When General Lester woke up, he felt that all the bones in his body were about to fall apart.
His whole body was wet, as if someone had poured a basin of water on him, and there was no part of his body that was not hurting... However, when he opened his eyes in a haze, he realized that these so-called pains were not pain at all.
In front of him were the ten mages, the fake king, and their leader.
These people were staring at him, and their eyes... had nothing to do with friendliness.
Suddenly, Lester struggled hard. However, he found that his hands and feet were tightly tied with hemp ropes, and it was difficult to even move his body, let alone escape.
Only then did he recall the situation before he fainted.
The strange shadow trapped him, and he became the hostage of this group of wanted criminals. In order to save him, his soldiers offered to trade with wanted criminals. Then... then, he was strangled directly by the black shadow.
what happened? Why was he in this strange house, with even the most difficult mage leader among these bandits appearing in front of him
"General Lester, you finally woke up." Benjamin said with a smile, which sounded like a whisper from a devil to his ears.
"You... what do you want to do?" He could only speak angrily, his voice hoarse as if he could cough up blood.
"We don't want to do anything, we just want to convey a very important thing to you." Benjamin put away his smile and said calmly, "Icol just sent troops and broke through the national border of Carites. The war has begun. "
"What? You..."
Lester was shocked.
However, after recovering from the initial shock, he immediately realized that this hateful mage must have been lying to him again.
Although he has never been stationed at the border, he understands the situation there. With nearly 80,000 troops and a dangerous terrain, how could they be easily defeated
Therefore, he said coldly: "Enough, you can even make up such a lie, you..."
Benjamin interrupted him directly.
"You don't believe it, do you? Well, come with me."
Before General Lester could react, Benjamin waved his hand and strong, hot and humid air swept over him. At that moment, the window of the room flew open, and the air flow blew him out of the window and directly into the sky.
"...W-What are you going to do?"
Flying in mid-air, everything on the ground quickly moved away, and the whistling wind could be heard in my ears. Lester was stunned and asked in horror.
He has never experienced flying.
Benjamin flew ahead, turned around, and replied nonchalantly: "Take you to the sky and let you see if Ikol's army has invaded."
Lester's eyes widened and he was speechless.
He has always believed deeply in the official documents sent by Glory. The orthodoxy of the royal family cannot be doubted. The bandits appeared and stole the crown and badge. His Majesty the King must be very upset at this moment. How could I be deceived by bandits and cause trouble to His Majesty instead
Therefore, in his eyes, Benjamin and his gang are a group of gangsters who are good at deception.
But when the king stood at the entrance of the village and named his family, his thoughts began to waver. Regarding His Majesty's appearance, he could not remember clearly after so many years, but that feeling... Lester was somewhat familiar with it.
But soon, he attributed this familiarity to the other party's deception. It is not difficult to imitate a person. As long as you read enough books, you can also understand the origin of the royal family and your own family. It doesn't mean much.
Therefore, he felt ashamed of his wavering, and his hatred for these bandits became even stronger.
However, now…
Not to mention the impact of flying on him, just seeing how sure the other party looked, Lester couldn't help but doubt. Could it be that what they said was true? Ikol really called
If it was true... He didn't dare to think about it.
The mountains and lands of Carites passed quickly beneath him. Lester looked down, his mind confused.
He fell into a deadly silence.
Benjamin was also very silent, with no intention of speaking. The two of them were high in the sky, flying towards the east against the afterglow of the setting sun.
This silence probably lasted for more than five hours.
"Look, those are all refugees who escaped from the border." Benjamin suddenly spoke, awakening Lester from his silence. When he came back to his senses, he found that they had fallen to the ground. It was already night, and the hemp rope that tied him had long disappeared.
He moved his limbs in astonishment, and then looked forward.
I saw many people carrying luggage and pushing cars on the road ahead, and some people were sitting in carriages and hurriedly walking in their direction. They looked extremely tired. They were carrying children on their backs and pulling their wives. Their poor faces seemed to be covered with a layer of dust, as if they had been walking for a long time, but something forced them to continue on their way.
At that moment, Lester was also stunned.
"What are you doing standing still? Find someone to ask." Benjamin's voice came from behind him, "Go and ask if we lied to you."
Lester came back to his senses, clenched his fists, and swallowed.
He turned his head and glanced at Benjamin, then walked forward and grabbed a pedestrian who was on his way.
"Where are you going?"
The passerby seemed to be startled, looked at Lester twice, and then said: "Where are you going? Go to a place where you can survive! People from Icol are coming. It's terrible. Everywhere. It's all fire, and blood... Why are you still standing here? Why don't you run away! You idiot?"
With that said, the pedestrian broke free from Lester's hands, dragged his heavy luggage, and continued to move forward.
Lester just stood there blankly.
Perhaps he had been stunned for too long, and Benjamin had to come to him and said to him: "You should realize it, right? When Iker invaded this country with his army, you took a lot of money that didn't belong to you because of personal grudges. troops, surrounding their own villages."
"I... it's not for personal grudges."
"Really?" Benjamin chuckled, "Ask yourself, leading people to surround the village has nothing to do with me sneaking into your camp that day? Is that really the case?"
Lester fell silent again.
Benjamin continued: "So... what is your so-called loyalty? Is it your belief in protecting this country, or is it an excuse you use to whitewash yourself?"
"I… "
Benjamin shook his head.
"General Lester, you really don't deserve the glory your father earned."
"That's enough!" Finally, Lester couldn't bear it anymore and said, "I'm going to Glory. I'm going to find His Majesty. When I see His Majesty, everything will be clear."
"Stupid. If you get into Glory, do you think you can get out?"
"So what if I can't get out? I want to use my own eyes to confirm which one is the real His Majesty."
"Really?" Benjamin sneered, "What if what I say is true? What if there is a fake king in the palace? You will be left in the palace and controlled by the church in some way. So, you once said The vows you have made will be trampled under your feet like mud. You will serve the church and the false king, and the real king will be in danger of life and death because of your stubbornness and stupidity."
"I will not."
"How do you guarantee that?"
Lester took a deep breath, suddenly took off the token from his waist, and threw it to Benjamin hard.
"This is a token of command of the army. I will write you another personal letter. In five days, if I have not shown up, you can use them to command the army under me."
Benjamin couldn't help but frown as he held the token.
"and you… "
"Don't worry." Lester raised his chin, showing a stubborn and proud expression, "If His Majesty Glory is fake, I will die before they control me."