or a fight between townspeople? To be honest, even a gang fight would make more noise than this, right?

"Everything we say is true!"

Seeing that the other party's expression was becoming more and more confused, I naturally quickly added this sentence. Fortunately, this sentence was still somewhat useful.

Indeed, it is impossible that two young men from the militia would rush here in the middle of the night just to tell such a lie.

But if this isn't a lie, then reasoning itself seems like a joke...

"Oh, I see. We'll report right away, but..."

The soldier on duty seemed to be hesitant to speak. Under normal circumstances, such matters would have been reported directly, but the current situation was special.

Because just half a day ago, two great figures came to this border fortress, one of whom was the great general of the Abyss Kingdom, "Black Wolf" Carl.

The other one was even more extraordinary, he was an envoy from the empire.

No matter which of these two people they are, they are not people that the border fortress can neglect, and Carl was seriously injured.

Anyway, Karl is now recuperating in the fortress, but if such a big thing happened in the town of Jiamerica, the other party will definitely want to know the details.

Thinking of this, the soldier on duty didn't say much. Anyway, this was not an issue that he should consider at his level.

The information here was naturally sent to the fortress command center as soon as possible. After all, this is related to the demon clan, which is definitely a top priority.

Naturally, they also attached great importance to this, and the news immediately reached Carl's ears.

"what?"

The officer at the fortress command center did not think much about it and immediately wanted to apply to lead troops to go out for rescue. After all, speed is of the essence in war, and the ferocity of the demons is well known to everyone. If they go too late, the town may be lost.

After all, he could take immediate action on normal days, but now General Carl is in the fortress and he must get his permission first.

After all, without direct orders from the kingdom, directly mobilizing the army would be a very serious problem.

Of course, this matter can be big or small. After all, it concerns the demon clan. You said it was an emergency and there was no time to ask for instructions. Generally, there won't be any problem if you act first and report later.

Indeed, if such a thing delays military intelligence, it is no joke. When necessary, the king allows border fortresses to have this degree of "autonomy".

But that is the normal situation. Carl is here right now. If we skip Carl and take the initiative to attack, it would be a clear case of acting on our own.

Therefore, this matter was naturally reported to Karl, and after hearing it... Karl immediately frowned.

"...I just came from the town of Gamélica yesterday. The Autumn Harvest Festival was being held there."

"Indeed, according to what those two militiamen said, the demons attacked in the middle of the night..."

In other words, the town had not been attacked when Carl left, so it was not surprising that he did not notice anything unusual.

But, another problem arises.

"…If we were to walk from Gamélica, it would take at least two days. Even with trained militia, it would take at least a day and a half."

"Uh……"

The officer on the other side immediately stopped talking. Indeed, he was very clear about this. After all, the town of Gamellika and the fortress often traveled with each other, but they definitely rode horses on weekdays.

But if you change to hiking...

"...Well, the two said they were worried about the safety of the town, so..."

What they meant was that the potential was unleashed in a state of crisis. Carl certainly believed this, but he also believed that even if the potential was unleashed, it had to be reasonable...

…No matter how great your potential is, ordinary people cannot fly, and flesh and blood cannot stop steel and iron bones.

What these two militiamen have accomplished cannot be simply explained by the unleashing of potential.

"…Send someone to check on those two young men."

“Eh? Yes…”

Although he was puzzled, since it was General Karl's order, as an officer he naturally dared not disobey.

Although he was anxiously concerned about the safety of his wife and daughter in the town, he nodded in agreement.

Instead of waiting for rescue, the two young men were taken away for examination by the military magicians stationed in the fortress, which naturally left them confused.

The results of the inspection came out very quickly.

“…There are indeed traces of magic.”

Sure enough, the two young men were assisted by magic, so they were able to get to the fortress from the town of Jiamelica so quickly, and the type of magic did not seem to be the work of humans.

After all, humans and demons have been fighting each other for thousands of years, and each has many records of each other's methods.

Most demons, due to their small brains, may not be able to remember much information about humans, but humans have carefully recorded all the information related to the demons.

This special strengthening magic is obviously the work of the demons...

"what?"

After reaching this conclusion, the two young militiamen were also stunned.

"No, we don't know what happened either. We are telling the truth!"

Facing the anxious looks of the two young men, Karl waved his hand calmly.

"I don't doubt you, but you may have been used by someone. Now, explain the details of what happened again..."

"Yes!"

The two young men did not dare to neglect the great general of the kingdom, and quickly explained in detail what had happened last night. As Carl listened, he could not help but frown.

"This is so weird. This is not the style of the demons..."

As the saying goes, when things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on…

...If the demons had not changed their nature, then their intentional not killing of people and releasing people to tip off the enemy was clearly a trap!

"The demons' target is not Jiameilica Town. You were sent here as a conspiracy. I'm afraid that the demons' target is our fortress!"

"what?!"

After these words were spoken, the two young men were stunned, while Karl continued to speak calmly to the officer beside him.

"You lead a team to pretend to rescue the town, then go around and set up an ambush nearby. If I'm not mistaken, the demons should come crashing in!"

"Yes, yes!"

Chapter 129 Congratulations, the plan has failed again, prepare to attack~

What if it's not a trap?

The moment he received the order, the first question that popped into the officer's mind was this.

Of course, he wisely did not ask this question out loud, because the two young militiamen had traces of magic on their bodies, and this magic was the way of the demons, which was enough to prove that there must be something fishy going on.

A commander of a border fortress was not qualified to question the judgment of a kingdom general. What's more, he was even more afraid of getting another answer.

...If it's not a trap, then we can deal with the town's affairs.

So, what if the delay causes damage to the town?

This was the answer he didn't dare to ask, because from the perspective of the Kingdom of Abyss, the safety of a small border town was obviously not as important as that of a border fortress. The two sides were placed at the two ends of the scale, and there was no doubt which was more important.

Even if the town involved this time was not Gamrica, the commander of the border fortress himself might not have been so concerned. He himself was very clear about this.

He was worried because his wife and daughter lived in that town, not because of the fact that a human town was attacked by demons.

However, General Karl has no relatives in the town of Gamerica, so this naturally has no impact on him. He will only consider the most fundamental practical perspective. The border fortress and the border town is a multiple-choice question that does not require any choice.

Before the officer was about to leave, Carl calmed himself down and slowly got up from the bed.

"?" The officer stopped immediately and blurted out subconsciously, "General, your injury..."

"I am a general, and a wounded soldier secondly. Don't worry, this level of injury won't kill me!"

"..."

Indeed, when it was sent to the fortress, it had been carefully treated by the military doctor, using everything from potions to healing magic. This was the highest standard for border military use.

The injury has indeed been brought under control, and theoretically will recover quickly, but the prerequisite is that you cannot do any strenuous exercise during the recovery period.

This is a self-evident truth, but Karl's words overshadowed it.

Because he is a general, at this moment, he cannot leave others here to face possible enemies while he himself lies on the hospital bed.

"..."

The officer opened his mouth and instantly regretted what he had just said in his mind.

Is that why you are so calm because your family is not in this town?

No, of course not...

...General Karl's own youngest son died in the war with the demons. He knew better than anyone the pain of losing a loved one.

However, he was charged with the duty of guarding the Kingdom of Abyss. As a general, he could kneel before the empire's envoys and ask for the kingdom's guilt to be pardoned. He would also completely ignore his own injuries and fight to the end when necessary.

This life exists to protect the kingdom...

The man stood up and put on his military uniform. He stood straight, standing there like an iron tower. The officer was stunned for a moment, then saluted and then stepped back respectfully.

"…If my judgment is wrong, I will be the bad guy again."

Watching the other party leave, Carl couldn't help but smile bitterly, but there was nothing he could do. After all, the impact of the loss of a border town and the loss of a border fortress were completely on a different level.

He couldn't take the gamble since he had already realized that the demons might have a conspiracy.

So, there was only one thing he could do...

...If his judgment was correct, then there would be a tough battle ahead, and he had to stand at the forefront more than anyone else. This was his duty.

At the same time, the officer had already followed Karl's order and led a team to hurriedly leave the fortress, leaving in a high-profile manner. All of this naturally caught the eyes of Aenekos who was hiding in the dark.

"Hmm, it seems that Boss Livi's plan worked. These people were indeed lured away. In this way, the guards in the fortress will be greatly weakened, right?"

After all, they only had Mava and a dozen goblins on their side, and the garrison of a border fortress was at least dozens or even hundreds of times theirs.

The regular garrisons of the five vassal states are around 30,000 to 50,000, and can reach 60,000 at their peak...

The total number of troops stationed on the border of the Kingdom of Abyss is approximately 8,000 to 10,000, and these troops are stationed in various fortresses along the border. In short, in terms of numbers, this side is at an overwhelming disadvantage.

Livi had a clear grasp of the information and could even accurately tell the approximate number of troops stationed in each fortress. The fortress in front of her was a fortress with relatively few troops stationed in the Kingdom of Abyss.

After all, if Karl and Bai had not received orders from the empire to capture Livi's former companions, this situation would not have happened.

But as the saying goes, man proposes, God disposes...

In short, after Anikos made an estimate and confirmed that the person had probably run far away and that the other side would not have time to return to defend, she made a gesture to Mava.

"We can start now, right?"

Over there, the goblin women were so bored that they started lying on the ground counting ants. Mawa was watching the goblin women counting ants. She said that she had been watching for almost an hour and had never seen these goblin women so bored.

Finally, Aenekos' words perked her up. She immediately stood up from the ground and kicked the nearest goblin girl on the butt.

"Get up, get ready to work..."

Maybe she was used to it, the goblin mother who was kicked just jumped up and rubbed her butt without saying a word, and immediately lined up obediently.

After all, there were only about ten people. No matter how neat the team was, it looked sparse and not a complete army. Mawa could only sigh.

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