Chapter 756 Edward's Doubts
"Your Excellency the Duke! The Griffin Squad has searched all the way to the small town on the other side of the river, but they have not found the figure of Lord Gervis!"
"Have you searched the area near the road? Have you found any signs of fighting on the road?"
Edward sat in the makeshift meeting tent, listening to his subordinates' reports and asking questions in a deep voice.
"Your Excellency the Duke, I led two teams of 20 people to search, but we didn't find anything along the way!"
"My subordinates have carefully searched the area around 30 miles along the road. There is no sign of Lord Gervis, nor any trace of a battle!"
The subordinate immediately responded in detail.
"Then you go down first!"
After hearing this, Edward quietly dismissed the subordinate who came to report.
"Yes, Your Excellency the Duke! I will take my leave!"
After the griffin knight left, the temporary meeting hall suddenly fell into silence.
At this time, in addition to Edward, there were four or five city lords sitting on both sides of the meeting tent. They were all the city lords of their alliance who were closest to Gervis.
"Duke Johnson, are you sure that Gervis took that route that day?"
Edward was silent for a moment, then looked at Johnson, Bruno and the others, and then asked a question.
"Yes, we said goodbye to Lord Gervis at the designated intersection. We also agreed with Lord Gervis that our support will arrive in a week at most! He was told not to worry!"
"Moreover, our siege progressed quite smoothly this time. Four days later, we sent people to support Lord Gervis. When we arrived at the shore, although the bridge had been destroyed, we still sent dozens of aerial monsters to the other side, but we did not find any trace of Lord Gervis!"
After hearing what Edward said, Johnson was very sure that there was nothing wrong with Gervis' route.
Before they parted, Gervis had told him the estimated travel time. Although Gervis was the only team going that way, the route was straight and there was no need to worry about getting lost.
But when their reinforcements arrived as promised, they found no trace of Gervis and his group.
To say that there was an accident, they had sent out their few aerial monsters to search, and did not find any signs of fighting anywhere.
Even if a battlefield with more than 500 people has been cleaned up, there will still be bloodstains, or signs of bodies being buried or burned.
After a brief search for a day, they found no trace of Gervis, so they immediately reported the situation to Edward, who personally led the Griffin Knights to the scene.
"Where else could he go? More than 500 people can't just disappear without a sound!"
Edward also felt a little bit troubled after hearing this. Although Gervis' overall strength was not strong, his individual strength was not weak. There was really no reason for him to disappear like this.
Gervis was the most promising of their allies, and had a good relationship with Sky City. Now he suddenly disappeared, which was a big change for them.
"Duke Edward, may Lord Gervis have gone forward?"
At this moment, Bruno, who had been silent, looked at the map and spoke.
"Heading forward?"
Edward frowned and looked at the map. He thought for a moment before saying, "Maybe it's possible."
After thinking about it, this is the only possible explanation. Although it doesn't make sense, after all, the front has not been explored yet, and Gervis's chosen target is also the small town on the other side. What reason does he have to go deep into the deep alone?
But now that we have searched all the way and haven't found any trace of Gervis, this is the only explanation! "My Lord Duke, urgent report!"
At this moment, the voice of a soldier's report suddenly sounded outside the tent.
"Come in!"
Edward spoke immediately.
"Your Excellency the Duke, we just received news that the descendants of the servants of the god of war Osque have gathered 50,000 people to counterattack, and they also have hundreds of flying monsters!"
When the soldier outside the tent heard the permission, he hurried into the tent and immediately half-knelt on the ground to report to Edward.
“They’ve assembled so quickly!”
Edward frowned slightly when he heard the soldier's report.
The other holy city lords were also shocked at this moment. This place where the gods fell was different from the outside. The natives could be said to have taken advantage of the time and place. They didn't have to worry about the consumption of fighting spirit. They could directly gather an army of 50,000 and it would be a powerful force.
If they fail to hold on this time, the situation will be troublesome next time.
"That's all we have to say about Gervis for now! Now all of you lead your troops and gather towards Saint Coe City!"
Edward no longer hesitated and gave orders to the city lords.
The war god Osque is the main god believed by the descendants of the servants of God in Edward's area.
In this land where gods fell, a big city represents the power of a different descendant of gods’ servants.
A few days ago, Edward and his men came with great force and defeated the servants of Osque. Their big city, Saint Osque, was captured by Edward in just a few days.
However, the chief priest of this city took away a large number of divine servants and guards. Edward was originally prepared to assemble a team immediately to continue the pursuit.
Unexpectedly, at this time he received the news that Gervis was missing, so he rushed over with the Griffin Squad to check the situation.
Now Osque's servants have gathered a lot of troops and are preparing to counterattack, so they must rush back.
The Holy City is the city they currently occupy on the front line. By then, more than a dozen holy cities will merge together and work together according to the plan agreed upon at the beginning to eliminate or drive away the indigenous people in this area.
"Yes, Duke Edward!"
When the other holy city lords heard this, they all had no objection and responded immediately.
"Okay, let's go!"
Edward nodded to the city lords.
Then, all the city lords stood up and walked out of the tent, while Johnson and Bruno hesitated.
"I will leave a few Griffin Knights to check ahead. You don't have to worry!"
Edward would naturally not ignore Gervis, but the war was now tense and concerned the overall situation, so he could only leave a few people behind to continue searching to see if he could find Gervis.
Hearing this, Johnson and the other man didn't say anything else. They nodded to Edward and quickly left the tent to prepare to gather troops.
…
Nothing happened that night, and the next morning Gervis climbed out of bed happily.
"Hey! My waist and legs don't hurt at all!"
As soon as Gervis stood up, he immediately noticed something wrong with his body.
In the past, after using the strength-enhancing fruit, one would fall into a three-day period of weakness. Although it was not as serious as the previous few times, the side effects were definitely still there.
But today, when he stood up, he did not feel any soreness from the side effects. Instead, he felt that his whole body was in surprisingly good condition.
"Is it because of the Fountain of Life?"
Suddenly, Gervis remembered the scene of his scar healing visibly yesterday, and thought of this possibility.
(End of this chapter)
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