"We originally sought refuge with the strong who could protect us. We gave you a chance, but you couldn't do it, so don't blame us for finding another backer. Now the Chinese have proven their strength, and it's not too late for us to wake up in time." Marco and Marissa approached together, forcing Garriott and his nephew into a small area. The two of them held a total of four swords, and their positions and movements were like two people in a mirror. This was their combined attack technique: the prism sword formation.
Garriott sneered, "And then you used despicable means to take down my men?"
"It's not difficult. It's just dinner time. We provided some extra ingredients for dinner, which can make everyone completely relax. Then, with Master Kona's group sleeping technique, everything went smoothly." Marco said.
Garriott looked up at the people in the sky, and suddenly grabbed his nephew Solshi's belt, and threw him out with all his strength. Solshi was thrown 20 to 30 meters high, and flew away like a cannonball.
When he did this, the Marco brothers had no time to stop him and instinctively stabbed him with their swords. Although Garriott was prepared, the throwing action left him vulnerable, and the Marco brothers each stabbed him with a sword.
Xiao Chen, who was originally in the sky, hurriedly chased in the direction where Solshi flew out, but when he flew over two blocks and found his landing point, he only saw a collapsed wall, and there was no trace of Solshi in the rubble. Xiao Chen looked around, and the whole city was in chaos. People were running everywhere, shouting as they ran: "The Chinese are coming! The Chinese are coming!"
Xiao Chen looked around for a while but couldn't find Solshi, so he had to return to the Black Guards' base. At this time, the battle between the Marco brothers and Garriott was about to be decided.
Garriott's body had been in continuous combat today and had been repeatedly hit hard. At this time, it was already exhausted. However, the sword formation of the Marco brothers had greatly improved their strength. As one increased while the other decreased, Garriott's defeat was imminent. This prism sword formation could conjure up many illusory sword shadows in battle. For a warrior like Roger with a solid foundation, few sword shadows could really deceive him. But for a warrior like Garriott, it was not a simple matter to distinguish between real and illusory swords.
He kept blocking the phantom sword, but was stabbed by the real sword again and again.
His body was now covered with wounds, and the green dragon features on his body became less and less. Gradually, his claws, which served as weapons, slowly returned to the shape of his hands and lost their original attack power. He had no choice but to draw out his sword and continue fighting. At this time, it was difficult for him to maintain even a high-level level.
The final blow was delivered by Marco, who easily dodged Garriott's sword and then stabbed the sword into the opponent's heart.
Garriott's face was hideous, his expression full of unwillingness, he screamed twice, and Marissa chopped off his head from behind. Marco drew his sword, and Garriott's headless body fell straight to the ground, and the only remaining green dragon features on his body also faded away.
Xiao Chen flew to the ground. He had no effort in this battle. All the dirty and hard work was done by the Marco brothers. He looked at Garriott on the ground with wide eyes and said to Marco: "You have fulfilled the conditions promised to me, and I will keep my promise. You can take the Marquis away. However, as I said, do not exceed ten people."
"We will remember your kindness." Marco nodded. He glanced at Master Primo who was walking out of the house and said, "Master Primo will take care of the rest for you."
After saying this, he, Marissa, Ada and others left the Black Guard’s base and headed towards the City Lord’s Mansion.
Three spirit servants also flew down and stood beside Xiao Chen.
Tasia whispered, "You haven't discussed the matter of letting the Marquis go with Wang Jiyuan and the others. Is it really okay? After all, from a political point of view, he will be the first great nobleman we capture. If we can get him to change his side, it may be helpful in various ways for us to attack other nobles' territories later."
Master Kona said: "In fact, I don't think it's a big deal to just deal with these people. Don't you Chinese have an old saying, "All is fair in war"? No one will care about the promises you made to Marco and the others."
Xiao Chen pointed at Master Primo who was directing the Marquis's guards to clean up the battlefield and said, "But I care, and they care too. We don't need to undermine our bottom line for something like catching a Marquis.
Maybe in your opinion, a marquis is very important and can be used as a banner. But I don't think so. There is no place for these people in our system. The committee proposed to absorb them only to reduce the resistance to conquest, a helpless move under compromise. If possible, I would rather people like the marquis run away. When they control the army and territory, we are not afraid of them. When they become stray dogs and flee to other countries, what do we have to worry about? "
"Don't worry about Xiao Chen anymore," Elaina said. "Just remember that he won't do anything that would put him at a disadvantage. I don't believe he didn't think of the possibility of today and didn't communicate with the powerful people in the committee beforehand."
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "The artillery fire has stopped for a while. Wang Jiyuan's troops are about to enter the city. Let's quickly go to the west to support them."
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When Chang Yujie led a regiment of infantrymen up the slope and crossed the ruins into the city of Suero, he did not encounter any resistance at all. He only saw local residents fleeing in panic on the streets.
The ravages of artillery fire had already completely dispersed the enemy stationed here. When the second battalion and the third battalion began to enter the inner city, Chang Yujie called several battalion and platoon leaders over.
He took a map of the inner city in his hand and confirmed with them the routes to advance and the key points to be occupied. He finally emphasized: "Although we are now called the Guards, you all know where our spirit is inherited from. I am not worried about victory after fighting here. But I want to reiterate the discipline. Many of our soldiers were slaves, mercenaries, and even noble private soldiers a year ago. Whether they have corrected their problems depends on today. If anyone violates the discipline today and robs money, goods, or women, I will shoot him with my own hands, and no one needs to plead for me. Do you understand?"
Everyone responded with a roar. Just as they were about to split up, a scout in front hurried over and reported in a hurry: "Report to the regiment commander! There is no need to fight in the front. Xiao Chen has subdued the city guards here, and they are all lining up to surrender!"