Things like Rector's are not uncommon in Crossbell. After all, many spies have entered Crossbell in various identities during this period of time, trying to investigate or sabotage. However, they all have three endings without exception - either they are stupid enough to act in Crossbell City, and then they are directly arrested on the spot by the police force equipped with Thor's Hammer power armor. Or they sneakily attack the ship girl and are killed by the other party. Or they rely on their smart and flexible brains to try to sneak into the Starlight Tower through the underground pipes... Then it's the Alien set.
Next, Fang Zheng and the regular army headed directly south, their target being Duke Elbaria, who was known as one of the two heroes along with Duke Kane among the four famous families!
"The 4th Armored Division is currently undergoing final assembly and will then move towards Baliahat."
At this moment on the Blizzard, Fang Zheng was also listening to the briefing from Lieutenant Claire.
"The Railway Gendarmerie is also gathering its forces. Once the 4th Armored Division is assembled, we will attack from within Baliahat and catch him off guard."
"Leave Oroks Fortress to me. After all, it's easier to attack from the sky."
"Lieutenant General Olaf also wants to try out the power of the Type 95 siege tank... After all, we can't do it in Baliahat City."
"Hahaha, how to guide the enemy is his own business. He is a lieutenant general after all. I don't need to worry about such things..."
“Boom boom boom!!!”
Just as Fang Zheng was chatting with Lieutenant Claire, suddenly, there was a burst of hurried footsteps, and then the door was pushed open with a "bang", and then Miriam and Tova ran in breathlessly.
"Oh no, Claire, Fang Zheng, something terrible has happened!!"
"What's wrong?"
"The neighboring army of Kruchen attacked Keldic!!"
"Um?"
When Fang Zheng arrived at the bridge, the atmosphere was already tense and solemn. On the way here, Tova also reported the specific situation to Fang Zheng.
Because the Blizzard had to cooperate with the 4th Armored Division, it was currently cruising near Baliahat. Then Tova saw a flash of fire on the surveillance screen. No one paid much attention to it at the time, after all, it could be a fire. However, out of caution, and because they had nothing to do, Xiao Hei ordered the Blizzard to change its target and see what was going on over there.
When they arrived at the scene, they were surprised to find that it was not a fire, but arson!
Soldiers and hunters from the neighboring army of Kruchen, and even mecha soldiers, rushed into Keldik along the street with great momentum and were currently setting fires! !
Keldik was just an ordinary trading city. After the regular army captured Shuanglong Pass, it had been under the governance of the regular army and had no means of defense. Besides, the neighboring army of Kruchen was originally the army here, so they were completely unaware of the danger and were tricked.
Seeing this, the girls could no longer sit still, and Miriam and Tova hurried to find Fang Zheng.
"This group of people is really something. They can't beat the regular army so they take it out on the civilians."
Fang Zheng glanced at the screen, shook his head, and then quickly gave the order.
"Fei, Miriam, Xiao Hei, and Illya."
"exist."
"Come with me, we're going to take care of these bastards. Illya, Xiao Hei, you guys are in charge of the rescue. Fei, you'll take care of the hunters. Miriam, I'll take care of those idiots from the neighboring army. Is that ok?"
"no problem!"
Hearing Fang Zheng's order, Miriam pounded her fist hard. At the same time, the strange silver-white machine appeared out of thin air again behind her.
"I promise to beat them so hard that they can't take care of themselves!"
"At least you have to save his life. Don't beat him to death or execute him in public. Lieutenant Claire, go contact Princess Elfen and tell her about the situation here."
Fang Zheng said this and raised his hand.
"Are you ready? Let's go then."
As the words fell, several circles of light emerged from under the feet of the five people, and then they disappeared into the air.
Meanwhile, Keldik was in chaos.
The invasion of the neighboring army occurred in the middle of the night. Most people had already rested. Facing the sudden attack, they were not prepared at all. At this moment, the whole town was filled with cries and screams. Under the red light of the blazing fire, it felt like hell.
“How could it be…”
Seeing this scene, Miriam turned pale, and Fei's face was even gloomier. This scene reminded her of the destruction of her hometown by the Hunters. Those lackeys who had no morals or conscience for money burned down her home, killed her parents and everyone in the village, and she secretly made up her mind from then on.
We must kill all the hunters in this world! No one shall be spared!
When she saw this scene, a cold light suddenly flashed in Fei's eyes. Then she waved her hands, and two short blades appeared in her hands. Then Fei leaped up and ran deep into the chaotic street.
"Leave that to me, Fang Zheng!"
Seeing that Fei had left, Miriam also summoned Xiaoyin, and then went to find trouble with the neighboring army in a menacing manner.
"You two are running really fast. I'll leave it to you guys next, Xiao Hei, Illya."
"Okay, Master."
"I understand, big brother. We are good at rescue."
As for rescue, Illya and Xiao Hei were already familiar with it, so naturally, Fang Zheng didn't need to say anything more. Fang Zheng raised his right hand, and with his movement, the flames that were originally raging on the surrounding houses seemed to be attracted by something and flew quickly towards Fang Zheng's hand. In the blink of an eye, the flames that were originally spreading in the town had completely disappeared, leaving only a fireball shining with bright red light in Fang Zheng's hand.
For Fang Zheng who can control flames, putting out a fire is much easier.
Soon, the hunters and soldiers from neighboring armies who were setting fires all around found that no matter how hard they tried, they could not produce even the slightest flame. Not only that, at this moment, the god of death also came to them silently.
A flash of silver light.
Fei was moving through the darkness like a ghost, the short blade in her hand flying up and down, slashing the hunters to the ground one by one. Her pretty face, which originally had no expression, was now even colder and more ruthless, full of chill.
On the other side, Miriam summoned out her strange silver body and started beating the soldiers of the neighboring army, beating them until they cried for their parents and could not control themselves.
As for Fang Zheng, what he was facing were the most elite "Mechanized Soldiers" among the neighboring armies!
"Hey, I was saying, this kind of thing called mental retardation..."
Fang Zheng was throwing the fireball in his hand while looking at the humanoid mecha in front of him with disappointment.
“It’s really frustrating!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Zheng suddenly clenched the fireball in his hand. Then, the fireball in his hand suddenly stretched and grew larger, turning into a flaming sword. Then Fang Zheng flashed, and the flaming sword in his hand chopped down directly from top to bottom at the mecha in front of him!
“——!!!”
The greatsword condensed from flames brought a bright red light in the dark night, directly splitting the mecha in front of it in half, and the mecha didn't even have time to resist before it fell to the ground without a sound.
"What's going on?!"
Seeing this scene, the pilots of the other mechas were also stunned and horrified. As pilots of mecha soldiers, they naturally believed that the epoch-making weapons they were driving were invincible. But now, facing an ordinary person who was unprepared, the mechas they were driving were killed so directly?
“Kill him!!”
The cockpit of the mecha pilot was in the center of the mecha soldier's body, and Fang Zheng directly split the mecha in half with a sword, and the person inside was naturally dead. Seeing this scene, the other mecha pilots were also furious and rushed towards Fang Zheng with a roar.
"Humph, you are courting death."
Looking at the mecha soldiers rushing towards him, Fang Zheng snorted coldly, and at the same time, he grasped the flaming sword tightly in his right hand and swung it forward fiercely! !
“——!!!”
As Fang Zheng swung his sword, the flaming sword in his hand instantly stretched out and turned into a forty-meter-long sword that swept across the entire street, cutting the remaining mechas in half and turning them into a pile of scrap metal.
The battle was over quickly.
Fang Zheng led Fei and Miriam to block the attack of the neighboring army. At the same time, the Railway Gendarmerie and the 4th Armored Division also rushed to the scene after receiving the news to assist Illya and Xiao Hei in evacuating the people. Because Fang Zheng absorbed all the flames, the fire released by the neighboring army did not destroy Keldik. Even among the people, only some people were injured, and no one died. This was good news.
The next morning, Princess Elfin, who received the news, also rushed to Keldik. Looking at the ruins of the town burned by flames, her face was ashen.
"This is really too much. I never thought that Duke Elbarea would do such a thing!"
"According to the interrogation results, the soldiers of the neighboring army confessed that they were ordered by Duke Elbaria to launch the attack here in order to deter and warn the regular army... Well, it was indeed a brain-dead operation."
Although it was a bit strange, Fang Zheng was not surprised by this. This was actually very normal. After all, he had encountered this kind of thing a lot when he was the emperor. In that era, when fighting against foreign enemies, their opponents would often feel that they could not win, so they would use this trick to express their "better to die with honor than to live in disgrace". To put it bluntly, if it is not mine, you can never get it.
After all, the regular army has now occupied Marquis Rogna's Notia Province, and the next step is to deal with his Kruchen Province. It's not surprising that Duke Elbarea was so angry that he did this.
"We must seek justice for the people here!"
Princess Elfen clenched her fists, looking at the destroyed market and the people crying beside the ruins. It was not that the nobles and the regular army had fought before, but at that time, both sides had a tacit understanding to either choose the battlefield in the suburbs or in the military fortresses, and there had never been a situation of attacking civilian towns. After all, both sides knew that no matter who won, the empire's things would still belong to the empire. If they broke things, wouldn't they have to repair them themselves? Moreover, the attack on civilians would easily lead to moral condemnation, and they would be more passive.
But now, Duke Elbarea actually dared to do this, which means... he has gone crazy.
Soon, Elfin, in the name of the princess, strongly condemned the actions of Duke Elbaria. Although the information channels of the empire had been controlled by the noble coalition army, the news quickly spread throughout the country, and everyone was stunned. After all, Elbaria was one of the four famous families, and he actually took the initiative to send troops to destroy the towns within his territory. This was simply... people didn't know what to say.
Immediately after the announcement, the 4th Armored Division marched towards the Duke of Elbarea's last fortress - Fort Oroks.
At the same time, Duke Elbarea also mobilized all his forces and tried to fight a decisive battle with the regular army.
The battle is about to begin.