The Invincible Overlord of Heroes

"snort!"

Xu Lai snorted coldly.

He didn't even emphasize the tone on purpose. People who were farther away might not be able to hear him clearly.

However, even if he couldn't hear clearly, as soon as the powerful momentum came out, the terrifying pressure of reputation came over, and almost no one present could hold on.

Just like when Kerrigan appeared at the head of Lionheart City, no amount of joy could suppress the crumbling morale of mankind.

This is the terrifying oppression from the devil.

Although Xu Lai did not reach this level, he actually killed Kerrigan and did not cheat.

Even a demon king like Kerrigan has been killed. Xu Lai's aura is not as strong as Kerrigan's, but it's not much different.

It can be said that just by standing up, Xu Lai made most people give up the idea of ​​becoming enemies with him.

If the morale was lower and the will to fight was weaker, just like the group of people in front of them, they would almost surrender with their heads in their hands as soon as their weapons were thrown away.

Among the remaining few who carried it, one was relying on his status. After all, they were all descendants of the royal family.

Moreover, they were the ones who took the lead in causing trouble for Xu Lai.

Others can kneel and surrender. They have been forced into a corner, and they will kneel and surrender wherever they go.

Although Xu Lai of the Imperial Palace has not moved in, he has always been closely guarded.

This city within a city was well defended, and Kerrigan's main force was used to attack Lionheart City.

On the contrary, Kerrigan did not cause any damage to the palace and basically kept it as it was.

This also means that as long as you control a few palace entrances and exits, others will have basically no chance to enter or exit.

The reason why it is basic is because this is a magical world after all, and Xu Lai is not sure.

"Tie them all up and put on longer handcuffs and shackles so as not to affect the work."

Xu Lai hadn't even taken action yet. The enemy had been routed, abandoned their weapons and surrendered. He was really out of spirits.

Immediately, he waved his hand and motioned to the Pegasus knights to put up all the hand and foot shackles they found from the dungeon.

Not only did he cuff these people, he also didn't treat them as human beings.

After being handcuffed, these people still need to excavate the heart of the castle under the supervision of the Pegasus knights and the migrant workers.

The migrant workers who can enter the palace are all workers who have settled in the Eagle Kingdom, and are more trustworthy than ordinary workers.

At the same time, these princes, knights, and royal servants were originally high-ranking figures.

Now they have become slaves with their hands and feet tied, which also makes these migrant workers, who can only be regarded as ordinary people, very excited.

Not to mention, all the hard work they were supposed to do was taken over by these big shots.

And all they have to do is supervise and give them a whip if they don't work hard enough.

As for whether they really don't work hard or they just don't know how to do it, it's none of their business. Anyway, if you move slowly, you'll get a whip.

"What, you want to demote us as slaves? Who gave you the right? We are the descendants of the Supreme King Aled. We would rather die than be slaves!"

Of course, there were also those who were unwilling, and the leading "prince" was very resistant.

So Xu Lai fulfilled his wish and sent him on his way with a sword.

Speaking of which, Xu Lai actually had no personal grudges with these royal children.

The strange thing is that they are really the descendants of Aled.

Maybe after the nobles of this world become emperor, they can tolerate the royal family of the previous dynasty.

But Xu Lai is not from this world. As a descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties, his habit for thousands of years is to cut the weeds and eradicate the roots. Earthworms will split them in half vertically.

"Who else wants to die?"

The prophet sword in his hand was unstained by blood. Xu Lai looked around and asked lightly.

Among the people here, there was probably no one else who wanted to die. Several members of the royal family who had not knelt down also dropped their weapons and collapsed on the ground.

Seeing that no one wanted to resist anymore, Xu Lai waved his hand lightly and said:

"Pull them all down. If you find the heart of the castle, send it to a dungeon outside the city to lock it up first."

Xu Lai didn't have that many manpower to watch them, so it was easier to lock them in the dungeon.

After all, these people may be a little naughty, but they are royal members and guards, and they do not lack professional training.

Here, except for the royal male and female servants, the average level is around level 5.

Even if you wear handcuffs and footcuffs, it's not very safe.

Digging was not a difficult job. Xu Lai had to use at least two Pegasus knights and ten migrant workers to guard 3 or 40 people.

If you put this outside, where would he get so many manpower?

Kill them all, it's too one-size-fits-all. Xu Lai is not such a cruel person, and the population is extremely important to the Eagle Kingdom.

As soon as Xu Lai finished speaking, Yinyi took people with him to shackle them.

Those who are not capable of fighting are tied up with ropes. Those who are capable of fighting, such as the guards, must not be left behind.

"Your Majesty the King, I have information to report to you. I wonder if you can forgive us this time."

With Xu Lai holding the line here, no one dared to resist.

However, when a middle-aged man dressed as a guard captain was tied up, the man suddenly shouted loudly.

Xu Lai frowned, hesitated, and then said:

"You tell me, whether to forgive you and you, I will decide based on your intelligence value."

After the incident of assassins and thieves ended, Xu Lai had not had time to deal with those old dignitaries.

These people will definitely be dealt with later.

If this guy can give satisfactory testimony, Xu Lai doesn't mind keeping him so that he can publicly try those people.

"Your Majesty, I know that the troops of the Southern Empire have arrived near Lionheart City.

The Princess Earl Jasmine and her husband sent an army of 200,000, led by Earl Will, and landed at Nani Port yesterday.

Nani Port is only more than 300 kilometers away from the Royal City. If they march quickly, they may appear outside Lionheart City tomorrow."

Hearing this news, Xu Lai felt a little headache.

He had just almost cleaned up Lionheart City, and the fruit pickers came.

What's more, it was the Southern Empire, which has never been active in war, that arrived nearby first.

The Southern Empire has many large sea vessels. Although not many of them can operate on inland rivers, the quality is still very high if only transport ships are considered.

The key lies in quantity. Xu Lai relies on a city to produce ships, and the speed can never be compared with that of the Southern Empire.

They can easily transport 200,000 troops in one dispatch.

Even if Xu Lai adds up all the transport capacity of the Coast Guard, he still can't transport 100,000.

Xu Lai guessed that this 200,000 troops might not even be the limit of the Southern Empire's transport capacity.

"Is Princess Jasmine, the daughter of High King Aled?"

The chief guard was stunned for a moment, but thinking of Xu Lai's identity as a hero sent from heaven, he immediately explained:

"Yes, Princess Jasmine, full name Jasmine Aled, is the only daughter of His Majesty the High King Aled.

Earl Jasmine is still very much loved by His Majesty Aled, but it's a pity that she got married early, otherwise she might have had the opportunity to inherit the position of the High King.

However, because His Majesty has not had a real heir, he has taken great care of Earl Jasmine and gifted her a large number of troops and treasures.

The actual ruler of the Southern Empire now is Earl Jasmine.

And the hero she sent this time was Earl Will, the head of the Royal Archer Corps.

I guess that what Earl Will brought is probably the Royal Archer Corps that His Majesty Aled gave to Earl Jasmine."

The Southern Empire was also attacked by the underground city, but compared with the Northern Empire, the Western Empire and the Eastern Empire that was fighting the undead.

The attack on the underground city was not a big deal at all.

Queen Moril has no ambition for the land on the ground. She only has gold coins in her eyes.

Therefore, the South Empire is the one with the best military strength.

Of course, relatively speaking, the South Empire, which pays more attention to economic trade, is the weakest in military strength among the four empires.

But Xu Lai didn't know that the Supreme King Aled had sent a large number of troops to her daughter.

As one rises and the other falls, I'm afraid that the South Empire is the most powerful among the four empires at this time.

Considering that even if there are transport ships available, it will take more than one or two days to assemble the troops.

Therefore, when the South Empire learned that Kerrigan was not in Lionheart City, it might have decided to take back Lionheart City.

The army has already been dispatched, and it is estimated that they must know that Lionheart City has fallen into Xu Lai's hands.

Otherwise, where did the chief guard who was imprisoned in the imperial city get the news?

"How do you prove all this? How do I know you are not lying to me?"

Although he said so, Xu Lai actually believed it, just to set a trap.

Sure enough, the chief guard took out a communication stone from his bosom and handed it to Xu Lai, saying:

"Earl Jasmine is also a member of the royal family. She has a bad relationship with these cousins, but she has always been in contact with me and several ministers.

The news about the Southern Empire's army was told to me by Earl Jasmine herself. She originally wanted us to be responsible for the support."

Xu Lai took the communication magic stone handed over by the chief guard. This thing is extremely delicate and much better looking than the one Xu Lai himself is using.

"You said that Jasmine Aled had contact with you, I can believe it.

But can you tell me why you revealed this information to me?

As you can see, I don't have many soldiers here, the teleportation array has not been repaired, and I have no reinforcements to support me.

If I want to kill you, and you reveal the information to me to save your life, I can understand it.

But in fact, I don't want to execute you. You will suffer physical pain for two days at most.

With your ability and status, I don't think you can't even bear this little pain."

As the saying goes, if there is something abnormal, there must be something wrong. Although Xu Lai believed what this guy said, he thought that this guy must have something else to say.

The most difficult lie in the world to detect is the truth that hides the head and the tail. As long as the key information in the truth is hidden, it is easier to mislead the enemy.

And if it is the truth, even if Xu Lai uses the magic of detecting lies to identify it, he still can't get the correct answer.

Xu Lai simply asked his doubts directly.

There is a saying that after telling a lie, you need to cover it up with countless lies.

Even if this guy is telling the truth, this logical flaw is always unavoidable.

The chief guard did not hesitate too much, he said very straightforwardly:

"Your Majesty, because I think only you can achieve the final victory.

I don't want to be a prisoner for life, nor do I want me and these few remaining brothers to become victims of the human civil war."

The answer from the chief guard was something Xu Lai had never expected. He could not help but say in astonishment:

"Even I don't have such strong confidence. I don't know why you believe in me so much?"

The chief guard lowered his head and said: "Before today, I just thought you would have a better chance of winning.

Because you are the only one who not only claims to have defeated the Lord of Hell, but also claims to have killed the Lord of Hell and destroyed the Burning Legion.

All the doubts before have disappeared after seeing you again today. I can finally be sure of this."

Xu Lai said with a smile:

"According to what you said, it should be There should be many people who claim to have defeated the Lord of Hell, and they are all lying.

Then why do you think I am not lying? "

"In order to encourage the people and the army, the rulers have often promoted this.

But you are different. You just said it casually and did not promote it at all.

Besides, the people have no way to tell whether the Lord of Hell has been defeated.

The rulers only need to bring back some demons' heads to make up the numbers to deceive most people.

But you are different. You really don't have to tell a lie that can't withstand any scrutiny and verification. "

The people in Lionheart City may have received limited information.

But people in other places may not have such limited information. The Burning Legion has not sent any news for a long time.

Besides, there are even prophets in this world. Just find a fortune teller and you can roughly calculate a result.

Xu Lai was silent for a while, which was regarded as tacitly agreeing with the answer of the chief guard.

But for a long time, the chief guard could not wait for Xu Lai's final reply.

Those servants and royal family members had already been taken away by the Pegasus Knights.

The only ones left here are the chief guard and his subordinates, so there is no need to worry about the risk of leaks.

"I got the news before that both the Eastern Empire and the Northern Empire have ideas about Lionheart City.

Since Earl Jasmine of the Southern Empire can contact you and find out the news in the city.

Then I think that the Eastern Empire and the Northern Empire must have their own people in this city!"

After thinking for a while, the chief guard said: "In fact, almost all noble families are related and have connections with each other.

The news in the city is not a secret to those outside the city.

If we must talk about the insider, the Minister of Finance Tiff was recommended by the former Grand Duke Aled.

And the Minister of Defense is the brother-in-law of Grand Duke Yuwen..."

If the chief guard hadn't said it, Xu Lai would not have known that these high-ranking dignitaries were so deeply involved.

It's a pity that Kerrigan had killed a group of them when he came in.

But even those who survived still have extremely close relations with the other major empires.

With such capital, it is hard for Xu Lai not to suspect that these people will collude with other empires.

No wonder these guys have been quiet these days, and Xu Lai thought that their assassination failed and stopped. (End of this chapter)