After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

If you don't find a way to deal with the Knights, you'll have to pack up and leave before dawn tomorrow, not to mention the next day.

So, after a little thought, Sarago ordered:

"The six tribes west of the city, as well as the Black Mane and Rifttooth tribes to the north and south of the city, a total of eight tribes, abandon your original siege plan and establish a defense line towards the Holy City. Stop the Holy War Knights!"

As elite troops fighting alongside the brave, the Holy War Knights do not have many members.

Even if this group of cheaters could fight ten at a time, it would take them a long time to break through the orc group due to their absolute numerical disadvantage.

As long as they hold on for one more day, they will be able to tear Aize into pieces.

However, for the tribe responsible for blocking the attack, it was a completely different story.

Once entangled with the extremely agile Knights of the Crusade, it would be extremely difficult to escape, and the probability of being annihilated by the subsequent human reinforcements would be high.

It's tantamount to suicide.

Warlike orcs are not afraid of dying in battle and even pursue it fanatically.

But serving the personal desires of a leader who has lost his prestige is another matter.

After these words were spoken, the chiefs fell silent.

The tribal leaders who were assigned the blocking mission were even more disgraceful.

Such silence naturally made the angry Sarago very dissatisfied:

"What's wrong? Are you all silent? Where's the response? Are you a bunch of idiots planning to disobey the Chieftain's orders?!"

There was another moment of silence.

Then--

"You are no longer a great chief! For the sake of my brothers, I challenge you!"

An orc chieftain with scars on his face and an unusually tall stature walked out of the team.

Pointing at Tal Sarago, he said this.

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Aize raised his hand, and an owl obediently landed on his arm.

At his feet, there was a small roll of letter paper tied.

After Aize untied it and took a quick look, he nodded with satisfaction:

"The Holy War Knights under Silver Star and Wind Shadow have arrived at the designated location. As long as we start the action, they will be able to proceed according to plan."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and the owl that was Villian's familiar disappeared in a puff of smoke, waiting for the opportunity to be summoned again.

Everything is planned.

As mentioned before, thanks to the existence of Villian, the ceiling of the mage, the Orc Chieftain Tar Sarago is not a difficult target.

If they just wanted it to die, it would have been killed a few days ago when it attacked the city alone.

However, if it died at that time, the orc army would inevitably fall into chaos and then retreat.

In the absence of reinforcements, Aize, who was not strong enough, could not pursue them and could only let them escape.

So, it was delayed until today.

The purpose is to kill another leader and defeat the main force of the orc army again, ensuring that they will no longer pose a threat for a long time in the future.

For this reason, the defensive battles of the past few days have been as complicated as fishing.

On the one hand, we cannot let the orcs capture the city.

On the other hand, the defense cannot be too perfect.

If several days of attacks don't produce any results, even Tal Sarago himself would probably want to run away.

Therefore, you must show weakness at the right time to prevent the fish from getting off the hook and escaping.

For example, today, Aize knew they would fight to the death.

Therefore, they deliberately left some loopholes in the defense line, and even took the risk of allowing them to break through the city wall.

The purpose is to give the chief the illusion that he is almost killed.

Only in this way can the internal conflicts among them be completely detonated.

It's all psychological warfare.

It was a psychological warfare after confirming that Tar Sarago had a conflicted mentality of hating and fearing him.

Also, when we were monitoring the enemy camp last night, we got some unexpected gains.

Within the chieftaincy, someone emerged who intended to challenge the position of grand chief, and he even said so in front of everyone.

Of course we have to make use of it.

Alicia, who was originally just in a lurking position, was immediately mobilized.

Borrow a bottle of fine wine from Sheen's private collection and claim it's stolen loot.

Anyway, the orcs can't tell the difference.

Then, pour in the potion that Villian prepared for emergency, and have the familiar give it to Alicia, who has turned into an orc. Use this thing to knock down the chief, kill him, and then replace him.

Without poisoning it, it would be difficult for Alicia to kill it quietly.

So I would rather be a little more troublesome than fail.

And now, while the orcs were arguing, she should have stood up and asked for a challenge as planned.

The time required to prepare for the challenge ceremony is also the last period of time that Aize needs.

After completing the control of the familiar, Villian sighed softly.

Then he smiled and moved his wrist:

"So, it's time for me to show off. Just wait and see, all those days of practice weren't in vain!"

"Well, I leave it to you."

At this point, there is no point in saying anything more.

After Aize nodded slightly, he prepared to leave and go to his seat.

When he was about to walk out of the gate of the lord's mansion, he was stopped:

"Aize, wait."

Turning around, I saw that the witch lady's face, which always had a smirk on it, was now full of seriousness.

He smiled and asked:

"What's wrong? Are you scared now?"

Villian shook her head, folded her hands over her chest, and said softly:

"If possible, I really want to go with you, or... go in your place. But I have my mission, I understand, so... so..."

The sound suddenly became intermittent.

There seemed to be a hint of sobbing.

But she also understood that time was running out, so she didn't hesitate for too long. After a brief hesitation, she said firmly:

"I'll do my best, so promise me, don't mess around, and come back alive!"

Chapter 155 Chaos

During his two years as a hero, Aize participated in countless battles, big and small.

Whether in terms of scale or danger, this operation does not rank high.

But this was the first time someone had seriously worried about him before it started.

Feeling good.

Aize didn't answer, just smiled, then turned around and walked out of the yard.

On the street outside the lord's mansion, the people who will participate in the next action have gathered there.

Including members of Aize's original Knights, elite soldiers selected from the local guards of Tafia, and subordinates of Duke Brian who volunteered to participate.

The number of people is not large, but it is the most elite force that can be assembled at the moment.

To Aize's surprise, many knights, including Christina, were holding buckets and smearing black paint on their armor.

Because the movements were hurried and irregular, it looked a bit messy.

Seeing Aize coming, the blue-haired female knight was the first to put down what she was holding and stood at attention to salute.

"Lord Aize, you are here! Give us a few more minutes and we will be ready soon."

"It's okay, no rush, it's not the scheduled time yet."

Aize waved his hand, then asked curiously:

"What are you doing?"

"Report to Lord Aize, this is a disguise prepared for the upcoming night raid. Black armor is more convenient to move in than silver. And..."

Chris paused, then smiled unusually brightly, as if she was saying something very happy.

"Those charlatans in the Holy City said that the silver armor of the Crusade Knights symbolizes the power and holiness of the Supreme God Realm. Voluntarily painting our armor black also means renouncing our status as Crusade Knights. After this operation, we will follow you and not return to the Holy City. This is our oath!"

These words made Aize look around a few more times.

Probably more than half of the knights painted their armor black.

That is to say, more than half of the holy war knights voluntarily left the church after this action.

It is estimated that this will cause quite a reaction from the church.

Among these knights, including Chris, many are of noble birth. Running away like this will inevitably bring trouble to their families.

That's why Aize left alone at the beginning, not wanting to drag down his subordinates.

But after all the twists and turns, things turned out like this.

He couldn't help but sigh, scratched his hair, and then said with a wry smile:

"If you do this, you might be convicted of heresy by the church."

The blue-haired girl smiled and shook her head:

"If Master Aize... no, if Master wants to be a heretic, then we must be too!"

The knights nodded.

Some of them were born as commoners or even refugees, and were promoted by Aize because of their abilities.

Some of them were in desperate situations on the battlefield and were rescued by Aize.

Some of them came here simply because of his reputation and joined from the very beginning just to follow him.

Each has its own story, but the object of pursuit is the same.

Now that things have come to this, it would be too inhumane for Aize to drive them away.

"...a bunch of idiots."

He covered his face and cursed with a smile, which was considered as an agreement.

Chris smiled back.

Then, as if he suddenly remembered something, he turned around and picked up an object wrapped in cloth that was placed aside, and handed it to Aize with both hands.

"Master, I brought this from the camp when we retreated, but I was in such a hurry that I kept it with other things and didn't have time to give it to you."

"This is……?"

Although he asked, Aize guessed most of it after seeing the shape.

He reached out to take it, untied the cloth wrapped around it, revealing the gorgeous silver scabbard and the weapon lying quietly inside, which had accompanied Aize for two years.

Holy sword.

When he left the team, Aize left it to Leah because the protection was damaged and he couldn't use it.