After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Uriel nodded.

"Yes, Aize has made a plan to kill the orc chieftain, and some key parts need you to execute. How is the situation over there?"

Christina shook her head.

"Not good. Although the main force is still on the other side of the plain and has not taken any action, the scouts' activities are becoming more frequent and more aggressive. They even had a small-scale confrontation with our patrol last night."

Then she added:

"They seem to be waiting for something."

Of course, they were waiting for news from Duke Brian - if he didn't say anything, how could the orcs know whether Tafia was under control?

And just as Aize expected, the orcs' patience may have reached its limit, otherwise they would not have made such a blatant provocative act.

Uriel and Constantine briefly recounted what had happened previously.

Including the intelligence obtained, the next plans, etc.

After hearing this, Christina nodded very vigorously, wishing she could break her neck.

Then he clapped his hands and said:

"Such an interesting plan, worthy of being called Master! No problem, leave it to me, I will definitely complete the task successfully! But, what should we do with that crazy woman?"

Of course, I'm talking about Leah.

In subsequent operations, the Knights' limited remaining manpower must be utilized as much as possible.

But it is obvious that at this point, it is impossible for Leia to have any recognition of Aize, let alone cooperate with him.

In response, Uriel sneered:

"Don't worry, I'm here to solve her problem and ensure your control over the Knights."

As she spoke, she patted the holy sword at her waist.

"Where is she? Take me to her."

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In the center of the camp, in the large tent used as the command center, Leah was carrying out her daily work as usual.

That is, to study the plan of the so-called expedition and then randomly select a few lucky people to make impassioned speeches.

"The orc army in front of us is quite large. We are indeed unable to defeat it alone. But it doesn't matter. As long as Duke Brian launches the attack, everything will be fine."

"To this end, we must hold our current position. If we are driven out of the Anlin Plains, we will lose our springboard for attacking the Demon Tribe's homeland. They should arrive within the next two days!"

The blond hero himself was extremely excited.

The subordinates all wore masks of pain.

Just then, the tent was opened and Uriel walked in slowly and expressionlessly.

When Leah saw her, she was stunned and almost choked to death by the half-finished sentence in her throat.

After several seconds, his brain responded again. He frowned, cleared his throat, and asked:

"Brave Uriel, haven't you already delivered the letter? Why are you still here?!"

Yuriel sneered:

"The letter was delivered, but you read it and still refused to return. So, I sent the letter in vain. Naturally, I have to come to you and ask for an explanation."

"Go back? What a joke!"

Unlike the embarrassment she had shown a few days ago, Leah, who had been strengthened by Brian, held her head high, straightened her back, and regained her strength.

Facing Uriel at this moment, she was not only not panicked at all, but even became rampant.

"The expedition is about to begin, and more and more nobles are responding to my call. Now is the time to end this war! Going back now? Are you kidding me!?"

Yuriel's expression grew colder.

"A noble who responded to your question? You're not talking about Brian, are you? Sorry, that guy has been confirmed to be colluding with the demons. You fool fell for it!"

"……what?"

These words made Leah stunned.

Brian is a traitor?

That Brian who ruined his family and even risked everything he had to fund his expedition was a traitor!?

joke!

"You shameless bastard, watch your words! Do you know what you are saying?!"

Lia roared in shock:

"Such a pious, magnanimous, selfless duke is a traitor? How many people in this world aren't traitors? What's your intention in slandering him like this?"

The blond warrior paused, then spoke slowly, word by word:

"I think you are the traitor!?"

Uriel sighed.

As expected, she was so drunk that she couldn't listen to anyone.

After all, if Brian was really a traitor, wouldn't she be a fool being fooled by the traitor?

So, Leah wouldn't believe anything she said.

But even though it's useless, I still have to tell her the truth as a routine procedure.

This way, you can save a lot of trouble when you return to church.

Uriel thought this was unnecessary, but since it was Aize's order, she did it.

And now, it's time to take the next step.

"Leah Alfred, you seem to have misunderstood."

Uriel placed her hand on the holy sword and slowly pulled it out of the scabbard.

As far as I can remember, this seemed to be the first time she took the initiative to draw her sword against Leia. Before this, she had just passively accepted the attack.

"I'm not here to ask you to go back, but to ask you to go back. If you refuse... no, you don't have the right to refuse."

Chapter 129 The farce ends

Although Leia would draw her holy sword and point it at others when she got emotional and disagreed with them, it was rare for her to be pointed at by others.

Not to mention that the person pointing at her was Uriel, whom she had never defeated before.

Even someone as crazy as Leah is a bit of a liar now.

But her arrogance remained undiminished. She glared at Uriel and roared:

"What do you want to do!?"

"Leah Alfred, immediately relinquish command of the Knights and return to the Holy City. Either you leave on your own, or I will help you leave. Choose one."

Not only must she be expelled, but the Knights must also be kept.

Such a request made Leia completely furious.

"The Knights belong to the Goddess Blade, and I am the captain of the Goddess Blade. What qualifications do you have to issue such an order? Are you planning a rebellion?!"

Yuriel sneered:

"Yours? Excuse me. All the holy war knights belong to the church, or to put it in a broader sense, to our dear goddess. How dare you claim it as your own? You're the one who wants to rebel!"

As mentioned before, the hero's position in the church is actually quite awkward.

In theory, as the chosen one sent by the Supreme God to save mankind, the status of the hero should be similar to that of an angel in religious legend, or a similar role.

However, the heroes had no direct contact with the divine world before and after the crossing.

The oracle from the Supreme God Realm - adhering to the tradition that gods would never speak normally if they could riddle people, the positioning of the hero was also vague.

The result is that even the Pope has to call the brave man "Sir" in terms of status.

But there is almost no actual power.

Through his own abilities and bargaining, Aize secured very high treatment for each brave team, and was even able to lead the Knights into battle.

But even so, the Holy War Knights are still nominally under the command of the church rather than the heroes.

Yuriel knew very well how difficult it was for Aize, so she was very cautious in using the Knights, fearing that any behavior that crossed the line would cause trouble for Aize.

But Leah was different.

Not realizing the complexity and difficulty of the matter, nor realizing how hard-earned her position was, she had long taken many things for granted.

So, facing Uriel's questioning, she was very disdainful:

"How dare someone like you mention the goddess? I'm telling you straight up, this expedition must be launched at all costs! For the goddess, and for the people of this world! If you know what's good for you, get out of here and stay out of the way!"

Yuriel didn't waste any more words and directly raised her sword:

"...In that case, let's get started."

Considering Aize's identity, Yuriel understood that there might not be a chance for them to fight together for quite some time in the future.

So, if possible, she wanted to play as much of a role as possible in Aize's plan this time.

However, it backfired.

For various reasons, Aize didn't assign much work to Uriel. The most important part was to suppress Leah and tie her up.

Therefore, at least for this task, Uriel would complete it without compromise and at any cost.

And Leah just frowned.

Then he slammed the table:

"What? You still think this is a competition? Stop kidding! You're a traitor, a heretic! Come on, take her down!"

No one inside or outside the tent responded, whether knights or cadres.

They just looked at her silently, their eyes filled with various emotions.

The atmosphere was awkward for a while.

Leah's lips trembled, and just as she was about to explode, Constantine, who had followed Uriel in, stepped forward and bowed gently.

"Lady Leia, I'm sorry, but you don't have the authority to do this."

"……What did you say!?"

"As Lady Uriel said, we, the Holy War Knights, obey the orders of the Church, and our mission on this expedition is limited to assisting in combat. Arresting a brave warrior is not within the purview of either you or us."

The hooded knight said this expressionlessly, then changed the subject.

"In my humble opinion, no one else can intervene in the conflict between heroes. You should negotiate with Lady Uriel on your own."

High-sounding official language.

To put it bluntly, it was to encourage her to fight alone.

Because the words were said so beautifully and flawlessly, Leia was so angry that she had no place to vent.

He could only turn his anger towards Uriel.

Thought

In the past six months, Leah has never won a single one-on-one duel between the two.

No matter how confused she was, this fact still frightened her a little.

But Leia knew very well that if she backed down at this moment, then she would forget about the expedition.

So, after gnashing her teeth and thinking for a while, she finally picked up her holy sword:

"Go, go outside!"

Two female warriors, holding holy swords, stared at each other with murderous eyes and came to the open space in the camp.

Chris, who was not present, had already spread the news.