To be honest, when they stepped out of the city gate, everyone was ready for a **** battle with the demons.

 However, the fact was completely beyond their expectation.

Along the way, they encountered almost no decent resistance. According to those adventurers who had been to the Northland, there should be many monsters and demons here, but ten days had passed since they set out from the royal city. The coalition forces didn't even encounter a decent battle.

Although when camping at night, you will occasionally encounter attacks from groups of monsters, but there is basically no advantage in the face of the well-prepared coalition forces.

 Thanks to this, the originally high morale of the coalition forces gradually began to decline.

"What exactly is going on?"

Anisphia and Euphilia were also puzzled, but Duanmuhuai sneered.

“Quite simply, we are falling into each other’s trap.”

 “Hey? Is there a trap?”

“Of course, in fact, I think the commanders of each legion also know it, but they have nothing to do.”

 “No way?”

 “That’s right.”

Seeing Anisphia looking at him and waiting for an explanation, Duanmuhuai also shrugged his shoulders.

"It's actually a very simple strategy. It's to lure the enemy deeper. The other party probably wants to use this method to gradually weaken the morale of the soldiers and at the same time keep us as far away from the royal city as possible. After we reach a certain target location, they will Launch an attack, cut off our retreat, and then eat us in one go."

"How could it be...is there no way?"

"Of course there is a way. Just turn around now, say that our operation failed, and return to the royal city in despair with our tail between our legs."

"this………"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Anisphia also reacted and immediately understood why Duanmuhuai said there was no way. Because this is the fact, their goal is to go to the North Fortress and activate the Great Barrier again. So they can only move forward now, and the other party probably knows this, so they are not afraid of them retreating at all.

 “No wonder the atmosphere in the military camp is so tense...”

Anisfia muttered a few words. During this period of time, she would go to the adventurer's mixed camp if she had nothing to do. Although everyone seemed normal on the surface, Anisfia still felt tense. She was still a little confused about the atmosphere at the time, but now she understands it after Duanmu Huai's explanation.

 Everyone knows that there is a trap ahead. Although we don’t know where the trap is, it must be ahead.

 The best way at this time is to turn around and leave. However, they cannot turn around and leave, so they can only continue to move forward - until they fall into a trap.

So, is this coalition strong enough to withstand the threat of traps?

No one knows.

Of course, Duanmu Huai, Agnesphia and others were quite comfortable flying in the air, but those soldiers on the ground were obviously suffering even more. At this moment, they no longer had the same emotions as when they left the royal city under the welcome of everyone. They were high-spirited and hung their heads, looking like they had lost the battle.

 At this moment, Duanmuhuai and Anisphia made a new discovery.

 “Is there a city ahead?”

Looking at the city in the distance, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes, and upon hearing his words, Euphilia quickly took out the map and looked at it carefully, then nodded.

“Yes, according to previous map records, it should be a commercial city in the Northland. It was located in the center of the plains, with transportation extending in all directions. It was the preferred trade center in the Northland at that time.”

"But now, it has obviously become a monster's lair."

The scene in front of Duanmu Huai quickly zoomed in, and then he saw monsters jumping around among the broken walls. Now, the place has already changed hands.

 “I’m going to inform His Highness the Prince.”

 “Go.”

Soon, Anisphia took Euphilia away on a broomstick, while Duanmuhuai turned his head and looked at Ogis lying on his shoulder.

 “How is it? What do you think?”

"No."

Facing Duanmuhuai’s question, Ogis shook her head.

 “Whatever the master wants to do, do it.”

 “Really? Don’t you have any ideas of your own?”

Duanmuhuai reached out and poked Ogis's little face. It was quite fun to tease her little cotton-padded jacket.

"idea………"

"Um?"

　　"Please don't worry, Master, no matter what, I will be by your side."

Facing Duanmuhuai’s inquiry, Ogis thought for a moment and then spoke.

　　then added another sentence.

“So, it doesn’t matter if other people are afraid of the master.”

"...Thank you very much." Being high in the sky, the wind was really blowing, which made my heart feel cold.

 After a while, Anisphia and Euphilia came back.

"How to say?"

“His Royal Highness Algard has ordered the entire army to move forward quickly, intending to recapture this city from the monsters as soon as possible.”

"Sure?"

“Yes, there are rivers outside the city, which can ensure water sources and water. Moreover, the rapid march during this period is indeed stressful for the soldiers. They should be able to relax a little under the protection of the city wall..."

Looking at Duanmuhuai, Euphilia lowered her head again.

 “This is what His Highness Algard said.”

 “Okay, it doesn’t matter, he is the commander anyway.”

 Duanmuhuai shrugged his shoulders.

"But in this case, we can't engage in carpet bombing. Let's fight according to your ideas. Cover the home team's advance in the air, use less powerful magic to defeat the opponent... It's the same as in training, do you understand? "

"yes."

At the same time, Prince Algard, who was in the middle of the army, was also riding a war horse, staring at the city in the distance with a serious face. An older soldier next to him couldn't help but reached out and touched his white beard.

“I never thought that one day I would come back here again.”

 “Are you familiar with this city, General Gaius?”

As a prince, although Yargard is indeed the commander-in-chief of the army on the surface, everyone knows that it is impossible for such a hairless young man to actually lead an army. Therefore, the deputy commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force is the highly respected Gaiu. General Si is responsible for this, and it is precisely because of this that this army has been able to persist until now.

“Of course, before it fell, this was a very lively city. I was in the royal city when I heard that it fell. It’s still quite heartbreaking to think about it now.”

General Gaius was just immersed in memories for a moment, and then he concentrated again.

“So are there any signs of demons?”

“According to Euphilia’s report, there are currently only demonic beasts among them, and no signs of demons have been found.”

"Um………"

 Hearing Algard mention Euphilia in a distant tone, General Gaius nodded with a complicated expression. As Prince Algard's military teacher, Gaius also knew very well that Prince Algard was not actually that convincing.

 Honestly speaking, Prince Algard is indeed very hardworking and attentive, but unfortunately, in the final analysis, he is just a talent, not a genius. Of course, for ordinary people, this may be enough, but unfortunately, Algard's sister is a genius.

 Anisphia Wen Paretia.

Although she did not have the ability to enter into a contract with the elves and cast elven magic, even General Gaius was amazed by the magic that Her Royal Highness Princess Anisphia has developed. To be honest, he was the one who wanted to promote the magic lightsaber invented by Agnesphia throughout the army. Unfortunately, he was eventually stopped by the nobles of the Elf Faith Sect.

 It is obviously a good way to improve the combat effectiveness of the army...

Although Her Royal Highness the Princess behaved erratically, General Gaius knew that many people actually valued her contribution.

If Her Highness the Princess can make a contract with the elves and use the elves' magic...then she might be the most suitable candidate for the king.

Such rumors are also a blow to Algard. Although he is very sorry for Algard, General Gaius also believes that compared to Prince Algard, Princess Agnesphia is more important than Prince Algard. In terms of abilities, she is obviously stronger - the only fatal flaw is that she cannot conclude an elf contract and use elf magic.

In fact, the king also understood that Algard was not capable enough, so he entered into a marriage contract with the Duke of Grantz, making Euphilia, known as the jewel of the Kingdom of Paretia, as Algard's fiancée. As the princess, this talented eldest lady can also make up for Algard's lack of ability.

But it's a pity that Algard doesn't seem to like Euphilia very much, and the same goes for this expedition. Originally, General Gaius thought that getting along day and night in the army would warm up the relationship between the two, but Algard But he sent Euphilia directly to Her Royal Highness Princess Anisfia...

　　Hey, it looks like it will be very hard in the future.

General Gaius also reached out and stroked his beard. If the king and the princess were not in good terms, it would not be a good thing for the country. But this kind of issue of personal relationships between men and women is not what I am good at...

 “General Gaius?”

At this moment, Algard also looked at Gaius, who was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

"It's nothing, Your Highness, I just think we should be careful. We haven't seen any demons along the way. The city has been abandoned for a long time, and there might be demons setting up a trap in it."

"I see."

Hearing what General Gaius said, Algard nodded, but another young man next to him laughed.

"General Gaius is just too cautious. In my opinion, those demons would have run away long ago when they saw so many of us. After all, there are not many demons, and they only dare to attack those small villages. Maybe those demons By this time, they had already left the Northland and returned to their old nest.”

"hehe……"

Hearing what the young knight said, Gaius didn't say anything. He just smiled and looked forward.

At this moment, the long-abandoned city is already in front of you.

At the same time, Algard raised his hand.

 “Send the order and prepare to attack!”

 (End of this chapter)