——Not long ago.

"Turn off the communication temporarily."

When walking into the tent specially set up for peace talks, Aarons gestured to Locke who was following him, asking him to temporarily cut off communication with White Bird.

Then he took off the sunglasses and mask that concealed his face.

"...How dare you show up so brazenly, Aarons Morty."

Sitting around the huge round table were the two princes who were qualified to inherit the empire - and who were also the initiators of the civil war.

The one with a slightly haggard face and a sinister expression who uttered unpleasant words was none other than the eldest prince who had met Aarons once.

Behind him was a female knight with a cold expression. Although she was pretty, she seemed to have no self-will at all.

——It seems that he only brought this one guard with him.

"Don't you understand how weak you are? You are just as incompetent as the rumors say."

Sitting on the other side was a man with a resolute and stern face, and it was obvious at first glance that he had been through a lot.

He had no guards around him, perhaps because he was very confident in his own strength - and Aarons did feel the strong murderous aura emanating from the other party.

——This person should be the second prince.

"Aren't you two here to negotiate? Why are you looking at me?"

Ignoring the murderous intentions of the two princes, Aarons sat down in his seat very casually.

However, after putting on the mask that could change his voice again, his originally frivolous expression immediately changed.

"Listen up, you two idiots... I could have just blown you both to ash, but your kind brother wanted me to give you one more chance, so I came here."

Aarons had no idea what the third prince would think about this. He was just borrowing the other party's identity to make his behavior more reasonable.

[Why would I do such a thing? Wouldn't it be over if I just killed these two people? ]

After realizing that he seemed to have been doing things against his will during this period, Aarons simply took out the psychic bomb and started playing with it in his hands.

"I'd also like to advise you not to think about killing anyone here. If anything happens to me, the warships in the sky will bombard this place indiscriminately."

"Heh...are you threatening us?"

"I am threatening you."

Aarons had no good feelings towards these two people, and he didn't think that this hypocritical peace talk would achieve any results.

But he needed a perfect result to prove himself - not only to find a way to get rid of these two enemies, but also to let the third prince inherit an empire that was not so chaotic and weak.

So even if talking to the two princes here was just a waste of time, Aarons had to be patient.

"Hmph, since the Marquis has forcibly intervened in our war, then he must have some ideas about the ownership of the empire, right?"

The Second Prince's tone was extremely cold and hard, and the murderous intent he exuded towards Aarons had never lessened.

However, he didn't seem to have any intention of taking action here. Perhaps he was afraid that the eldest prince had some secret weapon, or maybe he just didn't have the confidence that he could escape unscathed after killing others.

And precisely because none of the three parties can guarantee that they will remain safe after killing the other two, such a fragile and delicate balance exists here.

"I publicly said at the time that I wanted the Third Prince to be the emperor...but he had a better idea."

Although it was impossible to achieve any results, Aarons still used the name of the third prince to propose a plan that would allow all three parties to compromise at the same time.

"He said that we could temporarily divide the empire into three parts, and then resolve the problems among the three parties peacefully when the time is right."

"Ha, how silly and cute... If no one came out to mess things up, I would be the emperor of the empire now... Do you think I would accept such a stupid proposal?!"

"I think it would be better if we decide the winner between the two of us, and then you can discuss with the winner whether to surrender or fight to the death - of course, the winner will be me."

It was impossible for the three people who were just talking to themselves to reach any agreement... Aarons had actually anticipated this result a long time ago.

The reason why the eldest prince and the second prince were sitting here was simply because they were not sure how powerful Bai Niao was.

Aarons came here just to see if there was a chance to solve all the problems at once.

But now it seems that none of the three can completely eliminate their opponents here - this civil war may have to continue.

"In that case, let's not waste any more time. If you two declare a ceasefire and withdraw to your own territory now, I will also withdraw immediately. But if you intend to continue fighting, then I can only guarantee that no matter who is the final winner, I will blow him to ashes as soon as possible."

After blatantly threatening the two princes, Aarons stood up without hesitation and made an agreed gesture to Locke beside him.

——Prepare to take action, the target is the eldest prince.

"You can only talk, you piece of shit... Let me tell you, I ordered the reserve army to turn around and attack the border area first yesterday... If you don't go back quickly, that kid might be dead."

"Oh? Then you try it."

A sinister smile once again appeared on the eldest prince's haggard face, but Aarons only responded with a sneer.

Seeing this verbal exchange, the second prince sitting on the other side frowned in disgust.

However, before he could open his mouth, a loud noise came from somewhere in the distance, and it spread throughout the tent with a noticeable vibration.

——It was an explosion, someone took action!

"Ha, you actually attacked during the peace talks... You two cowardly bastards, is this the only trick you can pull?"

"Humph, do you think you can just bite back like a dog and be done with it... Neither of you will leave here alive!"

"Change of plan! Move!"

……

Just when the three men realized that they had been plotted against by some unknown party, explosions were heard one after another outside the tent.

The violent vibration from the ground made Aarons unable to control his body for a moment, and the psychic bomb that he originally intended to throw directly at the second prince also slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground.

But before he could recover from his imbalance, the other two immediately attacked the others.

"Go ahead! Kill those two guys!"

The female guard behind the eldest prince immediately drew her sword after hearing the order and rushed towards the second prince who had already released his fighting spirit.

At the same time, the eldest prince pulled out a weapon that looked like a musket from the inside of his shirt and pulled the trigger towards Aarons without hesitation.

"Die, you bastard from the Morty family... I should have sent someone to kill you!"

On the other side, the Second Prince, after stimulating his fighting spirit, immediately threw three daggers formed by fighting spirit at Aarons - the daggers were aimed at Aarons' eyebrows, throat and chest respectively, and any one of them could cause fatal damage.

...Oh no, I can't avoid it at all!

Aarons, who had no strength at all, had no way of avoiding the flying daggers and bullets - and because of the imbalance caused by the vibration, he couldn't even raise his hands to protect his vital parts.

Therefore, he could only watch as Locke, who also had no time to react, barely threw himself in front of him and used his body to block the two Dou Qi short knives that were thrusting straight at him.

"Sand Lizard Squad! Protect the Captain!"

After using the momentum of falling to barely push Aarons away, Locke, whose right chest and lower abdomen were pierced by the fighting spirit, fell directly to the ground and lost the strength to stand up again.

However, his efforts did not allow Aarons to avoid the rest of the attacks.

"--ah!!"

When the right side of his vision was suddenly covered by splashing darkness, an incredibly intense pain quickly penetrated Aarons' brain, destroying the mental strength he used to maintain his consciousness.

His side abdomen was pierced and torn by another attack, causing him to completely lose balance and fall to the ground.

——I failed again.

This was the last thought that echoed in Aarons' mind before he lost consciousness.

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