Chapter 166: Gervas, Do You Accept the Punishment?

Boom!

"What? They are also nobles who survived by luck in the left army? Didn't Count Fario say that besides these few, all other nobles died in the heavy encirclement?"

"Yes, but these lords are too miserable! If Lord Gervas hadn't brought them, I almost thought they were savages wearing leather armor!"

"That's right, these are proper Barons; even serfs look more dignified than their current appearance..."

Exclamations rose in the crowd, with nobles talking all at once.

Not only shocked that a few more survivors had emerged from the left army.

But also stunned by the wretched appearance of these few.

"Are you really nobles of the left army?" Marshal Mi Xiusi asked in disbelief.

"Yes, Marquis Mi Xiusi, I am Lord of the Barony of Mil, Baron Mil Rud!"

"My lord Hou Jue, I am Baron Bonn Newman..."

As each noble revealed their name, Fario lost all hope, his body shaking like a sieve.

Marquis Mi Xiusi then noticed Fario's state, glanced coldly, and continued asking Mil and the others: "Barons, is what Baron Gervas just said true? What exactly happened to your left army?"

Mil and the others instantly turned their hateful gazes toward Fario. "My lord Viscount, what Baron Gervas said is true; we accuse this cowardly, shameless, despicable fellow Fario!"

"He caused the death of our nine thousand-strong left army..."

Immediately, Mil and the others gritted their teeth and recounted everything they encountered that night.

For instance, Fario suddenly fled the battlefield with several nobles, causing the camp's morale to collapse, and the gate was seized by the tribal army as an opportunity to attack.

"My lord Hou Jue, if Commander Brick had not sacrificed himself to block the enemies for us nobles, I'm afraid the five of us could not have escaped the Viscount's territory of O'Neil!"

"Therefore, please must stand up for us and punish these shameless, despicable fellows like Fario!"

"Heavens, fleeing the battlefield, opening the gate to let the enemy into the camp, this is simply a damn bastard!"

"That's right, our main camp seems to have been breached the same way; could it be that he did it too?"

"Damn, such a person should be sent to the gallows!"

"Wrong, sending him to the gallows is too light; I think sending him to those tribal savages is more fitting!"

After hearing the accusations of the five left nobles, the crowd instantly became furious.

"Count Fario, where do you think you are going?"

At this moment, Fario actually tried to slip away through the crowd, but Gervas stepped forward with a smile and blocked his path directly.

"Get lost!" Fario, both anxious and angry, shouted while swinging his fist to strike Gervas hard.

Gervas's eyes were full of cold light; his body sidestepped, directly dodging Fario's attack.

Seeing this, Fario became furious with shame and prepared to attack again.

Crack!

But Gervas was faster, slapping him hard across the face.

Instantly, Fario was stunned by the slap.

Gervas didn't stop; he grabbed his collar by the neck and lifted the round, ball-like Fario into the air with one hand.

Crack!

"Want to run, huh?"

Crack!

"Want to hit me, huh?"

Crack crack crack!

"Caused the death of the left army, huh?"

Crack crack crack!

"Caused their death and still slandered them, huh?"

Crack crack crack!

"Speak, did you also open the main camp's gate?"

Crack crack crack!

"Then were Viscount Dallas and Baron Liam already murdered by your conspiracy!"

Crack crack crack crack crack!

"Woo woo... stop... stop hitting, I'll speak, I'll speak everything, it... it was us who opened the main camp gate, I... I am shameless... don't hit anymore, if you hit me again I'll die..."

Boom!

Facing Gervas's relentless slaps as if they cost nothing, Count Fario instantly became dizzy; not only did his nosebleed and teeth fly everywhere, but his already round face swelled up like a balloon.

And seeing that Gervas showed no sign of stopping, Fario, who was barely breathing, finally began to beg for mercy.

He was truly afraid of being beaten to death by this fellow right in front of him.

So, he simply admitted it.

As for after admitting, perhaps his father, who works under the Southern Region Governor, could still save his life.

And the surrounding nobles, originally looking at Fario's pig-head-like swollen head, thought Gervas was a bit cruel.

But upon hearing Fario personally admit that he also opened the main camp's gate, they instantly turned their bloodshot eyes toward Fario, wishing to swallow him alive and peel him apart.

Crack crack crack!

"Speak, were Viscount Dallas and Baron Liam killed by you? Where are they buried now?"

"Don't... don't hit, it... it was us who killed them, buried in a black pine forest a short distance ahead of the left path!"

Crack crack crack!

"Then what about your accomplices? Were they the nobles standing with you just now?"

"Ye... yes, I persuaded them, including Viscount Dallas and Baron Liam, to flee together; later, when we saw the reinforcements of my lord Hou Jue arrive, we knew this matter likely could not be concealed."

"S-so... we killed Dallas and Lim because they were guarding the north gate and would have exposed us..."

Boom!

"Despicable! Shameless!"

"Scum, damn you!"

"Beat them to death! They are the ones who caused our camp to fall, costing us so many lives!"

The nobles could no longer hold back and began rushing toward Fario one by one.

Seeing this, Gervas did not stand on ceremony and simply threw Fario out.

Fists and feet have no eyes; one must not be accidentally injured.

Of course, Gervas actually wanted the nobles to 'send Fario on his way' in his heart as well.

Unfortunately, Commander Narcissus acted very quickly.

"My lords, stop! We still need to interrogate Fario seriously. He cannot die now, or if there are any fish that slipped through the net, it would be bad!"

While shouting, Commander Narcissus positioned himself beside Fario.

Only then did the crowd of enraged nobles stop, otherwise Fario might truly have been beaten to death by the mob today.

Seeing this, Gervas naturally thought it a pity in his heart.

"Take him away first and interrogate him through the night. Regarding this matter, no matter who he is or where he comes from, I, Marshal Mi Xiusi, swear by the God of Glory that I will absolutely not let them go!"

Hou Jue Mi Xiusi spoke coldly, clearly moved to genuine anger.

After all, Fario's behavior was not only shameless but also nearly caused him to take the blame.

He was the commander of this campaign.

If the campaign failed, even with great favor, he would still suffer repercussions.

Of course, another meaning of his words was to inform the nobles and reassure them.

Fario absolutely could not escape; he would give everyone an explanation.

"Yes, my lord Hou Jue!"

Commander Narcissus personally led men to escort Fario and the others down.

At that moment, Hou Jue Mi Xiusi finally looked at Gervas.

"Gervas, you did very well. If not for you, this despicable fellow Fario would have slipped through!"

"My lord Marquis, a shameless scoundrel like Fario is hated by everyone, so this is also what I should do!"

Gervas was very happy; toppling Fario in one go saved him from much trouble.

"Hmm!" Hou Jue Mi Xiusi nodded, but after a pause, he changed the subject. "However, you just beat a noble, and a Count at that, and beat him so severely. According to the Empire's laws, you must be punished!"

"This..." Gervas was stunned, somewhat confused.

"However, since Fario deserved his fate, I will decide today that your punishment is to ride your horse around the camp once. This matter will be completely closed. Gervas, do you accept the punishment?"