Steinbeck Fief’s over 15,000 soldiers marched towards the gates of Ord Castle under their commander. According to the previous agreement with Baron Burke, the Baron’s troops should have already captured the main gate after successfully entering it by claiming to be reinforcements.
On the wall above Ord Castle’s main gate, the Baron’s banner flew, so Baron Burke had truly followed the agreement and taken control of Ord Castle’s main gate. The commander at the front of Steinbeck Fief’s army made a signal to attack. But as the army advanced, the air suddenly grew hotter, and a large, fiery-red, six-edged star magic array appeared in the sky before Ord Castle, enveloping Steinbeck Fief’s army.
A huge fireball was emitted from the red, six-edged star magic array and hit the ground like a meteorite. Over 10,000 troops of Steinbeck Fief were instantly covered in a sea of flames and pulverized. However, strangely, no deserter appeared among those over 10,000 soldiers during the appearance of the fireball. They were not afraid of death. They stood still and were burned to ashes, making for quite the heroic scene.
After the fire, only a huge crater remained in front of Ord Castle. The entire army of Steinbeck Fief had been wiped out and burned to ashes by the raging flames. Nothing was left. Even the ground had been burned black like coke. Steinbeck Fief’s follow-up units observing from the distance quickly withdrew in panic after seeing this scene as if their commander had died in the fire just now.
“Baron Burke, you actually obtained a magic scroll of the fire-series, super-forbidden magic spell, Heavenly Fire Burn City. You must have spent a lot of money! However, it’s an illegal item!”
“Miss Norma, as long as we can win, what does this small amount of money count as? If it were not for your magic troops contributing their magic power, even if I had wished to activate this forbidden magic spell, it would have been impossible.”
Housekeeper Norma and Baron Burke were on the walls of Ord Castle. Seeing the main force of Steinbeck Fief completely collapse, they were relieved. As for the remaining troops, they seemed to have been rear-service units. As long as Viscount Carlisle attacked Sieg Pier according to the agreement, Steinbeck Fief’s army would be finished. Afterward, even if they wanted to attack again, they would need a long time to prepare. The most crucial point was that Aldington River would once more form a natural defense for Olm Fortress.
These two people indulging in success failed to recognize a crucial problem. Those they had eliminated had not been the main human army but rather the disguised cannon fodder army. They had only defeated performers and bait. Although more than 10,000 sets of standard equipment had been lost, it couldn’t be regarded as a loss for Clyde as they had removed the enemy’s trump card. A super forbidden magic spell was quite rare, so Baron Burke had spent his family’s fortune to obtain it. Compared to Baron Burke, Clyde’s side had only lost 15,000 or so Undead that could be repeatedly resummoned. In fact, he had actually had zero casualties.
In the dense smoke, Clyde hid behind a boulder. His original armor had already been shattered by the powerful shockwave produced when that huge fireball had hit the ground. His inner-clothes beneath his armor, however, were fine. In Clyde’s arms was a petite Lolita, his younger sister Lucifer. With her strength, she could have easily resisted the super forbidden magic spell, Heavenly Fire Burn City. However, due to his protective desires, Clyde had naturally hugged her to assure that Heavenly Fire Burn City wouldn’t affect her.
“Big Brother Clyde, you are truly nice. I was to keep my skirt this time. Its durability is not good. It would have surely burned at that time, then the inside… Big Brother Clyde, why do you have a look of regret?”
“Sister Lucifer, you have misjudged me! I definitely had no other thoughts.”
Clyde regretted it a bit. If he hadn’t hugged her, perhaps, he might have seen her true side. It was not certain whether he could have seen everything, but he could have definitely seen what undergarments she was currently wearing at least. Demon Princess Andrea walked over to them without much surprise. After all, she knew their real strength. Heavenly Fire Burn City, this super forbidden magic spell of the Human Race, even she, a Demon Princess, could withstand it, not to mention Clyde and Lucifer who were countless times stronger than herself. It would be a surprise if they had been injured.
Princess Andrea’s armor had also been shattered. Beneath it, she had worn a black flexible armor of the Demon Race. This exquisite black leather armor looked more like tights, clearly outlining her hot and alluring figure.
“That stinking girl Verly schemed against me. Fortunately, it was not a big move of the light or holy series, I might not have withstood those, but the general elements are not a problem.”
“Andrea, you worked hard. You will be rewarded when we return!”
“Master, my reward… I will accept it with pleasure.
Clyde clearly emphasized “reward,” so Andrea easily guessed what it was, but when she sought a reason to evade it, she happened to meet his gaze filled with profound meaning and quickly swallowed her words. Under the cover of the thick smoke from the big fireball, Clyde led Lucifer and Andrea into Ord Castle. After the operation’s success, the defending troops seemed to have gotten lax. They didn’t notice the sneaking trio, so they smoothly entered via a remote corner.
The retreating Steinbeck Fief army made a turn and advanced towards the north of Olm Fortress. They wanted to take advantage of this moment when Baron Burke had mobilized his entire army to capture his headquarters, Otto Castle, in one fell swoop. Those several hundred soldiers guarding the castle only used bows and arrows to defend themselves, and before they could shoot many arrows, Otto Castle’s main gate had been forcibly broken through by the knight regiment under Sacred Moon Dragon Knight Princess Verly. She led from the forefront of this charge. With battle qi protecting her body, she forcibly blocked dozens of arrows and charged straight into Otto Castle without slowing down.
“The main force of Steinbeck Fief’s army didn’t attack Ord Castle! His Excellency Baron Burke’s plan, can it be that…”
“Captain, the other side broke through the gate!”
“Impossible, that gate can withstand the full-powered attack of a paladin…”
The squad captain guarding the castle looked deathly pale. Before he could finish speaking, his face was slapped. A loud sound explosion came from Otto Castle’s gate area. Sacred Moon Dragon Knight Princess Verly had used a Dragon Knight’s signature “Dragon Fist” to break the gate. A single punch broke this thick and reinforced barrier. Afterward, Steinbeck Fief’s troops swarmed through the gap. Among the several hundred guards in the castle, most threw their weapons and fled with the expception of a few loyal soldiers who fought to the end.
The battle of Otto Castle ended in less than an hour. Among the several hundred soldiers left to defend the castle, a dozen or so people including the squad captain died in battle. The rest ran away, allowing Steinbeck Fief’s army to easily capture this castle. Not long after this battle ended, Princess Natalie led a team to capture Baron Burke’s residence and thoroughly searched it. There, she found a lot of gold, silver, and treasure. Every aristocrat’s residence had these things; it was an open secret. Even the lowest baron would have a reserve wealth. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to maintain their aristocratic face.
In addition to gold, silver, and treasure, Princess Natalie also found a lot of letters that had not yet been destroyed from Viscount Carlisle. This Baron Burke was truly deceiving. Although he was a profligate son without any military talent, he was no novice in strategy or scheming. According to the contents of the letters, Baron Burke had not only sent an envoy to Clyde’s side, but he had also already reached a secret agreement with Viscount Carlisle. First, Baron Burke would pretend to surrender and use Ord Castle to lure Steinbeck Fief’s army. Then, he would use Heavenly Fire Burn City, this fire-series, super forbidden magic spell to wipe them out. As for Viscount Carlisle, he would take advantage of the moment to recapture Sieg Pier.
Behind the scenes, Viscount Carlisle was under the Baron’s direct control, and it was very likely that Marquis Charles also knew of this plan. As Viscount Carlisle’s superior, Viscount Carlisle wouldn’t dispatch troops without his command. Instead, he would have concealed his combat power and defended Osi Castle to the death, quietly observing the situation to decide his next action.
According to the letters, after a successful operation, Viscount Carlisle would take over Earl Winissa’s peerage, and Baron Burke would be promoted to Viscount. This deal seemed flawless. However, it was unknown whether Baron Burke would sincerely cooperate. No one knew how many political deals he had made in secret. Upon careful inspection by Assassin Jenny relying on her professional senses, she found some burned pieces where the seals of other empires could be seen.
“Big Sister Verly, I found this thing. This is the only seal we don’t recognize! Do you know which empire this seal belongs to?”
“This seal… how can they still have time to interfere in the affairs of the internal nations? You all don’t need to take note of this matter. I will report this matter to Master in person.”
