My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

"Come on, Lucius." Giovanni returned to the ground and walked out of the Duke's Palace. He raised his head and took a breath of fresh air.

"This time, I will find you a good grave."

Chapter 117: Let Me Go With You

"Pay attention, our mission this time is to test the details of the enemy's strange army." As night fell, when most soldiers were resting and preparing for the next day's battle, a small force quietly entered the city of Romulus from the north gate controlled by the coalition forces.

The leader was Litte, her adjutants were Virgil and Martin, who had previously joined Litte in Florence. The three of them led 500 carefully selected elite soldiers to attack the city of Romulus at night.

Just as Litt had instructed Virgil and Martin just now, this army did not directly raid the city to carry out a decapitation operation, but was preparing to spy on the enemy's secret army.

In the position that was recaptured during the day, there were ordinary Naples soldiers stationed here. Litt saw those people from a long distance. Seeing that they were ordinary soldiers, she quickly asked her soldiers to stop, and she took a few agile soldiers to sneak over from the side and eliminated the enemy's garrison soldiers.

Later, the main force went straight along this street and went deep into the enemy camp.

Finally, deep in the camp, Litt saw the same army that the messenger had described during the day.

What surprised her was that even at night, they still kept their armor on, as if they were afraid that someone would see the bodies underneath.

The more Litt looked, the more he felt something was wrong. He ordered Martin to take his troops to observe the surrounding situation first, while he and Virgil sneaked forward.

In an alley, Virgil and Lit separated, the latter stayed where he was, while the former rushed out of the alley and came to the street.

This action naturally attracted the enemy's attention.

However, what surprised Virgil was that the enemy's perception seemed to be really poor. Virgil ran past them on the street without attracting their attention.

In desperation, Virgil could only pick up a stone and throw it in front of a soldier in plate armor.

This arrival did attract the other party's attention. He first looked up, and after confirming that there was nothing unusual around, he walked forward and looked at the thing on the ground.

Seeing this, Virgil threw another stone to the ground in front of him. This time he deliberately exposed a flaw to make the other party notice the shadow in the alley. The other party immediately trotted forward and chased Virgil in the alley.

Not long after the other party turned into the alley, Lit followed closely and knocked him to the ground.

"Give up your resistance and tell me who you are!" Lit threatened the other party, but the other party didn't listen to Lit at all. He said nothing and tried to struggle to stand up.

Litt pressed down the opponent's shoulders tightly, but the opponent would rather give up one arm to stand up.

And during the process, no sound was made except for the metallic sound of the moving objects scraping against each other.

Litt was shocked by the opponent's bravery. At this time, Virgil drew out his sword and stabbed it into the connection between the opponent's helmet and breastplate, and lifted up the entire helmet.

Then, the other person's face revealed made both of them stunned.

With skinny cheeks, fierce eyes and distorted facial features, the other person doesn't look like a human at all, but rather like a living dead.

After the helmet was taken off, the expression on the "Zombie"'s face became even more painful, and he even let out bursts of roars, but what came out of his throat was only the hoarse breathing sound after the vocal cords were broken. If it weren't for the helmet being removed, the two of them would not have been able to detect that he could not speak at all.

It seems that it’s not that they didn’t say a word, but that even if they were injured and wanted to scream, they couldn’t make any sound.

What's more, it seems that after one of the opponent's arms was removed, he seemed to have no sense of pain at all, and it would not affect his subsequent actions.

Virgil was the first to react. He stood in front of Litt and then kicked the mysterious soldier to the ground.

The strength displayed by the opponent when he was struggling just now should be at the fifth or sixth level, but Virgil's strength has now reached the seventh level, so dealing with this kind of stuff is naturally a piece of cake.

However, thinking about the other party's description, the enemy's army of the undead seemed to have thousands of people.

There are thousands of fifth to sixth level soldiers, and each of them is fearless and unafraid of death. This kind of combat power is stronger than any elite force in the empire.

Even if the Royal Knights or the Holy Knights of the Church came, the ordinary soldiers of these two armies would not be able to gain any advantage in front of this army.

Virgil was about to end the other's life with his sword, but was stopped by Litt.

She shook her head, then said, "We have to take him back, either as evidence to incriminate Giovanni or to find a way to fight this monster."

"That's right, I was rude." Upon hearing this, Virgil retracted his sword, put the helmet back on the man, and then escorted the man, preparing to take him back by force.

……

"Legion of the Living Dead?!" Military meeting in Saint Laurent City.

"Well, General Scaloni is currently requesting assistance. If the reinforcements don't arrive, the enemy can use this legion to counterattack, and it may even cause greater disaster." said the general who returned from the front line.

"Send the Royal Knights over, Arthas, and transfer some more people from the army, including Elsa. Send as many magicians as possible."

After Odysseus gave each of his children an order, he looked at Pope Levi who was sitting next to him.

"Your Holiness, it's time for the Holy Knights of the Holy See to attack, right?"

"Well, it is the duty of the Church to deal with this kind of evil." Levi nodded and said.

Then he looked at Odysseus.

"But, Your Majesty, have you decided who will lead the troops this time?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Odysseus thought for a moment, and then asked: "Could it be that General Scaloni and Duke Lucius are not capable enough?"

"Of course I am not questioning their abilities. They are all famous generals of the empire. However, in the current situation, we need a more capable person to replace them in order to more safely solve the problems on the front line, right?" The Pope said this and glanced at Elsa imperceptibly.

Seeing this, Elsa also understood what Levi meant.

"Father, I do have a candidate to recommend. If he takes action, he will definitely ensure that the front line is worry-free."

"What do you mean, Orson?" Odysseus asked.

"Yes." Elsa nodded. "He has defeated orcs before, so he won't have any problems even if he leads a large army."

When Arthas, who was standing by, heard the name Orson, he couldn't sit still anymore.

The reason why he sent Scaloni to the front line this time was to use this military achievement to surpass Orson's previous military achievement in pacifying the orcs.

But if Orson were to lead the army again, wouldn't it be a waste of letting Scaloni go?

Faced with national justice and personal interests, Arthas must make a choice.

"Father." Arthas finally spoke.

"Well, what do you want to say?"

"Let me... go with you."

Chapter 118: Trust Me Again

"Finish the battle within a month, so that I can come back and catch up with the group training after the midterm." Orson was sitting in the student union office, looking at Elsa who came in, and gave his estimated end time for the battle.

"One month... is it really enough? Isn't it a bit too rushed?"

Compared to Orson's calmness and confidence, Elsa was a little worried.

Before deciding on the head coach, it is natural to ask Orson's opinion.

Orson had no complaints about the support given to him by the royal family, and when asked about the estimated time to end the battle, Orson said it would only take one month.

"Orson, please think about it again. Although the college's assessment is very important, the college won't make it too difficult for you if you delay it in this situation."

One month was still a little too crazy in Elsa's opinion. Even if Orson led his army directly south now, it would take him ten days or half a month to reach the front line. That meant he could defeat Giovanni's mysterious army, which he used as his trump card, in just half a month?

Doesn't this prove that Scaloni, who was beaten into a mess by this army, is a waste?

Moreover, if Orson told the royal family that he would win the battle within a month but failed to achieve his goal, his reputation would be reduced, which would be detrimental to his subsequent efforts to compete for the Dukedom of Naples.

"Your Highness Elsa, I know you might be worried that I might not be able to start well, but please rest assured. I said I could win in a month because I am confident that I will win."

"In that case, I won't interfere with your ideas." Elsa knew that her military insights were not as good as Orson's, so she didn't need to use her mediocre skills to interfere with real professionals.

She recorded Orson's request and then left to report the request to Odysseus.

"Oh, my fiancé is such a busy man." Olivia sat next to Orson, supporting her face with her hands, and only sighed softly after Elsa left.

Turning her head, she stared at Orson with her wine-red eyes, her eyes full of resentment that Orson was leaving her again.

"You've been dealing with student union matters since you came back. I was planning to find a time for us to go out on a date after we finish dealing with them today."

She pouted, her tone expressing her dissatisfaction.

"Olivia...I'm sorry, I..."

"Of course I know. This is for the sake of the empire. You have to do this. Of course I can understand." Olivia quickly followed Orson's words.

"But, there's nothing I can do. I sometimes have selfish thoughts. Seeing my future husband being treated like a brick and moved wherever he's needed, I'd be unhappy."

"..." Upon hearing this, Orson sat closer to Olivia.

Olivia was about to continue saying something jealous, but at this moment, she suddenly felt Orson hugging her left shoulder, and then she fell into Orson's arms.

Her face turned red instantly.

"You're like this again..."

Regarding Orson's intimate behavior,

Olivia's resistance is 0.

"We can't help it. This should be the last time, right? Anyway, when we come back this time, let's treat the experience in the Alps as a date trip, how about it?" Orson hugged Olivia and discussed the plan after returning from the war.

"Then I don't want you to say that."

"why?"

"If you're at the front line and miss the opportunity to fight because you're thinking about me, then you'll be back even later."

"So, starting tomorrow, until you get back, you are not allowed to think about these things."

"Okay, all up to you." Orson laughed when he heard that.

It seems that Olivia still supports me.

"But tomorrow I'm going to take someone you know with me."

"Who?"

"Lena."

……

The next day, we boarded the carriage heading to the military camp outside the city.

Arthas felt embarrassed when he saw Lena sitting next to Orson, looking around the carriage curiously at the details.

Although he had heard before that Lena was very powerful, which was why the Imperial Academy was willing to change the rules to allow her admission, when they first met, the impression Lena gave him was too different from the previous rumors.

In Arthas's expectation, Lena should not be a ferocious monster, but at least she should be heroic and valiant. However, the reality is that Lena gives people the feeling of a girl next door. She has little knowledge and is very curious about all the new things around her.

The carriage he usually rode in was like a picture book in Lena's eyes. She wanted to read it dozens of times.

He really couldn't imagine that such an immature person, no matter how powerful he was, could really display his strength on the battlefield? Did Orson bring her here for sightseeing?

It was not until they arrived at the military camp outside the city, when Orson temporarily placed Lena in the military tent and went out with Arthas to inspect the army, that Arthas could not help but ask.

"Mr. Orson, the one next to you, Miss Lena, right? I have heard of her name, but today it seems that she is not as the rumor says."

"Ah, I know you can't judge a person by his appearance, but isn't it a bit too much to take a child like this to the battlefield?"

Seeing the straightforward Arthas expressing his concerns to him, Orson also told him his reasons.

"Your Highness, don't worry. Lena may not seem reliable, but I brought her here because she must be useful. She is very powerful and with proper guidance, she will be of great help to the empire. My purpose in bringing her out this time is to guide her well."

"...Okay." Arthas nodded after hearing this.

"However, Your Highness, why did you come along as well? Are you worried about the front line?"

Hearing Orson's question, Arthas shook his head.

"Mr. Orson, of course I believe in your ability, but I also want to contribute to this matter."

"When I was framed before, my reputation among the nobles plummeted. I hope that by taking the lead this time, the nobles will trust me again. At the same time, I also want to make those who framed and betrayed me pay the price."

Arthas said this, looking towards the south with fierce eyes.

The person who framed and betrayed him he was referring to was naturally Giovanni.

Now that it has been discovered that the murderer is closely related to the Dukedom of Naples, there is a high probability that Giovanni hired someone to kill and then framed himself with the intention of causing a civil war in the empire.

This statement also makes sense logically.

Previously, he was set up because he was not aware of Giovanni's secret actions and was close to Giovanni. Then this incident happened. As one of the people who suffered the most, he would definitely not let Giovanni go.

At the same time, he can also serve as Orson's adjutant and get the second command authority when he joins the army in this attack.

When the time comes to divide the military merits, he will also have room to maneuver.