“…Well, now it looks like we’re dead.”

 After figuring out the current situation, Duanmuhuai gave a decisive answer.

The demon army is advancing towards the North Fortress. More than half of the troops stationed in the North Fortress have mutated into subspace monsters due to magic elves. Although some people have survived, but can these people survive those Surviving the attacks of monsters is also a problem.

However, it’s more than that.

If Lumiere's statement is correct, it means that the same situation is happening in Paretia at this moment. After all, as a country protected by magic elves, Paretia has no awareness of the magic elves at all. Now the royal city What's going on inside - well, let's wait until they leave alive.

But the only good thing is that, according to Anisfia, those adventurers are not completely powerless to fight back. Although the guards strengthened by magic elves are indeed invulnerable, they were still defeated several times in the face of the human magic system. Second-rate.

 “Why, why is this happening...”

 A man stumbled and leaned against the wall, his face pale.

"Why, what did we do wrong...why did the magic elves abandon us? That's right!"

　　After saying this, the man seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Algard.

“Your Highness, the nobles who made contracts with the elves have turned into monsters. Why can you still be safe? We can all understand what Your Highness said, but as a prince, you are not..."

“The reason is simple. Not long ago, I broke the Elf Contract.”

Hearing the man's question, Algard was silent for a moment, and then spoke.

"Why?!"

 Hearing Algard's words, not only everyone present was shocked, but even Agnesphia and Euphilia also widened their eyes in surprise.

"Yar? You broke the elven contract? Why did you do this?"

“Because I have wanted to do this for a long time, Sister Wang.”

When things got to this point, Algard was so upset that he turned his head and stared at Agnesphia.

"Sister Wang seems to have never thought that I have always wanted to destroy all of this. The twisted aristocratic system of the Kingdom of Paretia, and the elf contract - those nobles thought they had concluded an elf contract, relying on the power of blood to They can stand high and oppress the people arbitrarily. Indeed, they may have done so without fear of trouble in the past, but now, in the modern era when the human magic system is expanding, what these nobles are doing is just digging graves for the Kingdom of Paretia!"

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 Hearing what Algard said, Agnesphia and Euphilia were stunned. I am afraid they had never thought that they would hear such words from Algard.

"Originally, I wanted to let the nobles of the Elf Faith Sect die in the North Fortress, completely weakening their power, and then return to the country to deal with those guys. But now it seems that there is no need to do so. I thought of it now, even if Paretia No matter how reluctant the citizens of the kingdom are, they must admit that magic elves are our enemies!"

“Wait, how did you break the contract?”

Hearing this, Anisphia was stunned for a moment, and suddenly asked, while Algard glanced at Duanmuhuai, who shrugged his shoulders.

"I think you, Sister Wang, also know that in fact, when I met Mr. Inquisitor before, I told him all my thoughts, so Mr. Inquisitor also agreed to assist me in my plan."

 “Wait, Mr. Inquisitor? You...?!”

Hearing Algard's answer, Anisphia looked at Duanmuhuai in stunned silence, and the latter sneered.

"Yes, Algard tried to completely sever the elven contract and eliminate elven magic, while I planned to completely eliminate the evil and filthy subspace monsters like magic elves, so we reached an agreement. That is, after that, I found This opportunity helps Algard dissolve the elf contract."

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Facing Duanmuhuai's merciless answer, Anisfia bit her lips. It was not that she didn't know Duanmuhuai's thoughts. After all, Duanmuhuai had told them about this more than once, but Anisfia really Unexpectedly, Duanmu Huai would join forces with his younger brother...

 “Oh my God! Your Highness, how could you do such a thing!”

At this time, the man before started crying. He fell to his knees almost in despair, looking at Algard.

"Your Highness, how could you do this? Magic Elf is the patron saint of our Kingdom of Paretia. You actually broke the sacred contract with the Magic Elf, so you caused such a disaster!"

 “Yes, Prince, how could you do this!”

“Your Highness, you actually did such a thing. Now the magic elf is angry. What should we do?”

 For a time, many people around him began to complain, but at this moment, a cold snort sounded, suppressing their roars and complaints.

"Shut up."

Duanmu Huai stood up suddenly and looked at these people coldly.

“So, according to your point of view, this is all the fault of Prince Algard. Because he broke the elven contract, the magic elves became angry and brought us the current disaster? Is that so?”

 “No, that’s right, that’s it!”

 The man nodded vigorously again.

"If Prince Algard had not broken the elf contract, the magic elves would not have abandoned us at all, let alone let us fall into this desperate situation... Your Highness, it is still too late, please re-conclude the elf contract and appease the magic Elf, as long as you show loyalty..."

 “Heresy!”

However, before the man could finish his words, Duanmu Huai shouted angrily, and the thunder hammer crashed down, knocking the man to the ground and completely turning him into a ball of meat.

Duanmuhuai, on the other hand, held the thunder hammer tightly and looked at the others with a murderous look.

"Trying to kill all humans because of disrespect? How can such alien hybrids be allowed to survive? They dare to threaten humans. There is only one way to die! All magic elves must be eliminated, and all those who dare to stand against these filthy aliens The traitors on the **** side will also suffer a bad death!"

 Speaking of this, Duanmu Huai's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

 “Now, who is in favor? Who is against?!”

Facing Duanmu Huai, who looked like a murderous **** in front of them, everyone trembled for a moment, but soon, some people gathered their courage.

"Your Highness, please don't listen to this thug's nonsense..."

"boom!"

"Your Highness, please wake up. If this continues, the Kingdom of Paretia will only be destroyed..."

"boom!"

"Your Highness the Prince! Please don't give up the teachings of your ancestors. The contract you made with the elves is sacred..."

  “Bang!”    Finally, after a moment, there was silence.

 “You see, Algard, it’s that simple.”

Duanmu Huai waved his war hammer covered in flesh and blood and looked at the mutilated corpse in front of him, while the others were already trembling and did not dare to say anything more.

“As long as you kill everyone who opposes you, then there will be no problem.”

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Algard looked at the scene in front of him and remained silent.

 At this moment, Anisphia’s trembling voice sounded.

 “Is this what you want to do, Yar?”

 “That’s right, Sister Wang.”

Algard took a deep breath and looked at Agnesphia again.

“I want to change this country and change everything, so I chose this path.”

“But everyone doesn’t expect you to be that kind of king! Everyone wants you to be a king who values ​​the connection between people, can hold hands with everyone, and governs the country with peace!”

"what is this!"

Hearing Anisphia's defense, Algard also burst into anger at this moment.

"The connection between people? Holding hands? Don't think I haven't seen it, don't think I don't know! I know what the nobles of this country look like! I know how deep the gap is between the nobles and desperate people! Those All are the distortions accumulated by the Kingdom of Paretia over the years! The extremely arrogant nobles do not regard civilians who are unable to conclude elf contracts and use elf magic as human beings! I thought you would understand this, Sister Wang, as the princess. , just because you can't conclude an elf contract, you know how you are treated, don't you? Even as a princess, you are treated like this, haven't you ever thought about what happens to commoners when they face nobles? ?!”

"I………"

Facing Algard’s angry rebuke, Agnesphia was speechless for a moment, while Algard stared at her angrily and took a step forward.

"Yes, for this country, elf belief is everything! The royal bloodline is just a layer of gold foil! I am just a supporting role to help Euphelia stand at the top of power! I am just a role to make Euphelia legitimate. The King of Sex! I'm just a cog used to maintain the dignity of the country! So will Euphilia change anything? It won't change! She will only protect those nobles, the same as before! Yes, maybe for you, There’s nothing wrong with being the same as before! But I can’t! I’m the prince and the next king, so if I can’t do this, who else can do it!?”

 “His Royal Highness Algard...”

Euphilia also had a complicated expression at this moment. After all, this was the first time she heard Algard speak her innermost thoughts.

At this moment, Algard's expression suddenly became extremely cold.

“Especially you, Sister Wang, you are so ridiculous.”

"I………?"

"Yes, the magic you created threatens the authority of the nobles. They fear you and fear you. But what did you do? You acted like you didn't care about anything and just focused on your own research. In life. What does this country mean to you? You have clearly created the most powerful weapon to subvert all this, but you have shelved it - a sharp sword is used to kill the enemy. Rather than being placed as a decoration in the room! Or for you, is your so-called magic just self-satisfaction enough?!"

　　　…………”

 Anisphia gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.

"I know...of course I know, but reform is about forcing change. In order to achieve change, you must force others to suffer. Why is there any need to rush to carry out that kind of reform? Like a king of decorations? Then what? What does it have to do with it? If the Wang family is safe, then that is evidence of peace in the country, isn’t it? Is change and control that uses force to impose change really what the people expect? You who don’t even understand this truth are not qualified to be the king!"

 “This is what I want to say, Sister Wang.”

 Algard's expression did not change at all.

"You still bury your head in the sand and can't see the reality clearly. As long as the Wang family is safe, that means the country is at peace? So, to you, those civilians who died in the dark alleys because of the nobles' wanton behavior are not worth it at all. Just mention it. I originally thought that you would be more understanding of the sufferings of the people as you travel frequently, but I didn’t expect that in the final analysis, you are just... nothing more than that."

Algard stared at Anisphia, his eyes full of anger.

"In order to achieve change, you must force others to suffer? Then who is suffering? Sister Wang? Answer me! Is it the people who are wantonly oppressed by the nobles?! No, aren't they suffering now? Don't you see that because The corpses of civilians who were dragged out and beaten to death because of the nobles' words? Haven't you seen the corpses of those children who were trampled to death just because they stood in front of the nobles' carriages? Why is all this happening? Who is it? Giving the nobles the power to kill civilians so wantonly? Isn’t that the elf contract and bloodline they honor?!”

 Speaking of this, Algard showed a ferocious smile.

"Making others suffer? Isn't it good? These nobles who don't know the sufferings of the world should be allowed to taste the pain they inflict on the common people!"

“Even if you are right, neither the people nor the country can withstand drastic changes! The longer the accumulated history, the more serious the damage caused by the changes will be!”

"That's why you are only afraid! Sister Wang! You are afraid of change! Afraid of taking responsibility! You have no right to talk to me here! You have no right to accuse me! Mr. Judge once said to me - nothing is too big An existence that cannot fail, even the history of the entire country is the same! This country was originally built on lies, and now it is time to tear apart the lies and let them see the cruel truth! You ask me what right I have to do this, because I—Algard Bernard Paretia is the heir to the throne of this kingdom!"

 Algard drew out his sword and shouted angrily.

"I am the ruler of this country, so... I have the responsibility to end this long-standing lies and deception, and lead the reborn Paretia onto a new path!"

　　……Maybe you are right, but I also have my own ideas.”

 Anisphia clenched the magic sword in her hand.

“At least, as a sister, I can stop my brother from losing his mind.”

 “I’m sorry, but it’s a pity that this is impossible.”

However, at this moment, Anisphia saw Duanmuhuai holding a war hammer, standing in front of Algard, looking at herself.

“…Mr. Judge, do you want to stop me?”

 “Of course, Anisphia.”

Duanmu Huai clenched his war hammer and looked at the girl in front of him.

"Although in principle, the Tribunal does not intervene in political disputes, the moment the magic elves are confirmed to be warp monsters, the Tribunal must completely destroy and eliminate them. Mr. Algard and I have the same goal. So any obstacle that stands in our way will be removed...even you."

 “You...woo!”

However, before Anisphia finished speaking, she suddenly felt her neck tighten. She saw Ogis, who was sitting on Duanmuhuai's shoulder, moving her right hand fingers slightly, and then invisible threads spread out and tied her up. Anisfia's limbs and neck, before Anisfia could resist, the real Jiling took a step forward, holding the handle of the shotgun tightly in her hand and hitting the back of Anisfia's head hard. one strike.

 The next moment, Anisphia fell to the ground without saying a word.

 “Extremely stupid.”

Duanmuhuai glanced at Agnesphia and looked away.

 “Anyway, let’s solve the immediate problem first.”

Then he spoke.