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The "Scholar of Yore" had no intention of dealing with Hobert alone. He was merely leading his Marionettes, following far behind, as if genuinely enjoying the game.
Hobert had no intention of turning back to counterattack, because he was very clear that if the other party summoned one or two angels from the "Historical Void," the only thing Hobert could do was ask the "Creator" for help.
They chased and fled like this for a morning. Hobert still hadn't lost his general direction, and continued to advance towards Masin.
Perhaps because his goal was too clear, as he passed through a desolate valley, a high wall of fire suddenly appeared in front of him.
Immediately afterward, the two Feysac people who had been chasing Hobert and Alice blocked the way.
In addition, two people wearing Intis Republic attire were also blocking Hobert, but judging from their positions, they were wary of the two Feysac people.
However, Hobert was their common target at this time, because they had almost run their legs off in the past two days searching for Hobert. After stopping Hobert, they pounced on him almost immediately.
Seeing that this battle was unavoidable, Hobert had no choice but to put Alice aside and prepare to fight with all his strength.
At this time, the "Scholar of Yore" also led his Marionettes and caught up from behind.
The large man with Feysac features was Polonov, the demigod of the "Hunter" pathway who had previously probed the Loen Kingdom delegation.
He complained to the "Scholar of Yore" in ancient Feysac: "If you could have killed them that night, there wouldn't be so much trouble now."
The "Scholar of Yore" smiled: "You also agreed to my plan at the time. No one wanted to bear the infamy of killing a Loen princess, so we had to rush them back to Backlund.
"It's just because of some idiot that they escaped from under their noses that we had to run around looking for them."
Polonov snorted coldly and said nothing more.
Blocked in the middle, Hobert watched them talk while considering whether to release "Bull Devil Monarch" and "Great Sage" to help.
The "Scholar of Yore" continued: "You guys do it. I did a divination, and this kid is a source of danger. If the three of us besiege him together, I will encounter some danger.
"But if you two besiege him, I won't be in any danger."
Hobert was slightly stunned at first, and then sighed in his heart that it was no wonder everyone said that "Seers" were difficult to kill. He believed that if he entered the "Nation of Disorder," this guy would definitely turn around and run.
Moreover, the other party's Seer was very experienced, obviously bypassing the "Nation of Disorder" and directly divining his own safety.
The two people wearing Intis Republic-style clothes obediently said, "Okay, Mr. Brandon."
Polonov sneered: "Mystifying."
However, in his opinion, his own two demigods and two Sequence 5s were completely capable of defeating Hobert and capturing Alice alive. It didn't matter if this "Cleric" didn't help.
Hobert was now ready for battle, so he took the first step: "Order!"
An "Order Tree" covering hundreds of meters rose from the ground. Currently, he had to deal with two opponents, so he had to be careful. He decided to first try how long he could last if he exerted all his strength under the attacks of two demigods? Was there any possibility of counter-killing?
If the "Scholar of Yore" took action or wanted to run away later, he would simply "invite" the "Creator" to take action and kill them all.
The "Order Tree" gave Polonov and the other four people a certain psychological impact, but the two demigods from different countries quickly restrained their emotions and launched an attack on Hobert from different directions.
Polonov's body was suddenly covered with a layer of flame from the inside out, and he slammed a punch towards Hobert, this was a "Cull!"
The Intis Republic's demigod, called Cornell, was also an "Iron-Blooded Knight." He used a violently burning wall of fire to block Hobert's retreat.
The two Sequence 5s were very self-aware and did not participate in the battle between the demigods. They were waiting for an opportunity to bypass the battlefield and prepare to capture Alice.
Hobert stretched out his hand and swiped, and Polonov's fist smashed towards Cornell.
With the blessing of the "Order Tree," the intensity and duration of Hobert's "Distortion" had been greatly improved!
Cornell quickly dodged, and dozens of fire crows flew out from his back, smashing towards Hobert.
As a result, these fire crows turned around in mid-air and rushed towards Polonov!
The flames on Polonov's body suddenly burned violently, blocking the fire crows' offensive: "Don't be counterproductive!"
Cornell frowned, took a step back, and planned to watch the two fight for a while first.
Hobert had already rushed over and stabbed Polonov with his sword.
Polonov had a blazing white spear in his hand, blocking Hobert's attack. Then, the flames on his body suddenly swelled up, almost engulfing Hobert in the flames.
Hobert slightly retracted his sword, swiped in mid-air again, and once again, like tearing open wallpaper, he tore open a gap in the underworld, basically sucking away the flames on Polonov's body, leaving only a faint flame.
Brandon, the "Scholar of Yore" sitting on a stone outside the battlefield to watch the battle, clapped his hands to express his appreciation for Hobert's handling of the situation.
Alice, who was also at the edge of the battlefield, was sweating for Hobert.
At the same time, she did not dare to relax her vigilance, and according to Hobert's instructions just now, she paid attention to the movements of the two Sequence 5s.
On the battlefield, the gap in the underworld quickly disappeared. Polonov wanted to trap Hobert with a "Wall of Burning," but his "Wall of Burning" turned around under Hobert's "Distortion" and surrounded Cornell, who was ready to attack at any time.
Polonov had also fought against many "Earls of the Fallen ," but today was the first time he had seen this kind of rogue-like "Distortion" that seemed to be able to be used continuously!
If there was no blessing from the "Order Tree," Hobert's "Distortion" would not be as easy to use as it is now. He could only "Distort" the direction of the "Wall of Burning," but he could not continuously "Distort" the direction of these skills.
Generally, the "Cull" of an "Iron-Blooded Knight" can only "Distort" the "Fatal" point of the opponent, but cannot "Distort" the entire attack.
After some probing, Polonov understood which of his abilities were enhanced under the canopy.
His response strategy was to dodge Hobert's attack, quickly retreat, and not take the initiative to attack.
He was covered in fire and moved very nimbly. Even if Hobert "magnified" his speed, he couldn't catch up with him.
Now Hobert finally knew that the other party had not cheated when digesting the "Hunter" potion, because the other party had obviously discovered that the "Order Tree" had a time limit, so he could delay for a while and look for an opportunity.
Hobert used a trick, pretending to try his best to catch up. Finally, when the position and timing were right, the thin sword in his hand suddenly lengthened and pierced Polonov.
This shocked Polonov very much. Fortunately, he had a miraculous item that could produce "Dawn Armor" in a small range in response to emergencies. Although the range was small, it was enough to block most demigod-level attacks.
After Hobert realized that he had not pierced Polonov's skin, he immediately retracted his sword, then leaped backward, and the sword in his hand lengthened again, piercing a Sequence 5 who was trying to bypass the battlefield.
The moment the Sequence 5 was stabbed, the whole person was covered in flames to block the spread of the injury.
But soon, the flames disappeared, leaving only the Sequence 5 trembling all over on the ground.
His spiritual body had been stabbed, and the power of the underworld invaded his body with the thin sword, causing him to lose his combat power instantly.
Brandon, who was sitting on a rock watching the show, said at this time: "Oh, right, I forgot to tell you just now that the sword in his hand can change shape at will."
Polonov gritted his teeth a little at this, because the one who was stabbed just now was the Feysac Empire's Sequence 5.
But he didn't have time to care about his subordinates at this time, and didn't even have time to scold him, because he found that his body was becoming stiff and the flames on his body were almost gone.
This was the effect of the "Language of the Dead" attached to Hobert's thin sword. Although this effect was not so obvious, it could be superimposed. The longer the battle lasted, the greater the impact the opponent received!
Hobert had been using Azik's mark from just now to "tamper" with the surrounding environment, making the environment more conducive to the power of the underworld.
"Magnify!" Hobert's next attack magnified the "Language of the Dead" attached to the thin sword.
Polonov seemed to hear a very terrifying murmur. He felt like he had fallen into an ice cave. While his whole body was frozen stiff, his limbs seemed to stop working.
"Disorder!" Hobert's counterattack began. Taking advantage of the opponent's "chaotic" state, he punched the opponent towards the tree trunk.
Since the thin sword couldn't stab the opponent for a while, it was better to just use his fist!
At the same time, his attack was also to prevent the opponent from escaping the range of the canopy.
Polonov was actually very cautious. He had been staying away from the central area of the canopy, but at this time he was punched back by Hobert.
The moment he hit the tree trunk, he suddenly turned into a group of flames that shot out in all directions. These flames merged in front and re-formed Polonov.
His lips were a little purple from the cold at this time, and he complained to Cornell: "You can't help at all."
Cornell snorted coldly and temporarily blocked Hobert, who was chasing over, with a "Wall of Burning."
He also realized that under the canopy, neither he nor Polonov could deal with Hobert alone. Of course, he couldn't stand idly by at this moment.
Taking advantage of this moment to catch his breath, Polonov pulled out a bottle of strong liquor from his clothes like a magician. After gulping down a few mouthfuls, his condition seemed to improve a lot.
Brandon, sitting on the stone, stroked the delicate beard on his chin and said strangely, "He was just blasted into a ball of fire. Where did he hide the wine?"
Alice suddenly recalled a joke about the Feysac people: "You never know where they will hide their wine; if you accidentally destroy his wine, then congratulations, this may be the last thing you do in your life."
Brandon nodded slightly: "I've heard those two jokes too."
At this time, the battlefield had formed a situation where Polonov and Cornell were besieging Hobert.
Just like their initial tentative attacks, one person definitely couldn't defeat Hobert, and two people's attacks could easily be exploited by Hobert.
This is a characteristic of Beyonders of the "Lawyer" pathway. Sometimes, dealing with one enemy is almost as difficult as dealing with two enemies.
It's just that with two enemies, Hobert has little chance to counterattack.
Polonov and Cornell had the same idea, which was to maintain the current state. After the duration of the "Tree of Order" ended, they would definitely be able to defeat Hobert.
Of course, Hobert also knew the other party's plan. While "distorting" the opponent's attacks, his long-planned counterattack began.
Hobert first took the opportunity to suddenly summon the "Underworld Gate" using the "Spirit Wine Glass."
This Sequence 5 level ability, in theory, is difficult to play a significant role in a battle between demigods.
However, the environment under the canopy enhanced its power. Then, at the cost of enduring a punch from Polonov, Hobert slashed with his rapier, creating a huge "Underworld Gate."
Many more malicious hands stretched out, as if trying to grab something.
This made the two "Iron-Blooded Knights" feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave again. They reacted almost simultaneously, fleeing to the outside of the canopy as quickly as possible.
In a normal environment, the power from the Underworld is not so strong. They can use their own flames to dispel the chill on their bodies.
But the environment under this canopy is abnormal.
Originally, they thought that Hobert would never leave the canopy, but unexpectedly, Hobert actually chased after them and stabbed Polonov with his sword: "Exploit!"
The mystical item on Polonov's body appeared again in response, but Hobert used "Exploit" to prematurely end its duration.
This sword, which Hobert had endured until now, finally pierced Polonov's chest.
The price of this strike was that Hobert's abdomen was also pierced by Cornell's blazing white spear.
"Bestow!" Hobert immediately "bestowed" most of the injuries from Polonov's punch and the injuries caused by the blazing white spear to Cornell.
Cornell's chest immediately had a clear dent, and his abdomen suffered serious injuries. His whole body was instantly covered in flames, with a bright red flame burning from his chest and abdomen respectively.
After the flames on his body disappeared, the red flames at the wound were still there. When the red flames also disappeared, the injury had healed for the most part.
"Magnify!" Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hobert magnified the injury in Polonov's chest. The wound immediately became very hideous and flowed with a lot of black, thick liquid.
Hobert stabbed again with his sword, and part of Polonov's body completely turned into flames, causing Hobert's sword to miss.
Even as strong as a demigod, Polonov felt that his body and abilities were a little out of control. Hobert no longer used his sword and directly threw a punch, which he surprisingly failed to dodge.
The force of this punch sent Polonov flying again, but Hobert "tampered with" the air density in the direction he was flying, causing Polonov to immediately feel like he had crashed into an airtight wall.
Hobert took a step forward and kicked again. At this time, Hobert was more like an "Iron-Blooded Knight", punching flesh and kicking with the wind, beating this demigod of the Feysac Empire without any power to fight back.
At this moment, Cornell came forward to block Hobert's attack, but a phantom door suddenly appeared between the two.
This was the ability of the button that Hobert had obtained from the royal family, and he didn't use it until the critical moment of the counterattack.
Cornell looked at Brandon, who was still sitting on the stone. This "Scholar of Yore" still had no intention of taking action.
Cornell pondered for a moment and decided to attack Hobert, preferably taking advantage of this opportunity to seriously injure him.
At this time, Polonov had been beaten until he was covered in blood, which reminded him of the time when he was in school and fought with older students.
Only at that time had he been beaten so badly.
Hobert threw another punch, but this punch only rested on the opponent's chest. At this time, Polonov's whole body shook violently.
At this moment, his internal organs were experiencing a series of constant explosions. This was the ability of "1-109" obtained from the "Black Knight" of the Aurora Order: Flesh and Blood Bomb.
As long as the enemy is injured and starts bleeding, it can be detonated.
When Hobert fought the "Black Knight" before, he was blown away twice in a row, and he knew the power of the bomb very well.
After continuous explosions, Polonov's internal organs had been blown to pieces. Although he could turn part of his body into flames to avoid fatal damage, the explosions in his chest and abdomen were difficult to avoid all the damage.
Polonov seemed to have been hollowed out, rolled his eyes, and fell to the ground.
Hobert's set of counterattacks was as smooth as flowing water. A dozen seconds ago, he was still at a disadvantage, but now he had severely injured a demigod.
This is also Hobert's current fighting style. Once he seizes the opportunity, not many demigods can withstand his counterattack.
Cornell's attack finally arrived at this time. He turned into a ball of flame, bypassed the phantom door, and struck Hobert with a fire fist the moment Polonov fell.
At this time, they had left the area under the canopy. Hobert only "distorted" the extraordinary damage attached to this punch, but he himself was still blown away.
Cornell appeared in mid-air like a stream of light and kicked Hobert in the abdomen.
Hobert spat out a mouthful of blood. This was not an ordinary blow, but "Slaughter". Even if every blow did not hit Hobert's weak point, the place that was hit would become a weak point, thus suffering serious damage.
This ability consumes a lot of spirituality, but it is the best way to attack when seizing the opportunity to approach the enemy.
"Disorder!" Hobert used his Beyonder power to avoid Cornell's next attack.
After he landed on the ground, he spat out another mouthful of blood.
Cornell continued to launch his offensive. This time, he used "Fatal Attack."
In a head-on battle, the "Iron-Blooded Knight's" attack is quite powerful, but he had no chance to use it under the canopy of the "Tree of Order" just now.
"Weaken!" Hobert had used most of his hidden strength in one go in order to severely injure Polonov, which led to Cornell taking a certain initiative.
The injured Hobert quickly changed his tactics, trying to avoid the opponent's frontal attacks as much as possible, while defending and giving the opponent a wave of negative states first.
Orange flames suddenly burned under Hobert's feet. He quickly somersaulted to avoid it, even setting his pants on fire: "Bestow!"
He once again "granted" most of his injuries to Cornell.
Several dark fire crows flew out from Cornell's back, sending most of Hobert's "Bestow" back in the form of flames.
At this time, the trap he had "set up" took effect. Hobert stepped on empty air and opened his arms to maintain balance.
In battle, this is definitely a superfluous and fatal move.
At the demigod level of the "Hunter" pathway, this simple trap can almost be created "out of thin air". He can keenly detect cavities under the surface and make use of them, allowing the "prey" to accurately step into the trap under his influence.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cornell punched Hobert. This was a "Fatal Attack!"
Hobert once again "distorted" the opponent's "fatal" damage. While he was being blown away, he used: "Connection!"
He strengthened the Connection between Cornell and Polonov, making Cornell very worried about the injuries of this temporary comrade Polonov and wanting to go over and check on him.
Hobert landed on the ground and rolled before standing up again.
Although he was embarrassed just now, he had already "sent" most of the damage he had received.
His counterattack also began. When Cornell was "weakened" and in the state of "grant", the effects of the "Connection" and other three abilities would be enhanced.
Just as Cornell recovered from the "Connection", Hobert's "arrogant" ability smashed into him, making him feel that Brandon's observation was really hateful. He rushed over to teach him a lesson.
Hobert attacked from behind and kicked him down: "Charm!"
Cornell immediately felt that although Hobert had kicked him down, the battle just now made him feel indeed a little tired, and it was quite nice to lie down for a while.
Hobert took a step forward and stepped on Cornell. The rapier in his hand suddenly turned into a two-handed greatsword, and he was about to chop off the opponent's head with one sword.
At this time, one of Brandon's puppets with a sword rushed over and blocked this fatal blow for Cornell.
Hobert jumped back immediately, feeling that this puppet should be at the level of a demigod.
Cornell got up in a disheveled manner and retreated to Brandon's side.
Brandon smiled and said, "You lost because you were deceived by the illusion he created from the very beginning."
"In my opinion, summoning this big tree does indeed enhance his abilities to some extent, but he is very clear that such an enhancement is not enough to deal with two demigods at the same time."
"So from the beginning, he was trying to alienate you. As for his purpose in summoning this big tree, it was just to make you think that he was relying on this big tree and that he could not leave the range of the canopy."
"So you thought that as long as you encountered danger, you could retreat outside the canopy."
"At this time, it became the time when you were most careless, and it was also the best time for him to launch a counterattack."
"That idiot Polonov didn't understand, and neither did you. When you used 'Slaughter' just now, you had already gained an advantage."
"But subconsciously, you still thought that as long as you were not under the canopy, you could defeat him. As a result, he gradually turned the disadvantage into an advantage, and finally delivered a fatal blow!"
Brandon smiled and said, "This is what a 'Lawyer' does, creating loopholes for himself and using self-created loopholes to defeat the enemy."
Hobert was slightly stunned. This was indeed the tactic he had thought of when facing the two demigods.
Although there were some minor errors in the implementation, it didn't matter much. In the end, he won. If it weren't for Brandon's rescue, he would definitely have completed the feat of a 'double kill'.
However, Brandon's rescue was inevitable, after all, they were both Beyonders of the Intis Republic.
Cornell looked like he had learned a lesson. At the same time, the way he looked at Hobert seemed a little gloating, because after this evaluation, it meant that Brandon was about to take action.
"You guys go first," Brandon said. "Leave this to me."
Cornell nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Brandon."
Hobert slowly retreated to the canopy of the "Tree of Order" and greeted Alice, asking her to retreat as well.
If the opponent was just a "Bizarro Sorcerer", Hobert would still fight him to try, but if it was an "Scholar of Yore", then he wouldn't even think about it and would directly call for reinforcements. Who knew what kind of guys they would summon to help?
After Cornell and the others left the valley, Brandon suddenly took action. However, he didn't attack Hobert, but a Marionette suddenly sprinted forward and pierced Polonov's head with a sword, pinning him to the ground.
Just now, the seriously injured Polonov was also preparing to sneak away during this opportunity, but he died under the sword of Brandon's Marionette.
"Let's talk about how to deal with the spoils, shall we?" Brandon smiled and said, "My sword just now can also be considered as participating in the battle. Polonov is of course yours."
"However, that 'Reaper' who hasn't completely died will be mine, as compensation for the Marionette you damaged for me this morning."
Hobert was slightly stunned, not understanding the other party's intention.
"If you don't speak, I'll take it as you've agreed." Brandon waved his hand, and the Marionette beside Polonov's corpse pulled out the sword inserted into his head and kicked the demigod's corpse in front of Hobert.
And the Sequence 5 who had been stabbed by Hobert earlier stood up from the ground like a zombie and joined the ranks of Brandon's Marionettes.
At this time, the duration of the "Tree of Order" was up, and the canopy quickly shrank, eventually turning into an ordinary wooden stick.
Brandon suddenly waved his hand: "The game is over, you guys take the spoils and leave."
Hobert was still carefully guarding against Brandon: "That sounds like a clumsy lie."
"Hahahaha." Brandon laughed heartily: "Logically speaking, the Intis Republic cares more about your meeting than the Feysac Empire does."
"After all, although Lenburg is not adjacent to us, it is not far from the Republic."
"That's why they asked me to take action and must disrupt this meeting."
"But according to the news I just received, this meeting has made almost no substantial progress, so there is no need to continue blocking you."
Hobert understood: "This Feysac Empire's big guy doesn't know that you have lost your common goal and have become enemies from friends again."
"And I killed a demigod of the Feysac Empire, further deepening the conflict between the two countries. For the Intis Republic, it also eliminated a demigod opponent for you."
Brandon smiled: "Little friend is very smart, but this guy is not stupid either. In order to make him willing to die, I didn't even tell Cornell the news from Masin."
"So after the two people met, although they were wary of each other, they still looked like they were fighting against a common enemy."
Hobert sighed: "'Seers' are really hateful!"
Then he suddenly asked as if in retaliation: "You are my biological father Rex's friend, aren't you?"
Alice on the side was slightly stunned. After all, Rex was the "Legendary Colonel" more than twenty years ago. She had heard some of his stories in the palace.
The smile on Brandon's face disappeared. He stared at Hobert for a while before saying, "You are much more careful than your father. You actually noticed my hint."
When Hobert heard Brandon call him "little friend" for the first time, he felt that he had heard this title somewhere.
When he heard this title for the second time, he suddenly remembered that it wasn't that he had heard it somewhere, but that he had seen it.
In the room where the corpse of the Ancient Death was parked outside Backlund, Hobert had obtained the notes left by Rex. On it, there was a message from "Rex's Seer friend".
The message's address to Hobert was: Little friend!
"Many of your reactions are too similar to Rex, especially that shameless energy." Brandon smiled, which was the reason for his previous few laughs.
Then he spread his hands: "How about the meeting gift I gave you? A demigod of the Feysac Empire is enough for you to be rewarded."
Hobert looked at Brandon with a serious face.
Brandon smiled a little embarrassedly: "Well, I didn't expect that we would meet in this way. Originally, I planned to look for you when you were Sequence 3."
"What do you want to find me for?"
"To divine for you whether you should advance to Sequence 2," Brandon smiled: "But you probably won't listen to my divination results, at least your father didn't listen at all."
"In addition, your father put some of the gains we obtained together during our adventures over the years in one place. That is the inheritance he left for you."
"It also includes some of the inheritance and documents of the Trunsoest family. He entrusted me and Christian to jointly witness you inherit this inheritance."
Hobert smiled and said, "Sounds very good."
Brandon spread his hands: "But I heard that you seem to be quite wealthy, at least richer and more powerful than I was when I was young."
He smiled slightly: "Today is not the time to reminisce about the Outer Deities. Our chat may cause you trouble. Fortunately, I have a Marionette of the 'Spectator' pathway. How about asking him to help you forget our conversation just now?"
Alice raised her hand slightly and said, "Hello, Mr. Brandon, I have a method to avoid interrogation."
"Polite good child." Brandon smiled.
Hobert said: "I also have a way to avoid it."
"Ah, brat, you haven't even called me uncle yet, even if you call me Mr. like this princess." As he spoke, Brandon got up and left.
While walking, he said to Hobert without turning his head: "Say hello to Christian for me. That guy's plan to go undercover in Feynapotter was wonderful!"
Soon, Brandon and his Marionettes disappeared into the sparse forest.
Hobert was a little worried and still stared at the direction Brandon left for a while, because Hobert couldn't be sure whether this guy was Rex's friend or not?
Even if he is Rex's friend, he is not his Hobert's friend. So many years have passed, who knows if there will still be any affection?
After waiting for a while, Hobert squatted beside Polonov's corpse, reached out his hand, and prepared to "Shepherd" this demigod.
He injected his spirituality into '1-109' and used the ability of "Shepherd", so he immediately felt that the "1-109" in the shape of a leather hand ring seemed to become very ferocious.
With a slight force, "1-109" sucked out Polonov's spirit body. The expression on the other party's spirit body was a little distorted, as if he was experiencing great pain.
Soon, Hobert felt that he could make three choices. "1-109" did not provide any options, but as long as the spirit body had the ability, he could choose it.
Hobert, who had already considered it, chose "Slaughter", "Fatal Strike", and "Fire Crow Art".
After making the selection, a small groove appeared on the leather bracelet of "1-109", and then a blood-red gemstone filled the groove.
At this point, the entire "Shepherd" process was completed.
Hobert searched out two mystical items from Polonov's body, and then he found a place to sit down a little tiredly: "Let's rest for a while before we leave."
The battle just now consumed a lot of his spirituality. The key is that every time he can only "send" most of the injuries away, he has actually accumulated a lot of pain himself.
He used the "Healing Fork" to heal himself twice, but the injuries caused by the previous "Slaughter" would take two or three days of recovery to fully heal.
...
In Masin City, a small signing ceremony will be held at 4:30 in the afternoon, but because Princess Alice has not been found yet, this event will inevitably end in a anticlimactic manner.
In the past two days, politicians from both countries have been blaming and shying away from each other. Although everyone is gritting their teeth and saying that this event was a success, everyone knows that this exchange will definitely have the opposite effect.
Even if Princess Alice returns to her country safe and sound afterwards, politicians from both countries will definitely attack each other with this.
But to everyone's surprise, just as the signing ceremony was about to begin, Princess Alice appeared!
She was wearing a noble court dress, without makeup, and only had a very simple bun.
Following behind was Earl Hobert, who had also not appeared in the past few days.
Before everyone could inquire, the signing ceremony began, and the delegation from the Kingdom of Loen was still represented by Princess Alice.
She roughly looked at the results of the negotiations over the past week. Just as Brandon said, there was no substantial progress at all!
However, with Alice signing the agreement, it was equivalent to putting a perfect end to this event.
In the evening, members of the royal families of the two countries jointly attended the farewell ball. Ethel spent a lot of effort to find Hobert, who didn't even want to dance, in a corner of the ball.
She smiled: "Your return exceeded everyone's expectations.
"After our review, we should have encountered an 'Scholar of Yore' and an attack from a Sequence 0 Sealed Artifact that night.
"However, the other party didn't seem to intend to harm us. In the end, only you and Alice disappeared. Obviously, you were trapped somewhere, and the other party intended to use this to disrupt this exchange."
Hobert yawned: "The escape process was indeed quite difficult."
"Anyway, welcome back." Ethel smiled and raised her glass: "I'm really fed up with those stupid politicians. The successful conclusion of this exchange at least deprived them of a reason to quarrel."
The two people clinked glasses and took a sip of wine together. Ethel said meaningfully: "Remember to write to me."
Hobert nodded, knowing that the other party was reminding him that once there was progress on the Castiya family's secret belief in the 'Creator', he must write to her.
Early the next morning, both parties boarded trains and left Masin.
This finally allowed the Masin royal family to breathe a long sigh of relief.
In the next two days, Alice and Hobert didn't show up much, and no one openly discussed the princess's disappearance.
It wasn't until they returned to Backlund that Hobert and Alice were questioned separately.
The one who questioned Hobert was Georgina, the director-general of Military Intelligence 9. The duchess asked very politely, like a chat between colleagues.
After all, Hobert made a great contribution to this incident.
Most of what happened in those two days could be told truthfully. As for how Bolunof's Beyonder characteristics were handled, Hobert glossed over it. Georgina didn't ask for details. They had already defaulted that it was Hobert's spoils of war.
The parts that could not be said mainly involved the intimate contact with the princess, and the experience of the two people appreciating each other's figures.
Based on the situation at the time, Georgina could probably sense that Hobert was hiding something, but of course she wouldn't be foolish enough to ask for details.
It was already past 6 pm when Hobert returned to the Earl's mansion. This 11-day mission was finally over.
And Hobert also missed a Tarot Gathering because of this. At this Tarot Gathering, 'The World' and 'The Hanged Man' agreed to explore the island mentioned earlier in the near future.
'The World' asked 'The Fool' when 'The Emperor' would have time. In the end, they set the exploration time for the night three days later.
Georgina gave Hobert a few days off to let him have a good rest.
The next day, Hobert originally planned to have a good rest in the Earl's mansion, but in the morning, the King and Queen sent rewards, as a reward for Hobert's protection of Alice. Military Intelligence 9 also sent a commendation order.
Hobert was almost constantly entertaining and welcoming guests.
In the afternoon, many nobles who had some friendship with Hobert sent gifts to congratulate Hobert on his meritorious service.
Among them were Audrey and Viscount Glaint, these friends came to visit.
In the reception room, Audrey smiled and said: "Congratulations Hobert, I heard that you are very likely to be promoted to Rear Admiral because of this meritorious service."
Hobert smiled: "After being promoted to Rear Admiral, I can get a few dozen pounds more salary every month."
Viscount Glaint then said: "Now you are a hero of Loen! I didn't expect you to be so brave that you blocked a bullet for the princess!"
Hobert was stunned: "Bullet... who said that?"
Glaint: "Princess Alice said it herself in an interview with the 'Backlund Morning Post'. To tell the truth, I have only seen the battle of wits and courage between you and the spies of the enemy country in storybooks.
"And the part where you chose between personal safety and national interests was quite touching to me."
Hobert smiled: "Is that so!"
May I ask which part you are talking about? I don't remember having such an experience at all? No wonder they said they came to visit me when we first met!
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