Chapter 789 - A Surprising Conclusion
The battle had already ended for quite a while when the sun rose above the horizon.
It seemed like a rare first victory for the Country of Light ever since the Undead Army started attacking them. Although the Light Parliament appeared formidable and should be making known of their achievements to boost morale, the truth was otherwise. After the battle ended, the furious military commanders complained to the Light Parliament that Rhode ordered his barrier troops to attack the other soldiers from the rear!
Even though Andre knew what Rhode was planning, the other idiots couldn’t figure him out at all. They were sure that they couldn’t have resisted the enemies and would have seized the chance to flee. However, they didn’t expect that the barrier troops blocked their path and requested them to return to the battlefield. The soldiers who finally had this chance to escape refused to obey their orders and as a result, they were annihilated on the spot by the barrier troops. The other soldiers who were about to flee the battlefield gave up on this thought after witnessing their plight.
It was impossible that they didn’t harbor any grudges against them and this was especially so after the battle ended and the Light Parliament interrogated. However, the answer that they received was that… It was all Rhode’s command.
“I was worried that the northern battlefront would crumble under the enemies’ constant attack. Therefore, I specially sent troops to provide ‘assistance’,” Rhode said. He leaned back and watched the ashen military representative who clenched his shivering fists. No one knew if Rhode purposely emphasized on the word ‘assistance’.
“Even though we belong to different camps, our goals are aligned and that is to defend the Winter Castle, stop the infiltration of the Undead Army, and protect the people from death threats. For the sake of this goal, we should abandon our differences in opinions and work together. I was extremely worried when the northern battlefront almost crumbled to the Undead Army, so I had to take some extreme measures to ensure that our victory was secure from the foolish actions of some people… In fact, the truth has proven that my judgment was right.”
The military representative gazed silently with an ashen expression. In fact, this was the truth. Many had witnessed the injured soldiers retreating with intentions of fleeing. However, after the others witnessed their unfortunate plight, they had no choice but to change their opinion and continue battling. If no one was watching them from the rear, perhaps they would have already escaped. No matter what, they had secured their victory now and didn’t sacrifice the direct army of the Light Parliament. Rhode’s method could be considered to have preserved the military’s honor.
However, the problem was that Rhode’s brazen behaviors showed no respect to the military. Of course, they knew that Rhode didn’t need to react to their objections. But they just couldn’t tolerate such a treatment which explained why they reported the matter directly to the Light Parliament. The Light Parliament was overjoyed when they heard the report and asserted to the church that Rhode had violated the agreement because it was agreed beforehand that the military couldn’t command Rhode and Rhode couldn’t intervene with the military’s orders. His actions had clearly nullified this agreement!
Rhode calmly expressed that he didn’t intervene with their orders because he didn’t give any commands to the northern battlefront. As for why he sent the barrier troops to the rear of the northern battlefront, he also gave a firm answer.
“I want to ensure that the southern battlefront wouldn’t be affected.”
But… How is this possible?
Rhode couldn’t figure it out. Lilian was the Creator Dragon Soul, where even Charlie might have a hard time facing her if he were present, not to mention an insignificant Necromancer. Safety issue? This was clearly an excuse. But it seemed that this was the truth. Could it be that the Light Parliament was so unprofessional in finding an excuse for themselves?
Rhode had a doubt in his mind.
“Sonia, is no one in the Light Parliament worried that Lilian would defeat the Undead Army and recover her position?”
“Defeat the Undead Army? Her Majesty Lilian?”
Sonia gazed with an astonished expression. She dazed for a few seconds and puckered her brows.
“This… Master, I’m sorry. I’ve never heard such discussions within the Light Parliament.”
“Not even from the official parliament members?”
“No, Master.”
“What do they think about Her Majesty Lilian’s strength?”
Rhode gazed at Sonia and asked.
“Strength?” Sonia pondered for a while and finally said, “Master, Her Majesty Lilian is only a child…”
“Do you think that she’s stronger than a Battle Angel?”
“I…”
Even though Sonia didn’t reply, Rhode knew her answer through her perplexed expression and this surprised him. As a secondary member of the Light Parliament, Sonia knew nothing about the strength of a Creator Dragon Soul?!
At this moment, Rhode had a surprising conclusion.
Could it be that the Light Parliament knew nothing about Lilian’s true strength?
If that is the case, this situation may be more interesting than I thought…
Rhode returned to his senses and looked at Sonia with a smile.
“You did well, Sonia.”
“Ah…”
Sonia’s eyes glinted. She bit her lips gently and gazed back with desire. Then, she heard the answer that she had yearned for for days and nights.
“Be a good girl and stay in your room tonight. I will give you the reward you’ve always wanted.”