Chapter 57

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Chapter 57: Made in Desperation (2)

Watching the soldiers, who seemed full of energy, follow Miss Kalian, no, it should be Princess Kalian, to the northern city wall, Leo couldn’t help but smile.

Burning the boats and fighting to the death… As a child from the original world, Leo was very familiar with these battle strategies.

Of course, in this world, these tactics had not appeared yet.

So, when the Marquis of Logan suggested a plan to use Winter Fortress to hold back the enemy while he led a surprise attack from behind, Viscount Carter considered him a genius, believing he could surely defeat the enemy.

To be honest, the Marquis of Logan’s strategy was correct.

But his way of handling things was truly terrible.

Even Leo, who only talks a big game, would never choose to leave behind a group of useless soldiers to defend, while taking all the leaders to launch a surprise attack.

The entire Winter Fortress had no one of importance, and there were many order believers shouting that they wanted to escape; how could these soldiers be expected to fight bravely?

This way of playing was like leaving one support character at home while the other four went off to raid.

The enemy could send just two people and easily push you back…

Given that, if he wanted to win, he had to turn this group of useless soldiers into fierce warriors in the shortest time possible.

The simplest way to do that is—

"To put one in a place of life and death, that’s what you said about the strategy." Lennon walked over to him and patted his shoulder, "Praise the order, I wasn’t wrong, you are truly impressive, Leo."

When Leo suggested directly blowing up the bridge to cut off the soldiers’ chance to escape, Lennon immediately realized this was the spark of hope he was looking for.

Since these soldiers didn’t want to fight and only wanted to run away, the simplest way was to create a situation where they had to fight for their lives.

However, as the leader of the order in Winter Fortress, he had to be responsible for the church’s interests and ensure that he could bring the believers back safely.

So, the plan was finally adjusted to combine the strength of all the order’s believers to cast an illusion, making it appear that the stone bridge of Winter Fortress had been destroyed.

Because of the illusion, in the eyes of these soldiers, the bridge of Winter Fortress was gone, surrounded by water and steep cliffs, and they could not escape at all; they were truly in a deadly situation.

Since that was the case, whether they showed their heads or kept them low, it would be the same; they might as well fight to the death against the Night Demon. If they could hold their ground, they might gain wealth and land.

This was the only chance to win in the defense of Winter Fortress.

"To be honest, I didn’t expect such a good outcome either." Leo shook his head, "I think it has a lot to do with Miss Kalian’s presence."

"Well, indeed," Lennon nodded in agreement. "She is a lady worthy of respect. It’s a pity that she does not believe in order; after all, she is not one of us."

The second mistake made by the Marquis of Logan was not leaving a strong person at Winter Fortress to support the soldiers.

A Viscount Carter simply could not gain the soldiers’ support.

Leo would not make such a mistake.

Therefore, he originally planned to have the Saintess of Order, Fleur, step forward to show she was willing to live and die with the soldiers.

But he did not expect that the saintess, who once ordered the slaughter of human sacrifices, was not willing to come forward at all.

Instead, it was Miss Kalian who stepped up.

This left Leo utterly shocked.

He guessed that Kalian was a noble from North Land, but he never imagined she was the daughter of the King of North Land.

Only Viscount Carter knows her true identity, and if she wanted to leave this place, there were many ways to do it.

But she did not leave.

This young princess, not yet twenty, did not run away or back down in such a dangerous moment; she chose to stand with her people.

Even if it meant she might have to give up her own life.

Since coming to this world, it was the first time Leo felt a quality called "nobility" from someone.

This quality seemed even more precious when compared to that bad woman, the Saintess of Order.

"Of course…" Lennon patted Leo’s shoulder again. "You don’t need to blame everything on her, Leo. Without your strategy, Winter Fortress could not have held out at all. You did very well."

"Thank you, it is all thanks to my lord’s protection," Leo said, giving a response fitting his position.

"Praise Order."

"Praise order."

The believers who walked with Lennon all looked at Leo with incredibly envious eyes.

They could not control their expressions.

Being valued so highly by Grand Bishop and Knight Commander Lennon, this newly appointed knight of the White Cavalry Army could secure a position as a bishop in the Order Sect if he just does not fall.

He might even reach an even higher position.

The goals these believers worked their whole lives for had become easily attainable for Leo.

This made these twisted individuals very jealous.

"Alright, we should head to the city wall now," Lennon waved his hand behind him. "Let’s see who I brought for you."

Leo looked past him and saw Miss Skuld walking towards them with a cold expression.

"Leo, I can feel that you are very weak. You have a long way to go before becoming a true knight," Lennon said seriously. "You need protection, but you also need to learn and grow."

"So, you will continue to stay close to Luna and learn from her how to be a white knight."

"You two have worked together before, so you will surely make a great team."

"Yes." Leo was eager for this arrangement and immediately bowed.

It was Miss Skuld who only huffed unhappily.

"I understand, Captain."

Lennon thought she just needed to get used to having a new companion instead of an assistant, so he nodded and walked towards the northern city wall. "Well then, hurry up. The war is about to begin."

…

"Um… Miss Skuld." Once Lennon walked away, Leo looked around and leaned close to Miss Slime. "Are you… still angry?"

"Don’t be angry, Master Leo. How could I be angry?" Skuld raised her chin proudly. "You have become a white knight and earned the admiration of Lord Lennon, as well as the affection of Miss Kalian. As your servant, I couldn’t be happier, so why would I be angry~"

"Um…" Hearing this, Leo felt a headache coming on.

This sour feeling, did a jar of vinegar spill over?

"Master Leo, do you have anything else to say? If not, let’s hurry to the battlefield."

"I…"

"After all, your Lady Kalian is already on the city wall. If we don’t go now, she could be in danger."

"No…"

"Or is it that Master Leo doesn’t want Skuld to be by your side because it will disturb your special world together?"

"Enough!" Leo couldn’t hold back any longer, raising his voice and grabbing hold of Skuld’s little hand.

Miss Mucus was startled and wanted to struggle, but she held back, "Master Leo, isn’t Skuld wrong?"

"No, she is definitely wrong!" Leo sighed deeply, organizing his thoughts, "For me… um, actually… ah, for me, you are the most important one."

"I’m sorry, I have very little experience with emotions, and my words are clumsy, so… so I can’t say anything to please you."

"But, please believe me, Skuld, in my heart, you are the only person I can trust, the most… most… most important person, really, I am not lying to you."

"Without you, I wouldn’t have made it to today…"

Hearing this, the frost on Skuld’s face finally melted, revealing a sly smile, "Master, are you confessing your feelings to me?"

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