“Ah! Ah!”
Not long after, Lin Ke heard some noisy noises coming from outside.
Most of those voices were insults and threats.
But mixed in with these sounds, there was another slightly sharper sound.
The voice seemed very frightened, and compared to other voices, it even seemed a little sharp.
After hearing the voice, Lin Ke also stopped.
He was originally discussing the next steps with the leaders of the Holy Egyptian Alliance.
Afterwards, several guards escorted a man with a bruised face and tied up to Lin Ke.
There were still some unclear words coming out of his mouth.
"Fortress... I am the lord..."
"The members of the cult? We must kill them all!"
"...Huh? Why are they wearing strange clothes?"
The tied man was shaking his head as if he was drunk.
“Kneel down!”
"This is His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh! You damn thing!"
“Kneel down! Kneel down!”
The soldiers' words were full of hatred and anger. Lin Ke also saw that the muscles on their forearms had even swelled up.
Even their fingers seemed to be about to dig into the man's flesh.
They seemed to have no mercy for the man covered in wounds and bruises.
However, when the other party raised his head, the soldiers' behavior became reasonable at this moment.
Because, that was Joshua, the lord of the fortress city.
Now, he was pressed hard to the ground by the guards, and his knees, which were tightly tied with ropes, were twisting his skin even harder.
Moreover, the wound on his skin, which had just scabbed over, was torn open again.
"ah--"
"Holy Pharaoh...your majesty?"
The severe pain seemed to bring Joshua back to his senses, and he looked in very bad condition.
As he was dragged over by the soldiers, he looked as if he was in a semi-faint state.
However, after Joshua raised his head and saw Lin Ke's appearance clearly, his expression immediately changed.
His eyes widened, then his head turned in fear.
"Ah! Why is it you?!"
"Those damn things! They actually abandoned me!"
Joshua said this viciously, but his expression looked terrified.
Looking at Joshua, Lin Ke quickly deduced what had happened to him.
The other party was found outside the Fortress City, which means that he had actually escaped from the Fortress City long ago and retreated at the most dangerous time.
However, on the way of retreat, he seemed to be abandoned by his own soldiers.
Not only that, judging by the bruises and wounds all over his body, Joshua was most likely beaten up by his own soldiers.
But Lin Ke was well aware of the hierarchy of the Hebrew Empire. Logically speaking, the soldiers of the Hebrew Empire would never dare to use force against those who held higher positions than them.
So, there is obviously only one answer.
"Without your status as city lord, you are nothing to the people of the Rose Cult."
"But logically speaking, you are the nephew of the Supreme Ruler King, so they will definitely do their best to rescue you."
"It seems that you are not a respected leader, Joshua."
"Look at these bruises. It seems like they have been tolerating you for a long time."
Lin Ke just said lightly, he glanced at Joshua's body.
The barbarian king standing aside just sneered a few times.
"ha!"
"The lord of the fortress city, the nephew of the Hebrew Supreme Ruler?"
"Look at you now. You were beaten by your own subordinates while running away. This is really a joke!"
"You are the lord of this fortress city, and you have so many powerful warriors and magicians!"
"As a result, even when they escaped, they were unwilling to take you with them?"
"It's what he deserves! Damn it!"
"You should really take a closer look at the mess you are in, you Hebrew rubbish!"
Joshua looked at the smug look on the barbarian king's face and just gritted his teeth viciously.
Then he spat at the barbarian king with a "pu" sound.
But the saliva had just leaped out of Joshua's mouth when it immediately turned into steam.
Because Nan Tong, who was standing by, took action.
He just used a little magic power and turned the saliva into gas in the air.
“Bold!”
"How dare you make such a vulgar move in front of His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh!"
As soon as Nan Tong finished speaking, the two soldiers beside Joshua punched Joshua hard in the stomach.
There was a dull thud, and Joshua let out a long "oh" sound.
He wanted to curl up, but the two soldiers beside him didn't care. They just continued to force Joshua to stand up straight.
"The Barbarian King..."
"You fence-sitter, don't forget... when the three gods of the Holy Egyptian Alliance were defeated, you and the native with the feather crown..."
When the barbarian king heard the other party's words, his face changed drastically.
Because, when he saw that the Holy Egyptian League was about to be defeated, he refused to join Montezuma in summoning the gods for help.
In his opinion, His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh is not aware of this matter yet. If His Majesty the Holy Pharaoh knew about it, he would not know what would become of him.
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