Chapter 431

Faced with the Beast King, Moral dared not lie.

Tell me exactly what happened last time.

"What about this Gervas? Do you believe the letter's claims?"

"Your Majesty, I've never heard of this Gervas before, so I cannot judge!" Moral, besides daring not to lie, naturally dared not exaggerate either.

The Beast King was somewhat displeased: "I told you to speak—speak!"

"Yes, Your Majesty… though I've never heard of this Gervas before!"

"But since Wilard is willing to offer Gervas as a price to secure our mercy, then unless they're plotting another scheme to trick us—"

"It's most likely true!"

Hearing this, the Beast King nodded in satisfaction. "Good. I think the same. Besides, all these humans are trapped inside the city—they can't stir up any trouble!"

"So I've decided to give them a chance—to verify whether this letter is true or not!"

"Moral, you know what to do, right?"

"Your Majesty, I'll act at once!"

Immediately after, Moral left the tent and found the human messenger.

He then handed the man a bone token. "You may return now. Deliver this to Wilard."

"Yes… yes, Great Beast Lord!"

The messenger, as if granted pardon, took the bone token and returned beneath the city walls.

Yet he did not immediately enter the basket, for he still had one more errand.

When the bone token reached the top, Solit rejoiced, swiftly secured it, and placed another letter into the basket.

This letter contained information on Gervas's current location.

Not long after, the intelligence reached the Beast King's hands.

Notably, this messenger was not executed.

Because the death of the previous confidant had already been suspicious.

If another died now, it would surely raise suspicion.

So Wilard dared not repeat that act.

"Kale Baron's Castle, fifty li west of Lindongcheng? Only seven hundred men!" The Beast King finished reading the address in the letter, then turned to Moral.

"Moral, I authorize you to lead three thousand Beastman warriors and three thousand servant troops."

"I've also assigned you five Bloodbat Riders. Bring me this Gervas and his men—alive or dead. Can you do it?"

"Your Majesty, I will complete this mission!"

"Good. Depart at dawn!"

…

【Ding! Daily intelligence has refreshed!】

【Intelligence One: Due to the Beastmen's siege, food supplies in Lindongcheng are critically low.】

【Even with the Commander-in-Chief strictly rationing food, the army's hardship continues to worsen.】

【Intelligence Two: The meager daily rations have made life unbearable for the nobles.】

【To fill their bellies and improve their meals, many nobles have begun secretly slaughtering horses for meat.】

【Pessimism has spread through the royal army; many believe their food won't last until reinforcements arrive.】

【It's true—until today, the commander in charge of Hongshi City finally decided to send an urgent messenger to the capital for guidance.】

【Intelligence Four: To secure their own escape, the cowardly Solit and Wilard decided to trade Gervas's intelligence for a promise of mercy from the Beastmen.】

【They acted on it this very dawn—and successfully made contact with the Beastmen!】

【Intelligence Five: Though the Beast King did not fully trust Wilard's message,】

【He adopted the attitude of 'better safe than sorry' and has dispatched a force of three thousand Beastman Bimons, three thousand servant troops, and five Bloodbat Riders toward Kale Baron's Castle!】

【Intelligence Six: Today will be a fine day!】

At dawn, it was another day of waking naturally from sleep.

Compared to the anxiety of the nobles inside Lindongcheng, Gervas had been living comfortably these past days.

Yet when he heard the ding today, his previously relaxed mood vanished instantly.

"Those two bastards again!"

This time, Gervas was truly furious.

He had known that, in future battles, Wilard and Solit would keep causing him trouble.

But he never expected that, at this critical moment, they'd still plot against him.

Even using him as a bargaining chip to buy their own lives from the Beastmen.

"Two scumbags—let them taste what it means to reap what they've sown!"

Wilard and Solit had finally pushed Gervas past his limit.

But given Lindongcheng's current state, Gervas couldn't confront them directly.

So he'd have to wait for a later opportunity to eliminate them outright.

Of course, he couldn't kill them now—but he could collect some interest.

They wanted to trade him for a chance at survival?

Then he'd shatter their dream completely.

Without delay, Gervas got up.

Isabella, the maid, heard the noise and hurried in to assist him with his morning ablutions.

After washing, Gervas summoned Lei Meng and Mi Gen and others.

He informed them that the Beastmen were coming.

"Three thousand Beastmen and three thousand servant troops? This…"

Upon hearing the number, Mi Gen and the other knights turned pale.

"What, scared?" Gervas asked with a smile.

"No, my lord, we're not afraid—but we are nervous. After all, it's three thousand Beastmen!" Mi Gen replied seriously.

The other knights nodded in agreement.

"Good for you—honest. But three thousand Beastmen? To me, it's nothing."

"We don't need to annihilate them—just cripple them. Kill half, and the rest will flee on their own."

"So don't treat them as three thousand Beastmen. Treat them as only fifteen hundred!"

Holy hell!

Could you really view enemy numbers like that?

If Mil and the others were here, they'd roll their eyes.

But here, only Gervas's subordinates were present.

So Mi Gen and the others actually found it reasonable—and nodded in agreement.

"My lord, when you put it that way, it really doesn't seem so terrifying!"

"Exactly! Now, everyone—move! The Beastmen set out today; tomorrow morning is battle time!"

"We need to reinforce the camp now, so these Beastmen get a real taste of hardship!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Immediately, the entire Storm Legion sprang into action.

Besides the Storm Legion, Gervas also sent Zhuī Yuè to recall Isabella and the others.

The Beastmen clearly took him seriously—they'd sent five aerial riders.

Aerial riders? That's a dimension-shattering advantage.

If he had no countermeasure, it would be a major problem.

But he had a countermeasure.

So he'd give these Beastmen a very big surprise.