my armed maid

Chapter 54 52: Betrayal

At the same time, Linfeng City.

"What, the Western Front was broken through so quickly?"

At the garrison of the city's defenders, Marco, the leader of the Linfeng Army, heard the scout's report and stood up in shock. "How many troops have the enemy sent out? Where are they already?"

"There is no clear number reported from the front line!" The scout was also sweating profusely. "But judging from the speed of the fall of the stronghold, the enemy is probably...

"The whole army is dispatched!"

The ominous premonition in his heart was confirmed. Marco took a deep breath and his mind started spinning rapidly.

As soon as half of the elite knights set off, the prairie troops followed them. There was no doubt that Evelin's suspicion was correct.

There must be someone among the generals present, maybe more than one.

However, the enemy is currently strong, and even internal liquidation will have to wait until we can survive the enemy's offensive.

Once the city is broken, everyone will die under the iron heel of the prairie people, and there will be no talk of catching traitors.

Now that the western front has been torn open by the enemy, the large troops of the prairie people will soon arrive at the city, and a defensive battle is inevitable.

However, although there are only half of the elites left in the city, they are still capable of thwarting the enemy's attack as long as they rely on the defense weapons on the city wall.

The five city defense magic cannons erected on the city wall can release the sixth-level spell "Sky Burning Flame", causing large-scale damage to enemies attacking the city.

At the same time, a sixth-level light spell "Holy Barrier" is hidden inside the city wall.

Once activated, it can effectively resist spells and flying props launched by the enemy, providing the safest protection for the city walls and defenders.

Precisely relying on the existence of these two city defense weapons, even if the prairie troops surrounded Linfeng City in the early stage, they still did not dare to launch an siege easily.

This was also Marco's confidence. Although he was shocked by the dispatch of the entire prairie army, he was not particularly panicked or pessimistic.

"Notify the entire legion to defend the city wall!"

He quickly rushed to the city wall and ordered, "Ask the city lord to quickly mobilize the troops from the east. This is also a great opportunity to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop!"

Once the grassland people's army is delayed by the defensive weapons, if the eastern front troops return to defense quickly, the defenders can even attack from both sides with the eastern front troops and inflict heavy losses on the enemy.

This city defense battle can also be regarded as a real decisive battle between the grassland people and Linfeng City after experiencing several trials!
The outcome of the decisive battle will directly determine the outcome of the war.

After understanding the significance of this battle, Marco felt his heart surge with pride.

He has been a soldier for more than 30 years. There has not been a major war in Linfeng City for more than 30 years. As a soldier, he has almost no chance to pull out the sword at his waist.

Sometimes he would also wonder if he had chosen the wrong path in life. As a dignified seventh-level knight, he clearly had more and better ways out and could live a more magnificent life.

And it wasn't until this moment that he realized that he had made the right choice.

The more than 30 years of waiting must have been all for this battle today.

Is there any life that is more meaningful and magnificent than protecting our country, our family, our friends, our monarch, and our homeland?

Marco climbed onto the city wall surrounded by the accompanying soldiers. At this time, looking into the distance from a high place, he could already see a dark army of prairie people galloping towards Linfeng City.

With such numbers and power, no wonder the western defense line collapsed at the first touch.

Just as the scouts said, they were attacking with the whole army this time.

Most of the people in the city defense army had never really participated in a battle. Seeing so many enemies appearing in front of them, many people felt anxious.

"Everyone return to their positions, as we practiced before, everyone is in their places!"

At this time, a leader was needed to stabilize the morale of the army. Marco began to deploy troops in an orderly manner and asked, "Where is Reiner? Where is he?"

Reiner is the deputy commander of the Linfeng Army and is responsible for the dispatch of the city's defenders and the storage and use of the city's weapons.

The soldier on the side reported: "Yes, the deputy commander has just left. He is activating the city defense weapons with the gunner squad to ensure that they can go into battle immediately!"

Marco asked again: "Where are the people from the Knights? When will they come?"

Although the Knights dispatched five teams, there were still five teams on standby in the city and near the eastern front, and could be summoned quickly.

It is ideal to be able to stop the enemy with only defensive weapons, but if the worst-case scenario occurs where the defenders will engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, the Knights will be required to assist.

"The Knights have assembled the remaining teams and will arrive soon!" The soldier brought him another piece of good news.

"Very good!" Marco clenched his fists hard and looked down at the army of prairie people approaching the city with sharp eyes.

"Dare to attack the city I'm defending? I will teach them that they will never come back!..."

As soon as he finished speaking these bold words, there was a sudden explosion in his ears.Under the stunned gaze of all the defenders, a violent explosion occurred in the magic array chamber of a city defense magic cannon on the other side of the city wall.

The explosion was so loud that black smoke suddenly erupted from the magic circle, and it looked like it was broken.

"What happened!?"

Cold sweat suddenly broke out on Marco's back, and countless possibilities flashed through his mind.

These defensive weapons are the defender's biggest trump card in being able to defeat the enemy with less, and with the weak defeating the strong. Every lack of firepower from a magic cannon is a huge loss for them.

These alchemical weapons are usually maintained by the deputy captain Reiner, and Reiner was promoted by himself. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is his confidant.

But no matter how much you don't want to admit it, now one of the magic cannons has suddenly broken down, and it looks like it was destroyed artificially...

Sure enough, you are the traitor, Reiner!

Just when he was confused and confused, an officer suddenly stumbled over from the direction of the magic cannon. Who else could it be if it wasn't Reiner?
His condition at this time was extremely miserable. His armor was damaged and there were multiple sword wounds all over his body. He looked like he had just experienced a fierce battle.

"Captain, I found the traitor!"

When Reiner saw him, there seemed to be hope in his eyes, and he shouted from a distance, "The traitor is Wolft. He just blew up the magic cannon and I caught him, but I can't stop him!
"Now he is going to blow up other magic cannons. Go and stop him!"

Wolft is the other deputy leader of the Linfeng Legion, and is also the remaining seventh-level knight besides the leader Marco.

Although Reiner has become a sixth-level knight at a young age and has the potential to break through to the seventh level, he has not yet broken through after all, so it is normal that he cannot stop Wolft.

At this time, the knights had not arrived yet, and he was the only one on the city wall who had the strength to prevent Wolft from continuing to destroy the magic cannon.

Marco glanced at the army of prairie people outside the city, feeling anxious in his heart. He rushed over in a single step and shouted to Reiner: "Where is he? Take me there!"

"He went over there!"

Reiner covered a bleeding wound on his shoulder, gritted his teeth and led the way.

Seeing his injured look, Marco breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He was glad that he had guessed wrong and that the person he trusted was not a traitor. This was also a blessing in misfortune.

Reiner took Marco to rush to another fort. Just when he was about to arrive, another explosion occurred inside the fort.

"Woft, stop!"

Marco's eyes widened with anger. He pulled out the long sword from his waist, broke open the ajar door, and rushed into the fort's magic circle chamber.

I saw Wolft's body lying twisted on the base of the magic circle, looking like he had been dead for a while.

The flames caused by the explosion burned the city defense magic cannon array, and gradually involved his body in the flames.

"This is..." Marco stood there blankly, seeming to understand completely for a moment.

At this moment, a strong wind came from behind him.

This sword was fast and accurate. Even though he understood the truth the moment he opened the door, his body had no time to make dodge movements.

Although Reiner's injuries may seem exaggerated, they do not affect his abilities.

He even hid his own strength. Judging from the strength of this sword and the intensity of the magic power poured into it, he has fully reached the seventh level!
This traitor from the Lebus tribe waited for an opportunity to strike at the moment when he was least defensive and stabbed him through the heart from the back.

"Woft...were you killed too?"

Marco spit out a mouthful of blood and struggled to look back, "You don't have to hide your identity and your strength, and you have to betray us after hiding it for so many years. Why...why do you do this?"

He was really puzzled.

Reiner's career in Linfeng City has been smooth sailing. As long as he continues to grow step by step, he will surely succeed as the leader of the Linfeng Army.

What benefits did the prairie people promise him that would make him willing to abandon his bright future, abandon his comrades, and become a traitor despised by thousands of people?
"Why?" Reiner pulled out the bloody sword and said slowly, "Because I am the son of Heavenly Father.

"I will not betray my people. My loyalty to the Lebus clan has not changed from before to now."

Marco clutched his chest and fell to the ground. Reiner took a step back and watched the flames in the magic circle engulf the two bodies.

"Goodbye, friends."

He said softly, "I'm going to take my people home."

　Thanks to Xiang Hequ for the tip

　　
　
(End of this chapter)