Chapter 492: Willard and Solit, Dead!

Although Doka knows nothing about the five hundred orcs infiltrating the city or the burning of the grain supplies.

But it’s no different from having mud land in your pants—effectively, there’s no distinction.

Instantly, Solit’s face turned ashen.

“Lies! Commander, Doka is lying! He’s definitely been bribed by Gavis to frame us! I’ve had conflicts with him before!”

“Please, Commander, you must believe me.”

However, Willard clearly wasn’t ready to give up and still tried to wriggle out of it.

But Doka’s will to survive was far stronger; upon hearing this, he immediately retorted: “No, Commander, everything I’ve said is true. I swear by the God of Glory that if I lied just now, may He strike me down with divine punishment.”

“Moreover, I know of another piece of evidence—the orc token. Lord Willard thought I didn’t know, but he’s been hiding it in the saddle’s inner lining!”

“That lining—only Lord Willard himself knew about it; I only accidentally saw it this morning, and no one else could possibly know!”

“You… you…” Willard nearly choked with rage.

Because, indeed, his orc token was hidden in the saddle’s lining.

He kept it there for easy access whenever needed.

He never imagined Doka had seen it.

Of course, Willard didn’t know that even if Doka hadn’t seen him hide the token, he still couldn’t have concealed it.

Because Gavis had also received intelligence from today’s daily report.

If Doka hadn’t spoken up, Gavis would have revealed this information himself.

“Doka, well done—it seems your life is spared!” Gavis patted Doka on the shoulder approvingly.

Willard, however, turned ashen and stopped arguing.

The Commander’s face darkened as he gave an order to his subordinates; immediately, knights from the Northern Legion escorted Doka to retrieve the token.

With eyewitness testimony confirmed, obtaining physical evidence would irrefutably settle the matter.

Soon, Willard’s horse was brought forward, and Doka personally opened the saddle’s lining to retrieve the token.

“Commander, it’s the Orc Royal Token!” The Commander’s subordinate gasped upon seeing the token Doka handed over.

The Royal Token, of course, meant it belonged to the Orc King.

Even ordinary orc leaders couldn’t possess such a token—clearly, Willard had become a crucial spy for the orcs, capable of direct communication with the Orc King.

“Damn bastards! It really was these two who betrayed us! Kill them! Commander, execute them immediately!”

“Exactly! If not for them burning our grain, how could we have suffered such losses? Kill them now—avenge the dead!”

“You scum, I’ll cut you into pieces…”

Whether in his past life or this world, traitors were always the most despised.

With Solit and Willard’s treason now 100% confirmed, the courtyard erupted in fury among the nobles.

The nobles shouted to kill Solit and Willard on the spot.

“My lords, I understand your fury—such traitors, I too wish to kill them instantly!”

“But before that, I must interrogate them thoroughly…” The Commander, seeing the chaos, quickly spoke to calm them down.

Otherwise, the nobles might rush forward and kill Solit and Willard on the spot.

At that moment, Duke Shi’s eyes narrowed.

Because the Commander intended to interrogate them, he clearly didn’t trust Solit and Willard’s tongues.

The reason was simple: the Kingdom would undoubtedly torture them to extract everything they knew.

Under torture, Duke Shi couldn’t guarantee they wouldn’t reveal the Stonecrack Clan’s involvement.

So Duke Shi immediately whispered instructions to his attendant.

The attendant nodded almost imperceptibly, then the group pushed forward into the enraged crowd.

Suddenly, they shoved hard, causing many nearby minor nobles to stumble forward in surprise.

The effect was as if the furious crowd had surged forward en masse.

“Charge! Kill these traitorous bastards! If not for them, we wouldn’t have suffered such losses!”

Seizing the moment, Duke Shi’s men lowered their heads and shouted.

Other nobles paused, then instinctively surged forward.

Seeing this, Solit panicked and struggled to retreat.

But he didn’t expect a figure to suddenly appear, roaring: “Solit, you dare try to flee now? You coward!”

Instantly, golden light flared—and before Solit could react, a blade slashed across his neck.

With a wet thud, Solit didn’t even cry out; his head flew skyward.

Willard, standing just two meters away, stared in horror, eyes wide.

Duke Shi clearly had no intention of sparing him—or even Doka, who stood between them.

The sword swung again, targeting both Doka and Willard.

Thwack!

Doka was struck directly, and the blade’s momentum carried on, slicing into Willard.

“Duke Shi, what are you doing?!” Duke Hernade finally reacted, drawing his sword in an instant.

Clang! His blade clashed with Duke Shi’s.

“Duke Hernade, didn’t you see these men trying to flee in the chaos? I merely prevented these human traitors from escaping!”

Though his blade was blocked by Hernade, Duke Shi wasn’t angry—Hernade, blocked by the crowd, was simply too late.

By the time Hernade intercepted the blow, the blade had already severed half of Willard’s neck—enough to kill him instantly.

“You…!” Willard clutched his neck, pointing a trembling, blood-soaked finger at Duke Shi.

He tried to speak, but blood gushed from his throat, draining all strength in an instant.

Thud! Willard collapsed backward, his body twitching in one final, violent dance.

Willard is dead!

“Duke Shi, he was only trying to dodge—why did you kill them outright? We hadn’t even interrogated them yet! You’ve ruined our chance to uncover more spies!”

“Besides, Doka and Willard weren’t even trying to run!”

The Commander glared darkly at Duke Shi.

The events unfolded too suddenly—he never expected Duke Shi to act.

Moreover, Duke Shi’s excuse was flimsy.

Anyone could see it was merely a desperate attempt to evade, not an escape.

And with the Commander, Hernade, and numerous high nobles present, even if he’d run for a full minute, he wouldn’t have gotten far.

“My apologies, Commander—I acted impulsively. I was simply too enraged!”

“Solit, though only a distant relative, bears the Shi name. His actions have shamed the entire Stonecrack Clan. As the current Duke, I simply couldn’t bear it!”

“As for Doka and Willard—it was merely an accident!”