Chapter 81
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Chapter 81: Father and Daughter
The moon rose high in the sky.
On this cold winter night, without a fire pit, it was so hard to bear.
But to ensure the plan went smoothly, they could not start a fire in the camp.
"Mr. Lennon, this is the plan," Leo said, using the dim light of the oil lamp to point at the Winter River on the map. "You will chop wood to make a raft upstream to attract the Night Demons’ attention."
"If they find you, fight and retreat, and go in this direction."
"Okay, I understand." Lennon nodded.
"Aren’t you going to ask me why I want you to do this?"
"No need to. In war, not everyone should know the plans. A soldier’s role is to obey." Lennon shook his head. "Before becoming an Order Cultist, I was also a soldier."
"Huh?" Leo didn’t expect this Knight Commander to have such a past.
A person who did not grow up in the cult’s care, but joined midway, became the Knight Commander of the White Cavalry Army and a bishop of the Church…
This is quite intriguing.
"Yes, it’s because I was a soldier, a soldier of the Duke of Tersk, that I trust you." Lennon smiled wryly. "Leo, I don’t consider myself a fool, but at Winter Fortress, I truly couldn’t think of your battle methods. In my eyes, your potential is equal to the duke’s."
"Um…" Leo scratched his face, feeling a bit embarrassed.
His desperate battle plan was not something he thought of on his own at all…
Including the method to deal with Night Demon this time, it was also inspired by the Star Generals.
"Alright, let’s not talk about that anymore." Lennon smiled and said, "By the way, your Order Sword System didn’t come from just listening to the Lord of Order, did it?"
"Gulp." When those words were spoken, Leo’s heart skipped a beat. He tried to control his racing heart and stared blankly at Lennon, "How could it be? My power comes from…"
"Okay, it’s just the two of us here, and I only have 48 hours left to live, so you don’t need to pretend anymore." Lennon shook his head and took out a necklace from his pocket. "From the first time I saw you, I knew you were not a true Order Cultist."
"Even if you have the Order Sword System to prove your loyalty, you can only fool those believers, not me."
"Why?" Leo tensed his body, placing his hand behind him to grip the Water-shaped Sword, while constantly communicating with Skuld to come over.
White mist rose up around his feet, and he was ready to fight to the death.
At the same time, he could not understand where he had gone wrong, being the one who possessed the Order Sword System.
"It’s very simple." Lennon shrugged his shoulders. "Because… my Order Sword System was also obtained through different means. Now, don’t be nervous. If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it the first time I met you."
"Leo." Lennon pushed aside the necklace in his hand, revealing a yellowing photo inside. "No matter what you are really thinking, including this time, I have helped you two times, right?"
"…"
Back when they were at Winter Fortress, he felt that Lennon promoted him too quickly. Now it seems, this old man had prepared for today long ago.
He intentionally made himself owe him a favor.
"Originally, I planned to keep you by my side, train you little by little, and let you take my place in the future… but it seems I don’t have enough time now." Lennon sighed as he placed the necklace into Leo’s hand.
Leo looked down and saw that the photo inside the necklace was of Lennon and a lovely little girl.
The little girl… had silver hair and red eyes.
Wait a minute, Lennon now also… has silver hair.
"That’s right, Saintess Fleur is my daughter," Lennon said in the calmest voice, surprising Leo so much that he kept swallowing.
"I… never mind, I won’t tell you about the past. In short, my daughter has joined the Order, and I, to protect her, also became a part of the Order."
Leo didn’t know what to say.
No wonder the Order would trust this latecomer Cultist to become the Knight Commander and then a bishop.
It makes sense that Lennon was willing to stay behind to delay the pursuers while Leo took the main force ahead.
Leo originally thought Lennon did this because of Absolute Rationality.
It seems he did it to protect his daughter.
Fleur is practically a hostage.
A hostage controlling Lennon.
"Do you know Saint…Fleur?" Leo’s throat moved.
"I know… but she does not want to acknowledge me. If she were willing to acknowledge me, even if I die, I would take her away from the Order." Lennon laughed sadly, "Well, Leo, I have helped you twice; now it is your turn to help me."
"I have only 48 more natural hours to live, and I will not be able to protect my daughter anymore."
"If this war ends and North Land still exists, with the Order still in place, then please continue to secretly protect Fleur within the Order Sect. If… everything is over, there is a silver needle at the end of the necklace. That needle can temporarily block the power of the Order, so please take Fleur away and let her leave the Order for good."
"This is a father’s final request."
"…" Leo was silent; he really did not expect things to turn out this way.
Although in different ways, Kalian and Fleur’s father both loved their daughters in their own ways.
"Of course, I won’t let you work for nothing." Lennon patted Leo’s shoulder and handed him a key, "After you return to the royal city, in the basement of my house, there will be a reward I left for you. Trust me, it will be something you need."
"No, I should say it is something you urgently need."
"What do I urgently need?" Leo frowned as he took the key, the end of which was engraved with the image of an Ouroboros.
He didn’t even know what he urgently needed; did this old man know?
"Leo," But clearly, Lennon did not intend to explain this question; he simply gazed quietly at the night sky. "Do you think the god of order still exists? If she does, why can we borrow her power when we are clearly disrespecting her?"
"Absolute Rationality, Light of Order, ha ha, it’s really ridiculous."
"Is a twisted will still called will?"
……
Lennon left, taking Leo’s mission with him.
And Miss Skuld also stepped out from the shadows.
"Master, are you okay?"
"Hmm, it’s okay, everything is going according to plan." Leo held tightly the necklace left by Lennon.
I never expected that the leader of the Order Sect White Cavalry Army would be a traitor.
"Master, do you want to trick the Night Demons into thinking we have crossed the river, and then use the same trick to escape?" Skuld leaned her head in.
"No, they have already been fooled by us once; they won’t be tricked a second time. Besides, we have so many injured and ordinary soldiers. Even if we escape this time, what about the next time and the time after that?" Leo shook his head, smiling calmly, "Furthermore, I said I want to wipe them out completely."
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