I want to be the Grand Duke of the Abyss

Chapter 123: Soldier Locke
Uso Kingdom, in the royal palace.

"Crack~~"

After listening to the information from his subordinates, Mariano Batista's face became extremely ugly. He grabbed the teacup on the table and threw it hard, hitting the wall and sending pieces flying everywhere.

"With so many troops, they couldn't catch a young man who was only 20 years old and fled with only fifty guards?"

Batista's anger surged, and his face turned red as he roared.

He planned for many years and won over all parties. Although the coup was successful, many ministers still did not listen to the announcement and did not obey him, the new king with shady origins.

Brooks, who was on the run, provided the opposition with a legitimate excuse.

At this critical juncture, if Brooks cannot be captured and killed as soon as possible, the domestic political situation may fall into even more chaos.

Over time, the situation may get out of control!
The soldiers who came to deliver the order shivered and huddled on the ground, not daring to take a breath.

"In which direction did he escape?"

Batista asked suppressing the anger in his heart.

"Your Majesty, he escaped from the Wusuo Mountains and went to the Lion Heart Empire."

The soldier answered cautiously.

"I remember that position was guarded by Leonhardt. What does he do for a living?"

"waste!"

"Your Majesty, the commander of Leonhardt's army has disappeared, along with all five thousand soldiers under his command."

When Batista heard this, he suddenly turned around, his eyes like a furious lion, staring at the messenger kneeling on the ground:

"What did you say?"

"Your Majesty the King, Commander Raymond has sent people to investigate, but...but"

"But what? Hurry up and say it!"

Batista strode forward, walked directly to the soldier, grabbed the soldier's collar, and picked him up.

"The people sent by Lord Raymond to check reported that they saw a pile of corpses at the exit of the Uso Mountains."

The messenger stumbled over and over again to explain, looking at Batista's increasingly ugly livid face, he felt like he was almost suffocating.

"Bastard!"

An angry roar came from Batista's mouth, echoing continuously in the empty hall.

Leonhardt was promoted by Batista and can be regarded as his absolute confidant.

Because of this, he entrusted this task to the other party.

But I didn’t expect that there would be no news at all now.In his opinion, it was probably an accident.

But those are five thousand elite soldiers!

How could it be possible to be slaughtered?
The loss of so many elite manpower is simply an unbearable heavy blow to Batista, who is in urgent need of troops to shock all parties.

What made him even more furious and terrified was that he didn't even know who the force that defeated this army was.

Batista is most worried about the intervention of powerful neighboring countries.The majestic lion next door is no good!
And as far as he knew, the Brooks royal family also had a legitimate daughter who was serving as the queen of the Lionheart Empire.

Thinking of this, Batista's face became even more livid.

Tuk Tuk-

"His Majesty!"

As the knock on the door rang, a slightly hoarse voice came from outside the door.

When Batista heard the voice of the visitor, his anger subsided a little, and he quickly let go and asked the soldiers to go to the door and bring in the people outside the palace. "Sir, why are you here?"

Batista greeted him respectfully.

The visitor has silver hair and an old face.The wrinkled face is covered with spots of time, like an old man who is about to enter his final years.

Only the other person's eyes, under the sparse eyebrows, were particularly bright, with bright colors flashing through them, exuding a brilliance of wisdom.

"Haha, if I don't come, you still have to kill people."

The old man smiled and said.

As Batista's teacher, he knew the student's temper very well.

The old man, who was called Sir, waved to the soldiers who came to deliver the order. The latter breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. After bowing repeatedly, he walked out of the palace with small steps.

Seeing the soldiers leaving, the old man continued: "Your Majesty, the top priority is to quickly send envoys to the Lion Heart Empire and even several surrounding countries to stabilize the situation."

"Sir, that Lion King's wife is the daughter of the Brooks family. Will he stand on our side?"

When Batista heard this, his brows furrowed tightly, with a look of hesitation and worry on his face.

The old man smiled slightly.

"Haha, Your Majesty! There are only interests between countries, and there is no so-called family affection and friendship."

"The envoy we sent out wants to convey a message to the Lion-Hearted Emperor. As long as he recognizes your throne, the Uso Kingdom will be willing to become a vassal of the Lion-Heart Empire. Only the Lion-Heart Empire will obey and pay annual tribute every year!"

"Huh? This"

Batista was surprised when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much about these little details."

"The domestic situation is currently turbulent and unstable. If the outside world adds new pressure, then our efforts may be in vain. If we continue to interrupt, we will suffer chaos!"

After hearing this, Batista frowned and walked around the hall with his hands behind his back.After hesitating for a while, he finally nodded heavily.

"Okay! Just do as you say!"

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the other side.

After Brooks and his party entered the Lionheart Empire, the security issue was completely resolved.

As one of the three major empires in the Shyamalan plane, the Lionheart Empire has strong national power and frequent trade, so the security within the territory is not bad.

Therefore, Osiris stayed in Modo City with many guards. Only Collins and three or five followers accompanied Brooks to the imperial capital of the Lionheart Empire.

What surprised Osiris was that the Lionheart Empire actually chose to send troops to help Brooks recover.

A few days later, Brooks and Collins led a 5000-man army back to Modo City.After a brief repair, the army headed towards the Uso Kingdom again.

Rock County is located in the southwest of the Uso Kingdom.It borders the Lion Heart Empire on the left and the Royal Capital on the right.

Elu City, the city closest to the border, is only three days away from the royal capital.

The lord here, Earl Locke, was promoted and rewarded by the old king.

After Batista launched his mutiny, Lord Locke was one of the few people who dared to openly criticize and criticize him.

Brooks and Collins discussed for a long time, and the two decided to make a large circle, enter the Uso Kingdom from Locke County, and seek the support of Lord Locke.

Once they gain the support of Lord Locke, they can lead an army to attack the royal capital directly.The situation this time was no less embarrassing than when they arrived. Not only was this army well-equipped with armor and supplies, Brooks also used the wealth he brought to buy a lot of armaments and equipment, making it a strong force.

After taking a short rest in Modo City, Brooks' army set out on the road again.

(End of this chapter)