Chapter 259 Counterattack

Let’s go back one day.

The four people hurried back to Xinshengli from the reef. In order to gain as much time as possible, they took the water route and did not dare to stop at any time. They arrived at Xinshengli in the evening.

The royal city has been under martial law. People are only allowed to enter but not leave during the day, and movement is prohibited at night without an imperial decree.

The once bustling streets are now deserted. In the evening when it is almost dark, all the shops and vendors have closed down.

Even before they entered the palace, the scene in the city-state made their hearts sink.

Lu Yi had prepared himself mentally in advance, but when he actually entered the inner hall and saw the unconscious Victor V, he suddenly felt that he was not prepared enough.

The moment Lena saw Wendel Victor, she fell to the ground beside the bed, and tears started flowing uncontrollably before she could say a word.

In such an emergency, they didn't have much time to be sad.

Even if the loyal ministers who were deeply trusted by the king temporarily stabilized the situation, no one could guarantee how long those nobles who were forcibly suppressed and ready to make moves could wait and see, or how long those ministers who were still loyal could remain loyal if the king fell.

At this time, the crumbling New Victory royal family urgently needs a royal member with power and means to stand up.

And the best candidate at the moment is none other than Lena Klein Victor.

The beautiful queen with tearful eyes burst out with unparalleled strength at this moment. She suppressed her grief, quickly dealt with her emotions, and took over the royal court affairs with thundering means.

That's why Lu Yi was able to know the latest battle report of the "trapped in the Po River" before things became irreversible.

This led to the follow-up where Lu Yi arrived at the Po River Canyon in time to rescue Astzone and others.

-

Lu Yi took out his handkerchief slowly and wiped the blood that was accidentally stained on his cheek.

Behind him were corpses all over the ground, but his eyes were extremely peaceful, as if nothing had happened.

Lu Yi no longer had a drastic change of expression due to the corpses all over the ground. Behind his viscount title were one victorious battle after another.

These battles were only briefly mentioned in the war reports sent back to the royal capital.

But for Lu Yi, these few words represent the silent moments when he was alone wiping his staff, sword and halberd during countless days and nights.

All unnecessary emotions will be transformed into the most primitive, violent and brutal attacks when soaked in blood.

He didn't like such brutal and violent wars, but Lu Yi couldn't deny that many times, only such bloody and violent wars could deter those who were ready to make trouble.

Only by paying the painful price of blood and life will some people be afraid and shrink back from committing the same crime again.

Lu Yi burned all the corpses and jumped to the bottom of the valley after he had dealt with everything.

Astor and others were still in a coma.

At first, Lu Yi just didn't want them to see him killing people, but now that he was about to leave, he realized that he had dug a hole for himself.

He could kill ten people in one breath, but he couldn't take nearly ten people away in one breath.

Lu Yi had no choice but to stay by their side and wait for them to wake up before going back together. Fortunately, the tranquilizer in the potion was not too strong, so they would wake up after a few hours of sleep.

He had nothing else to do, so he simply started a fire and took out the marinated raw meat from his space ring to roast. When they woke up, they would have hot barbecue to fill their stomachs.

Sure enough, when everyone woke up after being hungry for several days, they didn’t care about anything else and the first thing they did was to fill their hungry stomachs.

The others felt embarrassed to let Lu Yi do it all the time, so after eating two skewers and regaining some strength, they started to grill the meat themselves.

But Zorn seemed to have completely thrown away the image of a "good guy" and followed Lu Yi around, eating as much as he could. He ate every skewer that Lu Yi grilled.

By the end, Lu Yi had roasted six sticks in one breath, three in each hand. However, even so, his roasting speed was still not as fast as Zorn's eating speed.

Lu Yi's mouth twitched slightly, "Second brother, why don't you roast it yourself? I may have consumed too much magic power just now, and I can't roast it anymore..."

Zorn paused with the skewers in his hand and looked at Lu Yi with resentment.

He said nothing, but his refusal to take action was self-evident.

Seeing Lu Yi's hard-hearted look, he immediately sighed: "Hey, my hands are still shaking now, the barbecue will definitely be burnt, right? It's okay, there is no need to worry about wasting it, my second brother can eat the burnt meat. I finally escaped from death, it's just some burnt meat..."

Lu Yi couldn't help but retort: "You came here to die even though you knew there was danger."

While everyone was eating, Lu Yi had almost figured out the whole story. He also knew that Zorn had escaped at first, but after returning to the camp and not seeing Astor, he returned to the tiger's lair.

Lu Yi tried hard to suppress his anger, but when Zoen said something like he had escaped death, he couldn't help but reveal some of his anger.

He thought, people are really hypocritical.

Put yourself in his shoes. If it was him who escaped danger, even if he almost died, Lu Yi would definitely return to Huxue because of Astor.

But now, Zorn just made the same choice as him, but Lu Yi couldn't help but get angry at his disregard for life and death.

Isn't Zorn the captain of the most powerful mercenary team in Lasvino? Why did he rush in when he should have been careful to protect himself and stop the loss in time?

Lu Yi was angry at Zorn's suicidal behavior, but at the same time he was secretly grateful for the precious life-saving time that Zorn had delayed.

He couldn't blame Zorn, nor could he not blame Zorn. Faced with the two contradictions, Lu Yi could only hold back his anger and keep grilling meat.

But all the barbecue was eaten by Zorn, who was sulking.

Even though Lu Yi was staring at him, Zorn smiled.

He stretched out his hand and tried to take the skewers of raw meat from Lu Yi, but Lu Yi held it very tightly and Zorn couldn't pull it away. He had to take two skewers of raw meat from the pile of skewers behind him.

Zuo En's eyes fell on the barbecue and he said casually, "Why, you don't want me to save your brother?"

Lu Yi is so perceptive!

Just such a simple and casual remark made him understand the thoughts behind Zorn's actions.

It is the result of despising one's own life compared to Astor, and it is the self-deprecation of thinking that one can die but Astor cannot.

Lu Yi looked at Zoen's newly grown dark red hair, and suddenly felt deflated because he had no conditions to dye it golden in time.

He began to feel that he was so bad again.

He was originally worried about Zorn, but ended up poking at Zorn's wound.

Lu Yi said gloomily, "I don't hope so. If I have to lose my eldest brother, I can't accept losing my second brother as well."

As Lu Yi spoke, he took the half-cooked skewers of meat from Zoen's hand and continued to grill them.

Zorn was startled for a moment, but soon his smile returned.

“I see.”

Without the skewer in his hand, he raised his hand and rubbed Lu Yi's head hard, making his soft blond hair a mess before stopping.

"You've been talking about us, but you don't know what little Lu Yi has been through? His father is not a reliable person..."

Lu Yi struggled to escape from Zorn's clutches and said perfunctorily: "It's a long story. Let's talk about it again when we have a chance."

"The Marshal finally woke up!" exclaimed the sergeant guarding Aster.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi immediately approached Aster with the roasted meat skewers in his hand.

Aster was the last one to wake up.

Because he had fallen into a coma when Lu Yi arrived, when he opened his eyes and saw Lu Yi, Astor was still confused.

"Lu Yi? Why are you here? Those black cards——"

Lu Yi blinked, "It's a long story...Brother, you hold the skewers, we are just going back to the camp."

Everyone put out the fire and prepared to set off back to the Po River camp.

As they were about to set off, the sergeant followed behind Aster, wanting to say something but hesitant, and finally mustered up the courage to call him.

"marshal--"

Astor gave him a questioning look.

Although his injuries had almost healed, he still needed more time to recover his energy. So Astor just answered with his eyes and didn't say anything.

The sergeant seemed even more nervous because of his actions.

"Marshal, I was just wondering if we could take the body of your adjutant, Yves, back with us? He must want to go home..."

Seeing Lu Yi looking over, the sergeant explained anxiously: "Yves is not far from us. He will definitely not delay our trip. I can carry him on my back!"

Astor moved his fingertips slightly, thinking of the coat and the suicide note in his arms, and nodded silently.

The sergeant felt relieved and ran forward quickly, while the remaining few followed him not far behind.

"If I die someday, boss, you must remember to collect my body." The fox sighed.

Zorn glanced at him and said, "When you die of old age, I probably won't be able to walk anymore."

The fox laughed, "Oh, I can't imagine what the boss will look like when he's old. Good-looking people like you will still be handsome old men even when you're old, unlike us who will definitely become ugly old men..."

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Po River Camp.

The adjutant holding the seal for mobilizing troops paced back and forth in front of the camp.

When he saw Astor and Zorn returning safely, he almost burst into tears.

"Marshal——Deputy Marshal——and the Viscount?!"

When the adjutant saw Lu Yi, his eyes suddenly lit up and a fire of hope burned brighter and brighter in his heart.

It was Luy Klein! The invincible first marshal of the New Victory!

They are saved! Po River is doomed now!

The adjutant almost blindly worshipped Lu Yi. After seeing Lu Yi beside Zorn, he could no longer take his eyes off Lu Yi.

He tried his best to suppress his inner excitement, and approached Lu Yi and said, "My Lord Viscount, Marshal Lu Yi, are you here to support Bohe?"

"Marshal, I was fortunate enough to witness your bravery at the Battle of Buman. Later, I heard rumors from the capital that you had fainted, and I was worried. Are you... feeling better?"

“…”

“…”

Seeing more and more non-commissioned officers gathering around them eagerly, the two Klein brothers looked at each other.

Zoen joked, "Although it may be unethical to say this, I really want to say that these soldiers are even more enthusiastic about Lu Yi than the noble ladies and gentlemen in the capital."

Aster was inexplicably proud, and nodded reservedly, "It's my duty."

The army led by Louis Klein was invincible and had always been able to suppress the enemy all the way.

If you were to ask where Lu Yi has the most and most ardent fans, the answer would definitely be the various newly victorious armies.

Great generals and marshals have a charm that makes their soldiers fanatical or even blind, and Louis Klein is undoubtedly the worst among them.

It seemed that as long as Marshal Luy Klein appeared, even the most unfavorable situation would be reversed, and defeat would be turned into victory, achieving a great victory.

This is the absolute confidence that comes from countless victorious battles.

And Lu Yi Klein has never once failed to live up to this confidence.

The same is true this time.

-

It took only a week to defeat the Po River and return to a new victory.

Without the strong support of the Holy See, Bohe's strength was greatly reduced. In front of Lu Yi, who possessed absolute strength, he was completely reduced to a paper tiger that could be broken with one blow.

After only three or two rounds of fighting with Lu Yi, he was frightened and surrendered without delay, and sent a letter of surrender and peace to the new capital of Shengli.

The news that Lu Yi Klein had woken up and returned to the battlefield spread quickly throughout all the battle areas of New Victory.

Under the terrifying reputation, coupled with the sudden withdrawal of the Vatican's support, some armies retreated without fighting, and some surrendered on the spot. In six out of ten battlegrounds, the flames of war were extinguished.

The Acting Queen, who had been busy in the palace, finally had a moment to breathe. Of course, while breathing, she did not forget to order the appointment of Lu Yi.

After receiving the transfer order, Lu Yi was more legitimate to lead the army, and he fought as he marched all the way back to the new Victory Capital.

As the war progressed, the criticisms against the New Victory Empire on the Isaiah continent became smaller and smaller, the surrounding empires all restrained themselves, and the nobles in the royal court also became more honest.

Under absolute power, everything is a small problem that can be easily solved.

Many people secretly gritted their teeth, thinking that the Klein royal family was really lucky to have such a powerful nephew who could do whatever he told him to do.

However, such a noble family, whose reputation even surpassed that of the imperial royal family, must not allow the tragedy of "Saul killed his thousands, and David killed his tens of thousands" to happen again.

Lu Yi completely ignored these dark upheavals.

For a moment, he even had a sense of confusion as if he had returned to Vest Rand.

Once, March② kindly reminded Rant not to become King David, and now Lu Yi is also being warned by the same maxim that he is too successful to be his master.

How is this not history repeating itself?

Only this time, it is no longer Callisto who plays the role of King Saul, but his biological father.

Lu Yi sat upright on his horse, his eyes cast vaguely at the residents of the royal capital who were lining the streets to welcome them, and thought so aimlessly.

The capital was much more lively than the last time he came, but it was still far from the bustle and peace before the battle began.

Regardless of victory or defeat, the devastation caused by the battle will always have a profound impact on the most innocent and helpless civilians.

In front of the palace gate, Queen Klein and Prince Lulton personally greeted them, and Lu Yi and his party dismounted and stepped forward.

They spoke in tacit understanding to please others, appropriately showing the intimacy of their relationship.

Finally, when he thought that the performance was good enough, he withdrew the guard of honor and walked into the VIP apartment in the inner palace of the royal palace.

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Inner Temple.

Astor and Zorn were sent away, and Lena had a serious expression and walked quickly.

Without waiting for Lu Yi to ask doubtful questions, Lulton eagerly climbed up to Lu Yi and asked: "How many pills do you have left? How do you feel now? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Lu Yi paused, "There are three left."

He had just taken the pills yesterday and knew exactly how many were left.

Lulton asked, "Do you have any special feelings?"

"Special feelings?" Lu Yi frowned slightly, "No... Is there something wrong with the pills you took?"

Seeing that Lulton looked unhappy, Lu Yi immediately became nervous.

Lulton didn't want to hide it from him, and nodded: "After taking the pill, I can't help but turn back into a fish tail. This situation is becoming more and more obvious. At first, my legs were just a little itchy, but now almost as soon as I take the pill, my legs will turn into a fish tail."

"how so?"

"The effect of the pill is weakening." Lena said solemnly, "We must go to the reef again."

"But here..." Lu Yi looked hesitant.

Although the surrounding empires seemed to have calmed down, Lu Yi was certain that the Church was still watching him. Once the Church found out that he was not there, it would definitely encourage the various empires to attack Xin Shengli again.

"I will protect Xinshengli well, and nothing will happen." Lena said decisively.

"This time, Sairen will lead the two of you to the reef. We must solve the problem of the mermaid bloodline, no matter how long it takes."

Lu Yi looked at Lian Na deeply.

Mermaids have such a long lifespan that even if she returns to the reef, after a long time, the decades she has spent among humans will be nothing more than a dream.

This is his biological mother and the queen of the New Victory Empire.

The author has something to say:

①, Saul killed his thousands, and David killed his tens of thousands. This is a biblical allusion, which was quoted in the previous Chapter 151. The allusion is roughly as follows: King Saul sent David to lead the army to fight, and David won a great victory. The people praised him, saying, "Saul has killed his thousands, and David has killed his tens of thousands." King Saul was very angry when he heard this, and thought that David was going to ride on his head and take away his throne (although David did become king in the end), so he wanted to kill David.

② A minor supporting role on the Rand line, the captain of the Holy See

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