Heartbreaker

I stood on the Great Wall of Human Bats and watched the soldiers of the Winter Ting Army pull up the cocoons one by one in the cold wind and pile them on the battlements, almost forming a desolate mountain of bones.The cold north wind blew up the dusty shroud. There were tens of thousands of humanoid "bats". Fallows gathered all the men of the Winter Ting Army. More than 6000 soldiers were busy all day before they managed to get rid of the bats. Those bones were sent to the wilderness outside Vulture City.

Under the Great Wall, people gathered to watch the corpse being buried. Some of them were family members of the corpse, and they gathered together to pray in a low voice with mournful and relieved faces.I faced the condensed white sky in the distance, my face flushed with cold was like a heavy lump of ice, the sound of carrying corpses and soldiers talking floated from one end of the Great Wall to the other, even if it could not reach the warm and fertile Twilight Empire , but I believe Elliot must have seen it, he was just thinking about how to deal with me next.

"The souls of the dead are howling, but also grateful that their king has finally given them peace."

Luo said softly, at the highest point of the Great Wall of Human Bats, he was looking at the same scenery as me.There were whimpers and sobs all around, like a truly grand and mournful funeral song.

I said, "Those dead souls, do they hate you?"

He reluctantly said, "They hate all undead, because many undead are reckless about human life...including me, I have done the same thing."

I smiled lightly, "Hate you? You kill people for me, and it's all my order. They only hate you, didn't they say that your master is a devil?"

"..." Romer remained silent, and I said, "What did they say?"

Luo wanted to fool around at first, but thinking of what would happen if he kept the matter from me, he still lowered his head angrily and said, "They said, you will go to hell sooner or later..."

"Hahaha." I laughed, "That's great, hell suits me better than anywhere else."

"Lymon." Luo stared at my face and said suddenly, "I'll go with you."

"Where to go?"

"Hell." He said flatly, "I did kill a lot of people anyway, and I should be punished."

I sneered, "You have abided by God's precepts since you were a child. Didn't you atone for your sins and go to heaven after death? Why are you so willing to go to hell now?"

"It's not that I want to go to hell." He lowered his bushy eyelashes and whispered, "It's just that I want to stay by your side forever, Lemon."

I looked at his unhesitating face, and my palms were sweating suddenly.Satan only knew where my urge to kiss him was coming from, but I held back, there's no good in loose sex.Whether Luo is willing to guard you forever is his business, but when you can no longer leave this undead, you will realize how deep the hole you dug for yourself, Lemon Bone Spur.

I turned my head indifferently, and heard the indifferent voice that I deliberately suppressed.

"Don't think about it."

Luo nodded and blocked the cold wind for me.As the dusk deepened, the sunset reflected a tapestry of dazzling colors on the snow.The bones were pulled to the outside of Vulture City by car after car. Soldiers of the Winter Ting Army dug graves on the cold permafrost for burial.Some unclaimed bones are buried directly in the ground. If some people can recognize the bones of their former family members, they can also choose other burial methods.Of course this possibility is slim.

Popolo insisted on singing scriptures in the grave, the black-robed monk stepped on a metal bucket, and the silver-armored soldiers were busily coming and going underneath. A chicken whose neck had been cut in half, moved himself beyond measure.As the knight commander of the Winter Ting Army, Fallows did not stand aside and give orders, but instead dug a hole with his shovel.

The sound of shovels hitting came from outside the city, and the sky pulled down a deep black curtain, dotted with diamond-like sparse stars.The onlookers gradually dispersed, leaving only scattered figures holding torches dragging on the white snow.Vulture City fell into the silence of the deep sea again, like a sleeping giant beast.

I stared at the Winter Ting Army not far away, and murmured, "The war is about to begin, Luo. Dismantling the bones of the Great Wall of Human Bats is my challenge to the Kingslayer. I can't guess how many months, he He will lead his troops to the north."

Luo Dao, "Are you fully prepared for war?"

I sneered, "Now the Wanjiang Empire—that is, Vulture City, has 7 soldiers..." I looked down from the dizzying height of the city wall, "and the Twilight Empire has more than [-] troops. At the same time, their food The output is more than ten times that of ours."

Luo looked at me in shock, with an ugly expression on his face. He probably understood the gap in strength between here and the late Mu empire, but he didn't expect such a disparity.I murmured, "However, the undead don't need to consume food. One can be worth a hundred—no, it should be countless people, right? The power of human beings is too weak for you. It's not worth trampling [-] ants to death." Nothing difficult. But first..."

I approached him, pulled his chin, and let him approach me, "You must be able to hold the scythe in your hand."

"...I will, Lemon." Luo looked at me calmly, as if he had already prepared for my words.I am very satisfied with his indifferent appearance, just let go of his cold cheeks, but I heard him say, "I thought it was justice to kill the people of Twilight Empire and protect the peace of Wanjiang Empire, but someone told me Said, that was just my selfishness. Later I also wanted to understand that as an undead, I actually lost my fair judgment very early..."

He said a bunch of things that made me scratch my head, and I didn't bother to understand, so I yawned and wondered how long it would be before I returned to Wangcheng.I shook off the chill on the cloak, but I heard Luo say a word very piously, the tone was so firm that I had to pay attention.

"...Lymon, I want to find the truth of this dark world, for the redemption I was desperately seeking in my life, and for the tragic fate that everyone cannot escape. And somewhere, I feel that if I follow you to the end, I will I found the answer I was looking for."

****

In March of the following year, when the wind and snow in the north were lightening and the south was warm like spring, and the flag of the Twilight Empire was flying high, Elliott finally ordered his troops to go north and formally declare war on the Thief King of the Wanjiang Empire.I wrote a big sheet full of obscenities and read it to Chichikov, and the old man almost smacked it with a goddamn laugh.

Then, contentedly, I stuffed the diatribe-filled paper into the letter box, and sent the poor dove to the bedroom of Elliot, the Dog Emperor, in the Twilight Empire.

Elliott quickly wrote me back a few days later.I opened it and saw it said:

"Dear Lemon,

I've been fantasizing,

someday,

You will send yourself into my bedroom.

Fortunately, on days like this,

Won't last long.

I will soon,

Touch your wonderful body.

killer"

Chichikov witnessed this short poem with his own eyes at that time, clicked his tongue and smacked his lips, "It's so coquettish."

"He's such a bitch! He has no literary talents, just learn to break the line!" I tore the piece of paper into pieces, stomped it countless times under my feet, burned it to ashes, and asked the kitchen to make it for me. A delicious meal of roasted pigeon.

On the first day that the battle was settled, Pharos led three-quarters of the army and meandered southward the long silver river reflected in the sun by the armor and sword.The warm water bath originally built by Ellison behind the hill was also transformed into a barracks. The tall watchtower observed the movement of the late army, and immediately transmitted the information to Wangcheng.

During this period, I was sitting in the office, receiving the daily accounts sent by the finance cabinet, thinking about how to raise more sufficient supplies for the army, so as to prevent the soldiers from starving.After executing the Minister of Finance, I took over the financial power of the whole city and held it firmly in my hands.Every entry is traceable, and no one can hide it from my eyes-only in this way can I feel at ease.

I handed over to Chichikov the former Minister of Justice, Nugent Black.The point of view is not difficult for this old man. I once suspected that there is no job in the world that he cannot do, and Chichikov obviously thinks so.He boasted triumphantly, "I can do anything if I want to—except kill Elliott. I can't do that."

I spread out the latest piece of information, which stated the observed marching route of the Twilight Empire.The advance troops consisted of about 2000 people, one hundred four-man chariots, with supplies behind them, and the soldiers carried heavy loads on their shoulders. The forward speed was not fast, and they could only walk less than [-] kilometers a day.The army is currently gathering at Badgerhead Bay, where it has established its first stronghold.

I rubbed a chess piece in my hand, and said, "Eliott's purpose is to shift the center of the war to the northern border, so as to prevent the Wanjiang Empire from approaching the city. Anyway, he has enough strength to strike first."

With a click, the chess piece fell into place.I stared at the black and white chessboard, and said, "At the edge of the Twilight Empire, that is, near the southern border, there are three areas worth noting--Black Maple Plain, Luosai Wetland, and Faint Vine Castle. We have touched the lifeline leading to the Twilight Empire, and whether we can grasp it depends on the ability of the Winter Ting Army."

"And Luo." I let Bai Zi drive straight in, penetrated deep into the hinterland, and devoured the opposite Hei Zi, "His undead power."

Chichikov asked, "Is the little ghost going with the army now?"

"Yes, although the Silver Scale Knight has repeatedly persuaded me to believe in the strength of the army, I don't want to cause unnecessary losses. I let Luo follow, conceal my whereabouts, and quietly help." I said slowly, "It is best to fight quickly Huha, I wish I could get news tomorrow morning that my army has arrived at Elliott City."

Chichikov glanced at me, "I think it's time for you to go to sleep, Your Majesty."

"There's a question I've been meaning to ask you, Chichikov."

I pushed away the chessboard on the case, and the chess pieces fell crookedly on the thick file, "Why did you tell me about Luo's abuse at the beginning, and only mentioned Nugent as the culprit, but put the Silver Scale Knight on the ground?" pass?"

The old man shrugged his shoulders and said, "I think you should gather the necessary hearts. An undisciplined minister of justice is not as important as a loyal army leader. As for the Silver Kirin Knight, you can't throw him away like an abandoned child. .”

I smiled and said, "It seems so, I also need to gather you, the new Minister of Justice of the Wanjiang Empire, Chichikov."

Chichikov laughed and said, "Close me up? Your Majesty, is there any need between us? I know what you are, and you also know what I am. It's boring."

"You're right," I said, and we all laughed, though I wanted to strangle him.

The author has something to say: This chapter is a transitional chapter, and the next chapter will temporarily cut into part of the third perspective of Fallows, and the official battle will begin~

The third volume is ending...