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

"Sorry, you don't have the power to refuse. This is an order from His Majesty the Emperor."

Hearing this, Robin nodded helplessly.

"Well, can you give me a little more time? I want to say goodbye to my wife and daughter."

"Sir, our target group for conscription is quite broad, and time is quite tight. If everyone asks for a few minutes to say goodbye like you did, it will be delayed for quite a long time. What we lack most now is time. If conscription is delayed by one day, training will be delayed by one day. If the war fails because of this one day of training, can you bear this responsibility?"

Robin felt quite disdainful when he heard the recruiting officer's words.

If the country really reaches this point, the training of citizens like him will be of no use at all.

If every citizen needs to be sacrificed to save the royal family, then the royal family should quickly change the dynasty.

"If this period of time really leads to the failure of the royal family, I don't think the responsibility lies with us."

Robin spoke his mind without hesitation, but got a slap in the face in return.

"Citizen! This is not a request, this is an order. I hope you can tell the difference!"

At this moment, Ines' voice came from behind Robin.

"Robin."

Robin turned around and saw Ines standing at the stairs looking at him.

Her eyes were already filled with tears.

"I know what you are going to do. Go ahead and protect yourself. I will also protect Sally at home."

Robin heard this and nodded.

"Okay, now that you and your spouse have said your goodbyes, can you please leave with us?"

Robin was quite angry at the arrogant and domineering attitude of the conscription officer, but he could only endure it at the moment.

There might be some room for maneuver if he was drafted into the army now, but if he refused, his tragedy would only come earlier.

He also knew that Ines came out to say goodbye to him because she didn't want him to be bullied by these conscription officials again.

So he nodded, walked out of the house on his own initiative, and then locked the door.

"You won't collect our food, will you?"

"Don't worry, we just need you to go to the battle, and we will take good care of your family."

"That's fine." Robin nodded and followed the recruiting team on the street.

Such scenes are the most common occurrence in the royal-controlled area of ​​Saint Laurent City today.

……

A day later, Arthas looked at the number of recruited soldiers and nodded with satisfaction.

As the largest city in the empire, Saint Laurent City has a large population of millions.

This kind of city is quite rare in the entire empire. Even if many people flee early due to the outbreak of war, 300,000 able-bodied men can still be captured in the area controlled by Alsace.

After three days of training, these 300,000 people will be equipped with the best weapons and fight a decisive battle with the enemy in Saint Laurent City.

Three days was exactly the deadline given to him by the coalition forces.

This move certainly caused a lot of resistance, but after several residents who were unwilling to cooperate were publicly executed on each street, the others had no choice but to accept conscription and participate in temporary training, and then were sent to the front line as cannon fodder.

Arthas certainly did not expect this group of makeshift soldiers to be of any use. He just hoped that he could use this army to buy himself enough time and... more things.

Of course, Arthas now has another major worry, which is the resistance forces in the city.

The army in the city that resisted Arthas was formed by a group of mercenaries and citizens who volunteered to support Orson. Originally, after Orson returned to the Imperial Academy, Arthas thought that their command level would definitely drop significantly, and then Arthas would not have to worry about this group of people turning against him at the last minute.

However, the reality was far beyond Alsace's expectations.

After Orson left, the coalition's command level not only did not decline, but instead adopted many more radical tactics, causing huge losses to both sides.

For example, in the previous action of transporting refugees to the other side, after the forceful expulsion failed, the other side even dared to attack the refugees directly, forcing the royal family to cancel the action.

Originally, in the street fighting on every street, Orson's strategy was to preserve his strength. When encountering areas that were the focus of the royal army's attack, he would mainly retreat to preserve his manpower.

However, when facing the attacks of the royal army, the new commander seemed to have a cheat code. He was always able to accurately predict the main attack direction of the royal army and set up ambushes on the streets, causing considerable damage to the royal army.

In addition, they can also launch assaults at weakly defended points of the royal army, tear open gaps in the defense line, and force the royal family to draw troops from other places to reinforce.

The intensity of the enemies that Arthas encountered not only did not decrease, but increased instead. This made Arthas come up with the idea of ​​using cannon fodder to deplete the enemy's strength.

After a while, the raven appeared beside Arthas.

"My Emperor, I have already investigated the current leader of the rebels."

"who is it?"

Arthas was silent for a while, then asked.

"According to intelligence, there is no trace of Prince Litte in the Duke of Antica's army, and Litte was not found in the intelligence sent by the informant of the Imperial Academy."

"And then? Do you think it will be Leeteuk?"

Arthas looked at the raven curiously, wondering how he came to such a conclusion.

In Arthas's opinion, it was impossible for Litt to be the commander of the rebels. It was true that Litt had studied with Orson for a long time, but in his opinion, it was impossible for Litt's talent to be on par with Orson's.

At least, it would definitely not make him feel so much pressure.

He had been leading troops in battles for ten years. He could tolerate being told that he could not compete with a rare talent like Orson, but it was somewhat humiliating for him to be told that he could not compete with a greenhorn like Leete.

"It is indeed Lit."

Raven said so.

"Heh, Li Te is only nineteen years old this year. Even until a year ago, he was just a villager living in the countryside. Do you think I would suffer at the hands of such a person?"

"Of course I don't mean to question your ability, Your Majesty, but in my opinion, Your Majesty, you don't have to look down on Li Te so weak."

"At least, his growth trajectory is terrifying, isn't it?" Raven said this, reciting Litt's resume familiarly.

"He only received a formal aristocratic education when he was eighteen. Then, in less than a year, he grew from an ordinary person with no abilities to a sixth-level warrior and magician. His current combat power should be comparable to that of a seventh-level warrior."

"But that's not military command experience!" Arthas retorted.

"In the battle against the orcs, Lit was only Orson's adjutant. Later, in the southern expedition to Naples, Lit was able to take charge of the vanguard army on his own, and his record was quite good, including some victories over the strong with the weak. You also know about the Battle of Florence, where my master, Duke Giovanni, was so angry that he couldn't sleep for three days."

"That battle was indeed fought beautifully..." Arthas nodded in agreement.

"But before that battle, Litt only had the experience of being Orson's adjutant, and it was only a few months apart. At this time, do you still think Litt is simple?"

Raven said this with a burning gaze.

In Raven's opinion, Orson is indeed Arthas' biggest enemy at present, but if we look at it from a long-term perspective, Litt seems to be the biggest hidden danger.

After all, Orson received eighteen years of aristocratic education before he grew up to be so scheming and cunning. If he had grown at the same speed as Litt, I'm afraid that a more terrifying existence than Orson would appear in the empire.

After hearing Raven's analysis, Arthas nodded silently.

His analysis was correct, and even reasonable.

"So, what's your suggestion Raven?"

"My former master Giovanni gave me one last order before he died, which was to kill Litt, and I want to complete that order."

"..."

Arthas was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.

He originally didn't want to be an enemy of the Duke of Antica.

After all, when Odysseus was in power, the Duchy of Antica was a staunch supporter of the royal family, and Arthas had wanted to pass on the good relationship between the two families.

But now that the two families have been fighting like this, it seems unnecessary to consider the previous relationship.

"If you are absolutely sure, just go for it. I will support you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The raven nodded and then disappeared beside Arthas.

Arthas sat there for a while, then walked out of the room, looked at the bright moon in the sky outside, and fell into deep thought.

……

Litt was sitting in Orson's former office. On the wall hung a map of Saint Laurent City, which marked the current control areas and defense deployments of both sides. When Litt had nothing to do, he liked to stare at the map in a daze, hoping to find a breakthrough from it.

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the room.

Li Te looked at the person at the door and was stunned for a moment.

"Mr. Owen, why are you here?"

"Orson asked me to withdraw from the front line earlier to protect you." Owen said.

"Orson? But I'm safe here. Mr. Owen, you're so capable, you better go to the front lines to play your best role."

Leeteuk said this and waved his hand.

"Don't worry about me. They don't even know who I am, so how could they possibly do anything to me? Besides, this is the rear area."

"Not necessarily." Owen shook his head.

"Orson told me that the Emperor might not take action against you in the early stages, but as the war goes more smoothly, the Emperor will definitely find you difficult to deal with. We are not as strong as the Emperor in terms of high-end combat power, so we can only arrange for me to be by your side to protect you."

"Besides... I don't know where the raven we imprisoned before is now. I'm worried that he might attack you again."

"..."

Upon hearing the news, Li Te was stunned.

She had only felt the threat of death three times in her life, once when Orson took her to the forest and she faced the wolves alone.

The other time was in Romulus City, when Leeteuk faced Tony alone.

As for the last time, which was also the most thrilling one, it was when the raven hiding in the dark took advantage of Litt's unpreparedness and suddenly shot an arrow.

Among these three death threats, the most invisible but the most deadly and the one that scared Lit the most was the one from Raven.

The previous two times, the enemy was in plain sight, but the third time, Litt didn't even see Raven's face clearly and almost died at his hands.

Therefore, when Litt heard the name Raven, he still felt a lingering fear.

"Then...Mr. Owen, how long are you going to stay here with me?"

"Wait until the war is over, or when Orson comes back."

"..." Hearing this, Li Te nodded and made a judgment in his heart.

"Since it's Orson's request, I won't refuse anything. During this period, I'll leave it to you, Mr. Owen. It just so happens that I'm in need of an adjutant to help me handle affairs."

"Ah."

Owen nodded and then sat down at the desk across from Litt.

……

The raven took advantage of the cover of night to pass through the defense zones of both sides and penetrate deep into the coalition-controlled area.

After observing the patrol routes of the defenders in the control area, Raven finally understood where the core of the control area was.

Sure enough, he walked along the route most patrolled by the garrison and saw a building guarded by many mercenaries.

This should be the coalition forces' base camp.

The person he is looking for should be hiding here.

The raven thought so as he walked stealthily on the roof.

His ability is to hide in the shadows, so places without light and some dark corners are his most suitable hiding places.

He is a natural born assassin.

Using his own abilities, Raven deceived the guard at the door and then sneaked into the building.

This should have been a chamber of commerce. There were three floors in total, and each floor was quite large, with at least twenty rooms. Raven went to the top floor without a second thought, and then disappeared, waiting here for the target person to appear.

Sure enough, three hours later, Litt walked out of the office. Just as Raven was about to take action, he saw Owen following Litt.

Considering that Owen was also at the eighth level, Raven stopped first.

Anyway, it is impossible for these two people to sleep together. As long as Raven finds the time when Litt is sleeping, he can take the opportunity to sneak into Litt's room and successfully assassinate him.

But when Owen passed by, the raven tried its best to hide its breath.

His ability to hide his aura is equivalent to invisibility to someone two levels weaker than him.

For someone who is one level weaker than him, he needs to deliberately reduce the frequency of his activities to avoid being discovered by the other party.