Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 330 Shadow of the Secret Envoy
"Things over here have been resolved, but I wonder how things are going over there with Michaela." As the army marched south, Lakkad muttered as he rode on a giant wolf, "That guy has always been soft-hearted, and most of the New Party nobles are a bunch of idiots, so don't let him cause any trouble."

"Do you need me to go to the Blazing Sun Legion to take a look?" Orlanvinia asked. "After all, I have some golden noble background, so it makes sense for me to go there in the name of protecting Her Highness Michaela's safety."

Lakkad pondered for a moment and shook his head: "No."

"The Blazing Sun Legion is not like other armies of the Golden Dynasty. It is the elite force under Godwin's command, and it is also their trump card that they would never allow outsiders to interfere with. The fact that Radagang forced people in this time has already caused a lot of turmoil in the capital, and coupled with the increasingly weird situation in the Eternal Palace recently, if we try to stir up trouble now, we will only get into trouble. Let them fight among themselves."

Morlet, who was listening, nodded and said, "Your Highness is right. From Kalia's perspective, it is not easy to interfere in the internal affairs of the Golden Dynasty. However, in this way, the Eastern Front..."

"With my brother leading the Selia troops as a backup, and Lucia the pervert, there won't be too many problems. It would be best if Michaela can deal with his men. If not, not only will he not help, but he will also hinder our two families. Haha, then don't send these 70,000 Scorching Sun Legion back. We can just dismantle them and use them when the time comes."

While the Kalia army, which had just suppressed its internal conflicts with iron-blooded tactics, was heading south, the situation in the Blazing Sun Legion stationed on the northeastern front was so bad that it had already exceeded the imagination of Lacard and the two Kalia knights.

The order to summon Michaela to the army to take over the military power came from Radagon's handwritten note. Originally, the handwritten note also required Malenia to go to the Scorching Sun Legion immediately when the order arrived. However, at that time, Ceria had completely fallen into Lucia's control. The envoy of the Golden Dynasty who delivered the order did not dare to act too rashly, and could not stand the lawless temperament of his own princess. After some tug-of-war, he had to let Malenia stay.

Michaela guessed from the beginning that his father would most likely do something fishy during the war, but no matter what, the 70,000-strong Scorching Sun Legion was an indispensable force in this war, so he planned to use his father's nominal authorization to try to truly take over the military power and ensure that this force played its due role at the critical moment.

But what no one expected was that Marquis Taylor Jones dared to openly defy the laws of the dynasty and secretly placed his own god under house arrest as soon as Michaela arrived at the military camp!
After that, all actions of the Scorching Sun Legion were logically carried out under the orders of the Marquis. He first ordered the main force to shrink its defense, and then sent out rounds of scouts to keep an eye on the movements on the western and southern fronts and in Selia, unabashedly posing as if he was watching a fight between two tigers from a mountain.

At four o'clock in the morning, when most soldiers were still resting in the camp, Taylor Jones secretly summoned a group of trusted generals.

After everyone arrived, the dignified-looking marquis spoke first: "Each department should report the control of the troops under its jurisdiction - I don't want to hear bad news."

"The 17th, 22nd, and 35th Knight Battalions under my command are still stable," the first deputy general reported. "Those middle-level officers under His Highness Godwin still have complaints about us, but given the overall situation, they have not shown any tendency to rebel so far."

"The situation of the 19th and 21st Battalions is similar. My spies in the army have only observed a few junior officers privately complaining that this is a war without honor and that we have brought shame to their chivalry. However, there has been no organized resistance."

“It’s pretty much the same here.”

"Stay alert!" Taylor Jones reminded solemnly.

"Remember to be wary of those disgruntled opposition factions gathering together, and don't do anything to overly irritate them. Most importantly, don't let Her Highness Michaela get in touch with them! Otherwise, with Her Highness's reputation and prestige, once she contacts that group of mid-level generals, the situation could get out of control at any time."

"Don't worry, sir. Our most reliable guards are guarding Her Highness Michaela. There will be no mistakes."

"Ah."

"Also, Mr. Elmon—" Taylor Jones looked towards the corner of the big tent, "How is the preparation for the cleanup plan going?"

"Everything is going well," a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses and shrouded in a black robe answered from the shadows. "Thanks to our advance infiltration and control of the military supply department, we have prepared more than 1,500 range-killing magic bases, and the installation work on the war golems has also been completed by 80%. It will be ready by tomorrow morning at the latest."

"What about the total killing range? Are you sure it's enough?" "You should believe in the professionalism of the secret agent, Lord Taylor Jones." Elmon lowered his head, and in the candlelight, the pair of glass lenses reflected a blood-red color, making it impossible to see his eyes clearly.

"That is a forbidden method of killing more than 100,000 people. As long as you can ensure that the war golems appear where they should, I can guarantee that no creature will survive on that battlefield—no matter what they are."

"Good, good," Taylor Jones stood up excitedly, rubbing his palms and walking around excitedly, "In this way, not only can the task assigned by His Majesty be completed in excess, but we will also not be afraid of a bunch of crazy guys causing trouble for us. With this credit, I..."

"Your Excellency the Marquis." A flat voice interrupted Taylor Jones's reverie.

Everyone in the big tent looked in astonishment, and saw a thin figure in a white silk robe appear at the door at some point. The night wind blew up the curtains, and the clear moonlight cast a cold shadow from behind him.

"I want to know, the so-called forbidden killing method of over 100,000 people using war golems - who are you going to use it against?"

"And, besides my father, whose orders are you taking?"

After a brief pause, Taylor Jones shouted, "Catch him!"

The two closest generals rushed forward together. In the shadows that most people did not notice, Elmon took out the black crossbow hidden behind him with an expressionless face and placed a glowing arrow on the arrow slot.

Taylor Jones happened to see this scene. In fear, he grabbed Elmon's crossbow and cursed: "What are you doing? He is——"

The bowstring sounded and the crossbow arrow shot out at lightning speed!

Keng——

A crisp sound was heard, and the moon-like sword light illuminated the dark tent.

The crossbow arrow that was shot at Michaela's calf was deflected in mid-air by a perfectly executed sword move. It spun rapidly in the air for more than ten times before falling weakly to the ground.

The two generals, whose strength reached the heroic level, had just rushed to five steps away when they were startled by a flash of knife light in their pupils, and felt a chill below their knees, and then they both fell to the ground!
"I will not make the same mistake again, Your Excellency the Marquis."

Michaela looked sadly at the generals who were supposed to defend the glory of the dynasty, and said in a hoarse voice: "I was able to get here because I controlled the guards you sent, but I dared to walk in here because I sensed her arrival."

Behind him, a girl wearing a golden winged helmet and a dark red cloak walked in, holding a long sword in her hand.

A shocking dragon roar was heard in the sky.

(End of this chapter)