Since the system became my girlfriend

Whether it was the officials in the military hall or the soldiers who followed Marshal Salo in, they were all wide-eyed with shock.

The people were buzzing with discussion. They found it hard to believe that the kingdom's prime minister, Marquis Valens, was a member of the Moraka Brotherhood. If anyone else had said this, they would have swarmed around and captured the rumor-monger.

The problem is that these words came from Marshal Salo, a retired marshal who sacrificed several of his sons for the kingdom and was seriously injured himself. Moreover, throughout Marshal Salo's life, he was perfect in both personal achievements and character!

No one could find a single flaw in Marshal Sallo. Such an old marshal, let alone accusing Marquis Valens of being a member of the Brotherhood, would be believed by everyone even if he said that the young King was a member of the Brotherhood.

In this situation, everyone took a step back in unison, then cautiously looked at Marquis Valens, while many of them gripped their weapons.

"No! This can't go on. If he incites these guys, the situation will become extremely difficult to manage!" Marquis Valens frowned, then he sternly accused, "What are you doing? Are you going to rebel with this old, senile bastard?"

"Whoosh..." Faced with Marquis Valens's accusation, many people subconsciously took a half step back. After all, Valens was a powerful minister of the kingdom, His Majesty the King's swordsmanship teacher, and the prime minister of the kingdom. He was the actual administrator of the country, so everyone present, whether officials or soldiers, was somewhat afraid of Marquis Valens's tyranny.

"Men! Take them down!" Marquis Valens waved his hand, and several soldiers immediately rushed forward.

Although most soldiers respected Marshal Salo and would never lay a hand on him, Marquis Vasari had many of his close followers. These men were Valens's trained assassins, and they didn't care about such things. As soon as they heard Marquis Vasari's order, they immediately brandished their swords and charged forward.

"If there is any resistance, kill them on the spot!" Marquis Valens said in a cold voice. His goal was to kill Marshal Salo to silence him.

"Yes!" The soldiers swarmed forward!

"Protect the Grand Marshal!" Su Rui suddenly shouted at this moment.

"Protect the Grand Marshal!" Many soldiers spontaneously rushed forward. Although they were afraid of Marquis Valens and did not know who was right and who was wrong today, to them, anyone who dared to draw their sword against Marshal Salo was their enemy!

This is the soldiers' most basic sentiment!

"Kill all accomplices!" Marquis Valens sneered. The soldiers who drew their swords to protect Marshal Salo were all level 70 ordinary soldiers, while Marquis Valens's confidants were all level 75 elite soldiers. Although they were fewer in number, they were much stronger.

"Kakaka..."

"Puff puff puff puff..."

"what……"

As soon as the two sides clashed, the difference in strength between them became immediately apparent. The five-level difference, coupled with the overwhelming advantage of two ranks, made these ordinary soldiers no match for the elite troops. In just one exchange, several ordinary soldiers were cut down.

"Stop!" Marshal Salo roared, and with his roar, a huge aura swept out, causing both sides to stop fighting at the same time.

"Alright... you may all step back. Don't waste your lives for an old man like me..." Marshal Salo waved his hand, unable to bear watching these soldiers sacrifice themselves. Then he said to Marquis Valens, "You want my life? Come and take it!"

As soon as Marshal Salo finished speaking, he drew his family heirloom sword and charged towards Marquis Valens.

"Protect the master!" Marquis Valens's cronies immediately stepped forward to stop Marshal Salo.

Although Marshal Salo was injured at this time, which greatly reduced his strength, he still maintained the strength of an 80th-level boss. While the 75th-level elites were arrogant when dealing with ordinary 70th-level soldiers, they were cannon fodder who could be killed one by one when facing Marshal Salo!

"Pfft pfft pfft..." Marshal Salo waved his sword a few times and killed all of Marquis Valens's confidants on the spot. Marquis Valens showed no expression on his face when he saw his men being killed.

"Salo, you have slaughtered Imperial soldiers without cause. I hereby sentence you to death!" Valens looked at Salo and sneered. He was just looking for an excuse to kill Salo, and now that Salo had delivered himself to his doorstep, it was even better!

"Hmph! You want to kill me? Then come on!" Marshal Salo swung his sword at Marquis Valens.

"You're asking for death!" Valens roared, then with a flick of his wrist, a longsword appeared in his hand.

"Clang clang clang clang..." Accompanied by the crisp sound of metal clashing, Marquis Valens and Marshal Salo started fighting. Although many people were watching, no one dared to step forward.

Su Rui quietly observed everything before him. He knew that for him as a player, this meant entering story mode. He was now just an observer; he couldn't interfere with the development of the story, nor was he qualified to enter.

Right now, Su Rui is facing two major bosses. The injured Marshal Salo is an 80-level boss, while Valens is an 85-level enhanced boss. If these two start fighting, and Su Rui dares to take a step forward, he will be instantly killed by the aftershocks of their battle.

As time went on, Marshal Salo was clearly at a disadvantage. More than a decade ago, Salo was the kingdom's number one expert. At that time, he was also an enhanced level 85 boss. However, he was injured in a war. Although he recovered from his injuries, his strength dropped to the level of an ordinary level 85 boss. It was precisely because of this decline in strength that Marshal Salo retired and returned to his hometown.

It was at this time that Marquis Valens stepped onto the stage of history as the new number one swordsman. Later, he gradually became the king's swordsmanship teacher and then the prime minister.

So even if Marshal Salo hadn't been injured this time, his strength, which had already degenerated to that of an ordinary level 85 boss, wouldn't have been a match for Marquis Valens, let alone now that he was injured.

Marshal Salo, who could only exert the strength of an 80th-level boss, was clearly at a disadvantage after a few rounds of fighting. Marquis Valens pressed on relentlessly, not only suppressing Marshal Salo but also using every move as a killing blow. It was clear that he intended to kill Marshal Salo!