I thank you, but considering the increase in friendship, I won’t hold it against you. You can go offline now, De Lassel communicated silently in his heart.
More than an hour later, they returned to the makeshift tent. At this moment, Earl Harun had just disbanded the troops and ordered them to rest.
De La Ser motioned Safiya to take the young dragon to rest first, and he slowly stepped forward and said:
"Count Harlan, you are right. That woman is indeed very strong. What are you going to do next?"
"Our marshal will bring all the lords he can muster to besiege Duckburg. This time our king, Harlaus X, will also come."
"If we attack with a siege, what are our chances of success?"
"One hundred percent. We will have a super large force of more than 2,000 people. Even if the other side has Valkyries, they will have no chance of winning."
Hearing this, the stone in De La Serre's heart finally fell.
It seems that the plan to use Dackburg and Shiko Village as the first line of defense in front of Uxhall can be realized.
Count Harlan continued, "But after the conquest, who will own Duckburg and Xico Village will be decided by a vote within the kingdom."
De Lassel didn't care who got this piece of "fat meat". He didn't want it at all anyway, but he still had to put in some superficial effort.
"When the time comes, I will definitely support you with all my strength. After all, you are the one who won the first prize of the Pioneer. I think everyone will take this factor into consideration when voting."
"I hope so. Everyone will fight for this territory, but I appreciate your saying so, De La Cel."
“Ah!” “Ah!” “Ugh!”
As the two were chatting, screams suddenly came from outside the tent! A guard covered in blood hurried over to report:
"Report, Honorable Count Harun, the Valkyrie... the Valkyrie is coming alone!"
"What!? Gather and retreat, gather and retreat quickly!!!" Even someone as powerful as Count Harlan lost his nerve when he heard this nickname.
"Quickly gather and retreat! Otherwise we will be wiped out here!"
At this moment, Count Harun no longer cared about his noble status and title as he looked anxious and embarrassed like a headless fly.
He seemed to ignore De La Serre's existence, not caring whether
He would lose all his dignity in front of his teammates in the kingdom, put on his armor, mount his horse, and run away!
Seeing that De Lassel was still standing there in a daze, the system became anxious.
Why the hell are you running away? Don’t you know there’s a huge gap in strength between you and her
I'm just expecting you to help me cheat.
Fuck you, run away!
OK, OK, De Lassel replied to the system in his mind and hurriedly ran to find Safiya and the young dragon Ryan.
"Safiya, take Ryan and run! That Valkyrie is chasing us! Xiaonan, command the troops and protect them!"
Xiao Nan still doesn't know where this Valkyrie comes from and is still a little confused about the situation.
"Pa!" De Lassel slapped Xiao Nan hard on the face.
"What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up! If Safiya gets hurt, you'll be the one I'll hold responsible!"
Xiao Nan finally realized that the situation was really urgent. He immediately began to organize the cavalry hired by the other taverns to protect Safiya and the young dragon's evacuation.
In the panic, Safiya remained calm and composed. She packed her things in an orderly manner and was about to evacuate on horseback, but she saw De Lassel standing there motionless.
"Baron, let's run together! Do you think you can stop her by yourself?"
"If we run away together, she will definitely catch up with us. I can't let you die here. You and Ryan must return to Uxhall alive."
"But..." Just as Safiya was about to continue persuading her, De Lassel suddenly slapped the butt of the warhorse under Safiya's crotch.
The warhorse felt the pain and immediately ran away.
"Baron! Baron... De La Ser..." Safiya's voice became farther and farther away, and smaller and smaller...
At this moment, De Lassel looked around and found that most of Count Harlan's troops had already evacuated.
Count Harun himself ran away without a trace, leaving only a few people who didn't have time to escape and died tragically at the hands of the Valkyrie.
"Damn it! They said he was loyal and brave, worthy of friendship, and would definitely be a good ally. But if something really goes wrong, he'll run away faster than a rabbit!"
De Lassel couldn't help but start cursing him, but he was also very nervous at the moment. After all, this woman was too strong, ridiculously strong.
He gradually held his breath and could only hear his own heart beating violently. He wiped his forehead and sweat poured down his face.
Before he could come to his senses, a black figure was behind him in an instant, and a sharp dagger was pressed against his neck from behind.
Under such circumstances, taking one's life is as easy as taking something out of a bag.
"Don't move." The cold and heartless female voice echoed in De Lassel's ears.
"good… "
"I am a reasonable person. Now I want to ask you three questions. If you answer them truthfully, I can save your life."
"My Goddess, I will definitely answer truthfully, but can you please move the knife away first..."
The Valkyrie Tianyan was quite generous. She slowly put down the hand holding the dagger and continued:
"Relax, Baron. Even if you really escape another kilometer, it will only take me a few minutes to catch you."
System prompt: She is telling the truth, you'd better...
Shut up, you useless system. Why should you have any say in this matter
As the dagger slowly moved away from his neck, De Lassel felt calmer.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead again, and then said, "Well, Goddess, what do you want to ask?"
"It's a Valkyrie, not a goddess. Don't yell. The first question is, has Yantulu been captured by you? Hand him over to me."
"Indeed, I have captured him. No problem. I can give it to you."
"The second question is, will your main force be arriving here soon? I need to negotiate with your king before the battle begins."
"Yes, they are coming here. There are about 2,000 people. I will talk to the king about the negotiation, but I don't know whether he will agree or not."
"I'll save the third question for next time. I just said I'm reasonable. Now it's your turn to ask me three questions."
This wave of operations really confused De La Salle...
"Your Excellency, Lady Valkyrie Tianyan, can I not ask?"
"No, this is the first one. You need to ask two more. Ask me something of quality, or I will kill you anyway~"
When saying this, the Valkyrie Tianyan seemed to have a hint of teasing and sarcasm in her tone.
"How did you find this place? We chose a secluded location when we set up camp, and I believe there are no traitors among us."