"It seems that you still don't understand the situation." Gerardo said, and then Augusto interrupted him, "Either get out or die. Is this a difficult choice?"
Hearing this, the Green Forest City knights present were furious, but Angelo was calmer than before. He drew out his sword, pointed the tip of the sword forward, and said, "Sir Augusto, I have said everything I should say and given everything I should give. But the warriors of the Duke's family have their own dignity. If the Shadow Group really wants to force us to this point, we can only fight to the death."
As soon as he finished speaking, the knights behind him drew their weapons.
Augusto slowly drew out his sword, ready to teach the man in front of him a profound lesson.
However, at this moment, a breath came from the first carriage that made him feel moved. It felt like a tiger encountering a lion. He clenched his sword tightly and stood still without making any more moves.
The door of the carriage was opened, and two people got out. One of them was a middle-aged man in his fifties, with a strong body, gray hair and beard, wearing a magic armor, a long sword hanging from his waist, and a look of authority. Following him out of the carriage was a woman in her forties, who was not pretty and looked a little old. She was not wearing armor, but a long robe, holding a particularly narrow long sword in her hand.
When Augusto saw the two men, he frowned, obviously the situation before him was somewhat beyond his expectations.
The middle-aged man who got off the car took a few steps forward and said to Augusto from a distance: "Sir Augusto, you are really impressive. My men are all from humble backgrounds, but they are shocked by you, aren't they? Look, everyone has drawn their swords, what are they going to do? Is this a competition between allies?"
"Duke Parsa, I didn't expect to see you here. It's really beyond my expectation?" Augusto lowered the sword in his hand and squinted at the Duke of Green Forest City.
"It seems that the Shadow Group is not as omniscient as some people claim?" Duke Parsa glanced at Gerardo. "Since they are not omniscient, it is reasonable that there are some errors in the intelligence, right?"
"I don't know why Your Excellency the Duke is here?" Augusto did not give him the chance to ridicule Gerardo.
"Amelia and I want to go out for a walk. The air in the countryside is always better than in the city, isn't it?" said the Duke of Parsa.
"Master Amelia. It's been a long time since we last met. I have always admired your sword skills. It seems that you have improved further." No matter how arrogant Augusto was, he had to maintain enough respect for another master.
Amelia was obviously a person of few words. She just nodded slightly and didn't say anything.
Augusto said, "I thought Your Excellency the Duke should be in charge of the situation in Green Forest City. I didn't expect you to be so leisurely. Aren't you afraid that the Chinese will take this opportunity to launch an attack?"
"Of course I know what the Chinese want to do. Let them slowly occupy Green Forest City. I am just the first one to leave, and there will be many people following behind." Duke Parsa said.
Even Augusto was moved by the Duke's words. He subconsciously said, "You are absolutely crazy. How could you just hand over such a big city to someone else? Green Forest City has a city defense barrier and a city defense army. You also have a master to assist you, and even your vassals have several masters. How could you just give up like this?"
"No one in the kingdom knows better than me what level of military strength the Chinese have and how powerful their weapons are. I have suffered enough defeats at their hands. If you think my decision is not smart, it only shows that you are too stupid. You are not the first, nor the last person to underestimate the Chinese. Only when you fail shamefully will you know that my decision is the right one."
Augusto shook his head and said, "This shouldn't be my concern. I've already said what I want. Whether you show up or not, the people the Nature Temple wants to capture will never be let go."
Duke Parsa said, "I'm always very direct. I don't need to fight against an enemy that I can't defeat, because that would only make me lose my ability to turn the tables. But I won't surrender easily to an enemy that I can fight against. Fighting to the death is better than letting these guys who are similar to me climb over my head and shit on me."
"Do you really want to go against the Temple of Nature?" Augusto asked.
"Of course not. I went there this time to seek help from Lord Roland, the chief priest of the Temple of Nature. I have always been a believer in the God of Nature, and the Temple of Nature is my strongest backing. Lord Roland is very clear about my position and character, and will not let others make arbitrary judgments about me.
I think you should just accept the offering that Angelo mentioned earlier. I won't be staying in the area for a long time, and we won't have many opportunities to interact with each other."
Augusto did not answer, but looked at him coldly, as if he was considering the meaning of his words. The two sides were deadlocked there.
Ackley and his men who were lying in ambush were extremely surprised to see the Duke suddenly appear and hear what he said.
"I didn't expect that the Duke of Greenwood City had such a clear understanding of his own strength. I didn't expect that he, who was said to be extremely brave, would choose to retreat secretly." Ackley said, "If he didn't leave, he would definitely end up in defeat."
"No matter how you look at it, this is still a cowardly act. If I were to retreat, I would definitely not be the first to leave, but would choose to be the last one to leave," said Anar.
"Does that mean that if we capture the Duke of Greenwood City here, most of the war in Greenwood City will be resolved?" Glade asked.
"That's right, so I think we have one more target today." Ackley said, "But the woman next to him should be on the same level as Augusto. I'm afraid we three won't have enough strength to deal with the Duke, right?"
"It would be fine if they just started fighting, but they are still hesitating," Anar said.
"Then let me give them a push." Clyde turned into an earring and flew out of the woods. He flew very low-key close to the ground, using obstacles to avoid the sight of those people, and flew stealthily behind a magic knight of Green Forest City. He did not show his human form, and at a very fast speed, he released a fireball behind the knight. The fireball dragged the tail flame and smashed into the team of the Shadow Group that was blocking the retreat without deviation.