Winter City, Lion's Roar Castle.
The burning fireplace drives away the chill of early spring and fills the whole study with warmth.
Vera was leaning lazily on the sofa, flipping through an old parchment book in her hand, wearing a simple nightdress, her long snow-white legs sticking out from the slit in the skirt. Swaying slightly in mid-air.
After a while, Wei stretched her hand to pick up the coffee cup on the table, but found that the cup was empty at some point.
She pulled a thin wire next to the sofa, and she could faintly hear the sound of a bell.
Immediately, the maid's respectful voice sounded outside the door:
"My lord, what do you need?"
"Pour me a cup of coffee."
"Okay, please wait."
Soon, the maid pushed the door in with a tray.
Vera buried her head in the parchment in her hand, and didn't pay attention to the maid who came in.
But the next second, she was startled by a bang.
Looking up, I saw the maid fell to the ground, and the coffee was all spilled on the expensive wool carpet.
"Molly? What's the matter with you?" Vera thought that the maid just accidentally fell, but after waiting for a while, she realized that something was wrong when the other party didn't respond to her question.
Vera immediately put down the parchment and walked up quickly.
I saw that maid had passed out on the ground, her face was blue and her breathing was weak.
"Come on!" Vera hurriedly called out the door.
Amidst the hurried footsteps, a group of guards rushed over immediately.
"My lord..."
As soon as the leading guard entered the door, he also fell to the ground, just like Molly's reaction.
Vera was taken aback, and before she could recover, she heard the sound of falling again.
The following guards who came in all fell to the ground one by one, as if something in the room made them lose consciousness...
"Don't come in yet!" Vera immediately stopped her loudly, "There is a problem with this study!"
The guard outside the door stopped and shouted anxiously: "My lord, please leave the study first!"
Vera stood still, but looked around, as if trying to figure out what was wrong.
When the guards saw this, they were in a hurry and kept shouting for Vera to come out first.
"I'm fine." Vera replied, "I'm afraid this thing won't work for me..."
Speaking of this, Vera suddenly remembered that Colin had told herself that she was now considered an apostle of the favored one. As long as her head was not chopped off, she would not be fatally injured, and she was also immune to severe poison...
Toxic
Vera immediately realized that the air in the room might be poisonous!
That's why all the maids and guards who came in were poisoned and passed out, but she was still safe and sound after staying in the room for so long.
So, what is the source of the poison
You know, this is the core area of Lion's Roar Castle, and it is heavily guarded. How could someone poison this study
unless…
Vera's gaze shifted, and finally stopped at the oil painting "Knight Slaughtering White Wolf" hanging above the fireplace.
This was a gift from the troll emperor Okamoto to the St. Hilde family when he visited last time. Of course, Vera can understand the meaning implied by this painting, and also knows that this is the nomination certificate that Okamoto gave to the St. Hilde family. , so it was specially hung in a relatively private, but not absolutely secret place like the study.
Just this painting...
Vera stared fixedly at the long sword in the knight's hand in the painting, the blood dripping from the tip of the sword had already seeped out of the painting at some point...
—————
Outside the city of the troll king, the low-pitched sound of horns echoed in the wind and snow, and banners of various colors were flying in the air. Densely packed troll soldiers gathered from all directions, forming a mighty army formation.
At a glance, this army probably has more than 100,000 people.
But if you observe carefully, you will find that this is actually an army with no appearance.
There are not many strong young trolls among the soldiers. Instead, there are more middle-aged trolls who are older or even disabled. They look like veterans who have been re-conscripted after being discharged from the army. In addition, there are many other Watch teenage teen trolls without adulthood.
The equipment on their bodies is also quite shabby, and the styles of weapons are not uniform. It looks like they are patchwork. As for the armor, it is even worse. Except for a few officers who can have leather armor, most ordinary soldiers let alone leather armor No, even military uniforms may not be available.
Such an army with shabby equipment and composed of the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled is not bad, and even has a majestic meaning of going forward.
The news about the paladin Prince Otto and the White Wolf Witch King Squinn going to the Holy Mountain to assassinate Colin Angelet has spread throughout the troll empire at an extremely fast speed under the deliberate guidance of Okamoto.
A martial arts pinnacle and a religious leader, the sacrifice of these two important figures in the troll empire brought great shock to the hearts of all trolls.
It also made them finally understand that their race has reached the most critical moment.
But it was also at such a critical moment that the troll empire showed an unprecedented unity of will.
woo—
The bugle blew into a loud note, then stopped abruptly.
The trolls immediately quieted down, staring at the temporary high platform in front of them with piercing eyes.
On the high platform was a burning frame, and on the frame, the queen of the troll empire was being tied—
Nora St. Hilde.
She was only wearing a thin palace dress, and she was completely unconscious from the cold at this time, but she still looked at her husband who was facing away from her with eyes full of hatred.
"Sorry... Nora..."
Okamoto said softly, he didn't look back, maybe he didn't dare to face his wife's burning eyes.
"Okamoto, you're not going to make it! The North is never going to give in to trolls...ho-ho..."
Chi!
A silver light flashed.
Nora's throat was cut with blood.
Okamoto was holding a long knife dripping with blood, his body was shaking constantly, and he didn't know whether it was out of guilt or excitement.
Prince Abbas next to him looked at Okamoto in surprise, his lips moved, as if he wanted to say something.
Originally, they planned to burn the woman of the St. Hilde family alive to strengthen their determination to invade the south.
But now, Okamoto actually killed this woman ahead of time—compared to burning her alive, cutting her throat was too merciful.
"Light it up!" Okamoto growled and ordered.
puff!
The stake was ignited, and the blazing flames quickly covered Nora's body under the agitation of the cold wind.
Okamoto still didn't look back, but slowly scanned the army gathered in front of him with his resolute and cold eyes.
"Warriors of the troll clan!
The paladin Prince Otto and the White Wolf Witch King Squinn have paved the way for us with their lives. Now, it's our turn to use our lives to earn a glimmer of hope for the revival of the troll empire!
I can't guarantee that this expedition will be successful, but I can guarantee that as long as there is still a breath left, I will never stop going south! "
With a hoarse voice, Okamoto roared with all his strength:
"Let's go!"
(end of this chapter)