Chapter 654: A World of War
You really want to ask if you can choose yourself, but reason tells you that it is better not to do so.
So, you gave the most universal answer.
"I'm still young now."
Tiana looked at you and nodded.
"Indeed, it is a bit early for a young talent like you to get married now. So, can you tell me what kind of women you like?"
You thought about it and expressed your preference.
"You are so beautiful."
You are telling the truth. Growing up in the army, you began to like women with heroic temperament.
But it was also a compliment, but you saw a demon hunter spit out the wine in his mouth and spoke to you in dissatisfaction.
"Watch your words, boy! How can you say such things to a married woman!"
You saw Tiana raise her eyebrows in displeasure, then turned around and looked at the demon hunter.
"Is there anything wrong with complimenting my beauty, Edred?"
The name made your eyes widen instantly, and then you finally knew who this person was.
The leader of the demon-seekers.
A guy who is rumored to be very utilitarian and upwardly mobile. He seems to be constantly spreading the threat of mages, as if all the problems Demacia has come from mages.
You secretly memorized his smell, the tone of his voice, and the sound of his footsteps when he stood up.
"No, dear, no."
Edred, he gave you a strange look before turning back to his wife.
"I am willing to praise your beauty, but I don't want others to praise it."
Tiana couldn't help but snorted coldly.
"You can't control everyone, Edred."
Tiana said before walking away, while Edred looked at you thoughtfully before also leaving.
You are free again.
But before you had been free in Demacia for a few days, the Noxians came again.
Having lost the fertile soil of Ionia, the Noxians desperately needed a victory to prove their strength.
Moreover, their system could not accept a failure, so the soldiers withdrawn from Ionia directly attacked Demacia.
You tried your best to defend, but it was useless. However, because of several key strategies and judgments, you became a general and served as a staff member, responsible for dispatching and commanding under the marshal.
But all strategies and judgments were completely useless in front of the crazy Noxians. It was already the limit for those small countries to deal with Noxus' daily attacks. Now the attack from almost half of Noxus' strength directly overwhelmed all of them.
Demacia's strategic space is getting smaller and smaller.
Although Noxus looks like it's about to fall apart, you have to admit that when they are madly trying to show off their power, they are invincible on this continent.
Although Demacia only needs to defeat Noxus once to completely and permanently destroy Noxus, unfortunately, in this era of cold weapons, the choice of not using mages has restricted Demacia in many external battles.
You have had a headache more than once as to why the Demacians don't organize their own mage corps, because the battles you hope to win will be very difficult to win once they encounter the Noxian mage corps. Sometimes even ordinary armies can't do anything and have to rely on fearless vanguards covered in rune steel to solve the problem.
In the sixteenth year, the mad Noxus advanced directly to the country you had fought before, but this country was forced to betray you because of the approach of Noxus, otherwise they would face the cruel revenge of Noxus.
Massacre.
Noxians really do this!
Anyone who resisted them, without assurance that they could withstand an attack from the Noxians if they became truly angry, would think twice.
You feel helpless. It is obvious that if everyone unites together, they can defeat Noxus, but it turned out like this.
Yes, if even half of the city-states on the Valoran Plain were willing to stand together and firmly fight against Noxus, Noxus would be doomed, but that is not the case.
You sighed because there was nothing you could do about it.
The situation in Demacia was equally unstable. The king of Demacia was elected, and even the Crown Guards were qualified to become king.
Weakening other small countries, absorbing their population into Demacia, and making them dependent on Demacia is also an unspoken national policy.
The most important thing is that without the help of magicians, Demacia really has no ability to make progress.
The other nations on the Valoran plains would not waste mages.
You have to retreat step by step, with allies constantly betraying or becoming neutral, but soon you have to evacuate to a level.
But something happened here.
The Noxian assassin succeeded.
He killed the marshal who was in charge of everything. Although you relied on your performance during this period to allow others to retreat normally and orderly, the sudden attack of the Noxians still threw you into disarray.
You looked at the Demacia troops that had lost the possibility of command, and reluctantly summoned your own troops to support the wounded battalion.
Although the others would be hunted down badly, they would always be able to return, but the wounded soldiers and doctors could not.
Moreover, the conditions there are very suitable for holding on.
When you arrive, a priest named Byleth is about to be killed by a red-haired assassin who is about the same age as you but has a scar on his eye.
You throw your sword, interrupting her fatal blow, and then quickly support the wounded troops.
This person is a big shot, but although you arrived quickly, the arrival of another assassin made you feel disappointed.
"Du Kecao."
You read out this person's name, and then tried your best to protect Grayson when he was surrounded by two top assassins.
Because Grayson is the king's best friend, as long as he is there, the army's morale may be stable.
You can't help but want to use magic, but unfortunately, a cloaked figure suddenly appears from behind Du Kecao and stabs you in the heart.
You fell down due to excessive blood loss, and as you fell, you saw the scene of Grayson being protected by the Fearless Vanguard.
"I have done my best for Demacia."
You closed your eyes, but as you watched the assassins leave, you felt the throbbing of magic as Grayson came to see you.
You only have time to pin Grayson down before the Noxian mage army demonstrates their power.
The entire area was engulfed in flames, and the fearless pioneers died here.
but……
You survived.
