The leader had half his face buried in the snow. From his angle, he could see the 'rock monster' that had wiped them out earlier was now being rubbed into the ground by a group of real giants.
At this moment, there was no room for professional ethics. If he could get back alive, he would even want to turn around and assassinate the employer who issued this mission!
This is totally different from what we agreed on!!!
"I'll talk, I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! Don't kill me!"
"My name is Hopkins, and I'm from the Royal City Assassins' Guild..."
"Damn it! Didn't you say you were from the Adventurers' Guild?!" The garrison knight of Silverpine Village kicked him hard.
"Ugh—" the black-clad attacker groaned in pain, "...Spare me, I...I just wanted to scam the Adventurers' Guild on the side..."
"I know many secrets, the secrets of important people, and I'm willing to trade these secrets for my life!"
Leonard rolled his eyes.
He winked at the Cavaliers on his team.
The men dismounted and immediately dragged the two men from the snow into the deeper woods to continue their interrogation.
The Duke spurred his horse forward. "Who is the commander of the knights here?"
A disheveled knight stepped forward, pounding his chest, and cried, "Smith Lyman is loyal to you, Your Highness!"
Arthur Cold Jade dismounted and placed a hand on the knight's shoulder. "You did a very good job holding out until we arrived, knight."
To everyone's surprise, Smith's face turned red one moment and purple the next.
"In fact... Your Highness, all the people here were killed by Sadie and Justin..."
"I know this is somewhat unbelievable..."
"They ate those 'little black pills' that were handed out from above..."
Recalling the earlier scene, Knight Commander Smith shuddered, "Then, hundreds of enemies were all slaughtered... We risked our lives to snatch two survivors from them at the last moment."
"Luckily, they seem to remember us... otherwise..."
This is truly a ghost story.
I used to fight on the front lines, this is the first time I've ever been on the front lines to save the enemy.
Duke: "..."
Smith asked hesitantly, "Your Highness, can those two... ever return to normal?"
The Duke looked into the distance.
The two people, whose stone armor had been forcibly removed, had returned to their original size.
The remaining few, walking their birds in the wind and snow, foolishly waited for the effects of the medicine to wear off.
The Duke closed his eyes and said to Leonard, who had returned, "Go and deliver the shrinking potion to them."
However, due to the differences in the potion's effects, the knights' sizes varied considerably after they shrunk.
From 1.39 meters to 1.9 meters...
Lance, who is 1.9 meters tall, reached out to pet the head of Balk, who is 1.39 meters tall, but was kicked in the knee by Balk and fell to his knees in pain.
Before long, the knights, their faces covered in blood, emerged. "Your Highness, we've got the results."
"It was the Kelan family who did this."
The Duke lifted his eyelids and pointed with his whip at the two unconscious knights. "Take them back to Constantinople for treatment."
"Leave two teams of Cavaliers to switch with the Cavaliers here."
"The rest of you, come with me to patrol the territory."
At his command, the knights sprang into action.
Before long, everyone split into three groups and went about their own business.
...
Li Ai Li sat on the armchair in front of the fireplace, waiting until 1 a.m., but the Duke did not return.
Finally, she drifted off to sleep on the sofa.
Lady Catherine came in and woke her up.
"Madam, please go back to your room and sleep."
Li Aili stood up, still a little dazed. "Oh, okay, thank you."
"Oops~ Hasn't he come back yet?" She yawned slightly.
Catherine tightened her shawl. "His Highness has most likely gone to inspect the territory and won't be back for at least three or four days."
Li Aili nodded, "I see..."
She practically sleepwalked back to her room. Before she entered, Lady Catherine stood behind her, holding the magic lamp, and watched her walk in.
Speaking of which...
It seems like the people in the castle never need to sleep.
Li Aili's sluggish brain went on strike the moment her face hit the pillow.
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